Ages: 17-Ash, 17-May, 17-Nimbus, 18-Misty, 19-Brock, 19-Cirrus

Lunar Magic Chapter Four

"You have so got a crush on him!" Nimbus said. May blushed.

"No I don't! Never!" she denied it.

"Yes you do!" Nimbus said. Cirrus yanked her Tiger Armlet up a little. May looked at her with a look of sadness.

"You need a fashion designer!" she said. Cirrus' wardrobe was made up of a Black Panther Claw that went on her hands, an Immortal Wrap, and a Tiger Armlet. "And so do you Nimbus."

Nimbus looked at her Magicians Robe that she wore. It was the uniform for Vane students. She had wanted to travel a little while and to explore the world below Vane, which floated in the sky.

"And put that old magic staff away," Cirrus said, "it is so useless!"

"Make me!" Nimbus said, "By the way, are we talking about our clothes or May's love problem?"

"I don't have a love problem!" May said.

"Yes you do!" Nimbus said, "You can't just walk up to him and say that you like him!"

"Who are we talking about here?" Cirrus asked.

"Nobody, because-"

"We are talking about May's crush, which is one of our newbie friends!" Nimbus said.

"Oh, let me guess who it is!" Cirrus said.

"Who?" Nimbus asked.

"No don't! He right there, you idiots!" Ash, Misty, and Brock were with them. Takkar was their destination.

"I bet it is Ash!" Cirrus said. At the mention of his name, he turned and looked at them.

"What?" he asked. He was walking backwards, and tripped. Nimbus and Cirrus giggled. Sheepishly, he got back up.

"Tell me what?" Ash looked at May curiously.

"Nothing, Ash," she said.

"Liar!" Cirrus and Nimbus said together, "Tell him that you l-"

"Both of you, SHUT UP!" May used her Iron Fan on both of them.

"Hey Ash, May likes you!" Nimbus said. May used her Iron Fan again.

"What?" he said, looking at the now-almost-completely-beat-up Nimbus.

"Nothing Ash, nothing," May said again.

"You lie!" he said, "You shouldn't lie!"

"Nimbus said that May likes y-" May gave Cirrus a threatening look. She skipped over to Ash then finished. "You!"

Misty looked at Cirrus. She shook her head, not believing what she just heard.

"Ash and May, sitting in a tree. K-i-s-s-i-n-g. First comes love, then come marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage!" Nimbus sang. Ash and May both had dark looks.

"SHUUUUUUUT UUUUUUP!" they yelled, going bright red. Nimbus laughed.

"ASH AND MAY ARE BLUSHING! THEY LOVE EACH OTHER!" she sang.

"SHUTUPBEFOREWEKILLYOU!" they yelled quickly. Everyone laughed, except Ash, Misty, and May.

"Uh, I think we should leave." Misty whispered, indicating a monster by the trees. It looked like a blue skinned woman kneeling on a purplish flower. Also, it was naked, covered in vines and leaves. A flower was on her head.

They walked past, in rows of two. Cirrus and Brock were in front, Misty and Nimbus in the middle, and Ash and May in the back. One of Plantella's vines snuck behind them.

Unexpectedly, it grabbed May around the throat. Being unable to breathe, she fainted. Ash used Poe Sword on Plantella's vine. She cringed and unwound it from around May.

Ash discarded his sword before catching May before she hit the ground. Slowly, he put her on her back on the ground. He noticed the fact she hadn't started breathing. "She'll suffocate." he frowned.

He started CPR quickly. Cirrus picked up his sword and placed it next to him. May steadily started breathing again.

Ash got up, his sword in hand. "How dare you?" he said, rage in his voice.

May stirred out of unconsciousness. She saw Ash standing next to her, his jaw set with anger and determination, sword out in front of him. Plantella was pink. "A...sh...Plant...ella...is.going.to.use.Bad.Seed," she whispered.

Ash's rigid expression softened when he looked at her. He got down next to her again. "Shh," he whispered, "don't"

"But...Ash...Plant-"

"Shh!" he said. Ash looked up at Plantella. He went pale.

"Watch out!" Misty called. Plantella started shooting seeds out. Ash did the one thing he could in a split second-protect May.

Her head was against his chest. She could hear his shuddering breaths. 'He's-protecting?-me from those things. Why.? Could he possibly.?' she thought.

The barrage of seeds stopped. Ash slowly got up. A little blood trickled down his arm. He wiped it off. Misty, Brock, Nimbus, and Cirrus walked over, ready to battle Plantella.

Ash used Poe Sword through the whole battle. Misty used Needle Chop.

Nimbus used Ice Lance. Brock used Rock Riot. Last, Cirrus used Blue Dragon

Fist.

Plantella died and vanished. They collapsed. Ash was next to May. They were all were scratched and bruised.

They all got up, minus May. She had been robbed of her energy. "How

much further?" Ash asked.

"A mile or two?" Cirrus shrugged.

"We're going. I'll carry May," Ash said. He carefully picked her up. "Let's.go."

May had a hold of the front of his shirt. Ash had his chin against the top of her head. Her thoughts were bugging her. 'Maybe, I should tell Ash, but is it that easy? Nimbus was right, we both were blushing.but what do I say? Should I say "Ash, I love you! Marry me!" HA! That would go down well! Misty would kill me, Cirrus and Nimbus would be cheering about the fact I admitted it, and Ash.'

"Ha! We're here!" Nimbus said. It was an hour later. Takkar was a small village, and very boring.

"Let's go to the Bounteous Babe Inn!" Brock said.

"NO!" they said. May yawned, uninterested in Brock's suggestion.

"Let's find a place with dignity," Misty said. Ash nodded in agreement. The group walked through the village for an inn or hotel.

"Here's one," Cirrus said, "We should get three rooms." They went in.

Nimbus got the keys and led them upstairs. She unlocked the first room, which was to be Cirrus and May's room. Ash walked over to the bed and put May on it.

He sat down on the edge to rest for a minute. "Um, why don't you go get some nice sleep, Ash?" Misty suggested.

"Nah. I.just need to sit down a minute." Suddenly, he went limp, eyes shut tight, and about to fall off the bed.

"Cirrus, help me get him onto the bed," Misty snapped. It took several careful minutes to do it without waking him up. "Let's go." They left.

Ash woke up around 1 A.M. He took his shoes off, got his book bag, and went in the bathroom. Due to the heat, he turned on the shower, on cold. He tossed his bag on the floor by the door.

He got dressed when out of the shower. The cold water helped his strained nerves. He decided not to put his shirt on yet.

'Lunar is a stressful place!' Ash thought, taking stuff out, 'I.can't believe I look like Dad.'

Ash, in looks, took to his father. Thinking didn't help much, because when he started shaving he cut himself. After 5 annoying minutes, he picked up his stuff and left the bathroom.

He set his bag on the floor. Ash sat down on the bed. He rubbed his

eyes. 2 A.M. was on the clock.

"What are you doing up?" Ash looked at May. She lied there, watching

him.

"Nothing," he said. May shook her head.

"Sure Ash," she said. Ash frowned. He turned and looked at her. She thought a moment, 'Should I.?'

"May, I, er, can I tell you something?" he asked. She nodded. "I don't know how-or why-but I.I love you, May."

"Ash, I love you, too!" They had one of those little kissy moments, which no one likes.

"Hey, what's that?" A small book was on the floor. Ash picked it up and opened it. It was a photo album.

"This? Pictures."

"Who's this?" May pointed to one picture. It showed a young couple. The woman in the picture was holding a baby boy.

"That's my mom and dad. Mom said this was taken when I was 1 year old," Ash said.

"You had big eyes when you were a baby!" May laughed. Ash looked at her.

"Shut up," he said. He turned to another page. The picture showed a

man in his early 30's.

"Who's-"

"That is my Dad. This is a pretty recent picture," Ash said.

"He looks like an older version of you, except his hair isn't as wild as yours!" May looked at Ash. He smiled.

"Everyone says that." Ash shut the album. He yawned. "I don't know about you, but I'm getting some more sleep."

"Me too." Ash and May went back to sleep.