Ok so I shouldn't have any excuses as to why I'm posting so slow but I just got hired at a new job and have been having to wake up really early so I haven't been able to write at night. That's the usual time I do my writing so yea. And this chapter will be shorter than the others have been lately. It's going to just be a small filler chapter until chapter 13 where more events happen. And chapter 13 should actually be pretty long…so hopefully it'll make up for it in the next post. Plus, something major will happen in this chapter that is vital for the next one so I have to put this chapter up before I can write the following part. Anywho, on with reading and hopefully I shall get the last few chapters up sooner. Sorry for the wait -_-;
Favor For A Friend? 12: Getting Closer
"Ugh, thank goodness that's over." Paul said dropping a shopping bag on his bed. He looked at the clock on his nightstand and saw it was now two in the afternoon. 'Wow, glad I left when I did, or else I'd still be there with them.' The mauve haired boy thought. He had gotten sick of waiting for Dawn to actually pick something out so left his brother, Brock, and Gary to deal with her while he came home. He was tired when they had left and shopping with Dawn dragging them everywhere did not help his situation. Since he and Ash had been woken up early then gone to breakfast, he hadn't gotten as much sleep as he had wanted. 'Oh well, it was totally worth it to spend so much time with Ash alone.' "Speaking of said boy, where is he?" He questioned out loud.
He walked out of his room and down the hallway. He looked throughout the house but found nothing. He then went out the back door to see if he was around. He was just surprised at what he saw when he got out there.
"Water gun now!" Ash commanded. Buizel let out it's powerful water gun towards Charizard. "Block I Charizard!" Ash told the dragon. Charizard put out his hands and blocked the water gun with ease. "Great, now use Steel Wing!" The dragon took off the ground and headed straight to the water weasel. "Aqua Jet!"
"Bui, Bui!" The water type took off the ground and the two Pokémon collided in mid air and both were pushed back. Paul was shocked to see that Charizard was unaffected by the water attack.
'That Charizard is pretty unbelievable.' Paul thought.
"That was awesome guys!" Ash exclaimed running up to his Pokémon.
"Pika, pika!" Pikachu agreed. The water and fire types cried out proudly. Ash pet both Buizel and Charizard on the head.
"Thanks for helping us train, Buizel." Ash told him.
"Bui, Bui!" The weasel cooed.
"That really was pretty impressive." Ash and his Pokémon jolted around to face Paul who was walking up to them.
"Paul! I didn't know you guys were back yet." Ash said.
"We aren't." Paul told him. Ash gave him a confused looked and Paul smirked. "Your friends are stuck being dragged around by Dawn."
Ash laughed. "Yea, she gets carried away sometimes." Ash commented.
Paul looked at Charizard. "I'm quite impressed with this Charizard of yours."
Ash blinked. "Um, thanks."
"I like how it handled those water attacks." Paul told his rival. "And Buizel's attacks have gotten much more powerful since we last battled."
Ash nodded. "We've been training a lot."
"Bui, Bui!"
"Pikachu!"
"I can tell." The mauve haired boy commented. "I'd certainly like to watch Charizard in battle though."
"Well you'll get your chance." Ash told him with a smile.
"Oh?"
The raven haired trainer nodded. "I'm going to get Gary to battle with us. Charizard wants to battle Blastoise again and see how much stronger both of them have gotten. Since the Silver Conference, the two have had a little rivalry of their own." Ash explained to the Veilstone trainer.
"Well, that'll be a battle to see." Paul told him. "It'll be interesting to see a fire type beat a water type."
Ash nodded. Charizard nudged Ash's back. "What's up?" He asked his dragon. It let out a playful roar and gestured to Paul. Ash laughed. "Sure, I'll try."
"Try what?" Paul questioned confused.
"Well, it seems Charizard wants to take you for a ride." Ash told his rival with a smile.
Panic filled Paul. "Like, up in the air kind of ride?" Ash nodded. "Uh, no thanks. I'm good with my feet firmly planted on the ground."
"Don't tell me you're afraid of heights?" Ash teased playfully with a smirk.
"I-I most certainly am not." Paul stuttered looking away. "I just don't trust a Pokémon I barely know."
"Uh-huh." Ash said with a smirk. "Alright Charizard, let's go." Ash told the dragon. It bent down on the ground and Ash jumped on his back. Paul was surprised when Ash grabbed his wrist and pulled him forward, making him trip a little and land on the dragon. Charizard pushed the mauve haired boy on his back behind his trainer.
"Hey, wait a sec-!" Paul started but was cut off by Charizard taking off in the air. Instantly, Paul wrapped his arms around Ash's waist tightly. "Ash!" He exclaimed as they climbed through the air.
Ash laughed. "I thought you weren't afraid of heights." Ash teased.
Pink rose to Paul's cheeks. "I-I'm not, I just don't trust your dragon." He reasoned.
"Right, but you trust me so that's all that matters. I trust Charizard so it all works out." Ash explained.
"I'm not sure that's how it works…" Paul stated.
Ash shrugged. "Oh well, you're up here now so it doesn't matter." Paul glanced at how far they were off the ground and amethyst eyes widened. Paul tightened his grip around the smaller boy. Ash chuckled. "Come on, Charizard, let's go a little higher."
"What! Don't you think we're high enough!"
"Nope." Ash answered plainly. As the dragon climbed even higher, Paul squeezed his eyes shut and tightened his grip again. Ash felt his rivals grip. "You know, you could just admit you're afraid of heights, and then we could go lower." Ash told him.
"I'm not afraid!" Paul said in defiance. Unfortunately, he didn't see Charizard smirk. The dragon flipped in the air and Paul grabbed Ash tighter. "Ok, ok! I'd admit it, I admit it, please don't do that again!" He exclaimed. Ash laughed and Charizard was about to do it again but his trainer stopped him.
"Charizard, don't you dare. Paul admitted it, it's all good now." The dragon nodded.
"That's it? That's all you were trying to do?" The Veilstone trainer asked.
"Well that's not all. I wanted you to see this." Ash told him.
"See what?" Paul asked looking at him. Ash pointed towards the sky. Paul looked forward and gasped. The sky looked beautiful from in the air. "Wow, I've never seen it like this."
"It's beautiful, huh?" Paul nodded. "It's nice to see a different perspective of things; things you think couldn't be different or couldn't change…they really do have many ways of looking at them. All you have to do is find it." Ash explained.
Paul looked at Ash. 'He's right. I never noticed how amazing he was until I got a better and different view of him.'
"I'm so glad I was able to learn more about you, Paul." Ash said turning his head to look at the mauve haired boy. Paul looked at him over his shoulder. "You're a lot more than you seem and I'm so thankful I had this chance to get to know you."
The mauve haired boy smiled him. "Me too, Ash. I'm glad I've had this chance to get to know you too." The two stared at one another for a few more moments and didn't realize they were inching closer and closer to each other. "Ash, I-I…"
"Yes?" Ash whispered as the two got closer.
"I just wanted to tell you that I-" Paul was cut off by an explosion beneath them. Both Ash and Paul instantly jumped and looked down. "What was that?"
"I don't know…Charizard, get down there!" Ash commanded. The dragon let out a roar and headed straight for the ground. When they got closer, they saw a mechanical Blastoise and in it's hands held Pikachu and Buizel. Amber eyes widened. "Pikachu! Buizel!" Ash cried as Charizard started to land.
"Pikapi!"
"Bui!"
"What the hell is going on!" Paul exclaimed. The trainers heard laughter and then Team Rocket came out of the mouth of the machine. The three did their usual motto and laughed at the trainers.
"Team Rocket!" Ash yelled. Paul scowled at them as he and Ash jumped off of the large dragon and landed on the ground.
"Let his Pokemon go!" Paul told the trio.
"And what if we don't?" Jessie taunted.
Paul glared hotly at them and took out one of his Pokeballs. "Then you'll have to deal with me." He warned.
"Ooh, we're so scared!" James said sarcastically.
"You should be." Paul said. He threw a Pokeball and his Toterra came out. "Use Leaf Storm to break those arms!" Paul commanded his Pokemon.
The giant tortoise released it's attack but before it could hit the arms, the hydro canons on the Blastoise back shot out water and destroyed the Leaf Storm on contact. Violet eyes widened and the trio laughed.
"Aw too bad!" Meowth said laughing at the Veilstone trainer.
Ash glared at them. He then threw one of his Pokeballs in the air and his own Toterra came out right beside Paul's. The two nodded at one another. "Leaf Storm now!" They chorused. Both released their attacks at once and when the water hit the attacks this time, they destroyed the water.
*Meanwhile*
"Are you sure this is such a good idea? I mean, I totally agree we have to get them back for the embarrassment, but sneaking on their property? We could get arrested or at least fined for this." Trent asked their leader.
Jared nodded. "I agree. I'm not so sure this is a great idea."
"Listen you two, if we want to get Paul and his little boyfriend back, we have to work to do it. So I suggest you stop being so lazy and do as I say. We will find something embarrassing about them and use it against them, just you wait and see." Wayne said. The three then continued their walk towards the Harper property. The family owned a lot of land since Reggie was a breeder and needed the space. The three, were of course, walking up the property the back ways so no one would see them.
"I can't believe you still know this place like the back of your hand." Trent told Wayne.
"Yes well, I was here more than you two were. It was like a second home to me back in the day." Wayne explained. Jared was about to say something, but then they noticed the giant Blastoise. The three gasped.
"Is that a Blastoise!" Trent asked.
"It is! But it's giant!" Jared exclaimed.
"It's just a machine…but what in the world Paul's family was doing with a giant Blastoise machine is a mystery." Wayne told them.
That's when they noticed Paul and Ash battling the machine. Wayne ran forward while the two were distracted and hid behind a giant rock. He waved the other two over and they followed. They peaked from behind the rock and watched as the 'couple' battled it.
"Use Energy Ball now!" Ash yelled. His Toterra charged and release it's attack, hitting the water directly.
"Now use Earthquake!" Paul commanded. The Veilstone trainer's Toterra released it's attack and the whole robot shook from the force of the attack.
"Ahhh!" Team Rocket yelled as the machine shook from the Earthquake. Meowth then dropped a remote and both trainers noticed. The two nodded in sync and commanded their Pokemon.
"Double Leaf Storm!" The two trainers yelled in unison. Both Toterra released their attacks together and hit one of the hands each causing them to be destroyed, releasing Pikachu and Buizel.
"Pika!"
"Bui!"
Both the water and electric types landed on the ground and ran towards Ash.
"Hey that was totally unfair!" Meowth yelled.
"Yea!" Jessie and James agreed.
"Ready to finish this, Ash?" Paul questioned wearing a smirk.
"Oh yea." Ash answered with a smirk of his own.
"Toterra, use Giga Drain!" Paul commanded. Toterra did as it was told and the attack wrapped itself around the robot, holding it in place.
"Alright Toterra, now use your Rock Climb!" Ash yelled. Toterra grew out it's claws and the ground beneath the Blastoise rose above the ground and Toterra ran up it and hit it dead on, causing it to explode. Toterra landed beside Paul's Toterra and the two Pokemon nodded at one another. Team Rocket landed in front of Ash and Paul.
"Ouch, that hurt." James said.
"Very much so." Jessie replied rubbing her head.
"Ooh, too much pain." Meowth commented.
Ash and Paul stepped closer towards them and the three noticed the smirks they both had. "Uh-oh." They chorused.
"Uh-oh is right." Paul said.
Wayne, Jared, and Trent watched as Ash smirked as Charizard landed in front of him and Team Rocket gulped.
"He does have a Charizard!" Trent exclaimed in a whisper.
"And a powerful looking one too." Jared added.
"Hmm…yea." Wayne agreed.
"Charizard, Dragon Breath now!" Ash commanded. The dragon let out a roar and let out it's attack, making an explosion, causing Team Rocket to blast off. Charizard let out a victory growl as the other Pokemon also celebrated.
"Pikapi!" Pikachu exclaimed running into Ash's arms.
"Hey Buddy." Ash said nuzzling his electric mouse. Buizel, Toterra, and Charizard walked up to their trainer as well. Paul and his own Toterra went to the raven haired trainer after a moment too.
"Are they ok?" Paul asked Ash.
The raven haired trainer nodded. Ash then did something that surprised Paul to no end. The raven haired trainer ran up to him and hugged him. Paul's eyes widened as a blush covered his cheeks. "Thank you so much for helping my Pokemon, Paul." Ash said while smiling.
"Uh, no-no problem." Paul said wrapping his arms around the other trainer. He closed his eyes and sighed. He wanted to hold Ash for the rest of his life.
All too soon, the two broke the embrace. "We make a pretty good team, don't we?" Ash asked.
Paul chuckled. "Yes we do." Paul then gestured to Ash's Toterra. "Our Toterra do too." Ash nodded.
"We should enter another tag battle sometime and really show what strength is all about." Ash suggested.
"Tell me when and where." Paul replied. Ash laughed.
"So, what did you want to tell me?" Ash questioned.
"Hm? What?" Paul questioned.
"When we were on Charizard, you said you wanted tell me something." Ash told him with a chuckle.
'Crap, I almost told him my feelings…what do I say now?' Paul pondered. He then thought of something. "Oh, I just really wanted to say thank you." Paul told him.
Ash inwardly sighed. Then a thought crossed his mind. "Thank me for what?" Ash questioned.
"Doing this. Pretending to be my boyfriend to fool my parents so I don't have to move is not exactly something anyone is willing to do for me." Paul told his rival.
"Oh, well, no problem." Ash replied sheepishly. "I'm just glad I could help you."
"You've done more than just help."
Ash shrugged. "I'll take your word for it." Paul smiled at him.
"Come on, if there's one thing I've learned about you the past few days is that you're hungry all time. Let's eat something." Paul suggested.
"Sounds great. And I need to feed my Pokemon lunch too." Ash told his rival. Paul nodded.
"Sure, let's do that too. I need to feed mine as well." The Veilstone trainer nodded.
"You guys stay out here, we'll go get some food for you and everyone else." Ash said. The Pokemon nodded as Ash and Paul walked back inside the house. Both Toterra started talking as Buizel, Charizard, and Pikachu started to play some. None of the Pokemon, nor Ash and Paul, noticed the three old friends get up and sneak away.
"I thought you said you wanted some embarrassing information." Trent told Wayne.
"Yea, I thought that was the whole reason for us coming in the first place." Jared added.
Wayne smirked. "That was the reason. I just found out some MUCH better information instead." Jared and Trent looked at one another then shrugged and followed the oldest teen back into the city.
End Chapter.
Well ok, there is chapter 12. So yea, there should only be two chapters left and then an epilogue. And the next two chapters should be up sooner because I know exactly what I want to write about. I've had those two chapters in my head since the very beginning of the story so hopefully it shall be up much sooner than the last few chapters have been. And I'm off this weekend so I'll try and write both chapters at once even if I don't post them both at the same time. So yea, chapter 13 should be up this weekend so check back!
Oh by the way, could not think of a chapter name so bear with me on it lol