A rose

I do not own Pokémon

Note: in this story Ash and May are thirteen

While traveling through the Kanto region May was hoping to win her Cerulean city ribbon. She trained a lot for this contest and hoped she would win. But alas the contest was a disaster. She didn't get it right from the start and by the time it was over she didn't even want to know what the score was. She looked away as the scores were displayed on the screen. She recalled her Pokémon and left the arena in shame. She walked through the empty corridor sadly as she held back the tears. When she finally arrived in the dressing room she sat down and let her tears flow freely. She sat there in silence and wept so she didn't notice the door open as a black haired boy walked in and looked at her sadly. He sat down beside her and placed a comforting hand on her palm. She opened her eyes in shock and looked up to see his compassionate face. He gave her hand a little squeeze. She gulped and threw her arms around him. Slightly surprised by her actions he blushed slightly but returned the hug. She wept onto his shoulder as they sat together in silence as he said nothing as he held her in his arms. After a while she seemed to calm down a little bit. She sniffed and separated from the hug as she rubbed her nose with her finger.

"Thanks Ash" she smiled meekly and he smiled back

"My pleasure May" he said which seemed to cheer her up a bit

"We'll do better next time…"

"Yeah…" she said and lowered her head sadly, being reminded of the contest

Feeling slightly guilty for making her feel worse Ash looked around for a solution. Above him was a vase with flowers in it. He reached up and removed a blue rose and gave it his friend as she sat there sadly

"For me?" she asked and perked up slightly

He nodded with a small smile on his face.

Her eyes lit up with joy and she sniffed the scent of the flower

"It's beautiful… thank you Ash" she said as she smiled at him while he returned the gesture. She lifted two of her fingers and moved them towards her beckoning him to get closer and he obeyed. She leaned forward and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He stiffened and blushed like mad. She giggled at his shyness and leaned forward once again this time to whisper in his ear

"I love you Ash Ketchum… always have. You're the best. Remember that…" she said and his blush intensified. She gazed into his eyes and hesitated for a moment. After a few seconds she came to a decision. She cupped his cheeks and pressed her lips against his. Shocked by her actions it took him a few seconds to react by kissing her back. After they broke apart she smiled at him

"Thanks for cheering me up Ash…" she said happily and got up and left.

Ash just sat there in shocked silence as his brain tried to process things. When he understood it all he sighed happily and smiled from ear to ear…

That night May had a hard time falling asleep. She felt a little uncomfortable about how she kissed Ash today and was afraid he didn't love her back. She did love him. She was telling the truth about that but the idea of losing him as a friend terrified her. She sat on her sleeping bag hugging her knees as she sighed in silence. She then heard some shuffling nearby and heard someone sit next to her and she knew who it was. She felt like she didn't deserve to be in his presence right now but on the other hand she longed for being in close proximity to him, so she didn't say anything. The silence grew more uncomfortable by the minute and after a while she felt like she couldn't stay silent anymore so she spoke up

"I'm sorry about today Ash. I know I must have embarrassed you and put in an uncomfortable position and I'm sorry about that. I just hope this doesn't affect our relationship…" she said while keeping her gave forward, refusing to look at him

"You didn't embarrass me May" he said honestly

"I didn't?"

He shook his head

"No it's actually kind of nice and I was glad I could cheer you up"

She smiled sadly at him refusing to admit everything was okay

"But what about what I whispered in your ear and when I kissed you?"

"The kiss was okay too. Kind of nice actually. As for the confession…" he said and inched closer and whispered in her ear

"I love you too… with all my heart…" her eyes widened in shock and her cheeks turned red. His head remained close to hers as their faces drew nearer as if pulled by an invisible string till their lips met into a blissful contact. The kiss sent a rush of happiness and pleasure throughout their bodies as they became oblivious of all existence as they deepened into the kiss. Ash wrapped his arms around her neck as she wrapped hers around his as they kissed deeply, passionately. Finally the kiss broke apart and they looked each other in the eyes. After a short while they embraced once more and lay beside each other in each other arms as they slowly fell asleep…

"Thank God for roses…" they both thought

To be continued…

Well there's a cute touching one… I hope you like it. Reviews are most welcome…