A lil important message! I will be on hiatus! So don't expect any chapters from anything until 8th November! TCOH will also be back then too! I will of course be doing a POKESHIPPING day oneshot…but anyways please just wait! Don't leave me DX

Hey! A new chapter from me! I loved this chapter. I hope you like it too! I don't own Pokemon! If I did, Misty never would've left. Her and Ash would be married now with five hundred kids. Ok ok! Misty please don't kill me! Waaah!

Chapter Ten

"May, the spot is gone!"

"Omg, really? Thanks Dawn! And I must say, I love your dress today."

"Uh, what are you talking about? You are never nice to me."

"Your hair looks wonderfully brushed today! That French plait looks fabulous!"

"…"

"Those shoes sure look polished! They shine like the sun!"

"I give up. What are you buttering me up for? Get to the point."

"Ok! You asked for it! Can you do my hair?"

"Seriously? Fine. But I won't like it."

"I'll like it."

"Shuddup May. Now turn around and hope you don't get burned. Too badly."

Dawn sighed, twirling a strand of May's hair around the curler. Great start to a Saturday morning. Getting up at half six to get rid of the spot, and now doing May's hair. There went her beauty sleep.

Ring ring ring, ring ring ring. Phone call! Phone call! Ring ri-

Sighing dramatically, Dawn reached out to her phone. She glanced at the screen and frowned. May frowned too. Max snored away in the background. At least someone was getting some sleep.

"I have to go May. See you on Monday."

And Dawn left. Leaving May with half bed hair and half curled. Ugh! And she did want to go to that college party down the street… Time for Plan B!

Time to call Misty for help. Sure, Misty wasn't your typical girly girl, but she could do the basics. It was better than nothing. May tapped away on her phone.

'The person you are calling cannot answer right now. Try again later.'

May groaned. What a terrible day. She was never going to get to the party in her state. She needed her ultimate cure to a bad day. Ice cream. Double scoop. Chocolate chip. With a wafer on the side. Mmmm. Perhaps this day wouldn't be so bad after all.

"Oof!"

May smiled weakly at the angry Max, furious at being woken up. Or perhaps it would be as bad as it had started with.

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Dawn ran outside, answering her phone, worried and impatient. Damn, now she knew why stress and Dawn didn't mix.

"What? You want me to pick you up from the local bar? Are you kidding me? You've been there for over eight hours? Alright, alright. I'm coming."

Groaning, Dawn started the car, driving off on the direction of the bar. At least, where she thought it was. She swore loudly as she reached a dead end, earning a disgusted look from an early morning jogger. Dawn rolled her eyes dramatically, before reversing. Straight into a pole. She would fix that later. Hopefully. She already needed to pay for a prom dress. She had too many things to pay for. Rent. Prom. Now a car dent. Oh well.

Arriving at the pub ten minutes later, Dawn found herself gagging at the strong stink of alcohol. She wondered why she even did this. She pushed herself through the building, trying to find the person she was looking for. She sighed in relief as she found Paul, slumped on the side, looking rather beaten up. But still breathing.

"Paul! Come on! Let's get out of this crap of a building!" She cried, pulling on his arm.

Surprisingly, Paul stood up rather shakily, before pulling Dawn into a hug. She froze in shock, as Paul buried his face in her hair. It was something she had always wished for. But she had never thought that one day she would hesitate.

"I love you Dawn. Will you go with me to prom?" He mumbled, hugging her tighter.

Dawn wrenched herself away, her face flushed.

"You're drunk. Let's get out here. Now." She ordered, trying to ignore the rising blush on her cheeks, the fact that Paul was staring at her, the fact her heart was singing with joy.

There was a pause as Paul glared at her coldly.

"Why does everyone reject me?" He rasped, clenching his fist. "I hate being like this. My life is so fake. When I actually care for someone, they reject me. It's like this every time. I knew I shouldn't have trusted you. Never. First my parents. Then Reggie. Then you."

He slammed a fist into the wall at every name, making Dawn gasp. He turned on her, glaring, before stomping out, dragging Dawn behind him, a stony look on his face. His legs tripped slightly, but he stumbled on.

"Look, troublesome. I don't want anything to do with you. Take me home and I'll leave you alone." He growled, flopping into the passenger seat, his voice weary.

"Paul! I didn't mean it! I swear! I didn't mean to hur-" Dawn cried, her voice a note higher than usual, worried that Paul's anger problem would get worse.

"Listen. Shut up and this will be forgotten by tomorrow." He stared at her, Dawn feeling a tear form in the corner of her eye, unable to take in the events.

"No! I love you really! Just I can't accept a prom invite from someone who's drunk!"

"Face the truth child. I know you don't mean this."

"If I can't tell you that I mean this, then I will show you." She whispered.

And she closed her eyes, got on the point of her toes and kissed him.

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It happened so quickly she almost didn't know it happened.

Misty sighed, running down the street. Then she saw Gary, around the corner. She jogged up to him, smiling. Then the smile dropped, as she saw the smirk on his face, her being thrown into a metal cage. She cried out, and Gary smiled all the more.

"Now now dear. Stay silent and all our plans will work. The police will be here very soon for you, the great illegal robber. I've waited a long time for this. We've waited a long time for this. Now, everything will go my way." He cackled.

"You won't get away with this, you b*tch!" She cried. "I'll call the cops!"

"No chance, my dear. I remember a certain someone throwing their phone behind their shoulder."

"H-how…did you know?"

"It is my house. I put up security cameras before you came along. You coming along was just fate. You fell for everything. I'm glad I didn't have to get the original target."

"Who?"

"Leaf Green. Recognise the name? Yes, one of the queen bees of the school. Me and her grew up together in a dark school. We learn to steal, we learn to hate. Heard of them? Once you turn five, there's no turning back. It's horrible. But it grows on you after a while."

Gary paused, taking a wistful sigh.

"She was smart, and got away two weeks before she turned five." He snarled bitterly. "I, however, didn't. I wanted revenge. But it would've been difficult, considering she was one of the best at the time."

"You're sick! I can't believe you'd do this! Stealing and blaming it on someone innocent!"

"But I have. And there won't be any evidence I've manipulated you into doing this. That parcel you posted yesterday? Got all your fingerprints on it. And you won't be able to call the cops, my darling. We've won. So deal with it." He smirked, tracing a finger down her arm, and she trembled, with fear, with anger. And…joy.

"Actually, you haven't."

"What?"

"You heard me, Gary Oak. You're going down. I can't believe I fell for you."

"You must be going delirious in that cage. Because my plan is flawless. And why, you ginger haired freak, are you laughing?"

"'Cause the police are already here."

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A/N: oh yes. The story unfolds. MWA HA HA HA HA! Sorry ego shippers! But that's history! Even though I'm nowhere near finishing TCOH and its sequel and BHLABB, I have about ten million future story ideas! I think after BHLABB has finished, I'll take time to finish TCOH off, then when IWAY comes out I'll bring out another series on top of that. Am I planning way too much into the future? I think I am. Oops.

Did you like the ikarishipping? I hope you did, cos I certainly did! I'm totally FANGIRLING from that Paul/Dawn moment. Squee! I'm planning to live my life single…but hey, if some guy comes up and goes live cliché on me, I'm going to melt like a puddle. A nice puddle.

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Lol jk. I already have enough of a tan from the summer, sitting inside and editing. Don't even ask how.

Catsaysmaw, finally finishing up the chapter xxx