Prjackwalker does not own Pokemon
Nor the lyrics to the songs used in the story
Sorry about the late update, I wrote these pretty quick then went back and rewrote them all, i can now say that I've written the entire story, If you want to know the final chapter count is 35. (Notorious Heart -Shaped Box)
ALL APOLOGIES
Ask awoke in Michael's bed. At first he felt strange waking up in somebody else's bed, room and house. He had gotten so used to waking up in the Pokemon Centers or outside.
He rubbed his eyes as he stood up. His hair was messed up. Pikachu was still asleep next to him. Ash slowly got out bed hoping not to wake his friend. Stretching his arms to the sky, a piece of paper that was on his chest fluttered to the floor, Ash bent over to pick it up. He opened it reading the small, black handwritten note.
Ash,
I was hoping I could talk to you alone today, I just need someone to talk to Ash, you've always been there for me, thanks
Love, May
Don't worry May He thought I'll be there.
Ash searched around the room looking for his clothes, his pants lay on the floor where he stood. His backpack lay opened on the dresser, as Ash pulled his pants on, the sunlight gleamed onto something that caught his eye. Ash walked over to his pack. He pulled out a half of a orange and pink ribbon and turned it over in his hand, he smiled.
It's seems like only yesterday when May and I had our contest battle. Her Blaziken and my Sceptile battled hard and in the end we were evenly matched. She's grown up so fast, I remember the first time I met her, her first time as a Pokemon Trainer. She sometimes made mistakes but she never gave up and neither did I... We worked hard and pushed ourselves as hard as we could to be the best. She's learned so much...She looks up to me not only as a friend but as a teacher, someone who's always been there for her, to catch her when she fell and to dry away her tears...
Ash closed his hand over the ribbon and held it to his chest. He felt his heart beat gently, thoughts of her ran through his mind. This small ribbon kept them so close even though they were far apart. It meant so much to him, more than anyone would ever know.
She means so much too me...How could I have not seen it before...It was like Frankie and Michael said when we first met..."I couldn't hear you, I was Blind" ... I've been so blind That I couldn't see what I had in front of me! I was so deaf that I couldn't take in what she said about going to Johto alone! I just held it all in inside until Michael came...Michael...I should thank him...If it wasn't for him I would have never have said anything and May would have left me, again, whether or not she was interested in him, I say thank you, Michael...
He walked over to the bed. Pikachu slowly began to awaken, his ears twitched as Ash picked up his shirt. Pikachu looked at Ash. He still had his eyes laid on the ribbon. Pikachu leapt on to his shoulder. Ash smiled as he did. Pikachu could see how special May was to him. Ash had never felt this way about someone before.
I guess I finally realized it...I love her...More than anything else in the world...I wish just maybe...That I didn't ignore it all, not let it all just fly over my head, not so...dense...I'll apologize to her...
His stomach growled pretty loud. Interrupting his thoughts. Man, better get something to eat first. He pulled his shirt over his head messing up his already messy black hair. He held the ribbon in his hand before then deciding it to place it in his pocket, wanting to keep her close wherever he went. Pikachu ran out the door to the outside, heading down towards the kitchen.
Ash walked down the stairs. The eerie quietness of the house was so unusual. As he walked down the stairs, he saw pictures of Michael when he was younger on the walls. One of the pictures drew his attention. In the picture a man stood behind two smiling boys. Both of which that Ash recognized to be a younger Lunick and Michael. Ash noticed something about the picture, in the dense shadows behind them, a silhouette of a flying Pokemon was outlined behind them. Ash smiled, knowing who that Pokemon was.
"Mew..." he whispered. "We couldn't have succeeded without you too...thanks" Ash continued toward the kitchen, hoping to find something to satisfy his hunger but he stopped when he heard singing.
What else should I be?
All apologies
what else can I write?
I don't have the right
what else should I be?
All apologies
Ash peeked over into the living room, Michael was laying on the couch in the living room. His eyes were closed, asleep still. Ash stared at him for a moment wondering if he was the one who sang or did he just imagine it. Is he asleep? Where did the singing come from then?...
I need an easy friend
I do with an ear to lend
I don't think you fit this shoe
I do won't you have a clue
Ash stared at his friend, wondering what was going through his mind. He's sleep singing. He must have a lot on his mind...
I'll take advantage while,
You hang me out to dry
But I can't see you every night...
Free
Ash decided not to disturb him. Michael needed more rest. Ash made his way into the kitchen. It must be hard for him...he lost his entire memory, trying to save Uxie, trying to save the world, trying to save us…
"Ash?" a voice called.
He turned around. May was standing in the doorway. In her pajamas, rubbing her eyes, yawning in a sleepy voice.
"Good morning May" Ash replied.
"What are you doing up so early?' she asked.
"Just looking for breakfast" he said. Ash looked through all the cupboards but nothing was found. Seems they haven't been shopping in a while. Ash thought.
"Oh, I could really go for some nice hot ramen" May's stomach grumbled loudly. Ash surprised by the noise turned to her with a smile on his face, trying to control his laughter. May blushed. "I guess thinking about the ramen made me hungry too."
"The ramen is over there" May and Ash looked over at the couch, Michael was awake and sitting up. He was pointing over to a cupboard that Ash hadn't checked yet.
"Michael did we wake you?" May walked over to him, sitting down beside him. Michael blushed, he still had an uneasy feeling about her.
"No...uh May, my dreams woke me..." Michael pulled out the heart-shaped box, Ash had given him the previous night. Studying it in his hand. For Michael it didn't solve anything, he now had more questions than answers form reading the contents of the box.
"You read everything inside, here didn't you?" May moved her fingers over the box. She rested her hand on his for a second, surprised he moved away.
"Yeah, it's been giving me nightmares all night...about you...about Dawn, things that have happened but...I don't remember..."
May drew closer to him, but he felt anxious, he knew that he had known her before, but still felt uncomfortable when she got near. Not just her but Dawn too.
"You want to help us make breakfast?" she asked.
"No thanks...i'm not really hungry..."
"Your not hungry?" Ash asked "but you always eat"
"No...I just don't...want to..." Michael stood up and walked outside, the sun was barely rising over the horizon, shining it's light upon the region. The rest of the song pop in his head.
In the sun
In the sun I feel as one
In the sun
In the sun
Married
Buried
Mar...Married?
He felt so lonely and helpless. Alone in this world... I can't believe I'm still here...Married? That one word seemed so ridiculous but at the same time not so far away. This word was caught at the tip of his tongue, but couldn't escape.
He heard the door open, Michael looked back, Dawn was there, already dressed, in her skirt and her white poke ball hat on her head. Her blue hair gleamed in the sunlight. She looked at him, their eyes had the same sad lonely expression. Dawn closed her eyes, holding back her tears and walked right passed him. She walked down the street headed toward the fields across town.
"Dawn, wait..." Michael ran after her, he grabbed her arm, immediately she stopped.
"What?" she asked.
"I...I want to talk to you..." he said.
"Here.." She handed him another small pink box, similar to the other one, but much, much smaller. Michael recognized it as the same one from his dreams.
"Read what's inside and if you still want to...come find me..." she turned around and walked off.
I won't give up on him she thought.
I know he remembers me somehow, I can feel it, he doesn't act weird around me. I can tell he longs to remember. Just like any other obstacle we will overcome this one, keep on trying...Maybe I'm just wishing too hard. What if he really doesn't remember me? He just asking about me because he's worried, he's such a nice guy. No. I know he remembers I won't give up. Everyone else hasn't given up on him and neither will I.
Michael held the box in the palm of his hand. Not knowing whether he wanted to face another heartbreak. Would his dreams come true?
"I hate you! How could you forget us...how could you forget me...you promised."
Michael closed his eyes and hesitantly reached and opened it, awaiting the message in the box. At the bottom didn't lay what he expected but something else. A small piece of paper with Dawn's handwriting.
Dear Michael
For a while now, this box has been the only way of communicating and expressing ourselves between us. I know you don't remember but please you have to trust me. I have to tell you once more...I love you and I hope somewhere deep inside, you remember this and all the moments we spent together, all of us. You promise you'd wouldn't forget but I understand if you never want to see or think about me again. I just had to let you know...
Your friend to the end.
Dawn.
Michael folded the note. He put his hands in his pockets and slowly walked off after her.
Ash and May were finishing up their Breakfast as Max woke up. He came silently into the room, carrying a book he had found in his hands. Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf were on the front cover. The smell of ramen filled the room.
"So what are you two up too?" Max asked.
"Breakfast" they said together.
Max sat down next to them. He noticed that Ash and May were unusually quiet.
"So why are you guys so quiet...is it because of the way Michael was acting yesterday?"
"Yeah a little..."Ash responded.
"Here Max" May handed him a bowl of ramen "Eat, you need your strength..."
"Yeah, okay May" Max started slurping down his ramen. Enjoying the first nice peaceful meal they had in a while.
"Where did you find that book Max?" Ash asked him.
Max held up the book, smiling "I found it in Michael's room when I woke up, It's about Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf, the Lake trio."
"What's it say about them?" May asked.
"So much about them," Max opened the book and read a few pages. "They rest in seafloor caverns of the Sinnoh lakes, they represent knowledge, wisdom and emotion and are called the Mirror of Wisdom, the Jewel of Benevolence, and the Sword of Valor."
"Wow, seems they all have their own special powers." Ash replied.
"Uxie is omniscient, Mesprit is omnipresent, and Azelf is omnipotent. Meaning they each have unlimited wisdom, emotion and willpower and to whoever they choose these powers can be bestowed upon them." Max put the book down and thought for a moment
"I wonder if they are the ones responsible for the weird way you guys have been acting?"
"Us?" May tilted her head not knowing what he meant.
"Well haven't you noticed it sis? Ash has seemed more emotional since yesterday and you May ...well you've always been weird...OUCH!"
May had her fist above Max's head and an angry look on her face. "What was that?"
"...And more aggressive." Max reached over on the table and put his glasses back on.
Ash pulled out the note May had given him. "Ash" he looked up, May was grabbing her pack, already heading for the door.
"I'm going for a walk...want to come?" she asked smiling at him.
He smiled back "Sure...um...Max..."
"Don't worry" Max assured them "I know that when your "In Love" you need sometime alone."
Ash and May blushed. Ash put his arm around May and they walked outside.
Michael reached the top of a smooth grassy green hill. The wind blew gently. Flower petals from the near-by flower beds, twirled in the breeze. Dawn was seated atop of the hill. Her hands were wrapped around her knees, her head was down.
Michael went over to her and sat down. He stared out into the distance, a huge mountain could be seen. Flowers of all the colors of the rainbow laid at the bottom of the hill. Michael turned his head toward her. He laid his hand of her shoulder causing her to look up.
"Hey Dawn" he whispered.
Dawn remained silent, she placed her head back down on her knees.
"It's beautiful out here isn't it?"he asked.
"Yeah...it is" She answered, not moving her head.
"Uh...I read your note, Dawn..."
Dawn lifted her head slightly "Yeah...Um... what do you think."
"I feel that... there is something inside of me...something missing but still there, like a tiny little light...still burning."
Dawn fell into his arms. "Michael this is so hard...I can't imagine what your going through...the past few weeks completely gone, I know I shouldn't have just sprang this subject on you so unexpectedly but I..."
Michael decided at that point not to let her finish, he moved in toward her, kissing her passionately on the lips.
Dawn felt reassured. With his kiss she traveled back in time, when everything was still alright.
After a while, they broke it off. Dawn had a smile on her face but he just looked at the ground, spaced out. His eyes watered.
"I'm sorry Dawn...I can't...I don't...I'm sorry..." The disoriented and confused Michael got up and walked off back toward his home, feeling as if he had failed her. His stupid memory not being able to remember her, such a kind, optimistic, upbeat and beautiful girl.
"Michael, wait!" She called.
I don't care how long it takes, I will remember her...
Why?
What do you mean?
How do you know shes being truthful, she could be any old girl who just wants to get closer to you.
No girl would want to get close to me...And besides, She's different...
How can you tell?
...I don't know...Just somewhere inside, when the night is cloudy There is still a light that shines in me...I just hope it shines until tomorrow... They're all here inside, She's here...
May and Ash walked in each others arms, down the street, thinking of everything that has happened over the last few weeks. The sun was beginning to set over the horizon.
"May..." Ash whispered in her ear.
"What is it, Ash?"
"I'm sorry..." he whispered.
May looked up into his eyes "Why, Ash?
"For not realizing sooner..." Ash moved in closer to May, kissing her gently on the lips. It caught May off guard. She closed her eyes and returned his kiss. "How much I loved you and how much you loved me..."
"Ash...It's okay...I love you..." May pressed her lips against his lips again. never wanting to be away from him.
Ash and May sat on the edge of the sidewalk, gazing at the empty streets. The sun slowly disappeared, the stars came out just faint and mysterious sparkling light over the vast darkness of space.
"Ash, do you still have the ribbon we both won?"
"Of course I do May...I always keep it close to me..." Ash reached over into his pocket and pulled his half of the ribbon out, which he had recently placed there this morning. He turned it over in his hand as it gleamed in the setting sunlight, at the perfect moment creating an illusion in the light.
May pulled out of her pack, her half of the ribbon. It also shined in the sun, orange and yellow lights bounced off of them. She moved her half toward Ash's, completing the ribbon. Colors flew across the streets and in the sky a beautiful rainbow of colors.
Ash smiled at the beauty in front of him, he smiled at her and she blushed. Ash turned back toward the sunset counting it down until it vanished. May stared at him and looked into his eyes.
He's got so much ambition, just looking in his eyes, He never gives up on anything, Not even me. we've spent so much time together, he knows me all too well. Even when i'm sad and hopeless, he gives me the courage to go on. As far as I know, Ash has never acted like that in such a serious and compassionate manner with a girl before. Usually Ash is Dense and thickheaded, he couldn't understand love if it came and hit him in the face. He's changed so much over the past few weeks, I wonder what made him realize his emotions and feelings for me? Does he always act like this or just around me? Am I different than the others? I'm glad I am with him now. I love you Ash, Thanks for being there for me.
The sun was just a speck of light over the hills. The stars slowly appeared in the sky shining their light on them, glistening in the moonlight.
"It's getting dark May, we better head back to Michael's house." Ash stood up, May stay seated on the sidewalk.
"Ash..?"
"Yeah?"
"Can we sleep in the same bed tonight?"
Ash blushed, but was hidden in the darkness "Really?"
May nodded her head, she stood up and hugged him tight, pulling him closer to her.
"Sure May, we can..."
The couple walked back to the house. Their love for each other burned bright. They may not have wanted to know the reason why but they could feel it. They knew they had changed. Whether they had matured, different experiences or the lake trio like Max had said, whichever the reason, they knew.
Ash felt he had a better understand of this, love wasn't such a blinded subject to him. Somehow it managed to get through his head. There was no denying whenever he looked in her eyes. When you're strong you can stand on your own, but even he knew that he didn't want to go it alone. Those words grew distant as he looked at her face.
May had never felt so amazing. She never gave up on Ash. Her true love. Since the moment she began her journey. She knew she had always thought he was cute, but she never thought it would be love. No matter how hard she tried to lie to herself, deny her feelings for him, May was out of her head over Ash.
It took their love to wake their hearts and come alive.
Michael walked back to his house. Dawn walked beside him asleep on his shoulder, sleeping so soundly.
Michael brushed her hair from her face. Her face glowed in the moonlight.
How can she sleep so soundly he thought After everything that's happened she sleeps so calm, so gently, so cute...
Michael walked up to his front door. The cool spring air blew gently. Strangely, he had never felt these feelings before. As far as he could recall, he had never noticed this. The sky wasn't as black as he thought it was, but more of a deep blue blanket that stretched across the sky. Since his memory was from the last few weeks ceased to exist, he noticed his surroundings more than before. So much about the world is left in wonder.
He turned around as two figures approached him. Michael turned around and squinted in the darkness. He could faintly make out the two figures. Ash and May were also walking towards the house, May had fallen asleep on Ash's shoulder.
"Hi" they whispered to each other.
Michael turned the door knob and walked in. Ash slowly laid down next to May on the couch. Michael said goodnight to them. He wrapped his arms around Dawn and carried the girl up to his room.
I just wish I knew he turned back to Ash and May, watching them staring deeply at each other. I wish I could remember...
Ash tugged his hat over his eyes and put his arms underneath his head. May's warmness eventually started making his eyes heavy. Before he knew it, he had fallen asleep. May also felt tired from their long walk, she felt her eyes close by themselves. She cuddled closer to him, blushing as she did so. Ash half asleep, wrapped his arm around her shoulder, hugging her tight. Soon they had fallen asleep, together in each other's arms.
Pikachu and May's Eevee, stood on the edge of the sofa. Pikachu and Eevee looked at each other and smiled at the adorable sight of watching their trainers cuddle next to each other, So cute, so at peace.
Michael looked down at Dawn. She was smiling, sound asleep.
My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me how do you sleep last night?
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine
I could shiver the whole night through.
My girl, my girl, where will you go?
I'm going where the cold wind blows.
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through.
Michael soft voice floated through the air. Dawn hugged him tighter, he continued to walk toward his room. He turned the lights out in the hallway. The mood became so eerie and wonderful.
My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me how do you sleep last night?
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine
I could shiver the whole night through.
Michael laid her down gently on the his bed, covering her with the blankets. He took her hat off and laid it down beside her. As Michael started to walk away something held him back. Dawn's hand was firmly holding his wrist, preventing him from leaving. Michael smiled and whispered into her ear "...Ok..."
He slowly crept under the covers next to her. She blushed deeply when she felt his warmth next her. He put his arms gently around her waist.
My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me how do you sleep last night?
Dawn slowly climbed onto him. Michael opened his eyes. This felt familiar to him, He remembered this feeling, her warmth, them together like this.
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine
I could shiver the whole night through.
Dawn moved toward his ear. "I slept last night..." she whispered. "No matter what happened or what will in the future...I slept last night knowing...I had you..."
All in all is all we are
