Sorry about the really long wait. I have been very busy and I had little to no time to spend writing stories. Again, sorry. Also sorry that I can't post a picture. This will be back to both points of view. Hope you enjoy!
(Paul's POV)
Me and Dawn have been walking for hours, and though my legs are a bit sore, I don't complain. I look over at Dawn who is looking around curiously. She seems calm now, and that makes me wonder what happened in her dream. I move closer to her and reach over to hold her hand, and she looks at me and smiles. We keep walking untill my new curiosity breaks through.
"Dawn, is it okay for me to ask what your dream was about?" I ask without any further hesitation. She stops walking suddenly. "I don't mind telling you, I just don't now how to explain it," She admits calmly. She releases my hand. I take a few steps back and look around.
(Dawn's POV)
As Paul is looking around I notice this is the scene from my dream. I decide to act out the scene to see if it turns out the same. I hesitate, and seconds seem like hours, minutes turn to days and years, and everything seems strange. I take a deep breath and try to remember what I said in the dream. Soon, I get the courage to say it.
"Paul," I say, trying to get his attention. "What is it?" He questioned. That sounded just like in the dream. "Do you ever wish that we were already adults? Free to do what we want, leading our own lives, and most of all, old enough to be married," I asked, trying to imitate myself in the dream. He nodded. "Yes, every now and then," He replies. "Why do you want to know?" He asks. I was hoping for that! I giggle and try to remember what I said. "Because I want to be with you forever," I respond, copying my dream.
He looks at me and smiles, just as he did in the dream. "I am glad I found someone who feels that way," He tells me. This is easier than I thought it would be! I giggle and walk up to him. "The others don't see what I see in you," I whisper before kissing him like I did in the dream. He looks at me in the eyes smiling still. "What is it you see in me that the others don't?" He asks. He is really making this easy for me.
I try to remember the words, and they come to me quickly. "That even though when you first started your journey, all you cared about then was the strength of your pokemon, you have always had a gentle side that you tried to hide," I whispered, hoping I didn't miss a word. Even if I did though, it still worked. "My fav quote after I saw this side of you, a quote by Francis de Sales," I started. "Was... Nothing so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. Do you get what I mean?" I asked him.
He puts his hand on my cheek gently. "Yes, I know what you mean," He starts. "And I am glad you see the real me," He finished. I started talking the instant he finished, like I did in the dream. "It's because I see past what keeps others looking away," I told him. He smiles before kissing me again. That went perfect!
(Paul's POV)
I have a feeling this is what she was hoping would happen, but why would she take the risk to ask all this? Maybe it has something to do with her dream, or possibly someone told her to say this. Whatever it is, it's an amazing way to make me really want to open up to her more.
"Dawn, I think we should keep walking, don't you agree?" I ask her, making a slight gesture with my hand in the direction we were originally walking. I should have asked her what gave her the idea idea to ask me those questions before I said that! She nodded and started walking. I looked around before catching up with her.
The next few minutes were quiet, and it was making me a bit uncomfortable. I didn't quite know if she was planning the next big moment, or if she just couldn't think of anything to say. I don't really know what to say either, or how to bring up the story of us being lost without her getting upset again. She tried calling her mother but couldn't get any connection.
"I am sure we'll get home soon, but it will take a while," I start, still looking straight ahead. "So I think we should look for something to eat," I told her, finishing the sentence I was going to leave shorter. She nods and looks around, but then, when I start looking, I spot what looks like Oreburgh city just ahead to us. "Wait, is that Oreburgh city?" I ask Dawn, pointing it out. She walks over to stand beside me. "I think so!" She shouts excitedly.
"Wait a minute..." She says slowly in suspicion. "We didn't even pass through Hearthome city," She told me, sounding a bit confused. "Your right, we didn't pass through Hearthome city, so we might have just passed by it and just didn't realize that we were anywhere near there," I stated. We kept walking, headed towards Oreburgh city.
*****After reaching Oreburgh city and having supper*****
"Well, I guess we should leave now, and hopefully reach Jubilife soon," I tell her. She nods and starts walking, and I follow behind her. She seems pretty happy untill we approach a cave. "Do you think we should go inside or around?" I ask her. She looks around before making her decision. "Around," She says quickly. So, we go around.
**********After arriving at Jubilife city**********
(Dawn's POV)
The sun has finally set. With that, it has been a long walk, and my legs are aching, but I know Paul doesn't like it when people complain about stuff like that, so I don't say anything. Though I didn't sit down, or tell him I was tired, he pulled me over to a bench to sit down. "I just figured you might be a bit tired after the walk," He told me as he sat down beside me. I nodded.
"A little bit, but not enough that I was worried about it," I lied. I just don't want him to think I am not strong enough to travel like this. I start worrying that I shouldn't have said that, but to my surprise, it didn't make him want to leave. Instead of getting up to continue our traveling, he stayed, with an unusual soft look in his eyes. It was almost that of an angel, hidden deep inside him, never showing itself to anyone.
"You don't have to tell me you aren't tired, or you aren't hurting for me to think you are strong. Plus, I love you for who you are," He said calmly. I started to smile. "When it comes to love, it isn't strength that matters, but the connection and happiness we feel together. Though I still can't fully describe our love, I know it's real," He told me.
What he said surprised my friends who had just showed up to find me, along with their boyfriends, who we're also very surprised, especially Ash. I wasn't surprised by what Paul said, but touched by the beautiful words he spoke. I new there was an angel inside him that he just wouldn't show to anyone else. I kissed him once before getting up to talk to my friends.
"Dawn, where have you been?" Misty asked loudly before running up to hug me. She quickly released me "You had everyone so worried!" She shouted. "It's a really long story... where do I start?" I said. Paul got up to walk with us as we walked home. During the walk, I told the story of how everything happened. We had a few laughs, but over all, we stayed happy the rest of the night, and Paul and Ash didn't get into a fight.
(Paul's POV)
Me and Dawn have been walking for hours, and though my legs are a bit sore, I don't complain. I look over at Dawn who is looking around curiously. She seems calm now, and that makes me wonder what happened in her dream. I move closer to her and reach over to hold her hand, and she looks at me and smiles. We keep walking untill my new curiosity breaks through.
"Dawn, is it okay for me to ask what your dream was about?" I ask without any further hesitation. She stops walking suddenly. "I don't mind telling you, I just don't now how to explain it," She admits calmly. She releases my hand. I take a few steps back and look around.
(Dawn's POV)
As Paul is looking around I notice this is the scene from my dream. I decide to act out the scene to see if it turns out the same. I hesitate, and seconds seem like hours, minutes turn to days and years, and everything seems strange. I take a deep breath and try to remember what I said in the dream. Soon, I get the courage to say it.
"Paul," I say, trying to get his attention. "What is it?" He questioned. That sounded just like in the dream. "Do you ever wish that we were already adults? Free to do what we want, leading our own lives, and most of all, old enough to be married," I asked, trying to imitate myself in the dream. He nodded. "Yes, every now and then," He replies. "Why do you want to know?" He asks. I was hoping for that! I giggle and try to remember what I said. "Because I want to be with you forever," I respond, copying my dream.
He looks at me and smiles, just as he did in the dream. "I am glad I found someone who feels that way," He tells me. This is easier than I thought it would be! I giggle and walk up to him. "The others don't see what I see in you," I whisper before kissing him like I did in the dream. He looks at me in the eyes smiling still. "What is it you see in me that the others don't?" He asks. He is really making this easy for me.
I try to remember the words, and they come to me quickly. "That even though when you first started your journey, all you cared about then was the strength of your pokemon, you have always had a gentle side that you tried to hide," I whispered, hoping I didn't miss a word. Even if I did though, it still worked. "My fav quote after I saw this side of you, a quote by Francis de Sales," I started. "Was... Nothing so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. Do you get what I mean?" I asked him.
He puts his hand on my cheek gently. "Yes, I know what you mean," He starts. "And I am glad you see the real me," He finished. I started talking the instant he finished, like I did in the dream. "It's because I see past what keeps others looking away," I told him. He smiles before kissing me again. That went perfect!
(Paul's POV)
I have a feeling this is what she was hoping would happen, but why would she take the risk to ask all this? Maybe it has something to do with her dream, or possibly someone told her to say this. Whatever it is, it's an amazing way to make me really want to open up to her more.
"Dawn, I think we should keep walking, don't you agree?" I ask her, making a slight gesture with my hand in the direction we were originally walking. I should have asked her what gave her the idea idea to ask me those questions before I said that! She nodded and started walking. I looked around before catching up with her.
The next few minutes were quiet, and it was making me a bit uncomfortable. I didn't quite know if she was planning the next big moment, or if she just couldn't think of anything to say. I don't really know what to say either, or how to bring up the story of us being lost without her getting upset again. She tried calling her mother but couldn't get any connection.
"I am sure we'll get home soon, but it will take a while," I start, still looking straight ahead. "So I think we should look for something to eat," I told her, finishing the sentence I was going to leave shorter. She nods and looks around, but then, when I start looking, I spot what looks like Oreburgh city just ahead to us. "Wait, is that Oreburgh city?" I ask Dawn, pointing it out. She walks over to stand beside me. "I think so!" She shouts excitedly.
"Wait a minute..." She says slowly in suspicion. "We didn't even pass through Hearthome city," She told me, sounding a bit confused. "Your right, we didn't pass through Hearthome city, so we might have just passed by it and just didn't realize that we were anywhere near there," I stated. We kept walking, headed towards Oreburgh city.
*****After reaching Oreburgh city and having supper*****
"Well, I guess we should leave now, and hopefully reach Jubilife soon," I tell her. She nods and starts walking, and I follow behind her. She seems pretty happy untill we approach a cave. "Do you think we should go inside or around?" I ask her. She looks around before making her decision. "Around," She says quickly. So, we go around.
**********After arriving at Jubilife city**********
(Dawn's POV)
The sun has finally set. With that, it has been a long walk, and my legs are aching, but I know Paul doesn't like it when people complain about stuff like that, so I don't say anything. Though I didn't sit down, or tell him I was tired, he pulled me over to a bench to sit down. "I just figured you might be a bit tired after the walk," He told me as he sat down beside me. I nodded.
"A little bit, but not enough that I was worried about it," I lied. I just don't want him to think I am not strong enough to travel like this. I start worrying that I shouldn't have said that, but to my surprise, it didn't make him want to leave. Instead of getting up to continue our traveling, he stayed, with an unusual soft look in his eyes. It was almost that of an angel, hidden deep inside him, never showing itself to anyone.
"You don't have to tell me you aren't tired, or you aren't hurting for me to think you are strong. Plus, I love you for who you are," He said calmly. I started to smile. "When it comes to love, it isn't strength that matters, but the connection and happiness we feel together. Though I still can't fully describe our love, I know it's real," He told me.
What he said surprised my friends who had just showed up to find me, along with their boyfriends, who we're also very surprised, especially Ash. I wasn't surprised by what Paul said, but touched by the beautiful words he spoke. I new there was an angel inside him that he just wouldn't show to anyone else. I kissed him once before getting up to talk to my friends.
"Dawn, where have you been?" Misty asked loudly before running up to hug me. She quickly released me "You had everyone so worried!" She shouted. "It's a really long story... where do I start?" I said. Paul got up to walk with us as we walked home. During the walk, I told the story of how everything happened. We had a few laughs, but over all, we stayed happy the rest of the night, and Paul and Ash didn't get into a fight.
Dawn was crying until she felt like stopping.
Paul knocks on her door.
Paul: Hey, can I come in.
Dawn: *sniff* I...I...don't know... *sniff*
Paul comes in the room anyway.
Paul: Dawn, I'm sorry.
Dawn sits up.
Dawn: No, I'm the one who should be sorry. *sniff*
Paul: No. I am. *holds her hand*
Dawn: *blushes*
Paul: I have an idea. How about you meet Reggie?
Dawn: But I've already met him.
Paul: Not entirely.
Dawn: Okay. We live in Veilstone so maybe we can travel there on foot.
Dawn: Are you inviting me to travel with you?
Paul: Well, will you?
Dawn: Yes.
Paul knocks on her door.
Paul: Hey, can I come in.
Dawn: *sniff* I...I...don't know... *sniff*
Paul comes in the room anyway.
Paul: Dawn, I'm sorry.
Dawn sits up.
Dawn: No, I'm the one who should be sorry. *sniff*
Paul: No. I am. *holds her hand*
Dawn: *blushes*
Paul: I have an idea. How about you meet Reggie?
Dawn: But I've already met him.
Paul: Not entirely.
Dawn: Okay. We live in Veilstone so maybe we can travel there on foot.
Dawn: Are you inviting me to travel with you?
Paul: Well, will you?
Dawn: Yes.