Be Mine

Brown meets Blue

"This was the best idea ever!" sang Bonnie, taking a sip of her Nomelade as she dreamily thought back on their day. She was sporting a minor tan from being out in the sun all day. Ash grinned. He had to agree with Bonnie. A vacation was what they needed after being busy for so long. And since it was a vacation, they decided to splurge. Clemont was an engineer at the electrical company in Lumiose City and could pay for himself and Bonnie. Serena was a top Pokémon Performer and garnered a lot of sponsorships. Ash was the champion of Kanto and had an income provided by the Kanto League. They could all afford it, finding the time was the difficult part. Serena giggled and raised her Sitrus margarita.

"To a much needed vacation!" That they could drink to. Ash took a sip of his Tamato whiskey, the liquid spicy on his tongue. Serena sipped her margarita and made yummy noises at the taste. Clemont had a lick of his Cheri bourbon before he felt his cheeks flame up. He sputtered and coughed as the taste grew stronger in his mouth.

"I think this is too strong!" he exclaimed, grabbing Bonnie's Nomelade to cool his tongue. Bonnie pouted.

"It's just a lick! Now you drank all of my Nomelade!" Clemont bumbled an apology before fishing out an ice cube to keep in his mouth. Ash giggled and pat his back. It would be best to lay off the alcohol for now.

"I'll get some Nomelade for all of us." He got up to go to the bar, smiling as he heard his friends talk about Clemont being a lightweight. He made his way to the bar and waved at the bartender for four Nomelades. He leaned on the bar as he waited, taking a good look around a lively bar. People were dancing around and laughing like his group was. They had gone Lapras-riding on the ocean and did a tour in the forest to meet Alolan Pokémon like Rowlets and Pikipeks, ending the day by going to a bar with berries grown for human consumption. Ash refrained from catching any of them because Serena reminded them that they were there on vacation, not a journey.

They were great friends, really. The group met during a summer camp Professor Oak hosted in Kanto years ago and they all just clicked. They kept in contact online and visited each other every so often, but Ash didn't have much time to stay in Kalos to compete since he had duties in Kanto as their reigning champion. Having fun with his friends like this was great.

He heard someone say something about Nomelade, thinking it was his. He turned and saw that the bartender wasn't talking to him, but was handing the Nomelade to a girl his age at another table. The girl thanked him and whined when he walked away.

"Why can't I have another cocktail?!" she demanded from her companion, drinking her Nomelade in spite. Ash's heart skipped a beat when he saw the guy next to her. The guy with black hair and intense blue eyes focused on the girl. Based on his pale complexion and out-of-place clothing, he wasn't a local. He wore baggy black pants, a blue shirt and a thin black jacket with a blue scarf around his neck. He looked really hot as he scowled with a whiskey in hand.

"Because you're a nightmare when you're drunk, Mairin. I don't want to drag your ass back to the room again." Ah, he was probably taken. Ash sulked for a second and whirled around quickly when the guy looked up in his direction. The bartender was just finishing the drinks and Ash quickly paid and took them back to his table.

Bonnie cheered and took the first one when he got back, scooting so he could sit with them. He sat down and grabbed his drink, deliberately ignoring the table with the hot guy and whining chick. But he glanced over just once and was stunned to see that he was looking right at him with his fiery blues. Intimidated and a little flattered, he pretended to listen carefully to Bonnie's list of activities for them tomorrow.

...

The next day was another forest walk, but they had to run from a wild Bewear when they accidentally stumbled on its territory. It was Bonnie's fault for being too loud and attracting the Pokémon's attention. Screaming, all three had to hoist Clemont up with them so he was faster than the Bewear. Their adrenaline was pumping as they reached the end of the forest, crashing to the ground when the Bewear froze and ran back to its den. Clemont was dropped so they could breathe.

Ash's legs felt like jelly after the mad sprint to safety. "I thought we were supposed to be on vacation!" he growled, glaring at Bonnie. She put her hands together.

"I'm so sorry!" she apologized, then handed him her thermos. Serena was the first to recover as she wiped the sweat off her forehead. Smiling brightly, she knew just the thing to work off all their stress.

"Let's go dancing!" she sang. Ash choked on his water and coughed loudly. Clemont looked more afraid than he did against the Bewear.

"D-d-d-dancing?!" Bonnie was drowning out his complaints with her cheers. Clemont was awful at it and Ash was just barely better. The latter was resentful of the idea.

"We were just chased by a giant Bewear and you want to go dancing? I'd rather eat and go to bed." Clemont hastily agreed, but Bonnie and Serena shook them both.

"But the bar has so many other drinks I wanna try! And dancing is fun!" Ash rolled his eyes.

"I can agree on the drinks, but dancing? No. Of course you would love it, you're a Pokémon Performer." She shook him harder.

"I'll buy the first round of drinks!" she offered. "Please? I really wanna go dancing!"

Ash grumbled, but looked at Clemont and sighed. "C'mon, Clemont. Let's go dancing."

Clemont's cries were masked by Bonnie and Serena cheering.

...

They went to the same bar as last night, music pumping out of the door. They had to get a drink in first before Serena made the announcement that they were going to dance. She took Clemont to teach him some moves, but Clemont made sure that Ash would take care of Bonnie. Ash rolled his eyes.

"I promise, Clemont. Have fun!" Bonnie waved him away so she and Ash could dance together. He grabbed her hands instead of her waist, swaying to the music while she jumped and swung them around happily. Bonnie's style of dancing was the same as ever, but it was easy for Ash to follow. Bonnie squealed and pointed over at Clemont and Serena, laughing as she saw her brother dance like he didn't have his glasses on. While the two were having a ball teasing Clemont, Ash felt a tap on his shoulder.

He turned and felt his mouth dry when the gorgeous guy from last night smiled at him. His eyes weren't as annoyed as they were before, but they were still intense.

"Want to dance?" he asked politely, his tone playful. Ash frowned, turning his whole body so he was in front of Bonnie protectively.

"She's off-limits, buddy." The guy didn't even blink, smiling wider.

"Does that make you off-limits?" he inquired. Ash was as dense as a brick, turning to Bonnie for clarity.

"I'm not following here," he whispered. She giggled.

"He wants to dance with you, silly! Not me." A switch seemed to flip on in his head, heart racing when he realized that the guy wanted him. Wait, so he wasn't taken! Christ, why did he feel so hopeful? Bonnie tugged on his hat.

"Dance with him!" She didn't let him argue and ran off back to their table. He felt nervous. He was going to step on this guy's foot.

"I-I'm warning you that I suck." The guy's eyes shone with an undetectable emotion before he chuckled. Ash couldn't put his finger on it, but he warned him.

"That's nice to know for another time." His voice was low and sent shivers up his spine. He held his hand out for him to take.

"Let's dance."