Six reviews on the first chapter? Amazing! I didn't think so many would enjoy the first chapter. I'm not going to talk much and just let you enjoy this chapter. Welcome to Chapter 2!
Ash: 14/18
May: 12/16
Brock: 19/23
Paul: 14/18
Dawn: 10/14
Iris: 11/15
Gary: 14/18
" " - Speech/Pokemon speech
' ' - Thoughts/Telepathy
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.
"So, did you sleep together or not?" Dawn asked, having asked the same question multiple times while walking to the cafeteria.
"No, we didn't sleep together Dawn. Red, please explain it to her." May said, getting slightly annoyed at Dawn for asking the same question so many times.
"We had separate beds and never shared one." Ash said, not going to let Dawn roll over May completely, even if hadn't helped her earlier. Not asking anymore, the three friends entered the cafeteria where everyone was sitting and waiting for them. To Ash's surprise he saw Drew standing there, leaning against a wall. As Drew looked at him, Ash knew that Drew had recognized him.
"So we meet again Red." Drew started, knowing that the others didn't know who he really was.
"Why does this always happen to me? Wasn't meeting once enough to scare to you away?" Ash asked, smiling at Drew's acting. Walking over to him, Drew leant a little closer.
"So, it looks like she still holds your heart in her hands. And I've understood that she loves you. But, when will you reveal yourself?"
"I don't know. I'll know when the time has come."
"Well than Ash. If you ever need a rival just call me." Drew finished, before leaving the cafeteria.
"What did Drew say?" May asked, surprised that Drew seemed to know Red so well.
"Nothing important, just some words of wisdom." Ash responded, knowing that Drew had admitted his support of Ash's love for May.
"May, aren't you hungry?" Brock asked, holding two bowls of ramen in his hands. Taking hers quickly, May sat down and started eating the speed Ash remembered. Forcing himself to eat slower, to not get any attention, Ash could only look at May. Her beauty had only grown over the years since he had left.
"It's time!" a new voice exclaimed, which Ash knew belong to Lance.
"I suppose the battles have been decided?" Ash asked, not worried about who he would face.
"They've, but I should've known you wouldn't worry." Lance responded, walking over to the group.
"I expect you in the top four Lance, else I would be more than disappointed."
"Well, aren't we a bit overconfident?" Paul now entered the conversation.
"Oh, a trainer who didn't finish first in the Sinnoh League thinks he stands a chance against the strongest trainers here?" Ash countered, trying act like Paul would.
"Well, neither Paul or I have a real rival to battle here so I can't really say I'm that excited to battle."
"I guess you all miss your friend?" Ash asked, starting to regret that he didn't reveal himself yet.
"We do, even though we were rivals we were still friends." Gary stated, remembering his final battle against Ash.
"No time to waste, our battles will start soon." Ash said, wanting to leave so that he didn't have to think of when he would reveal himself to his friends. Seeing that he was leaving, May quickly ran after him. Taking hold of his hand, Ash turned around and was surprised to see May holding his hand and just looking at him.
"Do you need any help Princess?" Ash asked, while continuing to walk and pulling May with him.
"Well, we're going to have our battles pretty much after each other and we'll battle on the same battlefield, so I thought you could use some company."
"Company? I haven't had that for many years." Ash responded, enjoying May's company as much as he could without going overboard.
"You know, for some reason you remind me of my friend who left many years ago."
"I do?" Ash asked, hiding a big grin under his hood.
"Not exactly, you're completely the opposite of him but I still feel like I'm together with him and talking to you."
"What would you do if you would meet him today?"
"I don't know, I would probably confess my love for him." May answered, having a deep blush on her while she was talking. Barely able to stop himself from jumping in joy, Ash could only stare at May. He would reveal himself to her today. He hoped she wouldn't be angry at him for having her confess to him when she didn't even know she was talking to him.
"How're our new friends doing?" a man asked, wearing black cloak with gray hair hanging down.
"They're doing great. They've finally learnt to obey our orders and they've understood what'll happen else." a younger man responded, looking at his superior.
"They hate to fight with each other, but the pain will force them. Now I just need to find that pest of a trainer who thinks he's something special." the older man stated, laughing like a maniac.
"Oh man, Max couldn't have less luck." May said, as she watch him and Red enter the battlefield. As Ash saw he was going to face Max, and end his dream of getting any further, Ash felt a little sting in his heart. But that wouldn't stop him, he would continue to fight until he had won.
"This'll be a one on one battle between Red from Mt. Silver and Max Maple from Petalburg City!" the referee shouted. Knowing what to do, both trainers took a pokeball from their belt and threw it into the air.
"Let's go Lucario!" Ash shouted, knowing that he would most likely win.
"Your time to shine Slaking!" May shouted to his Pokemon. Looking at his hand, Ash knew he wouldn't use it unless he really needed. With the only spectator being May, no one of his future opponents would know about his hidden trick.
"Aura Sphere, Lucario!" Ash shouted, hoping he wouldn't need to fight Slaking any longer than needed.
"Counter it with Hyper Beam, Slaking!" Max ordered, having no plans on losing. Keeping it up for a long time, Ash had to admit that Max's Slaking was far from a pushover. He knew what he had to do, fiddling the stone a little in his hand.
"This ends now! Mega Evolution go!" Ash shouted, revealing the stone in his hand.
"No way!" Max shouted, not knowing that Red had more than one stone. Releasing a white light, Lucario catched it. Transforming, Max could see the difference. And he knew that this battle was over.
"Lucario, finish this! Use another Aura Sphere!" Ash shouted, having no intention on letting this battle go any longer. Releasing an Aura Sphere bigger than what Max had ever seen, he could only watch in horror as Slaking got knocked out by the single attack.
"The winner is Red from Mt. Silver!" the referee shouted, lifting his flag towards Ash's side.
"You did well Slaking, return." Max said, returning his Pokemon to his ball. Doing the same thing, Ash held out his hand, which Max took.
"You're a strong trainer, but until you've more experience you won't get any further." Ash said, looking at Max.
"I've never seen such power before. I hope you'll go far Red." Max responded, looking at the trainer before leaving the battlefield.
"Do you really need to go this harsh on my brother?" May asked accusingly, as she walked over to Ash.
"He was stronger than I thought. I could've probably beaten him without using Lucario's Mega Evolution, but it would've just hurt Lucario more than needed.." Ash stated, unable to look at May any longer.
"I'm hungry, do you want to join me for dinner?" May asked, already heading to the cafeteria.
"Sure." Ash quickly said following May to the cafeteria.
"Your appetite reminds me of my friend who left many years ago." May said, watching with fascination as Ash was eating. Having forgotten, Ash quickly looked up blushing slightly in an attempt to cover himself. He had to reveal himself eventually, and he planned on doing it when he and May were alone.
"Want to watch the remaining matches and then eat dinner with everyone?" Ash asked, glancing at May.
"Sure, do you know where they're?"
"I got no idea, but we can find out!" Ash exclaimed, taking May by her hand and pulling her with him. Blushing slightly at the touch, May ignored it and tried her best to follow him without tripping. Finding out where the matches were held, Ash and May only managed to catch the last glimpse of Paul's match, where he had a dominating victory.
"Congratulations Paul." Ash said, walking over to Paul, patting his friend on the back.
"I had hoped for a challenge but I didn't really get one did I?" Paul countered, not happy over having an easy match.
"You shouldn't expect that much Paul, many of these trainers are good but we're simply better." Ash stated, walking back to the others. Leaning closer to May, he started whispering something in her ear.
"Hey, what would you think about some training after dinner?"
"So I can sleep in your room again?"
"Maybe." Ash responded, quickly walking away, leaving May baffled. Managing to catch up him, they all together headed to dinner where they discussed their matches. Except Max.
"Why're you so down Max?" Brock asked, worried about his friend.
"I lost my match." Max simply said, not going any deeper on the subject of his loss.
"Hey Max, stop taking it so hard. I've trained for many more years than you've and I've travelled thought Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova and Kalos. After that I've trained for over a year. My experience surpasses that of many of the older trainers. So, there's no reason for you to take that loss so harsh." Ash said, not wanting Max to feel so down because of a single defeat.
"But your Pokemon possess power beyond what I ever imagined." Max continued, still not accepting his loss.
"Max, the power of Mega Evolution is far beyond what a normal trainer can understand. Only those trainers who love their Pokemon and whose Pokemon trust their trainers above anything can tap into the power of Mega Evolution. I found it two years ago, but I only managed to use it half a year ago." Ash explained.
"So, I might be able to use it eventually?" Max asked, getting his hopes up.
"Of course you'll!" Ash exclaimed, happy to see his friend back in a good mood. Having finished dinner, everyone walked together. Ash quickly left them, giving them a notice that he going to train. As they entered their room, Iris and Dawn quickly went to bed which allowed May to sneak out. Not managing to find the battlefield, after walking around for over ten minutes May finally found it. Expecting to see a battle, May instead saw Red stare at the stars. Not wanting him to notice her, she slowly walked over to him and lay down next to him.
"You took you time." was the only thing Ash said, without looking at May.
"Well, the battlefield wasn't the easiest to find." May pouted.
"Why did you think I chose it?" Ask asked, standing up and holding his hand for May to take. Taking his hand, Ash quickly pulled her up but never let it go until they reached the middle of the battlefield. Missing the feeling of holding hands, May just stood there for a second before heading to her side of the field.
"Ready to lose Princess?" Ash shouted from his side of the field, just looking at May.
"Yes!" May shouted back, blushing every time he called her Princess.
"Let's go Lucario!" Ash shouted, releasing his companion from its ball.
"Show yourself Blaziken!" May shouted as she released her starter. She hoped that he would eventually teach her the secret of Mega Evolution.
"Aura Sphere!" Ash shouted, wasting no time.
"Dodge it Blaziken!" May ordered, hoping Blaziken would stand a chance against such a strong Pokemon. Once again they battled for oven an hour, until Ash surrendered and gave May the win.
"Seems like you won." Ash said, having a smile on his face while leaving the battlefield.
"You let me win." May pouted, not happy that she won because he surrendered.
"Whatever, you're getting stronger each time." Ash said, not going to argue with May.
"Will you ever teach the secret of Mega Evolution?" May asked, getting Ash's attention as soon as she said those words.
"You want to learn about it?" Ash responded, completely taken off guard by May's question.
"Yes." May said, having no doubt in her voice.
"Alright, I'll teach you everything I know about it tomorrow."
"Thank you!" May exclaimed, quickly hugging Ash to his surprise. Not wanting the embrace to stop, Ash hugged her back until finally letting her go.
"I think you should take your leave before your friends make false assumptions again." Ash said, not wanting to hear Dawn ask all of her annoying questions again.
"You're right, I'll see you tomorrow!" May said, walking back to her room.
"Goodbye Sapphire." Ash mumbled, hoping May wouldn't hear it. May was in complete shock as she heard those words. No one knew of that name, besides on person. But he wasn't here. It couldn't be. May quickly ignored all logic and turned around.
"ASH!" May shouted as loud as she could, rushing to him without hesitation. Sighing lightly, Ash turned around and held his arms wide open. Jumping into his arms, May couldn't believe it. Ash was back. He really was back!
"I missed you so much!" May nearly screamed into Ash's chest as he was spinning her around while she held on to him.
"I missed you so much too, Sapphire." Ash said, using her nickname. Having put her down, May hugged Ash will all the power she could muster.
"Don't you need to tell me something?" May asked, having a slight smile on her face.
"I do?" Ash asked, faking surprise,
"Don't avoid my question!" May said, hitting Ash in the chest.
"I love you Sapphire." Ash said, leaning closer to May and not giving her any time to respond. Kissing her on the lips, Ash wasn't really sure what to do. Just kissing her lips, Ash was surprised as May tried to get tongue into his mouth. Not complaining, Ash was surprised by the overwhelming sensation. Putting her arms around his neck, Ash responded by putting his hands on her waist. Giggling slightly into the kiss, May enjoyed Ash's touch. separating, after what felt like an eternity they only looked into each others eyes.
"I love you too Ash."
Did you enjoy the chapter? I hope you did! I thought about cliffhanging you when Ash said May's nickname, but I'm not that mean. Next chapter will be dedicated to the shipping only. Review are always welcome. Until next time!