Chapter 2: Reunited

Misty was surprised that May wasn't up early in the morning getting over excited like she had the day before. However upon waking her up May did act exactly as she thought she would, almost a little too excited, with no concern at all for the possible risks of clubbing. Misty realized she herself must have sold it real hard to May and her parents, as she remembered being quite nervous about her first time going out. Moreover she was just glad to see that May's general happy outlook on life hadn't died down over all the years she had known her.

Misty and May left relatively early in the morning to get to Ash's new house. Mostly because the two wanted to catch up with Ash but also because Misty knew how long it would take May to get ready so she made sure the younger girl would have plenty of time to spare. It didn't take long by car to get to Pallet town, May noted how much the town hadn't changed much. It seemed odd that a club would be built here, but Misty explained that it was a way to get tourists and people from the surrounding towns and cities to stopover.

At long last they pulled in front of Ash's new home, it wasn't anything flashy in fact in terms of size it looked a lot like his mother's house. May quickly got out and rushed to the door, leaving Misty to carry the few bits of luggage she had bought.

"May don't leave me with all this!" Misty yelled at her from the car.

May just wanted to see Ash, despite only seeing him a few days ago the two didn't have much time to catch up and now she would have plenty of time with him and Misty. She was about to knock when the door swinged open revealing a cheerful looking trainer.

"Long time no see." He commented with a grin.

After that May jumped on him giving him a huge hug, Ash responded to this by grabbing her back and lifting her up into the air. This was no problem as she was very light and Ash had a surprising amount of strength, making May chuckle at the playful greeting.

"It's great to see you again." May looked up at Ash.

"If you are done with the meet and greet, I need a hand!" Misty shouted from the car.

"Alright I'm coming." May answered back.

Ash finally got a good look at May as she went to help Misty, 'She's really hasn't changed much.' He thought to himself. May hadn't grown in height as much as Misty and especially not compared to Ash however her figure had come leaps and bounds with her age. Her hourglass shape made her look fantastic in her usual attire, showing off her full breasts and backside. Ash's thoughts didn't turn to any of this though. Like Misty had explained he was very protective of his friends especially those who were female. Because of the time he had spent with them as children he never thought of any of them in a sexual way, however in no way was he uneducated in sex itself.

He hadn't told anybody but Ash had become quite the ladies' man in terms of picking up. Across the regions he visited he had been very successful at clubs and bars, and though they never blossomed into relationships Ash was quite happy with one night stands, as had all of his partners.

In this regard he was far from the clueless youth his friends once knew. If anyone did find out, he knew half of them wouldn't believe it anyway.

As the girls entered his home he gave them a quick tour and then organised something to eat. May finally got down to the business of catching up. Most of it involved around each other's Pokémon, adventures, contests and Misty's gym.

"So Ash where's Pikachu?" May asked

"Well he doesn't like the smell of alcohol and shows absolutely no sympathy to anyone who has hangovers and the like. So he is at Professor Oak's ranch with the rest of my Pokémon." Ash replied.

"Well I guess that makes sense," May started "I didn't bring any of my Pokémon since I knew they would be left out."

"Well can you imagine if Pokémon got on the grog?" Ash stated getting a laugh from everyone.

Before they knew it, it was mid-afternoon, as May and Ash cleaned up Misty rang her sisters.

"So Norman was easy to convince?" Ash inquired to May.

"Sort of," She replied "I guess he's worried about me traveling so far and then drinking when I've had so little experience in that regard."

"Speaking of which, how many times have you drunk before?" Ash looked over to her.

"I had one beer at my party and that's it." May quickly replied.

This got Ash a little worried. "So only once, are you sure you want to hit the clubs with only one beer under your belt so to speak." Ash questioned May.

"Don't worry Ash I'll watch what I drink tonight and beside, I'll have you and Misty to watch over me." She smiled.

Ash still wasn't reassured, May had no idea what her limits were, and not only that being in a public place like that posed a few extra problems. His thoughts were interrupted by Misty walking in and opening a beer can.

"Really Misty already? We're not going till nine o'clock." Ash remarked.

Misty looked back at him not happy with his tone. "Ash I don't want to spend ridiculous amounts of money at the club and it's going to take quite a lot to get me feeling anything." She then turned to May offering her a drink.

"No thanks I won't be having much." May answered back, turning to Ash. "Will she be right for tonight?" May whispered.

"Don't worry, she's used to drinking like that. She's basically an alcoholic." Ash smirked.

"I heard that!" Misty yelled and began chasing Ash out the back door into the yard.

"It's not my fault you drink that stuff like water, maybe you should learn a bit of self-control." Ash laughed childishly.

"I'll control where my fist goes if you don't start apologising right now." Misty yelled as she attempted to tackle Ash.

May watched on as Misty yelled at Ash for having no respect, while he continued to insult her drinking habits.

'The more things change, the more they stay the same.' May thought to herself.