Chapter 12: Cookies and Kisses
Chapter Summary: Dawn sings while making Cookies, leaving the girls curious…
Warning: Future fic, fluff
Couples: Ash/Dawn, one-side Misty/Ash, one side Angie/Ash
"Does she do this a lot?" Misty asked with a concerned look toward the kitchen of the Ketchum's resident where singing was coming from.
"When she's really happy," May told Misty, not worried about her best friend as she looked into the kitchen with an amused smile on her face.
"Though you have to ask who has been kissing her," Angie asked. She was relatively new to the group as she had met Ash and Dawn during Training school and ended up with a secret crush on the boy.
"Yeah, I wonder," Lyra muttered shooting May a knowing look, causing the brunette to cover her mouth to hide her laugher before all four girls looked toward the kitchen where Dawn was currently dancing and singing to the upbeat song that had come on the radio.
I'm in heaven when you kiss me
Show me how you miss me
Take me with you back to Wonderland
I'm in heaven when you kiss me
Show me how you miss me
Take me with you back to Wonderland
Dawn measured out the ingredients and placed them into the bowl before picking up the hand whisk and started whisking away, making a new batch of cookies as the last batch continued to bake away in the oven.
While she was doing this, she continued to sing along with the song, her hips moving to the beat altering between bouncing. A bright smile was on her face as she thought back to the night before when he confessed his love for her. Her heart was pounded like mad that she actually thought it would come out of her chest when he confessed before she confessed her love for him and they sealed it with a kiss.
You capture me with a stare
I'll follow you anywhere
You lead me into temptation.
I guess you need to enjoy
I'm like a kid with a toy
I'm losing my concentration.
One kiss from you, I'm on fire
Your touch is all I desire
One look and you take me higher
You know I couldn't resist
Yeah I miss...every time I'm with you
Every time that we kiss!
"Do you think it's Kenny?" Misty asked, knowing of Dawn's best friend. May snorted.
"Please, Kenny has a crush on Dawn but she made it clear that she never sees him anything more than a friend," May said, shrugging. "Good thing too cause I have a feeling that if they were to date and break up, he would use that against her every time they saw each other." Lyra stared at May, shocked.
"You really don't like Kenny, do you?" she asked and May shrugged.
"I just think the guy needs to show less possessiveness when it comes to Dawn. Seriously, he nearly picked a fight with Paul because he was so convinced that Paul was trying to 'steal Dawn away' from him," May explained and Lyra winced.
"Bet Dawn wasn't happy with that," Lyra said.
"Who's Paul?" Misty asked, feeling out of the loop when Angie spoke up.
"Isn't that the guy who prefers power and strength over emotions?" Angie asked, vaguely remembering Ash complaining about a rival and Lyra nodded.
"Yeah, he trains his Pokémon ruthlessly." The confused look still on Misty, Lyra decided to try another tactics. "Do you remember when Ash, Dawn and Brock were on TV due to the Hearthome Tag Battle?" Misty nodded. "It was Ash's partner, the one who turned away from Chimchar because it was too scared to battle the Zangoose." Understanding dawned on Misty.
I'm in heaven when you kiss me
Heaven when you kiss me
You were sent to me from Wonderland!
I'm in heaven when you kiss me
Heaven when you kiss me
You were sent to me from Wonderland!
I go crazy when you kiss me!
Show me how you miss me
Take me with you back to Wonderland!
You know I couldn't resist
Yeah I miss... every time I'm with you
Every time that we kiss!
"Maybe it's Paul?" Misty asked, hesitantly and got headshakes from all the girls.
"No," all three of them agreed together. "Dawn had complained about Paul to me on more than one occasion. Half the time, I think she would like to kill the guy, the other half, I swear she would like to torture him slowly and painfully for the treatment of his Pokémon and Ash," May explained and Lyra snorted.
"Same here," Lyra agreed. Angie just nodded when Misty looked at her and Misty sighed, amused.
I dream of you every night
Feels like I'm losing my mind
The feelin's just getting stronger!
My head is spinnin' around
You play with me but I'm bound
I can't resist any longer!
One kiss from you, I'm on fire
Your touch is all I desire
One look and you take me higher!
You know I couldn't resist
Yeah I miss...every time I'm with you
Every time that we kiss!
"How about Conway?" asked Angie, remembering the boy from the trainer school. He had spent time with Dawn and had been a bit of a rival during the battles and he had been Dawn's partner during the Tag Battle. She was startled when May shivered.
"Please do not even mention that name in my presence, that guy just gives me the creeps," May muttered the last part. Even Misty was stunned over May's violent reaction to the boy's name.
"What's your problem with him?" Misty asked, curious to what Conway had done to upset May.
"He's just plain creepy," May explained. "I mean, he just sneaks up behind Dawn all the time and the way the light would glint off his glasses…Even Dawn stays far away from him as much as she can." Angie winced as she remembered Conway's weird actions around Dawn and admitted to herself that May was right. Conway was creepy when it came to Dawn.
I'm in heaven when you kiss me
Heaven when you kiss me
You were sent to me from Wonderland!
I'm in heaven when you kiss me
Heaven when you kiss me
You were sent to me from Wonderland!
I go crazy when you kiss me
Show me how you miss me
Take me with you back to Wonderland
"Barry?" Angie asked, remembering the time Ash complained about Barry constantly crashing into him because Barry was always in a rush, refusing to slow down or stop. May laughed.
"No, his inspirations comes from Paul so if Dawn isn't interested in Paul, then she isn't interested in Barry. Beside, he's too busy trying to beat Ash in their battles to even be concerned about any romantic interests. As far as we know, he doesn't even like Dawn that way," May explained.
You know I couldn't resist
Yeah I miss... every time I'm with you
Every time that we kiss!
You know that I'm hypnotized
Each time I look in your eyes
You know I couldn't disguise
And I couldn't resist every time that we kiss...
I'm in heaven when you kiss me
Heaven when you kiss me
You were sent to me from Wonderland!
I'm in heaven when you kiss me
Heaven when you kiss me
You were sent to me from Wonderland!
Ooh its heaven when you kiss me
Heaven when you kiss me
You were sent to me from Wonderland!
May and Lyra noticed that they were deliberately keeping Ash out of the loop, obviously refusing to accept that Dawn could have a crush on someone they like. Either that or they had convinced themselves that Ash and Dawn weren't even interested in each other.
Dawn opened the oven, pulling the oven gloves over her hands and pulling out the baking tray that already had cookies on it. She placed the baking tray on top of the cooker, the smell of the cookies gently floating into the other room. Dawn picked up the baking tray with the shaped uncooked cookies and slid it into the oven, closing the door with her foot as she stood up.
Placing the oven gloves to the side, she picked up the spatula and gently eased off the baked cookies and piled them on the large plate she had placed to the side, already filled with the cookies she had baked earlier.
I go crazy when you kiss me
Baby don't resist me
Take me with you back to Wonderland!
You know I that I'm hypnotized... by your eyes
And I just can't resist
Every time that we kiss!
You know I that I'm hypnotized... by your eyes
And I just can't resist
Every time that we kiss...
The front door opened causing the four girls to look toward the door to see Pikachu darting in with Piplup following him before Ash stepped into the hallway with bags in his arms. He closed the door with his foot before spotting the girls and smiled.
"Hey, where's Dawn?" he asked. May nudged her head into the kitchen.
"She's baking," May told him as she hopped down from the counter and took a bag from his arms, freeing him of the load. Ash sniffed the air before his eyes widen and his mouth started salivating.
"Awesome, she's making the cookies!" Ash crowed. Pikachu and Piplup were already one step ahead as they had already made their way into the kitchen obviously begging Dawn for a cookie from her scolding that they needed to wait until the cookies had cooled down some more.
"She bakes a lot?" Misty asked, wondering how Ash knew it was cookies by the scent and Ash nodded.
"Oh yeah, since Brock left us during our travels, Dawn took over the cooking duties. Man, she makes the best meals and cookies!" Ash rubbed a hand over his stomach as he remembered her food. "Brock had taught her everything because she wanted to know how to cook the food properly for the Pokémon."
There was a shuffling sound and they turned to see Dawn walking backward out of the kitchen with a large plate of cookies in her hands. She was currently talking to the Pokémon, not noticing the audience she had gained.
Turning around, she spotted Ash and a bright smile crossed her face.
"Ash, you're home," Dawn greeted happily and Ash nodded with a smile of his own. "Yeah, I got you the stuff you asked for," Ash told her as he moved over to her. Dawn placed the plate in the middle of the table, smiling as Pikachu and Piplup climbed up onto the table and snagged a cookie each, eating with delight.
"Wow, they really like your cookies," Misty noted with wide eyes. Ash grinned.
"They like all of Dawn's cooking," Ash corrected as Dawn took the bags out of his arms and took them into the kitchen. Ash grabbed the bag from May and followed Dawn into the kitchen.
The girls looked at the plate of Cookies once more, smiling as Pikachu and Piplup snagged another cookie each and tucked into the treat, cooing with delight. May and Lyra decided to see what the fuss was about and took a cookie each, biting into it before May let out a squeal of delight.
Misty burst out laughing at the love-struck look on May's face when she finished eating the cookie.
"I'm guessing Ash wasn't exaggerating when he said Dawn's cookies were that good?" she asked her friend. May shook her head.
"I feel like I'm in heaven," May groaned. Lyra nodded as she finished her cookie, swallowing with a moan of pleasure.
"Dawn is really good with those cookies," Lyra agreed as she and May snagged another with Pikachu and Piplup already on their sixth one. Not wanting to be left out, Misty and Angie grabbed a cookie, curious to taste it.
Their eyes widen when the sugar hit their taste buds and they looked at each other. The girls weren't lying when they said the cookies were really good.
"Already?" a squeak came from the kitchen doorway and they turned to see Dawn was standing there with a stunned look on her face while Ash was smiling broadly, amused. "You finished the batch of cookies already!" Dawn repeated, planting her hands on her hips.
Confused, they looked down at the plate to see that Pikachu and Piplup with picking up the crumbs, obviously not wanting any sugary goodness to go in the bin. They looked at each other before bursting into giggles while Dawn shook her head amused.
"Seriously! I thought I had to be worried about Ash finishing a whole plate to himself!" Dawn complained. Ash chuckled as he turned Dawn around.
"Come on Dawn, you know how much we love your cookies," he teased her and Dawn rolled her eyes as Ash's eyes darkened. "Not as much as I love your kisses," he teased her with his voice low with desire. Dawn blushed as Ash leaned in and kissed her, proving just how much he loved her kisses.
They separated, brushing their noses against each other with smiles as the song entered Dawn's mind once more.
"I'm in heaven when you kiss me," Dawn sang against his lips, giggling as Ash smiled before he took her lips back in his, much to the astonishment of Misty and Angie.
May and Lyra just gave each other a discreet high-five, pleased to see that their friends had gotten together.
The End
Inspired by the image of different characters dancing to different songs. Song belongs to ATC – I'm In Heaven (When You Kiss Me)
