An Ikarishipping Fanfiction

The Pirate's Treasure

Chapter Two: Cyrus Mansion, Childhood

Summary: AU. The Captain of an infamous Pirate crew is off to set sail in the vast seas. The Captain comes across a peculiar treasure and wants it for themselves.

Previously in Chapter One...

Dawn walked up to an old woman and was browsing about her product. "Hey, I have a question. What is that glorious white house and who lives there?"

The old woman was short and had a scrunched up face, "oh, that is the Cyrus mansion. The Cyrus family lives there. They also hold all the precious meteorites that helps build the city's economic boom. We are so grateful for them...anyways, enough about them, what would you like to buy hon?"

"I'd like to buy this handkerchief."

~oOo~

Once Dawn bought the handkerchief, she tucked it into her pouch and walked towards the Cyrus mansion. She could hear her footsteps loudly despite listening to all the villagers and towns folks talk even louder.

Dawn looked up high, shading her eyes with her hand as she placed them on her forehead.

"Cyrus Mansion..." she whispered hoarsely. Dawn shook her head, her arms to her side. Fists formed beside her. She looked back up at the towering palace before her with determined eyes.

The bleunette quickened her pace and walked even faster to the mansion. She had to make this operation quick and in on setting. If she were to fail, she could put her whole crew members in danger.

~oOo~

Paul recalled his Pokemon back into their pokeballs and walked back into the mansion. He didn't really want to face Cyrus, Reggie, Ursula and her crazy family right now. He wants to get out of this marriage so much. He stomped into his room and shut the door. Paul took off the heavy weight jacket and threw it on the bed. Paul kicked his nicely fine shoes to the other side of the room; each shoe went in two different direction.

Paul did a belly flop on his king sized bed and rolled onto his back. The covers on the bed looked like an old woman's forehead.

"Stupid Cyrus. Stupid crazy-pink-haired-bitch. Stupid marriage. Why can't there be something awesome for me to do? I don't like this life. I hate it. I fcking hate it."

The violet closed his eyes and completely zoned out.

~oOo~

Paul awoke from a horrid screech and cries. A rapid knock was heard on the door and would not stop for breaks. Paul got off of the bed and opened the door and saw his brother standing there, his jacket and dress shirt was a mess. The ribbon like tie was crooked. Reggie was sweating and his eyes were as wide as carriage wheels.

"What's going on?" asked Paul.

"Paul hurry and gather your Pokemon team in the safe in the care room. I've got most of your other Pokemon and my Pokemon. Someone has invaded the mansion and broke into father's office! I think they're after the meteorites!" Reggie hastily replied.

"What! Damn it!" Paul pushed Reggie aside and ran towards the care room to retrieve his Pokemon team that were locked up in the safe. It made it hard for him to run for his socks on smooth marble made it impossible for him to control his footing.

He saw an unfamiliar person just at the end of the hall. She held onto a fairly large item that was wrapped in a pink sash. She had a deep dark blue coloured hair and wore white circular clips in her hair. Her braided hair went all the way to the back and it transformed into a pony tail. She wore the most elegant powder blue dress with a dark blue corset around her slim waist.

"W-what..." he said loudly.

Dawn's head snapped up and looked at Paul. Their eyes interlocked. His said confusion. Hers said fear.

Dawn quickly ran down the hall without even a second glace.

"H-hey! Come back here you thief!" Paul yelled. He chased after Dawn, hoping to catch her and take back the meteorite.

The young woman continued running down the hall. She went by her instincts and went wherever her feet took her. She made a sharp left turn. Paul narrowed his eyes and raced up further. His hang grabbed hold of the pillar and made a smooth turn, his socks made it easier for him to slide on the shiny surface.

"Come back here now!" he hollered.

Dawn only turned her head a little to see Paul chasing after her still that she didn't see the ledge up in front of her and fell onto the ground. The meteorite rolled down the wide hallway. Her eyes stared quickly from Paul and back to the rock. She got up from the ground, ignoring the pain in her leg and continued after the escaped rock.

"Oh no you don't!" Paul finally reached the woman who was about to pick up the covered meteorite. His hand tightened their grip on her arm and spun her around forcibly.

"You forget about that meteorite right now and leave my home!" he hissed.

"No! I'm taking this back with me!" she yelled, equally angry. She nudged away from Paul. Her leg swung up and she did a round house kick. Paul flew to the back wall and fell to the ground. He laid there numb and unmoving.

Dawn couldn't help but feel slightly sorry and quietly walked towards him. She bent down and brushed his purple bangs away from his rough face. Her eyes were warm and looked at Paul with much curiosity.

What came next was much unexpected. Paul's eyes shot open and he tackled Dawn to the ground, pinning her so she won't be able to move. She struggled to get free from his heavy grip on her.

"Get off of me!" she shrieked.

"Not until you explain why the hell you would steal it! Tell me who you are!" he roared.

Dawn stopped squirming. Paul could feel her shoulders relax.

"My name is Dawn Berlitz...I'm the captain of a pirate crew called Diamond Pearl..." she said quietly, her face harden with no emotion. Paul felt the intensity of her simply from looking directly into her eyes.

"A Pirate crew?"

"Yes. A pirate crew. I need the meteorite so we can get rich off of it and maybe get someone to fix the ship or bye some supplies to fix it. We also need the money to get more food and goods so we don't starve ourselves," Dawn replied.

Paul nodded and to both their amazement, he got off of her and was sitting right in front of her. His eyes stared at Dawn as she sat on the floor with him.

"I want to join your crew."

"What?" Dawn asked, startled.

"I want to join Diamond Pearl. Is it that hard to understand?"

Dawn shook her head slowly, "well no. But I've never had someone like you ask to join my crew..."

"Good, then I'm the first. Just hold on while I gather up some of my things and my Pokemon. Come along. You might get found out by my father or the guards. And give me the meteorite to hold just in case."

Dawn looked skeptical. She didn't trust him one bit. She only just met him and he tried to take back the rock. "How can I be sure this isn't some scheme you put up?" she asked as she cross her arms.

"Because, I hate my life here. I hate my finacee. I hate my father. I basically hate this place. Period. I want to do something more productive with my life. And guess what? The captain of the crew ship Diamond Pearl just so happened to drop by to steal the meteorite."

"Are you sure you're not just being sarcastic?" Dawn asked. She was now up on her feet and grabbed the covered rock and held it closely to her chest.

"Yes, I'm sure." Paul jumped up and brushed his pants. He made a motion with his hand, gesturing Dawn to follow him. She nodded and trailed behind him.

~oOo~

They quickly made their way to the Care room. Paul rudely told Dawn to turn around. She rolled her eyes and obliged, not wanting to cause an argument. Once Paul took out his Pokemon team, he put them in a pouch. He moved towards the door, curtly using his head to signal Dawn to follow him.

"I haven't got your name yet, have I?" asked Dawn as she tried to make some conversation.

"Nope, you haven't."

"So, what's your name?" she asked him.

"Paul Cyrus-Ikari."

"Paul...that's a nice name," she complimented.

"Yeah whatever. Enough chit chatting Troublesome."

This irked Dawn, "my name is Dawn. And you better remember that because I'm your captain. So you'd better show some respect."

"Does it look like I care? Don't answer that," Paul added quickly.

Dawn rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Look, we really need to get going. My time is already up. Of course, it won't really matter because my team members will just send out a Tailow for me to follow them back to the ship – but seriously, we're on a tight schedule."

"Hole your horses Troublesome. We're almost at my room – wait! Stop! Hide!" Paul quickly shoved Dawn into a closet. He entered in shortly and closed the door.

"What are you doing?" she hissed. Paul slapped his hand on her mouth to stop her from talking.

"Shut up would you? My crazy-pink-haired-bitch of a fiancee is outside. And if she hears or sees us in here. We're toast."

They remained silent, listening to the footsteps of Ursula walk pass them. They also heard her whine and complain about how insensitive Paul is.

"That bastard of a fiance. When I find him. I'm going to yell, scream and kill him! I already told father on him. I just hope he gets punished!" Once she was gone, Paul and Dawn got out of the closet and sighed in relief.

"Wow, you really have a horrible fiancee," said Dawn as she laughed at the misery.

"Oh shut up Troublesome."

Finally, they reached Paul's room. They quickly slipped in and shut the door, locking it as well.

"Okay, so what do you need to get?" asked Dawn as she walked towards his bed and sitting on it. She almost lost her balance for the bed was rather soft and comfy.

"Clothes really."

"Alright – but be quick."

"Man, you sure like giving out orders," he muttered to himself, but loud enough for her to hear.

"Like I said. I'm your captain and you have to respect that!" she deemed. The violet simply rolled his dark gray eyes.

Paul picked up the shoes that he previously threw when he was angry about a couple hours before. He slipped them onto his feet and walked towards the vanity table. The mirror reflected the him that spent twenty years just to impress his father. He untied the piece of fabric around his neck and took off his shirt. His sudden action made Dawn squeak a little and turned around, gripping the meteorite tighter in her arms.

He walked to his closet and found the proper shirt. He dragged it away from the hanger and wore it. Paul buttoned up the casual shirt and rolled up his sleeves. He grabbed the discarded tie and wrapped it around his arm.

"Alright. I'm ready. Let's go out from the window. You have a flying type Pokemon?" he asked her.

Dawn nodded, "yup. Togekiss."

"Okay. Let's go." Paul opened the windows and looked down to see if anyone was down there. He turned to face Dawn. "Everything's okay. So if we move out now, no one will see us."

"Okay, Togekiss, spotlight!"

"Honchkrow, stand by!"

Dawn and Paul got on their respective flying types. Paul carefully closed the door and with a movement of his hand, they were off high in the sky.

"So, where's your crew?" asked Paul. They were nearing the clouds so they were a bit damp.

"Just down at the harbor. We should be there soon," replied Dawn. Paul nodded. He and his Pokemon tilted slightly and dropped down below the troposphere. They headed down to the harbor and Dawn saw her crew standing there.

Once they were close enough to the ground, they both hopped off of their Pokemon and returned them to their capsules.

"Captain!" cried Barry as he ran towards Dawn. He stopped immediately when he saw Paul standing next to her.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"Paul Cyrus-Ikari."

"Oh, well, my name's Barry Jun!"

"Alright you two. Enough with the introduction, save that when we reach our ship. For now, we have to get going!" said Dawn as she walked towards the murky waters.

"I'm going to fly back, Barry, you take Floatzle okay?" Dawn threw the ball at Barry to catch. The blonde nodded and ran up towards the waters as well, releasing the weasel like Pokemon into the ocean.

"I'll join you again then," Paul offered. He didn't give Dawn a chance to decline for he had already released his Pokemon. He hopped onto the large boss crow Pokemon and was in the air, waiting for his companion to join him.

Dawn took this as her cue to release her Togekiss. The bliss Pokemon shimmied and cried out with glee. Togekiss lowered itself to ground level so Dawn could get on. By then, Piplup had gotten out of his Pokeball and was resting on Dawn's shoulder.

"I guess this means we'll both be flying back to the ship. You guys take care alright?"

Her crew nodded and saluted their Captain. Barry looked sort of uneasy but obliged.

They were back up into the sky yet again and flew even further. Paul was slightly behind Dawn, trying to keep his distance at the moment. He looked over his shoulders and saw the rest of her crew mates already out on the open waters.

"Hey, Troublesome!" he shouted. The wind was blowing strongly against them so it was hard to talk to each other.

"My name's Dawn!"

Paul rolled his eyes, he ordered Honchkrow to fly faster to catch up with Dawn and her Pokemon until they were side by side. "Why'd you name your crew 'Diamond Pearl'?"

Dawn was caught off guard with that question. She pondered a minute and tilted her head to the side, "It was in memory of my brother. Barry was actually the captain of the crew. He was like the pearl, and my brother was like the diamond – which is their nickname as well...but...my brother died when I was younger, he and Barry were such good friends. Two years ago, he came to visit my brother's grave. He even asked me to join his crew because apparently, my brother had always wanted to travel across the seas and feel the freedom of what it's like to be a Pirate..."

"Must be painful huh? For you and Blondie I mean..."

"Y-yeah..." Dawn took this silence to swallow the lump forming in her throat, "when I was younger, my brother was always sick for the first half of the month, then he would get better until the next month...I never really thought about his actual condition...my mother wouldn't tell me anything and told me not to worry and that he was a strong boy like our father...

My brother died when we were thirteen. Everyone in Twinleaf was so devastated. He was usually the one to say 'no need to worry' and worry about others more than himself..."

Paul could see the tiny transparent beads roll down her cheeks. "Then what about your mom?" he asked.

"Five years ago, she died...she told me that she kept a bundle full of my brother's medical bills and information. I went into her room to look for it. I couldn't help but feel so stupid after that."

"I'm sure your mom just wanted to protect you...I mean, you still got to know your mom," Paul said bitterly.

"What are you talking about?" asked Dawn.

"My mother left us," he seethed. "She left without even saying a 'good-bye'."

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A/N: Okay, shorter than usual, but bare with me here! Anyways, sorry to leave you all on a cliffhanger!

Also, I drew a couple of scenes (in my planner) of where Paul and Dawn first meet. Dawn holding the meteorite and Paul's just like...yeah. Anyways I may or may not draw out the actual scene and CG it lol. Until then, bye!

-TakashiRika-