Chapter 9: If They Only Knew...


Roselia124 - Ahaha, thank you! The parts with Gary and Misty were pretty fun to write, although they won't be getting together (I love Oldrivalshipping too much.) Their relationship is a little weird though, kinda like a brother/sister relationship...except the sister's pretty violent xD Ehehehe those scenes are coming, trust me on that one! :)~

Fprmr1- Sorry, no spoilers on what song it's going to be! I like surprises:D You'll find out soon anyways. Omg thankyou, that's so nice! You were right...but which one? xD

pokemonSLR- I like that song too, I'll consider it! :D Brianna didn't actually steal the tiara, but that's just given me an awesome idea! Thanks! :D

Missy- Omg it did, I only just realised! xD Ah well. Trust me, writing Electric Heart out of the story was VERY tempting, but I have plans for them so they have to stay-.- Hm, I don't know. Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't;) Ehehehe :)~

Bradley8155- Thanks, I try to:)

aznpandagrl- Ahaha, gotta love Oldrival right? Omg that would be hilarious XD To be honest, I don't know why he went so hysterical either, I just needed a reason for Misty to be annoyed with him xD

LoveLoverGrl - Thanks! :)~

LuvAllPokemon
- Ehehe have a little patience! xD You'll find out. Thanks so much! I'm so happy you're finding this to be unique, cause I do get bored of the reading the same kind of stories over and over again, drives me mad:') Chicken fat? Lol, that made me laugh XD I have big plans involving that little tiara, and that's all I'm saying;)

SYKpop7- Ahaha, they're all annoying to me xD And nope she wasn't in the anime, she's my OC as I needed a love rival for Leaf:) I bet you're not as dense as Ash though;)

Lil'MissEya - Hm, you'll just have to see what happens with the Brendan/May/Drew thing, Drew may just get bitten by the jealousy bug;)


Disclaimer - I don't own anything Nintendo related, k? :D


*May's POV*

"URSULA!"

Dawn's ear piercing scream caused me to nearly jump out of my skin. As we all turned to look her, she bolted for the stairs. I locked eyes with Brendan for a moment, he looked so confused. Then again, so was I.

"What the hell just happened?" a familiar cocky voice spoke from the kitchen doorway. It took a lot of willpower not to turn around and look at him. After all, I'm supposed to be mad at him.

"Women. That's what happened." Gary sniggered, then groaned as Leaf punched him in the arm.

"I just don't get it. What's the deal with Dawn and Ursula?" Leaf speculated. Gary sighed, getting up and turning on the Nintendo Wii, setting up a game of Mario Kart with Ash. I was about to reply to Leaf's question until Drew decided to walk past me, sitting on an opposite chair. I knew he was looking at me, I could see his emerald eyes boring into my sapphire ones. As much as I tried, I just couldn't help looking back at him. It's his eyes, I felt hypnotised by those beautiful eyes...

No! Stay focused May, remember what he did!

"So May, what are your plans for tomorrow?" Brendan asked, snapping me out of my little trance. I blinked a couple of times and looked at Brendan. His facial expression told me that looked a little peeved. I realised he probably noticed me staring at Drew and my cheeks turned a light shade of rose.

"Uh...well, the girls and I are going to start writing our song, but I think that's it. We're not going anywhere tomorrow." I smiled warmly.

"Well if you're not doing much, do you wanna do something tomorrow night?" he asked. I could see Drew's pissed off expression in the corner of my eye. I grinned. This could be the perfect way to get back at him, and well...Brendan's been so sweet to me all night.

"Sure!" I beamed, making sure to talk loudly. "What do you wanna do?"

Brendan thought for a moment. "How does...ice skating sound? There's a rink not too far from here."

"Perfect." I smiled, giving a very surprised Brendan a hug.

"Aww! You two are so cute!" Leaf squealed and my face flushed. Gary rolled his eyes and pushed her into Ash, his eyes placed firmly on the screen.

"What are you doing Leaf? You just made me fall off the freakin' rainbow!" Ash glared at Leaf, she looked shocked at his outburst. Wow, someone's sure competitive...

"It's not my fault, Gary pushed me!" she spoke, sounding very childish. Gary just smirked. Brendan and I turned our attentions to the tv and started to watch the next race.

"I'm so gonna win this, just like I won the last race." Gary boasted, smirking at Ash.

"You cheated! I had that thing won until you had go and push Leaf into me!"

"She was being annoying. Besides, stop making excuses Ashy Boy." Gary teased and Ash growled. I'd never seen him so focused on any one thing before.

"Are they always like this?" Brendan laughed.

"Oh you have no idea." I grinned and turned my attentions back to the race. The look of concentration on Gary's face was hilarious, but I held in my giggles. He'd only blame me if he lost.

Oh you did not just hit me with that red turtle thing!" Gary yelled at the screen. It wasn't even Ash who hit him, the madman was screaming at a computer.

"You two are so normal, playing Mario Kart at this time." Drew yawned, absentmindedly playing with his phone. I noticed him looking up from time to time, glaring at Brendan. What is his problem?

"Shut it Draw." Gary growled. I looked at Ash and saw a smirk playing at his lips, which was pretty rare for Ash. Then, in the blink of an eye he took one hand off the controller and pushed Leaf, who was engrossed in her phone, as hard as he possibly could. Leaf was totally surprised, wailing, losing her balance and falling onto Gary's lap of all places.

"Leaf! What the fuck!" Gary was furious as he crashed into the wall, everybody else rushing past him, including Ash.

"Why am I getting the blame again? It was him!" she pointed accusingly at Ash, who'd just come in first.

"Yay! Who's the best? I am!" Ash threw his controller into the air and it came down seconds later, hitting him square on the head.

"I didn't think he could get anymore stupid. I was so, so wrong." Leaf started to laugh.

"He cheated. By the way Leaf, are you comfy down there?" Gary asked, the tone of his voice light and breezy. Leaf blushed madly and sat up, shyly looking away from him. This was so not like her.

"I...I uh..." she stuttered. Gary just laughed at her.

"Aww, are my charms finally getting to you?" he teased and she glared at him.

"Charms? You're about as charming as a pile of dog shit!" Leaf folded her arms, regaining back her attitude.

"She's a feisty one there Gary." Drew smirked. Why does he have to get involved in something that has nothing to do with him! Ugh!

"Talk about hurting a guys ego Leaf!" Gary protested. She just laughed.

"NO! I CAN'T DO THAT TO HIM!"

The terrified shriek echoed into the room, shutting Gary and Leaf up in an instant. Shit, with all the competitive stuff going on and my date to think about, I'd totally forgotten about Dawn!

Brendan turned to me. "I'm getting a little tired May, I'm done for the day. See you tomorrow." he smiled. I hugged him tightly and he got up, looking back and smiling at me. Aww, he is so sweet!

As Brendan walked away I looked back at everyone, expecting the teasing of my life. Instead, everybody was silent and looking around at everybody else, not really sure what to make of the ear piercing scream that escaped from Dawn's lips moments before.


—Normal POV—

Earlier...

"URSULA!"

Crushing her phone in the palm of her right hand, Dawn let out one of the loudest screams she'd ever accomplished. Not bothering to look back at the others, who no doubt would have stunned expressions on their faces, she instead turned for the stairs and hurried up the first two flights, mentally counting them as she went. She had to find the peach haired girl, and she had to find her now.

"You called?"

Dawn stopped dead in her tracks. Ursula was standing directly in front of her, and it was then she realised they weren't alone. Brianna, Veronica and Melody appeared standing side by side with Ursula, demeaning smirks on their faces. It was four against one, but Dawn refused to be intimidated. I mean, what was the worst they could do?

"Hello? Can you not talk or something?" Brianna put a hand on her hip, her annoyingly high pitched voice aggravating Dawn.

"Of course I can talk. I just don't wanna waste my breath on a pointless waste of space like you." Dawn snarled and Brianna laughed.

"Gosh, I'm hurt." she replied sarcastically.

"Whatever. I need to talk with her," Dawn pointed to Ursula. "Not you. Bye bye bitches." She mocked Electric Heart, waving them goodbye, and they gave her looks of disgust before heading off. Dawn was surprised they actually left, she wasn't expecting them to go.

"I'm all ears Dee." Ursula sneered, putting emphasis on the word 'Dee'. She twirled a bit of her hair around her finger. This angered Dawn.

"Don't ever call me that again. Do you understand what I'm saying to you right now?" Dawn gave her a death glare.

"Aww, is that name bringing up memories of your missing daddy?" Ursula mocked. Dawn felt a pang in her stomach. Ursula just hit a sensitive spot inside her, and she hit it with her poisonous words. Dawn braced herself, forcing herself to stay calm. She wasn't going to cry, not now. She refused.

"Stop." Was the only word that escaped from her mouth. To Dawn, it sounded like a pathetic bleat. Ursula knew she was getting under Dawn's skin and smiled to herself.

"No. See now, you aren't as strong without your little friends around are you?" Ursula simpered and Dawn knew she was right. Whenever she encountered Ursula in the house, she was always with May, Misty or Leaf. Every time they would help her out. Now though, they weren't here and Dawn felt like a scared little girl again, dreading the hellhole they call school. She shook the awful memories away, telling herself she was no longer that shell of a girl she once was. She was seventeen years old and had everything a girl could only dream of! She was a contestant on the most popular singing show on tv, she had a boyfriend who would do anything for her, and she had three girls on her side who could potentially become very special people in her life.

"Leave the girls out of this, they're better friends than you ever were." she glared at Ursula. "Also, why did you snoop through my phone?" Dawn asked, remembering why she'd confronted Ursula in the first place. She demanded an answer.

"Aww Dee. I apologise, but it wasn't me who peeped in your phone." Ursula shrugged, a smug expression on her face.

"If it wasn't you, then who was it?" Dawn ignored the fact that Ursula had called her 'Dee' again, and she narrowed her ocean blue eyes suspiciously.

"Does this ring any bells to you?" Ursula got out her phone and showed Dawn a photo. As her eyes scanned the picture, she paled. It was a clear photo of her and Paul Shinji messing around in the front room from earlier today. Paul had a hold of her small wrists and, from the angle this was taken from, it really did look like they were kissing.

"Yep, I remember that." Dawn tapped her foot impatiently. "What are you getting at."

"Paul here was the one who read that text from your little boyfriend. And boy was he mad." Ursula smirked, looking like the cat that just got the cream.

Dawn thought back to around an hour ago, when they were back at the arena and she'd clashed with Paul. It explained the strange looks and the glaring. She felt terrible for not telling him about Lucas sooner. But alas, it was just too late.

"So it was Paul..." she murmured.

"You still haven't realised, have you?" she simpered.

"What?"

"Do you realise what I can do now? I could destroy you and your little band if I wanted to." She flicked her hair.

Then realisation dawned on her, crashing down like a ton of bricks. Ursula had Dawn ushered into a tight corner, just as she'd planned.

"You...you wouldn't." she whispered.

"I would. I own you Dawn...unless you want this picture to get out. But you don't want that, right? I can't tarnish the reputation of the perfect Tiger Rose!" Ursula mocked Dawn yet again.

"Don't do this...please Ursula!" she resorted to pleading, although it got her nowhere.

"I need you to do something. If you don't, then this picture is going to every major gossip magazine in all five regions." Ursula smirked with confidence. Dawn meanwhile, looked crestfallen. She wanted nothing more than to slap Ursula in the face and walk away, back to the girls.

Let people think what they want!

But then she thought of Lucas back home in Twinleaf. She'd promised to stay faithful to him before she left for Hoenn, and she couldn't break his promise, along with his heart. She wasn't that kind of person.

"Fine..." she sighed, her eyes brimming with tears. "What do you want?"

"I want you to go and kiss Paul Shinji. Mess with his head." Ursula grinned nastily.

"NO! I CAN'T DO THAT TO HIM!"

All traces of colour drained from Dawn's face as she screamed and she was powerless to stop the hot tears pouring down her cheeks. To cheat on Lucas was like hell itself, but lead Paul on at the same time? Dawn was crushed.

Dawn thought this whole situation through in her mind. If she didn't agree to Ursula's demand, then not only would Lucas never forgive her, but Tiger Rose's reputation would be in tatters. If people didn't vote for them, then they'd have to go home and leave the boys. Either way, it wasn't going to be easy for Dawn. But she refused to drag the girls down with her. Dawn was defeated.

"I hate you so fucking much." Dawn spat, dried her eyes and turned around, heading for the boys room as she was certain that was where Paul would be.


•Paul's POV•

My eyes were closed and I was relaxing on my bed, music loud in my ears. I couldn't hear anything, I felt at peace with the world this way. I was still amazed we were here, I mean, anybody could have gone home tonight. Even us, although I didn't see it happening.

I opened my eyes to see the door handle turning, and I assumed it was Ash, Gary or Drew. How wrong was I? I took out my headphones and looked at the blunette who walked over, sitting demurely on the end of my bed. I'll admit, she looked stunning.

What am I saying, she has a boyfriend!

"What do you want Troublesome?" I sighed, sitting up. I was wearing only a pair of pyjama pants, and I could see her looking at my bare chest. She shrugged playfully.

"Why don't you take a guess, I mean, it should be pretty obvious to you..." she moved closer and I could feel her breath against my cheek. I tried so hard to resist, heck, I forced myself to resist her. But as soon as her soft lips came into contact with my own, my stomach felt like it was doing somersaults and I found myself easily kissing her back.

I mean, I've dated girls before but none of them could even compare to this.

She deepened the kiss and a few moments later, I found myself pinning her up against the wall, my hormones completely taking over my body. Dammit! Dawn swiftly broke the kiss, slowly caressing my cheek with her hand. She looked...scared? She turned around and tried to leave, but I wasn't having any of it, she started this. I grabbed her arm and pulled close to me, not really sure of what I was doing. It just felt...right? Man, I don't even know anymore.

"Paul! Hello?" a voice yelled from outside the door. Ugh.

"Piss off Leaf!" I growled back to the annoying brunette. Last thing I needed was that squealing idiot interrupting Troublesome and I.

"Why are you so rude? We just want to know if you've seen Dawn around?" Misty replied back. Ugh, she's worse than Leaf. And about ten times more violent...

I looked at Dawn and she quickly shook her head. I understood perfectly, I mean, why would anybody want to be around those irritating girls all day and night? I'd rather shoot myself.

"We're coming in!" May's bubbly voice arose and Dawn looked at me like a rabbit in headlights, frozen to the spot. I looked around and clapped eyes on the closet.

"In here!" I hissed to her, throwing open the doors. She literally hurtled inside, giving me a grateful smile as she closed the doors, hiding herself from the rest of her band. Just in time too.

"Paul! Have you seen her?" Misty asked again. I stared coldly at the three of them.

"Wow he looks hot without a shirt." Leaf giggled and May joined in. Ugh. Any other guy probably would have been flattered, but I'm not 'any other guy'

I ignored them. "Nope, haven't seen her. Now get out." I pointed to the door.

"Fine. Didn't you hear her screaming before though? We could hear her from downstairs." she asked and I was genuinely surprised by that. I hadn't heard any kind of shouting.

"No, I didn't hear anything." I spoke truthfully. Ironically, they didn't believe me.

"How could you not hear anything? Are you deaf or something?" May frowned.

"I'm speaking the truth, I didn't hear any shouting. Now leave me alone!" I walked over and personally opened the door for them to leave. They were really getting under my skin.

"Fine. Bye grumpy!" Leaf waved cheekily and I glared daggers at her until the three of them finally left. I slammed the door shut and Dawn meekly opened the closet doors.

"You're gonna give me a heart attack Troublesome." I shook my head and she suddenly attacked me with a hug. Not what I was expecting at all really.

"Thanks for covering for me...Leaf's not the easiest person to deal with." she smiled.

"Why'd you come in here?" I couldn't help but ask. Her eyes darted around the room for a second, unable to give me an answer.

"...because."

"Because what?" I was starting to becoming annoyed with Troublesome, she can't just come in here and kiss me like that and then give me no reason for it!

"Because I had to." she simply replied, still not looking at me. Oh yeah, like somebody forced her to come in here.

"What about...Lucas?" I asked, watching her body tense up.

"We fought. I don't want to be with him anymore." she shrugged a little sadly.

"So I'm a rebound? Gee thanks." I raised an eyebrow. Although I enjoyed her company a lot more than I should have done, this just doesn't seem like her. The other day she wouldn't even go near me! So why now would she choose to walk into my room and make out with me? I will never truly understand females.

"No...I think you're different from the other guys I know. I'm intrigued by you." she purred, her arms around my waist.

"Hmph." I managed to utter out. This girl was turning me into a blushing idiot! How she's doing it is beyond my knowledge.

"I gotta go...maybe I'll see you later?" the look of guilt had vaporised completely, and was replaced with one of the sweetest smiles I'd ever seen. Our hands entwined as she kissed me goodbye, it was slow and sensual this time, with actual meaning to it.

I watched her leave the room, captivated by her every step. I didn't like it that Dawn was cheating but if she wants to break up with him, is it okay? Ugh I don't care anymore, this pointless crap is giving me a headache.


((Dawn's POV))

Oh my god...that has got to be one of the hardest things I have ever done. I quietly closed Paul's door, willing myself to stay strong. I did what Ursula asked, and that's it. She can't blackmail me anymore. I wanted to curl up into a ball and cry myself to sleep, how could Ursula do this to me? What the hell happened to that same peach haired girl who used to cheer me up whenever I was down? The one who came over to my house for sleepovers most weekends and we did each others hair and make up, laughing and giggling coyly about the boys we liked? The one who bought me a beautiful pink bracelet for my fourteenth birthday, that's probably hidden in a drawer at home somewhere?

What happened to my best friend..?

I decided not to dwell on the past any longer. I had to stay positive no matter what. I got out my phone and began to text Lucas back.

"I'm sorry for not replying to you sooner, I was just so nervous. I love you and I miss you. So much it's killing me. I'll call you tomorrow, promise. :) —D xxx"

After I pressed send, the positivity I'd been hoping for vanished into thin air, and a second wave of guilt began to wash over me. I'm a horrible person. I'd lied to Paul, telling him I wanted to end my relationship with Lucas, where in actual fact I needed him more than ever. I felt like a cheating bitch, and that's exactly what I was. Throwing myself at Paul like that! I felt desperate and I hated the feeling. I hated the way he looked at me too. His smile...it just made me feel worse about myself. He'd saved me from a close call with the girls too...

I just want to go home.

"I'll admit, you did well there Dawn. Feeling guilty yet?"

I ignored her snide remarks and continued to walk to my room. I couldn't deal with her right now. The memory of how she became so spiteful played in my mind, over and over until I wanted to scream. I ended up picking up the pace and running away from that psycho as fast as I could. As I flung open the bedroom door, I could hear her quiet laughter from down the hallway.

"Dawn..?" May whispered.

May, Leaf and Misty were already changed to go to bed, make up scrubbed off their faces, and then there was me.

I blinked multiple times, keeping the tears from pouring down my cheeks. I couldn't tell the girls about this, even though I longed to.

"I'm okay." I uttered out those two words with as much confidence as I could muster up. Which wasn't a lot.

"No you're not okay." Misty shook her head, heading over to me. She wrapped her arms around me and the hug was so reassuring.

"What happened?" Leaf asked.

"Ursula snooped in my phone, and I yelled at her for it, then we started arguing...she said nasty things." I lied flawlessly, a trait I happened to be pretty good at. I think it was believable enough, because none of them questioned me any further than that.

"I know this may sound weird since it's quarter to one in the morning, but does you guys want to hear a song I've been writing?" May smiled, breaking the silence.

"Who cares what time it is? I'd love to hear a song!" Leaf grinned.

"Why the hell not? It's not like I'm tired." Misty laughed.

"Sure thing..." I smiled halfheartedly, quickly wiping a lonesome tear from my face. I went into the bathroom, quickly changing into an old t shirt and pair of pyjama bottoms, washing my face. I tied my hair up in a messy bun. I came back into the room and May already had out her guitar and she began to sing.

Tall dark and super manly
Puts papers in his briefcase and drives away
To save the world, or go to work
It's the same thing to me

He's got his mothers eyes, his fathers ambition
I wonder if he knows how much that I miss him?

I hang on every word you say

And you'll smile and say 'How are you?'
I say, 'Just fine'
I always forget to tell you I love you
I love you, forever

I watched superman fly away
You got a busy day today
Go save the world
I'll be around

I watched superman fly away
Come back, I'll be with you someday
I'll be right here, on the ground
When you come back down.

"I know it's not finished, but do you like it so far?" she asked. All three of us nodded eagerly, including me. May had somehow whisked me away from my problems for a few precious moments with her song writing talent. I was so thankful for that.

"That was beautiful, but is this song about Drew? Ugh, he is so totally jealous of Brendan, how unbelievable can you get?" Leaf the oh so blunt stated and May rolled her eyes.

"Of course I didn't write it about him! He's not my superman..." May was angered at first, but when she spoke that last sentence, her voice lowered. It was almost as if she was talking to herself.

"Sorry..." Leaf smiled sheepishly.

"It's okay." May grinned, putting away her guitar. "Thanks for letting me play, I'm going to bed. I need my beauty sleep for tomorrow after all."

"Oh yeah! Oh my god, what are you going to wear?" Leaf trilled excitedly.

"What?" Misty and I exchanged looks with each other, confused.

"May's got a date tomorrow." Leaf teased and May blushed a little.

"Really? With who?" I asked.

"Duh, isn't it obvious? Brendan of course!" Leaf answered the question herself. Honestly, I think Leaf sounds more excited about the date than May is, bless her.

After that I just zoned out completely, not listening to a word the girls were saying. A million thoughts zoomed in and out of my mind. I think I made the wrong decision...or did I make the right one? Only time will tell I suppose.

It still made me feel uneasy.

"Oh, and Paul looked so hot without a shirt, don't you agree Mist?"

Hearing Leaf say those words, I instantly snapped back to reality. However, unfortunately, the three of them seemed to notice this.

"Hm. Funny how Dawn starts to listen to us when Paul's name is mentioned." Misty grinned jokingly and the other two giggled. Oh if only they knew the half of what's going on. At that moment I wanted to open my big mouth and tell them everything, but I just couldn't. Whether I liked it or not, I'd made my decision and I had chosen to keep the reputation of myself and the girls alive, whatever the consequences may be.


Author's Note - I really, really don't know how that happened, it just did XD I felt rather sorry for Dawn in this one, which is stupid of me since I wrote it xD But hey, at least I threw some Ikari in there;)

That aside, for some reason I didn't feel inspired to write anything Pokemon related this week, so I reread the awesome story What Boys Want by Surfergurl14. (which is a rarity, since I never reread stories on here) Not that it helped much, because all I wanted to do after that was plan May and Drew's wedding, ehehe:'D

This chappy was mainly Ikari with a tiny bit of Contest, Hoenn and Oldrival thrown in at the start, this time lacking Pokeshipping-.- But last night I had a brainwave about what I could do to include more of this shipping, and hopefully it'll work out!:D

Well done for reading all that, I kind of went on a bit there:') Please review as your opinions and hilariousness are what's keeping this story going, I couldn't do it without you all:D

P.S - Guess the Song! My song choice was rather easy to be honest:')

:)~