The Princess And Her Knight 3... {R-18}

(Warning Mature Content Ahead) {R-18}

Chapter 43.75 - The Princess And Her Knight 3...

Ash was feeling something familiar as well from back in the club, the stirring feeling that had awoken a little before becoming stronger. He became confused by it but didn't dwell on it though. "You're welcome Sabrina." When they separated, he smiled at her, making her smile back. "How about we go back home and relax huh?" he asked and she agreed. The two disappeared in blue glows and reappeared in the living room where the others were. Seeing the two there with the psychic alright made their friends smile, glad that she wasn't hurt. Sabrina almost dropped to the floor after taking a step, making several shoot to her but Ash was the one who caught her and kept her up. "Whoa. You're past exhaustion. You should lie down," he told her. She didn't argue, unable to speak since she was busy trying to regain her senses and catch her breath.

"We'll take her to lie down," offered Liza. She and Clair stepped forward to help her. The two assisted their close friend to their room and while they walked away from him, Sabrina glanced back at Ash who gave her a concerned look. She faced forward again in time to keep them from seeing her face redden.

May walked up to Ash. "What happened to her?" she asked.

Ash looked at her before answering. "She was exhausted, pushing herself past her limits in a dangerous way. She wanted to prove to herself and to us that she didn't need her powers for everything. That she wasn't weak, that she wasn't a disappointment." Some concerned expressions were shown by the group and he saw it. "I tried to explain that none of us saw her that way, to make her stop but she wouldn't listen. I then offered to help her finish at least and she allowed me to do that. That's why it took so long for us to come home," he told her and everyone there.

May frowned a little. "Why would she think that or do that? She doesn't need to prove anything. She's Sabrina, the psychic prodigy! Everyone has heard of her, even in Hoenn!" Ash sighed, shaking his head, indicating that he doesn't know why.

The others were lost as well until someone spoke up. "It's because she doesn't want to just be known as a psychic prodigy. And she doesn't want to be a burden in the future." Everyone turned towards the person who said it. It was Professor Oak. He and the other parents had joined them in the living room. "During your training, I was watching you all train and noticed some things about each of you. About Sabrina, even though it was barely the beginning, she saw that even though her mental powers are formidable, her physical being is less than stellar. She doesn't want to be kept back and doesn't want to be vulnerable or be a liability." Oak moved towards Ash, seeing him becoming sullen over his words. He placed his hand on his shoulder. "You are not at fault Ash. You opened her eyes, showing her that one who focuses on only their strengths, leaves their weaknesses to be targeted. You showed her how she had been limiting her growth by only 'living' as the psychic prodigy." Ash nodded slowly but he was still upset. Oak turned to face everyone else. "I hope her example shows that you must not place too much pride or trust in your abilities or to only see yourselves as what the world sees you. I'm not saying to not be confident, or to deny what is true but don't become cocky and don't be content. There is always room for improvement and there will always be someone stronger or faster or smarter. Possibly all three or more. But that does not mean to kill yourselves in order to reach new levels. Understood?"

Oak's words were heard by everyone and they all thought about what he said. But the one who was impacted the most was the raven haired guardian. He had been coasting through the tournament, with hardly any challenge until the stadium attack. He had been placing too much faith in his and his pokémon's level. He should be because of all of their harsh training for so long, trusting in himself and his pokemon, but he was being too cocky and over confident. And was viewing himself as mostly just a pokémon trainer with aura powers and being content in his level of strength.

But now he realized that he was wrong and acting like another arrogant trainer. He had to continue. He had to become stronger. And he had to fully embrace who he is and what he's capable of. Hearing Professor Oak's words and watching Sabrina push past her limit dangerously, made him realize that no matter how strong he is now or how he is viewed by others, he can still get stronger and change, adapt. He had to. He had too much riding on it. He had to protect everyone he holds dear and many others. He wouldn't and couldn't let them get into danger because of his contentment with his abilities and his inability to be more than what he or others saw himself as…

"Ash?" He snapped out of it and glanced at May. "Are you alright?" she asked worryingly. He had been standing still and silent for a couple minutes, his gaze looking ahead of him in a trance after Oak finished his speech. The group was looking at him, concern on their faces. Ash let a small smile form on his face.

"Yea, I was just thinking about what Professor Oak said," he replied and she understood. He glanced at his Poketch and saw that it was about 545pm. "May, I'm gonna go check on Natasha and then shower for our date. Be ready by 7pm." She smiled at him, feeling all giddy inside before leaving to shower herself and get ready. Ash headed towards Natasha's room. Most of the group broke up and went to shower since they stunk, taking turns to do so while doing different things as they waited.

When Ash stepped inside the room, he saw Natasha still sleeping, his Greninja watching over her from the corner. "Hey buddy. How you doing?" whispered Ash. Greninja gave a slight shrug while whispering out that he was alright but bored in his poke speech. "I know buddy but this is important too. Thank you for doing this." The ninja frog gave him a curt nod. Ash turned to the red head who was still sleeping.

The door opened after a moment and Delia came in with another bowl of soup ready. "Hey sweetie. Four hours has passed. We need to wake her up so she can eat and take her medicine again," she said. "I'll feed her so you can go get ready for your date with May. But since you're here, maybe you can wake her up?"

"Sure Mom." He moved closer to Natasha's bedside and softly spoke to her. "Natasha…Natasha…wake up please…Natasha…" The red head turned her face towards the faint sounds she heard from her sleep before opening her eye. Her other eye had its swelling go down more but she wasn't able to open it yet. When she opened her eye, she thought at first that someone else had come, her vision blurry. Her heart jumped, beating madly with fear once again filling her. But then she felt her hand grasped gently and that voice that would instantly soothe and calm her down, speak. "Hey, no need to be scared. It's me, Ash," he said, sensing her fear. She blinked a few times, her vision getting clearer each time and after the last one, saw that it was him. Thank Arceus. I'm sorry. I thought you were someone else. "It's alright. I don't blame you. I know it's going to take some time and that's okay. Just try to remember that you're safe here okay? And sorry for waking you up but it's time for you to eat again and take your medicine after. My mom is going to take care of that this time. Alright?" Okay. Thank you for understanding and caring about me. He smiled at her, making her feel comforted a bit. He got up and Delia sat down with the bowl in her hands. "Thanks Mom. I gotta go shower and get ready."

"No problem sweetie. Have fun with May on your date," replied Delia. Ash thanked his mom before telling Natasha that he'll be back later but Greninja and his mom will be here for her. Natasha didn't want him to leave but she didn't want him to become annoyed with her either. She did feel safe with his Greninja around and she had warmed up to his mother Delia a bit. She thanked him again mentally and told him she'll be fine. After Ash left the room, Delia turned to Natasha getting a spoonful ready of some soup. "I may not be able to hear your thoughts, but I think we can make this work right? Anyway, let me know if this is still too hot by shaking your head if it's not or nodding if it is."

Ash entered his room and saw Gardevoir awake with Lucario sitting beside her, talking. When they noticed him, Lucario requested that they be returned so they can have their time together at their island. Ash smiled and returned the two and then glanced at Pikachu. He was still snoozing away and he chuckled. Snorlax…I swear. He moved into the bathroom to take a shower. Afterwards, he got dressed and was ready with a few minutes to spare. He sat down on the bed, thinking about where he was going to take May.

He hoped that what he had planned and set up way in advance was still there and not messed up. He was worried since it took longer to have his date with May than he thought. Then again, Mewtwo had promised to keep the areas he set up in advance hidden, safe and the food to be teleported there once they went. He had worked hard on setting up each of the dates for the four girls and he had set them all up on the same day. The day he and Misty were together, he left on Pidgeot to prepare for their night together. He was surprised that it didn't take him long at all and so he decided to get his date areas ready for May, Dawn and Serena as well. It cost him some time with Misty but he was glad he did that because things had become so hectic while staying here that he wouldn't have been able to otherwise. And Misty hadn't once complained about it. He made up his mind to make it up to her, since he wasn't able to spend much time with her on their date day unlike the other three. He had taken Dawn to the lake, Serena to Rhyhorn Racing and he trained with May extensively today while fooling around with her a bit. He did swim with Misty in the lake but not as much as she probably hoped for and that's when he suddenly got a great idea to make it up to her. "That will be perfect," he said to himself.

"Pikapi, pika pika!" Pikachu had jumped onto his shoulders after waking up.

"Hey buddy. Rested?" he asked and Pikachu nodded. "Glad to hear it. Pikachu, I'm gonna go out with May tonight so hang out with Misty and the other girls okay?" Pikachu nodded but then let a devious grin form on his face, making Ash tilt his head.

"Pikapi...pika pika pi pi pika pi chu pika," he said while holding up a finger on one paw and a circle with the other hand.

"PIKACHU!" yelped Ash, embarrassed and astonished at what his starter just did. Pikachu slid off his shoulder, laughing so hard that he didn't even notice when he hit the floor. Seeing him not stop, laughing harder while holding his stomach, Ash got an idea and a devilish smirk appeared on his face. "Just you wait till I tell May to let out her Glaceon and Dawn to let out Buneary."

Pikachu stopped his laughing immediately and looked up at Ash with a scared look. He liked both of them but was shy and scared as to how touchy affectionate they are. "Pikapi! Chu! Chu! Chu!" cried out Pikachu. Ash just shook his head and began walking out of the room. "Pikapi!"

"Sorry buddy, but you asked for it," said Ash and quickly left the room. Pikachu dashed after him, his cheeks sparking, getting ready to shock him into next week. But when he entered the living room, he saw the two pokémon who he liked and liked him right there, confused until they saw him. Both pokémon had their eyes light up.

"Glaceon!" cried the blue ice cat pokémon.

"Buneary!" yelped the brown bunny pokémon.

Pikachu's eyes widened, skidding to a halt in front of them. He was not ready for this at all since he didn't know what to do. He attempted to turn back and run for it but both pokémon tackled him. They hugged him and snuggled against him, not letting him out of their grip while Pikachu cried out for help since they were choking the life out of him.

"Just like his trainer," remarked Sarah giggling and making some of the others laugh.

"Hey, has anyone seen my Buneary or May's Glaceon?" asked Dawn as she stepped out of their room. She stopped after seeing Pikachu being squeezed by the two pokémon's hugs. "Huh…how'd you two get out?" she wondered but did nothing to help the electric mouse. She knew how much her Buneary and May's Glaceon loved Pikachu.

"Thanks to Mewtwo," answered Ash and everyone who was in the living room understood. "Pikachu just missed Buneary and Glaceon so much that I had Mewtwo teleport them out of their poke balls so they can spend some time together." Pikachu shot a dirty look at Ash from under the two female pokemon, thinking of all the ways he was going to electrify him later.

"Yea, whatever you say my Guardian," giggled Dawn, returning back to her room. She knew why he did that but didn't comment, leaving her pokémon alone. Ash just chuckled in response before he and others started laughing out loud at seeing Pikachu being dragged away into an empty bathroom by the two pokémon.

"Pokémon egg incoming!"

"Very funny Gary," replied Ash, shaking his head while others continued to laugh.

"Looking good Ashy," commented Leaf, entering the area from her room and seeing him dressed in his black tux with red long sleeved buttoned shirt and black tie. He thanked her with a grin and she winked at him. The newer girls that have feelings for him just entered the room and were unable to look away, staring for several seconds until they hurriedly composed themselves. Luckily for them, no one was paying them any attention for something else had their attention who was the gym leader of Petalburg City in Hoenn walking into the living room with his wife.

"So…you're taking my daughter out huh?" Ash turned to face Norman in time to see Caroline elbowing him, telling him to quit it with his tone. Norman grumbled but didn't argue back. "Alright, alright." Norman cleared his throat and spoke again, but this time more calmly but still had a serious tone to it. "I want her home by 9pm and no funny business or I will make sure you are in a world of pain."

Caroline elbowed Norman harder this time that made his eyes bulge. "Remember what we talked about!" shot Caroline.

He glanced at his wife who was giving him a look of rage that he had only seen once before. That was when he had to sleep on the couch in the living room for a month with no 'fun' stuff either. Many in the group were chuckling at seeing him become afraid from his wife's death glare. "Ah, I mean, you better treat her right and don't force her to do anything she doesn't want to do. Just be safe, enjoy your time together and you can stay out as long as you like. However, if you do anything that upsets her, then I have free reign to kick your ass from dusk till dawn. Understand?"

"Yes and I promise to take care of her Mr. Maple," said Ash, not joining in on the laughing and that was a good call otherwise Norman would have punched him. Norman nodded at him and the two shook hands. Caroline smiled at her husband when he glanced at her.

"So whipped," quipped Gary, still chuckling.

Norman snapped his attention onto him. "Are you dating my daughter?" he asked him, his eyes narrowed. Several people, including Ash had a feeling of foreboding come upon them.

"Ah no," answered Gary, becoming worried and wondering where he was going with this.

"That's right. You're not and you never will. And that means you're not protected by my wife," explained Norman, cracking his knuckles.

Gary gulped and took a step back, waving his hands in front of him. "Just kidding around! You know me!" Gary took another step back and Norman advanced. "Ah guys, a little help here," he pleaded, looking around but nobody was helping him out. Instead they had amused looks on their faces and were waiting to see what happens. "REALLY?! Mrs. Maple? Caroline?" he asked, glancing at her now.

"Sorry Gary, but I can only protect the man May loves from my husband. Anyone else, and it's free game. You're on your own," she explained seriously. Gary's jaw dropped and looked at Norman again, seeing him getting closer and closer with a wicked grin on his face.

He called out to his grandfather. "Ah Gramps? Wanna do that special talk thingy you do where you make people understand somehow?" he asked and Oak just shook his head, smiling. It was time that his grandson learned to keep his mouth shut or at least learn when to open it. "Are you kidding me?!" he asked him, utterly surprised.

"Now, how should we begin Gary?" asked Norman after he reached the young pokémon researcher.

Seeing no way out and that he had to own up to this mouth getting him into trouble again, Gary sighed before replying back. "I'm sorry Mr. Maple. I didn't mean to offend you. I was just kidding around. But if you have to hit me, I guess I deserve it," he said. He braced himself for the strike.

"I'll give you points for taking it like a man," said Norman. His fist shot forward and Gary tensed up, closing his eyes. A second passed, then another. After a few more seconds, Gary cracked open his eyes and saw the fist an inch away from his face. A finger extended from the fist and flicked his nose hard, making him cover his nose with his hands, his eyes watering. "Gotcha," said Norman before laughing out loud.

"That was cruel," replied back Gary, making the others burst out laughing.

"Eh, you'll live," remarked Ilene after catching her breath. She thought it was hardly a punishment for what he did. She also believed that he was being a drama queen right now. Gary snapped his gaze to her, not believing she just talked to him, even if it was just a few words. Ilene's eyes locked with his for a second before she turned her gaze away, still smiling a bit.

Gary was smacked against his back suddenly and saw it was Norman. "Hope you don't keep a grudge against us kid," said Norman. "Just 'messing around' right?" Gary glanced at Ilene again, who turned her gaze back to him for a split second before looking away.

"Wouldn't think of it," replied Gary, a smile forming on his face while keeping his gaze on Ilene a little longer before looking away. "I can handle a joke." The two shook hands and moved on, with the young pokémon researcher feeling a little better. I might still have a chance to fix things with her. But I still need to know if there's anything between her and him…

A honey blonde haired girl spoke up all of a sudden. "Ahem. Can I have your attention please?" asked Serena and everyone who was there, turned to face her and the girls with her, shielding May from sight. "Introducing the spunky brunette…" she started.

"The talented Top Coordinator…" said Misty.

"The beautiful bottomless pit…" added Dawn. Her comment was to get back at May for her comment during her date day, which also earned her a punch in the back.

"The Princess of Hoenn, May Maple!" finished the three girls together before moving away to show May in her red dress she wore at the club the other night, with two straps going over her shoulders and a diagonal cut from one leg's knee to the other leg's thigh. She was also wearing a red long sleeved but thin jacket with the brown flower hair clip in her hair. Her hair was flowing down with some curls at the ends. She looking even more beautiful than usual and Ash had a hard time not staring at her.

"Take a picture, it'll last longer," teased May, making Ash snap out of it while their friends and family laughed. Ash moved to her and grasped her hand.

"No picture will ever do you justice," he replied back, making her heart beat wildly and the females in the room to 'aw' at his words.

Before anyone could say anything else, Max walked up to Ash and May who looked him in the face. "Ash, I just wanted to tell you something." Ash nodded, waiting patiently for his friend who he viewed as his little brother as well. Max took in a breath before continuing. "I just wanted to say that I'm glad that you are the one who my sister likes and is going out with. I don't think anyone else will ever be good enough for her. She deserves the best and so do you. So with that being said, I hope the both of you have a great time tonight and know that I support you two in whatever you do," said Max to them both.

May smiled at her little brother before hugging him and he returned the hug. "Thanks Max. That was the nicest thing you've ever said to me," she replied.

"Eh, don't get too used to it May," remarked Max. They chuckled and so did many others.

The two siblings separated and Ash raised his hand towards Max who shook it. "Thank you Max for giving me your approval to date and be with your beautiful sister May," said Ash with respect. Max nodded at Ash before the two stopped. Ash wrapped an arm around May's waist and she did the same to him. "See you guys later." And with that, both Ash and May disappeared in blue glows. Several of the newer girls let out quiet sighs, each of them wishing that she was in May's shoes right now...

"Wish I had a super powerful psychic pokémon to do that whenever I wanted," commented Liza, making the group chuckle.

Bonnie went up to Max and he looked at her. "That was sweet of you Max," she told him. Max's cheeks flushed with color before letting out a stammering thank you. "You up to play a game?" she asked him.

He smiled at her, relaxing a bit. "Sure! I'd love to!" he replied back. The young couple sat on a couch in the living room after grabbing some console remotes and soon enough they were playing a co-op game together. The others separated into smaller groups and split off to do something with several even going it alone as they had many things to think about.

A giant waterfall was flowing down the side of a large mountain that had many craters from many meteor strikes over time along with many waterfalls in and on it. It was because of those reasons that this area was called Meteor Falls. A particular large waterfall also continued into the mountain, separating into multiple smaller ones as it flowed through it until they all reconnected into a larger one again when it exited. This mountain also had extensive tunnels, caverns and chambers built into it. An ancient tribe of people that are still alive to this day use this place for one of their homes but it was very hard to find them. They were called the Draconids, because they kept the Lore of the Dragons as well as several prophecies, some of which had come true already.

Two glowing blue spheres appeared on the side of the mountain where a large cliff was that overlooked the entire area around it while also offering a wonderful view of the waterfall nearby. The two glows disappeared to reveal a young brunette woman and a raven haired young man. The girl's blue eyes widened with surprise as to where they came to.

She had an idea of where they were but wanted to be sure. "Are we really at Meteor Falls?!" she asked, breathless at the gorgeous view in front of her view that consisted of mountainous areas, forests and small towns in the distance with a small lake nearby at the foot of the mountain. The sun was setting in the horizon that caused the sky around it to be colored in many different shades of red. He chuckled a bit, seeing her reaction. He tightened his arm around the girl's waist and pulled her closer to him.

"Yes we are May," he said, confirming it. May's face reddened at being up against Ash so much but she also placed her free hand onto his chest. They stood there for a few minutes, looking at the view. He then gestured to follow him and he led her to a small circular table that was set up for two in the middle of the area. He assisted her in sitting down on her chair before taking his seat.

When Ash bent down to take out the food boxes and drinks from underneath the table, May watched him prepare their meal. She propped her elbows on top of the table and rested her chin on top of her clasped hands, a smile on her face. She was so happy, her heart beating for the man in front of her. She couldn't help but feel so lucky, feel so blessed, to be with someone that would do anything for her. Someone who had helped her find her calling, achieve her goals, her dreams. Someone who would move mountains for her and even attack a deity for her. She hadn't forgotten how he stood up to Palkia for her and her sisters. She kept her eyes on him, watching him finish setting the table, taking in his every move. She started feeling really hot even though the weather was fair and leaning a little towards the cooler side. Her mind had wondered to when they were in bed that morning and then of them fooling around a bit while training together. She kept her gaze on him while continuing her imagination, becoming redder and feeling hotter with each passing moment. "May?"

She snapped out of it, raising her head from her resting position, feeling a little embarrassed but glad he didn't say anything, whether he noticed or not. "Yes?"

"Coke, Dr. Pepper, juice or water?" He had already poured them some red wine and wanted to know what other drink she would like.

"You should know that by now," commented May.

Ash grinned. "Dr. Pepper it is then." May smiled at him for remembering her favorite drink. After he poured them both some, he held up his glass with red wine. May copied him. "Let our lives be filled with as much happiness as possible."

"And let the good times never end," she added with a radiant smile. Ash returned the smile before the two clinked their glasses and drank.

"I hope you're hungry May," commented Ash after setting down his glass and started opening the food boxes.

May's stomach grumbled almost as loudly as Ash's right then. He snapped his attention away from the food because of the noise and looked at her, causing her to blush heavily. "I'm starving. I haven't eaten at all," she admitted.

"You haven't eaten all day?!" asked Ash. May shook her head. "Why?"

"I wanted to wait to eat with you too after your Mom said you were going to hold off until our date."

"Wow." Ash was stunned and May blushed even more. "You did that for me? That's the first time I've ever heard you saying no to food." May gave him a sheepish look that made him chuckle. "Thank you May. I guess that just makes things ever more perfect." He spread out the food boxes, opening all but one very large one in the middle of the table. The ones he opened were a veggies platter consisting of carrots and celery sticks, some onion rings and some fries. All food that May loves to dip into ranch and munch on.

"What do you mean by that?" she asked, tilting her head.

"Well, I think it's time we had our rematch. And since we're both hungry, that just makes things better," he said and opened the last food box. At the sight of what was hidden in the box, May's mouth watered and her eyes grew wide. It was chicken wings. A bunch of chicken wings in two very big piles. She had never seen so many for just two people. Then again, she reminded herself that she and Ash were almost bottomless pits. One pile was lemon pepper flavored and the other was spicy barbeque flavored. May licked her lips and was just about to grab one when Ash smacked her hand away.

"HEY!" she cried out. "You know better than to get between me and food!"

Ash chuckled at her furious expression. "I know. I just wanted to tell you something before we dig in." May's expression relaxed a bit but narrowed her eyes at him. He was being very cruel right now, making her wait even more before she could have the delicious chicken. "There are exactly two hundred wings here." May took in a sharp breath as she thought something; so many chicken wings! "This will be the contest to end all other contests. This will decide once and for all who the Champion of eating is."

May smirked and took off her thin red jacket before placing it over her chair. Ash felt a little hot seeing her without the jacket on, exposing some more skin. He did the same thing as her with his jacket and rolled up his shirt's sleeves afterwards. She became a little stunned from seeing him without the jacket and his sleeves rolled up with a tie. It just seemed to make him even more eye catching somehow. She shook her head and readied herself. "You ready Ketchum to face defeat?" she asked.

"Are you?" he asked her with a grin. May gave him a mock glare and his grin went wider. "On three. One…two…three!"

Both Ash and May snatched a wing and tore into it. It only took a few seconds for both of them to completely clean the meat off the bones, drop the uneatable remains onto their plate and grabbed another. They maintained eye contact the whole time as they devoured their next wing. The two couldn't help but smile at the sight of their beloved in such an amusing scenario; all dressed up elegantly and yet eating their food like rabid animals. If it wasn't for the competition they had going on, they would've ended up laughing out loud after a couple minutes.

As they continued their battle of the stomach, the large piles of chicken wings was shrinking, becoming smaller and smaller as they quickly demolished them. After some time, the two were starting to slow down, feeling themselves fill up. They groaned a bit when they started to notice that. They had forgotten to pace themselves, so hungry were they that they just let their gluttony take over them. They didn't even touch the other food, so focused on the wings.

After biting into another wing, both Ash and May stopped, taking a breather. "You alright? Feeling full?" he asked her.

"Yea, unfortunately," she answered, rubbing her surprisingly still flat stomach with her clean hand. That was one of the things she prided herself on. No matter how much she ate, she still kept her figure. "It's so delicious I don't want to stop but I don't want to make myself sick," she said, eying the wing in her other hand.

Ash chuckled. "I know what you mean. How many did you eat?" he asked.

May looked at the bones in her plate. She quickly counted them and looked up with a triumphant look. "Eighty one. I doubt you ate as much as me," she said with a triumphant look.

Ash gave her multiple impressed nods. "Not bad, not bad. Let's see…" He counted his pile of bones and when finished he started laughing. May started getting worried. "Wow…I can't believe it…" He shook his head before looking up at May. "It's a tie…eighty one."

May's eyes widened. "No way! I ate more than you!" she got up and went over to his side and started counting the bones. Ash couldn't help but take in her figure next to him, having bent over a bit to count his bones and that accentuated her curves. When she finished counting, she sighed. "Eighty one. I guess it is a tie…" She turned her head to him and found him staring at her. "Ash?"

He grabbed her and pulled her to him all of a sudden, making her yelp before silencing her with a kiss. May returned the kiss and soon it erupted with passion, tasting each other's lips and of the wing sauces that was coated on them. They withdrew a few minutes later, looking into each other's eyes. "Hmm, lemony spice," quipped Ash, licking his lips, making May giggle and slap his chest.

"How charming," she replied back sarcastically before placing her finger on his lips. She moved her finger over his lips and then a bit against the area around them. Ash wasn't moving, confused as to what she was doing until he saw what she did afterwards. She wiped off some of the wings sauce stains from his lips, removed her finger that was now covered with sauce and put it into her mouth, sucking on it. Ash gulped and he felt his pants become tighter as a bulge grew. "Hmm…tasty," she said in a sultry voice after removing her finger that made him heat up.

"You little tease," he said, making her laugh.

"You know you enjoyed it," she said before giving him a short but loving peck while still sitting on his lap.

"How can I not?" he asked with a grin and she grinned sheepishly, blushing. He reached out and grabbed a few moist napkins that were contained in the small white square packages and opened two of them. He handed one to May and both started wiping their hands before drying up with a towel he pulled out from underneath the table. They wiped each other's mouths clean with the towel after as well.

"Prepared for everything huh?" she asked him, impressed.

"I try to be," he said. When they finished he stood up with her in his arms, making her wrap her arms around his neck before lowering her onto her feet. "There's something I want to show you." He went around to her chair and got her jacket, holding it up for her to wear.

"Thank you and alright," she said as she wore her jacket. Ash put his back on, grasped her hand, interlocking their fingers together before leading her to the mountain. They were surprisingly still able to move around comfortably even with full stomachs. "Ash, why are we going here? It's a dead end."

"You'll see May," he told her. They walked up to the side of the mountain and stopped. Ash placed his free hand on the mountain and pulsed out some aura. A blue wave of energy flowed over the mountain wall before disappearing. The ground shook a bit as an outline of a doorway appeared on the side of the wall that made her gasp loudly. The makeshift stone door sunk in a bit back before sliding to the side. May gasped at what he just did, unable to speak. Ash stepped inside, his aura outlining him to give them some light. May snuggled up against him because she was cold, she couldn't see anything and she was slightly scared. Ash noticed all three and hugged her tightly. "It's alright May. I won't let anything happen to you. It may be a little scary but it's worth it. I promise," he told her.

"I know and you know I trust you. I just can't help it," she said, hugging him tighter. Ash just smiled at her and they continued walking a bit.

They reached another dead end but the path was opened up by Ash pulsing out his aura once more. The dead end was removed to reveal a large circular area. As they walked in, Ash let some Aura Spheres fly up into the middle of the area to light up the chamber with its blue glow while they hovered above them. What May saw made her widen her eyes and take in a sharp breath. There were carved images on the walls of many things but also of several of the legendary pokémon and the largest ones were of the weather trio deities of Hoenn; Rayquaza, Kyogre and Groudon.

"So beautiful," commented May, letting go of Ash to walk closer to the walls. "What is this place?" she asked, brushing her hand against the carvings.

"This is one of the ancient prayer rooms of the Draconids," answered Ash and May glanced back at him with shock.

"The Draconids?! Are you serious?" she asked. She had heard of them but never met anyone who claimed to be a Draconid or anyone who met one. Until now. "How do you know and how did you find this place?!"

"I found out about this place when I was training my aura here with Lucario. We felt something calling out to us and after searching around a bit, we couldn't find anything. That was when Lucario remembered something in the Lore of Aura, how it can guide guardians to hidden places. It was the Aura Guardians of the past who helped the Draconids make this room for them. You need to use aura or a special key that only they have to get in. We used our aura to find this place and when we did, we met the Draconids," he told her.

"You met them?! How could you tell they were Draconids?!" she asked, her voice loud and echoing in the large area. He chuckled while nodding his head.

"Yes. Draconids have a certain vibe, certain aura around them. And they told us that they are Draconids after getting to know one another. Though they were slightly annoyed and angry that we had accidently interrupted their yearly ritual. We met two of their elders and their Lore Keeper, Zinnia. She's a heck of a battler and a very cool girl to know," admitted Ash, making May become a little jealous.

"Is that so? Did anything happen between you two?" she asked with a slight accusing tone of voice, making Ash chuckle.

"No May. How could it? I was thinking about you, Misty, Dawn and Serena all the time. And even if I wasn't, she's not for me and I'm definitely not for her. Plus, she looks like she's in her early twenties but she's actually about a thousand years old," he revealed. May's jaw dropped.

"How is that possible?!" she asked.

Ash just shrugged. "Never told me. She said she can't reveal all their secrets to me even though they felt like they could trust me. Anyways, we got to know one another a bit more and then we battled. I barely won a three on one handicap match; my Charizard, Sceptile and Pikachu versus her Salamence."

"She must be really good to cause three of your best to almost lose against just one of her pokémon," commented May, impressed at this Zinnia and no longer feeling jealous.

"She is," agreed Ash, nodding his head. "Being alive for that long let her get a lot of experience and that's needed to control Dragon types. And this was during my earlier months of training. I could probably take her now no contest." May rolled her eyes but didn't comment, since it was probably true. Ash just chuckled before continuing. "As a reward for being one of the few to beat her though, she gifted me with a pokémon egg that hatched into a Bagon who now has evolved into my very own Salamence."

"Wow. That's kind of her. How come he hasn't battled in the tournament yet and you only used him to look for Leaf?" she asked.

"Well, I don't want people to know about all of my pokémon just yet even though Salamence is almost as battle hungry as Charizard. And it's a she, not he. Oh and she did fight against the Skull Brothers," he corrected her.

"Ah okay, I gotcha." She looked at the carved images again, walking beside the stone wall until an image made her stop. She brushed her hand against it, her eyes watering. "Manaphy…" May felt a gentle but strong hand grasp her shoulder. She leaned her head against it. "I miss him so much…"

"I know May. I tried to find him for you," said Ash and May turned to look at her beloved. "And I did find him. But he couldn't leave the temple and we couldn't go to him. It's the time where the temple is at the lowest point in the oceans for a few months now. I'm sorry May."

May hugged him, keeping her tears at bay. "It's okay Ash. At least I know he's alright. You tried and that means so much to me," she told him. She raised her gaze to his and gave him a loving kiss that sent electricity through them both. When they separated, they smiled at one another before the brunette turned her gaze back to the carvings on the mountain walls to keep her thoughts off of the small blue pokémon. "What's that image?" she asked, pointing to what looked like a ball of fire with a tail that was carved above the weather trio. She separated from Ash and walked closer to it.

"Ah, if I remember correctly, Zinnia told me it's a meteor but it represents more than just that," he said. "She spoke of how the Draconid legends said of how once every thousand years, a great tragedy will befall the world from the sky. She also said that the world can be saved but only if the guardian rises from its slumber to protect life."

"That sounds horrible…" replied May before she had her eyes widen all of a sudden as something clicked in her head, making her look at Ash with concern. "Why does everything have to deal with you? Why so much burden on your shoulders?" asked May, her eyes becoming watery again and fear completely filled her. She went back to Ash and hugged him tightly, letting out some tears over what she heard.

Ash hugged her back and spoke. "It does sound horrible huh? But it's alright. This isn't about me. For once. The guardian she was speaking about was Rayquaza, who did that a thousand years ago. And I don't think we have to worry about that as I don't think this darkness is coming from the sky," he told her, lightly chuckling to keep the mood light.

"Even so Ash, I worry so much about you," she said looking up at him with teary blue eyes. "All the things I've seen you do…all the incredible, risky and dangerous things that you've done…" He felt so terrible for making her become so scared and upset over what he's done. He rubbed her back with both hands gently while tightening his hug on her. May felt some comfort over it but didn't stop, keeping her gaze on his. "I won't be able to live or move on with my life without you. Promise me that you'll never leave me. That you'll never leave us. That you'll never let anything happen to you so you can always be with us…with me," sobbed May, letting it all out. She had been holding that in for a long time and after what she just learned, she couldn't anymore. She lowered her gaze and leaned her head against his chest.

"I promise May," he told her, now gently stroking her head through her hair. "Nothing will keep me from you. From the girls. No one and nothing will be able to prevent me from keeping my promise. Not this darkness…not a meteor…not Ragnarok…not even Arceus himself…nothing can prevent me from being with you all for the rest of my life. I promise." Ash let her sob it out a bit more until she calmed down. He gently raised her gaze to his with his hand. Blue and brown eyes found one another, not wanting to ever look away. He leaned in slowly and gently placed his lips onto hers. May felt the love he has for her through the kiss and that made her heart beat wildly. He slipped his hand into his jacket and pulled out a thin box after separating. "For you May."

May formed her beautiful smile that Ash loved seeing and took the box. She opened it with slightly trembling hands and gasped. Inside it was a white gold necklace with a red diamond crown that had the points of it look like flames against a black pendant background. She turned it over and saw the inscription on the back;

FOR MY PASSIONATE PRINCESS

MAY MAPLE

May flung herself on top of Ash suddenly, making him drop to the ground as she cried out with happiness. "I love it! I love it! Thank you my Knight!" she said while showering him with kisses all over his face. Ash felt himself heating up from all the kissing. When she finally stopped, she looked at her doing. Ash's face was covered in lipstick and it made her giggle. He smiled before sitting up and May ended up sitting on top of his lap.

"I'm glad you like it May. Here let me put it on you," he offered and May let him. After he put the necklace on her, she asked him how it looked. "Perfect only because it's on you." She blushed and got off of him before standing up and helping him up too. Ash grasped May's hands and closed the distance between the two. "May…you are an incredible girl. I love your appetite, your motherly personality and I love that you're passionate about everything. Those are just a few things out of the many that I love about you and can't get enough of."

Ash's compliments made May melt as her heart fluttered. She was looking into his eyes as he said that to her and she could feel the emotion behind them. She also closed the distance between them. "Ash, you are the man of my dreams. Since the very first time I saw you, I believed you to be special and unique. And I was right. You're protective and caring nature, you're refusal to back down when the going gets tough and how you've always been there for me…not to mention the only guy who has an appetite like me." He grinned at that and she giggled a bit before continuing. "No other can ever measure up to you. I love you and only you."

The two leaned in and shared a simple yet deep kiss that sent electricity through them both once again. When they separated, Ash sent a mental message as the two hugged each other tightly. They disappeared into a blue glow and reappeared in his bedroom. It was late, almost midnight, with everyone else fast asleep. They entered the master bathroom connected to the room, washed up, with Ash getting some help from May to get the lipstick off his face and brushed their teeth before they exited. Ash took off his jacket and placed it on the nearby chair, with May doing the same. He went to open the dresser drawer to take out some pajamas but then May moved in front of him.

"Let me choose what we're wearing," she said, slapping his hand away before digging through the clothes. Ash chuckled and was about to step away when May stopped him. "Oh no. You're not going to be able to prank me. You're staying right behind me." She flung her left hand back, grabbed his shirt and brought him up against her as she continued looking through for clothes.

Ash knew what she was up to but before he could mention anything, he froze while letting out a hiss of pleasure. May had started rubbing against him again. Hearing Ash do that, May stopped her 'search', focusing on that instead and continued, making her movements faster and more pronounced as the bulge she felt against her rear became bigger. She couldn't help it, loving the feeling of him against her, especially from behind. She felt a pair of strong hands clamp down on her waist before they slowly traveled up her sides, making her shiver in anticipation from the message. The hands kept going up and then moved forward before grabbing onto her well developed breasts over her dress. She let out a moan as they were squeezed. She become so heated she thought she would burst into flame.

May whirled around, surprising Ash. She grabbed him from his shirt's collar with both hands and pushed him backwards until he hit the wall. She then leaned in and kissed him furiously with him returning it. Both of them were becoming enflamed beyond control but before they lost themselves in it, they separated. Blue and brown eyes looked into one another. "You ready for this?" he asked her in a whisper.

"I am. I love you Ash. With all my heart. I want to experience the next level with you. It's time for us to continue what we started in the morning. And before you ask, I'm on the pill," she said quietly, without any embarrassment. He let a charming smile form on his face.

"I love you May," he said.

The two leaned in and kissed, tasting each other's lips before their tongues got involved. May had one hand cupping his face with the other on his chest, rubbing it. Ash placed one hand in her hair while his other hand with up and down her side. Both of them became enflamed and soon they couldn't take it anymore. May started unbuttoning his shirt with both hands and Ash fumbled a bit with the zipper on the back of her dress. Both became impatient at the same time and did something in the heat of the moment; May had yanked his shirt open, making the buttons go flying everywhere and Ash had ripped apart her dress from behind, the zipper not yielding to him.

"I'm…sorry…May…" he moaned into her mouth as they continued their passionate kiss.

"Don't…care…" she replied, before taking off his tie and pulling his shirt off of him to reveal his muscularly lean body. "You'll…buy me…another…one…" she said in between her kissing as her hands began to unbuckle his belt.

With May not caring, Ash decided to completely forget about the dress. He pulled the clothing apart from the tear he caused using his strength and the red dress split in two. May was startled a bit from the tearing sound but didn't stop her affectionate display. The brunette allowed the now useless item of clothing to fall to her feet at the same time her raven haired lover had his pants drop. Both of them kicked away their clothes and dug a hand into their lovers' underwear. They moaned with pleasure at feeling the other's hand on their most private and sensitive of body parts, rubbing against it. May had her other hand massaging his chest, loving the feeling of his firm body against it. Ash had his other hand behind her back, fumbling around with her bra strap for a bit before finally getting it released. He yanked it off of her and grabbed her now free breast, making her moan into his mouth.

May had kept him up against the wall this whole time and loving it. She stroked his shaft alive, making it stand at attention and harden while still in his boxers. Ash was enjoying it all, letting her take control in the beginning as he played around with her breasts and rubbed her womanhood under her panties. A short while later however, he decided to take control.

He switched their positions around, now pushing her up against the wall, causing her to squeak in surprise before continuing. He started moving down her body, bombarding her with kisses until he reached her magnificent breasts. He licked her nipple before he started to suck on it, making her gasp and then moan loudly. She had really sensitive breasts. She couldn't handle the new sensation and the heat inside her was becoming unbearable now. Ash felt her shivering from his actions and her womanhood became wet. He stuck two fingers in at once that made May jump from it before starting to let out high pitched sounds in between her moaning.

"Ash…oh my god…Ash…" she panted, arching her back against the wall. He was unable to reply, his mind focused on the task at hand. And mouth. He continued his ravenous assault on her tits while he kept fingering her for several minutes, making the brunette tremble from it. She grabbed his head with both hands and pushed him against her supple mounds more, making him bite down onto them. The brunette squealed in joy at that and she felt herself getting hotter and hotter until she felt like she was going to burst. "Ash…I'm going to...to…ah…oh god…oh…I'm gonna..." May was just about to go over the edge from just these sensations alone, her feelings and emotions already over the limit because of his experienced touch. But then he stopped all of a sudden, making the heat slowly die down. "Why'd you…stop?!" she panted, mostly angry and unsatisfied, a little exhausted and a tiny bit relieved.

He raised his head and looked into her eyes. "Because we're just starting," he whispered to her, making her shiver in excitement from his playful tone of voice. He grasped her panties and pulled them down her legs and had her kick them away. She then did the same to him with him kicking away his boxers as well. May then got an idea and grasped his hand before they could get a good look on each other and Ash followed her. She led him to the bedroom balcony door, opened it and went outside with him right behind her. She let go of his hand, walked up to the balcony railings, turned around and leaned against it. Her hands clasped together over her flat stomach, with a sly look on her face, her skin glowing under the moonlight.

"Like what you see?" she asked him with a smirk. Ash couldn't help but stare at her body, more curvaceous than the other girls but still proportionate. Her fair skin, larger than average breasts with pink nipples, her firm round butt and exposed womanhood. He couldn't take his eyes off of her and she couldn't take hers off the sight of his fully nude body either. No matter how much Misty, Dawn and Serena told her, no matter how descriptive and generous they were in their stories, it didn't do him justice. His six pack abs, his firm chest, broad shoulders, toned legs and his well endowed shaft. Hell even his scars looked good. After hearing from her 'sisters' how much pleasure he brought them, she couldn't wait to experience it too. It took a moment for Ash to snap out of it but when he did, he grinned at her and walked towards her.

"I don't like what I see…I love it," he told her before leaning in to give her a kiss, their bodies rubbing against one another.

When they separated, she looked him in the eye, burning with heat. "Show me how much you love me," she told him as she grabbed his shaft and started to stroke it, making him hiss with pleasure.

"What my Princess desires, she will get from her Knight," he told her, making her heart skip a beat.

He lifted her up from her legs, spreading them open while having her lean against the balcony railings. He drew in closer with her guiding him towards her opening. He pushed the tip of it into her slit, making her quiver from feeling the hot shaft in her while the cold wind blew over them. He slowly made his way in until he felt her barrier. He glanced up at her and she nodded. He broke past it and went all the way in, in one swift motion. That caused May to bite down on his shoulder to prevent herself from screaming out loud from the pain and waking up the others. Ash winced from her bite but didn't stop her or comment on it. He stood still for a moment, giving her time to get used to it. When he felt her loosen up on her bite, he slowly moved his lower body, making her let out a moan against his shoulder. That caused him to feel the vibrations from her quivering lips against his skin and that made him want to just thrust into her like there's no tomorrow but didn't. Not yet. He had to get her used to it first.

May was feeling like she was going to burst into flames from feeling him moving in and out of her, becoming so heated from it. She felt so much pain when he broke her hymen at first, her sisters' stories not doing justice on that either. It slowly went away to be replaced with something else completely opposite of pain. His warm member heated her up from inside, preventing the chilly night air from making her feel the cold, though her nipples had stiffened from them cold air blowing past them. "Oh Ash….hmm...it feels so good…"

"The way…you're hugging me…it's making me go crazy!" he said and picked up his pace.

"OH GOD!" cried out May, feeling him increasing his speed and power. "Oh my god! Ash…I don't know…if I…if I…can take this…but don't stop…no matter….what I say…don't stop!" But Ash had no intention of stopping. He continued his pace and even though it was making her feel so overwhelmed, May loved every second of it, feeling like she was in heaven. Or so she thought. When Ash bent down towards her chest and took a stiffened nipple into his mouth, flicking it with his tongue a bit before sucking on it, her feelings intensified and now she believed she was in heaven. "Hmm…" she moaned. She grasped his head with her hands and pushed him down onto her tits again and held him there. "That's…it…Ash…Oh god…hmmm…you love my breasts don't you my Knight…never stop…ah…giving them attention…" she moaned. He mumbled back, his mouth full of her perky tits. Ash kept sucking on her nipples and would bite her breasts every now and then, alternating between the two while also licking once in a while. He kept up his pace as well, moving in and out of her. This continued on for some time before both of them started to feel like they were about to explode. He stopped his assault on her tits, raised his head and looked into her eyes.

"May…I…I can't hold it back anymore!" warned Ash.

"Do it! Fill me up! Make me feel like a real woman!" she ordered. He kissed her and with a final ram that went all the way into her womanhood, he exploded into her. Feeling his seed inside her made her go over the edge and May released. The two separated from their kissing, letting out groans. She leaned forward onto Ash, tired, who was still holding her legs up, frozen in his position. "Oh my god…that was…that was amazing…felt so incredible…but why…why did it have to end?" she whined a bit, her cheek against his chest, hearing his heart beat slowly return to normal.

"Who said…anything…about it ending?" panted Ash a bit. May looked up at Ash in surprise, wondering what he meant. Then she felt it. His shaft was still inside her and still hard. He pumped into her a couple more times, making her moan before he slowly withdrew from her.

She protested it but he didn't listen. She tensed up when she felt the cold breeze flow over her exposed womanhood now. "You're such…a tease," she whined at him while in his embrace, feeling cold, hollow and empty without him inside her.

"You're so impatient…and I'm a tease?" he asked her, making May redden slightly though she grinned at him. "Which reminds me, you tease. Time for payback for today," he lowered her legs back onto the balcony floor, spun her around and had her lean against the cold metal rails while he pressed against her back, his shaft against her ass and his arms wrapped around her stomach. Feeling his warm body behind her with the cold metal against her front, the two opposite sensations made her go ecstatic. "You ought to be punished for all the teasing you did to me today." He rubbed a bit against her ass with his shaft, making her go crazy from feeling it against her rear. "You want it don't you? You want to be punished. Is that right?" he whispered into her ear with a playful growling tone of voice.

She turned her head back towards him, giving him a begging look. "Please Ash…Make me whole again. Put it back in. Put it in and fuck me hard. Punish me for my teasing," she pleaded, grinding against his shaft with her ass. Ash lined up his shaft to her opening again before entering her once more, making May let out a loud moan. She felt complete once more and pleasure coursed through her body instantly. He pushed all the way in before slowly pulling back out and then went back in slowly. He kept going like that, making May go insane from the leisurely yet fulfilling pace. "Ash…that feels amazing…but please stop teasing…go faster…harder…" But he didn't do that. Instead, he raised his hands and grabbed her breasts and started to play with them while continuing his slow pace. Even though she wanted him to go rougher, this slow pace with his hands on her tits sent her pleasure levels higher, especially when he pinched her nipples. "Hmmm…that feels so great...oh..." She then felt one of his hands move higher and then cupped her face. He gently turned her gaze back towards him and she felt a pair of lips against hers. Their tongues immediately got involved and tasted each other. Ash couldn't control himself anymore and started picking up his pace, pumping into her like a wild man, slamming into her from behind, making her breasts and her necklace that was still on her to bounce from his actions.

May squealed loudly at the new pace before it caused her to moan and pant loudly into his mouth as they kissed. "Yes...yes…YES!" They separated a short while later and their eyes locked. "Ash! That's it! Fuck me! Teach me a lesson!" she said with zest with their gazes so close to one another, feeling the other's hot breath land onto their face.

"You're gonna be sore in the morning!" he replied back cheekily while thrusting into her powerfully.

They continued like this for several minutes longer. May was feeling so much joy from the slightly rough yet pleasurable movements inside her that she didn't think she could survive it all. Ash was losing himself from the way she was hugging his shaft, her body against his, the cold wind blowing over them and started to go even faster and harder, making her let out high pitched moans. He grabbed hold of her tits tightly, squeezing them while using them as something to hold onto while plowing into the brunette that he loved so much. That made May become even more heated and she started letting out very loud lewd noises from it. The two kissed at once to keep her from waking up the others.

When it came to the point of almost no return, they stopped their kissing, blue and brown eyes looking into the other. "Oh God! Ash…I'm almost…there…but…oh damn…too much…Ash…I can't…"

"You asked…for this!" replied Ash. He lowered his hands, clamped down onto her waist and summoned up the last of his energy. He started ramming into her like he was possessed from behind, slamming against her rear with no remorse, causing smacking sounds to cut through the quiet air and forcing May to grab onto the metal railings to keep herself up.

"OH SHIT! ASH! I'm gonna…" she couldn't continue, panting and moaning so much from his movements, feeling the heat inside her overwhelming her senses.

"MAY! I'm about to…to…" stammered Ash before going silent, focusing on the task at hand, feeling all of his essence gathering to a single point in his lower body. Both of them felt like they were going to explode, their emotions and feelings so over the limit.

"FUUCCCKKKK!" exclaimed the two together all of a sudden after one final deep thrust. Both of them had released at the same time with Ash feeling hers wash over his shaft and May felt his seed once again fill her and warm her up from the inside. Both of them stayed frozen from the blissful feeling for a bit before they dropped to the balcony floor, unable to stay standing but remained connected. They panted loudly, trying to regain some energy back. May slowly glanced back at him and Ash looked at her. Both of them smiled sheepishly before leaning in and finished their lovemaking with a kiss.

"You were…heavenly," said Ash when they separated and May formed her beautiful smile that he loved seeing so much once more.

"You were out of this world," complimented May and Ash formed his goofy trademark smile.

A gust of wind shot over them, making both of them shiver. They nodded at one another and May got up, his shaft slipping out of her, making her feel even colder now as well as a little hollow again but was completely satisfied from their love making. She helped him up onto his feet and afterwards, he instantly picked her up into his arms, making her squeak in surprise. She thought he would be exhausted but it looked like he still had enough energy to do that.

He walked back into the bedroom, closed the balcony door, opened the bed covers and lowered her gently onto the bed. He followed in after her and drew up the covers. May had him snuggle up against her again like the previous night, with her butt against him and his arm wrapped around her. Both of them started warming up, lying against one another's bare bodies. The brunette glanced back at the raven haired man and gave him a simple but long kiss filled with her love and he did the same.

"I love you. Goodnight my Passionate Princess," he whispered to her after separating.

"I love you too. Sweet dreams my Knight," she said to him.

They laid their heads onto the pillow. May interlocked their fingers together before resting their hands against her bare breasts. She closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep after a few minutes. Ash watched her sleeping for a bit before he lifted his head to look at her face. "I swear nothing will keep me from you May. I will never leave you or the girls. You all are my life. My heart will cease to beat if anything happened to any of you." He leaned in a bit and kissed the side of her forehead gently, making her hum in response before quieting. He smiled before lowering his head back down against his pillow and closed his eyes. It didn't take too long since he was so tired out but also because he felt so comfortable as well. He fell asleep feeling happy and content with everything regarding him and his girlfriends.

As the couple drifted into their dreams, a single person was wide awake in her bed, tears going down her cheeks. She had woken up a short time ago, after the couple came back home. She was tired out and very sore from the training she partook in that day. But she got out of bed anyways and made her way to the kitchen to get some water. After drinking some and taking a bottle from the fridge, she was about to go back to her room when she thought she heard something. She moved closer to the sound, expanding her psychic powers to sense who or what was causing it. She stopped, rooted in her spot the second she realized who was making it.

She felt her heart shoot up to her throat and her stomach start churning as if she was poisoned. She couldn't stop 'seeing' what was happening behind the nearby closed door of the master bedroom thanks to her psychic powers. Words, emotions and images flashed in her mind. She saw him and her going at it, like animals in heat, panting, moaning, grabbing, caressing and kissing. She saw him in her mind attack her, teasing her, pleasuring her, making love to her and she saw her loving every single second of it. She saw them finish and saw them tell each other how much they love one another. She saw them cuddle in bed, telling each other their pet names for one another. But what she saw at the end of it all, when he made that promise after his lover fell asleep, that he would never leave her and that she was his life, the dark haired beauty broke out of her trance and shot to her bed in her room.

Sabrina stayed up for a long time, crying silently into her pillow. She had thought he had seen something in her earlier that day, when he helped her finish her run. The way he held her, the way he spoke to her with concern in his voice. Could she have been fooled once again? She couldn't read his mind to find out if she was wrong or right. She couldn't tell how he felt about her. The only person she ever truly had any feelings for, the only person who ever did anything for her and she couldn't get him to notice her. Even after their dancing in the club, even after sharing some of their most personal secrets with one another, even after training together…he still didn't notice her.

What do I have to do?! Why won't you notice me Ash? Why won't you speak to me like you did to May? Why won't you hold me, kiss me, love me like you did to her? Why? I thought…I thought you meant what you said in the forest…I thought…Sabrina stayed awake a little while longer, thoughts swirling in her head with tears freely falling from her eyes. Finally, after snapping herself out of it, composing herself again, she had decided on something. What I thought can't be wrong or false. I've never felt this way before and I didn't sense any falseness in his words. He does care. I just need to show him, to make him notice me, to make him realize that he does want me, need me. I swear to Arceus…I will do everything within my power to show him what he means to me…and to prove that I'm worthy to be with him…to have him say to me what he told her…that he loves me and can't live without me either. After she made that promise, Sabrina slowly fell asleep, seeing dreams of her and the only person she had ever cared about…together...