Johan07: As you may know, while I'm working on The Ōra Prince and its chapters, I decided to do a small, but yet fun project other than The Sky Has No Limits and this is it. I hope you guys don't mind.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Pokémon.

Rated: K+

Genre (s): Humor/Friendship

Word Count:

Pairing (s): None

Character (s): Ash (13-14), Gary (14-15), and Brock (18-19)

Summary: A series of funny one-shots that involves around Ash and your favorite anime characters from the Pokémon series. Some one-shots can be really, REALLY random at times, so you have been warned!

Ash's Little Mishaps

Who Do You Like?

"Um… guys…? What are we doing outside in my backyard?" Ash asked his two best friends who was standing right in front of him after they dragged him away from his house during the reunion party that was taking place at his home. The young trainer was a bit clueless on why Brock and Gary suddenly dragged him away from their other friends. Even Pikachu, who was resting on his trainer's shoulder, was a bit baffled by the two boys' sudden action.

Sensing that the coast was clear with no one around to eavesdrop on their private conversation, it was the perfect time for the two boys to tell their naïve friend about the reason why they took him away from the party and brought him here.

"All right, Ashy-boy…" The raven-haired boy stared at his former rival when he spoke. "…The reason we dragged your clueless butt out here is because there is something we would like to get off our chest." Gary carefully explained.

"Okay…" Ash blinked. "What is it?" He asked.

There was a moment of brief silence until…

"Ash… Who do you like?"

The young trainer blinked at the Pokémon breeder. "Who do I like?" He titled his head to the side. "What do you mean, Brock?"

Grunting, Gary slapped his forehead in disbelief. How dumb can he be? Even a Slowbro can understand that question and that's saying a lot.

Chuckling slightly, Brock tried again with his question, but only this time… in a form that even Ash can understand. "What I'm trying to say is... are you interested in anyone by any chance?"

"Ooh…" Did the clueless boy finally understand what his two friends were trying to ask him? Not even close. "…Um, that's nice of you to ask that, Brock, but sorry… You're a good friend and all, but I don't like you in that way."

"No, no, no, no, no, no! I didn't mean it LIKE THAT!"

"Oh yes you did, Brock."

"GARY!"

"What? It's not my fault you got rejected by Ashy-boy here." Gary laughed.

"GARY…!"

"Okay, okay, okay. You don't need to shout, man. I'm not deaf." Gary sighed, ending his laughing fits before something bad happens to him. Soon the spiky-haired Pokémon trainer would turn his attention right back to Ash. "Alright… Ash, listen up and listen closer because I'm not going to repeat myself again."

"Okay…"

"Who… Do… You… Like…?" Gary slowly paused on each word, in hopes his clueless friend would understand his question.

"Ooh… You mean who do I like…?"

"Yes, Ash…" Gary sighed in frustration. "Who do you like, as in which girl do you have a crush on?" He rephrased his question into a meaningful matter.

"Ooh… Now I get it. So you guys want to know who I like and have a crush on, right."

"That's what we were trying to ask you the first time, idiot." Gary said, grunting at his clueless boy's stupidity.

"Why didn't you say so?"

"We just did, moron."

"No, you didn't." Ash argued.

"Yes, we… Ugh, forget it. Just tell us who you like already before you start giving me a headache, Ash." The spiky-haired boy grunted, massaging his temples.

Brock nodded. "Yes, I have to agree with Gary here. Just tell us who you like, Ash. And don't worry; your secret is safe with us." He told his friend with a smile.

"Um… okay…"

"Is it Misty?" Gary suddenly asked with an evil smirk on his face.

"W-WHAT? No! She's just a friend!"

"Okay, how about May or better yet Dawn?" Brock asked. Ash shakes his head.

"May is just a friend, like Misty and Dawn is like a little sister to me."

"That's understandable." The Pokémon breeder nodded his head at his friend's explanation before moving on to his next choice. "Then Zoey?"

"I respect her, but I don't feel that way with her."

"Okay… how about those other two tomboy girls? You know the one with green hair that acts like you and the purple-haired one."

"You mean Angie and Anabel?" Gary nodded. "They're just friends, too." The spiky-haired boy sighed in frustration.

"Boy, Ashy-boy, you're such a picky person."

"What's that supposed to mean, Gary?"

"Nothing…" Gary sighed again before turning his attention away from his frowning friend onto Brock who was still thinking about the other possible candidates. "Is there anyone else, Brock?"

"Well…" Brock cupped his chin and pondered for a brief second. "…There is that one girl named Iris, but she's too far interested in that one guy named Cilan than Ash." Gary clearly nodded to that. "…And there is that other girl named Bianca, but she's too much of a handful for Ash to handle." Gary nodded his head once again.

"That's true." He sighed. "So… in conclusion… there's no one left."

"Well… there is one." Gary raised an eyebrow at that. What did Brock mean by that? Who was left? "…And that person is…"

"Cynthia!" Ash suddenly said, causing his two friends and his Pikachu to give him weird looks.

"Uh… yeah… Cynthia…" Brock said slowly while still staring at his friend. He didn't know why his friend just shouted out Cynthia's name, but he did hit the nail right on the head. Cynthia was the last person who came to his mind. But wait a minute… does mean Ash had a small crush on his mentor? Maybe, or maybe the fact that Ash was just being Ash. Even so, it was a little suspicious. Even Gary had the same idea.

Just before they could even question their friend about his sudden action, the young trainer suddenly took off with a goofy grin on his face, leaving his two friends wondering what just happen.

"Uh… what was that all about?" The breeder asked his friend while scratching his head in confusion.

Gary shrugged. "Who knows? Sometimes even I can't understand what Ashy-boy is thinking about, but at least we know one thing from all of these."

"That Cynthia could be his secret crush?"

"Nope," Gary shook his head and grinned. "Even better than that,"

"Which is?"

A teasing smirk suddenly tugged against the corner of the spiky-haired boy's lips. "At least, I wasn't the one who got rejected by Ashy-boy."

"GARY!"

A/N: Poor, poor Brock. Even Ash rejected him. When will he get a break? Maybe one day, he will. But other than that, did you guys enjoy the small hints of Rayshipping? Nice, huh? Even so… does it prove anything? You'll be the judge of that. Any who, if you still have any ideas on whom and what theme I should do with Ash next, then please do not hesitate to speak up your mind. Other than that, I hope you like this funny segment between Ash, Gary, and Brock. Please R & R! Until next time, peace out!

P.S. - You know the drill. All proofreading and editing credit goes to Final Heir!

Johan07