Disclaimer: I do not claim ownership of Pokemon, its characters, locations, or names. All of them, with the exception of original characters, ideas, and places, belong to Nintendo.
Credits: Vanika, Silvanus, Gwen, and all locations involving Nara belong to me.
AN: Aha...this chapter. The first big bang of the Major Plot Line #4 (Family). Of course MPL#4 isn't over this chapter, it stretches until the last one if the story goes as I hope it will. As it is, I realize Gary is very OOC compared to what happened in the anime, but I imagine he could turn out the way he is in here.
As for the emphasis I put on this second adult scene, there is a reason for it. Besides the humor brought in by the two later scenes with Delia (which I know is probably overkill, but seeing as she seems to like to embarrass Ash in the show and probably the manga, I imagine she would use all the ammo she could get on them. XD), it is actually quite a big plot point for the MPL#1 (AshxMay), and for another one of the multiple Pls, unlike the first one. I won't tell you which PL though. ;p I'll let you come up with your own conclusions, though it might not be what you expect. Har. And yes, I realize this is probably no better then the first one, I'll be surprised if it isn't worse, but meh. Practice makes perfect.
As for some things that happen...ehhhh...refer to my AN's after the chapter. I'll spare you all my spoiler comments until then. XD (Yes! My first Post-Chapter notes!)
Warning: Sex scene in here! Enjoy the horribly written thing. Also, as with the first time, if anyone feels like it is too much for FFN, review and tell me. Or e-mail me. Or something. I can take it out or water it down, it's not that big a deal, I'm not going to flip out.
- Chapter Sixteen: Healing Touch -
"What the hell is that?" Gary asked, staring incredulously at Vanika and Silvanus. "Gramps, what's going on here?"
Pikachu's ears folded back. Moronic human, Silvanus hissed, crouching down and glaring at the unfamiliar man. Ash glanced over; May had her eyes narrowed, her hands clenched into fists. "Gary," Oak said sharply, "you're to respect them."
"What? Like they understand anything I'm doing anyway?" We understand more then you think, dolt. Vanika's retort made Ash laugh when Gary jumped. "What kind of freak is this?"
May bolted up, pulling back before Ash could try to stop her. "They aren't freaks!" she snapped, drawing Gary's attention, "You don't know anything about them."
"Hm. Who is this lovely little lady that is standing before me?" Gary asked, turning his back on the snarling reptiles to regard May thoughtfully. She glared at him. "Rather touchy about them, aren't you? Rather odd, considering how...well, they're monsters."
"Take that back," May said, ignoring Ash's and Professor Oak's attempts at keeping her calm. She shook her head.
"May-" Delia started, before Gary's head snapped to the side to look at her critically. The name rung a bell inside of him.
"That...name." He folded his arms across his chest, and leaned forward, forcing May back a step as he stared at her. "Well, I never dreamed I'd ever see you again, little sister. Have fun making our family miserable?"
"Gary, leave her alone," Oak ordered, getting a sneer from his grandson. Gary advanced on May, as she slowly backed away from him, edging around to be closer to Vanika and Silvanus.
"No!" Pointing at the brown-haired girl angrily, Gary scowled. "It's your fault our family fell apart! Mom pined for months because of you, and then Dad stopped visiting just so he wouldn't have to see it."
"My fault?" Thinking back on it, May remembered that their parents constantly argued, even before she left; in fact, that was why she left. "They already had issues before."
"Gary, you're being irrational. You were kids-" Ash pitched in. Gary waved it off.
"Stay out of it! This has nothing to do with a loser like you!" his rival snapped at him. May's face twisted into a grimace. "You playing little independent bitch didn't help them. And you caused them grief, for what? Where the hell've you been anyway?"
"If you must know," she said, "I've been in Nara, staying with Vanika and Silvanus." Instantly, she looked toward the two dragons sitting beside Gary and her. His eyes narrowed.
"With...these...things? You caused Mom nothing but heartache to run off and live with some wanna-be Charizards?" Ash wondered why Silvanus wasn't standing up for himself, and why Vanika was also taking the verbal insults. "Why'd you come back? You should have known you wouldn't get a warm welcome."
"I didn't come back to see you, or even Grandpa...or Mom or Dad. I came, because..." Uncertainty clouded her for a minute, before she smiled grimly. "I came because I wanted to."
Gary let out a bark of a laugh. "This surely wasn't just for kicks. It's too far of a trip between Nara and here for that." Looking at Ash, he frowned, before the situation started looking even odder then it previously had. "Don't tell me you are...with...this idiot?"
"He's not an idiot." Regardless of 10 years apart, May and Gary still sounded like siblings; it amazed Ash that it was possible.
"Yeah, you're right...that was being too kind."
"Gary, stop it!" Oak said, as Ash jumped to get to May. The young man could see the attack long before it started; she had the same look on her face as on the day they met, when Silvanus was taunting the intruders and she barged in to keep him from being shot. Pikachu angrily stood, tail straight out, cheeks sparking.
"You are a bastard!" May yelled, running at Gary. Ash grabbed her arms, tightening his grip when she squirmed to get away, giving his Pokemon a warning look to keep him from joining in the fray.
"I'm amazed. So I have a deranged sister, not just one with bad tastes." Pulling her back, Ash moved so that he was holding her, whispering into her ear to try to sooth the anger that was bubbling over. "And then you can't even keep your own temper in check. You have to be talked out of it. Why don't you do everyone a favor and go off yourself."
There was silence, as May stared at him unwaveringly, the anger fading from her expression. Crying out, she broke away from Ash, running up the stairs and out of sight. As they heard a door slam Vanika scampered upstairs to try to salvage the situation, leaving the others to stare at each other.
"You son of a bitch." Ash grabbed the front of Gary's shirt, slamming him into a wall. "Why would you go off and pick a fight with her like that? She just got here a few days ago and has been fretting about whether or not she wanted to attempt to contact you and Professor Oak, and here you are acting like a damned fool to try to make her feel bad!"
Delia made a move to protest, but stopped when she saw Oak shaking his head, putting a hand up to stop her. "She deserves it." Gary hissed, "I meant every word."
"Dammit Gary! She was only six! How could May have known what would happen if she ran off?" Mentally telling Silvanus to go check on Vanika and May, Ash quickly looked over to see the silver creature slouch off. "You don't even know what has happened between then and now. I'll tell you something right now, that girl has been through hell the last couple months, and I've had to watch her suffer more times then I should have had to."
Letting go, Ash turned on his heel to go find the family upstairs. Before Gary could let out a snide remark, Ash cut him off at the start. "Now, thanks to you, I have to try to fix this mess you've made of her. I wouldn't be surprised if she wanted to go hide out in that forest again!"
With a wink to Pikachu, he started upstairs. Slowly, he glanced back over his shoulder, smiling when he saw the electric attack light up the room. Paybacks can be a bitch.
- - -
Carefully cracking the door open, Ash peeked in to see if it was safe to enter. May was sprawled out, crying into his pillow, Vanika at her side and Silvanus at her feet. Odd. I would have thought she'd go in the other room.
When he quietly entered and shut the door, Silvanus looked back at him dully. Surely you showed that human not to mess with us, the dragon said, drawing Vanika's attention to Ash. Running a hand through his hair wearily, he looked away. "I gave him an earful, at the least. And Pikachu gave him a taste of what it feels like to have a Near Death Experience."
The male reptile, in his own way, smiled evilly, wings expanding in delight. It is time for us to remove ourselves, Vanika remarked, giving May one last pat on the back before jumping off the side of the bed. Silvanus looked at Ash, making it clear without saying anything that he wasn't happy and wanted revenge, and followed suit.
Waiting to make sure they had time to get away, Ash carefully sat down on the edge of the bed. May moved her head to be able to look at him with one eye when she felt the mattress sink down from the added weight, sniffling. "That was...so cold." she said, "How can someone be so cruel as to say...to say..."
"That's the way he is. I remember, and you saw it yourself, that he does tend to insult those he doesn't like. When we were kids it used to be petty stuff, we'd have a go at each other and see who could beat the other. Over the years, he did get a bit nicer, though it seems his switch from being a Trainer to being a...observer, I guess, has just made him even worse then before." Ash rubbed her shoulders gently as he spoke. May propped herself up on her elbows, tilting her head back and closing her eyes. "I wouldn't take it too personally. He's not worth getting worked up over."
"But he's not the only one!" Seeing the inquisitive look Ash gave her, May frowned, remembering that she had never mentioned the incident as more tears fell. She rubbed them off with her hand as she told him about what she'd heard walking through town before being captured by Monica.
"...a stuck up brat. You might act like a brat, but you aren't stuck up!" he teased, getting a small, forced laugh out of May. It was a start, at least. "They just don't know any better."
May rolled over, sitting up to latch onto him tightly. Ash nuzzled her, eliciting a brief smile from the teary teenager. "They don't know any better." he repeated quietly, "They don't know what a sweet, wonderful girl you are!"
"I never meant to hurt anyone," May mumbled into his shirt. Ash could feel her trembling in his embrace. She looked at him sadly.
"I know you didn't. And so will Gary, and so will everyone else if they know what's good for them." Ash gently put his head on top of hers, one arm around her waist and the other around her shoulders. "You still have your parents left to find, and I've a hunch they'll probably not be angry."
"I can't look for them right now." May closed her eyes, relaxing when Ash started rocking her gently back and forth, the two of them moving at the same time. It didn't take long for her to start getting antsy; she peeked up at Ash, who appeared focused on his thoughts more then on what was happening around him.
Seeing her chance to catch him off guard, she glanced toward the door, listening closely to make sure no one was near the door. Smiling impishly, May unfastened the dazed man's belt, carefully getting the button loose with a quick twitch of her hand; all the years of protecting the forest with Vanika and Silvanus was paying off in the most unlikely way.
When it was apparent Ash hadn't noticed what she was doing, she stealthily edged her hand in, trying to keep from stabbing him with her fingernails. "Gah! What the hell!" he yelped, his eyes widening, "May, what are you doing?"
May laughed when Ash squirmed, his face flushed. "Playing,"she said.
She didn't know it was possible for someone to turn such a bright red in such a short time. Ash pulled a hand across his face, in disbelief that he had a girlfriend that was bold enough to pull a stunt like the one she was doing at that moment; yet, it somehow didn't surprise him. "Would it have killed you to say 'Aaaash, I'm about to shove my hand down your pants, I hope you don't mind!'?" he asked, mimicking her voice.
May smiled. "That's not fun though."
"Fun...Dammit, I'll show you fun!" Ash growled as they tumbled over, nearly falling off the bed. They both glanced at each other, then at the floor.
"You're right, this bed is small. Switch rooms?" she asked innocently. Ash shook his head, tapping on her wrist.
"No. Now remove thy hand before someone gets hurt, 'someone' being me." With a giggle, May obeyed. "Muuuuch better."
"Admit it, you liked it." Ash bit down on her bottom lip, silencing the taunting he was getting from the snickering girl. "Mmmm."
"Admit it, you liked it," he mocked, grabbing May's wrists when she pulled on his shirt. He gave her a patient smile. "Not so fast. We're not exactly cramped for time."
May pouted. "Ash!" she whined, "Would you stop stalling?"
With a laugh, he eased her over, away from their precarious place at the edge of the bed. "I'm not." Ash started, "I've got an adrenaline rush like you wouldn't believe, and I'm near hurting here."
Pausing, he leaned across her to click the light into it's second brightness setting; enough to be able to see, but not enough to blind them. Capturing most of May's attention with a kiss, he gently slid his hands under the back of her dress. "I'm just wanting to take things a bit slow," he continued.
She squirmed to try to help be rid of the article of clothing, putting her arms up so it could be pulled off. Almost as quickly, he shed his t-shirt and jeans. May slid her arms around Ash's neck loosely, unsure of what exactly she was to do.
They both twitched when they heard footsteps outside, and looked at each other nervously. "If she comes in here, I'm a dead man," Ash whispered, getting a confused look from May.
When they heard a door down the hall shut loudly, they relaxed, smiling at each other. With one last lingering look toward the door – Ash knew Pikachu would be prowling about, wondering what his master was up to and why he was kept out – the Pokemon Master gave her a quick peck on the nose, moving to cover her mouth. "How far do you want to go?" he asked, nuzzling her.
May closed her eyes again, covering her mouth to stifle the ecstatic cry she let out when Ash deftly unclipped one of her last remaining bits of clothing left and licked the exposed flesh in a single movement. She knew he was still expecting an answer to his question, and nodded. "As far," she breathed, "as you want to go."
Delicately, Ash placed his hands at her hips, hooking his thumbs around the edges of her panties, tugging on them playfully when she twisted to look at him. It amused him that someone could bend themselves into positions like the one she was in; her legs were pinned down by Ash, so she could only bend at the waist, and was also twisting around so that only one shoulder was against the mattress, and her head was up, tilted to the side. The only way she could keep her balance was having one arm behind her, palm down.
He moved when May started sitting up, and she pulled her legs up to crouch in front of him, hunching her shoulders over and looking at him from underneath her bangs. It was when his curiosity finally overtook him that Ash leaned forward and she pounced at him, flinging her arms around him, pressing her lips against his. Shocked, he fell over backwards, the frenzy behind the actions startling him; he hadn't expected it coming from a girl that was so ignorant to what she was messing with.
Putting a hand under Ash's chin to make him raise up without breaking the lock, May slowly edged backwards on her knees. Settling back down, her head on the pillow again, she raised her hips, tightening her grip on him to keep from falling. Taking the hint, he pulled the offending clothing off – which was apparent it was bugging her by the look on her face – along with his own. "I'm such a fool for not taking care of that earlier, aren't I?" Ash mused, getting a giggle out of May.
Smiling ruefully, he continued on with the gentle touches, savoring the delighted yelps and moans as time pressed on. Eventually, they looked at each other, the tension from waiting and drawing out their night finally peaking, the torment they both were feeling reflected in their eyes and movements.
Taking hold of her hand, their fingers twined together, he leaned forward. "Careful now, May," he whispered into her ear.
She winced as pain erupted, tears leaking out of her eyes. She had to remind herself to not try to snap her legs together, tolerating the discomfort, focusing instead on the soothing voice. "It hurts," May said, pressing her forehead against his shoulder, suppressing the sobs that were trying to surface, her breathing labored.
She felt something drip onto her cheek, and she put a hand to it. Then there was another drip, then another. It was then she noticed the pain was quickly fading; blinking, May gave Ash a confused look, her eyes wide, before quickly putting her arms around him, her head on his shoulder. Smiling through the tears, Ash laid down, feeling just as tired as May looked. "Are you alright?" he asked when she gingerly climbed over to be in front of him, wanting to be cuddled.
"I'm fine." May replied, beaming, "I'm not hurt!" The exclamation made him laugh, but it also reminded him of how exhausted they both had to be after such excitement. He gently pulled her hair back to kiss her on the cheek. She gave him a sleepy smile, curling up into a ball within the safety of his embrace, not even acknowledging when Ash edged the blanket up to cover them both.
- - -
The sound of knocking at the door was what finally roused Ash to wake up. Looking at the alarm clock, he rubbed his groggy eyes, amazed at how late it was getting into the morning. Scrambling to pick up the clothes that were scattered around, he dropped them into a pile beside the bed were it couldn't be seen from the door. "Time to get up, sleepyheads!" Delia sang as she opened the door to peer in.
"Mom! No!" He ducked down to hide behind the bed, dropping to his knees on the floor as he quickly pushed the blanket back up to cover May; she had, at some point during the night, kicked them off, and he didn't think it too bright to make it apparent that she wasn't wearing a stitch. "I'm not dressed!"
Pikachu appeared from around the foot board, ears perked up. "Oh! I'm sorry, Ash. I thought you both were still asleep," he heard Delia apologize, though he didn't see the knowing look she acquired. When the door clicked shut, Ash sank down and sighed. Waiting until he couldn't hear footsteps any longer, he stood to get fresh clothes out, and pulled them on.
"I really need my own place if this keeps up. That was too close a call for my liking. My god, how would I explain away the both of us being naked and exhausted, and then try to get away without being humiliated? Gah." Pikachu smirked, knowing exactly what had happened by the reaction, and from its own senses the night before. "What are you grinning at?"
"Chuuuu!" Ash swatted at the yellow rodent, before bending down to tie his shoes. "Pikachuuu..."
"Shut up, I am not." Pikachu dove out of the way as Ash sent a badly aimed kick his way. Frowning, he pulled his cap off its perch with one hand and grabbed his jacket with the other. Making sure to give May a quick peck on the cheek – cringing when she moved, mumbling under her breath - he went out into the hall, shutting the door quietly. As he put his jacket on, carefully edging down the stairs, the smell of pancakes wafted up from the kitchen. "Ohhhhhh."
"I made a late breakfast, since you finally decided to get up!" Delia said as he entered, and she turned her head to regard him thoughtfully. Ash started fidgeting when she didn't turn back around, playing with his hat and with the silverware. "So, what kept you in bed for so long? You're normally up by eight."
"We had a late night," he mumbled under his breath, kicking Pikachu when the creature snickered. Delia's lips twitched.
"What kept you so late?" she asked delicately, nearly smiling when Ash gave her a deer in headlights look.
"Um...well..." Putting her hands on her hips, Delia spun around to look at him. "Ah..."
"Come on, do I really look like I was born yesterday? I already know what really went on." Crossing her arms, Delia laughed when Ash visibly wilted, his face turning a bright red as he quickly shoved his hat onto his head and pulled it down at an angle. "What, you thought I would stay oblivious to the fact that my son is grown up?"
"I was hoping you'd stay oblivious to that." The thought that Delia knew about the whole thing was embarrassing at best. Ash glanced away unhappily. "I need to go out for awhile. I'll be back in a few hours."
"Wait, you need breakfast-"
"I'll eat later," he called to her, already out the front door. Unleashing Charizard, Ash clambered onto the dragon-like Pokemon's back, holding onto the lengthy neck to keep from slipping off. "We need to go over to Pewter City, Charizard. Think you can make it?"
Letting out a great roar, Charizard spread his wings to their full extent, craning his head to look confidently at his trainer. Giving the fire-type the go-ahead, Ash tightened his grip, feeling Charizard pushing off the ground and gliding into the air. "Piiikkapi?"
"I just need to talk to Brock is all...in person."
- - -
Stretching out, May clasped her hands together above her head, her back arching. The sleepiness vanished when she looked around, squinting at how bright it was. "Ash?" she said, noticing the room was empty of the other presence.
Hearing movements downstairs, she clambered out of bed and scooped up her discarded clothes. "I need something else to wear," she said softly, wondering if it was really a good idea to run to the other room the way she was.
Deciding against it, she put the pile into the clothes hamper – she had a feeling running around in them again would also set off alarms - and shuffled over to the dresser. Pulling it open, she peered at the folded up shirts, unsure of whether or not Ash would appreciate her going through his things. Would he mind me borrowing his clothes?, she thought, picking out a short sleeved t-shirt with a Pikachu on the front.
After she wiggled into it – and stared in amazement, as it was quite loose on her – she cautiously edged into the hallway, and into the other bedroom. Getting out shorts and a new pair of underwear, she quickly pulled them on. May giggled when her stomach gurgled. "I think I need breakfast."
"Good morning!" Delia said when the younger girl trotted into the kitchen, her bare feet slapping the tile loudly. "Did you sleep well?"
Nodding, May sat down at the table, smiling when Delia set a plate in front of her, stacked with pancakes and syrup already on them. "If you are anything like me, I know you're starving after a night like last night," the mothering woman remarked, winking.
"What?" she asked, flushing when Delia laughed. "You know?"
"Of course. Let me put it this way, Ash...isn't known for being all that quiet." She laughed when May's expression changed from embarrassment to confusion. "I could hear you."
"He's going to be mad when he finds out," May said, staring at her meal. She had barely been picking at it. Delia shook her head.
"He already did. Didn't seem angry though, more antsy and...I don't know, embarrassed? I didn't really get a chance to talk to him, when I told him I knew, Ash started acting funny and said he was going out for a while." May's eyes narrowed. "I think it was somewhere out of town, because I heard Charizard outside."
"Where'd he go?"
Delia shrugged. "Your guess is as good as mine."
- - -
"Woah, hey Ash!" Brock waved the dark haired boy across the battle field. "What're you doing here?"
"I needed someone to talk to," he said, and Brock's smile faded; the Gym Leader could see that it wasn't just an idle visit.
"This is serious." It was a statement rather then a question. Brock lead Ash into a back room, locking the door so none of his siblings could barge in unannounced. "Where's May?"
"Back at home." Ash rubbed his eyes, appearing almost sullen when he looked up. "I think I screwed up."
"How so? You have to tell me what happened." Brock stared at him in confusion. Hanging onto Pikachu, who scowled in protest, Ash fell into the details of the surprise visit from Gary, and of what happened once he had told his rival off. Noticing the pink blush that had crept up as he finished his story, Brock leaned forward. "So...wait...you actually..."
Biting his lip, Ash looked at Brock shyly, and nodded; he was struck with the thought that the movement was one that both teenagers did, and he wondered whether it was May that had gotten Ash started doing it, or the other way around. "Yes, but that isn't what's the problem."
At Brock's inquiring gesture, Ash shook his head. "She said she was hurting," he added quietly, wincing. The Leader nearly laughed, but held himself in check; he had a feeling doing so would not help the situation.
"I knew I should have discussed this with you before. Like when you first started getting starry eyed," Brock teased, getting a strained smile from Ash. "The pain stopped immediately, yes?"
"I think so." The brown-haired man nodded thoughtfully, crossing his arms.
"Then stop thinking you did something wrong; you didn't." The disbelieving look on Ash's face clued him in on the doubt that still lingered. "It's your first time, and obviously the same for May. And it just so happens that sometimes, the first is painful."
Seeing the disbelief change to relief, Brock realized that there was a detail missing from the story. Ash blinked. "There's something else, isn't there?" the Pokemon Master asked.
"Did you prepare for that?" Brock asked. His heart sank; Ash's expression said more then any words could have. "You didn't, did you?" Ash shook his head, frowning when Brock slapped a hand across his face and drew it down. "Ugh. I really should have talked to you earlier, when this first came up in Nara."
"I just hadn't thought about it," he admitted. Brock sighed.
"Dammit, Ash!"
"I know, I know, I'll 'get in trouble.'" The bitterness in the younger man's voice surprised Brock, and he wondered where it had came from. "You and Misty have told me that a thousand times."
Thinking on it, the gym leader realized that they had told him multiple times, and had been wrong multiple times. Smiling apologetically, Brock put his hands up in a sign of surrender. "We have, and you did prove us wrong quite a few times...which was quite a surprise." His smile widened into a grin. "And you're about to go off and prove it again."
It was Ash's turn to smile. "Wouldn't I usually?"
- - -
AN: Yes. Now. I do realize May pulling that stunt rather odd of her character, but really, I thought it'd be amusing. Really, can any of you imagine having a girlfriend/boyfriend that is supposed to be really sheltered, really innocent by most people's terms, doing that? Just because they felt like it? XD The only way I can really explain it is that her character...I imagine she'd do things off what she felt like. It does somewhat fit, what with how often things have been done by her for the mere reason of doing what she wanted/what her 'heart' told her to do/what felt right. Bath scene, anyone? Anyway, another thing that came to mind with it was that...well, it was a way to get attention, wasn't it? I can't think of one guy that wouldn't be brought back to Earth if someone grabbed them there. o.0
As for the ending scene with Brock, that was actually inspired by what someone on the NaNo forums told me when I posted a thread back in November when I wrote that first love scene asking about whether it hurt or not, what the first time is like, etc. One of them said that sometimes it can, sometimes it won't. And its possible for the guy to feel bad if it does, and might feel as if something went wrong...and it brought up the thought, being as inexperienced at May, Ash probably would think something was wrong, even if he didn't admit it to her. Thus, Brock scene. X3.
And to publicly reply to what one of the reviews said (which I replied to in a PM, but feel I should remark about here too), I do realize I am losing control of my own story. That tends to happen in a lot of my stories (Look at League Team. Look at Shadow League. Look at most of them and there are points where I lost control and either never got it back or managed to retrieve it again). I'm hoping to tie everything in somewhere so I have some control on it. :D So don't any of you worry. XD
