A/N: I hope you like Ikarishipping becuase that's all you'll be getting with this. My goal is to have 365 (or 366 because of the leap year) chapters when I'm done with this. I hope you enjoy.

Chapter 1: Rush

Summary: Dawn and Paul have had chemistry, and a fire that strong doesn't die out so easily. The can rush through emotions so quickly, but they'll make it work in the end. Or can they?

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"Another order of shots!" She hollered, slamming the tiny cup down onto the table. A group of men jumped up in shock at her vulgar behavior, but she didn't care. She was Dawn Hikari, top coordinator in Sinnoh, with a winning streak that envoked fear into other competitors.

As of right now, she was curently really really who could blame her? She just discovered that her boyfriend of 2 years was cheating on her, and when she questioned him about it he kicked him out.

The girl tried her best to stand tall and look beautiful, so no one could tell how heartbroken she was. Every now and then she'd fix her long midnight blue tresses, pull down her black bodycon dress, swing her legs and fix her eyes in what she assumed was a seductive gaze. Give her a bottle of champagne and she'd look elegant.

The bartender put 3 shots in front of her and she quickly drunk 2 of them, destroying her elegant image. As she was about to down the next one, a deep grunt next to her made her turn in surprise.

"Well, well, well." She said in a dry, sarcastic tone as her words began to slur. SliIf it isn't the biggest douchebag on our splanet." She did a fake gasp, and brought her hand to her face. "I'm ssssssllooooo sssssorry! I should be honored to be in the spresence of the Champion shouldn't I?"

The man gave her a fixed glare, and she giggled.

"Oh Paulie Bear, yeeeer adorable. That glare isn't going to get you anywheeeeear."

"Adorable huh. Something you obviously aren't." She rolled her eyes and quickly downed another shot.

"Anotherorderrighthere!" She called, the words coming out of her mouth before she could stop herself. She waved her hand to get the bartender's attention. Paul raised an eyebrow. Slightly.

"How many of those have you had?" He said, looking at her. Dawn put up 8 fingers before falling onto Paul.

"I'm leaving." Paul said, not able to handle the strong stench of alcohol attributed with Dawn. Dawn quickly stood up and fell onto Paul, her face flushed.

"Whaddya mean yer gonna goooo? Gooooo go power rangers! Mighty Dwarfing Power Hangers!" Dawn yelled, clinging onto Paul and giggling like a maniac. Paul shoved her off and threw his jacket at him.

"Go home. Isn't he waiting for you?" Dawn looked at him like he was crazy.

"Oh silly! Yeeer my boyfriend! Oh yasssssss yassss Paulie Bear!" She said clinging onto him again. She pulled a loose thread from her dress and wrapped it around her finger. "Looky here bae! You p-p-prosed!" Paul glared her down.

"Didn't he already propose?" Paul spat, and instantly regretted saying that. Dawn's face turned red, and before he could do anything Dawn began to sob loudly. Her shoulders were shaking violently and her makeup began to run. The people in the bar looked at Paul with disgust.

"You have got to be kidding me. They think I did this?!" Paul said under his breath in anger.

"Troublesome shut up. You're making me look bad."

"WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME?!" She yelled at him and began to punch him in the chest. Paul sucked in a breath out of annoyance. "WHY DID YOU KICK ME OUT?! WHY DID YOU CHEAT ON MEEEEEEEE?!" Dawn screamed at Paul, hitting him over and over again. Paul cringed as the girl clinged onto her again and began to sob silently into his chest.

"Fucking shit… you're so troublesome." He said. "What am I suppose to do?" The people in the bar still shot Paul dirty looks, and whispered among themselves.

"Isn't he the champion? He should have more respect for that girl."

"How is an idiot like him champion? He doesn't even deserve it!"

"Isn't that Dawn Hikari? Oh my gosh, the champion cheated on her?! She's amazing; why would he do that?"

"If he treats his girlfriend like that, imagine how he treats his pokemon…"

Paul glared at everyone in the bar, and took Dawn outside before she could act up again and make him look even worse.

"What am I suppose to do with this girl?" Paul spat out, aggravated. He did the only thing he could think of and pulled out his phone.

"Hey Reggie I need advice."

"Wait what? Little bro wants advice from me? This is unexpected."

"What am I-"

"Hold on, I need to write this day on my calendar so we can celebrate. June 27th, the day that Paul, my dearest little brother asked for advice fro-"

"Dawn is drunk and she's crying on me. How do I get her off?" Paul said, cutting straight to the chase. Reggie was silent.

"Wait… Dawn Hikari?"

"Yes."

"Why are you with her?"

"She's drunk and caused a scene. Made me look bad in front of everyone. She's still a fucking drama queen."

"She's not with Lucas?"

"No."

"Well I guess the rumors are true then."

"What?"

"Lucas cheated on Dawn and then kicked her out. And you know how prideful this girl is, she refuses to go back home."

"Really?" Paul says, looking at her with slight interest. Dawn is asleep on my shoulder, hiccuping from time to time. I push her off. "She got cheated on by Lucas. Isn't that just…"

"Paul…"

"Can I just leave her in the park..."

"Paul, you and I both know that you won't do that."

"She's so fucking annoying."

"Bring her to your apartment."

"No."

"C'mon Paul, you can't just leave her there!"

"Can't you take her?"

"Maylene is coming over… if you know what I mean."

"Fuck you."

"Literally." Reggie laughed at his joke and Paul let out a couple of curse words entailing how stupid his brother was.

"Doesn't she have any family?"

"Her mom lives in Twinleaf, but there's that whole retreat thing for past Top Coordinators and past Champions happening in Kalos."

"..."

"Paul?"

"I'm so done."

Reggie laughed. "Have fun!"

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Dawn woke up the next day with a slight headache and crawled under the white covers and let out unlady like grunt. The rain outside was hitting the window hard, and the loud growl from the thunder echoed through the bedroom. Slowly, she made her way to Lucas' closet and grabbed a random shirt then hopped into the shower. The warm water washed away whatever grime and dirt she had gotten yesterday.

"What the hell happened yesterday?" She mumbled to herself in the shower. "Hey Lucas? Where's my body wash?" She waited for a reply, and shrugged her shoulders when she didn't get one. He was probably out. She didn't mind though, men's body wash smelled really good to her.

She got out the shower and quickly put on Lucas' shirt and skipped outside in glee.

"Good morning!" She said, and stopped dead in her tracks.

"HOLY SHIT."

Paul turned to her with a glare, a spatcula in hand. "Why are you wearing my shirt..."

"Wait what? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Paul rolled his eyes.

"Troublesome, I live here."

"Huh?"

"You haven't realized what happened yet?"

"What do you mean what happened?" She said, worried. "Did you…" Paul looked at her, not denying or confirming her fears.

"Did we…" Paul glared at her again.

"No."

"Then why am I here? Where is Lucas?" Then reality struck her, and she sucked in a deep breath. Everything from last night came rushing back to her.

"Oh fuck."

"So you remember." He said, putting the eggs and bacon on a plate. "Can you get out now?"

She looked at him with shock. "You want me to leave… like this?"

"I want my shirt back. But you should leave." Toast popped out from the toaster.

"Paul! What the heck! Just let me stay for today!"

"No way in hell." Paul said, slamming down his plate. "Do you know how annoying you are? You have no idea how much shit I had to put up with from you last night. Honestly. You're a fucking nuisance." Dawn clutched the table tightly, until her knuckles turned white against her pale skin.

"Fine then. I'll fucking leave." She said, and on cue the lightning flashed and the thunder practically yelled. Dawn yelped and dove under the table, clutching one of the seats.

Paul snorted. "Don't tell me you're still afraid of fucking thunder and lighting."

"Fuck y-" Dawn screamed, ending her petty insult as the lighting and thunder came back again. She whimpered slightly.

"You still remember that?" Dawn asked quietly. Paul stopped chewing his food.

"Hn."

"That was from high school. Like three years ago."

"Five."

"What?" She said, turning to him. He sighed.

"Five years ago."

"Oh… right." She muttered. "Has it really been that long?"

"What do you think?"

"I think it has." Dawn said, coming out from under the table. Paul looked at her and continued to eat.

"If you want me to leave, I will. Thanks for your hospitality." Dawn said, and walked back to Paul's bedroom to get her stuff.

"Where do you live?"

"Why?" Dawn asked, not looking back at Paul.

"I'll give you a ride." Paul said before he could stop himself. He cursed at himself. Just cause you guys went out in high school doesn't mean anything!

"I'm not sure at the moment, but I'll find somewhere." She said, looking back at him. The lighting struck, emulating her face and making her eyes glow. She quickly walked back to Paul's room and Paul followed.

"Bullshit. You'll go back to Lucas, I know you will."

"Lucas kicked me out. He cheated on me. I refuse to go back."

"That's hilarious." Dawn ran up to him and grabbed his collar.

"Listen here you prune head prick, I didn't cheat on you with Lucas in high school! I swear!"

"Sure."

"Paul I've told you countless times, I didn't!"

"..."

"If you only helped me out just to nag me about something I didn't do back in high school, you're still an idiot."

"Just get out."

"Paul, I really didn't do it. I would never hurt you like that!"

"Get the fuck out of my house damn it!" Paul pushed Dawn and she fell onto the floor. Dawn looked up at him, her face contorted with rage and pain.

"Is this what we are now? Are you just going to stay hating me for the rest of my life? Can't we ever go back?"

"Get out already."

"Paul we both know that you telling me to leave is more than just leaving your house. Do you want me gone forever?" Paul glared at the girl.

"Dawn, stop changing the subject."

"I'm serious."

"So am I. Get out." Dawn stormed back into the room, and in less than 5 minutes she stormed back outside.

"I never stopped thinking about you." She yelled before slamming the door shut, her voice echoing through his apartment. Paul breathed in quickly, brushing his fingers in his thick hair. He walked back to his kitchen and began to eat his slightly warm breakfast. While making his coffee, the phone rang.

"Reggie."

"So, how did it go with Dawn?"

"I kicked her out."

"Paul…"

"What? She's even worse than in high school. And you'll never guess what she said, she said she never stopped thinking about me. How pathetic does she think I am? Does she think I'm just going to accept her with open arms or something?"

Lightning sizzled across the sky.

"Paul Shinji, you let an attractive girl in tight clothing out by herself in the worst freak rainstorm in the history of Sinnoh. Don't you feel any guilt?"

"No."

"It's bad for your image too."

"..."

Thunder boomed.

"Everyone saw you leave with Dawn after the bar, imagine if some news reporter waltz around and finds her… What do you think her reason would be for being out in the rain?"

"There were only a couple of people at that bar."

"Look it up online if you don't believe me."

He grabbed his laptop and searched up 'Paul Shinji Dawn Hikari'. The first hit that came up was an article about their relationship in high school. The second however, was another article that was posted up yesterday.

"Paul or Lucas?" He muttered under his breath, reading the title. "Who was Dawn's true lover?" Paul slammed his laptop shut, not wanting to read the rest of the article.

"..."

"Plus, we all know how clumsy Dawn is. If she slips and falls, who do you think she's going to blame when she wakes up?"

"I'm only doing this for my image. I hope you know that."

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She didn't know where to go, or what to do. In fact, she had no idea where she was. Being lost in Hearthome is not a good idea. The girl walked around aimlessly, tears falling down her face. Of course she wanted to make up with him, but not like this!

"Ugh, I was so stupid." Dawn muttered. "I can't believe that this happened…"

Before she knew it, she found herself in front of her old high school and all the memories that she and Paul said came rushing back. The first time they met, their awkward date (which he denied was a date), and when she confessed to him. Three times. A small smile spread across her face and she sighed, reminiscing on what was and what could be.

"Maybe I could go to a hotel for now… I'll have to wait until mom comes back until I can get my stuff. Where is the hotel from here anyways?" She muttered to herself. The wind pushed her down, and she scraped her knee.

"Damn it." She said as blood came out of her knee. "Just great."

"Of all places, you had to be here." She didn't turn at that voice or say anything to him.

"Get up."

"Shut up."

He got in front of her and crouched down to her level. "Troublesome, get up."

"Calling me by that nickname won't make me want to listen to you." Paul glared at the girl.

"Why are you so… troublesome."

"Why are you here?"

Paul gave her the umbrella. "I don't know." Dawn looked at him with surprise.

"Really?"

"Yes."

Silence envoked the two of them, only the rain could be heard. She sighed loudly.

"What do you think could've happened if we stayed together?"

"You mean, what could've happened if you didn-"

"Paul. Seriously."

Paul sighed and slicked his fingers into his hair again. "Who knows Dawn."

"I think we would've been married you know. I think about it. A lot more now than I used to."

"Married…"

"Yeah. We'd married right after you become champion.

"You won the grand festival for the 4th time in a row that year."

"You're interested in coordinating?"

"No, but I heard that the battle was the longest in pokemon coordinating history. Had to check it out, just in case I had some competition to worry about."

She laughed, her voicing chiming and ringing with happiness.

"Hey Paul, let's start over."

"..."

She stuck out her hand. "Hi, my name is Dawn Hikari! I'm 23, and I'm currently a model and top coordinator. What about you?" She said smiling at Paul. Paul looked at her before laughing his head off. Dawn glared at him.

"I'm serious you idiot!" She took Paul's hand. "Nice to meet you."

Paul pulled her up and she smiled at that gesture. The heavy rain turned into a light drizzle.

"Nice to meet you too, Dawn."

A/N: If you like that, there will always be more tomorrow. I do take suggestions for chapters, so let me know. Please review, thanks.