Well, here's the next chapter… The date… YAY!!!!!
Cyrus: Boo…
Me: Aw, is little ol' Cyrus grumpy?
Cyrus: -Vein popped on head- OF COURSE I'M MAD, YOU MADE ME RAPE A KID WAS YOUNGER THAN ME!!!!
Me: -Rolls eyes- Critic… that's what you are…
Cyrus: YOU TAKE THAT BACK, I AM NOT A CRITIC!!!! I DEMAND I HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND STAND UP TO MYSELF!!!
-Ignores- Expect a lot of fluff this chapter… It's just how I roll… And sorry about the long update… (Stupid virus…) For those of you who don't know, I do not hate Cyrus… He's just so fun to annoy! XDXDXD
Cyrus: HEY, YOU LISTENING TO ME?
-Still ignoring- Anyways, enjoy… XDXDXD
Chapter 2: Healing Wounds with Love
Dawn opened her eyes. She had been sleeping in a rented bed from the Pokemon Center. Paul was still sleeping next to her. Dawn smiled, remembering the date with the purple haired teenager yesterday. It had been the first time in days, Dawn actually slept without reliving her terrible nightmare. She had woken up, dreaming about the date she had with Paul yesterday. It had been the best day of the young, teenaged girl's life.
…She still remembered that fateful day…
One day before
Dawn woke up early in the morning, happy she could finally go on her date with Paul. Paul had already cooked breakfast, a smirk on his face and handed her breakfast.
"So, are you ready?" Paul asked. Dawn smiled and nodded her head as she ate her bowl of soup. "Great, after you get ready, we'll go…"
After the two teenagers cleaned up camp and packed everything up, Paul used his Honchkrow to fly them to Hearthome City, where the carnival was being held. Paul and Dawn headed to the front gate to buy their tickets.
"Ah, it's you two…" The ticket manager said. "Didn't expect to see you two here…" Paul felt his eyes twitch in annoyance.
"What are you doing here, granny?" Paul snorted. The ticket manager scoffed.
"I am offended!" The ticket manager scoffed. "I'm not that old… Why does everyone think I'm old?" Dawn bowed apologetically.
"Sorry about Paul, Fantina…" Dawn said, a sweatdrop on her head. "It's just that… he's taking me out on a date…" Dawn then blushed slightly as she said this. Paul didn't show it, but he was blushing as well. Fantina snickered.
"So you do have a soft spot after all…" Fantina said, still snickering. Both Dawn and Paul blushed heavily. "Go ahead in. The tickets are free, everything is on me…" Dawn smiled, and bowed gratefully. Paul just snorted.
"Thanks, old-hag…" Paul said rudely. Fantina just ignored this, but a vein was popped on her forehead.
"So, where shall we go first?" Paul asked. "I'll let you choose first." Dawn looked at the map, looking for which ride to go to first.
"Let's go… there first…" Dawn said, pointing to a crazy looking rollercoaster. "I feel like having some excitement right now." Paul nodded, and the two headed towards the rollercoaster line.
Dawn screamed as the couple rode the rollercoaster together, clinging onto Paul's arm while doing so. Paul blushed slightly while Dawn did so. The young teenaged girl realized what she had done, and blushed heavily. Paul just responded by wrapping his arm around the young teenager. Both blushed furiously as they did this. They were so distracted, that they had forgotten there was a camera within the rollercoaster taking a picture of them at the end of the ride.
"That was fun!" Dawn said cheerily. "Let's go look at our picture!" Paul smiled, and looked at the photo. Both Paul and Dawn blushed furiously as they saw their picture.
Dawn was clinging onto Paul and he had his arm wrapped around the young teenager. Both of them had a slight blush on their cheeks. Paul and Dawn just bought their own copies and left without another word.
"Let's go play some carnival games…" Dawn said shyly, trying her best not to think about the embarrassing moment at the end of the rollercoaster. Paul nodded his head in agreement a small smile on his face.
"Sure, why not…" Paul said. "I'll have you know, I'm pretty good at these things…" Dawn smiled gently.
"We'll see about that…" Dawn said.
Paul definitely wasn't joking about what he had said… He was definitely very good at the carnival games. He won several prizes for the young teenager, making her very happy. They got hungry for a bit and ate lunch. Afterwords, they continued on their date.
"Paul…" Dawn said, a smile on her face. "Thanks for taking me here, it makes me happy being here with you…" Paul smiled back at her.
"If you're happy, then I'm happy as well…" Paul said, smiling happily. "Where do you want to go next?" Dawn looked thoughtful, not sure where to go next.
"I don't really know…" Dawn said. "I know, how bout I pick randomly?" Paul smirked.
"Sure, why not." Paul said. "It'll be fun." Dawn smiled back and closed her eyes, picking a random place on the map. When she opened her eyes, Paul was blushing heavily. Dawn stared, confused. Then she looked at her choice and blushed just as much as Paul did.
… Dawn's choice was… 'The Wheel of Love,' a Ferris Wheel. The two teenagers blushed heavily and were silent until Dawn spoke and broke the silence.
"I can pick somewhere else if you want…" Dawn said shyly, trying to hide her blush. "If you don't want to go there, that is…"
"No, I'm fine by your choice…" Paul said with a heavy blush on his cheeks. Dawn blushed even more, and the two headed toward the 'Wheel of Love.'
The Wheel of Love appeared to be a very popular ride. There was a long line of couples. When they finally reached the front, Paul's eyes twitched once more.
"What are you doing here, granny?" Paul asked obnoxiously. "I thought you were selling tickets…" Fantina huffed angrily.
"For your information, I am not that old!" She said. "And I have two jobs, one as ticket manager, and the other as the-"
"Yeah, I get it, old-hag, now are you going to let us in or what?" Paul asked. A vein popped on Fantina's head.
"The nerve, I could just kick you out right now!" Fantina said. "But since you have a date you don't want to disappoint, I'll make an exception…" Before Paul could talk back, Fantina shoved both him and Dawn into the ride. Fantina smirked.
"Enjoy, you two lovebirds…" Fantina said, cackling to herself. Both Paul and Dawn sweatdropped.
The two teenagers were silent for most of the ride, until Dawn finally spoke.
"Paul, thanks for taking me here today…" Dawn said softly. "I'm feeling much better, and I think my wounds are finally healing." Paul smiled.
"Hey, it's no problem for me." Paul said. "I just couldn't bear to see you so sad, I had to do something, so I took you here. I love you so much, and I promise never to let anything like this happen to you again." Paul leaned in to kiss Dawn, but the young blue-haired teenager looked the other way, a sad look on her face.
"Paul, I'm sorry…" Dawn said softly. "But I'm not ready to love again, not yet…" Paul smiled. He understood how the young teenager was feeling right now.
"It's alright, take your time." Paul said gently. "I'll wait forever if I have to." Dawn smiled gratefully.
"Thank you for understanding, Paul." Dawn said. "You're the best friend I ever had." Paul smiled back.
The two smiled at each other. Then they looked out the window, watching the fireworks show from afar until the carnival finally closed and it was time for them to leave.
"Paul…" Dawn began. Paul looked back at her.
"What is it?" Paul asked.
"I think it's time I tell my mom what happened to me yesterday…" Dawn said. "If I keep it a secret, I'll never be able to forgive myself… and my mom will get madder at me for keeping it a secret from her…" Paul smiled.
"Go for it…" Paul said. "I'll be there all the way…" Dawn smiled back. Then the two headed for the Pokemon Center. Dawn asked Nurse Joy if she could borrow the phone and she allowed her to use it. Dawn picked up the phone, and called her mom.
"Hello? Who is it?" A voice said from the opposite line.
"Mom?" Dawn began.
"Dawn, how are you!" Johanna asked cheerfully. Dawn began to cry weakly. "Why are you crying?"
"Mom… ten days ago…" She began, still crying. "I was kidnapped by Team Galactic… I was tortured. Then they…" Johanna gasped from the other line.
"Are you okay now?" Johanna asked. Dawn replied by saying yes. She told her everything, from when she was kidnapped and was raped, to her time in the Pokemon Center… and finally, her date with Paul. Dawn braced herself, waiting for her mother's reaction.
"Dawn…" Johanna said, breaking the silence. "I'm just glad you are safe now… I'm just glad Team Galactic didn't decide to kill you. If that had happened, I would never forgive myself." Dawn widened her eyes.
"You aren't mad at me?" Dawn asked, surprised. "I thought you would have me come home immediately and never go on my journey ever again."
"Dawn, I can't be mad at you. You told me the truth, even though it was too painful for you to bear." Johanna said. "It takes a lot of courage to tell about a terrifying experience. Besides, I know you love going on your journey, no matter how much danger you face. I can't have you come home, just because one bad thing happened to you." Dawn smiled gratefully.
"Thank you for understanding me, mom." Dawn said. "Goodbye and no need to worry. I'll never let anything like this happen to me again." Johanna smiled from the other line.
"When you say no need to worry is when I worry the most." Johanna teased. "Goodnight ,Dawn. Enjoy the rest of your night with Paul. He's a good person, I'm sure he'll make you happy." Dawn blushed slightly as she said this.
"How'd it go?" Paul asked as Dawn hung off the phone. Dawn smiled.
"It went better than I had expected." Dawn said. "Let's rest at the Pokemon Center for the day, I'm kinda tired." Paul nodded. The two ordered a room. Dawn had fallen asleep early, exhausted from the day's event. Paul smiled softly, stroking the young, teenaged girl's, soft and silky blue hair until he grew exhausted and fell asleep as well.
Present Day
'That day made me think for a bit…' Dawn thought with Paul still fast asleep on her lap. 'I feel really comfortable with Paul, I feel like I can trust him. Do I still love him?'
Dawn closed her eyes, thinking about all the times she had faced with Paul, starting from their rough start in Oreburgh, where she first fell in love with him, and got quite mad at him for forgetting her name. Then she remembered when Paul had joined their group. It all came back to yesterday's date. Dawn opened her eyes, and smiled.
'I understand my feelings now…" Dawn thought in her head. 'I still love Paul…' Paul then woke up and realized he had fallen asleep on Dawn's lap. He blushed heavily and sat up.
"Sorry about that…" Paul said quickly. "I must have been pretty tired…" Dawn smiled softly.
"It's fine." Dawn said. There was a long silence until Dawn finally broke the silence.
"Paul." Dawn began.
"Yeah?" Paul asked.
"It took me a long time, I thought about it all night… You know how I said I loved you at one time?" Dawn began. Paul nodded his head. Dawn took a deep breath. It took all her courage to say four simple words, but it felt reassuring when she had said it. "Paul, I still love you, and I'm glad you saved my life ten days ago." Paul widened his eyes. Then he smiled.
"Dawn, I love you, too." Paul said gently, hugging the young, blue haired girl. "I swear, I'll never let anyone hurt you ever again." Dawn smiled, tears of joy falling from her eyes. The two stared into each other's eyes, and pressed their lips together happily as more tears fell from the young girl's eyes.
… Ever since then, the two never left each other's side…
To be concluded…
… This… chapter… was… SOOOOOO KAWAAAAAAAAI!!!! I really liked Dawn's little confession. The date wasn't as good as I had thought, but it was okay, I guess… AHAHAHA, PAUL CALLED FANTINA A GRANNY, AHAHAHAHAHA…
Cyrus: … I hate you…
Me: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me… XDXDXD
Cyrus: THAT DOES IT! I'M SICK OF YOU TEASING ME ALL THE TIME! CROBAT, CROSS POISON!
Vim: HEY, I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN ABUSE THE AUTHOR/AUTHRESS, ME! YOU GOT IT, BUB? –Beats Cyrus with a stick-
Cyrus: Argh, I get it…
Me: Wow, I haven't seen you in my author notes in a long time…
Vim: THAT'S CAUSE YOU HAVE YUR BUDDY ULTIMA!
Me: -Sweatdrop- Yeah, that's true…
Anyways, you know the drill. I swear, if I see one flame or one harmful review, Imma write a DawnXCyrus story… and it'll be rated M… meaning… I dun wanna say it…
Cyrus: WTF! I AM NO PEDOPHILE!
Me: Ah, but I can make you a pedophile if I want to… I am god in the story world…
Cyrus: AGGGGGGGH…
Me: I'm just kidding… I can't write stories like that… Besides, Cyrus is too old for Dawn…
Cyrus: That's a relief… -sighs-
Me: But still, no harmful reviews, or Cyrus is gonna get it… -I have evil, devilish grin on face-
Cyrus: -Whimper- Aw, hell no…
~Honou