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XashXdawnX- This will be Saturday starting at cheerleading tryouts and then it will be Ash's and Dawn's date. This will mainly be in Dawn's POV too.

Dawn, Leaf, May, and Rocky were all in the gym along with the other girls who were trying out for cheerleading.

Cheerleading tryouts went by quickly and only lasted an hour.

"Later guys!" Dawn cried as she packed up her bag.

"Where are you going?" May asked as she packed her things at a slower pace.

"I just have somewhere to be."

Dawn finished and said "bye" once more before dashing out of the gym and towards the dorm room.

Dawn's POV

Once again I had to lie to all of them. I quickly entered the dorm and locked it.

I wasn't sweaty thank goodness. I grabbed the outfit I had laid out for the date.

I looked at my reflection. I wore a pair of flared out jeans, a gray v neck shirt with a white tank top under it, and black ankle boots. My hair was into a low ponytail and I wore no makeup.

I grabbed my purse and hurried out of the dorm before the others came back.

I found Ash waiting under the cherry blossom tree.

"Hey, you ready?" he asked.

"Yeah, we need to go now before all the girls who tried out for cheerleading come out." I said quickly.

"Okay,"

We hurried to the car, Ash was borrowing from the school and got in.

"So where are we going?" he asked as he pulled out of the school parking lot.

"Somewhere where we can talk without having to hide from any kids that go to our school." I answered.

"Hmm...I know the perfect place."

Ash drove for a while and finally made it to the destination.

"Where are we?" I asked.

"A coffee shop where a lot of old people hang out." Ash answered.

I giggled a little.

"Ash, don't disrespect your elders." I scolded, but couldn't do it sternly since I was giggling.

"Dawn, don't disrespect your elders." Ash said mimicking me.

We got out of the car and entered the coffee shop. Many of the elders looked at us as we hurried to a booth.

"Okay, what's up? You were fine and we going to have another date next week,but you bumped it up this week." Ash asked concerned.

"I-" I started, but stopped when the waitress walked up.

She was a middle aged woman with red hair in a high ponytail, dark brown eyes, and she was tanned.

"Well ain't this a surprise? It's not common to see teenagers at this place. What would you two like?" she asked as she took out a small notepad.

"A hot chocolate," I said.

"Same things she's having." Ash said.

"Whipped cream? Chocolate syrup?"

"Yes,"

She nodded and walked off towards the counter.

"As you were saying?" Ash asked.

"I can't take it anymore Ash! I can't continue to lie to Leaf, May, and Rocky. It's killing me and putting to much guilt on me! I have to lie to them almost every day. I had to make up some fake boyfriend when really it's you. Ash I just can't take it." I said placing my head in my hands.

"Dawn, you don't think I feel guilty too? I don't like lying to the gang any more than you do." Ash said.

"You're a guy though! Ash you don't have certain things that your best friends trust you with! I tell them everything, but this!"

"Da-" Ash started, but stopped.

"Here you go two hot chocolates."

"Thanks," the two muttered.

The waitress walked off and Ash took a breath.

"Dawn, I'm sorry you have to lie. I hate it too,"

"Well can't we just tell them the truth!"

"Dawn you know we can't!"

"Why?"

"Because we've dug a deep hole that we can't get out of that easily."

"Ash, please."

"Dawn imagine if we told them. How do you think they would react? How do you think they would feel?"

"Ash, last year do you remember last year?"

"When last year?"

"A month before I started dating Paul?"

"Umm..."

My freshmen year was almost over. My friendship with the gang grew stronger. Then things were starting to get awkward after something the guys said.

"You know what..." Gary trailed.

"What?" the rest of the gang asked.

"Who thinks Ashy Boy and Dawn would be a good couple?"

I blushed and looked down and I looked at Ash who's face was also red and he looked like he would kill Gary.

All of the others raised their hands while Gary did too.

"You guys are just crazy." I said shaking my head and walking off.

That's when I started to take an interest in Paul.

A month passed and I was at my locker after school one day when it happened.

"You're Dawn right?" a cold voice asked from behind me.

I closed my locker and turned around and saw him.

"Yeah...why?" I asked a little confused.

"Well Troublesome I want you to be my girlfriend." Paul stated.

I was speechless for a few moments.

"Sure," I said.

"Good," he said and walked off.

"I'm Paul Shiniji's girlfriend."I muttered as I walked down the hall.

"Are you talking about when Gary asked the others who thought we would make a good couple?" Ash asked.

"Yes,"

"Well yeah I remember that. That was the day things got awkward between us and you got asked out by Paul soon after." Ash growled.

"Don't be jealous Ash. I love you and I think I always did." I said grabbing his hand.

"You better,"

"Can we tell them? Please,"

"What about Rocky though? You made up a boyfriend and lied the most to her right?"

"Yes..."

"What did this "fake boyfriend" look like exactly?"

"Well...umm hang on it'll come back to me."

Ash chuckled at me.

"I got it! Shoulder length black hair, green eyes, and tanned." I said.

"Shoulder length black hair? Green eyes? Tanned? Really?"

"Yep,"

"Well you basically dropped some hints that it was me. Black hair, except it's not spiked. Green eyes doesn't match me, but whatever. I'm tanned,"

"True...I didn't even think of that when I made up the guy. At east she didn't ask the name of the guy."

"Yeah cause you would've so said my name."

"Shut up. You're starting to sound like Gary." I said.

"That would be horrible."

"Can we tell them? Please,"

"...Dawn I don't know if it would be a good idea."

"Ash...please. I...I can't continue to lie to all of them. My mom knows, your mom knows, we know...but our friends who we tell everything to don't know."

"...You do have a point..."

"So is it a yes?"

"...Okay...we'll tell them. Let's just hope it won't ruin our friendship."

"Well let me remind them of all the times they asked one another if they thought we would be a good couple. Okay?"

"Okay,"

I reached for my once hot chocolate and took a sip.

"Ewww..." I said making a face.

"Cold?" Ash asked.

"Very,"

"Mine too,"

"Can we leave now?"

"Yep,"

Ash laid the money on the booth and we left. I got into the car and once Ash was in I grabbed his hand.

"Thank you Ash," I said.

"Welcome Dawn,"

"You know I realized one problem with us telling them." I said suddenly.

"What?" Ash asked as he backed out of his parking place.

"This will spread around the whole school."

"Yeah...it will won't it."

"Yep,"

"So when exactly are we telling them?"

"Monday, I have enough time to get everything sorted out."

"Okay,"

We arrived back at school and I got out of the car after giving Ash a kiss.

"See you Monday," I said.

"Love you,"

"Love you too,"

I hurried off before anyone could see us. I quickly took out my excuse to why I ran off. A bag with a jewelry box in it.

"A gift for my childhood friend since their birthday is coming up." I muttered.

Once again...just one more lie and it'll all be over Monday.

I unlocked the dorm room and walked in.

"So where did you go?" Leaf asked as I walked in.

"Jewelry store," I said holding up the bag.

"Oh,"

I got onto my bed and logged onto my computer. I started looking at all of diary entries from last year, that were saved under the folder "Cute Couple?"

I read each and every one of them so I could remember what they said.

"What are you doing?" Rocky asked from her bunk.

"Re-reading some entries." I replied.

"Oh,"

I continued to read and couldn't believe that I was oblivious to what they all said last year. How many times they said it too.

One...two...six...ten...fifteen...twenty five. Twenty five times they had mentioned that Ash and I would be a good couple. All last year...Freshmen year. I thought.

They wanted us to get together, but why? Why did they want us together? They even tried one day. I thought remembering that day.

The day before Paul asked me out. I wasn't interested in anything they had to say...I was too caught up in trying to figure out how to be Paul's girl.

"Dawn you got a note." Leaf said as she and the other two walked into the dorm.

"From who?" I asked distracted.

"Someone. We didn't read it. Here,"

Leaf handed me the note and I unfolded it.

Dawn,

I like you. I've liked you for a long time too.

Ash

Meet me by the cherry blossom tree

"I'll be back in a few." I said hopping down from my bunk.

I shoved the note into my pocket and walked out of the dorm. I spotted Ash standing there.

"Hey," I said once I was near.

"Hey," he said.

An awkward silence passed by.

"Umm I got your note..." I trailed.

"Note what note? I got your note."

"What note?" I asked confused.

Ash removed a folded piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to me.

Ash,

I like you...for a long time too.

Dawn

Meet me at the cherry blossom tree 'K? ;)

"This is the note I was talking about." I said handing him his note.

"I never wrote this." Ash said handing it back to me.

"Yeah, and I never wrote this either." I said rather rudely.

I saw some hurt on Ash's face but I ignored it.

"Who gave you the note?" I asked.

"Gary. Who gave you yours?"

"Leaf,"

"They were behind it. How about we put this behind us? It never happened okay?"

"Agreed,"

Without saying anything else I walked off. I was completely humiliated and upset, worst of all I had made Ash feel upset without meaning to.

"Dawn!" Rocky cried.

"What?" I asked jerking my head towards her.

"You zoned out,"

"Sorry, what were you saying?"

"We're going out to get some ice cream. You in?"

"No, you guys go on. I got some stuff to sort out." I replied.

"Okay..." Rocky trailed.

"Want us to bring you some chocolate back?" Leaf asked knowing my weakness for anything sweet.

"No, not today."

I saw the three exchange some looks of shock and confusion.

"Well okay,"

They left the dorm and I flopped down on my bed.

"Monday is going to be very interesting." I muttered to myself.

I started looking back over the entries once again. I was scared that I had talked Ash into the wrong thing. I was scared Rocky would be upset since I lied to her the most. Hopefully, she won't be mad...hopefully she would catch on to the guy that I described looked like Ash kinda.

"Please, Arceus...I can't loose my friends." I said hoping nothing would go bad.

I laid on my bed thinking about all the possibilities that could happen Monday.

They could be happy for us. They could hate us. They could feel betrayed. An- I thought, but was broken from my thoughts by the dorm door slamming shut.

I sat up from my bed and saw the others.

"Did we wake you?" Leaf asked as she walked over towards my bunk.

"No, I was just thinking." I replied.

"Oh well here you go." Leaf said handing me a paper bag.

"I told you not to get me any ice cream."

"I'm not stupid you wanted some."

"Thanks,"

I took the little container of chocolate ice cream from the bag and started to eat the ice cream.

"See I told you guys she would want it." Leaf said as she sat down on her bed.

"Okay whatever," Rocky said as she shook her hair from the ponytail.

"Rocky that's so pretty still! I can't get over how pretty it is." I squealed looking at her hair.

"Thanks, people are still complimenting it."

"I wish I could get some blonde highlights, but my dad would KILL me if I did." Leaf said frowning.

"Why?" May asked as she sat on her bed.

"He wants my hair to stay natural." she said rolling her eyes.

"Bummer,"

Please R&R