Condawg1: OMG! I'm back!
Drew: Oh no…
May: Yes! I'm so excited!
Condawg1: This is for A Rose for me-A Rose for you's challenge!
Ash: Am I going to be in it more?
Misty: I don't know, Condawg1 is a pretty suspicious character, I don't want her writing about me.
Condawg1: That's too bad, because this first chapter is about Misty and Ash!
May: Aww! That's definitely a match made in heaven!
Drew: And it's not me and May! Yes!
Misty: Watch it boy.
Drew: You don't scare me.
Misty: You should be very scared…
Condawg1: Oh Drew, your time will come.
Drew: Oh no.
May: This is the disclosure: Condawg1 doesn't own anything that you don't recognize. :D
A is for Almond
A raven haired teen was sitting at a table sighing and staring at a bowl of nuts, "I wonder when the waiter or waitress of the place comes out to get us something to eat, you have any idea when Brock?"
An older, dark skinned, dark hair, and squinty eyed teen by the name of Brock turned to his companion, "I don't have any idea when, Ash. And they'll come when they come."
"I'm so hungry! Aren't we hungry Pikachu?" Ash turned to his best friend.
The lightning mouse Pokémon gave his Pokémon trainer a frown as if saying, 'Food is always on your mind Ash.'
"Eat some nuts then Ash." Brock offered, pushing the bowl of nuts toward him.
Ash pushed the bowl away, "I'm not in the mood for nuts."
"Fine then let's look at the nuts." Brock said as he dug his fingers into the bowl taking out a fair amount of nuts.
He then took a napkin and spread it out then poured the nuts onto the napkin.
Ash took a nut, "This is a cashew, isn't it?"
Brock nodded, "Yeah, and this is a peanut."
Ash took another nut from the pile, "What's this?"
Brock took a good look at the nut and said, "That is an almond Ash."
Ash nodded and took another almond and placed them together, "Hey, this kind of looks like a heart. Doesn't it Brock?"
Brock nodded, "A heart indeed Ash."
It was then that a waitress came up to their table and Ash put the two almonds into his pocket, "I apologize for taking so long, I'm Tia and I'll be your waitress for this meal."
Brock had hearts in his eyes and took two almonds from the nut pile they had and got onto his knee and held it up in the heart shape, "Tia, my love, will you take this almond heart as a token of my love to you?"
The poor waitress was scared and had shifted so that she was closer to Ash, "So what would you like to eat?"
Ash grinned, "Finally! I'll get the special today, and," he motioned for the waitress to come closer, "Make it extra large."
The waitress nodded and wrote it down, and then she said reluctantly, "What would you like, sir?"
"I would like your special for today and you in my arms." Brock said with hearts continuing to be in his eyes.
The waitress nodded, "Another order for the special, and I'm sorry, I'll have to deny your other request."
She then walked away and Brock's head drooped down in failure.
There was a different waitress sent out to give them their food and drinks. She had bright orange hair and the most beautiful cerulean eyes.
Ash had stopped for a moment and looked at her, "Misty?"
The said teen looked up, "Ash?"
Brock then looked at their waitress, "Misty! That was why I didn't want to romance you!"
Misty shot Brock a look and then looked back at Ash, "Ash, what are you doing here?"
Ash laughed, "I should be asking you the same thing, shouldn't you be at your gym with your sisters? Tending to the gym and taking on gym challenges?"
There was a yell and Misty shot another angry look at whoever had just yelled at her before saying, "I really want to catch up with you guys later, I'll be off in an hour or so, how about we meet at the Pokémon Center, I need to change out of this."
Misty had frowned as she motioned to her rather dirty waitress uniform.
Ash nodded, "It's a promise, and I'm keeping you to it."
Misty smiled, "Okay, see you later."
With that she walked away.
An hour later Ash was hanging around in the Pokémon Center with Pikachu as they waited for Misty. Brock was off most likely proposing to Nurse Joy or exclaiming his love.
Finally Ash heard her voice, "Ash!"
Ash turned to get his breath caught in his throat, Misty was running toward him, her hair, now grown out of its once short length to now much longer, was free out of a ponytail. She was wearing a white dress that ended at her knees and open-toed shoes.
"Ash?" She questioned as she saw the shocked look on his face.
Then she looked down at her outfit and blushed, "Am I dressed inappropriately?"
Ash snapped out of his stare and grinned as a red streak of color crossed his face, "No, you look, uh, beautiful Misty."
Misty's face deepened a shade of red and then Ash motioned outward and Misty followed him.
They walked along the streets until they got to a park; the two sat down at a bench and started talking into the beautiful shades of the evening.
They had fallen into silence and Ash had shoved his hands into his pocket, to find the two almonds.
He then looked at Misty and grinned, "Misty?"
Misty looked over, her cerulean eyes melting into his chocolate eyes, "I don't know how to say this but."
Misty waited.
Ash smiled, "I love you."
Misty's eyes widened.
And Ash then chose that moment to give her the two almonds.
The moment was ruined and came crashing down as Misty looked at the almonds and looked at him then back at the almonds then back at him, "What is your problem Ash Ketchum? Almonds?"
He then took the two almonds and shaped them into a heart, "I thought of you when I first made that shape with the nuts at that restaurant and then later, when I didn't even expect it, you were there."
Misty smiled and hugged him, "I love you too, Ash."
The two sat there, staring into the fading sunset, not speaking with words, but speaking with emotions.
Condawg1: See Misty, was that so bad?
Misty: -Twitching- HE GAVE ME ALMONDS?
Ash: In the shape of a heart! :)
Misty: SHUT UP ASH!
Ash: Whatever you say, sweetie.
Drew: HAHAHAHA!
May: I thought it was cute.
Condawg1: Thank you.