What's love?
Well,this one shot is based on the episode,'' For the love of meowth''. Remember the scene, when Ash asks Dawn,"Got what hard?" and she sighes,telling,"Forget it Ash."
I think that was cute, I felt the same way while explaining what love is to my uhmm..close friend. Well, like all the authors do, On with the fic.
I don't own Pokémon and sadly, I never will. If I would have, then Ash would have won a league and be a champion already. And of course pearlshipping would be official. ;)
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He kept on thinking,'meowth got what hard? What gave him that incredible strength to defeat Infernape?' He asked Dawn but she swayed him away, thinking he won't understand. He tried asking Brock, but he was lost in his day dreams on hearing the question. Since the retired gym leader was smiling like a maniac and making kissing sounds, Ash came to the conclusion that he had lost his mind while thinking about Nurse Joy or Officer Jenny.
He wanted to get an answer, so he decided to ask Dawn again. He found her, sitting along the river bank, drawing some costumes. The sun was about to set within an hour or so, so the heat was bearable as well as the dim fading light provided a calm atmosphere. Pikachu was already sleeping, tired of all the battle practices. Piplup and Buneary were asleep beside their trainer. He slowly crept behind her and took a quick glance at her drawing. On the plain white sheet of paper,was a beautifully sketched work, a long and elegant gown,with a rose near the waist area to give the essence of a belt.
"It's nice," he praised.
"Oh! Its you. Thanks and stop scaring me like this!" she warned him playfully.
He sat beside her and directed his gaze towards the beautiful lake. The blue water was slowly splashing against the shore, as if teasing the shore to stop the waves. He was thinking of a way to ask her about the question.
Seeing his eyebrows creased together, she understood he was focusing hard about something.
"Is something bothering you Ash?" she asked,concerned.
"How did you know?'' he asked, surprised.
"Whenever you think hard, you kind of zone out and your eyebrows crease together,"she stated,giggling.
He raised his eyebrows and playfully asked," Am I that transparent?"
"Or may be I am intelligent?" she playfully said while pinching his cheeks.
"Meowth got what hard Dawn?" he asked, coming straight at the topic.
She sighed again. She never thought she would have to explain the topic of love to him. She was not sure whether she wanted to talk about love to anyone, let alone Ash.
Seeing her quiet, he asked again,"Please Dawn, I felt like a fool, as I was the only one who was clueless about what was going on!"
"You remember that Phione,who wanted to stay with Buneary?",she asked hopefully.
"Yeah, he was pretty mad when she rejected him for pikachu!",he laughed at the memory.
"Do you know why she didn't go with him?"she asked. She seriously asked Arceus why the boy was so dense.
"Because she didn't want to leave you I guess."
Dawn sweatdropped at his answer. She mentally slapped herself for trying to explain this to him. Even explaining Paul would have been easier.
Dawn slowly turned towards Ash and said," No, thats not the case. It was because Buneary likes Pikachu."
Now Ash was more confused. Didn't Pokemon like each other?
"But all Pokémon like each other,right?",he asked confused.
"Ash, its not just like, the feeling is love." She said slowly.
"Love? Love like?"he asked again, confused.
"Love is when.. When you want to stay with a person forever, accept each others fault and differences and respect the others choice. Helping in times of need, caring and supporting each other. The pain of separation as well as happiness of reunion, they come under the feeling of love Ash,"she explained.
Ash lay on the ground and closed his eyes. He replied," the feeling which I have for mom, that kind of feeling?"
She giggled at his answer then slowly but cheerfully said," that's love too,but this love is different. This love gives butterflies flying feeling in your stomach whenever you see that person, you think about that person all the day, want to talk to him all the time and dream about the future together." She blushed while explaining.
He slowly got up and looked directly in her eyes. Seeing his direct stare,she shifted in her seat and broke the gaze to look at the endless sky. He whispered," Then does that mean that I love you?"
She was taken aback by his comment. She blushed harder and without looking at him asked,"How will I know, I don't know."
"I mean, I like talking to you, caring for you as welll as want to have you by my side forever. I don't know why but whenever I see you crying, I feel sad too. I want to absorb you pain but cant understand how to do that. Well if its love, then may be I am in love with you Dawn," he happily replied.
Dawn was blushing like mad. She knew that he was speaking without knowing what he meant , but she believed it came from the bottom of his heart. Without even looking at him,she slowly said,"I love you too Ash. But when we get old, I want you to prove what you said today, if you really feel that way. I will wait for you to realise the meaning of love. Till then, we are the best buddies right?" she asked while raising her hand.
He got up and gave her a high five.
"Promise",he said.
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And done! Not every story has a union you know :p
Somethings must be left on future.
Well.. Read and review please, all criticisms will be gladly accepted.
This is darkestlightofhope sighing off! Farewell XD