CHAPTER 2

Well here's chapter 2, I hope you like it.

"I....I..........I" started May her face turning steadily redder. "What is it?" asked Ash also starting to blush. But then they heard Max calling for them and asking why they're taking so long. "Oh, never mind." said May sighing as she turned away and started walking towards the campsite again, leaving Ash standing there disappointed as if he knew what she was about to say.

When they finally reached the campsite they were yelled at by Max who was supposedly freezing and starving and whining that they took to long. "Why did you take so long? I'm freezing here and really famished and we need to get a fire started now!" shouted Max.

"OH, SHUTUP" May yelled back at him.

"I bet you were kissing in there!" Max teased.

"I said SHUTUP!" exclaimed May whose face was beat red.

"Ash and May Sitting in a ....Ahhh!" Max had started, before May pulled out her mallet and started chasing him around the campsite.

Brock was trying to figure this all out in his head. 'I wonder was what Max said true. I don't mean the kissing part of it, but what if they really do love each other, and they're having a hard time telling each other that they do. I has seemed that at times May and Ash either blush or stop short in the middle of conversation when they look at each other, but I've never thought this before, and now it all makes sense.' Brock thought to himself. But he was so lost in his train of thought that he forgot about dinner until he smelled something burning.

"Oh my god, the food is burning!" he exclaimed. He quickly then took the big pot off of the fire and splashed water on the flames. "Uh, guys dinner's ready, but I hope that you like it burnt." Brock said embarrassed that he'd overcooked a meal.

Everybody just laughed and said that it was ok with them.

The sky turned to a nice deep dark blue while they were eating and soon the moon and stars shone brightly throughout the night sky.

"Wow," said May in awe, "It's really beautiful out tonight."

"Yeah, you're right." Ash agreed

They then looked at each other and smiled as a deep blush crept across each of their faces, but then looked up quickly. But they weren't fast enough, both Max and Brock noticed and Max let out a snicker while Brock said nothing.

"And what's so funny Max," said May crossly to her younger brother.

Max just let out another snicker as if he was trying to make it much louder then the last.

"SHUTUP!" May shouted at Max just before she took out her mallet and started chasing Max around with it again. Brock saw this as the perfect opportunity to talk to Ash.

"I know Ash, you can't hide it from me" said Brock grinning at him. "Know what?" Ash said trying to sound as if he didn't know what he was talking about though it was obvious that he knew because he was blushing slightly. "I know that you like May, and I also no that she likes you back just as much."

"Well promise not to tell anyone, and by anyone I mean Max, ok. And by the way how did you know?" Ash asked his friend curiously.

"Oh, It was obvious," replied Brock grinning.

Later on that night when everybody was tired and decided to go to bed, Ash and May were the only ones up. Everything was silent.

Ash then broke the silence by saying, "So May, what was it that you were going to tell me earlier?"

"Um, well, I, Um, sort of need to tell you that when there aren't listening ears around." May said to him as she tilted her head towards her brother.

"Ok, then lets take a walk." Ash said to her.

"Um, ok," said May agreeing

Then they entered the forest. Although it was dark it was also beautifully illuminated by the full moon that shone brightly above.

They were quietly walking through the forest, not saying a word until Ash said "I think that we're out of hearing range, so...... What's up?"

They then sat down on a rock together and May started talking "Well I just wanted to tell you that I" They heard a loud rustle from the trees, May screamed and grabbed on to Ash.

"Who's there?" Ash called out.

Then appeared a girl with short red hair and a yellow suit.

"Misty?!?" both of them said at the same time.

Well how was it?