Hehehe you all knew this one was comin.

Serena POV

The day has been extremely uneventful. We have mostly just been sitting around, trying to keep ourselves entertained. I look around lazily. The July heat has been awful, and none of us have wanted to leave the comfortable air conditioned Pokemon Center.

"So bored..." Bonnie groans from across the room.

"So hot..." Clemont replies.

"So hungry..." Ash adds.

"Meh," Is all I am able to contribute. Bonnie looks around, trying to find something to do. Suddenly, an evil grin creeps onto her face. I feel the urge to run, but can't manage to get my legs to move. The little girl clears her throat.

"Anyone want some candy?" She asks innocently. Oh yeah. She is definitely planning something. Ash immediately perks up.

"Candy?? Yes! I want candy!" I roll my eyes, but something sweet does sound good.

"I want some too," I say, raising my hand from across the room.

"Me too," Clemont adds. "But where did you get candy Bonnie? And what kind?"

"I have my ways," Bonnie replies. The girl digs around in her bag until she triumphantly holds up a rectangular box.
"Pocky! Come and get some!"

Bonnie slides out a long brown, stick-like thing and handed it to Clemont. He cautiously takes a bite.

"It's good," he announces, taking another bite. Curious, I head over, standing beside Ash. Bonnie slides out another Pocky stick and hands it to me. After looking it over, I open my mouth to take a bite.

"Wait just a minute," Bonnie interrupts snatching the candy out of my hand.

"What the heck Bonnie?!" I exclaim. First she sweetly offers it, and now she steals it back?? Ash looks confused as well. Bonnie takes her time elaborating, savoring the moment.

"You see... my big brother didn't quite eat the Pocky right. There is a special way you are supposed to eat it, and you two need to do it." Ash and I look at eachother, surprised.

"Us?" We both ask simeltaniously. Bonnie nods. She then hands Ash a stick.

"Just do what I say." I sigh and we both nod in understanding. "Ash, put the end of the Pocky stick in between your teeth." Ash follows her instructions.

"Like this?" He asks.

"Yup. Now Serena-"

"Hm?"

"You bite down on the other end." I blush at Bonnie's instructions.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me. Just go and bite down on the other end. Be careful not to snap it." I hesitantly look at Ash, who just stares at Bonnie and I blankly, still holding the Pocky in between his teeth. How does he not feel uncomfortable with this?? After receiving the evil eye from Bonnie for about twenty seconds, I step forward, carefully biting down on the other end of the candy. I can feel my face flush red. I avoid looking into Ash's eyes, which are startlingly close to mine.

"What next," I asked Bonnie in annoyance, wanting to get this embarassing little drill over quickly.

Bonnie reads from the back of the box:
"Two people begin eating one Pocky from each end. The first person whose mouth comes off the Pocky or the other player gets to the middle first loses."

"And what if it's a tie?" Ash asks. Bonnie just smirks. I turn even redder.

"Now go!" She exclaims. I quickly make eye contact with Ash before looking down again. After a moment, Ash gingerly takes a small bite of the candy. I do the same, blushing fiercly. Wow. It is good. I take another bite, slighty bigger this time. Ash raises an eyebrow, doing the same. So he isn't going to give up. I should just snap my end off. End this embarrassment. But... at the same time, I don't want to.

Ash and I both take another bite. I make the mistake of looking up, noticing how close his face is to mine. Ash looks up into my eyes and I notice what might be a slight blush on his cheeks.

We both nibble another bite of, now having hardly any space between us. I hesitate to make the next move, knowing what will happen. Of course, I have been dreaming of this since I knew what kissing was, but still; I might not have the nerve. I remain frozen, staring at the last bit of Pocky for what seems like an eternity. I take a quick peek at Ash, he seems to be nervous as well.

Apparently he is braver than me though, because he looks into my eyes, smirks, and takes the last bite.

This one took forever to write for some reason, so sorry for the delay. Also sorry if it's kinda crappy, but I am too tired to go through it again XDDD But THANK CHU SO MUCH FOR READING! ;D