Hey readers, Jay1414 here as usual.
I was incredibly happy when writing the first part, then I was feeling rather shitty when writing the second part, then totally love-struck in the third part. I don't think you'll notice the difference in my writing style when I get into a bad mood, but it's possible.
Let me just say that this chapter will be all over the place like Chapter 6, but it is necessary to move on with the story.
I don't want to spoil anything, so here you go.
"Dialogue"
'thoughts/other speech'
"Mewtwo's speech"
'Mewtwo's thoughts/Mewtwo's poke speech
"Sapphire's whiteboard"
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any of it's characters.
Last time on Reason:
He noticed Sapphire standing in front of his bed, not knowing whether or not to get in. Ash made a hand motion for her to enter, which she gladly accepted. Getting under the covers, she snuggled up to Ash, putting her head on his shoulder.
Ash smiled softly at her peaceful look, wrapping an arm around her shoulder.
He planted a soft kiss on her cheek, not knowing why he just did that. Sapphire's smile visibly brightened, although Ash did not notice.
Ash yawned, before falling into a deep, peaceful sleep like his starter and Sapphire.
What Ash and Sapphire had forgotten, was that Brock would see them in the morning, as he woke up first.
The next morning, Brock woke up from his deep dream of being a doctor with his own Nurse Joy. Stretching, he grabbed his clothes for the day, getting ready to shower. After he came out fully dressed however, he heard 3 different kinds of snoring. That was unusual, as he usually only heard two. First, was 'chu, chu' which was Pikachu's. Second, was the muffled snoring known as Ash's. Lastly, was a soft, feminine snore which confused Brock. He looked over at the bed of Ash, before almost fainting. There was Ash all right, with his arm around an unknown female and her head on his shoulder!
"EH?!" Brock shrieked, waking up the three. Pikachu looked at him in slight annoyance at being woken up, while Ash and Sapphire looked at him in panic, eyes wide.
'Shit! I forgot Brock would see us in the morning!' Ash said to himself.
'Brock?' Sapphire said to herself, remembering the guy from four years ago.
Noticing that Brock was still staring at them, eyes the size of dinner plates, Ash immediately denied what Brock was thinking.
"IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!"
Chapter 10: A New Friend! Enter Bianca!/Brock's Best Day?
"Not what it looks like?!" Brock exclaimed, breathing heavily. "What is it then?!" The Pewter City native questioned, feeling extremely woozy.
"Nothing happened Brock! I just slept with her!" Ash answered his friend, before immediately shutting his mouth. 'Damn it! I said it again!'
Brock fainted, not able to take anymore trauma to his perverted mind. 'He's only 16! Yet he does this before I do!'
Ash sighed, getting out of bed. He noticed Sapphire was still looking at the fainted Brock, an embarrassed expression on her face.
"Come on," The raven haired teen urged, grabbing her hand and taking her out of bed. "I don't want someone else to come in here and suspect something, especially not my mother." He shivered at that thought, knowing that his mother would freak out way more than Brock did.
She merely nodded, knowing it could possibly get worse than how it was now.
"By the way," Ash stated, prompting her to look at him. "Can you write?"
Sapphire recoiled slightly at the question, before nodding. Bianca taught her how to read and write a couple years back so she wouldn't be mistaken as illiterate.
Nodding to himself, the Pallet Town native went to the back of the room, pulling something out of his backpack.
The blonde looked at the item in curiosity, taking it when Ash basically shoved it into her hands.
"My mom packs everything, and I mean everything,"The teen told her, chuckling to himself when thinking about his mother's neediness for him. 'She always was so protective of me, not wanting to lose me like dad.'
Pushing those thoughts out of his mind, Ash went to go wash up, taking a slightly irritated Pikachu with him. Seems he was still annoyed at being woken up.
Sapphire looked at the item in her hands, which was a whiteboard with a black marker. 'I guess it's so Ash can understand me?' The blonde thought to herself, opening the marker and practicing her letters to make sure she still had it down.
The raven haired teen came back out after a while, fully clothed in his usual attire, with Pikachu at his usual spot on his shoulder. Ash noticed Sapphire was currently writing, eyes widening at seeing the perfect handwriting. 'Wow, even a pokemon writes better than me.' He sulked to himself, thinking about his poor academic skills.
"Your turn to wash up," Ash stated, breaking Sapphire out of her writing frenzy. She wrote on the board, before showing it to Ash.
"Okay, I'll wash up now."
Walking into the bathroom, she left the whiteboard with the marker next to the door. Smiling to himself, Ash waited patiently, content at finding a way for Sapphire to communicate with him. It wasn't the only option, another choice being Sign Language. He had quickly ruled that out, not knowing anyone who knew Sign Language to even teach it to her. Another was for him to learn poke speech, which was also ruled out as he had no idea how to learn it.
Sapphire came back out, fully dressed. She wrote something on the whiteboard, showing it to Ash.
"I'm going to have breakfast with Dawn. Come down when you're ready."
Ash nodded to the words. Sapphire came him a hug, which he returned. Pikachu jumped on Sapphire's shoulder, which she took in kind. She walked out the door, whiteboard in hand, leaving Ash to himself.
The raven haired boy noticed Brock stir from his fainting, rising up slowly.
"Morning Brock!" Ash greeted the ex-gym leader, waving slightly.
"Don't you 'Morning' me," Brock stated, pointing a finger at Ash. "You need to explain who that was in your bed." This surprised Ash, as Brock had not said anything out of jealousy. Until...
"And explain how you did it so fast!" The Pewter City native exclaimed, grabbing Ash's shoulders. Ash sweat dropped at the begging Brock. 'Typical Brock,' The teen deadpanned to himself.
"Well for one, I didn't 'sleep' with her," Ash clarified, making sure Brock's mind had cleared up from that perv spasm. "She just slept in my bed with me because she needed a room and I didn't want her sleeping on the floor. That's all," The Pallet Town native explained, giving Brock a stern gaze to make sure he understood.
"Okay, I get that," Brock stated, seemingly his mature self once more. "But, who is she?"
"Her name is Sapphire," Ash informed his friend, pondering how he could say this. "I met her in Johto."
"Johto?" The ex gym leader questioned, putting a hand on his chin. "I traveled with you in Johto, and I have no memory of seeing her."
'Damn, I forgot that small detail,' Ash said to himself. "Well, it happened when I was alone, around the Silver Conference," The teen lied, knowing that now was not the time to tell the truth about all of this. He would tell everyone eventually, but just not until the Conference.
"Oh, I see," Brock said, nodding his agreement. Ash sighed in relief, happy that whole questioning was done.
"But," Or not. The raven haired teen groaned to himself.
"But, what?" Ash responded, nervous of what he would ask.
"Why was she sleeping in your bed? And why did you two seem like some sort of couple?" Brock asked, hitting the nail on Ash's nerves.
"Uh... Hey look a Nurse Joy!" Ash exclaimed quickly, pointing outside their window.
Brock gasped, sprinting to the window. This made Ash sweat drop once more. 'Damn it Brock. You might be super smart and good with pokemon, but you're the biggest perv I've ever met.'
"Nice try Ash," A voice said from behind Ash. He turned around, gulping slightly at Brock's pissed off expression.
"Did you really think that would work?" The Pewter City native said, arms crossed.
"...Yes?" Ash said hesitantly, knowing Brock would gladly push him out the way to get to a Nurse Joy.
"And when have I ever ran crazily to a Nurse Joy?" Brock questioned, seemingly reading Ash's mind, which made the raven haired teen snicker.
"What's so funny?" The ex-gym leader asked, noticing how Ash looked at him with a grin that just read 'are you serious'.
"Do I need to say it?" Ash asked his brown haired companion, who nodded.
Shrugging at the answer, the raven haired boy began his reminiscing.
Crazy Brock Montage:
Vermillion City
"Hey Nurse Joy! Can you heal my- WAH!" Ash started, before being shoved out of the way harshly by Brock, as the ex gym leader grabbed the sweet nurse's hands, beginning his love sharing.
"Oh Nurse Joy! The way your eyes shine, brighter than the sun!" Brock began, not even noticing the sweat drop on Nurse Joy's head.
"Ow..." Ash groaned, draped over the floor, as Misty grabbed Brock by the ear.
"You and I together, we can-"
"Ah! My ear!" Brock exclaimed, being dragged away by Misty.
"Come on, lover boy," The red head mumbled, not letting go of his ear.
Blackthorne City
"Nurse Joy, can you heal my- AH!" Ash was shoved out of the way by Brock, who immediately grabbed the Nurse's hands.
"Oh Nurse Joy! Your beauty is only matched by your excellent nursing services!" Brock foretold, his eyes all sparkly.
"Ow...again?" Ash moaned, landing on a plant.
Shaking her head, Misty stormed up to Brock, grabbing his ear.
"I may be a bit younger, but my intelligence and charm makes up for-"
"Ow! Ow! That hurts!" Brock whined, which Misty did not listen to.
"I need to get you on a leash, lover boy," The Cerulean City Gym leader deadpanned, shaking her head the whole time.
Petalburg City
"Hi Nurse Joy! Can you heal my pokemon please?" Ash asked, surprised he was still standing.
"Of course dea-" Nurse Joy was interrupted, as Brock shouldered Ash out of the way, grabbing the surprised nurse by the hands.
"Oh Nurse Joy! Such delicate hands you have. They fit perfectly in mine!" The brown haired trainer sang, his hair flowing.
"Ow..." Ash whined, having landed on a table. May gave him her hand, which he took to rise up off the coffee table.
Max shook his head, mumbling to himself that Misty made sense when she said his job of taming Brock would be irritating.
Grabbing his ear, he held nothing back.
"The most beautiful Nurse Joy I've ever met! Please, tell me you'll-"
"Ah! Ow! Max!" Brock whined, not liking the trauma his ear was taking.
"Gee, Misty was right. You do need a leash," Max stated as he dragged him away, sighing.
Hearthome City
"Hey Nurse Joy! Can you heal our poke- UAH!" This time, both Ash and Dawn needed their pokemon healed, but Brock, being Brock, double shoved them out of the way.
Ash landed on something fluffy, while Dawn merely landed on the floor.
"Oh Nurse Joy! I am but a poor heartthrob, looking for some love to replenish his heart!" The Pewter City native said gracefully, his entire appearance becoming more dashing.
"Ow..." Dawn groaned, feeling the hard impact from the floor.
"Pika Pika..." A voice growled under Ash. Ash looked under himself, noticing the mouse that belonged to him.
His cheeks were sparking, prompting Ash to quickly wave his hands in front of his face.
"W-Wait! It wasn't my fau- AHHHH!" Ash could not finish his sentence, as he was shocked to his core.
Croagunk let himself out of his ball, shaking his head. 'My trainer may be a great guy, but he really deserves these Poison Jabs I give him,' The dual poison fighting type deadpanned, jabbing Brock in the stomach.
"With you by my side, I know that-"
"AUGH!" Brock yelled in intense pain, collapsing to the floor. Croagunk grabbed his feet, dragging him away.
'Geez, Brock,' The frog said to himself, having done this so much it was a daily routine of sorts.
Crazy Brock Montage End:
"And the Officer Jenny ones-"
"Alright, alright, I get it," Brock interrupted Ash, not needing to hear the Officer Jenny ones as well.
"So you admit you are totally girl crazy?" Ash asked with a smirk which Brock nodded to, sulking slightly.
"Yeah. But it never works out for me," The Pewter City native sulked, gaining a dark aura around himself.
"You know," Ash stated, prompting Brock to look at him.
"There is that Battle Frontier Brain. Lucy, wasn't it?" Ash questioned, making Brock gain a look of intense recognition.
"I may have been a dense boy back then, but now, I can tell that she was interested in you Brock," The raven haired teen said, patting his friend's shoulder.
It motivated him for a second, before he gained a new thought. "Yeah, was. I doubt that she even remembers me, let alone likes me," Brock declared, sinking more into his dark aura.
"Why don't we find out?" Ash suggested, breaking Brock out of his sulking immediately.
"B-But how?" Brock said in disbelief, shaking slightly.
Ash gave him the sliest of smirks, one Brock had never seen before.
"What's with that look?"
"Oh, nothing," Ash told him, the smirk seemingly stuck on his face.
"Ash, don't do this to me," The ex gym leader pleaded. "Tell me."
"Oh, fine," Ash replied, the smirk still present, as if glued on. "I don't know if you know this, but I have the number of every single person I've ever helped. From names from The Sensational Sisters to the Sinnoh Champion Cynthia, I have them all."
Brock's eyes grew to the size of dinner plates from that statement. 'What?! Is Ash some sort of Playboy?!'
"No way," Brock said, not believing that Ash had all of this information.
"Yes way," Ash retorted, chuckling at the older male's disbelief.
The younger male made a 'follow me' motion, which Brock quickly listened to. Getting to his backpack, Ash pulled out a giant book, which had the title Phone Numbers.
Handing it to Brock, the ex gym leader looked through the book as if it was golden.
Noticing the different sections, Brock opened to the section titled Favorite Females.
"The Sensational Sisters and Misty, Giselle, Lorelei, Casey, Macey, Kaitlin, Karen, Melody, Bianca, May, Shauna, Greta, Lucy, Anabel, Dawn, The Café Sisters, Gardenia, Maylene, Candice, Fantina, Angie, Zoey, Ursula, Lyra, and Cynthia," Brock read, seemingly lost for words.
He flipped to another section, labeled Champions. 'There's no way he has all the champion's numbers,' Brock said to himself.
"Lance, Drake, Steven Stone, and Cynthia." 'Damn it, he does!'
"B-But I've never seen you talk to any of them by phone!" Brock exclaimed, still scanning the golden book.
"That's because I don't wanna bother them," Ash admitted. "I talk to some of them a lot, like Lyra for example."
"How is she?"
"She's great! Apparently she's going to compete in the Silver Conference next month," The Pallet Town native answered the older male.
"That reminds me," Ash stated. "I need to call a lot of people after this," The teen realized, thinking of the tongue lashing he was going to receive for not calling in a while.
"Anyway, is it time to call Lucy?" The raven haired teen asked, gaining the same smirk.
"I-I don't know, she might be busy," Brock answered nervously.
"Come on Brock, be a man!" The younger male exclaimed in a beefy voice, trying to rile Brock up.
"That's not going to work Ash," The Pewter City native deadpanned.
"Oh, is it because you aren't a MAN?" Ash replied in an even beefier voice.
"Ash..." The ex-gym leader gave Ash that 'are you fucking kidding me' look.
"OH! SO YOU AREN'T A MAN?!" Ash exclaimed, nearly screaming at the older male.
"Ash, come on," Brock stated once again.
"YOU WANNA KNOW HOW I GOT ALL THESE NUMBERS?!" The raven haired teen boomed into Brock's face.
"...Sure?" Brock stated hesitantly.
"BY BEING A MAN!" Ash bellowed.
"ALRIGHT! FINE!" Brock yelled, looking up Lucy's number in the book. Ash inwardly smirked at his plan working perfectly. 'I knew that would rile him up and give him courage.'
As Brock was about to walk out the door, Ash stopped him.
"Brock," The teen stated, giving the older male a serious look. "Don't tell anyone about this book. This was supposed to be my little secret, and I intend to keep it that way."
The ex gym leader nodded, understanding that Ash would want to keep this private.
"Now, call Lucy and make her yours! Like a real man!" The raven haired teen exclaimed, pushing Brock to the door.
Feeling the courage he needed, Brock nodded, determined to make Lucy his.
"Yeah!" The breeder shouted, clenching a fist in determination.
"Go get her Brock!" Ash motivated, fist high in the air, as Brock marched out the door.
"Hm, should I go to breakfast with Dawn and Sapphire or should I try to call someone since I have time?" Ash pondered to himself, putting a hand on his chin. As he was now alone, he could do so in private, like he always did.
Deciding to call someone, Ash quickly checked his book for a number, before heading out the door with the rest of his gear.
Crossing around the cafeteria to not be seen, Ash went to the phones. Seeing Brock on the left lanes, Ash went to the right ones so Brock couldn't spot him.
Approaching the phone, Ash dialed the number. 'Gee, I hope she picks up,' The teen thought to himself, knowing that the female may not be at home as of now.
…...Ring, Ring, Ring.
…...Ring, Ring, Ring.
"Hello?" A voice asked, picking up the phone on the other side.
"Hey, it's Ash!" Ash said, grinning. The female grew a look of surprise, before grinning back at him.
"Hello Ash! How have you been?" The woman asked, as she currently combing her hair.
"I've been great! How are you?" The raven haired teen replied with a smile.
"I'm doing great as well! So, not that I don't enjoy talking to you, but was there a reason you wanted to call all of a sudden?" The female questioned, leaning closer to the screen.
"Actually, there is," Ash stated. "I need some advice."
"Oh, sure! What kind of advice exactly?" The female asked, raising an eyebrow.
"...L-Love advice," The teen replied, feeling his face heat up.
Giggling at his face, the female grew a face of interest.
"Oh, really?" The woman asked teasingly, making Ash go slightly red.
"Come on, stop messing with me," Ash pleaded bashfully.
"Alright, fine," The female relented with a slight giggle.
"So the thing is Johanna..."
Brock stared nervously at the telephone screen. 'Alright, t-time to call Lucy.'
Steeling himself for the encounter, Brock put in her number.
…...Ring, Ring, Ring.
…...Ring, Ring, Ring.
…...Ring, Ring, Ring.
"Hello?" The woman known as Lucy, the Pike Queen asked, picking up the phone.
"H-Hey! It's me! Brock!" Brock stuttered slightly, grinning nervously at the Pike Queen.
She gained a look of recognition, before breaking into a slight smile.
"Brock! So good to see you!" The raven haired woman exclaimed, twirling her hair.
"It's good to see you too!" The Pewter City native replied, gaining some of his confidence back at how she seemed incredibly comfortable talking to him.
"So, what did you want?" Lucy questioned, gaining an expression of intrigue.
"W-Well, I wanted to know if you wanted to, e-er," The ex-gym leader stammered, feeling his courage wavering.
"If I wanted to what?" The Pike Queen asked curiously, tilting her head slightly.
"Ifyouwantedtogooutwithme?" Brock asked quickly.
"Could you repeat that?" Lucy said, not understanding what he said.
Brock sighed, knowing that there was no turning back now. 'Be a man, Brock!' He heard Ash's voice in his mind.
"Would you like to go out with me?" He finally asked, looking at her nervously.
She smiled at him, before chuckling, then laughing. Brock took this as a rejection, sighing deeply.
"S-Sorry for wasting your time," The brown haired breeder told her in defeat, ready to end the call.
"Oh, Brock. You got it all wrong!" Lucy told him, making him look at her in surprise.
"Huh?" He stated in confusion.
"You see, I talk to Ash about twice every month, and he always tells me about you. He tells me about how you aspire to become the best breeder, and how you are very good with pokemon," Lucy reminisced, before gaining a nervous expression.
"A-And, I let him know that I admire you for the things that you do, and that I h-have a crush on you," The Pike Queen admitted nervously, looking down slightly.
Brock looked downwards, his mouth open as he realized that Ash had indirectly told him that Lucy wanted to date him. He looked back up when he noticed Lucy was about to speak.
"S-So, yes, I'll go out with you." Hearing that, Brock was ready to begin dancing.
"But," Lucy stated all of a sudden, breaking Brock out of his thoughts.
"But, what?" The Pewter City native asked, sensing another rejection.
"It has to be when Ash is done with the league, as I can't leave the Battle Frontier right now," The Pike Queen told him, which Brock had to understand. Even though he was disappointed that he could not be with her now, it made sense that she couldn't see him now because of her role as Pike Queen.
"That's fine," Brock said, regaining his normal voice once more. "I'll come to Kanto after Sinnoh, and we'll see how it goes from there."
She nodded, accepting the request.
"Well, I have a challenger. Bye Brock!" Lucy exclaimed, blowing him a kiss.
"Bye!" The brown haired breeder replied in glee, catching the kiss, and putting it to his heart.
Getting up out of his seat, Brock basically skipped his way to the cafeteria. "Ash, you're the best!"
"Are you sure, Johanna?" Ash asked nervously, looking very red.
The woman nodded. "Yes, Ash. You need to make this decision yourself. No one else can help you in deciding. But don't worry, take your time," Johanna reassured in a soft, relaxing voice.
"Thanks so much. Now I know that I don't have to pick right away." He thanked her profusely, which she merely brushed away.
"Don't worry about it, it was my pleasure."
"Thanks again, bye!" Ash exclaimed, waving at the woman before ending the call.
Getting out of his seat, Ash felt a weight lifted off his shoulders. Now, he knew that he had all the time he needed to make a decision.
Walking to the cafeteria, Ash smiled brightly. "What a great morning!"
"Where the heck is he?" Dawn asked, tapping impatiently on the table.
Sapphire shrugged, writing down something on her whiteboard.
"I have no clue. Last time I saw him, he was in our room staring at the unconscious Brock."
"Speaking of Brock," The blue haired teen stated, pointing at the entrance of the cafeteria. Sure enough, there was Brock. Although, Brock wasn't walking inside the cafeteria. He was skipping.
"Why is he skipping?" Sapphire wrote on her whiteboard.
"I have no idea," Dawn replied, dumbfounded.
The skipping breeder galloped into the line, got his breakfast gracefully, before skipping over to the two females.
"Hello Dawn! And hello Sapphire!" Brock sang, placing down his breakfast.
"Did Ash introduce me to you?" The blonde wrote, eyebrow raised at the male's gleeful attitude.
Nodding, Brock dug into his scrumptious breakfast.
"Where is Ash then?" Dawn asked the ex gym leader, who stopped his eating momentarily to answer her question.
"I have no idea," The breeder admitted. "When I was leaving the room, he was still in there."
Putting a hand to her chin, Sapphire wrote on her whiteboard once again.
"Maybe he's coming here now?"
As if answering her question, the aforementioned teen burst into the cafeteria, visibly gleeful, just not as much as Brock.
After quickly grabbing some breakfast, Ash plopped himself next to Brock.
"Hey guys!" The teen exclaimed, giving both females a kiss on the cheek.
They blushed simultaneously at the affection, while Brock was left slack jawed.
"Where have you been?" Dawn asked suspiciously, still slightly flustered.
"Yeah, you took longer than I thought you would," Sapphire wrote, giving Ash a curious but also slightly miffed look.
"Well, I was helping Brock out with something. Right Brock?" Ash nudged the older male, who was currently in a daze from seeing how Ash acted towards Dawn and Sapphire and how they acted with him.
"Y-Yeah! Thanks a lot, by the way!" Brock exclaimed, patting Ash's shoulder.
"No problem man! It's what friends are for!" The Pallet Town native replied, high fiving the older male.
"What's he talking about, Ash?" The blue haired teen questioned curiously, with Sapphire nodding, also curious.
"Just something that he needed help with is all, don't worry about it," Ash answered his blue haired companion, giving Brock a stern glance.
"Yeah, nothing to worry about," Brock reassured, giving a thumbs up.
The two females looked at the other two in intense suspicion, before dropping it.
"So, when is training?" Sapphire wrote.
"Later, in about an hour," Ash replied, checking his Pokedex.
Digging in, Ash began to eat his delicious meal. He noticed Brock kept looking between the three of them, which made him remember that Brock saw him kiss both of them on the cheek.
'Shit, I broke the secret myself,' Ash realized, continuing to eat at a moderate pace.
The four were silent, as it seemed that Sapphire and Dawn had realized it as well, as Brock did not look calm at all. He looked shocked.
Ash finally spoke up after a long moment of silence.
"Brock? What's with that look?" The teen asked his friend.
"You have some explaining to do," Brock replied, looking at Ash with a serious expression.
The three looked at Brock nervously.
"You, Ash, seem very friendly with Dawn and Sapphire, and vise versa," The ex gym leader stated, making Ash gulp slightly.
"B-Brock, it's not what it-"
"Yes, yes it is," Dawn finished for Ash, causing Sapphire and Ash to stare at the blue haired teen in shock.
"Ash, we can't keep this from Brock. He's our best friend," The blue haired teen said, as Brock smiled at her honesty.
The raven haired teen sighed, nodding. "Okay Brock, I'll tell you." Brock nodded.
"Dawn has a crush on me, as does Sapphire," Ash finally admitted, hearing gasps behind him.
"What?! I was right?!" Gary exclaimed, coming up with his breakfast.
"My baby has crushes?!" Delia squealed, coming up as well.
"My, my, Ash. You are quite the ladies man," Oak commented, easily the most mellow out of the three.
'Son of a bitch,' Ash cursed in his mind.
'What are the odds,' Dawn lamented to herself.
'Wow,' Sapphire stated in her mind.
Brock fainted once more, his mind on overdrive. 'I can't believe this!'
Ash sighed once more, irritated that his secret was out so quickly.
"I need to go outside for a little bit," The teen said in a stoic tone, getting up out of his chair. Pikachu jumped up to his shoulder, but Ash set him back down.
"Pika pi?" The mouse questioned his trainer in confusion.
"Sorry Pikachu. Just me this time," Ash stated solemnly, walking out of the cafeteria.
Sapphire tried to get up to follow Ash, but Dawn stopped her.
"He needs his time," The blue haired teen told the blonde, who nodded in sadness.
The group was silent, not having anything to say after Ash's abrupt depart.
Outside, Ash walked as far away possible from the Pokemon Center, heading who knows where.
"I never asked for any of this," Ash ranted. "Why me?! Why did it have to be me?!"
Continuing to rant, Ash kicked around some rocks on the ground furiously.
"Why Arceus?! What did I do to deserve this?!" The frustrated teen yelled into the sky.
"Now I have to make a decision and break one of their hearts! Thanks a lot!" Ash breathed deeply, trying to calm himself down. The more he thought about his situation, the more it frustrated him.
'Fuck it! Fuck it all!' Ash screamed in his mind, breaking into a sprint.
Feeling the intense wind from his sprint, influenced Ash to sprint faster. All that could be heard were the heavy breaths Ash was taking.
He wasn't looking where he was going, only looking straight ahead, running all the way to the other side of the island.
"I can't take this! This was supposed to be training! Why me damn it!?" The Pallet Town native yelled as he continued to sprint through the morning.
Continuing to sprint, Ash heard a feminine voice in the distance. Ignoring the voice, the frustrated teen continued to run in a mad frenzy.
Once again, Ash could hear a feminine voice, only closer this time. Now, he could make out the words. "Outta the way! Outta the way!"
"Outta the way?" Ash repeated in confusion, continuing to run but not as aggressive. Beginning to hear rapid footsteps, Ash realized they weren't his.
Looking forward and squinting, Ash noticed a blonde haired female speeding towards him, not looking to be stopping anytime soon.
"Outta the way! Outta the way!" The female exclaimed, continuing to run towards him.
'Oh, shit!' Ash cursed in his mind, realizing he was running too fast to stop abruptly.
"W-Wait! Sto-" Ash tried to stop her, until she collided with him, hard.
SPLASH
Landing in the river he was running next to with a giant splosh, he noticed the girl had fallen in as well.
Ash groaned, looking at his soaked clothes. He glared at the female next to him, until he noticed her expression.
Her expression was of pure nervousness. As if she knew she had caused this herself.
"Oh!" The blonde haired female exclaimed in embarrassment. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to knock you into the river!"
Feeling bad at how apologetic she was being, Ash sympathized with her.
"Hey, don't worry about it," Ash assured with a smile.
"A-Are you sure?" The girl asked quietly.
"Yeah, it's fine," The teen replied, giving her his signature grin. Seeing the grin, the girl had to grin back.
Getting out of the river, Ash looked at the teenage girl. Giving her a hand, the two stood up and looked at one another.
"So, what's your name?" The blonde questioned him, currently wiping her glasses.
At seeing her standing up, Ash could finally get a good look at her.
She had short, blonde hair with emerald eyes and red glasses with the frames being red on the bottom and clear on the top. She wore a white and black shirt, with an orange and white jacket that was left open with a hood, and an emerald shoulder bag. She had on emerald pants that were pulled up to over her kneecaps, orange heeled shoes with black shoelaces, and to top it all off was a green beret with a white bow.
"Wow," Ash stated, never seeing a girl who dressed like her. Not to mention she was cute in that nerdy type of way.
Ash noticed the girl was still waiting for a reply.
"Oh, right," The raven haired teen said in embarrassment. "My name is Ash. What's yours?" Ash asked, holding out a hand.
She winked at him, before taking his hand. "My name's Bianca! Nice to meet you!" The blonde now known as Bianca chirped.
"Not to be rude, but you seem to dress differently than anyone I've ever seen," Ash admitted, looking her up and down.
Feeling slightly flustered at the way he was looking at her, the blonde answered him nonetheless. "Oh, that's because I'm from Unova," Bianca told him, fixing her glasses.
"Unova? Where is that?" Ash asked, eyebrow raised.
"It's a region that's not connected to Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, nor Sinnoh. That's probably why you don't know about Unova."
"Ah, I see," The Pallet Town native said in agreement, before realizing something.
"If you're from Unova, what are you doing here?" Ash asked in curiosity.
"I'm here for the Sinnoh League, see?" The blonde replied, showing him her badge case.
Hearing this, caused Ash to gain a large grin. "Me too!" He pulled out his own badge case.
"That's cool!" Bianca exclaimed, clapping her hands together.
"So, why are you all the way out here and not at the Pokemon Center?" Ash questioned her next, causing Bianca to blush slightly.
"Something wrong?" The raven haired teen asked, noticing her grow quiet.
"Oh, it's nothing," The blonde reassured him. "I just got kind of, well, lost."
Ash laughed at that, causing her to pout.
"Hey! That's not funny!" Bianca exclaimed, hands on her hips.
He looked at her once more, before nodding. "I can help you get there, as I was just there a while ago."
Bianca visibly brightened at hearing that, before nodding as well. "Sounds great!"
"So, shall we?" Ash asked in a fake regal voice.
"We shall!" The blonde haired trainer responded in an equally fake voice. They both laughed at that.
Following the raven haired teen, the newly met Bianca walked alongside Ash as they went in search for the Pokemon Center.
"Eh, maybe I forgot where it was." Ash said nervously, noticing how lost they were.
Bianca giggled at him, seemingly not annoyed that they were lost because of Ash.
"Well, there's a village over there." The blonde pointed out. Sure enough, there was a village with several wood cabins scattered around. Pokemon hopped around, chatting, eating, or just plain sleeping. It looked really peaceful to the two teens.
"Wanna check it out?" The raven haired teen asked.
"I thought you'd never ask," Bianca responded with a smile, as they entered the village.
Looking around, Ash and Bianca spotted a giant house in the middle of the village. Silently deciding to check it out, the two teens entered the house.
Entering the giant cabin house, it was full to the brim with Gliscor and Gligar!
"Gliscor! Gliscor! Gliscor! Gligar! Gligar! Gligar!" They chanted in greeting to the two.
"Wow! A Gliscor house!" Ash exclaimed in glee, before noticing something. There was a Gliscor there, who was looking at him with a surprised expression.
"W-Wait," Ash stated, noticing Bianca stop next to him.
"What is it Ash?" The blonde haired trainer asked, tilting her head slightly.
"T-That Gliscor looks familiar," The Pallet Town native told her, approaching the Gliscor.
"Gliscor!" It exclaimed in excitement, getting closer to Ash. Noticing the bat had it's tongue out, this made Ash realize who this was.
"Gliscor!" Ash exclaimed, running up to it in happiness.
"Gli!" It cried, jumping into Ash's arms.
Wincing at it's giant stinger, Ash hugged his pokemon kindly.
"How are you?" The teen asked the bat, remembering that Gliscor had left his Aerial Training and had gone to live with his family, who had relocated.
"Gli Gli!" It stated, nodding it's head that it was great.
"That's great!" Ash said, not noticing how confused Bianca was.
"Uh, Ash?" The blonde asked, feeling totally ignored.
"Yeah?" Ash retorted in glee.
"You wanna explain?" Bianca questioned, eyebrow raised.
Stopping himself, Ash chuckled softly.
"R-Right," The teen said nervously. "This is Gliscor, a pokemon who I used to own." He motioned to Gliscor, who winked with a "Gli!".
"Oh! So this is like a reunion?" The blonde haired trainer exclaimed, clapping her hands.
Nodding to her, Ash smiled at his bat pokemon. It truly was great to see it after the many months it had been gone.
Plopping himself down with Bianca, Ash decided to stay around with the Gliscor for a while.
After a while, Ash noticed it was getting late. 'Jeez, how long have we been here?'
Getting up, all the little Gligar who were sitting on him fell off in a bundle.
"Hehe, whoops," The Pallet Town native stated, rubbing the back of his head.
"So, it's time for us to go guys," Ash said, nudging Bianca who was covered in Gligar as well.
"Huh? I'm up.." Bianca replied sleepily.
All the bat pokemon whined at that statement, not wanting the two to leave.
"Sorry guys, but we have to find the Pokemon Center!" Bianca exclaimed solemnly, grabbing her shoulder bag.
"Gli..." They said sadly in unison.
Walking out the door, Ash noticed two of the bat pokemon follow them out. One was a Gligar, while the other was a Gliscor, Ash's Gliscor.
"What is it, Gliscor?"
"Is something wrong, Gligar?" Bianca asked the little bat.
The two bats made motions with their claws to themselves, and then to the two teens.
"You want to come with us?" Ash asked, getting a nod from the two bats.
"Well, that's fine with me!" Bianca chirped, throwing a poke ball at the Gligar, catching it with no struggle.
"Same with me, Gliscor." After returning Gliscor into it's old poke ball, Ash and Bianca walked out of the village, hoping to find the Pokemon Center.
"Geez, I am terrible with directions!" Ash said in slight frustration, kicking a rock.
"Don't worry, we'll find our way at some point," Bianca reassured, patting the irritated teen's shoulder.
"Yeah, I guess so," The raven haired teen admitted, knowing that being positive was the best way to go about that.
They walked along the darkening grass, looking around for any source of life. The sun was going down, all of the pokemon were heading home for rest.
"Gee, it sure is getting dark," Bianca commented, unable to see much.
"I hear ya, Bianca," Ash replied in agreement, making sure the two of them stayed close.
Turning on his Pokedex, Ash read the time. 9:43 PM.
'It's later than I thought,' The Pallet Town native said to himself, thinking of the tongue lashing he would receive when they found their way back.
"Ash?" Bianca stated, prompting Ash to look at her, eyebrow raised.
"Even though we're lost, I'm glad I'm not alone," The blonde told him with a smile.
"Yeah," Ash replied, smiling back at her.
Continuing the trek in the darkness, Ash and Bianca noticed a house which was lit up.
"We have no choice," Ash lamented, not wanting to intrude on this person's night.
"Agreed," Bianca said.
Approaching the white steps, the two teens got to the front door, with Bianca knocking on it softly.
A creak was heard as footsteps grew closer to the door, with someone opening the door.
"Hello?" The person asked, who was an elderly lady.
Ash gawked at the sight of the lady. "B-Bertha?"
"Yes, it's me Ash," Bertha replied, ushering the two teens in.
"I'm assuming you two got lost?" The woman asked, hitting the nail.
"H-How did you know?" Bianca asked hesitantly.
The elite four member chuckled softly before answering the blonde. "I noticed from my window two teens who were looking around confused. Let's just say I guessed."
Chuckling nervously, the two teens sat across from Bertha on a black leather couch, while she sat in a wooden rocking chair.
"Do you need a roof over your head for tonight?" Bertha asked, pouring the two some tea.
Taking a sip of the tea, which was surprisingly sweet, Bianca answered the elderly lady.
"Yes, but just for tonight is fine."
"We don't want to intrude," Ash told her, who merely shooed away his intrusion.
"Don't worry about it Ash," The elderly lady reassured. "After all, a woman does get kind of lonely when she lives alone."
Nodding to that logic, the two teens looked around. The house was brown, with a dining table in the center, a leather couch which the teens were sitting on, a rocking chair Bertha was sitting on, a shelf with badges and a certificate of the Elite Four, a few portraits around the walls, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a small bedroom.
"Wow, nice house you've got here," The blonde commented, continuing to look around.
"This house?" Bertha asked. "I've had this house for nearly 20 years and it still appears to me as dull."
Chuckling at the woman, Ash took a large sip of his tea. "So where will we sleep?"
"The couch is fine, don't you think?" Looking at the size of the couch, made Ash wonder how this would work.
"Isn't it rather small?" Bianca stated, noticing the miniscule space the couch had.
"Well, it's all I have. Unless you wanted to sleep in this creaky old thing." Bertha pointed at the rocking chair, which indeed was creaking rather frequently.
"Good point," The blonde teen replied, fixing her glasses which had fogged up from the tea.
"Well, I'm going to turn in," Bertha stated, rising up from her chair. "Bathroom's to the right, kitchen's to the left. Make yourself at home." Walking away, she left the two teens to get ready for bed.
"You can sleep on the couch," Ash told the blonde, trying to make his shirt into a pillow.
"No, that would be cold of me!" Bianca said, noticing how hard the floor was.
"I'll be fine, Bianca. Don't worry about me," The raven haired teen reassured, lying down on the ground.
Bianca looked down at him with a frown. Ash noticed her staring, not liking her expression.
She continued to look at him, trying to persuade him to sleep on the couch with her expression.
"That's not going to work," Ash deadpanned, although Bianca did not budge. He tried closing his eyes so he wouldn't see her, but then she began to clear her throat repeatedly.
"Fine!" The Pallet Town native relented, rising off the floor. Her expression dissipated immediately, changing into an amused smile.
"Don't give me that look," Ash told her grumpily.
"Oh, cheer up!" Bianca chirped. "At least your back won't be hurting in the morning!"
"Eh, I guess," The teen stated, getting on the couch.
They both took one side of the couch, which was not that comfortable.
"Goodnight Ash!" Bianca said cheerfully, poking the teen's nose.
"Hey! Stop that!" Ash exclaimed, feeling her repeatedly poke his nose.
"Why should I?" The blonde asked playfully.
"Because I want to sleep!" The teen told her, starting to smile slightly.
"Or maybe I could keep you awake until you stop being such a grumpy boy?" Bianca replied, continuing to poke his nose.
"Ugh, fine!" Ash relented, giving her a grin.
"That's better!" Bianca exclaimed, stopping her assault on Ash's nose.
"Well, Goodnight, Bianca!" Ash told her, closing his eyes.
"Goodnight to you too, Ash!" The blonde responded, closing her eyes as well.
Then, they finally fell into a nice, but not so comfortable sleep.
To be continued...
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