Sparks Fly (reupload)

Snow Day

Clemont awoke on the couch the next morning to a familiar feeling: Ash shaking him awake.

"Wake up, Clemont! Wake up!" Ash urged.

The blonde stirred and opened his eyes. "What?" he mumbled sleepily.

"It's snowing!"

"Hmm? It is?" Clemont mumbled again. He was growing more aware of his surroundings, and realized he was on the couch. 'How did I get here?'

Before he could think about it, a loud clang came from behind Clemont. The sound startled him, causing him to scream.

Bonnie laughed, holding up two pans triumphantly. "Look who's finally awake!" she giggled. "Rise and shine, sleeping... well, you're not exactly a beauty."

Clemont glared at Bonnie. "Gee, thanks."

"Don't listen to her, Clemont, you look fine to me," Ash interjected.

The blonde boy looked at Ash in disbelief. 'He actually said that...'

"You mean it?" Clemont asked, doing his best to hide his blush.

Ash nodded. "Of course. I don't think any of my friends are ugly."

'Yep... he actually said that. Like a slap to the face.' Clemont thought.

"Well, uh, we should get dressed to go outside," Bonnie suggested.

"But what about breakfast?" Clemont asked.

Bonnie eyed the snow outside. "It can wait, Clemont!"

The siblings looked at Ash. "What do you want?" Clemont questioned the ravenette.

"Uh... can we eat first?"

"I should have known he would prioritize food over fun!" Bonnie pouted.

Ash and Clemont laughed. "She's not wrong," Ash said.

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After eating breakfast, the trio went to get dressed.

Or, rather, Ash and Bonnie went to get dressed. Clemont decided to wait in the living room while Ash changed in his room.

"Hey, Clemont?" Bonnie asked from her room. "I can't find my hat, can you help me?"

"Yeah, sure," Clemont replied. He entered Bonnie's room. "So, h-"

"I'm so sorry," Bonnie apologized.

Clemont looked at her, confused. "For what? Did you find it?"

Bonnie held up her hat. "I never lost it. I wanted to say sorry because of earlier."

"Earlier?"

"The whole 'sleeping beauty' joke. I did it so Ash could say something, and then the whole 'none of my friends are ugly' thing happened." Bonnie sighed. "And then I just brought it up again. I'm so, so sorry, Clemont." She began tearing up. "I just wanted to help."

Clemont looked at the doorway to see if Ash was nearby, and then hugged Bonnie. "It's okay, Bonnie. It's okay."

"I-I'm trying not to cry," she explained, "but it's so hard."

He hugged her harder. "Hey. We got a snow day to get to, okay?"

"Yeah," Ash's voice came from the doorway. He was now dressed in snow gear, lent to him by Clemont. "You okay, Bonnie?"

Bonnie nodded. "Yeah. I... I'm just so happy you're here."

"I'm happy to be here too, but I don't think it's anything to cry over. You guys really like me that much?"