XashXdawnX - Sorry for a late update, but hopefully this chapter will make up for the lateness. Enjoy!

PokemonFreak90 - Sorry for the long delay, but here's the next chapter!

Also, a lot of you have been asking that we bring Kenny into the story. We will be doing that, but not until later in the story.


Ash's POV

Alex had gone into his room a few minutes ago. I got up and walked into his room to find him lying in his bed.

"Goodnight, Alex." I said.

"'Night," Alex replied.

I walked out of his room, closing the door slightly and flipping the light off. I laid in my bed, unable to fall asleep because my thoughts were on Dawn.

I knew how I felt about her, but at the same time, I couldn't help but feel guilty. In my life, I'd only loved one person, Misty, who was taken away from me so suddenly. We never broke up, we were just forced to say goodbye forever when she died. I still really missed her and I still loved her. Misty was the only woman that I swore I'd ever love...so was it wrong for me to be in love with Dawn?

I sighed and rolled onto my side. I wished that Misty was still here. She was always someone that I could talk to about my problems and she was always able to clear my head. She would know what to say to put my mind at ease. But she wasn't here anymore, so I had nobody to talk to.

I closed my eyes and eventually, sleep slowly came over me.

"Ash...Ash..."

I opened my eyes and looked around.

"Ash..."

That voice! I'd recognize it anywhere! "Misty? Is that you?"

A light shone and then Misty stood in front of me. She looked exactly the same as she did before she died. She had on a light blue turtleneck, white jeans, and white boots. I threw my arms around her and started crying tears of joy. It had been almost two years since I had last seen her.

"Misty? But how? How are you here? I thought...I thought you were gone...that I'd lost you forever..."

Misty looked at me with a sad smile. "You're dreaming, and I'm here as a spirit." she replied softly.

"How am I able to see you? And how are you in my dream?" I asked.

Misty took my hands. "I asked Arceus to allow me to enter your dream for one night. I could see that you were upset with your feelings and you needed guidance. After all, you always talked to me about your problems. So I asked Arceus to send me here so I could help you."

So she knew about my feelings...well, there was no point in hiding them.

I sighed and looked at Misty. "Misty...I've fallen in love with someone else since you died. You were my first love, my ONLY love. And when we married, I promised that I would love you and you alone, no one else. But now...I've fallen in love with Dawn and I feel like I've broken that promise to you. It makes me feel really guilty, loving someone else. But I was so caught up in my feelings for her that I never felt that guilt...until now. So if I've hurt you, I'm so sorry."

Misty shook her head. "Ash, I've been watching over you and Alex. I've seen the way that you act when you're with Dawn and the way Alex acts around her, too. Ash, you didn't break the promise you made to me. In fact, you've made me happy. You've made me the happiest that I can be by showing me that you can, in fact, move on from the hurtful past and carry on with your life. You've proved that the world wasn't going to end for you when I died. I'm glad that you and Alex aren't in that dark period of your lives anymore, because that's what truly hurt me. I hated seeing all of the pain that you were in over losing me. I don't want you to be sad and alone forever."

"...So you're not mad at me? It's okay with you if I keep following my feelings for Dawn?"

"How could I be mad? The only thing that matters to me is that you and Alex are happy for the rest of your lives. I can't be there for you anymore, but Dawn can. I know that you love Dawn just as much as you loved me, so I know that you'll make her very happy. Care for her and give her all of the love that you would give me if I was alive."

"I will, Misty. That's a promise."

"I have to go now, but I'll always be watching over you. Always remember me, and tell Alex that I love him."

"Will I ever see you again, Misty?"

"Yes, when your time comes like it did for me."

"You know...I never got to say goodbye to you before you died."

"Well, you can now."

We wrapped our arms around one another and shared one long, final kiss.

"I love you, Misty. Even though I may love Dawn as well, you'll always hold a special place in my heart."

"Thank you, Ash. I love you, too. I always will. May you and Alex live a long, happy life."

Misty smiled and I closed my eyes.

When I opened my eyes, I saw that it was nine in the morning. My mind was feeling better, nothing was jumbled together and I felt like a weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. My heart and mind were at ease now that Misty had given Dawn and I her blessing. Now I could really move on with my life.

I looked upwards and whispered, "Thank you, Misty."


Normal POV

Two months had now passed since Christmas. School today wasn't like a regular day. Today was Valentine's Day and every class was having a party. Miss Vickers' classroom was decorated with red, pink, and white hearts lining the wall, 'Happy Valentine's Day' was at the front of the room on the board, and the table was filled with snacks.

The kids were sitting, talking to one another, eating, or passing out their Valentine cards. Julia sat at her table and she had gotten quite a few cards this year. This was the most cards that she had ever received on Valentine's Day!

Grace walked up to where Julia was sitting. "Hey, here you go." Grace said, handing Julia a card.

Julia nodded thanks and handed Grace her own card. The two friends exchanged a 'thank you' hug after reading their cards. Alex then walked over and handed both of the girls a card. Julia reached across the table and hugged Alex.

"Thanks, Alex." she said, pulling away.

"You're welcome,"

Grace's face turned as pink as her hair after reading her own card from Alex.

"Thanks...Alex," Grace said softly.

"No problem,"

Grace's face turned a little more pink when Alex looked at her and smiled. Julia guessed that he had written something really sweet to Grace on the card.

Alex walked off to the snack table to get something to eat and Julia looked through her bag.

"Here it is..." she muttered. Julia walked to the front of the room to Miss Vickers' desk.

"Here you go, Miss Vickers." Julia said, handing her a card.

Miss Vickers looked up and took the card. She stood up and walked around her desk to Julia, as she read her card.

"Aw, thank you, Julia." she said, giving Julia a hug.

Miss Vickers sat back at her desk and started to rearrange her papers. Julia turned to leave to go back to where her friends were when she saw something on Miss Vickers' desk.

"Miss Vickers?" Julia asked.

"Yes?"

"Can I have one of those flyers?"

Miss Vickers looked down at the stack of flyers.

"Sure..." Miss Vickers didn't understand why Julia wanted a flyer that talked about the Twinleaf Town Valentine's Day Couples' Dance.

"Thank you!"

Julia walked to the back of the classroom where Alex was at, munching on some cookies.

"Look!" Julia cried, putting the flyer in front of him.

Alex read over the flyer. "This could work as another date for our parents." Alex said.

"Exactly what I was thinking! Who should ask who?" Julia asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Your mom should ask my dad, since he asked her out the first time."

Julia nodded her head in agreement. "Well, I think my mom will love this idea! I bet she loves dancing!" Julia cried as she took a cookie from Alex's plate.


Dawn sighed and walked out of the laundry room with a pile of clothes in her arms.

"Please, mom!" Julia cried.

Dawn started walking up the stairs and into Julia's room. "Julia, this will be a terrible idea." Dawn said as she started putting Julia's clothes away.

"Why?"

"Julia, I can't dance. I'm a terrible dancer. I took classes when I was younger and quit because I have two left feet. I'm such a terrible dancer that I would embarrass myself if I went." Dawn explained as she opened Julia's closet.

"But mom!"

"No buts, Julia. I'm not going."

Julia was quiet for a few moments, watching her mom. She looked at the flyer that was in her hands. She read over the information provided and smirked to herself.

"There will be music," Julia said in a singsong voice. "Dancing, fast songs and slow songs. You would be in Mr. Ash's arms...him holding you, looking deeply into each others' eyes. Then near the end of the dance-"

"Julia!" Dawn cut her daughter off.

Julia looked at her mom innocently and said, "What?"

"Fine...I'll go. I'll go ask him, okay? Stop with those...whatever it was you were doing."

"I didn't do anything."

Dawn just stared at her daughter. "Finish putting your clothes away. I'll be back in a few minutes."

Dawn walked out of Julia's room and Julia smirked.

"Success!" she cried, doing a little cheer. She would have to use that singsong voice more often, since it worked so well.

Inside of Ash's house, he was talking to Alex. "So how was school, Alex?" Ash asked his son.

"It was fun. Today we had a Valentine's Day party and I got a lot of cards from my friends! When I gave Grace her card, she blushed so much that her face was as pink as her hair! Then again, I did try my best to write something really nice on the card for her." he answered.

Ash smiled. It sounded like Alex had a little crush on Grace.

Dawn walked through the snow and over to Ash's house. She reached the door and took a breath before knocking. "Why did I agree to this?" she asked herself.

After a moment, the door opened to reveal Ash.

"Oh! Hey, Dawn. Come on in," he said, stepping aside and allowing her inside.

"Thanks..."

Ash looked at her and waited, sensing that she wanted to say something.

"Umm...I was wondering if you...if you would like to go to a Valentine's Day dance...tonight?" Dawn asked, biting her bottom lip nervously.

A dance? This would be the perfect opportunity to tell her how I feel about her! Ash thought. Ever since his dream about Misty, he had been thinking of when and where he could tell her how he felt about her.

"Yeah, I would like that." Ash replied.

"Okay...oh yeah, I'm not a very good dancer."

"No need to worry, I'll help you." Ash said with a smile.

"Thanks..."

"What time would you like me to pick you up?"

"Around seven will be fine."

"Okay, I'll see you then."

"Bye,"

Ash nodded a goodbye and Dawn went back to her home.

Dawn walked to her kitchen and dialed her mom.

"Hello?"

"Hey, mom." Dawn said.

"Hi, Dawn. Is everything okay?"

"Yes, everything is fine. Could you watch Julia and Ash's son, Alex tonight?" Dawn asked.

"Yes, of course, sweetie. The two of them are so sweet. Anytime you need a sitter, just call me."

"Thanks, mom."

"You're welcome, sweetie. So do you and Ash have another date?"

"Yes...we're going to the Twinleaf Town Valentine's Day Dance."

"Okay. Well, you two have fun. I'll be over at around five-thirty."

"Okay, thanks again."


Dawn was standing in her room, fixing her hair and adding a little bit of makeup. Since it was Valentine's Day, she was wearing a red dress that reached her knees and it had thin straps. She was currently curling her hair, since she had planned to curl it today. She curled it into long curls and then pulled it into a ponytail, pinning her bangs up. She added mascara and eyeliner, along with light pink lipstick.

Julia was looking at her mom's accessories, trying to make her mom look perfect. "Mom, you should use this pin to clip your bangs back. It's a heart, since it's Valentine's Day." Julia said.

"Okay..." Dawn removed the pin she had put in and added the heart pin instead. Dawn looked at her reflection and she frowned. She needed some jewelry.

Julia walked over to her and handed her some silver hoop ear rings, a few silver bangles, and she held something behind her back.

"I want you to put this on." Julia said.

Dawn walked over to her bed so Julia could stand on the bed to clip the necklace on. Julia fastened the necklace that Ash had given her for Christmas around her neck.

"There! Now you're ready." Julia said, hopping down from the bed.

Dawn had to admit that she did look very pretty, prettier than she had dressed in years. She slid her feet into some red flats and walked out of her room. The doorbell rang and Dawn went to answer it.

"Hey, mom. Thank you so much for watching them." Dawn said.

"No problem, Dawn. You look nice, sweetie." Johanna said as she hung her jacket up.

"Thanks,"

Ash stood in his room, buttoning his shirt. He was wearing black jeans, a red button-up shirt, and black boots. Ash glanced at the clock to see that it was almost seven.

"Hey Alex, you ready?" Ash asked, walking into Alex's room.

"Yep!" Alex cried, grabbing a backpack.

"What's in the bag?"

"Some games we're gonna play. I'm going to beat Julia this time!"

The two walked over to Dawn's house. Ash rang the doorbell and waited.

"Enjoy yourself and have fun tonight, Dawn." Johanna said as Dawn got up to answer the door.

Dawn walked to the door and took a breath before opening it.

"Hi, come on in. Julia is in her room, Alex." Dawn, said stepping aside.

Alex nodded and ran into Dawn's house and up to Julia's room.

"I'm ready to go," Dawn said.

Ash hadn't said anything so far, he just looked at Dawn. Dawn shifted slightly, feeling as if she looked horrible.

"Ash?"

"Sorry...Dawn, you look really beautiful." Ash said softly, breaking from his thoughts.

Dawn blushed and gave a small, shy smile. "Thank you, Ash."


The Twinleaf Town Convention Center was decorated beautifully. Red and pink lights blinked around the room, snacks were on the tables, music was playing, and people were having a great time.

"Would you like to dance?" Ash asked.

"Okay..." Dawn replied uncertainly.

"Don't worry, Dawn. Just follow my lead." Ash said, giving a reassuring smile.

Dawn followed his lead and after dancing to three songs, she had it down. The song ended and they walked over to the chairs to take a break. Dawn got two chairs while Ash went to get two drinks.

"Here you go," Ash said as he sat down, handing Dawn her drink.

"Thank you," Dawn said, taking the cup.

The two sat in a small silence watching everyone having a good time.

"I'm having a great time tonight and you taught me how to dance. So thank you, Ash." Dawn said, taking a sip of her drink.

"You're welcome, Dawn. I'm having a great time, too. Thanks for inviting me to come."

The dance continued on. Ash and Dawn danced the night away but the dance would be over soon. Ash and Dawn were resting once again.

"Well, we're going to slow things down a little bit, so grab a partner and hit the floor." A slow song started playing.

Ash stood up and held out his hand to Dawn. "Up for one more dance?" he asked.

Dawn smiled and nodded, taking his hand. The two joined everyone on the dance floor. Dawn wrapped her arms around Ash's neck and Ash put his arms around her waist. They danced with their bodies very close together, staring at each other the whole time.

As the song came to an end, they both felt a strong feeling inside, a feeling that both of them hadn't felt in a while.

Now is the time to tell her how I feel about her. Ash thought.

"Come with me," Ash said to Dawn. Ash lead her outside into the cool night air under the bright stars. Ash looked up at the stars and thought to himself, Here goes nothing.

He took a deep breath, took Dawn's hands, held them in his own, and said, "Dawn...from the moment I met you, I knew that there was something special about you. As I got to know you, I saw what an amazing person you were. And after all of the time that I've known you...I've fallen in love with you. You helped me realize that I could still be able to love someone after the tragedy that I went through. Dawn, I love you. I love you so much."

"Ash...I feel the same way. After my divorce, I felt like I couldn't trust anyone anymore. Well, any man, at least. I didn't want to try to find love again, but something about you made me want to try. So I followed my heart and I fell in love with you, Ash. I love you more than anything in the world." Dawn said, stepping in so that she was only a few inches away from Ash.

Slowly, they leaned towards one another. Within a few seconds, their lips met in a sweet, yet passionate kiss. Their hearts flooded with joy and happiness as both of them felt their love for one another in that kiss. All of the pain that they had gone through in the past was forgotten forever.

Their love had healed each others' broken hearts.

The kiss lasted for what felt like an eternity, but their lips slowly parted after a minute. Both of them looked at one another lovingly until Ash leaned in and gently kissed Dawn's forehead. Dawn leaned her head against Ash's chest as they stood there, holding each other.

Ash looked up at the starry sky. He knew that if Misty was watching him right now, she was smiling down on him from above.


Ash pulled up in front of Dawn's house. They got out of his car and stood by one another.

"Goodnight, Ash." Dawn said.

"'Night, Dawn." Ash said.

They gave each other a chaste kiss and the two walked into her house so Ash could get Alex.

Alex and Julia were playing DDR when they heard the car doors close. Julia paused the game and the two ran over to the window. They peered out of the window to see that their parents were kissing.

"Love is in the air." Julia said with a smile.

Alex smiled and faced Julia. "My dad's not alone anymore."

"Same with my mom. They have each other now!"

"We finally got them together. Looks like our work is done."

The two hugged one another and got up when they heard the front door close. They started the game again.

"If anyone asks, we know nothing about this." Julia said.

"Nothing." Alex agreed.

After Misty appears to Ash in a dream and gives him and Dawn her blessing, Ash and Dawn go to the dance, confess their love for each other, and are finally a couple!

But it seems that little Alex may have a crush of his own: Grace!

And yes, we decided to make Dawn the one who can't dance in this story because every other time that it's been done in a story, it's always been Ash who can't dance! We decided to do something different for our story.

Where will Ash and Dawn's relationship go from here, now that they're a couple? Keep reading to find out!

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