A Promise.....

"Tomorrow, is our last day together, huh?" Elena muttered as she laid her head on her lover's chest, his heartbeat slowly lulling her to sleep. The two made love for ten hours straight, their bodies covered with sweat and other fluids. The two looked content as they bask in the afterglow of their intense love making. They were holding each other tight, their bodies pressing onto each other, the two of them enjoying the warmth that the other was providing.

Ash looked saddened before nodding. "This week had been amazing." Ash said as he caressed the white hair of his lover, enjoying the feeling of his fingers running through her smooth, silky hair. "You want to stay here for awhile, just the two of us?" Ash asked with a rather hopeful tone.

Elena smiled sweetly at that offer, before shaking her head ruefully. "As tempting as that is, I must decline. My crew and I still have a client to please, and you have the Sinnoh league to finish."

Ash sighed at this, disappointed but he understood it perfectly. "Once I finish the Sinnoh League that would be it for me. I'm quitting my career as a Pokémon Trainer, and focus my time spoiling you and running APWA." Ash proclaimed firmly.

Elena looked at him sadly as she cuddled closer to him. "You don't have to sacrifice your dreams for me." Elena told her but Ash merely chuckled bitterly as he held her even tighter.

"You are my dream, Elena. Having a family with you would be my greatest accomplishment." There was no hesitation, no indecisiveness, and no regret in his voice. He was serious, deadly serious.

That, alone, almost made Elena cry.

"You sometimes make me feel like I don't deserve you." Elena mumbled sadly. "Why can't I make the same level of sacrifice that you are making?"

"Because my dreams are merely childhood fantasies, your dreams are the dreams of your mother. You will fulfill her dreams by fulfilling yours." Ash stated comfortingly. Elena was against him quitting the career that he loved so much, but he cannot take it anymore. He cannot keep torturing himself by distancing himself from her.

Ash had finally reached his limits.

"You are making me feel very cruel right now."

"My apologies," Ash chuckled silently before kissing her on the forehead. "But I will not budge, my decision is final. This is my last Pokémon League, and I would go all in, no holding back, no regrets, and after this league, the two of us can finally be together."

The two of them smiled at this. Together forever sounded very pleasant for them, and the two of them were confident that they can make it happen. Together forever, if it was the two of them, then it can be a reality.

"You are so perfect, you know that." Elena grumbled, feeling blessed for having such a perfect lover. It is not the first time that she wondered what she did in her past life to deserve such a wonderful person like Ash in her life. She was like her burning sun, the light that illuminates her world. Being with him, being his lover, push her to be a better person.

"Being perfect is the only way for me to keep you." Ash stated as he intertwine his left hand with her right hand. "You deserve nothing but perfection, after all…"

No words were uttered anymore, as the two drifted into a deep slumber, content in each other's arms.