Here is chapter five! Still can't believe this has had over twenty faves and follows! Unbelievable! So, I'm glad you guys are loving this fic!

Some bad news now. I'm only able to update now and then now. I'll keep writing in my spare time, but the problem is that I'm studying Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing Arts and on week 7, we have to perform 3 monologues and two songs in front of a panel of judges from Drama Schools! I'm not going to bloody Drama School and they expect me to pick a song from before 1965, a modern song, and pick three monologues and memorise them by October half term!?

Seriously losing the plot right now. I'm just glad I haven't got acne from all this stressful work. Doesn't help that I'm unable to do much written work cause of my condition.

Anyway, I'll stop ranting and let you get on with the story!

I do...not own pokemon. If I did, Ash would be the age he's supposed to be, be a Pokemon Master already and would have got a girlfriend (Poissibly May) and settled down with her.

Two weeks later

Ash was outside the lab, training his pokemon, while May, his girlfriend, was practicing her contest moves with Dawn. They were currently tied, Dawn was using her Togekiss and May was using Glaceon.

"Glaceon, use Blizzard! Followed by Frost Breath!" Glaceon opened her mouth and sent forth a massive blizzard. She then mixed in a Frost Breath, making the combo colder than usual and freezing Togekiss's wings, causing her to fall to the floor.

"Togekiss! Use Magical Leaf to break the ice, then use Aura Sphere to blast her away!"

While Togekiss was busy using Magical Leaf to break the ice on her wings, May told Glaceon "Glaceon, while she's busy trying to break free, use Barrier and brace yourself with a Mirror Coat when she blasts the Aura Sphere!"

Glaceon was surrounded by a purple barrier, raising her defence by two levels. Then she waited for Togekiss to fire the Aura Sphere.

When Togekiss was free, she took to the air before bringing her wings together and firing a blue orb of aura at Glaceon, who erected a Mirror Coat at the precise moment it was launched, making the move bounce off her and fly back to Togekiss, who was hit with the unsuspecting move and crashed to the floor unconcious.

Dawn sighed before returning her pokemon and thanking it for it's hard work. May did the same and they went to the middle of the battlefield and shook hands. "Well done May. You are definitely ready for the next Grand Festival in Hoenn"

May rubbed the back of her head before saying "Really? Well, you've been training just as hard as me, so you should be ready to compete in the Sinnoh Grand Festival. Just remember to keep putting that training to good use and remember some of those tactics I showed you, you'll win without a problem!"

Dawn nodded her thanks before they both started to walk back to the lab. As they walked in, Dawn asked May a question. "Hey May, do you know what tomorrow is?"

May just gave her a confused look. "Tomorrow is March 15th. Why? What's happening tomorrow?"

Dawn looked at May incredulously. "What!? You don't know what tomorrow is!? You're dating Ash aren't you? And you don't remember tomorrow is his birthday!?"

Realisation and shock spread across May's features and she held her head in shock. "WHAT!? Ash's birthday is tomorrow!? I thought he said it was in April! How could I forget!?" She then slumped down and started pacing back and forth, thinking how she's going to find the perfect present for him while muttering "What kind of girlfriend forgets their boyfriends birthday? I'm a terrible girlfriend to Ash"

Dawn, feeling sad for her friend, stopped May's pacing by placing her hands on her shoulders and saying "Don't worry May. We still have time. Let's get as much money as we can and we'll go to town and find a present for Ash. And I'm sure Ash thinks you're the best girlfriend in the world! So don't be getting yourself down!"

May immmediately perked up and said "Yeah! Let's go! I'll find the perfect present to tell him how much I love him and need him!"

So they got all their money and sprinted to town to start shopping for the 'perfect' present for Ash.

Meanwhile, Serena was on the phone, talking to her mother. She told her mother she was going to be coming home soon so she didn't need to worry. But she blushed heavily when her mom asked if she and Ash were a couple yet, to which she said "Mom! Me and Ash are only friends! I see him as a big brother! Besides, he has a girlfriend now. You know May? The girl the reporters said was his girlfriend?"

Her mother nodded. "Yes but, her parents said they weren't a couple"

Serena smiled. "Actually, they are now. They've been dating since Valentines Day"

Her mom's eyes widened. "Woah! I did not see that coming! Sorry dear. You must have been heartbroken when you found out"

Serena smiled and shook her head. "Actually, no. I knew Ash wouldn't return my feelings, no matter how many times I wanted to be alone with him, or tried to hint I wanted to tell him how I felt, I felt as if he already had a special someone in his life. And it turns out it was May. And I couldn't be happier for them!"

Serena's mom smiled. "Glad to see you're taking this so well. Anyway dear, I need to go now. I have lunch on and it is almost ready. I'll see you soon! Love you!"

"Love you too mom! Bye!" and they hung up. Serena was about to go out to practice her performance techniques, when the phone started to ring. She waited for a couple seconds, but seeing no one was around, she answered.

"Hello?"

Suddenly, a face she knew all too well appeared. It was Calem, the man Ash lost to in Kalos.

"Serena? What are you doing in Professor Juniper's lab? Where's the professor?"

Serena blushed, Calem had gotten more handsome since they last met, which was only a few months ago. His hair was now shorter but still held in the same style, he wore the same clothes as before but they were now a light blue and black and he seemed to now have a necklace around his neck, which contained a keystone. He must have had his Mega-Ring modified so he can keep it close at all times.

Realising she hasn't answered yet, she said "Uh...Hi Calem! I don't know where the professor is right now. But she should be around here somewhere. Do you need me to get her for you?"

Calem just shook his head. "Nah, I'll try again later. Anyway, how about you tell me why you're in Unova? I thought you disappeared with Ash and those other two girls?"

Serena smiled sheepishly. She was debating whether to tell him or not. She decided that Ash wouldn't mind if he knew, so she told him the reason for her being in Unova. When she finished, Calem promised not to rebveal their location to Ash's 'friends' and mom. He knew what they did wasn't right, even if they did have their hearts in the right place.

After talking for a while longer, catching up with each other, him telling her he was thinking of travelling through Unova to compete in the league there next year, they said their goodbye's and hung up. Serena had a serene smile on her face and she couldn't stop thinking how handsome and nice and cool Calem had gotten.

Although, because Ash's Greninja could do some kind of Mega-Evolution without a keystone and Mega-Ring, he must have gained respect for Ash as that kind of phenomenon is extremely rare and will only happen if the trainer's and pokemon's hearts are one with each other, and there are not many trainers with that sort of bond with their pokemon, unlike Ash. Ash was one of a kind.

Her thoughts wandered back to Calem. She started to think how nice it would feel to be around him all the time, to feel him so close to her, feel his lips on...She stopped. She had a sudden thought. Am I...falling in love with Calem? Sure he's handsome and good looking, but...is it love for him I feel? She placed her hand over her heart and she could feel it beat faster and faster as she continued to think about him. My heart's racing just thinnking about him. Is this how Ash and May feel when they're with each other all the time? I just might be...in love with Calem.

Ending her thoughts there, she went outside to practice her performances for the next rounds of the Kalos Queen Competition (I can't remember what it is actually called. If any of you know what they are called, tell me in a review and I'll alter the chapter. Thanks!).

The next day

Ash was on his way back to the lab. He had just finished training his pokemon and they were now ready to face even the toughest of opponents, possibly even Cynthia. His training has paid off big time. He was now slightly taller thanks to him doing some workouts with his pokemon, and he was now more muscular thanks to the sparring he does with his Lucario, who evolved four days ago.

When Ash walked into the lab, he went into the living room to get to a drink in the kitchen. But when he entered, he saw the room was dark and seemed to be empty. Weird, everyone can't be asleep yet, it's not even one o'clock.

He fumbled around for a light switch. And when he found it, he turned on the lights and everyone all shouted out "SURPRISE!", causing him to scream, like a man, and fall on the ground. Clutching his chest as he regained his breathe from almost having a heart attack.

"Don't...do that...again!"

Everyone just laughed at this and May helped him up, then she gave him a kiss on the cheek and said "Happy birthday sweetie"

He smiled at her and told her "Thanks love. I completely forgot today was my birthday. I can't believe I'm now nineteen years old. Where has the time gone?"

Everyone nodded in agreement. Sure, they've only been there a few months, but the time has gone really fast.

They started handing Ash his presents. First was Dawn, she got him a brand new Xtransciever. It was the new upgraded version. You could now take videos, SnapChat on it and it was in black and red, his two favourite colours.

"Thanks Dawn. You're the best sister a guy could ask for" They gave each other a warm hug.

Next was Serena, she gave him an egg. He was wondering what pokemon it was but Serena said "It's a surprise!", so he just thanked her and told her he couldn't wait to add him or her to his family.

Professors Juniper and Fennel were next. "Ash, me and Sarah were thinking and we decided you deserve the best given to you. So, we searched for a while and finally, we found what we were searching for" and they handed him two pokeballs. Ash opened them and out came a Rotom and a Zorua. Ash was shocked. These pokemon were extremely hard to find as they're so rare. So how did his two mothers find them?

Seeing the questioning look in his eyes, Sarah told him "We were given them by a trainer who said they couldn't look after these two because they were so mischievious. Especially Zorua, she kept changing into other people and playing pranks on them. The Rotom was hatched recently and the trainer found it hard to find a good way to train it so she decided to give it to a trainer who could train it to it's full capacity"

Ash looked at his mothers with tears in his eyes, before embracing them in a hug and saying "Thank you mom. Thank you ma. This is one of the best things anyone has ever given me" He then broke the hug and said with a determined look "I'll do my best to make them as strong as they can get. You can count on me!"

The two women smiled lovingly at him before bringing him into another hug. No words were said, they just hugged.

Last, but certainly not least, was May. He knew May would have a great present for him, she is afterall, his girlfriend. And her boyfriend deserves the best.

She walked over to him, said "I love you so much Ash" and gave him a deep kiss. They stayed like that for a few minutes and, when they broke, Ash simply said "If that was it, it was the best one yet"

May just shook her head 'no'. "That was only part one of your present Ash. The second part is in my pocket" So she reached into her pocket and pulled out a small leather box with a ribbon tied around it. She handed it to him and said "Go ahead honey, open it"

Ash nodded with a smile and undid the ribbon gently. When he opened the box, he saw two rings. But not just any rings, they were Promise Rings. People only gave these to the ones they truely love, and they made a promise to each other with these rings. A promise they would never break and hold close to their hearts for the rest of their lives.

May took one of the rings and slipped it onto Ash's left ring finger. "Ash, with this ring, I promise to love you forever. Through thick and thin, I'll be by your side. I'll never leave you. I promise to love you, and only you"

Ash, catching on to what she was doing, took the other ring and placed it on her ring finger on the same hand. "May, I promise to always love you. I will never leave you for anyone else. I'll be by your side to comfort you in times of need, times of stress and times of worry. I'll be with you always, loving you, even after death. No matter how far apart we are, I'll always love you, and only you. I love you May. With all my heart and soul"

Hearing Ash promise her this brought tears to her eyes and some fell. She wrapped her arms around his head and gave him her most heartfelt kiss ever. He complied and kissed her back with his arms around her waist.

Everyone awwed at their display of love, but they couldn't hear them. Nor did they care. All they cared about, was being with the one they love.

Soon, Sarah and Aurea brought out a big cake in the shape of a Pikachu. The candles were in the shape of a 1 and a 9.

"Alright Ash, take a deep breath, and make a wish. And make it a good one"

Laughing, Ash thought hard on what to wish for. Deciding, he took a deep breathe, thought I wish me, May, Dawn, Serena and my mothers live happily together from now on. and then blew out the candles. Everyone cheered before they had some cake.

They partied well into the night, but Ash and May went to bed early to 'celebrate' in their own special way *wink wink*. It was the best birthday Ash ever had. And he was planning something special for May's, which was five months away.

Two days later

Ash and May were out on a date. They had just finished booking a room for the night at a hotel and were now in Nimbasa City in the Amusement Park. They went on almost all the rides there, May especially loved the rollercoaster but she not as much as The Tunnel of Luvdisc (See what I did there?). They also played some arcade games, won prizes at the booths and when night had fallen, they went on the Ferris Wheel.

On the way up, they were sat together in each others arms, looking outside at the horizon at the setting sun. When they got to the top, the sun was set and the stars were out.

The Ferris Wheel stopped when they reached the top and they just watched the stars for a second. Ash then saw two stars were really close and remembered a story Delia had told him about two lovers from different worlds who were always together thanks to their strong bond of love. And that they still lived in the sky as stars thanks to the help of Arceus so they could never be apart.

"Hey, May?"

May turned to him. She smiled sweetly at him. "Yes Ashy?"

Ash smiled back and pointed at the two stars. "See those two stars that are really close?" May looked and nodded. "Well, I just remembered a story Delia told me when I was young. It was called The Lovers of Stars. Would you like to hear it when we get back to the hotel?"

When Ash mentioned his birth mom she was afraid he'd be upset again. But when he continued speaking, she was glad he stayed happy instead of becoming upset again. So, smiling, she answered with "Sure Ash. I'm sure it's a great story. I'd love to hear it. You never know, we may be able to relate to the story in some way" She giggled.

When the ride on the Ferris Wheel was over, they saw the park was getting ready to close for the night. So they walked back to their hotel and went up to their room. When they got in, they took a proper look at it, and they were amazed.

The room was a Tomato Red with red curtains on the door that lead to a balcony. There was a King sized bed against the wall on the right with a T.V in front of it on the other wall. The bed covers were also red with white sheets. In the far left corner was the door to the bathroom. They went inside and saw it had a bath big enough for two, with a shower, also big enough for two and to finish it, there was a jaquzzi and a toilet.

Ash and May were amazed. This hotel wasn't one of the best in Unova for nothing, and they weren't disappointed. Walking back into the room, May got her sleep wear and went into the bathroom after saying to Ash "I'll only be a bit honey. After you've changed you can tell me that story you mentioned before we go to bed"

Ash nodded and, when May had closed the door, he took out his sleep wear and waited for May to come out. Usually he'd pass the time by talking with Pikachu, but he left him at home as he wanted to be alone with May.

After May came out in her pajama's and Ash had done the same, they went under the blankets and cuddled for a minute, enjoying being in each others arms. May broke the silence by asking "How about you tell me that story now Ash? Please?" And she gave him her cutest puppy-eyed-dog-pout, which always had him turn to goo when he saw it.

Sighing, he said "Alright May. I promised to tell you anyway so there's no need to use that expression. You know I can't say no to it. Dear Arceus, when we have a child I hope you don't teach them that" May chuckled when he said that and cuddled closer to the love of her life.

"Well, I remember the story going something like this..." And he told her the story. May listened intently. She was entranced from the way he said the story, from how he was happy when talking about them always finding time for one another, to how he was sad when three evil witches tried to steal her pure heart so they could eat it and live forever. But when he finished the story and told her that Arceus blessed the couple to live forever as stars in the night sky, she felt tears of joy come to her.

Lifting her head, she gave him a sweet smile and told him "That was a brilliant story Ashy. When we have a child, I hope you tell them that so they try and find their true love. Like we did"

Ash smiled back and nodded in agreement. He was planning on telling his future children the story anyway.

Saying goodnight and giving each other a kiss, they snuggled together and went to sleep, dreaming of their future again, but they dreamt about how their kids would look and how funny it would be to see them calling Pikachu 'uncle'.

And there is chapter five. I finished this on Friday but couldn't upload. But I have now and that's what matters!

Also, thanks for the wonderful reviews! They keep me going! And those who said that they would like Ash and May to have a baby girl. YOU RUINED THE SURPRISE! I planned on them having a child or two from the beginning! Now you ruined it!

BUT! I won't reveal what her name is going to be! I have an idea but, when I'm near that chapter, I'll put up a poll with a selection of names for you to decide.

Anyway, I'm soooo happy this fic is so popular! Along with my other pokemon fics A Mothers Love and Worlds Greatest Master. I'm having trouble writing the new chapters for those because the demand for this fic is so high! So, if you want, read those other two fics! But read A Mothers Love at your own caution! Read the summary before you decide to! And NO FLAMES when and if you do read it.

Also, can you guys read my other fanfics? My Kung Fu Panda fic is getting the right amount of attention, but my fics From Another World and True Friendship aren't getting as much love. People are not reviewing when they read them even though I ask them too. I can't improve my stories unless I get some feedback on how well I'm writing them.

So please, please, PLEASE! Read those two unpopular fics and tell me how I can improve them! Thank you!

See you all next time!