Here's the last part. Enjoy!
"Iris are you sure this is a good idea?" Cilan asked when the dragon loving trainer when she had told him about Ash and her being boyfriend and girlfriend.
"Of course it's okay Cilan!" Iris said, "I mean Ash can't remember anything…and he thinks I'm pretty and stuff and I guess his first intention was that I was his girlfriend, besides why can't I play along?"
"Um, well maybe because of the fact that you're aren't really his girlfriend, Iris," Cilan said.
"Oh Cilan it's just one little white lie, and besides look how happy Ash is because me being his girlfriend," Iris indicates over at the table were they had eaten lunch, where the raven haired trainer was hugging Pikachu super tight as he ecstatically told the Pokémon about Iris being his girlfriend.
"Well…I guess it's okay for now," the connoisseur reasoned, "but what are you going to do if Ash gets his memory back?"
Iris blinked, "Er…I'll just tell him I'm not his girlfriend anymore…yeah,"
"Oh, really that's what you're going to do?" Cilan asked sarcastically.
Iris glared at him, "Yes, Cilan that's what I'm going to do!"
"But don't you think it'll break his heart?" the green haired teen said teasingly.
Iris growled, "Shut up Cilan, and stop being so…connoisseury!" she stormed off to the table Ash was sitting at.
"Oh boy I don't think this going to end well," Cilan muttered to himself.
For the rest of the day Iris sent the day with her "boyfriend", they held hands, and hugged they even went and enjoyed ice cream together! Anyone that saw Ash and Iris together thought it was just the most darling thing ever, and would always come up and remark about how adorable they looked together. Every time it happened Iris couldn't help but blush until her face was bright red, Ash on the other hand just wouldn't stop blabbing about how beautiful the purple haired girl was and how she's the best girlfriend in the whole world. It was embarrassing to Iris for Ash to say all those things about her, but she had keep reminding herself that Ash didn't know any better, he did lose his memory after all. By the time dinner rolled around Iris couldn't even count how many times Ash had hugged her, held her hand or given her a peck on the cheek, but it didn't matter, knowing that Ash was in love with her made her feel like the luckiest girl in the world!
"We'll be right back promise," Ash said, giving Iris a quick peck on the cheek. Without his memory Ash was curious about everything and was dying to see what the forest look like, Iris was planning to show Ash the forest herself but Cilan need to talk to her so Pikachu and Axew decided to volunteer and show the raven haired boy the forest instead. Cilan and Iris had agreed to stand outside the Pokémon Center and wait for their return.
"Okay Ash, I'll be waiting right here," she called as he rushed towards the forest he turn back and gave a wink before disappearing with Pikachu and Axew. As soon as they were gone from sight Iris placed her hand on the cheek Ash had kissed and smile as the warmth of the blush radiated onto her hand, 'Oh Ash,' she thought dreamily then blushed even more, ' Oh stop it Iris, he's been doing that all day… he doesn't know any better but…*sigh*…Oh who am I kidding, Ash's kisses and gets me every time,' Iris thought moving her hand over her heart which was beating a thousand miles a minute.
"Hey, Iris did you hear what I said?" Iris jumped as Cilan's voice snapped her from her thoughts
"Huh, uh yeah…o-of course I heard what you said," she lied
Cilan rolled his eyes; Iris was a horrible liar "Come on Iris, focus we really need to figure this out,"
"Figure what out?" Iris asked turning her attention from the forest to the connoisseur who stood beside her.
"Ash and his memory, I mean we're still going to help him get it back tomorrow right?" Cilan asked
Iris looked down at her shoes as a weird sinking feeling settled in her stomach "Um…yeah I-I guess," Iris said quietly.
Cilan frowns, "Iris...don't tell me your thinking about-"
"Okay so what, Cilan maybe I don't want Ash to get his memory back yet!" the dragon type trainer said making Cilan jump, "I mean I like being Ash's girlfriend and if you haven't noticed Ash is like a totally different person now that his memory's gone!"
"But Iris we can't do that to Ash," Cilan protested, "if we don't help him get his memory back, it'll be like keeping him in the dark from all his dreams like being a Pokémon Master!"
Iris sighed, Cilan had a point she knew she couldn't keep Ash the way he was, he'd be missing out on what he really wants to do like becoming a Pokemon master. It'll be selfish and cold hearted for them not to help him get his memory back, but Ash being her boyfriend brought out a whole new side of him…a side that she feared she never see again if Ash regained his memory.
"Iris…" Cilan said looking down at her
She gave a sigh, today had been perfect with Ash, well beside this morning's pranking with the snow and all, but Iris knew Ash would do the same for her no matter what if she lost her memory. She couldn't let Ash stay the way he was now even if it meant not being his 'girlfriend' anymore, "Oh…okay we'll try again to jog Ash's memory tomorrow,"
"Good," Cilan said, "now help me think of a few things we should remind Ash about"
Iris nodded, pretend to look like she was thinking as she turning towards the woods in which her boyfriend…well Ash had gone into.
"Hey, Iris, Cilan!" the raven haired boy called as he crashed through the bushes about fifteen minutes later
"Ash what is it?" Iris asked, but was answered as Ash tackled her into a hug, he had big smile on his face.
She gave a laugh "Ash what is it, do you need something?" the purple haired girl asked as blush covered her face as she wiggled out of his grasp to face him.
Ash rubbed the back of his head and his cheeks reddened a bit, "Well um yeah, uh I actually wanted to show you and Cilan something,"
Iris blinked, "Uh…really?"
"What is it Ash?" Cilan inquired
"It's a surprise," Ash said with a wide grin, "come on it's this way,"
The raven haired boy held Iris's wrist and started for the forest again, Cilan followed behind the two.
"Ash slow down!" Iris squealed as she ran alongside her 'boyfriend', "can't we slow down for Cilan to catch up?" in the rush of running to where ever Ash need for them to be they had lost Cilan in the mist of it all.
"No, I can show Cilan later, besides you're my girlfriend Iris I have to show you first," Ash answered quickly as he lead her onto one of the overgrown paths on the forest.
Iris blushed, as a warm feeling of Ash's new found feelings toward her tickled her heart, "Oh Ash that's really sweet, but whatever you want to show me can't be that important, it's practically night time can't it wait until tomorrow?"
Iris was right, the day was already over and the sun and its shinning rays had already disappeared behind the mountains and the sky had turned an inky bluish black color
Ash looked at her with his amber eyes gleaming, "No, no, no it can't wait!" he said, "I need you to see this now, so you can tell me what it is!"
Iris looked back at him confused, "Wait…tell you what, what is?"
"Er um…oh that!" Ash had lead Iris to an open forest clearing and was pointing up at the evening sky which was twinkling with thousands of-
"Stars?" Iris said looking over at Ash, who started up at the sky awestruck, "Ash you wanted to show me stars?"
"Stars…" Ash repeated turning his attention towards her, "that what those bright lights in the sky are called, stars?"
Iris giggled, "Yeah, stars," they laid down on the grassy felid of the clearing, "they sure are pretty right?"
"Yeah…" Ash said as he was once again captivated at the sight above them.
Knowing that she might only have a few more days with Ash as her 'boyfriend' Iris had made up her mind to enjoy every last minute of it before Ash got his memory back…and maybe if she worked up enough nerve she might actually tell that raven haired little kid how she felt towards him. Iris lean in and rested her head on Ash's chest, she heard him sigh as wrapped one of his arm around her waist.
After a bit of silence Ash spoke, "You know Iris, the stars maybe really pretty, but none of them are as pretty as you,"
"Oh Ash…" Iris said with a soft smile, she looked up at him and even in the darkness she could tell his face was bright red with blush.
The purple haired girl heard him take a deep breath, "Um Iris…" he sat up.
"Yeah, Ash what is it?" the purple haired girl did the same.
"I-I been meaning to give you something today," he started his voice sounding nervous, "I didn't know w-when would be a good time b-but do you think it would be okay if-"
"Ash, you have a gift for me?" Iris asked softly, Ash nodded, "well you don't have to be nervous, what is it?"
"Um well it's, this," Ash turned to where Iris could see his soft glow of the whites of his eyes, and then without warning he leaned in and pressed his lips against Iris.
The purple haired girl was so shocked, but at the same time this felt so…right. Without any thought she pressed her lips back against his. This was it her first kiss and it was by that raven haired little kid, which she thought…no knew was extremely cute! When Iris pulled back she blinked and raised her hand and brushed them against her lips, those last few seconds it almost felt like a dream, had she really just kissed Ash Ketchum?
"Ash…t-that was amazing…" Iris said looking up at the raven haired boy.
"Yeah…it was," Ash said as he started to laugh?
Iris pulled back, "Um Ash what's so funny?" this only seemed to make Ash laugh harder, Iris frowned, "Ash tell me, what are you laughing about?!"
Just then there was a rustling sound in a bush nearby, and the connoisseur approached them with Pikachu and Axew, the two Pokémon seemed to be snickering a bit.
"Alright, Prankster King I have to hand it to you that was really clever," Cilan said giving him a small applaud.
Ash jumped up he was still laughing, "Yup, now you have to make me chocolate chip pancakes for the rest of the month, Cilan!"
(TG2012: I know this sounds crazy…just stick with me guys)
Iris looked around confused, "Wait…g-guys what's going on here?" she stood up, "what's so funny!?"
Pikachu and Axew started to bust out laughing, Ash seemed to be choking as he held back laughter, "I-Iris, i-it was all a-a joke," he stopped to laugh a bit more.
"A…A joke, what was a joke-" she stopped as the whole thing dawned on her, "…A-Ash your saying…you mean…you had your memory all a long?!"
Ash nodded as he forced himself to stop laughing, "Yup….APRIL FOOL'S IRIS!" the raven haired boy doubled over laughing.
Iris stood there completely shell shocked!
"Well if you wondering Iris, this whole "prank" was all a big bet" Cilan explained to his speechless friend.
(TG2012: I'm not going to let Cilan explain all this so let me just tell you what's going on: Ash made a bet with Cilan, if he could kiss Iris before the day was over he'd had to make Ash chocolate chip pancakes and call him Prankster King for the rest of the month)
Iris started at him, as the whole thing sunk into her brain. Ash never lost his memory. Meaning Ash was never her boyfriend. Meaning all those hugs, hand holds, all those kisses on the cheek, were all part of his big joke! Embarrassment and anger filled her whole body.
"I totally got you Iris! The whole thing was hilarious oh you should see the look on your face right now it priceless!" Ash said coming up to his friend who was not giving a response, he gave a goofy grin, "Come on Iris you have to say that was-"
But he was cut off but a sharp smacking sound, and suddenly he found himself on the ground with an awful burning sensation in his left cheek and Iris with her foot pressed hard on his chest.
"ASH KETCHUM! YOU LITTLE FREAKIN' FREAK! YOUR SUCH A LITTLE KID!" Iris screamed, "HOW COULD YOU BE SUCH A JACKASS?!"
"Hey, hey Iris calm down it was just a joke!" Ash said squirming under the added weight Iris added to his chest.
"A JOKE!" she screamed leaning closer to his face. Ash now could see tears running down Iris's cheeks, "A JOKE! YOU CALL THAT A JOKE?! NO, ASH THAT WAS JUST PLAIN CUREL! YOUR SUCH A DUMBASS LITTLE KID!"
With that Iris sat on top of him and started beating him with her fist, and screaming 'I hate you' over and over again with each hit. Not being able to move his arms to shield his face Ash had to take Iris's beating with no protection.
"IRIS STOP! OW! OW! OW! DAMN IT, STOP YOU'RE HURTING ME, OW!" Ash cried, after a few more hits he starting to feel a dizzying pain in his left eye.
"Iris stop you're going to hurt him!" Cilan said trying to pull Iris off of Ash, but she was just so upset Iris just hit him aside like it was nothing. The beating would have gone on forever, if Pikachu hadn't step in and fried Iris and Ash with a Thunderbolt.
"Ugh…thanks buddy," Ash muttered, he was covered with bruises, a few scratches from Iris's nails and he had a black eye. Slowly Ash sat up to see Cilan and Axew struggling to hold Iris back. Ash rubbed his aching cheek were Iris had slapped him, as he looked at the scene confused. Why was Iris so upset? It was just a joke!
Finally Iris gave up and slumped to the ground, she covered her face with her hands and started to cry loudly, Cilan came over and help Ash up.
The raven haired boy hesitated and walked a few paces towards her, "Um…Iris w-what's the matter why are you crying?"
Iris looked up at him; her big brown eyes were full of anger and tears, "BECAUSE ASH WHAT YOU DID WAS CRUEL! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH THAT HURT ME, HUH DO YOU!?"
"Iris I don't understand, it was just a joke I didn't want to make you cry" he stopped to gently touch is aching eye.
Iris stood up, Ash flinched and took a step back, "Ash don't you get it?" she asked she was no longer screaming and her voice was shaking from the tears that still flowed down her cheeks but still edged with anger, "I'm upset because…because," she looked away, hesitating for a split second, "because Ash those feeling you showed towards me when you said I was your girlfriend…i-it meant a lot…"
"Iris I was just acting," Ash stated to blush, "Oh…I-I didn't know my acting was that good-"
"Ash don't you get it?!" Iris said wiping your face, "I-I love you! And took my feelings and just played them for a freaking joke!"
Ash blinked as her words sunk in, "...I-Iris I d-didn't know I-I'm sorry-" but he never got to finish as the purple haired girl just covered her face with her hands and ran off into the darkness of the woods, "Iris wait come back! I didn't mean it! I'm sorry!"
The raven haired boy dashed after her in hopes of apologizing, but keeping up with Iris seemed to be impossible! The girl was just too fast for him and navigating through the forest wasn't the easiest thing to do with his black eye and the darkness of night. Finally after about a good fifteen of running and calling out to his friend Ash rested his back against a tree trunk and sighed.
"Damn it, why does Iris have to be so fast?" he muttered, he reached up and gently touched his injured eye and winced, he knew that black eye wasn't going away for at least a good three weeks, he sighed again, 'Well you really did it this time Ash,' he thought miserably to himself, 'ugh, I didn't mean to make Iris cry, I had no idea that she had feelings for me…I probably wouldn't even blame her if she didn't forgive me for this. That prank I pulled…it didn't really go as I planned, but on the other hand...how else was I going to tell Iris about how I feel about her?'
Ash looked up at the tree he was standing under, knowing that Iris like to climb trees he thought that maybe if he got higher up into one, he might be able to spot her. Quickly grabbing a good hold onto the tree, Ash started to climb, but he only managed to get to the third branch when a voice startled him.
"You know Ash if you wanted another ass whopping you did have to come and ask me," it was Iris's voice; he squinted with his one good eye and soon spotted the girl's silhouette sitting on a tree branch high above him.
Ash took a breath, "Um I-Iris I need to tell you something-"
Iris snorted, "If it's an apology I don't want it Mr. King Prankster,"
"It's Prankster King," Ash muttered, instantly he could feel Iris's eyes glaring at him, he swallowed hard, "but t-that's not it-"
"Ash whatever it is I don't want to hear it, so just keep it to yourself," Iris's said and with that she rose to her feet.
"Iris, wait please don't go!" Ash called as he started to scramble up the four branches that separated him from the dragon loving girl, "I know you probably think I'm the biggest jerk in the world right now, but you have to hear be out!"
He heard Iris snicker, "Pffth, Ash you might have better luck trying to freeze over hell right now then getting me to listen to a lair like you!" she pinpointed a branch not far, planning to make a jump for it Iris took a few steps back, but before she could get a running start she felt a pair of hands grab her lower leg. She looked down, and even in the dark she could see the twinkling in his amber eye and the darkness of the black eye that she had given him, he had a death grip on her lower leg.
"Ash you better let go of me if you know what's good for you!" Iris said, giving her leg a shake, but Ash didn't let go as he started to babble about being sorry and how much of dumbass move it was to prank her the way he did, but Iris wasn't listening, "Ash, I said let go of me!" she started to kick harder trying to loosen Ash's grip, but this time she positioned her foot so each thrust of her leg would hit him in the face.
Iris could hear as the little kid's words started to get cut off with each kick he would get in the face, she completely tried to ignore his pleads of asking her to stop and listen, but why would she? The boy who she had a crush on had broken her heart on the day of practical joking just for chocolate chip pancakes and a stupid title for a month! How childish is that?! Ash didn't even deserve her forgiveness all he needed was ever last once of pain she was inflicting on him!
"Ash! I said let go of me, right now or else!" Iris said this time at the top of her voice, in her anger and heart brokenness she kicked with all her might and Ash after being kicked in his jaw multiple times had little perseverance to hold on and lost his grip and the strong kick sent him tumbling down through the branches and onto the ground.
Ash groaned, as he slowly sat up, he sighed feeling lucky that the drop wasn't as great as it was this morning, his face was now hurting rather badly, he rested his hand on the right side of his jaw and groaned.
"Ash, are you alright?" Iris asked leaping down from the tree and kneeling beside him, despite how mad she was at him she knew leaving him alone, and hurt in the woods at night wasn't an option.
"Ugh…besides the fact you freakin' kicked me in the face," he turned to spit out a bit of blood that had pooled in his mouth, "I think I'll be okay,"
There was a bit of silence, before Iris sighed, "Okay, Ash tell me, why did you pull such a dumbass prank on me?"
"Um…i-it was because I didn't know any other way to tell you Iris," Ash said, he sounded unsure of those words.
"You didn't know any other way to tell me?" Iris repeated, "tell me what?"
"…"
"Ash, just out with it already!" Iris said glaring at him.
Ash stopped rubbing the large welt that was on his jaw, "Well, Iris i-it may sound weird b-but i-it was because I didn't know any other way to say…uh t-to say t-that I…I love you Iris,"
No response came from the purple haired girl, the only sounds that could be heard was their breathing and the rustling of the active nocturnal Pokémon. Finally Iris broke the silence with a small chuckle.
"Ash, you loved me all this time?" she asked looking over at him, he just nodded, Iris shook her head not knowing what to say, "why… uh, what…Ash what is your freakin' problem!? If you loved me why the hell didn't you just tell me!?"
"Iris, please don't be mad!" Ash pleaded as he heard anger rise in her voice, "i-it was only because…every other time I tried to tell you…I just couldn't… I'd freeze up, get all tongue tied you name it…I-I just could never work up the nerve to actually t-tell you," he took a moment to look up into her big brown eyes which where visibly red and slightly swollen from her crying that he had caused her earlier, "I…I just thought if this prank went well…and you really thought I was your boyfriend and all you…kinda um…yeah know…"
"You thought I fall for it" Iris asked, she scooted closer to him, "Ash you didn't have to go through all that trouble…you could of just told me,"
"I-I know," the raven haired boy said quietly feeling a tad embarrassed.
Iris giggled, "To think, a trainer who wants to be a Pokémon Master can go up against Team Rocket thugs, other baddies and legendary Pokémon but can't work up the courage to tell a girl you love her?"
Ash gave a nervous cough, "Uh…yeah…"
"So Ash, you love me right?" Iris asked reaching down and holding his hand.
Ash felt himself blush, "Yeah Iris I love you,"
Iris smiled as blushed crept up onto her cheeks, "Well there you go, you see telling me wasn't so hard now was it?" she giggled, "by the way Ash I love you too so…."
"S-So what?" Ash asked starting to rub his black eye
Iris gave a slightly irritated sigh, "Ash…d-do you want to be my boyfriend?"
"Y-your boyfriend?" Ash asked, he was bit startled, "you want me to be your boyfriend even after what I did to you today?"
Iris laughed and nodded, "Yeah…I mean i-if you don't think it would be a good idea-"
"Sure Iris I-I'll be your boyfriend!" Ash said, and then sighed feeling as if a giant weight had been lifted from his chest; he had been hesitating for ages to ask Iris that same question, "Oh a-and by the way this all mean we're calling it truths on the pranking right?"
"Yeah I guess," Iris answered with a smile.
The two both shared a small laugh as the thoughts of the days antics replayed in their heads, but then they grew quiet. After a bit of this, Iris reached up and gently brushed her fingers against Ash's injured eye and looked at his bruised jaw, she opens her mouth feeling as if she should apologize for her angered actions earlier.
But Ash looked down at her and gave a small smile, "It's alright, I forgive you for the punches in all…I kinda deserved it anyway,"
"Yeah, you did deserved it," Iris said give a faint laugh and playfully nudging him in the arm, "Cilan will put some ice on it and you'll be fine,"
"Speaking of Cilan we better get back and go find him," Ash said as he got to his feet then deciding since that he was now her boyfriend reached down and helped Iris to her feet, but instead of walking off, hand in hand, Iris pulled back.
"Ash wait, there's one thing we have to do first,"
"What's that?" he asked looking back at his new girlfriend.
"That first kiss…" she said looking down at her feet, "don't you think we should try it again?"
Silence, it just silence but action was done. Ash placed his fingers beneath Iris's chin and tilted it upwards and looked into her big brown eyes as Iris did the same and looked into his amber ones. Ash being slightly nervous slowly started leaning in, but for Iris he was going to slow. She threw her arms around Ash's neck and pulled herself into the kiss. Ash being shocked by the fast motion was half ready, he quickly started to kiss Iris back but the trust on her body on his made him lose his balance and he found himself toppling backwards. Having no time to reacted, the raven haired boy landed flat on his back, with the purple haired girl right on top. But it didn't cease their kiss, their lips pressed together and neither of them moved from this position until their lungs started burned and they came up panting for air. There was no words said, the kiss was perfect and both Iris and Ash knew it, the way they looked into each other's eyes said it all for them.
"Hey Ash," Iris said
"Yeah?" he answered then he felt a sharp punch in his left arm, "Ow! Damn it, Iris, what was that for?!" he asked as Iris pulled herself off him, "can't I get a break from you beating me up today?"
Iris laughed, "Happy April Fool's Day Ash,"
Ash laughed as well, "Happy April Fool's Day Iris,"
Even though they knew they should be getting back to Cilan they knew their connoisseur friend could wait. Then as if it was just meant to be the inched closer and soon Iris found her head resting on Ash's chest and Ash found himself with his arm around Iris's Iris felt Ash's arm wrap around her torso holding her close, it was just like before but better. No more jokes or pranks now the two were and just enjoying the position they were in, lying beside each other on the soft April grass starting up at the twinkling lights in the inky blackish blue sky.
Until next time HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY EVERYONE!
BYE: Toadettegirl2012
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