It's been 1/2 a year er so... Here's chapter 4! Please enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon, or the characters...
Chapter 4: Dinner Disasters
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"Yeah mom, I'm fine," replied Dawn. "Can I talk to you in the kitchen, please," pleaded Dawn.
"Of course Dawn."
"Mom!"
"What?"
"Why did you invite…"
"Invite Kenny and his mom?" Dawn's mom asked somewhat confused about her daughter's anger.
"Yes! Why did you? And why didn't you even tell me?" Dawn loudly yelled, her voice echoing throughout the entire house, including the living room where Kenny and his mom were.
"I'm sorry, sweetie. Please be a bit quieter because you are practically yelling right now," Dawn's mom pleaded nicely with a small smile on her face.
"Sure, mom. I was just a bit shocked," Dawn replied with a smile on her face.
"Well, I thought to invite them over when you asked if I knew that Kenny was home. I thought that you would like to chat and 'chill' with him, so I invited him over," Dawn's mother, Johanna, replied using air quotes.
"One, never use air quotes again! And two, that's nice but I spent the whole day with him," Dawn laughed at her mother's attempt to be cool and smiled at her thoughtfulness.
"Okay, sure. Please go into the living room and bring Kenny and his mom into the kitchen so we can finally eat," Johanna smiled while gently pushing her in the general direction of the living room.
"Yes, ma'am," Dawn saluted and happily skipped off to the living room. Johanna began setting the light wood table with a yellow tablecloth and white square plates. She took the spaghetti and sauce off the stove and placed them on a potholder on the table. She walked over to the fridge and pulled out a bowl of salad and a bottle of Cesar dressing and closed the door with her hip. She placed these on the table as well. Meanwhile, Dawn finally got to her living room and found Kenny and his mom looking at various pictures of Dawn and her mother along the different tables.
"Dinner's ready!" Dawn exclaimed, frightening both of them but still smiling.
"Thank you, Dawn," Kenny's mom graciously thanked while gracefully walking toward the kitchen.
"What's for dinner, Dee-Dee?" Kenny questioned while walking to Dawn's side.
"An Italian dinner complete with spaghetti and a salad!" Dawn happily exclaimed before having a sudden realization, "and my name isn't Dee-Dee remember?" Dawn smiled at remembering the bet.
"Ah, ah, ah, remember the bet doesn't officially begin until tomorrow morning," Kenny smirked at his best friend's forgetfulness. Dawn pouted and began walking to the kitchen when Kenny began walking in step with her. Kenny saw that she was still pouting and then gently bumped her side as if on accident.
"Hey!" Dawn yelled still pouting. She decided to bump him back but this time much rougher. Kenny frowned and then bumped back even harder. This continued all the way to the kitchen and when they arrived they were both laughing so hard that both their moms were looking at them confused. The two looked back at their moms and burst out laughing even harder after seeing their moms' confused looks. They both took their seats right across from each other beside their respective mom. Still slightly giggling they took turns scooping the steaming hot spaghetti onto his or her plate. The only sounds that could be heard were the sounds of forks clanging against the plates and the occasional speaking between Johanna and Kenny's mom. Dawn sat patiently waiting for the tiramisu for dessert while Kenny finished up his spaghetti. Kenny took a quick peek at Dawn's bored and blank face before he gently kicked her legs under the table. Dawn jolted upright from the sudden hit toward her leg.
"What was that for?" Dawn questioned with an angry look upon her face.
"What exactly are we waiting for?" Kenny asked confused on why all of them were just sitting there.
"Well, I'm waiting for dessert," Dawn proudly stated with a smile gracing her lips, remembering the yummy sweet waiting for her in the fridge. "Hey mom," Dawn called while turning to her left to speak to Johanna, "when are we having dessert?"
"Well, the tiramisu got melted on the way home from the grocery store. So I put it in the fridge, let me check if it's done," Dawn's mom replied before standing up from her seat and walking over to the fridge. Johanna opened the fridge and eyed the contents. When she finally spotted the tiramisu, she lifted the cover off of it then gently placed it back in the fridge.
"It's not completely done yet," Dawn's mom replied with a frown on her face while walking back to her seat and finally sitting down.
"Aw, I was really excited," Dawn commented while sinking down into her seat with a frown upon her face.
"Why don't you and Kenny go to your room and 'hang out' while Kenny's mom and I clean up? The tiramisu should be frozen in about half an hour," Johanna suggested while gently pushing the two out of the kitchen. The two teens shrugged and finally left the kitchen.
"Your room then?" Kenny questioned with an eyebrow raised.
"I guess so," Dawn replied while leading the way to her excessively pink room. Dawn began walking up the stairs and led the way to her room. When they finally arrived, she opened the door for Kenny. Kenny walked in and took one look around.
"My eyes!" Kenny shouted covering his eyes with his hands.
"What?" Dawn innocently questioned while closing the door behind her. She walked in and sat upon her pink bed before a sly smirk made its way to her face. She stood back up and walked over to behind Kenny. She put her hands on his and pulled his hands off.
"Dawn, why does your room have to be so pink?" Kenny complained opening his eyes.
"It's my favorite color, silly!" Dawn answered while going back to sitting on her bed. She patted the area next to her, motioning for Kenny to sit down. Kenny followed her lead and sat down. Next, Dawn reached under her bed for her black and pink laptop and pulled it out from under there. She placed it evenly between herself and Kenny before opening the laptop and powering it on. A little melody played signaling the start up of the laptop. Dawn open up the chatting service again and double clicked May's name once again. The brunette once again showed up on the bright screen still wearing the same outfit except this time with another person.
"Hey, May! What's up?" Dawn greeted with a gentle smile on her face.
"Just eating some dinner because my parents are out with Max at some award thing," May replied before leaning over to grab a bowl from beside the laptop.
"Let me guess," Dawn pretended to think before continuing, "ramen?"
"Of course!" May replied. Kenny just watched the two chat until he decided to gently nudge Dawn in the arm.
"What?" Dawn complained before looking at Kenny. Kenny motioned toward the laptop with his hand. "Oh," Dawn said her mouth ending in a 'o' shape. "May, this is Kenny," Dawn introduced using a hand motion to point to Kenny sitting next to her. "Kenny, May; May, Kenny," Dawn repeated making the same hand motion from Kenny to May and May to Kenny. "Kenny lives in Twinleaf and is also my contest rival but otherwise we are best friends and have been since pre-school," Dawn smiled. Kenny frowned at her starting with mentioning that he was just her rival but a smile graced his face when Dawn mentioned that they were best friends.
"Hi there, Kenny," May greeted wearing a smile and waving. "Nice to meet you!"
"Back at you," Kenny replied.
"So it's your turn, May," Dawn told May.
"What do you mean?" May asked seriously confused. Dawn motioned toward the person sitting next to May on her couch. "Oh, yeah. I see," May nervously smiled. "Dawn, Kenny, this is my good friend and contest rival, Drew," May introduced while tapping the guy to the left of her.
"Hi, Drew," Dawn and Kenny chorused together, both smiling.
"Hey," the green-haired boy greeted with a blank face.
"Drew!" May yelled slapping his shoulder. Drew jerked over to his right, away from May.
"What the hell was that for?" Drew demanded.
"Be nice to Dawn and Kenny!"
"Fine. I'm Drew and I'm pleased to make you acquaintance," Drew rolled his eyes before actually smiling.
"Much better!" May smiled. Dawn and Kenny shared a look of confusion and slight annoyance because of May and Drew's incessant arguing.
"So, May, do your parents' know that Drew is over your house?" Dawn asked insinuating something else.
"Well, no because Drew just stopped by," May replied with her hand against her cheek. Dawn giggled and Kenny stifled a chuckle. Drew understood the insinuation and looked away. May caught on to their weird looks and finally understood the implication, "It's not like that! I swear!" May waved her hands in front of the camera while a slight blush appeared on her cheeks.
"Well, I really should get going back to the Pokémon center, May. See you around," Drew stated while standing up. He began to walk away to the door when he threw a rose over his shoulder. After throwing the rose, he continued walking toward the door like nothing happened. He opened the door, walked out, and promptly shut the door behind him.
"He doesn't talk much, does he?" Dawn nervously questioned.
"No, not really," May answered while picking up the rose and sniffing it. A muffled yell could be heard coming from downstairs.
"I guess that the dessert is ready," Kenny guessed while facing towards Dawn, "I'll meet you down there, Dee Dee." Kenny got off the bed and walked out, shutting the door behind him. Dawn pouted at the nickname but the minute Kenny left, the conversation resumed.
"Oh my gosh, who was he?" The two girls asked at the same time. "You first!" they once again chorused.
"Fine, Drew was just a rival and a good friend," May gave up. She shrugged not meaning anything.
"Just a friend?" Dawn implied again.
"Okay, well maybe I like him just a little," May blushed then looked away.
"Aw! That is so cute!" Dawn squealed putting her hands together with stars in her eyes. "Okay, well I'll talk to you later then," Dawn hurried hoping that she forgot about her end of the bargain.
"Dawn! You forgetting something?" May asked.
"Umm," Dawn was struggling for an excuse, "no?"
"So what is Kenny to you?"
"A friend, no wait a best friend!" Dawn smiled happily.
"Just a friend?" May said copying Dawn's actions.
"Yup!"
"Dee Dee?" May questioned.
"My childhood nickname!"
"And it doesn't mean anything?"
"No!" Dawn yelled. May raised an eyebrow in question of Dawn honesty. "Well, I kinda, sorta," Dawn said shyly, "like him just a little."
"Eep! I knew it! That is adorable!" May squealed. Dawn suddenly frowned and stared at her lap; one single tear fell. "Dawn?" May asked her voice full of concern for her friend. A sudden realization hit May, "Oh Dawn, it's not going to be like that. I can tell that Kenny actually cares for you and will never ever hurt you." The tears just kept on flowing like a never ending river. "Dawn, please stop crying," May pleaded. "It's okay to like Kenny, he is your friend. He's not going to hurt you. I think that it's good to recognize your feelings toward someone. Please stop crying," May comforted her best friend. "No need to worry, right?" May used Dawn's catchphrase. Dawn finally looked up and wiped away her tears.
"Right," Dawn confirmed while sniffling.
"Now, go downstairs and enjoy your dessert. I can always talk to you later," May winked.
"Thanks, May," Dawn graciously smiled.
"No problem!" May grinned. Dawn closed her laptop and placed it back under the bed. She stood up, straightened her outfit, and then walked out her door and down the stairs into the kitchen.
"Hey, Dawn! What took you so long?" Kenny questioned before putting another bite of tiramisu into his mouth.
"Just finishing talking," she walked over and sat down at her plate of tiramisu. She cut herself a slice and placed it on her plate. She looked over at her mom and saw that her mom and Kenny's mom were in a deep conversation about different styles of training Pokémon. She turned back to her plate and began to eat.
"Dawn, something wrong?" Kenny asked seeing her puffy eyes.
"Nope, nothing at all!" Dawn replied with a weak smile.
"Well, okay," Kenny hesitantly turned back to his food and continued eating. The two finished eating and went to wait in the living room. Kenny sat in an armchair and Dawn on the loveseat. An awkward silence fell upon them because neither wanted to speak.
"Dinner was good," Kenny attempted to make small talk.
"Yeah, it was," Dawn replied still staring at her lap.
"Dawn, something is wrong and I cannot stand to see you upset!" Kenny raised his voice for once and promptly stood up. Dawn slowly looked up and met his eyes. She stood up and walked over to Kenny. She leaned her forehead against his shoulder and began to cry again. Kenny looked shocked for a bit before taking Dawn into his arms. He began rubbing her back and attempted to soothe her. "It's okay. Hush, it's okay," Kenny comforted but didn't know what about. After a couple minutes of non-stop crying he grabbed her by the shoulders and looked her in the eyes sternly. "Dawn, where is the strong girl who never gave up or cried? Find her again," Kenny commanded the room. He finally let go of her and sighed, "We can talk about this during breakfast tomorrow. Remember 9 am." Dawn's mom and Kenny's mom entered the living room chatting and saying their goodbyes. They hugged and Kenny's mom said, "C'mon Kenny let's go home." Kenny nodded and walked to her side.
"Remember 9 am and don't be late!" Kenny smiled at Dawn getting rid of the tension between two.
"I won't be!" Dawn replied with another smile and a giggle. Kenny and his mom both walked out the front door and closed it behind them. Johanna saw Dawn's tears and walked over to her, "sweetie are you okay?" Dawn nodded and walked up the stairs to her room. Her mom was left there concerned but let it go. She walked back into the kitchen to clean up. Dawn reached her room and flopped down on the bed. She flipped over so she was staring at the ceiling. After 5 minutes, she stood up and grabbed her pajamas from her dresser. She gathered her clothes, her hairbrush, towel and underwear and walked across the hall to take a shower before going to bed.
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