''Ash! Pikachu! What are you doing here? That's a surprise!''
''Hey Brock! Nice to see you, man!'' said Ash shaking his friend's hand.
''Well, come in guys!''
Ash followed Brock inside. The young breeder closed the door behind his friend and they went to the kitchen, where his mother, father and brother Forrest were.
''We have some company guys,'' said Brock. ''Ash, I think you remember my father, Flint?''
''Yeah, sure I do. It's a pleasure to see you again sir,'' said Ash.
''The pleasure is mine, Ash,'' said Flint while he shook hands with the pokemon trainer.
''Mom, this is Ash, my friend from Pallet Town,'' introduced Brock.
''I'm so happy that finally I get to meet you! Brock told me a lot of good things about you. By the way, my name is Lola.''
''Nice to meet you, Lola.''
''And Ash, I'm not sure you remember him, he was younger when you and I first met, but meet my brother Forrest.''
''Hi Forrest! Nice to meet you officially.''
''Me too Ash! So Brock told us you finished in the top eight in the Hoenn region competition?''
''Yeah, I would have preferred to win the competition, but finishing in the top eight is good for a first time in that league.''
''It sure is.''
''So Ash, would you like something to drink? What about a cup of tea?''
''That would be great!''
Ash and Brock sat at the table and began chatting with Flint and Forrest.
''So Ash, what brings you here in Pewter City?'' asked Brock.
''Well, I'm on my way to Cerulean City and Pikachu and I decided to stop by and say hello.''
''That's very nice of you, Ash. So I take it as you're going to visit Misty?''
''In fact, I saw Misty yesterday at my homecoming celebration party and she left this morning to go to Indigo Plateau for a meeting with the other Kanto gym leaders.''
''Yeah, we're leaving this afternoon to go there,'' said Flint.
''So why are you going to Cerulean City if Misty is not there?'' asked Brock.
''Her sister Lily is watching over the gym, but she's alone and bored, so I'm going to keep her company.''
''That's great.''
Since lunchtime was close, Lola and Flint invited Ash to stay for lunch and he accepted.
''It was delicious Lola, thanks for the lunch,'' said Ash after he was finished.
''My pleasure, dear! The friends of Brock are always welcome here.''
''Well, I guess we better get going if we want to reach Cerulean City soon, Pikachu.''
''Pikachu.''
Ash said goodbye to Brock's family and stood up from his chair. Brock took him to the front door and the two friends shook hands.
''Oh Brock, I have a request,'' said Ash.
''What is it?''
''When you'll see Misty at the gym leaders' meeting, could you please not tell her that I'm going to keep company to her sister Lily? I noticed that Misty has some stronger feelings for me than friendship, but I don't feel the same and I haven't found a way to tell her yet.''
''Don't worry Ash. I won't tell Misty. And by way, thanks for stopping by here. I'm sorry I couldn't be there yesterday for your homecoming party.''
''It's understandable, Brock. You had a lot of stuff to do. Take care, man.''
''You too, Ash!''
Ash exited the house and they were off again to Cerulean City.
Ash and Pikachu arrived at Cerulean City around 2:30 pm. It took them ten more minutes to reach the gym.
''We're finally here, Pikachu,'' said Ash.
''Pika-pi''
Ash walked toward the front door and pressed the doorbell.
''Yeah, who's there?'' said Lily's voice in the interphone.
''Lily, it's me, Ash!''
''Oh Ash! Come on in!''
Lily pressed on a button to unlock the door, so Ash and Pikachu could come inside the gym. They looked at the wall, with aquariums on both sides of the room.
Ash soon heard footsteps in the stairs and saw Lily coming downstairs to greet them.
''Hello Ash!'' said Lily happily. Hi! Pikachu!''
''Pika-pi!'' exclaimed Pikachu.
''I'm happy to see you two,'' said Lily while she gave a hug to Ash.
My god, she smells very good. Her smell is really intoxicating, though Ash.
Oh, he's is damn hot! It'll be hard to control myself, though Lily.
''I'm happy to be here too. Sorry we arrive a little later, we stopped by in Pewter City to say hello to Brock.''
''That's no problem. What matters is that you're here! Follow me, I'll show you to your room.''
''Alright.''
They followed the pink haired girl upstairs, where the rooms were located.
''I guess you'll be comfortable in this room during your stay,'' said Lily.
The room was large, with a king sized bed in the center, a desk against the left wall, a bedside table on the right side of the bed and a chest of drawers near the door.
''Wow! That will be perfect!'' exclaimed Ash. ''Thanks Lily!''
''No problem. I'll let you settle. I'll be downstairs; don't be shy to let me know if you need something,'' she said smiling to him.
She really has a beautiful smile. Furthermore, she has an amazing body! though Ash.
Ash started to unpack his backpack. He put his clothes in the large closet and his underwear in the chest of drawers. He didn't notice Pikachu lying on the bed where he fell asleep.
When Ash was done unpacking and saw his pokemon sleeping on the bed, he decided to let it rest. After all, the road from Pallet Town to Cerulean City had been long, and it took them longer because they stopped in Pewter City.
Ash went downstairs and found Lily in the living room. She was sitting on the couch and Ash saw she was texting on her cell phone.
''Sending a text message?'' asked Ash while he sat beside her.
''Yeah. I just got a text from Daisy. She and Violet are in Italy and they like their trip so far.''
''I wish I could go there someday. It looks like a beautiful place.''
''True. But I'm happy to be here right now, because you're here with me,'' said Lily.
She gave him a warm smile and put her hand on Ash's arm. He smiled at the contact. Ash never knew he was going to enjoy Lily's company that much.
''So Ash, do you have a girlfriend at the moment?''
''No, I don't. I've been really busy traveling these last years, so I never really had time for that, I guess. But now I'm on vacation for a while, who knows?'' he said.
''Aren't you interested in Misty? She likes you a lot.''
''Yeah, I know. But I'll have to tell her I'm not interested in more than being friends with her. And you, do you have a boyfriend?''
''Not at the moment. I never found the right one. My relationships usually go wrong.''
''That's too bad. But don't worry, you'll find the right guy for you when you least expect it,'' said Ash. ''Furthermore, you're a nice and good looking girl, you won't stay single forever.''
''Thanks Ash, I really appreciate your support,'' said Lily while smiling warmly at him.
Her smile made Ash blush and feel butterflies in his stomach. She is so beautiful, and her smile is so cute. I wonder is she knows that. thought Ash.