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I DO NOT OWN POKEMON

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Gary yawned loudly as he hesitantly opened his eyes. It was Monday morning which meant hell. Groaning, he threw his blankets off of him and got out of bed. The brunette made his way to his bathroom to get ready for school.

Gary yawned again, tired from his sleepless weekend. They had stayed up all night on Saturday at Misty's and on Sunday he had done much research on his new project. To his delight he had found exactly what he was looking for. The only problem is; he didn't know how to deal with it. It was a touchy subject for everyone; especially Dawn. So he had to think of the right time to come out with it. But the longer he waited, the more everyone was going to be burned. The brunette checked himself in the mirror for the last time before he winked to his reflection, and headed to the kitchen for breakfast.

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Ash cupped his hands as water began to fill in. He stuck his head in, splashing the water on his face. The black haired boy grabbed the towel next to him and dried his face. He looked up into the mirror to meet eyes with his reflection. What exactly does Gary know? He can't know... No! There's no way! But if he does...It'll kill my mom. I mean that's why we moved here in the first place. Please Arceus don't let him know!

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Dawn brushed her hair once more, and smiled into the mirror satisfied. Grinning she picked up her phone with laid on the dresser in front of her. She smiled again when she saw her background on her Iphone; her and Ash lying down on the grass. Holding the phone close to her heart, she sighed. That day was one of the best they ever spent together. It was the day when she first realized how much Ash means to her.

They were walking to the park hand and hand after school one day. Once they arrived Dawn had immediately ran for the swings, where Ash stood behind her to push her. Giggling she jumped off on to the grass where Ash playfully attacked her. Lying on top of Ash, she gave him a quick peck and rolled off of him, so she laid beside him. In that moment she knew she would remember this moment forever. As if Ash had read her mind that day, he began to talk about their future together; their never ending future. Dawn just laid there, listening to every word and hoping with all her heart that those words were true, because it was exactly everything she wanted.

Snapping back into reality, Dawn realized the time, and gasped as she quickly changed for school.

"I can finally see Ash today. I miss him so much! And we just saw each other on Saturday!" The bluenette giggled to herself.

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Dawn turned off her car, and smiled as she saw all her friends getting out of their cars, respectively. Bursting with happiness Dawn ran out of her automobile, and ran towards Ash.

The black haired boy gave her a grin that stretched from ear to ear as he caught his girlfriend into a bear hug. "Well doesn't someone look outstandingly beautiful today?"

"I've missed you." She replied, causing a cute boyish laugh from Ash.

"We were just talking this morning you know."

Dawn rolled her eyes at his comment, "that was texting silly. How is that supposed to keep me from missing you?"

Just like the bluenette, he rolled his eyes, and gave her a quick peck on the lips.

"Hey now, keep it PG!" Drew teased the in-love couple. His comment received a slap from May, who was being held by the green haired boy.

"Has anyone talked to Gary since Saturday?" Leaf asked, obviously worried about the brunette.

Everyone looked around at each other, each shaking their head 'no'. For the fifth time since she arrived at school, Leaf checked her phone again in hopes of having a message from Gary.

To calm everyone down Drew tried to soothe them, "I'm sure he's fine. He probably was doing research on a Pokemon all weekend, or maybe reading over the dictionary again. Come on guys, he's Gary. I wouldn't be surprised if he's been doing extra credit homework."

Much to Drew's relief, everyone laughed, showing his attempt to keep everyone relaxed worked. Suddenly, Gary's black Range Rover pulled in beside Dawn's BMW.

All eyes were on the brunette as he lightly mumbled something to himself. But what came next shocked everyone even more; he walked past each of friends, completely oblivious to his surroundings.

Leaf broke the silence, "What was that about?"

"He looked like he got no sleep whatsoever," Drew chipped in.

Ash shifted awkwardly in his position. He was still worried about Gary coming clean to everyone he cared about for something he had no control over. Ash get a hold of yourself. Gary might not even know, everything is okay.

His thoughts were interrupted by the bell ringing, implying that they only had 10 minutes to get to class. The group of friends all said goodbye to each other as they left for their classes.

It had been months ago that Ash first came to the high school, causing drama between Dawn and Paul. It's been two weeks since Paul transferred schools and everything seemed to be getting better at the school. No one had heard from him, making a very happy Dawn. She did not need that drama anymore, she was done with it. The bluenette had Ash now, and that was more than enough for her.

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Dawn sighed as she shut her locker, still deciding on how she could open up about everything to Ash. "It's a huge thing. I need to wait for the right time; I just hope he doesn't feel freaked out."

Misty nodded her head, "I wouldn't stress out about it Dawn. Ash is awesome; he will definitely feel for you. He lost his dad too, he'll totally connect with what you say to him."

"Thanks Misty, I really needed to hear that. I'll tell him tonight, we have plans to go to the park."

Misty smiled, "Good luck. But I have to go, can't be late for class again."

Dawn watched as her friend rushed off to class, but then was blocked by the body of her brunette friend, Gary.

"Are you okay Gary? You look like you haven't slept in days."

Gary ignored her comment, "Dawn I need to talk to you."

"About what? Are you okay? You're not sick are you?" The bluenette worried.

Before he could reply, the bell rang. Groaning, he said "Can we hangout tonight? It's important."

"I can't, Ash and I have plans."

"You can't go!" Gary protested. "Dawn listen to me, he is not who you think he is."

Dawn gasped, shocked how her best friend could be so harsh. "Who the hell who do you think you are? I don't need to hear this. I'm going to be late to class." With that she stormed off to class.

Dawn's Point of View

What did Gary mean? I know exactly who Ash is; he's the best guy ever. He's so cool, nice, handsome, smart, and he's just perfect! So what's Gary's problem?

"Don't you dare let him ruin your great relationship." I told myself, trying my best to not be worried.

Of course, I walked into class late, again. stared at me, but did not say anything to me. That's what I loved about him; he was so cool. Sure, at times he was super strict but only if you piss him off. Other than that he is one of my favourite teachers.

He's pretty young too... I wonder if he has a girlfriend. I mean he isn't ugly, so he probably does. Or maybe he prefers to me alone... because if he does, then we're definitely opposite. I hate being alone. It's probably the worst feeling ever, besides silk. UGH. That stuff feels so weird.

"Mrs. Berlitz, please tell me the answer." His voice interrupted.

I could instantly feel my face heat up, "I'm not sure sir."

"I realized. Pay attention Dawn." He gave me a friendly smile, but it didn't make me feel any less humiliated.

Suddenly, I felt my phone vibrate in my sweater pocket. Cautiously, I took it out to see a text from Gary.

Dawn,

Please listen. We need to talk, it's so important. I promise you Dawn! When have I ever let you down? Please Dawn. You need to hear this.

I sighed, he was right; Gary Oak is a lot of things, but he is trustworthy. I owe him that; he's done so much for me. Especially when I needed him most. So I texted back,

Okay. At lunch meet me in the courtyard. We'll talk then.

Putting my phone away, I began to actually listen to the lesson.

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"Dawn you may need to sit for this." Gary pointed to the bench in front of us. We had walked far enough from the school so we would not be interrupted.

I looked at him, but then decided I better sit. "Get on with it Gary."

Taking the seat next to me, he sighed. "I didn't want to tell you. I don't even want to bring this subject up, but you need to know this." I nodded, encouraging him to continue. "Ever since Ash came to the school I knew him from somewhere. Then.. when we were together on Saturday, and I heard his last name again. Dawn..." I could tell he was finding it hard to speak, so instead he grabbed a piece of an old newspaper out of his pockets, and handed it to me.

Giving him a weird look, I took it. When I skimmed over the article, I completely froze. I couldn't breathe, and I wasn't even sure my blood was pumping through my body anymore. At this point I wasn't even sure I cared. The only feeling I had was my heart being broken, and the tears that began to stream down my face.

I looked up towards Gary although he was blurry from my tears. My throat felt tightened, and I wasn't sure I could even talk. But I tried, "Please..this isn't.. Gary.." I managed to choke out. I could see him look down, obviously feeling like shit that he was the one to tell me. But I couldn't handle it anymore, I couldn't control myself anymore. Tears flowed out of me like a waterfall, and I didn't try to stop them. Suddenly, Gary wrapped his arms around me, holding me. I cried like a baby into his chest; I needed him.

And that was when all the horrible memories I've tried so hard to forget came back to me.

We were standing in a bed of flowers, and I bent down to pick up a flower for my dad who was standing right beside me. Laughing, I picked out a white Lily, my favourite kind. I plucked it from its root, and reached up as high as my arm would allow, and gave it to my father. I remember his exact smile, so sweet, so innocent. He picked me up in his arms, and gave me a kiss on the forehead. In that moment everything was perfect; the happiest I've ever been in my entire life. Even though I was so little, I knew about bad people and I knew what they had done to my dad before. They tried to hurt him, but my daddy was too powerful for them. At that time though, when it was just the two of us, I wasn't worried about anybody else ruining it. It didn't even cross my mind. So when I only saw black, and felt a burning sensation, you could say I was completely shocked, or hurt. In less than a second my life turned from being amazing, to hell. Literally.

I remember hitting the ground with a massive thud, and crying out for my dad. Looking to the right, I saw my dad lying there, motionless. Laughing came from above me, as the guy who murdered my dad stood on Moltres. I rushed to my dad's side, begging him to wake up. A bright crack of lightening hit beside us. Looking back up, I saw Zapdos, and Articuno too. Standing on the Zapdos was a young black haired boy, about my age. I didn't focus on that though, I was too concentrated on my dad; the man that I loved more than absolutely anything. Gone. In a few seconds the most important person in my life was taken from me. The last memory I had before blacking out was the rest of the Pokémon Rangers coming to destroy the murder.

I snapped back to reality when I felt Gary shake me, "Dawn! Dawn!"

"It was his dad." I looked up at my best friend with tear-filled eyes, "It was Ash and his father. They murdered my dad."

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