AN: This is Chapter 13 of No Fear. I just want to say thank you again for all of your continued support of this story. I must admit, I didn't think it do so well, but it's been doing great since I started this a few months ago. Thank you all for being so awesome! This story is getting pretty interesting now with Dawn finding out all this about moving. Don't worry, I still have a good idea of where I want this story to end. It still has a good 15 chapters I'd say (15-20 depends on what I want to do). I hope that you all stay for the ending of this story. Lastly, I do not own Total Drama or anything associated with it in its entirety.
Chapter 13: A Day with Mike and Zoey
November 2nd, 2012
My House
8:30 A.M.
"Mike, Zoey, I'm ready." I told them.
"Alright! Let's get going. Where do you want to go first?" asked Zoey.
"I was thinking, maybe we could find a national park somewhere around here? I mean, if that's ok with both of you."
"That sounds great. Some peace and quiet sounds good." said Mike. Zoey and Mike then began to walk out of the house to Mike's car. As I was about to leave, my mother grabbed me by the shoulder.
"Dawn, please…try to have fun. Don't worry, even though we have to move, we still got several months before we have to leave. Enjoy the time you have now." my mother said to me. I nodded my head. I still didn't want to speak with my mother much, but I know that she cares about me nonetheless. I left the house and took the backseat in Mike's car.
"Mike, when did you learn to drive?" I asked.
"Oh, I got my license a few days ago. So I've been driving Zoey around a lot lately. I like it, but sometimes when I'm in traffic, Chester pops out and sometimes says stuff like, "Dang kids and their new found contraptions. Back in my day, we only had our feet to get somewhere." said Mike. I giggled a little bit after hearing him say that.
"Dawn, if you don't mind me asking, what exactly happened? I mean, I really was hoping that you'd tell us what was going on. It scared both of us when we found you sleeping in the woods." said Zoey as Mike was pulling out of the driveway. I was quiet. I didn't know what to say to her. If I said for her not to worry about it, she would know that I was lying and she'd worry more. If I tell her the truth, her and Mike will freak out about it. I let out a heavy sigh.
"You wish to know what made me so upset that I ran into the woods that night?" I asked them. They both nodded their heads.
"Well, if I tell you, you mustn't tell anyone about it, especially Joe. I will tell the others when I'm ready. You two helped me, so I am obliged to answer you truthfully, but you must promise me that you will not tell anyone." I told them.
"We promise, Dawn." said Mike.
"I found out that my mother has accepted a better paying job in Ontario, back where I used to live. Which means that I must move again. She said that the people at her new job will allow me to finish the school year here, but otherwise, I will be moving." I said to them. Mike immediately stopped the car after hearing that. Mike could only look at Zoey who looked like she was about to cry.
"Dawn, are you being serious?" asked Zoey.
"Unfortunately, yes, I am being serious about this." I told her. Mike then started up the car and began driving again.
"Geez, Dawn, I wish I had known. But then again, you only found out a few days ago. This is a real bummer. I can understand fully why you decided to run into the woods." said Mike.
"The only good thing that I can get out of all this, is that I can at least finish the school year before I leave. Which gives me plenty of time to do what I need to at this school."
"And that would be?" asked Zoey with a curious glance.
"To help everybody in this school, or at least most of the people. But the people I want to help the most, are the bullies, Lightning, Jo, and Scott." Mike and Zoey gasped after hearing that.
"Whoa whoa whoa, Dawn, don't you think you're getting a little bit ahead of yourself thinking you can help them? Anybody else, yes, but those three assholes, no." said Mike.
"Dawn, I don't know if that's a realistic goal. I mean helping people is one thing, but helping those three? That's easier said than done you know?" said Zoey.
"I thought that you two were my friends, and that friends aren't supposed to bring other friends down?" I said to them. I started to look down to the car.
"No! You're right, Dawn. We're just being bad friends. We can fix that though! Mike, we have to be supportive of Dawn in this time."
"Yeah, you're right Zoey, don't worry, we'll be behind you in everything you do, Dawn. Even if it's something ridiculous." said Mike. Zoey then smacked him on the arm when he said that.
"Of course, I didn't mean that your idea was ridiculous at all." We all laughed a little after Mike had said that. I wonder how they would've reacted if I had just lied to them and told them that nothing was happening. They probably wouldn't have believed me anyway, it was better this way.
9:15 A.M.
We arrived outside a national park in about 45 minutes after we left from the house. It seemed really nice. I could see all the trees, the animals, everything I loved about nature was in places like this. We all got out of the care and the park ranger who was standing outside gave us a curious look.
"Shouldn't you kids be in school?" he asked.
"Mister, our friend here is going to move in the nearby future, we want to spend some time with her. Our parents have already called into our schools to allow it." said Zoey.
"Oh, when in that case, enjoy the Wawanakwa National Park!" he said happily and went on his way after that. Mike, Zoey, and I then all began to walk into it.
"Wow, I've never been in a National Park before. What's in these places?" asked Mike.
"Well, normally they are in forested areas, and usually have something attractive about it. Those things could vary from waterfalls, scenic trails, mountain overlooks, really anything that Mother Earth has given us already." I told him. We started making our way towards one of the trails that would lead to a scenic overlook. Shortly after 30 minutes of walking,
"Geez, Dawn, how much farther is this?" asked Mike.
"I don't think it's much farther, maybe another five minutes or so." I said to him.
"Really? Wow, these people are really making us work to see this." said Zoey. A gasp of air came from Mike, who then became Svetlana.
"Svetlana is here! I shall race you both to the top and see the overlook before either of you!" Svetlana then began to do backflips to the overlook.
"Mike never ceases to amaze me. And that's why I love him." said Zoey.
"He is quite amazing, I will admit. Those personalities are very interesting. I have yet to see Vito though." I said.
"Mike, come here!" said Zoey. Svetlana then started to come back.
"Mike, could I have your shirt?" asked Zoey. Mike then took off his shirt. He took another gasp of air and became Vito.
"Yo, this ain't my cousin Vinnie's. Where am I?" said Vito. Vito had a thick Jersey accent from what I could tell.
"You're in the woods." I said to him.
"The woods? Nature is so boring. I wanna check out some of the danceclubs! Party!" said Vito. Zoey put Mike's shirt back on and with another gasp of air, he became Mike again.
"What just happened?" asked Mike.
"You became Svetlana, and then I wanted to see what Vito was like. Vito is very rude." I said to him.
"I agree, I never really like Vito much." said Zoey. Mike gave a nervous laugh and then we continued on going to the scenic overlook.
When we arrived, we had realized that the 35 minute walk to see it, was worth every minute. The scenic overlook was on top of a cliff overlooking the forest and a waterfall in the distance. I could see the stream that flowed from the waterfall, and some of the wildlife there.
"Wow, so this is a scenic overlook? It's beautiful." said Zoey in amazement.
"Yeah, but certainly not as beautiful as you are, Zoey." said Mike.
"Aww, Mike." said Zoey. They then embraced each other, to which I couldn't help but smile. If there were two people that deserved to be happy, it was these two. An only child and a kid with five different personalities. I decided to take a picture of it with my phone and send it to them.
"Aww, that's a beautiful picture you took. Mike, we're gonna have to print this out and hang it up somewhere." said Zoey.
"Yeah, I agree." said Mike. I gave a sigh after he said that.
"Oh, Dawn, we need to take a picture together. The three of us!"
"Oh no, I don't take many pictures."
"Oh don't be silly. Pictures are great, Dawn!" said Mike. Mike then grabbed me by the arm and pulled me over next to Zoey.
"Say cheese!" said Mike as he was about to take the picture on his phone. We all said it, and he took the photo. I have to say, it came out rather nicely. After that, we decided to start heading back to the car and find more things to do. We spent the rest of the day eating out , going to a movie, and talking walks in the park.
7:00 P.M.
Mike had driven me home. Before I could get out of the car,
"Dawn, I just want you to know that, Mike and I, we really are thankful that you're our friend. You've helped us both out with so many problems." said Zoey.
"I know we haven't always been there for you. We really are sorry for that. We promise that, for as long as you're here, and even after you move, that whenever you need us, we'll be there for you. We both consider you one of our closest friends." said Mike. I was very thankful to hear that from them. I reached in and gave them both hugs. As I did, I could feel tears coming down from my eyes. Zoey was starting to cry as well as we hugged.
"Thank you both. You two have been a blessing upon me." I told them.
"We'll make these next several months for you, some of the best months you've ever had, Dawn! You can count on it!" said Zoey. I smiled at both of them and got out of the car. They waved at me as they both began to drive off. As I opened the door, my mother was waiting for me again.
"Mother, may I ask why you are waiting for me?"
"Well, Dawn, I wanted to ask how your day with Mike and Zoey went." she said.
"Oh, it went wonderfully. I really enjoyed it very much. We went to a scenic overlook, took a picture together there, went to see a movie, we ate out, and took a couple walks at the local park. It was a really nice time." I said to her.
"Well, I'm glad to hear that. I noticed that you didn't take your phone with you. I went up to your room and when I went in there, your phone was going off. It was a number that you don't have on your phone. They sent a text message after that, addressed to you." My mother then walked over to me and handed me my phone.
"Don't stay up too late." My mother then hugged me and went straight to her room. I started looking through my text messages and looked to see that I had indeed received a text from someone I didn't know. The text looked important though because it was a lot longer than I had suspected. It read,
"Hello. I hope that this is Dawn Bouchard. My name is Dakota Milton. I'm in your Canadian History class. I've been hearing some rumors about you going around helping people. I heard that you helped the twins with their problems, and also helped Tyler with his. I'm asking for your help. You should know that this is not an easy thing for me to do because of my reputation at the school and the reputation I have as a Milton. I would really appreciate it if you responded back to this either in a text or a call. Thank you for reading and considering this."
"Dakota…that name did sound familiar." I said to myself. I then started to remember the people in my Canadian History class. I started to remember who she was. She was the blonde girl who wore all pink and her father was supposedly incredibly rich and powerful. I wondered what she needed my help with. I decided to add her to my contacts list and called her.
"Hello?" said a voice on the phone.
"Hello, is this Dakota? This is Dawn Bouchard." I said to her.
"Oh hi! Thank you so much for responding to my text!" said Dakota.
"It was nothing. Now, I must ask, how was it that you were able to acquire my number?"
"I asked Sammy. She said that she had it, and she told me what it was." I remembered that after I had helped the twins with their problem, I had given my number to both of them.
"Alright, now may I ask what your situation is?"
"Well, I can tell you at school tomorrow. How about before first period starts? It's kind of…personal for me. And I'm kind of….ashamed to talk about it."
"Of course. Meet me outside of Mrs. Jennie's class before first period. We can talk then. I can also stay after school if you wish."
"Oh that would be wonderful. Thank you so much for this! I really do appreciate it!" She then hung up before I could tell her that she was welcome.
"I wonder what she meant by what she told me." I said to myself. I shrugged it off a little bit and began to head for bed.
AN: How was this chapter? I apologize if this was boring to anybody. I really do enjoy this story very much. I don't know how much more I will do of this (probably around 15-20 chapters), but I just want to thank everybody who's been staying with this. You guys are awesome! Lastly, I want to thank Hugh Takinamee for the Dakota and Sam idea. I was drawi ng blanks and he suggested it. Enjoy!
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