You Know...
By S. Muffin

(AU. Ash is 15 and May is 13)

"You know, I've been walking you home everyday for the past month now," a certain black haired teenager said, glancing at the girl beside him from the corner of his eye.

May caught his gaze, giving him a curious look. "And?"

He shrugged, stuffing his hands in his pockets. "Well, as soon I get out of school, I have to walk all the way over to the junior high school to come get you."

"Is it that much of a bother?" she asked with a small frown.

"No, it's not that. I just wanna know why you want me to walk you home all the time," he said. "The first time I did it was because you had all those books and it looked like you were going to fall over."

May laughed at the memory. She had to carry four, large, heavy textbooks home that day and Ash just happened to see her stumbling around the sidewalk while he was walking home as well. So, being the sweet tenth grader he was, he offered to carry them for her.

"This is the only time I get to see you during the day," she replied. "You basically said it yourself. We don't go to the same school. Not yet, at least."

"Well, yeah, but why did you ask me to walk you home again the next day?" he asked.

"Because...well, you were really nice to me," she said, smiling at him as a light blush colored her cheeks. "And we got along really well, so I thought we could be friends or something."

That, and I really like you.

"Oh," he muttered, eyeing her flushed cheeks. "You okay? You're face is kinda—"

"I'm fine!" she interrupted, her smile broadening. "Don't worry!"

He raised an eyebrow, unconvinced, but he decided to let it go. "If you say so..."

The rest of the walk was continued in silence, until they finally reached May's house.

"So, you think I could see you tomorrow?" May asked, standing in front of her door.

Ash gave her a confused look. "But tomorrow's Saturday. There's no school."

Blushing again, May laughed nervously. "Y-yeah, I know. I thought maybe we could...you know, hang out? If you're not too busy, or anything."

"N-no, I'm free," he said, a bit surprised to hear himself stutter. "How should I get a hold of you?"

"Just stop by around noon or something." She smiled shyly, feeling butterflies swarm in her stomach.

He smiled back at her. "Okay. I'll see you tomorrow, then."

May nodded. "Yep."

He turned around and was about to walk away, but a sudden tug on his wrist prevented him from doing so.

"Wait!" May exclaimed.

"What is it?" he asked, turning around to face her.

Standing on her tiptoes, May quickly pressed a kiss to his cheek before disappearing inside her house.

Ash's brows rose in surprise as he brought his hand up to touch the side of his face where May's lips had been. His fingertips, he noticed, were much cooler than the skin beneath them.

Fahaha he's blushing :D

I can't believe I updated this soon. These little minishots are fun. Anyway, review if you wish.