Kisses: A series of Advanceshipping minishots featuring Ash, May, and kisses.

Sky High
By S. Muffin

(Cute fluffiness. Ash is 17 and May is 15)

"Ready, May?"

"I'm as ready as I'll ever be."

Chuckling at her dry tone, Ash turned his body forward. "All right, Charizard. Up we go!"

The large, fire-breathing pokemon growled in response, lifting his wings and taking off into the air. May gasped and tightened her arms around her boyfriend's mid-section, burying her face into his back as they ascended higher and higher into the sky.

Today was the first time the couple had seen each other in almost a year. Traveling in different regions of the world was hard on their relationship and Ash wanted to make the most of the little time they had together. So he decided to take her for a ride.

"Aw, c'mon, May. It's not that bad."

She hesitantly opened one eye. "How high up are we?"

A curious expression came onto Ash's face as he glanced down. "Hm. Pretty high."

May gulped nervously. "How...lovely."

Ash looked at her over his shoulder and smiled. "You'll be fine, May. Just don't look down."

Gathering what was left of her courage, she lifted her face to meet his gaze.

"There ya go," he assured softly. "Sit up and enjoy the view."

She craned her neck up and looked over his shoulder, her eyes suddenly widening at the sight she saw. The setting sun over the horizon appeared as if it were directly ahead of them, covered by wispy, pink and orange clouds. It was almost unreal to see such a scene in person.

"It's so...beautiful," she murmured, mesmerized.

Ash smirked to himself. "It's not the only beautiful thing."

Her cheeks reddened at the comment. "Ash..."

Taking May's hands, Ash moved them away from his body as he carefully swung his leg over Charizard's back, and then turned around completely so he could face her.

"I miss you, y'know," he said softly, the tips of his fingers playing with a few strands of her light brown hair. "Traveling apart really sucks."

May nodded in agreement. "Yeah. Next year, let's find a place with contests and gym battles so we can go together. I'm sure our rivals can manage without us for a while."

He chuckled again. "I like that plan. Why haven't we done that yet?"

May shrugged. "Don't know. Maybe traveling apart makes our time together that much sweeter."

Smiling gently, Ash leaned forward and kissed her, pulling her to him with his hands at her waist. May closed her eyes and slid her hands up his arms and onto his shoulders, softly returning the kiss.

"Still scared?" he asked, resting his forehead against hers once they pulled apart.

May sighed, giving him a small smile. "A little, but not as much."

Ah that was so cheesy D:

I tried to keep Ash as in-character as possible. It's always tricky when you age the characters. But hey, he can't be completely clueless when he's seventeen.