"What the-" Ash looked at the hole that was created in the ceiling of the pokemon center. Soon 3 figures descended from the hole. One of them had long magenta hair who appears to be female while the other is a male with blue hair and the last figure appears to be a-meowth?!
Ash pulled charmander's pokeball out and pulled Leaf closer to him, much to her surprised. Nurse Joy looked at the trio and clenched her fist.
"Who are you!" Nurse Joy shouted out loud, the trio smirked at her.
*Insert team Rocket's annoying motto*
"You got to be freaking kidding me." Ash whispered to Leaf with a sweatdrop on the back of his head. Leaf nodded and looked at the trio weirdly.
"Hand over your pokemon." The one called James shouted with a smirk on his face. Ash glared at the trio harshly, this must be what his mother was talking about, evil people.
"Hell no!" Ash shouted with rage building inside him. The trio turned to him and pulled their pokeball out.
"Well aren't you a feisty one." Jessie said with a smirk.
'I'm going to rub the smirks off their faces.' Ash thought to himself, Leaf called bulbasaur out and he looked at the trio warily.
"So that's how you wanted eh twerpie?" James pulled his pokeball out along with Jessie. Ash looked at pikachu and motioned him to aid charmander in the battle.
"Leaf I want you and nurse Joy took evacuate the pokemon that are in the pokemon center." Ash whispered to Leaf, she looked at Ash worriedly.
"Go Leaf, I would be fine, I would defeat these lunatics before you can even say my full name." Ash joked, hoping to convince her. Leaf looked at Ash longingly and nodded.
"Let's go bulbasaur, nurse Joy we have to evacuate the pokemon in the pokemon center!" Leaf shouted to nurse Joy, she ran and grabbed her hand. The team Rocket trio was about to throw their pokeball at Leaf when Ash ordered an ember attack.
"Charmander ember on the Rockets!" Charmander used ember on James, Jessie and meowth. Jessie's hair was burnt thanks to the ember attack.
"Oww you'll pay for that twerp! Ekans." A snake like pokemon appeared and it looked at pikachu hungrily.
"Grr koffing let's go." Koffing appeared and it looked at charmander with a grin on its face. Ash turned his cap backwards and looked at the Rocket trio seriously.
"Okay guys this is our first battle so let's give it all we got! Pikachu thundershock on ekans, charmander use ember on koffing." Pikachu shot a thundershock attack on ekans which it dodged with ease. Koffing however was not so lucky, he was shot by a heated ember.
"Grr you pay for that! Koffing use tackle on charmander." Koffing was charging in with a tackle attack.
"Ekans use poison sting on pikachu." Ekans shot multiple needles of poison at pikachu.
"Pikachu use quick attack combined with thundershock at koffing, charmander use ember on the poison sting." Pikachu zig-zaged across the pokemon center and engulf himself with electricity before he rammed into koffing which sent it flying. Charmander used ember to deflect the poisonous needles but some of the needles got to him. Charmander flinched and glared at ekans.
"Charmander you alright?" Charmander nodded and glared at ekans.
"Good now combine ember with thundershock on ekans." Charmander combined his ember attack with pikachu's thundershock attack and they shot it at ekans which cause it to widened its eyes.
'Ekans no!" Jessie yelled in panic, her ekans were sent flying across the counter.
"James don't just stand there, do something!" Jessie shouted. James nodded and gulped nervously before he called his injured koffing to unleash a smog attack.
"Koffing use smog!" A thick smog surrounded the room and it caused Ash and his pokemon to cough violently.
"*Cough*cough*cough* Charmander use a concentrated ember on the smog!" The ember attack caused an explosion, the explosion blow away the smog.
"Pikachu use thundershock on koffing." Ash said with a smirk, pikachu used a thundershock attack on koffing which caused it to faint under the electrifying attack.
"Koffing no!" James shouted, meowth face palmed.
"Greait now I mus do all de woirk, noiw taste fury swipes twerps." Meowth extended his claws and charged at pikachu.
'A Talking meowth, why am I not surprise.' Ash thought with a sigh, he nodded at pikachu and pikachu sent a thundershock attack at meowth. Meowth was electrocuted by the attack and he was sent flying back to the Rocket members.
"Now, charmander, pikachu, send these morons packing." Charmander and pikachu combined their attacks and shot it at the Rocket members.
"We are blasting off!" The Rocket members were last seen as a twinkle in the sky. Ash shook his head and knelt down.
"Wow our first pokemon battle, and it was a double battle too! You guys are awesome!" Ash hugged charmander and pikachu which they returned.
"Ash!" Leaf ran to Ash and gave him a tight hug.
"Leaf-can't-breath." Ash choked the words out, Leaf immediately let go and looked at him.
"Oh I'm so sorry Ash, are you okay?" Ash nodded and looked at her with a gentle look.
"Don't worry I defeated them, they were quite easy to defeat to be honest, despite they are 10 years older than me and the fact that I just started my journey a few hours ago." Nurse Joy looked at the ceiling that the Rocket trio made and sighed.
"Well looks like I have to repair the hole." The pokemon center door soon opened and it revealed officer Jenny.
"I heard a loud boom coming from here, is everything alright?" Nurse Joy informed officer Jenny the details and she sighed in relief.
"Thank goodness, I'm glad you all are alright." Ash and Leaf nodded at her, they were glad too that no one was hurt.
"Ash do you want me to heal your pokemon?" Nurse Joy said kindly.
"Charmander?" Charmander shook his head, the poison sting attack didn't hurt him that much.
"Nah we are good." Nurse Joy nodded and approached Ash and gave him a hug.
"Thank you Ash for what you did." Ash blushed and nodded, she let Ash go and giggled.
"Well I think you all should go-" The pokemon center door opened again and it was...Misty.
"Ah ha! I knew I would find you 2 here, I heard a loud explosion and decided to check it out." Misty said with her hands on her hips. Ash looked at her calmly and he just thanked nurse Joy and walked past Misty with Leaf behind him.
"Hey! I'm talking to you!" Misty shouted while following Ash and Leaf. Leaf turned around and looked at her.
"Hey why are you following us? Ash said that he will pay you back your bike when he has enough money."
"Oh no, I'm following you 2 on your journey until Ash pay me back my bike." Ash and Leaf looked at her while twitching their eyes.
"I should had never save her." Ash whispered to Leaf, she nodded and looked at him.
"Don't worry Ash, this is not your fault." Leaf said while patting his shoulder. Ash sighed and looked at her seriously.
"Fine you can join us, just as long you don't slow us down, this is OUR journey after all, and if you hurt my pokemon or Leaf's or you even dare to hurt Leaf, I'll personally-" Ash said in a deadly and cold voice which cause Misty to shiver in fear.
"Ash that's enough." Leaf grabbed his hand, he stopped and smiled warmly at Leaf.
"Sorry, anyway welcome aboard Misty." Misty looked at Ash with fear, Ash can be really scary when he wants too. Misty nodded hesitantly and she looked at Ash and Leaf's pokemon who were looking at her with a disapproving look on their faces. The co then walked to Viridian forest, though Misty's constant shouting with Ash had startled the pokemon in the forest which cause the pokemon to flee.
"Wow we haven't catch a single pokemon yet." Leaf said in a disappointed tone, they have been walking for hours yet they haven't see or catch a single pokemon.(I wonder why?)
"Hey don't worry Leaf, we WILL catch a pokemon, never give up till the end right?" Ash said while patting her shoulder, Leaf turned to Ash and smiled.
"Right!" Suddenly they heard a loud scream, it sounded like Misty's voice.
"What's wrong Misty!" Ash asked with their pokemon looking around their surroundings vigilantly.
"B-bug!" Misty said while pointing at a caterpie, it tilted its head cutely and crawled towards Misty. The pokemon sweatdropped and sighed, as if she wasn't annoying enough, now she is a drama queen too?
"AHHHHH" Misty shouted loudly, all the pokemon's defense around her were lowered down.
"Man Misty you know screech." Ash said while rubbing his ears. Leaf's white hat was on the ground thanks to Misty's screech. She picked it up and put it on top of her head.
"Misty seriously? It is just a caterpie." Leaf said while looking at caterpie sweetly.
"Its a bug!" Misty shouted comically.
"So?" Ash asked while kneeling down, he opened his arms and caterpie crawled towards Ash.
"So it is DISGUSTING!" Misty shouted with her eyes close. Caterpie frowned and looked at Ash.
"I don't think you are disgusting caterpie, I think you are cute and friendly, my name is Ash by the way." Caterpie nuzzled Ash's leg upon hearing the compliment. Leaf then noticed a weedle who stood timidly next to caterpie.
"Hi there weedle, my name is Leaf. Are you a friend of caterpie?" Leaf squatted down, weedle looked at Leaf curiously and nodded before he crawled his way to Leaf and nuzzled her.
"Aww Ash they are so cute and friendly!" Leaf picked weedle up and cradle him, Ash did the same thing and they held the 2 pokemon like they were new born babies. The thought cause the 2 of them to blush as they looked liked they were the parents.
"Cute?! CUTE?! They are the most disgusting things I had ever seen!" Misty said harshly, weedle and caterpie frowned and lowered their heads. Ash, Leaf and the other pokemon glared at Misty.
"Misty how could you say that?! They have feelings you know! You know what! You are impossible, we're leaving." Ash said coldly and they walked away from Misty.
"But you owe me a bike!" Misty said weakly with her legs shaking.
"I'm tired with your bike excuse, I bet you want to travel with us because you don't have any friends." Leaf said harshly, she had enough of her ranting and annoying behavior. Misty was looking at the ground and she attempted to pull her mallet out but she remembered what Ash told her a few hours ago. She shivered as she remembered Ash's face when he looked at her.
"Let's go Leaf." Leaf followed Ash, leaving a very guilty and ashamed Misty.
The 2 walked for a few minutes and they found a clearing and decided to train and camp here for the night, it was getting late after all.
It has been 3 hours since what had happened, Ash, Leaf and their pokemon were laying on the grass and were watching the beautiful night sky.
"Man pikachu and vulpix are fast learners, they learned iron tail in just a few hours." Ash said with his hands behind his head. The pokemon were chatting with each other around the warm campfire.
"Don't forget bulbasaur and charmander, charmander learned metal claw while bulbasaur's vine whip is more powerful now." Leaf added on, her arms were on her waist.
"Yeah, man I'm hungry." Ash said while looking at the pot that was on the campfire, he stomach grumbled.
"It wouldn't be long Ash, 5 more minutes." Leaf said while giggling, she is cook on the journey since her mother taught how to cook. Ash sighed and groaned.
"5 more minutes?" Ash whined, he continue to look at the starts and the constellations. He noticed that it was fairly cold and since Leaf was wearing a sleeveless blouse it was even more colder for her. Ash sat up and shuffled closer next to Leaf, he put his jacket around her and gave her a warm smile.
"Thanks Ash." Leaf whispered softly, she held the jacket tighter. She sat up as well and they continued star gazing in silence. 5 minutes later Leaf poured the pot of stew onto bowls that she brought for the journey.
"Here you go Ash." Leaf handed the bowl of stew to Ash. The pokemon were already eating the stew. Caterpie and weedle was sharing the bowl, charmander and bulbasaur is fighting over who gets the stew while pikachu is letting vulpix to eat most of the stew.
"Thanks Leaf." Leaf sat next to Ash and they ate the stew.
"Man your cooking is delicious Leaf." Leaf blushed and used her hat to cover her red face, the pokemon cried their names in agreement.
"Aww thanks guys." Leaf said while finishing the stew, caterpie and weedle snuggled next to Ash and Leaf.
"I guess I should set the tents." Ash said to Leaf, she nodded and she stroke vulpix who jumped onto her lap. Ash was setting his tent along with Leaf's, after a few minutes he had finished setting up the tents.
"There all done." Ash said while taking his cap of his messy hair. He sat next to Leaf and stroke pikachu while looking at the blazing campfire.
"I remember we used to do this when we were kids." Ash said with a soft smile.
"Yeah and we used to have sleepovers." Leaf said with a slight blush on her face.
"I missed those moments." Ash whispered, puberty is something that Ash hated, it was just so awkward now between Leaf and him. Heck his mother and Leaf's mother gave them the talk when they were 8. He wished that he could take 2 hours of his life back. He shook his head to get rid of the dirty images on his mind.
"Yeah me too." Leaf looked at Ash with a soft and gentle look. Soon they heard rustling from the trees and their pokemon immediately took a battle stance. Ash had a faint idea who could the person be.
"Misty come here." Ash said in a calm voice, indeed it was Misty who appeared from the trees, wearing a bashful and embarrassed look. The pokemon glared at her while Leaf pulled weedle and caterpie into an embrace to sooth their worry and anxiety.
"H-hi guys." Misty said while rubbing her left arm.
"Misty, what are you doing here?" Ash asked, he already knew what was she doing here.
"I-I came here to apologize, I'm sorry Ash." Misty bowed her head down while biting her lower lip.
"Don't apologize to me Misty, apologize to caterpie and weedle." Ash said while pointing to the 2 pokemon who were currently being hugged by Leaf's delicate and soft arms.
"C-caterpie, weedle I'm sorry, I didn't meant to insult you it is just that I have a fear for bug types (Entomophobia). Please forgive me." Misty said in a low tone. Weedle and caterpie looked at each other before smiling at Misty.
'Caterpie(We forgive you Misty!)" Misty looked at the 2 smiling pokemon.
"So you forgive me?" The 2 nodded and she smile at them.
"Thanks guys." Misty then turned to Ash who is looking at her.
"We forgive you too Misty, just don't be so rude to us." Leaf said with a smile. Misty smiled to herself and nodded.
"You ate dinner yet?" Ash asked while pouring some stew onto a unused bow.
"No I haven't, thanks Ash." Misty took the bowl and ate it quickly.
"Don't thank me, thank Leaf, she's the one who is responsible to cook the amazing stew." Leaf blushed and looked at the other direction.
"Thanks Leaf." Misty said as she finished the stew. That's when Ash noticed that she doesn't have a sleeping bag or a tent with her.
"Hey Misty, do you have a sleeping bag or a tent with you?" Ash asked while looking at her backpack.
"No, I was planning to head back to Viridian city's pokemon center when well THAT happened." Misty said while crossing her arms.
"Hmm...well you could share with Leaf." Ash suggested, but Leaf have a better idea. She prefer to sleep with Ash than to sleep with Misty. Not to mention she missed sleeping with Ash, that very thought cause her to blush furiously.
"Actually Ash, c-can I share with you?" Leaf said with a scarlet blush on her face, Ash was looking at Leaf with a red face. Sure they had many sleepovers but that was when they were young. Plus their moms did gave them the talk...
"Leaf are you sure? I could sleep on the ground." Ash said while clutching her shoulder gently. Leaf smiled, she knew that Ash is the type of guy who doesn't want make girls uncomfortable.
"Of course I'm sure, we used to sleep with each other anyway." Misty jaw dropped and she blushed.
"W-what!" Ash and Leaf looked at Misty and they waved their hands frantically.
"Nothing like that Misty! We just have sleepovers, nothing else!" Ash said with a red blush. Misty nodded and looked at them suspiciously.
"Okay then, but I don't want to hear any loud-"
"-Good night Misty." Ash said quickly, he put out the fire and recalled his pokemon. Misty went inside Leaf's tent.
Ash and Leaf went into Ash's tent, it was blue in color while Leaf's was green in color. Ash stuffed his jacket inside backpack and had already changed into his nightwear which consist his usual white shirt and a black color boxer. Leaf simply wore a white gown that reaches below her knee. Leaf noticed Ash's nervous demeanor and smiled at him. Pikachu and Vulpix were already asleep, they were at the end of Ash and Leaf's feet.
"Is okay Ash, I'll tell you if I am uncomfortable which I'm not." Leaf said softly, Ash nodded hesitantly and lay his head down on the soft pillow. Since Ash's tent was big, Ash scooted further away from Leaf, making him in a uncomfortable position.
'Ash you don't have to be that far, come closer." Leaf said in a warm tone, Ash gulped and scooted closer. Leaf lay her head onto Ash's well toned chest.
"You know we used to do this when we were young, I don't mind that we do this again." Leaf whispered. Ash smiled to himself wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Really?" Leaf nodded and nuzzled deeper into Ash's chest.
"Good night Leaf." Ash shifted his body so that Leaf can be in a more comfortable position.
"Good night Ash." Leaf whispered back, the 2 cuddled with each other unknowingly during their sleep with a big smile on their face.