Chapter 4 is up now! Yay! Finally. Hope everyone enjoys it. So sorry for the huge delay, I've been very lazy and I'm a procrastinator
Thank you to my wonderful reviewers!
Angel*Clefairy- It seems like she's evil doesn't it? It wasn't my intention but I was thinking back to an old fic I once read where one girl was being kind of cruel to the other girl for liking the same guy. I'm so happy that I've made it to someone's favorites list, I thought I'd never be a good enough writer to achieve that, thank you so much!*gives you an Ash plushy*
ejqHorseLady- and here's another plushy to add to your collection!*throws you an Ash plushie* take care of your Misty plushy, Thunderstorm is out to destroy them all!
Thunderstorm- *pouts* you destroyed my Misty plushies, well as long as you don't destroy me do as you wish *thinks of what to give you**light bulb appears above my head**digs in my bag of plushies**tosses you a Misty voodoo doll(torture devices not included)*
Bill- *puts finger to chin and thinks* Hmmm Ash the player… well that's sort of what I'm doing, I'm going to make an AAML version of this fic.*tosses you an Ash plushy*
LYW- I'll try to keep both characters like that but when I had Misty hogging Ash in the last chapter she seemed a little out of character to me, I'm hoping this fic will turn out well, thanks for the review!*tosses you a May plushy*
DJ- Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad this fic isn't as bad as I originally thought^^*throws you a Brock plushy*
Gryphon Turboclaw- Yes I know about that special but incase you haven't noticed, sometimes when the group meets a pokemon they end up meeting it again and wondering what it is in a later episode and you got one fact wrong, Sakura used Espeon to defeat Corsola, Beautifly only helped look for the stolen badges. Torchic is with May, I just haven't introduced it into this fic yet because I'm not sure if it will evolve as the 6th season progresses or not. When I do introduce it, it will be a torchic despite the fact if it does evolve in a later episode since I happen to find it too cute^^*hands you an Ash plushy*
Tk Macintosh- here's another plushy for you^^*throws you a May plushy*
Juan- thanks for the review, sorry for the cliff hanger but I had to do it*gives you an Ash plushy*
Moongirl- yes Ash does have a bike problem, he's prone to destroying girls' bikes lol but that's how he gets himself into these romance fics^^*gives you an Ash plushie*
Punky-Pika- don't worry, there's plenty of AAML fics and supporters out there so AAML is far from dead. Cheer up, instead of feeling sad about AAMayL, try to be happy for those who never got into AAML or any other pairing that have finally found a couple to support, even if it isn't the same one you like. It'll make you feel better acknowledging that instead of the fact that AAMayL is surfacing and becoming a little popular among fans.*Gives you a Misty plushie and a pat on the back for being a good sport*
...............................................- you have a lot of dots in your name lol thanks for reviewing*gives you a Misty plushie*
The Card Witch- I'm glad you enjoy my story and want me to stick to Ash/May, someone else told me I wrote Ash/May fics very well and wants me to continue writing more and it's very flattering I never considered myself as a good writer for anything *hands you a May plushie*
Red- thanx for the reviews, chapter 3 seems to be favored by a couple of people even though I don't think it's a great chapter at all. Go figure:/ *gives you an Ash plushie*
Chapter 4: Round 1: Hearts Race for Ash
"Mom, we're back!" Ash walked in through the door followed by Misty, who still clutched his hand, and May, struggling with the groceries.
Mrs. Ketchum rushed to the door happily. "Welcome home sweetie! I see you found the surprise!" Misty smiled.
Pikachu came up from behind Mrs. Ketchum from the dining room. One glance at Misty and it dove into her arms happy to see an old friend again. "Pika!"
"It's good to see you too Pikachu!" she rubbed the top of its head. "Toge!" Misty put her backpack down and let Togepi run off with Pikachu to play.
"Um, excuse me, where should I put these bags?" May said behind two bags of groceries. Mrs. Ketchum turned towards her and quickly grabbed one of the bags. "Follow me into the kitchen, you can set it down on the table." Mrs. Ketchum led the way into the kitchen, May followed.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot that I had groceries with me. I must've accidentally left them behind. Sorry about that May!" Misty said.
May turned to Misty with a fake smile. "Oh, that's okay Misty, it was no trouble." May lied. 'Yeah right, I bet you only left the bag you dropped behind so that I would have to carry it in order for me to slow down and stay behind you two all the way to the house.'
Ash soon followed after May into the kitchen along with Misty. He, May and Misty helped put the groceries away. As soon as they were done, Mrs. Ketchum turned towards May. "Thank you for carrying the groceries and helping us put them away."
"It was my pleasure, I'm May!" Mrs. Ketchum smiled cheerfully at her. "Oh, so you're the girl that Ash has told me so much about. It's a pleasure to meet you May, I'm Mrs. Ketchum!" May smiled as did Ash, Misty grinned a little but then quickly got rid of it, May did seem like a very nice girl but Misty was just too possessive of Ash to let herself become friends with her.
The four of them headed towards the sofa in the living room. As ash sat down at the end of the sofa May and Misty hurried quickly to gain the seat next to him. Unfortunately for them, Mrs. Ketchum had already taken it. The two girls looked at each other. They slightly glared at one another and sat down on the sofa, May sitting next to Mrs. Ketchum and Misty sitting at the end opposite to Ash's seat on the sofa, scooting as far away from May as possible.
"So May tell me about yourself." Mrs. Ketchum said.
"Well, I have a younger brother who's now back in Petalburg city with our mom and dad. My father is the gym leader there."
"Oh, really? How wonderful!" Mrs. Ketchum cheerfully exclaimed. May smiled and nodded her head.
"Speaking of gyms, why aren't you at the Cerulean City gym Misty? Did your sisters come back from their trip?" Ash asked Misty who was looking pretty bored at the moment. Misty was pulled out of her bored expression and nodded happily. "So why'd you decide to come here?" Misty blushed slightly. "Um, well…"
"Misty kept calling here asking if I heard from you and once I told her that you called to say you were coming back she came to visit." Mrs. Ketchum answered when Misty took so long to reply. Ash was amazed. 'She was calling for me?' Ash noticed the blush on Misty's face and began to grin. 'Maybe she does like me as much as I like her.'
"And I came here because I wanted to see you again Ash." Misty said nervously and blushing like mad. Ash beamed with a small blush on his face. May looked at Ash, she saw the look on his face and sighed deeply and sadly turning to face the floor. 'He couldn't make it any clearer to me that he still likes her. It's gonna be hard trying to get him to like me, but I won't give up.'
"You kids are probably starving after that long trip, I'll go make us lunch." Mrs. Ketchum got up from the couch and headed into the kitchen. May scooted over closer to Ash, she felt Misty's glare as she did this and she suddenly became nervous. "So Ash, do you think you could give me a tour of the town after lunch?" May asked timidly. Ash smiled at the innocence in her voice and nodded. "Sure, we can go now. It'll be a while until my mom finishes making lunch." Ash answered getting up from the couch. He held out his hand to May and she accepted happily as she was helped up onto her feet.
Misty pouted jealously and looked the other way with her arms crossed. Ash looked her way and walked towards her. He held out his hand. Misty stared at it a bit and looked up to see Ash's smiling face. "Would you like to come with us Misty?" May angrily looked the opposite direction. Misty giggled and took Ash's hand. "Of course Ash!" Ash pulled her up from the couch.
May took a glance at them. They were once again walking hand in hand, May felt so upset. She let her arms loosely hug her torso as she looked at her feet sadly. She then felt a hand grab hers. She saw that it was Ash's, May blushed and looked up at him. He was smiling at her, she returned it. Ash hadn't let go of Misty's hand but May felt happy to be acknowledged this time around, although Misty wasn't very happy.
"Mom, Misty and I are gonna show May around, we'll be back in a little while!" Ash yelled out to his mother who was in the kitchen. Mrs. Ketchum replied with an "Okay dear, have fun!" and the three of them headed outside.
Ash felt so tranquil. There he was with his long time crush, Misty, at his right and his newest best female friend, May, at his left. They were both his favorite girls to be around, aside from his mother, and the three of them were all together. He couldn't be any happier. Though for some reason he felt that there was some tension in the air.
Misty was a bit disappointed that Ash was also holding May's hand. 'It's only been a year since I left and he's already found another girl who's just as head over heels in love with him as much as I am, this wasn't supposed to happen! I've been with Ash for such a long time, I've spent hours, days, weeks, years with him. We've been through so much together and I want it to continue, I won't let May, a girl who's only known him for a short amount of time, take him from me just like that!' Misty squeezed Ash's hand as she thought this. Ash felt this and glanced at Misty, he noticed her firm expression on her face. 'What's up with Misty?' he then turned to look at May.
May was pretty content yet ironically enough seemed a little solemn. 'It's great that Ash still notices me, but it doesn't seem to be anything special since he's also holding Misty's hand. I guess he still only sees me as a friend.' Ash was confused with both girls, they were both silent and it felt so tense in between them.
"Hey why don't we stop at Prof. Oak's lab first?" Ash suggested, breaking the silence. Both girls broke from their thoughts and turned to Ash.
"Sure Ash!" Misty agreed.
"That's a great idea! I've been dying to meet him in person! My brother's gonna be so jealous!" May exclaimed excitedly.
Ash let go of both girls' hands and ran off. "Come on!" he yelled back at them.
"Ash this isn't another race is it? I don't even know where Prof. Oak's place is!" May yelled at him exasperatedly.
"It's not hard to find, it's that big lab up there!" Ash pointed to Prof. Oak's lab.
"I'll meet you there!" Ash then ran straight towards the lab.
May sighed. "Some tour, this feels more like a marathon." Misty smirked at her. "What's the matter, afraid you can't keep up?" May glowered at her. "I can keep up!"
"Well then let's see if that's true!"
"Alright then!"
Misty then ran after Ash, May dashed off as well. Both girls were sprinting at full speed to Oak's lab. Their dust rose high after them. Neighbors looked on as flashes of pink and red were seen.
May soon began to slow down, she wasn't fit for running, heck she still wasn't used to walking. Misty took the lead. Misty turned to look behind at May and smiled triumphantly. May saw this and desperately forced herself to catch up. 'I will not lose!' unfortunately May just couldn't keep up with Misty and began slowing down to a jog, which then turned into a walk, and then finally a stop. May placed her hands on her knees and panted heavily.
She looked up to see that Misty was far ahead of her. In fact Misty had already reached the lab. From where May stood, she saw that Ash congratulated her for being second place and saw Misty smack him upside the head for teasing her for being too slow, but they were acting so chummy afterwards. May then saw the two of them head inside, Misty grabbed Ash's hand as they did so. May's panting lessened and she began to walk slowly to the lab.
"Round one goes to Misty."
End of chapter 4. Ugh! Why is it that I continue to portray Misty as this evil jealous girl? Man she seems so out of character like that but it makes good conflict I guess. Personally I really don't like this chapter cuz I wrote this in a hurry and I know I could've done a better job on it. I hate writing the rising action because I never know what to write, I've already written the conclusion to this fic but I don't know what to put in the middle Darn writer's block!!! Review time! And I greatly appreciate all the nice reviews I've been getting, I love you guys^^