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You're The Reason
by: Season Of Magic
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It was the third day of the cruise. Most gym leaders, elite four members and champions had gotten off the boat yesterday in Eucreteak City.
With more cabins open in the sixth floor the remaining poke-gang had requested cabin changes and it was today that they were now moving their belongings to the different cabins. To avoid a dilemma and headache Delia had stated that except for a few minor changes here and there everyone was to keep their same roommates. After breakfast she handed out cards and sheets of papers to everyone "Here's your cabin number, roommates name and cards now off you go."
The paper that everyone got said this:
Samuel Oak, Wallace, Max, Tracey (607)
Delia, Johanna (608)
Dawn, May (610)
Mitari, Bianca (612)
Misty, Iris (614)
Melody, Jesse, Zoey (616)
Ash, James (611)
Gary, Paul (613)
Kenny, Drew (615)
Brock, Cilan, Cheren (617)
"How can anyone remember this?" James stated waving the paper back and forth as they were heading upstairs.
"It's easy," Kenny replied "the girls are even and we're stuck with the odd numbers."
"That doesn't seem fair." Cheren said.
"I'm right across Dawn so I'm fine with it." Ash replied with a grin.
"Lucky ass bastard I'm like three or four doors away from Bianca." Cheren replied
"It's the end of the world for me as well," Drew said flicking his hair and sighing. "I am nowhere near my dearest May."
"Men," Zoey said shaking her head "they can be so overdramatic at times."
The elevator stopped, quickly opening up its doors. Everyone stepped out and began looking through their paper to see what their cabin numbers were.
"I'm guessing this is where we all part ways?" Ash stated as he stood in front of Dawn's cabin holding her hand, watching as everyone kept walking towards theirs.
"Yeah I guess so." Dawn said.
"You all have my number right? Call me if anything!" Melody said from down the hall.
"How about we all meet up for lunch later?" Brock said as he looked for his card.
"Yeah we totally should!" May said happily as she opened up the cabin's door and walked in. "Come on Dawn our luggage is already here." she said peering her head out.
"Um yeah I'll be there in a second..."
"You should go...you know how she can get," Ash replied letting go of her hand and walking the small distance to his cabin which was actually right across from hers. "I'm right here if you need anything" he said with a grin.
"Come on twerp we have to unpack." James said dragging him inside the cabin.
"I'll see you at lunch then?" Ash replied as he looked back at Dawn and kept the door from closing.
May was watching the whole scene amused but then decided that she should drag Dawn inside the cabin as well
"Yeah I guess I'll see you at lunch then." Dawn replied as she sighed and let herself be pulled inside the cabin. "Seriously May at times you over-do it..."
May glanced at Dawn and then at the two rooms "I suppose you can take the master bedroom. I'll take the other room." then with luggage at hand she walked over to the second door and closed it behind her.
The cabin was similar to the one where they were before except that instead of a peach color, the walls of the living room were painted a soft navy with silver lines. There was a wooden colored table next to the balcony but Dawn was admiring a few paintings that hung around the wall and sighed, walking over to the first door. Looks like this would be her room for the next few days.
She opened the door and to her surprise found that the room was painted to look like the sea. A light shade of blue greeted her and the blast of cool air from the air conditioner. She smiled and took her luggage and placed it on top of her bed, opening them only to unpack the necessary clothes and such.
After an hour she was done and noticed she was feeling a bit tired so she decided it was best to take a nap.
She got into bed and placed the covers over herself, rolling over to the side and placing one of her arms under the pillow which was the way she usually slept.
She closed her eyes and slowly let the thoughts drift away from her mind. She felt calm, you can say peaceful even-until she felt herself being shaken awake that is.
"Dawn! Come on wake up!"
The shaking stopped and she rolled over once again "Just five more minutes" she croaked out. The shaking continued "Wake up!" Dawn slowly opened her eyes and rubbed the sleep off. "What do you want?" she managed to utter out seeing May's face close to hers.
"It's almost two." May said with a smirk.
The words slowly sank in and Dawn sat up frantically looking for her phone. "Why didn't you wake me up earlier!"
"I was asleep as well. I woke up not too long ago actually," May said and Dawn sighed as found her purse under the bed. She took her cell phone out and saw that Ash had called her more than seven times. "oh yeah he's the reason I woke up. Seeing as you didn't answer your phone he used the cabin's phone and dialed here. You can sleep through anything which is why you didn't hear either."
"My phone was in silent and the purse fell under the bed," Dawn replied as she tossed her cell phone towards May. "send a message to Ash for me will you? My password is the same as always." she said as she took a towel, toothbrush and toothpaste then ran towards the bathroom.
"What do you want me to tell him?"
"That I'm getting ready and to pick me up in twenty minutes or so."
"Alright but you owe me."
"Thanks and you better not do anything stupid."
As she got into the bath to take a shower she silently prayed that May really wouldn't do anything stupid.
She took her bath in less than ten minutes and as she got out heard May's voice from the other side as she knocked on the wall. Apparently the walls were light in the boat. "Dawn hurry up will you? Ash will be here soon."
Dawn kicked the wall in the same spot and yelled back a "I'm doing the best I can don't rush me."
She had decided to wear a knee length light pink floral dress accompanied by a butterfly waist belt, white sandals and a sakura hairpin to keep her side swept bangs in place.
She had also decided it was best to not wear any accessories besides the belt and the bracelet Ash had given her. Her makeup was also simple, only some eye shadow and pink lip-gloss.
Ash could only stare mouth agape when he saw her step out the room "This was certainly worth the wait." he could only mutter as he stood up from the couch.
Dawn laughed as she took her purse and May passed her the cell phone.
"Yeah I agree with him you look amazing Dawn simple suits you the best."
"Thanks both of you now come on are we going to go eat or not? I'm starving."
Ash took Dawn's arm and led her out the door. "Of course let us go eat with the rest of the gang."
As she closed the door May gasped when she saw who was standing right outside "Drew what are you doing here?"
"What do you think I'm doing here?" he asked her as he waved his hand and a rose appeared out of nowhere "For you mademoiselle. Care to join me for some lunch?"
May blushed and Dawn giggled getting closer to Ash. "That is so cute!" she whispered to him
"I think its best we leave them alone."
"We'll see you at the restaurant bye May."
"Wait don't leave me here with..." May started saying but noticed she had been left alone with Drew. "Great I'm stuck with you."
Drew smirked and pushed the rose closer to her "You still have not accepted my invitation..."
May took the rose and huffed. "Who said I wanted anything to do with you!" she replied blushing and running towards the elevator "Oh who am I kidding..." she whispered to herself as she smelled the rose.
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"So what are you guys ordering for lunch?" Zoey asked as she glanced at the menu in front of her.
"I'm not sure." Melody said from her side of the table.
Everything looks quite delicious." Mitari admitted.
"Yeah I know right? It's so hard to choose." Jesse answered nodding her head.
"I'm going with the Paella." Dawn said as she placed her menu down.
"The what?" Bianca asked confused wondering where in the menu it could be found.
"A Paella," Cilan said with star shaped eyes "a wonderful dish made with rice and various types of seafood and a blend of spices that melt in your mouth," he then smiled at Dawn. "excellent choice if I do say so myself."
"Seafood huh? Alright make that two Paellas then." Ash said.
"The way Cilan describes food makes anyone want to try it sign me up too." Misty said
"That's a food connesiour for you." Cheren said laughing.
The waiter, whom had red hair and light brown eyes passed by and got ready to take the orders then gulped as he saw who he was actually serving.
"This is not going to be easy." he uttered to himself and ran to get backup. When he came back he caught hold of Dawn and her smile and almost lost track of what he was doing.
"Alright then that will be an order of fries, two cheeseburgers, a Philly cheese steak sandwich, a BLT sandwich and a Paella for you right?" he said glancing at Dawn with a grin.
"Right." Dawn replied with a nod of her head.
"Two Paellas," Ash remarked taking hold of Dawn's hand "you forgot my order."
The guy took notice of that but pretended not to as he wrote it down "Of course sir. Is that all?"
Ash noted how everyone else was ordering drinks from the other waiter. "What do you want to drink Dawn?"
"Um...I guess I'm going the full Caribbean experience today. I'll have a Mango Pina Colada"
Ash nodded and glanced towards the waiter "I'll take a regular pina colada and my girlfriend wants a Mango one." he said putting emphasis on the girlfriend part.
"Of course sir the food will be brought to you as fast as possible." and when he walked away Ash sighed in relief.
"What was that about?" Dawn asked curiously
Ash shrugged "I didn't like the way he was looking at you."
Dawn laughed "Oh come on you're being ridiculous."
"Is he?" Melody piped in "I noticed it too."
"So did I." May replied with a smirk.
"You guys are being silly." Dawn said brushing it off.
Fifteen minutes later the waiters were back with the drinks. Ash's pina colada was a bit more smaller than Dawn's.
When the waiters left Ash scowled and pointed at his cup "See what I mean?"
Dawn took her hand away from Ash's "Stop being so defensive about everything," she replied "look if you're still thirsty after you drink that one I'll share mines with you or you can just order a second one."
A couple minutes later the food was brought out but Ash was still in a foul mood.
Dawn giggled and with her spoon fished around her plate until she found a crabs leg then filled the spoon up with it and some rice.
"What are you doing?" Ash asked her mouth agape.
Dawn took the opportunity and placed the spoon in his mouth. "Hopefully now you won't be crabby." she said and everyone laughed.
Ash closed his mouth, unloaded the spoonful of food, took the spoon out and chewed the rice quietly. "Okay I deserved that one" he said glancing at Dawn whom had taken his spoon and was eating her food happily.
"You know Cilan was right," she said with a grin "this tastes like watery, seafood heaven."
Ash nodded and began to eat from his plate "Fine ignore me then." he uttered.
May, whom was sitting right beside Dawn took her spoon and glanced Dawn's direction "You don't mind right?" she asked as she placed some of the rice in her place then began to eat it. "Damn I should have ordered this too!"
Misty laughed and waved a napkin at May to get her attention. "Pass me the plate I'll give you some of mines. You know how Dawn can get when she finds food she really likes."
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It was around four in the afternoon and everyone was simply relaxing in the inner deck of the second floor.
"What should we do now?" Zoey asked from her lounge chair. "I'm bored!"
"There's a battle field in the fifth floor," Max said flipping through the cruise's activity book. "Want to go check it out?"
Melody and Bianca both took off her sunglasses and clapped their hands excitedly. "I heard about that" "Isn't it supposed to function like the battle club?" they both said simultaneously.
"Alright then let's go." Ash replied happily. If it had to do with Pokémon, he was there.
Choruses of "I guess we can." 'Fine I'm in." "If you all insist." "Alright." were heard and Max went to get the elevator.
Everyone got off the fifth floor and were all amazed at how the arena looked. It was like a regular field, only bigger and with more space so other battles can occur at the same time.
"Woah this place looks cool and so technologically advanced." Max said amazed.
Ash shrugged "It's the same as the battle club in the Unova region."
A muscular guy with a blue shirt laughed "You've got that right kid." he said walking up to them.
"Don George!" Ash said laughing "Good to see you again sir."
"You must be confusing me with one of the other Don George's but yes that is my name nonetheless and you are?"
"Ash Ketchum and these are my friends."
"Ash Ketchum you say?" he aked and Ash nodded "The undefeated champion Ash Ketchum?"
Ash grinned sheepishly "Um yeah...that's me!"
"Well good to see you here son welcome to the Luxury Cruise Battle Arena not like you did not know that already but still."
"Thank you sir."
"If you don't mind me asking what is a champion like you even doing here? You don't need the experience points."
"Oh I'm just looking around the ship is all but it wouldn't hurt to battle against another trainer. Even a champion like me can still learn something new."
'I see well if you ever want to stop by I am sure I can find something for your level of experience."
"But I want to battle now!" Ash whined.
"I'm sorry we just don't have any challengers right now and besides you'll beat them easily."
One of the elevators's opened up and the waiter that was serving them previously stepped out. "I'll battle against him!"
"You will Kayane?"
"Yes sir."
"Isn't that the waiter that served us lunch a while ago?" Misty whispered to May.
'Yeah it seems like him."
Don George glanced at Ash, only wondering what he would do. "Well Ash it's up to you really whether you want to accept or decline his challenge."
"I never back down from a challenge." Ash said in a determined voice. "I accept!"