Chapter thirteen: Just to See You Smile

Prompt: #56 Everything For You

Universe: Game-verse

Rating: T

A/N: Alright, since I'm six chapters ahead, I decided to update early.

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Snowpoint city was seen by many tourists as a place to show who's really willing to go all out to explore. Not many frequented the place, since constant blizzards and hail claimed the routes leading to the city. Only the brave and the bold traveled here... and those who taught their pokémon Fly.

But Dawn wasn't entirely sure why she didn't just send out Staraptor and fly to the city. Oh right... he was tired because he had flown her here all the way from Unova. Well, flown her to Canalave. She just biked across the country and through Mt. Coronet to reach the unending blizzard blocking Snowpoint.

"I can't believe Cynthia is making me do this! And I was about to have a rematch for the seventh badge from Unova! Stupid Drayden and his Haxorus... or should I say Hack-sorus," Dawn muttered angrily. She marched stiffly in the snow, huddled in her pink coat. Beside her, Rapidash was neighing softly and nudging her, wanting to pick up the pace.

"Hey, I'm not made of fire, okay!" she snapped.

Rapidash then shoved her with her body and Dawn took out her pokéball. "Alright, back in here!" she yelled, frustrated.

"You! Our eyes met, and so we must battle in this forsaken weather!" a random trainer shouted across the clearing.

"What?! But you're, like, fifteen metres away from me! How could you possibly see me?"

"BATTLE ME NOW!"

"...Rapidash, let's go!"

Dawn climbed on her pokémon and Rapidash neighed loudly, stepping onto her hind legs and pushing forward. They sped through the blizzard and the forest, ignoring the various calls of trainers who wished to battle her. After half an hour of galloping, Rapidash slowed down near the cliff that led up to Acuity Lake.

"Kinda weird you stopped here, but whatever, you deserve a rest. Return."

Dawn continued walking through the snow and finally reached Snowpoint city. She was glad, since she'd fallen into so many pits her toes were ready to fall off. Exhaling softly, she entered the pokémon center and plopped down on the nearest bench, rubbing her hands together. She shivered and stood once more to walk to the counter. Nurse Joy greeted her warmly, as usual, and Dawn had to smile as she handed her pokémon for a quick healing.

She walked to the PC and turned it on, entering her login ID. She decided to call her mother and let her know she was in Sinnoh. She'd have to visit her later...

"Hi Dawn!" Johanna exclaimed.

"Hi mom," Dawn returned, smiling.

"So.. how's the Unova challenge going?"

"It's going okay. I'm training for a rematch for the seventh badge. He's a dragon trainer..."

"Oh my."

"Yeah, but that's not why I called. I'm in Sinnoh right now and—"

"Oh yes! I just received a package for you. I'll send it to you right now."

"Mom—"

"You wouldn't believe the amount of people who come here, asking if they could see you, have an autograph, a battle... goodness, Twinleaf town hasn't been this busy since I became a Master coordinator!"

"Mom..."

"Oh and, you've had some special visitors. Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, the Champion herself, even challengers from other regions! There was this boy named Ethan, and another boy named Brendan, and—"

"Mom!"

"Yes dear?"

"...What is this?"

Dawn held in her hand a weird contraption. It was shaped like a watch and it looked like her pokétch, but had a button on the side and no buttons on the front. She pressed it and a screen popped out. She then realized there was a small camera lens on the front.

"I think that's a... cross-transceiver? They're all the rage in Unova right now, like your pokétch."

"Who sent this to you?" Dawn asked, fiddling with the device.

"I.. don't know. You'll need to check the return address on the package."

"Okay, then. I'll see you later, bye mom!"

"Bye, dear."

Dawn logged out of her PC once she bid her mother goodbye and moved to sit on the bench she occupied before. Looking at the box, there was no return address and no hint as to who could have given this to her. Sighing, she took her aging pokétch off and strapped the cross-transceiver on her wrist. Immediately, she heard a loud ringing noise and jumped a metre high in fright. She cursed loudly and looked at the device and noticed she was getting a call. Dawn pressed the button on the side and was quite shocked at the face she saw on the front screen.

"Cynthia! Wha.." Dawn stammered.

"Hey Dawn! How's the weather up there?" Cynthia joked, grinning.

"How's the weather... oh my gosh, are you even in Snowpoint?"

"Nope! You were taking too long, so I took a ship to the Fight Area. I'm staying at your Villa right now, actually!"

Dawn's eye twitched in annoyance. "So you made me put my Unova League challenge on hold, fly all the way to Canalave on my poor Staraptor, bike all the way to Mount Coronet, run from wild pokémon and battles through the blizzard and cold just to have you say you're staying at my Villa far away from where you told me to meet you?"

Cynthia grinned wider. "You got it!"

Dawn slapped her hand to her forehead and sighed. "The things I do for you..."

"Oh, chin up. I'm coming to see you, you big baby. I have a few things to discuss with you, not to mention a gift, besides the cross-transceiver."

"You sent me this?"

"Yes. I got it for you, so we could talk wherever you are. You do like to travel a lot, so I figured if you ever miss me, you could just call me!"

"...you got this for free, didn't you? And you already had one, so you just decided to give it to me."

Cynthia blushed and refused to answer. "Just... I'm coming to you, okay!"

Dawn giggled and ended the call, leaning back. "Okay, Cynthia, whatever you say."

Dawn closed her eyes and stayed silent, only moving to pick up her pokémon from the kind nurse. She waited on the bench, listening to the sound of hushed conversations and the light, tinkling music that was barely noticeable.

She opened her eyes when she heard familiar light, spaced footsteps and stood up, smiling when Cynthia rushed to greet her, arms around her in an embrace. She hugged the woman back, resting her cheek on her shoulder and running her hand through her long blond hair.

They pulled back to look at each other and Dawn couldn't resist kissing the older woman. Cynthia smiled through the kiss and reciprocated, pushing harder. Soon enough, tongues were involved and they both moaned. Dawn tasted a subtle strawberry flavour and pulled back, laughing.

"What?" Cynthia asked, smiling.

"You.. why do you taste like strawberries?"

"Oh.. uhh," Cynthia stuttered, blushing, "I.. took the liberty of planting a strawberry bush in your garden. They're ripe enough to eat now, so I had some!"

Dawn raised an eyebrow, an action Cynthia would usually do. "Have you been staying at my Villa all this time?"

"Yes," she whispered, "I've missed you. Your mother's nice enough to talk to me but it's not the same. I've been to your room, but it's lifeless. So I went to your Villa, since you did allow me access, and I took care of it in my spare time. I couldn't take it anymore, Dawn, it's been months since I've held you like this... I had to call you over."

Dawn blinked back tears at Cynthia's mini-speech. She hadn't known her lover was hurting so much from her absence. It would explain why she seemed so gloomy whenever Dawn called her at the pokémon centers. Dawn always had her mind occupied with battles and gym challenges and travels, but Cynthia rarely received challengers, let alone traveled for a long period of time. The life of a Champion was tough, something Dawn realized quickly, since she had forfeited her title as Champion to pursue her dreams of travel.

"I'm sorry," Dawn murmured, "I'll stay here as long as you want, but I need to go back and finish my challenge. Drayden has a badge with my name on it, and I'm not letting that stupid Haxorus beat me again."

Cynthia chuckled at her ambitious lover and held her tighter. "I wish I could go with you, but I'm only allowed to leave the League under extreme circumstances or League-related outings, such as the Pokémon World Tournament."

"Well, after I get all my badges, I'm signing up for the tournament. Will I see you there?"

"Maybe."

Cynthia pulled back after a few minutes of silence and picked up the bag she dropped. "I have a surprise for you..."

"Oh right! What is it?"

"I was at the Veilstone Shopping Department buying supplied for my pokémon and I found the cutest outfit. Here!"

Dawn couldn't believe her eyes when she saw what Cynthia held in her hands. It was an outfit that resembled a Garchomp... but it was very scandalous.

"What the... Cynthia!"

"Could you wear this for me tonight? Please? Pretty please?" Cynthia pleaded, pouting.

Dawn sighed. "Anything for you."