Chapter 7 mute love

If Ash felt a little perkier after his chat with Joey, now he was feeling sad again. As soon as he came home, he marched up to this room and concealed himself in it, making his mother all the more concerned. She wanted to help and to know what happened, but she'll need some help. She opened the family phonebook and took out her son's class contact list. Finally she found what she was looking for. She picked up the cordless phone she kept in the kitchen and dialed the said number and sat down.

"Hello?"

"Hello, Mrs. Maple?"

"Yeah, who's this?"

"This is Delia Ketchum. I'm Ash's mom, he goes to school with your daughter, May."

"Oh hello Mrs. Ketchum, how are you?" she asked, her voice sounding a little distant making Delia all the more concerned.

"I've had worse days. Listen, the reason why I'm calling you is because Ash seemed very upset and concerned over the last few days. I know he and your daughter became good friends very quickly but he wouldn't tell me what's wrong. I wanted to know if maybe you could help me clear things up a bit. Did they have a fight or something?"

Caroline sighed.

"Actually, your son saved my daughter's life."

Delia blinked.

"What do you mean?"

"My daughter had an allergy attack the other day and her allergy syringe wasn't in immediate range, so he ran to their class to get it and gave it to her in time. Thankfully, she was saved but he said she wasn't feeling well after that for the rest of the day and she fainted when he walked her home. He carried her into the house after that."

Ignoring her son's nobility and heroism for the moment, Delia pressed on.

"Well is she okay now? What is she allergic to?"

"Peanuts."

"What do they do to her?"

"They stop her from breathing."

"Oh my Gosh…" muttered Delia. After a short silence, Caroline spoke.

"You should be very proud of your son Mrs. Ketchum."

"Thank you. He's like his father."

"Well I'm sure you both are very proud of him."

Delia's lip quivered at her late husband's memory. After a few second she sighed to regain her composure.

"Well thank you for filling in the blanks Mrs. Maple. I hope your daughter gets better soon."

"Thanks Mrs. Ketchum. Be sure to thank Ash again for me and tell him not to be so worried. May's gonna be fine. All she needs is some rest."

"I will. Thanks."

"Bye." said Caroline and hung up. Delia put the phone down and sighed as she leaned on the table.

"Poor girl…" she said.

Delia gave Ash a little more time to be by himself and then she walked up to his room to check on him. She knocked softly.

"Ash?" she said gently.

"What is it Mom?" came a groggy voice. She opened it to see Ash lying on his bed with his back to her. Pikachu was curled in a ball in front of him, trying to be of some comfort.

"How do you feel honey?" she asked and approached him.

"I'm fine." He lied.

"Come on, Ash. We both know that's not true." She said and sat down beside him. He sighed.

"I spoke to Mrs. Maple." began Delia.

"Yeah?"

"She told me how you saved May and helped her into her house. That was very kind of you." she said. She could see Ash smile faintly.

"Thanks Mom." He said.

"So why the long face?" she asked.

"Because I'm worried about her."

"I spoke to her mother. She said she should be fine and she just needs to rest, so chin up, okay? You saved her life and helped her get home, you should be proud of yourself. Let her mother and father do the rest, okay?" she said and placed her hand on his chin.

"Sure." he said.

"Tell you what, I'm gonna make you your favorite dishes for supper okay? Hot chicken soup and potato pie. How does that sound?" she beamed and he turned around to give her a small genuine smile.

"Thanks Mom." He said and she smiled back, glad that he plan worked.

"You're welcome dear." She said and leaned forward and kissed him on the forehead. Feeling a little perkier, Ash sat up and placed Pikachu in his lap and rubbed him behind the ears as he continued to sleep. That evening, he was feeling a little better. The next morning, he decided to make another visit to May's house. He took his notes as usual and by the end of the day, he photocopied his notes from the last few days and placed them in his pack. Then he walked back to his old neighborhood and knocked on May's door. Once again Caroline answered.

"Hello Ash. How are you today?" she asked him.

"I'm okay. I came over to give May my notes from class, so she could stay on top of things."

She smiled.

"That's really sweet of you. Come on in. I'm sure she would be glad to receive them in person. Just know, she lost her voice she will be talking to you through sign language." She said and stepped aside to let him in.

"Well okay." He said and entered her house for the third time. He saw his friend sitting on the rug in the living room with her back against the couch reading a book. She heard him when he approached her. She looked up and smiled.

"Ash" she mouthed and got up and embraced him in a hug. Caroline smiled at the sight. Knowing the two would want some privacy, she walked upstairs to the second floor. Ash sat down in front of her.

"How do you feel May?" he asked kindly and she did this movement with her hands and face which meant.

"Could be better"

Ash nodded with sympathy. He then took out the notes from his backpack.

"I got you my notes from class, so you won't fall behind." He said and presented them to her. She took them from him and smiled. She brought him into a hug and once separated she mouthed.

"Thank you"

"You're welcome" he said kindly. Then there was silence. May blushed slightly and fidgeted around a little bit. She signaled him with her fingers to come closer and he did. His face was mere inches away from hers and she slowly closed the gap between them and leaned in for their first kiss. The kiss seemed to send shivers down their spines and it felt like fireworks were going on inside their mouths. They felt numb and goosebumps at the same time as shivers of powerful electricity went down their spines, numbing their minds into oblivion. May placed her arms around Ash's waist as he placed his around her neck. Finally when they broke apart she whispered in his ear with the little voice she had for only him to hear.

"I like you Ash. A lot. Would you be my boyfriend?" Ash smiled and kissed her tenderly on the lips once more and whispered in her ear so no can hear.

"Absolutely. And I like you too…" he said and they embraced once more and he sat down beside her in front of the couch with his arm around her shoulder and their heads leaning on each other…

To be continued…

So, love has finally blossomed between the two of them. This should be good. I think I outdid myself with the amount of cuteness and how heartfelt this chapter was. Especially the last part of it. Anyway I hope you liked it, and if you would leave a review I would greatly appreciate it...

Peace out…