Author's Notes

Okay, this is my first book TAKE IT EASY ON ME!

Also, I love input, helpful or not! Enjoy

Chapter 1

We find ourselves in a hot, steamy building. Smoke is billowing from the

floors and walls, and Ash Ketchum has just defeated Flannery!

"Hey, your pretty good," Flannery said. "Thanks," replied Ash," your pretty".

"You mean pretty good, right?" Flannery asked. "No I meant pretty," Ash said.

"…," said Flannery, "ME! Pretty!". "Uuuhhhh, Yeah," commented Ash.

All Flannery said was, "No, you must be mistaken, Ash,". "I don't think so,"

Ash replied staring at her intently.

Beside Ash is a now jealous May. "Well, humph!" May said, "If you like her so

Much then travel with her!". "Now, May, you know I didn't mean anything by that little remark," Ash said trying to calm her down as they left. "How stupid do you think I am, Ash? You were hitting on her, plain as day!". "Well….I uuhh….ummmm…I couldn't help it," Ash replied stupidly, unaware that that only made things worse. "Couldn't help it!" May said, now screaming, "Well maybe I won't even try to help it next

time when some guy off the street hits on me!". "Well Flannery isn't just "some girl off the street", May!"

Idiotic Ash said, "and besides what if she is pretty? What if I do like her a little bit? Huh? She has a gym, do YOU have a gym, May, do you?". All this screaming and yelling had reduced poor May to tears. "Well then I'll go find a guy who likes ME a little bit!" cried May as she ran off. "That's fine with me I'm

going to talk to Flannery!" Ash screamed at her disappearing sillouhette.

May cried as she ran, "Since when am I not good enough? How the heck am I supposed to handle this?"

She only stopped when she heard "Excuse me, but why are you so sad, May?". May looked up to see

Brock. "Oh Brock! Ash decided he likes Flannery better!" May sobbed. "That little jerk! Why would he do such a thing?" asked Brock, who for a long time now had wanted to date May. "I don't know, Brock. He just told her she was pretty out-of-the-blue and didn't care about me and my feelings. Then when I got all upset, because he was hitting on her, he yelled at ME!" May continued crying. "How about I take you to lunch and we'll talk about it there?" Brock said, trying to woo her. "Yeah I guess, I mean Ash wouldn't care whether I did or not!" May said. "Then it's settled. Where do you want to go, May?" Brock asked.

Meanwhile back at the gym…

"Uh, Flannery…" called Ash. "I'm over here, behind the steam blower." he heard.

When he went over Flannery walked out from behind the steam "What's up?"

she asked. "Well if you aren't doing anything…." Ash sputtered "I'd like to take you out to lunch.."

"Great! Let's go!" Flannery said, all to happily. "Where to?" asked Ash, who didn't think he'd

make it this far. "It doesn't matter to me," she replied. When they finally arrived Flannery asked

"Why did you want to take me out? Aren't you and May like.." "Not anymore," Ash interrupted, seeing

Where that was going. "We had a little …. Disagreement," he added.