Me-Hello, you guys! Thank you so much for reviewing and we all welcome you back to Finding True Love!
Dawn-And we have a special guest for you guys~
Brock-And who's that?
Dawn-Mister Eclipse X7! Say hi to everyone~
Eclipse-Hey! What's up, everyone? Oh and just to clarify, I am a guy. Also Dawn, just call me Eclipse. You don't need to be so formal with me :)
Dawn-Okay!
Brock-And how is he important?
Dawn-You fool! We're helping him out with this story!
Me-*rolls eyes* Where were you at that time, Brock?
Brock-...Flirting with girls, why?
Ash-Tsk tsk tsk...Brock, keep flirting with every girl you see and then no girl will want you because they wont think you'll be loyal.
Eclipse-Ash has a point, Brock. What you need to do is prove you can be loyal.
Brock-And what if I don't want to?
Ash-Then, you can stay forever lonely. *winks*
Brock-Why you...! *Ash and Brock get into a fight*
Dawn-Um...
Me-Anyhow! Would you like to do the disclaimer, Eclipse?
Eclipse-Yeah, just a second. Lucario, break those two up before they both end up with black eyes *shakes head and releases Lucario* Now, where was I...Oh yes...! Neither me or Addicted own Pokemon, so please do not sue or I'll unleash Lucario's wrath on you too(hey that rhymes).
Me-XD
Dawn-And they both ended up getting black eyes, anyway! *points at Ash and Brock*
Ash and Brock-*mutter profanities under their breaths*
Dawn-And you hit it off quite well with Eclipse...
Me-I have a boyfriend, mind you...*vein pops*
Dawn-Like I was assuming anything! You and Hunter were meant to be~
Me-Oh, you stop...!
Pikachu-Bloop. :3
Me-Uh...
Dawn-And please read on!
Normal POV
Meanwhile, the girl that Ash was talking about is apparently freaking out over the lightning and thunder, holding onto Piplup and Buneary, nearly suffocating them both to death as she kept them close to her with her eyes shut tight.
Finally Piplup, who had enough of the girl clinging onto him oh so tightly, used Peck and pecked the girl's chin and quickly gave the girl a quick smack on the cheek with his flipper.
''Pull yourself together, stoopid. It's just a little thunder and lightning.'' Piplup pointed out blatantly.
The girl fumed at what Piplup just told her.
''I'm not stupid!" she complained. "Well, I guess you're right...It's just that I hate it when it's stormy! Oh, I just wish that...'' the girl trailed off.
Piplup perked up at the slight pause in her sentence.
''Wish what, Dawn?" Piplup questioned.
Dawn jolted, realizing that she said something that she shouldn't have said it out loud and stared at the red blanket she used to cover herself with and concentrated on the fine knitting on the edge.
"Oh...it's nothing, Piplup." she reassured him.
Buneary eyed Dawn, obviously seeing through Dawn's lie.
"Dawn, don't be an idiot. We all know what you meant to say." Buneary stated.
"I meant to say what?" Dawn questioned.
"You wanted a certain guy to hold you tight until the storm leaves you alone, right? We're not that dumb, Dawn." Piplup pointed out, which made Buneary shoot a death glare at him.
"Uh...Ya mean Barry?" she questioned.
"Nope." Piplup stated.
"Are you talking about Kenny?" she asked.
"No." Piplup said.
"Come on! You must be talking about either Paul or Conway!" Dawn exclaimed, hoping that she didn't wake up Brock.
Buneary slapped her forehead with her paw while sighing.
"You dumbo blunette! You just wish that your wittle prince charming Ash was here, holding you and protecting you like as if you were his Cinderella and he was your Romeo~'' Buneary hinted with a mocking and mischievous tone in her voice.
Dawn blushed furiously.
''Buneary! I do not wish for that to happen! At least I'm sure I don't...?" Dawn trailed off into her own thoughts as she began to think about what Buneary just told her.
''Oh, really? Well, you don't hide that want very well enough. I'm not some stupid Bugs Bunny that just stares at everything and says, 'Eh, what's up doc?' I've seen you checking him out when he's not looking in your direction and I must say: your eyes seem to wander a little too low sometimes...'' Buneary giggled once she said that.
Piplup's eyes were wide in shock and fear while Dawn's face resembled one of Drew's red roses.
''WHAT!? I have not done that. There has not been one time when I had supposedly checked him out, let alone have my eyes venture a little too low.'' the girl said with a slightly cracking voice from the strain on her vocal cords.
Piplup cleared his throat, deciding he should talk and break the fight between Dawn and Buneary.
''It's just as obvious to us that you like Ash as much as it is that Buneary likes Pikachu.'' Piplup rolled his eyes, making Buneary glare at him.
''Hey...! I don't like Pikachu in the way you think I like him!'' Buneary snapped angrily.
''Oh, really now? Cuz that's not what my instincts say." Piplup replied smartly.
''You heard me. I don't like him... I absolutely adore him!" Buneary exclaimed happily while blushing.
Dawn and Piplup fell down anime style while sweat dropping.
"Well...I guess that's you." Dawn pointed out.
"Do you like Ash or do you not? I promise not to tell Ash myself." Piplup swore as he looked at his partner.
Dawn sighed before slowly nodding.
"Yeah? And what if I did?" she questioned.
Buneary squealed while jumping around in glee.
"Oh my god! Our prediction was correct!" Buneary exclaimed as she continued to hop around. Dawn's face began to resemble a tomato as she tried to keep her eyes anywhere but on Piplup and Buneary.
"Hey, is it my fault that I like him? I mean, love happens when it wants to." Dawn pointed out. Piplup nodded his head.
"And that's exactly true, Dawn. Love is unexpected and accidental. Who knows what this bumpy ride may consist of...?" Piplup explained.
Buneary peeked her head outside of the tent and sighed in relief.
"Well, it seems like the storm is gone, so I suggest we get to sleep." Buneary said. Dawn yawned before snuggling up in her sleeping bag.
"Okay. Well, good night!" she said before closing her eyes and falling into a deep sleep with Piplup and Buneary cuddled up against her body.
The sun shone brightly over three tents with its bright glare and a blunette in the middle tent was just trying to get in some more hours of beauty sleep in. However, Piplup was trying to wake her up.
"Ugh...five more minutes, Piplup..." Dawn muttered tiredly as she turned her back towards Piplup. Piplup glared at Dawn's back.
"You stupid girl, get up." Piplup commanded angrily. Dawn let out a small whine as she pulled the sheet up to her chin.
"But, it's too early...!" Dawn complained.
"Oh my god, really? I know I need to get up, but seriously: I hate wake-up calls." Dawn thought to herself.
Piplup was getting annoyed by Dawn's laziness and decided to use Peck in order to wake her up. Dawn's eyes widened once she heard a familiar squeal and realized that Piplup was getting ready to use Peck. She shot up almost immediately, not wanting a headache so early in the morning.
"No way, Piplup! I absolutely do not want to be woken up by you pecking me, thank you very much." she stated.
"Well, you need to get up or else either Ash or Brock will come in and wake you up themselves." Piplup stated simply.
"But I- - -" The tent on the left of her unzipped and Dawn's heart leaped, knowing who was getting ready to step out and complain about how slow a certain loverboy cook was taking with his breakfast.
Dawn stopped herself from unzipping her tent open for a second and pulled out her mirror from her bag and looked at herself. Before she could let a loud scream, Buneary smacked her in the face and Piplup used Bubblebeam on her.
Dawn looked back into the mirror and smiled, seeing that her hair was neatly done.
"Aw, thanks. You are my lifesaver, Piplup." she told him. Buneary shook her heard while sighing.
"Well, I ain't the one prettying myself up for Ash." Buneary said sarcastically, which made Dawn jolt.
"Hey...!" she complained as she put on her clothes and looked at herself. She had to look perfect for Ash. She just had to! Being beautiful is part of her personality, for crying out loud!
"Miss Dawn Bella Berlitz, no. You do not want to look so good for Ash. You guys are friends for crying out loud! Like as if a friend cares about how they look for a specific friend..." Dawn thought to herself.
It seemed like Piplup heard what she was saying because Piplup shot her a quizzical look.
"Oh, it's nothing. No need to worry, Piplup!" she told him.
Piplup rolled his eyes.
"And that's when we all worry the most..." he muttered under his breath before heading out of the tent.
Dawn placed her trademark white cap on her head and headed out of the tent to be met with the smell of buttermilk pancakes, maple syrup, and strawberries on top of whip cream.
The sun felt good on her as she looked around and saw all of their Pokemon running around while Croagunk was just sitting there, picking at his food. She then spotted Brock flipping a pancake in a pan and then she saw him.
His black hair was sticking up in different directions and he was wearing his usual outfit with his hat next to his plate. He was practically drooling over the food Brock was making and Pikachu was trying his best to resist Buneary's flirting. To Dawn, he reminded her of an extremely hungry Snorlax that didn't get food for weeks. Dawn silently giggled to herself.
"So cute..." she muttered under her breath. She them mentally smacked herself in the face.
"Did I just say he's cute? No, I didn't! I- - -" her thoughts were cut off as she smiled to herself.
"Ah, who am I kidding? I just want him. I want Ash.." Dawn said before heading over and sitting down next to Ash.
Ash turned away from the pan and smiled.
"Good morning, Dawn!" he greeted happily.
"Morning, Ash." she replied.
"Did you get enough sleep?" he asked as Brock flipped the last pancake in his pan. Dawn nodded.
"Yeah. And I bet that you did?" she questioned.
"That stupid storm kept me up." Ash stated simply.
"Good morning, Dawn!" Brock declared as he placed five pancakes on Ash's plate.
"Morning, Brock." she replied as she spotted Ash reaching for his fork hastily and was getting ready to dig into his pancakes. Brock placed three pancakes on Dawn's plate just as Dawn smacked Ash's hand, making him drop his fork.
"Hey...! What was that for?!" Ash complained.
"You have to wait! Brock still didn't get his food out!" Dawn pointed out as Brock put the rest of his pancakes onto his plate and wedged himself in between Ash and Dawn.
"I'm sitting between you two so that way, no mental flirting happens while we eat." Brock hinted, which made the two teens blush furiously.
"Yeah right, Brock!" they both said in unison, which made Brock laugh as they dig into their food.
Dawn stared at her food as Brock's words kept swimming through her head.
"Did Brock read my mind or something?" she asked herself. She then shook it off before going back to eating her pancakes.
But, what she didn't know was that Ash was thinking the exact same thing.
Me-And that's it!
Dawn-Aw, really?
Me-Yeah, pretty much.
Ash-...FOOD~!
Croagunk-*poison stabs Ash*
Ash-*faints*
Me and Dawn-*sweat drops* Well...that's different...
Brock-Yeah! Now I can go flirt with more girls!
Croagunk-*poison stabs Brock*
Brock-*faints*
Dawn-Will he ever learn...?
Me-Highly doubt it.
Ash-R&R please! If you do, you get a virtual pie! :)
*P.S.-The title for Chapter 1 is French for rain. I'll be doing be doing something like this (Rain: Pluie) with French and stuffish like that.