Me: Yay! New chapter!
May: Hooray! Do I get to reach Pallet Town and see the person I want to?
Me: Maybe. I was so worried you were going to say his name.
May: Who? You mean- *Ash covers her mouth*
Ash: Hey! Don't ruin the story! *whips hand away* And don't try to bite me!
Me: Thanks to everyone who reviewed, I don't own Pokémon, now let's start this story before I have to break up a fight!
Dawn sat on the couch. She felt the soft green surface of it. Her eyes glanced around the room. The pictures on the wall, the TV that sat on, Ash, who sat next to her, watching the news for any news on his old traveling companions. Ash's mother had gone to bed, but not before embarrassing the two by telling them to not do anything two lovebirds would do. The blunette still had questions about Ash's brother, but she didn't know when to ask them. She opened her mouth, finally deciding it was the right time. "Ash," she began, "What is your brother's name?"
The phone sounded nearby. Someone was calling the house. Ash quickly answered the call, and his face lit up when he heard the voice on the other end.
"Hello?" Dawn heard a deep voice on the other end. She wondered who it could be. 'That meant it wasn't Misty or May,' she thought, 'but who could it be? Brock maybe?'
"Red!" Ash answered, peaking Dawn's interest. It gave her many questions. Who was Red? How did he know Ash? Was he cute? "It's been a while! I'm actually here with a friend of mine and we were just talking about you!"
Dawn's face paled. She couldn't believe it. The person she was just asking about, on the phone next to her. She couldn't believe it. Speak of the devil. And Ash's brother just had to ruin the alone time her and her Ashy were having. 'Dawn, admit it,' she thought to herself. 'You like Ash.'
"Wait, you're where?" Ash asked almost falling out of the chair.
She heard a noise on the other end of the line. It sounded like complete gibberish to her, but then again, she wasn't the one on the phone.
"Well why didn't you just ring the doorbell? Good timing though, mom's asleep! Here, let me get the door for you!" Ash chatted casually while heading for the front door.
Her eyes widened. He was here? Talk about a surprise. 'A surprise...' She thought. 'Wait a second! Misty said she had a surprise planned for May! this must be it!' She stood up and went to greet the boy at the door. "Hi!" She exclaimed, "I'm Dawn. I travelled with Ash in Sinnoh!"
"It's a pleasure to meet you," the boy greeted. "My name is Red. I am Ash's brother, but hopefully he already told you that. But then again, it wouldn't be surprising if Ash forgot about his closest friends and relatives- once again. And excuse Pika, he got sick of all of the walking." He added, as a yellow mouse scurried into the house and lied down on the couch.
Ash suddenly remembered something important. "Hey Red, guess who else is on the way, Misty and May!"
Red's face lit up at the mention of May. "Sweet! It'll be one big reunion!" He exclaimed, excited at the thought of seeing his old friends.
'So that must be why Misty wanted him here, she must want to play a little game of matchmaker.' Dawn suddenly realized, finally connecting the pieces.
"So when are they going to be here?" Red asked, glancing at the clock and seeing it was late.
"Actually," Ash began to explain, his hand reaching behind his head, "I have no idea. They were on the news a few hours ago, outside Viridian Forest. Actually, I'm not even sure they are coming here, all I know is they are heading in this direction."
Red seemed like he had just reached the low end of a sugar high. His smile waned, almost disappearing, and the emotion in his eyes dulled. Dawn noticed this, and decided to talk to him about it later.
Red yawned. "Well, it's late, I'm going to bed. Is my room still the guest room?"
"Yep," Ash replied, feeling a little sorry for his brother. When they went on their journey, Red rarely came home, and after a few years, their mom had converted his room to a guest bedroom for when Ash's friends visited.
"Well, you two figure out where you are going to sleep, I'll just be on the couch," he replied, carefully picking up his Pikachu and unfolding the couch into a mattress.
"So, I guess I'll have the guest bed and you can have your room?" Dawn asked, as she watched Red out sheets onto the unfolded mattress.
"I guess so," Ash replied, as Red plopped down on the mattress.
"Goodnight Ash," the girl said, walking to where she was going to sleep.
"Goodnight Dawn," Ash replied, heading off to his bed.
"Goodnight to you guys too," Red grumbled, turning off the nearby lamp and laying down.
"My little Red is home!" Delia cheered, waking up the other inhabitants of the house, quite forcefully.
Ash came out of his room, and started laughing. The first thing he saw, was a mostly still asleep Red, being bear hugged by his mother, who was wearing one of the biggest smiles he had ever seen.
"Oh, it's been so long since my two boys were home at the same time! I'm going to cook you all a huge breakfast in celebration!" Ash's mother cheered, dropping the boy, and walking into the kitchen.
"You know Ash, one day I'll get you for that," Red groaned, glad to be once again receiving air to his lungs.
"Get me for what?" Ash asked, trying to act innocent.
"I saw you standing there, laughing as she nearly choked me to death," Red answered, finally able to open his eyes without squinting.
"Boys, boys, stop fighting, we have other things to do, like get ready for the shopping trip you are taking me on," Dawn interjected, causing the two boys to drop their mouths to the floor.
"Make sure you are ready before breakfast!" Dawn cheered before skipping off to her room to get ready.
"Wait, we agreed to take Dawn shopping?" Ash asked confused.
"Actually, she is your friend," Red explained, "I think you agreed to take her shopping."
"Great," Ash answered sitting down in defeat.
"Ash, whatever we do in the next few hours, we must be careful," Red declared shivering.
"Why?" Ash asked, curious at his brother's actions.
"Because," Red explained, "I sense a great disturbance in the force."
"Misty," the brunette asked, slowly brushing the locks of her hair, "How far away from Pallet Town are we?"
"About an hour May, why?" Misty asked, attempting to hide her smirk. Misty had a feeling she knew why May wanted to get to Pallet Town, and she knew the reason, or rather person, was probably there right now. If not there, then on his way.
"Well, I just can't wait to see Mrs. Ketchum again," May answered, attempting to cover up the truth.
"Really, I thought you were hoping to see someone else there. I think I heard something about Red being there for a visit," Misty said, putting the bait in the trap.
"Really? It's been sooo long since I saw him last!" May answered, her eyes sparkling and her face lighting up.
"I knew it!" Misty exclaimed, "You do like Red!"
"I- I don't know what you are talking about," May said, trying to hide the heavy blush on her face.
"Don't lie May, you know I'm right," Misty counseled, trying to get the truth from the brunette.
"Well- Maybe I like him a little," May answered, putting emphasis on little.
"Please, I saw the way you reacted when I showed you the news article, you like him more than a little," Misty fought back, also putting emphasis on little. "You're madly in love with him!"
"What's the point of liking someone if they like someone else though?" May sulked, thinking of the picture of her crush and the girl. They seemed to natural together, they had to be dating.
"You don't know he doesn't like you, and anyway, why would he not announce to anyone that he was dating someone? Why would the press not be all over it?" Misty countered, guessing what the other girl was thinking.
"Well, I guess you are right," May replied, the fire in her eyes returning. She clenched her fist. "This time, I'm going to fight for him if I have to! I'm not leaving his side until I tell him how I feel! But how will I know when he is going to be there?"
"Actually," Misty replied, rubbing her head, "I may have sent him a letter asking to meet with him in Pallet Town, guessing that you likes him. I told him if he told me when he got there, I would meet up with him. I said I had something urgent to discuss with him."
"Misty!" May exclaimed, "I don't know whether or not to thank you or kill you!"
"How about you thank me?" The girl answered, sweat dropping at her friend's response.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu exclaimed, surprised once again at how much his trainer could eat before being full.
"Oh, Pikachu! I forgot to get you ketchup!" Ash exclaimed, handing the rodent a red bottle.
"Pika!" The rodent cooed, not caring anymore that it's trainer didn't understand it. It opened the ketchup bottle, and started its feast.
"Well, I'm going to go get the rest of my stuff, and then we can go shopping!" Dawn said, running to her room and shutting the door.
"Ash," Red whispered, once he was sure the blunette wouldn't be able to hear him. "Don't get up, the disturbance is stronger, whatever is going to happen, will happen any second."
"Red, I'm scared. What's going to happen?" Ash asked, not quite sure whether or not his brother was messing with him.
"I don't know," his whisper cut the air like glass. "I think it has to do with me though." The doorbell sounded as he finished. They looked at each other, until Red went to open the door, knowing he couldn't avoid fate. He opened the door, and to his horror, and pleasure, there were two people there. He didn't know whether to run or not. One of them, noticed him before he could decide however.
"Red!" May cried, tackling him to the ground. "I've missed you so much! It's been so long! Where did you go? What did you do?"
"Uh, May?" Misty interrupted, noticing the trainer's face beginning to turn purple. "I think you are choking him."
"Oh hi Ash!" May said, after in latching herself from the other boy and standing up.
"Close- The- Door!" Red panted, recovering from the bear hug.
Misty closed the door, without even following the boy's gaze outside.
"We need to be quiet," the boy began, once he regained his breath. "I saw a news reporter outside. They will all be here soon, especially since they know I'm here with you two." He walked around the room, and closed the curtains.
"Red Ketchum!" His mom demanded. "Open those curtains this instant!"
"Sorry mom, but we are kind of hiding from the paparazzi," he explained, while noticing the blunette walking back into the room. "Dawn, turn the TV on, keep the volume low though. I want you to flip through the channels until I tell you to stop.
She turned on the television, and began to flip channels. A battling show. Contest reruns. Sports. Kids shows. "Stop!" He exclaimed, seeing a video of what looked like the house they were residing in.
"We have exclusive footage of Misty Waterflower and May Maple I Pallet Town," a voice narrated. "Here, you can see them standing outside a house, that gets opened by Red Ketchum of all people." The person continued, until May tackled Red, and started agin after Misty shut the door. "It appears we have a new couple, and it is Red Ketchum and May Maple of all people! How will this affect their careers? We will be interviewing them, after this break." Misty looked at the two who appeared to be the next victims of the paparazzi. They both stood next to each other, faces red, eyes locked on the TV.
"So, we will soon be surrounded by paparazzi, who are all going to be attempting to pry into our new's couple's dating life," Misty said, breaking the ice and explaining their situation, "What do we do?"
The doorbell rang. And it began.
Me: Well, you thank my boredom for this chapter. I literally just spent almost 3 hours writing this. And luckily for all of us, I found out that I have a two hour school delay tomorrow. So I'm getting up at a normal time, and starting Chapter Three. Because I awesome like that. And I'm so bored. Remember to review! See you next time!