I'll Stand By You (AAMayL One-Shot)

A/N: Inspired by the song 'I'll stand by you' by The Pretenders

A young teenager sat on some stone steps of a park with a sad look on his face, which was quite near the Hoenn League stadium. He was wearing mainly blue clothing, such as a blue t-shirt and trousers, an official league hat and had zigzag markings underneath each eye. That trainer was none other than Ash Ketchum. Recently, he lost and became runner up of the recent competition.

Oh, why you look so sad? Tears are in your eyes
Come on and come to me now
Don't be ashamed to cry, let me see you through
Cause I've seen the dark side too
When the night falls on you, you don't know what to do,
Nothing you confess could make me love you less

He was sitting on the steps with a Pikachu sitting next to him, comforting his friend and trainer. But Ash ignored the comforting as he stared down on the grounds in shame. His other friends were at a pokemon center, thinking that he needed some time alone after that defeat… except one, who also thought that he needed some company.

I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you

Pikachu, acting instinctively, looked up and saw the blue sky being covered by some thick and gray clouds. Sensing that it was going to rain, Pikachu ran off and came back with a leaf and stem, big enough to shelter himself from the rain, and an old newspaper. He wanted to give the newspaper to Ash, so that he can cover himself from the rain with it but Ash still ignored him as the rain began to fall heavily. A tear came flowing out of Ash's eye but the front part of Ash's hat shaded it.

Pikachu squeaked with worry as he felt raindrops falling on him despite that he was holding onto the large leaf over his head, not knowing how to get him to come to his senses. He then noticed a girl, wearing mainly red, had blue eyes and brown hairs covering her ears, coming towards them holding an umbrella over her head.

So, if you're mad get mad, don't hold it all inside,
Come on and talk to me now
And hey, what you got to hide? I get angry too
But I'm a lot like you
When you're standing at the crossroads, don't know which path to choose,
Let me come along, cause even if your wrong

She walked over to them. Noticing that Ash and Pikachu were getting soaked, she came close enough to shelter them under her umbrella.

Ash blinked a couple of times before seeing who was keeping him and turned his head towards her. It turned out to be one of his best friends he ever had. As he looked, she had a small smile on her face. Her name was May Maple.

Her goal in life was different from Ash's; she planned to become a pokemon coordinator. When she started her pokemon journey she didn't like pokemon, the only reason why she started her journey was to have an adventure. But when she met Ash he taught her many things about pokemon, how to become confident with them and others.

When she decided to become a coordinator, Ash was the first person to congratulate on making her decision and encouraged her to do her best no matter what. At times when she was in tears because of her failure at various competitions, Ash was always there to lend a shoulder for her to lean on and vice versa. There were also times that when she was in great danger, Ash would be the first person to react to her rescue.

I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you,
Won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you
Take me into your darkest hour, and I'll never desert you.
I'll stand by you

Back to the present, Ash looked away from her, hiding his sad eyes from her but she knew better. She sat down next to him and held the umbrella above their heads so that they wouldn't get wet any further. This was the least she could do after what he had done for her.

Pikachu went under the umbrella and shook his fur briskly to get rid of the wetness and got some of it on his two human friends but they didn't mind despite shielding their eyes.

And when, when the night falls on you baby, you're feeling all alone,
You won't be on your own, I'll stand by you. I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you. I'll stand by you
Take me in into your darkest hour and I'll never desert you

As they continued to gaze at the scenery, she placed her hand on his shoulder as he showed a small smile in response. She spotted a small tear running down his cheek and wiped it off with her finger.

They both knew, long ago, that no matter what happens, for better, for worst, they would always be there for one another, standing by the sides of each other. Sooner or later, they would be able to tell each other how they feel inside concerning their events… and what they feel inside their hearts.

I'll stand by you…