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A quick note on Chapter 6: IT'S FRICKING HUGE!!!! I'm not kidding, I think it might reach 16 pages on Word
;; So because of that fact, I'm posting this chapter up first before I finish Chapter 6 because once that's up that should hold you guys out for a bit, right???
Here's chapter 4 and I hope you enjoy it! (Misty has a secret to tell Ash at the end of this chapter!!!!)
Chapter 4-The Path to a New Beginning
The morning sun rose up into the air and its golden yellow rays entered Ash’s room. Misty stirred a little then she opened her eyes and yawned gracefully. She looked to her side; Ash was sleeping peacefully as he held onto his pillow while Pikachu was sleeping at Ash’s feet. Misty smiled and began to climb out of bed when she heard a noise outside of the door that sounded like footsteps. Misty got up as quietly as she could and tiptoed towards the door, placing her ear on it to listen to what was happening. All of a sudden, Lily kicked the door open, knocking Misty back five feet. Her three sisters stood in the doorway and Ash awoke with a fright as he looked at what had happened.
“AHA! Caught you two in the act!” Daisy said, looking at the two clueless teenagers. “Go Dewgong! Use Ice Beam on that pervert!” She pointed her finger to Ash.
The Sea Lion pokemon came out of its pokeball and she looked at Ash with anger in her eyes. Ash began to explain,
“No! It’s not what you think at all!” But before he could say anymore, Dewgong fired an Ice Beam from her horn and it hit Ash square in the chest and held him against the wall in a frozen cocoon. Misty looked in horror as Ash attempted to free himself as his teeth chattered from the unbearable cold he was in.
“Alright Dewgong, finish him off with a Hydro Pump!” Daisy said fiercely. Dewgong jumped into the air and reared her head backwards as she charged to fire her most powerful attack.
“No! Stop!” Misty screamed as she stood up to try and block the attack, but before she could get the chance, a huge stream of water passed right before her eyes and she heard a yell coming from Ash’s direction. Misty looked towards Ash who had been hit with the attack; he was literally buried five feet into the wall and didn’t make another noise.
“That’ll teach him,” Daisy said with a smirk. Then she looked at Misty and she began to scold her. “Misty! I thought you were raised better than that!” Misty looked at her with a strange look and she said,
“Nothing happened last night! All we did was fall asleep in the same bed!” Daisy looked at Misty skeptically. “If you don’t believe me then look at the videotape from the camera in this room! You’ll see nothing happened at-” All of a sudden Ash appeared out of the deep hole in the wall.
“Hold it; you mean there’s a
camera in my
room that videotapes me 24/7?!” Misty looked over at him and cursed at herself for saying that aloud. Ash began to search desperately around the room.
“Ash, I honestly don’t know what you’re talking about! There’s no
camera in this room! I think I’m just…tired, yeah…that’s it…” Misty said as Ash continued to search throughout the room.
“Oh? Then what is
this?” Ash said as he pulled out a small camera from the television set.
“Err…” Misty said while trying to search for a logical explanation as to why there was a camera inside the TV. She obviously couldn’t find one so she stayed quiet as her sisters watched from the doorway, completely forgetting about the incident that happened this morning.
“So you mean to say that you have a video of me
completely in the
nude, from a small camera that you hid behind the TV and you didn’t even tell me?! No wonder it didn’t work when I tried it out; there isn’t even anything behind this screen!” Ash screamed, about to blow up from the rage he was experiencing.
“Alright Ash that’s enough,” Violet said stepping forward with a grin on her face. “Let’s just forget this ever happened and go upstairs for breakfast…” Ash looked at her suspiciously.
“And how do I know that
you weren’t involved in this scheme?” Ash said getting in front of Violet’s face. She stepped back nervously, trying to reassure him that neither she nor her sisters had anything to with it. It was all
Misty’s fault.
“WHAT?! You liar! You’re the one that tried it out on Tracey in the first place!” Misty said infuriated at this betrayal.
“Yeah, but you’re the one that wanted to keep it around for your little
boyfriend there,” Daisy said looking smug as Misty turned scarlet red. She stormed out of the room in anger as Ash looked at everyone in the room with a bewildered look on his face.
“Ugh…I think I need more sleep.” The room began to spin in circles and he fainted, landing on the floor.
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Ash slowly opened his eyes as he regained consciousness. He was in a different room now; it was completely white and he was lying on top of a cushioned bed. He saw a woman who had straight pink hair that passed her shoulder and she was moving some medical supplies around. It wasn’t Nurse Joy though, and as she turned around, Ash was surprised to see that it was Lily who was attending him. Ash began to get up and Lily turned around to look at him.
“Are you feeling better now?” Lily said as she looked at Ash with concern.
“Yeah I guess…How long was I out?” he asked while holding onto his head.
“About ten minutes…” she said looking at the clock on the wall. “Misty is waiting for you in the kitchen by the way. She’s cooking breakfast as we speak.” Ash wasn’t too excited about this…
“
Great…Now I’m gonna suffer from food poisoning…”
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Ash reluctantly walked into the dining room that was located right beside the kitchen. From afar, he could hear the sizzling of the pan as he smelled an aroma that wafted through the air.
“
Smells good…” He looked inside the kitchen fromthe dining room. In front of the stove were two women, one with long purple hair and the other a short-haired red head, cooking bacon. It seemed as though Violet was teaching Misty how to cook and Ash smiled as Misty slammed a burnt piece of bacon at the floor in frustration. Misty let out a sigh as she stomped it into little pieces and she looked towards the dining room; Ash was sitting at the table looking at her curiously and Misty turned away from embarrassment. She did not want to see him now; she was still too embarrassed about the camera she was using to spy on him.
“Here you go,” Violet said as she handed Misty a plate with bacon, eggs, and rice on it. “Go give it to Ash,” she said pushing Misty out of the kitchen and into the dining room. Misty looked awkwardly at Ash then furiously at Violet. Violet coaxed her to give him the food. Misty was so nervous that the entire plate was shaking as she walked towards him. She closed her eyes and dropped the plate on the table. Ash still didn’t say anything and Misty ran towards the kitchen.
“Here…give him this hot chocolate and tell him that you made it just for him because you felt sorry for lying to him,” Violet said as she handed Misty a steaming cup of hot chocolate.
“But-”
“Just trust me…It always works, now go!” She once again pushed Misty out of the kitchen. Misty looked nervously at Ash who still had not touched his food. She began to apologize,
“I’m sorry for lying to you; here’s some hot chocolate.” She quickly handed the cup to Ash. He looked at her surprised and he said,
“You don’t have to apologize, Misty, I forgive you, but do you think I can get a fork and knife so I can eat this food?” Misty looked at him, shocked. She nodded happily and as she turned around, her untied shoelace got caught underneath her foot and she tripped and spilled the cup of steaming hot chocolate on his face.
“AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Ash screamed in pain as he jumped backwards and fell out of his chair, landing on his head. He passed out again as Misty looked on in horror.
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During that day, Ash spent the majority of his time in the first aid room as Misty continually tried to make it up to him, failing miserably every time, costing Ash a trip to the infirmary every half hour. Ash had to stop Misty and tell her that he accepted her apology and that she didn’t have to make it up to him, more concerned for his safety than anything else.
After that day had passed, Ash began his daily training. Every morning, he would have to wake up at 6:00 AM, go running in Queen Park, workout it in the local gymnasium, then go swimming in the Cerulean Gym while Misty watched over him, making sure he completed his daily regiment and occasionally, joining him. During the little time they spent in the house, Misty was getting cooking lessons from Violet while Ash trained his pokemon against Daisy who was progressing as a Gym trainer. Ash and his sisters grew very close and eventually Daisy got over it whenever Ash and Misty would go to sleep together, as long as they left the door open. As for the videotape, it somehow disappeared over time and was never spoken of again…
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Three months had passed and today was the last night that Ash would spend in Cerulean City. He had plans of going to Johto again to test how good he had become. The league was going to start in 5 months so Ash would have just enough time if he left tomorrow. He asked Misty if she was going to go with him and she happily agreed saying that there was probably no way she would get stuck with the Gym because her sisters had told her that they were going to stay home for a little longer. Ash and Misty were finishing their routine swim around the pool and Misty crossed her final lap so she climbed out of the pool.
She was wearing a skimpy blue two-piece bathing suit that complimented her slim body and she was panting from the workout. Ash began to climb out of the pool and Misty watched him very closely. The training Ash had gone through helped him develop muscles all over his body and Misty giggled like a giddy schoolgirl as she looked at Ash’s body. He looked at her and asked her with a smile,
“What’s the matter, why are you laughing?” Misty bit her lower lip and said,
“Well I felt that since today is the last night we spend together…we could go to a restaurant out by the Cerulean Cape later on.” Ash smiled widely and agreed.
“Alright, so be ready by 9 o’clock, OK?” Misty said. Ash looked over at the clock, it read 8:01 PM. He nodded and went immediately to the bathroom and locked the door to prevent Misty from entering.
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Misty was fixing her hair in her bedroom when Daisy entered without knocking.
“So where are you going at a time like this all dressed up like that?” Daisy said with a smirk on her face.
“None of your business, that’s what!” Misty said as she turned to look at her. Misty was dressed in a white gown that reached her knees and it was split on the side of her thigh so it revealed a bit of her leg. She had small gold earrings and a pearl necklace wrapped around her neck with white heels on her feet. Her hair was worn in her usual hairstyle, but she was going to let it down. Daisy began to speak,
“If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you were going on a da-”
“Well you don’t know any better so shut up!” Misty snapped back while blushing. Daisy smiled happily.
“Aww, my little sister’s going to go out on her first dat-“
“I said shut up! I am not!” Misty said turning even redder as she struggled with her ponytail. “Oh, forget this! Ash, are you ready yet?!” Misty yelled outside of her room as she gave up on her hair.
“I’ve been ready,” Ash said as he walked to Misty’s bedroom. He was dressed in a black dress pants and shirt and tie, leaving his hat in his room. Pikachu was going to stay with Misty’s sisters and he was in the living room sleeping on top of Violet’s lap. Misty smiled as she saw how handsome Ash looked while Ash gaped in awe at Misty’s astonishing beauty. Daisy smiled as she looked at the two of them and she began to push Misty out of the room while saying,
“You two better start leaving now before it gets too late. I don’t want you to get back later than 11:00 or else I’m locking you out.” Misty looked back sourly at Daisy.
“I’m not a little girl anymore, you know. I can take care of myself!” Misty said. “Let’s go Ash.” Misty gave Ash her arm and they began to walk out of the door. Daisy smirked as Ash held the door open for Misty.
“Have fun on your DATE!!!” Daisy yelled back at them as Misty slammed the door quickly.
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They reached a crescent shaped building that had glass windows instead of a solid wall for the outer part of the building. The light shone through the large windows and Ash gazed up at wonder at the top of the restaurant. He could see two silhouettes outlined by the full moon that were so close to each other that they seemed to blend into one black outline. Misty pulled on Ash’s arm for him to walk faster and they began to walk towards the door that was located on the inside of the crescent. Over the front door of the restaurant was a sign with neon pink letters: “Cape d’Amour” that lit each word in a sequence. They both entered the restaurant where a waiter stood by the front door.
“Do you have a reservation, miss?” the waiter said in a very stuffy accent.
“Yes, it’s under Misty, you know…Misty the Cerulean City Gym Leader?” She presented her Gym Trainer Card in annoyance at the waiter. The waiter opened his eyes in shock.
“I’m terribly sorry, Miss Waterflower. Right this way, please.” The waiter turned around and began to lead them to a set of stairs that was off to the side of the restaurant. Ash looked at Misty confused and asked,
“What happened back there?”
“Well since I’m the Gym leader of this city, I get special privileges and one of them is a special VIP section in this restaurant just for me,” Misty said with a smile. The waiter opened a red curtain and held it open for them as he bowed his head. Ash looked at the room with amazement. The sole table in the room was decorated with lit candles, a colorful flower basket, and a dark red velvet tablecloth that matched the color of the unlit room. The wall to their side was more like an assortment of windows bunched together so the white light of the moon entered the room, magnifying the dark red of the curtains, table, chairs, and walls. Misty sat down in her chair as Ash sat adjacent to her still gawking at their surroundings.
Misty beckoned for the waiter to come take their order. The waiter from the front door stepped up to them and said in his usual stuffy accent,
“How may I serve you today?”
“What do you recommend for a dinner for two?” Misty asked. Ash turned to look at her with a curious look. Misty smiled back at him as she saw his reaction from the corner of her eyes.
“We have a special called the ‘Moonlight Delight.’ It consists of a large piece of turkey served with white shrimp, white rice, and an assortment of vegetables served on the side. It’s been given high markings in various food magazines and I highly recommend it,” the waiter said with obvious pride.
“What do you think of it Ash?” Misty asked turning to look at him. Ash was daydreaming about Misty as he looked at her when his senses returned.
“Oh! Uh…Yeah, I guess it sounds alright…” even though he was unsure of what the waiter had described. Misty blushed as she knew what Ash was so distracted from and she told the waiter that they would have the “Moonlight Delight.”
The waiter said it would arrive in at least 15 minutes and he bid them farewell. He disappeared behind the curtains and Ash soon began to talk about their journey to Johto. He was very excited about the new experiences they were bound to share together and he spoke enthusiastically about it, but it seemed that the subject had a reverse effect on Misty. She simply nodded or kept quiet as Ash did all the talking. Something was bothering Misty, but she didn’t want to reveal it to Ash just yet as it would spoil the evening…
“Here is your order. Enjoy,” the waiter said as he arrived with a large steaming plate of food. He moved the decorations off the table and set the plate down; it took up nearly half the table and Ash salivated from the delicious odor of the food. The waiter left the silverware on the table and he exited through the curtains once again. Ash began to pig out on the food while Misty looked at Ash with an awkward look as bits and pieces of food began to fly all around.
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After they had finished the food, Ash had to go use the bathroom so he left the money on the table as they exited the VIP room and entered the main lobby of the restaurant. He quickly left to the bathroom while Misty looked at the clock to see what time it was; it was now 10:50 and Misty began to worry if whether Daisy was bluffing about locking them out.
Ash walked out of the bathroom shortly after when he noticed a large staircase in the center of the room. There was large a sign in front of it that read: Passion Balcon. Ash wondered what the sign could mean and he asked a nearby waiter with short black hair as to what was upstairs.
“Why don’t you check it out yourself?” the waiter said with a smile. “I highly recommend you bring somebody else along with you though.” Ash nodded and he began to look for Misty. He saw her by the front desk, talking on the phone. He signaled for Misty to come with him upstairs and she held out the palm of her hand to signal for him to wait. Ash couldn’t wait though as his curiosity was getting the best of him so he went to the staircase.
As he climbed to the top, a metallic blue double door in front of him had just closed. He went to open it and when he touched it, it was cold to his fingertips. As he opened it, a cool breeze hit Ash in the face and his eyes widened as he looked around at his surroundings. He was on the top of the restaurant and he could see all of the lit buildings of Cerulean City from the balcony. He was admiring the beautiful view when he opened his eyes in shock at what he had just noticed.
All around him, there were couples that were either sitting at tiny tables and looking into each other’s eyes lovingly while sharing drinks or standing really close to each other. Under the moon’s light Ash could see that the couples who were embracing each other were passionately kissing and he suddenly had a sinking feeling in the bottom of his stomach.
“Hey Ash!” He turned around and saw that Misty had opened the doors. He looked away nervously as the full moon wrapped Ash in its light. Misty began to walk towards him when she too realized all of the couples around them. She gasped in shock and she looked towards Ash who was also looking towards her. They quickly turned away and they both were blushing.
“Umm… Ash, it’s 11 o’clock so we should be leaving right now,” Misty said, still avoiding his gaze.
“Sure…” Ash muttered as he turned around to open the door. Misty was standing right in front of it and as he leaned forwards, she thought he was going to give her a kiss so she also leaned forward to give him a kiss while she puckered her lips. They both stopped midway, each looking at each other. Misty turned a very bright red and she turned around when she realized that Ash was just opening the door. Ash looked at her with a confused look, wondering what she was so embarrassed about. She walked through the door and he followed right behind her.
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After a quiet trip back to the Gym, they told each other goodnight as they left for they’re individual rooms. Misty was still thinking about whether or not she should mention to Ash her secret, but she decided that she would leave it for tomorrow morning…
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Ash got up in the morning at 7:14 AM feeling great and energized for the long journey ahead of him. He looked at Pikachu who was sleeping right next to him. He woke him up and asked with enthusiasm,
“Ready for the big day ahead of us, buddy?” Pikachu perked up and responded happily. Just then Ash heard somebody quietly knocking on his door. He got up and opened it to find Misty waiting there with her hair down and bags under her eyes. Ash looked at her taken aback,
“Did you have a rough sleep last night?” Misty nodded and she yawned loudly.
“Breakfast is ready upstairs so come up whenever you’re ready.” Misty barely muttered her words as she turned around and walked upstairs in her yellow cotton pajamas. Ash smiled, closed the door and quickly changed into his traveling clothes. After he finished getting ready, he went upstairs and entered the dining room.
Surprisingly, no one was in the Gym except for Misty and Ash began to grow suspicious as at least one of the older sisters would be up early cooking breakfast. Misty appeared with a bowl of cereal and put it next to the plates of sausage, bacon, eggs, and toast served in front of him. Ash looked at amazement at the delicious food before him. Misty smiled and said,
“Can’t leave on an empty stomach, right?” Ash smiled back and sat down in his chair, but before he began to eat he looked curiously at Misty. She had no food in front of her and she wasn’t dressed or ready to leave. Ash was about to ask her why she wasn’t prepared when the phone rang.
“I’ll go get that,” Misty said as she walked off. Ash wondered what was going on; Misty’s sisters weren’t inside the Gym and Misty apparently seemed as if she wasn’t going to leave… Ash then made the connection in his head and he quickly got up to talk to Misty.
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“I
know! Don’t worry, the Gym will be fine once you come back,” Misty said. “OK. Alright already! I have done this before Daisy, I thin-” Suddenly Ash came running up to her,
“We need to talk right now!” Ash looked her in the eyes with worry.
“I’ll talk to you later, Daisy…” Misty hung up the phone slowly and she looked at Ash. “What’s the matter, Ash?”
“Are you coming with me to Johto?” Ash asked. Misty bit her lip. She looked towards the ground and she closed her eyes and she slowly shook her head. Her eyes felt like welling with tears as Ash kept quiet from the shock of her response. She knew that he was very excited about traveling with her because they had grown close to each other during his stay in the Gym and she felt as if she had split his hope in two. Just then, though, Ash’s arms wrapped around her body as he embraced her and he laid his head down on her shoulders. Misty looked up in surprise, but didn’t say a word as she slowly put her arms around Ash and hugged him back. Unbeknownst to Misty, Ash was silently holding everything back as he gripped onto her tighter.
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After eating breakfast, Ash slowly walked towards the front door of the Gym with Pikachu on his shoulder and Misty by his side. He sighed as they exited through the doors and the cold air bit at Ash’s face. He looked up at the sun that was hidden behind the grey clouds in the sky; for some reason it seemed unusually dim and lonely and so far away. He shivered and he quickly turned away from the sun and looked at Misty.
She was grabbing onto her arms to keep herself warm as she looked far off into the distance. Ash took off his jacket and wrapped it around Misty. He was dressed in his Hoenn attire with the exception of the sweater that was now wrapped around her. They both stood there silently looking at each other, never uttering a word and
never taking their eyes off of each other.
Misty then felt a sudden impulse in her body and she stepped forwards and grabbed Ash tightly around the back as she rested her head against his chest. Ash smiled as he stroked her hair with one hand while with the other he rubbed her back. She looked up at him with watery eyes and let go of him. He sighed and uttered a small goodbye that choked as it reached his mouth. He quickly turned around and began to walk away from the Gym, wiping away the stray tear coming down from his eyes…
Author's Notes
YOU MUST HAVE THOUGHT THAT MISTY WAS GOING TO SAY THAT
OTHER SECRET RIGHT?
Anyway...
Everytime I see your reviews telling me how cute the story is, I'm actually surprised by them because I don't really aim for that, but now that I see this chapter, I see what you guys mean
Not much to say about this story, it's just a bunch of ideas that I had before writing this fic that I put together.
Please write any reviews or suggestions or any burning questions about anything; I would greatly appreciate it! (That goes for you silent readers, too!)
