The Game of Cupid Begins
(Normal POV)
Ash woke up early, as usual. He yawned as he stretched his arms behind his head. He looked down to see Pikachu copying the actions of his trainer. Ash chuckled as he scratched the mouse's ears. Pikachu jumped on Ash's shoulder and smiled. He smiled back, and hopped out of the tree quietly.
"Pika-pi, pi pikachu pika?"
"I guess there's no fooling you." Ash sighed, then told Pikachu about the night. Everything with May. Pikachu gasped as he ended.
"Pika-pi! Pikachu pika pi, pi chu pikachu!"
"What do you mean, 'you don't believe it'? I told you I had a romantic side!" Ash complained to the mouse, making it laugh.
"Pikachu pi, pika pika pika."
"Thanks, Pikachu. You're the first to know beside me and May." Ash petted his buddy's head, making it coo happily. Ash looked down at May's sleeping figure. She appeared to be having a good dream, with a wide smile on her face. Ash smiled, then kissed her o the cheek.
"Pika pika pika, chu." Pikachu held his hands behind his back and leaned forward, making kissing noises.
"Be quiet! You'll wake them!" Ash whispered, looking at the others.
"Pikachu pika, pi pi chu pika."
I do too have a right to do that!" Ash replied to the mouse as he walked back to his house. Ash stepped in the front door and saw Mimie cleaning the coffee table. "Morning, Mimie." Ash greeted the pokemon. Mr. Mime smiled back, then went back to cleaning. Ash stepped in the kitchen and saw his mother with a cup of coffee and the paper.
"Morning, honey." she said as she noticed him approach the table.
"Morning, Mom. Where's-" Ash stopped as he saw Delia lift a plate of food from under the table and place it in front of him. Ash smiled at her, then ate the food.
"What happened last night, honey?" this question caught Ash by surprise.
"What do you mean?" he asked casually.
"I mean to say is something happened last night. You're not eating in your normal chow-down fashion." Ash heard his mother answer. he looked down and noticed she was right. A small amount of food was on the fork, and a lot was still left.
"Nothing happened last night, just some nice dreams." Ash replied.
"They weren't dreams. You were with May, weren't you?" Ash suddenly began choking on his small spoonful of food. he swallowed safely, then looked at his mother.
"What? W-Why would you say t-that?" Ash asked, trying to maintain cool.
"Mother's intuition, sweetie. Plus, you're making it pretty obvious." she rubbed her hand on Ash's cheek, feeling the large amount of heat stored inside.
"...Well..." Ash rubbed the back of his neck, wondering if he should tell her. But more importantly, if he can trust her.
"You can tell you mother, dear." she told her son. Ash sighed.
"...Fine. But don't tell the others. I want the truth to come from me." he said, then proceeded to tell the tale of the passionate night. He excluded the personal details between them, not wanting to make his mother give him a lecture.
"oh, dear..." she started, then smiled. "...that's wonderful news! My Ashy got a girlfriend!" she beamed, making Ash sigh quietly.
"I'm regretting this already..." he mumbled quietly to himself. They heard the frnot door close. They both looked to see the brunette yawning and stroking her hair.
"Good morning, Ms. Ketchum." she greeted as she sat in a chair.
"Good morning, May." Delia replied with a cheery smile.
"Good morning, Ash." May's cheeks became a light shade of pink, only noticed by two.
"Good morning, May. Sleep good?" Ash asked.
"Wonderful. Thanks for asking. Is there-" she stopped when a plate of food was placed in front of her. She smiled at Delia, who was now sipping her tea. May began to eat calmly, small spoonfulls. Then she stopped and looked at Ash. She leaned over a bit, followed by Ash so Delia wouldn't quite hear. "I need to talk to you later." she whispered.
"If it's about last night, you don't need to whisper." Ash whispered back. may tilted her head in confusion, then understood.
"You told?" she asked him.
"Yes he did, dear." they looked over to see Delia smiling. "I think it's cute." she said. Ash and May glanced at each other.
"...She's wanted me to get commited for years." Ash sighed, making May giggle.
"Even my mom doesn't get this excited." May giggled.
"I don't get excited about what, dear?" May froze as she heard the feminine voice behind. She turned to see her mother and father stepping into the room.
"Morning, mom, dad." May greeted nervously.
"What wouldn't I get as excited about?" Caroline asked as she sat down.
"yes, May, do tell." Norman said as he sat beside his wife.
"Um..." Ash and may glanced at each other nervously, wondering if they should say.
"Just a kid's thing, Norman. you know how they are." Delia answered for the nervous kids.
"Ah, I see." Norman was still a little foggy, though.
"So, May. how'd you sleep?" Caroline asked her daughter.
"Great." May replied calmly.
"That's good. It's nice to hear you are sleeping well again." Norman said as he poured some coffee into two empty mugs.
"I agree. I'm sure May just had something on her mind. We all know how she is when she thinks too much." Ash chuckled as he put his hand on her shoulder.
"What does that mean, Ash?" May glared at the boy.
"Um...So how are you doing, Mr. and mrs. Maple?" Ash changed the topic to the adults.
"Great, Ash. I was wondering if we could have a battle later today." Norman said, making the boy excited.
"Of course! I've wondered if you've gotten stronger!" Ash jumped up in excitement.
"Calm down, Ash. I said later." Norman began to laugh, followed by the three women in the room. Ash sat down and began eating again.
"So, Caroline, have you heard of that robbery in Saffron?" Delia asked the woman.
"yes, I did! That was some crime! We heard it on the ship while we were travelling to Kanto." Caroline replied.
"But who would want to steal from Silph Co.?" Norman asked.
"Well, Team Rocket is known to have originated in Kanto. Plus, they had a plan ruined at Silph Co. a while ago. I'm sure they're after revenge." Delia pointed out. The adults began takling about the Saffron robbery, while May dragged Ash out of the room. Norman noticed his daughter pulling the boy.
"What's that about?" Norman asked the women.
"Like Delia said, kid's stuff." Caroline said as she sipped the coffee.
"Well, there is actually something." Delia told the two.
"May, did you really have to drag me?" Ash groaned as he rubbed his neck.
"Yes. You called me stupid." May replied.
"No I didn't! I said..." he stopped when he saw the girl's eyes, knowing he would only corner himself.
"Well, that's not why I dragged you out here. I wanted to talk about...last night." she whispered the last words. Ash nodded, then brought her into his room. May sat on his bed.
"What about it?" Ash asked as he sat beside her.
"I was just wondering..." Ash put his finger on her lips.
"It was real, it was true, and it was amazing." he told her.
"...Okay." May replied. Ash smiled, then kissed her on the cheek. "be careful. My parents are here and could coem in any moment. Not to mention our friends." May whispered, reminding him.
"Right. Sorry. It just seemed like the right thing to do." Ash replied. May smiled, then gave him a peck on the lips.
"There, now we're good. If we ever get some time alone." May said as she stood up.
"So, does this mean we're a couple...or what?" Ash asked as he stood beside her. May smiled, then brushed her lips against his. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he around her hips. She pulled away and brushed her legs.
"Couple. Hidden, at least." May said, then opened the door. Ash followed her out, then stepped downstairs. They stepped in the kitchen, seeing the three adults still talking. When they noticed the kids, Norman stood up.
"Hey, Ash, what do you say to that battle right now? I could use a wake-up call." Norman said, making the boy excited.
"Okay! See you, May!" Ash ran into the living room with Norman, then they heard the frotn door close. May smiled, then saw the two women. Delia was smiling, and Caroline was smiling with her arms crossed.
"Uh-oh..." May realized.
"So, Norman, want a grass battlefield?" Ash asked the man as he walked. He felt Norman's hand on hs shoulder and stop him.
"We need to talk, Ash." Norman said sternly, making the boy shudder. Suddenly, his mind clicked.
"Uh-oh..." Ash whispered to himself.
"Ash, I trust you. As a friend. When it comes to my daughter, I become fairly concerned." he said as he stepped towards the boy.
"How concerned?" Ash asked nervously as he stepped back.
"Fairly. Ash, May is my daughter. And after hearing the news frmo last night, you become on my special watch list." Norman said.
"And the specialty about me is...?" Ash felt his back hit a tree.
"You're special to May, you're extra-special to me. I'm going to watch you and May and observe your feelings and actions. If it's deeper than I thought, I'll give you 100% in the relationship. But if she feels sad or mad about you..." Norman stopped when Ash raised his hand.
"I get it." Ash brought his hand across his neck.
"Of course not, Ash!" the man began to laugh, soon followed by Ash. "I'm not going to kill you. I'll make you suffer." Ash froze as he stared at the man. Soon, he began laughing again. "It's hilarious how you believe it so quickly! Come on, my wife and your mother should be done with May by now." Norman said as he stopped laughing, then headed back to the front door. Ash was now concerned for May. When they got home, Ash hurried to see May, Caroline and his mother sitting in the kitchen. Delia was smiling and having coffee. Caroline was wagging her finger in the air, while May was a shade of red deeper than her old bandana. When she noticed Ash, she hurried to his side.
"Oh, Ash! Thank goodness you're here!" she glanced back at the women, who were now laughing together. Norman began laughing as he remember his encounter with Ash, then sat beside his wife again.
"You're okay?" Ash asked May, glancing at the laughing adults.
"I'm fine." she replied, the shade of red not completely gone from her cheeks.
"So..." Ash trailed off.
"Everyone's fine with it." Delia answered her son. Everyone smiled, then began to laugh.
"Okay, at least I'm alive." Ash laughed, then noticed Norman staring at him, not laughing. He stopped immediately, then the man laughed again. Ash noticed May was enjoying this.
"May, stop laughing at me!" ash cmplained.
"I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing because of you." May giggled. Ash took a moment of pause.
"Wait...that means the same thing!" everyone began laughing at the boy, even him. When they stopped, May brought Ash into his room again.
"Well, now we just need to tell our friends." May said as she sat beside Ash on his bed.
"Yeah." Ash agreed. He looked over at May, who was smiling at him. He smiled, then pulled her bandana over her eyes. She quickly adjusted it then glared at the boy.
"Hey!" she pulled his hat over his eyes then pushed him on his back. Ash lifted the hat to see May on top of him, smiling.
"Well, how did this happen?" Ash rolled his eyes. May giggled, then pressed her lips against his. Ash wrapped his arm around her, then she pulled away and stood up. She brushed her legs, then helped him up.
"I'm still going to have to get used to this..." May sighed, looking at Ash.
"Come on, it's not that bad...except maybe when Max finds out." Ash thought about him taunting her.
"Thanks for the good thought." May said sarcastically.
You know...I know something that girls always want to play." Ash told her.
"What? Dollhouse?" May giggled, knowing a girl's favorite game.
"No. Involving people, and it will work perfectly with this reunion." Ash said.
"What is it?" May asked, intrigued.
"Cupid." Ash said as the sound of a doorbell filled the house.
END
Dun dun duuun! Who's at the door? Dawn? Paul? The group of sleepy-heads? R&R!
Permanent shippings: Advanceshipping, Ikarishipping, Orangeshipping.
Hinted shippings: Pearlshipping, pokeshipping, Showoffshipping.
