Hello! I know Jedimasterawesome wanted more appropriate Ash/Misty fanfics, so I figured, "why not make a birthday gift out of one?" So, here it is! Happy Birthday, Jedimasterawesome, and I hope this is what you were looking for! Enjoy! =D
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Pokémon. I know, big surprise. Okay, on with the story!
Misty sighed. Today was Valentine's Day, the day where people and Pokémon alike shared their love and friendship for one another. The problem was, Ash was too busy chowing down on ice cream to even notice.
Misty turned to Ash from her seat across from him and asked, "Ash?"
The boy looked up, his face covered in vanilla ice cream. "Yeah, Misty?"
"Do you know what today is?"
Ash thought for a minute, then answered, "No….Should I?"
"Yes, you should. You know, the holiday based on love."
Her previous statement only earned her a blank look from the trainer.
Sighing, Misty tried again. "Cupids, paper hearts, candy, and other lovey-dovey stuff? Does that ring a bell?"
Ash replied, "Nothing except the candy part."
Frustrated, Misty yelled, "IT'S VALENTINE'S DAY, EINSTEIN! DON'T TELL ME YOU FORGOT!"
"Oh…right…Valentine's Day….heh….." came Ash's nervous answer.
"You DID forget!"
"Wha- No, Misty, wait!" Ash tried to call out to his friend, but she had already run off. He stared back at his ice cream, then wiped off his face. Suddenly he no longer had an appetite.
Misty sat on a hill overlooking a lake with her head in her hands. She wasn't crying, at least not yet, but she did feel depressed. How could he have forgotten? She wondered.
The sound of footsteps awoke her from her sulking as someone approached. The person sat down beside her and she looked up, only to think, Uh, oh….it's him. What could he possibly want?
Ash shifted, clearly uncomfortable at the look she was giving him. A few seconds past, and Ash finally spoke. "I, uh, thought you might like this."
Misty glanced at the item he had placed in her hands. It was an ice cream cone. By the looks of it, it was even strawberry, her favorite. She peered back at Ash, silently urging him to elaborate.
"Well, you kind of remind me of ice cream. You're, er, *cough*, uh…."
Misty replied with a flat tone, "I'm edible?"
Ash, flustered, said "What? No! I meant- Aw, dang, why is this so hard to say?" He cleared his throat and calming down, continued. "What I meant to say was that ice cream is sweet. So are you. It can occasionally be covered in hard fudge covering, but at the same time, on the inside, it's soft and pleasant. Kinda like you. And…" he blushed faintly as he said the last part. "And like ice cream…you're pretty cool."
Ash looked back at Misty, half expecting her to be annoyed, but was pleasantly surprised to find her smiling widely. And even more pleasantly surprised when Misty suddenly threw her arms around him in a tight embrace.
"Oh, Ash, that's the sweetest thing anyone's ever said to me!" she blissfully stated.
Her quote was met by a "Misty…can't…breathe!"
"Oh, sorry…" she released her grip on her friend.
Ash, his face red as a rose, stuttered out "So, uh, I gotta…yeah. Bye." And just like that, he hurried off.
Misty turned back to her strawberry ice cream cone and smiling, began licking it. Ash, in his own unique way, had just told her he loved her.
The end! Did ya'll like it? And most vitally, did you like it, Jedimasterawesome? Hopefully this lived up to your expectations. Once again, Happy Birthday, BFF! Peace out! =DDDDD