Okay, chapter two coming right up! Thank you to everyone who reviewed/followed/favorited this story. It means a lot to me :) I also appreciate anonomys reviews, so don't be shy if you don't have an account.

Also, I forgot to mention where the girls are from, so... let's go with Shinnoh, since Dawn's the main character. They're from Jubilife City. Sound good?

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.

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After the plane landed, the four girls went to retrieve their luggage. It wasn't hard to spot the bright pink, green, red, and blue suitcases on the conveyor belt.

As they were walking to the front of the airport, Leaf explained that they would take a bus to the hotel, and that it would be a very short ride.

Dawn checked her Poketch to see what time it was. She'd lost track during their flight. The device read 8:00 a.m. They'd basically been on the plane all night.

Outside, the air was really warm, even though it was morning. There was a slight breeze that carried the scent of the ocean on it, and the unfamiliar smell excited Dawn, but it seemed to excite Misty even more. There were even palm trees in the distance, outlined by the rising sun.

The moment was ruined by the sound of a Pokegear ringing.

Misty reached into her pocket and pulled out her aqua-colored Pokegear. Unfortunately, she didn't check the caller ID before answering.

"Hello?" she said. Her face went pale after a few seconds, and then changed to a light pink. After that, she turned an angry red.

"Go to hell!" she yelled at the Pokegear before closing it firmly.

The other girls stared at her with concern on their faces. "Was it Rudy?" asked May gently.

"Yes! Yes it was Rudy! And you wouldn't believe what he said! He was trying to get me back again, and his reason this time was that I'd never find anyone better than him!" The ginger girl kicked her suitcase, which was sitting on the ground, causing it to fall over.

Dawn wanted to help her friend. Rudy was always trying to get Misty to come back to him after he cheated on her. Twice.

"Don't worry Misty," Dawn said reassuringly. "You're going to find someone a thousand times better than him. Someone who respects you and loves you." Leaf and May agreed with her and offered their own words of encouragement. Misty gave a soft smile at her friends' effort, but Dawn could tell that Misty was still upset.

Soon, the bus came. It was a tour bus that they could put their large suitcases underneath, and they took their carry-on bags with them. This time, Dawn sat with Misty, and Leaf sat with May.

The ride was short, just as Leaf had promised. Soon, they had pulled up to a tall blue and white hotel. It was huge! And right on the beach!

"Awe, this is sweet!" May shouted, leaning over Leaf to get a better look out the window. Leaf shoved the girl with the red bandana back into her own seat.

"At least wait until we're off the bus before you go crazy," she said with a smile.

The bus came to a stop, and the four girls got off along with everyone else. They were tired of having to lug their heavy suitcases around, and they were glad that they just had to get them up to their room before they could unpack them.

The ran inside of the hotel so that they could get to the front desk ahead of everyone else. The last thing they wanted to do was wait in a line to get their key.

"Hello," said the desk attendant. "I assume that you're here because of the academic contest?"

"Yes," replied Leaf. "I'm the winner from Jubilife High School."

"Ah, then you're room number is 237," he said, handing them each a room key. "It is on the fifth floor. There will be breakfast at 9 o'clock, which is in twenty minutes. Most of the other schools have already arrived, so I suggest that you hurry," he said with a smile.

"Thank you," the girls said, and then they took off for the elevators. They rode up to the fifth floor and quickly located their room.

"Oh my Arceus!" Dawn exclaimed when they opened the door. "This is beautiful!" The room had two king-size beds with ocean-blue sheets on them. There was a large desk with a phone in the corner, and a comfy looking white chair in another corner. There was even a little kitchen with a microwave and a table for four. Out the window was a view of the sea, sparkling in the morning sunlight, the waves rippling onto the white sand. The window also had a blue curtain at the side.

"It's incredible! I can't believe that we get to stay here all summer and do whatever we want!" Misty said.

"Well, not exactly whatever we want," Leaf warned. "Don't get us kicked out or anything. And I have to attend a few lectures as part of my prize. I even get to attend a marine biology seminar and study Pokemon in the ocean on one of the days, but most of my time will be free with you guys!"

"I wonder how many other schools gave this prize away?" Dawn asked.

"Oh! Breakfast!" May said, reminding them that they were supposed to hurry. The four girls quickly brushed their hair and changed their clothes. And Dawn redid her makeup. The other three girls decided to go without.

Soon, they were leaving their hotel room and heading back for the elevators. May was wearing a red halter tank with black shorts and red Converse, and of course, her red bandana. Dawn wore a pink tube top with white shorts and casual pink flats. Misty wore a dark blue tank with inch thick straps and a pair of worn out jean shorts, and lighter blue flip flops. Leaf wore a long green spaghetti strap tank that passed her butt, and knee length jean shorts. Green flip flops adorned her feet.

When they reached the room where breakfast was being served specifically to the high school vacationers, they were surprised to see a pretty large group of students. There were about ten tables, each with eight chairs around them, and they were almost all full.

They went through the buffet and got their food, then scanned the room, looking for an empty table, or at least one with four empty seats.

"There," said Misty, pointing to a table. It was true that it had four empty seats, but there were also four boys sitting at it. It was the only open table though, so the girls had no choice but to take it.

"I hope they aren't assholes," said Misty. "I really don't want to deal with stupid guys right now."

"Let me handle it," Dawn said. She put on her best flirtatious smile, and headed for the table, the other girls following.

"Hi. Are these seats taken?" she asked the boys sweetly.

"Nope," said a boy with raven hair. "You can sit here if you want. My name's Ash!" His friends glared at him for making the decision for all of them, but they didn't seem to mind once they looked over the girls.

Dawn smirked inwardly. She knew she could get them some seats, but now she would tone down the flirting. She was taken after all, and the last thing she wanted to do was lead someone on by accident.

"So," said Leaf, taking a seat. "Which one of you four is the smart one?"

"Me," said a boy with spiky brown hair, flashing her an award-winning smile. "And I'm guessing that you're the smart one in your group of friends? That's odd, because the cutest one isn't usually the smartest one."

Leaf blushed at his words. "And the player of the group usually isn't the smart one either," she responded.

He was surprised at her words, but he didn't let that trip him. "My name is Gary, by the way. I'm planning on becoming a Pokemon professor just like my grandfather, Professor Oak."

"Professor Oak is your grandfather," Leaf said in disbelief.

"Ouch. Don't sound so surprised," said Gary, faking hurt feelings. "And you didn't even introduce yourself."

"My name is Leaf," she said coolly. "I'm interested in business and in Pokemon medical studies."

Gary nodded. "Both of those are good professions."

A guy with green hair elbowed Gary in the side. "Why don't you shut up and let the rest of us talk?" he said. "We're all from Veilstone High. My name is Drew," he said, turning to the girls. He flicked his green hair with his hand. " You already met Ash. And over there is Paul. He doesn't talk much though, and when he does it's usually to complain about something."

Dawn stared over at the boy named Paul. He had beautiful lavender hair that looked really soft. He stared blankly ahead, as though he wasn't even there.

"Uh, Dawn?" said Misty, poking the bluenette.

"Huh?" said Dawn.

"Care to introduce us?"

"Oh, sure," said Dawn, regaining her composure. " We're from Jubilife High. I'm Dawn, the ginger is Misty, and the one with pig tails is May."

Drew smirked and pulled a rose out from behind his back. "Nice to meet you September, I mean, February," he said, tossing the rose at May.

She caught it and looked back up at Drew.

"My name is May," she said. "And why did you give me this rose?"

"If you don't want it, then I'll take it back," Drew said, reaching out.

"No! I'll keep it! But not because it's from you," May added quickly, causing Drew to once again smirk.

Ash sat with a large plate of breakfast food in front of him. Three empty plates were already stacked behind them. "This food is pretty good, huh?" he said with a mouthful of bacon and eggs.

"Yeah," replied Misty, taking a bite of hash browns. She always ate more than the other girls because she exercised so much being a year-round athlete.

Dawn wanted to get Paul to say something, so she decided to ask him a question. "Do you play any sports?" she asked. She knew that guys liked to talk about sports.

The only response she got was a glare and a grunt.

"Should I take that as a no?" she asked, raising one eyebrow.

"Don't mind Paul, Dawn. But no, he doesn't play any sports," Gary said. "I, for one, play soccer and basketball," he said, stretching a bit to show off his body.

"I play soccer too," said Leaf. "And I bet I could beat you any day."

The auburn-haired boy glared at her, and was about to retort before May interrupted him.

"Dawn and I play volleyball, and I also do track!" she said. "And Dawn's a cheerleader!"

That caught Paul's attention, but not in a good way. He stared at her in disgust. "Whore," he muttered quietly, so only Dawn could hear him. She shot him a look of disbelief, and Ash asked what sports Misty played.

"Tennis, swim team, and track," Misty said. "What about you?"

"I run cross country, and track," he said. "I think I remember seeing you at one of the meets."

"Maybe," she replied.

"And last but not least, I play football, and basketball," said Drew.

"Maybe we could all play some sports together while we're here," suggested Dawn, causing Paul to glare at her again. It was obvious that he didn't want to spend any more time than necessary with the girls.

Gary, Drew, and Ash all thought it was a good idea though.

"They actually have a competition here over the summer," said Drew. "They host a doubles volleyball tournament, surfing contest, swimming contest, and a few different beach races. We should all compete in those. They even have sign-ups starting tomorrow, but the actual events aren't until next month."

"Awesome!" said Misty. "We should definitely do that!"

They all agreed except for Paul, who Ash finally convinced to sign up for volleyball with him. Or at least, he gave a grunt after minutes of begging that Ash assumed meant he was giving in.

This vacation had already become more interesting.

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And there's chapter 2! Hope you liked it. Please review :)

Sometimes the focus will be on everyone instead of just Dawn, but most of the time it'll be on her. And once in a while there will be some focus on just the guys or just Paul, so it'll jump around a bit, but it'll be fairly organized and not at all confusing. Everything will flow smoothly, I promise :)