Update will continue on as it has before: bi-weekly.
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Summary: Remake of my original story "Bluebells and Lavenders". Drastic change ahead, beware!
My beta reader is BluebellsAndLavender, so if there is any problem with the grammar, feel free to take it up with her!
"speaking"
'thoughts'
The main characters are in their senior years (grade 12).
A/N: Today's chapter title is by Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen.
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An Ikarishipping Fanfiction
Re: Bluebells and Lavenders
Chapter Thirteen
"Good Time"
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Previously...
The taller girl leaned forward just enough to stare at Dawn right in her eye. "Just be careful of this guy, alright Dawnie?" Leaf winked.
A flustered smile lit up on Dawn's face. She laughed and shook her head in amusement. "Will do, Leaf."
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Gary had offered to take Dawn home, but she had refused, explaining that she would ride back home on her bike alone since he had some tests coming up next week and would feel guilty if she distracted him from them. The brunet kissed his new girlfriend on her smooth cheeks before hoisting his bag up with his hand and throwing them over his shoulder.
"You have a safe trip back, Dawn." He said.
"Mm! And good luck on your studies and tests!" Dawn cheered. The couple exchanged smiles before they left for the comfort of their home.
Dawn slowly rode back home on her bike that she's had since she was ten. Her blue hair shone almost ten shades brighter under the cool, winter sun. She arrived at a stop sign, looked both ways, and crossed with her heads high up in the clouds.
A ferocious honk entered the happy bluenettes' ears.
"W-what?" She turned and felt her heart stop when an in-coming car was merely a step away from knocking her out.
The driver backed up and drove around Dawn, screaming at how bicyclist shouldn't even be on the roads. Dawn sneered back at the driver.
"How rude." She said strongly.
It was a little over fifteen minutes did Dawn finally reach her house. She got off her bike and walked to the backyard where she laid her bike on the cement pathway. She walked up the porch and opened the backdoor. Her nose was greeted by different spices that lined up all on the kitchen counter as well as some in the boiling pot.
"I'm home!" Dawn cried.
"Welcome back, honey." Johanna entered the kitchen and came up to her daughter to give her a hug. "How was your day?"
She shrugged. "It... It was a'right. Same old, same old."
Her mother simply grinned at the young girl, unaware that she's keeping a large secret. Johanna opened her arms a little, allowing Dawn to head towards her. The older woman welcomed her daughter with a tight, loving squeeze.
"Oh, you got a call from Barry a few hours ago," Johanna stated.
"Really?" Dawn lifted her head up at her mother. They released each other and Dawn stood back onto her own two feet with her back straight and her shoulders aligned.
Johanna nodded as she checked on the mysterious substance that boiled in the noisy pot. "Yes. He said it was urgent that you were to call him back."
"Weird." She replied shortly.
"You better get a move on and call him, Dawn." She insisted. Dawn pursed her lips and sighed as she looked off to the side. The girl murmured something inaudible to the human ears and scampered upstairs to call her friend from Twinleaf Town.
She set her bag aside and turned on her computer. While she was waiting for her computer to run, she got out of her uniform and tossed them onto the bed. Dawn picked up her pink flannel pajamas and nuzzled into them, letting out a breath of satisfaction from the warmth of the nightwear. She slowly made her way to her desk and made herself comfortable in the office chair. Her foot rooted to the floor and the chair – with her in it – moved with a forced spin.
"Let's see..." She muttered.
The cursor moved, circling around whatever that was on the screen – or even nothing at all. She ended up opening Xtransceiver and found Barrys' name on her small list of friends. She waited as the ringer rang out of the speakers next to her desktop. Her fingers drummed on the desk as she did a little wiggle in her seat.
"Hello?"
She stopped. "Barry!"
"What's the matter, waking me up so late?" He sounded like a frog. Dark circles could be visible under his eyes. The room was fairly dark asides from the computer screen as the only light source.
"Were you sleeping?" Dawn asked as she moved back into her chair.
"Nn? Yeah. I was feeling dead tired today..." He replied with a yawn.
She wrinkled her nose until it looked like a snout on a pig. Her eyes squinted at the screen and she fanned the air in front of her face with her hand. "Cover your mouth when you yawn, Barry. It's contagious."
The blonde shrugged and rested his head against the palm of his hand. "So. Why are you calling me?"
Her brows rose and a frown of disapproval emerged on her face. "My mom said that you called me earlier; she said that you said it was urgent and all."
She didn't need x-ray vision to see the braincells in his brain to do something to make him remember. She saw it perfectly fine from the other side of the world through the computer screen.
"Oh yeah! I did, didn't I?" He laughed, bearing his teeth.
Dawn rolled her eyes in a playful manner and smirked. "You can be really stupid sometimes, ya know that?"
Barrys' lips were matched-to-matched with Dawns' lopsided grin. "And you can be really obnoxious, ya know that?" His tone of voice similar to hers.
They both shared a laugh of nothing but friendly banter. They continued to insult each other and making ridiculous faces in the process. An hour had passed and the two friends had gotten into a deep conversation about one another's life and potential love interests.
"You have anyone you like over there, Barry?" Dawn asked as she braided her hair.
"No, not really." Barry replied.
"Seriously, there's no one you like?" She asked. "What about Leona? I still remember those days of endless puppy love. You even rode your own bike into a tree just to get her attention."
"Leona moved. And yeah, those were the good old days." Barry shrugged. "Her folks got divorced, so now she's living with her dad somewhere."
"Oh yeah, I remember all that." Dawn stated. "I kind of forgot about that. So what about Kelly?"
"No way," Barry almost fell out of his seat. "We only hung out and that was it and I stopped talking to her when she called extreme tag stupid. I mean, I'm the idiot who created that game."
Dawn busted out laughing. "I remember extreme tag." She giggled. "You, Kenny, and a few other guys used to go berserk over that game. What was that little thing you said at the end of the day?"
"Done for the day." He laughed. "Everyone didn't want to go home it, so we all called in quits."
"Anyways," Dawn said. "There's really no one you like in Twinleaf?"
"Nope." Barry replied, kicking his feet up as he grinned all of a sudden. "Hey, wanna see something cool?"
"No, you're scaring me." She stated.
"Please." Barry pleaded.
"No."
"Please!"
"No."
"PLEASEEEE!" Barry pleaded, whining.
He gave Dawn a puppy face and she caved. "Fine." Dawn sighed.
"Awesome, 'cause I actually got this for you." Barry cheered.
The screened turned black. "Barry?" Dawn queried. "Is everything- Oh my Arceus!"
Dawn screamed, falling out of her seat. There was a picture of a scary, possessed-looking girl with red hair, pasty skin, a yellowed grin, and stitches all over her face. The screen turned back to normal and Barry was laughing his head off hysterically.
"Barry!" Dawn scolded him, yelling. "This isn't funny!"
"Yes it is." He said, wiping away his tears. "Oh man, I can't believe you actually fell for that."
"What was that anyway?" She asked.
"Oh, it was some picture from that scary maze game I used to play." Barry replied. "It would pop up every time I lost or the timer ran out."
"I can't believe- Ugh, I'm so gonna beat you if I ever decide to visit!" Dawn stated, chuckling lightly.
"But you're laughing, aren't you?" He said.
"Yeah, because I wasn't expecting that to happen." She replied. "I thought you got me one of those cute little plush toys."
"What kind of person do you think I am?" Barry scoffed as a joke.
"But still, that wasn't funny!" Dawn whined.
"Yes it is." Barry stated.
"No it isn't."
"Yes it is."
"No it isn't."
"Yes it is."
"No it isn't."
Dawn groaned. She had enough of this on-off bantering. She noticed how tired her annoying friend was getting and decided to call it a night – in her case, the afternoon.
"Hey, you seem like ya need the sleep."
All Barry did in response was covered his mouth as it enlarged into a full on circle, emitting a loud noise. "Y-yeah... Guess so."
"I'll talk to ya when you're not so tired. It was good talking to you 'gain, Barry."
The blonde nodded. "Same here... Night."
The screen went black. No more of his horrible practical jokes. Dawn bet that she'll have nightmares about that scary looking girl for the entire week. She closed her laptop and leaned back into her chair. Her arms stretched back. She heard a small crack as her shoulder blades were pushed together, releasing a hidden tension that seemed to never go away.
"What am I going to do for the rest of the day?" She asked herself.
Suddenly, she received a text. Dawn grabbed her phone and flipped it open. The text read:
Leaf Blue-Oak
Dawnie! Where are ya?
A smile formed on Dawn's lips as a giggle escaped her mouth.
Dawn Berlitz
At home. Why?
Leaf Blue-Oak
Where do you live?
Dawn Berlitz
Meteor Street and Seventh.
Might I ask why, again?
Leaf Blue-Oak
Don't ask so many questions Dawnie.
Now. House number?
Dawn Berlitz
628
Leaf Blue-Oak
Kay. Got it!
Dawn was afraid of what was going to happen. She has absolutely no idea what Leaf is planning. The bluenette waited patiently in her room, still sitting in her chair. She didn't know what to do by then but to wait for whatever Leaf had in store. Her toes twiddled and wiggled from inside the socks she still had on. She didn't bother taking them off.
Leaf Blue-Oak
Oh yeah. Wear something casual.
See ya soon!
She stared at the message that she had just received. 'Casual?' She thought.
Dawn got up from her chair and headed to her closet. She pushed the door opened and was greeted by a mess of clothes. She moistened her lips before she nibbled on the bottom lip. Her dainty fingers reached for a hanger with a black tank top with triangle-like points at the bottom. From the little cubby hole in her closet, she pulled out a pink skirt with several pleats that ran across the bottom. Dawn tossed her pyjamas onto her bed and slipped into the outfit she had picked. She grabbed a scarf and her white beanie hat. She had missed wearing her hat for some time now. The girl walked in front of a mirror and checked herself out before she liked how she looked.
Leaf Blue-Oak
Come outside
Was what the message read. Her chest rose up slowly and then she relaxed completely. She left her room and headed downstairs.
"Where are you going, Dawn?" Her mother had asked.
"Apparently one of my friends from school is outside out house..." Was her reply.
Dawn's mother's brows rose slightly. "What are they doing outside our house?"
She shrugged. "Not sure. I think they're going to take me shopping or something? I don't know."
Johanna tucked her lips and bit onto them. "Well... Okay... But text me to let me know where you are, okay?"
Dawn bobbed her head. "Yes, yes. No need to worry, mom! I'm a big girl!"
Her mother simply rolled her eyes and smiled. "That's when I worry the most."
Once Dawn left her house, she saw that Leaf was indeed, standing outside her house. But she wasn't alone. May and Misty had accompanied her as well.
"Hey there!" May greeted cheerfully. She rose her hand and gave Dawn a good wave.
The bluenette returned the gesture and hopped down the front steps to get closer to her friends. "I didn't know you two were also coming... Actually... I don't even know what is going on..."
The three girls chuckled.
"Don't worry Dawnie," Leaf assured her. She took Dawn under her arm and led her to a doting convertible. "We're going to give you a beautiful tour of Veilstone City."
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A/N: I'd like to say congrats to Dimwitted Rebel for being the winner of my contest!
And that's probably going to the be last time I'm doing a contest thing... Causes my thoughts to fly everywhere... I don't like it. But nonetheless, it was... Fun. Ha ha.
Anyways, as I've said previously, this was proof-read by me. My beta is MIA.
-EPRika-