Hey everyone! So I'm here to present to you a new story, hope you like it and please review, (I'll be updating champions academy hopefully this week!)
(Five years Ago/Dawn's POV)
I was only five when I remembered his final words, "I will sell my daughter to you, in exchange that you pay me enough money to save my company from debt".
I couldn't understand what he meant, I only remembered holding my mother's hand as she averted her eyes away from me, as if she felt guilt deep within her heart.
"Hm, I do need an Heir in the future to take over my company, it's a shame my wife cannot bear a child, remaining ill after having a miscarriage, she has become depressed, but this child of yours has become a light to her, an obsession with my wife who adores her, falling in love with her at first sight". I had looked back between the two of them, my father shaking hands with the man who would soon become my dad from now on.
"I-i'm sorry Dawn….I'm sorry my precious daughter…..". I watched as my mother buried her tear stained face into her hands, sobbing uncontrollably. My father's cold eyes watched me from above, so lifeless, yet so much pain was held behind.
"We must go now Johanna, our flight leaves soon". she nodded, walking ahead with him towards the door, she gave me a small glance, something that immediately struck me hard. I was never to see them again.
"Dawn…." I felt the tears run down my eyes when they slammed the doors, the man who was now to be my father had knelt in front of me. Grabbing me by the hands gently, he was like a prince, so handsome, beautiful, with silver hair that glowed under the light and eyes as clear as gray stones.
"From now on, you are no longer a Berlitz, but instead, a Stone, my daughter….". he smiled at me so warmly, something my real father never did, I felt so safe, he had brought me into a hug, a hug I couldn't refuse but return instead.
"Come, let's introduce you to your new mommy". he took my hand, so warm his grasp was, he led me through the endless halls of his home, almost as if it was a castle or palace, we stopped in front of the large double door entrance, pausing for a quick moment when he smiled down at me. He pushed the doors apart, revealing the beautiful room illuminated by the natural sunlight shining through the glass ceiling and wall.
There was a single bed in the center of it all, grand it was, larger than any other bed I have seen, dozens of gold stitched pillows were scattered around, the silk sheets were crinkled above the beautiful woman's figure, she was shielded by the draped curtains hanging around the bed pillars. She had glowing sunny blonde hair, piercing gray eyes and a smile so graceful it gave me butterflies, a woman this beautiful was to become my mother?
"Cynthia, my dearest, our daughter has come to meet you". he led me further up, stopping right beside the bed where the woman was seated against the stack of pillows, she seemed a bit ill.
"My my, you're as beautiful as the first time I saw you, I've never imagined of having a daughter so precious". she held her smile, holding her hand out towards me, I felt a bit hesitant, but took it.
"Welcome to the family, I hope you'll grow to love us like how we have grown to love you already….My dear daughter".
~O~0~O~0~O~0~O A year Later (3rd Person)~0~O~0~O~0~O~0~O~0~
"Daddy…." She tugged at the silver haired man's suit, hiding behind him as he stood by his wife's side, holding her hand while the Doctor examined the blonde.
"What is it Dawn?" he turned back, looking down at the small doll like bluenette, hugging her stuffed animal tightly as she watched her mother seeth in pain.
"I-is mommy going to be ok?" tears began welling up in her eyes, alarming her father who knelt down by her side.
"Yes, Mommy is only going through a little pain because of a special surprise". he picked the small blue eyed girl into his arms, holding her as he grabbed his wife's hand again.
She watched with wide eyes as the man in white had his hands under the sheets, staring inside as he faced Cynthia, "It's crowning, One final push Mrs. Stone". he explained, she whimpered quietly, puffing her cheeks out, her face had turned red and began dripping with sweat.
"You can do it my dear". whispered Steven, holding her hand tighter, she released a tiny yelp, a yelp that was followed by a piercing cry.
Dawn's eyes remained open when the man held a tiny figure in his blood stained hands, "It's a boy". he sighed with relief.
Both of them had looked at one another with such excitement, he leaned down to kiss his wife, then followed to do the same with Dawn who he kissed on the forehead.
"It's a boy" they whispered happily.
"Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Stone". he had covered the newborn with a blanket, gently handing him over to Cynthia who began crying, holding the miracle baby gently in her arms.
Steven had set Dawn on the ground, seating himself beside Cynthia as he stroked his newborn son's soft velvety skin with his finger.
"Dawn…" they looked at one another and then at the bluenette who was still in shock from everything.
"Would you like to meet your new baby brother?" they held their hands out towards her together, a smile slowly forming on her lips as she ran over to them, joining the couple on the bed as she watched over the sleeping newborn, admiring his snoozing expression.
"M-my baby brother?" she pointed at herself, both adults nodded, chuckling at her stunned face.
"That's right, from now on, you have to be the big sister and watch over your baby brother, ok?"
She nodded, smiling wide as he sneezed, "Big sister…." she mumbled, stroking his soft light hair.
They were interrupted by the Doctor's cough, "Have you decided on a name?"
"Yes". they nodded, grinning widely, "Stryker".
"Stryker!" She exclaimed joyfully, placing her stuffed doll beside her baby brother.
"We truly are blessed". sighed Cynthia with content, resting her head on Steven's shoulder.
"Yes we are, a daughter as precious as light, and a son born from miracles".
~O~0~O~0~O~0~O~0~11 years later~O~0~O~0~O~0~O~0~
She stared out the window, closing her eyes as she twirled back, standing on the tip of her toes while angling her other leg out, she jumped, landing flat foot as she arched her back, doing a soft back flip. She stood on her toes again, twirling once more continuously, going faster and faster, she rose her leg up again, only this time having it angled all the way up, lining up with her body perfectly.
"Dawn!" her eyes shot open, making her lose balance and fall back on her behind, she moaned to the pain, rubbing her backside and puffing her cheeks out towards the door.
"I'm in here!" she shouted back.
The door swung open, revealing a handsome young boy, he had dirty blonde that shined like steel under the lights, his eyes were an Icy gray color, his smile was so bright it nearly blinded the blue haired girl, his smirk had irked her as he leaned against the door frame. "What is it stryker?" she asked, picking herself off the ground.
"Mom and Dad want to speak with you, they're waiting down in the sun room". she dusted her ballet outfit, sighing as she grew a quick smile.
"Thanks, little bro!" she ran past him, ruffling his hair with a quick swipe, he turned back to her, watching as she ran off with blushing puffed out cheeks, "I'm not your brother". he mumbled.
She hurried down the steps, running through the endless halls until she came upon the sunroom, both Cynthia and Steven were seated on one of the lounge chairs, talking quietly amongst each other only to stop when they noticed Dawn approaching them.
"Mom? Dad?" she asked questionably with a slight smile, they grinned back at her, holding each others hands as they gestured her to sit down across from them.
"I see you've been practicing your ballet, I'm glad". Cynthia giggled, making her daughter blush.
"Yes, I'm pretty confident in my abilities now". she nodded in compliance.
"Well, enough about that…..actually, we called you in because we wanted to talk to you about something". Steven reached into his suit jacket, pulling out a nicely designed brochure, he handed it over to the bluenette who took it, looking down at it curiously.
"St. Arceus's school for the Elite…...is this a boarding school?" she shot her head up towards them, a worried expression grew over her now.
"Yes, it is the school both your father and I attended back then, the school is the number one highest ranking Elite academy in the world, many children of prominent families attend St. Arceus, and your father and I think it's time for you to attend there as well".
"B-but...what about my school here in Hoenn? I-i mean, my friends, I have to leave them all behind?" they seemed saddened by the bluenette's tearing eyes, her voice which began lowering itself.
"I'm sorry Dawn, but it's time you continue forward with the Stone family name, we allowed you to remain here in Hoenn under several circumstances we couldn't quite figure out, but it's time you have an adventure of your own in the place where it all began for your mother and I".
"What do you mean?"
"We have arranged for your hand in marriage to the son of a famous business tycoon". her eyes shot open, she looked taken aback, stunned, speechless.
"M-marriage?!" she stood up, angrily staring down at both adults.
"Yes….well….actually, we have given your hand in marriage to several candidates, all of whom attend St. Arceus, and all of whom are Heirs to their family's empires, they seemed more than interested in meeting you after we revealed a photo of you to them".
"I-i can't believe you would give your own daughter away…" a tear had slid down her cheek, both Cynthia and Steven looked at her with a stunned manner, her eyes piercing through their own, they could feel the betrayal.
"...But I guess it was bound to happen….I mean...I was already given away once…" she took off, wiping her tears away and leaving both adults with gaping mouths.
"Steven…." Cynthia frowned, burying her face into her hands, he sighed in angst, wrapping his hands around the blonde and holding her tightly.
"...I know…..I don't want to do this either….but it's the only option we have…...the company is losing it's worth….unless we merge with another business, Stone Inc. will be ruined forever". he sighed, frowning and closing his eyes as he continued holding his wife.
"Right now….Dawn is our only hope, because of her blood relation with the Berlitz's, everybody wants her hand in marriage".
She slammed the door to her room, leaning back against it as she slid down onto the ground, burying her tear stained face in between her knees. "Dawn…." she could hear Stryker's voice from the other side.
"Go away…..leave me alone". she mumbled, releasing her tears more than ever.
"I know everything…..the fiance candidates….the arranged marriage…." she interrupted him, "Yeah and what of it? Mom and Dad obviously don't want me around anymore, they're giving me away just like my real parents did". she was startled by the pounding on the door he had inflicted.
"You idiot, instead of crying and drying your tear ducts away, why don't you go to the school and convince all of your fiance's to break the contracts….you know, have them drop out of the marriage race, then you won't have anyone to marry".
She let his words process through her mind, he stood in front of the door, hearing several clicking sounds, the door swung open and he was ambushed by the bluenette who trapped him in a hug, "Stryker you're a genius!" he was turning red, pushing the bluenette away quickly and regaining his composure.
"Of course I am, after all, I am the future President of Stone Corp.". he brushed his silky locks away, smirking at the bluenette who smiled with a determined expression, "That's what I'll do….I'll find each of my fiance candidates and convince them to break the contract…...mom and dad won't be able to do anything about it, it's perfect!"
~O~0~O~0~O~0~O~Hoenn Airport~0~O~0~O~0~O~0~O~0~
"I'm glad you finally got around to it Dawn, you're mother and I have met every single one of your candidates and they are all a bunch of unique individuals, I hope you will find a connection with one of them". She kept a smile towards Steven, hugging her father who embraced her back, he had frowned back to Cynthia with that same look of angst, still feeling hurt about dragging his daughter into forced marriage.
"I hope so too dad…" she pulled away slightly, looking up at him with that still smile, she then turned over to Cynthia, hugging her as well, she felt comfort from the blonde who had kissed her head.
"I love you Dawn, we only want the best for you". she whispered, "I love you too mom".
"Ahem…" they looked over at Stryker who had his hands in his pockets, a bored expression washed over his face.
"The jet's ready for take off". he grabbed his luggage bag, allowing the pilot and his men to grab his and Dawn's remaining luggage, bringing them inside the jet.
She ran off after him, stopping at the door of the aircraft, she waved to the couple who waved back, smiling once more back at her before entering the limo, she watched it drive off, entering the plane herself and seating herself beside Stryker.
"So I guess we're both going to St. Arceus". she took in a deep breath, watching out the window as the jet took off into the air.
Stryker nodded, "Yup, except you'll be in the high school division and I'll be in the middle school division, good luck with that".
She rolled her eyes, "Gee, thanks". She pulled out a small folded paper from her pocket, unraveling it and gazing down the list of words written on it.
"What's that?" he peeked over, seeing the words going down in a straight manner.
"These are the clues mom and dad gave me for finding each of the candidates….".
His eyes grew wide, "That's alot…" she nodded, clenching the paper in her tight fist, staring out the window intensely, "But it's what will help me free myself from the chains mom and dad placed me in".
"Look on the brightside, mom and dad aren't going to be around, you have total freedom". a sudden grin appeared on her lips, growing wider and more slyly as she looked over at him.
"I guess maybe this new school thing won't be such a bad thing after all".
~O~0~O~0~O~0~O~0~Sinnoh/St. Arceus Academy~O~0~O~0~O~0~O~0~
The door had swung open, revealing a two column row of greeters, "Welcome to Sinnoh Mr. and Ms. Stone, we hope you enjoy your time here in our beautiful region". they threw colorful flower petals up into the air, she watched with a hypnotic gaze, holding her hands out to catch the scattering falling petals. They followed the red carpet aligned center fold for them, making their way towards the two figures at the end.
She was beautiful, with charming light sky blue eyes and short cocoa colored hair tied with a small red bow, the only accessory beside her tie that stood out from her white and black colored uniform. A short, black, thigh length skirt with a white dress collared shirt with a matching red bow, black thigh length socks, black shoes, and a black sweater vest. The male beside her was taller, leaner, he had modern, thin squared framed glasses, green messy hair that seemed untamable and dark olive colored eyes, he had worn the same uniform, except he wore black pants and a red tie instead.
"Hi! Welcome to Sinnoh! My name is May Maple, I'm the student council advisor and official student greeter of St. Arceus, nice to meet you". she held her hand out towards Dawn, shooting the bluenette a warm friendly smile.
I'm Dawn St-". she was interrupted by the brunette who shook her head and giggled, "We know who you are, Dawn and Stryker Stone, we've been expecting you, this here is my little brother". she nudged her head over to the glasses wearing boy.
Her eyes shot open, *Little?!* he had pushed his glasses up, nodding at his older sibling, "My name is Max Maple, I'm the official student council president of the Middle school division in St. Arceus".
"Maple….Maple…" Stryker kept repeating the same words, his head struck up when he had figured it out.
"Now I remember, You're from the Maple family…..your father Norman is the Prime minister of Hoenn, and your mother Caroline is a respected socialite, she's run nearly every charitable event out there". they're lips had turned into sheepish grins.
"Haha, yeah, Mom and Dad are pretty busy most of the time". she scratched her head nervously.
"Same here". responded Dawn.
"Well, Max and I are here to take you to the school and show you around, should we head over now?" they nodded along with the brunette, following her, and her sibling inside of the vehicle.
"I should warn you two though, St. Arceus isn't like any other school out there".
Ok so that concludes chapter four, I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter and I'll hope to have the next chapter up soon, there will be multiple shippings involved in here, some of which you wouldn't expect, anyways, hope you guys liked and let me know what you all thought, until then!
