Hi everyone! Here's the second chapter! Sorry they're short, but it was really hard to start this, I needed to set the stage for the story. Oh, by the way, the main characters are all 19-21 years old apart from Brock and Cilan who are 22-23. Again, reviews are greatly appreciated and if you liked the story, drop it a favorite and a follow!
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Court

Chapter Two

Forgotten Love and a Spark

(Ash's Point of View)

I felt bad, not telling them the truth. Well, the whole truth because I was more than just the Unova league Champion but also the Johto and the Kanto region champion. I wasn't the Sinnoh and Hoenn champion because Stephen and Cynthia were missing. Yeah, you heard me, missing. That's why I was in Hearthome, cause I got a tip that a Garchomp and a Metagross were in the area and those were their favorite pokémon. Looker was with me since he was my partner. Tonight, he was out looking for clues about the pokémon who were sighted outside the city. I... Well I was taking a break, because I heard that Dawn was going to be at the contest. So I thought I'd drop by and see how she was doing. It's been, like, five years since we saw each other in person. But, I never forgot that day in Sunyshore, I would always remember it. That night still gives me goosebumps but I'm worried she doesn't even remember it.

(Dawn's Point of View)

Five years, does he remember? Because I do, clearer than any other memory I can remember. The ocean waves on the shore, the sun setting in the beautiful colors of purple, indigo,and deep orange. The way he forgot his troubles to help me calm down, his eyes gleaming with motivation as he looked at me. But, why? Why was he here now? After all that time, he shows up, claiming he was the Unova league Champion. I knew, of course. I watched the finale, with him and some blond kid. I saw that he had new friends, a girl with purple hair whose pokemon lived in her poofy hair and a man with green hair and a smart suit. They ran out to him and congratulated him after he won. She hugged him and my heart lurched. Then, he battled Alder, the ferocious red haired pokémon master of Unova. It was a battle of the ages. Both sides fought hard and strong. Both fought on despite the odds. But when the smoke cleared, Pikachu, Ash's best friend, remained standing while Alder's Bouffalant toppled to the ground, spent. The stadium went silent. Ash and Alder walked up to each other. They stared at each other for so long I thought the TV froze. Then Alder began to laugh, wrapping Ash into his arms. He was Hugging him? Then Ash addressed the crowd.

"I want to thank you all! I don't think I deserve this but I beat Alder." He grinned, almost like the grin I saw from him the night we kissed.

"I owe alot to everyone I ever traveled with because you all shaped me so much. But no one as much as a special girl I met in Sinnoh!" At that point I fainted right in front of the television. I hope he still feels like that though, but that was four years ago.

(May's Point of View)

And just as soon as he came, he disappeared. I looked at Misty who was looking after Ash with a disappointed look on her face. However, Dawn was looking after him, lost in thought. May recognized the look, that look that Brock looked at Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny with, just not quite as obviously. May also thought that's how she looked at Drew. He had gotten so much better since he and her traveled together in Kanto and Johto. I grinned inwardly. Ever since I started traveling with Dawn, she always talked about Ash, sometimes blushing when she did, like when she talked about the gym battles where she dressed up in a cheer-leading outfit. And just a few weeks ago, she talked with Dawn about Ash.

They had just arrived in Sunyshore City. Out of nowhere, Dawn ran off.

"I'll see you at dinner!" She waved.

May ran after her, "Dawn the Contest...!" Ten minutes later, she found Dawn standing on an overlook holding a picture.

"Dawn?" She turned around, eyes red from the tears streaming down her face. May walked over and held her close.

"This is it." May looked at her, questioning her. Her eyes strayed to the photo strip in her best friend's hand. It was Dawn and Ash in a photobooth, making crazy faces except for two pictures at the bottom. One normal photo of her and Ash, the two smiling at the camera. May smiled and looked at the next photo. She gasped. It was a picture of Dawn kissing Ash on the lips. The aspiring trainer's eyes were wide open with shock.

Dawn caught her looking. "Are you mad?" May was completely caught off guard.

She shook her head, laughing. "Of course not! Ash was like a brother to me but I never really thought he liked me. But I will admit, I was crushing on him pretty bad at first." She chuckled. "I understand why you like him."

They stood there, watching the waters ebb and flow beneath them. Dawn spoke up.

"That was the best day we ever had. Brock was off running some errands and Ash took me around the city. We wound up in that photo booth and my heart just took over. We laughed it off and then at the end of the day, we came here and talked. He was so cute, fretting about his gym battle, but I was even more unnerved by the upcoming contest. So he forgot about his troubles and began encouraging me. He made a point and grabbed me by the shoulders, and right there, I kissed him."

May smiled. "How was it?"

Dawn shook her head. "The best. We kissed as long as we could, long after the sun set. I had never been so happy. I never wanted it to end"

She blushed. "Don't tell Kenny."

May smiled. She now knew that she had to get those two together. No matter what.