May's Crush

Chapter 30:Countdown

Ash looked around from where he and May stood. She looked elegant and beautiful to him, dressed in a loose fitting red tank top over a tight black baby-tee. Her legs were covered with a pair of tight jeans, her feet in small, brown sandals. Ash himself was wearing his regular black and orange tee, jeans and sneakers.

Ash saw the bright stars in the sky above them. Looking down from the building on which they stood, he could see the lights of a large city sparkling beneath them.

"So Ash," May asked him, "Why'd you bring me up here?" She smiled earnestly into his eyes.

Seemingly only a spectator to these events, Ash saw himself reaching into his pocket. This other self pulled out a small folder, and opened it. Embedded into the folder were seven golden symbols.

"I finally got the last one, May," Ash smiled at her. "And I owe it all to your help."

She hugged him and said. "You're very welcome, Ash." She let out a quick laugh. "I remember when you said that this would be the ideal conditions to kiss me under," she reminded him.

Sliding the folder back into his pocket, he laughed. "Yeah, but I have a better idea this time."

May looked at him inquisitively. "Hmm? What're you thinking of this time."

Ash reached into his opposite pocket and produced a small, black box. He backed away from May and held the small box between his hands. He lowered himself to one knee and opened the box. Sparkling in the moonlight under the stars was a diamond ring. He held it up in front of her. "May," Ash gulped. "Will you…"

May was taken back. "A-are you…?"

Ash blushed. "Yeah…"

May stepped closer to him and took the ring from the box. She slid it over the ring finger on her right hand. "Yes. Yes, I'll marry you, Ash."

"Pika!" the Ash watching the events heard himself shout.

Ash quickly opened up his eyes. The morning sun had drifted into the room. May was still asleep, her head still in his lap. He turned his head, and Cyndi also was still sleeping. He looked up for Pikachu, but the Mouse Pokémon wasn't at the post he had the night before. He turned his head to see the door slightly ajar. Pikachu musta snuck off, he thought. Ash felt very hungry, but he knew he shouldn't wake May from her sleep.

That is, until May started mumbling in her sleep. "It's okay, honey," she grumbled, "Pikachu can watch the kids while you and I go to the movies…" she let out a huge snore as a snot bubble slowly expanded and retracted from her nose.

That's it. No more dreaming of us being married, Ash resolved. "May, wake up," he pleaded with her.

The snot bubble popped and the girl rubbed her eyes. "What gives Ash?" she yawned. "I was having a wonderful dream."

"Well, I think it's time for breakfast," he said. "And you know how hungry we get."

May sat up and stretched. "Okay, fine," she yawned. "But you're letting me sleep in tomorrow."

"That's fine," he smiled at her as she stood and walked out of the room. The image from his dream returned. I'm not ready to take a plunge like that, yet, he told himself, I'm not even an adult yet. But why does this love thing have to be so hard? I was just getting used to being May's boyfriend, and now I have to worry about being her husband? He sighed. I never get love until it's almost too late. He began to wake Cyndi as he prepared to follow May downstairs.