Me: Hello all! We have Ash, Max, and May in this chapter!
Dawn: Damion, dear. Please do the disclaimer.
Damion: -sigh- Fine. HikariLi-Sama does not own Pokemon, if she did, she would be a fantastic artist instead of a crappy one.
Me: WHAT WAS THAT! -grabs mallet-
Damion: Oh cra-- Read the story!
Author's Note: I would like to thank my Reviewer's, and hopefully they'll review more, In this chapter, we have some of Max being a baby, it's cute Anyways. Have fun and on with the story!
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Chapter Three: Max? Are you... okay?
Damion looked around, his amber eyes calmly looking; the house was bigger than his, blue lace curtains, a few posters of May, and three couches. His eyes adjusted to the darkness coming from what it looked like a dining room. "D--Damion?" Dawn asked, realizing he was holding her. "K-Kyaa!" she blushed and started kicking around wildly, And Damion had to move away from any breakable china, so she could kick all she wanted.
"Wow!" Dawn exclaimed, looking around, noticing the Eevee and Torchic vases. "So pretty…"
Harley shifted his weight to his right foot. "Ashier, Maylou, Maximus, I brought some friends,"
A boy with black/dark blue hair peered from his study, and adjusted his glasses. "Oh, Hey," he turned toward the stairs. "MAY! ASH! Get down here!" he called, Standing at the base of the stairs, as he called out, arms on his hips, his brown shorts stained with ink and his Black T-shirt showing no sign of dirt. The boy looked back at the gang, letting out a sigh.
A brunette with a pink dress and socks and a teen with dark hair and a black T-shirt, and blue jeans ran downstairs; Damion couldn't help stifle a laugh. The dark-haired teen eyed Damion. "So, why'd you bring this kid here?" He asked Harley. "Well, they needed a place to sta--" Damion almost dropped Dawn, his face bright red from anger, his eyes burning like fire. "I'm NOT A KID!" he yelled, causing Dawn to cover her ears.
The teen growled, as Damion leered at him, but the teen just returned the leer, causing Dawn to shudder at the hard stare they both gave. That's when Harley and Richie stepped in. "Now, now, Hun, Be polite. His" -He pointed to Damion- "Girlfriend is sick, so I brought her here since her fever was getting worse by the minute." He nodded as he said this.
The boy sighed and shook his head. The brunette's eyes softened as she clung to her Brother's arm. "Oh, Ash, PLEASE let them stay?" she asked softly, her voice sounding slightly annoying -- To Damion's point of view-- Ash just sighed. "Oi Max," he said, looking at the ten-year-old. "Yes big Brother?" Ash sighed and shook his head. "Go find a free room."
The boy-- Max sighed, and ran upstairs, looking sadly at the gang. Dawn pushed her way out of Damion's arms and growled slightly, storming up to Ash, raising her finger at him. "What makes you think you can control that poor boy!" She snapped, pain flooding into her eyes. "He's a person, just like you and me!" she shook her head from side to side, tears filling her eyes as she ran upstairs calling after the boy. "Max!"
Ash looked stunned, his brown eyes following Dawn. "Dude, You're girlfriend's scary," he said shaking his head. "As is yours," Damion countered, causing Ash to blush. "A-ah, I see you k-know M-misty?" Damion only shook his head. "She's my Big sister," he only stated, His amber eyes focusing on the stairs.
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Dawn pushed her way out of Damion's arms and growled slightly, storming up to Ash, raising her finger at him. "What makes you think you can control that poor boy!" She snapped, pain flooding into her eyes. "He's a person, just like you and me!" she ran past Ash and started after the boy. "Max!" she ran further up stairs, reaching the first floor, causing the girl to gasp.
How many floors are there! She then noticed Max; his head drooped, like he was crying. "M-Max?" she blinked, slowly walking to him. The boy looked up, his eyes as dull as ever. "He treats me like a child…" he muttered, sniffling. Dawn bent down, sitting on her knees. "Don't worry… I'm sure he'll realize you're not a child-- If not now, then surely soon, I'm sure of it."
The boy nodded, hugging Dawn. "I- You shouldn't see me crying…" he muttered, wiping his eyes, putting on a fake smile and grabbed Dawn's hand. "Here-- I'll take you to your 'room.'" He nodded, his brown eyes shining again. "Y'know, you and your friends are the first people who weren't all over my sister asking for autograph," he laughed slightly. Dawn only smiled. "Oh, Well maybe I will soon," she teased.
The boy laughed again, his eyes bright. Dawn blinked, and let go of his hand, stopping at a picture.
The woman in the picture looked like May, except more-- Mature looking. Then the man in the picture looked a little different from Max, Same color eyes and hair, but his figure was-- Well, Different. She really didn't know what to describe of him. He was wearing a shirt that matched the color of his hair and a pair of brown pants. I wonder if that's why Max wears brown shorts -- "D-Dawn?" The girl spun around, she looked slightly embarrassed. "I-I'm sorry Max, t-this picture caught my eye…" her voice trailed off.
"It's okay, it's my favorite picture. Ya see... Come here..." he took the lead and lead Dawn into a room painted brown. --She assumed it was his room. But it was empty all except for a bed, so it must've been his Hide-away room-- He then shut the door and locked it. "You see, Ash only treats me the way he does because… He's like our parent-- I'm not saying he IS our Father-- He's just a father figure… You know what I mean?" Dawn only nodded before he continued. "Our parent's went missing Seven years ago, So, Ash got a job and started taking care of us…" He paused.
"And at the age of Seven, I started writing songs, and May--That's my sister-- Would start singing the song's I wrote, and that's how she became a singer."-- He adjusted his classes before continuing-- "And now we have EVERYTHING we want, and don't need, and well, Ash became… kinda spoiled." he sighed.
Dawn shook her head. "I see," she yawned, letting Max know she was tired.
"I'll show you your room."
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Richie sighed, focusing his eyes on May, causing the boy to blush. The girl sighed. "If you want my autograph, all you have to do is ASK," she muttered rolling her eyes. "N-no, N-not that, I didn't even know May Maple was as beautiful as you are, I-it just surprised me," he said looking away, causing Damion to lean over to May. "He flirts with all the girls," he said shaking his head, and scooted away from May afraid she would slap him.
May only started laughing. "I see, so he's a miniature Brock, Eh?" Richie lifted his head. "You know my brother!" he asked, his eyes light up. "Oi jeez," May shook her head. "Yes, I know him, He'll flirt with me all the time when He comes to visit Ash," she stated bluntly. "Just keep Him away from me" She added more bluntly.
She walked over to Damion. "So," she eyed him. "That girl with Red-hair is your girlfriend?" Damion blushed. "Not...not exactly. S-she… I-I…" he stuttered, his eyes moving to the stairs when he noticed Dawn was coming. "Dawn!" he exclaimed, running toward the stairs, being tripped by May along the way, slamming into Dawn and landing on her. "Sorry!" He squeaked, getting up to help her.
"N-No worries," she said looking away. S-she c-couldn't l-like me… c-could s-she? He shook his head from his thoughts and looked at Max. "D-did..." he stopped to clear his throat. "Did you find some rooms for us?"
Max nodded and smirked. "Yeah, But there's a problem," he sighed, shaking his head, a small smile on his face. "What is it Maximus?" Harley asked, causing the boy to look away. "As you know," he said, ignoring Harley. "Four people live here-- Me, May, Ash, and The lavender-haired doofus over there" -he looked straight at Harley as he said this- "And now, three more people have to stay here, but there's only one room, and it's best if Dawn isn't alone."
As Max said that, Richie's eyes light up, "I'll--" Damion reached over and covered Richie's mouth before he could reply. "Go on…" Damion eyed him knowing EXACTLY what he was trying to say, before May butted in. "I'll stay with her, I mean, I don't have friends, Might as well make one with an Actress" she squeaked, causing Max's mouth to drop, as he shot her a 'Thanks-a lot-May' glare, but she didn't take any notice and smiled.
She's so dense! He shook his thoughts away, glancing up at Dawn who was having a little 'Chit-chat' with each other. Damion smiled to himself, knowing Dawn quickly made a friend who was only three years older than her.
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Me: Thank you all, and please tell me if I typoed. -w-