Woot! I love this time of year. Flowers, love and all that crap. Oh yeah... I love it.
FYI…I have a feeling this is going to be a VERY long story. Many chapters…oh my poor soul.
Rating this chapter is M for mature. I'm serious people…
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Dawn woke up slowly that morning to an embarrassing situation. In her sleep she had cuddled into Lucas and he had let it happen. His arm was dangling over her side and he snored softly. She slowly moved away scooting the pillow with her and eventually freeing herself from his arm. She sat up slowly and stretched welcoming the morning. The hikers were stirring as well with sour looks on their faces. They were not morning men. Dawn nudged Lucas a few times watching as he blinked a few times and rolled over covering his eyes with an arm. "Morning sleepy head," she said slowly trying to not snap at him for not getting up. She slowly rose up and stumbled to the main desk to make herself a small cup of coffee before the others grabbed it all. Many of the younger trainers still slept and many women still were sprawled on the floor or against their companions. Lucas joined her shortly and took a cup and filled it while eyeing the hikers. "Do they know we are going with them?" She asked him sipping her coffee slowly, enjoying the feeling it sent through her system.
Lucas nodded with a soft "Yup," and downed his coffee in one go. He slammed the cup down with a loud 'Ah!'. "I'll get our stuff together," he told her as he folded the quilts up and prepared their bags. Dawn just rolled her eyes and continued to slowly sip her coffee. One hiker sent a wink her way and she just blushed and waved back innocently at the attention she was receiving. Lucas placed the quilts on the counter and staked the pillows on top before turning and arching an eyebrow at the hiker. The older man just smirked before turning back to his companions; returning to whatever it was they were talking about before. Dawn turned to Lucas and accepted her backpack from his outstretched hand. She pulled her hat out and a brush to fix her hair up and Lucas just ran a hand through his hand, leaving his hat off; to Dawns enjoyment. She liked his hair down; otherwise he had horrible hat hair and all you could see was his ears and a few stray hairs on his neck. Clipping her hair in place she decided to go without a hat today as well. Plus the lady on the TV last night said it might rain latter and she would rather have wet hair than a wet hat. She stuffed it in her bag's pocket and waited for Lucas to get ready. A few hikers were already out and a small group, including the winking smirking man, waited for the two. Lucas had stepped up to talk to a few while Dawn finished getting ready. The man who winked at her took a step forward and stuck out his hand. He looked like he could be in his mid twenties. Dawn shook his hand and tried her best not to act awkward around the young man. He smiled and introduced himself as Chito. Dawn just smiled and introduced herself as well before following him to the group but leaving soon to stand with Lucas.
The group was slow to start, wasting an hour just buy food from a stall and stuffing it down their throats not savoring the flavor. Lucas watched in disgust and Dawn just giggled at the men. She was having issues with understanding why Chito insisted on walking with her the whole time and constantly trying to ditch Lucas, who she would return to once she noticed he wasn't by her side. Behind her back Lucas would send smirks to the man who he now called 'Shito' to Dawn who only frowned at that. "Why do you hate him so?" Dawn asked him when Chito had wondered ahead to the entrance of the cave as the men looked at their maps. Lucas seemed to toss the question in his mind before settling with a shrug. "How do you make friends?" She eventually asked bitterly as she stepped forward to talk with Chito. Lucas just drew a line in the dirt with his foot and wondered the same thing.
He found that he didn't like when other man captured her attention. Maybe that was because she was the first woman in his life after all these years that actually seemed to enjoy him. Why else did he wear his hair down, lose the hat, and worry over her as she slept. Whatever, he thought to himself looking down at the ground trying not to let it bother him. He barely knew her! Why would he want her when he didn't know her? She's pretty… he thought before he frowned deeper. She seems to like you enough…Lucas just scuffed and looked up at the group and watched jealously as Dawn laughed as something 'Shito' said to her. She looked at Lucas briefly before sighing, rolling her eyes, and gesturing for him to join the group, to Chito's dismay.
Lucas didn't say much just told them that he was headed for Jubilife, and Dawn said she was too, and wanted to just be with people. The hikers agreed, not always wanting to travel alone. They mapped their course and a few pointed where they would leave the group and go deeper in the mountain. Dawn shuttered at that wondering why they would go through such dangers but many of the men laughed at her and told her they were stronger than they looked. Or at least their pokemon made up for it.
The group started slowly through the cave the hikers breaking into battles now and again and the whole group stopping to watch them. Lucas was challenged by Chito at one point but declined as gently as he could, not wanting to 'embarrass the boy', as he put it. Dawn just smiled and sat on a rock with a few older men encouraging him to battle Chito. Annoyed that he wanted to impress Dawn he reluctantly accepted the challenge. Chito sent out a Machop with a smirk as Lucas sent out his Kricketot. Dawn didn't yell a name she just yelled 'You can do it!' which encouraged both men to try and impress her, unknown to her of course. She just smiled and waved, talking with a few hikers who were placing their bets. Dawn didn't feel much confidence in Lucas' choice of first pokemon but decided to just see how things played out. This way, she actually got to see Lucas try to win a battle.
"Karate Chop!" Chito yelled suddenly in the silent cave drawing a little attention to the small battle. A few other hikers gathered around, wanting to see Chito battle with the new 'lad'. Kricketot took the hit and faltered a bit before he regained his balance and made a small 'tot' noise.
"Kricketot, use slash!" Kricketot took a good slash at Machop and the group watched as a little blood emitted from Machop's stomach. The small pokemon grabbed its belly but held on strong responding to Chitos command to 'kick it!'
Kricketot was flung against the caves wall barley missing a few hikers, who verbalized their distress with profuse profanity. Dawn just blushed at a few words she heard but continued to watch, concerned for the boys. "Be careful!" Dawn yelled out to the field swatting at a Zubat in the process. The Zubat hesitated a bit before continuing his flight though the cave looking for weaker pray. Kricketot huffed as it was returned to his pokeball and Turtwig was sent out. Chito did the same to Machop sending out his Geodude. The elements were against him in the battle and he felt his confidence loosen. Lucas would beat him; in front of the pretty girl too!
"Razor leaf!" Lucas yelled and the whole group watched as Geodude fell to floor gracelessly. Lucas looked on confidently as Chito handed him some money and grumbled at him. "Not my fault you suck," Lucas told him before walking over to Turtwig and rubbed his head. Dawn just smiled to Chito who retreated to the end of the line to talk with an older man; while Lucas, holding Turtwig, walked up to sit next to her. A few more battles broke out but nothing much more exciting. The group started to moving again soon after through the cave, fighting off any pokemon they ran into. Dawn just watched, not participating in any battles just enjoying company. Lucas didn't talk much, mainly because Chito found his place on the other side of Dawn and would continue to talk to her. She smiled and answered all his questions and tried to have a nice conversation but it didn't take Chito long to learn that she wasn't interested, or just completely dense. Eventually he started talking to the only other female in the group, a fellow hiker who was around his age; and left Dawn alone with Lucas; which pleased Lucas to no end.
Turwig was in Lucas' backpack now watching everything and Shinx, having been allowed out, was walking very closely to Dawn in the large group. "When is your birthday this fall?" She asked him eventually.
"A few months from now: late November."
"Oh," she said wondering if she should buy him a gift, then wondering if they would still be traveling together.
"What about you?"
"Early May," she said trying to focus on him; yet the darkness was getting thicker, and she was grateful when he grabbed her hand and Shinx jumped up into her other arm. Since she was walking behind him a little Shinx took the opportunity to sniff at Turtwig and nuzzle into Dawn's arm to sleep. "I think he likes me more now," she said quietly, as the whole group had gone quiet.
"Agreed," Lucas responded trying to keep her close. Dawn felt her hands grow a little sweaty as memories rushed back to her from what happened days before. Lucas seemed to sense this but said nothing as the group started walking faster. "Hikers are very serious at this time," he leaned back to tell her. "When they can't see, they are very paranoid. Luckily a few know their way through here with their eyes closed."
Dawn just mumbled an 'okay', hugging Shinx to herself more and following as close as she could to Lucas. The group got through the thick darkness soon and many were happy enough that battles broke out again and a hiker song broke out as well. Dawn laughed at the song, paying little attention to the fact that Lucas still held her hand.
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They spent two nights at Jubilife city before heading out with the hikers again. The whole time Dawn secretly looked for Cyrus but eventually gave up and just hung around Lucas and Max, even ventured into a club. Promptly one hour later Lucas was pulling her out and back to the apartment, never explaining why. She was having a nice conversation with this guy too! Though he did like to touch her hip and knee a lot; she just assumed he was being friendly though. Apparently Lucas didn't think he was very friendly.
The cave they passed through was a lot larger than the one before, but it was well lit with many skylines and parts that were half cave half field. She loved this kind of cave so much more than the others. Lucas was talking with the hikers when Dawn had her first battle with a Zubat, her Shinx performing wonderfully. If not for her fear of the creatures she would have captured one; yet she decided that they were so common she could capture one anytime she was ready, just not now. She held Shinx in her arms as they walked, a few hikers allowing Machops to walk with them as they trailed around the cave. Lucas was talking with the leader of the group for this trip, leaving Dawn to think. Chito wasn't joining them this time and that left Dawn a little lonely. I wish Cyrus was here…
Rubbing Shinx on the head she returned him to his pokeball and continued to walk near the back of the group. Lucas, far in the front, seemed to have forgotten her and was deep in conversation with a man about uncharted caves. Looking down at her knees, which were in a bad need of shaving, she thought back on the past few days and tried to understand this disappointment she felt. Lucas was great, but he didn't pay as much attention to her as she needed. He was distracted very easily and tended to make their conversations awkward. Max simply smiled and winked at her a lot, which infuriated her to no end. Her rage had started to show a little these past few days, enough for Max to insinuate that she was on her period, and she didn't know if she should suppress it or let it out. Kicking at a pebble with her boots she tried to find some way to pass the time.
The group moved at a steady pace, with little to no excitement. The exit to the cave could be seen up a steep incline; which made it look impossible for Dawn to get too. After they got out they would arrive at Floaroma Town, a town of beautiful flowers and sweet romance. Her mother mentioned once that this town was the place that she fell in love with her father. Then later he would propose to her there; until years after Dawn's birth, then she didn't know what happened to him.
He did send me this hat though. She fingered the hat before removing it and staring at it. Beautiful…
She felt something hard hit the back of her head suddenly causing her to stop and turn around with a glare. It soon softened and she smiled brightly about to yell. Cyrus, with a finger to his lips silencing her, was a few feet behind the group walking alone in the shadows. She slowed down enough and walked up to him with a hug smile. "Hey," he said with a smile. She bowed a little, her hat still in hand, and greeted him.
"You didn't have to throw a rock at me," she informed him, keeping step with him a ways back from the group, still unnoticed. "It hurt," she pouted rubbing the back of her head. He just smirked a little and pinched her arm.
"You just want my sympathy."
"Yeah…"
"So what have you been up to?"
"I got my first gym badge!" She still didn't seem to understand that he wasn't willing to be seen with her. Yet slowly it became a thought when he shushed her and looked ahead of them cautiously. "Why are you hiding?"
"No reason, I just want some privacy is all." Dawn accepted his excuse without a much thought and went into a hushed spill about her first gym badge. "That's great Dawn!" He told her happily. "You're going to want that hat in a little while. It's raining outside." He told her giving her hand a squeeze before disappearing again. She looked around completely confused at his sudden disappearance; yet the strong smell of flowers and rain filled her senses and she was distracted. Finally they were out of that blasted cave.
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They town was vacant of almost all citizens, excluding a few odd looking people with short purple hair and odd jumpsuits. Lucas didn't say much about them but Dawn knew he knew who they were. They looked quiet angry for an odd reason but one or two nodded at her as she walked by with a huge smile for them. The strong smell of honey filled the small town and caused Dawn to want to find some and pig out. Lucas led them to the small PokeCenter in the middle of town, holding the door open for Dawn. She didn't find much reason to go in but was happy to know that this time the PokeCenter had spare rooms and they wouldn't have to sleep in the main room. She tossed her bag on the twin sixed bed with plan white sheets and breathed in the air. I wonder if Cyrus is staying in town.
"I'm going to the Windworks lab, if you need me just follow the road out of town," he hesitated a little before leaving the room and allowing her some alone time. She didn't really mind, though she really did enjoy his company, yet when Cyrus was involved she would rather be alone without interference. Sitting on her bed she let Shinx out again and fed him a berry.
"Did I ever introduce you to Machop?" She asked him. Shinx just turned his head as Dawn let Machop out. The Nurse would disapprove greatly for having so many pokemon out at a time but Dawn didn't really care. She wanted her pokemon to be friends, Chimchar and Shinx seemed to get along fine so why couldn't Machop be involved. The two stared at each other for a short while before Machop grabbed Shinx and ran a hand down his fir. Shinx struggled and let a spark out sending Machop down on the ground.
Dawn smiled at the two as they chased each other around the room, leaving her time to herself. Chimchar, when released, just scurried up on the bed and began to doze off; he didn't make it long enough to check Dawn for injuries as he normally did. Leaning back onto the pillow she had propped up against the wall Dawn tried to decide what to do with her day. She could go and join Lucas at the Windworks, but she would rather let him be at peace. Maybe she could search for Cyrus. He said he would see her later after all.
Biting onto her lip she gave it a little thought. Eventually she decided to simply walk around town. There was a rumor at home of an amazing natural spring around this area; and there didn't seem to be a lot of people here, the holidays far away. Maybe she could go to the springs and enjoy it! Besides, if the pamphlets at home were true there would be plenty of room for her in the large spring. Her only problem would be that it was co-ed. Shrugging she grabbed her bag and returned Shinx, Machop and Chimchar to their pokeballs and rushed out. A nurse threw her a dirty look as she ran out, yelling a loud 'NO RUNNING' to her. She just turned and waved in apology to the nurse before continuing to run through town.
She could have sworn she was Cyrus a few times but each time she confronted the person they turned out to not be him. As she neared the end of town the smell of honey became more dominant in the air and she couldn't help but smell it. The spring turned out to be in the middle of the flower meadow, she only saw a few people in line to get in, lucky for her they were mainly women too. As she stood in line the smell of honey and flowers made her mind wonder; what would I look like in a pink dress? A hand clamped down on her shoulder causing her to jump with a small yelp. A few people turned to look at her but she was too focused on the person behind her to care. "Cyrus!"
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Needless to say she didn't want to go into the spring anymore. Her towel was wrapped around her body and she held it together tightly the whole time. Her hair was down, clips gone as well as hat, and she felt eyes on her as she walked. A few men whistled and she heard a comment about her legs. Are they to fat? She looked down and turned her leg this way and that and men seemed to yell louder. A few women glared at her tugging on the men's ears but nothing was actually verbalized. Cyrus was alone in the far corner where a majority of men were. Though there were only about five men in the entire spring. He waved her his way but she hesitated long enough for him to sigh, stand up, and walk over her way. Dawn had never been around so many half naked men before, and one of them being her current crush wasn't helping her blushing. She was as red as blood as he stood before her; cocky smile in place. He bent down a little; his arms crossing over his chest, blue hair falling in his eyes, so that he was eye level with her. "Hello Dawn," she looked up slowly and gulped. He let a laugh escape his mouth before he took her by the arm and pulled her into the water. Her legs burned at the contact, not having time to adjust; but she followed anyway. A few women glared at her again but soon slipped back into the water, enjoying it.
"Will I get in trouble for being on the men's side?" She asked as she slid into the hot water.
"No, notice that most people are couples here? I'll just say you're my wife, its fine." Dawn didn't know if she was embarrassed or not but just let it slide. She would have someone to talk to this way. Her pokemon had gone to a spa next door and she expected to see Chimchar run around the corner any minute. A few pokemon were already running to their trainers, some holding towels. "What made you come to the spring?" He asked her leaning back against a wall.
"I wanted to relax, some things stress me out."
"Oh?"
"I saw a few things the other night and I just, I want to relax that's all." She smiled up at him but backed down at the look he sent her. His lips were tight and he looked focused.
"What did you see?" He moved his gaze away from her and watched as a Mudkip jumped into the water. It swam up to a young man and jumped onto his dark hair, shaking its body to remove the water and laying on his head to nap in the warm room.
"I saw a Steelix eat its lunch."
"Oh, so you have seen the world a little," he clicked his tongue. "Things are so much worse, so very worse. Isn't my idea of a better world more realistic now?" Dawn didn't reply, still skeptical. "Well, a world where a pokemon didn't need to devour another at least." He just sighed. "Be accepted…" He seemed to zone out a little and Dawn watched as his eyes went out of focus. Her hand rested on his elbow and he looked down quickly. "It's just a dream," he muttered placing his hand on top of hers. "Just a dream."
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One hour later, after much talking, Chimchar came around the corner with a Shinx running after him. Chimchar held a small bag which he stuffed the contents of into his face. Shinx, on the other hand, held his little bag in his mouth with a note attached. The two ran along the wall that rounded the spring and waited for Dawn to welcome them. She turned a little in the water, making sure her towel held, and greeted the two with smiles. "What's this?" She took the bag that Shinx offered her and read the note attached. Poke-chow for your pokemon! She smiled at the note and opened the bag up pulling a few out and laying them out for Shinx. Chimchar, who held the bag close to himself wouldn't let Dawn's hand near it as he stuffed his face. "Where's Machop?" She asked the two. Chimchar, to busy stuffing his face didn't respond but Shinx sniffed the air and ran off. A few seconds later Machop came following Shinx to Dawn. Machop saluted before falling down and opening her bag. Inside was a small arm band sitting on the food. Machop held out the band to Dawn, who after reading the note tied it around her wrist; she to soon began to eat her poke-chow. "It's a training band," she told Cyrus as she slid back into the water. He nodded and shook Chimchar's outstretched hand by his head. "I think he likes you a little," she said with a smile. Cyrus just shrugged, his eyes turning to the point where her pokemon appeared. "Are you waiting on someone?"
"No, I just feel paranoid for some reason." He ran a hand through his hair before blowing at the bangs poking at his eyes. "I think I'm done here, what about you?" He stood up slowly, pulling his towel up as well as it started to slip. Dawn averted her gaze as she too stood, Chimchar jumping onto her shoulder and Sinx and Machop following close behind her. Cyrus told her to meet him out front once she had changed and was ready; and with that he headed off to the men's changing room. Dawn returned Shinx and Machop to their pokeballs after taking their bags but she had to hold Chimchar down and take his bag away. The fire monkey screamed and cried as she held it above his head while trying to find his pokeball. After finally getting him back in she sighed heavily and stood up from the floor putting all the bags away. Standing before her locker she pulled her clothes out and moved to the shower room. Turning on the spray she sent her towel flying away into a basket in the corner. Her skin burned from the spring but the cool water helped her feel even more refreshed. Turning away from the shower she watched a few older women walk by, glancing her way then laughing behind her hands. Her face red she covered herself up and rushed out of the shower. Am I that ugly? She closed a bathroom door and stood there a moment allowing her head to rest on the disgusting stall door. No! I'm…pretty… She pressed her hand against the door and sighed heavily.
After the footsteps couldn't be heard anymore she rushed out of the stall and slid into her underwear. She pulled out a pair of pants she had bought the other day in Jubilife and enjoyed the feel of cotton. They were light brown with a pokeball etched into the corner of both legs. She pulled out the shirt Cyrus had gotten her and slid it on, not caring that her body was still wet and soaked through. Stuffing her skirt in the bag she tossed it over her shoulder and walked out. Cyrus sat on the ground, surrounded by purple flowers, looking up into the clouds. "Yo," he said without looking behind him at her. She sat down slowly next to him, pulling on the cuffs of her shirt a little before looking up at the clouds. "I see you are wearing the shirt I got you," he smiled. "I didn't think you got them at first. I guess Lucas did what I asked."
"You know him?" She asked quietly not looking up.
"A little; when he was seven I started my pokemon journey, Professor Rowan helped me start." He sat silent for a while before looking at her. "Is something wrong? Your voice isn't as chipper as it normally is."
"N-nothing!" A huge smile stuck to her face, even as the women who laughed earlier walked by, smirking in her direction. Cyrus seemed to catch this as her eyes followed them by. When the women caught his gaze on them the giggled and sent him winks. He turned back to her and watched as her face reddened and she looked at her hands. "I'm just tired."
"I don't believe you," he said taking her chin and lifting it.
"W-well, you should!" She tried to move her face away but he just held on tighter. "O-ow!"
His hand loosened its grip but he looked closely at her. "Did they say something to you?"
"No, they didn't say anything." She looked everywhere but at his eyes. "Why don't we go get some lunch?" She said quietly trying to change the subject.
"You should know by now that I don't want to see you unhappy. Tell me what they did!" He demanded.
Biting down hard on her lip she looked up at him. "They laughed," she whispered.
"Laughed at what?"
"Me."
He turned his head a little, trying to understand what she was saying; yet he couldn't understand. "Why would they laugh at you? I don't see any reason too."
"I'm not that pretty." She felt herself pale a little as a smirk formed on his face. Oh no! He thinks I'm ugly too! Biting her lip harder she felt a few tears form but shut her eyes tight. "I guess they are right," she muttered pulling back. His hands shot out capturing her face; one hand on each side.
"You aren't pretty Dawn," He leaned in a bit. "You're beautiful." He leaned in a little more and kissed her on the lips before pulling back and smiling at her. "Let's find some lunch okay?" Dawn, numb and confused just let him pull her up and take her hand. "I feel like pizza, what about you?"
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The rest of the day was a blur. They got lunch at a pizza stand and ate in the field. She saw the women walk by a few more times but each time Cyrus just shot them glares and pulled her closer. She loved the attention he was giving her. After lunch he took her to the flower shops that filled the town, eventually they found a store she truly loved. Inside the women gave free berries, promoting their growth. One even gave Dawn a water pale to water berries she saw growing. She took them both and watched as the pale shrunk in size as she pushed a button on the side. "Cool," she said out loud. Storing the berries for later planting or using she followed Cyrus out who promptly placed a bouquet of daisies in her hands.
I could get used to this! She thought to herself with a blush. After the shops he took her back towards the field asking if she wanted to travel a ways with him. "I can't; I'm staying with Lucas in town, I don't want to get separated." Cyrus arched an eyebrow but shrugged.
"Want to walk with me than. I'll return you to Lucas as soon as I'm done, I promise!" He smirked down at her before rubbing her hair. It was at that moment that she realized she hadn't brushed it or put it up since the springs. Opening her bag as she walked by him she pulled out her clips and stuffed them in her mouth. Zipping the bag back up Dawn put one pin in before pulling her hair around and securing the other. "You can do that so fast," he said after watching her do this. She just smiled at that as she straightened her hair.
"How do I look?"
"Magnificent, my lady," he did a mock bow but the smile was real and that was all she cared about.
"You don't have to return me to Lucas; I just made a promise to watch him," she lied. Cyrus asked what the promise was and she laughed. "His mother wanted me to make sure he didn't run away. To make him call her, to keep him safe." She soon realized that Lucas didn't have a mom, and Cyrus probably knew that. Yet he let her lie to him; and she felt horrible for it.
"Alright, I'll keep you safe until you go back than." She nodded. The Wind works weren't far ahead and she saw a few researchers running around chasing this odd purple balloon. After a few seconds she realized it was a pokemon. She pulled out her pokedex and recorded the data before trying to see if Lucas was with the others running around.
"Where do you want to go?" She asked stuffing the pokedex away and not seeing Lucas.
"Just a little up the mountain. We'll stop before we get to the forest and turn back."
"Why do you want to go that way?"
"I'm meeting a friend near a mansion in the woods. Supposedly there are bazaar pokemon sightings; I want to check it out." Suddenly a question popped into Dawn's mind.
"What do you do? I don't believe you are just a regular trainer."
"I investigate sightings or rare, endangered, or legendary pokemon. I am always looking to learn more of the unknown." She just nodded at that accepting it as truth. "After the mansion I'll probably leave for the mountains a bit. I don't know when I'll come back down here." He hesitated before sighing. "I hate going to the mountains. I'll come down often to take a break every few weeks."
"So, how long till you leave?"
"I promise you can see me once more before I go up. You could even join me some time! See me at my best, in my element." Dawn smiled, but she felt a little sad at this new knowledge.
"Why do you need to go up there? If you don't want to then don't," she exclaimed, causing a few youngsters to look her way.
"I don't know. I have a feeling I'll find something there," at the look on her face he stopped and turned to look at her. "I may delay my journey for a few weeks though. I won't go until I am absolutely ready." Dawn's face lit up at that and he felt better. He did have other things to do and he couldn't climb the mountain until a few other things were prepared; it wasn't a lie.
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He dropped her off in her room, looking at the room with a critical eye. "You can find something better than this!" He exclaimed as he examined the thin sheet she would sleep under. Dawn just shrugged as she put her bag on the bed; allowing him to be a little angry. "Why are you okay with this?"
"Because before I was sleeping on the ground before," she pulled a few clothes out of her bag and placed them on the bed. Lucas had a note placed on his bed telling her he would be out late, met a friend went out to eat and drink.
Drinking again? She crumpled up the note and tossed it in a waist bin before turning to Cyrus. He had moved across the room in the short while that she had her back turned, his face close to hers with that annoying smirk plastered on his lips. "He drinks a lot doesn't he?" Dawn averted her gaze a frown on her face. "Are you tired?"
"A little," she held back a yawn and stepped around him. "Where are you going to stay tonight?" She asked, her motherly concern kicking in. That reminds me, I need to call mom.
"I stay outside. I feel better when in nature. It will help me prepare for the coming months." Dawn sighed at that before she threw a pillow from Lucas' bed at him. He caught it with ease but sent her a confused look.
"I can make Lucas leave. Stay here. It's a soft bed! You should spoil yourself a little!" He stepped up to her and cupped her face in his palm before chuckling.
"I think I have spoiled myself enough today." He placed his forehead against hers and stayed like that for a few moments. Dawn let her eyes close as he did this, enjoying the attention once again. He spoils himself enough? With what? He couldn't mean me! Maybe he eats a lot of fattening foods. We did have pizza today. I wonder what he meant by th-. Her train of thought was shut down when she felt him kiss her again. Her eyes shot open as he pulled back looking at her. "Am I crossing any boundaries here?" He asked looking at her lips. She bit onto it but shook her head no. He smiled and leaned in again, this time letting his hand slid down to her shoulder.
I don't think I have ever been kissed like this…She felt him push against her, making her move back against the wall. Her hands slowly rose up and rested on his chest, just in case she needed to push him away. Eventually he pulled back, his forehead once again against hers. "I like you Dawn," he said simply.
"Ung," she replied, liking her lips. He smirked at her actions before taking the pillow that had stayed in his free hand and hitting her with it. "H-hey!" She smiled up at him before grabbing at the pillow on her bed and smacking him in the head with her pillow. After a few hits she found herself on the floor looking up at him, the winner of this match. He tossed the pillow back on the other bed before taking her pillow out of her hand and placing it at the end of her bed. Holding his hand out Cyrus pulled her up, and into him, off of the floor. Looking up at him she felt a need to speak. "I like you too."
He kissed her once again but much briefer this time. "I don't know if that's a good thing," he muttered to her only causing her to grow very confused. "I need to leave before Lucas comes back. He may get made that I'm kissing his mommy." Dawn hit him in the shoulder and he faked pain at it. She just rolled her eyes before turning to her bed and placing the pillow in its rightful place.
"You can stay, the sun hasn't set yet and he won't be back until really late. Who knows, he may find a women at the bar." God forbid!
Cyrus smirked at the idea and sat at the end of her bed looking out the nearby window at the sunset. Dawn sat in front of him following his gaze briefly before opening her bag up and pulling a hairbrush out. Removing her clips she ran the brush through her hair a few times before Cyrus stopped her hand and pulled the brush away. She felt like a young pokemon then, wanting to purr as he brushed her hair. Moving his legs he allowed her room to lean against him on the bed as he 'groomed' her. His backpack was on the floor near her bed, a small book falling out. On the top edge strange figures that looked like the alphabet lined it. Pulling forward a bit she had him stop as she leaned down to grab it. He wrapped his free hand around her waist pulling her to him and placed the hairbrush down. "Book of the unknown, It isn't finished yet," he muttered against her hair.
After flipping through a few pages she turned her head to look up at him. "You are writing this?"
"Not exactly," he took the book from her and turned it to the inside cover. By Giovanni was inscribed in the cover; a small space ship was drawn below. Dawn felt a chill go up her spine. I should know that name. "I guess you can say I inherited it." He put the book back on the floor as he lips kissed her neck. She leaned her head away giving him better access, forgetting all about the book. "I will finish it one day," he said between kisses. She just muttered an 'okay' not really caring about what he said. "So many things left in the world to discover. And the only way to share it is through this book of unknown truths." He pulled her closer to him still until there was no space between the two. She sat comfortably between his legs, ignoring the voice in her head that told her she should move away.
His hand that was around her waist slowly moved up, grazing her stomach and causing an odd filling to envelop her. Like small butterflies in my belly, she thought to herself as she sighed, content. He smirked against her neck before letting his other hand rest on her thigh. He didn't move that hand any, afraid of ruining the moment by scaring her; so he just let his one hand play with her stomach. After a few minutes he pulled away from her neck and nuzzled into her ear, nipping at it, than pulling his head back. He tossed her hair over her other shoulder and rested his chin on the shoulder he had paid so much attention too. His hand never stopped rubbing her belly, venturing up a little as he did. She didn't seem to mind, as her head was now leaning back all the way onto him. The two stared out the window, watching as the sun set fully in the sky.
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Lucas didn't return that night, the nurse coming in to inform her that he sent a message: Staying with a friend. Dawn briefly wondered if that meant a girlfriend or a boyfriend, but she was content to be alone and allow Cyrus to stay with her. He sat on the other bed, relaxed and reading an odd book in another language. His vest had been discarded hours ago as he relaxed on the bed and read, black sleeved rolled up. His shoes were with hers by the door and they both had started some reading. Dawn closed the door behind the nurse and turned off the main light, allowing only lamps to illuminate the room. Cyrus shot her a look before returning to his book, pencil nearby to underline anything he needed. As Dawn walked by she noticed something that she would obsess over for half an hour before he finally sat up, closed the book and stared at her across the room. "What is it Dawn?"
"Um," she felt embarrassed at having been caught looking but had to ask the question. "Oh your shoulder," she stood up and walked to him. Sitting on her knees on the floor she traced a small curve that poked out from his shirt. He sighed and pulled his sleeve up more revealing a good portion of it. The tattoo looked like a lowercase q. But in the center of the q was a dot. He pulled the sleeve up all the way allowing her to trace the whole thing. "What is this?"
"Another unknown." He said cryptically. She smiled at that but continued to stare at it, hypnotized. He slid the sleeve back down once she pulled her hand away and rubbed the spot a little. "Something I got when I was nineteen. Initiation into a 'club' if you will."
She just nodded before asking a stupid question, not thinking. "How old are you now?"
"I thought we went over this before? Do I look old? Do I have wrinkles yet?" He smiled but she just looked at him, analyzing.
"Twenty-three," she guessed. Cyrus ran a hand through his hair before pulling her up into his lap.
"Guess again," he said turning off his lamp. The room was filled with darkness, the moon the only light coming into the room. She squirmed a little before relaxing into his grip.
"Ten," she smiled as he rolled his eyes. Leaning back into him she felt them fall onto the bed, him allowing her to nestle into his side. "Seventeen?" She cuddled into his side enjoying his smell. "Ninty-five," she yawned and almost let a purr escape as he ran a hand over her hair.
"How about Twenty-one."
"Not that old," she toyed. He just sighed and pulled on her hair playfully. "Ow," she complained stopping his hand. "Fine, you're just right."
"You're seventeen." He pointed out.
"So," she pouted. "I'll be eighteen soon!" He kissed her head before pulling her closer. Chimchar, who had escaped from his pokeball an hour before, twitched on Dawn's bed causing the two to look over at him. He sighed before relaxing again and continuing to sleep.
"I'll be twenty-two in almost a full year."
"When was your birthday?"
"The day we met."
"Seriously?" she sat up looking down at him. He nodded and she put a hand to her chin. "We have to celebrate!" A dark smile spread on his face, she didn't quite know why though. He pulled at her shirt which she adjusted quickly. "Don't pull on my clothes…" she muttered pulling her pajama top down. The small pokeball in the center wrinkled. He sighed as he relaxed on his arms leaning back. "See, you aren't old." She leaned forward, her hair creating a curtain around them. He just smiled up at her and tugged on a stray hair; enjoy this moment of peace. The gods knew how he disserved one good moment of peace.
The two were asleep in only a few minutes, Dawn tucked into his arm with the quilt half on half off the bed.
Yes; a peaceful moment.
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Dawn woke alone the next morning. Her body felt cold as she rolled over and found that she was alone. It felt disappointing, but she knew that she couldn't believe he would always be there. She sat up slowly tugging the quilt back onto the bed and feeling the cold air come in through the open window. Why is the window open? She didn't get much time before Lucas came into the room, breathing heavy. He ran up to her to check for injuries before explaining himself. "Team Galactic took over the Windworks. We have to go help! Are you alright?"
"Why wouldn't I be?" She took the jacket he extended to her and zipped it up. Green, it was a nice color.
"I just had to check. I mean Cyr-" He stopped and breathed heavily. "Cyrus was here last night right? I just had to check." She arched an eyebrow but grabbed her bag and ran after him, in her pajamas.
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WOOT! I love my reviewers! Hugs for all!
Meli's Misis
