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Chapter 10:

Best Friends Forever

Everyone knows how Dawn has an urge to ask questions and how eager she is to have them answered. But with Paul and their other new 'friend' Silver, she never got a glance. She'd ask questions that have bothered her for some time, and having them ignored was a big let down. For her at least, for the two boys not so much. They didn't like her opening her mouth! They praised God she was quiet, even if it was for a moment! Back to Dawn, there was a question that she was dying to ask. The cave was dim and she couldn't see it… Why? Why?

"Why is your name Silver?" Why indeed… There was nothing silver about him, his hair wasn't a silver color, his teeth weren't! Nothing… Except, maybe-

"My eyes are silver…" Duh! Why didn't she think of that, she doesn't really give anything a lot of thought, unless it was something important. At least she got that question off of her chest, but there was a question that lingered in her head. Why was Paul such a pervert? She was a girl and they have been together for a little while. She thought of that as a useless question to ask but she did anyway…

Paul glared at her, wasn't she done with that damn question? Even so, he did have the right to not respond to her. After she was met with silence, she went ahead and asked the question. Why won't she just let it go? He just wanted her mouth glued shut!

"Why do you ask, knowing I won't answer back?" Paul snapped, Dawn turned away with her nose in the air. Paul crossed his arms in irritation; Dawn glanced back and mimicked him.

"I'm just a curious person; I want to get to know you better! I want to be Silver and your friend!" She replied in the sweetest voice Paul's ever heard her speak in. Her light tone was cute enough to make Paul twitch in fear. Why was he scared? He was scared for them to actually become friends. That means there is a big possibility she wouldn't ever stop bothering him. It scared the living shit out of him knowing she'd be by his side! Until they find the way out of course.

"Paul, are you okay?" Paul dropped back to earth; Dawn, Silver and Chimchar were staring at him. He glared back, what a stupid question!

"I just spaced out… Nothing wrong with that!" He'd rather space then talk to her.

"At least she was concerned for you…" Silver said in a mono-tone voice.

"I don't need any concern of anyone!" He said clenching his fists. The blue-haired girl stood there watching Silver and Paul fight. For the first time she wasn't fighting with him… She noticed something about Paul… He was more of grouch than he was before.

'I guess that's how boys are when they disagree.' Dawn giggled silently, Paul heard it though.

"What's so damn funny!?" He asked (actually yelled more); it seemed Silver was curious as well.

She waved her hands in front of herself, "Oh, nothing!" She said, laughing nervously. Paul frowned, shoved his hands in his pockets and turned away from her. She was on his last nerve, but something bothered him… Why the hell was he so damn mad?! He took a quick glance at Silver; his eye-brow was raised. Paul knew he was wondering the same thing. Dawn popped up right in front of him… Which made him much more irritated, what did she want?!

"Paul… Are you gonna stand there and stare at Silver all day… or night?" She asked him with a slight smile at him.

"I mean Silver is cute and all, but there's no need to stare at him!" She smirked at him, Paul shook his head. He didn't want to play her damn game!

"If you think he's so cute then why aren't you the one staring at him?"

"Well… Maybe 'cause you're the one staring at him and you look more fun to look at than him!"

"Won't you be a good little girl and stand next to him instead of me?" Dawn glanced over her shoulder.

"How about I stand next to you and talk to you?" Paul sighed.

"You know you two, we should-"

"EEEEEEEEP!" Dawn shrieked, which got Paul and Silver's attention.

"S-s-something licked me!!!!" She cried.

"Like what?" The red haired one asked.

"I donno, can we get going?! PLEASE?!" She shivered and ran off somewhere else. Chimchar followed along with the two boys.

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They've been walking around the cave for a while… But were they going in a circle, were they walking the same way they came from? It didn't occur to Paul until Dawn disappeared… again! She wouldn't know where to find a Pokemon Center without a map, but is seems she sure knew her way around lost! Paul looked at Silver, maybe he wasn't real! Maybe he was just part of his imagination! Like Amako! She sure looked like one! There is no such thing as ghosts! Well… In Paul's opinion there weren't. Silver turned his head, just noticing Paul was staring at him.

"What are you looking at?" Silver asked with a strange look on his face.

"Nothing…" He replied awkwardly. Awkward was the right word for those two being with each other. Especially without Dawn's presence, Silver didn't know her for long but, for Paul… He was used to having Dawn disappear suddenly. What he didn't know was HOW she disappeared!

"You worried about her, Red?" Paul said jokingly.

"If you're not I don't think there's any point to it. I think you know we'd find her eventually…" Well… This wasn't fun at all; putting two calm and collect people together isn't entertaining. Paul wasn't amused.

"So, this girl… She's your girlfriend?" Oh yes, he knew Silver would have to ask sooner or later. He sighed with annoyance.

"No, I'm just trapped in this damn place with her." He couldn't wait until he and Dawn met a new person so they can ask him the same question.

"It sure seems like it… With both of you arguing and I assumed you two argued like that all the time. Anyway, since you guys are the polar opposite… You know the saying, opposites attract?" Of course, that cliché, when it came to him and Dawn! Reggie, his older brother, would always tease him about the blue haired maiden… At least… that's what Reggie referred to her as… But Reggie wasn't the problem; the problem was Chimchar and Dawn's disappearance. Why does the monkey want to be around her so much? It wasn't because Paul was a lot more aggressive with it, right?

"Yeah, I've heard it before." The saying always lingered into his mind; it didn't bother him at first. But after giving it a little thought it made no sense. Just to him, sure he was a grouch at times and she had a smile on her face. She was a coordinator and he battled gym leaders. She wasn't much of an opposite; if you put the little things that made them different aside.

"Sir, I've been looking for you!" That familiar voice! Paul turned his head, Amako! She giggled and walked up to his look-alike.

"Hello, I'm Amako! What's yours?" She grinned widely and extended her hand. Trying to be polite he shook her hand.

"Silver…" He had a feeling something was wrong with that small girl. Suddenly, as if a gust of wind passed though his body; Silver began to shiver. Amako crossed her arms and pouted.

"Where's your pretty girlfriend?" Again, why won't anyone just understand she wasn't his girlfriend?

"She's not my girlfriend, okay? Have we finally clarified it?" Paul paused, the two shook their heads. "Good. Just to answer your question, I don't know." The child sighed.

"Well, should we split up?" She asked with a finger on her chin.

"No she'll stumble her way to us so there is no-"

"MISS, OH MISS, WHERE ARE YOU?!" Amako yelled using her hands to strengthen the sound of her voice.

"Here!" It was a faint sound but loud enough to be heard. Amako grinned at Paul; she received a cold stare from him in return.

"Miss Dawn, is that you?" She said smiling.

"Dawn, get your butt over here before I go over there!" Paul got impatient when he was met with silence. He walked over to the sound where the voice was heard. He saw a dark figure, which looked a lot like Dawn. He stood there, having second thoughts about walking up to her.

"What's the matter, Paul?" She extended her hand and gestured him to come closer. "I'm not gonna bite!" She wouldn't, but he would!

"Why don't you come along with me, so I can get us out of this cave?" He replied to her as if she were a child.

"Because you are too fun to mess with; it's so funny to see your face getting all red like that!" She kept babbling on about it, laughing because he was irritated with her… As he always has been.

"Anyways, I'm not going over there!" She giggled. She wouldn't take a step out of the shadows; he didn't like the game anymore.

"Then I'm just gonna leave you here since you wanna play with me. I don't have the patience or time to do this anymore."

"You're lying! You think its fun to mess with my head too!" She was a lot more annoying than she usually is… She better not be caught somewhere. THIS WAS NOT DAWN!

"Who are you, exactly?" Paul was tired of this, no more hiding the faux. Nobody's gonna fool that arrogant and rude P-A-U-L! The figure that stood in front of him transformed into a round Pokemon. It flew away into the rough cave wall.

"Why the hell do I always have to find her?"

"You don't have to, sir. She's right there!" Amako pointed out to him. "I already found her for you so you don't have any stress. Actually, she found her way towards us." Yes, that was Dawn, no doubt in his mind. As long as she didn't get herself lost anymore… The weight would lift off his shoulders.

"Hey, sorry for running off like that, I got a little carried away!" She nervously laughed with Chimchar.

"How long have you been there?" Dawn pressed her two index fingers together.

"Even since you told that look-alike to get her butt over here!" she smiled widely, Paul raised any eye-brow.

"And why didn't you tell me you were behind me this whole time?" He folded his arms in front of him.

"I didn't want the fun to end!" She giggled along with Amako, Silver was smirking.

"Sorry, AGAIN, at least we'll still friends!" What a stupid statement, it was so stupid it made him chuckle.

"We'll be best friends forever…" The best there ever is.

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