The Blue Spirit

by silentplayermc03

A vision has been seen by Arceus; a world covered in darkness, corrupting both humans & pokemon alike but it also showed two heroes fighting against it. Plans are formed, old & new friends meet, relationships are made, emotions run high, secrets are revealed & an inevitable world war engulfs them all against the darkness…

49. Chapter 49 - Day of Dates

UPDATE #3 8/23/2016

Just letting you all know that the next chapter will be posted this upcoming Friday, 8/26/2016. I know it has taken a long time but there was nothing I could do about it since I had very little time to work on this here and there. Many things will be changed and you'll find out about them, my surprises and of course, the next chapter. Thanks for the support and take care! I'll see you guys Friday!

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UPDATE #2 7/29/2016

Hello everyone! Wanted to put an update (again) about the next chapter. I'm still working on it and its taking longer than I thought to get it done and get it done right, especially with work and everything else going on. Its about 30% done as of typing this updated note. Also, the surprise that I had for you guys before my absence is also being worked on. There are actually 4 of them! ;) With that being said, the next chapter won't be posted until both it and the surprises are done and ready for you all. I don't know when that will be but I hope it will be soon. As always, thanks for reading and being patient. I hope you all are doing well and when it's finally posted online, you'll be in for a treat. :)

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A/N - Hey, guys! Silent here with a new chapter for you all! I want to say thank you for the patience and for the understanding. As an apology, you'll get a fairly long chapter in this one. Before I let you read the chapter, a few quick things...

1. Mega Stones/Mega Evolutions - Several have asked about why I made Mega Charizard Y so rare while Mega Charizard X is more common. I did that for this story because it makes sense. Only charizardite y being available as a gift for the victor of the Gauntlet makes it more valuable and goes in well with what I have planned. It's also logical in a sense because that particular mega evolution does not change Charizard's typing but makes him more powerful. Other mega stones/evolutions are going to be treated the same way and some will have a purpose behind it. Also, in this story, mega evolutions also heal the pokemon's minor injuries because of the intense energy released.

2. Nicknames - The nicknames between Ash and his girlfriends I have come up with on my own. They were very hard to come up with since I want it to be something that means something between them. Same thing regarding their necklaces as the design on them is meant to portray the nickname he has for her.

3. Rayquaza and Latias - Glad to hear that you liked their scenes. I was very worried about that and wondered if they should even be included but in the end it looks like it paid off.

4. Iris and Cilan - Won't say much about what their going to go through but you'll see what may or may not happen soon enough.

5. Pregnant girl - Same thing with this. You'll be getting more clues about who it is and her confession will be soon but not yet.

6. Lemons - I know I'm not the greatest lemon scene writer and that's fine with me. I do like to experiment with my writing and see what could make it better. However, when it comes to my lemon scenes, I won't go past a certain point. For one, I will not write or go into full on details (ex; tasting juices) and two, I won't have Ash and his girls do certain things. If you're looking for more hardcore stuff, then go watch porno or read some of the other fanfiction stories where they go really into it and some of it is just plain horrible, both in writing and the scene itself. I'm trying to show the love, feelings and emotions between them while having the experience happen naturally. And that's really hard to write about with certain sexual scenarios. And some of those things are being reserved for the "bad" stuff (like Natasha's horrible experience with the Skull Brothers).

7. Story finishing - This story is not over by a long shot. This is still only the first half of the story. The war against darkness will be the second half. So no worries about the story ending soon. I still have a lot of surprises and plans for you all. ;)

8. Replies to some reviews;

God - Thank you dude! I will do my best to keep up the quality and everything is much better now. :)

Guest 1 - Thank you buddy for the compliments and glad to hear that you enjoyed reading the story! I hope you continue reading and liking it! As for your request, I'll think about it. I am on instagram but not on it much. But I will check it out. :)

Guest 2 - :) Thanks!

Jaguars5 - Ash and Leaf will go out this chapter. Whether Leaf becomes pregnant or not, you'll just have to keep reading to find out.

Rams30 - You'll find out if Ash has a kid or not soon.

Sjin - Thanks dude for the praise and happy to hear you're liking it. I'm also humbled by your words because I do in fact want to publish a book one day. Cynthia will have her turn but not yet. About the story ending, read above. :)

Vikacoco - I will try buddy to update quickly but can't promise anything. But here's the next chapter! :)

XxREYxX - Hey buddy. I don't understand Spanish (very rusty from my classes) but after using good ol Google to translate, I want to say thank you for your kind words and I'm happy that I was able to keep writing even after a year.

Okay, with that done, I present to you the next chapter of the story! Enjoy and don't forget to review, fav and follow!

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THE BLUE SPIRIT

CHAPTER 49 – DAY OF DATES

A young pokémon researcher was leaning against the fence he just rebuilt. He was exhausted, hungry and sweating like crazy. His grandfather had woke him up early in the morning and set him to work. Normally he would've asked why he was doing all the hard labor around the laboratory. And why aren't any of the aides or volunteers doing it. But this time he kept his mouth shut and didn't comment back or whine about the tasks he was given for one reason and one reason only; he had fucked up colossally and as a result, his grandfather was beyond furious. He had never seen him so angry. Especially towards him. The young man shuddered in his place as he remembered the scary look his grandfather had as he chewed him out over his behavior the other day. He leaned against the fence post and let out a sigh. "Man, I hope Gramps doesn't stay pissed at me for long. I don't know how much longer I can take this."

"However long he punishes you, you deserve it Gary." He jumped from the sudden voice speaking and turned around while cursing under his breath. It was his sister Daisy. He was about to say something when she spoke before he could. "Grandpa wants you. He's in the study." Without waiting for a reply back, Daisy moved away towards another part of the pokémon preserve to feed the pokémon there.

Gary let out a sigh and headed towards the laboratory. He soon reached it and when he entered into it, he made for the study. He knocked on the door before entering and saw the old professor extremely busy with several reports that he was looking at. "I'm here gram…I mean Professor Oak." One of the things he was made to do was call his grandfather by that title. It was meant to teach him respect for others. The other reason was to also show him that just because he is an Oak too, it doesn't mean that he can get away with things. He waited a few minutes for him to reply back with why he was summoned.

He was about to start talking when Professor Oak spoke but did not raise his gaze to his grandson's. "Be patient. Your next assignment is on the way. Just wait quietly until its arrival." Gary felt his heart rate shoot up at the cold tone he was given. Never had he spoken to him like that before. He would much rather have his grandfather yell at him like he did the previously.

The young man stayed silent and waited until the door opened again behind him. "I'm here Professor Oak," said the new person. Gary turned around to see who the new person is. It was a female pokémon researcher who was wearing a long white lab coat over a black skirt and black button down blouse with long hair. The moment he realized who it is, he had a stunned expression form on his face. "Surprised?" He didn't respond back and she moved past him. "Believe me, I was too when the Professor told me he needed my help," said the woman.

Gary faced his grandfather. "Don't tell me my assignment is…"

"Your assignment is what I make it be," cut off the Professor with a stern tone of voice. Gary went quiet immediately and the new person didn't show any surprise towards the professor's cold treatment of his own grandson. "Now, you will aid Professor Johnson with anything and everything within the next couple of weeks. Understood?" Gary said nothing but barely nodded. "Good. Now wait outside." The young man left the room and waited in the hallway after closing the door. Oak let out a quiet sigh and rubbed his forehead with his hands. Johnson gave him a sympathetic look. "I hope I'm not too stern on him. But I don't know what else to do. And I'm sorry for calling you out of your vacation early."

"It's quite alright," replied Johnson. "After explaining what had happened, I'm sorry to say that I didn't have trouble believing it. Especially since I had my own recent encounter with him." Oak shook his head over that and apologized on behalf of his grandson. "You don't need to apologize for him. And no worries Professor Oak. I will keep my eye on him and will make sure that he learns to be better."

Oak allowed himself to smile a bit and stood up. "If there is anyone who can make him get better, it's you. You were able to affect him in the past. Perhaps you can do it again. And this time keep it permanent," he said. Johnson smiled a bit while also going a little red in the cheeks. She nodded at him and shook hands with the professor before she exited the office.

When she stepped outside the office, she saw the young man leaning against the hallway wall with his arms crossed. "Follow me," she told him while walking past him. After taking a few a steps, she glanced back and saw he hadn't moved. "I said let's go," she repeated.

Gary moved to her and she turned around to face him. "Let's get this straight Johnson. Just because you're a professor now and not some aid, doesn't mean you can boss me around. I don't care wha…" He couldn't finish because Johnson had grabbed his crotch and squeezed it.

"That's Professor Johnson to you Gary," said the girl with a serious tone. She studied his face and saw him trying to hold back his tears from the pain she was causing him. "Now you will do as I say and you will not complain over any part of it. If you don't…this is only the start."

Gary felt as if his entire body was being punctured by hundreds of needles because of the pain. "Please, Vanessa…"

"You dare plead with me?!" she screamed at him before crushing his delicate area by tightening her hold that made him howl with agony. "Not after the bullshit you did to me! And what you did to your friends! You will address me as either Professor Johnson or Ma'am. Understand?!" Gary quickly nodded his head and she let go of his private parts. He dropped to the floor, holding his groin while whimpering because of the extreme pain. "I'm going to make a call," she told him. "You better be in my office by the time I finish up with it." She turned around and walked to her office. Gary raised his head a little off the ground in order to see his new boss walk down the hallway with her long pink hair swishing from side to side from her movements.

High up in a mountain, a single cabin was located on a cliff. It was one of the training cabins that the Pokémon League had erected for authorized trainers to use. Speaking of trainers, there was a man with grayish blue hair standing near the edge of that cliff. He was overlooking the Indigo Plateau forest as the morning light became brighter. In the distance he could faintly see the stadium and the hotel. Behind the man were his pokémon and they all were silent. They were waiting to see what their trainer would decide.

After some time, the man came to a decision and turned around to face his pokémon. "It's been a long time coming. We will go greet the Aura Guardian and see if he is still the same person. Since he was the first one to beat you…" The black humanoid pokémon crossed his arms at that. "…and you…" The blue and white eon pokémon looked away from those words. "…I hope he has become stronger. Because we have become stronger. And now we have the ultimate team. We have plowed through every one we've come across since then. I want a good battle but we will still triumph. When we win this match, we will finally be ready to beat each and every Elite Four member and then the Champions. Then, we will knock down the Master and take the crown." The pokémon merely nodded silently at his words but with serious gazes on their faces. The man reached into his cloak and pulled out a photograph. He looked at it for a moment. "I do this for you. I hope I can make your dreams come true." The man's eyes watered as he stared at the picture. A single tear escaped from his eyes and landed onto the photograph. He hurriedly wiped it clean, worried that it would ruin the old picture. But luckily nothing happened. He let out a sigh of relief, looked at the photo again before placing it back inside his cloak. "Time to go." He returned his pokémon except for one and climbed on top of its back. "To the hotel Latios." The legendary quickly took to the sky and flew towards the hotel in the distance.

At the hotel penthouse suite, a large group of family and friends were already up and everyone was in the dining room enjoying their breakfast. Several conversations were going on at once between different groups of people. Not all were partaking in them though. Several were being quiet, but for different reasons.

Liza was one of them and she was just thinking about how she could talk to Ash about her being promised to him because of the Gauntlet. And how she really feels about him.

Clair was also silent. She was thinking about how Ash dedicated his last match to her. Sure, he did do it for Iris, Cilan and Daisy too. But that was something that no one had ever done for her. And she was thinking about how she felt when in his embrace.

Daisy was another one who was silent but would periodically glance at the other girls who she found out have feelings for Ash before going back to her plate. When Lily and Violet asked her what was wrong since she was so silent, she merely shook her head and answered that she was just thinking. Her two sisters gave her concerned looks but didn't push her. They knew to leave her be for the time being when she was acting like this.

Lizabeth, Shauna and Giselle however, were not keeping silent. Instead, they were whispering to one another about what they could do to increase their chances so things could work out for them all. The valedictorian had become friends with the two as well since they were each going through the same thing. The three of them wanted to talk to the other two girls about what they talked about with Cynthia and Sabrina. But they didn't have a chance yet. Each of them had a feeling that something happened since both of them seemed to be out of it after their conversation.

Natasha was another one who was really quiet. But that wasn't because of her inability to speak. And once again, she was sitting beside Ash but also next to Leaf this time. The red head was eating her food while thinking about everything she had witnessed yesterday that her savior had done. It boggled her mind that he and his pokémon are so strong. That he was able to capture one of the most powerful pokémon in the whole world. That he had Rayquaza's respect. Not to mention the incredible bond between him and his pokemon. That he trusted them and they trusted him. She glanced at him from the corner of her eyes and saw him practically inhaling his food. That is until Sarah smacked him against the back of his head and told him to slow down. Ash merely brushed it off and continued his wolfing down of his meal. Seeing that happen brought a smile to her face. The red head then continued her meal while thinking about what she had to do.

While everyone was enjoying their time, a certain girl was lost in her thoughts. She wanted to know just how in the world she was going to come clean to her beloved that she was pregnant. She glanced at Joy, trying to catch her eye so she can somehow give her a look so she can know that she needed someone to talk to. But the nurse was busy speaking excitedly with her boyfriend Richie. Catching some words from their conversation, she understood that they were talking about how to battle and then capture a wild pokémon. That made her smile a bit as she thought about the first time she had to do that. Not wanting to bother her friend, she took another bite of her food and looked at the love of her life. She watched him eat his meal while talking and joking around with their friends. I have to tell him. But how? And when? Should I wait till after the final match? What should I do…

While the pregnant girl was lost in her thoughts, a certain young teenage couple was talking to one another about what they were going to do. They wanted to tell their families that they had officially gotten together. "When do you want to tell them?" asked Max quietly.

"Well, the sooner the better I think," replied Bonnie. She glanced around at the table and saw that mostly everyone was in a good mood since they were talking and joking around. Only a few were being quiet but that was normal to her. Well, as far as she knew anyway. She thought for a bit before facing the boy with glasses. "I think we should do it now."

Max's eyes went wide. "Now?!" he asked her in a surprised whisper.

Bonnie rolled her eyes at him. "Yes, now. They're all in a good mood and when else will everyone be together?" Max thought for a bit until he commented back that she had a point. "Of course I do. Now let's do it." She grabbed hold of his arm and stood up, making him stand up as well. "Everyone! We have something to say!" The dining room gradually quieted down and all eyes moved onto Bonnie.

Seeing everyone's attention was now on her made Bonnie go red. She opened her mouth to say what she planned on saying but nothing came out. Realizing she was having stage fright, Max grasped her hand so she could calm down and show her support. The blonde teenager thanked him quietly before she began speaking. "Max and I wanted to say that after hanging out together for a bit and talking yesterday, we decided to make it official. He and I are together and wanted to let you all know." When she finished speaking, their friends and family beamed at the two while some wolf whistles were made. That made the couple embarrassed, turning red.

While Norman gave his son a nod with a smile, his mother went a little overboard. "Oh my little Maxie is growing up!" cried Caroline. She got up and went to hug the two. After hugging Bonnie and telling her how happy she is, she turned to her son and gave him a bear hug.

"Moooom!" whined Max, feeling embarrassed over how his mother was acting. He looked at his sister and father. "Help me!" he requested but the two just laughed at him. Seeing that he had no way out, he accepted his fate and allowed his mom to smother him with her motherly affection.

Clement was looking at his little sister with happiness. He thought that they might be a little young but then again, his parents got together when they were young too. But good thing they didn't have kids till much later. He would have to make sure that they wait too. But for now, he congratulated her, told her that he will always support her and to let him know if she needs anything. Bonnie thanked her brother, hugging him and told him that that she's very glad for that. When the siblings separated, the girl went up to her boyfriend who was finally freed after he complained that he was being crushed. May and Norman also congratulated the two. Seeing his sister with Max made Clemont think that the two made a good couple. But then a certain image popped up into his mind that made him feel slight jealousy. He pushed past it quickly enough though and focused on what was happening.

Two from the group were feeling happy for their friends and what they were seeing occur in front of them. But then when they glanced at each other, their happiness died down some. Both were feeling anger and sadness spring up within themselves at the sight of the other. They had another argument in the morning after they had woken up. They just didn't know why but ever since the altercation with Drax, every little thing was blown out of proportion from both of them. The purple haired girl and the green haired young man hurriedly moved their sight away from each other to prevent themselves from starting something.

The raven haired guardian watched the teenagers embrace one another, which made him smile. He knew that the two would be good for one another since they had similar personalities but also complimented the other well with their differences. He happened to glance at the red head next to him and saw a surprised expression on her face. "You alright?" he asked her. Natasha snapped out of it and faced him. Yes. Just surprised that they got together. Aren't they a little young? Ash looked at the two again before he nodded in response. "They are. But you can't really explain things when it comes to matters of the heart." She gave a stunned look over what she heard him say. He noticed that and turned to face her as he chuckled. "Yea, I have my moments." She couldn't help herself and giggled quietly as Ash looked around the dining room. He saw that many were talking to the new couple. They were congratulating them while also teasing the two. He then noticed his friends Iris and Cilan having a mix of emotions within them. He wondered why that would be and why this was the second time he sensed the two having weird feelings…

Natasha looked at Ash as he pondered quietly over whatever he was thinking about. She gazed at him for a little bit before turning away. This might be a good time. Everyone is happy right now and hopefully that will allow him to not get too angry with me. But then, what if he does get angry? She wanted to tell him but was so scared of things going sour. But right when she was about to stop because of her fear, an idea came to her head. She turned her face towards him again. Ash? He moved his gaze onto hers. "Yeah Natasha? What's up?" The red head took in a deep breath. Remember how I wanted to tell you something? Hearing the important tone in her mental voice, he sat up straighter and waited for her to continue. She saw the way he was looking at her. She never wanted him to stop looking at her like that. Natasha could feel her heart begin to beat faster with every passing second. But she forced herself to continue with her idea at least. If…if I had done something…bad…a mistake…in my past…will…will you forgive me for it? Or would you…be angry with me? And tell me to…to go?

Ash gave her a sympathetic look and was quiet for a few seconds. The others in the group went back to their meals after congratulating Max and Bonnie. "What did I promise you?" he asked her quietly. Natasha did remember what he promised her but she couldn't respond. "I promised you I would never tell you to go, to leave. Everyone makes mistakes. The important thing is to realize it and try to fix things if possible. And if not, then to never do it again." He smiled at her and she felt like she could come clean to him. But she couldn't believe what he said. Thank you Ash. But how could you be so forgiving? So trusting? He chuckled a bit. "Well, like I said before…"

Ash someone is here! The guardian stopped his speaking and turned to face Sabrina and Anabel. They had sensed something right when he did. The three caught one another's look and his eyes glowed blue suddenly that made Natasha gasp. Her gasp made several turn to them. But when Ash stood up, whirled around and faced the dining room entrance with a bright blue sphere of aura energy appearing in his hand, everyone noticed the glow and went quiet. He held up the aura sphere, ready to hurl it. Natasha could feel the energy radiating off of it and him and so could the rest. "It's rude to eavesdrop let alone come into a place without an invitation," spoke Ash seriously towards the entrance.

Before anyone from the group could say anything, they heard someone speak, which startled them. "Relax, I mean you no harm." A man with grayish blue hair stepped into the dining room with his hands raised. "I do apologize for the rather rude intrusion but I wanted to visit my opponent before our match. It's been a while Ash." Realizing who it was now, many in the group calmed down but stayed vigilant. Several of them had their hand hover over their poke balls.

"How did you know where I am and how did you get in here Tobias?" asked Ash while still on guard with the blue sphere still up.

Tobias chuckled and lowered his arms. "I flew here with Latios and landed in the balcony. You should really lock your balcony doors. And President Goodshow did mention that he would give you the best damn suite in the place during his interview after the stadium attack. Where else would you be?" he asked rhetorically with a slight grin.

Sensing no hostile emotions from him and seeing that he was acting normally for the time being, Ash relaxed. The blue sphere disappeared and his eyes turned back to brown. "Alright. But you could call next time or use the door," he advised the older man.

Their new guest chuckled a bit. "I do apologize," said Tobias. "But I've never been a fan of stairs or elevators." He took a few steps closer to Ash and the group who stayed in their positions. Seeing the rather serious expressions on their faces, Tobias became worried. "You did hear me when I said that I mean no harm right?"

The red haired mermaid stood up and then spoke. "We did hear you," answered Misty.

"But we've had some rather unpleasant experiences lately," added Dawn following her lead by standing up with several others doing the same and nodding in agreement.

"And we've had enough surprises for the time being," continued Serena. Her statement and tone of voice made the girls who are hiding feelings for Ash become worried over that.

"So excuse us for the lack of trust right now towards others who we don't know that well," finished May.

Seeing how the group was standing together without hesitation made Tobias become surprised. He hadn't seen anything of the sort for a long time. Not since he left his home town. Not since he made that promise to everyone he knows. And not since he had to do the one thing he thought he would never do. He glanced around at the group as he began speaking. "I can understand what you mean and I do not hold anything against you. But you must know that I'm not here to cause trouble. I'm merely here to…" He stopped talking abruptly the second he saw the red haired beauty. His mind formed an image on her, which made his eyes grow wide and he couldn't believe it. It couldn't be possible. "Anastasia?"

All eyes went onto Natasha and as a result, she became very frightened. She didn't know why this new person who she never met before was staring at her as if he knew her. And she definitely didn't like the way he was looking at her either. Fear filled her when he started moving closer to her, frozen in her spot. He was only a few feet away from her when his path was blocked. "Back off," warned Ash in his serious tone of voice. Seeing his reaction, many from the group moved closer to the three.

Tobias looked at Natasha for a moment before he snapped out of his stupor and looked at Ash. He noticed the angry look on his face and then he looked at the red head again. The image his mind formed onto her faded away and that was when he realized it; his mind was playing tricks on him. "I'm sorry," he apologized. "I thought…I thought you were someone I knew since you look so much like her from my past. Forgive me if I scared you." He took a couple steps back to show he wasn't a threat.

Ash glanced at Natasha and she looked at him. I'm okay. He gave her a slight nod of his head before facing Tobias once more. "So why are you here?" he asked.

Tobias was quiet for a moment while he processed what just happened to him. He let out a sigh a moment later and explained the reason for his visit. "I came here to speak to you for a bit about our upcoming battle. Can we talk somewhere in private?" he asked.

Ash glanced at his family and friends before looking at the newcomer once more. "Alright. Let's go to the balcony," suggested the guardian and he agreed. The two left the dining room and headed to their destination while the rest cleaned up since they were done with breakfast. Once outside and away from the door, the two finalists faced each other. "So what did you want to talk about?" asked Ash.

"Before that, I want to apologize again. I didn't mean to frighten the girl…"

"Her name is Natasha," interrupted Ash.

Tobias nodded his head. "Natasha. I didn't mean to frighten her. She just very much looks like someone from my past…" He went quiet for a moment and Ash could sense some sadness coming from him. He waited for him to continue and after a little bit, he did. "Anyway, here is the reason why I came to see you before our match. I wanted to tell you that I'm expecting a great battle from you. You're the first trainer to ever defeat my Darkrai and Latios. I hope you have become stronger."

He titled his head a bit from that. "Is that so?" asked Ash and Tobias replied back that it was. "Why?"

He grinned in response before telling him. "Because I like a challenge. I have my own goals and I'm sure you have your own. But in order to reach it, I have had to face many things. As a result I have come to look forward to them. Because each one beaten means I am one step closer to completing a promise I made long ago. And I have formed the ultimate team."

Ash wasn't expecting Tobias to say something like that. "I understand." He thought for a moment with curiosity filling him but kept it civil. "I have my own promises to keep so I know the feeling. And you said you have made the ultimate team?"

Tobias gave him a look of respect. "So you do as well huh? Maybe we'll share our promises to one another one day." Ash replied back that perhaps they will and Tobias nodded at that. "And that is correct about my team. I have done much research and traveled around the world many times to acquire what will help me get to the top," revealed Tobias. "My pokémon are well balanced, they have become much stronger and we are ready. But I wanted to let you know in person something besides that; my team is made up of all legendary pokémon." Ash raised his eyebrows in response, making him chuckle. "I wanted to warn you and give you a fair shot. I could even tell you who they are to even the playing field. But I will still win in the end," he finished up with a smirk.

Ash cracked a grin in return since he could sense that he was being genuine. "I see. Well, I'm glad to hear that because after Drax, I'd hate for you to be easily defeated since I like challenges too. And that's alright. I'd rather wait to see who you have. I already know about two of them. I guess we'll just see who will win." Tobias chuckled a little but before he could reply back, one of his poke balls opened up and a dark figure appeared. "Hello Darkrai," said Ash without fear.

The black legendary nodded at him before he began speaking with his telepathy. "I wish to face the one who defeated me in the finals," expressed Darkrai.

"Understandable. Let's see if he accepts." A blue orb appeared in Ash's hand and then his grass starter from Hoenn, Sceptile appeared. The tall green lizard stood up straight and placed a twig in his mouth. He crossed his arms and eyed Darkrai. "Scep sceptile scept," he greeted the legendary with slight taunting.

"Oh we'll see who will win. I won't be going easy on you this time," remarked Darkrai. The two pokémon eyed each other with respectful and challenging looks. "Be prepared." And with that, the legendary returned himself to his poke ball and Ash returned his pokémon.

"This out to be interesting," commented Tobias. "I've never seen Darkrai be so focused about a battle." He extended out his hand towards Ash. "Let's make this the best final ever witnessed in the world. I hope you're ready Ketchum for our battle tomorrow. You did get the message right?"

"Yes, I got the message in the morning. And no worries, it will be the best tournament final ever seen. You can count on it," said Ash. He grasped his hand and they two shook on it.

They separated and Tobias brought out his Latios who hovered beside him. "Good. I'll see you tomorrow at noon then. You know about two of my pokémon. You may have a plan for them. But I hope you're strong enough to at least put up some fight against the other four. They've been getting rather bored lately," commented Tobias and Ash merely chuckled. Latios flew up into the air at that point. "Prepare yourself," shouted out Tobias as he flew into the distance on top of Latios.

Ash watched him fade into the horizon before heading back inside. When he entered the living room, he saw that everyone was there. They asked him if everything was alright and what Tobias wanted. He told them about what he said, how excited he was to battle him and they understood. "Hey Ash." He turned his attention onto Sarah. "When do you want to go?" she asked him.

Earlier on in the morning, when she, Ash, Leaf and Anabel woke up, they fooled around a little bit with some teasing actions and morning kisses. Afterwards, they had decided on a few things together about their dates for today. Each of the girls wanted some time alone with Ash and so came up with the plan that they would go on separate dates that day. And in order to save time so they could all do so, they told Ash that they don't want some fancy night out. But instead they would let him know what they wanted to do right before heading out. The three girls had also decided that Sarah would go first and have her date in the morning. Anabel would have her turn in the afternoon and Leaf's date would be in the evening.

Ash glanced at the time and saw that it was 840am. "We'll leave at 9. Meet me in the balcony okay?" he told her and she agreed. The blonde girl left the living room to get ready for her date. As the others in the group went their separate ways, Ash went up towards the red head. "Did you have anything else to tell me?" he asked her. Natasha wanted to tell him but didn't want to mess up his day with his girlfriends. She had forgotten about that when they told everyone what they were going to do that day. And she did have a little bit of time left. It's alright. I'll tell you later. You should go get ready. "Are you sure?" he asked her and she said she was. "Alright. If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask. Okay?" She smiled slightly at him and left to go to her room. After watching her go, he then went to see his friend from Kalos. He went to his room and knocked on the door. "Clemont?"

"Yea, come in," he replied from within the room.

Ash entered the room and saw his friend getting ready to work on his invention. "Any progress?" he asked him.

Clemont shook his head as he placed a tool on the table. "No. I can't isolate the problem by itself. It's driving me mad." He let out a sigh to calm down and faced his friend. "Anyway, what's up?"

"I need a favor," said Ash. He moved closer to Clemont and took out a small black device from his pocket. "Is there a way that you can break into this thing and see who it belongs to?"

Clemont took the device and looked at it. "A smart phone? Where did you get this? And you have no idea who it belongs to?" he asked as he began looking it over and noticed the damages on it.

"From Lance who found it at the Skull Brothers' hide out. We think it's theirs but we want to know for sure and see who they were working for," answered Ash. "You can use it and look at some of the stuff in it. But Lance had his best try to get into the more personal and important files but he had no luck."

Clemont's eyes widened at that. "If his best can't do it, what makes you think I can?" he asked him.

"Hey, c'mon man. I've seen you make things that no one else has," reminded Ash. Clemont turned on the phone and went through it while Ash continued talking. "Just do your best buddy. If you can get into the harder to crack stuff, then great. If not, then that's cool too. But I only ask you because you're the only one who I can trust with something like this."

Clemont stopped what he was doing and looked up at Ash. He had opened up the personal files in the phone and was about to select the video folder. "Thanks man. That means a lot to me that you trust me like that." Ash nodded at him and Clemont looked at the phone again before continuing what he was doing. "I'll do my best. I'll try to see who this belongs to and what else is in here."

"Thanks buddy. Let me know when you get something out of it." Ash left the room and Clemont took out his laptop and some tools from his backpack and went to work on the phone. Ash let out a sigh as he went to his own room. Good thing I deleted the rape video. I don't want anyone else to see that. Natasha has been through enough. Ash entered his room and quickly changed into a pair of blue jeans, black shirt and black jacket. After he got ready, he left his room and headed out to the balcony.

When Ash stepped into the balcony, he didn't even have to wait for a minute until Sarah appeared. The moment he saw her, he just couldn't help but stare at her. She was dressed in similar attire that he first saw her in; a blue buttoned down blouse with no sleeves along with a red skirt that reached down to the middle of her thighs. Though she was dressed somewhat modestly, her clothing still accentuated her athletically toned yet curvy body. She smiled at him with slight embarrassment. Though it still covered her up well, she had never worn such a short skirt before. "Hey Sarah. You look great."

Her cheeks reddened. "Thanks Ash. Are you ready to go?"

"Yup. But where do you want to go?" he asked her.

She was quiet for a second. "I want to go to Cherrygrove City."

Ash wondered why she would want to go there. "Isn't that your hometown?" he asked her.

She smiled, feeling happy that he remembered that about her. "Yes. I want to show you something."

"Okay. No problem." He grasped her hand and closed the distance between the two before they vanished in a blue glow.

Several girls were speaking with one another inside their bedroom. Misty, May, Dawn, Serena, Cynthia, Sabrina, Leaf and Anabel were busy discussing what they had found out before and what the Sinnoh champion and Saffron gym leader were told by their two friends. "So they told you just like that?" asked May after finding out how Clair and Liza just came clean. Even though it was borderline accidental.

The two nodded. "Yea. After Liza let it slip how she was happy to find out it was actually Ash who won the gauntlet, she told us that she loves him. And after that, Clair confessed too," clarified Sabrina.

It was quiet for a moment. "Okay," started May. "And you said that they pretty much confirmed what we saw? That Lizabeth, Shauna, Giselle and Daisy have feelings for Ash too?" she asked them and again the two nodded. They turned to face the red haired mermaid who was being unusually quiet. "You alright Misty?" asked the brunette.

The Cerulean gym leader faced her sister and friend. "I…I don't know. Even though we thought we saw something when they helped us out…even though we discussed it…I didn't think it was true." She looked down at her feet. "I just don't know what to think or feel about all this." The girls in the room didn't say anything. It was weird seeing her like this. No remark, no comment, nothing at all. Usually it would be her who brings something up or takes the helm. But not this time. It was quiet for a bit as each girl thought about what they learned and discussed until the door opened.

They looked towards the door and saw a purple haired girl enter the room. "Hey guys. I was wondering where you all were," said Iris as she closed the door behind her.

"Well, no need to worry cause you found us," remarked Dawn and Iris rolled her eyes. "What's up?"

"I wanted to know if any of you wanted to hang out today?" she asked the group of girls.

"Sure. It's not like we have any plans for now," stated Serena.

"Speak for yourself," piped up Leaf. "You forget that Anabel and I have our dates with Ash today?"

"Oh relax will ya? We can still spend some time with them until he and Sarah come back," reminded Anabel. Leaf muttered something under her breath at the Salon Maiden but they heard her. A few laughed out loud, making Leaf cross her arms and glare at them.

Serena finished up her laughing and faced Iris. "So what do you have in mind? And where's Cilan?"

"What am I, his keeper?" she asked them and the girls just shrugged. "He's probably out doing connoisseur things and I really don't want to deal with that," answered Iris and the girls giggled. "I don't know really. I'm up for anything actually. We can battle, go to the mall, the arcade, train again or whatever. I just don't want to do nothing," she finished saying.

The girls thought for a bit before the petite blunette took control. "Alright. Let's go have some practice battles," suggested Dawn as she stood up and they all looked at her. "It'll be good training and it'll help us keep busy." Her sisters understood the hidden message in her words and agreed with her.

"Great. Let's go get our pokémon and meet in the balcony. We'll move the things out of the way," said Iris as she headed out the room with a few from the group following after her to get theirs as well.

Far away from the Indigo Plateau, a blonde girl and a raven haired young man appeared out of thin air in front of the pokémon center of Cherrygrove City. Sarah's smile became larger as she looked around. "I didn't think being back in my hometown would make me feel so happy." She turned to look at him. "Thank you Ash."

"Hey, no problem Sarah. Anything for you," he told her. Sarah blushed over what he said to her and she couldn't help herself anymore. She gave him a quick but heated kiss before hugging him tightly. "So, what did you want to show me?" he asked her afterwards.

"You'll see." She released him, grasped his hand and then led the way. On their walk, they didn't bump into anyone. It was still morning and many were either at work already or still snoozing away in their homes. They continued through the town while Sarah pointed out some of her favorite places to visit and train. They also talked about many different topics such as training, some of their favorite pokémon, what they wanted to do one day and so on while cracking some jokes here and there. "That was too funny!" laughed Sarah as Ash delivered the punch line to his joke. The two laughed heartily while rounding a corner to a street. She looked to her right and stopped walking. "We're here," she told him.

Ash looked at the place they stopped in front of. It was a modest two story house with a small front yard and an attached garage painted white with a brownish red roof. There were no lights on and no car in the drive way. "Is this your home?" he asked her.

"Yup," she answered while leading him towards it. Sarah separated from Ash to unlock and open the door before the two stepped inside. She turned on the lights and faced her boyfriend. "Welcome to mi casa."

Ash looked around the living room and spotted the simple but nice furniture. It was set up in a way to feel inviting and open but also cozy at the same time. "It's a nice set up you got here," complimented Ash.

"Thanks. Problem is that I don't spend much time here," she admitted and they both chuckled. "Would you like anything to drink?" she asked him and he said water would be fine. She headed into the kitchen with him following after her. "I bet you're wondering why the house is empty huh?" she asked him while pouring a cup of water for him.

"You got me there," he replied back. He took the cup from her and drank some water. "Thanks," he said afterwards.

She smiled at him. "You're welcome. And nobody's home because…I'm alone," she admitted with her smile fading away.

He tilted his head. "You mean…alone, alone?" he asked her and she nodded. "Why?"

She let out a sigh. "I'll tell you. But first I want to show you something." She led him back to the living room towards the fireplace. She stopped about a foot or so away and pointed at the framed pictures there. Ash went to them and the first picture he noticed was of a happy couple who looked to be in their late twenties or early thirties. "Those are my parents," said Sarah. He nodded and went to the next one that depicted a male who looked to be in his forties with black hair. "That's my uncle," she told him and again he nodded. He continued on looking at each picture with her telling him who was in it and what was going on. He then reached the last picture at the end.

Ash let out a gasp when he saw it. It was a picture of himself back when he was younger. He was holding up the Orange League trophy with his pokémon around him. The title read "NEWEST AND YOUNGEST ORANGE LEAGUE CHAMPION: ASH KETCHUM". He looked at it for a bit before turning his astonished gaze to the blonde girl next to him. "Why do you have this? Why is it framed?" he asked her.

Sarah went red with embarrassment and lowered her gaze to the floor. Ash waited for her to answer, keeping silent. She slowly raised her head, showing slightly watery eyes. "Because I've been through so much in my life. But it was because of you that I was able to move on. You were my inspiration to never give up and to go after my dreams when I was younger and going through a very hard time."

Ash's eyes widened in surprise over what she just revealed. "I was?" he asked her in a whisper. She didn't answer him. Instead, she went to one of the couches and sat down before she buried her face in her hands. She wanted to tell him but didn't know where to start from. Ash made his way to her and sat down beside her. "Sarah?" he said softly.

She took in a breath before lifting her head and looked at him. "It's a long story."

He let a small smile form his face. "I'll gladly listen to it all."

Her lips quivered a bit but quickly controlled herself. She thought how she should start for a moment before she started speaking. "I've been alone for a long time but I wasn't always alone. Though I was an only child, I never felt loneliness. My parents took great care of me and we did a lot of things together. From camping trips to movie nights and other things. I even had several friends who I would play with all the time and their parents were friends with my parents." She took a second to organize what she wanted to say next and Ash placed his drink onto the table. "Everything was going well in my life. But then one day when my parents went out for a date while my uncle baby sat me, they never came back." Ash had a frown form on his face and Sarah took in another breath before continuing. "I found out that my parents were in a horrible car accident and died because of it."

"I'm so sorry Sarah," remarked Ash quietly. He took her up into a tight hug, trying to show that he was here for her.

Sarah reciprocated the hug and felt some comfort from the embrace. It allowed her to continue. "I was barely nine years old then and was just starting my classes to become a pokémon trainer. Everyone I ever knew, from my friends and my parents' friends, abandoned me because I was constantly in a gloomy mood." Ash shook his head in sadness that people would just leave her like that. "All except for one. My uncle took me in so I wouldn't be in foster care. But no matter what he did, I was still depressed. I stayed like that for a long time, wondering why they were taken from me. I wanted to know why Arceus could be so cruel to allow that to happen. I wanted to know why that person who was drunk thought he could drive. He lived through it but my parents didn't. I felt like I was cheated and that it was so unfair." Ash felt so horrible hearing what she went through. He started rubbing her back gently and she leaned her head against his chest. "Nothing would cheer me up or break me out of my sad state."

Sarah went quiet for a couple minutes again and Ash said something. "But you were able to get out of it," he stated.

Ash waited for her to reply back since he sensed her trying to keep herself in control. Her emotions were starting to act up over her telling her life story and what she went through since that day. She looked up at him a moment later before nodding her head. "Yea," she said quietly. "When I was almost ten years old, something happened that helped me." She looked towards the pictures on top of the fire place. "I was sitting in this very living room and my uncle was flipping through the channels on the TV. I was in my same sad state until I noticed what was on the TV. He stopped on an amazing battle going on between a Charizard and a Dragonite. I had never seen such an intense match. I was entranced by it and watched it with all my attention. And then it showed their trainers. It showed the Champion Drake first before it showed the challenger." She turned her gaze to him, looking at him intently. "You."

Ash knew his cheeks had reddened over how she was looking at him and the way she said 'you'. "I couldn't believe it. You were so young, probably just a little older than me and already battling against a Champion. I was already giving my attention to the battle but after seeing you, my eyes became glued to the match. I watched you win with your Pikachu. I watched you get your trophy and raise it above your head with your pokémon beside you." She lowered her gaze and took in a breath to rest for a moment. He waited for her to continue and she did soon enough. "When I saw that, I felt something inside me. Whatever it was, it helped me break out of my sadness. It made me realize that if you can do that, if someone so young could achieve greatness, then I can overcome my problems and get somewhere in life too. That I shouldn't let losing my parents keep me from living my life."

Ash couldn't believe what she just said. That somehow it was because of him that she was able to move on from what happened to her. He wanted to say something to her but didn't know what. She started speaking again and he decided to wait. "My uncle saw the look on my face and he bought that picture for me. He gave it to me on my tenth birthday, right before I went to get my starter Cyndaquil from Professor Elm. Do you know what he said?" Ash shook his head but kept his eyes on her. "He said; 'If he can do it, so can you. Whenever you feel like your lost, stuck or that you're not good enough, look at this picture and remember what a young boy was able to do because he never gave up.' And that's what I did Ash," she said. She moved her gaze back to his and looked into his brown eyes with her yellow ones. Ash could see her eyes shining from her tears. "During my journey, whenever I felt like I wouldn't achieve anything or I felt sad again, whenever I was going through a hard time, I looked at your picture. It would remind me to not give up and to keep my dreams alive." She hugged him tightly all of a sudden. "That was the only thing that kept me going. I traveled all around Johto, beating the gym leaders, training hard, focusing on becoming stronger and smarter, not bothering with anything else." Ash kept quiet but was listening to every word she was speaking with rapt attention, while trying to understand everything she was telling him. "I had finally beaten Clair right when I turned fourteen. It took me so long because my uncle couldn't support my traveling expenses and so I had to get a job every now and then. I was getting ready to enter my first tournament soon after that win when my life was turned upside down again."

"What do you mean?" asked Ash, speaking up finally. "What happened?"

Sarah raised her gaze to his from within the embrace and he saw her eyes over filling with water. "My uncle became sick and then passed away because of cancer." She couldn't hold them back anymore and let out tears. She started crying and Ash took her up into a hug. "I was finally starting to believe that things could get better…Why did that have to happen? Why does life have to be so cruel? He was there for me always…" She sobbed for a bit and he felt even worse over her losing yet another loved one. "I was able to see him one last time before he passed on. He told me to never give up on my dreams and to only do what is right, even if it's not easy. I promised him I will do my best."

She barely got that out before she started crying loudly for a few minutes, unable to continue speaking while Ash gently massaged her back. "He's in a better place now Sarah. And I bet he's proud of you," he told her gently.

It took her some time but then she calmed down enough to talk again. "He left me this house and some money he had saved up while working day and night. It took me a long time to get over his death. Until then, I became a shut in again and didn't follow my promise. I thought 'what's the point?' and I was depressed again." Ash was having his eyes fill up with tears now. He was doing his absolute best to be strong for her, to allow her to get all of this off of her chest without him getting emotional but he was having a very hard time with that. "My pokémon were starting to become lazy and depressed too because of me. But then something happened that helped me break out of it again. A couple months after my uncle's funeral, a letter came to me and it was from my uncle." Ash became confused and she noticed it. "I was confused at first too until I opened it. It was a post dated later he had written when he first got sick." Ash had an understanding look form on his face and then focused on Sarah when she continued speaking. "In the letter, he said that he knew that I would face tough times but to always remember that death is a part of life. That instead of dwelling on that, we should focus on the living part of life. To enjoy the good things in life. That I shouldn't let this consume me because any moment can be our last." Sarah started crying again, unable to continue with the memories of her past making her become very emotional.

Ash didn't know how he was doing it but he was keeping his own sadness from taking him over. But he tightened his hug on Sarah who felt comfort from it. After a little bit of time, she composed herself. "After I read his letter, I cried myself to sleep in the living room. When I woke up, I read the letter again. And that's when I saw something else he wrote that I didn't notice before the previous night. He said to remember the boy who followed his dreams. I took out your picture and looked at it again. And that's when I decided something." She looked at him, making eye contact with her golden wet yellow eyes. "I decided to not let the bad things hold me down anymore. I decided to fulfill my promise to him and to become the best I could be. And I also made a promise to myself too." She took in a breath before letting it out. "I promised to myself that I would one day find you…battle you…and win or lose, thank you for inspiring me." She gazed into his eyes before she leaned in and placed her lips onto his softly. She held it there for a few seconds before separating and she kept her eyes locked onto his. "Thank you Ash for everything. For helping me, taking me in, teaching me, protecting me, for loving me and for being my Inspiration. I only hope that I can be something to you as well."

Sarah finished her story of her life and leaned her head against his chest, freely letting her tears go while in Ash's embrace. The raven haired guardian was thinking a mile a minute. He couldn't believe how much he had affected her life. How he was the one who kept her going somehow without knowing about it at all. He thought about everything she told him. Having decided on what to say to her, he placed his hand underneath her chin and gently raised her head so he can look into her eyes. "Sarah Wiseman…" started Ash, speaking softly while Sarah was listening to him with her heart hammering. "I cannot believe that I made that much of a difference in your life. And without even knowing about it. I'm humbled by your words and I'm so sorry for what you've been through." She let out some more tears. "I will do anything and everything I can for you." She smiled slightly over that. "And, I have to tell you this too; the first time I saw you at this tournament, I was nervous."

Sarah couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Really?"

He rubbed the back of his head. "Yea. Even though at the time I was only thinking about the girls, I couldn't help but notice how beautiful you are. It had been three years since I had disappeared to prepare for the darkness. Coming back and having to face the number one contender against the Champion of Johto…who is also very attractive…" Sarah blushed at that, unable to help it. "…right off the bat made me very nervous. I just tried to stay as cool as possible, not letting it get to me," he admitted to her.

"So that's what you were doing," remarked Sarah with understanding dawning on her. "You sure did annoy me though with that calm attitude of yours," admitted Sarah cheekily.

He chuckled. "My bad."

Her smile grew. "It's alright. You know, after our battle, when we exchanged numbers, I was hoping that you would call me. That you would ask me out."

He raised one of his eyebrows. "Really?"

She nodded. "Yea. Because after interacting with you, I saw how respectful you are and I knew then that I was right; I had thought that you were one of a kind even before meeting you and I was right. No other could ever measure up." She turned crimson after admitting that but kept her gaze on his.

Ash went red too but also chuckled a bit. "Well, what do you know?" She gave him a confused look and he explained. "It's just funny how things end up being. Who would've guessed that I, me, would be an inspiration to someone else? Let alone a girl. And what are the odds of said girl and her inspiration getting together? How often does that happen?" he asked her.

She thought about what he said before answering back. "Not often at all. Rarely."

"Exactly. And let me tell you this too." Sarah went quiet to hear him. "Your courage, your respectful ways towards others, your love for battling, your determination to do your best and keep your promises…and your love for me, your faith and loyalty in me, is incredible. That means so much to me. That you don't allow others or live events to hold you down, to change your mind or your heart in what you know is true and pure. You fight for what you believe in…wait, that's it! I finally figured it out." She tilted her head a bit at that, making her hair cover part of her face. He moved it gently behind her ear before continuing on, making her heart beat faster over his action. "You are my Fighter…my Faithful Fighter." Sarah let out a small gasp at what he said and she was filling up with emotion. "And let me tell you this; we barely know each other for a few weeks…but its like we know one another for years. I will do anything and everything for you Sarah. I will always love you, treat you fairly and I will never, ever hurt you for any reason. I swear it." With that promise, he leaned in and gently placed his lips onto hers.

Sarah felt like she was going to melt. Her heart was beating madly and she felt like she was complete. She had never felt anything like this before. She never thought she would have her Inspiration. The boy who gave her courage to go after her dreams, to not give up, be hers. She kissed him back and soon their love erupted passionately. She pushed him backwards onto the couch and climbed on top of him. She ran her hands through his hair and she felt his hands rubbing her side and leg. She was becoming enflamed and was having a hard time controlling her actions. Finally, after several minutes of intense lip locked action, the two separated. Yellow and brown eyes looked into one another, seeing the love they have for one another. "Ash…" she said softly before saying her next words in barely a whisper. "I want to become one with you."

Ash raised his hand and cupped her cheek while looking into her unique golden eyes. She leaned into it, loving his touch. "Sarah… I love you. I'll go with the pace you want to go but we don't need to do this and I don't want you to regret it. I don't want you to think you need to do this because of what was said earlier to you by Gary or what I've done with the girls."

Sarah shook her head. "It's not that at all. I truly do want this." She grasped his hand on her cheek with her own. "I will never regret doing anything with you for you are the man for me. After meeting you at this tournament, I realized why I never wanted to talk or interact with any other guy and why my focus was on you. It was because you held my heart from the second I saw your battle with Drake. It was because of you that I was able to break out of my depression and live life. How could anyone else be for me?" Ash had no response to that and Sarah took advantage over that. "I want to experience what real love is. I already had my first kiss with you. I want to experience everything else with you and only you," she said, keeping her eyes locked onto his.

Ash was beyond astonished as to what she just revealed. He couldn't believe it. How could he mean so much to her when he had never met her until the Spirit Tournament? "Sarah…I don't know what to say to that. But I will not do anything to ever hurt you or to take advantage. But I need you and want you to know that I love you and we will always be together. "

A large smile formed on her face after he said that. "And that's why you're the perfect guy for me Ash." Sarah cupped his face with both hands, lowered her head to his and kissed him. He returned the kiss and soon he felt her tongue trying to get into his mouth. He let it and returned the favor. He could feel her body against his, making him become enflamed. He ran his hand up and down her leg while his other hand rubbed her side. She moaned into his mouth and he felt his heart beat increase from it.

He sat up suddenly, surprising her so much that she let out a squeal into his mouth before quickly going back into the kiss. She raised her hands and made him take off his jacket and then she threw it to the side. She then lifted up his shirt from the hem and took that off too before tossing it next to the jacket on the floor. She caressed his chest with her hands, making him heat up from her touch. She broke their kiss and looked at him again before she moved her hands to her blouse and started unbuttoning it. When she finished, he helped take it off of her before tossing it onto the coffee table. She reached behind her back and undid her bra's clip before letting it fall down off of her, revealing her perky firm breasts. "Do you like them?" she asked him worryingly.

He smiled at her. "I hope this answers your question." Before she knew what was going on, she felt his tongue over her nipple, making her let out a moan. He took her supple mound into his mouth and grabbed the other with his hand. He licked her nipple before sucking on it as he squeezed and kneaded her other breast. His attention onto her tits was making Sarah become hotter. She couldn't take it anymore and pushed him back down onto his back. Before he could say anything, she locked her lips with his, keeping him occupied as she unbuckled his belt and started lowering his jeans.

The beautiful Johto native broke the kiss to finish taking off her beloved's jeans and then she lowered his boxers, revealing his semi erect shaft. She turned red at the sight of it and then looked at Ash. He raised himself and locked his lips with her while his hands slid down her sides, making her shiver. He moved his hands underneath her red skirt, grasped her panties and lowered them while leaving her skirt alone. When she kicked them away, he rubbed his hand over her womanhood and she started stroking his shaft. Both of them were becoming too hot to almost think properly anymore. Sarah pushed Ash down again and climbed on top of him. While she was straddling him, his now fully erect shaft was against her lower body, rubbing it. She was panting already, feeling it against her womanhood. She raised herself onto her knees and steadied his shaft. She was about to lower herself when Ash came to his senses and stopped her. She gave him a confused look until he spoke. "Sarah…are you protected?"

Realizing why he stopped her, she smiled at him. "Yes, I am." He smiled at her and she lowered herself to give him a kiss for a moment before sitting up again. She went up onto her knees once more, lined up his shaft to her opening and slowly lowered herself. "Aaahhh…" Sarah let out a long but quiet moan as she impaled herself onto his shaft, slowly taking in more of him as she continued. Ash was groaning as he felt himself go deeper into her, with her hugging him tightly. When he hit her barrier, she placed her hands onto his chest to support herself, grit her teeth and pushed past it. The instant he broke her hymen, pain shot through her body and Sarah let out a loud cry.

Ash wanted to do something to help her get her mind off the pain but she wouldn't let him. She closed her eyes and lowered herself all the way until his entire shaft disappeared inside her. She stayed like that, trying to get used to him fully inside her as tears escaped her eyes and dropped onto Ash's body. He felt so horrible for causing her pain. "Sarah?" he asked her in a whisper.

She opened her eyes a moment later, feeling some of the pain disappear but still felt most of it. "I'm…I'm okay. It just…hurts."

"I'm sorry Sarah for causing you pain," apologized Ash as he raised his hand and caressed her cheek.

She leaned her head against his hand. "It's alright Ash. It's just…the way it is."

"Even so, I wish I could prevent that from happening," he told her.

She smiled at him and lowered herself to get closer to him. She hovered an inch away from his face with hers. "I gladly embrace this pain because I'm experiencing it with the one who inspired me, who gave me courage and hope to keep going." She kissed him softly at first before it slowly became a heated one. Sensing Sarah was getting comfortable, Ash started moving his lower body, pushing in and out of her but gently for the time being. She started moaning into his mouth, feeling her core becoming hotter and hotter. She let out a squeak when she felt his hands grab her breasts and squeeze them.

She broke the kiss when Ash began moving faster, going crazy from it. "Oh god…Ash…feels so good…" she panted onto him. She raised her body back to a straddle position and grabbed his hands that were still on her chest. She made him squeeze her breasts harder, letting out a louder moan. Neither of them cared that she was being loud because they were in an empty house with no one to hear them this time. Ash started pumping into her harder and faster, making her lean her head back towards the heavens and let out a howl of pleasure. "Yes! Oh god…yes! Ash!"

"Sarah!" grunted Ash. He maintained his speed for a little while longer before starting to slow down. Sarah was feeling like she was on fire from the slower more fulfilling movements. After some time, he had her get up so he could reposition himself since he was lying awkwardly on the couch and it was bothering him.

Sarah straddled him again but this time she faced away from him, with her back and rear towards him. She steadied his shaft and came down again. She let out a moan as he entered her once more, feeling complete and felt him start pumping into her. "Ah…oh my…" panted Sarah, feeling her core become hot immediately.

He moved his hands towards her rear and slipped them underneath her skirt and clamped down onto her waist. "Sarah…you look so…devious with your skirt still on!" commented Ash. He was becoming more turned on as he looked at her cute rear going up and down while being partly covered by her raised skirt.

Sarah glanced back at him while turning red. "Don't…joke…" she moaned.

"I'm not," he replied back. "It's so…sexy…it's making me go crazy!" He summoned up more energy and his speed and power went up so dramatically that it made Sarah let out a howl as he rammed into her.

"OH FUCK!" Sarah thought before that she was feeling incredible but now she was starting to feel like she was beyond that. She felt his shaft basically plowing into her. She felt so hot, she wondered as to why she wasn't on fire yet. They kept going, moaning until she felt his hands against her sides. He pulled her down to him and had her lie down against him with her back on his chest. He grabbed her breasts from behind and squeezed them before playing with them while he increased his pace. "AAHH! Damn! That's it! God that feels great!" exclaimed Sarah, feeling his shaft moving within her and his hands on her tits.

He grinned from behind. "Thought you might like this," he said cheekily. She turned her gaze sideways to his and the second she did, she felt his lips on hers. They kissed furiously while panting into each other's mouths. Both were feeling beyond enflamed and he picked up the pace, making her mewl with pleasure into his mouth. That is until she broke the kiss and began howling with delight. She couldn't take it anymore. Ash was keeping himself from finishing, wanting her to finish first. He didn't know how he was doing that but he was. Sarah was starting to feel like she was going to burst from all the sensations she was feeling. After a little bit more time, she felt it coming. "Ash…its…its coming…do it… inside."

"Sarah…" replied back Ash. That was all he could say. His mind was entirely on pleasuring her. He pumped into her a few more times before ending it with one final ram that went all the way into her, causing both to climax at the same time with loud moans. They were frozen in place for a bit as they felt the other's release. Sarah had arced her back as she felt Ash's seed shoot up into her before she relaxed after a moment. She laid on top of his body, relishing in feeling him against her and he loved it too. They were lost in their blissful feelings from their love making for a moment before Ash gently pulled out of her, making Sarah tense up for a split second before she relaxed. The two then lied down on the couch together on their sides while facing each other. They leaned in and shared a loving kiss. Afterwards, they looked into the each other's eyes while their foreheads touched together. "I love you my Faithful Fighter."

She beamed at him with a large and happy smile. "I love you too my Inspiration." He smiled at her as he wrapped his arm around her lower back and pulled her in closer to her. He rested that hand on her lower back and Sarah rested her head against his other arm. She buried her face into his chest with her hands clasped together between the two bodies, loving his scent. "I know we should go back soon. But can we stay like this for a bit?" she asked, speaking into his chest.

He placed his chin gently on top of her head. "Of course Sarah." He set an alarm on his Poketch and then hugged her again tightly with Sarah letting out a content hum from it. They stayed like that quietly, just enjoying the other's presence beside them. Sometime later, his alarm went off.

Sarah let out a whine. "Ah…why?" She buried her face deeper into his embrace, making him chuckle as he dismissed it. She raised her gaze to his. "What's so funny?" she asked him.

"Never thought you would be such a whiner," he teased her.

"HEY!" she shouted at him but he just burst out laughing. She couldn't help it, his laugh affecting her and she started laughing a bit herself. "You're such an ass," she said, hitting his arm while laughing.

He finished up his laughing and looked into her golden yellow eyes with his brown ones intently, making her stop immediately and take in a sharp breath. "Maybe, but you love me."

Her face flushed with color. "And you love me."

He smiled at her. "I do." He then gave her a passionate kiss that made her melt into it. When they finished, Sarah got up and helped him up before they started getting dressed. He was surprised to see her fully dressed before he was. Sarah noticed that and gave him a sly smile. "I've always been quick to get ready."

He chuckled as he finished up. He watched her lock the door from the inside. "Ready to go back?"

"Almost." She went up to the fireplace where her uncle's picture was. She took it into her hands. "Thank you Uncle for everything that you've done for me." She placed her right index and middle fingers against her lips before placing it onto the picture of her uncle. "I hope you're proud of me and that your soul is resting." She placed the picture back where it was and turned around to see Ash standing right in front of her. Her cheeks went pink a bit from the way he was looking at her. "I'm sorry. I just do that every time I leave home."

He smiled at her and grasped her hands gently. "That's nothing for you to apologize for Sarah. That's actually a very respectable thing you just did and I'm happy to know that about you."

She smiled before moving in closer to him and leaned against his body. She sniffed a little while in that position. "Thanks Ash."

"You're welcome. Ready to go?" he asked her.

"Yes," she replied back without even looking up. The two disappeared in blue glows as they teleported back to the hotel.

In the balcony were Ash's girlfriends and they were already having practice battles against one another. They at first thought to invite others but then decided against it since they wanted to do something by themselves for once. That didn't go according to plan though. After hearing noises from outside when they first started, many decided to check on it and saw what they were doing. After finding out what it was, some went back inside like the parents, Lizabeth, Shauna, Giselle, Daisy, Natasha and Clemont. Others however, were now watching the battles between the girls. Brock, Lucy, Chili, Violet, Cress, Lily, Bonnie and Max were at the side lines. Right now, it was Dawn against May and the two were evenly matched. While the two battled, the rest who were in the balcony were watching them. They looked out for anything that they can tell them to improve on afterwards. But two of them were having a hard time keeping their focus on the match but for different reasons…

Dawn's Piplup was doing his best to take down May's Glaceon but she was way too fast for him. "C'mon Piplup! You can do it! Use Water Gun to trip her up and then get in close with Drill Peck!"

"Pip piplup!" let out the small proud penguin as he shot out a stream of water towards the ice cat before running in closer towards his opponent from behind it.

"Glaceon, use Swift and then Protect!" countered May. Her ice cat had her eyes glow blue before blue star shaped rays were flung at the penguin. She then brought out a protective shield around her.

The stream of water collided against the barrier and didn't harm the ice type. But it took it down and made her exposed to the water type's next attack. Right when Piplup was about to smash into Glaceon with his Drill Peck, he was struck by her Swift, sending him flying back. He crashed against the floor before slowing getting back up. He glared at the blue cat before letting out a grunt and fell face first. "Piplup is unable to battle! Glaceon wins!" commented Cynthia since she decided to be the referee.

Dawn let out a sigh. "Good job Piplup. We'll get her next time," she told her pokémon before returning him. She went up to May who finished congratulating her Glaceon and returned her as well. "Nicely done May. That was a good match," she told her.

The brunette smiled at her. "Thanks Dawn. You almost had me though," she remarked.

The two went to their friends watching and they told them what they could improve on. They made a mental note to work on what they were told about. Afterwards, Serena and Iris went up to face each other. This time Sabrina took over for Cynthia so she could relax a bit. Right before tossing out their poke balls to begin the match, a blue glowing sphere appeared between them. Ash and Sarah appeared a moment later. "Hey, what's up?" he asked them after noticing them.

"Oh you know, just some practice battles," informed Leaf. Ash and Sarah understood and quickly moved out of the way so Iris and Serena could battle. The purple haired girl sent out her Dragonite and the honey blonde haired girl had her Pangoro appear. As the two started their battle, Ash and Sarah watched them go at it a bit.

The raven haired guardian turned to the others. "Everything else alright?" he asked them and May told him that all is well. "Cool. What are the rest doing?" he asked them.

Cynthia answered for everyone. "Your mom and the other parents are just relaxing in the living room. Natasha and Clemont are in their own rooms. Clair and Liza I think left earlier on but don't know why. They'll probably be back later. Richie and Joy went to explore the forest to see if they can capture her first pokémon. And I think Shauna, Lizabeth and Giselle are also in their rooms. Perhaps Daisy too," informed the blonde champion.

"Okay, thanks for the update Cynthia." Ash faced the battle that was going on but his mind was thinking about other things. He had sensed Misty being a little out of it but didn't bother her about it. He knew that when she was ready, that she would speak her mind. After watching Pangoro land a critical hi on Dragonite, he faced the Frontier Brain who turned her gaze to him. "When would you like to go out?"

Anabel felt giddy all of a sudden. "As soon as I'm ready," she told him. The purple haired girl left the balcony and went to her room to change for her date.

Ash told them he was going to go get ready himself. The moment he was out of ear shot, the girls next to Sarah turned to her. "So, how'd it go?" asked Leaf with a smirk with their sisters doing the same.

Sarah blushed heavily at that but also smiled. "It went very well. I'll tell you about it later in private," she told them quietly but happily. Most of the girls grinned and agreed with her. But Sarah also noticed something that made her tilt her head when the red head just nodded her head. "Misty? Are you alright?" she asked her.

The rest turned their attention to her. "I'm fine. Just thinking about some things," she replied back. Cynthia asked her if she wanted to talk about it. "No, not right now." They said nothing more and faced the continuing battle between Iris and Serena. Sarah watched with them for a bit before telling her sisters she'll be back after a bit. Knowing why she was leaving, they didn't say anything but several shared knowing looks and giggled quietly.

After Ash went inside, he talked to his mother and the girls' parents for a bit before going to his room. He took a quick shower and dressed into black jeans and a blue short sleeved collared shirt. He didn't wear a jacket this time cause it was past noon and the weather was warmer now. He exited his room and went back to everyone in the balcony in time to see Iris and Serena finish their match. Iris had won the match with her Haxorus after losing her Dragonite. After complimenting each other on the battle and getting some pointers from their friends, Leaf and Sabrina went up to battle each other. Leaf sent out her Dusknoir while Sabrina sent out her Alakazam.

As they watched the surprisingly even battle, Anabel came back outside ready to go a couple minutes later. She was wearing light purple dress pants with a purple short sleeved button down blouse. The moment he saw her, Ash had a smile form on his face. "Hey Anabel, you look great. Ready to go?" he asked her as he walked up to her.

The Frontier Brain blushed at his compliment but smiled nonetheless. "Thanks Ash. Yes, I'm ready."

He smiled at her and grasped her hand, making her heart beat quicker at his touch. "See you guys later," he told the rest without breaking eye contact from her and the two vanished from sight.

Seeing her best friend leave with the man she wanted to be with for so long made Lucy smile. "It's about time," she commented to herself.

"What?" asked Brock a little loudly, catching some of their friends' attention who looked at them.

"Anabel is finally with Ash. It's been a long time that she wanted this and she finally has it," she informed him. He had understanding dawn on him and nodded. Lucy watched the battle for a moment before moving her eyes onto Brock. She thought a bit about something before returning her attention back to the battle.

The ones who heard Brock and listened in on Lucy understood what she was saying. Almost all of them went back to viewing the battle except for a certain red haired girl. She began thinking about what Lucy said. How Anabel was waiting and holding on to Ash for so long. How she did that too and so did his other girlfriends. Each of us have waited for him…each of us loves him…each of us went through so many things with and without him. She thought a bit more about that, which led her to think something else. Has…has Daisy been going through this too? She has joked about it in the past, teasing me over it. Has she been hiding it all this time so I wouldn't feel angry? Or feel betrayed? But what did she go through with Ash? They never really did anything together. How could she have feelings for him? Misty thought about her sister's situation for a long time but kept her expression neutral so no one noticed what was going on in her mind.

After seeing what the commotion was in the balcony, three girls went back inside their room and began talking with one another. Giselle, Shauna and Lizabeth were wondering just where Clair and Liza had gone. They had searched for them earlier on after breakfast to talk about what they were going to do about their special circumstance. But the two were nowhere to be found in the hotel. "You think maybe Daisy told them to leave?" asked Giselle after a moment of silence.

The two girls shrugged. "Who knows? Maybe she did. But what right does she have to make us do that?" asked Shauna.

Lizabeth shook her head. "It might even have been Cynthia and Sabrina after their talk last night. I want to know just what they talked about. And Daisy has the right since she's Misty's sister. You would probably do the same for your own sister too if you had one," she reasoned.

Shauna let out a sigh and nodded slightly. "Even so, what about her? I have a feeling that she's in the same boat as us. You think maybe she's trying to make us leave so then she could have a better chance? Or maybe she told the girls already and that's why there was a talk between the four?"

Giselle and Lizabeth glanced at one another before the valedictorian replied back. "I don't think so. I don't think she's the type to do something like that."

"How would you know?" asked Shauna while crossing her arms. "It's not like you're best friends with her. We barely know her. Hell, we barely know you."

The black haired girl shrugged. "You have a point there. But as far as what we do know about each other is that we each have feelings for Ash. Loving feelings for him and neither one of us wants to just give that up," pointed out Giselle, making both Shauna and Lizabeth nod in agreement. "I haven't felt anything bad from her and she never treated me badly. I think she's just trying to protect her sister."

"Protect her from what though?" asked Lizabeth. "From us? We don't want to hurt her or Ash's other girlfriends. We just want a chance. How is that hurting anyone?" she asked her new friend.

Giselle couldn't answer her at all. "I have no clue. But there must be something. We must have overlooked or missed something…" And with that, the three started thinking up as to why she would be acting this way.

That is until they heard a knock on their door. "Come in," answered Shauna.

The door opened and in walked none other than the girl from their topic of discussion. Daisy Waterflower walked into the room and eyed the three girls who had instantly gone quiet at the sight of her. The Sensational Sister saw the surprised expressions on their faces but that did not stop her from going on with her plan. Before any of the three could speak, the blonde girl said the reason why she was there. "Look, I want to apologize for my rude behavior yesterday," she told them.

That was not what they were expecting at all. The three glanced at one another and then faced the blonde again. "Daisy, it's fine," replied Giselle.

But she shook her head. "No it's not. I shouldn't have been so hard you. You can't control who you have feelings for." The girls agreed with her on that, nodding their heads. "But even though I said that, I'm still keeping to what I said before." The three said nothing and she continued. "Please, make this easier on everyone. On Ash, on Misty, on the girls, on yourselves. Just leave them be. Don't pursue it."

Seeing them become quiet and not replying back, Daisy turned to leave the room. She almost reached the door when she was forced to stop by Lizabeth speaking. "Why shouldn't we? And what about you? Are you going to take your own advice?"

Daisy slowly turned back around to face her, Shauna and Giselle. "You shouldn't because of many reasons. Because of the darkness coming. Because Ash has to focus on combating that. Because of the fact that he already has 9 girlfriends. That they have somehow come to an understanding. That they already have such little time to be with one another. Do you really believe that they would be happy with cutting up the already small amount of time they can spend with each other because of the war to even less time because of you?" The three had their hearts start beating faster at those questions. They hadn't thought about any of that. Seeing the realizations on their faces, Daisy knew that they hadn't thought about that. She shook her head in sadness. "You think that just because you have feelings for Ash…maybe even love him…that you deserve to be with him. That you should be together. That's only a small part of it. Have any of you done anything for him?" she asked them and they didn't respond. Daisy walked closer to the three and stopped right in front of them. "If you did have a chance to be with him, will you be alright with sharing him? Being in a group of girls that are with him? Do you truly not care about that? Can you be with him but also not be with him while your 'sisters' take turns with him? Would you mess around with other guys while waiting for your turn? Or will you stay loyal and faithful to him and be patient? Will you protect and love him no matter what? Will you do the same for his other girlfriends, who would become your sisters?" The eldest Waterflower stopped for a moment to see if any of the three had an answer. But none of them did. "You haven't thought about any of that have you? Nothing is easy. And I would rather feed myself to a Gyarados than to betray Misty. And I will do everything I can to protect her and him. They deserve to be together and happy. I will sacrifice my own happiness for that. When Clair and Liza come back, I'll warn them as well. So don't do anything to jeopardize what they have. Or it will be the biggest mistake of your lives." She waited to see if any of the there would comment back or say something. But none of the three did. Taking that as the end of the conversation, Daisy walked out of the room.

Giselle, Shauna and Lizabeth were speechless over what they were told. After Daisy left, they turned to face one another and saw that each of them had watery eyes. It was then that the three of them had come to realize something. That Daisy Waterflower was in love with Ash but also loved her sister so much that she would sacrifice her own happiness for the sake of theirs. And that she wasn't trying to make things easier for her at all. She only wanted to protect them. To give them a chance to experience some happy and good times between them because of what's coming. "How could we be so foolish?" asked Giselle sadly to the other two. "To think that she would play games…"

The blunettes shook their heads as tears fell from their eyes. "How could we forget about Ragnarok and the darkness?" asked Lizabeth in a whisper.

Shauna buried her face into her hands. "I thought she was just trying to keep us away from Ash so she could have a better shot. But I was wrong. So wrong." She raised her gaze to the two before locking eyes with Lizabeth. "Lizabeth…what are we going to do?" she asked her best friend with her voice starting to crack.

Lizabeth took her best friend into a hug. Shauna rested her head against her shoulder and just let herself go. As she cried, the other two also began sobbing as well, unable to help themselves after seeing her break down. "I don't know Shauna…I don't know…" The blunette looked at the black haired girl and gestured her to come to them and took her into a hug as well. The three girls quietly sobbed as they just let out their sadness in the privacy of the room.

When Daisy left the girls' room, she went to her own room. She lied down on her bed and hugged the Squirtle doll once more. She closed her eyes and tried to control the whirlwind of emotions that had sprung up within her. She prevented herself from crying by taking in several slow breaths. I have to be strong. I have to be. I have to make sure no one tries to mess things up. For Ash. And for Misty…

At the Pokémon League headquarters, a blunette and green haired girl were walking through a hallway together with a league official leading the way. They were there to see the Dragon Champion about a couple things. They reached the end of the hallway and the official knocked on the door. "Enter," said a voice from inside. The official opened the door, took a few steps in and then moved to the side to allow the two to go in. "Thank you Natalie," said the spiky haired man. She nodded and left the room. "So, what brings you two here?" he asked them calmly as he leaned back against his chair.

Both girls sat down on chairs in front of his desk. "We're here to tell you something important," said Clair. He gestured to her to continue. "I've come to tell you this; I have feelings for Ash and I'm going to pursue it." He raised his eyebrows in response but didn't say anything. "I don't care that he's not from a bloodline of dragon trainers. I don't care that he's a few years younger than me. And I don't care what you, our family or anyone else says. And you can't stop me so don't even try," she warned him.

Before he could say anything to his cousin, Liza spoke up. "And I know that you know about the Gauntlet and what it means. What Ash is promised. But don't you dare say anything to him!" Lance opened his mouth to say something but she cut him off. "You will not say anything to him and you will not allow anyone else from the league to tell him either! Because I will tell him myself when I'm ready. Got it?!" she told him with a glare.

Lance saw the way both girls were giving him determined looks. He didn't say anything for a moment while he thought. He also felt amused over their behavior. You have got to be kidding me… He couldn't help it anymore and started chuckling out loud. Both girls were surprised at first but then quickly became angry, thinking that he was laughing at them. Before they could say anything, Lance held up his hand, signaling them to be quiet. "I wasn't laughing at either of you," he told them. "I was laughing because I can't make either of you do anything anyway. Yet both of you decided to come and tell me not to get involved," he admitted and both girls had their eyes widen.

They glanced at one another with surprised faces. They couldn't believe it. "What kind of trick is this?" asked Liza as they faced him again.

"What are you trying to pull?" asked Clair.

Lance chuckled in response. "Nothing. I swear." He made eye contact with his cousin. "Clair, whatever you want to do, I support you 100%. If our family doesn't like it, that's too bad for them." The gym leader had her jaw drop, unable to believe what he just said to her. He chuckled a bit before facing Liza. "And I won't say anything and neither will anyone else. I give you my word." Liza was too shocked to even respond in any way. "Is that all you two wanted to tell me?" he asked them with a smirk.

Clair and Liza looked at one another and then faced Lance once more. "Yes," said the two together.

"Alright then. If you don't mind I have something important that I need to get ready for," he told them.

"Oh so I'm important?" asked an amused voice. The three faced the door and saw the Kalos Champion Diantha. She had just entered the room in time to catch Lance speaking. He went red at that and both girls had their eyes widen. "Hello there Clair and Liza. I hope I'm not intruding on your meeting," she told them as she walked gracefully towards the three.

"Actually, we were just about to leave," informed Liza. Both girls stood up and greeted her. Liza glanced at Lance. "Now I see what's going on. A little date for the two…"

"Don't start Liza and get out!" snapped Lance.

The three girls laughed out loud before Clair and Liza bid their farewells to them. The two walked out of the room. Before the door closed behind them, they heard Lance tell Diantha that they were never going to let this go. Gym leader and valley caretaker grinned at one another. "Got that right," they said together again. The two friends began walking down the hall as they thought up ways to torment Lance on what they just found out.

In the middle of the Indigo forest, a pink haired girl was with her boyfriend. The two were taking a break after searching for a pokémon for her to capture. She wanted a cute one but also one that was strong. They were sitting on top of a large boulder beside the river now while eating some snacks. "How come you didn't want that Growlithe MJ?" asked Richie. He threw a few goldfish crackers into his mouth.

"I don't know," replied back Joy. "I guess its cause I feel like they should be partnered with one of the Officer Jennys, you know? And I don't think I would be a good enough trainer for one cause I don't know if we'd connect that well," she said truthfully.

Richie looked at her with a funny gaze. "You're crazy," he said, making her look at him with a surprised look. "How could you think that? You take care of so many different types of pokémon like its nothing. Of course you'd be a great trainer for Growlithe and connect with him. With any pokémon for that matter," he said.

Joy felt good hearing that from him, her confidence rising. "Thanks Richie," she said quietly.

He smiled at her. "Of course Maria. I know you'll be a great trainer." He flashed a smile at her and she smiled back.

A sudden rustling caught their attention, making the couple look towards the nearby bushes. A few seconds later, a red fox like pokémon with six tails appeared. The pokémon looked at the two with wary eyes. It had barely escaped a few other pokémon that were chasing after it since it had stumbled into their territory without knowing. And now it had come across two trainers. It stayed put in its spot with its guard up, trying to see what they'll do.

"Hey, a Vulpix. That's odd. They're not native around here," remarked Richie and Joy nodded. "You want to catch it?" he asked her.

Joy looked at the small fox carefully and noticed the way its fur was bristled slightly and the look in its eyes. She had seen that look in many pokémons' eyes before and knew what it was. It was lost and scared but knew it would attack if threatened. Joy glanced at Richie before she slipped down the boulder and he followed after her. She knelt down beside him and broke a piece off of her biscuit. She held out her hand with a piece of biscuit in it. "Hey there," she said softly. "You hungry? You can have some if you want. I won't hurt you and neither will Richie. I promise," she said in the same soft tone of voice. Richie knelt down as well to show that what she said is true.

Vulpix looked at the two for a few minutes, wondering if they were a threat or not. Seeing them not taking action and that it was hungry, the red fox decided to take a chance. It cautiously made its way closer to them while keeping its body low to the ground. It was ready to change direction and flee if needed.

Joy saw the fire type coming closer and she let a smile form on her face. "That's it," she encouraged the pokémon. Vulpix was soon close enough to start sniffing her hand and the biscuit that she was holding. Deciding that since the biscuit smelled good that it should taste good, the fox quickly snatched the parcel of food and took a few steps back. The pokémon hungrily ate the biscuit before locking eyes with the trainers again. "Did you like it? Do you want some more?" she asked while getting another piece ready and holding it out. Vulpix came closer a little more willingly now and took the food. But this time, the fire type didn't move back. Joy smiled and glanced at Richie who nodded at her with a smile. The pink haired nurse felt something warm against her hand. She looked down and saw that Vulpix was sniffing at her other hand that was holding the rest of the biscuit. She opened her hand and allowed the fox to eat the rest of it. "There you go, I hope you liked it," she said. She watched the fox eat the food for a moment. "Vulpix, I'm looking for my very own pokémon." The fire type finished the food and looked up at Joy with its big black eyes. "My very first pokémon. Would you like to come with me and be that pokémon? I will do my best to take care of you and help you grow strong. What do you say?" she asked the fox.

Vulpix looked carefully into Joy's eyes, while Richie kept quiet and didn't interfere. After a moment, the fox turned around and walked away from Joy. Seeing that it had rejected her, the nurse hung her head in sadness. Richie wrapped an arm around her. "It's alright MJ. You tried. That's the important thing," he told her.

Joy was about to say something when a howl caught their attention. The two looked up to see Vulpix standing with its six tails standing up straight. It was in a battle stance. Though it had just escaped from a battle from other wild pokémon, it still had some energy to fight. And that was for survival. This however would either help it become stronger from the experience if it wins or become partnered with a kind trainer if it loses. A win in either scenario is what the fox thought. "So you want a battle first?" asked Joy and Vulpix nodded. Joy felt a round object in her hand and when she looked down, she saw a poke ball.

"Use Sparky to get your first pokémon MJ," suggested Richie.

She looked at him and saw her boyfriend giving her an encouraging look. She felt her heart beat quicken. "Thanks Richie." She stood up and so did he before looking at the fox. "Alright Vulpix! I hope you're ready!" said Joy before tossing out Sparky's poke ball into the air.

A blue glow appeared in the middle of what looked like a tropical resort. Two figures appeared from it and they looked around. "So, we're at Hoenn's Battle Frontier. What do you want to do here?" asked the young man. His girlfriend had told him quietly where she wanted to go before they teleported from the hotel.

Anabel turned to face him. "I wanted to visit Scott and tell him about us since he's like a father to me," she told him.

Ash nodded in understanding. "Alright then. Let's go find him," he told her.

But he barely took a step when she stopped him. "You don't find Scott. He finds you," she told him with a giggle.

"Is that so?" asked Ash with interest.

"It is so. Unless you're Ash," said a new voice that made the two turn around.

"Scott!" shouted out Anabel before hugging the man. He was dressed in his usual shorts and Hawaiian shirt.

"Hey Anabel," he said happily as they hugged. When they separated, he turned to Ash. "It's been a while my boy. You've grown. You're going to have to tell me how you were able to hide for three years and keep me from finding you," he said while raising his hand.

"Too long. And sorry but can't spill my secrets," replied back Ash with a chuckle as he shook hands with him. "How have you been?"

"Been good," stated Scott after the handshake. "I daresay you've had your own ups and downs."

"You can say that again," said Anabel for her boyfriend with a frown and Ash nodded in agreement.

The Frontier owner gave them a sympathetic look. "Well, let's try to not let it affect us so much eh?" advised Scott. "Let's grab a bite to eat. So what brings you two here?" he asked them while walking towards a nearby restaurant.

Ash and Anabel followed after the Battle Frontier owner. "Well, there's something I want to tell you Scott," started Anabel.

"Really?" asked Scott. He opened the door and held it for them. "How about you tell me during lunch? I'm pretty hungry…"

At that moment, a loud rumbling came from the young man's stomach, making him go red. "Yea, me too," he said while rubbing the back of his head.

Both Anabel and Scott laughed out loud. "C'mon. Let's order some food before Ash faints and then you'll tell me what you want to say Anabel." The three went inside, sat in a booth and quickly ordered some food. After their waiter wrote down their orders, he got them some water and drinks. Afterwards, he headed into the kitchen. "So what did you want to tell me?" asked Scott after taking a sip from his drink.

Anabel glanced at Ash who turned his gaze onto hers. "Well, I wanted to tell you that I've been hoping for something for a long time. And it's finally happened," she said happily as she grasped his hand and interlocked their fingers together. She then faced her pseudo father. "Ash and I are together now and I wanted to tell you in person."

Scott didn't respond for a moment. He looked at the two with a blank expression before the corners of his lips turned upwards into a smile. "I'm happy to hear that," he told them.

The couple smiled back at him. "Thanks Scott. And I also wanted to tell you that…"

"I already know," interrupted Scott. "You don't have to explain but I do support it as long as you're happy," he told her. He saw that they were both stunned and he chuckled. "I have my ways remember? And you're in the spotlight now Ash."

The two understood and laughed a bit. "Well, that makes things easier," remarked Anabel.

"It does," agreed Ash. Right then, the waiter returned with their food. "What perfect timing!"

Anabel and Scott shook their heads while laughing, unable to control themselves as Ash's hunger took over. The three had a good time together as they ate and talked. Scott asked Ash what he'd been up to during his three year disappearance. Ash told him of some of the things he's done such as his training. He then told him the reason why but made him swear not to tell anyone about it. At least not until they were prepared. When he was told of what was coming, Scott shuddered in his seat. But he said that he would do everything he can to help out when it starts. After that gloomy topic, they talked about other things such as the Battle Frontier. "You know, I still think you should become a Brain," commented Scott after drinking the rest of his soda. "With your skill and power, you can become the Frontier King, the leader of the Brains. What do you say?" asked Scott.

Ash rubbed the back of his head. "You're too kind Scott. And if that happens, that would be cool. But you know me. I still have a lot to learn and do. And with this coming darkness and war, I doubt I'll be able to do that," reasoned Ash.

"Well, the war won't last forever. I'm sure we'll triumph in the end with everyone working together." Both Anabel and Ash commented that they hope so. The owner nodded his head. "How about after everything is done?" asked Scott.

Anabel glanced at her boyfriend, wondering what he'll say. Ash let out a sigh. "I don't know Scott. I think it's a little too soon to think about that. Especially when I have many things to get ready for. But I'll keep it in mind," he said.

The Salon Maiden said nothing since she knew that was what he was going to say. But she was surprised that she didn't feel saddened that he was still not taking up the offer. She thought that perhaps it was because she knew how he felt about her and that they were together now. She felt happy that she wasn't worried about losing him anymore. But then she thought something else that saddened her a little before she quickly pushed it to the back of her mind.

Scott understood and nodded while letting out a sigh. "Alright. I won't ask again. When you feel its right, come see me," he advised and Ash thanked him. He glanced at his watch and his eyes widened. "Oh man, I'm late for a meeting with the other Brains. How did I let that happen? Anyways, I'll see you two lovebirds later. Enjoy yourselves and take care!" he told them as he stood up. With surprising agility and speed for his size, Scott quickly left the restaurant.

The couple chuckled as they watched him leave before going back to their food. They finished their meals as they continued talking. When done, Ash turned to face Anabel. "Should we get out of here?" he asked her and she replied back that they should. They got up and the waiter came to thank them for their patronage. Ash was about to pay for the service and meal when the waiter told him that Scott took care of it. Making a mental note to thank him for that later, the two left the restaurant. "Where do you want to go or what do you want to do?" asked the raven haired young man.

The purple haired girl wrapped her arm around his and snuggled against his side. "How about we go for a walk to the coast?" she suggested and he agreed to that. The two walked towards the coast while they talked about many things. From her Brain duties to his travels during his three year disappearance. They also talked about the other Frontier Brains as well. "Yea, they've become stronger but so have you. Maybe you should have a rematch or something with us all. What do you think?" she asked him.

"Sure, why not?" replied back Ash. "It'll be fun to battle them again. And it'll be a blast battling against you too."

She smiled at him. "That would be fun." Her smile turned into a grin and Ash tilted his head when he saw that. "And you could wipe the smirk off of Tucker's face when you beat him. He's been getting a little arrogant lately since he's been on a winning streak." That made the young man laugh and she giggled as well. They continued their conversations while going at a leisurely pace. When they finally reached their destination, they saw the blue ocean sparkling from the sun's rays. They just stood there for a couple minutes while taking in the view. "It's so mesmerizing huh?" asked Anabel.

Ash looked at her and saw her gazing at the sight. The way her purple eyes were shining under the sun's light was enchanting to him. "It's nothing compared to what I'm looking at," he remarked.

Anabel faced him and saw the way he was looking at her. She turned crimson and looked away in embarrassment. "You're just saying that," she said in a low voice.

"Hey," he said softly. He waited for her to look at him again and when she did, he continued. "I don't just say things. I meant it," he told her and she sensed his feelings for her.

The Salon Maiden could feel his love for her. But what she thought about back in the restaurant came to her mind again and she couldn't push past it this time. She was still a little insecure about it all. "I know that Ash. I'm very happy that we're finally together. But there's something you should know. I know it may sound childish but…it's just…" She looked down. "…compared to my sisters, your other girlfriends, I'm not that beauti…"

"Stop," interrupted Ash, making her go silent. He placed his hand underneath her chin and gently raised her gaze back to his. She felt her heart beat quicken at his touch. "You are beautiful Anabel. Don't ever think otherwise. And it's not just beauty that you have. You have so many qualities that I respect and love. You have empathy, you have brains, you have heart..." Anabel's lips began quivering and she was having a hard time controlling her breathing since his words were penetrating through her doubts. She couldn't hold back anymore. Anabel had her eyes water before she started letting out tears of happiness over what he was saying. She hugged him tightly and he wrapped his arms around her. "Don't ever think that you're less than others. Because you are more than what you think you are. You want to know what you are?" he asked her. She calmed down a bit before slowly raising her watery gaze to his. "You Anabel are my Frontier Beauty."

She let out a gasp over what he called her. Never did she dream that he would call her something like that. She felt like her heart was going to pop out of her chest. Though she loved him for a long time, she felt like she couldn't get him to notice her. Especially when she found out about his love for the girls after she went to him when he was hurt after the stadium attack. She felt such sadness when she heard that at first because she thought there was no way she could get with him since she couldn't compare to them. That there was no way for things to work out for her. But luckily for her, she was wrong.

"Ash…you've just made me the happiest I've ever been," she told him in a whisper. She leaned in and kissed him. Softly at first as she wanted him to feel the love she has for him. But soon enough, she couldn't restrain herself anymore. A strong desire had lit inside of her and she couldn't stand it. She enveloped her arms around his neck and had her tongue dance with his. Ash grasped her thin waist and picked her up. She yelped in surprise into his mouth before continuing her loving actions. They finished up their affectionate display with a soft lingering kiss before breaking apart and looked into each other's eyes. He couldn't stop looking into her purple eyes and she was feasting on his brown ones. "I want to show you something," she told him in a whisper after a moment.

"Alright." He lowered her back down and she took his hand. She started leading him back a bit the way they came before taking a turn down a different path. Ash was wondering where they were going since they were heading into a forest now. The path soon disappeared and they were now just moving through grass and bushes. "Anabel, where are we going?" he asked her.

"You'll see," she said teasingly. They continued on and Ash started noticing that the ground was rising up. After some time, they stopped in front of a large green wall made up of vines and bushes in between two large trees. "We're here," she told him. Before he could ask about what she meant, Anabel let go of his hand and moved forward. She raised her hand with her palm facing forward towards the green wall. She concentrated a bit before the vines and bushes were outlined in a pink glow. They started moving until they opened up a path large enough for a person to move through. She turned to face him. "Follow me," she told him with a sly smile before going through it.

He followed after her and after taking a few steps, the entrance sealed itself shut. Not caring about that since he knew it was Anabel who did that, he went through the path. The path was a little difficult for Ash to go through since he was bigger than Anabel. But he continued on and when he entered the area on the other side, his jaw dropped at what he saw. He was standing in what appeared to be a small cave whose entrance faced the beach on the right side with the entirety of the Battle Frontier visible on the left. "Wow. Where are we?" he asked as he took in the view.

"We are in my secret spot," informed Anabel, standing beside him. "It's a small cave like hole in the side of the mountain. As you can see, this is it," she told him while gesturing around the cave like area. Ash looked around and saw that the cave was basically a medium sized room. He looked out towards the entrance once more afterwards. "This is where I would come to get some privacy so I can think about things…and a certain someone," she told him.

Ash turned his gaze away from the view towards Anabel after her words. He saw the way she was looking at him and knew what she meant. "Anabel…"

She silenced him by placing her finger against his lips. "Ash…I've used this spot to think up a hundred million ways to tell you how I feel about you. But whatever I came up with was nothing compared to how it happened. And I want to say that I'm glad it happened the way it did because not only did I end up with the man of my dreams, but I also gained sisters who I trust, love and respect as well." He smiled at her and she lowered her finger. "What I want to tell you is this; from the moment I saw you years ago, I knew you were the one for me. Even though you thought I was a guy at first," she said with a slightly annoyed look. That made Ash rub the back of his head in embarrassment while saying he was sorry. Her expression changed to a more loving one. "It's okay. Even with that misunderstanding, I grew more feelings for you the more we interacted. I was so sad that you left and didn't take up the offer Scott gave you. I didn't want you to leave and I didn't have the courage to tell you how I felt," she admitted to him.

"I'm sorry Anabel that I didn't realize this back then. I was a dense one and I still miss some things. It didn't help that I was focused on Misty and May then too. And that I still wanted to travel around," he told her.

The purple haired girl shook her head. "It's alright. I think it was always supposed to be this way. And I think I was acting a little crazy then. I mean you were barely in your mid teens. How could you stay? How could you have noticed everything that was going on around you? How could you give up traveling the world and get tied down at such a young age?" Ash commented back that she had a point but he still never wanted to make her feel bad. "I know Ash and thank you for that. And I have to admit something to you. I had a few suitors ask me out before, like the guy from the Rhyhorn racing park. I hope you're not angry with me about that."

Ash shook his head. "How could I be if you did go out with other guys before? And why wouldn't they ask you? You are an incredible girl and deserve to be happy," he told her.

Anabel blushed at that. "Thanks Ash. But I was never interested in them and declined the offer. They may have been handsome, rich, famous or whatever. But…they were nothing compared to you. Because I only ever felt something when I thought about you." Ash rubbed the back of his head again while he reddened. "Even when Lucy told me to take up the offer to see how you would react, I didn't want to do that to you and I didn't want to mess up my chance if I did have one."

"So what's what happened then," remarked Ash and Anabel tilted her head. "Well…um…when I thought that you might take him up on his offer, I became a little jealous and sad," he admitted.

Anabel's eyes widened. "You did?!" she asked in shock.

"Yea," he told her, making her fill up with emotion over that. That he felt something over the possibility of her being with someone else and not him. "Remember what I and the girls told you before? About the Guardian's Shield, what the girls told me and everything else?"

Anabel thought about that and remembered everything that she was told. She nodded her head and smiled. "I do Ash." She raised her hands and cupped his face. "And let me tell you this; I want to tell you that I've loved you since then, I love you now and I will always love you." She raised herself to reach his lips and kissed him passionately.

Ash kissed her back and moved one hand through her hair while the other he placed on her lower back. Their kissed became more intense as they continued. The guardian's hand draped around her waist and lifted her up again. He had his tongue enter her mouth and they went at it for a bit before they slowly stopped. Looking into each other's eyes, they saw the love for one another but also felt the heat within themselves. "Anabel Lila…my Frontier Beauty...I love you too."

The purple haired girl smiled happily at his words. He saw the way her eyes were filled with passion and he could feel it. The Salon Maiden was feeling so many good feelings spiraling around within her that she couldn't control it. And if she was being honest to herself, she didn't want to control it. She wanted to let loose her feelings and take the next step. "Put me down," she requested after a moment.

He lowered her back down onto the cave floor and she grabbed the hem of his shirt. She pulled it off over his head without waiting for him to say anything. She caressed his chest scar as she looked into his eyes. "I want to feel everything with you. I want this with all my heart. Please don't say anything right now and don't do anything else but what I ask of you next. Okay?" she asked him in a quiet voice. He looked into her eyes and saw the desire in them and he couldn't say no to her. He nodded after a moment and she opened her mouth to tell him what she wanted. "Make love to me," she told him before she leaned in and gave his chest scar a kiss, making him become enflamed from it.

The purple haired girl raised her head in time to receive the raven haired guardian's kiss. Their kissing became more heated as their tongues entered the fray. While their tongues danced, they went to work on undressing their lover. Ash was unbuttoning her blouse quickly while Anabel was unbuckling his jeans. He took off her blouse at the same time his jeans dropped to the floor. He grabbed one of her petite breasts over her bra and she squeaked into his mouth. It was barely a handful since she had a much more petite and slender body than the other girls but he didn't care about that at all. He squeezed it making her moan before he reached around with his other hand and started undoing her bra. While he did that, they continued to kiss and soon her bra was off too.

He lowered himself and took up her small breast's nipple into his mouth. The purple haired girl let out such a sensual moan because of it that he had a hard time controlling himself. He began unbuttoning her pants and she let him do that while she enjoyed his attention on her chest. Her pants dropped to the floor. She grabbed his boxers and he grabbed her panties and the two lowered their lovers' underwear. Before she knew it, a strong hand was rubbing over her womanhood. "Oohh," moaned Anabel but she did not stop him. Instead she grasped his shaft and began stroking it. Ash felt himself losing control as he felt her soft hands on his shaft. She smashed her lips against his and began kissing him with such vigor that he was having a hard time keeping up with her.

They continued their zealous kiss while they pleasured one another for a few minutes. Ash slowly pushed Anabel up against the cave wall. She let out moan as she felt the cold, uneven stone wall against her back and his warm body against her front. They slowly separated and looked into one another's eyes, seeing the heat inside them. "Do it now," pleaded Anabel in a whisper. "Put it in me now. And before you ask, I am."

Without a word spoken, Ash bent his knees a little to line up his shaft with her opening and pushed into her. "Ah…" groaned out Anabel as she felt him go inside her. She was very tight and hard to push into because of her small frame. He worked his way in slowly, making sure not to hurt her while she continued moaning and gasping for breath as he did so. She felt like she was going to be damaged from his well endowed shaft. But oddly enough, she didn't care about that and instead, it made her become even more inflamed. Soon enough, he reached her barrier and that surprised him some. Sensing his surprise, she gave him a slight smile. "I told you I've been waiting for you. And Scott raised me to be a proper woman, to wait for the right guy," she told him.

He smiled at her. "I know. I guess I forgot with all this excitement going on. But that makes this all the more special," he told her and she had a large smile form on her face. "Are you ready?" he asked her. She nodded and he broke her hymen by pushing into her. She let out a cry of pain from that. But what surprised him was that it wasn't as loud as the other girls. He thought it might be worse for her because of her smaller body. He continued pushing into her until he was all the way in and stopped so she can get used to him in her. "You alright?" he asked her since she wasn't making a sound nor was she letting out tears.

She took in a breath. "Yes. I'm surprised…it didn't hurt that much. Even after talking with the girls," she revealed to him.

He smiled at her. "I'm glad to hear that. Just don't say anything to the girls about it. They might get jealous," he told her with a chuckle.

She smirked a bit. "Let them be. Right now though, all I want is you," she told him as she caressed his chest with her hands, making him shiver from it. She worked her way up to his face, and cupped it once more. She leaned in and placed her lips onto his.

As they kissed, Ash began to move his shaft within her womanhood. He withdrew from it before pushing back in slowly, making Anabel mewl with pleasure into his mouth. He straightened his legs, making her go up as a result and let out a shocked squeak. She wrapped her legs around his lower back and he continued pumping into her.

The purple haired girl loved the sensation of him moving in and out of her. And for some reason, she loved feeling the rough and cold cave wall against her back. It was making her senses overload with feeling it all. She was becoming hotter and hotter with every passing second and she didn't know if she could take it much longer. The overwhelming pleasure from it all was driving her insane. Or maybe it had to do with her being able to sense feelings and emotions that was doing that to her. Whatever it was, she loved it. The raven haired guardian was becoming lost in his desire. He increased his pace some and she let out a howl of pleasure. "Yes! That's it! Show me how much you love me!" she screamed.

Her words echoed in the small cave and it resonated with him, making him go even harder and faster. It was too much for the petite Frontier Brain. "Oh god! Ash…I'm already..." Before either one of them could do or say anything else, she climaxed. "Oouuuhhhhh!" She gripped his shoulders with her hands while the blissful feeling filled her and her moan echoed in the small cave. Ash felt her release wash over his shaft but he didn't stop. Instead, he slowed his pace down. She leaned her body against his and let her legs fall, unable to hold herself up. "Oh my Mew…" she said quietly. "That felt amazing…" It took a moment for her to regain her senses and she felt his still rock hard shaft inside her, sliding in and out of her. "Oh Ash…mmmm…you're still…going?!" she asked in surprise but enjoying it nonetheless.

He grinned at her when she raised her gaze to his. "I'm not done yet. I'm gonna make sure you feel even better than amazing and I'm gonna show you how much I love you," he told her.

The purple haired girl went crimson over his words. She then felt his lips on hers. She kissed him back with zest as they continued their love making. He moved his hands down against her sides, making her shiver over his massage. He rested them on her waist for a moment before breaking the kiss. She gave him a confused look before letting out a groan. He had slipped out of her, making her feel hollow without him in her. He quickly made up for that though as he made her turn around and entered her from behind while he wrapped his arms around her front. The moment she felt him push into her womanhood again she moaned with pleasure. He picked up his pace, making her start making continuous lewd noises from his actions. She placed her hands against the cave wall to hold herself up since she was losing feeling in her legs. He pressed against her back and had her press against the wall with her front. But his arms were the ones taking the full pressure, saving the petite Frontier Brain from getting hurt from the wall.

Ash moaned and grunted while plowing into her from behind and she mewled and panted from his actions. "Ahhh…Ash…" Anabel was becoming lost in her feelings again and she was feeling herself build up for another release. She glanced back at him and saw the desire in his eyes, making her feel even hotter. "Pound me Ash!" yelled Anabel all of a sudden. "Harder and faster! Tear it up!" she ordered him.

Ash saw the lust in her eyes and it drove him crazy. "I'm gonna wreck you!" He kissed her before he started pounding into her with reckless abandon. She squealed and squeaked into his mouth as their tongues wrestled with one another's. After devastating her for a while, he felt the familiar sensation of him about to burst. "I'm gonna burst!"

"Inside!" commanded Anabel. "I want to feel it! Mark me as yours!"

After a few more thrusts, he pushed into her with one final hard ram and exploded into her as he groaned out loud. Anabel cried out in shock as she felt his warm seed flow into her. She never thought it would feel so damn good in feeling that inside her. That sensation made her go over the edge and made her climax for the second time. The two felt blissful feelings wash over them and stayed frozen for a few seconds. Until Ash slipped out of her and they both collapsed onto the ground with Anabel on top of him. They were unable to speak, panting heavily to regain some energy back.

After gathering herself once more, the Salon Maiden turned her gaze towards him. "Gonna wreck me huh?" she asked him with a devilish grin.

"Hey, you asked me to pound you harder and faster," he reminded her with a smirk.

She blushed heavily at that but didn't turn away. "I did. And that was amazing. I love you Ash…my Adventurer."

"Your Adventurer?" he asked.

"Yes because it fits you well. You are an adventurer. That's why you didn't stay," she remarked. He smiled at her. He moved his hands onto her waist and pulled her closer to him before placing them on top of her flat stomach. She leaned her head against his shoulder and placed her hands on top of his. The two stayed like that, just enjoying the other's company as they looked out the mountain cave. Anabel started absentmindedly caressing his forearms until she felt something. She looked down at his arms. That was when she noticed some red bruised marks on them. He had prevented her from getting them from the cave wall during their lovemaking when he had pressed against her. "Ash! Your arms!" she shot and snapped her face to his.

"I'll be fine Anabel," he replied back. A blue glow outlined his arms and the purple haired girl watched as the red marks faded away. "See? Nothing to worry about," he told her softly.

She grasped one of his hands and held them against her chest before looking up at him. "Even so, I can't stand seeing you hurt. Even something as trivial as this," she told him.

Ash raised his free hand and cupped her cheek. "It's alright. My Frontier Beauty is much more important than a couple bruises," he told her with a smile.

She felt her heart beat quicken over his words. She had hoped that she could end up with him, thinking it would be great. But she had no idea that it wouldn't just be great, but incredible. She placed her lips softly onto his. After their kiss, she rested her head against his chest and raised his hand that she was holding towards her neckline. Ash covered her body with his free arm and tightly hugged her. The couple stayed like that for a little while, loving the feeling of the other's body against theirs. After some time, the purple haired girl was starting to feel a little cold and the raven haired guardian noticed that. They decided to get dressed and go back. After putting on their clothes, they held hands and disappeared in a blue glow.

A green haired young man was walking around aimlessly at the Indigo Mall. He had left the hotel after breakfast and just wanted to be away from everyone for a bit. Especially his ex-girlfriend. He was angry with her. It didn't help that every stupid little thing was causing them to argue and fight. But he was also saddened over what happened between them. He didn't think that they would ever separate. He didn't think that his old insecurities would come back and haunt him. He didn't think that she would still be hiding some things from him.

But that was his problem. He didn't think. He just kept pushing things to the back of his mind. He kept telling himself that he was imagining things even though he saw some things with his own eyes. And he kept his own secrets from her. He didn't tell her about hanging out with Burgundy. He didn't tell her about his other secret either, which involved his failed relationship with another gym leader…

Not only did he keep secrets from her, but he also used her in a way to keep his mind off of his own issues. He wondered if she was doing the same thing with him. He wondered if there was a way for them to get back together. He wondered if they should get back together. He wondered if there was a reason to try to work things out. He wondered if they were really good for each other. He wondered if they should just move on and bury the hatchet…

The connoisseur kept walking at a leisurely pace through the mall while he was lost in his thoughts. He was so absorbed in them that he didn't notice that someone had seen him from the other side of the walkway. The person who saw him was a pretty red haired girl with blue eyes. She was dressed in a medium length green skirt and green button down blouse with a yellow hat. She had her eyes widen before a grin formed on her face. She was about to enter the store she was standing in front of to get her friend when said friend exited the store.

"What are you so happy about Georgia?" asked her friend after stepping out of the store with no bags and seeing the ridiculous look on her face. The one who stepped out of the store had purple hair and purple eyes. She was wearing black dress pants, a pink long sleeved blouse with a red vest over it.

"Oh, you know, just happy to be here with my best friend Burgundy," stated Georgia as her grin became larger.

Burgundy gave her friend a suspicious look. "Every time you say that, you do something after that embarrasses me. What are you trying to do?" she asked her. Georgia twisted her arm around Burgundy's and basically pulled her towards the other side of the mall's walkway. "What are you doing?!" she cried out.

"You'll see," answered the red head.

The purple haired girl was about to say something else when she saw someone in front of them that made her close her mouth and her eyes widened. Now knowing what her friend was about to do, she made herself stop abruptly. That move was not something her friend anticipated, making her trip and fall. But she didn't let go of her friend either so she toppled after her. Both girls fell to the floor, causing a ruckus and making many to turn to look at them to see what happened.

"What was that for?!" asked Georgia angrily.

"I didn't mean for that to happen!" shot Burgundy in defense.

"Are you two alright?" asked a concerned voice. That voice made both girls snap their attention onto the person who asked that. They saw a green haired young man giving the two a worried look, making the two go red in the face but for different reasons. Georgia was embarrassed that she fell and caused a scene. Burgundy was embarrassed because of that too but also because she made herself look like an idiot in front of someone who she thought a lot about. The green haired young man extended out a hand to the girls. "Here, let me help you up," he offered them.

"Thanks," remarked Georgia as she stood up.

"Thank you," said Burgundy, getting back to her feet. "Always need to help right Cilan?"

Cilan shrugged with a smile but also went a little red. "Can't help it Burgundy. A connoisseur should help others," he stated. The two shook their heads over his words. "So what are you two doing here? Shopping?" he asked them.

"Duh. What a great detective," quipped back Georgia.

Burgundy hit her friend in the shoulder. "Hey, quit it!" she hissed at her.

"Get over it! Just because your boyfriend is here doesn't mean you have to be so uptight!" shot the red head.

The purple haired girl blushed heavily over that and Cilan also went red in the cheeks. "He's not my boyfriend!" snapped Burgundy. She slowly looked at him. "Sorry. She likes being a pest," she explained while giving her friend a dirty look.

"It's alright," said Cilan, doing his best to remain calm but his heart was hammering for some reason. "I guess I'll let you two go do whatever you had planned," he told them. He turned to move away.

"Actually…" started Georgia, making him turn back around. "We have nothing planned. We were just wasting time until tomorrow's finals match," she explained. "Why don't we do something together?" she suggested.

"Alright," said the two together.

That made Cilan and Burgundy smile sheepishly over that while blushing a bit. Georgia smirked over their actions and led the way while the two walked beside her and started talking with one another. Georgia watched the two's interactions from the corner of her eyes as they continued walking around the mall and did things together.

"Typhlosion, use Flamethrower!" ordered a blonde girl.

"Dodge it Lucario with Extreme Speed and get in close!" countered another blonde girl.

Sarah and Cynthia were the ones battling now after Leaf, Sabrina, Lucy, Brock, Violet, Chili, Lily and Cress got a turn. After each of their battles, they were given tips about what they could do to improve their strategies and also pointed out things that they missed. They thanked them and watched the others as they battle to return the favor. Max and Bonnie were up next and they were so absorbed into the amazing battle that their eyes were glued onto the match. The others were impressed at Sarah's skill and were amazed that she was able to keep up with Cynthia. But they knew it was only a matter of time until the Sinnoh Champion took over. She was considered one of the strongest trainers in the world for a reason. And that reason was just about to show.

The Champion's aura canine dodged the flames gracefully using its increased speed and sprinted towards his opponent. "Good job Lucario! Now end this with Close Combat!" commanded Cynthia.

The Johto native saw the black and blue pokémon get close and her eyes widened. "Use Flame Wheel to keep it back!" countered Sarah but it was too late. Her starter barely stopped spewing out a stream of flames before a fist collided against his head. Typhlosion roared with pain but Lucario didn't let up. A flurry of punches and kicks were connected onto the fire badger in a matter of seconds. After a final blow to the stomach, the fire badger could take no more and dropped to the ground.

"Typhlosion is unable to battle. The winner is Cynthia!" remarked Lucy who was referring the match.

Both blonde girls returned their pokémon after thanking them for their hard work and shook hands. "You're pretty good Sarah. You could probably become Champion one day if you keep at it," commented Cynthia.

"Thanks Cynthia. You're really good too. You deserve to be Champion," she replied back. Cynthia smiled at that and thanked her for the kind words. Right when the two girls moved towards the group, a blue glow appeared in the balcony. "Hey Ash, Anabel. How'd it go?" asked Sarah when they emerged from it.

Before either of them could answer, the Pike Queen moved towards the Salon Maiden. "Yeah, how'd it go? Do anything fun?" asked Lucy with a smirk as she wrapped her arm around her best friend's shoulders.

The others glanced at them with some giving curious looks while others gave sly smiles. The purple haired girl had her cheeks redden but smiled back. "Nope. Not telling Lucy," she said.

"What?! I told you everything between me and Brock!" snapped Lucy.

"LUCY!" shouted an embarrassed Brock. The entire group started laughing out loud as Brock turned so red that he crossed his arms and glared at everyone. "What a bunch of jerks!"

His girlfriend moved to him while giggling and grasped his arms with her hands. "Ah, c'mon babe, it's not a big deal. She's my best friend and girls tell each other everything," she told him.

Brock looked into Lucy's eyes and felt himself calming down. "Alright. But do you really have to say everything?" he asked her and she shrugged. "Fine, if that's the case then I'll tell my friends what we do," he told her.

Her eyes widened and Brock grinned at her. "You'll do no such thing!" she screamed at him.

"How come you can tell your friends and I can't tell mine?" he asked her.

"Because it's different! Got it?!" she replied back while grabbing his shirt and shook him a few times.

He chuckled at her. "Alright, alright. I'm just messing with you," revealed Brock. He grasped her hands on his shirt and held them between the two. "You know I would never tell anyone what we do. If you want to tell your girlfriends, that's cool. Just make sure they don't tell anyone. Alright?" he told her.

Lucy saw the way he was looking into her eyes and heard the soft way he spoke to her. She felt her heart beat quicken over it. "You always know how to calm me down, don't you?" she asked him in a whisper.

Brock smiled at her. "What kind of boyfriend would I be if I couldn't?" he asked her.

"A horrible one," answered Lucy with a smirk. She then gave him a heated kiss and he returned it.

The others watched the couple make out and they either smiled or shook their heads while chuckling. But one of them was giving the couple an unbelieving look. "Damn," commented Max, seeing the two go at it. "I still can't believe Brock is in a relationship. With an actual girl."

The pokémon breeder heard that and broke the kiss to glare at the teenager. "What the hell man?!" shouted Brock, becoming angry. He advanced onto the teenager. Max gulped before he bolted. The group was unable to hold it in anymore, laughing loudly as they watched Brock chase Max around the balcony. The older male was making many promises of severely hurting him while the teenager was doing his absolute best to keep away from him.

The raven haired guardian shook his head after laughing a bit as he watched the two. He glanced around at his friends and family, seeing them all in good spirits. He then noticed that someone wasn't there. He turned to May who was closest to him. "Hey, where's Mist?" he asked her.

"I think she's in our room. She said she wanted some time alone," replied back May.

Ash had a concerned look appear on his face but before he could say anything, the honey blonde haired girl spoke up. "It's alright. She's just thinking about some things," explained Serena.

"So no need to worry my Guardian," finished Dawn.

He nodded at them. "Even so, I'll go check on her," said Ash. He turned to another girl. "Hey Leaf. I'm gonna go check on Mist, get ready and then we'll go afterwards. Is that okay with you?" he asked her.

"Sure. Gives me some time to go get ready too," said Leaf. Both Ash and Leaf left the balcony and entered the suite before heading into different rooms.

"Mist? Are you in here?" asked Ash as he knocked on a bedroom door. He didn't hear any answer from inside. He opened the door and stepped inside. "Mist?" He called out to her as he walked further into the room. He stopped when he saw her. The red head was lying on her side facing the wall on one of the beds. He moved quietly towards her and saw she was asleep. He smiled at her before he grabbed a blanket and placed it over her. He then gently moved her hair that had fallen over her face behind her ear. He lowered his head and gave her a soft kiss on her forehead and she hummed in response. "Sweet dreams my Mystic Mermaid." The young man looked at her for a bit before he turned around and made to leave the room. But then he felt a hand grasp his. He stopped and glanced back to see that she was now awake and looking at him. "Hey Mist. I'm sorry I woke you," he told her as he moved back to her side.

"It's alright," replied back Misty in a low voice. "I didn't mean to fall asleep. I was just thinking about a lot of things and just knocked out like that," she explained to him. She moved a bit to the side and gestured for him to sit down beside her. The moment he did, the Cerulean gym leader leaned against him while moving her arms over his stomach before tightening her hold on him.

Ash sensed some unease in her and wanted to know what was causing it. "What's wrong?"

The red head raised her gaze to his. She looked into his caring brown eyes with her blue ones. "Nothing. I've just been thinking about some things. About the future regarding Ragnarok…the darkness and war coming…about our situation with the girls, me and you." Ash nodded as she said those things and leaned his head against hers. "And I know we are together but I just…miss being with you," she told him.

Ash let out a sigh. "I know Mist. I think about all that too. And I know what you mean. I miss being with you too." He grasped her hand and interlocked their fingers together. "But I will never leave you. I will never hurt you. I will never stop loving you. I will do my best in everything and anything for you. I hope you understand that at least," he said softly.

Misty had a large smile form on her face. "I know Ash. And I will never leave you, hurt you or stop loving you either. And I'll always be here for you like before. I hope you always remember that."

He raised his head and the two looked into one another's eyes. "How could I forget?" he asked her and she titled her head. "You were the one who was always there for me and helped me get on the right path in the beginning. How could I ever forget my Mystic Mermaid Misty?" The gym leader took in a sharp breath over that and her heart started beating rapidly. She could never stop feeling so special and loved when he said his pet name for her. Before she could say something, the raven haired guardian continued. "You were the first friend I made when I started my journey. And you were the one who was there for all my other firsts. My first pokémon caught. My first badge won. My first time competing in a tournament. My first time saving the world. My first kiss. My first real girlfriend. My first time experiencing what love really is." She steadily reddened over everything he said but went crimson over that last one. But couldn't help but smile and so did he. "So tell me Mist, how could I ever forget you or all the things we did together?" He waited for her to respond back for a bit and she couldn't. "See? It's impossible. Nothing can ever replace my Mystic Mermaid Misty." He leaned in and placed his lips onto hers. The red haired woman felt like she was going to melt. The two shared a passionate kiss before separating and the two hugged each other tightly.

"I love you Ash…my Pokémon Master," she said in a whisper.

"I love you Misty," he replied back. The two stayed like that for a moment until Ash started speaking again. "I know that things changed and it's not what we planned in the beginning with May, Dawn and Serena. I know things are much more complicated. I know it's been a while since we had our date. And I know that we didn't spend that much time together during our day together and I'm sorry about all of that." Misty shook her head and was about to speak when he interrupted her. "No Mist. I will make it up to you. I promise."

She saw the way he was looking at her and the seriousness in his voice. She could feel his love for her and that made a powerful emotion fill her. Before she knew it, she was kissing him again furiously and he was returning it. The two continued their passionate display for a bit until they slowly stopped. They rested their foreheads against each other's while their eyes were locked onto one another's. "Ash?"

"Yea Mist?"

"Thanks."

He smiled at her. "Anytime Mist. And are you sure you're alright?"

"Yea, I'm good. Much better now actually."

"Okay." He closed the distance between the two and gave her a simple loving kiss on the forehead. Just that simple act was enough to make her melt into his arms and to reinforce how much he cares for her and loves her. When he pulled away, he moved his gaze onto hers. "I gotta go shower and get ready before Leaf has a fit. I'll see you later."

Misty smiled at him. "Yea, you should go shower cause you stink. You wouldn't want Leaf to die from it," she told him with a wink.

He chuckled at that before getting out of bed. He made his way out of the room while talking. "You have a point. But if she can't handle it like you can, then it's not meant to be," he joked back and left the room.

Misty shook her head with giggling. "I swear Ketchum, no one can truly handle you. Maybe that's why it takes so many girlfriends to keep you grounded." Right when she said that, a thought came to her mind and she started thinking about that and a few other things.

Ash went to his room, showered once more and changed into some new clothes. He wore black pants this time and a green buttoned down long sleeve shirt that he didn't tuck in. He left the top two buttons on his shirt open. He put on his black jacket and stepped out of the room. He headed to the balcony and saw that his girlfriends weren't there and there was no one battling anymore. He went up to Brock and Lucy who were cuddled together on a lounge chair. "Hey, where's everybody?" he asked them.

"Max and Bonnie were about to battle but everyone decided to take a break. And Misty came to talk to the girls. They're in their room right now," explained Brock.

"Ah. Okay." He left the two alone and was about to head back inside when his childhood friend and crush came outside. She was wearing a green dress but different than her last one. It wasn't sparkling and it had narrow straps that went over her shoulders. It reached halfway down her thighs with small cuts on the bottom sides of it to enable better walking for the wearer. She was also wearing a thin black silk jacket. Ash gave a wolf whistle at her, making her blush. "You look great Leaf."

"Duh, I know," she remarked back with a grin.

He rolled his eyes. "Why can't you ever just take a compliment without being so difficult?" he asked her with a chuckle.

"Cause then it'll be too easy Ashy," she responded.

He scoffed at that. "Whatever Leaf." He grasped her hands and interlocked their fingers together, before giving her a quick kiss. When they separated, he waited for her to tell him where she wanted to go but she was silenced from the kiss. "Oh, now you shut up. Aren't you supposed to tell me where we're going?" he asked her jokingly.

"HEY!" She snapped out of it and punched him in the chest. "That's mean!" she told him.

Ash chuckled again. "Only way to get you out of your trance Leaf," he explained and she narrowed her eyes at him. "Come on, you know I'm joking. So where do you want to go?" he asked her again.

She kept glaring at him for another minute before calming down. "Pallet Town."

He tilted his head. "Home? Why? I thought you never wanted to go back there?" he asked her.

"True. But I want to go back and do some things that we used to do together," she said quietly.

Ash understood her meaning, nodding at her. He grabbed her waist and pulled her closer to him. Leaf gasped in shock over that and he smiled at her. "Alright then. Pallet Town it is. You ready Leaf?" She composed herself and nodded. The two disappeared in a blue glow.

When the two teleported away, Brock turned to Lucy. "Any idea as to what they're gonna do?"

Lucy thought for a moment and then shrugged. "You mean besides have some fun? Nope." The two moved on from that short conversation. Instead, they just enjoyed feeling the other's body against their own. "Brock?"

"Hmm?"

"Do you ever think about the future?" she asked him.

He was silent for a moment. "I do."

"What do you think about?" she asked him while her head was still resting on his chest and looking up towards the sky. It was late in the afternoon and the sun was beginning to set.

"Many things Lucy." As the former gym leader began telling his girlfriend all the things he's thought about in the future, the Frontier Brain listened to every word he said. As he spoke, she wondered if they could have any of that with the impending darkness coming for them all.

A raven haired young man and a brunette girl appeared out of thin air in the middle of a small town. The two glanced around and saw that many shops were starting to close up since the work day was coming to a close. "So, we're back in our home town. What do you want to do that we used to do as kids?" asked Ash.

Leaf put her right index finger up to her mouth and thought for a bit. "Hmmm…how about we go walking for a bit first, then go get something to eat and then we'll figure out which one to do exactly?"

"Sure. Sounds like a plan to me," agreed Ash. He grasped her hand and the two started walking down the road.

As they traveled through the small town, they reminisced about the good times they had together when they were kids. How they played some games together. How Delia would take them out into the town together. How they stayed up late into the night while reading comic books together or watching scary movies. They turned a corner and Ash finished up his story about one of the things they did while at the pokémon summer camp. "…and remember how I yelled at you not to throw the water balloon at me?"

"And yet I still threw it at you," giggled Leaf as Ash shook his head but chuckled. "I won the game since there were no more players left. I remember how Serena came running to you after asking if you were okay. You were drenched and shivering. I was like 'Eh, it's Ash. He'll be fine'. She gave me the dirtiest look I've ever seen as a kid. Damn, she scared me."

The two laughed loudly at that. "I remember! Man, I thought Serena was gonna hit you!" said Ash and laughed even harder.

Leaf stopped walking and crossed her arms over that. "You would've liked that wouldn't you?" she said as she narrowed her eyes on him.

"Eh, it's you Leaf. You would've been fine," he told her, using the same words she did. He cracked a sly smile at her when she glared at him.

"Hmph!" Leaf turned her face away from him. "Thanks for caring."

"You're welcome." Leaf turned her gaze back to Ash's to tell him off for that remark. But she wasn't able to since a pair of lips landed onto hers. She sunk into it and kissed him back. When they separated after a moment, they looked into one another's eyes. "That's not fair Ashy. You're cheating," she told him in a whisper.

He had his trademark goofy grin appear on his face. "Nobody said there were rules," he told her truthfully.

She shook her head and giggled. "C'mon. Let's go find a place to eat." Leaf held his hand and lead the way again. They talked some more as they continued on while searching for a place to get a meal. Most of the shops they saw were closed. The ones that were open were just emergency shops that sold medicine or water. They weren't surprised since it was a weekday and the sun had gone down. "None of the places are open. I don't feel like going all the way to the other side of town just for a coffee at that twenty four hour place." She looked at him. "Should we keep going?" asked Leaf.

"I'm surprised you still remember where some things are," he commented and she rolled his eyes at him. Ash chuckled at that and then thought for a moment. "Up to you Leaf. Remember you, Anabel and Sarah decided to make the plans for the dates today," he told her.

She let out an annoyed sigh. "Alright, fine. Let's go to the first place we see open."

"Fair enough. Let's go."

The couple traveled through the mostly quiet town while keeping their eyes open for the first available eating place. They passed a couple streets until they found one that was still open right when it became dark. It was called 'Pallet Restaurant'. Neither of the two ever heard of the place and thought that it must be new. Ash and Leaf glanced at one another and both of them just shrugged. "How original," remarked Leaf as they headed towards it.

"Yea. Hard to make up good names though. Hope their food is good at least," added Ash. He opened the door for her.

Leaf shook her head as she walked in. "Do you ever stop thinking with your stomach?" she asked him.

"Only when I'm not hungry," answered Ash as the two stood at the host's table.

"Which is never," quipped Leaf right when the host appeared, which prevented Ash from countering.

"Good day. Table for two?" he asked them.

"Yes please," replied Leaf. The host nodded and led the way. "I win again Ashy," taunted Leaf in a whisper as they followed after him.

"That doesn't count. He interrupted us," replied back Ash.

"Still counts." Ash sighed at that and didn't continue, having enough for the moment. "Thank you," said Leaf as the host showed them their booth.

"You're welcome. Your waiter will be right with you," he informed them before leaving.

Ash and Leaf sat in the booth facing each other. Before either of them could say another word, their waiter appeared. "Good evening. My name is Alvin. Looks like you two are first timers here."

"How'd you know?" asked Ash and Leaf together.

Alvin smiled at the couple. "This is a fairly new establishment, being open for only a couple years." The two glanced at one another and gave each other a look before facing the waiter again. "And I remember everyone who comes to eat here since I'm always working whenever we're open." Ash and Leaf had looks of understanding form on their faces. "So, with that said, do you need a minute to look over the menu?" he asked them. They said that they did and he told them he'll come back with some waters at least. Ash and Leaf each grabbed a menu from Alvin and looked through it. When Alvin came back with their waters, he asked them again if they were ready.

Leaf glanced at Ash who nodded. "Yup, we're ready to order," said Leaf and Alvin got his notepad ready. "Can I get a vanilla coke, a bacon burger with grilled onions and some fries?"

"Same for me," added Ash. The waiter jotted down their requested meals, took back the menus and left to input their order. "Good old fashioned burger huh?" asked Ash with a chuckle. "I thought you would want something like grilled salmon or steak."

She wagged her finger at him. "Just because I'm dressed kind of fancy doesn't mean I'm a gold digger. And you can't really go wrong with burgers," countered Leaf with a wink.

"Never would even think that about you Leaf," said Ash and she smiled at him.

The two talked for some time until their food arrived. They both tore into their burgers, devouring it within minutes since they were both hungry. Leaf was surprised at herself that she ate so ravenously. She thought she must've looked like she was starving or crazy but she didn't care. Because the only one's opinion who mattered to her at that place was the one sharing the booth with her and he was worse. After finishing their burgers, the couple started munching on their fries as they talked. "So, you anxious about tomorrow's match?" asked Leaf as she dipped her fry in ranch.

Ash finished chewing the fries in his mouth and swallowed it before answering her. "Yea. I can't wait. It's gonna be awesome. I have a feeling it's going to be my greatest match yet," he told her.

Leaf could feel how psyched he was for his match tomorrow. "You're pretty excited. Do you have a plan?" she asked before taking a sip from her drink.

"I do," revealed Ash. "I have a plan for his Darkrai and Latios. I wonder what other pokémon he'll have."

He took a sip from his drink and that was when she remembered something. "Wait, didn't you say that he has a full team of legendary pokémon with him?" asked Leaf and he nodded. Her eyes widened at that. "Damn. Wait…why don't you just use your legendary pokémon too?" Ash shook his head. "Why not? You had Rayquaza almost battle against Drax. Why not against Tobias?" She was astounded that he wasn't going to use any of his legendary pokémon against his final opponent.

Ash smiled at her. "Because Drax pissed me off and he needed to be taught a lesson. But then Rayquaza didn't even battle. As for Tobias, even though I lost to him, I took out his Darkrai and Latios with Sceptile and Pikachu. And my pokémon are far stronger than they have ever been. I will show that having a legendary pokémon on your side, even a full team of legendaries, doesn't mean that you'll win," he explained confidently.

Leaf was surprised over his words. Of course she knew how strong he had become. How powerful his pokémon are. Especially the ones she's seen battle. But she was still shocked with how he viewed things. He could probably wipe the floor with Tobias' pokémon with just Rayquaza, even if they were legendaries themselves. But he was going to do it with just his regular pokémon. "Ash…when did you become so incredible?" she asked him teasingly.

He rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment and his cheeks flushed with color. "Eh, you know me. Always ready to take on my next challenge," he answered with a chuckle.

She smiled at him. "Speaking of challenges, do you think that…" Leaf stopped talking abruptly as she saw a couple walking towards the host behind Ash a short distance away.

"Leaf? What's wrong?" asked Ash seeing her become so out of it. But she didn't answer him. Instead, her eyes grew wide and her heart began beating faster. She tried to control her breathing but had a hard time doing so. "Leaf?!" he said again with a little more worry. Hearing her name the second time made the brunette move her eyes onto him. "What's wrong?" he asked her.

She composed herself the best she could and opened her mouth to answer. "Nothing. Nothing's wrong." Ash didn't believe her and he was about to ask her to tell him when she cut him off. "Everything's fine. Let's just finish our meal and get the check," she told him.

Getting the hint, Ash said no more at the moment and nodded. He tried to make things go back to what it was before but Leaf just wasn't in the mood anymore for a conversation. He wondered what that could be from. He was about to ask her something when loud and obnoxious laughter rang out through the restaurant. "Was that a hyena laughing?" he asked out loud and turned to see where it came from while massaging his ears.

Leaf however began shaking. Something had stirred inside her when she heard the laughter and anger was building inside her. Ash sensed her emotional state and when he looked back at her, he saw her expression twisted with rage. "Leaf? What…"

"I'm sorry Ash," she said, cutting him off.

Before he could say another word, his childhood crush stood up and stormed away from their booth. Ash was transfixed in his spot, watching her go towards a booth some distance away from them. He wondered why she was going there and why she was angry all of a sudden. He looked at the ones sitting inside the booth. One of the two was a young man, possibly around his age and dressed in formal attire. The other was a woman who looked to be in her late thirties or early forties. She was wearing a dress that was in his opinion way too inappropriate since it showed off way too much skin. From showing off her cleavage too much to being way too short since it barely covered her rear. He looked at her more closely from his seat since he thought she looked familiar. That's weird…she kind of looks like… And that's when it clicked. His eyes widened in shock and he let out a gasp. Oh shit! He saw Leaf stop right in front of the booth and heard some words from the couple in the booth. He stood up, threw some high notes onto the table without care that he was probably overpaying the tab and hurried after her.

Leaf was moving with a determined look on her face. Her eyes were narrowed onto the older woman in front of her as she drew closer to her. Each step she took seemed to make her even angrier as many things went through her mind. She reached the booth and stopped right beside it, making the two turn their gaze to her.

"Why hello there," said the young man as he took in her beauty. But then he noticed the angry gaze on her face and he raised an eyebrow. He turned his gaze back to the woman with him. "You didn't tell me there would be another joining us. And what's wrong with her?"

The woman faced the man. "No she's not and I don't know who she is," she explained and the young man just sighed while saying that's a shame. That statement made Leaf's anger go even higher that she didn't even recognize her. She started shaking in her spot as her hands clenched into fists. The woman turned to the girl again and just noticed how beautiful she is. She gave her a nasty look out of jealousy and anger that she was being interrupted with her date for that night. "Excuse me but what are you doing here?" She looked her up and down before locking eyes with her. "You some hooker or something? You want to make money or steal my date to be your client for the night? I don't think so. Go stand on the corner. You'll probably find some work. And why are you shaking like a damn vibrator?"

Leaf snapped at that. "HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT TO YOUR OWN DAUGHTER!" The entire restaurant went quiet at once after her screaming and all eyes were moved towards their direction. The woman's eyes widened in shock at hearing that but then she yelped when the girl hit her. Leaf had slapped her across the face as hard as she could. She was about to go for another one when she was prevented from doing so. "LET ME GO!" roared Leaf as she struggled against him.

"Leaf! Calm down!" advised Ash as he held her back.

"NO I WILL NOT!" cried Leaf as angry tears escaped her eyes while she tried to break free from him.

The young man who was with Leaf's mother was frozen still from what was going on. The woman was looking at the brunette with an unbelieving gaze while holding a hand against her cheek where she was struck. She couldn't believe that she was here and that she had hit her. "Leaf?! What are you doing here?! And what right do you have to hit your own mother?!" she asked angrily.

Hearing that made the brunette became even angrier, rage filling her and Ash was surprisingly having a hard time containing her. "YOU DARE SAY THAT?! THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY TO ME AFTER YEARS OF NEGLECT AND NOT SEEING ME?!" screamed Leaf, startling everyone there and making her mother jump in her seat. She continued on, letting out everything she had held inside regarding her mother while doing her best to get free from her boyfriend who was still holding her back. "After everything you've done to me?! After never caring about me?! After leaving me on my own all the time even when I was just a kid so you could bring home a different guy to fuck every other night?! After you never called me to check on my journey when I left town?! After you never helped me in anything I did?! All you ever did was look out for yourself! If anything I should be tearing you apart for my horrible past that I went through because of you!" Leaf finished up for the moment and just focused on trying to break free from Ash, yelling at him to let her go so she could continue giving her so called mother the punishment she deserved.

The entire restaurant was eerily silent and at a loss at what was happening. The young man who was with Leaf's mother was frozen in shock at what was happening in front of him. Her mother stood up and glared at her daughter. "You stand there and speak like you know what I've been going through. You yell at me and embarrass me in front of everyone here. You don't know anything and yet you make a scene!" Leaf stopped struggling and locked eyes with her mother. Ash relaxed his grip on her but kept his hold on her just in case. Neither of them however anticipated what happened next; her mother slapped her back hard across the face. Leaf cried out from the hit and Ash stood there horror struck at what she just did. Leaf straightened out and looked at her mother with an angry but also teary gaze. The elder woman didn't care anymore what was happening or who was listening but she was going to let it all out for her daughter. "Your father was weak! Always lowering himself for others and never made enough money! He couldn't satisfy my needs and couldn't take care of anything! We were constantly late on bills and he never had the balls to ask for a raise! That's why I started seeing other men. When he found out, I didn't care. I told him that plainly and that's why he left. He left and didn't fight for me or you because he was weak! And he left without a second's thought for you because you're nothing but a mistake!" Leaf's eyes let out more tears at hearing that her father didn't care about her either. Ash could feel how horrible she was feeling and he was filling up with sadness as well. But he was also becoming angry. Her mother kept going. "You are a foolish and naïve child. The world is a cruel place and I couldn't support you and myself. I never even wanted children! And I have my own desires! My own needs! My own dreams and goals! I couldn't be weighted down by you! The offspring and byproduct of blind love that I had for a weak man! After I realized all that, I decided to look out for only me! I couldn't let you keep me from living my own life! You should be thanking me on your hands and knees for even allowing you stay in the house and be fed for so long!"

Leaf's mother finished up her angry speech and expected the truth to break her daughter. But that's not what happened. Instead, Leaf's anger over the truth overwhelmed her sadness and she started yelling again. "That's your reasoning?! You good for nothing selfish piece of shit! You ran away from trouble! You wanted everything to be given to you on a silver platter! Instead of working hard and doing your best to take care of your family, you only thought of yourself! You spread your legs like a whore that broke us!" screamed Leaf.

Leaf's mother took in a sharp breath when her daughter called her a whore but then quickly started shouting back. "How dare you call me a whore! Look at you! Dressed like a damn skank! And with this random man no less! When did you come back into town huh? You know what, I don't even care! Leave me alone and don't ever come back! I never wanted you and I don't need you in my life again!"

She was about to say something else when Leaf interrupted her. "FINE!" she yelled. She stopped struggling against Ash and he loosened his grip on her. The restaurant was still eerily silent, with no one making a sound or daring to move. Ash had his eyes go back and forth between Leaf and her mother, wondering what was going to happen. Until the brunette spoke again but this time with a forced calm tone of voice. "I'll leave you alone. You'll never see me again." Her mother turned to sit back down into her booth. "But not before I tell you this; all I ever wanted from you when I was a kid was for you to be my mom." She stopped and turned back around to face her daughter. Leaf was giving her a cold look. That made a shiver travel down the woman's spine. "That's it. All you had to do was try. But you didn't. You were too busy letting any guy who gave you a second look fuck you so you could get things from them like the gold digging, selfish, materialistic slut that you are."

Her mother gasped at that but also became filled with anger. She slapped her daughter again, making Leaf's head turn but she didn't cry out over it. She straightened out, gave Ash a look that clearly said not to get involved and looked her mother in the eye. "Hard hearing the truth isn't it?" she asked her quietly yet it was heard in the dead silence of the restaurant. Her mother didn't respond. "I used to think that I wasn't good enough for you, doing my best to make you notice me. But now I've realized that you're the one who was and still isn't good enough for me. You made me depressed. You made me cry. You made me think I was worthless." Leaf was starting to become emotional again. Though she was controlling her voice and temper, she was shaking from her anger. "You are a horrible person and a pitiful excuse for a mother. I pray to Arceus that I never become anything like you. One day, if I'm lucky enough, I will have children of my own. And when I do, I swear on my life that I'll be a million times better mother than you."

The woman glared at her daughter. "Not that I care, but who in their right mind would choose you of all the girls out there?" She glanced at Ash. "This man?" She looked him up and down. "He may look handsome…might even be rich too…but I bet he doesn't give a damn about you at all. He'll probably use you and then leave you like yesterday's trash." Ash narrowed his eyes at her but said nothing. She smirked at him. "What? Angry that I revealed your plan? Don't flatter yourself. I know how all guys are. Even him," she said while tilting her head towards the young man who was still sitting in the booth. "But don't worry. You can use and abuse her for all I care."

Leaf began shaking and was about to yell when she felt a strong hand gently grasp her shoulder. She glanced back and saw the look on Ash's face. He had heard enough. "You shame mothers everywhere. You disgust me and you've crossed the line Yvette."

Yvette became angry over him saying her real name out loud. She had always used aliases during her dates and never told her real name to any of the guys she has fucked over the years. She glared at him. "Who do you think you…" She trailed off, not finishing her words. She was beginning to have a feeling that she knows this man from somewhere. She looked at him more closely. "Wait…you're that boy…the one who's house Leaf would go to all the time…" Her eyes widened in shock as she realized who he is. "Oh my god! You're the Aura Guardian! Ash Ketchum!"

Everyone in the restaurant stared wide eyed at Ash and Leaf. They didn't think they would see the Aura Guardian anytime soon. Sure, most of them did know Ash Ketchum because of the tournament and some knew him because they were locales. But they weren't really paying attention to who he is because they didn't expect him to be here of all places. Ash glanced at Leaf and gave her a look that everything will be alright. "Yes I am," he started before raising his gaze back to Yvette.

She was now looking at him like a Deerling caught in headlights for a moment before snapping out of it. "Then it's true! What was rumored and what was reported during your match! You're with my daughter?! And with several others?!" She looked at Leaf. "You damn whore. Of course you would get with a guy who was with several other girls. That's where you belong. You belong in a group of cock hungry sluts!"

Ash grew furious at that but Leaf snapped and slapped her mother again who cried out. "Don't you dare insult my sisters! They've done more for me than you ever did your whole life! And Ash has always been there for me! He was the one who supported me, cared for me, encouraged me and everything else! His mom Delia was more of a mother to me than you ever were! And you will never understand what's going on between us because you've never understood what love really is!" Leaf took in a breath and Yvette held her bruised cheek, fear now filling her over her daughter's rage filled expression. Ash grasped her shoulder again and she calmed down. She took in a long breath and locked eyes with Yvette for the final time. "I'm done with you. You may have given me birth. But you were never my mother."

Leaf turned away from Yvette and walked away from her with Ash walking beside her. Yvette watched her daughter and the guardian leave the restaurant while an unknown feeling began filling her. Pushing it aside, she moved her gaze around the restaurant. She saw everyone was staring at her. "What?!" she shot at them. Many shook their heads before returning to their meals. She turned around to sit back in her booth and saw that her date for the night was gone. He had slipped away and left the place in a hurry. She felt a tap on her shoulder and she glanced back to see it was the host.

"I'm sorry Miss but…wait, you know what? I'm not sorry. You must leave," he informed her.

"What?! What right do you have to just…" She stopped talking when he pointed to a sign hanging on the wall. It stated that they reserved the right to refuse service to anyone.

"Please leave or I will call the police on you," said the host. Unable to do anything else, Yvette picked up her jacket and moved towards the exit. The host escorted her out and held the door for her. "You are no longer welcome here," he told her as she stepped out. She turned around to reply back but the door was quickly shut in her face.

After they left the restaurant, the couple was walking down a road in silence. Ash was holding Leaf's hand and she was holding his very tightly. She was letting out tears from her eyes as they walked. She was lost in a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts after her confrontation with her mother. Her boyfriend was giving her support by just being quiet and letting her lead them wherever she wanted to go. They continued on for a little while longer until they ended up standing in front of a door that belonged to a two story house. It was his house. Ash glanced at her and she slowly raised her gaze to his. Seeing her watery eyes and tear streaked gaze, he said nothing. He unlocked the door after having the keys teleported to him thanks to Mewtwo.

The second the door opened, Leaf disappeared inside and Ash was left to lock up alone. When he finished, he turned around and looked at the stairs. He let out a sigh and slowly made his way up the stairs. He reached the second floor and entered his bedroom. He walked over to the brunette who was sitting on his bed with her head hung and buried into a pillow that she was hugging. He sat down beside her. "Leaf…"

"I'm sorry Ash!" she snapped, interrupting him. She stood up, took a few steps away as she tossed the pillow to the side and then whirled around before looking eyes with him. "I'm sorry for fucking up again! I messed up our date! After so long, after so much bullshit, we finally had some time together. But then I go and turn it into shit! Just like I always do!" She started crying and Ash felt so much sadness fill him over what she was saying. "I just couldn't help it! When I saw her, I felt so much anger and sadness that I was barely controlling it! And then when she laughed, it killed me! I couldn't believe she was having so much fun and she was so happy without me! I…I just had to…to do something! I had to confront her about everything!" She let out some stuttering breaths in between her sobs, which prevented her from continuing on for the moment. Ash was feeling so horrible over what she was feeling and going through. He was about to say something when she spoke. "I'm so sorry about messing up our night! I never thought this would happen. I should've never said for us to come back here. I never thought I would run into her again. I just wanted to do some things we used to do as kids to remind myself of the good times I had here with you at least. But no, all the places were closed and I just had to see her! And tonight of all nights!"

She buried her face into her hands and started crying heavily. Ash couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up and went to her. He extended his hand out to her and placed it on her shoulder once more. But before he could say anything, she smacked it away. "NO ASH!" she yelled at him and he had an astonished look form on his face. "You can't tell me that you don't care about that! I swear it's like I'm cursed! I keep fucking things up! You should just stay away from me! You deserve much better than me!" She sobbed heavily now and she turned to leave his room.

But he wouldn't let her go. Ash moved after her, whirled her around to face him and grasped her shoulders. "LEAF!" he started with a serious tone of voice while looking into her eyes. She froze, unable to move away or say anything because of the intense gaze he was giving her. His gaze morphed into an understanding one and looked into her eyes as her tears continued to fall. "It's okay," he said gently to her. "It's okay Leaf. I get it. It's fine. There's no need to worry. You didn't mess up anything. You did what you had to do. It's better that you did do this because now you finally know. You can begin to move on. And I will help you any way I can."

Leaf looked into his eyes as he said that. She could fell the sincerity from his words and she could see the love in his eyes for her. She could hear her own heart thumping in her ears. She couldn't believe it. How could this man be so damn perfect? "Ash…why…just…" She let out a sigh and thought for a moment, gathering her thoughts and he kept quiet waiting for her to talk. "All the things you've done for me. How you are always there for me even though I treated you so horribly." She let out more tears, taking in a few stuttering breaths. Ash gently wiped away her tears with his thumb before hugging her tightly and closely. Leaf rested her head against his chest and hugged him back tightly before saying everything that was on her mind. "You saved my life so many times. You helped me overcome so many problems when others didn't care. My own mother…someone who should've been the one to support me, love me, help me…she failed at that constantly. But not you. She can't measure up to you and she never will. Nobody can. I said this before and I'll always say it; you are the best thing to ever happen to me." Ash rubbed her back, making her feel some comfort from his action. She raised her head to look him in the eye before continuing. She moved one of her hands to his abdomen and placed it over his shirt against the area where she knew his stab scar was. "Even though we had a nasty fight, you risked your life for me. I can never be the cause of your pain or suffering again. I wish I had never broken our promise. We could've had so many incredible adventures together and so much time together. I will never, ever hurt you again and I won't let anyone else hurt you either. I love you with all my heart Ash. I'll do anything to make it up to you. For you are my Shining Light that helped me escape from my horrible life." After her last statement, Leaf hung her head and let out heavy tears.

Ash felt so much sadness coming from his childhood friend and crush. He couldn't believe that she was still thinking about all the bad things she made him go through. It was then that he understood that she was doing her best to keep her fear and insecurities locked up in front of everyone. But now that she had confronted her mother, it had come back. And now that they were alone, she felt that she could release them. He gently grasped her hand that was on his stomach and did the same with her other hand. He lowered his head down enough so he could see her face. She noticed that and slowly raised her gaze and he copied her.

Ash looked into her watery filled green eyes. He was mesmerized by them, so unique and filled with emotion. He felt so much love from her, feeling the sincerity of her words. He wiped away her tears before he caressed her cheek with his right hand, making Leaf lean towards it, enjoying the feeling. "Leaf…I love you with all my heart. Thank you for your kind words. And you don't have to do anything. As long as you're happy, I don't care about anything else. I've told you this before and I still mean it; you don't need to worry about the past anymore. And you don't need to worry about what happened recently. What matters now is that we're finally on the same page. That we are together and I will never, ever leave you. That I will do all I can to make sure you are happy and safe."

Leaf couldn't help herself. Even though she was just lost in anger and sadness recently, she was filling up with happiness over his words and the way he was looking at her. She let her beautiful smile form on her face that Ash loved seeing. She lifted her hand between them with her pinky extended out. "Pinky swear?" she asked him in a whisper.

Without hesitation, Ash wrapped his pinky with hers and smiled back at his childhood crush. "I swear on my life, my Exotic Flower."

Leaf gasped at his pet name for her, her heart fluttering. Her eyes filled up with water again but this time they were tears of joy. She moved back a couple steps from him, releasing their pinky hold in the process. "Close your eyes." He complied, shutting his eyes. A moment later he heard her voice. "Open them."

Ash opened his eyes and the first thing he noticed was the beautiful brunette from next door in the nude. She had taken off her clothes but was covering her more private parts. He could still see that she had fair light skin with a curvaceous body similar to May's but more slender. One arm was over her chest and her other hand was covering her womanhood. "I want you so badly Ash. But I'm sorry for being so nervous," revealed Leaf shyly. "I wasn't lying before when I said I've never done anything with anyone before."

Ash let a warm smile show on his face to her, which comforted her a bit. He went to her, making Leaf's heart start pounding so fast she felt like it would pop. When he reached her he cupped his hands on her face and gave her a deep kiss filled with his love for her that sent a jolt through her body. His hand moved to stroke her hair and she felt as if she was going to melt. When they separated, Leaf looked into his eyes before moving from him to the bed. Ash watched her go, her cute naked behind swaying as she got onto the bed. She turned around after moving to the middle of the bed, sitting but still covering herself. Ash undressed in front of her before moving to join her. Leaf's face went scarlet at seeing him fully in the nude, his scars standing out and his semi erect shaft visible. He went to her and kissed her again as he gently made her lie down onto the bed with him going on top of her.

Leaf allowed him too and moved her hands onto his body, uncovering herself. She could feel his shaft against her waist, his body against hers. The brunette was becoming so hot that she wanted to just go wild as she kissed him furiously. She didn't care about her mother anymore. She didn't care about all the mistakes she made anymore. She didn't care about any of that at all anymore. What she did care about was showing how much the man she was kissing means to her.

After a moment or two of them making out, she felt one of his hands move towards her chest while the other slid down her stomach. She felt him grab her breast and rub over her opening. "Ah…Ashy…" she moaned into his mouth, feeling so enflamed now. She reached down, grasped his shaft and started stroking it. Ash hissed into her mouth, making her tremble as they continued their kissing.

A moment later, he broke their kiss and moved his head down towards her now exposed breasts while peppering her with kisses down her neck and chest till he reached her supple mounds. She let go of his shaft when he raised his head, his eyes roaming over her body that made Leaf become a little self conscious before he then looked her in the eyes. "You are beautiful Leaf." She smiled, gaining some confidence from his words along with pink circles appearing on her cheeks before letting out a squeal. He had taken one of her pink nipples into his mouth, licking and sucking on it.

She grasped his head with both hands, making him take more of her breast into his mouth. "Ooohh, Ashy…that's it..." He moved his mouth to take her other breast into it, making her moan even louder. He moved his hand to her opening and started rubbing over it again. "Ah…" moaned Leaf, feeling her core become even hotter than before. She started panting from his rubbing and playing. A moment later, Ash inserted a finger and she squeaked in surprise but didn't stop him. "Oh…god…Ash…" He kept up his actions and soon enough, Leaf was panting and making lewd noises. "Ash, I feel it coming!"

Damn, already? Thought Ash while he continued his actions. A moment later, Leaf climaxed, washing his hand with her release while letting out a howl of pleasure. When she relaxed, Ash gazed at her after their kiss, seeing the blissful look on her face. "Someone's satisfied," he commented, making her cheeks go pink.

"I am," she said quietly but with some embarrassment. "I've never felt so amazing before. Misty was right. You really do know how to pleasure a girl."

Ash chuckled before letting a grin form on his face. "And we barely started." She smiled deviously back at him as he repositioned himself so his shaft was near her womanhood. "Looks like you're ready. Are you protected?" he asked her and she replied saying she is. "Then it's time for us to become one." He lined up his shaft to her opening and pressed the tip of it against it making Leaf shiver. He locked eyes with her and slowly worked his way in. The process was made a little easier since the brunette had already climaxed, allowing him to enter her but she was still very tight. She started panting as she felt herself burning up while he made his way into her. He reached her barrier and Leaf felt it.

She groaned and shivered, already feeling some pain. "It…already hurts," she told him quietly. He placed his lips onto hers and she wrapped her arms around his back. A few seconds later, he pushed past her hymen, breaking it and continued on in one fell swoop as far as he could quickly to not drag out the process. Leaf's body tensed up as pain coursed through her body. She screamed into his mouth while digging her fingernails into his back and tears escaped from her shut eyes. She couldn't believe how much it hurt. Ash felt the stinging pain from her nails as well as the extreme tightness of Leaf that practically suffocated him but said nothing, focusing on kissing her and not moving to allow her time to get used to it.

A couple moments later, he felt her body relaxing and he slowly withdrew from her before pumping back in. "Oooooh…" moaned Leaf, breaking their kiss and he looked at her. He wiped away the tear streaks on her face gently as he continued his slow pace. Leaf at first felt like she couldn't overcome the incredible pain but after it died down a little and Ash started moving within her, she felt feelings of ecstasy rise up within her. She felt him withdraw his shaft from inside her until only the tip of it remained before plunging back all the way into her. "Ash…I love you…" she moaned while her green eyes bore into his brown ones.

"I love you too Leaf," he replied back before picking up his pace,

"Oh my god! Ash! It hurts! Please slow down!" she begged him, unable to take it, her grip tightening on him again.

Ash slowed down before stopping immediately and he cupped her face with his hands again. "I'm so sorry Leaf. I didn't mean to hurt you. Are you alright?" he asked her with concern coating his words.

She moved her hands to grasp his that were on her face. "I'm alright…it's just…too much." Ash nodded and said that they should stop if it's too much but she shook her head. "I still want this. Just…go slowly. Please," she requested.

"As you wish Leaf," he told her. He started pumping into her again but maintained his slow pace while almost fully withdrawing before sheathing his shaft completely back inside her slit.

"That's…that's it…Ash…ooohhh…mmmm…that's better!" exclaimed Leaf as he continued.

This slow pace was also enflaming Ash, making him go crazy from it. This was something he wasn't used to but would keep at it for her, seeing the way it made Leaf become so satisfied from it. He lowered his head to her breasts and took one into his mouth again, making the brunette let out more sexual noises from the multiple sensations. He flicked her nipple with his tongue before sucking on it. He alternated his targets while playing with them.

Leaf was burning up and she could already feel herself about to explode once more. "Ash…I…I feel it coming again…I'm…I'm gonna…" She couldn't continue anymore but grasped his head with her hands again and pushed him down harder onto her chest. A short time later, once again Leaf climaxed while letting out a loud sensual moan. Her release washed over his shaft and she felt out of breath and tired. But she felt incredibly good.

Ash raised his gaze from her tits and looked her in the eye. "Again huh?"

"Shut up," she told him with before grabbing his head and made him come down to her so she could kiss him. As they kissed, Ash started pumping into her again. That made her stop and look him in the eyes. "Ah…you…haven't finished?!" moaned Leaf in disbelief, feeling him move within her again but a little easier now since she got used to him somewhat and her release lubricated his shaft.

"Not yet…but I'm getting there," he told her while keeping up the same slow pace. He grabbed hold of her perky tits with both hands, squeezing and playing with them, making Leaf moan loudly.

"Ah…ah…oh my god…" moaned Leaf as she took him in. He roamed his hands over her body, making her shiver as he did so. He moved them to her hands and interlocked their fingers together. He then raised their hands over their heads and had them lean against the bed's headboard. He leaned in and kissed her furiously while he continued pumping into her. Leaf felt herself heating up from his actions once again and was having her tongue wrestle with his. Needing to breathe after a bit, they separated and looked into one another's eyes. "Hmmm, I love feeling you inside me," she moaned.

"I bet you do," whispered Ash with a grin, making the brunette go crimson but she didn't reply back.

Leaf loved every second of it even though she felt like she was going to burst at any time. She was really sensitive to it all. She felt his hot breath against her face and that was making her even more heated. "Ashy…" moaned Leaf. "I'm almost there…you can go…a little harder…"

He looked into her green eyes. "Hope you're ready…"

Leaf's eyes widened after he said that because he picked up the pace. "OH GOD!" It still hurt her a little but she felt much more pleasure from the movements and didn't stop him. She felt her breasts grabbed and squeezed and she panted loudly.

Feeling her round orbs in his hands, the way she was letting out noises and feeling her hugging his shaft, he was starting to feel that sensation of him about to let loose. "Leaf…I'm so close!" he told her.

The brunette was filling like she was going to be torn in two from him thrusting into her but she didn't care. Hearing him say he was about to climax, she felt even hotter, wanting him to do it. "FINISH INSIDE ME!" That was her only response before high pitched moans took over. He picked up his pace and she moaned and panted from his actions. Feeling himself about to explode, he finished it with a final thrust. He exploded into her, making her howl in delight at feeling the warm seed enter her, making her release for the third and final time that night.

They stayed frozen for a moment before he slipped out of her and collapsed onto the bed beside her. The two stayed there, somehow both of them fitting on the twin bed while panting heavily. The two glanced at one another after a moment and smiled. Leaf immediately moved to lie on top of him fully, lining up their bodies. They looked into one another's eyes, smiling before sharing a kiss filled with their love for one another. "I love you my Shining Light," she told him after.

He pulled her in closer to him, wrapping his arms around her. She hummed in response, enjoying and appreciating it. "I love you my Exotic Flower," he told her quietly.

Her smile grew and kept her eyes on his. "Do we have to go back?" she asked him quietly and he nodded. "Oh, that sucks. I wanted us to stay here," she said, looking around his bedroom. "Every time I'm here, I feel safe and comfortable. And I've had so many happy memories here. Maybe that's why I came here after the restaurant without even thinking about it…" She gasped all of sudden and looked back at him after realizing something. "Wow…I can't believe it took me so many years to finally figure that out." She shook her head at herself.

Ash smiled at her. "Yea, we did have many good memories here together. And we just created another one," he told her. She looked at him and smiled.

"Yea, you're right." She leaned in and gave him a simple kiss before separating. "We should probably go back, even though I'd rather spend the night here. I don't want the girls to think I stole you from them," she joked while giggling.

"Yea, good idea. You don't want to piss them off. Maybe Serena will hit you this time," quipped Ash.

Leaf smacked his chest. "Jerk. I knew it. You want her to hit me don't you?" she asked him.

"Eh, it's you Leaf. You'll survive," he said before he started laughing. Leaf couldn't help it and started laughing too. The two got up while still chuckling and got dressed. Once finished, she hugged him tightly and he hugged her before the couple teleported away from the room that held many memories between them.

In a land far away, a blonde young woman was lying down in her bed while trying to go to sleep but was having a hard time. It was late at night and she had a long meeting with her advisors about her kingdom. From the resources they have, to their emergency plans, how prepared her knights were for conflict and many other things. She made plans with them to begin preparing for what was coming. She didn't tell them the full story just yet but simply told them that she wanted her people safe from any possible danger.

When she finished with the meeting, Ilene asked Riley to not bother her unless there was an emergency since she was exhausted. When she entered her royal chamber, she let herself drop onto her bed. She just laid there for a couple minutes before deciding she should get up and change into her pajamas. Afterwards, she used the bathroom, washed up and brushed her teeth before getting into bed.

As she laid in her bed with her covers drawn up to her shoulders, she was unable to stop herself from thinking about many things. From her royal duties to the darkness that was coming. She thought about everything that had happened since the tournament began and wondered why so many things occurred during this time. It was bizarre since it seemed that everything that happened was because of it. She couldn't figure out why and so left it alone.

But she also started thinking about other things. She wondered about the things she's done lately and the choices she's been making too. Why did I decide to go visit Ash when he was hurt from the stadium attack? Why did I develop feelings for Gary? Why did I choose Gary for my first boyfriend? Why couldn't I see him for what he really was? Why did I hurt Ash because of him? She thought about all that for a long time. She couldn't figure it out either and took in a long breath before exhaling it out. Something else came into her mind then. I was so scared when Gary tried to force me… She remembered what she was feeling during that altercation. Her frightened state, his unyielding nature, how she felt like she was helpless against his actions and how he caused her to hurt herself.

She shivered in her bed from that horrible memory, making her eyes fill up with water. She forced her mind to move on from it but she couldn't. Instead, it brought up what happened next. How her Knights came to her aid and protected her. The moment they arrived though, she had only acknowledged Ash, not even saying anything to Riley. How she clutched onto the raven haired guardian. How she asked him to take her home and not her other Knight who was also her advisor. How she didn't stop Ash from picking her up and holding her in his arms. How she just let go in front of him. And when he had brought her back home, how she hugged him goodbye and glanced back at him before he teleported away.

She was lost as to the reasons behind her actions and choices. From going to the tournament to having Ash bring her back. Why did I do all that? Ilene thought about that for a while longer but she didn't come up with an answer and fell asleep with her thoughts swirling around in her mind. As she slept, she dreamt of many different things, both good and bad. But every single one of them contained a certain raven haired guardian…

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A/N - Talk about a fluff filled chapter huh? Hope you liked it. I'm working on the next chapter and it won't take as long as this one to post (I hope). Remember to review, fav and follow! Until next time, Silent is out!

Question 1 - What pokemon do you think Ash will use against Tobias?

Question 2 - Who do you think Tobias will have in his team of legendaries?

Ash's Harem Status

In the Harem - Misty, May, Dawn, Serena, Leaf, Sarah, Anabel, Cynthia and Sabrina

Not in Harem but have feelings for him - Clair, Liza, Giselle, Lizabeth, Shauna (Hoenn), Daisy Waterflower

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