Mistletoe- Alolashipping

Ash, Lana, Lillie, Mallow, Kiawe, Sophocles and their Pokemon partners had just found the perfect spot for their weekly trip to the beach.

"Ahh man, this is so weird! It's Christmas Eve but it's hot enough to go to the beach!" Ash exclaimed. He was still getting used to all the differences he was experiencing here in Alola compared to what he was used to back home in Kanto

"It's nice though right?" Lillie asked.

"Yeah it's great" Ash beamed, stretching out on the blanket Mallow had brought for them all. Mallow sat down on the other end of the blanket and drew her knees up to her chest, smiling at Ash's wonder of the winter heat. She let her mind wander as that heat beamed down and warmed her skin. She began to daydream.

Ash stood before Mallow, hands outstretched, a small neatly wrapped box being offered to her. She took the package from him and unwrapped it carefully, gasping in awe at the contents. It was a Leaf Stone- A very rare item in Alola

"Ash it's beautiful" Mallow whispered, her eyes drawn to the shimmer of the stone as it reflected Alola's bright sunlight

"Not as beautiful as you are" Ash replied, lifting her head gently, he paused for a moment before leaning in and gently kissing her.

"Merry Christmas Ash" Mallow whispered, barely pulling away from her lover

"Merry Christmas Mallow" Ash replied, wrapping his arm around her waist. Mallow replied by hooking her arms around his neck, pulling him in and deepening their kiss.

"Umm, Mallow... Have I got something on my face?" Ash asked, snapping her out of her daydream

"Huh? What?" She asked

"You've been staring at me, I was just wondering if I had something on my face" Ash replied. Mallow's face turned a brilliant bright shade of pink as she realised that while she was daydreaming she was staring at Ash and probably grinning like an idiot.

"No... You're fine... I mean your face is fine... Uhh I mean there isn't anything on your face" Mallow stammered, turning redder by the minute. She jumped to her feet

"Sorry I gotta go... I have to help my dad out at the restaurant" She announced to the group before running off before anyone could call her out on her lie.

Mallow ran straight up to her bedroom and threw herself onto her bed. Burying her face into her pillow.

"Ughhh why am I so useless?" Mallow whined to herself. She knew these feelings she had for Ash weren't going to disappear but she was too scared to tell him how she felt. She had been infatuated with him since the day she first met that Kanto boy and every moment they'd spent together since had only led to her feelings growing. He was strong, handsome, funny, sincere and caring. He was the most caring person that Mallow had ever met. Often putting the needs and wellbeing of his friends and Pokemon before his own.

'A guy like that doesn't come around too often. I have to tell him how I feel' Mallow thought to her self. She heard a faint knock on her door, thinking it was her father she left it, knowing that he'll probably let himself in. She groaned as the person knocked again.

"Come in" she called out. Turning around and sitting up just in time to see Lillie walk into her room.

"Alola Mallow" Lillie greeted

"Alola Lillie" Mallow replied

"You okay? You just kinda rushed off earlier. It really wasn't like you at all" Lillie asked

"I'm fine... It's just... Can you keep a secret?" Mallow questioned, patting the empty space next to her on her bed. Lillie nodded as she sat down next to her. Mallow took a deep breath.

"I'm in love with Ash" Mallow admitted.

"Since when?" Lillie enquired.

"Since the day we met, remember that day at school?"

"Yeah, he came bursting out of the forest and on to the Tauros race track" Lillie giggled

"He's just like nobody I've ever met before" Mallow sighed

"Ash is certainly one of a kind" Lillie agreed.

Later that evening, back in Professor Kukui's Ash was busy wrapping his Christmas presents for his friends, it was going to be his first with them all so he wanted to get them all something special to make it memorable. He'd picked up the four Pokeballs and stones he'd set down and placed one of each into specially coloured boxes- Red for Kiawe. Blue for Lana. Yellow for Sophocles and green for Mallow.

"Ash, are you sure this is a good idea? Those Pokemon were abandoned by their previous trainers" Kukui reminded him

"I know but Professor Oak, Gary and Tracey have taken real good care of them and said they'd be fine" Ash replied

"Hmm, okay just tell the others to be careful okay?"

"I will. I promise"

"Good, so are you all set for the big Christmas party tomorrow?"

"I will be once I've wrapped all these presents up" Ash beamed proudly as he went back to wrapping up the gifts he'd got for his friends.

"Alola Ash!" Mallow greeted, walking into Professor Kukui's lab. "Am I late?" She asked, noticing that all of their friends were already there.

"Alola Mallow, nope, everybody has just got here," Ash told her.

"Okay good" she smiled.

"Umm Ash..."

"Yeah, Mallow?"

"Did you realise we're standing under the mistletoe?"

"Oh yeah, it was Professor Kukui's idea, everyone has had a kiss on the cheek from me, him and Pikachu" Ash admitted. Right on cue Pikachu jumped from Ash's shoulder to Mallow's and licked her cheek gently before retaking his usual spot on Ash's shoulder.

"Thanks, Pikachu" Mallow giggled

"Pika" Pikachu replied. Ash stared into Mallow's deep green eyes as she stared back into his. They inched towards one another until they could feel the breath of the other against their faces. A silence that said more to them than words could fell between the two until Ash whispered

"Merry Christmas Mallow." That was enough for her to stand up on her tiptoes and plant a gentle and lingering kiss on Ash's lips.

"Merry Christmas Ash" she whispered back when she pulled away, her cheeks tinged pink.