The sun was shining brightly, it's rays giving off many different hues of colors, mirages of rainbows. Wind blew across the plain, the trees and grass blades swaying with the breeze as the leaves danced along. Flowers gave off their sweet fragrance as two people lay under a rowan tree. 

Dawn was resting her head on Paul's chest as said trainer played with her long blue locks, twirling the tresses around his finger as the two stared up at the bright azure sky lazily. Remains of their picnic on the side and pokemon ran by. 

"Paul what are you thinking about right now?" Dawn asked giving the boy a silent glance, she could tell he was deep in thought. 

He looked down at the coordinator. "None of your business Blue," He then returned to his thoughts, but the girl had been persistent. 

"You're clearly thinking of something, so just tell me," Dawn urged. 

The trainer grunting, "If you really want to know, I'm thinking about the time that snow storm hit so we had to reside in a cave. You get cold really easy." He joked. 

Propping herself up onto her elbows, she rested her head in her palm, smiling sweetly. She watched as the boy drifted off into his thoughts again. It just so happened she was thinking about their time spent together in Tobari... 

The streets were packed as the shops in busy Tobari City were having sales. A lone girl traveled through the streets with only her Pokemon for company. Her friends had gone to other regions. Ash to Fiore and Brock back to Kanto, leaving the girl alone. But that was years ago and she was fifteen now. She no longer really thought about how lonely she was. She was a famous Pokemon Coordinator after all.

Sighing, the girl, Dawn, looked up into the azure sky. She wasn't bored, really, but her mind was elsewhere, thinking of something—or rather someone. Without thinking, her feet took her to the park, now empty and quiet because everyone was out spending their hard earned, cold cash.

Dawn sat down on a bench, her hand placed over her heart as she thought of the boy that occupied her mind. No, it was not Ash. Truth be told, he was older than her, albeit he looked like a little twerp. Takeshi was also out of the question. He was older than she was. No, the boy that she had her thoughts on was none other than Paul

It was ironic, how she had fallen in love with her friend's rival. Wait, love? Dawn's face reddened as she realized that she had just admitted to herself that she had actually loved him. Not like, more than that. She loved him. "Love," Dawn said, trying the word out. It almost felt foreign to her. "Do I...love him?"

Her heart beat rapidly as she thought back to all of those times where she had dropped suggestive hints, all the way to where she had actually kissed him while they were stuck in that cave. Her first kiss, given away to her first crush. Slumping against the bench, Dawn's eyes widened at the fact. She really was in love with Paul. "But it's been years since we've last seen each other," Dawn reasoned, her eyes saddening at once. How she wished she had known of her feelings earlier. "Does he still remember me?"

"Remember who, Ash?"

Dawn looked up, her dark blue eyes widening at once. Here, standing in front of her, was the boy—no, man, who had stolen her heart. "Pa-Paul!"

His eyes widened in shock as the girl threw herself at him without a second thought, hugging him tightly as if she was afraid that he would disappear if she let go. Stumbling a bit before catching the girl. Somehow, he had wound up hugging her back, a small blush visible on his face. "What are you doing?" he asked.

But she wasn't listening. Instead she hugged him tighter, tears forming in her eyes. "Don't ever—don't ever leave again, okay?" she murmured before pulling back, tears streaming down her face.

"What—?"

Both faces turned scarlet when they registered what Dawn had said. But instead of pulling away and denying what she had said, Dawn threw herself into Paul's arms again, clutching the front of his jacket tightly. "I don't want you to leave ever again," she murmured. "I-I..."

Paul didn't say anything. All he did was pull her in closer and rested his chin on the top of her head. He didn't need to hear her words to know what she was going to say. In truth, he felt the same way.

That was why he had tilted her chin up and brought his lips down onto her's.

As they pulled back, he whispered into her ear, "I won't ever leave again. Promise."

A/N
third chapter yay. This will probably only have 2 more chapters but I hope you enjoyed it. I love you all so much, hope have/had a great day. Please comment vote, leave feedback. It's all very appreciated 💙