Pokéshipping Week 2018

Day 1: Silence Is Golden

Ash walked through the street, cheerfully giving Lillie detailed information about the match he just won, with her smiling slightly at the effusive hand motions the boy used, his childish way of talking and above all the excitement in his voice. She had just seen the match, but it didn't bother her that Ash couldn't stop talking about it anyway. His excitement wasn't unjust, he really had put up a formidable performance, giving the challenged trainer a difficult time.

"And then Pikachu used Thunderbolt, causing that Garyados to lose consciousness!" Ash yelled proudly, his hands casually behind the back of his neck.

"Yes, we saw it all, Ash." Mallow commented, slightly annoyed by having to listen to Ash's endless rambling, after she lost her match. She shot a glare at Ash. "In case you think I lost my eyes."

"Nah, only your match." Ash replied, childishly stocking out his tongue to Mallow. Lillie chuckled. Though Mallow didn't seem to find Ash's remark that funny. Her glare became even more intense, scaring the ever living hell out of the platinum haired girl, while Ash only put up a dumb face. "Anyway, shouldn't we go back to Professors Kukui. I still have some stuff I want to handle." Ash said, trying to sound as casual as possible.

"Stop pretending, Ash. We all know you only do it to see that red haired girl you know from your first days as a Pokémon Trainer." Lana said, pouting slightly. "Sometimes I wonder what's so special about her that makes you give her all the attention."

"Now, now, don't be jealous, Lana." Lillie said, chuckling slightly. Truth be told, Lillie didn't really like Ash's focus on the redhead herself. Whenever they had some free time at their hands, Ash left to visit his old friends Misty and Brock. She could easily talk to Brock, and it wouldn't be such a big deal if he just also spent some time with us, but it almost seemed as if the redhead was more important to him. And that really scared Lillie. What if she got left behind?

"Well, she's a really good friend of mine, after all." Ash said, not noticing the sudden change in mood. Kiawe, Mallow and Sophocles didn't seem that affected by it, but Lillie and Lana got noticeably quieter. She didn't really understand it. It wasn't as if she didn't like Misty. In fact, she looked up to the girl. She was strong, beautiful, and she even made it Gym Leader. Her goals were clear to her and it was almost as if she wasn't afraid of anything. Basically the opposite of what Lillie was. Misty often got into fights with Ash, but when it came to it, the two could work together better than anyone.

Ever since Lillie met Ash he had protected her, and she really was grateful to him, but seeing Misty and Ash working together... It made her painfully aware of her inability to repay Ash for all those times. Ash relied on Misty. He trusted her to help him whenever he needed. Something Lillie was unable to do. Even Brock, who was a Gym Leader too, wasn't relied on that much. When Ash and Misty worked together they were in synch. It was almost as if they knew what the other thought, truly amazing. But it scared Lillie more than anything. It caused an unknown pain in her chest, a pain that never seemed to fade.

"Lillie?" Sophocles yelled, making the girl let out a soft scream in response. Mallow snorted at the strange noise that Lillie had made, creating a soft pink colour to spread itself over Lillie's face. "Lillie, are you okay?" Sophocles asked, a worried look on his face.

"Y-Yes. Nothing to worry about."

"You suddenly got so quiet." Ash said, also looking worried. The rosy blush on Lillie's face seemed to deepen, getting close to red than pink. "We asked if you had time to go along with us to Professor Kukui."

"Ah... Yes, I think so." Lillie replied quietly, embarrassed by the lack of interest in her voice. It bothered her that she was so wrought up with Ash's interest in Misty. It wasn't like she had any say about that, if Ash preferred spending time with Misty, she completely understood. Then why did she still have that agitating feeling in her chest? Why couldn't she just accept Ash's deep friendship with redhead?