Ash and May is this love?

Chapter 5

The last chapter of this story. Ash had a go at a tournament nearby the following day. Oh yeah I tried a bunch of new things in this chapter like a small not on what place they currently are in. This chapter is extra long since it was originally going to be two chapters.. but i wanted to end this story as soon as possible, so I can concentrate on my other ones.

"Pikachu and Ash are the winners!" announced the referee.

Ash just smiled. "Well done, buddy."

"The winner of the city tournament this year is Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town!"

The audince was cheering like crazy, it had been a great match. The battle had swung back and forth, it was a close call for Ash.

"You did it, Ash!" May said with a big smile. " I told you that you'd win, didn't I?

"Yeah.. you did..and I won because of that," mumbled Ash so low that it was barely audiable.

"I couldn't hear you"

"Yes, you did!"

"That's better," smiled May. " So what did you win?"

"Just some kind of tickets for a local restaurant.." Ash didn't even bother to sound excited.

"Oh, how many?"

"Two" Ash replied carefully.

"Gee that sucks" said someone all of a sudden.

"Max!" Ash and May shouted in synch.

"You won the whole tournament and your prize is two tickets? Wow it's like someone set this all up," he said with a smirk.

"What do you mean?" asked Ash in confusion.

"Well.." Max stared at Ash and then turned his gaze at May with a knowing look. "You are going to invite aren't you?"

"I-I don't know.. haven't thought about it yet.." Ash answeared thruthfully. But he did like the idea, he and May together alone..

"Haha well I can go with you then," Max had a humored glimt in his eyes.

"Well..." Ash began before gazing at May. She looked so.. sad. Did she want to go with him? They had done all that stuff after all. But somehow he just couldn't muster the courage to ask her. What if she said no? He could hear footsteps, Brock was comming. "Yo"

"Go for it Ash!"

"W-what do mean" Ash asked nervously. He had a hunch of what Brock was talking about. "Well.. May do you want to-?"

"Want to do what?" she asked with a cute smile.

"To go with me?"

"I'd love to!" May almost screamed. "The restaurant is really famous, it's the pride of the city."

"Well it's settled then!" Ash said with a big sheepish smile.

"Smoth going Ash, wish that I could have that kind of luck with girls," Brock said in a sad voice but he shone up after. "But I'm glad for you guys.."

-¨¨- back at the pokemon center-¨¨-

Ash was currently sitting down on a bench in the pokemon center. He was watching some weird show on the televison.

"Magikarp did it again! Is this golden Magikarp uncatchable? Stay tuned folks!"

"Ash?" called a girl's voice.

"Hmm, heey wh-" A blue haired girl had just throwed herself into his arms. "Dawn what are you doing?"

"Just my way of congratulating you for the win! No need to get worked up," she said with small pout. "You don't want to hug me!" she continued with an accusing voice.

Ash had a slightly blush on his cheeks. She was clinging on to him reaaally tight.

"It's not that I just.. it's too t-tight" he managed to get out.

"Sorry Ash," Dawn said slightly embarrassed. "Didn't mean to hurt you.. anyway do you want to go and eat with me tonigh?"

"Yeah, sure" Ash said with excitement. Wait wasn't he forgetting something? A girl with short brown hair walked by. Ah yeah he was supposed to go with May! He was lucky that the girl had walked by. He would have forgotten otherwise. " So sorry Dawn, I just remembered that I'm supposed to go with May tonight. I asked her out hours ago."

Dawn looked astonished. "Wow that's great," she finally said. "Never thought that you'd do something like that." she continued with a wink. "I guess that even you can get romantic sometimes.."

Ash blushed when he realised what she meant. He hadn't though about it-but it was only going to be him and May.. almost like a date! Scratch that, not almost it was a date" "Woaah hey it's not like t-"

"I know that you like her" Dawn was smiling at him. "Womens' institution."

Had she known all the time?

"Hope it works out for you guys.. where's May anyway?

"I don't know.. she was in her room last time I saw her."

" 'Kay, well I'm off see you around!" Dawn left Ash with those words.

Me-May-Date? Ash had know idea how long he had stood there thinking that since Dawn left.

"Going to stand there staring all day?"

"Drew!" Ash almost shouted. "What are you doing here?" he couldn't bypass that Drew was holding a red rose in his hand.

Drew smirked when he noticed what Ash what looking at. "May wouldn't take the rose, I wonder why" he said with a slight hint of irony.

Ash found himself hoping that May had declined the rose due to him. He wasn't as dense as he was weeks ago. Even he could tell that something was going on between him and May. He hoped so at least.

"I see.."

Drew stared at him like he was saying 'what's wrong with you man!' "You seem to have lots of things on your mind.. about May I suppose?" Drew crossed his arm with a smug.

"Nah it's nothing."

"I'm no stupid Ash Ketchum, I have eyes and I know what I've seen. You better take good care of May you hear?"

"I-I will.." Gee he would have done that without Drew saying that. "We're just going to eat dinner nothing more nothing less."

Drew smirked. "Ah I had a hunch that you two were going out tonight. She said she was going to do something more important than a contest.. Well she has five ribbons already.."

"Yeah you only have four" Ash said as he suddenly remembered Drew saying that to May the last time they had met.

"Yeah, I'll get my fith ribbon today! Got to prepare for the contest.."

"See you around Drew," Ash said as Drew walked away. He wasn't expacting an answear and had already turned around and walked a few meters when one came. "See you guys at the Grand Festival. And Ash.. I will ask her out there , if she's still singe then that is.."

Ash just stared at Drew's smirking face. Was Drew simply teasing him or did he really mean it? Drew was already gone when he came up with a reply.

"Pika pii," his best friend, Pikachu, was holding a bottle of ketchup.

"Hey, Pikachu don't steal the ketchup, you hear me!" he shouted with a smile.

May's room

"What should I wear, what should I wear!" May almost screamed in panic. She was going out with Ash tonight and she wanted to look as good as possible. She had decided to have her hair loose hours ago.

"Just your usuall outfit" her younger brother answeared calmly. "Ash isn't going to wear anything special anyway. And I don't think he'll mind whatever clothes you have."

"I guess you're right.." May said in disappointment. Ash had never complemented her or any other girl on wearing good looking, matching or styled clothes. He was just that kind of guy that didn't care about that stuff. She sighed. "Well I want to wear something special.. I'm not doing it for him but for myself, you hear me Max?"

"Whatever you say sis," Max said with a smug.

Later in the evening

Ash was heart was beating too fast for his own health. He was walking arm in arm with May. He had gotten some tips from Brock like commenting on the girl's clothes.. things had gotten awfully smooth after that. May had beamed in joy and clutched herself to his arms when he had complimented her green outfit and hair. It was exactly like the last one but it was green instead, (May's emerald outfit) and she had let her hair down.

She looked stunning in his eyes. He was really glad that he had asked her out.

"Turn right here."

"Are you sure, May?"

"Of course!" May said. "I know all about restaurants after all." she giggled.

"That's true" Ash said smiling at her. He just couldn't take his eyes off her. He was feeling funny, something odd and ..happy. What was it with him today!

They got a small table for two. Ash just ordered a random meal, the most expensive one since he had coupons. May was taking her time though.

"Aggh I can't decide between special ramen or fried noodles with chicken. It's killing me!" May complained.

Ash just laughed. He really liked that side of her.

"So Ash I heard that you met Dawn earlier today."

"Yeah.. " Ash replied not sure of what to say.

"I also heard that she asked you out for dinner.. and you said yes," May was clenching her fist.

"I-I forgot.. but it got solved," Ash stammered. He had seen May angry before, she could be really scary and frigthening.

"Fooled you!" she giggled.

"Gee May, but you know I'd rather go with you anytime than with her.."

May dropped her fork on the table. Had Ash really said that? "Umm.. you whaaat?"

Ash looked into May's eyes before answearing. "I-I'd rather go with you than any other-

"Pardon Mister but your food is here," a waiter said as he put down a plat with food. Hope you like it, and just call if you need anything or if you have any complaints."

"T-thanks"

May got her noodles a couple of minutes later. They ate in silence for about ten minutes before May finally spoke.

"Ash.. yesterday when you said that you like me more than any other girl.." she paused and looked at him with begging eyes. "Did you really mean it?" May's cheeks had a slight tone of red on them.

Ash slowly chewed done his last bit of food. "Yeah I meant everyword.." Ash looked away he couldn't face her.

"Thanks Ash," May whispered.

Ash suddenly remembered Drew's last words 'I will ask her out there , if she's still singe then that is..' he had to do something. Ash knew what he had to do, it was now or never it was his last chance. He turned around to face a smiling May.

"Are you two done?" asked the waiter.

"Yeah," May and Ash said in sync.

The waiter began to pick up the plates and cutlery.

Ash went to the pay desk and handed out the coupons.

A young girl about nineteen was standing there.

"You guys are the cutest couple today" she said with a smile.

"We're..not a couple," Ash said. He felt kind of empty when he said that.

"Oh well...good luck on asking her out" she winked at him. "Welcome back anytime."

"Umm thanks," Ash said slightly embarrassed. Were everyone telling him to ask her out?

After the Restaurang

Ash and May walked around town arm in arm. None of them had asked, it just happened before they know it. They went in to a small shopping mall.

May was looking at the jewelry with gleaming eyes.

"Want me to buy something for you?" Ash asked before he knew it, without realising what he just had done.

May just stared at him with her jaw wide open.

"Umm are you really Ash and not some kind of alien?" she finally said after some hesitation. Was it really Ash? He was so.. different. But May didn't complain she did like romantic stuff after all.

"Hey, yeah of course!" Ash crossed his arm "Is it really that weird for me to offer to buy jewels for you?" he asked sligtly annoyed.

"Yes it is, Ash, yes it is.."

It took more than half an hour for May to decide what jewelry she wanted. She finally settled for a pair of sapphire blue earrings.

Ash just took a quick glance at the price. Good, they aren't so expensive!

May giggled as she put on her earrings.

Ash looked at May. She was a real beaty, he just couldn't take his eyes off her.

"Ash?"

"Umm," a bunch of flashbacks was running in Ash's head. All of them had a common theme-people encouraging him to ask her out. "So pretty."

"The earrings?" May asked in disbelief.

"No you... or well both you and the e-earrings," Ash stammered with a blush. He felt so weak all of a sudden. His heart was beating in overdrive and his legs were trembling.

"T-thanks, Ash," May said with a cute blush. "Umm Ash do you remember the lake?"

Of course he remembered that!

"Umm yeah.."

May cuddled up against Ash's arm, causing Ash to blush like crazy.

Was she saying that she wanted to.. to do that? He remembered that they almost had kissed each other before Pikachu came..

They were all alone now, nothing could stop them this time, right? Ash could never guess how wrong he had have.

Ash slowly faced May leaning in closer-

"What are you guys doing?" it was Max. "You were only supposed to eat dinner, what happened?" he asked curiously with a big grin. "And why are you all lovey dovey with each other?" he laughed.

"Maax!" May shouted with clenched teeth. "What are you doing here? Stop ruining our moments!" she loose herself from Ash's arm and walked towards Max with furious footsteps.

"Your moments..?" Max asked with an innocent voice.

Okay.. Ash thought. It's official Max are comming in between us on purpose.

"Yes Max you're extremly annoying," Ash said to himself. Quit popping up all the time! Ash screamed inwards.

"What are you doing here, Max?" Ash asked with clenched teeth doing his best to restrain himself from strangling Max in front of May.

"I don't know" Max shrugged. "What are you guys doing here?"

May stomped on the ground in frustration. "Can you stop being a little brat!" she screamed in agony. "Things were going just fine until you showed up!"

"Yeah right..." Max muttered.

"Besides a young boy like you should be in bed by now!" May screamed.

"It's only 8 pm sheesh!"

"Hey take it easy both of you... we're in the middle of a street you know," Ash said carefully. He didn't want to stick out.

"No i won't be quiet!" May said. "Max needs to learn to not stick his nose in other peoples bussiness.

Ash looked in shock at the bickering siblings. Sure they had have a fight once in a while... but May seemed to be very pissed off right now.

Max hadn't done that much had he? He just didn't know what to say to calm them down.

"Fine!" Max shouted.

"YEAH!" May shouted back. "Well now when that's settled... I guess that I'll lead you back to the pokemon center." she looked sad when she said that.

Ash had a vague idea of why. They had a good time in each others company and none of them had wanted it to end.

"No need to worry, I can do that"

"Dawn!" Ash said in suprise.

"Yeah," Dawn said with a smile. "Hey come here Max!" she grabbed his arm.

"Are you sure that you want to..?" May asked her slightly confused.

"I'm sure, don't want your date to end like this," she said with a wink as she dragged away Max with frim footsteps.

"Thanks, Dawn I owe you one!" May shouted with a big smile.

"Heey-" Max started but he was cut short by Dawn.

"Just continue with your date I'll keep him occopied!"

In the Park

Ash and May was in new park by now. They had barely spoken since Max got dragged away. Both of them were recalling the stuff that had happened the last time they were alone in a park.

It was sunset and the sun shone with a bright red light giving the sky a slight hint of pink. Ash and May were watching the sunset holding hands, words weren't neccesary it was simply a moment they were glad they could share with each other.

"Ash... did you think I was immature earlier today... with Max?" May asked with a begging voice and a hint of tears in her eyes.

Ash simply shock his head in disagreement before putting his arms on her shoulder.

"Really? May asked again.

"Yes really, I was kind of pissed of mysel," Ash said with a laugh.

"You were?" May asked in disbelief.

"Yeah things were going so well between us-" Ash suddenly stopped as he realised what he was saying. "I-I mean that it was-"

May cut him short with hug. She rested her head against his chest giggling cutely when she saw Ash's blushing face.

Ash felt a sudden need to protect her, to make sure she was safe. She seemed so small and fragile... He put his arms around her and held her tightly.

"Do you think I was acting childish earlier today... and just when I'm arguing with Max in general?" she looked into Ash's eyes desperatly waiting for an answear.

"No i didn't," Ash lied.

"You're lying!"

Damn! She saw through that lie, huh...

"You were... but you know I- kind of... like that side of you. I think it's cute," Ash answeared truthfully.

He could feel May's arms wrapping around his neck. She was now standing on her toes slightly touching Ash's nose with her own.

Both of them were blushing like crazy. None of them spoke for what seemed to be ages for both of them.

"Thank you, Ash,"

Ash was standing there paralyzed unable to move. He could feel May's hearbeats and he could hear her breathing.

He suddenly pulled her closer without thinking.

"A-ash?"

"S-sorry I... didn't to that on purpose," he stammered in embarrassment.

"Is that so..." she looked disappointed. "I wouldn't mind if you did that on purpose, you know,"

Was she teasing him? Spurring him to take action. He guessed that it was more romantic in her point of view if he was the one who took the first step.

May closed her eyes almost touching his lips with hers.

Ash didn't hesitate for even a second... or maybe three or for seconds... before closing in that last inch. He could feel May's soft lips pressing against his.

So warm both of them thought. It had gotten pretty chilly outside by now and the sun had gone down minutes ago.

Ash closed his eyes while kissing her. Their lips were locked and none of them wanted to break the kiss. They knew that other moments would come and new opportunities as well, but they were too happy too comfortable... too bewtiched by each other.

May was the one who finally broke the kiss. "That was... unbelivable" she breathed out. "I love you Ash, I've liked you ever since I first meet you... and I stared to like you more and more by every passing they."

"I love you too May. I wasn't sure what I was feeling at first since I've never been in love before. Thanks for making me fall in love with you. For making me feel... so happy and loved"

May looked stunned. Even Ash himself was surprised. That had totally been out of character for him, Ash. He really had change since he first met May.

"Aww Ash! I didn't know that you could be soo romantic." She hugged him tighter smiling at him.

Ash just looked at her. He neede more-more of her.

"M-may can I... kiss you?"

"You don't have to ask silly," she laughed. "That's what boy- and girlfriends do."

Girlfriend... May was his girlfriend. But he hadn't asked her out.

"I have-"

He was cut short by May. She quickly pressed her lips against Ash's before he could finish the sentence.

Ash didn't mind though. He lost himself in the kiss, shoving down all his feeling for her in that one kiss. Knowing that he could do it again whenever he wanted.

"Yeah I guess I was being silly" Ash laughed. His heart was beating faster than ever and so was May's. Both of them were overflowing with feelings of joy.

"Everything worked out in the end... I was afraid that you'd be too dense to notice at all," May laughed while gently stroking Ash's raven black hair.

"Yeah..." Ash stared at May. Words could no longer describe the feelings they shared. Everything in the world stopped to matter Ash was only thinking of one single person, May. He looked into her eyes almost as if he was waiting for some kind of approval. May just smiled at him encouraging him like she always had done. She opened her mouth but was cut short by Ash.

Their lips met once again. Words were uneccessary, only actin mattered. Ash put his arms around May's necking drawing her closer as he enjoyed the feeling of her warm lips.

The end

The story is finished! I hope you liked it! Thanks for sticking with me 'till the end. I know that I made Max more annoying than he really is and I don't have anything against him, honestly! It just sort of happened... Anyway I made the end kind of fluffy but that's to be expected. I think that this chapter was the best chapter by far and it's also the longest chapter. I really hope that the story's title is fitting I really tried to make it match up with the content. Thanks again and don't forget to review!