Alrighty I am back :) Thank you to my lovely reviews. I did not get on the computer yesterday, and this morning I logged on and your four have officially made my morning! (most likely my day) However I would like to take this opportunity to tell zflame393 that I decided to break it up just once more instead of twice more but there will be one more chapter after this one. Ok I have rambled for far too long. On with the story…
Still don't own pokemon…
That evening Dawn sat in her room staring at her pokeballs. She kept her head tucked low as she chewed on her bottom lip. She knew she would be fine in the competition, but she was feeling nervous. So, on the spare of the moment whim, Dawn picked up her pokeballs and walked out into the night.
She found a vacant field not to far into the forest on the out skirts on town and she stood there confidently and throw a pokeball out in the air and called out, "Buneary, spotlight…"
The bunny pokemon appeared out of the pokeball landing the cutest pose.
"Buneary you know what tomorrow is right?" Dawn asked squatting down to her pokemon.
"Bun Buneary," The pokemon smiled and clapped.
Dawn let got of a stressed filled sigh and smiled, "Good, so let's get one more practice in tonight.
(Fair warning! I DO NOT want to see a review that tells me the following is stupid incorrect, wrong bad or anything. I looked up some moves and made this up in my head! If I do get a review you have opened yourself up to get cursed at depending on my mood when I read the reviews. Thanks.)
"Charm!" Dawn called and the pokemon released a red heart, "Now dizzy punch!" The bunny followed up with that attack breaking the red heart into little bitty pieces. "Great now, healing wish" Dawn said and the red slivers in the air where joined with a blue glitter. "Finally use Ice beam" Dawn said with a smile on her face. The bunny pokemon shot out rays of ice beam and trapped the blue and red sparkles in the ice and fell back into the ground, leaving red and blue stakes in the ground.
(That wasn't that terrible was it?)
Paul was about to head out to train when he felt the ground quiver. The sixteen year old boy shrugged it off until he saw a familiar bunny pokemon in a field with a very familiar blunette.
"Great job!" Dawn said picking up the bunny pokemon and spun in a circle. When she got a quarter into her spin she saw a dark figure, with purple hair. She finished her twirl, face aghast. When she turned to address Paul the pokemon in her arms glowed.
"NO!" Dawn cried looking petrified. "NO!"
Buneary evolved into Lopunny.
"Lo lop," The pokemon frowned.
Dawn stopped breathing and felt light headed.
"Lopunny."
Paul walked to the girl, "You should probably breathe." He said void of emotion.
Dawn put her head down and took a deep breath feeling tears in her eyes.
Paul saw the girl's shoulders shake, and he rolled his eyes "What in the world are you crying for?"
"She, her moves are different and it will not look the same and the contest is tomorrow!" Dawn said crying looking at her feet. "I am so nervous, I have lost three of these things and it is about time…" Her words broke off getting lost in her sobs.
Paul took a step back. He did not like to see her in tears, but he was genuinely confused why she was so upset. "First off, get your head up." Paul ordered.
Dawn very cautiously looked up and saw the purple hair teen in front of her, with his hand coming close to her. She flinched when she felt his hand dragged down her face.
"Get rid of those and put the thing back in it's ball and try your appeal again." Paul said after dragging the tears down her face. He was slightly amused she flinched when he touched her but he was also confused. Was she afraid he was going to hit her? The thought made him angry.
Dawn silently returned the pokemon to her ball, completely ignoring Paul referring to her bunny pokemon as a thing. "Lopunny, spotlight!" Dawn tried to call out with false enthusiasm.
Lopunny flipped out of her pokeball to pose like she always did when she tripped on her ears and ended up as a heap on the ground. Dawn stood there, mouth agape in terror. It was official the world was ending. Her mouth clamped shut and she hung her head.
Paul stood there with his arms crossed, also with his mouth agape. He had never seen one of her pokemon trip and fall. Part of him thought it was hysterical, but the other part of him, the part that deeply cared about Dawn was in utter shock.
"Lo, pun, Lopunny." The pokemon sobbed on the ground.
Paul face palmed and could not believe what he was about to do. "Alright Lopunny, get up." Paul commanded. He looked at the blunette, "And you get your head up!" He said exasperated. "Seriously keep it there!" Paul growled.
Dawn looked up and felt anger wash over her, "Do not command my pokemon!" Dawn said aura flaring.
Paul took a step back, giving the girl space, out of respect. "Do you want help or not?" Paul jerked his chin up. Why was he showing her respect again? Oh yes, because he didn't want the girl in his dreams to fail because her pokemon evolved.
Dawn sighed and nodded her head, looking at her pokegear. The time was 11 pm. She grabbed the bridge of her nose trying to remain calm. She had 8 hours until registration. Unfortunately it had taking two days to teach Buneary to flip out of her ball.
"Alright then," Paul said stepping closer to the girl. "First off, keep in mind that you pokemon DID just get stronger."
"But she is my appeal. I do not need stronger I need precise and we have been perfecting that for two months!" Dawn said exasperated.
"Hush!" Paul said wide eyed, mainly because of how fast she rushed that sentence while still remaining hopeless and tensed. "Don't interrupt, it is rude, Troublesome." Paul said.
"Rude!" Dawn said growing angry.
Paul smirked he knew where this was going, and it amused him, however he said, "Ah, what did I say about interrupting?"
Dawn clinched her fist trying to contain the anger. She was not fairing to well. She wanted to give up, but she knew she loved Paul and didn't want to disappoint him.
"Now have you ever shown her how you do a flip?" Paul asked.
Dawn almost laughed. She probably should have if she did not feel so upset, "No I can't do a flip." Dawn said with a subtle smile coming across her face.
"…And so we start there." Paul said. He was amazed she got the pokemon to flip another way. He always demonstrated to his pokemon, to the best of his ability. "Watch Dawn it is very simple." Paul said clipping the end of his sentence as he realized he did say her name. He loved her name he thought it was pretty, but he loved to tease her by not using it.
Dawn stood there, dumbstruck, with her hands on her hips as Paul did a flip. Her dumbstruck look because he called her by name changed to a dumbstruck and amazed posed when he landed his flip and turned around.
He smiled at her when he turned around to see her in the same stance when he said her name, but now her mouth was slightly opened. Oh yes, it was definitely fun to show off his strength to her. "Cute" He muttered to himself.
Dawn quickly snapped out of her trance and said, "I," she said laying her hand on her chest, emphasizing herself, "Cannot do that."
"Here I will help you get momentum." Paul said cupping his hands together kneeling on one knee. "Now step on my knee with one foot then with the other, step in my hands and I will help flip you over. Land this, and Lopunny will land hers."
Dawn sighed, "Yeah, no pressure." Dawn cupped her face in her hands and took a breath.
"Head up" Paul said throatily. He looked at her and pat the said of her thigh, "Trust me, you won't get hurt."
"I am also wearing a skirt," Dawn said with malice in her voice.
"Oh please, don't be petty." Paul bluffed. He was not trying to be perverted, but the idea was humorous to him.
Dawn look up and took a deep breath, "Look over here Lopunny." Dawn said then turned to Paul, "I am ready."
"Trust," Paul said under his breath.
"Trust" Dawn said nodding. (Take that 'Make It or Break It reference! :) I don't own that show either. Alright sorry back to the story…)
Dawn followed Paul's instructions, however instead of flipping she went sailing into the grass on her stomach.
Paul fell on his ass laughing. (It is ok Dawn, I can't do a flip either!)
"Ouch, Paul!" Dawn cried getting up.
Paul quickly got it together and got back into his kneeling position, "Again, this time, when I lift you tuck your head down contract your stomach muscles and flip your other leg in up." Paul said. He looked and saw the grass was damp, because her face was wet. She also had a grass stain on her white skirt. He stood up and wiped the water off her face, "Are you hurt?"
"Not specifically," Dawn grumbled. The fall was not comfortable, but she was also not hurt.
"Good do it again." Paul said getting down into his kneeling position.
Dawn took a deep breath and attempted the flip again… and she landed it! NOT, she landed square on her back! It knocked the wind out of her.
Paul staggered up and walked to her and helped her up. He stood her up and held her arms above her head "Just try and breathe. You are just fine."
When Dawn regained her breath she pulled her arms down, "I am ok." She said weakly.
"Do it again." Paul said kneeling to the ground, hands cupped.
Dawn took a deep breath.
"You can do this Dawn." Paul said.
"Loop Lo" Lopunny cheered for her master.
Dawn nodded and attempted her flip again and this time she landed on her feet and quickly fell to her knees. When her feet hit the ground she had an amazed look on her face that she kept plastered on there when she got up and turned to Paul.
"I did it!" She said amazed and let out a squeal.
Paul did not return her smile. In truth he did have one on his face when her feet touched the ground, even when she fell to her knees, but he erased it before she turned around. She needed to know he would not accept 'almost'.
Her smile faded and nodded. She understood, "Not good enough." She mumbled. She sighed and put her head down momentarily.
"Head up Dawn!" Paul growled. "You have this."
Dawn nodded and took a deep breath in and preformed her flip and landed on her feet. When she landed she turned around completely in awe of what she had accomplished.
Paul stood up and smiled. He beamed with pride and Dawn ran to him and knocked him down in the act of hugging him.
"I did it!" Dawn squealed lying on top of him.
"You did, now Troublesome would you get off me and not squeak in my ear anymore!" Paul's voice rumbled. He liked her hugging him, but the squealing was really unnecessary.
Dawn got up. His words stung just a little but the sting went away when Lopunny jumped in her arms and hugged her. Dawn hugged her pokemon and then put her down. "Now can you do that?"
The pokemon nodded.
Dawn returned the bunny pokemon. "Lopunny, spotlight!" Dawn called throwing the ball in the air. The pokemon jumped out of the ball, did a flip and landed gracefully on the ground with her ears swinging around her.
"You did it!" Dawn yelled.
Paul gave a small clap. "Good for you Lopunny."
Dawn turned to him and gave him and amazing smile. She looks stellar when she smiles. He thought to himself. "Well I am going to train." Paul said turning away.
Dawn's smiled subsided a little, "Oh well, thank you for your help."
"Hn." Paul grunted and nodded. Paul looked over his should when he got halfway to the trees and said, "Remember head up." He walked off into the trees and turned to see Dawn standing with her weight offset with her chin in her hand.
"Now for the actual appeal," Dawn stood there thinking.
Paul stood there and watched the girl redo her appeal. He decided to forgo training to watch her. He would never tell a soul, but if he was honest to himself how she coordinated fascinated him.
Dawn stayed out working on her appeal for hours until about three in the morning. At that time she returned her Lopunny and knelt on the ground and let out an exhausted giggle, "The grass is so soft." She then pursued in lying down and instantly falling asleep.
Paul stoop up from his squatting position and was amazed that she actually fell asleep in the grass. "Oh God," He muttered walking to her and picked her up. He could smell her strawberry perfume and it drove the blush that was on his face. Paul then carried her to the PokeCenter.
Once inside he sat her on the counter leaning against him as he took all the pokemon on her belt and handed them to a Chansey at the desk. "Can you have these rested, healed and ready to go in 2 and an half hours?" He wasn't sure which ones she planed to use so he figured he might as well restore them all.
"Chance" The pokemon nodded.
Paul gave a soft smile and took the girl's key out of her pocket and saw she was in the room numbered 23.
He carried her to her room and tucked her in. He saw her peaceful face and he felt himself lean to her and gently kiss her lips. His heart jumped when he felt her soft lips on his. He pulled back using every ounce of self control he had, and went to the alarm clock. He knew that registration started at 7 and the contested didn't start until one in the afternoon, so he set the alarm for six. Surely she doesn't need to spend that long getting ready to go to registration. He thought.
Paul went to his own room and set his alarm for 5:30 in the morning. He felt the complete impulse to make sure she was awake at six. He often functioned off of little sleep and no one could ever tell. He never even had bags under his eyes.
As he lay in his bed he felt the subtle smell of strawberry on his cloths. He smiled thinking of caring her from the field. He bit his lip when he told himself he was being stupid lingering on these petty thought, when his heart jumped.
Paul had kissed her and the slightest of her lip gloss had gotten on his lips and he tasted the strawberry flavor. He put a pillow over his face. He was screwed. He really did love her, and that in itself was stupid (…To him mind you).
Ok so there is the second chapter! I hope ya'll like it :) !
Rin