Hi Guys, another IkariShipping for you. It came to me when I was trying to light soggy matches, so you know did light a fire... of all the dead matches.

DISCLAIMER: If, I owned Pokemon this would happen.

Matches

Strike... Strike... Crack

Strike... Strike... Sizzle... Poof

"Argg," the 14 year-old bluenette complained.

"What's wrong?" a purple haired teen asked.

"What's wrong?" The girl's cobalt blue eyes were on fire. "These matches won't work." she spat angrily, striking yet another match against the box.

"Do you want me to do it?" he asked.

"No!" she said, trying again with a different match.

"Dawn, I think you have the wrong technique." the boy said.

"Well Paul, how do you do it then?" she said in an annoyed tone, she tossed him the box.

Paul took out a match and struck it against the box and it exploded into flames, first time. He blew it out, and handed Dawn the box.

Strike... Strike... Sizzle.. Poof

Paul watched her for a while, before walking up behind her and kneeling. Blushing he took her hands in his. Dawn was also glad that he couldn't see her face, she was as red as Cyndaquil's flames.

"First, we take out a match." Paul said, controlling Dawns' hands.

"Then we put the match against the side facing towards us." Paul moved Dawns' hands into the correct position.

"Lastly, we quickly, but not using any force, move the match-head against the side, combining the to elements that burst into flames." As he said that the match burst into life. Again he blew out the match.

"Now try by yourself." Paul stood up avoiding her gaze and walked to the camp table, he was still blushing.

Giving herself a moment to return to her normal completion, she followed the orders, that were repeating in her head.

Strike... Sizzle...

"Paul." Dawn called the older teen, she held up the lit match for him to see, "I did it."

Paul's onyx eyes reflected the flame, as did Dawn's. He then did something completely out of character... He smiled and gave a small laugh.

Please review, likes, advice, ideas, anything really. It fuels my imagination. :)