This takes place in Isshu. May and Brock are travelling with Ash and there is no Iris or Dento. And I wrote this during the time my laptop was wrecked.

I do not own Pokémon

Toying With Emotions

Chapter 1 Cliché

Our group continued to press forward to the next town for Ash's gym battle and May's Pokémon contest. Currently they had set up camp in a forest clearing.

"May, would you get some fire wood?" Brock, the breeder asked.

"Sure, no problem." As May walked deeper into the forest, Ash watched her walk away, with a slight blush on his face.

"Decided when you're going to tell her?" Brock asked, obviously catching his blush.

"(Sigh) No, and even if I did know when, I still wouldn't know how." Ash looked down at his feet, depressed.

"Listen Ash, you need to tell May how you feel soon, otherwise it'll eat away at you forever," The breeder said sympathetically.

"I know Brock, but what if she doesn't love me back, what if she loves someone else."

"Ash I've been travelling with you for just over five years and during the two years that May was with us I've noticed May shows more than friendship towards you. And it should have been obvious when she came to Sinnoh for the Wallace cup. You remember, she said that she keeps her half of the ribbon you two won at Terracotta town because it reminds her of you and gives her confidence. And when you two were saying goodbye, she was clearly sad to be going again."

"I know, I know Brock. I…I just can't stand the thought of her rejecting me. I love her so much and I'd do everything for her. (Sigh) If only I could tell her how much I love her."

"Ash!" Ash and Brock looked in the direction of the voice to find May standing a few meters away from them, with her right hand clutched over her heart.

"M-May. Di-did you hear all that?" The trainer stuttered, jumping out of his seat in shock.

"Yes," she approached Ash and the two stood only six inches apart. "Did you mean it?" she asked, staring into his eyes.

"Well uh-I-um - that is to say. (Sigh) Yes," he said and looked down at his feet again.

"Good," she smiled and cupped his chin and moved his head up, causing him to look into her eyes. "'Cause I love you too." May then leaned in and kissed Ash, causing the trainer's eyes to widen in shock. He slowly relaxed into the kiss and May wrapped her arms around his neck and he wrapped his around her waist, deepening the kiss. Brock stood there dumbfounded and Pikachu, who had been knocked off Ash's shoulders by May, was now trying to process what just happened.

End of chapter

I know it's short but it gets better…I think.

Please R&R and no Advanceshipping bashing.