Hi guys! Here's the long anticipated Penguinshipping chapter. (AN: The italics that are used later on are Dawn and Kenny's inner voices.) Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any of the characters

Chapter 7 – Inner Revelations

Kenny walked alone through the forest, thinking about everything that just happened.

"I HATE YOU!"

Kenny sighed. She hated him and it was all his fault.

"Why I am so stupid? She's my best friend in the whole world and I pushed her away. Why must I always take things too far!?" Kenny said, frustrated. He thought back to his times with Dawn in Sinnoh.

Flashback

Ash, Brock and Dawn had arrived in Solaceon Town for Dawn's contest. When Kenny went over to talk to Dawn she had just finished practicing her appeal with Aipom.

"Ambipom. The evolved form of Aipom is Ambipom." Kenny informed Dawn.

"Kenny!" Dawn said, surprised.

"I am kinda surprised you didn't even know what the name of the evolved form of Aipom is, Dee Dee." Kenny added, teasingly.

"Don't call me Dee Dee, again." Dawn replied, annoyed. Kenny just loved to tease her, it was so much fun.

Later, they all went to the Solaceon ruins. Dawn and her pokemon became trapped inside the ruins.

"Dawn, no!" Kenny shouted as he ran inside the ruins to save her. He had never been so worried.

When they finally found Dawn, she was on the ceiling due to the Unown's powers, but when they got rid of the Unown, gravity kicked in again and she started to fall to the floor.

"Oh no, Dawn!" Kenny yelled as he tried to catch her. Unfortunately, Jessie from Team Rocket landed on him instead before he could save Dawn, which made him feel a little bitter. For some reason unknown to him, he felt the need to be her knight in shining armour, and being deprived of that chance filled him with slight anger.

End Flashback

'Of course, I had to freak out at the moving wall when Ash was all brave and mature. Damn that, Ash. He doesn't realise how lucky he is, having had the chance to travel with Dawn and see her pretty face every single day.' Kenny thought to himself.

"Wait, I shouldn't be thinking like this. There's no way she'd ever see me as more than a friend. Especially not now." Kenny sighed, dejectedly, as he carried on along the forest path.

Nearby, Dawn was also trudging along, lost in thought.

"I HATE YOU!"

"I can't believe I said that! I didn't mean it, I was just really annoyed at him for always calling me Dee Dee. He knows I hate that name and now he probably hates me too." Dawn said, gloomily. She thought back to the time when she met up with him at her first contest.

Flashback

Ash, Brock and Dawn had all just arrived in Floaroma Town for Dawn's first contest. Dawn was practicing with Pachirisu, working on controlling its electric attacks.

"Hey, Dee Dee!" Kenny called out.

"Dee Dee? Only one guy knows that name!" Dawn said, knowingly.

"That's right, good to see you kid." Kenny replied.

"Kenny, it is you!" Dawn responded, surprised.

Dawn couldn't deny that when she saw Kenny again, her heart skipped a beat, although she couldn't work it out the reason. She just guessed it was because she missed her best friend, that's all.

The next day, they entered the contest and Dawn met up with Kenny backstage.

"Hey Kenny! I'm so glad we made it." Dawn panted. She looked up and noticed Kenny staring at her.

"Hmm, something wrong?" Dawn asked. "Oh, you're just speechless after seeing me wearing a dress, right?" Dawn said, knowingly.

"C'mon, that's crazy." Kenny replied, coolly.

"Then what's the big deal, huh?" Dawn asked, tauntingly.

"Nothing!" Kenny quickly responded.

"Don't you think I'm pretty?" Dawn asked teasingly.

For some strange reason, Dawn secretly hoped that Kenny had called her pretty, but she didn't have the foggiest idea why.

End Flashback

'Kenny sure did look handsome wearing his contest outfit. I wish he could see me like that.' Dawn thought to herself.

"Wha…why are these thoughts even crossing my mind? He'd never feel that way about me." Dawn murmured, sadly, as she dragged her feet along the forest trail.

KENNY'S POV

I soon grew tired of being alone, so I started up a conversation with my inner voice. Little did Kenny realise that he was speaking out loud.

'You should go and find her.'

"Why, what good would that do?"

'You know that you care about her.'

"Of course I do, but she doesn't want to see me. She hates me, remember?"

'She doesn't really.'

"What are you talking about? Did you not hear her say it? I sure did."

'She was just angry, she didn't mean it. Anyway, it's your own fault that she said that. Why do you have to keep calling her by that nickname, you know she hates it.'

"I know, I know, but I only do it to cut our conversations short because every time I see her, I'm afraid that I'll end up telling her how I really feel."

'Why?'

"Isn't it obvious? She'll never like me like that."

'How do you know?'

"Well, I…"

'Exactly. If you don't tell her, you'll never know will you?'

"No, but…"

'But what?'

DAWN'S POV

Eventually, I grew tired of my own company, so I thought I could find a companion in my inner voice. Dawn had also started to talk aloud.

'You need to apologise.'

"I know, but he won't want to see me."

'Why not?'

"He hates me."

'You don't know that.'

"Yes, I do. I told him that I hate him and then he walked off on his own because he hates me too."

'I don't think it's that at all.'

"No?"

'No. The only reason he walked off was because he was hurt by what you said.'

"I didn't mean it."

'I know that and he'll realise soon, too. Friends forgive each other, right?'

"Yeah, but why do I feel down whenever I just think of us as friends."

'Maybe it's because you have feelings for him.'

"What, that's ridiculous!"

'C'mon Dawn, this is me you're talking to. You can't keep secrets from me.'

"Alright, maybe I do like him."

'So, why don't you tell him?'

"Are you crazy? I can't just tell him!"

'Why?'

"He'll never return my feelings."

'And you know this, how?'

"Well, I don't, but…"

'Just as I thought. You can't predict the outcome.'

"I know, but…"

'But nothing.'

"Ugh. You just don't understand!"

'Understand what?'

"How do I tell Dawn/Kenny that I love her/him?" Both said in unison. Kenny and Dawn froze as they turned to face each other. Their eyes widened in shock as the two paths had joined to become one and they realised that the only thing that separated them this whole time was a tall hedge.

"Y-you love me?" Dawn stuttered in surprise. Kenny sighed as he realised that he had no other choice but to confess.

"Yes, Dawn, I love you. I knew from the first moment I laid eyes on you that I wanted to be your friend. Eventually, we became best friends and my feelings for you slowly developed until I realised that I had fallen for you, hard. I'm sorry for all the times that I have embarrassed and hurt you, but I guess teasing you was just my way of covering up how I really feel about you. I know you don't feel the same way, so can you just reject me already and go back to being friends, please?" Kenny admitted, completely forgetting that Dawn had revealed her love for him just seconds ago.

Dawn was flabbergasted, to say the least. She stared at Kenny, eyes wide and mouth open before she finally responded.

"Is that what you want?" Dawn asked.

"Huh?" Kenny asked, confused.

"Do want to go back to being friends?" Dawn asked, sadly.

"Well…wait, did you just say that you loved me?" Kenny asked, realisation kicking in. Dawn nodded meekly in response.

"I do. I didn't know it at first, but after we met up at the Floaroma contest I started getting these odd feelings. They'd grow stronger every time I saw you and whenever you left, I'd feel a sadness deep within my heart. Finally, it dawned on me that I was totally and utterly head over heels in love with you. I'm sorry I said that I hated you. I didn't mean it at all, quite the opposite really." Dawn declared, smiling shyly at him.

"Oh, Dawn…" Kenny whispered, taken aback by her confession.

"You don't hate me, do you?" Dawn asked, worriedly.

"What!? Of course not, Dawn! I could never hate anyone as adorable as you." Kenny assured her as he stepped towards her.

"Oh, Kenny…" Dawn muttered as she blushed.

Kenny leaned in towards her and they touched noses. Dawn smiled and closed the gap between them. As their lips touched, undeniable passion coursed through their veins. The two of them had dreamt about this moment for so long that it all felt so surreal. Kenny wrapped his arms around Dawn's waist while Dawn kept her hands planted on Kenny's chest. Dawn smiled as Kenny deepened the kiss and slowly lifted her into the air. Dawn's hands travelled up to Kenny's shoulders as she pulled away giggling and Kenny laughed along with her.

"I love you, Dawn!" Kenny exclaimed as he spun Dawn around.

"I love you too, Kenny!" Dawn proclaimed as she grinned down at him.

The two of them giggled and laughed to themselves for a while before they set off once again in search of their friends.

Hope I you enjoyed it! Now all of the couples are together, the only thing left is the reunion, which means there is only one chapter left! *cry* Please R&R!

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