This is were the love story begins. One more thing. I DON'T own Pokemon or its characters, only the story is mine.

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CHAPTER – 3

The same night, in the hostel garden. Ash and Dawn are alone in the ground.

Ash: Dawn, I want to tell you that, (closes his eyes) I LOVE YOU!

Dawn: (shocked) You LOVE me! REALLY!

Ash: If you are angry on me please scold me, hit me, but please don't break our friendship.

Dawn: ARE YOU KIDDING! I AM NOT ANGRY AT ALL! I AM SO HAPPY.

Ash: Really?

Dawn: I never knew that you felt the same way. I LOVE YOU, more than I love myself!

Ash: (kisses Dawn on the cheek) If you loved me, why didn't tell me in the first place?

Dawn: I was afraid it may cost me our friendship.

Little did these two notice that some people were secretly peeking on them.

Serena: Did you see what I saw?

May: Yep Serena. We did see that.

Drew: This isn't something that normally best friends do.

Clemont: You cannot just simply kiss a friend on her cheek.

Misty: Serena, time has come to execute your plan.

Gary: But we cannot simply assume things. We couldn't even hear a word of what they were talking about.

Misty: But Gary, just look at them the are behaving like a couple.

Gary: If you say so. Okay, now let's leave before they find us.

The next morning. With the boys.

Ash: Let me go out of the room guys. Mom and Johanna are coming to see us.

Drew: Us? Who us?

Ash: Me and my- I mean me and Dawn.

Clemont: Ash, I just remembered something. You came to bed late last night. I got up at mid night to fetch some water but you weren't at bed.

Drew: So where were you Ash? That late at night?

Ash: I was with Dawn.

Gary: With her! That late! But what were you doing with her?

Ash: (trying not to blush) Nothing serious. Just normal childhood talks.

Drew: Oh, so you were talking to her by kissing her on the cheek.

Ash: (his face carrot red and all heated up) Oh- oh no. Its nothing like that.

Clemont: Don't hide anything Ash. At least not from us.

Gary and Drew: Spit it out Ash!

Ash: Okay guys, you win. See, I proposed Dawn last night. She accepted my proposal so I kissed her. But, how do you know about the kiss?

Drew: We all were peeking at you two, silly.

Meanwhile with the girls.

Dawn: (Waking up) Good morning everyone!

May: Good morning Dawn.

Dawn: Guys, I want to tell you something.

Misty: Say it all girl.

Dawn: The thing is that, Ash proposed me last night and I accepted it.

Serena: Really! That's amazing. But why din't you tell us earlier that you like him.

Dawn: Like him? I love him.

May and Misty: And you din't tell us that!

Dawn: Sorry guys. I was afraid that you might tell Ash about it.

Serena: So, your punishment is that you cannot meet Ash for today.

Dawn: What! No. Not today, actually mom and Delia are coming today.

May: So, you cannot meet him until your moms come.

Dawn: Fine with me!