Hello!
Ok, so somebody said it was a little awkward, with Ash being nice one moment and angry and bitter the next. Well, the idea was that he has conflicting emotions. He's angry, but the happy and nice Ash we all know is trying to get through to him. Well, that's how I saw it, anyway. Also, I know it was weird when Ash hit Dawn, but again, he is really angry. Thanks for the feedback.
Please tell me what you think. Should I do more of this Hurt/Comfort stuff? SPOILER ALERT! Also: this chapter you'll see a lot more pearlshipping.
Dawn woke the next morning, and spent a solid hour in the bathroom combing her hair, doing her makeup and general girl stuff. (A/N I have no idea what girls do in the bathroom.)
She ate breakfast, grabbed her back pack and headed immediately to school. On her way she saw Ash, walking alone with his shoulders hunched, head down and his hands in his pocket.
"Hey Ash!" She shouted cheerfully.
"Huh?" Ash looked up, clearly startled. No one ever talked to him.
"Wanna walk together?"
Ash was now in total shock. Dawn had an armada of girls and guys who would walk with her in a heartbeat, but she had asked him. Dawn, on the other hand, had decided she would be nice to Ash, and hopefully make a friend.
"You don't have to walk with me or talk to me, you know," Ash said, still clearly surprised, "you just have to sit with me at lunch. That's all."
"But this is what friends do!" She said cheerfully.
Ash looked at her, puzzled. They were not friends. No. No no no no no. It didn't work that way.
"You seem to be under the impression that we are friends. We are not."
"Ashton Ketchum," she said cheerily, "I'm going to teach you how to feel emotion again."
And with that she grabbed his hand and began to cheerily skip.
Ash merely blushed as he was pulled along by Dawn.
They arrived at school. They split up to head to their classes. The day seemed to pass in a flash, and before Dawn knew it, it was lunch. She walked into the cafeteria with a bag lunch, and looked around. She saw her friends, who hadn't noticed her. She started to tiptoe by them.
"Where ya going, Dawn?"
Dawn turned and blushed. May had to ask.
"I'm going to sit with someone else today."
"Ok, but who?" May asked curiously.
"Yeah," said Gary, flexing, "who's better than me?"
"Uh... I d-didn't say anyone was b-better..." Dawn stuttered.
She turned and ran across the cafeteria.
"Hey, wait!" Cried Gary. "I'm not done my gun show yet!"
Dawn looked at all the tables of the cafeteria. Ash was nowhere to be seen. Soon, she slowed to a walking pace, and tried to look more carefully. Nothing. Frustrated, she went outside.
And there she saw him.
Ash sat beneath an oak tree, his raven hair blowing lightly in the wind. The tree was on a small hill, and it overlooked the school soccer fields, which were all but over run by plants. The hill was secluded, alone near the middle of the soccer field. Ash stared over the field, looking majestic.
Dawn's heart fluttered at the sight.
She walked over to Ash.
"Hi." She said tentatively. 'Why am I blushing?' Wondered Dawn.
Ash looked up. He had been deep in thought.
"Hi, Dawn."
She sat down next to him, and opened her lunch. They ate in silence.
"It's so beautiful here." Dawn murmured.
"Yeah, it is."
Suddenly, Dawn wanted to move closer to Ash. 'What is up with me?' She wondered. Ash looked at her and smiled. Dawn blushed.
"So am I really as bad as you say? Do you still hate me?" Dawn asked Ash.
The raven haired boy looked at her.
"Ok, now that I got to know you, you're... Ok. I guess I don't hate you." He smiled.
Dawn blushed, and returned his smile.
"Ha! You admit it! We're friends!" Dawn grinned and gave him a playful shove.
"Why are you doing this anyway? You have all the friends in the world."
'Because I want you.' Dawn almost said this aloud. She couldn't comprehend her strange thoughts.
"I think you deserve a friend too. Even if your a loner."
She grinned.
"We'll, I'm not a loner anymore, am I?"
They sat in silence for a little more.
Dawn thought of something.
"Hey Ash, wanna go to the movies with me? A-as friends of course..." Dawn blushed at her statement, feeling extremely embarrassed
"Yeah, sure. It's not like I'm doing anything anyways. How about we meet at the theatre at 7:00?"
"Yeah, sure! What do you wanna see?"
"I got some ideas..."
Dawn couldn't believe herself. She had a date. Even though they were only going as friends, in Dawns head it was a date. For some strange reason, she couldn't stop thinking about how handsome he'd looked on that hill. She had been on other dates before, but this... seemed different. She started trying clothes. (A/N I'm really bad at describing clothes, so just imagine Dawn in something nice.) 'What will Ash like to see me in?' She thought. 'Wait, why do I care? It's not like this is a date or anything. Just two friends going to the theatre.'
But to her, it was more than that.
Dawn was daydreaming about her and Ash holding hands when the doorbell rang. 'Whoa, Dawn. Stop thinking like that.' She rushed downstairs and opened the door.
"Hi, A-Ash!" She said nervously.
Ash wore jeans, a long sleeve shirt and sneakers. He looked good. 'He looks... Handsome. Grrrr! Gotta stop thinking about Ash that way!'
"Hey Dawn!" Ash said happily. "Are you nervous? You look kinda nervous."
Dawn looked down and blushed.
"Yeah, kinda."
Ash smiled at her.
"Don't be. This will be fun!"
Ash grabbed her hand and pulled her out the door.
They walked to the theatre together, Ash pulling Dawn along. Dawn was blushing furiously, but was enjoying it. She was still denying her feelings, though.
As they got closer to the theatre, Ash let go of Dawns hand. Without thinking, she reached out and grabbed his hand again. Ash blushed redder than a tomato.
"...You can... Uh... Let go of me... If you want..."
"Yeah... I uh... I mean..." Her face was beet red.
But Ash liked her holding his hand. Dawn liked holding his hand.
But both were too embarrassed to admit it.
They walked into the theatre. Ash immediately went and looked at the poster. Dawn followed him.
"See anything good?" Ash asked Dawn.
"Yeah, you... *cough* I mean... *hack hack* uh... That one looks good!" Dawn said, embarrassed.
She pointed to a romance fluff of a movie, The Life of Terrence and Georgia.
Ash grinned.
"Nah, I think we should see that one."
Ash pointed to Dark Hill: The Chronicles of Death, a thriller/horror movie. Dawn hated horror movies.
"No! I don't want to see that!" She said, pouting.
"And why not? Are you scared?" Ash said. He smirked.
"N-no, of c-course not! No need to worry!" Dawn was scared out of her mind, but she tried not to show it.
"Ok," said a grinning Ash, "lets to see it!"
Ash ran off to get tickets.
After a few minutes, the two were sitting in the theatre, a bag of popcorn and a drink each, prepared to see a horror movie. Ash was excited, he loved horror and thrillers, and Dark Hill: Chronicles of Death. He was totally pumped.
Dawn on the other hand, was sweating profusely. She was extremely afraid, but for some reason wanted to impress Ash. She wondered why she was acting how she was. 'I do NOT have a crush on Ash Ketchum. Do I?' She tried to deny her feelings, but she knew she was lying to herself.
The movie started. At first, it seemed like a normal movie, and Dawn watched with interest, and Ash was bored. He was waiting for the action. It went on in like this for 20 minutes at least. Dawn was starting to enjoy the movie. Sometimes, there was even...
Boom!
Jumpscare!
Dawn squealed and buried her head in the person next to her. She felt his warm chest against her head, and it felt good. She snuggled deeper into the chest, and was rewarded with a comforting arm around her shoulder. She sighed and nuzzled the chest contentedly.
An hour later, Dawn had nearly fell asleep when she heard a voice.
"The movie is over, Dawn. You can stop cuddling me now."
She looked and blushed furiously.
She had been cuddling Ash.
And she had liked it. A lot.
She looked down.
"Sorry, A-Ash, I was just scared..." She could barely look at him, because suddenly, an urge to climb into the arms of this young man had appeared.
"It's ok, Dawn. It was fun."
Dawn looked up, hopeful.
"Fun cuddling me, or the movie..." She asked, even more embarrassed.
"Actually," Ash said, grinning, "both."
She stared at him with her mouth open.
Ash got up and headed to the door.
"You coming?" He called playfully to the blunette.
Dawn sat there for about 5 more minutes, shocked.
She was in love with Ash Ketchum.
"Oh shit..." She mumbled, before standing up and running after the raven haired boy.
Unbeknown to either of them, they were being watched by someone. Someone Dawn knew very well.
"Dammit, Dawn. Why him?" She said.
She got up and followed them.
Woah! Long chapter. Double woahs! Who's the mystery person? So a pretty fluffy chapter, but it gets dramatic again later. Keep reading, Brosephs!
(Bro + Joseph = Broseph. Little word of mine.)