Since this story got some positive views and reviews, I thought I should continue. I might be making another chapter or two after this one. As you would notice, the future version of Ash and Lillie OOC, which makes sense because it is like 10 years in the future, so of course their personality are going to be different.
Italics: Present
Normal: Future
Present
A loud yawn was heard throughout Kukui's house. Some lights inside were turned on as Ash heads towards the videophone that has been ringing for quite some time. While rubbing one eye, Ash answers the call albeit missing the button a couple of times before successfully answering it.
"Hello, Ash?"
Although his eyes were closed from being awakened from his slumber, Ash can tell who is on the other end from the sound of her voice.
"Lillie?" He opens his eyes with a squint, "It's late, what are you doing up?"
His bookworm of a classmate look down with a worried look.
"I couldn't sleep..."
Despite the hesitance in her voice, Ash can guess on why she's calling.
After getting the sleep from his eyes, he said, "Worried about Vulpix?"
"Yes," Lillie admits, now without any hesitation. "How is she doing?"
Ash gives her a smile of assurance, "She had a blast today. She had fun playing with fun uncle Pikachu, know-it-all uncle Rotom, and silly cousins Rockruff and Rowlet."
Lillie giggles at the designated family members before speaking again, "Did you feed her?"
"Yeah and she loves the formula you made for her. You did a great job."
A blush appears on Lillie's face, "Thank you. Did you-?"
"Yes," Ash interrupts her, knowing what she's going to ask. "I groomed her with that special brush that you brought for her."
Lillie was about to speak aging, but got interrupted before she could say anything, "And don't worry, I won't be using her in battles or put her through any training until she's ready for it."
The mother sigh in relief, knowing that her baby is safe. As she feared, she is still uncomfortable being anywhere near any Pokémon. So as promised, Ash is taking care of the newly hatched Pokémon, which is an Alolan Vulpix and an energetic one at that. She may not be quiet and reserved as her mommy, but she is really takes after her daddy. At least her appearance is so alike to her mother's.
Lillie blushes. When she had Ash made that promise in the classroom, they weren't exactly alone; Mallow heard everything from the doorway to the room. The chef then told all of the other students in school of their promise and like wildfire, the aspiring Pokémon master and the smartest girl in school became the talk of the whole school and even some parts of Melemele island. She and Ash were teasingly called 'Mommy' and 'Daddy' from their friends and occasionally from their teacher and other adults, especially their teacher almost daily.
Now that was on her mind, Lillie suddenly got nervous to continue the conversation.
"Great, well I'll be going to sleep now. Goodnight!"
Future
Lillie happily strokes her swollen belly after satisfying the hunger of two individuals, herself and her baby, who she hopes to be a boy.
"A boy?" Ash said when he heard his wife refer their unborn child as a he. There is no possibility she knows the gender of their child, they did decided to have the gender a surprise. "I'm hoping our first child would be a girl."
"Oh," Lillie started with a pout. "But I want a boy."
Ash heard the playfulness in her voice, he smirk, "Oh? And why's that?"
"So we can have a mini-Ash Ketchum running around the house."
Her husband chuckles, "Would you really like to take care of a child who takes after me? Don't you remember what my mom said?"
Lillie does remember. After she broke the news to Ash, that in nine months they will be parents of their first child, they planned to surprise their respective mother about the news with a small get-together. Of course their mothers were surprised, but soon got over it and started getting excited of spoiling their future grandchild. After they calmed down, the soon-to-be grandmothers gave them advice on parenting. Delia even told of her experience of raising Ash, who was crying from the ordeal. The way his mother described raising him sounded like he was a troubled child.
"Offsprings inherit half a DNA from both of their parents," Lillie explains.
Ash quickly get what she means, "So you want to our 'son' to have my looks and your...?" He beckons her to finish.
"My intelligence." She said dreamily, already picturing her dream child. The more she thinks about it, the more she wants to have her child in her arms already. To nurture him, to raise him into a great man like her husband.
"Well then," Ash said amusedly with a smirk. "If we have a girl, she'll have her mommy's looks and be into battling like her daddy."
Lillie giggle happily at that possibility as she imagines a younger version of herself yelling out commands to a Pikachu. She then rests her head on Ash's chest.
"Even if they don't live up to our expectation..."
Ash wraps an arm around her.
"We'll still love them no matter what."
Lillie sighs in content in their embrace. She closes her eyes and relax. Regret soon fills her when she realizes that they are still at their friend's restaurant and not their house. They will have to leave soon and she really does not want to get out of that embrace.
Sadly, they did leave after paying for the check. Like at the house, Ash picks up his pregnant wife effortlessly and carried her to his car.
"Any ideas on names?" Lillie asks once they were in the road.
"Well..." Ash starts, "I do have one name if we have a girl."
"What is it?"
"Jasmine."
"Jasmine?" Lillie looks at her husband with an unamused look. "You want to name our child after a flower like how my mother named me after one?"
"Technically she named you after a grass-type Pokémon, Lillie-gant."
Lillie lightly slaps his arm from the passenger seat with a pout, "Same difference, Ashura."
"I'm serious, though," Ash said. "If she inherits your looks, white will definitely be her color and jasmine flowers are always white. I believe it's a perfect name for a girl."
Lillie could not disagree with him on that and Jasmine does sound like a lovely name.
"So Jasmine for a girl," Lillie said, "How about Ashton for a boy?"
Ash gives his wife a deadpan look, "Really?"
Lillie covers her lips with her hand as she hold back a giggle, "Just kidding~"
Obviously this is before Lillie's egg hatched episode. I might continue the past in the next chapter, not sure about the future part.
