Chapter Ten
I woke up the next morning lying in a soft bed. I touched the mattress to make sure it was real and it was. I sat up and saw Mrs. Erika enter the room with Sam right behind her.
"I thought you left by now?" I asked in a soft voice since I had just woken up.
"We postponed it after knowing what happened yesterday."
"I'm really sorry about that." I apologized. "I ruined your honeymoon."
"A honeymoon is like a holiday Dawn when you think about it." Erika smiled. "Anyway Paul left this for you." Sam added as he sat next to me and handed me a letter.
"Paul gave this to me?" I asked in confusion.
"I found that near his bedside this morning. Too bad I never saw him leave." Erika sighed.
I opened the envelope and saw a ticket for one to the next city for my contest. To get my second ribbon to enter into the Johto grand festival.
"So where did Paul go then?" I asked. I didn't even knew why I asked after what happened yesterday.
"Who knows." Sam replied. "But his mother has a feeling he will come back."
"The boat leaves in thirty minutes." Erika replied in a serious tone. "I have already prepared your stuff. Get dressed and get ready to leave." She added.
"I will." I nodded.
I held the tickets in my hands and looked at the ticket soon after.
"Time to move on again." I sighed.
"Thankyou for letting me stay at your place and teaching me new techniques for my contests." I started as I, Erika and Sam stood at the port with the boat behind me with the sun just half way though rising into the sky.
"It was a pleasure having you stay with us." Erika replied.
"Please come back again." Sam replied.
"I'll try." I nodded. Soon I heard the boat blow its horn, telling its passengers to aboard the boat ready to leave to the next town. "Until next time!" I called as I ran to the boat.
As I gave the ticket person my ticket to enter I looked at Erika and Sam one more time. I never knew I would be here travelling alone once more.
"Better get use to this." I told myself. "I will be doing this in the Hoenn region as well after the grand festival here." I sighed.
As the boat made its move I waved one more time and turned my back and walk into my cabin.
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"I still didn't know why you didn't come." Erika replied as she entered her own home with her husband behind her.
"Not what I did yesterday I don't think so." Paul replied as she started to pack his items into his bags.
"You kissed her didn't you?" Erika replied.
"No I didn't." Paul blushed.
"Your mother saw it with her own eyes. When you found her in the mud and carry her home and lay her onto the bed.
"That doesn't mean I kissed her!" Paul yelled.
"And then you kissed her goodnight." Erika added. "Now how sweet is that?" Erika replied like a young teenager teasing a new couple.
"That's it. I'm out of here." Paul replied as he tossed his bag over his shoulders and made his way out the door.
"And before you go Paul." Sam added. "Try not to let her go this time." Sam smiled.
"Let her go?" He asked. This was the first time Paul talked to his step father in a calm manner. "We never had a relationship. Never will." Paul replied as he walked out of the door with his bag over his shoulder.
6 months later
"Hey don't sweat about it Dawn." May replied as she tried to comfort me over the phone. "You did your best."
"Still." I sighed.
"Hey I still lost but that doesn't mean I give up on my dreams." Ash interfered as I heard May rambling to get the phone off Ash.
"I don't know." I replied.
"Just make sure you do better in the Hoeen grand festival okay?" May replied as she finally got the phone from Ash who I could still hear in the background arguing why May had to hit him to get the phone back.
"I will." I smiled. "Well I better some rest. I'm going home to Twinleaf town for a bit."
"Okay then." May replied. "Call us when you get back."
"Sure thing May." I replied as I ended the call and made my outside into the rain with my umbrella over my head. I kept on walking until I reached a cherry blossom tree in the middle of the town park.
"Six months and I still can't forget you." I sighed.
"Finally found you."
I turned around and saw Paul right behind me.
"P…P…Paul." I replied in shock. "What are you doing here?"
"Just looking at this tree." Paul replied without looking right at me.
"Oh." I sighed. "I better get going." I started as I made my way to my hotel room.
"Just wait." Paul replied as I felt him grab my wrist. I need to say something to you."
"You do?" I asked as I turned around to face Paul.
"I'm sorry on what I did six months ago." Paul replied as a blush started to grow on his face.
"Forget about that." I smiled. "That was six months ago."
Then out of nowhere I felt Paul drag me towards his body and kiss me straight on the lips with surprise. I felt my whole face turn red and soon I couldn't help but to drop my umbrella and wrap my arms around him and felt him do the same. I could feel the wet rain fall onto me but I didn't care. Paul was there to keep me warm. Soon I broke our kiss.
"What was that for?" I asked with a cheeky tone.
"Well that was…" Paul replied with a blush on his face.
"You like me don't you?" I giggled.
"Well…" Paul replied as he shifted his eyes away from mine. "You could say that."
I giggled when Paul admitted that he liked me.
"Who would of thought." I started. "That I would fall in love with a person like you."
"And I can't believe that I admitted that I liked a clumsy person like you." Paul teased and he grabbed my hand and we started to walk in the rain.
"Clumsy!" I called out. "Take that back!"
"Nope." Paul replied.
"Take that back--wahh!!!" I said as I fell over and bringing Paul with me since I was holding hands with him. Paul soon sat up while I was still on the gravelled path with torchics running around my head and heard him soon said. "You were saying?"
I just looked and him and sighed.
"I hate it when your right."
Fin