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Chapter 2: A New Moon

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Dawn getting slightly pissed off peered up and navy blue eyes met onyx black eyes. "No fricken way……." she whispered.

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Dawn lifted her head up and came face to face with her old rival/ best friend, Kenny, literally. "OMG! Kenny you scared me!" shouted a startled Dawn as he quickly got up and moved back but alas failed and ended up tripping again and fell backwards. "Same old Dawn from nursery school," replied Kenny as he put out his hand and helped her up. "What are you doing back here in Twinleaf Town," questioned Dawn, "I thought you were out somewhere traveling because that's what your mom said."

"Nope, I don't know why she said that."

"Oh ok."

"How does lunch sound?"

"Oh yeah! I forgot that's why I came here."

"Are you sure it's not because you are secretly following me," teased Kenny while pretending to be shocked as he lead her over to a table.

"Sure it was just keep on telling yourself that….." replied Dawn as she rolled her eyes at her childhood friend.

"Lighten up, Dee Dee. It was only a joke," Kenny stated while seeing if she would catch him using her nickname. And little did he know, he had just unleashed the inner Dawn.

"IT'S DAWN! NOT DEE DEE!"she exclaimed saying Dee Dee mimicking Kenny.

"Ok," Kenny whispered while shrinking back.

"How about here?"

"What?" Kenny exclaimed confused on what she was asking.

"This spot, for lunch." she said slowly.

"Oh sure why not," he answered as he pulled out her chair for her. The table was by the window and by a small fireplace in the café, the perfect spot.

"Thanks, and you're so bipolar, one minute you're making fun of me and then the next you are acting like a gentleman. Make up your mind mister!" Dawn replied as she was sitting down and you can guess what happened next. "What the heck," Dawn questioned as she looked down and saw the floor of the café. "Kenny!" she exploded.

"What?" he said innocently.

"That hurt!"

"What hurt?"

"That!"

"What that?"

"You know just as well as I do that that!"

"What do I know just as well as you do?"

"You pulled out my chair!"

"And???"

"See bipolar!"

"Am not!"

"Are too!"

"Am not!" Kenny responded as he walked over and helped Dawn to her feet and pulled her chair out for her once again because he was getting really hungry.

"Thank you," she responded.

"You're welcome." Kenny replied as a waitress came over and gave them their menus.

"What are you going to get," questioned Dawn.

"Hmm," he pondered, "I don't know really. What are you going to get?"

"I think, I will have a hot cocoa to drink with whipped cream on top and to eat, I think I will have the house salad for the appetizer and the steak teriyaki for the main course and I will decide on dessert later."

"Interesting. I think I will have a hot cocoa to drink as well. And for the appetizer I will have the chicken noodle soup and the steak teriyaki as well and desert later as well."

"Ok cool!" just as Dawn said that the waitress came back and took their orders.

"So how have you been, Dawn?"

Dawn heart raced, not because of the question but because she was recalling the hurt and the pain of the physical, mental, and emotional pain.

"Hello? Earth to Dawn?" Kenny called as he snapped his fingers in front of her attempting to get her attention.

"What?" she asked when she finally came back to reality.

"I asked how you have been."

Dawn bit her lip before answering. "Well, I guess mostly well, I mean nothing bad or good really."

"Ah ok, so how long have you been back in Twinleaf Town?"

"A little under three months…" she replied although her voice faded out at the end. She felt the tears coming and tried to stop them for pouring out but failed. One single tear slipped out, not one more.

"Hey, Dawn, are you ok?" he asked worriedly, his voice filled with concern for his best friend.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine really! No need to worry!" she quickly replied wiping the one stray tear away.

"Are you sure because I swear I just saw you crying. Do you," Kenny hesitated and swallowed before continuing the sentence because no guy in his right mind would ask this question, "want to talk about it?" He cringed slightly waiting for the huge rush of emotions pouring out from the girl across from him but, surprisingly none came.

"No, trust me I'm fine. It's nothing."

"Uhhhh…. ok then," replied Kenny still in shock for the lack of emotions being poured out as he expected.

"Kenny, are you sure you're ok?"

"Yeah, yeah. Just a bit shocked."

"From what?"

"Nothing!" he quickly covered for his dumb moment. Luckily for Kenny, the waitress came and dropped off their drinks and food.

"Hot! Really hot," exclaimed Dawn after one sip of her hot cocoa.

Kenny laughed as his best friend's silly mistake. "You should have known it would be hot, Dawn. That is why it is called hot cocoa." Dawn pouted.

"That's not nice, Kenny."

"Just be quiet, Dawn and eat."

"Fine." The two friends ate quietly just enjoying each other's company and occasionally saying something.

"Are you going to get dessert," questioned Kenny.

"No way, I am way too full," complained Dawn.

"Let's go then," Kenny commented while he put the money down on the table.

"Kenny!"

"What now?"

"Shouldn't I pay some?"

"No, that's fine I mean I invited you to eat so it's only fair."

"Oh ok then. Thank you!"

The two friends began walking out Kenny leading and Dawn behind, when suddenly Kenny heard a thump behind him. Startled he quickly turned around and found Dawn face down on the floor, again. Kenny tried to control his laughter but couldn't and eventually just burst out laughing.

"That wasn't funny!" exclaimed Dawn.

"You're right," he said as he held out his hand to help her up.

"Really," she questioned as she grabbed his hand and stood up.

"Nope, that was hilarious!" Kenny said while being playfully pushed by Dawn. "Fine, I'll shut up now."

"You better," she stated while getting a good look at Kenny for the first time. He was about 5'3 while she was about 5'1. He was wearing dark wash jeans with a forest green hooded sweatshirt over a grey long sleeved tee-shirt.

"That was really good food wasn't it," stated Dawn referring to the meal they just ate.

"Yeah, the prices were really cheap so I assumed that it wouldn't be that good but, that was amazing."

"Yup. Wow, it's already 3? I can't believe we were talking for that long," stated Dawn as she and Kenny walked outside, both of them bracing for the harsh winter wind.

"Me either. So, where you going now?"

"I don't really know. I was bored at home and so I went on a walk and just ended up at a boutique and then went to lunch where I met you."

"So, how about a battle? Just for old times' sake," he questioned as he smirked knowing Dawn couldn't refuse a challenge.

"Why not," she stated while walking ahead of him then suddenly stopping, "cause both of us know that you are going down: D-O-W-N."

"Thanks for the FYI Dawn, I know how to spell and 2 we'll see who's talking when I win," he said smugly.

"You? win," she laughed.

"If you are so sure why don't we bet?"

"You are so on!"

A/N: There are 2 reasons what this chapter is named New Moon:

is because I Love TWILIGHT and New Moon comes out tonight!

and also because it is Dawn's transition from the abuse to the new stage of life with Kenny.

I would be extremely happy if you pressed the little green button down there! :D 3