Unrevealed Affection
Dawn's POV:
Finally! Ash's birthday has arrived! Today is the day I plan on telling Ash that I love him. I hope it all goes according to plan. I got him a huge water gun as a present... fingers crossed that he likes it!
Anyway, right now, I'm icing the cake. For the past week, I've been practicing making cakes, with Brock's help and supervision and I think that this one will be perfect! I do the finishing touches. It's a chocolate cake - Ash's favorite! I step away from the cake and admire my work. It looks amazing! I can't wait for Ash to see it.
Everyone else is decorating the room that Lyra and I share in the Pokemon Center. It's not exactly an ideal place for a birthday party, but it's raining so this is the best we could do. Blue and green streamers decorate the wall and blue and green balloons are scattered across the floor. It looks really good! I smile. I chose the colors because I think green and blue are boy-ish colors and also, they look good together.
It's around one in the afternoon. Usually, I'd be nagging at Ash to get up at seven on the dot, but considering it's his birthday, I'm letting him sleep in.
"Brock, come here!" I say, signalling for him to come over. He walks towards me and stops when he sees the cake.
"Wow, Dawn! I never knew you'd be such a perfectionist when it comes to decorating! Ash will love it!" Brock compliments. I smile slightly.
"So, is everything ready?" I ask.
"Yeah, except Khoury and Lyra are having a bit of trouble attaching string to the balloons," Brock says. I turn and see Lyra and Khoury struggling to tie a knot around the ends of the balloons. I walk over to them and quickly tie a string to the balloons, effortlessly.
"How do you do that?" Khoury asks in awe.
"Practice makes perfect!" I say, winking.
I creep into Ash's room, trying to stifle my giggles. I tiptoe over to his bed and shake him awake.
"Ash!" I say in a singsong voice. He grumbles and slowly opens one eye.
"Oh, hey, Dawn," he says, smiling. I return the smile.
"Hi, Ash! Come on out, it's lunch time," I say, expecting the usual response to food.
"Huh, what? Lunch? What about breakfast?" Ash asks. I look at him.
"We all overslept..." I lie, hoping he'll buy it. Being the dense boy he is, he does.
"Okay, well, let's go!" Ash says, hopping out of bed. I walk in front of him.
"Close your eyes," I demand when we reach the closed door.
"What? Wh-"
"Just close them!" I hiss.
"Okay! No need to throw a hissy fit," I scoff.
I take his hand and lead him out.
"Surprise!" everyone yells. Ash is taken aback by surprise.
"Seriously?! I thought you'd all forgotten!" Ash says, still half in shock.
"How could we forget?" Lyra asks. Ash shrugs and looks around. He spots the cake.
"Wow, Brock! I didn't know you were that good at decorating cakes!" he exclaims.
"It wasn't me..." Brock says.
"What? Then... who was it?" Ash says.
"Dawn," Brock says simply. Ash turns to me. I blush.
"Seriously?! Thanks, Dawn! You're amazing!" Ash smiles, pulling me into a bear hug.
When we finally separate, Ash goes to sit down on the sofa, next to his presents. He opens them one by one.
From Lyra, he gets a hoodie, from Khoury he receives a pair of trainers (A/N: Forgive me, I have no idea what guys get guys.) and Brock got him a guide on how to get girls. Finally he comes to mine. I gulp. Here goes... Ash opens it and his eyes widen.
"Seriously, Dawn?! H-how did you know I wanted this?" he asks. I shrug.
"Lucky guess," I say.
The party continues until about six. No one is bothered to clean up, so we leave the room in a mess, change into our pajamas and climb into bed. Brock is on his own, Lyra and Khoury share a bed and Ash and I share a bed.
When I'm sure everyone else is asleep, I turn to Ash.
"How was your birthday?" I ask.
"It was amazing, thanks so much, Dawn," he says. I smile.
"Okay, Ash... time to get serious," I say. He looks at me confused. "Listen, there's something I've wanted to tell you for a long time..."
"Really? Well, there's something I've wanted to say for a long time, too," Ash says.
"How about we say it at the same time?" I suggest. Ash nods. I brace myself.
"One... two... three..." Ash counts.
"I love you!" we both say in unison.
"Did you say what I think you said?" Ash says. I nod, shyly.
"Do... you really love me?" I ask. Ash nods.
"Wow... I-I can't believe you'd like... me!" Ash says in amazement. I smile.
"I never... thought I'd actually hear you say those words," I say. "It's this amaz-" I'm cut off by him pressing his lips against mine. At first, I'm in shock but then I come to my senses and wrap my arms around his neck. His are already around my waist. We share a kiss, but not anything overly passionate. We part and smile at each other.
"This is definitely the best birthday ever," Ash says, smiling.
The End