A/N: Thanks again for reviewing, favouriting, following and reading! It means a lot to me! :D By the way, I did not, in any way, mean to bash Iris. I just need an antagonist to make things more interesting and dramatic. :) Sorry to all of you who like Iris. This chapter may include swearing.

Arceus High School

Ash's POV:

How could she?! After all I did to try and make her feel welcome, she used me! What did I do to deserve this?! What makes it hurt more is the fact that I loved her and even after all this, I still do.

Tears sting my eyes and I stare at the note. We're now in Maths with Professor Sycamore and I haven't payed any attention to a thing we've learnt about algebra today. Instead, I've been remembering the great times I had with Dawn and how our friendship fell apart.

"Sir?" I hear Dawn say. My head snaps up at her voice and then I lower it again. She's not your friend anymore, Ash. You can't keep acting like she is...

I try to stop myself from hearing her voice by pulling out my phone. Luckily, Professor Sycamore doesn't really mind if we use our phones. I decide to text May about this, even though she probably won't reply as no one is my friend anymore - not even Dawn.

Ash: May?

I look up at the board and quickly write down the question.

Simplify -2a + 12b -3a +1. What kind of witchcraft is that?! Have we even learnt this? I ask myself. I ponder over this question for around two minutes when suddenly, my phone vibrates, alerting me that I have a text.

May: Yeah? :)

My fingers zoom across the keyboard as I type and send my reply.

Ash: Are you still friends with me?

Almost instantly, I get a reply. Wow. May's a fast typer.

May: Of course I am! It's just, you hang out with Dawn a lot more now. :(

I smile at the text, but as soon as I come across Dawn's name, my face hardens.

Ash: Well not anymore. :/

I see May's eyes widen across the room as she reads my text.

May: What? Why?

I quickly wipe my eyes to prevent any tears from falling.

Ash: She used me.

I pause and then decide to explain in more detail.

Ash: I asked her if she wanted to hang out and she said "No. I have better things to do with my time than hang out with a loser like you. Sorry, Ash, but I never liked you. Never have, never will." :(

May: Did she say this to your face?

Ash: No. She wrote it on a note...

May: Show me after class.

Ash: Okay. Can you tell me the answer to the question 'simplify -2a + 12b -3a +1'?

Without even taking a second though, May replies.

May: -5a + 12b + 1.

I mentally slap myself at my stupidity and write down the answer. For the rest of the lesson, I pay attention to Professor Sycamore and not the note in my left pocket.

After class, I wait for May, holding the note in my right hand. I take deep breaths to stop myself from mentally breaking down. May's eyes narrow as she reads the note. She reads over it at least six times as if she thinks the paper is telling a lie.

"What the fuck?!" May exclaims, scrunching up the paper out of anger. "Dawn is such a bitch! How could she say that?! I never expected someone so sweet on the outside to be so bitter on the inside!"

I look down at the floor and quietly mumble in agreement. May leans against the wall and looks up at the ceiling. After a few minutes, she finally speaks.

"We need to get her back,"

My head shoots up to stare at her. May has never really been the type for revenge. She's usually pretty calm, but right now I can see the anger in her expression. It shows even more in her eyes.

"G-get her back?" I stutter, unsure if I want to do this.

"Yeah, get her back! You know, revenge!" May's tone of voice is serious.

"How?" I ask.

"We could... embarrass her!" May smiles, devilishly.

"How do we do that?" I ask, already feeling guilt sinking in.

"You trip me over at lunch and I'll 'accidentally' throw my lunch over her," May is already beginning to smirk and rub her hands together.

"May..." I trail off.

"Look, Ash, she hurt you, now she has to pay the price," May puts an arm around my shoulders. "She deserves it. See you at lunch!"

Before I can reply, May is already skipping off to her friends. I watch as she greets them with her usual cheerful tone. She suddenly turns back at me and mouths something. 'Don't be late'.

Do I really want to do this?

My whole body starts to shake uncontrollably as I watch the clock tick. Five minutes to go until the plan is put into action. I turn around to see May. Her gaze finds its way to me and she smiles, showing me five fingers. I nod and then turn around, trying not to focus on what will happen. All I want is Dawn to be my friend again. Nothing else.

Just as Mr Dorset is concluding the lesson, the bell goes off. Everyone, except me, leaves the class in a barbaric manner. I take slow, careful steps out of the classroom, trying to flash a smile at everyone leaving. I could take the coward's way out and hide in the toilets for the whole hour but then May would be pissed off at me too and I wouldn't have any friends.

I take a deep breath and run down the stairs to the canteen. May is standing near the back, holding a lunch tray in her hands. She balances it on one hand and waves at me, signalling for me to come over. I attempt to walk at a normal pace to her.

"Hey!" I smile, falsely.

"Hi! Are you ready!" May asks.

I fight every urge to say 'no'. "Yes," I finally say.

We spot Dawn a few feet away from us. I casually walk closer to Dawn, making sure I'm behind her and lean against one of the pillars. May follows, about a metre or so behind me.

Taking a deep breath, I stick out my leg, closing my eyes so I don't have to see it. As soon as I feel May's foot collide with mine, my eyes open in shock. Everything seems to happen in slow motion. The tray flies out of May's hand and the food escapes from their respective plates/bowls. A mixture of pasta, custard and everything else on May's tray lands on Dawn, covering her in food. The china hits the floor with impact and smashes right next to Dawn. Pieces fly everywhere. One cuts Dawn's hand. Everyone is howling with laughter. Everyone except me. I look at Dawn's expression. A mixture of horror, shock and sadness all in one. A tear slips down her tomato-sauce-covered cheek and at that moment, all of the guilt, unhappiness and pity in the whole world hits me.

"D-Dawn! I'm so sorry!" I shout but with the cacophony of laughter filling the canteen, I can't even hear myself. How can Dawn hear me?

I look over at May, who is clutching her stomach. She's laughing so hard, she's crying. Hate arises in me - not only at May, but at myself too. How could I have been spiteful enough to do this to Dawn? Even if she did hurt my feelings, after everything she's done for me, she doesn't deserve this. Not at all.

I look back at Dawn but I don't find her slim, frail body standing there. People are pointing towards the door. I turn around, just in time to see Dawn run out of the canteen. I break into a sprint, running after her, my heart pounding. Oh, shit. What have I done? Why did I do this to her? I am the worst person ever to exist.