The evening light of the sun was giving its last goodbye to the windows of the villa. A navy blue haired woman sat down in a chair near the bathroom mirror, her wavy hair dangling down to her shoulders. Her midnight blue halter dress reached to her knees as she tied her hair into an elaborate bun. Dawn looked at herself and then she sighed again. She was worrying herself too much. She couldn't get over that breakup with Lucas, even though she was the one who declared it first, but he was probably the one who was hurt the most. Picking up her purse, she slipped on a pair of blue heels and walked out of her villa.
Just as she closed the door, two figures approached. One was a woman with flaming red hair that was in its usual crazy ponytail, but she wore a pink trim dress. The other wore a plain black off-the-shoulder dress that really matched her short hair. Dawn smiled at the two women as they approached the car where a messy-blond-haired man in a tuxedo was waiting for them. They didn't speak until the car started to drive them off to the plane in the Fight Area where they would fly to the Pokemon League.
Flannery looked at her friend in deep worry.
"Dawn, you've been so quiet lately." She started. Marley turned to Dawn as well. Barry looked at the back mirror to see his depressed friend.
"You still can't get over that?" He continued driving.
"Well…" Dawn trailed off as she sat between the two. "I don't know, but it was hard for us from the very start. I was too serious for him at some times…"
"We get it." Flannery looked at Dawn for the last time. "At least it's just the Trainers Ball, no Coordinators."
Dawn sighed again.
"The Champion has arrived!"
Sinnoh Now! was at the front door when the helicopter landed, and Barry jumped down to help Dawn, Flannery and Marley. Dawn looked up at the stony walls of her battle zone as she walked past the door, ignoring the questions the reporters threw at her. They were probably about her and Lucas anyways.
Marley, Barry, and Flannery looked among themselves when Flannery suddenly got an idea.
"I think we can get Dawn out of her funk in no time!" She snapped her fingers. She whispered it to Barry and Marley, and then Barry nodded in agreement, but Marley shook her head.
"What if she isn't happy with him?"
"They're both serious, and he needs some happiness in his life. He's gonna be here anyway."
"Hey, Paul!"
"Um… hi, Flannery?" the purple haired Battle Master looked at the redhead. Annoying girl.
"How long have you been with Dawn again?"
"I'm telling you, we're just friends all right?" Paul was steaming. He was always asked that question. Besides, Dawn was even more annoying, well, kinda. "So we've been traveling together through several regions. What's with that?"
"She's already broke up with Lucas, so she's all sad and all…"
"Okay… why are you telling me this?" Paul raised an eyebrow.
"She needs to get out of her depression, so I think you can help her. You know her more than anyone else, well, besides Lucas, but you know what makes her happy and sad…"
"So you point?"
"Can you just hang out with her today? She misses you…"
"Umm… if you want me too, but don't get any weird feelings cause I'm not in love with her. Just friends."
"Come on!" Flannery put her hands on her hips. "You have a picture of her in your wallet! You obviously want to be more than friends! Either this way or do it the other way. And I know you don't want the other way…"
"Fine!" He walked away from her, and Flannery gave a little smirk.
"Oh, hi Dawn!"
A black haired man with spiky hair waved to her as she was approaching the tables. Rushing to her, he was speaking about the things he had done.
"All right, Ash," Dawn smiled at him. "I've been busy, too."
Ash had been a great companion during her journey in the Hoenn Region. The two had been close friends, but she kept her distance for she didn't want to give any bad signs to his girlfriend Misty.
"Defending your title, right?" Ash looked at her.
"Yep. It's hard, all right."
"Well, being a Battle Master is hard, too!"
"Umm… excuse me." A cold voice surprised the two.
"Oh, hi Paul!" Ash perked up. Although the two had been rivals, they eventually became good friends and were the best in Master Tag Battles.
"Actually I was going to talk to Dawn." He gave a more warmhearted stare to her.
"Okay, I needed to talk to Misty anyways." Ash walked away to approach a girl with red hair. Dawn looked from Ash to Paul.
"So, you wanted to say something?"
"I've heard that you and Lucas…" Paul trailed off.
"I don't want anything of that." Dawn sharply corrected him.
"Well, okay, let me rephrase that," Paul got annoyed. "I've heard that you're depressed…"
"Yes. I am." Dawn talked to him in a serious tone.
"You okay?"
"No, do I look like it?"
"Well, yeah…"
"Then can't you see I want to be alone?"
"Well, I can't leave you."
Dawn raised an eyebrow.
"Why not?"
"Cause…" Paul looked at Flannery, Barry, and Marley. "They're watching."
"Oh." Dawn understood.
"Well, how can we pull this off?"
"Uh…" Dawn pondered at the thought. "We dance together?"
"No way." Paul shook his head.
"It's much more believable than looking like we're arguing."
"Fine…" Paul sulkily held out his hand as an invitation to dance.
"Whoa! Look at that!" Barry pointed to Dawn and Paul. "They're dancing!"
Dawn was holding on to his shoulder as Paul as placing a hand over her waist. The two were making steps.
"I knew this would work!" Flannery giggled.
"We've been doing this for five minutes now." Paul grumbled as Dawn continued to step beside him. She was smiling at him, so he changed his mind. "But it's kinda fun."
"Never felt any better," Dawn cheerfully looked at him. "I guess it won't be so bad after all."
Paul finally gave a slight grin. "Same here."
