I'm super excited I was able to finish this one in time for Mother's Day! I was away on vacation this past week and didn't think I'd get it done. This one is pretty much all fluff, but I had a really fun time writing it!
Aiden and Michelle: 2 years old
Mother's Day Surprise
"Mama! Mama! Mama!"
Misty looked up from the Pokémon she was feeding and smirked when she saw her young son toddling towards her.
"What are you so excited about, sweetheart?" Misty asked kindly, holding her arms out for the boy. He went running straight into them, colliding with Misty's chest and nearly knocking her to the ground. "Oof! I don't know how I always forget how strong you are…"
Aiden started to laugh, amused by his mother's surprise.
Misty's smile widened, herself amused by her son's own delight. "Did you want to show me something?"
Aiden silently nodded his head, reaching out to play with the strings on his mother's shirt.
"Where is it?" Misty continued.
"Pay woom," Aiden babbled.
Misty giggled and lifted the boy up in her arms. "Alright, let's go see! You guys are all set with your lunch?"
Her Pokémon turned away from their food and affirmed in their varying languages that yes, they were very satisfied. Psyduck, however, was the only one who appeared confused by the question, as he tilted his head and started to walk away from the bowl that had been left out. This, of course, was hilarious to Aiden, who started laughing wildly all over again. Misty just sighed and turned her attention onto Vaporeon, asking, "Would you mind keeping an eye on Psyduck for me?"
"Vay," Vaporeon purred, switching her tail side-to-side.
"Thank you," Misty breathed. "Make sure he doesn't fall in the pool!"
Vaporeon nodded, and with that, Misty felt comfortable leaving the battle area and heading towards the twins' play room. To get there, she had to walk through the lobby, and missed the little smile shared between Aiden and Violet, who was manning the gym's front desk.
As soon as Misty reached the doorway of the play room, her eyes widened and she stood completely motionless.
The entire play room had been decorated with colorful streamers and paper flowers. There were balloons scattered around, some tied down to furniture and toys, and others floating up against the ceiling. In the middle of the room stood Michelle, clutching the leg of her father, who was holding a gift in his hands and beaming at Misty.
"A-Ash?" Misty stammered. "What are you doing here? I thought you were at work!"
"I'm glad you believed it!" Ash chuckled. "I had some errands to run that I didn't want you to know about."
"I can see that," Misty quipped, looking around the room. "What's all this for?"
"Mother's Day!" Ash replied simply. "We wanted to give you a fun little surprise. Right, guys?"
Michelle remained silent but smiled at her mother and nodded her head. Aiden, on the other hand, was far more talkative, and turned towards Misty, shrieking "Ya! We did it, Mama! We want to!"
"Oh my goodness!" Misty giggled, a blush gracing her face. "This is just the sweetest thing! I'm so lucky!"
"Mama wike?" Michelle finally piped up, earning a proud look from her father.
"Yes, I love it!" Misty stressed, scurrying over to the girl and picking her up in her left arm. She gave both twins kisses, causing them to laugh. "I love you both so much! You two are Mommy's most special gifts ever."
She placed the children on the floor and watched as they scurried off to their toys, playfully rolling her eyes. "They lost interest in that very quickly."
"If it's any consolation, they've been threatening to blab about this to you all day," Ash chuckled. "They were super excited to get the decorations and your gift! All they talked about was getting to show Mama everything."
That brought Misty's attention back to the box in Ash's hands. "Ooh, so can I have my present now?"
"Not yet," Ash teasingly scolded her. "Geez, Mist, you're worse than the two year olds!"
Misty's jaw fell open and she playfully swatted at Ash's arm. "Seriously?! You can say that to me?!"
"And when did I say I wasn't?" Ash chirped. "Right now we're only talking about you!"
At this, Misty pouted. "I just want my present."
Ash grinned cheekily at his wife. "Well, I want to give you something else first."
Intrigued, Misty raised an eyebrow. "Yeah? And what's that?"
Ash leaned in to Misty and started to kiss her. Although she was taken off guard at first, she quickly melted into it and reciprocated. Once he started to get a bit too handsy, however, Misty whined and gently pulled away, smirking at the man. "I appreciate it, but maybe not in front of the twins."
"They don't know what this is," Ash chuckled. "If anything, they'll just think I'm eating your face!"
"Oh, yeah, because that's much better," Misty deadpanned.
"I can't help it that I can't keep my hands off of you," Ash purred. "Maybe I just want to give them a younger sibling!"
His attempt to flirt just led to Misty dramatically rolling her eyes. "It's incredible how you totally grasp romance with me but are still oblivious to it when it comes to anyone else."
Ash's smile became more crooked, and he let out a sheepish laugh. "Yeah, I don't really get it."
"It's fine, I don't actually mind it," Misty admitted, smirking at him.
Chuckling again, Ash looked over his shoulder to the twins, who were busy playing with some of their toys. "Aiden, Michelle, should we let Mommy have her present now?"
"Ya!" They both cheered, glancing up from the toys with a big smile on their faces.
"I do it!" Aiden quickly added, jumping to his feet and running up to his father, reaching for the present.
Ash laughed and, despite Aiden's inability to actually reach the gift, raised it up higher to emphasize that wasn't going to happen. "You and your sister have to give Mommy the present together, okay?"
"Michy don't wanna," Aiden mumbled.
"I do!" Michelle shrieked, her face quickly contorting into one of distress as she flailed her legs. "I wanna do it!"
"Shh, it's okay, Shelly, don't get upset," Misty hushed the child. "You can both do it!"
Michelle sniffled once more before getting to her feet and scurrying over next to Aiden. Despite the moment of tension, Ash snorted and turned towards Misty, his eyes twinkling with mischievousness as he gently shook the box in his hand. "Yeah, I'd definitely say you earned this."
He knelt down and handed the gift to the twins, making sure they were both holding onto it. Once they had their grasp on it, they moved closer to Misty and held the box up towards her.
"What do you two say?" Ash prodded.
"-appy Mofer's Day!" Aiden shouted.
"-appy Mommy Day!" Michelle tried, letting out a small giggle afterwards.
"Oh, thank you!" Misty breathed, kneeling down and taking the gift from her toddlers. She unwrapped the box and then removed the top, her eyes sparkling when she saw what was inside. "Look at this!"
She pulled out a silver picture frame engraved with hearts and housing a photo of Aiden and Michelle she had never seen before: the two of them were standing in a field of flowers, hugging one another as they looked into the camera with big smiles on their faces.
"This is so cute!" Misty squealed. "Where did you get this picture from?"
"I asked Todd if he could come over and take some pictures for me," Ash replied. "He saw that field on the way to our house and knew he wanted to take the twins there to take the pictures. They came out really nice! I have a bunch more, but that one was our favorite. Right, guys?"
Aiden and Michelle both nodded their heads.
"Aw, I love it!" Misty fussed, hugging the frame to her chest before gently putting it down by her side on the floor and instead holding her arms out. "Can I have a hug?"
Aiden and Michelle bolted into her embrace, causing Misty to giggle and press a kiss on the top of each of their heads. In the midst of that, Misty felt another pair of arms wrap around her back, causing her to look up and snicker once she realized it was Ash.
"I could've given you your own hug, you know," she teased.
"Yeah, but I like this one better," Ash sighed, resting his head against Misty's.
Misty's smile widened, and after a beat of silence, she agreed, "I do too."
A loud splash followed by frantic cries led the family to break apart, looking around with confusion on their faces.
"Was dat?" Aiden asked.
"I'm not sure, buddy," Ash replied, appearing equally bewildered.
Misty, on the other hand, sighed and hunched her shoulders. "Unfortunately, I think I do…"
Violet came running into the playroom, grabbing onto the doorframe to stop herself from skidding. "Misty, don't panic, but Psyduck fell in the pool."
"Knew it," Misty groaned, standing back up.
"It's okay, though!" Violet cried. "Vaporeon pulled him out!"
"Good, just like I asked her to do!" Misty giggled. "Either way, I should probably still check on them."
Ash thought about it for a moment before grinning at Misty. "You know, Psyduck is almost like another kid for you to take care of!"
Misty growled lowly, her face turning red as Aiden and Michelle both giggled. "Don't you ever make that comparison again, Ash Ketchum."
