Here is the sequel to Runaway. I have had the first chapter written for some time, but I didn't want to post it because I did not have the slightest idea where I would go from there. That and I needed a stupid title for this story. However that issue is fixed.

This is loosely based off of the song "Home" By Daughtry (which I don't own, much like Pokemon).

I think it is more apparent at the end of the chapter.

It had been a year since he gave up his Weavile. Paul sat by a boulder thinking about that day. He had cried after he quit running that day (A/N Paul crying yes shocking i know). He ran for what he figured was about four miles as fast as he could. Then when he stopped, he sat on the ground and sobbed.

Just because he never showed his emotions didn't mean he didn't have them, and was it Dawn's fault? No, it wasn't, but to Paul, who he had spent all his time trying to please Dawn, never got to assess his own emotions.

Before he started to travel with her, he at least could let out his emotions through anger, but with Dawn they just got pushed away completely.

He was now just a day's walk from his home town of Veilstone City. He had decided to come back to Sinnoh. He had stopped to rest for the night, but his mind was running so much since it was the anniversary of the day he left his pokemon with the girl he still loved. So, he got up and started to walk through the night.

About six hours later, in the very early morning, he ran into Ash and Misty. "Hey Paul, where is Dawn?"

Paul's face went from unemotional to bitter, "She stopped traveling with me last year. She is still in Kanto." Paul said, his voice dripping venom. "I think." He mumbled.

"What was that?" Ash poked.

"I said I think I am not sure. It isn't like I have talked to her." Paul said scowling.

"She is, we talked right before she went to bed yesterday." May said.

"Then why ask me?" Paul sneered.

"She has never told us, you two broke up." Misty said gently. She could see Paul's anger rise and she sort of felt bad for the guy.

Paul walked around them. He didn't care why they were out before sun up. He just had to get away from them.

At six am he arrived at his home and walked through the door, where saw Reggie at the table having a cup of coffee.

"Oh hello, I didn't expect you to come home any time soon." Reggie said smiling at his brother. "You look exhausted."

"Thanks," Paul groaned walking to his room. He flopped onto his bed and laid there thinking about the girl with midnight blue hair that he ran away from.

Why did he have to be so weak?

He knew running away was the weak thing to do, but he knew he was imploding, and he didn't want to blame Dawn for it, which he knew he would have if he had stayed with her. It took Paul until 8 am to fall asleep.

At 8 am that same morning Dawn was waking up at a PokeCenter in Kanto. She smiled at the day ahead, just like she always had. She got dressed, brushed her hair, and placed the same beanie on her head. She went to her pokeballs on the bedside table and released them.

"Weavile" The last of the pokemon cried.

Dawn gave an off set smile ( :/ ) as she looked at the steel pokemon, after putting pokefood on the ground. She finally sighed staring at the pokemon. "Weavile do you miss Paul?"

Weavile looked at her and put his hands on her squirrel pokemon, as if to say he wouldn't leave her.

"I know, but do you miss him?"

Weavile nodded.

Dawn sighed and sat on the bed, "I miss him too." Dawn put her head in her hands and got up, "I am going down to talk to my mother, and I will be up in a few minutes. Stay here and do not get into any trouble." Dawn instructed walking down stairs to the video phone.

Reggie popped up on the phone, when she plugged in her Poke…(A/N: You know what I don't have the foggiest idea, but lets just go with she starts talking to Reggie, agreed? Agreed, thanks!)

"Oh hey Reggie," Dawn said in shock.

"I was hoping you would get on this morning." The older man said. He sighed, "How have you been?"

Dawn dropped her smile. She had talked to Reggie quite a bit since she and Paul broke up. He always gave her his opinion and he it to her straight, while supporting her to carry on, but he didn't lie to her. "Same ole," Dawn sighed

"That isn't good, huh?" Reggie asked rubbing his hand together nervously.

"I am alright I supposed. Weavile misses Paul. I do too. However Paul seems to be winning well enough." Dawn looked down, "I have been watching a lot of battle results."

"He came home about two hours ago," Reggie said, "I think he walked through the night and just fell asleep, his room became quite just a few minutes ago. He was tapping."

Dawn looked a mixture between sad and shocked, "Really?"

"Look just be strong."

Dawn smiled and looked up at Reggie, "No need to worry." She said mock-cheerfully.

"Dawn you do realize anytime you say that I worry more?"

"Reggie what do you want me to say? I am carrying on with my life, and he won't speak to me. I have seen him." Dawn said exasperated.

"Well where are you headed now?" Reggie asked. "You just won the latest Grand Festival correct?"

"Yeah, I promised myself it wouldn't be like the one eight months ago." Dawn said pressing her lips in a line.

"Congrats Dawn" Reggie said giving a soft cheer so he wouldn't wake up Paul, have Paul come out here and all hell break loose.

"I think I am going to go home." Dawn said biting her lip.

"Are you sure that is a good idea?" Reggie asked, "I don't want you to get home and completely buckle."

Dawn rolled her eyes, "I won't I am just tired of trekking around."

"I thought you wanted to become a Coordinating Master." Reggie stated.

"Dreams change." Dawn frowned.

Reggie sighed. His heart hurt for the girl.

"Listen I am going to call my mother, do you want Weavile and Pachirisu?"

Reggie fell out of his seat. This made Dawn laugh. "Ouch, that really hurt!" Reggie said sulking as he sat back in the chair.

"Are you alright?" Dawn said covering her mouth, hiding her laughter.

"Fine, fine just hurting myself," Reggie smiled. It was good to see the used-to-be carefree girl laugh.

Dawn put her hand down allowing Reggie to see her smile, "So?"

"You mean like to keep?" Reggie clarified.

"Yes, that way Weavile can be near Paul. He can have him back, and if he does you can at least keep Pachirisu, some what close…" Dawn faded off.

Reggie sighed. He didn't know what to say to the girl. "You shouldn't give up on your dream, because you are having a hard time." He looked at her face, and he thought she looked like she felt strung out, "What if I keep them for a visit. You know, groom them and then you can take them back."

"I have tried to work with Weavile, and he has done enough to look partially acceptable in a contest, but I know he misses fighting. I can't help him there." Dawn said worried. "I think he is depressed."

"It might be because his owner is depressed." Reggie said.

"Then he does deserve to be with Paul." Dawn mumbled.

"Dawn, Paul is torn and hurt just like you are." Reggie said turning to look at his brother's room.

Dawn took a deep breath, "It is getting old Reggie. I am glad I have my dream, just right now; I think I need my mother. Unconditional love and what have you, I will take you up on grooming them. Would you ask Paul if he wants his Weavile back?"

"Sure, but why don't you drop them off. Before you go to Twinleaf come through Veilstone, don't worry Paul should be gone."

"I'd rather give them to you now. I do not plan to battle with them." Dawn said. "Let me put you on hold while I go get them." Dawn said getting up.

Reggie tried to stop her but it didn't work, the girl was gone. In a couple of minutes Dawn came back with two pokeballs. "Here they go!" she said playing them into the machine. The balls where transported to Reggie, which he showed to her as soon as they arrived.

"How long do you think it will take you to get here?" Reggie asked.

"Four days. I don't want to walk hard core. I want to relax and smell the roses." Dawn said smiling. "Well I need to get off." Dawn said.

"Bye, see you in four days." Reggie said ending the call. Once he hung up Reggie took the two pokeballs and looked at his brother's door.

He thought about putting them in his brother's room, but laid them on the kitchen table. Reggie then perked up and went to the store to get supplies to groom and pamper the two pokemon.

Ok so the sequel won't be a one shot, so I will get the next part of shortly. What did you think? Not my favorite story I have written for this pairing but, hopefully ya'll like it! I finally put this up here becuase I began to write on it... Don't expect an update within the next week. College is currently nuts. I have an English test I MUST pass and english (for those that have caught all my errors know this) is not my best subject. I also have two projects, trying to find a place to live, and a job. Then ontop of all that I have more outstanding circumstances that may prevent a quick update. However I will do my best.

Thanks to anyone who actually read that paragraph :)

Rin