30 Day OTP Challenge
Day 1- Meeting
Prompt- The first time your OTP met. Introduced through a mutual friend? An accident?
Note-Seeing as my OTP for this challenge have already met in Canon I'm doing something a little different and giving them a second "first time" hope you all enjoy this and please read and review.
"Ash, could you come with me to my office please?" Principle Oak asked, popping his head into Ash's classroom. Ash nodded and followed him, Lillie, Lana and the rest of Ash's classmates all started to silently wonder what Ash had done to be called to the principle's office.
Bonnie paced back and forth as she waited for Ash to answer her call, wiping her eyes dry as she tried to compose herself. Having her father away and not being able to reach Serena, Ash was Bonnie's last hope.
"What's wrong Principle Oak?" Ash asked as he followed behind his headteacher
"There's a young girl named err... Umm... Connie? is on the phone asking for you. She say's it's important, she sounds quite upset"
"Connie? Do you mean Bonnie?"
"Yes! That's it. Bonnie!" Samson Oak answered as he led Ash into his office where the phone was off the hook on his desk. Ash picked it up
"Bonnie?"
"Ash! I'm so sorry I called you up at school but I don't have anyone else to turn to" Bonnie choked, her voice breaking as she began to cry.
"Hey, hey, hey, it's okay... What's wrong?"
"It's Clemont... He... He... There was an accident... He hurt his head and now he doesn't know who I am or Dedenne or his Pokemon" Bonnie sobbed. Ash's heart sunk as he heard the news. Sinking down into the chair Samson had pulled up for him, he ran his free hand through his hair and instantly knew what he needed to do. He sighed and steadied himself.
"Okay... I'm coming back to Kalos" Ash told her.
"Please hurry" Bonnie cried. Ash hung up with the promise he'd see her as soon as he could
"Is there a problem Ash?"
"Yeah, one of my friends have been involved in an accident"
"In Kalos correct?"
"Yeah"
"You need to go"
"But principle Oak..." Ash begun
"But nothing. School is important but friendship is even more so"
"We'll be here waiting to welcome you back when you're ready"
"Principle... Thank you"
"No problem, Now make like an Arcanine and use extreme speed. I'll tell your classmates of your situation"
"Thank you"
Ash got out of Professor Sycamore's jeep outside of the Lumiose City gym. Bonnie was there waiting for him.
"Hey Bonnie" Ash greeted, Bonnie didn't reply but instead just burried her face into his stomach, wrapping her arms around his waist. Ash knelt down and allowed her to grab onto his neck, he replied by placing a comforting arm on her back.
"How's he doing?" Ash asked
"He can remember my name but is still just taking my word that I'm his sister" Bonnie told him. It broke Ash's heart to see Bonnie in this state, she was always so cheerful and upbeat. It just seemed wrong to Ash to see her upset.
"Shall we go and see him?" Bonnie nodded and let go of Ash, he stood up and took her hand and allowed her to lead him to the Lumiose City hospital. Bonnie led Ash inside and down a long corridor, up two flights of stairs and into a private ward. Bonnie buzzed on the intercom next to the door, they waited for the nurse to confirm who they were before making their way inside.
"How has he been today?" Bonnie asked the nurse who let them in
"He's started asking to fix stuff around the ward so that could be a sign that he's regaining some of his memory"
"That sounds positive" Ash replied. The nurse nodded and showed them through to what had become Clemont's home.
"Hi Clemont" Bonnie greeted, pulling Ash into Clemont's ward
"Hiya... Bonnie" Clemont replied, recalling his sister's name
"Hey Clemont" Ash smiled
"Do I know you?"
"Yea... I'm a friend of Bonnie's... Hi, I'm Ash Ketchum" Ash answered, offering his hand to Clemont, he shook it and smiled
"Nice to meet you Ash"
"So how have you been big brother?" Bonnie questioned
"I've been okay. Just working with the nurses to try and get some of my memories back" Clemont answered. The three of them spent a little while talking about what Bonnie and Ash had been up to and how Clemont was progressing in trying to regain his full memory. After a while Ash suggested that the three of them get out of the ward and stretch their legs downstairs in the gardens.
"Okay" Clemont agreed
"Sounds good" Bonnie smiled
Out in the hospital grounds once they'd walked around for a while Ash suggested a Pokemon battle. After some inital apprehension Clemont agreed.
"Alright! Pikachu I choose you buddy" Clemont took the Pokeball Bonnie was holding out for him, he looked at it for a moment before releasing his Pokemon
"Chespin I choose you" Chespin burst out of it's Pokeball and took it's place on the battle field opposite Pikachu.
"Pikachu, quick attack" Ash ordered
"Chespin! Pin missle!" Clemont commanded, Ash looked on as Clemont battled hard and for the short period their battle took place, it seemed like Clemont was back to his old self.
For the next few months Ash made sure he visited Clemont every day. Bringing up films and food, books from Clemont's gym, anything he could think of to try and help his friend remember who he is. Then six months after Clemont's accident, he, Ash and Bonnie were in the hospital garden talking about the adventures they went through when Ash first arrived in Kalos
"I'll never find my brother a keeper now" Bonnie sighed
"Bonnie! I've told you a million times before! Don't do that" Clemont chastised his little sister, surprising both Ash and Bonnie with the fact that he could remember that fact.
"Clemont? You remember Bonnie doing that?" Ash questioned.
"Does this mean you have your memory back?" Bonnie asked hopefully
"It's starting to come back, yeah" Clemont admitted
"YAY! That's amazing news! I'll go and let the nurses know!" Bonnie cheered as she ran off back inside
"Hey Ash..."
"Yeah?"
"I never told you this before you left Kalos but meeting you for the first time... You actually
changed my life, you showed me how to stand up for myself and what I believe in when we battled with Team Flare, you allowed me to discover the strength I had inside that I didn't know I had. You inspired me and you still inspire me to keep fighting on and keep pushing myself to be better than before" Clemont began
"Clemont..." Ash started to reply but was stopped by Clemont
"So what I guess I'm trying to say is... I'm glad I had a second chance to meet you"