Ashes in May Ch. 2


"Haha, really?" May laughed swing her leg while sitting on the edge of a larger boulder. Ash stood leaning against the boulder his right leg cross in front of his left as wet water washed over his bare feet; while leaving their shoes a good distance from the water's reach. The boulder was located barely within the waves reach. "Yea, I smelled of Ketchup for a week! Though of course, Pikachu was more than happy with all the Ketchup!" Ash laughed remembering the event. Their voices and conversation became quiet as they both looked to the water. A few Pelipper and Wingull swam on the surface of the water. May gazed up at the pure white moon and sighed feeling glum.

Ash and May had leisurely walked along the beach heading towards Ten Carrot Hill. They as they walked the could feel the warm tropical water wash over their feet and the way they sunk into the sand as the waves pulled back. The sun dipping into the ocean turning Melemele sea, an orange-gold. Conversation between then came easy as they were so close, the only person who could rival their bond was that of Gary Oak. Gary Oak being the one who kept most in touch of all his male friends, while May was the one for the girls. They talk over the phone a lot, except for this last month as May was busy with preparing for her Grand Festival and Ash being on his mission. To remedy their month of radio silence they began reacquainting themselves with their current events and cool things they had come across. Thus, the conversation soon turned to said Grand Festival; Ash enthusiastically congratulating her for her victory. He told her that her was so proud of her and he knew she would win. He had watched all the contest leading up to the festival and he noticed how much her skill had skyrocketed.

May was undoubtedly happy and proud of herself and her Pokemon, don't get her wrong it was her dream come true. Yet, something happened that day that started a rather sad chain of events.

"Ash…" May said her voice quiet and hesitant. "Mmm?" he responded looking at her. May's head fell as did her gaze to her toes. Ash saw who her smile turned into a frown. Though Ash and May had traveled separately for a few years, he could still tell when she was feeling happy, angry, or sad. He didn't need the power of aura to do that. "May, I'll listen if you'd like to talk," Ash said sincerely lifting himself up so that he could sit next to her. "Ash, I need…to tell you something important," May began her voice quivering, "Just please promise you'll hear me out…." "May, I promise I'll hear you out. I'll listen and try to help any way I can," Ash promise with the utmost sincerity and care for her. May knew Ash would be there for her, "Ash, well I've been dating this boy…for a few years and…" Pang! The raven-haired teen felt a pang of pain in his chest hearing this from May herself, but he knows he can't stop her from meeting other guys. He knew she'd eventually date someone, but he'd hoped she would at least her tell him about it. Wow, a few years…she dated some and didn't even tell him. He mentally cursed himself and told himself to shut up and be a good friend. "May what happened…" Ash said quietly. "Well, about a week ago, he…he..." May started but broke into tears and quiet sobs.

"Hey, it's okay May. Take your time, there's no rush," said Ash comforting her and pulling her close into a warm embrace. May cried in shame and embarrassment; it was still a slight relief that she was in her best friend's arms. "Ash, he betrayed me with another girl after I-I told him, him, about…." May said pausing asking herself if she really was going to say it, "It was after I told him about me being pregnant with his child…" Slowly, May looked up at Ash, who was looking away, his eyes in shadow. Horror exploded through her, shame. Shame. Ash felt his heart shatter like glass for two reasons. One was because of how that bastard hurt May and second May was having another man's child. It wasn't May's fault of course, but Ash felt as though he was stabbed. Ash knew he had no right to feel jealous or betrayed since there had never been anything more than friends, but he'd be lying he didn't feel mad. Ash felt disgusted, angry, miserable, guilty, and heartbroken. Oddly, enough for a split second he thought of Gary; wondering if he'd feel the same about him getting some girl pregnant. Shaking his head to ride of such thoughts he took a deep breath and slid off the rock to his feet. "I-I, May I should…go."

Ash slowly began to back ways from May. May began to feel the horror of losing a treasured friend; losing her most treasured friend brought rivers of tears to flow from her crystalline eyes. She tried to reach for him but scooted out of her reach. Not being able to reach the man she fell to her knee on the sand sobbing. Water quickly wash in and soaked her clothes making her feel colder than she already was. 'No…please don't walkway… I made a mistake please…' May screamed in her head tears raining from her eyes, 'I lost my friend…" Maybe he could have walked away; he really could have. You could say it had nothing to do with him. May made her own choices and so did the other guy, and the child itself was a situation all its own. 'Damn it!' he yelled in his mind. Ash didn't like that he hated that May got herself in this, but he knew that it wasn't her choice to be pregnant. It felt like a mixer of blacks, whites, and greys. It's their fault, but not on purpose. She didn't know of Ash's feeling so to her if he left it be because he felt disgusted or that she was a whore. Yet, pain in his heart was horrid, he wanted to run, just run as fast and as far away as possible. Just as he was about to do that exact same thing, he paused. His eyes spark into an electric blue glow out of his control. His soul was bombarded but an aura of dread and distress. Ash felt his eye tear as he recognized the waves of emotions coming from the girl. Regret, hurt, shame, self-disgust, self-loathing, and a plead for understanding…

He dared to look back and saw her in the sand. Kneeling and doubling over holding herself as she cried, her head hung in shame and regret. What Ash felt next he honestly thought it was pity and wouldn't realize what it was until later; at that moment he didn't feel pity. Ash felt compassion and love for the girl. She was in her time of need and he'll be damned if he let his pride and jealousy get in the way.

Those words echoed in his mind. He stood facing away from her his hands in tight fists that made his arm muscles flex, even a few veins popped out. His teeth gritted tightly while deciding on what to do. 'What wrong with me. How can I walk away from May? She's counting on me, I can't let her down…I won't let her down….' The boy swore in his mind.

"A-Ash…" May spoke softly barely even a whisper. The brunet didn't feel that she should have the audacity to even look up at him. The next thing she knew was she was being lifted into strong arms. In one swoop he had lifted May into his lap where had taken a seat in the sand with his back against the rock, not even caring that sand and water began to soak his jeans. Blinking her eyes open May stared up at Ash who looked back at her apologetic. "May, I so sorry. I'm sorry for this, for making you feel rejected. Forgive me," Ash said a tear running down his cheek, "I am so sorry, I-I never want you to feel disgusted of who you are. Please, forgive me, I never wan-nted to make you feel that way." May through her own tears and sniffing gaze up to her best friend seeing his tears.

"C-Could you even still consider me an honorable friend?" May looked up both teary eyes filled with hope. Nodding Ash replied to the girl in his arms, "May, you are my best friend. There is nothing you could do to cause me to think of you any less. I was an idiot for ever making you feel like you weren't even if it was only for a minute. I was wrong of me because I know the person to truly are," Ash held his friend in his arms, close to his chest, "May, if you still walk to talk, I would be happy to hear you out…?" The girl silently nodded her head against her Ash's chest before whispering, "Ash...thanks for staying…' Sitting cross-legged Ash held May tightly in his lap whispering sweet nothing to soothe her hiccups and heartbeat. With a rare flash of green light, the bright sun finally sunk into the sea as the sky slowly dimmed,

The Pokémon coordinator sniffed a few times and took a deep breath trying to steady her voice. "A few weeks ago, I began to get sick in the mornings and kept throwing up after meals. At first, I thought I must have been something I ate; hoping I'd be better before the Grand Festival began. When I got to think about it, I remember the night we had spent together," May said with a look of embarrassment and shame.

"I snuck out later that night to buy 4 pregnancy tests, uh, just to make sure I was actually true. All the while Ash sat quietly ignoring his own pain to focus on trying to take May's pain away. The boy gently rubbed his hand over her back, staying calm as a way to tell her it's alright, no need to rush, this will remain between us. I wanted to tell him, but thought I could subtly get his opinion on pregnancy but ironically playing a pregnancy flick on one of our movie night.

[Flashback]

May was seated next to him who was laid on the couch with his head on May's lap. "Honey, this movie is a bit interesting don't you think?" May said with a heavy feeling her gut. "I guess we could make a better sex scene," he commented before sitting up, "Why don't we make a better scene now?!" Taking advantage of May confused look, he pounced on to May. May finally understood what she had meant and blushed but pushed him way. She needed to talk to him seriously. "May, what wrong?" the other teen questioned a tad bit frustrated with May stopping all of a sudden. "Baby, t-that move got me wondering what would happen you got me pregnant by accident," May said flinching way hoping he would accept the baby. He blinked a few times blankly before shrugging nonchalantly, "No worries about it." "Really?!" May exclaimed surprised but hopeful. "Yea, no worries we'd set it up for adoption or abortion," the man said so easily as if speaking about something that can be thrown away as if the baby wasn't of importance! "Wha?!" May exclaimed in utter shock at her boyfriend's words.

He paused looking at her then rose an eyebrow, "You can't be serious about keeping it." He then began to laugh thinking May had been only joking but stopped when he noticed the look on May's face. "You can't be serious?" he questioned. "And why not?" If we work together, we could raise a baby. You would be the father after all, wouldn't it be nice?" May said trying to convince her boyfriend. "May we're too young to take care of a kid. You would really want to give up your freedom for a snot-nosed brat that cries constantly?" the guy said holding her shoulder.

"But know that it was our child, the baby was the proof of our love!" May pleaded. This was not irritating the young man as he didn't understand why she was so persistent. "No! May I wouldn't want it! In fact, I'd hate it," he snapped he refuse to address the baby as anything but it. Suddenly, he received a powerful slap to his right cheek. She pushed him off her and stomped to the door. "You bitch," he murmured thinking she had not heard him. She instantly pulled out her mallet, graciously given to her by Misty, to bring it down upon his head knocking him unconscious.

After which May stayed way from his refusing contact as at the Grand Festival drew nearer, the more she debated on telling him of the baby. She had yet to tell her parents or even Max. Yet, in her mind bounced her debates.

'He's an asshole.' 'He'd kill our baby.' 'He's insensitive and cruel.'

'He the father.' 'He has the right to know.' 'He has a right to be in the baby's life if he so chooses."

In the end, she had decided to let him know of the baby's existence after the Festival. As soon as the award ceremony had finished, she had gone to look for him and what she found was awful.

He had bought him a few things and put them in a gift basket as a way to soothe him enough to tell him. May desperately hoped that he would understand and maybe change his mind. The sad truth was revealed when finding him. There the man was stark naked his back to her with some cheap floozy. His head whipped around to see May and instantly smirked deviously.

"Oh, hey May enjoying the view, I see," he said sarcastically. May made a facial expression begging the question, "Why?" "Why? Why…because you never opened up. I'm a young man and I need someone who can satisfy me. You left me high and dry for a month. On top of that, you left me with a bitter defeat. I was patient for a long time, but you only opened like twice in like what 4 years. Plus, did you really think I liked your goody-two-shoes attitude! Don't you get it by now? Why do you think all your friends in Petalburg don't talk to you anymore? Why do you think that Ketchum left you behind?" he laughed sadistically.

"But all the times we spent together. I followed you to Johto and left my friends, behind because I thought you loved me!" May exclaimed her voice cracking. "That's what I wanted you to think. Your personality has never been appealing to me, but your looks; now that was an opportunity I couldn't pass up," the teen said. "Fuck you," May said barely letting out a whisper. Her eyes shaded by her hair and tears slowly sliding down her cheek. The man rose and eyebrow but not even considering to pull out of the girl's pussy. May gritted her teeth and balled her fists, "Fuck you! You pompous arrogant, son of a bitch. If I'm not important to you then I guess the baby isn't important to you either." This caught his attention making him look at her with eye eyes if only or a few seconds before giving her a glare of disbelief. "Don't give me that shit. You're just trying to get me to stay with you."

"Well, whether you believe it or not it's the fucking truth, so do with it what you will. Enjoy you slut!" May yelled through the heavy basket at his back and left as he complained about the hit.

May had ended shutting herself in her room for the rest of the day and cried herself to sleep. That day was supposed to be the best day of her life. It was supposed to be filled with uncontainable joy; having her dream come true and have finally succeeded. Why did it have to happen?

The next morning before the sun rose, she packed her things and snuck out. However, not before transferring her Pokemon to Professor Birch's lab. Normally, she would have had to ask the Professor in order to do that. Gym leaders had the ability to transfer there Pokemon between their gyms or Pokemon professors whenever if that so chose. So, taking advantage the gym computer sent them to Professor Birch's lab knowing that he would be surprised and would contact her about it. She quietly rounded the house making her way towards the front to find her younger brother standing in her way arms crossed over his chest. Max wore an unamused frown. May noticed a bag at her brother's feet, then place her sight back on his face. May had remembered, 'That's right! Max's leaving on his next journey today!" On the younger teen's face was a grin, reaching down he picked up his bag, slung it over his shoulder and turned on his heels. "You can catch me up on the details on the way, but for now we need to hurry and catch it before it takes off without us. I hear Alola is wonderful this time of the year," Max said holding out his arm to show May the two blue tickets. For the first time in two days, she smiled genuinely. With that she ran to catch up it the brother, "You're the best Max!"

[Flashback End]

"Once we landed in Malie city a few days ago, I called my parents and told them that I need to travel for a while to see what she wanted to do next," May said feeling regret, "I didn't have the courage to tell them the truth or that the baby's father wasn't in the picture."

May had only told her brother a part of this story. She had not told her brother about her being pregnant. Aura made it easy to tell when someone spoke the truth, to feel and see other's emotions, and many other things. Not that he didn't trust her no it wasn't that but by her aura, he could tell that there was a withholding when it came to the identity of the other guy. This entire time May had mentioned him as, "He," and not once gave way his name, meaning there was something behind the refusal to id the man.

"Ash, would you mind helping me, but I can understand if you don't want to associate with me anymore," May said bowing her head, tears had stopped falling. She had run out, she must have cried way too much. She thought she probably looked like a pathetic being.

"First off, please don't ever think of yourself as pathetic. You're my best friend and I lovaaaah-uh loathe anyone who would want to hurt you. All you have to do is ask and I'll be there," Ash spoke reassuring her and trying to re-boost her confidence. "Thank you, Ash!" she exclaimed him her soft and gentle voice before embracing the larger teen in a tight hug. This action made the poor teen glow a shade of red as he felt the girl nuzzle her delicate face into his strong chest.

The two stayed like that for a while neither speaking a word. The silence wasn't an awkward silence or a depressing silence. No, it was more of a peaceful silence, as if the tension in the atmosphere had been washed away by the rise of the gentle midnight waves. Ash glanced down at the young lady in his arms had fallen asleep, "I'll always stay at your side, you're my mayflower. I'll never let you wilt…" 'I may have once only thought of training my Pokemon. I've come to realize that there is so much more than just Pokemon, but also people. You're someone special to me…I just hope you'll one day trust me enough to confide in me what you didn't tell me tonight…'

Slowly, he somehow managed to stand up with May in his arms. Instantly, he felt the way his jeans had tightened around his legs and were uncomfortably tight around his rear and crotch. Add the sand in and Ash was desperate to take those jeans off and shower before he began to chafe. With that, he made his way back home with the sleeping princess of Hoenn in his arms.


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