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Ash's lips pressed against mine. The first kiss he gave me was for goodbye...this kiss meant forgiveness...
I closed my eyes as I fully gave into his kiss. It was warm but I still felt cuts in his lips, I didn't want to think about how he got them.
Ash held me tighter for a few more seconds as we both parted to breathe. He looked me in the eyes deeply whilst breathing heavily. I was about to hold my forehead to his before he sighed out painfully and wrapped his arms around himself.
His still injured...I remembered...
I was about to ask him if he was alright when he dropped his head onto my shoulder. I smiled and and put my chin on-top of his head. I felt Ash smile as he sighed contently.
I faintly heard Gary mumble 'it's about time' and the others agree the same. We were both warm with content. However that didn't last very long...
"Uh-oh..."
"No...way..."
An icy chill swept passed us. Everyone chivered, I heard Ash take a sharp intake of air when I quickly turned around.
Because there stood the girl we came to save surrounded in an errie neon, physic sheild of aura.
"Oh-my-" I started but Ash stopped me. Suddenly Giovanni laughed.
"Well, well, well Child...it look's like even Ash has abanded you...your own mother gave you away...why don't you take revenge and end his life here?" Giovanni laughed even louder as Trixie held out her palm revealing another aura sphere. "Good girl Trixie, show them no-one ever betrays Team ROCKET! SHOW THEM THA-"
"TRIXIE NO!" Ash screamed.
He realeased me and stood right in the way of Trixie. He looked her right in the eye.
"Stop."
Her only response to this was to raise an eyebrow. Giovanni saw this and smirked.
"She's still loyal to me..."
Ash remained calm. The only signs of nervousness was the sweat at the back of his neck.
"This isn't you."
She blinked. The first time we saw her ever do so.
"This isn't what you want to do."
The aura sphere dimmed but she still had her hand rasied.
A groan. "Kid..." She turned around to meet the blonde figure crawling to her on the floor. Her face was now covered in blood and her elbow seemed to sag behind her body. Whilst she was pushing her body on the floor her knee didn't move. It was bent too much the wrong way. "He didn't do anything wrong...He...want's to protect you...like I did." Her words were getting filled with more and more breathes.
She looked down at Domino.
"Your lying to me. That's bad."
A pained look came upon the blondes face. She was upset. However her only words were...
"Trust me..."
She finanly fell to the floor with a thud. Her body unmoving.
Ash took a sharp intake of breath.
"We care for you. Don't do anything you'll regret..."
"LIAR. LIARS! HIS TRYING TO BETRAY YOU. HIS GOING TO HURT YOU DONT LISTEN! DONT LISTEN TO HIM!"
Ash winced at Giovannis words. "Remember...remember the promise we made in the cave?"
+Flashback+
Ash's Pov:
The rain was calming down now. The girl had just put Dragonite to sleep and was slowly shifting towards me. She didn't turn to face me, her eyes were focused on the weather. I frowned.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
It was too quick an answer. I gently placed a finger under her chin to make her face me.
"Tell me...Please?"
She looked at me for the first time. "I...I'm...scared."
After the words left her mouth she shifted, as if this was an uncomfortable situation for her.
"Of?" I asked, releasing her.
She sighed, unsure if she should countine or not. She looked at me. "I...my past...the thunder...everything..." She whispered. "and...you..."
I stiffened when I heard that last bit. I looked at her then reached an arm around her so her head was on my shoulder. Pikachu shuffled in my lap so that he could sleep half on her legs and half on mine.
"You don't need too. Hey, c'mon look-" I raised my littlest finger. "Promise?"
She was confused. I felt my eyebrows meet in thinking mode. Here copy me." She did as she was told and I hooked her pinky to mine. "Promise!" I cheered. She still frowned however, yet her face lit up a little as she made her first promise with me.
"..don't be afraid of me, I'll always protect you...so don't worry anymore...okay?" I looked down smiling when I saw she had fallen asleep on me. I stroked her hair, fixed my cap, wished her and Pikachu goodnight as I too fell into a deep sleep.
But not before.
"Thank you Ash. G'night..."
The smile on my face remained as I slept.
+Flashback End+
Ash's Pov:
"Remember what we promised?" My voice was cracking. "Remember what I told you?"
Trixie frowned her eyebrows.
"His trying to hurt you again." Giovanni pleaded. I looked over to him to see that he was facing the floor. His face was scrunched up in pain. The aura sphere got it's powerful glow back.
I faced her with tears threatening to leave my eyes.
"I'll never hurt you..." The tears started to fall. "I'm here to protect you - I WONT LIE TO YOU!"
"THEN WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME!" She screamed back with closed eyes. She opened them; looking at me. The glow reached its brightness.
"I DIDNT!" A beat. "I'm right here...I'm still here...I found you..."
A pause.
The aura sphere disapeared. She looked like she was about to fall.
"Ashie..." She whispered out before I jumped foreward to catch her. Her head rested on my shoulder, she was panting and I still realised the damn collar was still around her throat; I spat out a choked gulp, I didn't realise I was still crying and tore the chain from her neck. Her breathing instantly sounded slower, however I was too distracted to figure out that she still hadn't opened her eyes or moved at all. I cradled her head in the crook on my neck as I faintly felt Misty's warm hand touch my shoulder. I couldn't hear her breathe no-more, her body stank of metallic blood. I didn't need to open my eyes to figure out Brock and Gary were leaning next to me on my other side.
But...
Considering all my friends around me I still felt pain...and anger...
I slowly gave her to Gary to hold as I made a move to stand up. He was confused. As he should be, if I found out my childhood friend was acting like this...
Trying not to limp. I walked up until I was armslength to Giovanni. I had my messed up hair in the way of view from him. I heard his breathing slow down when he noticed me. I felt like a soldier meeting the general. It was quiet. Even those behind me weren't breathing let alone speaking.
I fiannly looked to him. Our eyes met. It was a staredown...
No words were spoken, until finanly...
"Why?"
He didn't reply.
"Why did you do it?" Still nothing. "Was it to hurt us?" No answer. "To hurt Mom?"
Finanly he flinched.
"Don't overstep yourself little, boy." He said. I didn't like the way he said boy at the end...
"I WANT ANSWERS!" I shouted back.
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"You're way out of your league, you've more than met your match."
"I guess you're slowing down, old man, can't hit what you can't catch."
He smirked but didn't fraile.
"Soon the whole world will know the genius of my plan..."
"I will find a way to stop you any way I can." I answered truthfully.
He looked at me like prey. "You're such a goody-two-shoes, it's more fun being bad."
"No one's gonna side with you, you're stark raving mad!" I pleaded. He scoffed.
"Oh yeah, just ask your mother!" My eyes widdened and I looked at Mom. She had a sympathetic look, Professor Oak had his arms around her. I couldn't even guess what she was thinking but I knew Giovanni woudn't win. I turned back at the suited man.
"That's all in the past."
I didn't see Mom give a relieved smile; I was too focused on Giovanni who seemed angered by my answer.
"Listen to me, little boy. Nice. Guys. Finish last!" He took a step foreward but so did I.
"Oh no! You just can't win."
"You're not that strong."
"Time to pay for your sins."
His smile disapered in a flash and I knew I was gaining the upper-hand. He spoke again.
"You've got it all wrong. You just can't win"
"I'm gonna shut you down."
"Your chances are slim-"
"No more fooling around..."
We both had enough as we shouted the last few words together.
"Let the battle begin! You just can't win!"
I was at armslength. But we didn't raise a hand to each other. I raised my head up to look him straight in the eyes. I was ready to tell him how I felt.
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