Xannytoes: Hey all! Hope you're all well. I give you the next chapter in the Snippets series (much later than it should have been, my apologies). A short, but sweet affair. Thanks in advance for reading! I'd also like to thank those who left kind reviews. Appreciate it as always :)
It was cold.
Cold as a Snorunt's Ice Beam. Chillier than a Vanilluxe with extra ice. Frostier than Misty waking up before she got her necessary beauty sleep. Ash gave off a shudder at that thought. He was fairly certain her mallet had left a permanent bruise on his poor noggin. Okay, he was getting a little off topic right now. Point was, it was pretty dang cold.
And his partner seemed to think so.
May Maple was buried in the furs of her own coat. Wrapping them around her thin form as tight as she could. Whenever the winds decided to come calling, she would shudder and shiver. The poor thing had already begun sneezing. Blowing her nose every few minutes. One particular thought that had remained in Ash's mind was that if they didn't get to a fireplace soonish, she'd catch a nasty cold.
And there was no way he'd be listening to her sneezing whilst they watched the Grand Pokémaster Championships.
Okay, maybe he was being a little harsh. Still, he'd been waiting weeks to watch the show. The anticipation and build-up to the event had driven him near crazy. He'd planned days in advance to watch it. He'd amassed enough snacks to feed a city. All that was left to do was fight through the snowy storm and make it home.
ACHOO!
"May, you okay?" Ash asked, putting a hand gently on her shoulder. She turned to look at him with watery eyes and a runny nose.
"Blergh," she muttered, "I'm fine Ash. Don't worry about it."
But the raven-haired trainer wasn't convinced.
A few minutes passed, and the two found themselves walking down the white sidewalk. The snow was falling thick and fast. Pelting their gloved hands and freezing the tips of their noses. With each fresh batch, a wave of sneezes overcame his girlfriend.
ACHOO! ACHOO! ACHOO!
Each time she sneezed, the poor thing's body shook violently. She was constantly shivering, and her already pale skin looked to be a not-so-interesting shade of blue. Grabbing hold of her arm, Ash turned the brunette towards him.
"I'm fine Ash," she shook her head, before sneezing once again. Still, Ash Ketchum wasn't having any of it. He continued to gaze upon her scrunched up face, battered by the cold. He ran a gloved hand across her cheek, before removing several choice articles of clothing.
"A-A-Ash? What are you doing?" May asked, as he tossed his scarf around her neck. A coat and an extra pair of gloves soon followed.
"Let's go," he grabbed her hand and pulled her forwards, his teeth chattering.
ACHOO! ACHOO! ACHOO!
Well, he'd managed to save May from the nasty embrace of a cold. That was something. Unfortunately, the elements had not been so kind to the Pokémon Trainer. Not two seconds after stepping through the door, he'd been brought down by a bout of sneezing. As much as he'd tried, he'd been unable to enjoy the wonderful offerings of the Grand Pokémaster Championships.
For some reason however, he didn't care.
"Warm enough?" May asked Ash, who was currently wrapped in two layers of blankets, pressing a hot water bottle to his side with one hand and sipping from a cup of near-boiling hot soup from the other.
"I think so," Ash nodded, "though I think it could be a little warmer…"
Understanding his not-so-subtle hint, May grinned and slipped under the covers with him, wrapping her arms around Ash.
And like that, neither of them were cold anymore.