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First off I would like to apologise to all my readers for the hasty nature of my previous post. I had finished editing it a day or so before it went up but had no time to add in personal thanks due to my attendance of my girlfriend's grandfather's funeral. This lead to some very emotional days up to and after the event. I felt I owed it to you guys to update so I just stuck the chapter up. Again I apologise.
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Chapter Nine – Reunions
The trio of girls arrived back at May's house just as Caroline and Brock were serving lunch. May said she could always sense when her Mom was cooking and that was the time to be home. Misty and Dawn laughed as this was typical of May,
"Just like Ash." Dawn commented, "We could be out training or something and he would randomly say that's enough. When we arrived back at camp Brock was just serving dinner. He never got it wrong. I never did know how he did it?" She looked at May hoping she could said light on the matter,
"No idea. It wasn't quite the same when we travelled together we both just look at each other and know food was ready. I thought it was weird but it's one of the things that I like about him." She stopped as Misty finished the sentence,
"He's knows what your thinking and you can communicate just by looks. Ash can always seem to know when something's up."
"We better stop talking about him." May laughed, "We're just going to make his ego even bigger than we were earlier."
"That's not hard." Misty said, smiling, "One win and he thinks he's unbeatable."
"Not so much."May and Dawn said at the same time, causing them to giggle, May continued, "True he can get overconfident but you saw him at the Sinnoh league. He'd won every match easily and still went into the final knowing it would be hard. He's changed. Even from since when I met him."
Their conversation stopped as the entered the front door. May sniffed the air and grinned,
"Yum! Tomato and..." She sniffed again, "Basil soup. With fresh bread of course."She sped into the kitchen just as Caroline was dishing out the soup; Brock was at the counter cutting bread. The others girls looked at each other,
"How does she do that?" Misty asked, "I mean it smells good but there's no way I could ever guess what was cooking."
"It makes her a better match for Ash. He's always doing that." Dawn smiled, but stopped when she saw the look on Misty's face, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it to come out like that..."
"It's OK." Misty said, wiping a small tear from her eye, "You're right. They are a perfect match. As much as I love Ash I'd rather see him happy with May than in a relationship with me and being miserable."
The two girls followed May into the kitchen where she was talking to her mother about how long it would be ("A few more minutes May, be patient."). Max was now at his computer looking up Pokemon, more exactly looking up Croconaw. They seated themselves at the table just as Brock placed a large plate of fresh bread and butter on the tables. May was being forced into a chair by her mother as Brock returned with a large bowl of deliciously smelling fresh soup. The group sat round the table laughing and joking when a sudden noise broke the silence.
"Ring, Ring, Ring, Phone Call, Phone Call..." May got up to go and answer the phone.
She closed the door and picked up the receiver. She readied herself for the usual polite greeting but forgot all that when she saw a familiar black-haired teen on the screen.
"Ash!" She cried, smiling at him, "What do I owe this pleasure?"
"I'm just calling to say we're leaving Whale Island in about ten minutes or so. That means we should be arriving in Petulburg at about 6 o'clock. Unless Team Rocket plans another attack." He chuckled as he smiled at May but May did anything but smile at this last phrase,
"Ash Ketchum that's not even remotely funny." She said angrily, "I don't know what I'd do if you..." Tears began to form in her eyes,
"I'm sorry May." She saw Ash place a hand on the monitor, "I shouldn't have said that, and I'm not dead so there's no need to think like that. Joking about it makes it seem, well, less serious if that makes sense." He shrugged knowing his answer really didn't make sense to anyone but himself and carried on, "Anyway I'll be in town later on so we can talk properly then." Ash looked off screen and nodded saying a few words to someone, "Sorry May," He spoke turning back to her, "That was Nurse Joy the choppers about to leave so I've gotta go. See you when we arrive at Petulburg."
"Well go then," May said making shooing motions with her hands, "The quicker you get on the chopper the quicker you can get here."
"And why would you want me there so badly?" Ash asked, with a mischievous glint in his eye, causing May to blush heavily,
"I... It's... But..." May could only stutter a non-coherent reply, making Ash laugh,
"I love it when you get embarrassed," Ash smiled,
"Ohhh, I'm going to get you for that Ash Ketchum." May said pointing a finer at him, but smiling herself, "Now get in that chopper young man."
"Yes mother." And with a smile Ash signed off. Leaving May smiling, but still a bit red, as she packed the phone up and headed back into the kitchen. She entered the room and got curious looks of her mother and Brock while Max just cracked up.
"What?" May ask, getting angry,
"What did you and Ash discuss?" Dawn asked, acting quite innocent,
"How did you know it was even Ash on the phone?" May said, her face glowing an even deeper shade of red,
"I don't think anyone else can bring out that shade of red in you, even Max can't get that dark." Her mother said, placing a cup of tea in front of May, "So what did Ash want?"
"He was letting me know he will be in town tonight. The choppers due in at six o'clock." May said, hiding her face behind her mug,
"That doesn't explain the red face." Dawn asked, still trying to act innocent and not laugh,
"It was nothing, just Ash being Ash." May said. She quickly finished her drink and went outside to the gym to tell Ash's Pokemon the news. She went in the front door and gathered Ash's Pokeballs from the draw in the table. Taking them outside, she released them all. Out came four Pokemon: Torterra, Cyndaquil, Staravia and Aipom. The four Pokemon looked confused at May. When they had last been released they were informed by May that Ash was dead. Now here she was here again, but smiling and looked like she had recently been very embarrassed about something.
"Hey guy, I've got great news." She said, kneeling down and petting Aipom on the head, "They found Ash, He'll be here tonight." Anything else she said would have drowned out by the noise of the Pokemon cheering. Laughing herself she was soon ambushed by them all (except for Torterra who just cheered loudly from the side). She fell backwards began to hug and pet them back. The noise and commotion caused Norman to come out from his training room to investigate,
"May, what's with all the activity?" He said, overlooking the scene of May buried by Pokemon,
"I was just telling Ash's Pokemon he'll be back tonight, they seem to be excited." She struggled to talk as the Pokemon were sitting on her chest. Norman couldn't help but laugh. It was a sight to see his daughter laughing this much. He went back into the gym, still laughing, to carry on his training.
6 o'clock arrived and everyone was gathering in the hallway of the house ready to meet Ash's helicopter which was due to arrive in the next 30 minutes. May was fidgeting as they waited for Max to come down the stairs,
"Hurry up Max we need to go!" May called up the stairs, "You've been getting ready for ages!"
"May." Her mother said softly, placing her hand on May's shoulder, "There's no hurry. Ash won't be going anywhere."
"I know Mum I just want to see him." She went slightly red as she said this, knowing questions would follow if they hung around here. Dawn was the first to pick on this but before she could say anything
Max appeared at the top of the stairs and came down.
"Sorry I took a while, I wanted to take some of Pokemon to show Ash," He said, doing his Pokebelt around his waist, "I know that will cheer him up."
"I'm sure May's got everything needed to cheer him up already." Dawn said. She was unable to resist teasing anymore. May blushed a deep red causing all the young ones to laugh; Caroline simply smiled while Norman looked at his daughter,
"May? Is there something you're not telling us?" He smiled as he said this; May knew he would not be angry at the reply,
"Nothing really...except that I hope....me and Ash..." She mumbled the end of the sentence, but Dawn managed to guess what she said,
"That you and Ash become more than friends?" She said, smiling innocently. May blushed deeper and nodded. Misty smiled at May while the rest sniggered. Her mother hugged her,
"I'm sure he'll have you."
The group left the house and headed down the road towards the Pokémon Centre. May was in the front, with everybody following behind. Azuril was happily bouncing along the road. Even though she was young she knew that the group was happy and excited, this made her bounce with more energy, causing more people to laugh and smile at the young Pokemon.
They arrived at the Pokemon Centre just as the faint noise of a helicopter could be heard from behind the clouds. The group stood by the landing pad, Nurse Joy had come out to make sure they didn't interfere promising they could see Ash when he was settled in his room. The chopper landed without any difficulties and May could see Ash on a stretcher being removed by two Chanseys. May tried to dodge round Joy to get to him, but she kept appearing in front of her, no pleading worked. Then suddenly Misty tried to get through causing Joy to block her instead, taking her chance May moved fast. Before Joy knew what was happening May had got past her and was dashing over to the stretcher. When she reached she saw Ash was sleeping. Pikachu was snoozing at his side holding a Pokeball, presumably Croconaw's. May took Ash's hand in her own and walked slowly with the stretcher into the Pokemon Centre.
The stretcher rounded several corners before entering a room just off the main corridor. May let go off Ash's hand long enough for the Chanseys to move Ash of the stretcher and onto the bed. Taking the chair next to Ash's bed, she once again took Ash's hand and rested her head on the bed. The two Chanseys left and it was a few minutes before Nurse Joy appeared. She had a stern, but soft look on her face. She did a quick check of Ash's stats before turning her attention to May.
"I did ask for visitors to wait before coming to see him." She spoke. Like her voice it was soft, yet stern,
"I'm sorry Nurse Joy." May looked Nurse Joy straight in the eye, "I've just been so worried about him and I haven't seen him for so long."
"He must mean a lot to you."
"He means the world to me." May was absentmindedly stroking Ash's hand with her thumb. Joy smiled at her and nodded,
"Would you like a few minutes before I send everyone else in? He should be awake in a minute."
"If you don't mind." May said, smiling. Joy shook her head and left the room.
May looked at Ash's face but jumped as he suddenly spoke,
"Do I really mean the world to you?" He slowly opened his eyes and stared straight into May's,
"Did you hear that?" She was blushing now,
"Yeah. I woke up as they shifted me off that stretcher." Ash was now moving himself into a sitting position, making sure not to let go of May's hand. By moving he also managed to dislodge Pikachu. Pikachu woke and looked around the room with bleary eyes. He looked at May before smiling,
"PIKA!" Pikachu jumped off the bed and threw himself at May. Ash caught the falling Pokéball with his other hand and placed it on the bedside table. This did cause May to let go of Ash's hand as she had to catch a flying electric rodent. She hugged Pikachu as he moved himself onto May's shoulder causing May to laugh as he snuggled against her face. She reached around and stroked him behind the ear. "Ka." The Pokemon sighed, liking the girls touch,
"It seems Pikachu's almost as glad to see you as I am." Ash laughed as he took May's hand back in his. She loved the way her hand felt in his, wishing it would never leave.
"Ash... I..." May tried to say what she wanted but couldn't find the words. Instead she reached into her jacket pocket and pulled out a black box. She looked at it and passed it over to Ash. "I bought you a get well present." She placed the pox in Ash's free hand and looked at him anxiously.
Ash looked curiously at the box and flicked it open. Inside lay a gold chain with one half of a golden Pokeball on it, carved on it were the initials 'MM'. Ash looked at the golden Pokeball in awe. He looked at May and smiled. She knew instantly that he loved it, but couldn't find the words to describe it. She reached into her shirt and pulled out a similar chain. May's pendant was the other half of the Pokeball to Ash's and the Initials were 'AK'. She took Ash's and simply placed it next to her own. The two halves fitted perfectly. Removing her hand from Ash's she placed it around his neck. She froze. She realized their lips were only inches apart. The gap began to close as each of them moved closer and closer. Their lips were soon only millimetres apart. May was scared to close the gap but before she had too much time to think she felt Ash's hands behind her head and his lips on her own. May had never felt anything like it. Their lips merged perfectly as they held their kiss for several minutes.
They were so absorbed with each other they didn't hear the door open.
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