So here is part two. sorry for the delay, but it took me time to get where I wanted to get before I published. Hope you enjoy Part two!
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon, but I hate admitting it
Dawn knew she had a totally red face, and she saw Ash did too. He was just standing looking at her, not even blinking. Somehow, Ash snapped out of his trance and managed to ask her why she wasn't moving.
Dawn was shocked. Ash had managed to ignore the really obvious question. In fact she was impressed by his restraint. "I think it was a Gloom, it sprayed something and made me paralyzed."
Ash nodded his head, still staring. Dawn was surprised at her reaction to this. Somehow, she knew that he was not looking at her there, or he wasn't doing it like Brock would. Somehow, it comforted her. Still…" Ash?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I borrow your shirt?"
Ash looked confused at the request for a second, but quickly got the message. He took off his shirt, and went over to where Dawn laid. He looked at her, and she realized what he was trying to ask. How was this going to work? She was still paralyzed, but she needed to get the shirt on. Eventually, she blushed and told him," I guess you need to put it on for me." Ash blushed again. He nodded in agreement. He sat her up, and raised her arms up. He slid his shirt over her, trying not to brush against her. He still messed that up, and when he grazed her, he stopped and blushed. Dawn blushed too, but told him to hurry up. He nodded and finished putting the shirt on Dawn. It was big enough on her to cover what needed to be covered, so both Dawn and Ash relaxed.
Finally comfortable, but oddly disappointed as well, Ash turned to Dawn. "What were you doing out here? Shouldn't you be sleeping?" Dawn blushed. Say what you will about Ash, she thought, but he did care for her a lot and about her well-being.
"I had wanted to take a swim all day, so I decided to do it when you guys were sleeping." Dawn responded truthfully. Ash just nodded.
Ash blushed again, and tried to hide his face, but Dawn saw it. She cocked her head and asked, "What are you red about, mister?" Ash giggled a little. Dawn got a little mad at that cute laugh of his. She stopped, realizing she said it was cute. Shaking off the feeling, she focused on Ash. "Well?"
Ash turned to look at Dawn. "It's not really my business to ask, but why… how come…" He stopped and thought for a moment. Dawn found that she had some feeling in her hands, so she repositioned herself, so that she was looking directly at him. He saw this and ended up clamming up.
"Why was I out there with nothing on?" She finished his thought. Ash nodded; thankful he didn't have to say it. "Well, one bikini Piplup destroyed, and the other was too small for me, since it was an older one." All Ash could do was nod his head. He had been expecting more, but Dawn stopped there.
"How come you didn't just, you know, keep on your… your … your underwear and stuff." Saying that made him the reddest he had been all night. Dawn realized that too, and laughed in her head. He was more embarrassed to say underwear than seeing his best friend naked.
"Well, I didn't think of that." She lied to him. She did not want to go into details about the rash. Ash understood, and then suddenly looked around.
"Dawn, where are your clothes?" he asked "You know, the ones you came here with. Unless you walked here… without them…"
Dawn waved her hands best she could. "No, no, no. I had them and stuff, but they just…disappeared." Ash was about to say something when the clan of Bury came through the opening, each cloaked by a piece of Dawn's clothing, obviously torn to shreds. Seeing this made Ash laugh. It was a sight to see. Dawn just groaned at them. She yelled at them, "Thanks a lot guys. Could have left me something, you know!" This made Ash laugh more, and got Dawn mad. "What are you laughing at, Ash!" Ash kept laughing until he saw Dawn's serious expression.
"Come on, Dawn. You have to admit that is pretty funny!" He put on his big Ash grin, which pretty much forced Dawn to agree. She nodded in defeat, and realized that she had feeling in her legs, which meant they could finally leave. She went to tell Ash, but Ash had stood up and was looking around. She was confused by what he was doing, but figured it out when he reached behind a rock and pulled out her boots, untouched by the Bury assault.
"Found your boots, Dawn!" He grinned, showing them to her. She laughed, thankful that he had found those. While she had a few pairs of clothes, she only kept one pair of boots with her, and she needed them for all the walking they did. She went to get up, but was stopped by Ash. "Hold on, Dawn. You don't have to rush it." He handed her the boots. "Here, put these on, and I will carry you back to the camp." She put them on quickly, and grabbed her backpack, but as she was about to object to being carried, she was lifted into the air by Ash, and he started walking towards their campsite.
While they were walking, Dawn made two realizations. First, Ash had a good body. Normally, she would have never noticed, but since he was shirtless, and she was pressed up against it, she noticed it. It was very firm… and comforting. It felt nice to Dawn. It was then that she realized where his hands were. One wrapped around her back and arm, while the other wrapped around her legs and his hand rested very close to her…lady parts. She whispered something in his ear, and he blushed. He slid his hand away from there, far enough for Dawn to be comfortable. They kept walking towards camp.
They had begun a conversation about what the Burmy's had done, and why they thought they took her clothes when they walked up to camp with a pacing Brock. He goes to say something, but realizes that Ash wasn't wearing his shirt. Dawn was. And she did not appear to be wearing else. Ash and Dawn realized what he sees, and start blushing. They were both thinking the same thing. What do we tell Brock? Dawn turned to Ash, and with only their eyes, they make an agreement to just say nothing right now. Brock tries to say something, but is ignored by them both as Ash puts Dawn in her tent. Brock goes to say something, but decides to wait until the morning to say it. Right now, he was too tired.
As Ash lay Dawn next to her sleeping bag, he got nervous. What do you say after that? Where do you go as friends, after he saw her…well, naked? Dawn was thinking along the same line. What can you say? As she dug into her other bag for clothes, she realized Ash was still there. Ash realized it too, and had to make an excuse for why he was still there. "Can I get my shirt back?" He asked her, saying the first thing that popped into his mind. He then realized what it would mean, and backtracked. "Forget it; I can wait to get it in the morning." Ash went to leave, but he felt a tug on his pants.
"Hold on, just wait there for a second." Dawn quickly pulled on her underwear, took off his shirt, and got on one of her shirts quickly. "You can turn around now." He turned around and saw Dawn fully clothed. It was weird, seeing her with clothes, after seeing her… without. He was almost disappointed. He saw the outstretched shirt, and he grabbed it from Dawn. He quickly put it on, and gave her a smile. She smiled back. They just smiled at each other until Ash realized he needed to go asleep.
"Um, good night Dawn." He began to back out of the tent.
"Good night Ash." Dawn responded, still smiling. Ash was out of the tent, and getting ready to turn to his bag, but... he had to say what was on his mind. For some reason, it felt right.
"Um, Dawn?"
"Yeah?" She looked up at him
"You're beautiful." Ash blushed as she said this, and left the tent.
Dawn thought about what he said for a second. He thinks I'm beautiful.
So there is part two. Hope you like the development in the story. Sorry if you feel it is a bit short, but this is as far as I wanted to go for this chapter. Please review, I want more input. See you soon!