Thanks for all the reviews I got. I enjoyed them. In the future, Dawn and Paul will mostly catch Sinnoh Pokemon in the Jhonto region. Sorry, it's just I love the Johto region AND Sinnoh Pokemon. Soz!

I have a question: Should Dawn evolve her Piplup? Tell me through your review! Thanks!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon.

Chapter 3: "I know you!"

Dawn's POV

A room. A dark room. There is an oak table and chair. A shadowed figure is hunched in the corner. It looks small and helpless, but eerily creepy at the same time. I try to walk up to it. I'm about to touch it. It looks like a Pokemon. A Monferno... I take one step towards it. It's slowly turning around. It smiles, showing sharp teeth. Then it frowns. Then….CHOMP! It's bit me! It hurts! I scream! No one helps me…

I wake up, breathing heavily. It was all just a dream. I squeeze my eyes shut, concentrating on happy things. A stupid dream. A scary dream... Phew…. Wait. Am I dead? I open my eyes. I see a boy. He has a frown, a round face and plum coloured hair. He looks cute. Hot. His eyes shine. I think… its love at first sight.

Love at first sight? I don't believe in all that crap. Mom always told me, that love at first sight was a myth, to create fictional love between two individuals. I guess, since I grew up with only my mom, that thought influenced on me. Maybe if Dad was still around, I'd be able to think otherwise. It must be nice believing in something so incredibly helpless.

How can I be in love, then? I've barely experienced love!The closest encounter I've had with love was when I was four. I lived in Twinleaf town for quite a few years, and I had this mad neighbor called Barry. He was very insane, and I thought of him as psycho. I don't know why, I guess it was because I was young, but I thought we were girlfriend and boyfriend since we were best friends (he was the only boy in town the same age as me). I guess he was thinking the same thing, because we used to hold hands, and walk around town with smiles. All the grown ups would coo at us and tell us we were adorable together. Barry and I thought we would get married.

When I was five, I suddenly got a heavy weight on my shoulders, and holding Barry's hand just made me feel sweaty. I was tired of trying to please my mom, and Barry's mom. One day, Barry suggested, really reluctantly, that we should kiss. I shrugged my shoulders, and leaned in to kiss him. The minute our lips touched, we flew back exclaiming, "Eww!"

It turns out that we didn't really like each other, we were only together because of peer pressure. A sigh of relief came from us both when we got that cleared. The good thing was, even after we 'broke up', were were still good friends. He used to come 'round to my house a lot, and we told each other secrets. He became my town rival.

I guess that didn't really count as love. I was young and dumb. A very bad combination of words, if I have to say. I look at my savior.

But before I can say anything to him, he drops me.

"Oi! What was that for? CRAP, THAT HURT!" I shout at him, rubbing my butt. He frowns at me.

"You are awake now. There's no need to hold you anymore," he replies with a BIGGER frown. Idiot. Jerk. I'm in love with HIM?

Not possible.

I stand up, brushing off dry dirt from my outfit. He makes an angry noise, as if it displeases him to look at me.

I glare at him. He glares at me. Wait. I KNOW HIM! His frown disappears.

"I know you!" we both say in unison, pointing at each other.

I speak first. "Paul? Is that you?"

He nods. "Dawn?" he then asks. I nod. He smirks. "We used to be friends and the next thing you do is frown at me when you're supposed to say 'thank you, my hero'."

My smile disappears. I'm in love with my old friend? Who is a jerk? Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Crap. I missed him so much. He moved very suddenly.

When I was five, Paul moved to Twinleaf town, from this city called Hearthome. He was a happy child, always jumping up and down, talking very fast. He had big onyx eyes that could make you stare, regardless of what mood he was in. He got worried very easily, though, and I could relate to that. I guess that's why we became friends. We became even closer friends than Barry and I. I wasn't totally sympathetic for Barry, losing me and all, because he had another friend from Sandgem town called Lucas (another good friend of mine).

I used to hang out with Paul everyday. If he wasn't over at my house, I was over at his. His parents were very nice, but I didn't see them very often. Paul's dad was a Pokemon researcher at Professor Rowan's lab (he worked with Lucas' dad), so he was always over there. Paul's mom was a Pokemon historical researcher and worked from home, but was always upstairs in her library, leafing through ancient books about ancient times. The library was kept off limits, so I didn't go up there to see her, either.

I suddenly remembered a dare Paul gave me. He dared me to go into the library, and take a book from his mom's collection. I agreed, but only if he tagged along. He said yes, so we tiptoed over to the library, and opened the door. Inside was millions of books, all lined up in humongous book-shelves. The room had a musty smell. I was about to take a book from the table, next to Paul's mom's laptop, when we heard his mom. We squealed and ran off to his room again.

I must've been in a daze, because I only just caught the last thing Paul said to me.

"Well, bye," he says sourly. An idea pops into my head.

Paul's POV

I saunter past the girl I used to know. We were good friends when I was still in Twinleaf town. Good times. I frown and decide not to get a smile on my face. No emotions, a happy me. Wait, me being happy is an emotion. Crap!

"Wait!" Dawn calls from behind. She's smiling. I can't help but notice how beautiful she looks when she smiles. NO! Don't get that thought again! I blot it out.

"What?" I ask, making sure I have an impatient expression on.

My face doesn't seem to have any effect on her. "I have an idea. Do you think…maybe…? I could…travel with you?" she asks sheepishly. I'm surprised. My face is blank.

Dawn's POV

I don't know why I did that. I guess I didn't want to lose him. Again. I press on, "Paul. I haven't seen you in four years. I want to catch up with you. Get to know you again. So…please?" I ask in the sweetest voice I can.

"No," he says. My heart sinks. Somehow, that motivates me even more.

"Please?"

"No."

"Please?"

"No."

"PLEASE?"

After many pleads (twenty five to be exact), he gives in.

"FINE! JUST SHUT UP!" he growls, his arms waving in the air above his head.

Paul's POV

She is so damn persistent. She smiles. What have I got myself into? If I like her but I don't want to like her. How can I hide my feelings when she will be with me 24/7?

I remember something. "Here," I say. I hand her a poke ball. She looks confused.

"Huh? For me? A present?" she stutters.

"No. It's your Piplup. Piplup fell out your arms and his poke ball fell out your pocket. You don't know how hard it was to get him in there," I reply. A sign of relief washes over her face.

"Thank you so much," she says. She hugs me. I blush furiously.

"That's enough…Troublesome," I say smiling.

Awwww. How cute was that? Paul can be a sweetie (sometimes). Just so you know, you can imagine that Dawn blushes too when she hugs him. Chapter 4 will be up soon. One of the two will catch a Pokemon. See if you can guess. Review, review and review!

Also, to those of you who read my author's note at the end of last chapter: See? I told you it will get longer! Next chapter, it's going to be even longer!