Title: Chance Encounter

Author: Master of Awe

Disclaimer: I own nothing except for my handsome self.

Chapter: 2

Starling Forest

Late Evening

His chest felt heavy. His head throbbed. His muscles ached. His entire body was sore all over with some part like his left arm and legs which burned with ghostly flame.

Fluttering his eyes opened, he immediately closed it after seeing nothing but dark blotches like mud on a car's window. Gently, he moved his arm in the effort to cover his eyes to hopefully soothe the pain, but something interrupted his arm during its journey to his head.

Something soft, something smooth, something that send shivers through his spine.

"Hold on there." The voice was like the cries of angels; beautiful and soothing, spreading warmth and happiness. "You are going to be okay." Her voice held so much persuasion, she sounded so sure that he believed her even though his head was burning like raging infernos.

He felt something wet being place on his forehead, it helped lessen his scorching headaches.

"Can you sit up?" He unconsciously nodded his head even though he was in so much pain. He felt something curled under his back and five fingers gripping his side; he knew what she was doing. With the help of the mysterious girl, he got up with minimum difficulty. "There you go." He felt something being push into his hand, but he didn't dare to open his eyes and look for they are still in pain.

Using his fingers to traced the item, he concluded from the round shape and rigid structure that it was a cup. A cup of what he doesn't know and doesn't feel like drinking since technically he doesn't know the person who gave it to him, ignoring the fact that he feel secure and safe with the person.

It was as if the person can see through his doubt.

"Don't worry, it's herbs that was blended with Mago Berry that can ease headache." He knew in his head that he shouldn't take heed the word of a stranger, but something inside him compelled him to believe this girl with the voice of an angel.

Opening his mouth slightly, mentally taking note of his dried lips which indicate that he was asleep for quite a while. He then felt something being poured down his throat. He was surprised that the medicine taste so sweet as he was prepared to swallow something bitter since that was how he remember herbs to taste like. Well the girl did say she mixed it in with Mago Berry which was considered to be the sweetest berry in the world. So sweet, in fact, that the berry was labeled indigestible for medical reason.

The girl, whoever she is, must have some sort of experience in the medical field as well as wild herbs for her to not only make Mago Berry digestible, but sweetened an otherwise bitter medicine.

"There, you should take a rest." It seems that he finished the content while he was musing. He tried to open his eyes, but something soft and smooth covered his eyelids. "Don't open them, it'll hurt more if you do." He felt compelled by her words and followed her advice. "Good, I'll come and check on you later. Just take a rest." He felt the warm appendage moving away from him and with his dulled ears, he could hear shuffling which meant she was about to leave.

"Wa-Wait," he managed to croaked out; his voice hoarsed and dry. The sound stopped. "Wha-What's your na-name?" There were silent for a while and he thought for a second that she might not tell him, but those feeling soon dissolve like teardrop under the hot, desert sun.

"My name's Korrina Carolina, now rest."

"Korrina huh," he managed to muttered out with a small smile on his face. "What a beautiful name." With that he fell into the warm embrace of

Midnight

His eyes fluttered opened, and the first thing he saw were blurry images of some brown tiles. After blinking a couple of time, and opening his eyes once more, the raven haired trainer saw that those brown tiles were actuelly wooden logs stacked next to each other to form an arch.

Looking around the room he was currently residing in, Ash took notice that everything in this place were mostly made of wood. The walls were wooden along with the floor. The room he was in was baren, he noticed, and the only thing in it was himself and a very soft, feather pillow under him.

"Wha...Where am I?" He muttered in confusion before sitting up which was very difficult since most of his body still ache. At least the searing headache was gone now. Whatever that girl gave him must've work. Speaking of the girl.

"Korrina." Ash muttered as he got up, his leg shook from his weigh. With great difficulty, the trainer from Kanto moved toward the door, his hand constantly in contact with the wooden walls to keep himself up. A difficult task when one's leg was as stiff as his right now.

Be that as it may, Ash's head was currently occupied with thought of his blonde savior. He could still remember the first time he woke up and saw those beautiful blonde hair. Then he remembered the second time he woke up, but unfortunately did not lay his eyes on her, but he did manage to hear her soothing, angelic voice.

Determine to find his savior, Ash continued on, ignoring the pain his legs were emitting. Very soon he made it to what he assume is the guest area and found the door of the main entrance which was open. From the darkness of the outside, he logically assume that it was nighttime, but even that little fact did not deterred him. His determination to thanks his savior overweigh his pain and what time of day it was.

He finally made it out, and was greeted with a wonderful sight. It was of a beautiful girl with curvaceous, amazonian figure, strawberry blonde hair that cascades down her shoulders and stopped at the back oh her ankle. Her skin were pure alabaster, the color of porcelain; beautiful with no imperfection. He couldn't help but let his eyes roam from her sexy curves to her thigh that were proportional to the rest of her body. He also constantly stop and stared at her round, bubbly bu...

"Oh, your awake." The blonde haired beauty turned and face him, her beautiful face express her surprise and happiness. Ash was completely frozen. In front of him have got to be the most beautiful woman on earth; her beauty seems to transcend those of mortal woman and to those of the immortals. She looks like an angel.

Her face was perfectly sculpted, partially covered by two long bands on either side of her forehead and a smaller one in the middle that reaches her eyes. Looking at her almond eyes were like looking at the gray cloud, beautiful and ever changing for the shade of grays seems to always change everytime he gazed upon them.

She was wearing something modest, yet it enhance her already goddess-like appearance. A form-fitting white sleeveless shirt with low circular neckline trimmed with red and a pair of shorts that only covers half her thigh which look very good on her. It helped that the short is very short and hugs her figure perfectly. She also had on a pair of fingerless white gloves with red trim.

"Um..are you okay? Are you still sick?" She asked with curious and worried eyes. Her eyebrows scrunched up as concern shined in those beautiful gray orbs. Damn, she look beautiful no matter what she's doing.

"Ye-Yeah, I'm fine," Ash replied with a smile before he sway lightly, causing Korrina to gasped softly before steadying him. "Just a little light headed, that's all." She did not look convince at all if those calculating eyes were any indication.

"Fine, but let sit down." She headed for the steps and went down before turning to face him. "Come, I have a great place where we can talk." Ash nodded before going down, and with Korrina help, they got to a campfire of some sort with a large log situated on both side of the fire.

After warming his hand by putting them next to the fire, Ash went back to looking at his savior and notice that she was doing the same thing. He couldn't help but noticed how stunning she look. The orange-red fires illuminated her face, turning her skin a healthy shade of tan-like orange. Her beautiful blonde hair glowed bright yellow like the purest gold, the silken weaves even have the same luster as the element.

"Hmm, are you sure you're okay?" Korrina asked with her head tilted slightly, her ash-gray eyes shine with innocent. Ash blushed upon realizing that he'd been caught starring at her, but who could blame him. She was just so damn gorgeous. Man, he's turning into Brock.

"Yeah, it just I've been wondering how I got here?" Korrina stayed silent for a second causing the raven haired trainer to tense upon realizing his mistake. "I mean, not that I'm ungrateful for you healing me, I'm just a bit..."

"Oh, no, it's nothing like that." The blonde haired beauty mearly waved off his apology with a brilliant smile. "I was just thinking about how I found you."

"Oh," he whispered, glad that his savior wasn't going to be mad at him.

"Let see, it was two days ago when I heard a loud explosion deep inside the forest when I was training with my Pokémon." Ash was actuelly surprised that she even have Pokémon, but he wasn't going to voice that. "When I finally got there, I saw you on the floor out cold with a very high fever." She frowned. "Your Crawdaunt was also unconscious so I returned him into your Pokéball." Ash nodded, he expected something like that.

"Wait, two days?" He was shocked to say the least that he'd been unconscious for two days straight.

"Yes, you had a very high fever, your entire body was burning up." Her face once full of innocent and joy were now grim. "I couldn't take you to the hospital since you wouldn't survive the travel so I had to stabilize you first before getting professional help." Her eyebrows suddently knitted together. "The strange thing was that no matter how much I tried to lower your body temperature, the fever continued with no sign of stopping. It is, scientifically speaking of course, impossible for such an event to occur, but I cannot denie what I saw in front of my eyes." Ash listened with rapt attention, but there was still one thing bothering him.

"I see, but that doesn't explain how I got better?"

"Well, that's the craziest part of the story," Korrina replied with a sigh. "You see, I was getting desperate to lower your body temperature so I tried everything imaginable. Soaking your body with water, giving you traditional medicine to lower fever, I even tried filling the bathtub with ice and put you inside, but nothing work." Suddently Ash got worried, not because of the fever, but what Korrina did to him while he was unconscious. "Sensing my wild emotion, Lucario came out of his Pokéball to check on me. When he saw you he acted all weird, stared at you for like five minutes before he touched your chest. The whole room glowed blue for a second and the next thing I know my Lucario was on the ground, exhausted but not unconscious while your fever lessen incredibly."

"Wow, that's incredible." Ash doesn't know what was the cause of the fever, but he assumed it was due to that Pokémon Xavier sent out, even though he had no memory of what that Pokémon is. "I guess I owe you and Lucario my thanks for saving my life." Korrina mearly smiled at him, that innocent smile that seems to illuminate the dark night.

"It's fine, I'm just glad to help." The two stayed silent for they don't know what else to talk about. For Ash it was a great time to recollect his thought. It's seems that he was out for two days and his friends must be worried sick. He had to get to the Pokémon Center soon. Plus he had to see the condition of his Tauros and that Pokémon he rescued. For Korrina however, the silence was unnerving and uncomfortable.

"Hey, you wanna see something beautiful?" She asked, gaining Ash attention. He was slightly surprise by the sudden question so all he did was nod in reply. "Great, come on." She slipped her hand into his, her small palm and dainty fingers slipped into his bigger and calloused one. He felt warmth radiate from her hand, it was very soothing which cause him to hide his face and blushed. Because of that he didn't see Korrina mirroring his action.

She lead him far away from the campfire, far enough that the light of the fire won't reach them, but close enough that they could still see her cabin. She soon sat down on the ground, her arm wrapped around her knee as she gesture with her head for Ash to sit down next to her. He did just that, sitting down next to her with his leg stretched out.

"Isn't the stars just beautiful out here." She was indeed correct. Far from the city's light, the night sky was illuminated by billions of sprinkled stars. He could even make out a few constellation. After a couple of moment stargazing, Korrina continued, "I just love coming out here. Starling Forest has a reputation of having the most beautiful, clear sky in all of the regions. I just love gazing at them, all my worries just disappear, the stress...gone." Ash turned to look at Korrina as she spoke so passionately about the night sky. She look so brilliant with the moonlight shining down on her making her blonde hair gained an eerie glows that Ash find quite attractive.

"Yeah, very beautiful." But he wasn't looking at the night sky, he was gazing at the angel sitting next to him. Korrina turned and gained a healthy shade of red on her cheeks when she noticed that Ash was starring at her. His amber eyes were smothering, passionate, and very beautiful. "And I'm not talking about the sky." His voice was so suave, so seductive. Korrina's cheeks reddens even more as her stormy gray eyes gazed upon his smothering amber orbs.

"Tha-Thank you..." She stuttered at first before giggling as her blush subsided, catching Ash's attention. "I can't believe after all this time I still don't know your name." The raven haired trainer smiled at that before he took her hand into his, interlocking their fingers. Korrina's cheeks redden once more, getting a smile from Ash. She just look so cute with rosy cheeks and that embarrassed expression.

"My name is Ashura Ketchum, but most people calls me Ash." He massaged Korrina's hand with his own. Said trainer just let him continues for her eyes were glued to his, her cheek rosy from embarrassment or the cold weather he does not know. "May I learn the name of my fair savior." He continued to speek in his suave and seductive voice, sending shivers through Korrina's spine. Sure he remember her name, but he wanted to hear it again with his sight intact.

"My name's Korrina." She sent him an embarrass smile. "Korina Carolina." She looked at him expectantly, but he doesn't seem to regonize her last name.

"Korrina, what a beautiful name," said Ash with a warm smile making Korrina's blush deepened. "So tell me, Korrina, what are you doing in these part of the forest." He gesture to the open clearing with a small lake that takes up half of the clearing. "I mean, that cabin looks a little too plain to be a permanent resident." As he was walking outside he noticed how empty everything is.

"Your right, this place is just my family lodge." She stated like it was no big deal making Ash wonders how rich her familly is. "I'm not actuelly from these part, I came from another continent called the Kalos Region."

"Hmm, I never actuelly heard of that place before." Ash mused. He'd heard of regions like Sinnoh and even the elusive Unova Region, but he hardly recall any place called the Kalos Region. He felt like he knows it though. "Oh wait, does the Kalos Region have a town calls Vaniville?" Korrina was actually surprised that Ash knew a town from her birthplace.

"Yeah, there is actually. How do you know that?" She sent him a scrutinizing look, her gray eyes turned stormy and Ash swear he could see wheels turning inside her head trying to figure out how he came in contact with such information.

"Well, I have this friend, Serena, who used to live here, moved to Vaniville Town when we were little." Ash smiled as his eyes glazed over at the thought of his childhood friend. Serena had always been so passionate, so full of life that it had always brought a smile to his face. He was really hoping that they would travel together when they turned ten, but sadly Serena's mother had to move away due to her career as a Rhyhorn rider.

Korrina saw the way Ash smile when he mentioned the name Serena, and her smile slowly turned into a frown so reason she does not know. She of course, like the rest of the region have heard about the legendary performer that swept the crowds alway with her impeccable beauty and those of her Pokémon, especially that powerful Delphox.

"Is Serena your girlfriend?" She asked him bluntly, her face blank. Ash looked over at her with confusion cleared in his face and mentally winced when he noticed how stormy her eyes were, they were like miniature hurricane.

"Wha, no of course not!" He explained louder than he should, his face one of surprise. "We were just kid."

"Are you guys still in contact?" She didn't even waver at his explanation. Ash looked at her confusingly before answering.

"No, we loss contact ever since she moved." Ash explained slowly, not sure what the sudden change of attitude was about. A small smile then appeared on his face. "What's with the sudden question, you're not jealous are you?" He asked with a smirk, his eyes shines with amusement when he noticed the blonde haired beauty's rosy cheeks.

"O-Of course not!" She replied indigently with a huff, turning her head to the side with her arm cross. By now she was sitting up, leaving Ash the only one laying on the floor. "I just wanted to know how you know one of the most famous Performer in the Kalos region."

"Famous huh," Ash muttered before a small smile appears. "I guess that Korrina finally found what when wanted to do, and is excelling at it." He could still remember that summer vividly. Everyone else knew exactly what they wanted to do as soon as they get their first Pokémon, all except Serena. He was glad that she finally found what she love to do, like him with battling.

Turning toward his blonde savior, Ash gain a mischievous smile when he noticed that her arm were still crossed and her face turning away from him. Getting close to her, the raven haired trainer quickly wrapped his arm around her waist, getting a small shriek from her, before pulling her down so she now lied beside him.

"You scared me!" She exclaimed angrily as she slapped Ash on his chest, his arm still wrapped around her curvaceous waist. As she was hitting him, Korrina couldn't help but notice how muscular his frontal abdomens are. She also noticed how large his arm are, his biceps were probably double the width of her forearm.

"Come on, don't be upset." He gave her a smile, his arm still around her. "Let enjoy the night, I've heard from a very beautiful lady that this forest is known for its starry night." Korrina's cheeks redden once more as she stopped her hitting as she received an indirect compliement from the very handsome boy.

"Fine," she muttered as she lied down next to Ash, her head resting on his muscular arm. Their body in close proximity as they gazed at the night sky. After a while, something flashes across the sky.

"Hey look, a meteorite," Ash stated as he point toward the glowing object that was headed toward them.

"Wow," muttered Korrina as she witness the burning comets get closer and closer. "Wait, is it me or does that meteor look like it's heading toward us." Ash scanned the giant rock from space with closer scrutiny and indeed, it was getting closer; heading towards them in fact.

"What in the name of Arceus," he muttered as the sky was illuminated with bright orange light. He could barely see the dark sphere in the center. "Get away, Korrina!" He picked her up in his arm and threw himself out of the way. The area they were in was suddently covered in dusts, smokes rising as a giant crater was formed.

Author's Note

I apologizes for the short chapter, but the next chapter will be very long and I needed to cut this part out so the chapter wouldn't be so long.

As you guys can see, I changed some thing from the anime. For once Serena started her journey the same time as Ash when he was in Kanto and is now a very famous Pokémon Performer. Some of you might also notice that Cynthia and Korrina are now related base on their last name. This is because I needed a reason for Korrina to be in Sinnoh and having a sister being the champion of that region will be the perfect excuse.

Anyway, thank you for reading and don't forget to review.