Love's Fire

The cries of the Dodrio was the first sound of a new day. While the screech of the Triple Bird Pokemon are usually the subject of many headaches, the screeches only woke May with a start.

"Dawn, Dawn?" May gently cooed. "Dawn?"

Dawn woke with a yawn. "Good morning, sweetie."

"Remember what I promised?" May asked her.

"So you're going to tell your boss to go fall off the nearest cliff?" Dawn asked with a hint of malevolence.

"Close, but yeah" May answered.

"Don't forget to tell him to fuck off" Dawn added.

"I will" May replied, laughing at her response.

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After May left on her Pidgeot, Dawn tended to Sunny. Dawn loved Sunny ever since she found her…

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"Uh, you poor thing!" Dawn said with pity.

She found a Ponyta that was freezing to death. Apparently, its former trainer left it in this canyon to die. She hadn't had food for days, and her temperature was steadily dropping.

"Come on, we got to take you to a hospital, okay?" Dawn asked, taking out one of her Poke Balls. The Ponyta cowered in fear, not wanting to trust another trainer.

"No, no, I won't hurt you" Dawn cooed as she continued to convince the Pokemon to trust her. After a few more moments, the Ponyta was ready. She activated her Poke Ball and a red laser beam sucked up the injured horse.

"May! We have to get to the city, quick!" Dawn yelled, worried about the sick Ponyta.

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"Sir, we need to talk" May demanded, frustrated at his arrogance.

"I heard you the first time" her boss bellowed. "So here's my response: you're fired!"

"Wait, what?! You can't fire me!" May stammered, trying to put on the most convincing show to her boss.

"You heard me: you're fired!" her boss yelled again. "Go on, get out!" May stormed out of his office, but before she could walk out the door, her boss said, "hey May, take this." It was her final paycheck. She looked at it before she gasped.

"Are you sure you want me to have this?!" May gasped, wondering if he was just insulting her.

"Of course you can" her boss said, his tone of anger and malevolence gone; instead, it was replaced with happiness and benevolence. "May, you've worked your ass off for me for 9 years. Anyone who can put up with my behavior for that long deserves a gift, just don't tell anyone else okay? The only way people leave this company is if they get fired and I want it to stay that way." He smiled and extended his hand. "Deal?"

"Yes, I accept" May smiled back, and shook his hand.

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May got off her Pidgeot as soon as her feet could touch the ground.

"Alright Speedy, you deserve some rest" May said to her Pidgeot before returning it back to its Poke Ball. She came into the house and was shocked: the house was in shambles.

Windows were broken, plates were knocked over, silverware was taken, and even the chandelier was gone. But May wasn't concerned about that…

"Dawn! Dawn?" May called out to her. She checked the whole house: nothing. She went to the stables: nothing. She noticed that Dawn's Rapidash and two Ponytas were missing.

Oh no, May thought as she looked everywhere: but the basement!

She opened the lock to find Dawn, cowering.

"Dawn!" May happily cried out.

"May!" Dawn responded in the same happy, relieved tone. They embraced and shared a kiss before getting out of there.

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"What happened?" Officer Jenny asked, distraught over the damage. Officer Jenny who arrived minutes ago had her team investigate the whole property.

"I don't know" Dawn stammered. "All I remember is that some man with brown hair," she stopped, choking on her words.

"Mam, calm down" Officer Jenny ordered in a calm voice. "Take your time. So, brown hair?"

"Green vest" Dawn continued. "There was a scar on his left eye, and he had a knife in his right hand."

Officer Jenny scribbled down the description neatly on her notepad before turning to May. "And you just arrived shortly?"

"Yes, I did, mam" May answered.

"Well, I'm afraid you've been struck by the same person your neighbors called about two days ago" Officer Jenny answered with a somber tone. "His name is Greene Killhear. He escaped from prison couple weeks ago. He's robbed several stores and homes in the city I patrol at, he also killed several people and Pokemon before we finally caught him."

"He killed Pokemon?" Dawn asked, shocked of hearing such brutality.

"I'm afraid so" Officer Jenny said with sorrow, her eyes closed to prevent the tears from rolling down her eyes. "Thanks for your cooperation. If he comes back, come get right away."

"But I thought you said you work in the city?" May questioned.

"I work at the station a few acres from your place" Jenny replied. "Just give me a call or come get me." Her cell phone rang. "I gotta go."

"Where you going?" Dawn asked out of curiosity.

"Nurse Joy needs my help again" Jenny sighed. "It seems Killhear struck again: two Vileplumes, a Happiny, and a Delcatty."

"Ohh, wow, you better go now" May said with a sense of urgency and sorrow.

"Yeah, well I'm kind of nervous around her" Jenny admitted, her face flush with crimson.

"Why? Dawn giggled.

"Well," Jenny gulped. "I, I sorta, like her."

"What is that it?" May asked, teasing her a bit.

"Hey" Jenny snapped. "Well, I'm not really sure. I mean, she does flirt with me, but I'm not sure she's serious. And, what if the city gets word of it?"

"Oh, no need to worry!" Dawn said cheerfully. "They completely accepted us when we revealed we were lesbian and we're getting married to each other."

"Really?" Jenny beamed. "Wow, I didn't think they be that accepting. Okay, I'll ask her out!"

"There you go!" Dawn shouted in enthusiasm.

"Go after her!" May shouts back with encouragement.

"Okay, I'll see you gals later!" Jenny finished with a happy and excited tome as she drove off in her signature motorcycle.

"So, what did you say to your boss?" Dawn asked excitedly.

"I didn't need to" May said excitedly. "He gave me this!" she exclaimed as she held up the check.

"Oh my god!" Dawn shouted. "Look at all those zeros! And that's all ours?"

"Yes baby" May said, embracing her. "It is. It's enough to clean this house up, along with maybe a remodeling job. And after that's covered, maybe we can take a vacation, just you and me?"

"Oh, stop" Dawn blushed. "You don't need to do all that for me."

"It's the least I can do" May cooed, teasing Dawn's areola with her finger.

"Oh, you dirty girl" Dawn replied in a seductive tone as she embraced her.

"I know" May just said with no shame as she kissed her lips. The two kissed for a long time before Sunny neighed.

"Oh darnn, forgot to feed her" Dawn stammered.

"How bout we take this inside once you finish?" May asked using that come hither voice that Dawn hasn't heard for a while.

"Oh, you" said Dawn. She got a bucket of apples and hay and put it in Sunny's stall so she could feed her fawns. "All right, try to get some rest 'k?"

Sunny just neighed and licked her face. "Okay, okay" Dawn said before giving her a hug. "I'll check on you, but later, okay?" Sunny just neighed as if she was trying to whistle.

"Hey, that's not nice" Dawn huffed.

Rapidash just neighed again.

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So, what do you think? I've kept it PG-13 so far: the next chapter is going to have a small sample of why I said it was rated M. So stay tuned!