The rise of a legend: The last aura trainer

Chapter X

Reconcile part III

Well here it is, the fast update as promised! I had a break so I had lots of time to write. The next update will probably take longer.

This is the third and last reconcile part! Cynthia was given to appear in this chapter but an other girl that has been in the story before is also going to be in it. Also another one, of Ash's childhood friends is going to be introduced. Yes she's a girl and she might not be the girl you have in mind. I'll give you one hint though, she has blonde hair.

'Take responsibility' those words echoed in Ash's head. He could also hear how the people around them were muttering 'bastard' while giving him angry glares.

Dawn's cheeks were red as a tomato by now. She had also realised that they were being listened to.'

The scrapping sound from when a chair pulls on the floor was heard, it was quickly followed by several footsteps.

SMACK!

"Ouch." It took a couple of seconds before Ash had realised that a brown haired girl with twin tails had slapped him.

She looked at him with angry, accusing eyes. "Care to explain about what you did?"

"I.. don't know what you are talking about.." Ash said weakly. What was Lyra, one of his classmates doing here?

"You don't know! Oh it's always like that."

"Um excuse me but can you.. guys argue somewhere else?" One of the employes had come.

"Yeah... somewhere with less people," Dawn said. She had slightly recovered from her embarrassment but her cheeks still had some red streaks.

"That's fine with me, hahaha..hah," Ash said with an awkward laugh. Yes nice going! Wait the employe, is it Brock? It was indeed Brock. The poor man had tears in his eyes while giving Ash the thumbs up. "Thanks man." Ash let out quietly as he walked pat him.

"No problem pal, go and get her!" Brock whispered back.

The people in the fast food chain were booed and whistled as Ash walked out.

"What's with them?" Dawn asked with a pout. "It's not like we have done anything."
"Just ditch that man, you poor girl!" A girl screamed as shut the door.

"Sheesh some people just won't shut it!" Ash muttered to himself.

"You deserve it!" Lyra said. "I know a place we can talk undisturbed in. Just follow me guys."

Ash and Dawn exchanged a confused look and shrugged before following the brown haired girl.

Lyra walked with fast and determined step. She led them through a side alley, through a residential area until they arrived at the Pallet Town Stadium.

Ash looked at the arena. The memory of his loss flashed by in his memory. It's okay I'm over it now.

Lyra led them in. The stadium seemed to be empty at first but then Ash saw the back of a girl with long blonde hair. A bolt of recognition went though Ash had. The girl... Ash knew who it was it was Cynthia. Dawn and Lyra didn't seem to care though. He guessed that they didn't recognise her. They didn't even seem to care.

"Well it's only us now," Lyra began. "Almost." She added after taking notice of Cynthia. "So Ash what did Dawn mean with her first?"

"Well the thing is.. We got attacked by a guy from Team Rocket and I fell on top of her and well.. or lips touched," Ash said while feeling how his cheeks were reddening.

"Mhmm really? Was that all?" Lyra asked in what seemed to be disappointment.

"Uh yeah what did you expect?" Dawn inflicted looking shocked.

"Well I though you were talking about that." Lyra said while fidgeting somewhat. "I bet everyone else were thinking that too."

"Who do you mean with everyone else?" Dawn asked Lyra.

"Well.. you know.. all the other customers in the restaurant. What's the deal with you two going to a restaurant anyway? You're not dating are you?" Lyra asked with a smirk.

"Umm.." Dawn began.

"Noo," Ash cut off. He didn't want to cause any kind of misunderstanding at this point. He could almost feel how Cynthia were sharpening her ears. Wait wasn't she even closer to them than before? "It's just... none of your business really," Ash finished with a teasing smile.

"But I want to know!" Lyra sulked. "So it was just a kiss sheesh. Sorry for slapping you duuude."

Lyra laughed in embarrassment.

"It's okay. Just try to get things straight before acting next time, okay?"

"Sure."
"Hold on." Dawn said all of a sudden. She seemed to have realised something because here cheeks were redder than they ever had been before. "What exactly did you think that I meant by it was my first time?"

"Well isn't it obvious? I thought he had taken your vir-" Lyra never got to finish her sentence because Dawn covered Lyra's mouth with her hand. "Mmpf!"

"And to think that people were listing." Dawn whispered. "Aghhh I can't take it!" She ran off while screaming things like 'my life is over', 'why did this happen?' and 'what have I done to deserve it this?'.

"Well this is awkawrd," Lyra said with a laugh.

"Why are you laughing then!" Ash said with a sour voice. It doesn't seem like you find this awkward at all to me!

"Hahaha sorry. Well I should go, it's getting late." Lyra took out her phone. "It's 8.30 pm already!"

"I should probably head back home as well," Ash agreed.

"By the way I've heard that you live in a flat in central," Lyra said with a wink.

"Yes that's correct," Ash said carefully. This was a topic he'd rather not talk about. He knew that he couldn't keep the fact that he was living with Giselle hidden forever but now was not the time to tell anyone about it, besides he should probably talk it over with Giselle before saying anything.

"Can I stay at your place tonight?" Lyra asked.

"N-noo!" Ash flustered.

"Relax I was only joking..." Lyra said with a wink. "Besides I bet Dane would have gotten very mad if did.." She continued with a soft laugh.

"haha yeah yes.."

"Are you hiding something?"

"Nooo."

"Fine... let's exchange phone numbers."

"What?" Ash screamed. What was it with this girl? Ash just couldn't keep up with her. She was just too much to handle for a poor boy who just had an emotional break down not too long ago.

"I want your number, or don't you want to give it to meeh?" Lyra asked with a pout.

"Well I'm fine with it," Ash said. You're just.. something else. Ash looked at Lyra closely for the first time. She was rather cute. He had never noticed that before.

"Take out your phone then!" Lyra demanded while holding her own phone.

"Sure." Ash put on the infrared and added yet another girl to his address book.

"Great now we are done with that," Lyra said with a bright smile." See you tomorrow Ash."
She got closer to Ash and got up on her toes before she kissed him on the nose.

"Ly-Lyra?" Wh-what's happening?

Lyra just giggled before she ran away.

"Oh this is just too much," Ash muttered while touching his nose. Lyra's lips had been warm and soft. Ash heart was beating faster all of a sudden. What's wrong with me?

Several minutes past before Ash could feel a gentle tap on his shoulder. He could smell an aroma of some kind of flowery scent all of a sudden.

"Okay Ash, was what that about?" an angry voice called.

Oh shit! I had forgotten that she was her.

Ash turned around only to get his suspicion confirmed. It was Cynthia.

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"Well Ash I won't say that I'm angry but I'm very disappointed in you." Cynthia said after hearing Ash explanations. All of them from the beginning. It had taken almost half an hour for Ash to explain it all and just let it all out.

"Yeah I'm sorry," Ash said in shame. Ash would have preferred Cynthia do be angry or yelling at him. Her disappointed look was like getting a knife stabbed in his heart. He knew that he had let her down, heck he had let himself down. He had even realised that until he meet her. He was still so immature compared to her. It's always like this. I'm always behind her. I just can't catch up, I'm useless!

"It's getting late. I guess it can't be helped," Cynthia muttered more to herself than to Ash.

"What can't be helped?" Ash asked curiously, looking at Cynthia with a tilted head.

"You'll be staying at my place tonight."

It took a few seconds before Cynthia's words sunk in to his head. "Ehhh?"

"Do you.. have something against it?" Cynthia asked slightly hurt.

"Err no but.. I got to make a call first," Ash said while laughing awkwardly. "If you'll excuse me.."

"No, Ash. Why can't you just do it here?" Cynthia asked with a stern look in her grey eyes.

"Oh okay.." Ash said weakly. It was his lose. Talking to Giselle wouldn't be easy but she'd probably get mad at him if he didn't tell her that he won't be back. She had been complaining when he was staying out late with Brock the other day.

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"So I won't get back tonight." Ash said after an brief explanation. He had chosen to say the truth; that he was staying with Cynthia.

"I don't like it Ash," Giselle complained. "Do you have to stay with her? Isn't it closer home than to Cynthia's place?"
"Well... come to think of it yes it is," Ash admitted slightly confused himself.

Cynthia gave him a quick glare that told him to be quiet and that he was coming no matter what.

"I'll be back tomorrow morning before school. We can go to school together like we did today," Ash offered in an attempt to appease Giselle.

"Okay.." Giselle said. "It's not like I can say anything either way," she muttered quietly.

"..."

"See you tomorrow then! Bye!" Giselle cut the call.

"Well Ash care to explain who this Giselle girl is?"

Man it feels that explaining is the only thing I've done lately! Well here goes nothing!

It only took Ash one or two minutes to explain the circumstances to why Giselle was staying with him.

"So it's entirely Drake's fault!" Ash said as an finishing touch.

Cynthia was biting her lips while looking gazing off. "Okay... nothing wrong with that, but why didn't you tell me sooner? Do I seem that unreliable and.. jealous,?" Cynthia almost spat out the last word.

"No it's not like that," Ash said carefully. He knew that he had to choose his words with caution from this point on. That much he had learn from Meowth, or maybe it was on instinct or the fact that he had known Cynthia for a long time. "I'm.. well.. I was going to tell you, Cynthia. I just didn't know how to say it, without sounding boastful or something like that."

Cynthia gave him a slight nod. "Back to the tournament then Ash."

"I thought we were done with that already!"

"No. I bet you've heard it before but admitting defeat is a part of being a trainer."

"I know already... but isn't it kind of ironic when you say that, Cynthia? You never lose and you're one of the strongest trainers in the world!"

"I lost against Steven back then, didn't I?"

"That was two years ago. He had been a champion for three years by then. You had just gotten your title!"

"I still admitted defeat. What I'm saying is that you lost the game because you were afraid of losing. Pikachu could feel your fear. A pokemon can read its trainers emotions. Your fear rubbed on to Pikachu, and you lost the match because of that."

"Well I guess you're right... but I had a type disadvantage you know, besides my Pikachu doesn't really know any good move to counter ground type pokemon."

"I've got nothing to say about that." Cynthia did agree with his logic but she still had a slight grain of discontent at the edge of her mouth. She knew all about Pikachu's wings. They wouldn't come out if Ash kept doubting himself, his pokemon like that.

"It's okay it won't happen again. Ever." Ash tapped her shoulder ever so gently.

He still remembered Meowth's advice. The effect was devastating. Cynthia actually got lost on words after Ash's seemingly unconscious action of affection. Ash was however, like always, unaware of it.

"A-Ash." Cynthia moved closer to him with a mischievous smile on her face. "I guess I'll have to help with your training like I did back then."

Ash did however notice that her cheeks had slightly redden, it was closer to pink. Ash wouldn't had notice it on other girls, but Cynthia was different. They had known each other for a long time after all.

"Yeah that would be awesome," Ash chimed with a childish smile.

Cynthia wrapped her arms around him in the blink of an eye.

"C-Cynthia?"

"Sleep with me, Ash." The look she gave him, the flustered face, it was irresistible.

"Sleep.. with me?" Ash was eying her suspiciously, was it some kind of trap?

"Yes with you."
"You.. I sleep?" Ash could quite believe what he heard. Was it for real?

"Yes, Ash," Cynthia said with a sigh. She slowly started to take off her shirt- she stopped when she saw Ash's stare. "Oh someone can't take his eyes off me eh?" She grinned. "It's okay you can watch, or rather I want you to watch."

"Ash, Ash? Are you there?" Cynthia pinched his arm.

"Yes, sorry I.. spaced out," Ash said in pain. He looked at Cynthia for a moment before making his move. He leaned closer and blew some air in her ear.

"Kyaahh! Ahh!" Cynthia squealed. "W-what are you doing?" Cynthia had jumped a bit in sheer chock, it did however result in Ash's lips touching her cheek.

THUMB

Was that my heart? Ash's lips was still touching her cheeks. It was like time had stopped; none of them moved. They were frozen, unable to even take the simplest of actions.

Cynthia was the first of them who regained composure. She quickly pulled away and looked away.

"Ash?"

"Yes."

"Sleep with me tonight."

Ash just starred at her before pinching himself on the cheek. It wasn't a dream nor was he imagining

things. Was it for real?

"Like we did when we were small!" Cynthia quickly added while still looking away. "Do you not want to?" She asked after Ash's lack of an answer.

Ash slapped himself. Get a grip man! This is for real. "It's okay with me." It's just like when we were small... Ash sighed. Did she still see him as a kid?

Cynthia finally looked at Ash with the warmest of smiles. "Consider us even now. I forgive you for all that you've done."

The third and last reconcile part is done! I didn't get to add the childhood friend but now you know what to expect for the next chapter. More things about Ash's childhood are finally going to get revealed.

Thanks for the reviews and pointers. They help me to write the story faster not the mention that they give more motivation.

Ash's classmates had barely been mentioned at all in the story. I wanted to change that since it's supposed to be a High School fic. Things in the chapter might now have gone the way you though, I actually hope they didn't, because I don't want the story to be too predictable. And with that I'm off, see you in the next chapter!