I should really update more often shouldn't I? xD im kinda getting lazy these days, maybe because term three is getting to a close and im kinda slacking school. xD

~midnight

Chapter seven

Paul and I had finally reached Goldenrod city. It was a huge place and what really made my day was the department store. I just stared at the huge long building. It looked like it reached the sky. And the best bit was that my second contest was held here. I soon realised that Paul wasn't near me anymore.

"How does he do that?" I asked myself and soon sighed. "Better get to the pokecenter then." Soon I made my way to the pokecenter.

I soon made my way to the pokecenter and saw a whole group of young children surrounding a wall TV. I wanted to know what was happening as well. As I walked I found out that it was Kenny on the screen. He has his Empoleon on the screen. Kenny wanted to do super contests in Kanto while I wanted to them here in Johto. Too bad I won't be battling contests with him for awhile.

"You Dawn?"

I turned around and saw a young girl. About the same age as me. She had a white hat with a red ribbon wrapped on one side. She had blue overalls and underneath was a red long sleeve top. She had knee high socks with red shoes and she had light brown hair at the end her hair was pointing up.

"That's me alright." I replied with a smile.

"So May was right." She said to herself.

"May?" I said in surprised. "How do you know her?"

"I'm her cousin." She winked. "The name is Mellissa, Mellissa Maple."

"She hasn't mention anything about you." I replied.

"She hasn't?!" Mellissa replied in shock. I looked like she was about to faint in shock.

"I think I know why." I sweat dropped.

I looked up at the clock and saw that it wasn't long until the entry for the goldenrod city pokemon contest.

"Well Mellissa I have to go now." I said as I waved at her. "See you later." I said as I ran out of the pokecenter.

As I ran to the contest I was too busy panicking to enter into the contest. I was so busy that I didn't see who I bumped into. I was praying that it wasn't Paul. I looked up and I took a breath of relief. Instead it was a woman with long lavender hair. She had a light yellow long sleeve top with blue jeans.

"I'm very sorry." She apologized.

"No, I should be the one saying sorry." I apologized. "I'm very clumsy when I'm panicking." Then I remembered that I still needed to enter into the contest. I quickly got up. "I'm sorry." I repeated. "I have to enter into the contest today." I replied as I ran away from her to the contest hall.

Soon I reached to the contest hall and laid my head on the receptionist's desk. I lifted my head and showed my ID to her.

"Is it too late to enter?" I asked.

"I'm sorry but you are a little late. The entry to enter in the contest has closed five minutes ago." The receptionist replied.

"WHAT?!" I said as I nearly fainted when I heard that I was to late to enter.

"Let her enter Sue."

I turned around and saw it was the same woman I bumped into earlier.

"Yes Ms. Erika." She replied. "I will do my best to see if she can enter."

"Thankyou so much!" I cheered.

"That is okay." She smiled.

"I can't believe its really you." I said in happiness. "I have been looking for you for a long time."

"You have?" Ms. Erika asked. "Why me?"

"Well I want you to help me to improve in contest and my jerk friend Paul--"

"Paul?" She asked. "Is Paul here?" She asked.

"Well I think so." I replied and soon replied. "I think he could be fighting the battle frontier brain here."

"Dawn Berlitz." The receptionist said as she handed me my ID.

"Thankyou." I replied. I turned around and saw that Ms. Erika was gone. "Where did she go?"

*~*~*~*

"She was the most important person to me." Paul sighed. "And she is gone."

"How important is she to you?" I asked.

"She was my mother." Paul said as he turned towards my direction. "She was the only person that made my feel that I was special and important."

*~*~*~*

"So there you are." I said as I caught up with Paul who was training his pokemon in the local park. "I should have known." I smiled.

"Did you find her?" He asked.

"Ms. Erika you mean?" I asked. "Yeah I did." I added. "She is really nice. She even let me in contest when--"

"Lets go." Paul interrupted. "Maybe somebody around here know where she lives." Paul said as he grabbed my wrist and dragged my around Goldenrod city

I didn't argue this time. I just let him drag me. I mean what was the point calling 'let me go' when his thick skull doesn't here a word I say?

We asked many people around the town. A few knew what we were talking about and lead us to Ms. Erika place. A few times their direction were completing different so we ended at different places. Soon we got the right direction and reached Ms. Erika home. Her home looked fairly rich. Her home was surrounded by a white fence and a huge oak tree was at the front. Soon we saw a woman walk out of her home. She became more noticeable when she walked more away from the oak tree. She saw me and Paul looking at her.

"May I help you?" She asked.

"Hi Ms. Erika." I greeted as I waved my hands in the air. "Remember me, it's me, Dawn Berlitz from the contest hall." I explained.

"I remember you." She said as she walked towards Paul and I. "I probably think you want more tips on pokemon contests right?"

"Yes Ms. Erika." I nodded.

"Please call me Erika." She blushed.

"Okay Ms-- I mean Erika." I smiled. "This is Paul." I said as I introduced Paul to Erika. "We travelled together here in Johto, looking for you." I explained.

"It's nice to see you again Paul." Erika said as she looked at Paul.

Paul didn't reply and just walked himself away from Erika and I and into the house.

"Sorry about that." I sweated dropped.

"That's okay." Erika replied. "I guess you want to come inside right?"

"Yes please." I nodded.

*~*~*~*

"With pokemon contests Dawn." Erika started. "Make sure you be able to make your pokemon shine in the contest as much as possible. Remember pokemon are the main attraction in a pokemon contests." "Also." She began once again. "Making two pokemon moves combine gives good points to your score."

"I see." I replied. I turned my attention to the door and saw Paul holding a long white dress. "Wow!" I said as I sat up with my eyes on the long dress.

"It's for you." Paul replied.

"Me?!" I said in shock. It was too good to be true.

"No idiot." Paul replied. "It's for the person behind you."

I looked behind me and saw it was Erika. She walked up to Paul and received the dress from him. Paul just glared into her eyes and walked off. Erika just looked away and sighed. She laid the dress down on the sofa and gazed at it for a little.

"What is the dress for?" I asked as I walked closer to Erika.

"It's a wedding dress." She replied. "I'm getting married."

"Then why is Paul acting like that?" I asked.

"He never liked the idea of me getting married." Erika sighed.

"How well do you know Paul?" I asked.

Erika just turned her head to my direction and looked at me. "His my son."

"Your what?!" Paul yelled. "Your getting married?!"

"I know I should of told you sooner but--"

"You should of!" Paul yelled. "you were having a relationship with other man all this time without telling me or Reggie?"

"I'm really sor--." Erika apologize but Paul had already left the room before she could finish.

"And he left the room and never showed up until know." Erika said in a low tone of voice. "And since then we had never had contact with each other or even talk to each other."

"But why did he show up now?" I asked.

"Because tomorrow is when I'm going to get married." Erika replied.

"I'm going to see him okay?" I said as I sat up from the couch.

"May I?" Erika asked as she grabbed me by the wrist and made me looked back at her. "I need to talk to him."

"Okay." I nodded and let Erika leave the room following Paul's track.

I just stood there in the room thinking to myself. Is this what Paul was trying to tell me two years ago?"

End of chapter