A/N: Whoo, chapter six, finally! I can't believe I've made it this far xD But anyway, there's probably gonna be more romance later on, but there might also be only one or two chapters left, I'm still undecided.
Again anyway, I should probably put the disclaimer, I've forgotten to do it for my earlier chapters xD
Disclaimer: I own NOTHING in this story, except for the plot line, and Maru-tan the puppy ^^
"So what you're telling me is, that Paul chased after you because he'd found out that you had taken Maru before you could get far away?" May asked. She was sitting on Misty's bed with Misty and Dawn sitting on the floor, Dawn braiding Misty's shoulder-length ginger hair. They had holed themselves up in eldest girl's room after Lily and Violet had tried to convince them to let the sisters give them make-overs, but they had refused politely and raced to Misty's room, locking the door behind them. Thank goodness Daisy was out of town, or they never would have gotten away.
Dawn nodded. "Pretty much." She could feel her face heating up, so she looked around at Misty, saying, "Want me to do anymore?"
Misty fingered the double braid that Dawn had done, smiling as she felt the perfect and smooth edges Dawn had created with her delicate hands. "No, this is cool. I love how you made two braids instead of just one, gives it originality I guess." Dawn laughed and Misty stuck her tongue out at the younger girl. On the bed, May flopped onto her back, propping her feet on the wall, her head hanging over the edge to where she was looking at them upside down. "Is that all that really happened, Dawn?" May queried.
Dawn blushed again, and instead of answering May's question, she avoided it entirely by saying, "So, who wants to play Sonic the Hedgehog? I haven't gotten to finish the game yet."
May frowned at Dawn's subtle attempt to steer clear of her questioning, but she let it drop, instead helping Misty get her Wii out of the closet and hook it up to the TV. They found the remote and the nunchuk on a shelf above Misty's bed. Dawn had to crouch on all fours on the floor while May stepped up precariously on her back to reach the shelf.
Once they'd gotten the devices, they put in the video game and waited for the console to warm up. At the menu they chose the square for the game they'd put in: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. They each had their own talents in the sports, Dawn's being ice-skating, May's skiing, and Misty's ice hockey.
Once they started the game, it was on.
"Dammit! That is the last time I put you as goalie, Knuckles!" May screamed at the TV while Misty and Dawn howled with laughter on the floor. "God! And Amy, you need a better shot, UGH!" She pulled the remote wrist band off and tossed it onto the bed, fuming. She flopped to the floor and kicked her feet in the air.
Dawn laughed, "I don't think Drew would like to know his future girlfriend raves after losing to a video game."
May shot her a look. "Oh yeah? You're one to talk after Rouge didn't jumped when you wanted to, and you just about threw the remote out the window!"
Dawn flushed at the accusation. "I did not!" She looked at Misty out of the corner of her eye. "Why is she the one who always doesn't freak out?" she blamed, pointing a finger at their red-headed friend. "You'd think that since she has red hair she'd freak out more!"
Misty smacked her forehead and sighed while the two hollered at each other. "Guys, please. It's only a game. Can we all just chill please?" she almost pleaded. The two turned on her and she squeaked. They exchanged a glance, then both smirked. Without warning, they pounced on her, sending all three of them flying onto the bed. "Ow!" The remote May had thrown onto the bed dug into her back painfully.
"Whoops, sorry," May giggled. Dawn went into hysterics. Misty just rolled her eyes, smiling.
There was a knock at the door, and all at once the laughter was silence as they all listened. "May?" Lily's voice came through the door. "You're parents called and said they wanted you to come home for a minute, they need to talk to you." The three looked at each other.
"Okay," May called to Misty's elder sister. "We'll be out in a few minutes." There was a sound of acknowledgment, then a few giggles as Lily ran off back downstairs, most likely to gossip some more with Violet. "Well that was weird. Let's go get Maru before he gets any more lonely outside by himself." Misty's sisters wouldn't let them bring Maru in, and Dawn nearly wailed her head off, but they didn't bat an eyelash at her tantrum.
Dawn rolled off of May, but she rolled too far, causing her to fall off the bed. "Ow!" she cried. Dawn rubbed her rear where she'd landed on Misty's hardwood floor. "Misty, sometimes I hate your floor!" This just caused May and Misty to laugh harder than before. She grumbled under her breath. "Oh, come on, May. Let's see if we're getting in trouble for this morning or not."
As they made their way out of the house, the three could swear that Lily and Violet were giggling as they walked to the door. But whenever they looked behind them, the giggling subsided, but resumed when they started walking again. May decided to just forget about it, murmuring a "Let's go" to her friends. But once they opened the door and heard someone yell "Surprise!" they began screaming and running for shelter. It was Drew, Paul, and Ash, all armed with water balloons, just like the girls had used earlier, except this time it was them getting wet.
"Oh my God, oh my God!" Dawn shrieked at she streaked for the kitchen. May was screaming bloody murder as she started chasing Drew through the yard, and Misty just caught the balloons Ash tossed at her. She gave some to Dawn, who had hidden under the kitchen table, and they, along with Ash, started pelting Paul and Drew, both who yelled "Traitor!" But they were laughing the entire time.
"Drew, you're going to die!" May squealed as she tackled Drew to the ground, causing him to drop the rest of his balloons, all of which the other four preceded to pick up and throw at each other again. "I'm soaking wet you jerk!"
Drew studied her now-soaked ensemble, his eyes resting on her chest. "Why yes," he said with a smirk. "I can see that."
May's face burned with embarrassment as she picked up a discarded balloon, popping it above Drew's face. He sputtered as the water from the balloon covered his face, blinding him for a moment. "Take that, pervert!" she snickered. She scrambled immediately to her feet and ran off to help her friends. "Hope that cleared that dirty mind of yours, Drew!" she called over her shoulder, laughing.
Drew sat up, smiling as he watched May and her friends squeal as they were taken under fire by more balloons Paul had pulled from Drew's car. They had prepared a lot, making sure that they didn't run out early. Barking could be heard as Maru ran out front, jumping into the air to try and bite the water balloons thrown from person to person.
A water balloon exploded in Misty's face, sending her into a fit of giggles as she threw a balloon at Ash, juggling about five more in the crook of her arm. Her shirt was soaked through, but so was everyone else's, meaning it meant no difference who got hit with balloons now, all that mattered was that the balloon actually hit somebody, anybody. "Take this, Ash!" she cried as she threw a balloon over her shoulder at her said target while she attempted to run off. But, even with Misty's stable balance, the ground was slippery with water, and her foot slipped on the slick grass.
"Misty!" Ash raced over to help. But when he leaned over to pull her up, she grinned mishievously at him, and dragged him to the ground beside her. "Gah! Misty!"
She laughed, leaning over him and saying, "Sorry, Ash. I couldn't resist, you are so easy to fool."
He blinked up at her for a moment, then gritted his teeth as he said, "Oh yeah? Well, how's this?" He pushed up to his elbows, surprising Misty when he covered her mouth with his.
Misty's face blazed when he pulled away, looking like she was about to fall over. She blinked a couple times, and when she finally saw Ash's triumphant grin, her anger flaired. "Ash Ketchum, you are going to regret that," she seethed.
He broke out into a cold sweat at her threat, scrambling out from beneath her. While he tried to get away, Misty grabbed his pant leg, making him fall to the grass again. Her anger evaporated, she laughed when he lifted his face, grass stuck to his face.
Meanwhile, in the backyard, Dawn was running through the grass barefoot as Paul chased her with even more water balloons. She squealed as she made a beeline for the fence that surrounded the yard, but it was tough going climbing it since she didn't have any shoes on.
"Oh no you don't!"
Paul grabbed the hem of her shirt, stopping her at the top of the wire fence. He pulled and Dawn came tumbling down on top of him, shrieking the entire way. Water balloons flew onto the grass, popping on the short, dry blades. They rolled across the ground a few feet, ending with her on top of him.
She looked down at him, laughing. "I think we should do that more often, that was pretty fun."
Paul smirked. "Maybe. So long as I get to see you like this again." His eyes moved up and down her body, causing Dawn's face to blaze with embarrassment.
"Sh-shut up!" She pushed away from him, but he caught her arm, pulling her close again. She blushed furiously. "You are so mean sometimes."
He chuckled. Burying his face and hands in her hair, he said, "Mm, maybe. All depends on how you look at it."
With all the blood in her face, Dawn was getting dizzy. She couldn't resist when he touched her. She touched his face, pulling lightly on his cheek. "Brazen boy," she laughed lightly.
He smiled against her hair, moving to where he was face to face with her, his forehead pressed against hers. Dawn smiled and closed her eyes, releshing their closeness, and when Paul leaned in close for a kiss, she moved with him, wrapping her arms around his neck to hold him closer. When they seperated for air, he held her in his arms as they lay on the grass, oblivious to the water balloons being aimed at them until they exploded on their faces.
They sat up sputtering, Dawn shrieking as she took off after May, one of the culprits, while Paul stood up and wrung his hair out. He didn't really care, he'd gotten his moment with her, he just wish it had been longer, much longer. (If you know what I mean *wink wink* Just kidding lol xD)
A/N: Oh my God, Paul was so OOC in this chapter xD I guess his original personality wouldn't really fit for this chapter, but hey, I tried keeping him in character as much as I could, but it's hard! The boy is normally like stone, it's hard to make him not soft like a cloud! xD
And yes, I know, horrible spot to stop, (Heh, "stop", "spot". Almost the same word but with two letters switched xD God, I need more sleep lol) but I got to figure out what I want to put next. Until then, I'm gonna have to wrack my brain while studying for my daily Spanish quizzes and Human Anatomy class x_x Being a junior in high school is exhausting sometimes.
Til then, though, adieu! (^^)/