Hey guys…...*dodges several tomatoes that is thrown from the audience* Hey hey chillax ya'll! I know, I know, at this point, I shouldn't even try to explain myself, but I do have a very valid reason why I've not been updating so often.

Firstly, school is still kickin my behind so often, but luckily its only a few more months till I graduate. Ugh so much work D:

Secondly, and lastly, I got a part time job outside of school so when I usually get back from work, its like 6 or 7, then I gotta complete my school work which almost never finishes. :/ I don't get time to write sometimes.

But I did manage to pull out a day off from work and start typing up a chapter, cuz I feel as if its been ages. So enjoy! :D

I found myself at an ice cream parlour.

It was currently two in the afternoon, and I was seated at one of the table, tears threatening to fall from my eyes. My heart ached, and I couldn't gather to courage to go home and face my mom who'd probably have a thousand questions about how broken I looked.

No one could see it, but I was internally shivering from fear.

Never would I have thought in a lifetime…that Kenny would be so...malicious. I could only hug myself in fear of what'd he do.

According to him, I was under his control. I am obligated to follow his every command with no questions asked. It was as if I was his puppet.

Without warning, tears began falling from my eyes, spreading onto my cheeks. My throat was hurting from the heavy amount of crying, and I had never felt so helpless in my life. For some reason, I couldn't care less about the people around who might've been watching. I just needed some time to let my emotions free.

A hand was placed on my shoulder, making me gasp and looking up at the person. I recognized the familiar face. "D-Drew?" I muttered in disbelief.

He didn't reply and instead handed me a handkerchief. I hesitantly took it and wiped my tears, but they wouldn't stop falling. At this point now, my cheeks reddened on how embarrassing I must've looked.

"What happened? Why are you crying?"

I avoided his question. "W-what are you doing here?" I asked, in between sniffles.

"I could ask you the same thing." He pointed out. "What's wrong?" He protested.

I shook my head. "It's nothing," I said.

He scoffed. "Dawn, you were practically crying your eyes out a few minutes ago and you expect me to believe that nothing's wrong?"

Kenny's words rung in my ear. I couldn't tell anyone…I just couldn't take the risk. "I'm fine, Drew. I-I…its just family stuff," I said lamely.

Drew raised an eyebrow hesitantly. "Are you sure? Listen, you can tell me anything…you know that right?"

I smiled a little out of his concern towards me, but I shook my head. I couldn't tell anyone right now. "I'm sure," I said, wiping away my tears. It looked like Drew was about to protest, but I interrupted before he could. "You didn't answer my question." I reminded him.

"Ah, right," he nodded. "So, I work here now." He admitted nonchalantly. "Just started yesterday. My folks need some extra cash and well, I decided to help around. Plus, it can help me save up for college," he said.

I nodded in understanding. "Wow, that's great, Drew. It's good that you have a job now. What do you do?"

He looked at me. "Well, right now, I'm just behind the counter collecting the cash but I'm thinking of moving towards actually selling the ice cream. I want to be able to talk to customers, so, yeah," he grinned. I smiled, seeing Drew pretty enthusiastic about his job. It looked like he really enjoyed it.

"So, does the girlfriend know?" I winked, teasing him.

He chuckled a bit. "Actually, May was the one who recommended the place. She convinced me to get a job here. Don't tell her I actually listened to her, then she'll be expecting me to listen to her all her life," Drew smirked.

My jaw dropped. "Drew!-"

"I'm kidding!" he laughed. "She already knows," he said. I shook my head in amusement. "Ah shit, my break is over," he exclaimed while looking at his watch. "I better head back now," he said.

I nodded. "Sure. Thanks for talking to me."

"Anytime. Hope your family problems get sorted out."

I sighed. "Me too," I said, but I wasn't referring to any family problems, but Kenny. "See ya." I told Drew as I got up from the seat. I gave him a five dollar bill for the ice cream I had earlier and left the parlour. Now it was currently fifteen to three in the afternoon, and I as I looked back to the parlour place, I realized that talking to Drew had made me feel better. It made me almost forget about Kenny.

Almost.

It was after five and my mom hadn't returned from work yet. While I would usually be happy about having the house to myself, instead I felt lonely. I felt helpless…scared. I needed someone to talk to. I wanted to get my mind off Kenny for a while.

But it seemed that was almost impossible.

Every time I glance on my arm, I'd notice the red finger marks imprinted when he started to grab it forcefully. It reminded me of his harsh and cruel behaviour. It reminded me that I was considered to be "owned" by him. But most of all…it reminded me that I was betrayed.

I bit my lip to prevent myself from crying, even though the tears were threatening to fall from my face. My heart ached, but I kept it in. I didn't know what to do, or where to go. But one thing that I do realize is that, Kenny betrayed me. He has the potential of doing anything he desires to me.

And he's the kind of person that I don't want to be with.

Taking a deep breath, I opened the door and walked outside on the porch of my house. Sitting down, I sighed to myself contemplating what to do. Should I tell my mom about this? Should I go report him to the police? I closed my eyes in frustration.

"Dawn?"

I opened my eyes, and gasped once I realized who had called my name. "Ash, what are you doing here? You can't just waltz over here and-"

"Arceus, just shut up!" he exclaimed in annoyance and I rolled my eyes. "I came over here because I'm worried about you." He admitted.

My heart nearly jumped out of my throat. "You are?"

He gave me a flat look. "Obviously, I was comforting you when you were crying." When I didn't respond, he sighed and got down on his knees to meet my eyes. He took my hand, and my breath nearly hitched at the contact. "Please tell me what's going on. Why were you crying? Did someone hurt you?"

I looked in his eyes, wanting to pour my heart out to him. I wanted for him to embrace me again. I wanted to feel safe, something I didn't feel with Kenny. His fingers brushed against my palm lightly.

But I couldn't do it. I constantly remembered Kenny's threats to me, and my fear had stopped me. I was too broken to tell Ash, or anybody, about Kenny. I shook my head. "It's nothing, it was just a family issue." I told Ash, the same lie what I told to Drew.

Ash's eyes darkened. "Bullshit," he immediately said. "You couldn't have been crying that much over a family problem!" he exclaimed.

"Well, I was. If you choose not to believe it, then it's not my problem," I said, standing up as he did the same. "And honestly, this is none of your business," I spat. I hated being this cold towards Ash but I couldn't tell him the truth, at least not yet.

"None of my business? It is my business, and I care about you a lot!" he exclaimed.

I dared him, and looked at him in the eyes. "Why?"

He was getting frustrated and grabbed my arms, a bit forcefully, "because I-"

"Ow!" I exclaimed in pain, and Ash widened his eyes, moving his hands away. I nearly gasped, and was aware of his eyes on my arms. He was about to reach to grab my arm again, probably to inspect it, but before he could, I backed away.

"You should go. My mom's gonna be back from work any minute now," I said, as I turned around.

"Dawn, you're not okay. I-I just know it," he said, from behind me, making me stop in my tracks.

My eyes wavered a bit, and I bit my lip. "I'm fine." I lied. "See ya later, Ash." I said, before closing the door behind me.

In the cafeteria at school the next day, I was getting a tray of food and had plans of sitting next to May, but Kenny was suddenly in front of me, with his arms crossed. I noticed my fingers shaking while holding the tray. He looked so calm and unaffected, as if yesterday never happened.

"Meet with me after school," he demanded.

I raised an eyebrow. "Why? Is everything-"

"Don't ask questions." He retorted. "Just meet me after school beside the school gate. You're going to meet my mom today," he said.

I looked at him in disbelief. "Y-your mom? I-Kenny, but, I don't think I'm exactly ready for that. It's something pretty big for me, and I haven't even told my mom that you and I are dating." Not that I was ever going to tell her, but he didn't have to know that. Kenny sighed dramatically.

"Relax, it's not that big of a deal. And…oh yeah, you don't have a choice," he smirked. "Because if you don't tag along with me, not only will I tell your mom that we're dating, but I'll also tell her that we slept together," he said.

Once again, I was at crossroads. However, I wasn't surprised by this, because I knew now that Kenny could steep this low. "What the hell is wrong with you? What happened to the nice Kenny? What happened to the innocent Kenny who was so shy to ask me out?"

His smirk just deepened and he stepped forward a little, invading my personal space, making me cringe a little. "He died a long time ago," he whispered in my ear. It made me internally shiver in disgust. He quickly pressed his lips to mine, but I cringed and wanted to pull away, but he literally bit my lip to keep me from escaping. He consumed me, and it felt like the most disgusting kiss I ever had.

"Later," he winked after he released and then walked out of sight.

I felt disgusted and wanted to rip my own mouth off. Letting it slip out of my mind for now, I noticed the cafeteria extremely noisy than usual, which meant that there was a really low chance of anybody noticing what happened between Kenny and I. Sighing to myself, I walked back to our table and sat next to May.

"Hey, what took you so long?" May asked. "I'm starving," she whined.

I put on a fake smile. "Yeah, sorry, the line was long and I met Kenny along the way," I said, not too happily.

"Oh, what'd he say?"

I wasn't sure what to say. "…He wants me to meet his mom," I said.

May looked at me in surprise. "Oh my gosh, that's great, Dawn! Kenny must really like you if he wants you to meet his family. I mean, I knew you guys were serious, but I didn't know you were that serious," she said excitedly.

I bit my lip. "Yeah…me neither," I said.

It was 3pm and I was standing by the school gate, waiting for Kenny. Today was an absolute disaster. I couldn't focus on any of my classes, and even during dance club, my mind was occupied. I was so scared of telling anybody about this that it was affecting my school performance. I know I shouldn't be scared of Kenny and try to stand up for myself…but it was too hard. Kenny broke me internally. He exposed his true colours and by doing that, he made me fear relationships, him…and even myself.

I would notice Ash glancing in my direction once in a while during Math, and I could only smile to assure to him that everything was fine. To be honest, I was glad he was concerned for me, but it only made me feel guiltier. The only other person who noticed my mood was Zoey. She was telling me about the other part of the dancing competition, which was going to be held in the next two weeks, but apparently I was too worried and depressed to even focus on what she was saying. She asked me what was wrong, but I waved her a reassuring hand and told her that it was just family problems. She wouldn't buy the lie, and I honestly don't blame her.

"Oh, good you're here," I turned around to notice Kenny. "You actually listened to me," he said.

I looked at him flatly. "Of course, why wouldn't I?" I muttered sarcastically.

He only laughed maliciously. "Oh come on now, don't be like that," he said.

I rolled my eyes. "Whatever. Let's just get this over with," I said.

"No, this will be a moment to remember. Meeting my mom is a golden opportunity. So don't rush it, babe," he said. I could only cringe in disgust.

We then sat on the motorbike, me behind him while holding his waist. "Hold tight," he chuckled before revving the engine. My heart beat was on overdrive for some reason before we headed off.

After driving for a while, I noticed Kenny making a stop by a little snack shop. My mind was erupting with questions as Kenny walked into the store, leaving me on the bike. My heart was still racing, not because of the speedy ride on the motorbike, but because of fear of what he could do. Almost hyperventilating, I reached in my bag to pull out my phone, deciding that I couldn't take it anymore, when I realized that I didn't have it. I widened my eyes in shock. But how?

I acted natural when Kenny came back with a mug in his hand. I noticed it was coffee, and he offered it to me. Instead of taking it, I questioned him. "What are we doing here? I thought I was going to meet your mom," I said.

"You ask a lot of questions," he muttered. "I live about 15 miles away from school, and I decided that you'd want some coffee before we head back on the road," he said. I looked at him in disbelief. "I'm not that bad of a guy, Dawn," he said.

"Well you are to me. You aren't who I thought you were. You were a lie…all this time."

He shrugged. "Is it really bad to be possessive?"

"Yes!" I exclaimed. "Not only that, you keep threatening me! You hurt me, Kenny, both physically and mentally! I can't even talk to my friends because of you. I can't face anybody because of you!" I exclaimed, tears running down my face.

He rolled his eyes. "Wipe away your tears. I don't want my mom to see what a prissy girlfriend I have," he said. I ignored the insult, and just wiped my tears with the palm of my hand. "Here, drink this and for Arceus's sake, calm your panties."

Hesitantly, I took the mug from his hand and took a sip. The bitterness on my tongue was relaxing. The warm liquid managed to relax my whole body. In about five minutes, the mug was empty. I looked at Kenny. "Thanks," I said.

"Good, now we can go," he said, securing himself on the bike. He strapped his helmet and we were off on the road again. For some reason, I was feeling a bit drowsy and my vision was starting to get blurry.

"How much longer till we get to your place?" I asked him.

"Oh, not long," he replied.

I nodded and it was then that I closed my eyes, and everything went black.

Wearily opening my eyes, my vision cleared before I saw myself in a room. My eyes widened when I realized I was in a bed. Gasping, I sat up but groaned in pain due to my head throbbing. Where the hell was I?

"Oh, you're awake," I saw Kenny approaching me and sat on the bed. "Good, I thought you'd never wake up for a second. The drug must have had too much of an effect on you."

My heart almost stopped. What did he say? "…Drug?"

"Yeah," he smirked. "I placed a drug in your coffee. I couldn't believe it when you actually drank the coffee. Usually most girls wouldn't fall for that, but I guess your stupidity really worked in my favour." He smiled creepily.

I was hyperventilating at this point. "W-what kind of sick monster are you?! How could you do this?!" I exclaimed, tears beginning to form. "Let me go!"

"Aw," Kenny feigned hurt. "But the show's only just getting started. We're in a room…in an abandoned house…with no one to disturb us…" he said, his face stretching close to mines. "Don't you like the sound of that?"

"I thought you were bringing me to meet your mom!"

He only laughed heartily at that. "Wow, you really are stupid. Did you really think that I would waste my time doing that? I brought you here so we could spend some…alone time together," he said, then kissed my lips.

I was literally so scared of pulling back. I was scared to even defend myself, and so I sat there, not doing anything. Tears ran down my cheeks and he continued. I couldn't believe it. I really was stupid. "Please stop, Kenny. What did I ever do to you?"

"Shut up. Enjoy this while you can," he smirked and then moved to my neck, sucking and biting. None of this was enjoyable. It just hurt, every second of it, hurt. I gasped when he proceeded to take my top off.

I closed my eyes in fear but before he could continue, I heard the door break down and in seconds, a figure came in and dragged Kenny onto the floor, effectively taking him off me. I hurriedly put my top back on and noticed Ash and Kenny currently fighting. I gasped, covering my palm with my mouth.

"How dare you?! How can you take advantage of Dawn like this?!" Ash yelled, punching Kenny in the gut. Kenny groaned in pain, but quickly recovered and growled before grabbing Ash in the neck.

"How dare you disturb us?! Bastard," he spat, and I watched Ash choking. Ash was growing redder by the second, and before it could get worse, I quickly acted and looked around for something. Putting my fear away, I grabbed a big, thick wooden stick. I mustered up all the courage and soon enough, I whacked Kenny's head. It effectively made him step backwards and remove his hand from Ash's neck.

"That's for choking Ash and almost killing him," I said, while watching him hold his head in pain. Ash was coughing but he then watched me in astonishment.

I didn't want to stop there. The stick made contact with his face now, and I could see his nose bruising. "That's for threatening me." I hit him again, and he groaned and fell to the floor. "That's for lying to me." And then I repeatedly hit him, on his head, his back, his shoulders, and his knees. "And that's for treating me like shit, bringing me here and trying to rape me!" The stick eventually broke in two and landed on the floor, and I let out all the tears, crying vigorously. Kenny was lying on the ground, unconscious and even though I was crying, I had never felt braver in my life.

Suddenly, I felt arms wrap around me. I continued crying into Ash's shirt. "It'll be okay. You're safe now," he said. But I couldn't answer. I just let Ash hold me tighter.

Heyy guys! Hope this was a good chapter. And let me tell you guys something. If you're thinking that Dawn should have defended herself from the start, then I'll say yes, she should have. But sometimes its not always easy. Fear is something that can really hold you back. Especially for Dawn, who's never been in a relationship before. So she didn't know how to act. But eventually that fear will turn into courage.

Anyways this is getting deep xD hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. I'm on easter break and then after easter break I take finals and staye exams. I'm not so sure whether this will be updated right now :( The latest should be in June because thats when my exams are finished.

So don't give up on this story becausr I won't!

See you guys next time :)