Hey guys. It's been a long time since I've updated this...but at least it's not being discontinued right? Anyways before you guys continue, I just have a tiny rant.

Alright, so Pokemon has been into existence since almost 20 years, and Ash has never won an official league...and he STILL hasn't.

Writers, you had one f*cking chance to make him win a league, but NO, you just had to make him lose again! I got my hopes up for nothing and I'm sure I wasn't the only one. For the first time, I actually considered him winning since he did make it to the finals and man...I know Ash deserves to win! He had an awesome team and that final battle was just crap between him and Alan. ASH DESERVED TO WIN! FUDGE!

*clears throat* Sorry about that, but yeah, hope someone out there gets how I feel. It just isn't fair to Ash. He's worked way too hard to lose and I don't care if this was his best...he deserved to win no matter what.

Anyways, hope you guys enjoy this chapter.

It was night and Dawn couldn't sleep. She was clutching her pillow against her chest and she couldn't help but to notice how it was stained with fresh tears.

She had never predicted she'd be in this situation.

Dawn couldn't believe it - her mom and Serena were right about Kenny. She couldn't believe that he had just been toying with her all this while. He didn't love her at all. Dawn frowned at the thought. She couldn't believe she wasted years with the hopes of spending a life together with a scum like him.

How blind had she been?

Groaning slightly, she sat up on her bed, holding back a yawn. She lazily got out and shuffled her way into the kitchen, to get a glass of water. She halted slightly to notice her younger sister.

"Hey." Serena greeted when she closed the fridge, facing Dawn. She noticed Dawn's demeanor by the way her shoulders slumped and frowned.

"Hey."

"What are you doing up so late?" Serena asked. She glanced at the clock, "It's almost 3 am."

"Can't sleep." The blunette replied.

Serena nodded in realization, assuming that thoughts were consuming her. She wouldn't blame her, aware of the predicament she was in. Even though she'd been the first one to predict the possibilty of Kenny's true colors, she still felt horrible for her sister. She knew that Dawn was heartbroken. She watched as she lifelessly walked beside her, grabbing a glass and pouring herself some water. Serena's eyes softened. She had never seen Dawn so weak and broken down before.

"Dawn..." Serena said, sadly.

Dawn's hand gripped against the glass tightly. "Stop."

"What?" Serena blinked.

"Don't give me that look. I don't want your sympathy." She said, and Serena knew she was holding back tears.

"But-"

"No." Dawn faced her younger sister. "Why should I get sympathy for something that I did wrong?"

Serena only blinked in response.

"Look...it's my fault." Serena heard Dawn say. Dawn sighed and then gulped the water. She then continued, "It's my fault. I chose to be with Kenny. I told myself that he was a great guy. I told myself that we could have a future together. I had so many hopes."

Serena put a comforting hand on Dawn's shoulders.

"And they're shattered now." Dawn bit her lip, and a few tears were falling from her eyes, "And I could've stopped myself. You guys gave me so much warnings about him, but I was too stubborn to listen to any of you."

"It's okay..." Serena said, and Dawn sobbed a little.

"I was so blind, Serena. I was really blind. That bastard didn't even love me! I could tell, because when we had talked, he had a face of disgust when I talked about our future together." She continued and Serena reached out to hug her, but Dawn pulled back and shook her head. "And he told me that I wasn't marriage material..." She coughed a cry, "Only some kind of sicko would make up a lame excuse as that for not wanting to marry me."

"Dawn, Kenny doesn't deserve you. He never did." Serena said.

"I know...I realize that now." Dawn said, looking at her. "I just wished I realized it sooner."

"Better late than never." Serena smiled. Dawn nodded, still letting out tears.

"Okay, stop crying. You shoudn't waste your tears over him." Serena told her and Dawn proceeded to wipe her tears with a napkin. Then, Dawn just hugged Serena tightly and sighed with contentment. She had never been so relieved to pour out her feelings, especially to Serena. Serena pressed her lips into a thin line before hugging her back.

"Okay," Serena started, breaking the hug. "We should probably go to sleep. Besides, I have a class in the morning."

"Yeah. You're right." Dawn said.

"Are you okay, now?" Serena asked.

She looked down before sighing, "I guess. Thank you so much, Serena." She said, and she saw Serena smile.

"No need to worry!" Serena winked, resulting in the two of them to let out a laugh. Dawn watched as Serena made her way into her bedroom, before sighing again.

All her dreams with Kenny were crushed...thrown away. There was no future with Kenny and there would never be.

So who was her future with?

Ash inhaled the fresh air around him and sighed in satisfaction. The sun was shining brightly on a Friday evening and he was really in a mood for a cold beverage at the moment. The redhead beside him, was simly gazing at the sight in front of them. Ash couldn't help but to notice anything but the wonderful peice of speciman known as Fiona beside him. Her beautiful red locks bounced whenever she glanced around, moving her head. Her eyes sparkled with such intensity, that it was hard not looking at them whenever he watched her. She was absolutely stunning and flawless.

Which was why he wondered why she chose him.

She was so perfect...and he was so...not.

He had been rejected for countless reasons, a countless amount of times, so how did he end up getting her?

"Are you nervous?" Fiona asked. Ash didn't remove his gaze from her as she kept eyeing the little children playing in the sandbox.

"About what?"

She glanced towards him. "Us."

He glanced away from Fiona, noticing a few couples walking by. He noticed a man and a woman sitting at a bench, eating ice cream. They were laughing heartily.

They looked happy.

Was he going to be happy?

Ash fixiated his attention on Fiona again, and thought about the question brought up a few minutes ago. "Yeah. I'm not...used to this." He said, licking his lips.

Fiona's eyebrows raised and Ash couldn't help but to think the way she had done it, was pretty darn adorable. He suppressed the thought and cleared his throat. "It's just," he started, "I've always been rejected from girls, almost all the time. And...it's sort of weird knowing that it's not the case now."

Fiona nodded in understanding, "I get it, Ash. I do."

"Marriage is a big decision." He continued, "I've always been the unlucky one. I watched my own brothers succeed in getting the love of their life to be with them. I was always a coward to girls, even in high school. I couldn't even gather enough courage to confess to a girl I had a crush on back then. And now, you're with me and I can't believe how things are turning out." He said, scratching his auburn hair.

"Well, you need to stop doubting yourself, Ash. Because things work out eventually." Fiona said, as she placed a palm above Ash's hand. Ash tensed for a slight second before relaxing and letting a small smile show.

She really was an amazing person. As the two sat there in the park, he couldn't help but to think that maybe, this would be the start of a future together.

Dawn was in her room, gazing at the picture of her father. He had a bright smile and kind, blue eyes, just like her and Dawn briefly wondered how life would've been if he was still around.

Maybe she'd listen to her father above anyone else.

Dawn heard her door open and she turned around, smiling to see Serena, "Hey, how were your classes?"

Serena shrugged, "Fine, I guess. I'm just glad that this is my last year for college."

Dawn nodded in agreement. When she was in college a couple of years back, she'd almost given up because of the heavy amount of work. But she refused to give up because this was just a stepping stone that she needed to overcome.

And the same applied here, right now.

"Hey, Serena?"

"Yeah?" She looked towards Dawn.

"You remember the proposition?"

Of course she remembered. It was constantly on Serena's mind. "Yeah. What about it?" She asked despite knowing where this was going.

Dawn walked closer to her and Serena looked at her expectantly, "You and mom were right about Kenny. And..." she trailed off, sighing, "I realized that sometimes you have to stop being stubborn. So...I want you and mom to choose a guy for me to be with."

Serena couldn't believe what she was hearing. But she tried to keep a composed look and said, "Dawn, are you sure about this?"

Dawn shrugged, "I can trust you guys. I'm sure you'll be able to find a perfect guy for me. I'm almost twenty two, I think its about time I get settled down-" Dawn was stopped short when Serena hugged Dawn tightly.

"Dawn, thank you, thank you, thank you! Trust me you'll be proud!" She told her. Dawn giggled a bit before the two broke away.

Dawn smiled genuinely at her sister. She'd been extremely grateful towards her. Serena couldn't help but notice how strong Dawn had been after the harsh break up, and Dawn happened to be maturing slightly. It gave a feeling of contentment.

"Well, I'm going to tell James to make some coffee for me. Do you want some?" Dawn asked.

"No, you go ahead. I've got some work to do." Serena replied. Dawn shrugged, leaving her room and Serena behind.

Serena put her hands on her hips and sighed. If she had to do this, she had to do it right. As she looked around in her sister's room, she knew exactly where to start.

Ash sat down, sighing a breath of relief to the smell of coffee. He was fatigued due to the amount of work he'd done. In the morning, he had to drop his little sister to school, which was quite a distance. Then, he had gotten a call from his boss to submit a file a month early and plus he was assigned other add to that, he had been working two hours overtime. When he had reached home, he had groaned to see his family members arguing over as something as small as who would get the last doughnut.

Sometimes his family really got on his nerves, which was why he was currently at the coffee shop. Of course, he'd only come here to get some peace and quiet and not on a daily basis.

He sipped his coffee and sighed with satisfaction. It really soothed his nerves.

The bell chimed and Ash looked towards where the door was only to see his ass of a cousin, Paul. What was he doing here? Paul walked up to the counter.

"Hey Paul, what are you doing here?"

Instead, Paul looked towards the employee, "I'd like some doughnuts." He said, ignoring the raven haired man behind him.

Ash rolled his eyes. It was typical of his family getting some kind of dessert every day. Living in a large family did mean that food would vanish in an instant.

He blinked. In a split second, he realized something.

"Paul, why do you think Fiona is the only girl who hasn't rejected me?" He asked.

This caught Paul's attention but he only smugly replied, "I don't know. She's making a huge mistake, she must be loony."

Ash scoffed. Of course, he almost forgot that this was Paul he was talking to. He'd never been the type to actually compliment him. Ash really didn't know the reason why he and Paul never got along.

"I mean...what if things don't work out? What if..." he trailed off, wondering why he was still talking when he knew Paul probably didn't care, "she leaves me in an instant? What if I'm not goiod enough for her?"

For a while, Ash thought he wasn't listening, that is, until he said, "...You're being stupid."

Ash blinked. He hadn't expected that.

"Look, for some reason, this lady doesn't think you're pathetic. She wants to surprisingly have a future with you. She wants to be your wife. So, stop being an idiot and keep it that way."

Ash was slightly taken aback with his words. He had complimented him...well somewhat.

But even then, he felt something didn't add up. Of course, Fiona would be the ideal wife Ash could have. He could finally have someone that loved him for who he was. So why was he still having doubts?

"Stop standing there like you're on drugs and lets go home." Paul growled, making Ash roll his eyes.

He'd think about that later.

Serena had been skimming through Dawn's old yearbooks and searching on people's profiles online. She noticed that some of them were already settled down with a couple of kids as well. But for those that were single just didn't seem right for Dawn. Some of the single men she looked online just wouldn't be faithful towards Dawn and she knew Dawn needed one that was loyal, kind-hearted and trustworthy. She didn't want a guy like Kenny for her in the future.

Sighing, Serena decided to look through Dawn's high school yearbook.

She caught a catchy name. Drew Hayden. His hair color seemed to intrigue her.

However when she researched online, she frowned when she realized he was already happily married.

She sighed in exasperation. She flipped a page, roaming her eyes on the list of faces when her eyes dropped on one. She examined the person closely and decided to look him up.

After a while, she laid back thinking. The person hadn't disclosed all their information obviously...but for some reason...he seemed pretty decent..She couldn't see any flaws but even then, she glanced at the name under the picture and committed it to memory, thinking that for now, this guy would surely be in Dawn's life.

Well...that was the best I could do. I really want to make longer chapters but I feel as if I continue, I ruin the pace.

Anyways hope you guys enjoyed the update.

Updates won't be so often, since I'm back to school as a 2nd year junior college student for my associate's degree. That being said, its quite a lot of work compared to last year but I know I can pull it off.

Anyways, see you guys next time!