Dawn sat on a tree stump crying her eyes out. Piplup, Buneary, Pachirisu, and Buizel seemed to be depressed too.

"I... justdon... don't know anymore. Sniff. Ash always seemed so nice. Apparently there was a side of him that I never knew. I don't believe that Paul would ever do a thing like that. Ash never did seem to talk about girls in his past. Oh guys! What am I going to do?"

"Chipa-chipa!"

"Buneary-bun-bun!"

"Bui-bui!"

"Piplup-piplup!"

"I know that all of you guys like Ash better. But Paul is really nice too." All the POKEMON shook their heads. They didn't trust him one bit.

"Oh, you guys are probably right. But Paul just seems more innocent. Fine. How can I resist those cute faces? I'll go apologize to Ash." Dawn sounded exasperated. The POKEMON cheered and went right back inside their POKEBALLS.

I have to find Dawn and apologize to her. I really did act like such a jerk. She loved me. She actually said that she loved me. But of course, now she hates my guts. I have to make it up to her. But how? I don't know, but right now I have to find her. It's so easy to get lost in the forest, especially at night.

"Pikachu, help me find Dawn, will ya?" Ash begged.

"Pika-pika-pika-pikachu." Pikachus sniffed the air and ran to his right. Ash followed.

"Dawn, where are you?" Paul yelled. Not that I even care. This is great. She likes me better than that pathetic loser. Everything works out great in the end. It was a close one though. But who cares if Ash knows my secret? Dawn is as good as mine! It's funny. She actually thinks that I care about her. It's amazing how stupid teenage girls can be!

"Paul, is that you?" It was Dawn.

"Yeah! Come over here, sweetie!" Paul said in his sincere voice. This is all too easy!

Dawn ran over to Paul and fell into his arms. She started to cry on his chest. Paul gave her a hug and kissed her forehead. They started heading back to the camp. About 5 minutes later, they ran into Ash.

"Dawn! You're all right! I'm so glad. Listen... I've been a total jerk and I'm sorry..." the raven-haired boy started to say, but was quickly interupted by Paul.

"Leave her alone Ketchum. You've just made the night worse." Dawn started toward Ash, but Paul pulled here back. "He's not worth your tears, dear."

Ash walked away. "He's right Dawn. I'm not. I'll see you both in the morning." Then he ran toward the camp. His eyes were red with sadness.

"Paul, why didn't you let me talk to him?" Dawn immediantly demanded.

" As I said he's just not worth it. Come on, let's get back. We could all deal with a good night's sleep."

"Mm-hmm. Hey Paul, can I sleep with you tonight? After all tonight's drama, I don't want to be by myself." Dawn was just about to do her puppy-dog eyes when Paul quickly replied.

"Sure hon. It's no problem at all. I'll feel better knowing that you're resting peacefully." Paul grinned. Like taking candy from a baby!

They finally got back to their camp. Dawn grabbed the stuff from her tent and put in in Paul's. Right before going in she looked around. Ash was nowhere to be seen. Dawn sighed and followed Paul into the large yellow tent.

Ash peered out from inside his tent. Tears were silently falling down his cheeks. It's over between me and Dawn. Pikachu sighed.

I don't trust Paul. Something tells me that he doesn't just want Dawn to sleep with him, but has other plans too. Either way, I'm not gonna sleep a wink until I know that Dawn is safe for sure.

Doesn't Ash rock? I know this chapter was really short, but sorry. I didn't have too much time to write.