Ages: 20-Ash, 20-May, 19-Grace
- 5 -
Ash and May rode on Night Breeze. Arctic Flier trotted beside them. "May, I am so sorry for this," he said.
"Ash, for the hundredth time, it's all right! It can wait until we get back to Charmander Forest."
"Oh yeah.the Charmanders." Ash frowned.
"What is it?" May asked.
"It's that.never mind, May."
"Ash, come on, tell me what's up," May looked at him.
"It's just that those Charmanders watch my every move! It's bothering me right now."
"I think you are getting nervous, Ash!"
"Actually, yes, I am.I don't know why, pokemon don't understand it."
"I wouldn't say that, Ash." May said, "Pokemon know more then thought."
Ash frowned slightly. He shook his head. Night pricked its ears forward. The sun was falling behind the horizon for nighttime to come.
The Charmanders gave them a happy greeting. The baby Charmander was bigger then before. May climbed down, the pokemon crowding around her.
"Chaaaaaaaaaar! / We missed you!" "Char! /Hello!" "'Ander! /Hi!"
"How you all doing?" May said. They all jumped around happily. Ash carefully got down.
It was hard to get away from the pokemon, there was so many of them. After some of them left, Ash helped May get everything set up.
"Hey, Charmanders?" May got down on her knees in front of the Charmanders. They crowded around her; curious to what's happening. "This might sound a little odd, but can you stay in your little caves for the night?"
They looked at her. Some nodded and left. Others looked at her in confusion.
"Char? /Why?" they asked.
"Uh, it's kind of hard to explain," May said. They nodded and left also. No Charmanders were left. She knew there would be no sign of them until morning.
"Ash, the Charmanders left." She walked over to him. He looked at her.
"Huh? How'd you do that?" he asked, "I can't!!!"
"I asked them to go away," she said, laughing, sitting down next to him.
"That's all you had to do?"
"Yes." He gave her a big smile. They kissed, finally having the privacy they wanted! She put her arms around his neck.
"Char char? /What 'cha doin'?" A group of baby Charmanders walked across the clearing, over to them.
May felt Ash cringe. His hands were balled into fist, in anger. She had a strong hunch that he wasn't mad at the Charmanders.
'This is not good...' May thought. Ash sat up.
"May, I thought you said you got rid of them?" he said calmly.
"I thought I did! These must not of been over there." she said. The Charmanders looked at them.
"Char? /Don't you like us?" they asked. May frowned.
"Of course we like you!" she said, "This just isn't a very good time."
"Char? Charmander? /Do you want us to leave then?" they asked.
"Uh, that would be a good idea." May said. All of them, except one, left. It tugged on her sleeve. "What?"
"Charmander." It looked at her sheepishly. She stood up and followed it into the trees.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Can I please stay? Charmander asked.
"Why would you want to do that?"
"I want to learn about humans!" it piped up. May looked at Charmander thoughtfully.
"And?"
"All the other Charmanders laugh at me, and say I can't, but you won't laugh at me, and you help me!" it squeaked. May smiled at the pokemon.
"You are one curious pokemon!" she said, "but."
She frowned. To tell Charmander it was ok to stick around, but stay hidden, would mean lying to Ash, and she just married him! Shaking her head, she looked in the direction of the small clearing.
"So? Can I?" it asked. May frowned again. She wished she could say it could, without having to lie to the man she loves.
"Well.are you really sure?"
"Yes!"
"Alright, go ahead. But act like you're guarding the area, 'k?"
"Alright!" May walked back to Ash, who looked at her in confusion.
"What was that about?" he asked.
"I'll tell you later, Ash," she said, sitting down next to him. He glanced at her curiously.
"Why?" he asked. May looked at him.
"Because," she said. Ash frowned.
"May, you are hiding something." he said, his voice slightly lower then usual, "Tell me!"
"No."
"Please?" He gave her a look.
"No! Ash, forget it, please!" She nuzzled him.
"Fine!" he said. Ash hugged her. May looked at him. She took his Cascade badge. "Hey! Give that back!"
"Sorry, I can't do that!" She jumped up. Ash got up, too.
"Give it back to me!" he snarled.
"No!" May laughed. "You gotta catch me first!" Ash had to run after her for even the slightest chance of getting the badge back.
After what felt like half an hour, she lost him. May went back to the clearing, out of breath.
Ash gave up entirely. Before he stepped into the clearing, he spotted May. He got behind her and pinned her to the ground. "What the-"
She squirmed. "You gonna give me my badge back now?" he asked.
"No way!" May snapped playfully at him. Ash turned her over. They were just inches apart.
"May." he growled, "If you give me that badge I won't have to hurt you."
She smirked. "You wouldn't hurt me if your life depended on it!" she said.
"I seriously will if you don't give me that badge!"
"Find it, I ain't telling ya where it is!"
"Tell me!"
"No!" May grinned. Ash looked at her.
"What the heck.!" May had the badge in between her teeth! "You're going to swallow that thing if you don't spit it out soon."
May shook her head, with a look that said 'Nice try, Ash, but it didn't work!'. He frowned.
"I hate you," Ash said.
"You don't hate me!"
"Yes I do!"
"Ash, you need to practice lying, because, right now, it ain't working!" May said.
"You're right.I'm not very good at it!"
"You agree with me! Yay!"
Ash smiled slightly and kissed her softly on the lips. Afterwards, May spit the badge out.
Charmander looked on in the bushes. Both Ash ad May were startled when it fell out. Ash's last sliver of hope was torn to bits and pieces.
He stood up hurriedly. "I'm getting sick of this," he muttered.
"Ash, wait a minute!" May got up and ran after him. She frowned. The dark didn't help in trying to find him.
The trees cleared to reveal a lake. May ran over to the shore. "Why did you run off like that?" she asked.
Ash looked at her. He looked slightly paler, but it could have been because of the light that reflected from the silver orb in the night sky. "Forget it, May."
"You know I can't do that, Ash!" she said. He muttered. "I got an idea."
"What?" he snapped.
"Follow me," she chirped. Ash blinked, then shrugged and trotted behind her. Night Breeze snorted. It stood nearby, with Arctic Flyer. "Get on!"
"Huh, why?" he questioned.
"Just do it!"
"Fine, fine! Yesh!" Ash climbed up on Night Breeze. May got up in front of him, and took the reins in her hands.
Night Breeze galloped through the trees. Ash looked at May curiously. "Where are we going?" he asked.
"You'll see."
It was half an hour before they made it to the town. Night slowed to a trot. May stopped the stallion in front of a tall building and climbed down. "Stay here, I'll be riiiiight back!" she said, going inside.
Ash blinked, got down also, and went in after her, after a few minutes. "Ash, I said to stay out there!" May snapped at him.
He gave her the 'I'm sorry!' look. "I was just wanted to know what you were going to do!" he muttered.
May sighed. "Ash, you never change!"
She turned to the woman behind a counter and was handed keys. May sighed. "I guess it was actually good that you came in, so I don't have to go get ya!"
Ash gave her a confused glance. "Is this the young man you mentioned?" the woman asked.
"Sadly, yes," May said sourly. Ash gave her a dirty look.
"I'm not deaf you know!" he barked. May laughed.
"Duh you're not!" she said. She trotted through the lobby and into the hallways, Ash running to catch up. May unlocked a door when they got to the 100,000,000,1st (no, not really, just 101) floor.
The bad thing was the elevator only went to floor 50, and couldn't go any higher. Ash wheezed, his legs aching dearly. He collapsed onto the floor. May pulled him right back up. His legs didn't seem to want to hold his weight, because once again he collapsed.
He grabbed hold of the side of the.bed? Ash looked at May with that curious look again. "You're mean to me!" he said.
May pulled him up onto the bed. "Tsk tsk, I go through all this trouble, and you say that? We're here for a reason, you know!"
"Why?" Ash asked. May played with his dark black hair.
"Because. Hey, Ash, guess what."
"What?"
"No chars!" Ash looked at her. He grinned.
Ash and May rode on Night Breeze. Arctic Flier trotted beside them. "May, I am so sorry for this," he said.
"Ash, for the hundredth time, it's all right! It can wait until we get back to Charmander Forest."
"Oh yeah.the Charmanders." Ash frowned.
"What is it?" May asked.
"It's that.never mind, May."
"Ash, come on, tell me what's up," May looked at him.
"It's just that those Charmanders watch my every move! It's bothering me right now."
"I think you are getting nervous, Ash!"
"Actually, yes, I am.I don't know why, pokemon don't understand it."
"I wouldn't say that, Ash." May said, "Pokemon know more then thought."
Ash frowned slightly. He shook his head. Night pricked its ears forward. The sun was falling behind the horizon for nighttime to come.
The Charmanders gave them a happy greeting. The baby Charmander was bigger then before. May climbed down, the pokemon crowding around her.
"Chaaaaaaaaaar! / We missed you!" "Char! /Hello!" "'Ander! /Hi!"
"How you all doing?" May said. They all jumped around happily. Ash carefully got down.
It was hard to get away from the pokemon, there was so many of them. After some of them left, Ash helped May get everything set up.
"Hey, Charmanders?" May got down on her knees in front of the Charmanders. They crowded around her; curious to what's happening. "This might sound a little odd, but can you stay in your little caves for the night?"
They looked at her. Some nodded and left. Others looked at her in confusion.
"Char? /Why?" they asked.
"Uh, it's kind of hard to explain," May said. They nodded and left also. No Charmanders were left. She knew there would be no sign of them until morning.
"Ash, the Charmanders left." She walked over to him. He looked at her.
"Huh? How'd you do that?" he asked, "I can't!!!"
"I asked them to go away," she said, laughing, sitting down next to him.
"That's all you had to do?"
"Yes." He gave her a big smile. They kissed, finally having the privacy they wanted! She put her arms around his neck.
"Char char? /What 'cha doin'?" A group of baby Charmanders walked across the clearing, over to them.
May felt Ash cringe. His hands were balled into fist, in anger. She had a strong hunch that he wasn't mad at the Charmanders.
'This is not good...' May thought. Ash sat up.
"May, I thought you said you got rid of them?" he said calmly.
"I thought I did! These must not of been over there." she said. The Charmanders looked at them.
"Char? /Don't you like us?" they asked. May frowned.
"Of course we like you!" she said, "This just isn't a very good time."
"Char? Charmander? /Do you want us to leave then?" they asked.
"Uh, that would be a good idea." May said. All of them, except one, left. It tugged on her sleeve. "What?"
"Charmander." It looked at her sheepishly. She stood up and followed it into the trees.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Can I please stay? Charmander asked.
"Why would you want to do that?"
"I want to learn about humans!" it piped up. May looked at Charmander thoughtfully.
"And?"
"All the other Charmanders laugh at me, and say I can't, but you won't laugh at me, and you help me!" it squeaked. May smiled at the pokemon.
"You are one curious pokemon!" she said, "but."
She frowned. To tell Charmander it was ok to stick around, but stay hidden, would mean lying to Ash, and she just married him! Shaking her head, she looked in the direction of the small clearing.
"So? Can I?" it asked. May frowned again. She wished she could say it could, without having to lie to the man she loves.
"Well.are you really sure?"
"Yes!"
"Alright, go ahead. But act like you're guarding the area, 'k?"
"Alright!" May walked back to Ash, who looked at her in confusion.
"What was that about?" he asked.
"I'll tell you later, Ash," she said, sitting down next to him. He glanced at her curiously.
"Why?" he asked. May looked at him.
"Because," she said. Ash frowned.
"May, you are hiding something." he said, his voice slightly lower then usual, "Tell me!"
"No."
"Please?" He gave her a look.
"No! Ash, forget it, please!" She nuzzled him.
"Fine!" he said. Ash hugged her. May looked at him. She took his Cascade badge. "Hey! Give that back!"
"Sorry, I can't do that!" She jumped up. Ash got up, too.
"Give it back to me!" he snarled.
"No!" May laughed. "You gotta catch me first!" Ash had to run after her for even the slightest chance of getting the badge back.
After what felt like half an hour, she lost him. May went back to the clearing, out of breath.
Ash gave up entirely. Before he stepped into the clearing, he spotted May. He got behind her and pinned her to the ground. "What the-"
She squirmed. "You gonna give me my badge back now?" he asked.
"No way!" May snapped playfully at him. Ash turned her over. They were just inches apart.
"May." he growled, "If you give me that badge I won't have to hurt you."
She smirked. "You wouldn't hurt me if your life depended on it!" she said.
"I seriously will if you don't give me that badge!"
"Find it, I ain't telling ya where it is!"
"Tell me!"
"No!" May grinned. Ash looked at her.
"What the heck.!" May had the badge in between her teeth! "You're going to swallow that thing if you don't spit it out soon."
May shook her head, with a look that said 'Nice try, Ash, but it didn't work!'. He frowned.
"I hate you," Ash said.
"You don't hate me!"
"Yes I do!"
"Ash, you need to practice lying, because, right now, it ain't working!" May said.
"You're right.I'm not very good at it!"
"You agree with me! Yay!"
Ash smiled slightly and kissed her softly on the lips. Afterwards, May spit the badge out.
Charmander looked on in the bushes. Both Ash ad May were startled when it fell out. Ash's last sliver of hope was torn to bits and pieces.
He stood up hurriedly. "I'm getting sick of this," he muttered.
"Ash, wait a minute!" May got up and ran after him. She frowned. The dark didn't help in trying to find him.
The trees cleared to reveal a lake. May ran over to the shore. "Why did you run off like that?" she asked.
Ash looked at her. He looked slightly paler, but it could have been because of the light that reflected from the silver orb in the night sky. "Forget it, May."
"You know I can't do that, Ash!" she said. He muttered. "I got an idea."
"What?" he snapped.
"Follow me," she chirped. Ash blinked, then shrugged and trotted behind her. Night Breeze snorted. It stood nearby, with Arctic Flyer. "Get on!"
"Huh, why?" he questioned.
"Just do it!"
"Fine, fine! Yesh!" Ash climbed up on Night Breeze. May got up in front of him, and took the reins in her hands.
Night Breeze galloped through the trees. Ash looked at May curiously. "Where are we going?" he asked.
"You'll see."
It was half an hour before they made it to the town. Night slowed to a trot. May stopped the stallion in front of a tall building and climbed down. "Stay here, I'll be riiiiight back!" she said, going inside.
Ash blinked, got down also, and went in after her, after a few minutes. "Ash, I said to stay out there!" May snapped at him.
He gave her the 'I'm sorry!' look. "I was just wanted to know what you were going to do!" he muttered.
May sighed. "Ash, you never change!"
She turned to the woman behind a counter and was handed keys. May sighed. "I guess it was actually good that you came in, so I don't have to go get ya!"
Ash gave her a confused glance. "Is this the young man you mentioned?" the woman asked.
"Sadly, yes," May said sourly. Ash gave her a dirty look.
"I'm not deaf you know!" he barked. May laughed.
"Duh you're not!" she said. She trotted through the lobby and into the hallways, Ash running to catch up. May unlocked a door when they got to the 100,000,000,1st (no, not really, just 101) floor.
The bad thing was the elevator only went to floor 50, and couldn't go any higher. Ash wheezed, his legs aching dearly. He collapsed onto the floor. May pulled him right back up. His legs didn't seem to want to hold his weight, because once again he collapsed.
He grabbed hold of the side of the.bed? Ash looked at May with that curious look again. "You're mean to me!" he said.
May pulled him up onto the bed. "Tsk tsk, I go through all this trouble, and you say that? We're here for a reason, you know!"
"Why?" Ash asked. May played with his dark black hair.
"Because. Hey, Ash, guess what."
"What?"
"No chars!" Ash looked at her. He grinned.