HotXbun: Something is going to happen in this chapter. I think you'll like it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon, Violetta or Avatar The Last Airbender. But I do own Sky and Ella.
Chapter 73 The Confession [Follow Your Heart Extra: What confession?]
Ash's POV
I was rehearsing my routine with Sky.
But I just wasn't feeling it.
"Stop", Sky said. "Okay Ash. Whatever's going on with you...it needs to stop! We've barely been able to get through rehearsal!"
"I'm sorry", I apologised. "It's..."
"May", Sky finished. "Seriously Ash?"
"I can't help it", I stated.
"Yes you can", Sky stated. "Just don't think about her?"
"You don't think I tried that", I asked. "It's not easy when I see her everyday at school!"
"Well", Sky started. "You've got to figure something out. Otherwise, we'll never work this routine out."
One Hour Later
I was in class.
"I've got news guys", Ella said. "I have decided that you guys will perform your duets in front of an audience!" [Follow Your Heart Extra: Interesting.]
"Are we going to perform here at the academy", May asked.
"Nope", Ella replied. "I want to get you guys out of your comfort zones, so you'll be singing in a public place! I just need to find out where."
"My sister has been looking for some new entertainment for her restaurant", Drew revealed. "You should ask her."
"Great idea Drew", Ella praised. "Now. How is everyone doing with their duets?"
"Me and Misty are going to kill it", Brock stated.
"So are me and May", Drew stated.
"Gary and I could do well if he would just listen to my suggestions!"
"Your suggestions are lame", Gary stated. [Follow Your Heart Extra: Hey!]
"How would you know if you've never listened to them", Dawn asked angrily.
"I don't need to listen to them to know that they're lame", Gary stated. [Follow Your Heart Extra: Double hey!]
"Enough", Ella commanded. "This is a duet Gary. If you don't listen to your partner I'm going to fail you."
"But..."
Ella gave Gary a 'don't argue with me' look.
"Fine", he said in defeat.
I then raised my hand.
"Yes Ash", Ella asked.
"Ella", I started. "Our duet is supposed to be about love, but what if we are not in love with our partner?"
"Well", Ella started. "The assignment is supposed to be about love in general, so just think about love in general."
"Got it."
One Hour Later
I was standing in the hall when Brock walked up to me.
"What's wrong Ash", he asked.
"Nothing's wrong", I lied.
"Lies", Brock said. "I know something is wrong! It's May isn't it?"
"I'm just so confused", I revealed. "I don't know what to do."
"Look Ash", Brock started. "I know you don't want to hurt Drew, but he knows that you like May, and that May likes you. And he's fine with it!"
With that I took a deep breath.
If Drew was fine with it, then I could be too. [Follow Your Heart Extra: What is he saying.]
"Okay", I said. "I'm going to tell May how I feel." [Follow Your Heart Extra: Yes! Yes!]
"Then what are you waiting for", Brock asked. "Go get your girl!"
With that I ran to the coordinator classroom.
I looked inside and saw May rehearsing her routine.
I took a deep breath.
"Okay Ash", I said to myself. "Don't think about Drew, or Gary, or Sky, or anybody else. Just think about you and May."
With that I took another deep breath and walked into the room.
"May", I said getting said person's attention. "I need to tell you something!"
"What is it", May asked.
"I..I know that you wrote a love letter", I revealed. "And Brock said you wrote it for me. Is that true?"
With that May looked at me in shock before looking down.
"Yeah", she said. "It's true."
This made me smile.
"But it doesn't matter", May stated as she snapped her head back up. "'Cause you're dating Sky!"
"What", I said in shock. "What makes you think that?"
"I saw you guys go on a date at the Pokémon Café on Tuesday", May revealed.
"Oh", I said in realisation. "You got it all wrong! We were just going out for dinner because we were exhausted from working on our routine."
"You sure", May asked.
"May", I started as I grabbed said person's hands. "I don't like Sky. I...I like you. A lot." [Follow Your Heart Extra: He said it! He said it!]
May looked at me in shock.
"Really?"
"Really."
That Night [Follow Your Heart Extra: Wait? What happened next?]
I was rehearsing my routine in my room.
What I didn't know is that...May was rehearsing her routine too...and we were in perfect sinc. [Follow Your Heart Extra: Awww!]
I stopped rehearsing when my phone went off.
I looked at it...and gasped.
"It's May", I said to Pikachu before answering my phone. "Hello?"
"Hi", May greeted. "I just wanted to hear how you are doing."
"I'm doing well", I revealed. "You?"
"Good", May replied. "I'm rehearsing my routine and thinking about you." [Follow Your Heart Extra: Double awww!]
This made me blush.
"I think about you when I work on my routine too." [Follow Your Heart Extra: Stop making me awww!]
"Well", May started. "I have to get going. Goodnight."
"Goodnight", I said before ending the call.
And as soon as I did...Sky walked into my room. [Follow Your Heart Extra: Great (note sarcasm).]
"Hey", she greeted. "Who were you talking to?"
Should I lie or tell the truth?
I decided just to tell the truth.
"I was talking to May."
"What", Sky asked in shock. "Why?"
"She was just greeting me goodnight", I revealed.
"Okay", Sky said in confusion. "Goodnight?"
"Goodnight", I said.
With that Sky left and I plopped onto my bed and got out something.
I was the love letter. May gave it to me.
I decided to read it.
To the One I Keep Thinking of
When we first met, I literally fell for you.
Since then, my feelings for you grow more and more with each passing day.
I wish to be with you, but it seems like the world wants to pull as apart.
But I will keep fighting to be with you. I will keep on following my heart. [Follow Your Heart Extra: Like how I weaselled the name of the story into the letter?]
With that I smiled before plopping down onto my bed.
I will keep on following my heart too May.
HotXbun: My heart! It can't talk all this sweetness!
Challenge: Tell me if you think Ash made the right decision.
My Answer: I think he did.