30 Day OTP Challenge
Day 4- First Date
Prompt- Your OTP's first date. Where'd they go? Did the date go well or go horribly?
Clemont sat Bonnie down on his bed and knelt down in front of her.
"Now the babysitter will be here any minute and I just wanna remind you to be good for them"
"But why do I need a baby sitter?" Bonnie
"Because Ash and I are going on a date and we want it to be just the two of us"
"Aw but that's not fair" Bonnie moaned, begining to tear up
"Hmm... Tell you what, if you're good for your babysitter tonight we'll go out for ice cream tomorrow okay?"
"Okay" Bonnie sniffed. There was a knock on the door as Clemont hugged his sister.
"I'll get it" Ash called out. Bonnie and Clemont heard the door opening and the muffled greeting between Ash and Bonnie's babysitter
"Hey Bonnie! Somebody is here to see you" Ash yelled out from downstairs.
"You'd better go and see who it is" Clemont encouraged. Bonnie got up and followed her brother downstairs
"SERENA!" Bonnie yelled out happily, seeing her friend waiting at the bottom of the stairs
"Hiya Bonnie, you ready to have a fun night tonight?"
"What do you mean?" Bonnie asked
"I'm your babysitter tonight" Serena told her
"You are?" Serena nodded in reply
"Yay!" Bonnie cheered. After settling Bonnie down watching her favourite show... My Little Ponyta. Serena sat down with her and began to watch with her, she had to admit to herself that the show was pretty cute and well written, it was a guilty pleasure for Serena. Ash and Clemont finished getting ready for the evening. Leaving Bonnie with Serena once they were ready to go.
Ash and Clemont walked down the dimly lit streets of Lumiose City hand in hand. smiling shyly as they made their way to the restaurant where they had booked to go under the recomendation of Professor Sycamore. They let go of each others hands and walked in and up to a smartly dressed waiter.
"Good evening sirs, do you have a reservation?" he asked the pair.
"We do. Under the name of Ketchum" Ash answered
"Very good sirs, right this way" the waiter led them over to a small table near the back of the restaurant. Ash pulled out Clemont's chair for him, causing the blonde to blush before Ash took his seat opposite him. The waiter scowled at the pair as Ash and Clemont picked up their menus and began to browse. Suddenly the waiter snatched the menus from Ash and Clemont's hands
"What do you think you're doing?" Ash asked.
"I'm sorry but we don't want your kind as our customers" the waiter spat at them. Clemont felt sick and Ash's jaw dropped in shock.
"Our kind?"
"Yes. This a family establishment and we do not want to tarnish that by have homosexual customers" Ash's jaw clenched in anger and he was about to reply when he was stopped by Clemont.
"Let's just go Ash" he mumbled. Ash looked across the table at his date. Clemont's lip was trembling and he looked as if he was about to burst into tears.
"Okay" Ash agreed. The pair stood up and Ash barged past the waiter. Outside they walked around the corner from the restuarant. Clemont sat down on a near by bench and put his head in his hands and began to sob.
"Hey, don't cry. It's okay" Ash tried to comfort him
"It's not. We've been so lucky being around the people we've been around. We've forgotten how nasty people can actually be... That was horrible. I've never been made to feel so small" Ash sat down next to him and put his arm around Clemont's shoulder. He pulled him closer to him.
"So what if there are people like that around? All that matters is that we're happy and we have good friends who support us. The only way bigots like that win is if we let what they said get to us"
"But this... Our first proper date... Ruined" Clemont sniffed, his head burried into Ash's chest.
"The night's not over yet. This date is only ruined if we let it get ruined. C'mon, let's go and get something to eat okay?"
"Okay" Clemont whispered, wiping his eyes. Ash got up, helped Clemont to his feet. Kissed his forehead and took his hand, leading him to a small fast food chain. They ordered their food and sat down. Ash started to come up with awful jokes and puns in an attempt to make Clemont laugh. After about five minutes of trying and making the few people within ear shot laugh, he'd finally got Clemont to crack and begin giggling.
"Feeling better?" Ash asked as he and Clemont left
"Yeah, thank you Ash" Clemont replied, taking Ash's hand and intertwining their fingers.