"Rock Mountain?! Are you crazy?! They've reported millions of crashes in the last few weeks!" yelled Misty at Ash. Ash shrugged, and shifted his cap.
"There's also been reports of Machamps. Misty, MACHAMPS! There's never been a Machamp in the while since now. I have to go," said Ash stubbornly. He flung his backpack onto his back. "Pikachu!! Come on, we're going!"
"Pika, pika!" came a shrill voice, and Pikachu dashed into the room and jumped onto Ash's head.
"Gotta catch my flight, Misty. Ya know how these things are," said Ash, heading down the steps of the Cerulean Gym. Seeing Misty's pouty face, Ash grinned and pulled his fingers through his black hair. "Don't get into trouble, red-head."
"ARGH!" screamed Misty, and slammed the door. She leaned against the door, her head in pure fury. After a while, Misty calmed down a bit. She opened the door a bit, and Ash was gone. She sighed with relief and stumbled up to her bedroom where she could sort out her thoughts.
'Why won't he ever listen to me?' she thought. 'Doesn't he know…doesn't he know I care for him?'
* * *
"MISTY! MAIL FOR YOU!!" yelled Daisy's voice. Misty shook her head sleepily.
"This early?" she groaned, dragging herself from bed. She stumbled down the stairs and held out her hand.
"Lazy," said Daisy, crossing her arms over her chest. "It's already 12:00. Here's your mail. It looks like its from the crew Ash is on to see those Machamps." Daisy then grinned and lifted an eyebrow. "I've been noticing an increase in the numbers of those letters these days."
"Shut up," mumbled Misty, snatching the letter from Daisy.
"Funny. You never seem to respond," said Daisy, putting her finger to her lips in thought. Misty grumbled some swears and clambered up the stairs sloppily. Opening the door to her room, she instantly fell into her bed. On the floor of her bedroom were un-sent messages to Ash she had been to embarressed to send because they all contained her true feelings.
Misty slid her finger under the flap and ripped it open. She plucked the letter out of the envelope. It was typed neatly. 'Funny, Ash always hand-writes them,' thought Misty, slightly confused. However, she thought nothing of it and began reading.
"Dear Ms. Misty Waterflower:
"It is our dismay to inform you your old ally, Ash Ketchum, has been killed in a cave collapse along with his Pikachu."
The letter dropped from Misty's hands. "No," she said in a choked voice. "It can't be..." Misty again read over the words, not able to bring herself to read the rest. Tears welled up in her eyes. Misty blinked, trying to get rid of them, but they only rolled down her face. Soon, they came faster, and faster. Misty's breaths became shorter and more laboured, and her face turned red. She threw herself at her pillow and thumped her bed with her fists. "NO! NO! NOT ASH! PLEASE GOD NO! NOT ASH! I WON'T BELIEVE IT! I WON'T BELIEVE IT!!!!" It felt as if someone had lodged a long sword into her heart. Emotion swept through her body as her tears made her body shake uncontrollably.
Her screaming filled the Cerulean Gym, and the trainer that had challenged the Sensational Sisters looked above himself in alarm.
Back in Misty's room, Misty kept yelling and sobbing. "NO! ASH! NO, NOT ASH! OH PLEASE, GOD NO!!"
A slight breeze came in through Misty's opened window. It picked up the letter and pulled it out the window, almost as if the breeze hoped to take Misty's troubles away.
But it was too late. Misty had already read the letter and the truth it held. Everything else was quiet. The only thing that could be heard was the laboured sobs of a girl who never got the chance to say good-bye.