Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon
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Shadow Games
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Chapter7 – Unfriendly faces
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"Ummm, Ash, you just passed the entrance to Agate," Wes said, laughing at Ash's inability to read a map.
"I know," Ash said. "I'm just parking the hover bike over here!"
"Nice save," Wes said. "But the parking lot's on the other side of the city."
"I know that… we're taking the scenic route!"
"Riiiight," Wes said.
"Just stop it; I've been reading maps for ten years now."
"And you still aren't any good at it," May said laughing.
"Look, we're there. Told you I knew how to read maps. Everyone get out."
Ash, May, Wes, and Rui all stepped out of the vehicle.
"It's been a while since I've seen green grass, or green anything to be exact," May said marveling at the tropical atmosphere around them.
"Agate is a natural oasis in the desert," Rui explained. "Come on, I'll show you guys where you can stay."
The group of four entered the lush green town, and Rui brought them to a tall building built into the wall.
"This is the Agate Hotel," Rui said. "You two can stay here."
"But where will you and Wes stay?" Ash asked.
"My grandparents live here," Rui said. "On the way over Wes agreed to stay with me in their house."
"Sounds good," May said. "Come on, Ash, we should probably check in to a room. I think we'll be staying here for a while."
"Ok," Ash said.
"See you guys soon," Wes said, following Rui to her grandparents' house.
"Bye!" Ash said. "Now, do you suppose this town is going to be abandoned also?"
"I highly doubt it. I haven't seen any of those goons around here," May said.
"Then, let's go in," Ash said. He opened the door, and May entered the hotel followed by Ash.
"Wow," May said. "This place is much more beautiful than… what is she doing here?" May exclaimed looking into the lobby. She saw a tall and thin girl wearing a blue suit with her red hair down to her shoulders. Even thought she had changed her look, it was still obvious to May that she was…
"Misty?" Ash said. "What are you doing here?"
"Huh?" Misty turned around and saw Ash and May. "Now, this is a surprise. I thought the league had only sent me to investigate the Shadow Pokémon, but I guess…"
"Well, since we weren't sent here on the same assignment, we'd better not communicate much, if at all," Ash said, walking up to the front counter with May.
"But Ash," Misty said.
"Look, if you think I've forgiven you for what you did three years ago, then you're wrong. Just don't talk to us, ok?" Ash said.
"It was only a joke," Misty said. "Besides…"
"No, it wasn't. Now if you'll excuse us," Ash said, walking up to the desk to check in to a room that he had checked out over the telephone on the way there.
'If only she wasn't here… then Ash would have treated me differently…' Misty thought, walking away.
"Come on, Ash," May said as they were walking up to their room. "You don't have to be so down about it."
"Yeah, I do," Ash said. "Remember what happened?"
"Yes," May said. "I remember vividly."
'She's going to ruin everything… Ash loves me, and she's going to take him away…' May was thinking.
"So, we better stay away from her."
"You're right. But can't you just forget about it now?"
"I guess," Ash said.
"Good," May said. "Now let's go."
-Thirty minutes later-
"Well, we're finally settled in… I still can't believe that we're in a room right next to Misty. It's almost like a set-up or something," May said sitting on the full bed in the two-room hotel room.
"Well she can't come in our room," Ash said, kissing her on the cheek.
"I know… but I still get the feeling that she's going to ruin everything."
"I know," Ash said. "But she won't. Because I love you."
"I wish she could just accept that you don't love her and we could all be friends again," May said.
"I could never be friends with her again," Ash said. "At least, not for a long time. What she did… I can't bring myself to forgive her."
-FLASHBACK-
((Ash's POV))
"Come on, Ashy. I don't think that May would mind just one kiss," Misty says, moving closer to me..
"Don't call me that," I say. "And I already told you, I don't love you."
"I know you do, deep down inside. I mean, why would you love May? You've known me for much longer…"
"I do love May," I say. "And there isn't anything you can do to stop that." I stand up.
"Well, I love you," Misty says, putting her arms around me, and kissing me.
"Stop it!" I say, pulling away, but Misty holds on tight, now kissing me on the lips. May walks up behind me…
"Ash, how could you! I thought you loved me!" May runs off crying.
"Misty!" I say, pulling away finally. "Look what you've done! I told you that I didn't love you, and you couldn't just let that go, could you!"
"I can't help it that I love you," Misty says. "Besides, now that she's gone, I have you all to myself."
"No, you don't, Misty. I love May, and I always will. And now, I hate you," I say, the harsh words flowing out of my mouth like vomit. "Now May will never love me. Not after what you did." I let the word 'you' come out of my mouth with disgust and malice, like vomit. I run from the gazebo after May. 'She'll never understand, never, never…' I thought quietly.
"Just go away," May says when she sees me. "I know you love Misty. Go and kiss her some more."
"No… it's not like that… I've loved you since I first saw you…"
"I don't have to listen to you lie," May says. "I loved you, but now that feeling is gone."
"NO!" I say, running off crying. I can't believe what Misty did… if she really cared about me she would let me be happy with May, but now I'm more unhappy than ever in my entire life. I can't go on living. I dive into the nearest pool of water… and then everything becomes black…
- END FLASHBACK –
- FLASHBACK –
((May's POV))
I run exited to the gazebo. Ash had told me to meet him there… our last kiss there was so romantic, I can't wait to kiss him again. I see the white dome supported by pillars in the distance, with someone sitting inside. As I move closer, I see two people! Ash, and Misty, talking. Ash stands up, and Misty embraces him, kissing him.
'No…' I say to myself. 'Ash, how could you…'
I walk up behind him, and find myself saying the exact same words to him.
"Ash, how could you! I thought you loved me!" I run off, tears welling up in my eyes, and hide in the forest. 'Ash… I loved you…' I think. What seems like hours later, but now I know only as minutes, I see Ash coming towards me. "Just go away…" I say sadly. "I loved you, but now that feeling is gone."
"NO!" Ash started to cry, and I could see inside him, but I couldn't forgive him. Ash runs off, leaving me alone to cry.
"May, he didn't kiss me," a voice said. I turn to see Misty. "May, he loves you more than anything in the world. I was selfish. Ash didn't invite me… I just came and forced a kiss out of him…"
"You would have thought about how he felt if you really loved him," I say. I find my legs moving, and then running. I don't know where I'm going, but I know it's to Ash. I see him… lying down in the lake, not breathing.
"What… what have I done…" I say looking at Ash. "Why didn't I believe him…?" I submit to crying, falling on to the ground with tears rolling down my eyes. I knew what I had to do, and I was about to crawl into the water, when I heard Brock coming.
"Ash? May? Where are you?" The familiar voice called out.
"Here," I tried to say, but I couldn't talk… the voice just would not leave my body. I knew I had to do it right then and there. I dove into the water, and everything went black. 'I love you Ash… and I'm so sorry,' I thought as I fell into the state of unconsciousness.
- END FLASHBACK –
"Ash… I'm sure glad Brock had his cell phone," May said.
"Yeah, if he didn't call 911, I probably wouldn't be looking into the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen," Ash commented.
"I love you, Ash," May said, pulling him into a kiss.
"I love you too," Ash said when they finally broke apart, only to start passionately kissing again.
"What's all this about love?" A familiar masculine voice said. Wes walked into the only half-closed door. Neither Ash nor May noticed.
"BOO!" Wes said.
"EEK!" May screamed, backing away from Ash. "Wes? We were kind of in the middle of something."
"Well, the door was open," Wes said. Rui entered the door behind Wes.
"That doesn't mean you can come in," Ash said. "I don't think that we disturbed you when you were kissing."
"How did you know…?" Rui said blushing.
"So you were kissing!" Ash said triumphantly. Rui smacked Ash on the face.
"Sorry…" Ash said. "Owww… It was only a joke."
May laughed. "So, what did you come over for?"
"Well," Wes said. "Rui's grandparents aren't here. They've gone on a vacation to Hoenn."
"Well, in that case, there are two rooms," May said.
"Great! We accept," Rui responded. "So, which room do you want?"
"Ok, I guess you just skipped the part where we offered the room," Ash said. Everyone laughed. "Well, I don't care. Choose one, I guess."
"Alright. We'll take the other one," Wes said, laughing, as he and Rui went through the door connecting the rooms. "You can continue what you were in the middle of if you want to." Wes closed the door, and Ash and May could hear laughter from the through the door.
"Shall we?" May asked.
"Of course," Ash said, starting to make out with May once more.
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OOC:
I know I said Misty wouldn't be in this story, but I decided to put her in just for the fun of it. Of course, she's evil && If you thought what she did last time was bad, just wait for what she's gonna do to Ash and May this time!