Dawn Berlitz...

Suppose I forgot to say how that ended huh? Well, I believe I ended off our various meetings with my team encountering her and the professor in Canalave City, right? It wouldn't be another year until I saw her again.

During my year of training, in the time period between defeating Byron and Candice, I occasionally spoke with her over the phone, mostly about what Pokemon I had newly discovered. At that point she had become somewhat comfortable to speaking with me but... I pushed my luck.

It took me awhile to realize that I hadn't seen Dawn with Amy of Sinnoh's traditional starters and so, not thinking much as to why that was, I asked her about it. Since that meeting was one our few in person she was able to do what she'd probably been waiting years to do, that being punching my lights out. Then again, she looked betrayed by my question so... maybe it wasn't such a victory to finally get to punch me.

We were in Snowpoint City at the time and she had rashly ran out into the below freezing temperature wilderness. Obviously I gave chase but she was just to fast! The both of us wound up getting stuck out of the city, in the middle of a snowstorm. When I found her laying on the ground, unconscious, I... remember feeling as if I would throw up at any moment. Guilt filled my soul, even if I didn't know exactly what I'd done to her.

With Torterra guiding me we eventually stumbled upon a cave that'd offer at least some amount of warmth. Luckily I had the tm for fire punch so, after a few minutes of struggling, Medicham was able to creat a small fire for both Dawn and I.

In order to keep her warm I wrapped my own coat around her body and let my Pokémon sleep around her, I'm order to keep some amount of body heat...

Can I say that sleeping on the floor, especially when it's freezing, is not fun? Like, dear lord, being trapped in Giritina's realm for five years was bad but this? I literally just sat there, nearly freezing to death, all because I felt guilty as hell for a girl that didn't even consider me as a goddamn friend! I didn't get much sleep that night, Incase that wasn't obvious.

When the sun finally broke through the horizon Dawn had finally started to regain conscious, and I remember releasing a sigh of relief that I had unknowingly been holding. It was at that moment that she finally noticed me and she didn't look at me with anger... she seemed so sad. So terribly sad.

It was at that moment that I decided to tell the truth. This time, instead of another pokemon, an actual human would here about Pikachu. About the old Kanto. About everything.

Of course, she didn't want to believe me. Why would she? But... having two mythical pokemon back up your claim certainly helps. When she finally realized that I was telling the truth she started crying in my arms and... she held on to me. A hug would be the wrong word... more like... clung. She clung to me as if I'd disappear at any moment.

Later in the day I'd learn about what happened to Piplup, how I had... the poor penguin wasn't in this world anymore. I don't want to write about what happened, it wouldn't be write to jot it down in this book. I'd need her permission, at the very least...

Afterwards, Dawn and I became much closer. She and I still had alot in common it'd seem, even in this time... People thought that we were dating at one point but we weren't. She knew that I was much to busy and I knew that at least small part of her saw the human that had killed her starter. It simply wasn't the right time for either of us to get into a relationship. Maybe in the future but... maybe I should invite her with me, to an Undella. She'd like that... right?

Unless she got the wrong idea, I mean, I don't want to come off as-

Why am I writing this down?

Ugh! I'm such a loser!

I've got a region to run... I really need to stop writing in this book.

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