CHAPTER ONE

8 Years Later

Melanie Rose Hikari was a very pretty young girl, and happy too. She had dark purple hair with a single blue streak on the left side and very dark purple eyes, she was optimistic and bubbly like her Mom, Dawn. She never met her father, but heard some stuff about him. His name was Paul Shinji. She wanted to meet her father and new that when her Mom, Dawn was going to Johnto for a very important meeting, that it was the perfect opportunity. She had already emailed the coordinating school she was supposed to go to, letting them know that Dawn had decided to take her daughter with her to Johnto. She had typed up a letter and did her mom's signature on the bottom, so she could give it to her father to make him believe, and if he still didn't believe she was his daughter, then she had her birth certificate.

"Honey, I love you and I will call you all the time." her mom hugged her and kissed her for the millionth time.

"I love you too mommy, now go before you miss your ferry." Melanie laughed, her Mom blew her kisses the whole way onto the ferry which Melanie returned. The moment the ship was out of view, Melanie got down to business. She let out her Staraptor.

"Now, to Vielstone." Melanie exclaimed, climbing onto the pokemon, which cried it's name and took off.

Paul sat around his apartment with his Mom and Brother. Paul was rich, his apartment was the latest fashion, he could do anything with the touch of a button.

"Mr. Shinji, there is a young lady down her, wanting to see you." the doorman called over the intercom. Paul was about to tell him, to tell the girl he wasn't interested, but Reggie beat him to it.

"Is she cute?" Reggie asked, grinning at Paul. Paul rolled his eyes.

"Adorable, Mr. Reggie." the doorman snickered.

"Send her up!" Reggie commanded.

"You got it." the doorman smirked from where he was watching the ten year old girl in the lobby.

"Come on Paul! Maybe she'll be cool!" Reggie whined.

"It would be good for you to have a girlfriend." Regina pointed out. Paul rolled his eyes and before he could say anything else, there was a knock on the door. Paul sighed and went to get it, while Reggie and Regina followed, spying from around the corner. Paul looked around, but shut the door when he didn't see anything.

"Hey!" came an outraged call from outside. Paul looked at Reggie and Regina questionably. They shrugged and Paul opened the door again, this time looking down. He saw the ten year old.

"I don't want whatever you're selling." Paul grumbled shuting the door, but the girl was quicker she slipped in and followed Paul to the living room.

"I'm not selling anything." she smiled and Paul jumped, along with Regina and Reggie who hadn't realized she followed them.

"Then what do you want?" Paul growled at the girl.

"I have to stay here for a month, my mom went on an important trip to Johnto and I have no where else to go." the girl explained plopping on the couch.

"Why would you stay here? What about your father or grandparents or something?" Reggie asked. Paul was studying the girl with narrowed eyes.

"Dawn Hikari." he nodded to himself. "That's who you look like." he added at their confused stares.

"She's my mom." Melanie exclaimed proudly.

"Well, go find your dad, because you're not staying here." Paul grumbled.

"I already did." Melanie explained.

"Okay then, why are you here?" Regina asked. Paul's eyes widened with the realization.

"No." he shook his head."No, no, no, no. " he repeated. Melanie nodded grinning at him. Paul glared back. "No, no, no. we used protection, no.....didn't we?" he asked himself, suddenly becoming confused.

"Obviously not." Melanie grinned. Regina and Reggie were looking between the two with wide eyes.

"No way..." Reggie uttered. "You have a kid?!" he exploded.

"Yup." Melanie nodded.

"No." Paul growled at her.

"Mom, gave you a letter." Melanie said, digging threw her bag and producing the fake letter. Paul snatched it from her hand and skimmed the lines.

Dear Paul,

I am so sorry, you had to find out this way. I have a very important meeting in Johnto with my mom, so no one was left to take care of her. Yes, her name is Melanie Rose and she is your daughter. I swear, if there was any other way, than I would do it. I don't want Melanie to be a problem, but I think you can handle her, she really is an angel.

Love, Dawn

Paul shook his head. "Nope. Not gonna believe it Melanie." he sneered at the paper. Regina took the paper gently from his hand and read over it, Reggie reading over her shoulder.

"Mom said you would say that, sooo, I have this." Melanie stated, looking threw her bag and pulling out an envelope. Paul grabbed it and opened it. "It's my birth certificate and it has your name on it." Melanie stated matter a factly.

"No it doesn't." Paul glared at her before looking down at the paper. Sure enough, under the portion that said father was Paul's name. Paul's eyes widened. Reggie looked over his shoulder and he whistled.

"Looks like you have a daughter Paulie." he whistled. Paul was still staring at the paper with wide eyes, eyes skimming over his name repeatedly. Paul's head was shaking the tiniest bit.

"No! She doesn't even look like me!" Paul growled, he crouched down next to the girl and the girl looked at him, she hid her blue hair streak, lowered her eyebrows, and scowled. Regina looked between the two with wide eyes.

"Wow! You two look like twins, you know, except for the age difference." Reggie laughed. Paul growled at him and Melanie smirked and then growled, just like Paul. Reggie snickered and then Paul glared at the girl.

"Give me your mother's phone number, she's coming to pick you up, now." Paul glared at the girl.

"Sorry, can't happen." Melanie said nonchalantly, plopping back down on the couch.

"And why not?" Paul asked threw his teeth, trying not to lose his patience on the girl.

"She doesn't like me giving her phone number to strangers." Melanie shrugged, lying and making something up as she went.

"I'm not a stranger!" Paul hissed, clenching his fists.

"Yes you are, you may be my father, but all I know about you is that your name is Paul Shinji and you're obviously very grumpy." Melanie chirped. Reggie snickered and Regina shook her head, hiding a slight smile. Paul was steaming now.

"Fine then! You better find some place to stay because you're not staying here." Paul slammed the door behind him. Melanie flinched. Regina put a hand on her shoulder.

"Don't worry honey, he'll warm up to you." Regina promised. Reggie nodded in agreement.