Author's Note: My oh my...this story is just about to get gooooooood. I came up with so many things for this story that I don't even know how to put it all together.
There will be a new character in this story, a very old character I must say. Do you guys remember a girl by the name of Giselle? She's that pretty school girl that had a Cubone and which Brock AND Ash had the hots for. I must say that she will be drama for this story, along with Cato.
I've been realizing that many more people are reading this story! And I'm so happy that I'm getting more reviews! It make's me excited and motivated to write more and update faster, you know? Like, I need that motivation. Haha.
Luckily, this was a quick update. I'm happy that it is because I just recently got to typing all of this really quickly.
And one more note, I did my best to write out the contest! It's hard to describe contests and battles and shit, but yeah, I tried.
He found himself coming upon a large wooden sign which had the words: Contest Hall engraved on it. This was obviously the place where the contest was held at. Usually, Paul wasn't the one to ever step foot into a place which consists of anything to do with contests. The thought of entering a contest himself made his face grow with disgust. He hated contests with a passion. All he ever knew about contests is that they are divided into two parts. The first round basically consists of Coordinators and their Pokémon performing their moves in order to showcase their beauty and talent. The second round is when two Coordinators compete in a Pokémon battle while continuing to show off their Pokémon's beauty and skill. He knew each battle lasts for five minutes, but the object of the battle is to decrease the opponent's points.
Still, this was enough for him to find the idea of contests plain stupid. But since the blue haired beauty wanted him to come and watch her compete in it, he shouldn't be the one to complain. He decided to come for her and only her. He could've just easily denied the idea of going, considering he'd never taken a liking to contests. But he had to just suck it up and deal with it; just to make the only girl he ever felt so light towards to, happy.
He placed his palm on the doorknob before twisting it open. Noises from the inside were high pitched as he opened this door. It wasn't too loud, but it was loud enough to hear the audience cheering for whatever reason. He stepped foot into the hall, returning his hands back inside his pockets.
The blue haired beauty must be getting ready for the first round, he assumed. Since she was a girl, he wouldn't expect any less coming from a Coordinator like her. He did wanted to see that gorgeous face of hers right now though, but he isn't allowed in the waiting room unless he was a contestant.
"Your hair looks great DeeDee, why are you stressing over it anyway?" A voice said.
Paul found himself glancing at the door on his right. The voice he heard only seconds ago must have come from this door…
Curious to know who was in there, he placed his palm on the doorknob and twisted it open, slightly enough to get a peek of who was in there. He discovered a boy who had the color of brown hair. The boy was wearing a nice outfit for the contest which consisted of the color blue green.
"Because I want to look nice!" The blue haired girl hissed in response. Paul's jaw only dropped slightly at the sight of her; he swore he just forgot how to breathe.
The dress she was wearing made her look like a princess. She could almost pass as Cinderella, but since her dress was the color of mustard yellow, she could almost pass as Princess Belle. She had white gloves on her hands which reached up to her elbows. God did she look so stunning in his eyes. He's never seen a girl look this fucking beautiful in his entire life.
Dawn brushed her cheeks lightly as she rested the tips of her fingers on her lips. She stared at her own reflection through the mirror in awe. Her hair was straight down, shiny, and beautiful. She ran her fingers through her hair softly, smiling in satisfaction. A glistening light flashed through her eyes at the sight. She felt she had to look at least very flattering, considering Paul would be there to see her.
The thought of him being there to see her made her smile. Cato was also going to be there, but she was more excited about Paul being there.
"Who are you trying to impress?" The boy asked her.
She lingered her eyes on her dress through her reflection before smiling, "I'm not trying to impress anyone." She lied. She didn't want Kenny to know the truth, so she decided it was best not to tell him.
Paul, however, knew she was lying just by the way she said those words. The look on her face when those words slipped through her mouth though, gave it away.
"Sureeee, that's really convincing." Kenny scoffed, chuckling lightly. Dawn gathered her things together in her purse, pulling a strand of hair behind her ear. She brushed passed Kenny as a cool breeze hit him in the face. The scent filling the air was obviously coming from the perfume the blunette was wearing, and Kenny couldn't deny that he was loving her smell.
"I'm going with my friends," She murmured, making her way towards the door.
Paul quickly backed away from the door, scanning the halls for a place to hide. He didn't want the blunette to spot him just yet, he wanted to surprise her and he wasn't planning on getting his plans ruined.
His eyes traveled from every direction for a place to hide, but there was nothing. Fuck, he cursed from under his breath, How am I supposed to hide myself from her now? A thought soon occurred onto his mind. He touched his mask with his finger tips for a moment then touched the soft surface of the hoodie from his jacket.
He guessed she wouldn't recognize him with a hoodie covering his hair color, considering his face was already covered with that mask.
The door slowly flew open from only centimeters away from the lavender haired boy. He found himself forcing his hoodie over his head quickly, hoping the blunette hadn't seen him just yet. He heard her giggling quietly to herself, and he couldn't help but smile slightly at the sound of her voice. He loved hearing any sound coming from this girl, it was like listening to chimes in his ears whenever he hears her speak or giggle. The blue haired beauty began walking his way and he found himself stay quiet as possible, pretending to study something on the floor.
"Hey, wait for me!" Kenny yelled, jogging out of the room, reaching the blue haired girl. Paul's attention was now on Kenny and Dawn; he found himself unable to look away.
Dawn looked at Kenny for a moment then ran a hand through her hair once more. "I'm guessing you're trying to impress Zoey?" She wondered, a smile cracking on her face as she began strolling down the hall slowly. Her eyes narrowed at the dark boy standing there in the hall and for some reason she felt a chillness run up her spine. Her eyebrows were pursed together when she noticed that mask over his face. Why was he wearing a mask? she didn't know, but she was beginning to feel uncomfortable by him staring at her as she walked.
"No!" Kenny spoke almost immediately, a noticeable blush rising on his cheeks. Dawn, however, remained silent as she slowly continued walking down the hall; her eyes still on the boy wearing the mask. She noticed he was wearing all black which oddly reminded her of Paul...
Kenny's eyes were now on the same boy as well, and he felt suddenly cold on the inside. "What's up with that freak with the mask on?" he whispered, only for Dawn to hear.
Dawn remained quiet; her eyes still on the mysterious boy only centimeters away. When she finally reached him, the two just stared at each other for a long moment, that static combining between their eyes. Her heart began racing beneath her chest, and she found herself looking away, brushing past him. That oddly familiar scent occurred into the air once she brushed passed him. Where have I ever smelled this cologne before? she found herself thinking. Once again, she thought of Paul. No...that cannot be him. Impossible.
She shook her head, quickly making her way into the waiting room along with Kenny, closing the door behind her. She rested her back against the door though, sighing heavily in relief. She felt as if something bad would happen if she stayed in the hall any longer with that mysterious boy wearing that mask...
Meanwhile, Paul pulled the hoodie off from his head, running a hand through his hair in relief. He was feeling nervous about the blunette recognizing him through his mouth expressions. His face really isn't that forgettable right…or was it? Well she barely knew him enough to know his face by now. Or so he thought.
"Nice mask," a soft voice cooed.
Paul's attention turned to the voice this was coming from. He noticed it was a girl with dark brown hair with eyes to match along with it. She was wearing a nice green dress that fitted her curves perfectly from top to bottom. He felt as if his heart was about to drop at the sight. This girl was a little bit too sexy for his liking. She looked like a slut in his eyes. The thought about it made him feel like throwing up. He hated sluts with a passion.
"Hn." He grunted in response, tearing his eyes off of her as he brushed passed her. The girl only pursed her eyebrows together as she jogged up to him, resting a hand on his shoulder, halting him.
"Sorry, but um…you look familiar, I mean…the hair color and all…" She bit her lip gently before smiling at him innocently.
He stared into her eyes for a moment, remaining silent. When she noticed he wasn't going to say anything, she decided to continue. "Are you…Paul Sumpter?"
He grunted, then brushed passed her once more before muttering a "maybe" in response.
The brunette smiled, resting her hands on her hips. "Well Mr. Sumpter, I must say that you're a really attractive guy."
Paul stopped in his tracks, a small smirk crossing on his face. Of course, he thought, she is one of those slutty kind of girls. His smirk was soon pulled down into a line."I'm not interested," He stated, his voice slowly becoming cold and intense, "So don't try flirting with me, I'm not your kind of guy."
"Oh, there's no need to worry about that." She insisted, "I'm just stating the facts, that's all. I'm Giselle by the way." She placed her palms on her dress slightly, fixing it neatly.
Paul just grunted, "Nice to know," With that he left.
Giselle smirked however, crossing her arms over her chest. "Just so you know Mystery Boy, Cato is here…" Her arms fell back to her sides as she made her way into the battle field.
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"Who was that blonde haired guy you were sitting by at the bowling rink yesterday?" The curious brunette questioned.
Dawn narrowed her eyes on her brown headed friend; a blush rising on her cheeks at her words. "Oh, that was just Cato…a guy I recently met in Snowpoint City."
"Oooooh," May cooed, nudging her best friends' shoulder as she giggled. "He looks really attractive." The brunette told her.
"I guess so…" Dawn agreed, glancing around the waiting room for a minute. She spotted Kenny talking with Zoey. She assumed he might've taken a liking to the scarlet haired girl. It was pretty obvious since he kept blushing every five seconds. They'd be cute together, she thought, smiling at the two teens conversing with one another.
"Do you like him?"
The blunette soon snapped out of her train of thoughts, whipping around as she stared at the curious brunette in front of her with wide eyes. "No!" Dawn hissed, "I don't even know him that much."
May shrugged, still smiling at her blue haired friend. "I noticed he kept staring at you though. I believe he may like you."
"Maybe…but I don't like him," Dawn glanced down at her fingers nervously. Why did May have to ask her a question so absurd like that? Sure, she found Cato extremely attractive, but that doesn't mean she likes him. Although the color of his eyes are insanely gorgeous, as if she can stare into those orbs all day if she wanted to. His muscles were perfectly built and she loved the way it looked. He looked almost like a giant compared to a small, perky girl like her.
Although he was very muscular and extremely attractive in every way, including the way his personality is, she still found the idea of liking him absurd.
Besides, I like Paul. She spoke defiantly in her mind, But I'm not sure if he likes me…
He did call her gorgeous over the phone, but that probably didn't mean anything. He probably says that to every girl for all she knew.
Thinking of him, where the hell is he? He said he would come by to see her and only her…
Or maybe he decided to change his mind after all, she assumed, a frown settling over her lips. May stared at her blue haired friend curiously; she bit down on her bottom lip. "I saw Cato with this dark brown haired girl in the bleachers."
Before the blunette can get lost into anymore thoughts, she turned her eyes onto May. "What?" She questioned, not having heard of her question at first.
"Cato was sitting beside this girl with dark brown hair," May repeated.
"So Cato's here?" Dawn found herself smiling slightly, suddenly happy about the news. At least he was there, but Paul wasn't…or at least she thought so.
"Yeah, but he's here with another girl." May tried to put an emphasis to the last word, hoping for her blue haired friend to at least take a hint of where exactly she was getting at.
Dawn just shrugged, not really caring. "I don't care. As long as he promised to come, his love life is none of my concern." She stated.
May stared at her best friend in disbelief; her jaw dropping slightly. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, I am." Dawn confirmed, placing her feet on the floor as she stood up, fixing her dress neatly. "Besides, I like someone else."
May quickly stood up after excitement filled throughout her entire body. "Really? Who?"
"Paul…" The blunette whispered, pulling a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Who's Paul?" May pursed her eyebrows together, not having recognition of the name. She took time to think of who exactly Dawn might be referring to…but then a thought occurred through her brain. "Is it that creepy looking guy you ditched us for?"
Dawn nodded, frowning once more. "He's not creepy." She denied, "He's a really nice guy, but…he's also an asshole I guess…?"
May stared at her in confusion. "What do you mean?"
The blunette sighed heavily, glancing at the TV screen (which is where the contestants watch the other contestants on the battle field) behind her. "I wish I could explain everything, but I can't…"
She knew May might be confused if she confesses about that one night with Paul…and how he thought of it as nothing more than just a one night stand…
But then she had to explain about her 'almost raped' situation in order for May to get a better understanding. The thing is, she didn't want her best friend to know…she didn't want anyone to know as a matter of fact. It was her personal business, not anyone else's.
xxx
Dawn watched all the contestants through the television screen along with the other contestants in the room. So far, a few people were receiving high scores.
Drew had received the score of 9.5; she wasn't surprised though considering she knew about him being a really great coordinator. To top it off, he even has a bunch of fan girls going crazy over him. That's how popular he is.
May, however received a score of 9.2. She didn't do such a bad job, considering she only used her Glaceon in this round. The techniques she had her Glaceon do were pretty amazing, so the blunette assumed she would make it to the second round.
Kenny received a score of 9.6, one point higher than Drew. Quite Amazing, she found herself thinking, Seems like Drew has a competition after all, She honestly didn't expect Kenny to receive a score higher than Drew. This boy continues to surprise her.
Zoey received a score of 9.1, one point lower than May's score. The blunette wasn't exactly surprised by this, but at least Zoey received a high score. Dawn also assumed her scarlet haired friend would make it to the second round, along with the others.
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The crowd was screaming extremely loud. Her head was throbbing and her ears were starting to hurt with all these voices screaming for her. She raised her hand at the audience, waving shyly at her fans before pulling a strand of hair behind her ear.
Before she got ready to call out her Pokémon, she took one more glance at the audience, quickly spotting Cato grinning at her. She blushed lightly, glancing at the girl beside him who was rolling her eyes at her, as if she was envious of her. That was the same exact girl May was referring to. She had the same exact colored hair May described too.
Dawn gave a quick wave at Cato, however, she continued to search through the crowd, hoping to find that familiar shade of lavender. Turns out, there was no sign of him.
The blunette frowned; sadness welling up in her. Wow, so he decided not to come after all. She thought, He could've just called me and tell me he wasn't going to show up!
Tears were beginning to sting in her eyes, but she forced them back. No, she wasn't going to cry, especially not in front of all these people. Besides, he probably has other important things to do than go see her participate in a contest.
Her eyes finally landed on a dark figure and she felt that same chillness enter her entire body just as before. It was that mysterious boy with the mask on, but this time he didn't have his hoodie over his head. He has the same exact color hair as Paul…
The mysterious boy was staring back at her; his eyes hardening. Dawn quickly tore her eyes off of his eyes, beginning to feel very uncomfortable.
After a moment of relaxation, she called: "Togekiss, spotlight!" She yelled, throwing her Pokéball into the air as the large flying Pokémon appeared on the battle field. The Pokémon was shinning in the light and this had the entire audience astonished.
"Togekiss, use Sky Attack in a circle around me!" She ordered, quickly running into the middle of the field. The flying Pokémon did as it was told, practically flying in a fast pace around the blunette. Dawn began twirling in place as her dress began to pick up by the air of her Togekiss. The audience was now screaming at the sudden scene in front of their eyes. They were obviously excited.
Dawn finally stopped twirling as her long dress returned back to place. "Use Swift!"
"Togeee!" It chimed, flapping its wings and began flying around its blue haired trainer once more. It opened its mouth as golden stars exited its opening, landing repeatedly on the ground. Meanwhile, the audience continued to scream in excitement.
After a moment, Togekiss stopped what it was doing while Dawn threw a small pink poffin into the air. Togekiss quickly caught it in its mouth before chewing happily. The entire audience began clapping their hands along with a bunch of screams filling in the air.
The blue haired girl blushed, turning her eyes onto the judges.
"Wow, that was an outstanding performance!" The contest host announced, smiling at the blue haired girl excitedly.
"Amazing!" Mr. Contesta stated.
"Remarkable!" Mr. Sukizo called.
"Excellent!" Nurse Joy called.
She received a score of 9.4; she smiled in satisfaction before returning her Togekiss into its Pokéball.
xxx
Paul made his way into the restroom, closing the door behind him. He stood in front of the large mirror as he stared at his own reflection. His fingers laid on the cold surface of his mask before he began lifting it up, pulling it off of his face. His scars on his face were very visible and he was afraid of having the blunette scared with his new image. He couldn't just go up to her with that mask on his face, but he also didn't want to show his scarred face in public.
Momentarily, he placed the mask over his face, tying the string in a knot at the back of his head.
The door flew open, but Paul's eyes remained on the mirror. Luckily, he had his mask on. If he didn't have his mask on, he could've exposed his scarred face to whoever the hell entered the restroom just now.
"Aren't you hot in that thing?" a voice questioned after a moment of silence.
That voice…
Startled, the lavender haired boy turned his eyes to the direction the voice was coming from. When it landed on a familiar looking figure, his fists clenched at his sides. Rage was beginning to fill through his veins as he stared at his old bully coldly.
Cato ran a hand through his blonde locks awkwardly, chuckling lightly as he slowly approached the boy with the mask on. "I'm just asking you a simple question, no need to get all pissed at me."
"Why are you here?" Paul demanded; his voice hardening. The lavender haired boy was beginning to grow extremely furious minute by minute.
Cato pursed his eyebrows together, confusion written all over his face. "Dude, like seriously what is your problem?"
"Don't act like a fucking idiot," Paul retorted; his eyes hardening at the boy a foot taller than him. If Cato doesn't recognize who he is by now, he really is an idiot.
The blonde haired teen just stared at the furious boy in front of him. He took notice of his lavender colored hair, trying to register that familiar shade inside his head. He was immediately reminded of the boy he last seen in Snowpoint City. What exactly was his problem though? It was like he wanted to rip his lungs out of his entire body for some sort of reason.
"Who are you?" He wanted to know who this guy was and why he looked so familiar in his eyes.
"You're telling me you don't recognize the boy you used to bully back in Veilstone High?" Paul started, clenching his jaw. Paul really wanted to kill Cato; he wanted him dead. He wanted his flesh to be torn into pieces with a chain or some other kind of weapon. He wanted to literally torture this guy. Cato deserved to get tortured anyway, after all he had done to Paul, he deserves it the worst. He's the only person that's ever made Paul ever so angry before and he still does.
Cato just stared at the plum headed teen in front of his eyes, confusion still visible on his face. His mind wandered off into space as he tried to remember a boy he used to bully back in his old school.
When the name registered onto his mind, he couldn't help but smirk at all those wonderful memories back in Veilstone High. "Paul Sumpter," Cato smiled, shoving his hands inside his pockets, "It's nice to run into you again," he added.
"Are you sure about that?" Paul was now smiling cruelly at his old bully. "I wouldn't say that if I were you."
"Is Emo Boy really holding a grudge on me?" Cato laughed, patting the dark boy on his shoulder. Paul quickly retreated from his touch, glaring at the blue eyed boy once more. He didn't want this asshole touching him whatsoever.
"I guess fate brought us together again," The blonde haired teen smiled, chuckling lightly. He brushed passed Paul, hitting his shoulder against his before calling over his shoulder. "By the way, that blue haired girl is really cute…no wonder you like her." Cato exited through the restroom door, leaving the plum headed teen speechless.
Paul groaned loudly, turning his eyes onto his reflection once more. Cato was a bad influence on Dawn and he knew it. She has to stay away from him somehow. He already took the hint that Cato was in the contest just to see Dawn, and the thought of it made him angrier than he already was.
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"He didn't even come," The blue haired girl started, removing her heels that were bothering her for the past hour. "And I bet he won't show up tomorrow either,"
May sighed, while Misty and Leaf raised their eyebrows in confusion. "Who didn't come?" Misty asked, curious on finding out why her blue haired friend looked so bummed out.
"This guy she likes," May responded, "She's upset because he told her he would show up, but it turns out he didn't…"
"What a jerk," Leaf rolled her eyes, watching Dawn put her hair up into a neat ponytail. "What's this dudes name anyway?"
"Paul," May answered once more, but Dawn only glared at her brown headed best friend. May took notice of her blue haired best friend glaring at her as she pouted lightly. "Don't give me that look! They were curious to know who, so…"
"They don't need to know," Dawn spoke, pulling her thick yellow dress over her head as she finally got that thing off of her. It felt like she was about to suffocate in that thing if she stayed in it any longer.
"Who's Paul…?" The orange haired girl asked after a moment of silence, not having the slightest clue of who this guy is at all, along with Leaf.
"Remember when she ditched us for that random dude?" May started, continuing, "Yeah, that's him."
"That guy looks scary as hell!" Leaf admitted; her eyes slightly widening at the memory. "Why did you even ditch us for him Dawn? He looked like some creep who would try to rape you or some sort."
Dawn just froze; her eyes remaining on the mirror in front of her. She suddenly felt anger boil inside her chest…something she had never felt before. "He's not a creep," She snapped, dropping her brush on the hard floor.
Leaf and Misty looked at her in disbelief, surprised by the sudden tone that left her system.
Dawn tore her eyes off of her reflection, picking up the brush that landed on the floor as she reached for her light blue tank top and denim shorts. She quickly put them on, grabbing her yellow dress in her hands. Without having eye contact with neither of her friends, she brushed passed the three of them, exiting the girls restroom before slamming into a large figure.
She was quickly caught off guard; her head beginning to throb. She placed her hand on the top of her forehead, glancing up at the figure she crashed into. She froze as her eyes met a pair of onyx ones.
It's that guy with the mask…
Temporarily, a look of annoyance made its way onto Dawn's face. "Oh my gosh, who are you?" her voice was beginning to grow a bit loud, but she didn't care, "And why do you have a mask on? And why do you always have your eyes on ME out of all people whenever I look at you? Seriously, quit that crap because it creeps me out!" Dawn hissed, her eyebrows furrowing together.
The mysterious boy just grunted; a small smirk rising on his lips. "Isn't it fun being unrecognizable?"
Dawn just blinked, taken into confusion after a moment. What the hell does that even mean! she found herself thinking, Wait…
"Paul?" a shocked expression crossed onto the blunette's face temporarily.
"Took you long enough," He responded, amused by her expression.
"Wha—so you were here the entire time and you didn't tell me!?" She shouted, becoming upset with the boy in front of her.
He shrugged, "I didn't want to freak you out."
"Oh, so, you decide to show up with a mask on and you expect me to not be freaked out?" Dawn insisted, crossing her arms over her chest.
Paul sighed, "Well, no, but I didn't want you to see my face yet, I guess..."
Dawn's eyes landed on his bottom lip for a sec, discovering the scar settled upon the side of his bottom lip. She traced her thumb under his bottom lip before retreating. "What happened?" she spoke in a soft tone.
"I got into a fight with this guy, that's all..." He lied, trying his best to make it believable.
Dawn nodded, frowning slightly. Her eyes returned to his mask, somewhat frustrated with it. "You can take off your mask you know...now that I know that its you."
Startled, Paul shook his head. "N-no."
Dawn pursed her eyebrows together. "Why?"
"Because."
"Please be more specific," She sighed.
"Because I don't want to."
"Why?"
"Just 'cause."
Dawn groaned, annoyed. "Take off that mask, please."
"No."
The blunette glared at the lavender haired teen in front of her. Why wouldn't he take off that stupid mask? What's so bad about taking off the mask anyways? She just wanted to see his handsome face again! So what was he so afraid of?
Dawn huffed, "Why are you being so difficult? I just want to see your face again, that's all."
"We don't always get what we want," he spat.
The next thing she did caused the blood in his veins to freeze, and possibly all the circles in hell as well. His lips went dry, his breathing hitched, and his eyes widened in fear.
She had ripped the mask right off of his face.
Author's Note: Cliffhanger. Don't you just love that?
Now that Dawn ripped that mask right off of Paul's face, how is he going to react? How is she going to react when she see's all those scars on his face? She already spotted his busted lip, but she doesn't know about the scars hidden beneath that mask.
Next chapter; it will continue with the second half of the contest, and hopefully something ELSE happens.
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