I'm back with another chapter. I want thank all of those who reviewed, favorited, and followed my story. I have two more chapters planned for sure which will take place during Dawn's return in Best Wishes. Whether or not I continue from there will depend on your feedback. For now on with the story.

Disclaimer: I still don't own Pokemon, sadly.

I watched as Dawn ran towards the end of the docks and started waving at me. Seeing her so happy and full of life made my heart soar. As the boat took us farther away from her I thought back on all of the great times that we had shared during our journey together. I thought about all times that she was there to support me and that I was there to support her. I thought about all of the times that she cheered me up after losing a gym battle and the times that I had cheered her up after she had lost a contest. These memories brought a small smile to my face.

Eventually my thoughts drifted to Dawn herself. She was always so kind and caring. She also looked so pretty when she freaked out about her hair in the mornings. Oh, who am I'm kidding she's always pretty. With her long silky blue hair and her beautiful blue eyes that I could stare into for hours. My thoughts were interrupted when I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"We should probably check into our rooms now." Brock said to me as I turned my head slightly to look at him. I looked back out towards ocean and saw that the shore was no longer in view. I let out a sigh as I realized that I wouldn't be seeing my friend again for a long time.

"You alright Ash?" Brock asked with a concerned look on his face.

"Yeah I'm fine." I said before looking out at the ocean one more time.

"Come on, let's go check into our rooms." I as I walked farther into the ship.

That night I didn't get much sleep because I was still thinking about how much I was going to miss Dawn. "Why is so hard for me to leave her", I thought. I had traveled with and left both Misty and May but for some reason Dawn was different. I had never cared for anyone the way that I cared about Dawn. I tried to dismiss the thoughts so I could get some much needed sleep. It was hard but eventually I was able to fall asleep.

The next day we arrived in Kanto. I was so happy to be back in my home region. I couldn't wait to see my mom and have a nice home cooked meal. The trip was pretty uneventful until we reached a fork in the road. One way lead to Pallet Town and the other to Pewter City. It was now time for me and Brock to go our separate ways. I was sad to have to part ways with my long time travelling companion but at the same time I was happy that he got to follow his dream like I'm following mine. We each said our goodbyes and then headed to our I walked over a hill I saw Pallet Town in the distance.

"We're finally home buddy." I said to pikachu before I started running. I stopped when we reached the middle of town and looked around. It looked exactly the same as when I had left. Dawn would have loved seeing this place I thought with a frown on my face. I quickly shoved that thought to the back of my mind and ran the rest of the way to my house. My mom was so excited to see me again and honestly I was excited to see her to. Traveling all the time means that I don't really get to see her that much and at times I really miss her.

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It was so nice to see my boy again. I hate not being able to see him while he's traveling but just knowing that he is out there chasing his dream is enough to make me happy. Having him around the house was a nice change. I asked him if he was remembering to change his under before I started making dinner. When he first started his journey I was actually being serious when I asked him this but now I just think it's cute how flustered he gets when I ask him.

It took me just under an hour to make us a nice meal. Then I sat down with Ash at the table and we started eating. He told me all about his adventures through Sinnoh. How the Gyms there were some of the hardest that he had faced yet and how he and his friends were able to take down Team Galactic. I was a little worried when my son told me about him fighting a criminal organization but I was even more intrigued with the way that he talked about Dawn. He talked about how good she was at contests and how she was so caring with her pokemon.

"So, when do I get to meet my future daughter-in-law?" I asked causing him to choke on piece of food.

"W-what are you talking about?" he replied with a huge blush on his face.

"Well with the way you talked about her I assumed you and Dawn were dating." I said with a small smile on my face.

"It's not like that mom. We're just friends." He said still blushing furiously.

"So you're telling me that you don't have any feelings for this girl." I asked leaning a little closer to him.

"It doesn't matter anyway. She stayed in Sinnoh so that her Buneary could be a pokemon model." he said before sighing and looking down at the ground.

"Of course it matters Ash. You have to tell her how you feel." I said raising my voice.

"But how am I supposed to do that. She's still in Sinnoh." he asked still looking sad.

"I'm sure you two will see eachother again and when that time comes you have to tell her how you feel no matter what." I said causing him to smile.

"You're right my mom. The next time I see Dawn I'm going to tell her how I really feel and nothing's going to stop me." He said standing up.

"Good. Now finish your dinner and get ready for bed."

"You got it mom." he replied before scarfing down the rest of his food and running upstairs.

"My little boy is growing up." I said as a single tear fell down my face.

Well there's chapter 2. I hope that you all enjoyed it. As always feel free to leave any suggestions that you have on how I can make my story better in the comments. Until next time R&R.