Revelation on the road
By: Sheltie
Still don't own Pokemon
Chapter 2
During dinner the gang were deciding on where to go next.
"Where's the next frontier brain Max?" Ash asked turning to the youngest in the group
Max looked at his PokeNav pushing a few buttons then nodded and looked back at Ash, "it's three towns away I think we could get there in a couple days"
"Sounds good does anyone else have to go somewhere?" Ash asked looking at his friends
The others shook their heads and it was decided that they'd go to the next gym so Ash can get his next Frontier Symbol.
After dinner the gang split up to do their own thing Max was figuring out the best route to their destination, Brock was making sure they had enough supplies, Ash was giving his Pokemon a rest with Nurse Joy, while May and Misty were in deep discussion.
"So what did you want to talk to Ash about earlier today?" Misty asked curiously
"Oh, well I wanted to know if he had feelings for you" May said
"Well what did he say?" Misty asked even though she knew the answer
"He thinks of you as a sister and a friend and then he did something I didn't expect" May said
"What did he do?" Misty said with a sigh
"Nothing bad he just hugged me and touch my chin and left" May said touch the spot that Ash did
Misty sighed again, but turned back to May, "So have you figure anything out yet?"
"I've figured out that I don't like Drew, at all" May said
"Well that's good because if did have feelings for Drew I'd have to take you to a doctor to see if you were sick" Misty said
May laughed
"Anyway back to the situation at hand have you figured out your feelings for Ash yet?" Misty asked being serious
"I think I have, but this is so new to me that I don't really want to be wrong and mess up my friendship I have with him" May said
"I don't think you have to worry about messing up your friendship with Ash he can be very understanding when he's not being thickheaded" Misty said smiling
May laughed at this because it was totally true
"Though I have been wondering if Ash likes me?" May said
"I wish I could tell you that, but I can't it's not my place" Misty said
"Then you know" May said shocked
Misty nodded
May pouted a little about this since made it harder to figure out her feelings.
"Don't worry about Ash's feeling right now May just focus on yours" Misty said seeing May pouting
"I'll try" May said
Now what I going to do? Misty knows Ash's feelings for me and I don't and I'm afraid that if he doesn't feel the same and I'm going to ruin a great friendship May thought
"Hey May" a voice called out
May whipped her head around to see Ash coming up to her
Oh my gosh what am I going to do? Okay act normal and he won't suspect a thing May thought as Ash drew closer
"What's up Ash?" May asked hoping it sounded normal
"I wanted to ask you if you wanted Nurse Joy take care of your pokémon overnight?" Ash said
May nodded handing Ash her pokéballs he took them making sure his hand gently grazed hers, which made May blush.
When Ash left Misty had to use all of her will power not to laugh at Ash's blatant actions May however was still trying to get her blush under control with little success.
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"Ash I'm tired can we take a break?" May whined for the fifth time in the past ten minutes
"Come on May we just stop a little while ago" Ash complained
"But Ash" May whined
Ash sighed
"Max is there a lake near by somewhere?" Ash asked the young boy
Max, who was ignoring May's complaining looked at Ash then to the PokéNav to look for a lake while Brock and Misty looked at Ash with a confused look
"There's a lake near by just about a half a mile up ahead" Max said looking at Ash
Ash nodded
Brock turned to Misty silently asking 'what is Ash doing?'
Misty shrugged in response having no clue on what was going on in Ash's head at the moment. May however was still grumbling about the pain in her feet not realizing what's been going on between of her friends. When they got to the lake Ash called for a break.
"Finally I can rest" May said plopping onto the ground
"May your feet will feel better if you let them soak in the lake" Ash said without looking at her
"Great idea Ash, let's go May" Misty said now understanding what Ash was up to and grabbed May's hand and pretty much dragged her to the lakeshore
--
When the two girls got to the edge of the lake a little ways away from the group they sat down took off theirs shoes and socks to soak their feet.
"This feels so nice" May cooed
"Yeah it does and it gives a few minutes to continue our talk" Misty said turning to the younger girl
"Uhh I don't know if I want to right now" May said hesitantly
"Come on now is the perfect time we might not be able to have time later" Misty said
"Okay" May said finally
"Great now where were we?" Misty pondered
"Um I don't really remember" May said unconvincingly
Misty rolled her eyes and sighing
"May the sooner we get this figured out the sooner things can change for the better" Misty said
May just nodded
"Great now we've establish that you don't like Drew at all, which I'm grateful for" Misty said smiling
"Yeah" May agreed
"So now what we have to do is to make sure what your feeling is real and not some crush" Misty said
"But what if it is?" May whispered
"I don't know, but we won't know until we find it out" Misty said
May nodded and sighed deeply
"Hey May what are you doing way over there" Max yelled breaking May out her depression
"I'm trying to think Max" May yelled back at her brother
"Really that must be hard since you have very few brain cells to work with" Max teased
"Why you little?!" May said getting up to chase her brother
Max started to laugh and continued to tease his sister as he ran with May chasing him
Misty sighed as she walked back to Ash and Brock, who were watching the siblings run around
"Do they do this a lot?" Misty asked
"Sometimes it reminds me of my brothers and sisters" Brock said looking at two chasing one another
Ash chuckled
Misty sighed and sat down by Ash
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Back on the road May was still fuming at Max for his teasing while Max was doing his best to hide from his sister's wrath.
"Come May, you shouldn't take what Max said to heart" Brock said trying to play peacemaker between the siblings
"I don't care he better stay away from me" May said seething
Ash sighed and rested a hand on May's shoulder, which made her jump
"W-what is it A-Ash" May stuttered
"Nothing May I just think you need to let go of this thing with Max it isn't important" Ash said sagely
May looked at Ash like he grew a second head then shook her head and nodded
"That's my May now I think we should get to work on your next contest" Ash said
"But Ash what about your battle?" May asked
"Don't worry about that May I have it covered besides we train together anyway" Ash said smiling at her
May blushed
Misty however sighed at the sight and wondered how Ash became so smooth, cool, and confident. Brock looked at the sight perplexed because he had no idea what was going on.
I better talk to Misty when we make camp Brock thought
The rest of the day May would blush whenever Ash smiled at her or touched, which he did frequently. By the time the settled for the night May was pretty much in a constant blushing mode.
"Hey Misty can I talk to you for a sec?" Brock asked his redheaded friend
Misty nodded
"So what is it Brock?" Misty asked when they were a little was away so they wouldn't be overheard
"What's going on with Ash and May?" Brock asked with out pretext
"Just going through normal teenage behavior" Misty said simply
"WHAT?!" Brock shouted
Misty knew right a way what Brock was thinking, "no Brock it isn't that they haven't even admitted their feeling to each other"
"Oh that's good wait, what do you 'they haven't admitted their feelings'?" Brock asked still shocked
"Oh come Brock even you're not that blind I'm sure you saw it coming" Misty said rolling her eyes
But Brock didn't respond he was shocked that Ash had feelings for May and that Ash didn't go to him for advice
"Brock are you alright?" Misty asked now worried about her friend
"Why didn't Ash tell me?" Brock wondered out loud
"I'm not sure, but I can tell you that he's confident in what his feeling are for May in fact he's confident that May likes him back" Misty said
"How does he know?" Brock asked
"I'm not sure, but he says he's got a gut feeling" Misty said
"But what if his gut feeling is wrong?" Brock asked now worried
"He's also prepared for heartbreak, but I'm not sure that he's really ready" Misty said
"So you've been trying to help May sort her feelings out" Brock said
"That's right and I think I'm making progress and Ash is actually helping out by what he's doing" Misty said
"You mean what we saw today?" Brock said
Misty nodded
"Man who would've thought Ash would be a ladies man" Brock said laughing
Misty laughed also, "I know it's weird really"
The two headed back to camp smiling and laugh, which confused the others
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"So May Have you given any thought about your feelings?" Misty asked sitting beside May
"Sort of"
"Well come on don't leave me in suspense" Misty said nudging the girl in the shoulder
May sighed and looked down
"I don't think I like Ash like that" May said finally
Misty looked shocked at this confession because she was sure that May felt the same way that Ash feels for her.
"Are you sure about this?" Misty asked
May sat there silent unsure what to say now she anticipated the question, but that it was asked she had no response and that made start to doubt her decision.
Could I be wrong? Could I like Ash and just being stubborn about my feelings? May thought
Misty could see the inner turmoil raging through May's eyes and sighed and got up letting May have some quiet time.
Misty walked back to camp shaking her head along the way when she was stopped by Ash
"Hey Mist how about a battle?" Ash said smiling
Misty smiled, "sure it's been a while since I've had a real challenge"
Ash and Misty headed off to a clearing so they could have a battle Max ran after them excited. Brock however decided to take this time to talk to May.
"Hey May how are you doing?" Brock asked sitting down by the girl
"I'm so confused, Brock I have no idea what I'm feeling" May said holding her head
"It's okay to be feeling like this May" Brock said comforting the girl
"Brock what do I do?" May asked
"First you needed to clear your head" Brock said
May nodded and took a deep breath and let it out
"Good now who is the first person that comes to mind when I say friend?" Brock said
May didn't need to think very long when the answered popped into her head
"Ash"
"Okay that's good now clear your mind again" Brock said
May took another deep breath
"Who is the first person you think of when you need help?" Brock said
Again May didn't need to think very long
"Ash"
This went on for a few minutes with Brock asking May questions about who was the first person she thought of in certain situations and in every single one Ash's name came up.
"Brock what is the point of this?" May asked
"I'm just helping you figure out your feelings" Brock answered
"But I don't understand" May said
"Every question I asked you answered with Ash and that tells me that Ash is the most important thing in your live" Brock said
"But he's my best friend of course he's important" May said
Brock chuckled, "that's probably how it started then slowly over time your feelings changed from friendship to love"
"This is crazy, it really is" May said
"I don't think it sounds so crazy"
May turned around and saw Ash standing behind her smiling
"Ash"
"Hey May, Brock do you think you can give us a minute or two" Ash said turning to his long time friend
Brock nodded and left
"May I know that you're confused and don't understand what you're feeling, I understand totally" Ash said sympathetically
"I just don't want to go into something and then getting hurt" May said softly
"May, you're one of my best friends, you're my family I would never hurt you ever" Ash said pulling her into a hug
May tensed for a second then relaxed in his arms
"Ash?"
"What is it May?"
"I love you"
Ash smiled and closed the short space between them
May felt every nerve in her body explode with such heat and passion that it made her high
When they pulled away Ash smiled and whispered those few sweet words that he wanted to say for a while, "I love you, May"
End
A/N: tell me what you think the good, the bad whatever