Hello. It's another one of those double update dealies. I don't really like these kind of updates. Misty is introduced in this chapter. And so is another character. I've been paying attention to what you all have been saying. There are some more twists in store.
And for the record, irritable Joy was supposed to be irritable.
EDIT: August 7, 2006: This chapter got reuploaded with some fixes to words. I seemed to forget some small words here and there.
May opened her eyes to see Ash and Pikachu still sleeping. The sunlight dimly lit the room. She sat up on the covers, something none of them got under. She looked down at the neatly folded stack of her clothes. She slowly crawled off the bed and collected a full change of clothes. May tip-toed into the bathroom and locked the door behind her.
"Ash," May called to him. Ash turned to see her dressed fully in his clothes. The baggy sweatshirt hid her figure well, and the pants were much too baggy for her to be walking in.
"May, why are you wearing my clothes?" he asked her.
She turned his hat around her head. She began to walk towards him, stepping out of his pants. She was wearing the pair of cotton panties that Ash had to fish out of the dryer the night before. As she walked, she swayed her hips seductively. "So Ash," she asked him, honey in her voice, "you wanna see what they feel like?"
Ash bolted awake, his heart pounding like a drum in his chest. His motion launched Pikachu off the bed onto the ground. The mouse Pokémon rolled across the ground. Pikachu was confused, being tossed across the room while enjoying his slumber. Ash looked around. The light in the bathroom was on and glowing from under the door. Ash slid off the bed and walked cautiously toward it. He timidly knocked on the door. "May?" he called to the other side. He heard the sound of the shower through the door.
"What is it, Ash?" a cheery voice came from behind the door.
"Nothing," Ash let out a sigh of relief. "I was just wondering where you were."
"Did you miss me already?" May laughed from the shower.
"Of course!" Ash talked as loudly and sarcastically as he could. "My life revolves," he continued to lay it on, accenting 'revolves', "around you, Pokémon Battles, and Pikachu!" The both had a good laugh about that. By this time, Pikachu had come to his senses, and was angry with Ash launching him. He stepped from around the bed and glowered at Ash. "Hey Pikachu, good morning," Ash greeted his Pokémon.
Sparks showered from his cheeks. "Pika pikapika, pika!" Pikachu shouted as he launched a Thundershock at Ash. The trainer screamed as the shock coursed his body. The shock lasted only briefly, but it scorched the clothes he was wearing.
"Ash!" May shouted from the bathroom. "Are you all right?"
"Yeah," he coughed, "But I'm gonna need the shower after you're done."
May opened the door and let Ash in. He carried a change of clothes in. May noticed how he smelt like someone had burned him. She knew who had burned him. She walked out into the room and sat in front of a mirror. May turned to Pikachu asked him why he had attacked his friend. The Electric-Type mimed the scene were Ash awoke, complete with the jerking motion he made when he awoke. He pointed to where he had landed on the hard ground. She stroked his fur for a moment, and then set him down. She told Pikachu he should apologize, and the Pokémon went and waited for Ash to be done showering. May turned her attention back to the mirror. She took a hair brush out of her pack and began to brush the tangles out of her hair. She smiled at the good-spirited girl smiling back at her from the mirror. After she got her hair just perfect, she reached to Ash's nearby pack and carefully placed his hat on her head. She winked at the mirror. I can't believe how cute I am! she giggled to herself. For some reason, today felt like it was going to be a good day. She couldn't quite put her finger on what made her feel so giddy. May didn't care what the reason was. She was determined to have a good day with Ash today. As she made another cute pose in the mirror, Ash walked in from the bathroom. "Hey, Ash!" she grinned. "Are you feeling better?"
Pikachu leapt onto his shoulder and stepped around to face Ash, "Pi pika, Pikapi."
"It's alright, Pikachu," Ash smiled at him, "I'd be grouchy if I was woke up like that, too." He turned to May. "Yeah, I'm alright," he told her.
"I don't know what it is, but today just seems like my day!" May smiled. She stood up and held the tip of Ash's hat. "C'mon, Pikachu!" May tried her best to imitate Ash's voice. "Let's go to the Cerulean Gym and win a Gym Badge!"
"Pika!" The Pokémon cheered and leapt from Ash to May's shoulder.
"Alright, let's visit Misty," Ash agreed. They took their packs with them and walked quietly out of the center. Luckily for them, Joy was passed out in front her computer, and Chansey waved them goodbye quietly. They smiled back at the Normal-Type and left the center.
On their way, Ash and May passed a strip. May saw the ice cream parlor and licked her lips. "C'mon, Ash, let's get some ice cream!" she tugged on Ash's arm.
"Not right now," Ash pulled away, "we're going to the Gym. Besides, we haven't had breakfast yet!"
"Fine…" May almost let it drop, "but promise that we'll go get ice cream later!"
"Alright, we'll go get ice cream later," he promised. He looked over behind May, trying to see something.
"What's up, Ash?" she asked him. She turned and looked at a small park in the middle of the city. A group of trees separated them from the inner field. She didn't see anything in the trees.
"Nothing, I just thought I saw something," he said, blinking. "C'mon, let's go," he told her, turning from the trees. As they walked on, a man with long purple hair in a green outfit resembling a Pokémon sighed. His sharp purple eyes glanced over to make sure that the couple had continued walking before he followed them further.
They arrived at a building that, to May, resembled a circus tent. There was a sign on the top of the building, featuring Dewgong with the words 'CERULEAN GYM' scrawled across it's underside. Ash and May walked up to the door, which opened automatically. A pretty young girl in a tank top and short shorts sat at the reception desk, strumming it with her fingers. Her other hand was absent-mindedly curling her long, blonde hair. Her eyes shot up and her expression lit up upon eying Ash. "Hey, Ash," she said with the voice suiting a valley girl, "welcome to the Gym!" She glanced over to May, "And who's your pretty little friend?"
"I'm May. I'm from Petalburg City," she introduced herself.
"Like, my name's Daisy, and I'm Misty's oldest older sister." She put a bright smile on her face and pointed to herself. "I'm still super-cute, though, aren't I?"
"Y-yeah…" May managed to get out, Daisy's friendliness making her feel uncomfortable.
"You all came to see, like, Misty, didn't you?" she asked them, her smile never leaving her face.
"That's right. Is she here?" Ash asked her.
"She's at the pool. C'mon, I'll take you both to her," Daisy led the way. It wasn't a long walk, seeing as to how they went through one doorway before they were at the pool. Lots of Water-type Pokémon swam around the pool. Some star-shaped Pokémon, with their glowing cores, floated lazily in the pool, while others, such as the frog and the coral Pokémon held a swimming race to see which was the fastest. On the side of the pool crouched a girl, watching as a yellow duck Pokémon gratefully ate from his food bowl. She wore a yellow top with matching yellow shorts. She had her orange hair in a pony tail to the side of her head.
"Pikachupi!" Pikachu exclaimed, leaping from May and running to the girl. Her cerulean blue eyes looked in surprise as she turned to see Pikachu leap into her arms.
"Pikachu?" she laughed. "What are you doing here?" The calm Gym Leader looked up to see Ash, May and Daisy walking over to her. "Oh, hello Ash! Hi, May!" she smiled, running to them with Pikachu in her arms. "It's been a long time! How have you guys been?"
"We're great, Misty," Ash told her.
Misty nodded and looked around. "You two are still traveling around with Brock and Max, right?" she shot a concerned look at Ash. "Are they okay?"
"It's a long story," Ash began. He was interrupted by his stomach growling. He put his hand behind his head in an embarrassed sort of way. "Maybe we could talk about it over breakfast?" he asked.
May and Misty smiled at the same time and both said, "Same, old typical Ash." When they realized this they both giggled.
"Well, I just got done feeding everyone here, so let's go get something to eat!" Misty smiled at Ash and May. She guided them to the back where a living area was. Daisy fixed some food for Ash, Misty, and May while the two traveling trainers told their story. They told Misty about how Team Rocket kidnapped May and he and May's rival, Drew, had to rescue her. May found herself being interrupted by Ash often, with him trying to move the story along and skipping any parts dealing with himself and May being close. About the events in the Pokémon Center the night before, Ash only mentioned that they called their friends to let them know they we're all right. May getting upset, crying, being reassured by Ash: all of it didn't even get a mention. By the time Ash had said that they we're expecting their friends in three days, May had gotten slightly annoyed. She made a mental note to bring it up with Ash later. Possibly over ice cream.
"Hey, May," Ash said to her after he had finished the meal Daisy provided for him, "I need to talk to Misty in private. Could you go find something for you to do in the Gym while I talk to her?"
May swallowed her last bite of food and looked at him, slightly confused. "I uh, guess so. Why all the secrecy?"
"I just wanted to catch up on what she's been up to," he told her.
May wasn't falling for it, but before she could voice her concerns again, Daisy spoke up. "Oh, I just so remembered!" she squealed. "May, we just got some new berry blenders installed. Would you like to make some Pokéblock?"
May smiled, thinking about the berries that she and Ash had collected. They won't stay fresh forever, a voice nagged her. She agreed with the voice. "I guess you two can have your private conversation. I'm gonna blend some berries!" Ash handed her the berries as she stood. She carefully cradled them in her arms and followed Daisy down the hall.
May was led down the hall, and down a flight of stairs. She saw many Water Pokémon sleeping at the bottom of the pool, which could be seen from the basement. "Are all of those Pokémon Misty's?" she asked Daisy as she led her.
"Mostly, but a few belong to me, and our Dewgong belongs to the Gym as a whole," she explained, pointed out the sleeping Water-and-Ice type among the Goldeen and Seaking. A large blue serpent came up to the glass and growled at May. The young trainer was scared and dropped the berries on the ground. "That's Misty's Gyarados, her strongest Pokémon." She said matter-of-factly. May gulped, hoping she would never have to fight such a terrifying Pokémon as she gathered the berries back up.
Daisy led her to the end of the hall, and a room that contained several berry blenders. A few boxes of berries also sat in the room. Daisy told her that she could help herself to any berries she thought she needed. May opened her Berry encyclopedia. She flipped through it, and then looked into the boxes to see which berries they had lying around. Knowing that the sweetness of the Watmel berries would be best accented with some bitterness and a bit of dryness, she picked out some Magost berries and Cornn berries. She also added one Watmel berry and turned the machine on. The machine began to purr quietly, and after a few moments, some small, pink Pokéblock fell out.
"Now, who to test it on…" May though out loud. Munchlax would eat anything that was in front of it, so he was out. May decided that she would test them on Eevee, reaching for the Normal-type's Pokéball and releasing it. The canine Pokémon looked at her mistress expectantly, and May dropped one of the Watmel Pokéblocks into her Pokémon's mouth. Eevee chewed the candy with little difficulty, and she seemed to enjoy it. Proud that she had come up with a satisfactory product, she began to make more of these Pokéblocks. Each time the machine began to purr, she could only think of what Ash and Misty could possibly be talking about. He had asked her explicitly to leave them, and he wouldn't give her an answer as to why. Is Ash still interested in Misty? she thought. It was more things to bring up with him over the promised ice cream. She licked her lips at the thought of it. She was planning on getting a brownie sundae. She had always liked the chocolate brownies her mom baked for her, and she also loved ice cream and hot fudge. Before she could further fanaticize about ice cream, she realized that she had blended all of her Watmel berries. She sighed, and placed the new blocks in her Pokéblock case and began to head out the door. She bumped into someone entering, falling on her end. She looked up to see a man glowering down at her. His long purple hair flowed out from under his green hat. His sharp purple eyes glared at her from above his nose, his face in a frown. He wore a purple shirt with his belly button exposed. His green jacket and pants resembled Cacturne, his favorite Pokémon.
"So, I see you're done in here," he laughed.
"Harley!" May shouted, coming to her feet. "What are you doing here?" she asked him.
"I've just come to use the new berry blenders, since I'm in town," he explained. "Did you just get done blending berries?" he asked.
"Yup!" she stood proudly. "And my Pokémon like their taste!"
"That's not surprising," Harley placed his index finger to his chin. He extended it, pointing sharply at May, saying, "because your Pokémon are used to eating bland, tasteless Pokéblock!" He began to laugh at her, further infuriating her.
"Shut up, Harley! I've beaten you every time but once when we've battled!" she yelled. "My Pokéblock is much better than yours!"
"That doesn't prove yours is better," Harley pointed out, "it just proves that you're luckier than I am."
"Well, the reason your luck is rotten is because your attitude overflows into it, maybe!" she told him off. She knew he hated when she talked like that.
"You make me so mad!" Harley growled, biting his handkerchief.
May pushed herself out the door. "Well, make your Pokéblock, Harley. I'm gonna catch up with my friends," she told him as she walked back to the pool. Misty was playing with her Azurill around the water, but Ash was no where to be seen.
"Hey Misty," May greeted the Gym Leader.
"Oh, hi May," the orange haired Water trainer turned to her. She noticed the slight distress in May's eyes. "Is something the matter?"
"Nothing important," she shrugged it off, "just some jerk."
"Okay," Misty acknowledged. Her attention had already returned to Azurill. "Oh, Ash told me to tell you that he had to run some errands. He also said that he'll meet you at that ice cream parlor that the two of you saw on your way here."
May remembered the state of her personal items. "Yeah, I could probably use some shopping, too. She walked toward the exit, thanking Misty for her hospitality toward her, and left. From behind Misty, a pair of glowing purple eyes stared ominously.
Why did Ash send want to send May away? Why is Harley following her around? Is he up to no good? Probably.
I want to referance this sentance, because it has some signifigance to me.
"Well, the reason your luck is rotten is because your attitude overflows into it, maybe!" she told him off. She knew he hated when she talked like that.
You see, in the Japanese Version of the Anime, May (AKA Haruka)often ends her sentances in the word 'kamo'. From what I know, 'kamo' indicates uncertainty for the speaker (I've also heard that it can mean nothing at all and is simply a quirk.) I worded the sentance with 'maybe' so that it would have 'kamo' in the same place. Saying 'kamo' also makes Harley very angry.
Anyway, see you next chapter.