First off, to everyone who has ever followed me on my account, I apologize. But that's not what this story is about.
This is a story about family, regret, and the undeniable urge to get what you want. This is FREEDOM.
i once was told
so very long ago
that freedom has
a price but i don't
have to pay it now
"Dawn?"
She put down the phone, looked up at her mother, wide blue eyes innocent and expecting. Ash had just left, she was booking with Paris to possible do some work on the Orange Islands, and she had just managed to start a flirty cyber relationship with Drew. Her week couldn't get any more exciting and confusing...
could it?
Johanna pressed her lips together, wondering how to say this. "Honey," she started, "I should have told you this sooner, shouldn't be pressuring you into this right now." She sat down on her daughter's bed, seeing the fear enter her eyes. "You've got a brother in Johto, his name is Jimmy... though I hear he goes by Ethan now."
'What?' Dawn mentally screamed, unable to understand what her mother was telling her.
"Listen, I've got things to manage since your... father-"
"I thought you said he was dead?"
"He was to me!" Johanna screamed, but calmed herself. She looked down. "Your father, his and yours, is in Sinnoh, looking for you. I've got things to explain when you come back, but please, go to Johto and find Jimmy, er, Ethan. He probably won't know you... just, bring him home."
Dawn breathed deeply, kept calm from all her adventures with Brock and Ash. Oh, where were they when she needed them? "When should I leave?"
"Now."
Dawn nodded, getting up to start packing different things. "... I'll ask Kenny and Zoey if they feel like going."
Johanna got up, put a hand on Dawn's shoulder. "Oh, honey, I'm so sorry..."
She was unable to look away from her mother, unable to feel hurt. She was curious of what was true and what wasn't, but she only hugged the older woman. "You'll explain everything when I get back, okay?"