"My bicycle?" Hearing him bring it up, May remembered, torn between annoyance and amusement. "Hmph, I would've forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it! Ash wrecked my bicycle, and he still hasn't paid me back! He must have completely forgotten about it too! No, next time we meet, I'm definitely going to have a word with him!"
As they spoke, the two walked past the girl.
Although the girl hadn't deliberately listened to their conversation, their voices still reached her ears. Since it had nothing to do with her, she paid it no mind and rode onward once they had passed.
Just as she rode into the distance, Xia You glanced back again.
Noticing this, May couldn't help feeling a little jealous.
"Still looking? She's already gone!"
Even as she spoke, May had to admit that the girl really was beautiful, one of those rare beauties. If she had to compare them-not to boast-the girl really was on the same level as Misty and herself, though she looked quieter than Misty and shrewder than May.
And her hair color was so pretty!
Hearing her tone, Xia You turned back and unconsciously placed his hand on May's head. After a brief pause, he gave it a knock.
"What are you thinking?" Xia You laughed. "I just had a feeling we'd meet her again someday. And believe it or not, that bicycle she was riding will definitely end up getting wrecked by Ash and Pikachu too!"
Naturally, Xia You said this because he had already recognized the girl.
She was none other than Dawn, one of Ash's traveling companions in Sinnoh and the undisputed female lead of this period in the anime!
Come to think of it, Dawn really had started her journey around this time. He simply hadn't expected to meet her