A/N: Shit Happens

The sun shone bright in the sky as Dawn confidently walked on the path to Hearthome City. Her blue eyes were bright and shining as she went on her way, her Piplup walking beside her and walking all high and mighty as it would usually do. Dawn was smiling, the sun shining off her white hat and blue hair. She looked down to the map that she was holding and smiled at it.

"I have no idea where I'm going." She stated simply and sighed sadly, looking to Piplup. "Do you know where we are going Piplup?" She asked, and the facade that Piplup had been holding up faded and he shook his head. "Well shoot..." She mumbled to herself, deciding it was best to just keep going before anything worse could happen. If she found another trainer passing by, she'd ask for more detailed directions. Or simply put, the way to go.

She sighed again and Piplup looked up at her, placing his flipper on her boot and tried making her feel better.

"Pip! Piplup lup!" He said, trying to comfort her and make her feel better about her crappy traveling skills. Or maybe it was just that she sucked at directions on a map.

"I know, Piplup, but I still wish that I could remember the way there. I mean for goodness sake, I've traveled there before!" Dawn said to her Pokémon, sighing and dropping her head in her head before pulling it back up. "I just wish that I didn't suck at figuring out directions on a map. Ugh!" She cried out, walking off the path for a moment and leaning against a tree. "Come here Piplup." She said, looking at her small penguin Pokémon who was still standing out on the path.

"Piplup!" He said, smiling and walking over to the tree Dawn was leaning on. She pulled out the map again, turning it upside down to see if it could help her that way. It didn't.

She sighed once more and plopped on the ground, Piplup climbing onto her lap and grabbing at the map. "Pip. Pip lup, Pip Piplup!" He said, pointing to Hearthome City and then to another place on the map. "Piplup! Lup lup lup!"

"The last route we passed by was route 212." Dawn said, looking to the map again before smiling brightly. "We're going the right way!" She cried out, standing up and grabbing it up along with Piplup. "We'll be there in no time, won't we Piplup?" She smiled again, and began walking back on the path and slightly skipping her way to Hearthome City, and the Pokémon center that was calling her name. She really needed to get some sleep, she'd been walking around, pretty much lost, for the last two hours, and she really didn't want to have to keep walking any longer then she had to.

Another hour had seemed to fly by and Dawn sighed sadly, her head drooping even lower then it had been. She looked to her Piplup who was sleeping in her arms, tuckered out from all the walking and the fact that they were still lost in the woods and it was getting darker each few minutes. She sighed again and decided that she wasn't going to be able to get to Hearthome anytime soon, and she leaned against another tree that was one of many near the path.

"I really can't travel on my own without getting lost, can I?" She asked the wind, feeling it pass by her, making her shiver in her short skirt and tank top. Why had she decided to wear these clothes, of any she could've had. Why these. because she wanted to look cute, that's why. She sighed again, pulling Piplup closer, trying to keep both her and the small penguin warm, at least through the night, though it'd be a long time before she fell asleep.

A few minutes passed and Dawn had her eyes closed, though she was still shivering. A small noise made her look up, though she didn't see anything or anyone around, making her shiver from fear.

"I really wish that I wasn't so stupid with directions..." She mumbled out to herself before shaking her head. "Why must I always get lost...?" She asked herself in defeat.

"Because you're troublesome. I thought that was obvious." A voice said to her left. She looked up surprised at the voice and noticed a silhouette standing in front of her on the path. In the light of the moon Dawn noticed a familiar face smirking at her in amusement. She didn't reply, only stared at him before standing up and walking up to him, her eyes pleading. "What?" He said in a bored voice, though he already knew what she wanted.

"You always know where you're going..." She mumbled out, her cheeks flushing lightly that she had to ask him to help her get where she needed. "So, can I follow you for the time being?" He frowned at her but grunted out his reply, and began walking on the path again, his quick pace moving his figure away quicker.

"Well," He said, turning his head to look at her as his movement paused. "Are you going to follow me or not. I'd rather not feel guilty for leaving you out here in the dark forest with your pathetic Pokémon."

"Well excuse me for having Pokémon that fit me, Paul!" Dawn yelled out, running at him with a speed she didn't know she had. She glared at him and frowned before bumping into his shoulder and knocking him slightly off-balance for a moment. Their eyes met in a glaring contest, though Paul eventually looked away and snorted out at her before walking along the path again.

Silence loomed over them. It was awkward, and unfitting for Dawn, who was used to people talking and having a great time around her. Mr. Grumpy Face over there wasn't saying anything, and she huffed, walking onward.

'Why is he always such a meanie?' She thought to herself as she glanced over at him. He glared over at her, though she didn't know why. 'Making sure that I keep my distance?' This only made Dawn more irritated, and she sighed to herself, looking at Piplup as he was sleeping. She furiously walked on, creating an aura that could kill, if you knew how to push her buttons.

And boy did he know how to. And he didn't even do anything! It was the fact that he didn't do anything that seemed to bother her the most.

Her blue gaze fell on his slightly taller form. He just didn't do anything, though she was glad for the other presence of a human. It actually made her feel safe. She sighed again and felt her body gravitate slightly closer to Paul.

"You know, if you keep sighing like that people will think something is wrong with you." Paul stated bluntly, and turned his head to look at her fully. She glared in his general direction before stomping off in front of him. He smirked behind her and kept on walking his normal pace, eventually catching up and surpassing her.

"Well, there aren't any people around." Dawn said, glaring at Paul's back. He turned his head, raising his eyebrow. "You're a dick. Not a person." She stuck out her tongue as Paul smirked at her and turned his head back.

"Like I care what you think." He taunted to her. Man, she really wished that she could figure out directions. She was so done with his piss-poor attitude. She snorted softly at him and jogged slightly to catch up to him. All he did was look over at her, his scowl in its usual place on his face.

The wind had picked up and Dawn could feel her body shiver again. 'God, I'm such an idiot not bring along a jacket with me!' She mentally scolded herself and pulled Piplup closer, though he let out a small noise. She heard a shuffling to her left, but refused to look over and see what it was. She didn't want Paul to glare at her anymore than she had to. The wind blew once again, and she shivered physically, and mentally slapped herself. If Paul saw that, he'd never let her live it down that she hadn't brought a jacket along!

"Here." A soft fabric touched her arm, and she glanced over to Paul. He had his arm outstretched, and in his balled fist was his jacket. She looked at it then back at him, and only now did she notice that he was only wearing his signature green turtleneck. She felt her face flush at his gesture and quickly took the jacket before its warmth could be taken from her. She didn't care at this moment that she was going to be wearing his jacket. It was fine as long as it kept her warm.

"Thanks," She muttered out, putting on the jacket and nearly dropping Piplup in the process, though he didn't wake up. She smiled as she zipped up the jacket and soaked in its warmth. It was overly big on her, no surprise considering she was shorter and thinner than him; plus her shoulders weren't as wide.

Paul grunted out a reply and continued walking, putting his backpack back over his shoulder. He looked at her one last time before putting his attention back on finding Hearthome City.

The PokeCenter was in view, and Dawn jumped up happily, never unhappy to see one. Her mind was so glad that she could finally leave Paul alone so he could take his grumpiness some where else. She did, however, enjoy his jacket, and wasn't too keen on giving it back.

'Why do I even like it...?' She thought to herself. 'I should be thinking of how to train my Pokemon! Not about Paul's jacket!' But why did she like it? Well, it did keep her warm, but that wasn't just it. The fact that it was overly big on her made her feel safe. Or at least claimed by someone. She shook her head of these thoughts, getting a strange look from Paul, though he only glanced away and glared ahead again, his eyes focused on teh PokeCenter.

They had been walking in almost complete silence the whole time, and to Dawn's astonishment, she hadn't minded it too much. Though she did enjoy talking much much more.

'Maybe it was the fact that he wasn't being a complete dick when we were in the forest.' She smiled softly and nuzzled her nose into the jacket, taking in the musky yet minty smell. It was so nice to have it wrapped around her. 'I'm glad that he helped me out today.'

"Hey Paul?"

"Hn?"

"Thanks for helping me out today." She smiled to him and he simply nodded, closing his eyes and walking along. It seemed to be a trick of the light, as she thought that he had a hint of pink on his cheeks.

The PokeCenter loomed ahead, and they walked into it together, the light inside slightly blinding them before Paul walked up to Nurse Joy. "Is there a room that I could stay in for the night?" He asked simply, though respect was laced in his voice. Nurse Joy smiled and nodded, handing him a key.

"It's room 37 on the right." She said happily, and smiled to him. "Would you like me to rest your Pokemon while we're at it?" She questioned, looking at him sweetly. He nodded and handed them to her before he began to walk off to his room. Dawn stared after him and looked down to huis jacket before looking at Nurse Joy and shrugging.

"Do you have anymore rooms?" Dawn asked smiling. Nurse Joy frowned sadly and shook her head.

"No, I'm sorry. I thought that you were with him though. That jacket looks far too big on you, plus you came in together." She deduced, though looked at Dawn. "Was I wrong?"

Dawn flushed and nodded her head.

"Well, he seems nice enough. Ask him to share the room." Nurse Joy smiled and shooed her towards the rooms. Dawn gave her Pokemon to Joy.

Dawn nodded and walked off to the rooms. She passed by each room until she got to room 37. She noticed that it was slightly cracked, and she knocked lightly on the door before watching it open up with a not so surprised Paul behind it.

"Why am I not surprised to see you, Troublesome." He spoke out. His eyes held tiredness in them, so she figured she'd be able to charm her way into his room.

'That really didn't sound right in my head...' She thought to herself before staring up at him. "Would it be okay if I stayed with you tonight? I won't take up much room and I promise I'll leave as soon as you wake me up!" Paul glared at her for a moment.

"Just don't be loud..." He muttered out and walked away from the open door. He didn't seem to be affected by her charm, which made her frown slightly, but she decided to ignore it.

"Thank you so much!" She cried out happily and hugged him slightly. He pulled away quickly and scoffed at her actions.

"This is what I mean." He said, pointing to her now flushed face. "Don't do that again, or I will kick you out." He frowned at her and stretched. "At least I'm being nice Troublesome. I wouldn't normally do this, but I figure since you're too brainless to do things on your own I might as well help." Dawn growled out at him, though he ignored her, and in turn took off his shirt and climbed under the covers. "I'm going to bed. If you stay up, then don't be loud." He opened his eyes to look at her for a moment. "And put my jacket on the chair."

Dawn looked down to the jacket she still had on, and unzipped it, tossing it on the chair and walking over to the bed. She took off her backpack and took out her pyjama's before staring at Paul's back. She shrugged, figuring that he would stay facing away from her. She took off her skirt and put on her pyjama pants, figuring she would just stay in her tank top. She climbed under the covers and frowned as she heard Paul let out a grunt of irritation.

"Well, sorry for getting in bed..." She muttered out and curled herself into a ball, falling asleep quickly, considering she'd been waiting to sleep for a while now.

So...here's Chapter one of my Ikarishipping. I hope I didn't get them too OOC, and please to me how I can better the next chapter! It's not going to be very long...I think. So, no flames ^^

-Bandgeeksarecool3