CH 5: Meeting again
As Ash walked through the grassy pathway from Littleroot town to Oldale town he saw a pair of Coordinators heading toward Oldale town. "I hear Wallace himself is coming to judge" One said. "A contest" Ash thought to himself.
"Do you think" He said to Pikachu, "Pikachu" Pikachu said with enthusiasm. "Maybe she will be there, but I can't keep my hopes up . May's probably in another region competing." Ash said sounding disappointed. Pikachu now seemed sad to , Ash his closest friend had been for the last five years love sick for May and now he still had little confidence in getting her.
After a few hours they reached Oldale Town. "Alright we made it" Ash said, he went to the pokemon center and asked nurse Joy about the contest. "The contest oh yes, it's being held in the center of town here and the contestants are staying at the new hotel" She said.
Ash made his way to the hotel and once inside he walked through the lobby past many coordinators with their pokemon. Walking in the other direction was May, she was leaving to check out the outside arena in the center of town where the contest was being held. May was looking at her competition, "These guys look good, but I can beat them" She said to herself.
Neither of them noticed they were going right at the other and at the last moment Pikachu saw her and yelped. "Pikachu!" He said. Ash and May walked into each other and knocked the other backwards to the ground. "Ouch hey what's the big idea" May said. She got up and saw it was Ash, "Ash is that you?" She said, Ash had gotten bigger, his body more muscular , his hair the same style but a little shorter.
Ash looked over and saw her, May, she to had changed a little, he hair slightly longer and she was more mature looking. "May!" He said with a hint of excitement. They got up and Pikachu jumped back onto Ash's shoulder. "Well Ash and Pikachu, it's been a while" She said. "May It's good to see you again" Ash said. Pikachu too was excited to see May as smiled at her. "It's good to see you guys to. By the way what are you doing in Hoenn?" She asked.
"Well I decided to have another try at the Hoenn league" Ash said. "Well I hope you win this time" May said. "So May since you're here I guess your having another go at the Hoenn grand festival" Ash said. "That's right" May said. "So May, Since I'm here I could see you compete" Ash said. "Oh thanks" May said, "First I should get a room" Ash said.
"Oh no , I have an extra bed in my room you can bunk there" May said. "Oh thanks" Ash said. Later in the center of town May and Ash were at the field arena where the field was grass and several large movable bleachers set around the field. "Wow, this is going to be a great contest" Ash said. "I know and I can't wait to compete" May said. "The field is almost as lovely as you my dear" A voice said. Ash turned to see Drew with a rose in his hand. "May my dear I think this place compliments you" Drew said. "Huh" Ash said. Drew saw Ash, "What, your back" He said. "Yeah" Ash said . Ash and Drew gave each other unfriendly glares.
"I'll see you later my dear" Drew said, Later in the room while both their pokemon ate dinner Ash was out on the balcony he couldn't stop thinking about what had happened. Just then May walked behind him, "Ash are you ok" She said. Ash was now blushing, "Uh I'm fine I was just wondering, about what happened, with Drew" He grunted his teeth dreading the response to his next questions, "Are you two, a couple?" He asked.
May sighed, she didn't see Ash's red blushing face but she too was blushing. "Well Drew has made it clear he likes me, but we aren't actually dating" May said. Ash let out a breath of relief, he tried to do it quietly. Later at night when Ash was asleep in bed with Pikachu sleeping over his head on the top of a pillow top. May was looking at him with mixed feelings. " Ash" She said to herself, "You haven't changed much " She said.
