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A pair of chocolate brown eyes surveyed the town before him. His old home; with the sun coming up during the sunrise. How long had it been since he had been here? He'd lost count but was pretty sure it had been near 4 years. 'Or maybe longer', he wondered thoughtfully. He noticed that there were more houses in the area but other than that it was just like he remembered it. He walked with one arm in a cast his other hand stuffing a headband into his backpack, with its colors faded away. 'Time to get a new one', Ash thought sadly.
He walked the path to his front door, his head held high. He opened up the fence and glanced at the swing which held a Mr. Mime and a Mime Jr. He stopped for a moment, registering the fact that Mr. Mime had been busy. Trying to be as quiet as he could, which wasn't hard given his training, but he didn't want to wake up anyone. He slowly opened the door, hoping it wouldn't creak as he entered his abode. He headed for the living room to lay down; he had had a difficult journey.
As Ash walked into the living room, he saw a sleeping figure in a nightgown snoring slightly on the couch. Ash approached the couch softly not wanting to wake his mother up. He crouched down next to her head. He noticed that the pillow she was laying on had tear streaks on it. Ash smiled sadly, knowing that he had been gone too long. He gazed at a calendar, realizing it had been 3 years give or take a few months. It wasn't that much of a shock. The last time he was here, he had insulted his mother and many of his friends.
Ash decided to watch her until she woke. He sat on the chair adjacent to her and watched all the while wondering if coming back was the right decision. 'Of course it was', he scolded himself, 'I was just being selfish. And maybe being on my own might have helped me.' Ash glanced to the clock, and was surprised that it had been an hour already. He put his head in his head concluding that he would need a home cooked meal after this. 'Better yet, I'll make it so it doesn't look I just stopped for a meal.'
It was at that exact time that Delia(h?) woke up from her sleep. The sounds of her waking up caused Ash to look up from his hands, waiting for her to realize that he was here. Delia yawned and sat up, wiping her face with her the back of her hand. She then felt that someone was watching her. She looked in the direction of Ash, and gasped suddenly. Ash nodded, looking somber and sorry like a whipped dog. Delia stood up with her hand over her heart. Her eyes welled up with tears. Without a word, Ash went over to her and hugged her tightly. It almost surprised him when she slapped his face. Ash backed away to get a
good look at his mother. She looked like she had not gotten much sleep in the past couple days, and her hair was a mess even compared to a person waking up in the morning.
Delia hugged Ash in a bear hug, crying and sobbing while Ash realized even he shed some tears without knowing it. She finally released him and laughed thickly, "You're home." Ash grinned back to her, "To stay."
O.K, yes the ending was a bit sappy. Deal with it. R+R.