Disclaimer: Hmm...needless to say, I dont own this show , or any characters within it. Im not that creative....



A/N: This is my first fanfic ever and I decided to make it a Ash and Misty romance, although it will come in later chapters... So any ways, go

easy on me... I never really put my thoughts on paper before now... I always had ideas, just not the patience to make an actual story, but I will

try really hard to continue this one through... I just need encouragement.. =)

People Make Mistakes

By: Sorry_excuse_for_a_writer_Im_much_better_at_drawing



It was one of those hot sunny afternoons. You know the kind, your shirt sticks to your back, and little sweat drops make their way down your face. Everyone is always grumpy on these sort of days, I mean, its expected , isn't it? I suppose this is where our story begins. That hot sunny afternoon. Of course, when your grumpy, its easy for little fights to break out, it's only natural. I mean would you be in a very good mood? Be a tad bit on the snippy side wouldn't you? I thought so... so you can't really blame the two of them arguing can you? What two? Well of course, I could only be possibly talking about Ash and Misty. Like I said....

It was one of those hot sunny afternoons. Of course, it seemed without fail, that the trio were yet again lost in some unknown forest. Ash thought that he knew the way, but only ended up leading them to a dead end, well, there are no dead ends in forests , are there? So I guess you could say that they came to a cliff. It was beautiful, you could see all of the forest from there, and if you looked really hard you could just make out a city on the far right of the trees.

" Well, Ash, I must say that that brilliant mind of yours has taken us yet again to the point were we can officially say we're lost." Misty retorted. Of course, she said it rudely and intended it as an insult to our poor pokemon master.

" I agree with Misty on this one Ash. I thought you said you knew where you were going." Stated Brock.

" Ash always says he knows where he is, and its the same place everytime, absolutely nowhere."

"Well, when your both done talking about me, which by the way, I do know where we are, thank you very much, I would like to eat lunch." Ash replied angrily. He was getting tired of their complaining. Every new adventure , only meant a new argument.

Misty sat down with togepi in her arms, while Brock set out for some fire wood to cook lunch over. Ash sat next to Misty, Pikachu lying on the ground near a rock on the edge. They looked out over the horizon, admiring the view.

" Its great out here isnt it Myst?" Ash asked , still looking at the trees.

"Sure is," Misty looked to her right and sheilded her eyes from the sun, so she could see better, " Hey, look Ash, over there, there's a city."

"Of course there is, I told you I knew where we were." Ash said, not bothering to follow Misty's gaze. Misty just looked at him, She couldn't believe that.

"Ash, no affence or anything, but the last time you said you knew where we were going, we ended up in a desert for a week."

That seemed to catch Ash's attention enough to look over at Misty. "What's that suppose to mean? We weren't lost, I knew perfectly well where we were heading." Ash answered matter of factly. " You know, you hold on to the one time I got us lost, and hold it against me for the rest of my life Myst, jeez , when are you gonna get over it?"

"That's not what I was implying Ash," Misty defended. " I only meant, that you dont always know where your going and you shouldn't act so cocky all the time. I mean, you make it sound like you know everything , ' I know where we're going' ' dont worry, we're not lost' blah blah blah."

"Oh, so now Im cocky also? Wow, you know it's a good thing your here Myst, or I dont think I could control my ego, what with me being so cocky and all." Ash retorted. He stood up. " I dont want to talk about this any more Myst. Lets just stop before you say something else to insult me." Ash walked away toward where Brock had gone off to collect wood. Misty stood up too.

"What do you mean , before I say something else to insult you? Look, Im just saying that you have gotten us lost before, so dont act like you've never done it before, that's all."

Ash stopped where he was and turned to face Misty. " Do I ever rub it in your face how you screw up all the time? Hmm? No! Every one makes mistakes Myst. That's only human. When you win a battle, you don't see me telling you how all the other matches you ever fought in you lost do I? Of course I dont. I congradulate you on your job well done."

Misty casted her head down, she kept her eyes on the sleeping pikachu, rather than looking at Ash. " Your right Ash, your absolutely right. I shouldn't have been so rude to you before. I mean, you said you knew where we were, and instead of believing you, I only thought about all the times you did get us lost. People do make mistakes, and you learn from them."

Misty looked up at Ash. " Im sorry, I guess its just this weather. I m not use to it so hot , ya know? It just makes me a little grumpy, that's all."

" Its ok Myst. Lets just go help Brock with the fire wood so we can finally eat and head out to the city. We can make it tonight if we hurry."

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After lunch, which by the way(and needless to say) Brock did a splendid job of, they headed out , following the path down the sloping cliff. The whole time down Ash noticed that Misty was unusually quiet. He walked up to her to enquire that she was ok.

" Hey Myst, you alright?"

Misty looked up startled. She had been in deep thought. " Yah, of course Im fine, why wouldn't I be?"

"Oh...you were just...kinda quiet."

"What , so now I cant have a quiet time to myself with out being interegated?"

Ash just walked away and fell into step with Brock. Misty continued to think about the conversation she had earlier with Ash. People made mistakes. ::Well Im gonna learn from my mistakes and start over.:: Misty thought....She would leave that night, she finally decided.

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The next morning, Ash went down to the dining area and found Brock already there enjoying a , what looked like, a delicious breakfast. Ash immediately sat down next to him and began digging in. After eating as much as he could, and Misty still not down yet, he thought he'd go up and see if she was up .

"Im just gonna go see if Misty plans on eating , k Brock?" Ash said as he stood up.

"Yah, sure, that sounds fine, we'll be leaving in about an hour, so tell her to hurry if she does decide to eat."

"I will" With that said, Ash left the dining room and walked upstairs to Misty's room. When he got there he knocked on the door. Nobody answered. Thinking that she was still probably asleep, Ash openned the door to her room and quietly walked in. He always got a kick out of screaming in her ear when she over slept.

With that greatly enjoyed event in his mind, he quickly tip-toed to her bedside and leaned over, taking in a deep breath and prepared to scream... only ... there was no ear to scream in. Just a note. Ash exhaled and picked up the letter. Reading it quietly , before his eyes widened and he rushed down stairs to show Brock.

When he finally found Brock, who was flirting with a very disinterested blonde, he showed him the note. Brock began to read :

Dear Ash,

I was thinking about that conversation we had yesterday, and ...you were right.

People often find themselves in places that they wished they could change.

Well, I may not be able to change what has happened, but I can definitely

learn from my mistakes.

So that's why I decided that maybe fighting isn't all its cracked up to be. I mean

I understand , that for you , it is as important as life it's self, but for me, I just

dont think I want to do that for the rest of my life. So I hope you can understand

when I say, I want to live life to the fullest. You know, feel the rush, and fighting

just isn't the same as it use to be.

Tell Brock that Ill miss him and that Im sorry that I didnt say goodbye face to face

but it would have been just too hard, and I wouldnt have been able to leave and

fulfill my dreams if I had stayed a little longer. And tell Pikachu that I expect him

to keep you in line, now that I wont be there.

And to you Ash, Thanks for helping me find my way. Good luck to you, I know

that one day you will be the greatest pokemon master. Dont give up on your

dreams. You'll always be my friend, and maybe we'll meet again.

Misty

Brock looked shocked, then he looked at Ash. "Just what did you say to her to make her wanna go and do this?"

Ash didnt say anything, he just took the letter from Brock and stared at it. "She didnt even tell us where she was going"

Unknowing to either Ash or Brock, it would be a whole five years till that fatefull day came , when they would meet again.

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