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"Isn't it lovely? First Ash, now May," Lance growled, glaring at the floor. Misty eyed him wearily, frowning slightly.
"And the baby," she added. A knock at the door startled the group. Looking at everyone, Paran got up and went to answer it.
"YOU ALL WON'T BELIEVE THIS!!!" Misty, Lance, and Fox bolted into the entrance hall. Standing in the open doorway, one nearly hanging on the other, was Ash and May.
Silence fell over the group. Within a second, they attacked them, hugging the startled couple. Ash peeled Misty off, trying to smile, even though he had no clue who they were really...except, vaguely, he did. He knew who Misty was, from remembering up until 17 with crystal clarity. Lance, Fox, and Paran, on the other hand, was another story.
"Where were the both of you!" Paran said, hugging both Ash and May. She turned to Ash, who was practically hiding behind May. "What happened to you?"
May had to silently mouth that he had amnesia, before it dawned on them why Ash was behaving so strangely. Lance snuck behind them, before grabbing Ash by the shoulders, and pulling him back. Laughing, they fell to the ground, before the Shadow Master hit Lance over the head with his fist, and stood back up.
Belle, Ryder, Fidelity, and Zoe all stood behind them, Zoe's husband and kids behind them. "Um, hi?" Fidelity said.
"How about we go in, then do the intros?" Paran suggested. They went into the living room, and sat down.
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"So, what happened for you to get amnesia?" Fox asked. He waited, before asking again. "Ash?"
They looked at him. Ash was looking at the pictures on the table curiously, picking them up and inspecting each one. He set the one he was holding down, and looked at them. "How should I know? It involved a tree, but that's all I know. Most likely the League too, but other then that..."
Ash went to staring out of the window, his eyes glowing a dim gold. He frowned slightly, before glaring indignantly at the silent forest. "I was supposed to just go out for a few hours..." he said, rocking back and forth restlessly, "Three League Masters appeared out of the trees, and attacked me. I ran, trying to get them as far away from the house as possible. We made it to this clearing, and I tried to fight them, but not having to for so long, I was having trouble. Some of their attacks hit one of the trees, and brought it down. I pushed Pikachu away. I got caught under it. They ran away. Not long afterwards I blacked out."
"That's when Pikachu came back," Paran added, "Near crying too."
It was Pikachu's turn to get the indignant look. The black mouse pokemon glared at Paran, sitting on Ash's lap. "It's sad," Ash added, "I barely remember any of you. And I didn't even remember my own baby-"
"Wait, hold up." May said, "Ash, I never told you about this before until just a few days ago. You wouldn't have remembered it anyway, because you didn't even know!"
"You think I didn't know?" he asked, giving her a side-ways glance, "I'm not- or was I ever-as ignorant as you think I am. I knew about it quite clearly, didn't say anything though. I knew you had a reason for not mentioning it in the first place, so I didn't want to make a fuss."
He looked slightly depressed, his eyes a dull orange-yellow color instead of gold. Ash stood up, Pikachu jumping down quickly. Ignoring the looks everyone gave him, he grabbed his cloak and walked out.
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"Ash...ASH!" May, Pikachu, and Lucia (her white-colored pikachu) had followed after him, looking all over for Ash. "Where haven't we looked?"
"Pika!" Pikachu bolted into the bushes, followed closely by Lucia. May sighed, and walked after them swiftly. She followed the two pikachus until they found the mouth of a cave. Pikachu pointed into the cave, before running in.
May squeezed in, frowning. "Why would Ash be in here?" she asked, smoothing her skirt down before going on. The tunnel curved around for several minutes, before opening up into the forest again. There was a small lake. It was a waterfall that filled the lake. Rocks were scattered all about.
Ash was sitting on the shore, his arms around his knees, which was pulled up to his chest. He was once again rocking back and forth, staring up at the waterfall with tired eyes. May sat down next to him, curling her legs under her. "So this is were you've always been coming to hide?"
He looked at her sulkily. His face was wet, but whether it was from the spray of the waterfall or tears was heard to tell. Ash went back to looking at the waterfall, before standing up. May was about to also, before he dove into the water with precise grace, and disappeared under the surface.
May sat in stunned silence. Ash had never ran away like that before, or in the present case, swim. She took on a determined look, and jumped in after him. 'I'm not letting you hide from whatever is bugging you so badly, Ashura,' she thought, kicking her legs as quickly as she could to try to find him, 'you have to face it sooner or later.'
She felt the force of the waterfall push her down lower into the water. May looked up, and saw she was right under it. Quickening her pace, May continued onward until she hit a wall. Pikachu and Lucia started swimming upwards, toward the surface. She followed after, realizing she had to get to the surface soon.
Breaking the top, May took in deep gulps of air, looking around frantically. It was a small cave behind the waterfall! May climbed up onto the stone ground, and looked for any sign of Ash. The telltale water trail leading to a stone staircase showed where he had went to. Her footsteps echoed on the stone walls, as she walked over to the stairs, and started up.
The stairs went up out of the cave, and to the top of the waterfall. May once again found Ash, this time sitting on a large rock near the river that fed the waterfall, and curved down the sloping side of the hill (it was too small to be a mountain). "You seem rather inclined to stay as distant as possible right now. First you run off to that little lagoon down there, then when I find you, you come up here to try to get away," May said, sitting next to him again, Pikachu and Lucia sitting at his other side.
Ash looked at May, his eyes dimly glowing. He went back to staring at the water, turning a pale red. "I just wanted to be alone."
May gently pushed his hair away from his eyes. "You shouldn't hide like this. There must be *something* wrong?" she asked.
He forced himself to look into her eyes. Ash went stiff before replying. "It's nothing." he replied, "I just needed some time to think, that's all."
"You should have just said so," May chided. Ash slid down, his feet hitting the ground. He helped her off the rock with a smile.
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Pikachu and Lucia jumped, when the two Masters surfaced from below the water. "That's actually fun, getting back out here," May said, wrapping an arm around Ash's neck, tracing his lower lip with her free hand.
She pressed her forehead against his, looking into Ash's eyes. They were the color of melted gold. May ran her hand along his chest and stomach, until she felt the smoothness of his belt buckle. Usually his shirt covered it, but at that moment the black shirt was sticking to his skin.
Ash's eyes had turned a dark honey color. He grabbed her around the waist, holding her close. "May," he said, his voice husky, "don't tease me like this..."
"Oh, I'm not trying to tease you at all..." May whispered into his ear, "I'm deathly serious..."
Pikachu and Lucia looked at each other, then at the two Masters. May wrapped both arms around Ash's neck, and kissed the slightly bemused Shadow Master. He gently forced her lips apart with his tongue, not really caring whether they'd be missed, or that it was steadily getting cooler as the sun set. With a wicked smile, they both sank under the surface.
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The night had taken on a chilly silence. May stared at the back of the waterfall, comfortably warm in her Bonded husband's embrace. Even though the stone ground beneath them was less then soft, neither of them wanted to move from the spot. Ash silently kissed the top of her head, pulling his cloak around them.
May looked up into his eyes. He looked deep in thought. She snuggled closer to Ash, who tightened his hold on her. "Ash?" she asked, twisting a few strands of his ebony hair around her index finger.
"Hmmm?"
"How about we go back to the house-"
"Now why would we do that?" Ash said, grinning. "I just got comfortable here...and I rather enjoy the view."
"Enjoy...the view...! ASHURA!" May tried to tackle him, but Ash managed to dodge her, grabbing hold of her shoulders, laughing.
"May, I was kidding!" he snickered, trying to restrain her. May struggled against his grasp, trying to get away from him.
"You were kidding?" she said, looking at him in exasperation. Ash loosened his hold on her shoulders.
"I. Was. Kidding! Why are you so uptight all of a sudden?" Ash asked. May gave him a depressed look, and started crying, sinking down to the ground on her knees. He went down with her, silently letting her cry on him. "Shhh..."
"Ashura...Ash...I'm...s-sorry," she stuttered, her cheek pressed against his shoulder. He carefully reached for his cloak, just barely catching hold of it.
"What are you saying sorry for? You haven't done anything," he asked, wrapping the cloak around May. She let Ash wipe the tears away softly with his thumb.
"F-for crying...I guess i-it's my...hormones a-acting up again." He slowly tried to pull the sobbing Light Master off him. "Ash? Don't leave?!"
"I just want to go get something," he said gently, getting up. May stared at the ground dolefully, waiting for Ash to return. It was barely a minute later before he was back, partially dressed. The only thing missing was his boots, shirt, and gloves, and his belt was still unfastened.
"Here," Ash said, taking out a black and silver handkerchief. May took it quietly, and unfolding it. The embroidery around the edges was done with silver thread, the cloth itself black. She delicately ran a finger over the initials in one of the corners, before handing it back. "May, seriously. *Use it.*"
"No. I don't need it." Ash sat down next to her, pulling her into a hug. He held the cloth to her nose, frowning slightly.
"Blow." May gave him a suffering look, but obeyed anyway. He stuffed the handkerchief into his pocket again, and continued to hold onto her.
"I-I'm so s-sorry, A-Ash." May said, a fresh wave of tears falling, "I'm totally messing u-up your...your b-b-birthday."
"May, no you haven't." he said, hiding his surprise, "You've never messed anything up. If you want to cry, then you go ahead and cry! Don't worry about me, just do what you have to do."
She stared at her hands, before wiping away the new tears. "I love you, Ash," she said, looking at him.
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It was twelve the next day, the sun at its highest point in the sky. Lance sighed, pushing himself out of the tree again. That had been the sixth or seventh time Ash had caused him to go flying into that same hole with a single punch. He glared at the Shadow Master, who was laughing so hard that he was gripping his side in pain. "Lance, YOU are the one that needs to train...how many times have I beat you up so far?" Ash asked.
"Ashura, shut it!" Lance snapped, throwing a twig at him. Ash caught it easily, and snapped it in five little sectioned, before throwing them away. "Err...ARGH!"
He snickered, and walked over to the house. Ash sat down on the ground, his back against the house siding. He looked up, at the windowsill. A glass filled with a liquid the color of apple juice wa sitting on it. Mostly out of curiosity, Ash grabbed hold of the glass and took it down.
"I wonder who brought this out here?" Ash said, "LANCE!"
"What?" Lance asked, sitting down next to him, wiping a hand across his forehead.
"Did you bring this out here?" he questioned, showing him the glass full of apple juice. Lance eyed it, before shaking his head. Ash shrugged, and starting sipping at it.
"A-Ash, I don't think that's a good idea." The Dragon Master said, "Because, I doubt one of the girls brought it out, because they would of brought more then one."
"If you are so worried about it," Ash suggested, "go ask May or someone."
"Ask what?" Ash and Lance looked at May, who was holding the door open. Paran and Misty were behind her. They all sat down in front of them.
"Who brought this out here," Lance said, snatching the glass away from Ash, before he could drink the last of it. May, Paran, and Misty looked at each other.
"None of us did," they replied.
"And Fox couldn't of, because he's off doing something," Paran added. May took the glass, and looked into it.
"Ash," she said, looking at him, "You did NOT just drink this?"
"Er..."
"ASHURA KETCHUM!" Ash whimpered, and looked at May pleadingly. "You should KNOW not to do something like that! Who knows what you just drank?"
"It was apple juice..." Ash said in a small voice, cringing. May sighed, staring at him.
"How can you know that for sure though?"
"It tasted like apple juice." May kicked him. "Ow! What was that for?!"
"Just because it tasted-"
"It's like chicken. Just because it tastes like chicken, DOESN'T mean it is chicken," Lance commented. They all looked at him.
"What's chicken got to do with this?" Ash asked, "Even though...that does sound kinda good at the moment..."
"You can be so dumb sometimes!" May sighed, glaring at him, "Ash...just...go back to your training. We'll talk about this later."
He watched her go back into the house. Ash looked at Misty, Paran, and Lance, getting a depressed look again. "Well, I've done it again." he commented dully, "I've gotten May upset."
Ash frowned, and dropped the glass, it shattering when it hit the ground. "Ash..." Misty said.
"No. Don't say a word. I don't want to hear it. I just want to go lie down for a bit."
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May peeked into the bedroom, silently slipping in. Ash was curled up, sound asleep, in bed. She sat down gently on the edge. Misty had suggested waiting a few hours before bothering him again. "Ash, wake up," she said gently, "I need to talk to you."
He yawned, and sat up, rubbing his eyes. May's eyes went wide, as she gaped at him. "ASH?!"
Ash looked at her. "Wha?"
He yelped. His voice had came out totally different from normal-it didn't even sound remotely like his voice at all. Ash looked at his hands, which where shaking.
"I-I-I," Ash stuttered, creeping over to the full length mirror. He had to hold onto his belt, to keep his loose black pants from falling, and his feet slid in his boots. His eyes went wide, as he stared at his reflection. "I'M A GIRL!!!???"
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This is chapter 7! ^^ Nice ending for the chapter, ain't it?!?!?!? And I now have to figure out whether I should call Ash 'he' or 'she' until he's normal o.O OH well. Onto reviews for now:
DJ Rodriguez-Psst..let me tell you a secret..:Cough::it'llbeagirl::cough:: ^^ I have to think of the powers their baby will have, and all that, but I have plenty of time for that -_o
ejqHorseLady-Yes, the lizard thing was cute! =^.^= About the question...Ash ¾ remembers, lol. It really depends. Some things are still vague, but are kinda there nonetheless.
"Isn't it lovely? First Ash, now May," Lance growled, glaring at the floor. Misty eyed him wearily, frowning slightly.
"And the baby," she added. A knock at the door startled the group. Looking at everyone, Paran got up and went to answer it.
"YOU ALL WON'T BELIEVE THIS!!!" Misty, Lance, and Fox bolted into the entrance hall. Standing in the open doorway, one nearly hanging on the other, was Ash and May.
Silence fell over the group. Within a second, they attacked them, hugging the startled couple. Ash peeled Misty off, trying to smile, even though he had no clue who they were really...except, vaguely, he did. He knew who Misty was, from remembering up until 17 with crystal clarity. Lance, Fox, and Paran, on the other hand, was another story.
"Where were the both of you!" Paran said, hugging both Ash and May. She turned to Ash, who was practically hiding behind May. "What happened to you?"
May had to silently mouth that he had amnesia, before it dawned on them why Ash was behaving so strangely. Lance snuck behind them, before grabbing Ash by the shoulders, and pulling him back. Laughing, they fell to the ground, before the Shadow Master hit Lance over the head with his fist, and stood back up.
Belle, Ryder, Fidelity, and Zoe all stood behind them, Zoe's husband and kids behind them. "Um, hi?" Fidelity said.
"How about we go in, then do the intros?" Paran suggested. They went into the living room, and sat down.
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"So, what happened for you to get amnesia?" Fox asked. He waited, before asking again. "Ash?"
They looked at him. Ash was looking at the pictures on the table curiously, picking them up and inspecting each one. He set the one he was holding down, and looked at them. "How should I know? It involved a tree, but that's all I know. Most likely the League too, but other then that..."
Ash went to staring out of the window, his eyes glowing a dim gold. He frowned slightly, before glaring indignantly at the silent forest. "I was supposed to just go out for a few hours..." he said, rocking back and forth restlessly, "Three League Masters appeared out of the trees, and attacked me. I ran, trying to get them as far away from the house as possible. We made it to this clearing, and I tried to fight them, but not having to for so long, I was having trouble. Some of their attacks hit one of the trees, and brought it down. I pushed Pikachu away. I got caught under it. They ran away. Not long afterwards I blacked out."
"That's when Pikachu came back," Paran added, "Near crying too."
It was Pikachu's turn to get the indignant look. The black mouse pokemon glared at Paran, sitting on Ash's lap. "It's sad," Ash added, "I barely remember any of you. And I didn't even remember my own baby-"
"Wait, hold up." May said, "Ash, I never told you about this before until just a few days ago. You wouldn't have remembered it anyway, because you didn't even know!"
"You think I didn't know?" he asked, giving her a side-ways glance, "I'm not- or was I ever-as ignorant as you think I am. I knew about it quite clearly, didn't say anything though. I knew you had a reason for not mentioning it in the first place, so I didn't want to make a fuss."
He looked slightly depressed, his eyes a dull orange-yellow color instead of gold. Ash stood up, Pikachu jumping down quickly. Ignoring the looks everyone gave him, he grabbed his cloak and walked out.
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"Ash...ASH!" May, Pikachu, and Lucia (her white-colored pikachu) had followed after him, looking all over for Ash. "Where haven't we looked?"
"Pika!" Pikachu bolted into the bushes, followed closely by Lucia. May sighed, and walked after them swiftly. She followed the two pikachus until they found the mouth of a cave. Pikachu pointed into the cave, before running in.
May squeezed in, frowning. "Why would Ash be in here?" she asked, smoothing her skirt down before going on. The tunnel curved around for several minutes, before opening up into the forest again. There was a small lake. It was a waterfall that filled the lake. Rocks were scattered all about.
Ash was sitting on the shore, his arms around his knees, which was pulled up to his chest. He was once again rocking back and forth, staring up at the waterfall with tired eyes. May sat down next to him, curling her legs under her. "So this is were you've always been coming to hide?"
He looked at her sulkily. His face was wet, but whether it was from the spray of the waterfall or tears was heard to tell. Ash went back to looking at the waterfall, before standing up. May was about to also, before he dove into the water with precise grace, and disappeared under the surface.
May sat in stunned silence. Ash had never ran away like that before, or in the present case, swim. She took on a determined look, and jumped in after him. 'I'm not letting you hide from whatever is bugging you so badly, Ashura,' she thought, kicking her legs as quickly as she could to try to find him, 'you have to face it sooner or later.'
She felt the force of the waterfall push her down lower into the water. May looked up, and saw she was right under it. Quickening her pace, May continued onward until she hit a wall. Pikachu and Lucia started swimming upwards, toward the surface. She followed after, realizing she had to get to the surface soon.
Breaking the top, May took in deep gulps of air, looking around frantically. It was a small cave behind the waterfall! May climbed up onto the stone ground, and looked for any sign of Ash. The telltale water trail leading to a stone staircase showed where he had went to. Her footsteps echoed on the stone walls, as she walked over to the stairs, and started up.
The stairs went up out of the cave, and to the top of the waterfall. May once again found Ash, this time sitting on a large rock near the river that fed the waterfall, and curved down the sloping side of the hill (it was too small to be a mountain). "You seem rather inclined to stay as distant as possible right now. First you run off to that little lagoon down there, then when I find you, you come up here to try to get away," May said, sitting next to him again, Pikachu and Lucia sitting at his other side.
Ash looked at May, his eyes dimly glowing. He went back to staring at the water, turning a pale red. "I just wanted to be alone."
May gently pushed his hair away from his eyes. "You shouldn't hide like this. There must be *something* wrong?" she asked.
He forced himself to look into her eyes. Ash went stiff before replying. "It's nothing." he replied, "I just needed some time to think, that's all."
"You should have just said so," May chided. Ash slid down, his feet hitting the ground. He helped her off the rock with a smile.
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Pikachu and Lucia jumped, when the two Masters surfaced from below the water. "That's actually fun, getting back out here," May said, wrapping an arm around Ash's neck, tracing his lower lip with her free hand.
She pressed her forehead against his, looking into Ash's eyes. They were the color of melted gold. May ran her hand along his chest and stomach, until she felt the smoothness of his belt buckle. Usually his shirt covered it, but at that moment the black shirt was sticking to his skin.
Ash's eyes had turned a dark honey color. He grabbed her around the waist, holding her close. "May," he said, his voice husky, "don't tease me like this..."
"Oh, I'm not trying to tease you at all..." May whispered into his ear, "I'm deathly serious..."
Pikachu and Lucia looked at each other, then at the two Masters. May wrapped both arms around Ash's neck, and kissed the slightly bemused Shadow Master. He gently forced her lips apart with his tongue, not really caring whether they'd be missed, or that it was steadily getting cooler as the sun set. With a wicked smile, they both sank under the surface.
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The night had taken on a chilly silence. May stared at the back of the waterfall, comfortably warm in her Bonded husband's embrace. Even though the stone ground beneath them was less then soft, neither of them wanted to move from the spot. Ash silently kissed the top of her head, pulling his cloak around them.
May looked up into his eyes. He looked deep in thought. She snuggled closer to Ash, who tightened his hold on her. "Ash?" she asked, twisting a few strands of his ebony hair around her index finger.
"Hmmm?"
"How about we go back to the house-"
"Now why would we do that?" Ash said, grinning. "I just got comfortable here...and I rather enjoy the view."
"Enjoy...the view...! ASHURA!" May tried to tackle him, but Ash managed to dodge her, grabbing hold of her shoulders, laughing.
"May, I was kidding!" he snickered, trying to restrain her. May struggled against his grasp, trying to get away from him.
"You were kidding?" she said, looking at him in exasperation. Ash loosened his hold on her shoulders.
"I. Was. Kidding! Why are you so uptight all of a sudden?" Ash asked. May gave him a depressed look, and started crying, sinking down to the ground on her knees. He went down with her, silently letting her cry on him. "Shhh..."
"Ashura...Ash...I'm...s-sorry," she stuttered, her cheek pressed against his shoulder. He carefully reached for his cloak, just barely catching hold of it.
"What are you saying sorry for? You haven't done anything," he asked, wrapping the cloak around May. She let Ash wipe the tears away softly with his thumb.
"F-for crying...I guess i-it's my...hormones a-acting up again." He slowly tried to pull the sobbing Light Master off him. "Ash? Don't leave?!"
"I just want to go get something," he said gently, getting up. May stared at the ground dolefully, waiting for Ash to return. It was barely a minute later before he was back, partially dressed. The only thing missing was his boots, shirt, and gloves, and his belt was still unfastened.
"Here," Ash said, taking out a black and silver handkerchief. May took it quietly, and unfolding it. The embroidery around the edges was done with silver thread, the cloth itself black. She delicately ran a finger over the initials in one of the corners, before handing it back. "May, seriously. *Use it.*"
"No. I don't need it." Ash sat down next to her, pulling her into a hug. He held the cloth to her nose, frowning slightly.
"Blow." May gave him a suffering look, but obeyed anyway. He stuffed the handkerchief into his pocket again, and continued to hold onto her.
"I-I'm so s-sorry, A-Ash." May said, a fresh wave of tears falling, "I'm totally messing u-up your...your b-b-birthday."
"May, no you haven't." he said, hiding his surprise, "You've never messed anything up. If you want to cry, then you go ahead and cry! Don't worry about me, just do what you have to do."
She stared at her hands, before wiping away the new tears. "I love you, Ash," she said, looking at him.
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It was twelve the next day, the sun at its highest point in the sky. Lance sighed, pushing himself out of the tree again. That had been the sixth or seventh time Ash had caused him to go flying into that same hole with a single punch. He glared at the Shadow Master, who was laughing so hard that he was gripping his side in pain. "Lance, YOU are the one that needs to train...how many times have I beat you up so far?" Ash asked.
"Ashura, shut it!" Lance snapped, throwing a twig at him. Ash caught it easily, and snapped it in five little sectioned, before throwing them away. "Err...ARGH!"
He snickered, and walked over to the house. Ash sat down on the ground, his back against the house siding. He looked up, at the windowsill. A glass filled with a liquid the color of apple juice wa sitting on it. Mostly out of curiosity, Ash grabbed hold of the glass and took it down.
"I wonder who brought this out here?" Ash said, "LANCE!"
"What?" Lance asked, sitting down next to him, wiping a hand across his forehead.
"Did you bring this out here?" he questioned, showing him the glass full of apple juice. Lance eyed it, before shaking his head. Ash shrugged, and starting sipping at it.
"A-Ash, I don't think that's a good idea." The Dragon Master said, "Because, I doubt one of the girls brought it out, because they would of brought more then one."
"If you are so worried about it," Ash suggested, "go ask May or someone."
"Ask what?" Ash and Lance looked at May, who was holding the door open. Paran and Misty were behind her. They all sat down in front of them.
"Who brought this out here," Lance said, snatching the glass away from Ash, before he could drink the last of it. May, Paran, and Misty looked at each other.
"None of us did," they replied.
"And Fox couldn't of, because he's off doing something," Paran added. May took the glass, and looked into it.
"Ash," she said, looking at him, "You did NOT just drink this?"
"Er..."
"ASHURA KETCHUM!" Ash whimpered, and looked at May pleadingly. "You should KNOW not to do something like that! Who knows what you just drank?"
"It was apple juice..." Ash said in a small voice, cringing. May sighed, staring at him.
"How can you know that for sure though?"
"It tasted like apple juice." May kicked him. "Ow! What was that for?!"
"Just because it tasted-"
"It's like chicken. Just because it tastes like chicken, DOESN'T mean it is chicken," Lance commented. They all looked at him.
"What's chicken got to do with this?" Ash asked, "Even though...that does sound kinda good at the moment..."
"You can be so dumb sometimes!" May sighed, glaring at him, "Ash...just...go back to your training. We'll talk about this later."
He watched her go back into the house. Ash looked at Misty, Paran, and Lance, getting a depressed look again. "Well, I've done it again." he commented dully, "I've gotten May upset."
Ash frowned, and dropped the glass, it shattering when it hit the ground. "Ash..." Misty said.
"No. Don't say a word. I don't want to hear it. I just want to go lie down for a bit."
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May peeked into the bedroom, silently slipping in. Ash was curled up, sound asleep, in bed. She sat down gently on the edge. Misty had suggested waiting a few hours before bothering him again. "Ash, wake up," she said gently, "I need to talk to you."
He yawned, and sat up, rubbing his eyes. May's eyes went wide, as she gaped at him. "ASH?!"
Ash looked at her. "Wha?"
He yelped. His voice had came out totally different from normal-it didn't even sound remotely like his voice at all. Ash looked at his hands, which where shaking.
"I-I-I," Ash stuttered, creeping over to the full length mirror. He had to hold onto his belt, to keep his loose black pants from falling, and his feet slid in his boots. His eyes went wide, as he stared at his reflection. "I'M A GIRL!!!???"
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This is chapter 7! ^^ Nice ending for the chapter, ain't it?!?!?!? And I now have to figure out whether I should call Ash 'he' or 'she' until he's normal o.O OH well. Onto reviews for now:
DJ Rodriguez-Psst..let me tell you a secret..:Cough::it'llbeagirl::cough:: ^^ I have to think of the powers their baby will have, and all that, but I have plenty of time for that -_o
ejqHorseLady-Yes, the lizard thing was cute! =^.^= About the question...Ash ¾ remembers, lol. It really depends. Some things are still vague, but are kinda there nonetheless.