Bacon
Ash typically liked bacon, heck, he loved it. Bacon was one of his favorite foods, the salty taste, the crunchy texture, the alluring aroma always brought him to the kitchen with drool coming out of the corner of his mouth,
But now...
Now he wasn't so sure.
He appreciated her efforts, the actions she took to show she cared.
But now, he was wondering if he had done something wrong. Maybe she was angry. Ash didn't realize bacon could even be that color.
He glanced up the plate with bacon and looked at May, who had just handed him the plate. She looked at him expectingly.
"It's a little over cooked," she said sheepishly, "But um... Yeah, it should taste fine..."
Ash turned to Pikachu, who was sitting on the table. When the mouse saw his trainer's glance, he scooted away from the plate.
There was no getting out of it. May sat down at the table, not taking her sapphire eyes off him. He gulped and slowly picked up a slice of the bacon, holding it as if it were toxic waste.
He glanced at May, who was now looking out the window. Now was his chance, he could hide the bacon and avoid eating it. But he hated being dishonest with May, he felt as if it weakened their relationship.
He winced and stuck the bacon in his mouth.
*CRRUUNNCH!*
The bite he took of the bacon was so loud it caused May to glance away from the window and at Ash. He froze for a minute, before continuing to chew. Of course, it was loud and obnoxious like before.
It was definitely burnt, not just simply "over cooked". But he could still taste the bacon flavor. If it had been any other meat in his mouth, he probably would have spit it out in a second, but bacon was bearable.
"Well?" May asked as Ash swallowed his first bite.
Ash put on a smile and gave her a weak thumbs up, before taking another bite.
*CRRUUUNNCH!*
Would like to note we're holding another contest over on the Advancers Forums, the theme is light/lights, and the dead line is July 31, so you got quite a bit of time to write this time.
