Chapter 8
Ash dived right into the ramen and May was positive he hadn't even swallowed yet. Either that or he could eat at the speed of light. She guessed it was the second one.
She however, ate slower. Now more than ever she was dying to know what he wanted to say to her. It was killing her, eating away at her, destroying her. She needed to know.
May new she had to speed up the pace of her eating, remembering that he said he'd tell her after dinner.
May slurped at the ramen like a hungry beast. Everyone at the restaraunt stared in awe at this eating champion of a girl. Her first bowl was clean in under a minute, and soon after, she'd finished her second.
Even Ash was amazed at her rate of consumption. He'd expecting her to start barfing any minute now, but she kept going.
'What a soldier' Ash thought, saluting her in his mind. 'Even I can't eat that fast.'
May gasped for air as she finally finished. She'd never eaten so much food so fast before in her entire life.
"Well that was a mouthful," said May with a burp.
"Heheh. You really haven't changed, May." Ash looked oddly happy as he said that. She hadn't changed, huh?
'I guess not," she said smiling back over at him. "I don't think I ever will."
Ash pushed aside his bowls and stood up, walking over to May. He grabbed her hand gently and helped her up.
"Come on," said Ash. "Let's go look at the stars. I'll tell you everything outside."
May blushed and he tugged her forward, leading her out of the restaraunt, and to an open field. She felt like a princess running away from her palace to be with the man she loved.
They settled themselves upon a large rock and stared up into the bright night sky. The stars were shining brighter than usual. It reminded May of spotlights on stage, and her and Ash were the lead roles.
"The stars sure are beautiful tonight!" said May, her eyes twinkling.
"Not as beautiful as you," said Ash, staring over at her.
May turned to look at him. "What's up with that lame pick up line? You sound just like Drew."
"Drew?!" Ash looked alarmed.
"Yeah," sighed May. "He's been flirting with me a lot. He confessed to me recently...and..."
"And what?!" Ash looked like he wanted to strangle someone.
"And he kissed me, but I pushed him away..."
Ash swallowed hard and took a deep breath. "May, do you like Drew?"
"I don't know," she answered honestly.
Ash leaped up to his feet, walking over to May and taking hold of her hands. Just as she was about to protest he said, "Well I lov e you too, May! I always have. All the other girls I traveled with couldn't even compare to you."
May cheeks turned red hot. Ash was confessing to her? She'd always thought he was far too dense to be able to do something like this.
"May, do you like me too?"
"Well," May began. "Yes and no. I did love you. A whole lot, but then Drew came over and kissed me, and I thought I liked him, but now..." May shook her head in confusion.
"Well, maybe this will help you decide who you like better."
He pulled May closer to him, pressing his lips against hers. May's eye widened in surprise as he kissed her with everything he had.
May pushed him away she had done with Drew. Her head was spinning wildly and she didn't know what was going on anymore.
"Ash, I don't know if I-"
Ash cut her off. "You don't have to answer me now. I'm returning to Unova on a ship in three days. Meet me at the dock if you trully love me."
Ash smiled at her and kissed her softly and the cheek before departing. "Good-bye, May."
May stood there for a long time, staring after him until he disappeared into the darkness of night.
"Ash...he likes me..."
May was trying to process everything that had just happened. It all felt too perfect. But it wsn't perfect. What about Drew? How did she feel about him after all of this? She knew that one of them was going to be heartbroken in the end. And it would be her fault.
Just as May was about to turn and go home, she heard a rustling in the bushes. At first she thought it was a Pokemon, but then she noticed someone's foot sticking out from the bush...
