"He can't do that!" Dawn exclaimed hopping up.
"Shut up!" Drew whispered urgently.
"But-"
"No buts!" Drew yanked her down behind the bush. "The only way to deal with this situation is to make her- I mean him, jealous."
"No need to act, Drew. I know the only reason you're helping me is to get May single again." Dawn rolled her eyes.
Drew opened his eyes. He growled as Dawn kissed Paul gently. He shouldn't have helped her. May would have come to her senses soon enough and Dawn would pounce. Her charm was inevitable. It had worked on him, though she had never ment for it to. The only one Dawn liked was Paul and it had always been that way…
It was one of those days again. He just couldn't stop thinking about her. 'Troublesome' as he so kindly referred to her. She was his rivals traveling companion. She was so innocent and naive, and wanted absolutely nothing to do with him. But that just made him want her all the more. She hated the way he treated his pokemon, and didn't care for him in any way, shape or form. His teenage hormones were all that pushed him and his emotions to want her more and more. Whenever he was around her he wanted more than anything to confess his love for her, but he new he would never see her reaction because...he would never and could never tell her.
He was walking and looking down when he ran into someone. "Without looking up he mumbled "Sorry I was thinking about someone." He looked up. A girl lay on the ground. 'Troublesome.'
"Oh it's you." he said rudely.
"Nice to see you too Paul..." she said getting up.
He prepared himself for an explosion and asked "What's your name again?"
She did, as he expected, blow up. "THE NAMES..."
But all he heard was BOOM! He smirked. Paul enjoyed watching her get angry and fussy, even if it did cause his heart to ache in desire to...he cut off his thoughts at that point. Why torment himself? He never would, in fact, kiss her and neither would she ever want him to.
"Well Troublesome why are you all the way out here in the forest alone?" he asked.
Dawn had told him this story one night when they were planning. She had been so frustrated yet fervent about the whole situation that Drew couldn't help feel…no. He couldn't covet another man's girl. That reminded him…
As Reiji walked thought the streets of Veilstone, he couldn't help but think about his brother's girlfriend. Snap out of it Reiji! Hikari likes Shinji, and he deserves her. Shinji has had a troubled childhood and he deserved better. It was my fault he is like this now, and I can't go and steal his girlfriend. Not that she would be interested. She thinks of me as her older brother as much as Shinji's. He walked up the steps of his house and opened the door. The scene that lay behind the door shocked him senseless.
"Shinji!" he stared at his younger brother. Hikari looked at him bewildered and blushed a bright crimson. She stood and brushed past the two brothers glaring at each other and ran into the back garden that was larger than the house itself.
"How could you do something like that?!" Reiji yelled at his brother "I don't even know how she could have let you! Do you always do these types of things Shinji?!" Shinji was silent and looked down at the ground. "Answer me!"
"We didn't do it." Shinji said.
"What do you mean you didn't do it?! I caught you both!"
"Caught us doing what?!" Shinji replied facing his brother with anger bubbling inside of him.
"Shinji!"
"Reiji!"
"You don't understand how much this hurts me…much more than it obviously hurt you!"
"What?!"
"When Mom died I-I promised her I would care for you. After our so called 'Dad' left us I had felt responsible for helping her with you, and then she died and I…" Reiji cut off and sat on the couch. Shinji looked at his brother.
"Look Reiji, I'm telling you the truth we didn't do anything. I was just teasing her, when you walked in. She was joking about how mean a trainer I am and I went to swat her with the pillow but we fell onto the couch. We didn't actually do anything. How stupid do you think we are?" Shinji replied smirking at his brother's reaction.
"…I guess I'm the stupid one for thinking my brother had…"
"Yea, I guess so too." Paul smiled standing. "I'm going to see if I can convince her you changed your mind. She was er…embarrassed."
"I guess so..." Reiji replied standing as well. He watched his brother run after Hikari, and plopped onto the couch sighing. After a couple minutes Shinji entered leading Hikari who was still slightly pink. She looked at Reiji for anger, but he hid his feelings and smiled.
"I'm sorry Hikari-san. I didn't mean to upset you. I just misunderstood." He stood and offered her his hand. She smiled and shook it.
There were many guys in line after Paul but Dawn tended to just bounce from him and back…
"Hey!" Gary called. Paul rolled his eyes and continued walking, ignoring. Gary grit his teeth and ran to turn Paul roughly by the shoulder. "You can't do that!" he shouted angrily. Gary stood with his legs apart and his arms out in a challenge scowling.
"What do you care?" Paul shot. "She's my girlfriend."
"Not anymore!" Gary replied sourly.
"Then if you care so much go find her!" Paul growled instantly regretting it. Gary looked as if her were debating whether or not to smirk but he decided not to bother.
"I will! But first let's have a one on one battle. If I win you can't intervene with her anymore!"
Paul nodded smirking.
Drew sighed. Mamma Mia…
Ive been cheated by you since I dont know when
So I made up my mind, it must come to an end
Look at me now, will I ever learn?
I dont know how but I suddenly lose control
Theres a fire within my soul
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh
Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much Ive missed you
Yes, Ive been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, now I really know,
My my, I could never let you go.
"Damnit!" Drew exclaimed. Dawn and Paul turned to stare at him and every last memory flashed red in his eyes as Drew scowled at Paul. One last memory overwhelmed him.
"I can't live on without him…" Dawn whispered quietly. She sat at the picnick table with her legs curled up in front of her chest. Drew placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Don't sweat it!" he smirked. "May will give up soon enough and without her, Paul will be single again!"
Dawn looked up and smiled despite her tears.
"Thanks Drew. You're a hell of a friend." She said and kissed his cheek gently.
"Dawn!" he cried out. Dawn turned and smiled.
"Drew!" she exclaimed happily from Paul's side. "Thanks for all your help!" she winked. Paul tightened his grip on her waist not liking the slight chat.
"But-"
"Oh yeah, May went to the pokemon center!"
"But-"
"Let's get out of here." Paul said bored.
"Ok, one second." Dawn giggled and skipped to Drew's side. "Thanks again, your one hell of a friend." she said and gave him a slight kiss on the cheek before returning to Paul. Drew sighed as he watched them walk away hand in hand.
"But I love you…"
"You really are one hell of a friend…"