Ash and Dawn: Together

Afterglow

Ash groaned as the sunlight filtered into the room. He rolled to his side, taking in a lingering scent that was left. A smile rolled on his face, as if the very smell of it was enough to wake him up from his slumber. Rising from his pillow, his eyes began to adjust to his surroundings. At first, he was unsure where he was. It certainly wasn't the pokemon center bedrooms. It was a bit too nice for it. Pikachu was not at the foot of the bed, where he normally sleeps when he sleeps indoors. As the fog of his mind began to clear, the events of the previous day's events began to replay themselves: the contest, the results, gene, the rumors, Ash's rage, looking for Dawn, finding her alone and hurting, and how he comforted her. He scanned the room, finding it empty. On the floor in two little piles were his and her cloths. He was sore in places he had never been sore before or even know he could be sore in. then again, he had never had sex before last night but despite the soreness, he felt great. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the shower turning on in the bathroom.

"its about time you got up, sleepy head."

Dawn emerged from the bathroom, her hair down and damp from the humidity from the shower and clad in a bath towel that clung to her body like a second skin. Even in his waking glaze, he marveled at how wonderful she looked. He could certainly get use to this.

"when did you get up?"

"about 20 minutes ago. You snore." she answered, strutting over to the bed.

"and you decided to shower up?"

"considering what we did last night, Its really needed."

"guess you are right. I think we went over board."

"understatement of the year." Dawn said as she sat on the edge of the bed. Ash crawled from under the covers to take a seat next to her. For a few minutes, neither said anything, the reality of the situation starting to sink in. It was ash who broke first.

"so....we did it."

"yeah. A lot."

"yeah...so what does that make us? Sorry if I sound clueless but this is new territory for me."

"you aren't alone. I never even thought about having sex with anyone. At least, not yet."

"did you not like it?"

"oh no. I loved it. I'm glad my first time was with you but....I'm not sure how to progress."

"I understand. Hmm. Well, I don't think we are just friends anymore."

"that's for sure. I've never done the things I've done with you with anyone else."

"same here."

"are we.....dating?"

"I'm not sure."

It was a new world for both of them. Each unsure exactly what they were. Last night was incredible for the both of them. They never experienced anything like that before. The raw emotions felt were intense beyond words. They had connected on a level that few people ever see or understand.

"this is between us." he suddenly proclaimed, grasping her hand tightly.

"no one needs to know." she agreed, her blue eyes meeting his brown ones.

"whatever this is, whatever we are, its ours. No one else."

" you don't have to tell me twice. Now, I better jump in the shower. We better clean up before we meet up with everyone."

"I guess they are wondering where we are. " agreed Ash, getting a smile on her face. She gave him a quick peak on the cheek before rising to her feet.

"I'll be quick so you can wash up."