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Friday, September 21st

Dear Diary,

Once again, me drowning in projects and assignments have once again been the cause of the lack of update into "Dawn's life". But right now, I have big news, so I must make time for you.

But first, a quick recap of my week excluding today.

I had at least one test for every class, except co-ordinating. In addition to our big double performance battle, we had to dazzle the teacher with practice battles that were worth marks.

"Make them forceful and pretty; leave the audience in awe." The audience being her, and with her being our biggest critique.

On the social life part of Dawn's life, loads of people have been asking if Ash and I were an item, which I would reluctantly been replying "no" to. Zoey and Gary have been spending a lot of time together which leaves a jealous Misty. Drew and Brianna are an official thing now, and May is going after some guy named Brendan. Barry is going out with "mystery-guy-from-Drew's-party" tomorrow which I have just learnt today so you'll be hearing about that again. And~ I'm pretty sure I covered it all.

On the scary part of my life, feeling like I'm being watched is an understatement.

Actually let's start off the today's recap with the scariest moment of my life.

It started off this morning when my alarm clock didn't ring. My mom ended up waking me up ten minutes before the bus would arrive so naturally I was going to miss the bus, and first periodbecause it takes a while to get there. And of course to add to this, my mom's car is in the garage so we don't have it till this afternoon.

Anyways, I got ready and ate in a record breaking 20 minutes and then ran for school. Unfortunately, after running for ten minutes I got tired and decided that I'm already late and less or more won't change the fact that I'm late, so I decided to walk.

It was a breezy morning, but it definitely wasn't cold. It was actually a pleasant contrast to the heat. I don't know what's up with the weather in Pastoria City, but it definitely is anything but normal since I got here.

Regardless, before crossing an intersection, I look all four sides. When I look behind me, there was a man in a trench coat about six feet away from me.

Of course at first, I didn't think anything of it, you know, with it being a street and all, but when he crossed the street when I did and kept on my pace, that's when I got cautious. It was when I decided to take small streets and detours that I was getting nervous and scared. Even when I tried to lose him, he would still be behind me.

I took out my cell phone from my pocket and held it in my hand, if anything the police is a dial away.

I was afraid of this man.

That's when I started running. When I looked back behind me, he was still keeping a steady pace. That's when I crashed into something.

"Ugh!" I groaned.

"Hey! Watch it!- Dawn?"

I looked up. "Gary?"

"Don't you have a knack for bumping into me," he said.

I chuckled, "Yeah, sorry."

"Hey aren't you supposed to be at school?" he asked.

"I could ask you the same question," I retorted, "but to answer you, my alarm didn't ring so I'm walking."

"You do know the main road is that way, right?" he said pointing behind me, "you aren't going to get to school this way, it leads to a dead end."

I forgot about the man. I looked behind me and he wasn't there anymore. Maybe I was just overreacting, maybe he was just heading home and I was just in front of him. It makes sense now that I think about it.

"Yeah, I've realized. I must've taken a wrong turn," I innocently said.

Gary buys it. "I know it's only been a week, but at least know how to get to school from home. It's proven to come in handy," he joked.

I laughed, "Yeah, I got you."

When we finally got to school, it was recess which obviously meant that we both missed Biology. Apparently though, we missed nothing. Zoey, who was the first one to see us and question our lateness told us that we had a last minute substitute who wasn't given anything from the teacher, so they had a free period.

The rest of the gang arrived shortly after. "Hey, is everything alright? Why were you late?" Ash asked me.

"Oh, everything is fine," I lied, "I just missed my alarm missed my alarm, took a wrong turn and ran into Gary, literally."

"Oh, alright, I'm just making sure you're okay," he said as he got closer.

"Excuse me," Barry interrupted, "but are you two…?" he asked pointing his finger from Ash to me.

"Oh come on, you definitely would have gotten a phone call if that was the case," I replied.

"Good! I better know the second it happens or I'll have to fine the both of you."

"No need to worry," I said with a smile.

When the conversation started getting random, Barry pulled me away from the gang to speak with me alone.

"So maybe you guys aren't going out, but there is definitely something going on. Now spill!" he demanded.

"Okay, ever since Ash and I went on our "friend outing" I'm almost 100% sure I like him back."

"Great! I am 100% sure you likes you too, now do something about it!"

"No~ I'm going to wait for him to do something about it."

Barry crossed his arms then sighed. "The only reason I'm okay with this answer is because you probably won't be waiting very long."

"I hope not!" I beamed.

When we got to our locker I diverted my attention onto him.

"So, when's your date with that guy from Drew's party?"

"Martin?" his eyes lit up, "the date is tomorrow!"

"Well you'd better be calling me as soon as you get back or I'll have to fine you," I teased.

"Hey, that's my thing! But yes, don't worry, I'll call you asap!"

Cue bell.

We went off into different directions. I walked to history class while he went to whichever class he had.

When I got to history class, Ash wasn't in class yet; he came right before the bell rang. We didn't get time to speak with one another because the teacher started her lecture on Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina right after the bell rang. We have a test on the lecture next week.

After that was lunch, where I actually got to spend some time alone with Ash; we sort of ditched the group and took off on our own. We went to the bleachers to eat our lunched and that's when Ash finally said something.

"You know, I'm really glad you moved here," he said, "you're different from most girls around here. You're down to Earth and really hold your ground."

"Thank you," I responded to the compliment.

"You're really great to be with, I really like spending my time with you."

That made me smile.

"Dawn-"

"Hey guys!" someone called out.

We both turned to the voice to hear it coming from Gary's mouth.

"Did you guys see Zoey?"

"No, why?" I asked.

He ignored my question and turned to Ash.

"Sorry man," he replied.

"She is usually with us," he started as he approached the bleachers, "but now she isn't and nobody knows anything. If she had detention or stayed after class for remediation she would have sent a text to at least one of us."

He was genuinely worried so I decided to help him out and find Zoey myself.

"I'll go find her," I said as I stepped down from the bleachers and headed towards the school.

When I got there, I pulled out my cell and dialled Zoey's number.

I got an answer first ring. "Zoey! Where are you?"

There was a pause then she finally replied. "Meet me in the biology lab."

I immediately hung up and went to D307; the biology lab.

That's where I found Zoey.

"Hey Zoey, are you okay?"

"Yeah," she sighed, "I just really want to get away from Gary. I mean I know he likes Misty, and I know that I'm in the way of things for them. I just need to seriously stop dreaming." I didn't say anything hoping she would continue because it didn't seem like a complete thought.

"I need to turn my attention to someone else. I'm just making him confused and it's not fair to Misty. I was just being selfish! Ugh~!" She buried her head into the palm of her hands, "but now, I know, so all I need to do is keep my distance and everything will go back to normal."

"It sounds like you got a plan there Zoey, but just one thing, don't disregard the rest of your friends because of this plan." That's when the bell rang.

I left the room, she stayed behind.

When art class started Zoey still wasn't there. I guess she decided to skip art class to avoid Misty. This is incredibly stupid. When Misty asked me where Zoey was, I lied and said I haven't seen her today. Even though I saw the worry in her eyes, she didn't press further. I wanted to tell her about Zoey, but I knew it wasn't my place.

If you asked me to tell you what happened during last recess and math, I couldn't. I can't remember more than half of what happened. The only thing I remembered about last recess now that I think about it, was that Ash was keeping his distance from us; he seemed to be in the clouds somewhere.

My attention is –still- more focused on after school.

Before getting onto the bus, Ash asked if I minded getting off at his stop and he'd walk me home the rest of the way. Since it was a beautiful day, I agreed. Besides, his stop is only four stops away.

When we got off at his stop, I hugged May and Barry good bye. Barry winked at me and whispered that I'd better call him later.

It really was a beautiful day outside; the sun was beaming down on us, but there was a cool breeze that kept us comfortable while we walked.

It was silent between us with minor conversation going on once in a while, but it seemed like Ash's head was definitely somewhere else.

When we got to my house, I had to ask him what was going on in his head.

"Are you okay Ash? I mean, since last recess you haven't been down to Earth."

"I know. I'm sorry. I've just been thinking a lot."

"About what?"

"Well," he started, and he finished by giving me a kiss.

I don't say anything for a bit, but he does. "I've been wanting to do that for a while."

All I was able to do was smile. I didn't know what to say.

"How about I take you out on a real date? Alamos Town is holding a festival this weekend to honour Dialga and Palkia. We could bring our own Pokémon. What do you say?"

I was so elated, "Of course!"

He sighed a sigh of relief and then hugged me.

When he let go he said, "I'll meet you at the bridge to Alamos Town at 6pm."

"Definitely," I said. He then said good bye and I rushed in to write this entry. Now I need to call Barry before he fines me for taking so long.

I'll write soon!

Dawn.

I hope you liked it :D I fused two chapters together and there is one left!

Sorry about the long wait, but the last chapter is coming soon! :)

I got to run, I'm sorry if there is mistakes.

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