Hello fellow readers! Thank you to everyone who supplied ideas for this this chapter. Ok time to stop acting serious. Enjoy this chapter everyone!
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Ash felt her face heat up as she quickly looked away from the brunette sitting right across from her.
After the whole kissing fiasco, and Ash crying her eyes out, she ended up making it to the Pokemon Center, changing into her pajamas and crashing onto the bed absolutely exhausted. Then she couldn't sleep, so she ended up staying up all night letting her mind wander to the kiss, feeling confused and angry. Confused because she didn't know if she liked Gary or not and angry because she was acting like a complete girl.
And that led her to the predicament she was in right now.
' I cant even look him in the face without blushing!' Ash thought angry with herself.
Quickly Ash snuck a peek up. Gary looked to be about in the same predicament as she was. Only he looked more heartbroken. Dark circles were under his eyes, and he had a gloomy look with slumped posture attached.
" Whats wrong with you guys?" Serena asked concerned for her two gloomy looking friends.
Gary didn't answer and Ash just looked at her and moved her eyes to a corner far enough away from the table, signaling she wanted to talk to her.
Serena got the hint. Ash got up and walked toward the secluded corner with Serena following. Clemont and Bonnie were to busy arguing to notice.
" What do you want to talk to me about?" Serena asked with concern filling her blue orbs.
Ash fidgeted before she blurted out:
"IkissedGaryatthedance!"
Serena looked confused. " Could you say that again?"
Ash took a deep breath. " I. Kissed. Gary." Ash said slowly.
Serena looked at her for a moment before busting out into a bright smile and tightly hugging Ash.
" This is great! Why aren't you excited?! Or why aren't you guys together yet? Where did you kiss? Was it somewhere roman-"
" Serena!" Ash said cutting her off mid-sentence.
" What?" She said looking at her.
" Let me go." Ash said with an annoyed look on her face.
" Sorry." Serena said releasing Ash.
" Ok answer my questions now." Serena said crossing her arms leaving no room for rebuttal.
Ash sighed. " Well you know how you didn't really see me toward the last bit of the dance."
Serena nodded her head. " I remember trying to look for you."
" Yeah well I went outside to go think and I found this garden, and I saw Gary there too. Then we talked, then danced, then...kissed." Ash said shrugging.
" That sounds romantic. Why are you guys all gloomy and not together right now!" Serena exclaimed.
" Gary didn't know it was me." Ash said.
" Well why didn't you tell him?" Serena said.
" I don't know. All I know is I'm confused and I don't know what to do." She sighed running a hand through her raven locks.
Serena didn't say anything for a moment. Then she put a hand on Ash's shoulder.
" Well Ash I cant help you. All you can do is let your heart decide. Are you willing to give love a chance or let it slip away from you?" Serena said.
She then walked away towards the table leaving Ash to her thoughts.
' That's the problem. My heart can't seem to choose.'
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The gang had been walking for the past two hours through the shady woods to get to Ash's next gym battle. Clemont and Bonnie were arguing over something again, Pikachu was walking in front of Ash just enjoying the sunshine that would peek through the leaves of the trees, Serena was looking through a booklet about the next city they were going to so she could find some new boutiques and bakery's, Gary was slouched over hands in his pockets seemingly lost in thought, and Ash was lost in thought as well.
' I wonder if Gary is as confused as I am. Maybe then I wouldn't feel so alone in this.' Ash thought looking at the brown-haired boy walking right across from her.
GARY'S POV:
I felt Ash staring me and I looked through the corner of my eye. She looked confused and hopeful for some reason.
' Oh well I don't need to worry about Ashy-Boy.'
I went back to the thoughts of the night before.
' Who was that girl? Why does she seem so familiar? Why did she run away?'
And yet I have no answers. I'm back to square one just as confused as before.
NOBODY"S POV:
The sun was about to sat below the horizon, and the five kids ( Pokemon included) were looking for somewhere to camp out for the night. After another tiring half-hour of walking, they finally came upon a clearing and decided to camp out there. They set up a camp fire and ate dinner which was a silent affair.
Soon after all the dishes were washed and the fire put out, everyone said goodnight to one another before heading into their tents.
" Aren't you going to bed Ash?" Clemont said looking toward his friend.
She shook her head and gazed up at the moon.
" Don't stay out here to long okay?"
She nodded and waved him off. She heard his heavy footsteps head toward his tent and the sound of a zipper opening and closing.
She sighed and looked up at the moon once more thinking about what Serena had said.
' All you can do is listen to your heart. Are willing to give love a chance or let it slip away from you?'
Ash then smiled. ' I guess I could give it a shot.'
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A little short, but stay tuned for more. If I'm feeling nice then maybe I can get another chapter up by Monday. But hey we'll see. Anyways read, review, fave follow, whatever makes you happy and see you in the next chapter. Bye! :-)