Where is she, he wondered. Barry stared at his Pokétch, waiting impatiently. She SHOULD have been here by NOW..

But she wasn't. So Barry stood there, for another 10 minutes.

Veilstone City was as crowded as ever. People were running in and out of the Department Store, stumbling in and out of the Game Corner, and He swore he even saw people walking out of the Gym crying. It reminded him all too well about some of his gym battles, where it was all or nothing. He went on to think more, but..

Although there was a sea of people in the small town of Veilstone, he could spot her in an instance.

Long dark blue hair that shimmered, even at night. A smile so pure it would make anyone blush, and a figure that made her look like she just stepped off the runway.

Although she just was just one person of a million, it seemed like the universe centered around her.

"Barry!" Dawn cried, a smile lighting up on her face as she spotted him and started to jog toward him.

There she is, Barry thought to himself, letting the worry of him wondering about her disappear. And then he realized that she was coming toward him, and suddenly his heart sped up. But why? He thought, Why am I like this around only her?

She finally reached him, and she caught her breath before jumping towards him and hugging him. "It's been so long!" She cried.

Barry was thankful she wouldn't have been able to see his blushing cheeks as he quickly hugged back, before noticing a lot of people were staring at them. She calmly pulled away and he'd never seen her smile so brightly. It made him feel better.

He smiled back. "It really has been awhile; hasn't it?" He scratched the back of his head, the air becoming dense.

"Too long," She replied, sighing along with it, her smile dying. But it came back in a flash. "Are you ready for today?"

"I don't even know what we're doing." Barry shrugged. "You are the one who invited me here, and then almost stood me up." He said, sarcasm lacing his voice.

Dawn rolled her eyes.

"So, what should I be ready, for, exactly?" He asked, staring into her deep blue eyes that looked like ocean waves, before he quickly darted his view towards the trees that lined the city.

"A day of fun." Dawn smiled up at him, a michevious look coming over her.

He should've known she would never tell exactly what they were doing. He doubted she even knew herself.

Dawn leaped forward, looking like she was ready to hit the town. "Standing here isn't going to do anything-Let's go, Barry!" She cried as she dashed forward, grabbing onto the boys hand.

Barry was going to complain on how she shouldn't be saying that when she was the one who was late, but the second she grabbed his hand, he didn't care anymore.

He just let her lead him on, just like he always had.

- A few hours later. Sorry for skipping, but :x -

It was sure a day of fun. For Dawn, at least. But for Barry, it was kind of like torture.

First they went to make small talk with Maylene, who had told Dawn about this girl who massaged Pokemon, and how it helped in contests, which Dawn had turned her focus to ever since she beat the elite 4.

Although, Barry swore that she did just to keep herself busy. So she didn't long for an adventure and ever leave Sinnoh.

So next, they searched up and down the town for this one girl, who did it blankly. At least it had made Dawn happy.

Next it was the Game Corner. Dawn had a thing for the machines, and she was amazing at it, usually getting all the Lucky 7's. Barry was quite impressive himself, but Dawn could always outshine him, like it was her goal.

And now where they still were was the Department Store. The place was more crowded than the town itself had been, yet Dawn insisted on trying outfits and getting accessories for her Pokemon.

Although Barry wasn't having fun, he didn't mind it all that much. Just the way Dawns eyes lit up were enough for him.

"So," Dawn called out from the changeroom. "Are you ready to see it?"

"Is this the last outfit?" Barry sighed, but kept his head up. "Come on out, we're waiting for you."

Dawn slowly walked out, and Barry looked in confusion. Dawns cheeks were flushed as she stepped out in a dress. It had a pale yellow top with a dark blue skirt, making her blue eyes stand out even more then they usually did. She wore black and white striped kneesocks and the same boots she usually did, although they seemed like they got completely re-vamped. It took Barry a minute to realize he was staring.

"So," Dawn chimed, speaking for the first time in about 2 minutes. "What do you, uh, think?"

Barry was nearly speechless. "I, I, I.." He trailed off, but coughed and straighten his scarf. "I like it. It really suits you, although it doesn't seem like something you'd pick out."

Dawn smiled. "You, You really think so?"

"Yeah." Barry smiled. "I do. You'll definitely win the contest wearing that."

Dawn opened her mouth to speak, but an intercom came on and cut her off.

"25% off all TMs! Come and get them before they're all gone!"

"Maybe we should get out of here.." Dawn started, and then looked up at Barry. "Do you really think I should get this dress?"

"Yeah, I REALLY think you should get it."

"Oh," Dawn blushed. "Okay," She said as she quickly ran back to the changeroom.

Once they were out of the Veilstone Department Store, the waves of people had died down. Needing more than a break, the two had decided to take a walk around the city.

"It's nicer at night here I guess." Barry remarked.

"Yeah, I guess." Dawn shivered, and then looked around. "My scarf is gone.. Infact, I don't remember having it in the changeroom, either.."

"You must've left it in the Game Corner." Barry shrugged. "It's closed now though, so we'll go pick it up tommorrow."

"Oh, ok." Dawn shivered again.

"Here." Barry said as he stopped walking and took off his scarf, and handed it towards her.

"Huh?" Dawn looked at him, then at his scarf, and then at him again.

"Wear it. I'm getting kind of hot, anyways. You can give it back to me tommorrow."

"Oh," Dawn smiled and took the scarf out of his hands. Barry couldn't help but notice that their hands had touched, but he knew he couldn't make a deal out of it. Dawn quickly wrapped the scarf around her neck and looked at him. "Thanks, Barry!"

"Yup," Barry said, a smile appearing dully on his face, and then they continued to walk.

Not too long after, Dawn stopped walking and tugged on Barry's arm. He turned towards her. "Huh?" He asked blankly.

"Barry.." Dawn started, her cheeks turning a pink, but then shook her head and smiled brightly. "Lets go to the Lake Verity tommorrow!"

Barry looked up for a moment, but then smiled almost as bright as her. "That sounds really fun!" When they were kids, they used to play at the lake all the time. No one ever really came there, and it was like it was their own secret haven.

"Good, I can't wait!" Dawn cried, seeming as excited as ever. The energy was rubbing off on Barry.

And then they said their goodbyes, since Dawn was going to Lake Valor Resort, since she had a room there. Her mother was currently out in Hoenn on a trip, and Dawn had to meet Cynthia, the old Champion, to disscuss some certain matters. What those matters were baffled Barry, but it didn't matter, since she was leaving, and although he didn't want her to, there was nothing he could've down.

But as he called out his Staraptor, asking it to fly back home, the image of tommorrow lurked in his head, and it made him want to smile more than ever.