Straight From The Heart

AAMRN

By Apple_Aipom

I tried to be original but it's kinda hard when there are sooo many AAMRN's out there. Remember to review and I hope you enjoy it! ^_~

Chapter 1: We Go On

Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu were fast asleep on a warm summer evening. The stars were bright and it was a half moon. Brock was asleep on the left of Ash and Misty, Ash in the middle and Misty at the end. Brock, being girl – crazy, was hugging a pillow in his sleep and murmuring something like, "Oh, Nurse Joy, I love you too…"

Ash was only half-asleep. Today, when him and Misty had had their daily argument, Misty had nearly left. Ash had yelled at her something stupid like, "…and you've got a small brain to match being scrawny!! I don't why you follow me around!!" and in return Misty had yelled back, "Fine then Ash, if you really want me to leave then I will!!" and then stormed off but Ash had stopped her. He didn't mean her to leave, he wanted her by his side always, and he liked her being there. He didn't even understand why they fought all the time. But something came over him when he was around her. She really annoyed him but ever since he realised he loved her – no – he didn't like her that much, he was just fond of her-yeah! Well, ever since he had realised he was fond of her he couldn't sleep. (A/N: about three days)

Misty was also restless. She knew she was totally in love with Ash, but she hadn't got the courage to tell him yet. Oh yeah, she also felt sick…

Misty sat up in her sleeping bag. She placed her hand on her stomach; she didn't feel too well. Ash wasn't exactly asleep so he sat up too.

"Misty, you alright?" he asked.

"Huh? No, my tummy hurts." Misty cringed.

"Do you want me to get you anything? Like a drink of water or something?"

he then offered.

"No, that's okay thanks. Maybe I can sleep it off." She started to lay down again when the pain suddenly got worst. She moaned in pain.

"Waa! Misty!" Ash got out his sleeping bag and moved over to Misty. He held out his hand to her. "Here, let me help you." Ash pulled Misty up and helped her walk over to the picnic table that Brock had set out for breakfast. She sat down and groaned some more. Ash sat opposite her and poured out some water from a flask on the table and handed it to Misty.

"Thanks Ash." She said in a small voice.

"That's okay…Hey Mist, you don't look so good. Can I get you anything else?" he asked in concern.

"No that's okay…" just then Misty nearly fell backwards off the table, but Ash stopped her.

"Whoa, Misty ya nearly fell. C'mon, lets get you back to bed." He said helping her up and over to her sleeping bag. He helped her get in and then went over to his own but he didn't lie down. He was too worried about Misty to go to sleep. He did though after an hour or so.

Brock woke up early at about nine o'clock he woke up Ash by shaking him and just called Misty because he couldn't reach her. She didn't wake up. But Ash did. He turned over to Misty and gently shook her. She didn't wake up. Brock was busy making breakfast. Ash got up and kneeled down beside Misty. "Misty, Misty. Wake up, Brock's got breakfast ready." He gently shook her shoulders again, "Mist, come on wake up!" Misty suddenly woke up and sat up – so fast that she bumped into Ash. "OW!!" they both shouted in unison, rubbing their heads. "You're okay now then?" Ash said with a grin, still rubbing his head.

Misty returned the smile, "Yeah." They both got up and ate breakfast with Brock. Pikachu and Togepi followed their trainer's.

Ash and co packed up and set off on the road again to Olivine City. They walked in their normal walking order: Ash and Misty walking together at the front and Brock walking behind them. Pikachu on Ash's shoulder and Togepi in Misty's arms. (A/N: That's the way I see it anyway…^_~)

Ash and Misty start a 'who got us lost fight' while Brock, Pikachu and Misty's Togepi stood aside watching, knowing not to get involved with the fighting couple.

After a while they stopped fighting and carried on with their journey. It got dark fast and they had to set up camp… in the middle of a forest. Brock went to bed early with Pikachu and Togepi leaving Ash and Misty sitting by the fire alone.

"Sorry." Misty said quietly.

"What for?" Ash asked.

"For today. I'm sorry for, for fighting with you."

"Yeah? …Me too." Ash put his head down.

After about half an hour of talking about everything and nothing Misty said;

"Ash, why do we fight?" she looked over at him for an answer. (Back down to zero starts to play in the background)

Sat on a rainy

Recalling a conversation

Didn't I hear you say

Nothing could keep us apart?

Nothing could stop us now, yeah yeah

Why do you put on me?

Seems your good intentions

Are blowing in the breeze

Each time we're close to the top

We hit a rock

Back down to zero

Just how low can we go?

I ain't gonna stick around

For you to bring me down

Gotta let it go

If it ain't real

I ain't dealin' with

Love on the flipside now

Yeah yeah

Ash smiled at her, "I don't know, why do you think we fight?"

"I don't know why you fight with me but I do know why I fight with you." She looked away from Ash.

"Huh? Why?" Still looking at Misty.

"Can't tell you."

"Why?"

"Nope, not telling."

"Aw, c'mon Mist, pwease??" Ash pleaded and gave her puppy - dog eyes.

Misty quietly giggled, "No. You'll find out someday."

"Why won't you tell me?"

Misty was stuck, "Uh…well, ya promise not to tell anyone?"

"Promise."

No place you'd rather be

Is all you can say as you?

Open the door to leave

Me one more time wonderin' why

On one more lonely night, yeah yeah

Maybe I put on you

Seems my good intentions

I just can't see them through

Each time we climb to the top

Then we drop

& we're in a crazy situation

Caught up in a habit we just gotta let go

No more going back

"Well, ya see. I like this guy, no – I love this guy and he's making me fight with you."

"What!! Well, who is it? And why is he making you fight with me?!"

"Ash, calm down! It's okay, I didn't mean I like that."

Back down to zero

Just how low can we go?

I ain't gonna stick around

For you to bring me down

Gotta let it go

If it ain't real

I ain't dealin' with

Love on the flipside now

Yeah yeah

"What did you mean then?"

"He's just a real brat and he annoys me,"

"So why do you like the guy?" Ash was getting kind of jealous.

"Because he's so nice – to everyone," she spoke under her breath for a moment, "except me."

"Wow, is he a good Pokemon trainer? Can I battle him?!"

"No." she said with a slight smile.

"Hey wait a sec, where is this guy anyway?" he asked looking around.

"Um, Ash?"

"Yeah." Ash being Ash totally forgot about what he had just asked.

"Are we gonna like, be together for – forever?" she asked quietly.

"Um, I don't know if forever is possible, but if it is-then I hope we will."

"Really? I never thought I'd hear you say that." She smiled.

"Why?"

"Because, well, it's just, I really care about you and I just want you to know that I'll always be here for you and you'll always be my very best friend no matter what happens." She said with a smile and a wink, then she looked down, "But I know you don't f-feel the same…"

"How do you know that?" Ash gave one of his famous grins.

"Huh?" she looked up at him.

"Misty, what you just said was really nice-"

"But-"

Ash shook his head at Misty's comment.

"But, I do feel the same! I always have! Why would you think I didn't care about you?"

"Because we're always fighting." Misty was close to tears.

"That does not mean I don't care about you. I don't know what it means but I know that you will always fill a special place in my heart. I don't believe in fate, but if we hadn't of met, I don't think I'd have done has well as I have. Misty I-"

"What?"

"…Just come here." Ash smiled and hugged Misty. She buried her face in his shirt and Ash held her tighter, afraid of what might happen if she had of left yesterday.

After they realised it was time to part, they decided to lie on the grass near the fire and stare at the stars. Ash lied with his feet facing the sleeping bags and sleeping Brock, and Misty lay the other way, with her feet pointing into the woods. The tops of their heads were touching as they both looked up at the stars.

"Aren't they beautiful." Misty said, breaking the silence.

"Yeah, pretty impressive, huh?"

"Hey! I've just realised!" said Misty sitting up and turning to face Ash.

"Realised what?"

"That we haven't fought once tonight, wow, that's one for the record books!"

"Wow, yeah you're right! See how much longer we can go on for." Misty lied back down and smiled, she loved being friends with Ash, she only wished they could be more.

Ash also wished they were more than just friends but he hadn't quite figured out how to tell her yet. Misty was the whole world to him – 'if only she knew' he thought.

'If only he knew' she thought.

"Misty?"

"Yeah."

"Can we stay here tonight, ya know, just you and me?"

"Huh?" Misty was so shocked she was lost for words. Ash, asking to stay out on the grass, with her???

"It doesn't matter if you don't want to, I understand."

"No! Ash I do want to. It's not like you to want to stay out though, you alright?"

Ash laughed, "Yeah, I just like it here…looking at the stars…and it's so quiet…and…"

"And what?"

"And…never mind." Ash closed his eyes, so did Misty. "Night Mist,"

"Night Ash."

"Sweet dreams." They both added, as if they knew the other would say it. They both giggled. Maybe it was better this way…

Ash and Misty were now both asleep. It was about three in the morning and both of them had been tired the day before so they had no trouble getting to sleep.

A cold wind blew around the couple and also put out the fire. A figure appeared through the fog that had formed around the campsite. It was clearly a man, with a cloak that wrapped around his shoulders and fell down to his ankles. He had grey hair that came down to his shoulders; you could see bits of blue in his hair if you looked closely. His eyes were not visible. He wore a dirty white suit with small black patterns on the top pockets. His shoes were black and white and shone in the moonlight. (Hey that rhymed)

He looked at the sleeping couple; his eyes focused on Ash. Ash had his hands behind his head and he was snoring. He then looked over at Misty. She had one hand behind her head and one by her side; her mouth was closed unlike Ash's. He looked back at the boy. He lifted his hand, which glowed red, in the air towards Ash. Ash stirred in his sleep as the strange man read his mind. 'This boy has deep feelings for this girl yet he does not understand… umm' he then did the same to Misty. 'She also has deep feelings for this boy, but something is stopping her. Stopping them both.' His eyes glowed red as he walked over to Ash. He touched Ash's forehead, then he walked over to where Brock and the Pokemon were. He saw they would be in the way. He lifted his hand in the air once more and teleported Brock. Pikachu and Togepi, with there belongings, into his underwater base, leaving just Ash and Misty's backpacks. He teleported all the remaining Pokemon to his base too; the ones in Misty's bag and he also took the ones from Ash's belt too leaving just Ash and Misty, all alone.

Disclaimer: If I owned Pokemon, A&M would have got together a looong time ago! ^_~

Lets just say I like putting songs in my fics… ^^;;

Hope you enjoyed the first chapter, don't forget to review!! I know I'm not the best writer in the world but I tried my best. Just tell me what ya think and I'm open to suggestions on how I can improve my writing… e-mail me at: misty.ketchum@ormskirk6.freeserve.co.uk or just tell me in ya review! ^_^

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