My reviewers will be glad to know that the reviews spurred me to write a new chapter today! Like seriously, I was reading them, and then I decided to write this. Actually, I started it a while ago, but that was only like two sentences so that doesn't count.
There's a funny scene in here, haha. xD

Enjoy the chapter!
-xxGlassRose :)

~Dawn's Diary, Chapter Seven~

My heart broke today.

Really, it did. So did my dreams. And right now, I'm wondering if I was ever cut out for Coordinating in the first place.

I entered the Hearthome City Contest, and at first, things were looking pretty great! Then I didn't even make it to the second round. What did I do wrong?

Okay, let me start over.

Like I said, I entered the Hearthome City Pokémon Contest. It was a double performance and I felt pretty good about it, even though there were a lot of good Coordinators taking the stage. Nando did pretty well too. When I went on, I used Piplup and Pachirisu. It was a good routine! I used Sweet Kiss and Bubble Beam to trap the hearts in bubbles. Then Pachirisu used Discharge on Piplup's Whirlpool and it exploded in a bunch of sparkles. Cool, right?

Zoey and Jessilina did really well in the Contest, but Jessilina's act was kinda weird. And her act beat me! She got into the next round and I didn't.

I was so upset that I ran out of the room and just screamed like crazy. I was miserable.

Nando and Zoey ended up going at it in the last round. In the end, it was Nando who took the ribbon. It's his second, I think. I'm happy for him, but still…

Brock made a sad face. He didn't like reading about how miserable Dawn was back then. He could almost hear her voice as he flipped through the pages.

Wait. That was her voice!

Brock stuffed the diary in Dawn's sleeping bag and prayed to God above that she wouldn't notice.

"Hey, Brock!" the cheery blue-haired girl greeted. "What's up?"

"Uh, nothing. Just organizing some stuff!" Brock seemed weird to Dawn, but then again, when wasn't he?

"Well, that's cool! If you're organizing, you wouldn't have happened to have seen," Dawn noticed the corner of a pink book peeking out of her sleeping bag and picked it up. "There it is!" Suddenly embarrassed that this was her diary she was talking about, she hid the book behind her back and ran off after a quick "See you later, Brock!"

Brock slumped down on the ground.

"Man, that was a close one."

The next night, Brock was reading his favorite soap opera once again.

Today, the Hearthome Tag Battle Tournament began. Ash and Brock convinced me to enter, but Zoey was the one who suggested it. My partner was this guy named Conway. He seems really smart and talented! I can't wait to battle with him. Brock got this pretty girl named Holly.

Upon reading Holly's name, Brock sighed in happiness.

And Ash got Paul, of all people! They're going to have a hard time getting along, which is what Brock and Conway think will keep them from winning. This is a competition about people working together with their Pokémon.

Conway and I went up first and we killed it! Brock and Holly won too! Brock finally stopped hitting on her, but when he did, she started hitting on him! And to think that she was the one who rejected him before their battle! I think that they really make a great couple.

Brock had had no idea Dawn wrote things like this about him.

Ash and Paul won, but their sync was… not sync at all, really. They argued and it practically messed up their chances. I guess since they're both such powerful Trainers, they were still able to win. Paul also needs to not put Ash's Pokémon in danger. Paul may be really tough and capable, but you can't win a double battle with one Pokémon. I hope they can get along. I'd hate for the two of them to lose due to their petty fighting.

Brock almost got caught! xD That's what I meant by funny scene, lol.