"Romance under the Moonlight"

Chapter 2

The Passionate Red, Transcendent Blue

The Buffet Place… The group went to lunch, which now included of May, Max, and Brendan. May was 13 yrs old. She had brown hair, which she put up in a red bandana, except for 2 bunches of hair which covered her ears and neck from the side She was slim. She had on a red short sleeve shirt, with a popped-up collar. She also had a black miniskirt, with a yellow belt back. She had sapphire blue eyes, and a sweet attitude. Ash helped with her journey three years ago to compete in the Hoenn League. She is an accomplished and an experienced pokemon coordinator (don't worry Ann, in most of the chapters I only rarely introduce pokemon.)

Max was May's 9 yr old brother. He sported ebony colored hair. He had black eyes with huge glasses. He was wearing a green tee shirt and green shoes with black shorts. He was smarter than his sister when it came to knowing pokemon, but sucked at battling with them, and when it came to love and relationships. He just thought the last 2 parts were creepy, sickening, and believe it or not helpful, because he could blackmail his sister using the "information".

Brendan was May's childhood friend. He was sixteen yrs old. He's a water pokemon trainer. He was kind and mature.

"So, May what brings you here." asked Brock.

"Well I was done with the Grand Festival a week ago and I thought I come by and see how you, Dawn and Ash were doing."

(for future reference the Grand Festival is a competition were pokemon coordinators come to compete for the prestigious Ribbon Cup)

"So, May you're a coordinator!? Oh please can you teach me some tips to be great coordinator" said a very desperate Dawn, who was an amateur coordinator.

"It'll be my pleasure" said May.

"Okay, enough talking, let's eat" whined a hungry Max.

"You guys wouldn't start without me, now would you?" said a voice.

The group turned to see that the voice came from Misty. She was as the same as age as Brendan. She was also one of Ash's old long time friends. She's also the leader of the Cerulean City Gym. She had cerulean blue eyes and a cheery attitude. She also had a very quick-temper.

The group began greeting Misty. She and Brendan became fast friends, because they were water pokemon trainers. The group grabbed a plateful of food and found a table large enough for them. As they sat Delia, Ash's mother, noticed he was sitting next to May. For us it's nothing suspicious. It's just a friend sitting next to a friend. But Delia Ketchum sensed something else. Unbeknownst to her, it was her curiosity that created an awkward conversation that started the chain of events that would change Ash and May's friendship in to something else.

"So, Ash, are you and May together." Said Delia with a smile on her face. At this comment Ash and May froze. They blushed like the color of cherry blossoms and looked at each other out of the corner of their eyes.

"We're just friends" they both said at the same time.

"They maybe friends, Mrs. Ketchum, but they have a lot in common. Said Brock joining in. "like for instant whenever we used to go to any town or city the first thing that would come in Ash and May's would be…food. They have a really fast metabolism. THEY EAT 3 TIMES AS MUCH AS I DO. AND I'M AN 18 YR OLD!!!"

At the same time May and Ash's color changed to one that would rival that of an apple.

"Looks like 'Ashy's' got a girlfriend" teased Gary. Ash flinched at the fact that Gary had not only referred May as his girlfriend, but also at the fact that he called him 'Ashy'.

"Looks like 'Mayday's' got a boyfriend." Snickered Dawn. May too flinched because not only had Dawn referred to Ash as her boyfriend, but also at the fact she called her 'Mayday'.

"Ash and May sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-----WAAH!!!" screamed Max as he barely dodged his sister's mallet (hammer).

"MAX! YOU ARE SO DEAD!!" yelled a very hot-tempered May. " YOU HAVE 'TILL THE COUNT OF THREE TO RUN AWAY LIKE A LITTLE BONSLY!"

Max started to run and May was a bout to chase him, when someone grabbed her hand and stopped her.

"May, stop!" Ash hissed. She stopped all right, but because of the sudden "brake" she fell backwards. Luckily, Ash grabbed her with one hand around the waist and another around the bottom of her chest to secure her. So they sort of ended up looking they were hugging each other, with May's back leaning against Ash's chest. May tilted her head up to apologize and Ash tilted his head down to make sure she was okay. No sooner had they were going to ask each other, they're lips brushed. They both felt it all right. They froze for a second and then pulled away from each other. No one saw the "lip-brushing" except for 2 who were particularly jealous of it. They were Brendan and Misty. You see Misty liked Ash and Brendan liked May. So a scene like this made them mad with jealousy, May thanked Ash, without looking at him or anyone else, and sat down to concentrate on her food. Ash said your welcome and did the same thing she did.

The rest of the lunch went quietly. After lunch, they were about to go to their rooms, when May asked Ash something.

"Ash, can I talk to you privately!!" she said, putting emphasis and double exclamation points on the last word.

Ash agreed and he and her walked out to the hotel garden and started to talk. Then May got in to the subject of Grand Festival.

"Guess what Ash, I won the Grand Festival, and so I'm now Top Coordinator. Not only that, I'm now eligible for the Master Rank Contest."

Then she pulled out a photo of her holding the Ribbon Cup.

"May, that's wonderful." Then Ash put both of his hands on her waist, picked her up six inches of the ground, and spun her around. She started to laugh and told Ash to put her down and told her about his winning.

"I won the Sinnoh League, so I'm the Sinnoh Champ, and now I'm invited to the Pokemon Master Competition".

"Ash, that's great" said May, tackling Ash into a hug. He lost his footing, and fell to the ground, with May on top of him! But they didn't mind. May laid her head on his chest, and Ash ran his fingers through her hair. After savoring some moments, Ash broke the silence.

"May, you know the Congratulations Party tonight?"

"Hmm-mm"

"Well, you see the trainers need to have a date, 'cause there's a dance. So, will you go with me?"

May lifted her head from his chest, with a smirk on her face, and said,

"Mr. Ketchum, are you asking me out on a date?" she asked in a mocking tone

"Maybe?" he replied with the same mocking tone.

"Then sure Ash, I'll go with you," said May.

She got up and Ash escorted her to her room that she shared with Max and Brendan. After she went inside, she realized that she saw a look in Ash's eyes. A look she hadn't noticed until she walked in to her room. She's always seen it when Ash battled, but never when he talked to her. All this reminded her of one word that could describe the look. Passion. May smiled as she went the bathroom to freshen up.

Ash walked in his room and felt strange. When he was walking May to her room, he thought he saw a look in her eye. He always saw that look when she said how much she would miss her home and her parents, but never when she talked with him. Only one word summed the look on her face. Transcendence. He smiled as he walked to his bed a sat down. Next to him was Pikachu, sleeping.

" You know what, buddy. He sighed when he was sure Pikachu couldn't hear him. "I think I have this weird feeling towards May. Wonder what I could be."

Then he went to sleep, to rest up for the party.