Chapter 10- Mr. Alien and The Library's Wall

"This has got to be the weirdest day of my life," May said to Misty and Dawn, who were currently munching on their fried chicken.

"Yeah, I relate," Dawn replied.

"Where's Cheska, by the way?" Misty asked.

"Skipping lunch. In the library," Dawn answered once more. "May, make a list of all the weird things that happened today."

"First, we have girls who Misty beat up with a mallet. Second, Inigo just had to force us into making Cheska his girlfriend. Third, During homeroom, girls are glaring at us. Fourth, Cheska went insane, or maybe drunk? Fifth, I owe Drew, you owe Paul, which is really weird by the way you said it Dawn, and you owe Ash. Sixth, They made a stupid bet!"

"Can we play along?" Dawn asked.

"No, we can not 'play along!' That'll be against the rules!" May said. "But I don't think there are any rules..."

"That's not the point, is it? Look, we make the three lose. Seems hard, butwe're going to drive them insane. And, don't follow what they tell you to do." Misty said.

"Easy for me! Paul sucks!" Dawn said loudly, sticking her tongue out.

"Mind changing that s-s-sentence?" May said nervously, as girls turned to glare at Dawn. Dawn, immune to the glares, grinned.

"What? It's true!"

"Well, this is easy for me to say, because Ash is so darn dense," Misty grinned, her pearly white teeth flashing.

"Uh, M-Mist?" Dawn smiled slightly. Girls glared at Misty, eyes flashing.

"I don't think a grasshead deserves love. What's up with the hair color anyway?"

"May…" Misty cocked her head to the side, pointing to a mob of fangirls. The were a lot more than Ash and Paul's fangirls combined. May gulped slightly, and she laughed nervously.

"Yeah, I think we should say those really mean stuff when we're not in public," May whispered, while the two girl's nodded.

"We have a one hour break after lunch, you know, two freshen up, sleep, or do whatever we want. Where do you want to go?" Misty asked. Dawn and May shrugged. "Well, I'm going to sleep. Dawn, you can go to the beach, just be careful not to drown. May, you can do whatever you want," Misty finished, gathering their plates in a whole pile. "I'm going to put this over there." Misty walked off to the 'Dishes' section.

"Hey May, what did Inigo say was going to happen when he loses?" Dawn asked. May shrugged.

"He muttered something I didn't catch."

"Think it's embarrasing?"

"I think they'll kill him. Or a torture chamber. Or maybe feed him to sharks in the ocean! The worst punishment is being bopped with Misty's mallet!" May said, laughing.

"Maybe. I'd do that if I were them. And Paul's like," Dawn forced her face to become emotionless, and said, "Hn. I hate everyone. Especially Dawn since she's so Troublesome. Did you know that's his nickname for me? Troublesome? It could've been something cute!" Dawn pouted.

"Troublesome?" May giggled, and Dawn glared at her.

"Talk about me, Troublesome?"

May stiffened, forcing her face to become scared. Dawn turned slightly, her eyes showing fear. "No! Of course not-MISTY! Gosh Misty, you scared me! How'd you change your voice?"

"I have my tricks," Misty said, grinning. "Come on, I'm going to sleep."

"I'm going to the beach!" Dawn squealed, overtaking Misty and running up to their dorm.

"Where are you going May?" Misty asked, as May followed her slowly behind.

"I think I'll go to the library," May answered.

"Really? That's new," Misty smirked. May stuck her tongue out. "I'll see you later then, May." May nodded, and fished the map from her pocket.

"Now, to find the library."

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"Going to the beach, I'm going to the beach! Going, Going, Going to the beach!" Dawn chanted happily, a happy bounce in her step. "Wonder what to bring, to the beach!" she finished, but one foot got tangled in the other, and-

"You really want to spend time with me that much?"

Dawn rubbed her sore head, muttering a silent 'Ouch' under her breath. She opened her sky-blue eyes, then stared at the person in front of her. Stared. One full minute. Sixty seconds. But then, who's counting?

"You!" Dawn shrieked.

Surprisingly and very out of character, Paul held out one hand for her. Dawn's eyes widened, and hesitantly, took his hand and pulled herself up. She backed away a few steps, her eyes showing fear and confusion. Paul looked at her with his cold gaze, his emotions stored up in a forgotten part in his brain.

"Who are you and what have you done with Paul?" Dawn shouted, pointing an accusing finger at Paul.

"What are you talking about, Troublesome?"

"Well, you speak more than three words to me and you helped me up! Now tell me which planet you're from or you'll regret it! I know karate! Well… Actually, I don't but still! I know how to defend myself!" Dawn ranted.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Don't play 'dumb Paul' with me! I know you're an alien from another universe who just happened to kidnap Paul and replace him with someone who's far more cheerful than him! Don't deny it!"

"Shut it, Troublesome," Paul smirked, "You have an active imagination."

"Thanks, Mr. Alien. I think I prefer you than Paul. Come on, let's go to the beach!" Dawn squealed, grabbing 'Mr. Alien's hand and dragging him in front of their room. "You wait here, Mr. Alien, I'll get my things. After that, you can tell me where you keep Paul prisoner, okay?" Dawn grinned, and slammed the door in Paul's face.

Paul sighed, and rubbed hand on his purple locks. He leaned against the wall in front of the door, his hands shoved inside his pockets. Why was he here anyways? Paul looked in his current situation: He was in front of 'Troublesome's door, with her thinking that he was some alien. What happened? He didn't seem different, did he? Surely not, he was still the same old Paul. Cold, Heartless, Void of any Emotion. The worst has happened.

Paul was opening up, to someone he barely knew.

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"What's up Misty?" Ash called, shoving people on his way to his redheaded friend.

Misty smiled. "Hi Ash. Nothing much. I'm going to my room to sleep."

"Sleep? Isn't that boring?"

"Nope, not at all."

"Want me to walk you back to your room?" Ash asked, grinning.

"Sure, why not."

The two walked the noisy corridors, talking animatedly. About school, sleep, and, Ash's favorite: Food! They reached the room hallways, with Ash grinning and laughing.

"And then, Tracey fell in the pool! It was so funny!" Ash laughed, as Misty smiled in amusement.

"Well, here we are, thanks for walking me back here, Ash," Misty smiled.

"No problem Misty. Who's this?" Ash turned to a tall form, slightly hidden in the darkness. "Paul, what are you doing here?"

Misty turned to the person Ash was referring to. She didn't notice him at all! Camouflage? "Are you looking for Dawn?" Paul shook his head lightly. Misty was about to tell him to leave, when Dawn suddenly came out of the room, wearing a blue sundress and a summer hat. In her right hand was a pink bag. "Dawn! What's Paul doing here?" Misty whispered.

"Oh, that's not Paul," Dawn said loudly.

"It's not?" Ash asked, examining the purple-haired boy, as he glared at him. "I think he's pretty Paul-ish."

"Nope, that's not him. That's Mr. Alien, he kidnapped Paul. He's much more cheerful and nicer than that wall!" Dawn said, frowning as she said 'Wall.' Paul watched rather amusedly, as Ash's mouth formed into an 'o' shape.

"Really? You are? Nice to meet you Mr. Alien!" Ash said, sticking his hand out to Paul, who was biting a slight smile. "You really got Paul's attitude."

"Anyway, Mr. Alien's going with me to the beach. I'll see you guys later!" Dawn said, winking at Misty and waving at Ash. "Oh, it was nice to meet you, Ash. I'm Dawn."

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"Turn Right when you see the Biology classroom, go straight, turn left, and go straight again, and there's the library!" May said, reciting the map's directions. "I already passed the Biology classroom, and went straight. Now how will I turn left if this is dead end?" May stared at the blank wall in front of her, as if expecting it to answer. After about five seconds of silence she realized she was expecting an answer. She turned to the left wall, where a path should supposedly be. She glared at the wall, hoping it would cower under her gaze and give way, but no such thing happened.

She kicked the wall. May winced. Regretting her decision, she clutched her right foot, slightly rubbing it. Great, now it'll take her a whole hour just to get to the library.

"Having Trouble, Feb?" Does this guy seriously have to pop out of nowhere? May glared at the culprit.

"What do you want, Grassy?"

"Try this," Drew tossed May a card, who at the last minute, caught it.

"What's this?" May asked, checking the card. It had Drew's picture on it, his name written in bold blue letters, and a code from behind. "What's with the face?" May stuck her tongue out playfully, pointing to the Drew in the picture. He was barely smiling, Face void of any emotion. May laughed, after staring at it for quite some time.

"Stop laughing at it," Drew said, snatching the card away from May and slipping it under the wall. May's eyes widened, as the wall slid open. "What's the point of hiding the library?"

Drew shrugged. "This is my library card."

"I don't see a point in hiding a library. Where can I get one of those?" May asked.

"You can get it inside."

"So how do you enter if you're new and still don't have a card?"

"It's pretty stupid. What are you doing here by the way? June goes to the library? What a miracle," Drew flipped his hair slightly.

"Shut it!" May said, and walked inside. Drew followed her. "Why are you following me?"

"Not gonna thank me for letting you in here?"

"Fine, Thanks."

"Now you owe me twice," Drew smirked once more. May, annoyed, decided not to speak, so an argument won't be provoked. "What are you doing here by the way?"

"None of your business."

Drew shrugged, and stalked off to one of the sections. May sighed, and struggled to find her black-haired friend. She had to tell her about the bet. Now, if she were Cheska, which section in the library would she go?May thought for a moment. 'Of course.'

"Excuse me, where is the Fantasy section?" she asked the librarian, who glared at her and told her to 'Be Quiet,' and pointed her to the direction of the Fantasy section.

May followed the librarian's instructions, and soon enough, she found a black silhouette in the corner.

"Cheska, I need to tell you something…"

"May? What is it?" a raspy voice answered, probably from not talking for a while.

"It's about… Grasshead, Dense-boy, Mr. Wall, and The Monster."

"I don't want anything to do with them."

"You know everything weird that's been happening lately?"

"Yeah?"

"They made a stupid bet."

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"Aw, Come on Misty! Just go on with it. You owe me after all."

"Troublesome, you owe me, and you have no right to complain."

"Listen here October, you have to follow what I say. After all, I bailed you out thrice."