Thank you for the reviews, this chapter is much longer as all have been saying they should be. Furthermore, I will try to post at least once a month but I do have a lot of things going on at the moment. Enjoy!

"speech"

'telepathy'

'character thoughts'

The Kiss

The sunlight is shining like always as Ash enters the secret garden. The smell of fresh air blended with fresh grass makes ash feel relaxed despite his heart racing with nerves. He walks down the stone steps remembering every detail as he went, passing the lake with poliwags and yanma, the wind chimes that alerted the Lati's to danger and past berry bushes and apple trees with oddish playing between them. Ash walks onwards and see's Latias lying down at the edge of the lake by the swing, which reminds him of the first time here. He sneaks up on Latias and sits on the swing.

" I remember the first time is was here, and you were so eager to play," Ash reminisces, "I remember falling off the swing when you changed form from human to pokemon and the fun we had in this garden"

'You're not real' Latias telepathizes

"Sorry?" Ash replies confused

'You're not real. You are a figment of my imagination, playing tricks on me.' Latias sobs

"Then how do I know of the garden and our first time together?"

'If I know, than my mind can produce images that know about the past' Latias replies coldly. Ash stands and walks over to Latias and sits by her side.

"Fair point. But how do you know I'm not real if you haven't looked at me?"

'Because it has been happening a lot, recently. No-one is allowed in the garden apart from me and the wild pokemon and yet you are here. That is how I know.'

"Latias" Ash says sadly, "What has happened to you? I know I'm real - "

'YOU ARE NOT REAL' Latias shouts flinging Ash away with a powerful psychic. Ash hits a tree hard knocking the wind out of him. He sits for a couple of minutes before picking himself up and walking towards Latias again.

"Look at me Latias, then you will know that it really is me" Ash says kindly

'No' Latias replies harshly and gets up to leave. As she tries to run, Ash grabs her hand, spins her round and kisses her. Latias' insides warm as she kisses him back, a fluttering in her stomach as she realises that it really is Ash. Ash breaks the kiss and hugs Latias tightly. She melts into his hug, and hugs him back.

'Why did I just kiss her?' Ash wonders, 'Was it just to make her happy again, or am I ...in love?' They stay locked in each other's embrace for a couple of minutes when Ash says

"We should go and see Bianca and Lorenzo. They're really worried about you"

'Ok, but first…' Latias telepathizes and takes Ash's cap and flies off with it

"Hey, give it back!" Ash exclaims and pursues Latias around the garden, smiling all the time. Ash soon admits defeat. "I see you haven't lost any of that energy since my first visit". Latias giggles and gives the cap back to Ash and they both leave for Lorenzo's house. Before they enter Latias turns invisible and tells Ash to pretend he hasn't been able to help her and Ash agrees. Ash then raps his knuckles on the door and after a few seconds, Lorenzo opens the door.

"Have you done it? Is Latias back to normal?" Lorenzo asks quickly.

"Let's go inside where I can tell you and Bianca what has happened" Ash replies. Lorenzo nods and lets Ash and an invisible Latias inside. He walks into the living room to be greeted with a very angry Misty.

"Where have you been, Ash Ketchum? You go running off in a maze for a city and leave me with this pervert" She screams pointing to Brock.

"Sorry Misty, but Latias wasn't acting like she was the last time we visited. I had to go and see if I could cheer her up and make her better"

"Oh." Misty replies, "What happened?"

"We need Bianca first" Ash responds, and if on cue, Bianca comes down the stairs and joins everyone else. There was silence for a minute as everyone got comfortable and then Ash began,

"I went into the garden and saw Latias by the swing. I walked over to her and tried to make her realise that I had come back, but she thought I was a fabrication and attacked me. I got back up and tried again before coming here." Silence followed

"And did it work?" Bianca asked. Suddenly Latias shouted 'BOO' and became visible behind the sofa making everyone jump. "Latias! You're back"

"Well done Ash." Lorenzo says, "But how did you do it? We've tried everything from pranks of our own to favourite meals"

"Hehehe, it's a secret." Ash replies blushing, "Now what about reviving Latios from the Soul Dew?" He queries, trying to change the subject

'Come with me and I'll tell you' says Latias turning invisible, lifting him up and speeding out the house.

"Waaaaaaaah, Latias, slow down!" Ash cries, so Latias slows and puts Ash back on the floor to walk the rest of the way to the secret garden. Latias then turns to her human form, loses her invisibility and cuddles up to Ash for the remainder of the walk.

When they get to the garden Latias asks,

'Ash, why did you kiss me?'

"Because, I needed you to realise that I am real and to get you back to your former self" Ash replies softly

'Any other reasons?' Latias questions. Ash stops walking and looks nervously at Latias

"And because I… well… I… I love you Latias." Latias' stomach did summersaults when she heard him say those words.

'I love you too Ash'. They then kissed passionately for a couple of minutes. When they broke off, they notice Bianca staring at them, mouth agape.

"Hey Bianca." Ash says nervously.

"Is that how you got Latias back?" Bianca asks, eyes still wide open. Ash goes redder than Latias' feathers and nods. "I knew it! That's why you blushed back home and how Latias took such a liking to you the first time you visited" She exclaims finally blinking.

"Wait, are you saying Latias loved me from when we first met?" Ash asks confused

"Well she has never taking a liking to anyone else as quickly as you and by the way she's blushing I'd say I'm correct aren't I Latias?" Latias nods and turns her head away in embarrassment.

'The first time I saw you, Ash, was in the Altomare water race. You went to quickly round a corner, lost your balance and I saved you from crashing into the wall. I then saw you stare up at where I was invisible and I looked into your eyes and fell for you immediately. That's why I decided to help you and pulled you along. You would have won as well if it wasn't for my brother pulling us off course, but I just couldn't get you out of my head. Then you saved me the next day from Team Rocket and I felt warm inside when you held my hand to get away. I always have loved you Ash'.

"Wow. I remember all of that." Is all Ash can say, stunned by the backstory

"Awww you two are so cute together" Bianca teases making the pair blush even more, " but we need to get to the secret garden, Lorenzo is waiting there for us."

"Right, let's go." Ash replies, "Oh and Bianca, can you keep this a secret from everyone else, I'm not confident about letting everyone know that we're together"

"I understand" Bianca replies nodding and they all run off to the secret garden as the sun sets in the horizon.

If anyone wants something to appear in later chapters, either post it in the reviews or PM me. I also need a name of a berry for the next chapter that isn't already in the pokemon games, so your idea would be most appreciated.