Okay, I know it has been like three months since I last updated this story, but I love all of you, and if you would please stick with me, I will make it worth while. Um, let's see... Because I forgot about you I will take request for ideas topics.... I will then dedicate them to you... so please forgive me... now, let me start this chapter.

Dawn tossed and turned all night in her sleep. She couldn't believe it, she couldn't believe that Paul would just treat her like that after he stole Smeargle. She sighed she came up with two reasons. One - either he disliked all coordinator's and didn't see them as people. Or two - he disliked her and would do anything to be rid of her at this point. For some reason, she felt her brain leaning towards the second reason.

" He can't think of me like that." She choked out. She opened the flap to her tent and crept passed Paul's sleeping figure by the fire. She then went further into the woods. " Alright everyone, come on out." She said quietly as she threw all the pokeballs into the air. " Tomorrow I am going to battle Paul, again, okay?" Her pokemon all gave her a " are you out of your mind " look. She fell on the ground in front of them and sighed. " He doesn't think of me as a friend, as competition, I don't even think he knows I am human..." She said trialing off trying to hold back the tears once bounced to her side, she knew that she was feeling the same way she thought Pikachu felt about her, she then turned to the group and began to encourage them in her own way. Before Dawn even realized what happened all her pokemon were pumped. " Would you guys really go through this again for me?" She asked smiling at her pokemon as they all nodded in unison. " Alright then, get some rest... we have a big battle ahead of us." They all called out their own form of agreement as Dawn returned them all to their pokeballs, she then crept back into her tent, anxious for the morning.

" Wake up Pathetic." Paul growled from outside her tent. Dawn looked and saw his shadow. It already had a bag on, ready to go. She then stretched and looked at the poketech, it read 9:15. She knew it was time. She threw on some clothes, and brushed her hair and went to the table to eat the... whatever Paul had attempted to make. She ate quietly as she watched him pack up the tent. " Are you ready yet?" He asked impatiently.

" I..." She then regained her confidence and stood up. " I want to face you again Paul." Paul frowned.

" Why this time?" He then rolled his eyes and huffed. " What did I do to you now?" Dawn sighed. This was hurting her more then she thought. She really, really, really wanted his respect. She tried to do nothing but have them get closer this entire trip. She cooked, cleaned, and even tried to make his pokemon happier. Okay, well maybe the last one was a mistake but still, she did nothing to make him treat her like this.

" Why? Because of the way you treat me, with no respect." She paused as she watched him glare at her. " I am not one of your pokemon you know." Paul stiffened, she was back on the whole " you abuse your pokemon " crap again, he could sense it.

" I put up with you don't I?" He asked. This made her even more angry and even more hurt.

" I want a three - on - three now." This time she was demanding it. " This time if you win, I will give you Smeargle and go back with Ash and Brock." Paul smirked. " Yet, if you loose. I will continue to travel with you, and you will have to listen to me, and respect me." The smirk instantly fell off his face, but the it returned even bigger. He had beaten her once, what would stop him from doing it again?"

" Fine by me. What about right now?" He asked throwing his first pokeball into the air. Honchcrow popped out, eager for battle.

" Wouldn't have it any other way." She said releasing Smeargle. Paul smirked.

" Okay, Brave Bird now." Hunchcrow's wings immediately turned white as it swooped down at lighting speed heading for Smeargle.

" Now, Smeargle, use blizzard." Smeargle held it tail as the tip began to grow white. Soon the heavy snow began to beat against Hunchcrow making it impossible for him to see. Hunchcrow missed Smeargle and flew straight into a tree taking the rest of it's energy.

" Hn, pathetic." Paul said as it recalled it's pokemon. " I never thought you would be smart enough to use my own move against me." Paul said remembering how he taught that to him a few days back. " Electabuzz go." The pokemon came out charging the electricity through the plugs on it's head.

" Alright Smeargle us...."

" You won once with him, now you have to use another." Dawn made an " O" shape with her mouth and recalled Smeargle. Paul just rolled his eyes and waited impatiently.

" Alright Buneary, let's go." Dawn threw the pokeball and as soon as the little rabbit appeared, she wasted no time calling an attack. " Use High Jump Kick." The rabbit bounded forward and hit soon as it hit though yellow static surged through it's body.

" Use thunder." Electabuzz attacked with thunder. It was so powerful, as soon as it hit Buneary she fainted.

' Alright, it's tied.' Dawn thought optimistically as she picked up her last pokeball. " Come on out Ambipom." The monkey jumped out and did a flip over it's tail and growled at Paul.

" Hum... Weavile end it with slash." The pokemon came out charging, but Ambipom blocked it with the hands on it's tail. " Blizzard." He then jumped back and made a snowstorm surround the monkey whom searched around blindly.

" Stay alert, and use swift." The yellow stars flew from Ambipom's tail as he began attacking from all directions to protect itself. Several of them hit Weavile pushing him back even father.

" Let's finish this now. Use ice beam." The ice beam hit Ambipom freezing it in place." Now slash." The pokemon ran and jumped, bringing it's glowing claws down on the frozen victim's head. Ambipom feel backwards and fainted. Dawn called him back holding back tears.

" Here." She said throwing Smeargle's pokeball at the boy. She then ran into the woods sobbing. Paul sighed. He didn't want her to be sad, yet he figured it was best, because he didn't want her there with him either.

Okay, I am so done with this chapter only two more left. Send your story ideas and remember to review.