A/N: A (very) late birthday fic for Empress Empopleon. Enjoy Empress!
The Meaning of Forever
Was she going to have to wait for him forever?
It wouldn't be surprising, really. Forever seemed like such a small amount of time when Ash Ketchum was involved.
Yeah, that was right. Forever would just pass in a heartbeat and that would be that. It almost made one wish that forever wouldn't come…because what was beyond forever?
They'd travelled together for forever after all. And now, after forever, was this teensy bit lonely place where she stood closer to her dream but also more alone. It was even worth that dream for that forever to have lasted just a little longer –
No, of course it wasn't. But that didn't mean she didn't miss all those friends, all those adventures. And him in particular, who was always moving ahead, jumping into new adventures and dragging other people in who wouldn't even realise until their hearts were all tied together…
Just like he'd come one day, soaked to the bone and with an injured Pikachu in his arms, taking her bicycle.