Chapter 2 the future isn't written

May ended up falling asleep on Ash's lap. During the night a nurse came by and placed a blanket around the girl as she slept.

It was one in the morning, and the room was pitch dark. May opened her eyes and rubbed them with her fingers. It took her a while to realize she fell asleep and that she has a blanket around her. She wrapped herself in it and looked at the boy in front of her. He lay there with an oxygen mask on his face and two IVs in his arms. The life support machines made a constant, steady beeping and suction sounds; always sounding on que. It made her sad to see him like this

"I miss you Ash. Come back to us. Please…" she said and caressed his cheek with the tip of her finger. She felt an urge to tell him how she felt right then and there but she didn't. When he was struck by lightning it seemed like he was gonna die for sure. When he was hospitalized she wasn't sure she would be able to tell him how she feels. It seems so certain but as a wise man once said 'the future isn't written'. She sat there quietly and sighed. She removed her bandana and used it to wipe her eyes when she saw someone hold a tissue in front of her. She looked at it and at the hand that held it. She traced the hand back to the arm and the arm to the shoulder and the shoulder to…

"Ash…" she sighed with joy

"How do you feel?"

"Weak. What are you doing here? Where are we?"

"We're in the hospital. You got struck by lightning remember?"

Ash looked shocked

"I was?"

"Yeah. We were out in a storm earlier and Brock tried to warn you about it but he was too late"

Ash frowned struggling to remember.

"I don't recall that. The last thing I remember was giving you my jacket to protect you from the rain. After that it's a complete blackout"

May smiled. She was touched that the last thing he remembered before passing out was an act of kindness to her.

"What?" he asked puzzled by her shy smile

"Oh, I was just thinking"

"About?"

"About how sweet you are…" she smiled at him. There were small faint blushies on her cheeks…

He blushed too.

"What do you mean?" he stuttered.

She giggled at how clueless he was

"You know, about you giving me your jacket when it was raining. I think it's really sweet that that's the last thing you remember before blacking out"

After a few seconds he smiled at her

"You're welcome" he said and she gave him a small nod of approval. Then the silence came. An eerie silence. After a while she spoke

"You know I was really worried about you Ash"

"Why? I thought I just blacked out"

"Not entirely. We sort off lost you when got struck by the lightning but we used Pikachu to get you back. Then we lost you again on the way here"

"You mean… I died?"

"Almost"

Silence

"Now I understand why I don't remember any of this"

To his surprise May was crying

"May, what's wrong?"

"Oh Ash…" she sobbed and rubbed her eyes with the tissues he gave her from the nightstand

"I was so worried I was gonna lose you…I care about you a lot; you're my best friend and I…" she paused

"You what?"

"I love you Ash. I do…" she confessed.

Ash looked at her slightly shocked. After a few seconds he smiled at her

"I love you too…"

"Really?"

"Really, really…" she smiled and he smiled too.

"Come here…" he titled his head towards himself. She climbed onto the bed and sat beside him

"I'm not going anywhere May. I promise you we'll be together now"

"I know"

"And Ash?"

"Hmm?"

Instead of saying anything she pressed her lips against his in which she released all the built up emotions she had for him and so did he. They wrapped their arms around each other's necks as they kissed. Finally they broke apart.

"Thanks for coming back Ash" she smiled

"Thanks for making it worth coming back"

They both smiled at each other and rested in each other's embrace as they fell back to sleep…

To be concluded…

Hurray! Ash is alive. Now that the young couple has confessed their love for each other, what will come of it? Will they stay together? Will their relationship evolve? And is Ash truly out of the woods? All will be revealed in the next chapter. Stay tuned fellas.

Peace out…