"Hurry up Dawn!" Dusk shouted.
Today was Halloween and Dawn had been invited to her friend's party, but Dusk didn't like the idea of Dawn going to a party all by herself or with a guy. He decided to go with her to the party claiming that he was only going for the food—Dawn could see straight through him. The pregnant teen slowly made her down the stairs; for Halloween she decided to dress up as a pregnant woman and see what her friends' reactions would be, but hopefully they wouldn't notice that she's really pregnant. On the other hand Dusk had decided to go as werewolf (his Houndoom was the source of his costumes inspiration). Dawn helped design the costume and Dusk bought any needed supplies.
"Are you sure you want to go as a pregnant woman? It's not too late to change your mind, I mean you can go as a princess." Dusk suggested.
"I can't really wear anything tight and besides, this a very creative costume. I've never seen anyone do it before and a princess is too mainstream." Dawn replied.
"Alright…" Dusk muttered.
Johanna emerged from the kitchen dressed as an evil queen. I guess mom is giving out candy this year. I wonder if she made that costume. I've never seen it in the stores or online…perhaps one of her coordinator friends gave it to her as a gift. Dawn studied her mother's costume for a minute then smiled warmly. The older woman snapped a picture of her children before hugging them and telling them to be safe. I hope she doesn't show that photo at the Christmas party. Dawn kissed her mother's cheek before exiting the house and getting into the passenger seat of Dusk's Jaguar XF.
"If that punk Kenny shows up at the party, I'm going to beat him to a pulp." Dusk warned.
"Don't worry he won't be there. He wasn't invited." Dawn assured.
"How do you know?" Dusk asked curiously.
"I saw the invite list." Dawn answered.
Despite the pain he has inflict upon on her, Dawn still didn't want anything bad to happen to Kenny. She simply wished that Dusk and her friends would leave him alone and just move on like she had done—though she had a feeling it wouldn't be easy for some of them to erase Kenny from their minds (to be specific Dusk, Paul, and Zoey are three characters that come to mind). The two siblings reached the high school party in Jubilife city in half hour thanks to Dusk taking many short cuts and constantly applying unnecessary amounts of pressure to the gas pedal. This is my first time going to a party. Everyone from school will be here…I better find Zoey or Buck! The nervous teen stepped out of the car and entered the mansion like two-story house. Star Rider (a song from the Limited Edition/Type B of Kat-tun album, Chain) blasted through the speakers and the house was infested with high school students dressed in revealing or frightening costumes.
"Dawn~!"
Zoey, Leona, and Iris raced over to the pregnant teen. Iris was a black and red themed "adult" (meaning mature or revealing) Little Red riding hood, Zoey's a zombie, and Leona is an adult police officer. Whoa! Zoey's makeup is incredible! I wonder if her cousin did it for her. Maybe she just looked up a tutorial on YouTube and did it herself. Dawn doubted her second idea, mainly because Zoey is a tomboy and she isn't a fan of makeup. At least they're here…I have no idea where Dusk ran off to. Zoey linked arms with her close friend and led her over to the buffet table. All sorts of finger food were lined up on the wooden table and some surrounded the clear bowl of fruit punch. It all looks yummy, but is it safe to eat?
"I'm assuming you're a housewife expecting a baby." Zoey guessed.
"Bingo!" Dawn smiled. "I didn't want to wear any tight or revealing costumes so I sewed up some clothing a mom would wear."
"Be careful though…you don't want everyone to find out you're pregnant." Leona warned quietly.
Dawn knew that it was risky posing as a pregnant mom, because some people might figure out that she really is pregnant or if a girl tried to pick a fight with her then there was a chance she would aim for Dawn's stomach. Though Dawn wasn't too worried about getting into a fight, because Zoey and the others would gladly protect her. I should be careful when talking to people and maybe I should avoid the hostess. I also need to find Dusk, I'm not sure how long I plan on staying at this party. The baby might want to go home after an hour or so. Dawn picked up a miniature pig in a blanket and hesitantly bit into the sausage.
Kenny snatched an invitation out of lad's hand and looked over the address. A costume party in Jubilife city, huh? How come I wasn't invited? The brunette threw the bat shaped invitation on the ground and made his crew release the frightened schoolboy. No matters…I'll simply crash the party. After knocking up Dawn and receiving the devastating punch from Paul and Dusk, Kenny has been hanging out with the wrong crowd. He went from an innocent young-man to a bully with an intimidating crew of metal heads. And if my baby momma is there then I'll gladly make both her and brother pay for that punch.
"Come on." Kenny muttered, turning away from his crew and stuffing his hands into his front pockets.
"Eh? Where are we going boss?" Jonathan asked.
"We're going to Jubilife city to crash a stupid Halloween party." Kenny answered.
"Awesome!" The crew shouted in unison.
Kenny smirked and began to lead his crew of misunderstood teens up the path towards Jubilife city. You here that Dawn? We're coming for ya… Kenny hung his head and snickered quietly. Paul manifested out of the darkness and narrowed his eyes at the group of bullies.
Dusk cautiously emerged from a closet and glanced up and down the hallway before carefully making his way down the stairs. Geez, why do I always do that at parties? I guess it's been a while…I should have taken Cécile with me. The blue-haired young adult walked around the house until he found Dawn. As expected his pregnant little sister is hanging out with her friends, but something wasn't right. He felt as if something was going to happen. A pink-haired blue and black themed adult saloon girl approached the group—it was obvious the saloon girl is Ursula.
"I can't believe you were invited to this party." Ursula said.
"I was just thinking the same thing." Zoey muttered.
"Watch it Zoey! Maybe you should learn some matters and stop being nosy." Ursula growled. "Anyway, your costume looks ridiculous Dawn. Are you a pregnant mom? Wait…"
Ursula impulsively lifted up Dawn's shirt and got a nice long like at Dawn's baby bump. Iris smacked Ursula's hand away and glared at the bully.
"Oh my god! You're pregnant!" Ursula laughed. "This is too funny! I have to tell every-"
Zoey angrily punched the bothersome lass in the mouth and pushed her down to the ground. The redhead couldn't help punching Ursula; she hates it when people bully Dawn (she also has a rather violent temper). Oh no…this isn't good… Dawn bit her lip and blinked back tears. Of all people why did Ursula have to find out about my pregnancy?! She'll tell everyone and I won't be able to show my face at school! Dusk grabbed Dawn's wrist and exited the house; just as they approached Dusk's car, several thugs leapt out of hiding. They each latched onto Dusk and ripped him away from his younger sister.
"Hey Dee dee, miss me?" Kenny smirked.
He grabbed a chunk of her hair and led her away from the party to a nearby alley. As his crew struggled to restrain Dusk and keep him pinned to the ground, Kenny began to examine Dawn's stomach. Great…she's still pregnant…I thought she would have gotten an abortion by now, but she's obviously determined to keep that parasite. I guess it's up to me to get rid of it. He balled his hand up into a fist and aimed to punch her in the stomach, but Dawn blocked it. What the heck?! I didn't think she would block it! Before he could make another attempt to give her a miscarriage, Dawn lifted up her foot and struck Kenny in a place where the sun doesn't shine.
"Leave me alone Kenny! Why do you continue to harass me?" Dawn said.
Kenny was in too much pain to answer her question. A couple of his crew members noticed that he was in distressed and a few let go of Dusk, deciding to deal with the feisty pregnant teen. If they want to fight…then I'll fight them. I'll show them how a female Pyroar defends her cubs. Dawn gripped her messenger bag and swung it violently at the metal heads. Two idiotic thugs weren't fast enough to dodge the bag—they were instantly knocked unconscious. I'll teach them all a lesson for messing with me and my brother! Dawn did a complete 360 before striking one of the metal heads with the two largest knuckles in her fist. She jabbed the next thug in the stomach a couple of times then sent him tumbling down with a sharp uppercut.
"Dawn! Watch out!" Dusk suddenly shouted before a meaty hand was clamped over his mouth.
"Huh?" Dawn frowned.
Joshua, a husky metal head, grabbed Dawn from behind and held her in place. The pregnant teen struggled and flailed her legs wildly, but it had no effect on the big boy. Finally, after recovering from the crushing blow to his kiwis, Kenny walked over to Dawn and placed his fingers on her chin.
"That was a dirty trick, but I'll pay you back for it." Kenny breathed.
"What do you want from me?!" Dawn asked.
"I want to ruin your life!" Kenny exclaimed.
"You already did." Dawn said.
"No…I haven't ruined your life yet…I want your perfect little world to come crashing down around you! I want you to fall in the deepest pit of depression so that you'll never be happy again and you'll see how worthless you are! You're just a burden…it's your own fault you got knocked up and now you want everyone to support you…you're a pitiful person." Kenny spat with distaste. "I can't stand to look at your ugly face…I don't what I saw in you."
Hot tears stung Dawn's eyes. Kenny's words were like knives and every time he spoke it felt as if she was getting repeatedly stabbed in the heart. The brunette was done speaking, he balled his hand up into a fist again and brought it back. I'm going to deliver a punch so devastating that'll instantly give her a miscarriage and her stomach will be sore for weeks! He felt something grab his wrist. The sadistic brunette numbly turned his head and his eyes widen seeing Paul. Paul was dressed as a vampire, it made him look both charming and fearsome. Paul jerked Kenny away from Dawn and slammed him down on the ground; the force was strong that blood flew out of Kenny's mouth.
"Duck." Paul mouthed.
Dawn nodded and quickly hung her head. Paul lifted up his left leg and swung it; the heel of his penny loafers struck the husky metal head in the cheek bone and jaw. It made him release Dawn and sent him flying into the brick wall. Paul looks so cool… Dawn dropped to her knees and watched the rest of the metal heads charge at Paul. The purple-haired adolescent drove his fist into one of the metal head's mouth, he toke down a few with a jump kick, and he let his Electivire 'play' with the few metal heads that were still conscious. He then sat down on Kenny's stomach and grabbed Kenny's cheeks, digging his fingers into his skin.
"I think insulting a woman is revolting and it deserves the worse punishment possible, but because it's Halloween I'll go easy on you…I don't appreciate you calling my friend worthless and if you ever do it again…I will beat the crap out of you. Now stop pitying yourself and do something productive with your life." Paul said.
Paul got off of Kenny's stomach and helped Dawn and Dusk stand up. I'm surprised that Dawn was able to fend off those thugs all by herself for a while…maybe I should stop being so overly protective of her, it seems she can take care of herself in situations like this. Dusk glanced at Paul and for once, he didn't glare at him. And if it weren't for this guy, Kenny would have done something terrible to Dawn. I guess Paul isn't a bad guy after al…but I'm still keeping a close eye on him!
"Are you alright?" Paul asked Dusk.
"Yeah I'm fine…and thanks for rescuing us." Dusk replied sheepishly.
"I mainly did it for Dawn." Paul replied bluntly. "I overhead Kenny say something about crashing a party in Jubilife city. I got a little worried so I threw on a costume, grabbed Electivire's pokéball, and had my brother drive me out here. I'm glad I found you two in time…because if I didn't I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if something were to happen to Dawn."
Dawn blushed and threw herself into Paul's arms. This guy is smooth… Dusk smiled and watched the two teens hug under the moonlight. Not only is he straight forward about his feelings, he demonstrates a great amount of pride in himself and he has incredible strength. If he can single handedly take down a group of thugs then I know he can protect her while I'm not around…this guy is worthy enough to be Dawn's boyfriend and I approve of that. Now that he has my approval, he has a huge advantage over the other guys who are in love with Dawn.
"The party hasn't ended yet. Would you like to go back and dance together?" Paul asked shyly.
"I'd love to." Dawn smiled.
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I know it's a little too late to say this but, Happy Halloween!