Pokémon: Light in the Darkness - Hiatus

XII - Crushing the Cold!

"Piii-kaaa-chuuu!"

That was the sound of the electric mouse Pokemon waking his beloved raven-haired trainer up.

We should hear a loud yell pretty soon.

"YOWWWW- PIKACHU!"

There it is.

Ash was resting at the Pokemon Center after his fierce and intense battle against his rival, Mikko. The battle revealed truths and ideals. But there was no time to rest, as today will prove quite a challenge for our young heroes.

Ash tumbled out of bed after being shocked by his little partner.

"You really didn't need to do that... I set an alarm." Ash sighed to Pikachu.

"Pika! Pika!" Pikachu chirped acting like he had done nothing wrong.

Ash got up from the wooden floor and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth. He began to get lost in thought, a thing he hasn't done in a while.

'I wonder how Lillie's doing. Lillie. Although I'm caught up with all these Pokemon and battling, I still love her. And I still don't know anything about her.'

It's true. It's been 3 weeks since Ash had arrived in the Jenta region and he's gotten no real progress with her.

He hung his head back and sighed while rubbing his hair.

"What's it gonna take?" He asked out loud. "Why can't I say anything?!"

"Are you okay?"

Ash whipped his head around and saw Lillie poking her head through the bathroom door.

"I heard you yelling, and I came to see if anything was wrong..." The blonde explained.

Ash suddenly jumped with embarrassment as his face became a light shade of red.

"Well uh... It was nothing! Completely nothing! I'm alright, nothing to worry about. Nothing nothing nothing!" He quickly reassured her.

"Uh.... alright. But could you hurry up, I wanna get ready too." She said as she closed the door.

"Right! I'm almost done!" Ash yelled loud enough so she could hear.

'Oh man.. That was a close one. Control your thoughts Ash Ketchum!' The raven haired trainer scolded himself.

'Gosh. That's enough. Better finish up so Lillie can use the bathroom.

In about 5 minutes, Ash walked out feeling refreshed with a set of clean clothes. And as if on cue, a light breeze blew through the window causing his clothes to move in the wind. Ash stood in a pose.

'Heh. I'm so badass' Ash thought to himself. Pikachu sighed at his trainer.

"Ash what are you doing haha."

Ash whipped his head around a second time and saw Lillie a second time.

"Uh uhhh.." Ash began to stammer his words.

"Alright. I'm heading into the bathroom now." Lillie said as she closed the bathroom door behind her.

Ash on the other hand, threw himself into his bed.

'Really?! Twice?! It happened twice! It's like I'm in some person's twisted story....'

Ash began doing basic breathing exercises. Pikachu thought it looked fun and joined in.

'Don't worry Ash, your day is about to turn around. After all, you're having your first gym battle!'

Today's the day Ash is partaking in his first gym battle of the Jenta region. He's pretty psyched. He jumped out of bed.