Turning this oneshot trilogy into a standalone title. I gotta say, Simply-Nicole of deviantART is anawesomeartist. Her drawings inspired me to write this first part of a three part mini-series. So after this, stay tuned!
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"In other news, Ash Ketchum, an aspiring young trainer who's made his way through several regions, and has placed in the top ten in several different leagues, including actually winning in the Orange Islands, is now on a very good start in his Unova journey, having already earned two badges, there's no telling how far this young man might go." The news report concluded and the television began showing commercials for insurance companies, which prompted the girl watching to shut off the television.
She got up off her chair and walked into her room, and she jumped onto her bed and laid flat on her back, staring at the ceiling for a moment before turning towards a picture on her nightstand. She sat back up and picked up the picture, staring at it longingly, "Ash…" It was a picture of her, and her friends Ash and Brock, back when they were travelling in Kanto…seeing the old picture made her heart ache for past times, how she would enjoy the constant excitement, the adventure, and most of all…her old friends.
"Misty!" Misty was snapped out of her daydream by the shrill voice of her oldest sister Daisy, who had just found her in her room, "Like, there's a challenger down there waiting for you." Daisy then noticed Misty's melancholy attitude, "Like, you ok baby sis?"
"I'm not a baby!" Misty glared at Daisy, but her expression soon changed when she saw Daisy's shocked and hurt face, "Sigh, sorry Daisy…I'm…I'm – I'm not all there right now, I'll go take care of the challenger." Misty walked past her sister and closed the door behind her, leaving Daisy alone in Misty's room.
"It's ok." Daisy looked around the room and spotted a picture that had been knocked down, and she stood it back up, "Ohh, so like, that's what's got Misty all riled up." Daisy scratched her chin and smiled as an idea came to her, "Oooh…Misty, you're like, so gonna owe me for this." Daisy giggled and hurried out of the room, as she set her plan in motion.
"Alright Gyarados, let's end this! Unleash your 'Flamethrower'!" Under Misty's command, Gyarados spewed flames from its gargantuan maw and knocked out the challenger's Shiftry, ending the match in Misty's favor. "Good job Gyarados, now take a break, we might have another battle later on." Misty returned Gyarados to its Pokéball just as her challenger walked up to her after returning his Shiftry. "Not bad, although I would suggest finding an electric-type to try and counter my Gyarados."
"Yeah, guess I should've thought of that…" the man chuckled, "I must say, I'm amazed by how much you've grown as a Gym Leader over these past few years."
"You've been watching me?" Misty asked curiously.
"No, not really." the man replied, "I've lived in Cerulean City for quite a while, and I've always thought about going on my own journey and taking on all of what Kanto has to offer…but I love my family, my friends, and I never wanted to leave them."
"So what made you change your mind?" Misty asked.
"I'm not so sure I have yet…I came to your gym first because it's the closest one…but I have decided that you're my inspiration." The man said.
That comment caught Misty off-guard. "I'm…I'm sorry?"
"Your sisters have been celebrities here in Cerulean and all throughout Kanto, I've seen their events, and I've seen you, ever since you were a little girl. You're different than your sisters, you enjoy battling, you love Pokémon, and when you went on your two year journey with Ash Ketchum, you must've seen and learned so much!" The man said, "I want to travel, I want to experience what you experienced during that time you were travelling." The man sighed just thinking about it, "I'll be back for a rematch someday soon, in the meantime, don't lose your passion." The man held out his hand for Misty to shake it, and the red-headed Gym Leader smiled and accepted the gesture.
As the man walked out, Misty called out, "Hey! Try the Viridian Forest! There might be some wild Pikachu for you to find!"
"Thanks! I'll check it out!" the man ran out of the gym and closed the doors behind him.
"Well…that was like, a touching little speech." A voice said with some amusement.
Misty turned around and saw Daisy leaning against a pole with a smile plastered on her face, "You were listening in?" Misty growled.
"Like, chill out." Daisy walked over to her youngest sister and grinned down at her, "I think it's like, great that you're inspiring people. Seriously."
"Hmm…ok…" Misty walked past Daisy to go do something else.
"Although…I think it's like, a little late as far as the passion goes." Daisy said.
Misty stopped and turned around to face Daisy, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"I mean your passion is already gone." Daisy handed Misty the picture that was sitting on her nightstand, and watched Misty's expression turn soft, "Your passion is travelling in Unova right now…isn't he?"
Misty shook her head and glared at her sister, "What makes you think Ash is my passion or whatever?"
"Misty, like, please don't get like that, I'm like, not trying to be snide or anything." Daisy sighed as she tried to convince her sister, "You and I both know you like him, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that! Why can't you just be honest about it?"
Misty was about to offer a rebuttal, but then she just slumped her shoulders and sighed in defeat, "Ok, fine, I like him, what's it to you?"
"I just wanna help baby sis, that's all." Daisy stressed.
Misty sighed and turned her back to Daisy, her head bowed in sadness, "How? How could you help?"
Daisy walked up to Misty and placed her hands on her younger sister's shoulders, turning her around so she could look her in the eyes, "I think it's time you communicated with him."
"What, you mean call him? I can't. He's always somewhere else every day." Misty replied.
"No, don't call him…" Daisy pulled out a small card and handed it to the redhead, "Write him."
Misty raised an eyebrow at her sister, "Why write him?"
"Because…" Daisy then began to grin a little, "A letter is a lot more special than just calling someone; it has a certain…emotional satisfaction for both parties."
"Oh please." Misty rolled her eyes in annoyance.
"No I mean it! Trust me, Ash will appreciate it a lot more if you write him…and besides…" Daisy couldn't help but giggle, much to Misty's chagrin, "It'll make him miss you even more."
Misty sneered and turned her face away from Daisy, "He doesn't miss me."she spat, "If he did, he would've at least tried to call me every once in a while, or at least visit before running off to Unova and starting a whole new league."
"Trust me Misty, he does miss you, whether he's able to express it or not, he does miss you, and a letter would be just the thing to remind him that you're still here, cheering him on." Daisy turned Misty's face back to hers, "Trust your big sister on this one, when have I ever been wrong when it comes to these kinds of things?"
Misty tried desperately to think of an instant when Daisy was wrong about boys…but she had to admit…when it came to matters of the heart…Daisy was almost always right. "Fine, you win. I'll write him a letter." Misty turned on her heels and walked back to her room, somewhat bitter over the fact that Daisy had defeated her in a battle of wits.
Once Misty was out of sight, Daisy grinned and hurried over to the videophone, "Perfect! Now just one more thing to make the plan complete!"
Back upstairs, Misty was sitting at her desk with the piece of paper in front of her, and a pencil that she happened to be chewing on as she thought about what she was going to write, "I dunno what's gotten into Daisy, making me write this dumb letter as if it'll make any difference whatsoever…Ash is just too dense to realize feelings beyond friendship." Misty looked back at the paper again, and eventually just slid it off the table and watched it hover down to the floor and gently land, "What am I supposed to write to him? 'Dear Ash, why the heck haven't you visited or called or SOMETHING in like a year and a half?! Am I so unimportant to you that you can't make any time for me?!' Yeah, that's perfect!" Misty pushed herself away from the desk and rolled across the floor on her chair, and just sighed in sadness, hiding her face in her palms, "Why Ash? Why do you make things so difficult?"
"That's just Ash." a voice said from behind her door.
Misty jerked her head up and looked at the door, "That's not Daisy." she said to herself. The door opened slightly, and her baby Azurill came bouncing in, and hopped into her lap and smiled at her, "Azurill, who's out there?"
"You don't recognize me?" the door opened, and revealed Tracey and his Marill, who happened to be the actual mother of Misty's Azurill, "I'm hurt Misty. I thought we were really good friends!"
Misty smiled and got up off her chair to hug her friend, "How are you Tracey?"
"Doing pretty good, hard work at Prof. Oak's lab, juggling that with sketching and of course my interesting relationship with your sister." Tracey laughed.
"And what is interesting supposed to mean?" Daisy raised an eyebrow and tapped her foot on the floor, her arms crossed as she waited for an answer from her boyfriend, "Well?"
Tracey cringed and turned around nervously, "W-Well, interesting in a good way of course!" he stammered, "I love you Daisy."
"Mhmm." Daisy smirked and gently smacked the back of Tracey's head, which brought laughter from Misty. "At any rate," the blonde said, "Tracey's not here for just any old visit."
Misty suddenly became suspicious, "Daisy, what's going on now?"
"Oh nothing, it's just…I think that a letter just isn't potent enough…I think we need to raise the stakes a little." Daisy smiled and let Tracey walk up with a camera in his hands, a smile on his face as well, "Say cheese sis!"
Misty's eyes widened in horror, "Oh no, no you don't!"Misty tried to hide her face from the couple, "You can't take a picture of me looking like this! I look like I just finished up a Gym Battle!"
"Uh…you did just finish up a Gym Battle." Daisy replied matter-of-factly.
"Oh…right." Misty mumbled.
"Don't worry Misty, everything's under control, you're in good hands!" Tracey reassured.
"You're treading on thin ice Trace," Misty scowled at her soon to be ex-friend, "And what are you doing with a camera anyway? You draw, you're not a photographer!"
Tracey got a little nervous, but having Daisy there to back him up gave him some extra – and much needed – courage, "I'm an artist, and photography is just another form of art!" he argued, "And besides, I've been waiting for you and Ash to get together ever since we traveled together in the Orange Islands! I think it's great that Daisy's trying to help, I'd really like to see you get the happiness you deserve."
Misty shrunk back at Tracey's gentle answer; she wasn't ready for such an astute…and sweet rebuttal. Misty then looked back at Daisy, who was still smiling at her with a sisterly kind of love she had rarely ever experienced in her whole sixteen year life…none of what was happening made any sense. "Daisy…why?" she asked sincerely, "Why do all this for me?"
"Because you're my little sister, and I've got a lot to make up for after all the grief I've caused you while we were growing up." Daisy placed her hands on Misty's shoulders and looked her square in the eyes, "It's clear to me that you get your passion for battling and everything else you do from that boy, he inspires you, the same way you inspire others. And eventually…the well runs dry Misty; you need a refill of passion that only Ash can give you."
Misty soaked in Daisy's words like she were a sponge, and in all truth, it made sense, every word of it. She had been feeling drained emotionally as of late, and maybe Daisy was right. Maybe she needed that refill that only a certain hat-wearing boy with a Pikachu could give…maybe this was just what she needed. "I don't know what to say."
"Don't say anything, just stop fighting us, and let us help you." Daisy replied.
Misty finally relinquished a sincere smile, and embraced her oldest sister in a way that she quite possibly never had before, with love and affection that only really close sisters ever shared, and Daisy apparently had that same caring inside her, as she gladly returned the gesture without awkwardness, "Ok, I'm in. Thanks Daisy."
"You're welcome." Daisy pulled away from the hug and looked at Tracey, "Babe, we've got work to do! Head outside and find the perfect spot to take that picture!"
"You got it!" Tracey turned and started to rush out, but just before he exited the room, he turned back to look at his old friend, "Congrats Misty!" he ran out, leaving the two sisters to themselves.
Misty laughed lightly and then looked at Daisy again, suddenly realizing something. "I-I still look terrible you know." she giggled bashfully.
"Oh don't worry about that, I've got it totally covered." Daisy grabbed Misty's hand and led her out of the room.
Misty then realized something else, "Hey!" she exclaimed, "I just noticed! You haven't said 'like' even once for the past twenty minutes or so!"
Daisy gulped, "Uh…"
"Daisy…are you hiding something from me?" Misty asked with some amusement.
"Weeeelll…" Daisy turned around and pressed her fingers together nervously, "Between you and me…I outgrew that whole thing a few months ago…I only say it for Lily and Violet's sake…don't tell them ok?"
Misty couldn't help but laugh, "Well whaddya know? My sister has finally become smart! Isn't it so much better than being labeled as a blonde bimbo whose only claim to fame is her body?"
"Hey, for the record, you have the same genes I do, and whether you like it or not, you're gonna fill out and look like me eventually; you're not gonna be a runt forever."
"When did you ever hear me say I didn't want a body like yours? My only issue was how you, Lily and Violet flaunted it all the time, I'm a modest girl, and I'd rather be considered intelligent and an awesome battler as opposed to what you three did for the majority of your teen years."
"Alright modest girl, you win for now. But I'm gonna remember this conversation when you and Ash get married one day, I'm pretty sure you won't have any problems flaunting the natural Sensational Sister curves then."
"Hmmph, I'm not relying on natural anything, unlike you, I actually exercise, which means when I get to be your age, I'm gonna put you, Lily and Violet to shame!"
"Oh…puh-lease." Daisy gave Misty a gentle shove and the two sisters soon found themselves in the bathroom.
"Uh, what are we doing here?" Misty asked. Daisy didn't answer, and instead pushed Misty into the walk-in shower and turned on the water, "Daisy! What are you doing?!"
"I would've told you, but then you got all smug about your physical superiority, which by the way doesn't exist yet, should it ever." Daisy smirked, leaning against the wall next to the shower.
"I'm already on my way there Dais; it's only a matter of time." Misty replied matter-of-factly. "By the way, since you dumped me in the shower with my clothes on, you get to hold these." Misty dumped all her sopping wet clothes into her unsuspecting sister's arms, and the eldest Sensational Sister groaned in disgust, much to Misty's delight.
"Why are you doing this to me Misty?" Daisy whined.
"Because you're antagonizing me, I'm only about four inches shorter than you, so your…quote unquote, superiority isn't that impressive." Misty replied.
Daisy dumped the clothes on the floor and whipped her arms to shake the water off, "Yechh…" then she prepared her rebuttal, "More to it than height little sis, you neglected to mention the most important part, which would be the curves."
"I repeat, your quote unquote, superiority isn't that impressive." Misty turned the water off and grabbed the nearby towel and started to dry off, "Ok, I'm clean. Hand me my robe, will ya?"
Daisy rolled her eyes and did just that, "You should be nicer to me; I'm still here to help you impress your little soon-to-be boyfriend."
Misty walked out of the shower in her light blue robe and tied it around her tightly, "Now what?"
"Now…we make you beautiful!" Daisy almost squealed with excitement, which made Misty nervous.
"Daisy…you're not gonna turn me into a clown are you?" Misty gulped.
"Good grief." Daisy face-palmed, "We just finished having a serious sister-to-sister heart-to-heart, and you're worried about me sabotaging you?"
"Yes!" Misty exclaimed strenuously, "Almost if not every makeover I've ever had turned me into some sort of joke!"
"Well don't worry, I've got it covered. You're gonna look so good, even I'll be impressed, and I'm the one giving the makeover!" Daisy dragged Misty to her mirror in her room, and almost immediately began brushing Misty's still wet hair.
While Daisy did that, Misty looked around the room and cringed at all the pink in her room, "My eyes are burning." She thought to herself. "Ow! Daisy!" Misty scowled at her sister through the mirror.
"Sorry sis, but your hair is a big tangled mess, and it isn't even that long!" Daisy yanked on a tangle of red hair, invoking another loud shout of pain from her youngest sister, "No wonder you leave it in that side-ponytail all the time, who wants to deal with this?"
"For the record, I've – ow! Been growing my hair out a bit lately, and my ability…" Misty was cut off.
"Or lack thereof." Daisy quipped.
"Whatever…" Misty deadpanned, "My point is, I leave it in the ponytail because it keeps my hair from getting in my way during Pokémon battles."
"Well, this occasion has nothing to do with Pokémon battles. So, your hair is coming down." Daisy gave Misty's hair a few more brushstrokes and then finally stepped back. "There, finished. And now, a round of applause for Daisy, Sensational Sister and fashionista extraordinaire!"
Misty looked at herself in the mirror and smiled, she had to admit, Daisy did a great job. "Wow Daisy…" Misty ran her fingers through her straight red hair, "My hair's never looked so smooth before!"
"But of course! See? This is where years of practice in the fashion world comes in handy." Daisy laughed, "Now, time for makeup!"
"Uh…makeup?" Misty gulped.
"Don't worry, nothing too drastic, just a little touch up here and there, we're gonna show Ash exactly what he's missing out on!" Daisy started by grabbing a clear nail polish, and swiftly put on a coat on both her hands, and then she began work on her face while it dried.
"You know Daisy; I sure appreciate what you're doing for me." Misty said, as she observed her now clear-coat covered fingernails.
"Don't worry about it, I'm actually enjoying this! It's about time you let me put some glamour into your life!" Daisy grabbed a makeup brush and rubbed in some light blush, "Let's add some color to that face of yours."
Misty closed her eyes and allowed the brush to gently add a bit of pink to her cheeks, "That tickles." She giggled.
Daisy giggled as well, and put the brush away, and then took an eyeliner pencil, and carefully applied it to Misty's radiant bluish-green eyes. "Almost done Misty." Daisy then pulled out an eyelash brush, "Now hold still and close your eyes, this is a delicate process." Daisy gingerly applied the special brush to Misty's eyelashes, and almost like magic, the redhead's eyelashes became more defined, and were given the illusion of amazing and beautiful length. "Wow…" Daisy breathed in awe.
"What? What is it?" Misty asked.
"Keep your eyes closed Misty, I've just now decided that you're not allowed to see yourself until I'm finished, this…I-I-I can't even begin to describe how amazing this is." Daisy took some blue nail polish, "Put your hands on the table Misty, I'm gonna finish up your nails."
Misty nodded and placed her hands on the table, and once again she felt the nail polish being applied to her fingers. "What color are you painting them?" she asked.
"No spoilers baby sis, trust me, you will not be disappointed." Daisy finished with Misty's nails, and pulled out the final piece of equipment she needed. "Pucker up Misty, this is the final touch!" Misty acknowledged, and Daisy placed just a touch of very light pink lip gloss on her little sister's lips. "There…my masterpiece is complete!" Daisy exclaimed, "Misty…open your eyes, you're beautiful!"
Misty was somewhat reluctant to open her eyes, she had left herself completely open to whatever she wanted to do…but on the other hand, she really was excited to see what Daisy had done. Finally, Misty slowly opened her eyes, and she gasped at what she saw in the mirror. "Daisy…" Misty couldn't believe her eyes…what she saw couldn't possibly be real…and yet it was clearly her. "I…I don't know what to say…"
"You can say 'thank you'." Daisy suggested.
"Thank you!" Misty took the suggestion without hesitation, she had to admit, Daisy had done a fantastic job, "Alright! Let's go take that picture!" Misty started to hurry to find Tracey, but Daisy held her back.
"Hold on there sis, we're not finished yet!" Daisy said, holding Misty's wrist to keep her from leaving.
"We're not?" Misty replied, "What could possibly be left?"
"I didn't doll you up just so you could go out in that!" Daisy pointed at her sister, referring to the robe she was still wearing.
Misty scanned herself and realized Daisy was right, she was still wearing her robe. "Oh yeah." She said bashfully, "I'll go get dressed!"
"Don't you dare put those tacky suspenders on!" Daisy warned, "I've got something in my closet that should fit you perfectly now that you've filled out enough." Daisy hurried to her closet and started rummaging through all her old clothes.
"Let's try to keep that door closed, huh Dais? I'd rather not get into another stupid argument about who's gonna be hotter than who in a few years." Misty said.
"Agreed." Daisy came back out of her closet holding a dark blue dress, "This used to be one of my favorites…now it should fit you perfectly." Daisy handed her sister the dress and waited for her to come out from putting it on. Once Misty came out, even Daisy was shocked, "Wow…it looks better on you than it did on me!"
"Really?" Misty looked in the mirror, and once again she was stunned. "Wow…" Misty scanned up and down, the sleeveless dress had two straps that went around her neck and connected at her chest area, it hugged her figure and went all the way down to her knees, and when she twirled, the dress flowed like water through a stream.
"Here, put this on." Daisy put a bracelet on Misty's left wrist, and the redhead was just completely dumbfounded.
"Daisy…I dunno how to thank you for this…" Misty said softly, almost as if she were talking to herself.
"You wanna know how to thank me?" Daisy replied, "Make sure that Ash knows how you feel about him, I can almost guarantee that he'll feel the same, I could see it in the way he gets excited whenever he talks to you." Misty just nodded, unable to speak anymore. She embraced her big sister again, and Daisy gladly reciprocated, "Hey, no crying now, we don't want the makeup to run!"
The two girls laughed, and they hurried to find Tracey, who was currently outside, working on something, "They sure are taking a long time."
"Tracey!" Misty exclaimed.
Tracey's attention was captured by Misty's voice, and when he saw her his eyes almost came out of his head, "Misty?" he said in shock, "Is that you?"
Misty blushed bashfully, "Yeah…it's me." She giggled.
"Boy, I better take a really good picture; I can just see Ash's face when he gets it! He's gonna think you're drop-dead gorgeous!" Tracey exclaimed.
"Naw…Ash isn't that kind of a guy…" Misty replied.
"Sis, he's still a guy, no matter how dense he is, he's still wired to recognize beauty when he sees it." Daisy walked over to Tracey, "Now get in position, it's snapshot time!"
"Ok Misty, take a few steps to your left, and then back up a little." Tracey instructed. Misty did just that, and she wound up standing perfectly in the center of the Gym which was in the background. "Perfect!" Tracey exclaimed. "Except…something seems…off…"
"Off?" the two girls said simultaneously.
"Yeah…" Tracey scratched his chin in thought, then he snapped his fingers and whispered something into Daisy's ear.
Upon hearing what Tracey had to say, Daisy's eyes widened and she too examined Misty, "You know what Tracey? I think you're right!" Daisy walked over to Misty and pulled a hair band out of her pocket, and in no time Misty's hair was back in its old sideways ponytail, except that it was much neater and a little longer than it usually was, "There…you know, for that dress, I think having your hair up like that makes you look better than when it was down."
"I thought it first!"Tracey exclaimed.
"Oh hush Tracey." Daisy waved her hand dismissively at her boyfriend, "Ok, we're all set!"
"Not yet!" Tracey exclaimed suddenly.
"Oh, now what?" Misty asked impatiently.
"I've got a little something here that'll add to the…emotion of the photo." Tracey walked up to Misty holding a small postcard like piece of paper that he had been working on while the girls were inside. "Hold this."
Misty took the postcard and looked it over, and her mouth suddenly hung open slightly in shock. The postcard read "I miss you" in very artistic letters, but the real kicker was that there was a heart acting as the dot for the lowercase "i" in "miss". "You trying to hint at something Tracey?" Misty smirked.
"It's time Ash knew the truth; he should be ready by now." Tracey replied.
"Ok, this time, for sure,we're all set!" Daisy looked over at Tracey, "Unless you have another surprise I don't know about."
"As a matter of fact!" Tracey gave out a sharp whistle, and Azurill came bouncing out from behind a large rock, "Go over there by Misty, Azurill!" Azurill nodded and bounced over to her human mother figure, and she stood upright on her tail so she could be in the picture.
"Aww, what a cute little flower you have!" Misty cooed, as she noticed the small red flower that Tracey had evidently attached to Azurill's head.
"Now we're all set." Tracey said assuredly, "Now smile!"
"Wait!" Misty exclaimed.
"What's the matter?" Daisy asked.
"Nothing…i-it's just…" Misty sighed, "Thank you both for doing all this…I'll never be able to repay you for all that you've done for me today, but heaven knows I'll try. And you know…I got so excited with all this, I forgot to mention I never actually thought of anything to write to Ash."
Daisy and Tracey smiled at each other and then smiled back at Misty, "There's plenty of time to write after this! And these services are free of charge! The only payment we'll accept is your happiness." Tracey said.
"And maybe some nieces and nephews in the distant future." Daisy giggled.
Misty blushed crimson, "Daisy!"she shouted in embarrassment.
"I'm teasing!" Daisy laughed, "Ok Tracey, we've wasted enough time, do it!"
"Smile you two!" Tracey pointed the camera and focused the lens, until he had the perfect picture set, "Alright, one…two…three!"
The picture snapped, and Misty hurried over to the camera to see how it came out, "How does it look?" she asked excitedly. Misty's face fell when she saw what had happened. "PSYDUCK!"
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Dear Ash,
I'm writing you because it's been kinda hard to find you over the phone these days, you've been pretty busy it seems. I've been watching you, your name is all over the trainer networks, all the accomplishments you've pulled off, all the adventures you've had over the years, it makes me sad when I know that I can't be there with you, sharing those adventures like we used to. But at the same time, I'm filled with pride when I see you doing all these things, to think that I was there with you when you were just a rookie trainer starting out, and then seeing how much you've grown as a trainer, and as a person, it makes my admiration for you grow even stronger. You wanna know something Ash? A man recently came to the Gym and challenged me to a battle, and he told me how I was his inspiration to go on a journey. Daisy tells me how it's great that I inspire people, but you know (and I can't believe she had the insight to say something like this), she pointed out howI seem to have lost the passion and inspiration to battle lately…and the truth is Ash, she's right. I inspire lots of people it seems, and in doing so, I need some inspiring myself…a refill of passion you could say…I guess what I'm trying to say is…you're my inspiration. You Ash Ketchum, give me the strength to never give up in anything I do, your passion fuels my own,you are my passion…well…long story short…I sure miss you Ash, I hope we get to see each other real soon, it would do wonders for my spirits…and…maybe it'd do wonders for yours I hope?
Love,
Misty
"Whaddya got there Ash?" Iris exclaimed suddenly, peeking up over the trainer's shoulder.
"Hmm? Oh, just a letter from an old friend." Ash replied distantly, never looking away from the picture Misty sent him.
"Are you sure?"Cilan asked, "You seem to have a far off look in your eyes."
"Do I?" Ash chuckled lightly, "I guess it's just because it's been a really long time since I've seen her."
"Ahh, young love." Cilan said, almost dreamily, "I can tell just by looking at this picture that she's a warm and caring person who misses you deeply."
"Love?" Ash asked in shock.
"Well duh!"Iris deadpanned, pulling an apple out of her hair and biting into it, "She dotted that 'i' with a heart! It couldn't be more obvious!"
"She did…didn't she?" Ash suddenly felt a feeling well up inside him that he hadn't felt in a long time…not since the last time he saw Misty in person, "Guys…I have a plan."
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A/N: Whaddya think? Oh, and in case you wanna see the pic it's based on, check out Simply-Nicole on deviantART!