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Chapter 3: Meeting Up With A Friend!
He was very nervous as he walked toward his house.
He hadn't been there in about 20 years and wasn't sure what his mom would think about him.
He slowly knocked on the door and waited as he heard shuffling from within the house before the door opened.
"Hello?" asked Mrs. Ketchum, slightly confused to who would be at the door this late.
"Hi, Mom." said Ash with a small smile.
Her eyes lit up and flung her arms around the man's neck to hug him tightly, which he returned happily.
"Honey, where have you been? I've been wondering about you so much. Come in and I'll get you something." said Mrs. Ketchum happily as she hurried him inside.
"I've been all over the world, but wished I had stayed home and went on my pokemon journey instead of running away. To leave this house, to leave you alone, was the worst mistake I've made all those years ago." said Ash, sitting down at the kitchen table, holding his head down slightly.
"Oh, Ash. It's alright because you needed to find who you were and what you wanted instead of me always telling you what to do. You've always been that way from the start." said Mrs. Ketchum, giggling a little bit with her last sentence as she made them some hot chocolate.
"I know, but I've regretted it so much, but more recently than ever." said Ash, looking down at the table before seeing a cup of hot chocolate being placed in front of him.
"I've had a feeling that you might come to that conclusion sooner than later. I've been hearing what was going on at the sideshow circus that you were in and how cruel the ringmaster has been." said Mrs. Ketchum, sitting down at the table to his immediate right.
"How do you know about the circus?" asked Ash, shocked.
"When you've been close to town, I would go and watch the show just to see you and even Gary would join me from time to time when he was in town too. There's recently been a lot of news about how the cops are currently watching them in Viridian City to see if there is any abuse or illegal things that are going on in that circus." said Mrs. Ketchum, sadly as she looked at her hot chocolate before taking a small sip.
"So you're telling me that you knew where I was and never said anything until now? Why would you do that? Also, the news about abuse throughout the circus is correct with the ringmaster. He's gotten worse in the last couple of weeks, which is why I left tonight with no one knowing." said Ash, surprised before calming down and taking a sip of his hot chocolate too.
He also felt his heart skip a beat when she mentioned Gary's name as he always had a small crush on the boy when he was little.
"Yes. I didn't come to tell you that I was there because there was so much security and they basically rushed you away before I could even see you after your show." said Mrs. Ketchum sadly.
He looked over at his mom before getting up and giving her a big hug and he held her for a few minutes because he had missed her so much.
"It's ok, Mom. I've quit the circus for good. How about we head to bed and we can talk more in the morning?" said Ash, smiling as they finished their hot chocolate.
Mrs. Ketchum agreed and placed their mugs in the sink before they went up into their bedrooms for a very peaceful slumber.
(In The Morning)
The raven-haired man slowly woke up as a small patch of sun hit his face from his window.
He got up and heard something downstairs, something that sounded like voices.
He put on his clothes and made his way downstairs when he gasped at the sight in front of him.
There was his mother and his crush since childhood, Gary, sitting at the table talking as they ate their breakfast together.
"Good morning, sweetie. How did you sleep? Do you want something to eat?" asked Mrs. Ketchum, getting up to give her son a hug before motioning for him to sit with them as she made him breakfast.
"It's heard to believe that you're back, Ashy Boy. It's actually nice to see you without shoving weird things into your mouth besides food." said Gary, smiling.
"You're telling me. I'm so happy to be out of there." said Ash, smiling and feeling his heartbeat quicken from being around Gary.
He also felt a small blush rush across his face before he stopped himself from being flustered by the brunette man.
Before long, the chocolate-eyed man had his breakfast in front of him and they were enjoying being together as they ate together.
(Back In Viridian City)
"It's almost show time, everyone! Get into your positions!" said Kai, rushing everyone to get into their positions.
He looked around and noticed that there was something off with everyone, like something was missing.
He noticed that the raven-haired man wasn't in his position yet so he went towards his tent as the ringmaster knew that the man knew better than to be late.
"Ash? Are you ready for your big performance?" asked Kai as he knocked on the tent's door.
When he didn't hear anything from inside the tent, he went in and yelled loudly before racing out of the tent.
Nicolette was nearby and waited a few minutes before checking out her friend's tent to find him gone.
"Enjoy your life, Ash. Make it a happy one." said Nicolette to herself as she left the tent and went back to her position.
Kai was racing back to his own tent and quickly gathered his guards to start searching for the raven-haired man and to get him back to the circus before it was his time in the spotlight.
They agreed before racing out of the tent to find the man, no matter what the circumstances were.
"That brat won't get far. He'll pay for leaving us." said Kai angrily before heading to the stage to start the show.
Hope you enjoyed Chapter 3! I'm sorry I'm a day late, but I spent the weekend with my parents and didn't get back until late as well as my boyfriend had hockey last night. I also got a (semi) new monitor for my computer and can now use the TV I've been using as an actual TV. Yay! This week has been better and I'm starting to get back to myself. Just had some ups and downs in my life, that's all. I'll be fine. I promise. With that being said, see ya later!
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