A/N: Because of so much feedback, FIRE will be this chapter
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One-Shot 9: Bashing Your Reason


Ash, Iris, Cilan and their Pokémon relaxed in the Pokémon Center where they waited on a special someone. As they waited, Ash had a bit of recollection. "I wonder if maybe I should hide behind a wall when she comes," he pondered. Hide behind a wall?

"Come on, Ash," Cilan tried to butch Ash. "Sure, she has a tendency of running into you but there may be a reason behind it." There's a reason she runs into Ash? "Perhaps Bianca has feelings for you." Ash didn't want to believe Bianca, that airhead of a blond, had emotions for the trainer from Kanto.

"Really? The way she meets us, it'd be like if I was hit by Axew's Dragon Rage. I just get thrown back and mostly into water." Iris laughed at Ash's comparisons.

"It ain't all bad," she huffed. "Not only is she a klutz, she's also a tough rival, right?" Pikachu and Axew knew what Iris was coming from.

"I guess I can go with that word. Almost wanna say she reminds me of me if I was a girl." That's when Iris started to picture Ash in a dress, fitted with fancy high heels, growing a pair of chest hills...or breasts. Whatever Iris was thinking...it made her eye the bathroom. Was she sick or... BING!

"Mr. Ketchum, to the front desk, please," a voice over the PA system announced. "Your Pokémon have been checked out." The news of his other Pokémon were healthy had Ash stand up and walk to the front desk.

"Outta the way!" screamed a certain female as she blasted through the door. "Outta the way! Outta the way! Outta the way!" Ash tried to move but the floor was recently mopped and he couldn't get footing. The new girl bulldozed into Ash and sent him flying into the bathroom. The woman's bathroom, to be more precise! Some screams and some thwacks later, Ash was tossed out like James with Magikarp. The girl who slammed Ash into said bathroom was at the front desk. "Nurse Joy, is Ash and his group here?" Nurse Joy simply pointed to Ash who was soaked and socked. Even Iris and Cilan were shocked at what happened while the girl tended to Ash.

"Even with no water, Ash still ends up soaking wet with Bianca around," Iris sighed.

"I'm so sorry, Ash! I rushed here as fast as I could!" Ash, despite being drenched and decked around, still kept his good composure.

"Don't worry about it," he reassured no hard feelings. "By the way, why did you want to see us?" Bianca got giddy about the news she brought.

"Check this. I ran into your mom the other day. When she told me why she was here, I informed this Nurse Joy about her arrival and to hold you here." Just the news of Delia coming to visit her son had Ash panicking a bit.

"Mom's here? She didn't return home?" Someone wanted to check in on her baby boy. Just as Iris and Cilan were wondering who Ash's mother was...

"Ash!" she appeared with a gleeful cheer. Ash was about to be more embarrassed than ever. Delia came to him and hugged the son...right in front of the whole Center. Okay, most of the people and Pokémon weren't really paying that much attention. "How are you, my son?"

"G-Great, Mom. Check this." Ash pulled out his badge case to show Delia the badges he won: the Trio Badge, the Basic Badge, the Insect Badge and the Bolt Badge. Four badges so far, he's halfway through all the Gyms in Unova.

"I'm so proud of you! If Gary didn't stop Pokémon training, he'd already have his sixth badge." Ash dipped his head, remembering how much of a hotshot Gary was. He did not want to be reminded of him. "So, where are you heading next?" Ash recalled where they needed to go.

"Driftveil City. By the way, why are you still here and not back in Pallet Town?" Now Delia's cheeks reddened. Oh boy, don't say she fell in love with a handsome man. This is about Ash, not her.

"We've been helping Prof. Juniper and her interns so much, we've...missed numerous flights back to the Kanto Region." They've sacrificed their trips home to help the professor out. That's when she saw Iris and Cilan approaching. "Oh, who must these people be?" Iris was first.

"Hi, Mrs. Ketchum," she greeted. "I'm Iris." Axew popped out of Iris' hair to see Delia itself. "And this is my Pokémon, Axew." Axew beaked to also greet the mom.

"And I'm Cilan, Pokémon Connoisseur," Cilan introduced. "I was one of the Gym Leaders of the Striaton Gym which your son beat me and my brothers fair and square." Iris remembered that Gym Battle and saw things a little different.

"He beat you and Chili but he did lose to Cress. Still, he doesn't rely on Pokémon Type differences like any normal trainer would. He beat Pansear with Tepig and your Pansage with Oshawott." Delia was humored, not scorned with Ash's way of battling.

"Well, that's my Ash for you. Since you're joining my son, it reminds me of when Ash defeated Brock in Pewter City and he joined Ash to become a breeder." Cilan didn't know that Ash had a Gym Leader join him after losing to the Pallet Town trainer.

"Ash?" Nurse Joy called out. "What about your Pokémon?" Ash was so caught up about his mother visiting that he forgot to get his Pokémon. He got his Pokémon and was ready to journey on. The group stepped out to resume the trip to Driftveil City. That's when Ash decided to bring up the topic about why Bianca kept running through him.

"Hey, Bianca?" he called to the blond. Bianca turned to Ash. "When you see us, why do you keep knocking me into water?" Bianca placed a finger on her chin, wondering about why she had a tendency of knocking Ash into a lake, a fountain...even the sinks or toilets of the woman's restroom.

"Do I knock you into water?" she unknowingly asked.

"Yeah...you do!" Iris pointed out. Bianca couldn't believe she was being chewed out. Delia had an intriguing guess.

"Perhaps she likes to see what's under a boy's clothes," she flirted a possibility. Scary. Ash would disagree.

"Mom, really?" he whined.

"Well...maybe it's that point in your life where love is necessary. You've got Iris who's a strong-willed Dragon trainer and you have Bianca who I believe acts just like you." Iris or Bianca? Why not Misty or May or even Dawn?

'What makes her think I get along with a little kid with romance?' Iris protested in thought. 'Though, she does have a point with Bianca being with Ash. Those two can get lost together.' Bianca wondered why Delia would think she's worthy of Ash's hand in love.

"With all the accusations that I run into Ash, maybe there's a reason," she pondered. "I'll admit, I don't watch my pace too often." That was a given. "Maybe it's the skirt." The skirt tripping her up? Not farfetched. Who actually runs in a skirt like that?

"Why would you want to wear a skirt in the first place?" That's an even better question, Iris.

"I don't want to look like a tomboy, especially with this short hair." Fair enough.

"Either way, whether it's Iris or Bianca," Cilan studied. "The recipe of blended flavors could either sweeten or sour the concoction. Right now, Bianca would be the sweetener while Iris would be just lemon juice." Bianca shone a glee while Iris fumed upset. Delia was somewhat impressed while unsure he wanted to compare the two girls like that.

"For a Pokémon Connoisseur, you don't wanna hold anything back," she awed. Cilan itched his head, thinking it was a tasty compliment. "But sometimes what you say can lead to some bad aftertaste." The fancy teen waiter gulped, thinking he downgraded Iris.

"You mean I can take your kid's hand in love if I wanted to?" Bianca shrilled, apparently excited. Iris, already teased Ash over and over, had to tell Bianca to slow down.

"You really think you can love Ash?" she sneered. "He doesn't know what love is, even if it plows him in the face." Man, all this constant badgering... Suddenly, a car horn. The group turned to spot Prof. Oak and Juniper in her van.

"There you are, Delia!" Oak sighed in relief. Then, he spotted Ash. "It seems you found our young adventurer. I hate to break the family reunion but there's a new flight leaving from the Nuvema in a few hours." Delia frowned. She didn't want to be separated from her son just an hour after finding him. Yet, her mind focused on her Mr. Mime. Can't really have a housekeeper who might sweep everything out of the household.

"Coming!" She turned to Ash. "Ash, don't try to rush love. You might not know it but you're waiting for love to come to you. Just keep in mind, you might need a significant human other, not just Pikachu." With that hope, Delia entered the van and the adults left, leaving the kids ready to head to Driftveil City. After some traveling, the kids and Pokémon had supper and set up camp. As they ate, Ash tried to understand what his mother meant.

"What did she mean?" he questioned. "Waiting for love to come to me?" This would be the perfect opportunity for the Pokémon Connoisseur to offer advice. However, his mouth was full of his own cooking. So, Bianca stepped up for him

"Ash, don't get so worked up about it," she scoffed. "When it happens, it happens. The best advice to help you is to concentrate on what you're doing right now and not to concern yourself with love." That's easy for Ash to assume.

"I guess." That discussion done, nighttime was present. All slept in either sleeping bags or Pokéballs. No, none of the humans would fit into a Pokéball but Bianca looked like she needed more cover. She was shivering pretty bad. She was so cold, she couldn't stay asleep. Instead of digging for extra wear to keep warm, she eyed Ash's bag with him inside. Getting to him wasn't a problem. Getting inside was a significantly different story. She Weedled her way into his sack and cuddled with Ash, her maturing breasts softly squeezing his arm. Feeling toasty now, Bianca fell asleep with a sleeping, oblivious Ash. The next morning, Iris and Cilan got a good, horrifying look at Ash and Bianca together in the same bag. Quickly, they began to yank Ash from under his sack while Ash, also awake but freaked out, was helpless. He wanted to get moving...but he also didn't want to be rude to a rival. Ash and Bianca, hugging him tightly, were extracted from the bag. Now it was time to extract each other. Cilan was pulling Ash and Iris yanking Bianca. It wasn't working. Iris had an idea.

"Excadrill, help us out!" she called out her Subterrene Pokémon. "Help us get Ash and Bianca free!" Excadrill got it's claws in between Ash and Bianca. All three pulled and push to separate. Man, Bianca's grip was super strong. All three of them together couldn't break them. That's when Ash had an idea. He's been awesome under pressure. This would be perfect for him.

"Okay, let me try something," he asked. Iris, Cilan and Excadrill wondered about this plan of his. He jerked his neck to face her. He trembled nervously. He was never nervous in Pokémon battles. He had enough straightened out to lunge his head and... freak out those still awake. He kissed Bianca...on the lips. A few seconds later, he broke away just as Bianca finally stirred. Her waking also loosened her titanium grip.

"Was that a morning kiss, Ash?" she weakly wondered. "We're not quite husband and wife." Someone was planning ahead, like a few years.

"No, Bianca," Cilan denied. "We were trying to separate you from Ash." Bianca didn't really appreciate someone trying to break her from anything.

"Well excuse me if I was feeling cold and decided to warm up with Ash! He had plenty of room in his bag to fit all of my Pokémon if he wanted to." Could that include Pikachu? Wait, he's still sleeping? Bianca then came back to Ash. "Anyway, I think I should return the favor. You kissed me. Now I kiss you." Fair trade clause. Bianca did what she said: she kissed Ash! Now Iris and Cilan weren't sure about splitting them. She wanted to do what Ash did and...she got it.


END of FIRE
(This time it was from deviantART that prompted this decision. Keep the votes coming.)