Author's Note: Just to let everyone know I edited the ending for this chapter. Didn't really like the other one. Anyway enjoy!
Disclaimer: Cloud Advent does not own pokemon or the songs that are featured in this fanfiction.
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Nobody But You
-Chapter 2-
Dawn closed her eyes and took in a deep breath. She then opened her eyes with a smile as she sang her first verse.
"Turn it inside so I can see.
Part of you that's drifting over me.
And when I wake you're...
never there..
But when I sleep you're...
everywhere.
You're everywhere..."
As Dawn sang her heart out and danced the judges could only look on with a smile. Satoshi was grinning as he watched and listened to the blunette sing and dance.
"...Cause you're everywhere to me.
And when I close my eyes it's you I see
You're everything that makes me believe
I'm not alone
Cause you're everyone I see.
So tell me.
Do you see me?"
Once Dawn finished she quickly sighed in relief as the judges as well as some of the other people nearby applauded her performance. A faint blush appeared on her cheeks as she nervously bowed her head in thanks.
Just then the judges all turned to each other and huddled up as Dawn nervously awaited their response.
After a few moments of deliberation one of the judges began speaking. "Dawn. Thank you for such a wonderful performance. You really do have quite a bit of talent." the female judge said with a smile as the other judges agreed with her.
"Yo Dawn. You got some sweet pipes girl. Your performance was really lit the place up yo. That performance was the bomb." one of the other judges added. The young teen couldn't help but giggle at his choice of words.
Satoshi smiled as he looked at Dawn before asking,"Why did you decide to join this contest Dawn?"
Hearing the teen sensation speak the bluenette immediately began thinking of a reply. "W-well. Ever since I was a little girl I always dreamed of becoming a star. I know it may sound cheesy but it was something I really wanted to be." she added with a smile.
"My mom would always tell me that if I really wanted it to happen then I would have to work really hard for it. And I did. Every day I would sing and practice dancing while watching all my favorite singers on tv. Hehe, I drove my parents crazy sometimes." she laughed at the last part.
The judges all smiled at Dawn's down-to-earthness as they continued evaluating her. They asked her a few more questions which she happily answered.
The female judge then said, "Well Dawn, we'll let you know of our decision after we evaluate the rest of the contestants. For now, feel free to look around the mall if you want. We'll be making an announcement once all the other contestants finish their appeals."
The bluenette nodded her head and thanked the judges before turning to leave. However, she quickly turned on her heels and headed for the judges table before enveloping Satoshi in a big fan-girly hug. The raven-haired star was quickly caught off a guard as a faint streak of red covered his cheeks.
"Sorry! I'm just a really big fan." Dawn added with a wide grin as she happily turned and left. Satoshi was surprised but he chuckled at the girl's stunt as the other judges joined in the laughter. She was really was something else.
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"Dawn, you were amazing back there!" Leona happily exclaimed as she complimented Dawn's wonderful performance.
"Aww, thanks Leona. But I was really nervous up on that stage. I hope I didn't mess up." the blue-haired teen nervously replied.
"I wouldn't worry too much about it. You sounded great. The judges seemed to like you too." her best friend answered.
"I hope so. I was so nervous I thought I would forget the words." Dawn added, unsure if her performance was worthy of a win. "I heard some of the other girls gave a really good performance too." she added.
"Hmm, well you shouldn't worry so about about the other girl's performance as much as you should worry about what they'll do to you after they saw you go all fan-girly and bear hug poor Satoshi."
Leona smirked.
"Hey I didn't hug him that hard." the blunette retorted as her cheeks reddened a little.
"Yeah, uh huh. Face it Dawn, you were all over him and you know it." the other teen teased crossing her arms as she spoke.
"I was not! Besides you're just jealous because I got to touch Satoshi and you didn't so ha!" Dawn countered with a smirk of her own.
However Leona did not falter as she replied, "Oh yes Dawn. I was totally jealous. Me and the thousand girls who showed up here to see Satoshi. Or have you not noticed the daggers the girls have been glaring at you with as you pass them by."
Hearing this, Dawn blinked a couple a times before turning around only to see that the other girls in the mall were indeed glaring at her with a look that said "Why aren't you dead yet?"
Dawn nervously lowered her head as her best friend couldn't help but giggle at her situation.
The blunette quickly rebounded though as she stated,"Well no need to worry about that now. Anyway we've got some spare time before the judges make their announcement so you know what that means."
"Time to shop till we drop!" the two best friends simultaneously called out as they laughed and they entered a cute looking clothing store nearby.
The pair had gone through couple rounds through the mall trying out different outfits and laughing the whole entire way before a voice boomed over the loud speakers.
"Would all participants of the PokeMusic Singing Contest please report to the front entrance of the mall. I repeat. Would all participants of the PokeMusic Singing Contest please report to the front entrance of the mall. We will be announcing the winner shortly."
Hearing the announcement the two friends looked at each other nervously.
"Do you think they're gonna pick you?" Leona asked.
"I really don't know." Dawn replied nervously.
The two friends instantly hugged each other before Leona added, "Win or lose you're still the best to me Dawn."
The blunette smiled at her best friends words as she replied, "Thanks for being here with Leona."
"Wouldn't miss it for the world buddy." was the reply she received before the two friends embraced once more.
"Well it's now or never." Dawn stated as she looked at her friend for support. Leona smiled and nodded.
However as the two turned towards the entrance they were quickly met face to face with a pair of rather intimidating police officers.
One of the officers pointed at Dawn before asking,"Are you Miss Dawn Berlitz?"
The poor girl gulped as she nervously replied, "Y-yes. U-um what can I do for you?"
Just then a familiar looking man appeared from behind the two police officers as he loudly exclaimed, "That's her! That's the crazy woman who assaulted me back at the diner the other day. Arrest her!"
The two officers looked at the girls with stone faces as one of them added, "Is this true?"
Dawn was quite frankly too terrified to say anything. However, she tried to say something in her defense. "O-officers I can explain..."
However the two police officers were not in the mood to hear her explanation. "We're gonna have to place you under arrest miss."
"Under arrest!?!" Leona angrily exclaimed.
"Please place your hands behind your back." the other officer ordered as he pulled out a pair of handcuffs from his belt.
"Now wait just a minute!" Leona started but she was quickly restrained by one the other officer.
Dawn couldn't believe this was happening. This couldn't be real. There was no way this could be happening.
Out of the corner of her eye, Dawn noticed a rather familiar looking teen pop star wave in her general direction.
Just then a girl's scream was heard as everyone turned to the sudden screech.
"It's Satoshi! He's waving at us!"
Suddenly, a stampede of rabid fan girls stormed over towards Satoshi quickly splitting up the cops from Dawn and Leona. "
Turning to Dawn, Leona quickly shouted, "Now's your chance Dawn! Get back to the singing contest!"
The bluenette wasn't really sure what was happening but she knew this was definitely NOT the time for her to get arrested.
Fighting her way through the lovestruck fan girls, Dawn made her way towards the front entrance of the mall where the contest winner was to be announced.
"Don't just stand there you buffoons! After her!" the angry man from the diner yelled before being knocked down and trampled on by the stampeding girls. Soon afterward, the two officers began their pursuit.
Once she managed to get through all of the fan girls, Dawn quickly dashed for the entrance door. As soon as she opened it, she was greeted with the sight of the large crowd of contestants eagerly awaiting for their name to be called.
Turning back, Dawn noticed that the two officers as well as the angry man from the diner were quickly closing in on her.
Thinking quickly, the former waitress quickly ducked into the crowd and pushed her way towards the main stage.
Just then a rather large man in a fancy suit carrying an envelope made his way on stage and stood in front of a microphone. Overlooking the crowd, the large man let out a loud hardy laugh as he announced,"Greetings. I am Samuel Oak, president of PokeMusic Entertainment."
The crowd cheered loudly as the man announced his identity before settling down to listen to what he had to say next.
"First off, I would like to thank all of you for participating in my singing contest. From what i've heard there are many talented people in this crowd today. And for that you should all give yourselves a big round of applause."
The crowd once again cheered as the president clapped his hands in approval. Mr. Oak then smiled as he added, "Now I could go on and on about how much this day means to me and my company. But I'm sure all of you are more interested in who won the contest am I correct?"
The man received a loud ovation as a response the crowd of hopefuls were eagerly waiting for him to make the big announcement.
"As I thought. Well I won't be prolonging the suspense any further." stated with a grin as he opened the envelope and pulled out a single white card with the winners name on it. "The winner of the PokeMusic Entertainment Singing Contest is...."
Just then our blunette managed to climb on stage just as the president announced the name of the winner.
"Dawn Berlitz!"
Dawn froze upon hearing her name called out. The crowd screamed and cheered for the winner of the pokemusic contest. The blunette didn't know what to say but she soon didn't care as she happily jumped up and down and raised her hands in the air.
"I won! I can't believe I won!" she cheered in excitement and happiness. That happiness was short lived however as she felt a pair of cold metal get slapped on to her wrists.
The two officers along with the man from the diner, who was practically fuming with anger, stood next to Dawn on stage.
Our poor contest winner nervously gulped as she whimpered,
"Uh-oh."
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Author's Note: Wooo! Dawn has won the contest! But at what cost? Are her dreams of stardom over before they even begin? All will be revealed in the next exciting installment of Nobody But You!
Featured music in this chapter: "Everywhere" by Michelle Branch