Far out! Its been far to long since I updated! It was either Lucky or A Different Battle that I update first and thanks to xotennisloverxo I updated this one first! And now onto the other!
BUT! NOT BEFORE I ASK SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL OF YOU GUYS! PLLLLEEEEAAAAASSSSEEEE CAN YOU ALL DO ME A FAVOUR?
Ok, see I'm in a bit of a struggle at the moment! I have a good idea for a small sequel for this story (Only a few chapters but I can't out it on Lucky or it'll drag on and lose the already half dead plot :/) but I need you guys to help me out! Sooo in your reviews can you pick a number out of...
1) Sad ending but with sequel
2) Sad ending
3) Happy ending (Sorry no sequel if thats the case :/)
So yeah! PLEASE Pick a number when you review, it'll be much much MUCH appreciated! I'm having a bit of HUGE writers block and you guys opinion would be amazing! Also, just for the fact I wanna know how this story is going so far, can you please also tell me what you think of Lucky so far? Its not crappy right?
SORRY ABOUT THE AMAZINGLY LONG AUTHORS NOTE! But yeah... it was put it here or do another chapter that contains it but eh, thought I'd do it here.
Anyway, I don't own pokemon and just so you know there is some major swearing in this chapter so it lives up to its M rating! Have fun! And please answer my questions! It'll really help!
Enjoy! (Sorry if its crappy XD)
Fire.
That's all Dawn could see as she sat curled up on a sofa in a side lounge of the pokemon centre. Its bright flickering reflected in her eyes and the heat radiating off it seemed to wrap around her, warming her up.
"Dawn, are you even listening?"
The bluenette's head snapped to look at the brunette on her left; the one on her right prodded her with her finger.
"I don't think she is May!" the one on the right giggled. May sighed.
"Really Dawn? Leaf and I are trying to talk to you!"
"Sorry guys." Dawn mumbled. "I've just got a lot of my mind."
"Does it by any chance start with P, end with L and has a A and U in the middle?" Leaf asked, a smiled on her face and an eyebrow raised. Dawn sighed.
"Yeah…."
"KNEW IT!" Leaf cried, high fiving May before realizing how insensitive that was. "Sorry Dawn."
"Don't worry about it." Dawn chuckled before turning away.
It was quite a snug little room. The fireplace took over most of it with two sofas placed in front of it and to the side, in front of the huge window that seemed to take over the outer wall was three armchairs and a coffee table. Perched in those three chairs were four boys.
Paul sat in one, his legs drawn up to is chest in a very unusual position for him, Drew was perched on the arm of Paul's chair, one foot on the ground and the other in front of him, his knee practically touching his nose as he tried keeping balance. Gary sat sideways in the chair across from them, his back against one arm of the chair and his legs dangling over the side. Ash sat in the chair in the middle, legs crossed and obviously missing his Pikachu who was off with Misty…. Somewhere…
"DAWN! SNAP OUT OF IT!" May yelled, ready to throttle the girl. Dawn shook her head and glared at May.
"SHUT UP MAY! GEEZ! " She cried. "GO AWAY!"
"Girls… if you're going to have a cat fight… come a little closer. I want a good view!" Gary laughed, smirking at the girls. Suddenly a very heavy vase slammed into his head causing him to clutch it in pain.
"WHAT THE HELL MAN?" he yelled, glaring at Drew who tried to look innocent. The missing vase on the table said otherwise though.
"You deserved it…"
"JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE MADLY IN LOVE WITH MAY!" Gary screamed. Drew's eyes narrowed.
"Why you…" suddenly Drew was flying across the room, slamming into Gary and straddling him, about to punch him in the face.
"I'M BACCCCKKKK!" a new voice cried. Everyone turned to see Misty walking in, her face lit with a huge smile, although it faltered when she saw Drew on top of Gary. "And I see they found their way out of the closet…"
"Wait… WHAT?" The two both yelled before realizing what a sexual position they were in. Both of them let out loud yells, that oddly sounded like very girly screams, and Drew scrambled away, crawling as fast as possible across the carpet and hiding behind Paul's chair.
"What do you mean out of the closet Misty?" Ash asked, his eyes innocent. Misty sighed and walked over, slipping in to sit on his lap.
"Don't worry Ashy." She cooed. Ash smiled at her before frowning.
"Where's Pikachu?" He asked, his eyes widening in fright. "Is he ok!"
"PIKA!" Pikachu's voice rang out. Ash turned to see his little yellow buddy wandering over to them, a key dangling around his neck and a few pillows piled up in his arms. He dropped the pillows by Dawn and May before hopping up onto Misty's lap and burrowing in between his two favorite people.
"Geez Misty! Just leave us with the bedding!" another female voice yelled. Dawn's ears perked up. She knew that voice….
"Zoey?" she called, turning her head to the door. Two people walked in, one stacked with pillows while the other one had sheets and sleeping bags. Quickly, the one holding pillows dropped them, revealing a girl with bright orangey red hair.
"DAWN!" she cried, sprinting towards her friend. Dawn laughed as they hugged.
"Hey Zoey! Long time no see!"
"What about me DeeDee?"
Dawn looked over Zoey's shoulder to see her old childhood friend Kenny standing there, the pile of sheets and sleeping bags in front of her.
"Hey Kenny." She said, not exactly thrilled to see him but she still gave him a hug, although it was shorter than Zoey's.
"Hey girl! How's life?" he said in that annoying girlish voice of his. Dawn sighed,
"Eh..." was all she said, looking past him to look at Paul.
He was still looking down, still quiet, still being un-Paul like. Sighing, Dawn fought back tears. Why was he acting like this? Why was it affecting her? STUPID WORLD!
"Eh? What does that mean?" Kenny asked, holding onto her shoulders. Dawn frowned at him, ignoring the stares of everyone else. Although, when Paul looked up, she froze. It was hollow, cold, almost as if there was no soul behind them.
"Don't worry… I-I just need some air." She stuttered, turning around and racing out of the room, trying to stop the tears that were flowing.
"Wait! Dawn!"
GO away Kenny! She mentally cried, sprinting around a corner of the poke centre hallways, holding onto her elbows. Sighing, she slowed to a stop and sunk down the wall, her back pressed against it.
What had happened to Paul that could make him look like that? Dawn racked her brains, trying to find an explanation but came up short. Something was wrong though.
Footsteps thudded down the hall and Dawn bit her lip. People couldn't just leave her alone!
"Go away!" she hissed, not even paying attention to who it was.
"Dawn… I'm sorry if I upset you!" Kenny's voice rang out as he sat down beside her, trying to make eye contact. Dawn's bottom lip trembled as she looked at him.
"Its not you Kenny…" she whispered. Sure, she didn't exactly like the guy anymore but he was her old childhood best friend. He didn't need to be beating himself up over anything.
"Who is it then?" he asked. Dawn sighed. Should she tell him?
I guess there's no harm in doing so she thought, turning to look at him properly.
…
"What's up with Dawn?" Gary asked Paul, his eyes boring into Paul's. Paul just shrugged, not even opening his mouth. Leaf slammed a hand down on the table in front of them.
"Liar!" she yelled. "You were with her last! What's wrong with her!"
It wasn't a question. Paul sighed, guess he had to tell them what had happened.
"Look…" he started, his voice barely above a whisper. Gary and a recovering from absolute horror Drew frowned. They'd never heard Paul speak in such a way, so full of sadness and anger. Even when his parents had died…
"Dawn and I had a fight."
"Over what?" Leaf interrupted, earning a glare from Paul.
"Leaf! Shut up!" Gary hissed. She glared at him but nodded, taking a seat on the ground. Her expression though told Paul that she still wanted him to answer her question, and so did everyone else's.
"Fine. I slept with Dawn."
"WHAT!" everyone cried, their shouts echoing around the room. Ash, on the other hand, frowned.
"What's so bad about him sleeping with her?" he asked, obviously not getting what Paul was implying. Everyone groaned but it was Paul that looked the angriest.
"I HAD FUCKING SEX WITH DAWN YOU FUCKING IDIOT!" he roared, surprising everyone with the sudden anger.
"Ohhhhh…"
"Get it? We had fucking sex, then when we woke up it was fucking horrifying! So of course what I do I fucking do? Oh that's right RUN A FUCKING WAY! But then Torterra and Weavile stopped me and we talked it over only to realize that I'm actually fucking madly in love with Dawn and its possible that she might feel the goddamn same way! Oh how fucking wrong was I! I head on back planning to tell her then she spits out that it was only a bit of fun on her part and was sure I felt the same way! Of course! Who would think that a positive, bright bubbly girl would be in love with me, Dr goddamn fucking depressed!" Paul screamed, yes screamed, in frustration as he yanked on his hair.
Everyone sat in stunned silence.
"And… and now I don't know what to fucking do…" he finished; stunning everyone even more as a tear slipped down his cheek.
"Paul…" Drew muttered, stepping forward and enveloping his cousin in a hug, who gratefully returned it, surprising everyone at the sign of rare affection.
A lot of surprises much?
"Paul?"
His head rose up from Drew's shoulder and his eyes locked with the person who'd spoken. Zoey.
"I think the feelings mutual." She said, holding up her phone with a smile on her face. Paul frowned and stepped forward, taking the phone off her to read the text.
From: Kenny
027 578 4440
-Text Message—
Zoey… Dawn loves Paul…
-Text Message-
027 333 7602
To: Zoey
Paul's eyes widened as he shoved the phone back in Zoey's hands, sprinting out the door before anyone could say anything.
…
Dawn's head popped up from where it had been angled to stare at the ground. Loud, hurried footsteps were storming down the hallway.
"Man… whoever it is, is bloody loud!" Kenny cried turning his head to look around the corner, trying to see who was coming. "Oh…"
"Who is it?" Dawn hissed, smacking Kenny lightly on the arm. He shrugged her off before scurrying to his feet.
"P-Paul!" he stuttered, a small forced smile appeared on his lips as Dawn jumped. Paul?
"Kenny, I need to speak to her." She heard the cold, hard voice snap. Kenny nodded his head and quickly darted around the corner, leaving Dawn alone. But only for a second as Paul came around to look at her, his eyes suddenly warm as he gazed down at her.
"Hey…" he mumbled, sliding down the wall to sit beside her, not paying attention to his phone that fell out of his pocket as he did. She frowned at him before cocking her head to the side.
"Are you bipolar?"
"W-what?" he stumbled. Her eyes narrowed.
"Are you bipolar? Because you're acting like it."
Dawn's frown became deeper as he suddenly started chuckling.
"No. No I'm not bipolar. Although I'm surprised it's taken you this long to ask."
"What do you mean?"
"You know exactly what I mean."
Dawn blushed and gave a small smile before nodding. Of course she knew… kinda.
"What are you here for Paul? Aren't you supposed to be with Drew and Gary?"
"Why would I be with them?"
"Because one of them is your cousin… and the other your best friend!"
"I could say the same about you though." He mumbled, causing Dawns mouth to drop open. Did he just call her… a friend?
"Yeah, I did." He chuckled, smiling at her surprised face when she realized she'd said it out loud.
"Oh…"
"Look… Dawn… There's something I need to tell you. Something I should have said earlier today. Before you spoke." Paul mumbled, before raising his head and looking her dead in the eye. "I lo-"
He was cut off as suddenly his phone went off, lighting up their faces. Paul frowned but instantly look down to see who it was while Dawn just sighed and resisted the urge to murder the nearest thing. He had been about to say it!
On the hand, Paul's eyes just about fell out when he saw the very simple text sprawled across the scene.
From: Conway
021 678 3446
-Text Message—
So, little Paulie's finally in love! About time…
-Text Message-
027 676 5544
To: Paul
Quickly Paul shoved the phone in his pocket and leapt to his feet, his mind buzzing. He needed to get out of here.
"P-Paul?"
He turned to see Dawn looking up at him with her crystal clear blue eyes, looking confused.
"Where are you going?" she asked, getting to her feet as well. Paul stared at her, trying to figure out what to say. He couldn't exactly tell her about Conway.
And just why not? His conscious snapped. Paul groaned.
'Because I just can't!' he muttered in his head.
"Paul?"
"I'm sorry Dawn, but I got to go."
"Wait!" she latched onto his arm, still staring at him. "What were you going to say?"
Paul gazed back at her for a moment, multiple things running through his head. He couldn't let Conway get to her…
"Weren't you going to say you love me?"
Paul's heart broke. He knew what he had to do.
"Love you? That's pathetic. Why would I ever love a troublesome, weak girl such as you?" he hissed, ripping his arm out of her grasp. "You're pathetic."
He turned to storm away, trying to resist the urge to just breakdown and confess his love for her.
'It's better this way…' he thought as he walked, but stopped when her voice rang out.
"No Paul. You're pathetic." She cried, tears in her voice. Paul froze for a second, his eyes also tearing up.
"I'm sorry…" he whispered to himself, before walking softly around the corner then breaking into a sprint, unable to control the tears about to stream down his face.
Unfortunately… he didn't see the man standing right around the corner, a smirk on his face and a bright cellphone in his hand.
"Phase one complete." He cackled, snapping the phone shut and leaving him in absolute darkness.
So! There we have it! Chapter 21! Please answer my questions from above and thanks for reading this chappie! See you in Chapter 22!
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