I'm a major HatThiefShipper and I wanted to write a fanfic with a HatThiefShipping plot. Ash and his friends are on their way to Floaroma Town for Dawn's next Pokémon Contest, and yet again, Ash's Aipom takes his hat. Dawn and Brock think Ash is going to be mad, but just the opposite. He watches the Long Tail Pokémon run around while wearing his hat and even Pikachu begins to notice something is up when Ash lets out an adoring sigh. Ash then begins to realize he may have feelings for her. Brock, Dawn, and even Pikachu think Ash is going a little crazy, and this really upsets him, so he runs off with Aipom following. Will Ash and Aipom be alright on their own?

Just shortly after Dawn entered the unofficial Contest in a little village she's now getting ready to enter her actual Contest in Floaroma Town. Dawn is practicing with her Pokémon for the Contest, and as usual Buneary flirts with Pikachu making him uncomfortable. He gently pushes her out of the way and kindly tells her to focus on her training with Dawn.

Ash laughed and remarked, "Come on, buddy, Buneary's just trying to show you how much she likes you and how cool she thinks you are."

Just then, Aipom stole Ash's hat from him and runs off with it.

Brock remarks, "Oh no, here we go again."

Dawn remarks, "You think she would've learned by now that she shouldn't steal Ash's hat from him because all it does is cause trouble."

Ash watched Aipom run around with his hat on her head and thought to himself, "Maybe this is Aipom's way of showing how much she likes me."

Dawn questions with concern in her voice, "Ash, you alright?"

"Yeah, normally you chase after Aipom and try to get your hat back from her," Brock stated.

"I'm just fine, and to be honest, she's cute when she takes my hat and runs off," Ash remarked as he let out a longing sigh.

Aipom ran back up to Ash and gave him his hat as he kneeled down and pet her on the head as he laughed.

"Aipom, you're such a cutie," Ash stated.

Aipom blushed when Ash said this to her and he blushed too as he hugged her.

Brock, Dawn, and even Pikachu looked at each other with concern which Ash noticed.

"Guys, what's on your minds?" Ash wondered.

"Ash, don't you think it's a little, uh, 'interesting' for a person to develop feelings for a Pokémon?" Brock questioned.

"No, not at all. Aipom obviously loves me and that's why she always takes my hat from me and runs around. It's because she wants me to pay attention to her and play around with her," Ash defended himself.

Aipom smiled and nodded to Ash in response, happy he finally understood her reasoning behind her mischief.

"I'm sorry I never saw it before. Now that I see the reason you only wanted me to see just how much you love me, I think it's always really cute when you take my hat and run off with it," he mentioned to Aipom. He then put his hat on her head and stated, "You look just absolutely adorable in my hat, sweetie."

"Sweetie?" Dawn repeats with an extreme amount of confusion in her voice.

"Uh, Ash, I think you might just want to leave the situation as it is," Brock advised.

Pikachu nodded in agreement with Brock which shocked and hurt Ash deeply.

Ash began to cry as he questioned, "You too, Pikachu? So none of you want me to be happy?"

"Of course we want you to be happy, Ash," Brock replied.

"We just don't think it's healthy for you to be so head over heels for a Pokémon," Dawn remarked.

Ash couldn't believe what he was hearing. He didn't even know to what to say. All his friends were against him when he was only trying to be happy. He ran away sobbing his eyes out, releasing all the Pokémon he'd caught in the Sinnoh Region, not wanting any of them to be opposed to his feelings for Aipom. Ash sat down under a tree and tried to calm down, but this was almost impossible for him to do. Just then Ash saw Aipom running to him and turned away so she wouldn't see him crying. Aipom turned Ash's head towards her and brushed away his tears.

"How could they say all those horrible and hurtful remarks?" Ash wondered.

Aipom hugged Ash as tight as she could and attempted to cheer him up.

Ash finally calmed down and remarked, "You're so sweet, Aipom. I don't care what anybody tries to tell me, I love you, and I will no matter what. No one can change the way I feel about you."

Aipom nodded her head in agreement and went to a nearby spot on the ground where she'd spotted a dandelion. She picked the dandelion and handed it to Ash who smiled at her.

Ash hugged Aipom once again as he stated, "I'm always going to be there for you if you need me, Aipom. I know you'd do the same for me."

Aipom nodded and gazed deep into Ash's eyes. Just then Ash became so overwhelmed with emotion that he kissed Aipom. After the kiss both of them blushed and giggled bashfully.

Ash hugged Aipom once again and mentioned, "As long as I have you by my side, I'll be just fine. It's going to be me and you against the world from now on."

Ash begins to have feelings for Aipom, but his friends don't support him which upsets him greatly. Ash and Aipom have a serious heart-to-heart and Ash noted he doesn't care what anyone else thinks he's happy with Aipom and that's all that matters. What challenges will the couple face as they continue traveling on their own and how will they overcome the issues?