Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from Pokémon or any OCS from other authors. However, I do own Gien (The new OC) and Homura (OC) from Ash's Precious Little Girl.
Fandom: Pokémon
Title: Ash's Precious Little Girl II - CH VII: Familiar Face! I of III!
Character (s): Ash (15), Iris (14), Cilan (18-19), Gien (6-7), and Nathan Pierce (17 -Final Heir)
Genre (s): Humor/Family/Adventure/Friendship/Supernatural/Slight Romance
Rated: T
Word Count: 2,272
Pairing (s): Ash/OC, Ash/Iris, and one-sided Ash/Harem
Summary: (Sequel to Ash's Precious Little Girl) It is Déjà Vu all over again. What happens when Ash, Iris, and Dent finds a lost girl who quickly takes a liking into Ash and wants him to be her DADDY? And more importantly, unlike Homura, Gien turns out to be a VAMPIRE? What events will take place now that Ash and Co. has an overprotective vampire girl tagging along with them? Find out!
Ash's Precious Little Girl II - CH VII: Familiar Face! I of III
"Long time no see." Ash said heartedly to his new friend, Hero who he met during his boat ride to Pallet Town with Brock, Homura, and Dawn, not too long ago. It was nice to see a familiar face and all… but what was he doing here in the Unova region? Was he planning to enter the Unova league like Ash? Who knows? Only he knows.
And come to think of it, the Kanto native took notice that his friend/rival was in a new set of clothes, unlike the ones from before. He was now wearing a dark grey hoodie with a light blue moon design running along his sleeves and a white crescent moon in the center with dark blue pants and black running shoes with navy stripes along the sides. Around his waist was a black leather clip belt. Also, he was wearing a black and blue Pokétch and a crystal shard earring on his right ear. Around his neck was a silver shield locket with a picture of his crush, inside
Removing himself from Gien, Ash walks up to Hero and offers him a warm welcome with a friendly handshake, which Hero gladly accepted. "It's nice to see you again."
"Same here," The spiky-haired trainer said in a kind tone with a warm smile. "How've you been?" He asked.
"Good and you?"
"Same old, same old," Hero informed with a shrug, "Just traveling around in Unova, so I can collect enough badges to enter The Unova League."
"So am I." Ash chirped with enthusiasm, which made his rival chuckled. "I already earn three badges so far. Take a look." Out of nowhere, Ash pulls out his badge case and shows his friend the badges he won so far.
"Nice." Hero praised his rival. "So that means you're here for your fourth one?"
"Yup and I'm going to win it." The excited trainer claimed with full confidence.
"I have a feeling you would say that, Ash." Hero said with a chuckle. "Good luck."
"Thanks and how about you, Hero?" Ash asked, shooting the previous topics right back to his rival.
"To be honest, Ash… I already have this city's gym badge."
"Really?"
"Yup," Hero grinned. "Here, let me show you the badges I won so far." Soon he pulled out of his own badge case and showed the six badges he won to his friend/rival.
"Six badges already?" Ash gasped in surprise. He couldn't believe his friend/rival was so far ahead than him and Trip already. Boy, Hero must have gotten a lot stronger, the last time Ash saw him. You better watch out, Ash or else he will surpass you in many ways.
Chuckling, the spiky-haired rival pocketed away his badge case. "Don't be too surprise, Ash. You'll catch up. I'm just taking a little break to train my Pokémon."
"Oh, so that's why you're here, huh?" Hero nodded.
"In short terms, that's right. After all, Nimbasa City was the closest place to stop by and relax." Hero explained.
"I see…"
"So… where are your friends, Dawn and Brock?" Hero suddenly cut off his rival and changed the subject. "And that girl…um…Homura, right?"
Before Ash could even give answers to his friend/rival, Iris and Gien suddenly appeared right behind him and rudely interrupted him. "It's not nice to leave us out on things, Ash." The dark-skinned girl whispered softly to Ash's left ear.
"Yeah… Dad…dy…" The dark blue-haired girl mumbled to his right.
"AH!" Ash squeaked in fright. Iris and Gien rolled their eyes at him.
Quickly, the startled trainer turned around and saw the two girls right before him with their arms crossed. They were giving him the look that says, "you better tell us what's going on this instant or else". Once Ash took notice of the looks, a faint tint of pinkness spread across his face. He totally forgot to introduce them to Hero or vice versa. He was such an idiot. You can say that again.
"Oh… uh…" Ash was stumbling with his words. "Guys… this here is Hero."
"Yeah, but I go by the name Nathen as well since it's my real name." Hero added. "Although I prefer Hero a lot better than Nathen, so don't hesitate." He explained in a friendly manner.
"Ah, I see. Well then…" Cilan walked up to join in on the introductions. "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintances again, Hero. I'm sure you know who I am."
"Yes, I do. You're Cilan, one of the three Gym Leaders of Striaton City and Pokémon Connoisseur am I right?" Cilan nodded. "Glad to see you again." Hero said with a smile.
"Same here," Cilan returned the smile. "And it seems your battle fragrance has bloomed into a magnificent flavor, as of late." The Pokémon Connoisseur analyzed.
"Thanks… I think." Hero didn't have the slightest clue on what to make of that. But nonetheless, the seventeen-year-old trainer accepted the kind compliment with no complaints, no matter how strange it sounds.
"All right, all right," Soon Hero turned his undivided attention to Iris. "It looks like it's my turn to introduce myself to you. Well, my name is Iris; it's nice to meet you." The wild girl greeted with a smile.
"You too," Hero greeted right back with a smile of his own.
"And not only that…" The young trainer blinked confusedly at the girl before him. Wait, there's more? It appears so.
Right on cue, Iris's little dragon made itself known by popping out from its trainer's big-ass purple hair, which clearly startled Ash's friend for a second before he regained his composure. Clearly, the seventeen-year-old didn't expect this at all. Who would? This was his first time to witness anything like this before. But like I said before, he wasn't complaining about it. He was just taken aback by this for a second, that's all.
But nonetheless, Iris continued with her unfinished introduction. "This here is Axew, my best friend in the world. Say hello to Hero, Axew."
As soon as the green-skinned dragon turned its attention to Hero, it automatically looks happy to see a new face, more importantly, a new friend to meet. ("YAY! A friend! How's it going, new friend?")
Hero chuckled when he sees Iris's Axew cheering happily and waving its little arms, in the process. "It's nice to meet you too, Axew." He greeted the happy Pokémon with a warm smile.
Now that Hero met Iris, Axew, and Cilan. It was time for him to meet the last member of the group, which was Gien, Ash's new "adopted" daughter. But unlike the others, Gien had no interest of giving Hero a friendly welcome. Better yet, a proper greeting.
No sooner, Hero and Gien would stare at one another like they were staring through each other's soul. Time stood still for a brief second when their eyes locked. No one said a word. It was like they were in a staring contest to see who would blink first.
As neither the trainer nor the little girl would break away from the staring contest, Hero couldn't help, but get a queasy feeling about something. Whatever it was, it certainly had something to do with Gien. The question was… what was it?
I… don't know why… but there's something strange about this girl. Hero pondered, still having his eyes on Gien. Whatever it is, I can't put my finger on it and the strange thing about it. This happened before when I met that girl, Homura. As much I look through her eyes, I can't help, but see nothing more than darkness within them. Who are you…?
As time passes, Ash and co. couldn't help, but look clueless on the situation before them. Why isn't Gien or Hero saying anything to each other? The group didn't know why. To them, it seems like the pair was lost in their thoughts or something.
But nonetheless, the awkward silence needed to end, which it did when Gien broke the silence first. "It's nice to meet you, Mr. Hero." Gien said, hiding bits of venom within her tone. "My name is Gien."
"Yeah… nice to meet you too," Hero replied with a caution tone and small smile. "And by the way, that's a nice name, Gien."
As much it was a kind compliment, it was clear that Gien wasn't going to acknowledge Hero's comment. As soon as the greetings were over, the mysterious little girl gave Ash's rival the cold shoulder before walking over to her daddy and wrapping her little arms around his waist.
This was definitely an awkward moment. Even so, it was time to move on and forget about it. However, Hero couldn't help, but get the feeling that he should keep a close eye on Gien. As we know it, he felt like he couldn't trust Gien completely until his queasy feeling about her is gone.
I don't know who you are, but I'm keeping a close eye on you until I figure out why you're giving me this uncomfortable feeling about-…
"Uh… Hero, are you all right?" Ash's voice rang into Hero's ears.
"Huh…?" As soon as he heard his friend/rival's voice, the discomfort trainer quickly snaps out from his trails of thoughts and stares dumbly at the young trainer before him.
"You seem like something is bugging you." Ash said in a worry tone.
The moment Hero heard that, he chuckled like it was nothing. "Don't worry, Ash. I was just thinking about something, no worries." It didn't seem like Ash was too convinced by that answer. But nonetheless, Hero decided to change the subject.
At first, the young man wanted to ask his young friend about the whereabouts of Dawn, Brock, and Homura, but he decided to save the question for another time. Instead of asking that, Hero decided to bring up a different topic, something that might interest Ash.
"Hey, Ash, since you're going to have your gym battle pretty soon, how about we have a full practice battle?" Hero asked. "I'm sure it will be a great warm up before you face the Gym leader."
"Sure! Why not? You're on, Hero!" Ash chirped with enthusiasm, quickly accepting the challenge.
With the challenge accepted, it was time for the practice battle to get on its way. And who knows? Maybe a good full practice battle will be good for Ash. Only time will tell.
A/N: This whole practice battle idea is for my beta-reader and fellow author, Final Heir since he specially requested for it. Aside from that, what do you think about Gien and Hero's confrontation? Very intense, am I right? Other than that, I hope this chapter. The practice battle between Ash and Hero is set for Part II and Part III. Please R & R! Thank you! Until next time, peace out! ^_^
P.S. - Like always, give the credit to Final Heir for looking over this chapter! ^_^
P.S.S. - Oh, and another thing, say Happy Birthday to Final Heir since his birthday is today! Happy birthday, Final Heir! ^_^
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