Building On Crushed Dreams
By: Dashfang
-I own nothing-
(This is my first fanfic, Dawn x Ash is the best!)
Dawn awoke early to the suns rays shining through her tent. "Another wonderful day!" she yawned enthusiastically. She slipped through the opening of her tent arousing Piplup who was sleeping at the entrance. "Piplup!!!" it cried drowsily. "sorry" Dawn whispered as she walked toward the picnic table. She then heard a clash and tilted her head in the direction of the forest. "Staraptor! What was that!? Work harder!!!". The sound of the familiar voice made her shiver, Ash had been really cranky and rude the past few days.
Brock who had just emerged from his tent saw her and realized what she was thinking. "he'll be fine he just hasn't had any sleep lately because of training".
Dawn then remembered that the famed Master Cup championship was in a few days, she then couldn't help giving a sigh, it was Ashes dream to become the pokemon master. Yet, she felt uneasy around him lately, he had always refused to rest no matter what.
"Speak of the devil" Brock exclaimed as Ash stumbled out into the clearing. "Ready for breakfast?" Brock asked. Ash glared at him and sat down at the table opposite of Dawn.
Ash glared coldly at Dawn gritting his teeth. "Ash, why don't you rest for a bit?" Dawn asked shifting uneasily at the cold stare he was giving her. "Rest!? I will never rest until my pokemon show some effort!!!" he yelled blazing with grumpy anger.
Dawn looked at Pikachu, it was tired and beat up. "Your pokemon are doing the best they can and you! You can't even show the slightest care for them or yourself!!" she yelled fuming. " Sorry! If I ever need a psychiatrist I know who to go too!!!" he replied with sheer coldness in his tone. "Sorry for caring!!" She replied with tears wavering in her eyes.
Brock who was wielding a pan in his hand turned quickly to see if he could stop the fighting had forgotten of his pan and… boom. Ash had been hit from behind and was tossed across the table. The table, having so much weight on one side tipped over. Brock ran over to see if everyone was okay, and what he saw sent a chill down his spine. In the chaos of the tumble Ash had fell against Dawn and his lips met hers. The two laid on the ground still lip locked.
Dawn opened her eyes after the crushing fall to see Ash's body against hers and she yelped in shock, knocking Ash off her. Dawn gasped for breath and sat up against a tree her hand against her chest. why, why did I feel warmth, why do I feel this way… I-I don't understand, she thought. She then turned to Ash, who had obviously not shared the same feeling glared at her with burning rage. Yet, she noticed a sudden calmness of his figure but it was soon swallowed up again by anger.
Ash flashed glances at both of them and walked away to train and ponder what had just fallen upon his heart.
A sound from the bushes made Dawn turn in curiosity. "Stop pushing me!" a voice whispered. "Well sorry! Jake" a female voice rang. "I didn't bring you with me for you to ruin my plan!" Jake scowled. " oh how I wished I didn't help you find celebi, besides why are you trying to spy on them?" the girl said. "Chill Lex, I have always wanted to see my dad at his prime and now is my chance" Jake whispered enthusiastically. "well you promised me we would talk to your parents" she cried in a rebellious tone. "and we will just not … hey!!" Lexi had pushed Jake into the open.
Dawn saw this and ran over to the young boy and helped him up. Yet, when she looked at him she felt like she had known this person. Why? she wondered, why, did his face seem so familiar it was like we had known each other, why when I looked in his eyes I felt a bond to this person…Her thoughts were swallowed up by the sound of the second person.
"Wow, Jake you're so clumsy!" the girl giggled walking towards them. "You pushed me!" the boy yelled. Dawn pushed in between them, "calm down you two". Lexi looked at Jake and laughed, she then pushed closer to Jake and whispered, "I guess no matter how far back in time you go things will always be the same". Jake looked at Dawn then back at Lexi and blushed "I guess so".
Dawn watched the duo walk away, and thought to herself why, did that boys attitude seem so familiar. A distant crash broke Dawns thoughts. She then traveled in the path of the sound, to find Ash training with a pokemon she had never seen before. "Heracross use mega horn against that tree" he cried fiercely. Brock was sitting on a stump watching Ash train wearing a light sigh.
Ash broke the tension with the simple words, "Let's get going". Dawn realized that they were still a long way away from the city where the Master championship was taking place, and began to pack her things quietly.
The trio set off and were on the road for a hour during which he had only given stubborn remarks. Brock broke off from his thoughts and proclaimed, "Let's stop for some lunch". Dawn and Ash both gave a brisk nod to Brock before settling down.
Brock cooked up a stew and served it with the last bits of the bread they had. Tension was rising between Dawn and Ash, mostly since the day before, Ash had decided to sit at a tree to eat instead of the table. When it was time to set off again Ash had pushed ahead of the group and was more stubborn than ever because they had wasted time cleaning and Dawn had to fix her hair. Suddenly Ash snapped and grabbed Dawn and they were face to face, due to her last comment, which was, "hold on". Ash who was blazing with anger and grumpiness yelled in reply, "If you can't keep up then leave! I am not going to waste time the Championship is two days away and we're behind on our schedule, and I will not let you weigh me down!" Dawn who was scared and had fallen to the ground was crying and as a reply from the heavens, rain began to fall.
Dawn was speechless, she only stared deeply into Ash's eyes and she broke down in tears. She then rose from the ground and ran into the woods. Brock, who had witnessed the horrible sight, looked at Ash in awe. "You should not talk to her like that, you know she has always looked up to you as a mentor, you should go talk to her" Brock said trying to keep calm. Ash's only reply was a nod giving away no emotion, before running off to find her.
Dawn had taken shelter from the rain under a short pine tree. She was shivering, and pondering today's events, even the two people who had appeared from the bushes.
-meanwhile in another part of the forest-
"I thought you wanted to see when your parents confessed" Lexi had said. "nah, it's too lovey dovey for me" was Jakes reply. "plus I really came to battle dad, when he was at the top of his game and to see what they had always talked as the most important day of their lives".
Ash dashed through the forest pushing bushes and limbs out of his way, his cheeks covered in wounds from the seemingly endless briar patches. "Dawn!?" he yelled constantly to locate his friend.
Dawn sat cradling her legs under the tree, though she heard the faint calls from Ash, she felt hurt from what he had said. Rain dripped from a branch onto her nose causing her to sneeze however much she tried to hold it in.
Ash though, had heard the shrill sneeze and ran towards her avoiding a trench apparently dug by a group of sandshrew. As, Ash jumped over the trench his foot slipped on the muddy ground causing him to tumble and fall clumsily. Dawn had saw this and could not hold back a light giggle.
Dawn looked around thinking if Ash had located her yet, when lightning flashed across the sky. She turned to grip the tree in fear when she realized what she gripped was a soft fabric. Then before she could identify this thing that she had grabbed, an arm fell across her waist. She looked up to see Ash had slipped beside her in the roar of the thunder that followed the lightning flash.
Ash only looked at her through cold yet calm eyes and mumbled "you really are troublesome." Yet, before Ash could object Dawn had grasped him and pressed her head against his chest allowing tears to fall against his shirt. Ash however didn't know how to handle the situation had not moved.
The sun was setting through the rain clouds and Ash was becoming impatient with the girl that had laid against his chest. "Its time to get back" he whispered in her ear only to discover she had fallen asleep. wonderful! he thought sarcastically and leaned back against the tree and fell into a much needed deep sleep.
-Meanwhile in the other part of the forest-
"Hey! You said they confessed their feelings to each other then!" Lexi cried. "I lied, anyway if you really want to see some drama, get a romance novel, this one is pretty straight forward!" Jake replied jokingly. "You know that I know what is going to happen so don't lie" she groaned angrily, before tackling him. Jake fell backwards into a bush, "whoa chill out I didn't know you wanted to be this close to me!". "Take that back" she yelled blushing while pulling his hair.
-back to our heroes-
The sun had risen above the trees when Dawn finally stirred and came to. She opened her eyes and immediately raised her head blushing. Her movements aroused Ash from his slumber and he looked at her and flashed his head away blushing. Suddenly he jumped from his position and reached his hand out to Dawn to help her up, which Dawn gratefully took advantage of. "It's time head back, Brocks probably worried about us" he yawned.
Dawn had taken notice to Ash's change in mood since the last night, she smiled knowing that Brock was right about Ash not getting any sleep. The plan worked better than expected! she thought while humming along in rhythm to their footsteps.
-3 days later, in the Master Stadium lobby-
"Oh, Ash!" Dawn called from behind her friend wearing her famed cheerleader uniform. Ash turned to see her in acknowledgement to her call. " I'm going to cheer for you right in the front row and maybe I will embarrass you in front of all those people, just for saying what you said" Dawn taunted him. Ash took a moment to figure a comeback, "Aw, can't you just let that go, if you can't well then I'll just pull you out onto the field and give you a big hug, just for revenge"
"Aaaaw, you two sure sound like a couple…. Pathetic" Ash and Dawn both blushed and turned to the person who made the remark.
-Back to the two people who keep butting in with the story-
"My dad's entrance was sooo cool!!" Lexi exclaimed. "I can see the family resemblance… to the terminator" Jake laughed. "What did you say!!!," "nothing" Jake replied as sweat dropped.
"Paul!" Ash exclaimed, "what are you doing here!?" Dawn added showing disgust to the boy. Paul smirked "yeah it's me and I'm here to win" he replied to the questions cockily, before walking away and pointing to the tournament standings.
Ash walked over to the board where he was pointing followed by his friends.
-the tournament standings are:
-1st round-
=Ash ketchum vs. Jake ???
=Paul vs. Claire
=Cynthia vs. Koga
=Steven vs. Wallace
=??? Vs. Lance
=Barry vs. Volkner
"Jake! What is taking so long!? Geez!" Ash turned around to see a young girl with purple hair wrapped in a pony-tail. "Chill Lex I'm coming! Sheesh!" The young boy Dawn had met in the forest emerged from the doorway.
Paul who had seen the events walked behind Ash, "that is your opponent, he's pathetic!" The girl who stood beside the door ran up to Paul and pushed him down, "don't talk about my friend like that Da ..Paul" Jake who blushed at the scene sighed in relief that she didn't make a fool out of herself.
Ash looked at the girl who smirked at Paul like he did to him and backed up. Dawn had noticed too but was focused on the boy who was walking toward them. Ash turned his head to see Jake who had reached out his hand for handshake and nodded and took his hand in greeting. "I'm Jake Ket.." he replied quickly nearly revealing something and sat down at the nearby bench. Ash did the same along with his friends. "So you're my opponent he asked cheekily holding back some laughter, we'll be battling in ten minutes so I thought I'd get to know you better, he chuckled". Ash looked at the boy strangely and replied "I guess and I'm going to win!" Jake was silent for a minute and replied giving Ash the cocky look that Dawn always gave him "you better back those words up!" he said while walking away.
Ash turned to Dawn " He reminds me of you!" Dawn took this the wrong way and replied "is that so, I thought he reminded me of you, cocky, rash, reckless, and arrogant" Ash looked at dawn "I am definitely going to embarrass you in front of all those people!"
-5 minutes later-
Announcer: Now is time for the first match of the first round! On the red side we have Ash Ketchum from Pallet town! And on the respective blue side we have Jake …. Well, no data about the challenger has been found.
Dawn escaped her cheering pose in sudden curiosity about why Ash's opponent was so strange. Though her thoughts were broken as the crowd cheered and she quickly regained her stance. "Go Ash!" she yelled above the crowd, but, to her dismay Ash had only blushed and turned away.
"this will be a full 6 on 6 battle no time limit, substitutions are allowed!" the judge proclaimed. Jake grinned before slipping on a hat that made Ash stop in his tracks, the hat was the same as his in every way.
Ash snapped back into reality and chose his pokemon and both trainers exclaimed "go! Charizard!" Dawn bit her lip and held her head thinking this if way too weird it's scary. Both charizard took their fighting positions when a pichu appeared running across the battlefield toward Jake and jumped on his shoulder like pikachu did with Ash. "Hey buddy" Jake said rubbing the pichu's chin. Jake and Ash soon regain their fighting positions and began to battle. The battle ended with a draw, both Charizard were knocked out at the same time.
-the battles continued in this order-
= Gliscor vs. Nidoking -winner: Nidoking
=Garchomp vs. Dragonite -winner: Garchomp
=Floatzel vs. Gyarados -winner: Floatzel
=Staraptor vs. Fearow -winner: Fearow
= Pikachu vs. Pichu -winner: Pikachu
Jake fell in defeat holding pichu. Ash however being embarrassed by Dawn during the entire match grabbed Dawn from the stands and pulled her to the center of the stadium and hugged her swinging her around in front of the entire audience. Dawn closed her eyes while her face was tomato red and she shifted forward and felt Ash kiss her head laughing. Dawn however didn't find this amusing and pushed ash to the ground and stomped out of the stadium crying. Ash sat in the middle of the speechless stadium red with embarrassment and shame.
Ash walked out of the stadium finding Brock and looking at the people who were glaring at him in the stadium. Brock also was glaring at his young friend "you went way too far this time Ash". "I know but…" Ash was cut off by his last opponent who was actually smiling "don't worry about a thing everything will turn out fine" Jake said. "I hope you're right" Ash mumbled. Jake only smiled and walked away.
This is my first fic. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter