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"Melody, we've got a situation. I'm sorry to bother you, but we'll have to meet and talk about tomorrow night."

"What's wrong? Did something happen between Ash and May?"

"No, but we're going to have to run a bit of a special mission."

"Alright, super spy. What's the deal?"

"I'll explain everything at the rendezvous point. Well, as soon as we decide on one."

"Do you want to meet at the Poké Café at 22:00 hours?"

"Haha thanks for playing along with the lingo. Sure that's fine. Over and out."

"Alright, see you there," said Melody as she giggled slightly.

Jake closed his flip phone and headed to his room to pretend to be asleep. He learned that Ash was an incredibly heavy sleeper so getting out would not be a problem.

After Ash finished watching Hitch, he wandered into the kitchen to get something from the refrigerator. He was surprised to see May pouring tea into a porcelain cup.

"What are you doing, May?"

"Joanne gave me these instructions for making some really good tea so I thought I'd make some for you and me."

Ash looked at her longingly, but knew not to look for too long. He didn't want to give off any hints so as not to ruin the surprise. He felt especially drawn to her at the moment because the tea that she had just brewed had an almost enchanting smell, not to mention her constant kindness and attractiveness. She offered it to Ash who accepted it graciously.

"It smells amazing, May!"

"Thanks! Tell me how it tastes."

Ash carefully took a sip.

"It's weird."

"Weird? You don't like it?" May said in a concerned tone.

"No, it's just different than anything that I've ever tasted before. It stimulates my senses, but at the same time it's so soothing and makes me feel all warm inside."

"I'm really glad you like it Ash," said May, smiling.

"Why don't we have some on the couch in the living room? I'd offer to in the T.V. Room, but I think you've had enough T.V."

"You're not my mother,"said Ash defiantly.

"She'd say the same thing. Besides, since she can't, I'm standing in for her," she said as she took him by the hand and led him to the couch.

The soothing aroma and taste of the tea had made the couch look extremely inviting, and Ash more than happily sat down. May being there was a definite bonus. They set their cups down at the table in front of the couch. The couch was situated in front of a window covered by curtains and had two arm chairs to the sides of it. Joanne kept a large blanket on the couch for colder days. May unfolded it and spread it across the couch before getting under it.

"Why don't you get under too, Ash?"

He accepted and lifted up the covers and sat close to May. He had an embarrassed look on his face. Good thing there was barely any light.

She held a remote in her hands and wondered what it's purpose was because there wasn't a T.V. In the living room. Squinting at it, she could make out only two buttons denoting its specific purpose.

"What does this do?"

She pressed the top button and the curtains parted revealing the night sky. The sky was clear and the two could see seemingly every star in the night sky. May gazed with a look of wonder. Ash did the same for a moment, but then thought They've got nothing on her. Ash was unaware of his smile and the fact that the light emanating from the sky illuminated his face. Not much, but enough for May to take notice.

"What are you smiling about?"

Ash quickly looked at her and shied away a bit.

"Oh, me? Nothing really, it's just......This tea is really good" he said quickly retrieving his cup to take another sip.

"You know, Ash. I've kind of missed you."

"What? Why? You see me every day."

"Well, yeah, but lately we haven't spent time together like when we were traveling."

"Yeah, I guess that's true."

"That's why I'm so glad that we have this opportunity to spend time together like before," she said as her eyes began to grow heavy.

The soothing effects of the tea were beginning to get to Ash as he replaced his cup on the table. Before he knew it, May was asleep. Ash lifted the blanket so that it would cover her from the waste down and keep her warm. In the process, May gently fell on Ash's shoulder and unconsciously held on to him. Ash didn't have to worry about the sleeping May seeing him blush. Ash simply relaxed and enjoyed her company. He made a wish on a falling star that he would be able to do this with her again. He wanted to be worthy enough to always be with her.

At 10:00 p.m., Jake's phone vibrated. He set the alarm just in case he fell asleep. He didn't think that that would be necessary because any experienced spy operative would know better than to fall asleep during an operation. Jake, however, was no spy operative. He awoke to find Ash missing from the room. Curious, he slowly walked down the stairs and stopped before he touched the last step. It had always creaked which made sneaking a midnight snack difficult in Jake's younger days.

He saw the shape of Ash's hair and what appeared to be May's. Nice, Ash. I knew I wouldn't have to do all of the work.

Jake was going to try to skip the last step and step on the floor. It would make a small noise, but it wouldn't be as loud as stepping on creaky wood.

Pikachu was admiring the sky. The aroma of the tea had soothed his heightened sense of smell and helped him relax. He was happy that Ash and May were finally getting closer. They were perfect for each other in his eyes. Supporting each other despite incredible odds made for a good partnership between Ash and Pikachu, and the little electric mouse figured the same would be true for Ash and May.

Pikachu's ears caught a noise behind him. He looked but saw nothing. Pikachu dismissed this and carefully placed himself in May's lap.

"That was a close one," said Josh as he walked up to his room.

He opened the window and began to climb down.

"Oh, great. Now I have to sneak out of my own house," he muttered as he tried not to fall.

When he was down he made his way to the Poké Café. When he arrived, he saw Melody sitting in one of the booths in the front. She had already ordered some cookies and iced tea anticipating his arrival.

"How many spies show up to operations in their pajamas?"

Jake had forgotten to change his clothes in the excitement of his "mission".

"Um. Spies don't give away their actions so easily. This is all part of a clever disguise."

"It works. No one would suspect a spy to wear pajamas with Charmanders on them."

"He just happened to be my first Pokemon," Jake retorted.

"So what's the situation? Why'd you call me to come here?"

"We're going to have to change the plans for tomorrow. We can't really double with Ash and May as we planned. That would have been great to get rid of some tension, but that won't be possible."

"Why not? What's changed?"

"My sources tell me that this guy who's after May will be there."

"Who? Joanne?"

"How'd you know?"

"She's been with May for the past few days. Doesn't take too much intelligence to figure that out."

"Good point."

"So what's the plan?"

"You play piano too right?"

Perhaps Jake's a bit obsessed with the spy game. I'm guilty of the same obsession ;)

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