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Chapter 11

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Last time: Kenny and Dawn quietly sipped at their hot chocolates and let the warmth over take them as smiles crossed their faces.

It had been 3 weeks since Dawn and Kenny's confrontation and everything was great. However, one thing still lingered on Dawn's mind as she walked on the snowy path which into town: what were they? For the last week or so Dawn had been pondering this question. They were obviously friends but there was more. They knew everything about each other, well, almost everything. Throughout the past three weeks, Dawn and Kenny had been subliminally dropping hints; in other words, holding hands, and flirting.

Dawn found it impossible to think correctly and sat down on a nearby bench. She glanced at her Pokétch and the numbers 11:54 blinked upon the screen. She knew Kenny was waiting for her at the café but he could wait. She leaned back on the bench and absorbed her surroundings. She recognized the bench as the same bench as the confrontation had been at. She pulled a hand through her silky cobalt hair. She let her mind wander in an attempt to ponder the question. Last week was Christmas and Dawn reminisced the memory then smiled.

Kenny retrieved a blue velvet box from behind him and pulled it out from behind him for Dawn to see.

"Merry Christmas, Dee Dee," Kenny handed the present to her and smiled.

"Aw, thanks, Kenny," Dawn smiled as her began to open the box. She didn't feel like correcting him about the "Dee Dee" comment; it was Christmas after all. When she opened the box, a simple, silver heart pendant lay there on top of navy satin. She pulled it out of the box and stared at it in awe.

"Do you like it?" Kenny asked nervously at her lack of words.

"It's," Dawn paused for a lack of words, "stunning. How did you afford this?" She pulled it out of the box and held it up. With her eyes sparkling, she stared at it in wonder.

"My secret. It's not important," Kenny avoided the question. Kenny finally got tired of her just staring and took it from her grasp. She pouted and Kenny moved behind her. She felt her azure hair being moved to the side as Kenny fastened the clasp of the necklace behind her neck.

"Thanks," Dawn smiled and she turned around to come face-to-face with Kenny. They were literally 3 inches apart and Dawn could feel the heat rising to her cheeks.

Kenny finally stepped back after what felt like ages of continuous eye contact and teasingly asked, "So where's my present?"

Dawn rolled her eyes but then smiled. She walked over to the nearby Christmas tree, decorated in lights and silver ornaments, and pulled a neatly wrapped present from under the tree. "I hope you like it," Dawn skipped over to Kenny and handed him the object. She rolled back and forth on the balls of her feet in anxiety. Kenny pulled back the wrapper to find a forest green ribbon case with his name engraved on the cover.

"Thanks, Dawn. I like it," Kenny smiled. He somewhat awkwardly pulled her into a hug and they both relaxed into it. After what seemed like a lifetime, they finally pulled apart and Kenny walked over to the door. "See you later, Dawn," Kenny began to walk out the door.

"Kenny, wait!" Dawn called out. Kenny stopped and turned around. Dawn ran up to him and smiled. "Thank you," Dawn's eyes softened, "for everything." Then she surprised him; she reached up and planted a soft kiss on his cheek. Dawn then smiled bashfully, walked back to the doorframe of her house, leaned on it, and waved goodbye.

In shock, Kenny waved goodbye and walked back home. When he reached his house and his door was successfully closed behind him, he slid down the door and held his cheek. The shock's effect still lingered through his body. And unknown to him, Dawn went home and did the same but instead of holding her cheek; she giggled and looked up at the ceiling.

She rubbed her arms and shivered but smiled at the memory. She was dressed in dark wash skinny jeans, a black mini trench coat, black knee-high boots, a hot pink scarf, grey gloves and a white beret-type hat. Her answer still wasn't found. Her eyebrows wrinkled in frustration.

She crossed her arms and began to think some more about their relationship. All she could come up with was memories of the past two weeks: the flirtatious moments, the awkward moments, and lastly the moments when she really just wanted to kiss him.

She knew that she was undoubtedly in love with Kenny. She had discovered that in a chat with May.

Dawn sat wide-eyed in front of her laptop and watched the brunette on the screen consume a bowl of ramen. The brunette stopped eating and looked up at the screen.

"What?" May questioned her mouth full of noodles.

"Don't you ever stop eating?" Dawn interrogated in disbelief.

"Of course," May sat up and shrugged. "So, why the sudden video call?"

"Well, I wanted to update you on my life," Dawn smiled.

"So, what's new? Have you and Kenny made up yet?" May asked while eyeing her ramen bowl.

"Yup! We are back to being best friends," Dawn grinned happily.

"Well, good for you," May replied, not looking up from her ramen bowl. "You still like Kenny?"

Dawn's face flushed. "Yeah," Dawn looked away her face reddening by the second.

"I think otherwise, based on your face right now," May giggled finally looking up from the bowl of ramen.

"Wha—What do you mean?" Dawn stuttered, confused.

"I think that you love him," May hinted with a somewhat teasing undertone.

"What makes you think that?" Dawn asked defensively with her arms crossed but still red in the face.

"First off, I mean come on! It's a total cliché that the girl falls in love with her best guy friend! Second, I bet you didn't know that you talked for a whole 10 minutes earlier about just Kenny," May listed the reasons, holding up her fingers for exaggeration.

Dawn remained silent, her eyes staring at her lap.

"And you silence just proved it," May pointed out happily and leaned back on her sofa and began to eat again.

"Okay," Dawn continued, "but this doesn't mean I'm going to tell him."

May looked up from her bowl, "Fine but I'm pretty sure that he likes you too. It's all up to you."

Dawn nodded and closed her laptop.

That was last week but Dawn still hasn't said anything to Kenny. It was true; Dawn still believed in chivalry and tradition; she thought that Kenny should be the one to ask her out. She dropped hints but alas, no luck. Her question still remained unanswered but she knew what she thought: she wanted to be much more than just friends. Dawn stood up and brushed non-existent dirt off of her trench coat. Dawn shivered and quickly started into a jog. She quickly jogged into town and spotted the café.

Dawn could see into the window and could see Kenny at their table waiting. She saw him look at his watch before referring back to his menu. Dawn walked into the small café and sat down at their table. Kenny saw her and smiled.

"What's up, Dee Dee?" Kenny routinely asked. To which, Dawn rolled her eyes at her nickname. She wouldn't admit it to anyone but the name was beginning to grow on her.

"The usual," Dawn nonchalantly replied.

A waitress walked up to their table and smiled, "Hi there. What can I get for you two?"

Dawn and Kenny both replied at the same time, "The usual, Beth."

"Beth" nodded and asked, "Anything else?"

"No, we're fine. Thank you!" Dawn happily replied.

"I'll be right back with your orders," the waitress began to walk away. Dawn and Kenny had begun to become regulars at the café. The entire staff knew them and what they usually ordered. It was the café that they first met that one fateful day.

An awkward silence fell up the two as they waited for their orders. Kenny bit his lip and was about to open his mouth to say something but suddenly closed it.

"Something wrong, Kenny?" Dawn looked at him, her face full of concern at her friend's silence.

"Nothi—" Kenny stopped before continuing, "I have to talk to you about something." But before Dawn could respond, the waitress arrived with their food and broke the tension.

"Sure, but let's eat lunch first," Dawn replied, scared of what her had to talk to her about. Once both had finished eating, the waitress came and took the plates away but left their drinks. Dawn took one last sip of her water before leaning forward and resting her elbows on the table.

"So, what did you wanna talk about?" Dawn asked light-heartedly while smiling.

"Well," Kenny began nervously. "Um," Kenny's mind raced to find words but none came. Kenny gave up and sighed, "Maybe this will explain it?" Kenny reached under his seat and pulled out….

Yes, a cliffe! But I PROMISE, you are going to love the next chapter because of it :)

I Might, update another day this week because I'm ahead of scheldule and because sadly, this story is coming to a close... but i'm working on another chapter fic!

So, please review! :)

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