I don't own Pokemon, but I do own Ashley, Aaron, and Steven.

Chapter 22: Getting Ready For Baby Number Two!

After Dawn and Kenny got married, Ash, Ashley, and Aaron are going to be busy with what happens next.

They were waiting for Steven to come so that they would know the gender of the baby is so that they would know what to get for the nursery.

Steven rang the doorbell and Ashley let him in where he went straight into the bedroom and began setting stuff up.

"Are you ready to find out if it's a boy or a girl?" asked Steven as he poured the gel onto Ash's stomach.

"Yeah." replied Ash, Ashley, and Aaron in unison.

Steven put the wand onto Ash's stomach and found a good picture of the baby.

He froze the picture and he cleaned off Ash's stomach before he took a good look at the baby.

"Well, it looks like you three are having a girl." said Steven, looking at the picture hard.

"Woo hoo!" said Ashley excitedly.

"Yeah! I'm gonna have a sister!" said Aaron excitedly as he was hugging Ash as best as he could.

"I'm so glad that you're excited, Ashley and Aaron. The baby's doing fine so we'll do a natural birth unless she does just like Aaron did when he was about to be delivered. Just call me when you're on you're way to the hospital and I'll be there when you arrive. Bye." said Steven, leaving.

"Bye." said Ash, Ashley, and Aaron in unison again.

Once Steven was gone, Ashley got an idea that involved Ash, like always.

"Hey, Ash. How about Mom and I go and get the stuff for the nursery while you stay here with Aaron, the Pikachus and relax." said Ashley as she was about to leave.

"But I want to go and help pick things out too and I think Aaron wants to go too." said Ash as he stopped Ashley from leaving.

"I know you two do, Ash, but you're already helping me by having baby number two for the three of us." said Ashley, putting her right hand on Ash's left cheek and her left hand on his stomach.

"Ok, Ashley, but once she's born, I'll go out whenever I want to." said Ash, finally giving up the fight.

"Ok. See you later, Ash and Aaron. Bye." said Ashley, giving him a kiss goodbye on the lips, but Ash put his arms around her to hold her in the kiss longer.

"Bye." said Ash as they broke apart with Aaron coming to give her a hug before she left.

Ashley left as soon as they broke apart and hugged Aaron goodbye with a giant blush on her face.

(Two Hours Later)

Ash was sitting on the couch with Aaron sitting next to him, watching TV, when he heard the doorbell ring.

As soon as he opened the door, Ashley and Mrs. Ketchum brought the new crib in and set it down in the nursery, which was right next to their bedroom.

The crib was a lot like the crib that Aaron had and, of course, he loved that part a lot.

"Ash, would you mind bringing the bag of clothes in from the car?" asked Ashley as she stuck her head out of the nursery.

"Sure, Ashley." replied Ash as he went out to get the bag of clothing from the car.

He was back before they even knew that he was gone.

"Thanks, Mom, for helping me today." said Ashley, hugging Mrs. Ketchum.

"No problem, Ashley. I love to help out with the second grandchild and all. Bye." said Mrs. Ketchum, hugging Ash and Aaron before she left them.

As soon as she left the house, Ashley went into the nursery to take care of the clothes with Ash and Aaron following behind closely.

"Didn't you tell her that we're having a girl?" asked Ash, helping Ashley out while Aaron was looking at all of the stuff that his Mom and Grandma got.

"No because I want it to be a surprise for everyone, Ash." replied Ashley, looking at him.

"Wow. They look cute, Ashley." said Ash, picking up an outfit and held it up so that he could get a better look at it.

"Thanks, Ash, but Mom picked out the one that you're holding up." said Ashley as he handed her the outfit to wash up with a blush on his face.

(Later That Evening)

They were getting ready to hop into bed when they found something on their bed that was quite familiar.

"What is a Pichu egg doing on the bed?" asked Ash as he picked it up.

"I guess the Pikachus were busy just like we were when we went at it that night." replied Ashley as she looked at him.

They put it in the same egg container as they did when Pichu appeared as an egg.

Then, they went to bed with thoughts of how the new baby would change their lives just like Aaron did when he first showed up.

(Two Weeks Later)

They were busy getting ready for Aaron's first birthday, which was two weeks away from where they were expecting the little girls to arrive.

They had everything set up, even a birthday cake that was specially made for him too.

They invited everyone to the party and they all had a great time at it.

Aaron was thrilled when he got a lot of presents and when he saw how big the cake was.

He was enjoying the time of his life at the party and even Ash was enjoying the party since this would be the last one that he was going to while he was pregnant with the little girl.

One the party was over with and everyone left, Aaron was fast asleep in Ashley's arms and was put into his crib while Ash was busy starting to clean things up.

Ashley was shocked at how fast he was working since he was almost nine months along.

As soon as she knew what was going on, he was done cleaning up and before long the headed to bed.

(In Ash And Ashley's Bedroom)

"Ash, did you know that you have been acting really weird ever since you have been pregnant with her?" asked Ashley, looking at him when he was getting dressed for bed while she was already in her pajamas.

"No. I haven't noticed that at all." replied Ash as he sat down on the bed next to her.

"I knew all along that you were carrying a girl from the start." said Ashley as she looked at him.

"How did you know?" asked Ash in amazement.

"When you almost drowned, you were so protective of her and when you were jealous of Daughter and mad at Mom at the same time. You see, those are all things that a girl will feel either while she's pregnant or not." replied Ashley, getting to her point.

"So are you saying that I have been acting like a girl?" asked Ash as he looked at her with a surprised look on his face.

"Yes, Ash." replied Ashley as she laid down in bed.

"Wow. Thanks for telling me, Ashley." said Ash, lying down in bed, but he realized that she was out like a light.

He kissed her on her forehead before he fell asleep himself.

(Two Weeks Later)

It was towards the end of the pregnancy for Ash, which his was excited about.

It was morning on a day that would be the longest day for Ash, Ashley, and Aaron.

As woke up with a feeling that he needed to go to the bathroom again, but when he got to the toilet, a sudden burst of water came from him followed by some pain in his stomach again.

He went into the bedroom and woke Ashley up.

"What's the matter, Ash?" asked Ashley as she put her glasses on.

"The baby's on its way now, Ashley." said Ash as he winced in pain from a contraction hitting him somewhat hard.

After finding out that baby number two is on its way, Ash and Ashley are gonna be parents for the second time and Aaron will be a big brother for the first time ever in his young life soon enough for all four of them.

Hope you enjoy Chapter 22. I told you that it was gonna be sweet and it was. Next chapter is where you get to meet their little girl. See ya later!

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