Return of the defeated (on hold)

/Part 13/

A flash of light was seen followed by a tremendous roar, Charizard made his presence known. He glanced down seeing Ash with a small grin he let out a small stream of flames at him, having slightly grown out of his arrogant ways. Ash chuckled wiping off the soot from his face, "Its good to see you too bud."

"Hey Charizard its been awhile, you look really good." May said rubbing the underside of Charizard's jaw, causing him to lightly growl happily. "Would you mind giving us a light to the cape please?"

He nodded with a content smile on his face, he leaned forward allowing her to climb onto his back. Pikachu jumped up and climbed up Charizard's neck to the top of his head. Ash came up lastly sitting in front of his wings, he wrapped his arms around May to keep her close to him.

"I just wanna make sure you're not going anywhere, Charizard has a fast take off." He explained. May felt a tingle deep inside feeling so close to Ash and she liked the feeling. She heard Ash say to Charizard, "Alright buddy let's go."

With that Charizard gave a flap of his mighty wings and the shot off into the air, May let out a small squeak because of the speed. She felt Ash's arms grip her tighter making her feel more at ease. They soared high above the city and began their way to the cape. The air that rushed by made it hard to talk so the just enjoyed the ride and the closeness they were sharing. After a short while Charizard slowly began to drop until he landed with a soft thump in a grassy area over looking a secluded area of the cape. They both thanked him for the ride before Ash returned him, May let Glaceon out to enjoy the time with Pikachu. Ash lead May along a little path to a small grove of trees where he put out a blanket for them to sit on while they ate.

"Ash this all looks so amazing and delicious, how did you do it in such short time?"

"Its not that amazing, just simple really. Its pretty easy to make on the go and perfect for something like this." He said with a shy grin. He poured out some food for Glaceon and Pikachu as well, having fed everyone else earlier it was just the for of them enjoying the little romantic moment.

They finished eating and the sun was sinking beyond the horizon, Ash stood up offering May his hand. She took it and felt Ash gently pull her to her feet, he grinned his crooked smile as she took his arm and walked back through the trees to the water's edge. Pikachu walked alongside Glaceon every so often lightly brushing against one another in front of their trainers. The group walked silently along then water not needing to say anything, just letting the moment speak for itself. The sun finally set and the moon and stars came out reflecting on the glass like water, they found a downed tree to sit on and look out across the water. After about forty five minutes or so Ash felt May shutter slightly from the cool air coming from the water, he looked down and seen her eyes fighting to stay open.

"Here take my jacket May," he said wrapping it around her shoulders, "Let's head back and get some sleep."

May looked up with a sleepy smile, she couldn't help what happened next. She wrapped her arms around Ash pulling him in close kissing him with passion hotter than a Fire Blast. She felt his arms pull her tight and kiss her back with the same type of passion. She held back a groan as the separated and she looked deep into his warm chocolate eyes.

"Thank you for tonight Ash, it was perfect, and thank you for everything." She said softly as she leaned into his chest.

"You're welcome May, but it's me who should thank you. You're the reason I keep going and you're the reason I'm the man I am today." May grinned when she heard these words and hugged him tightly, but even with these emotions the sleep bug was creeping up on her.

Ash pulled out Charizard's ball once more letting out his faithful fire starter. "Ok bud lets go back to the center."

Ash lifted May onto Charizard's back then returned Glaceon, Pikachu jumped up in front of May as Ash got settled behind her. Once they were set Charizard took flight straight back to the Pokemon Center, he took a more direct route back seeing May was tired. Charizard seemed gruff and mean but inside he did deeply care for May, Ash and his family he'd met through them both. As he reached the Pokemon Center Charizard glided to a gentle landing allowing Ash to slip off with May in his arms as she fell asleep just before they reached the city.

"Thank you for your help tonight Charizard now get a good rest." Ash held out Charizard's ball and he was surrounded with red light before being returned. Pikachu lead the way to the room jumping up to open the door so Ash could safely carry May to bed. Once inside Lucario pulled back the covers of her bed and Ash softly laid her down. He pulled out Glaceon's ball letting her out to sleep next to May, Ash kissed May good night before laying down on his own bed. Pikachu gave Glaceon a quick nuzzle and lick to the cheek before jumping in with Ash. Lucario sat against the wall once more feeling at ease having his partner safely in his presence. Meowth chose a chair by the window to sleep in. With that they all slipped into a peaceful slumber.

I hope everyone enjoys Until next time.

Ash's team: Pikachu,Lucario, Meowth, Sandshrew, Ralts, Gardevoir, Donphan, and Charizard.

May's team: Blaziken, Glaceon, Sewaddle, Venusaur, Florges, Wartortle, Swanna, and Ralts