The Whisper of a Heart

Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon

CH. 1

'The rustling waters rage more harshly than ever, the current pulling like magnets, and the situation calls for drastic measures… It's time for my big guns… heheheh~… (?)'

"Are you thinking out loud again Misty?" Violet yelled out from the sidelines. Feeling a little awkward since her sister broke her line of concentration, she laughed it off haphazardly and threw her next pokeball in the air releasing a red gyradose afterwards.

Yes, what was taking place at the moment was a battle between a trainer and the gym leader known as 'The Blue Diamond' of Cerulean City. The trainer had already lost 2 out of 3 pokemon to battle with while Misty still has all 3… in exception of switching out 1 pokemon for every defeated one, Misty's gyradose was her 3rd switch of the battle.

"If you were trying to play this out in the challengers favor then quit it, you're starting to make those weird faces again" Violet added after noticing her sisters chuckle from across the stands.

"Gah! Just let me battle my own way will ya? You're messing out my vibe" Misty argued back a little pouty from embarrassment. Smiling at her sisters funny habit there wasn't anything she could do but let it go "You know, it's only appropriate to act that way if you were actually the one who's losing" Violet stated.

"Um… can we get on with the battle" the young challenger yelled out from the other side of the arena. "Ooops, sorry about that. Go ahead and make the first move" the gallant red-haired gym leader said with a battle pose. "Dragonite, use iron tail!" the challenger shouted with a deafening roar. The swift movements of the pokemon was amazing but that alone did not impress the blue diamond of cerulean one bit. She turned and faced her partner and gave a nod. In that instance the huge dragon pokemon jumped off the water and performed a giga impact. Before the challenger knew it, a fainted dragonite laid floating on the water arena face-up with those spirals in place of its eyes.

Defeated, the challenger gawked in shock. Misty on the other hand praised her pokemon before returning it inside its pokeball. The trainer did the same shortly then ran out the gym with nothing more than a trampled pride and injured pokemon.

"Make sure to get your pokemon treated at the pokemon center!" Misty yelled out before the trainer had left the premises . Sighing after another easy victory for the day the strain on her body after numerous challengers since that morning took its toll on her. Jumping into the swimming pool was the best refreshment available since she always wore her training clothes when she's inside.

Hardly has she ever mingled with strangers to start a long conversation and when the other party tried to approach her she would smile and take the lead and fill the conversation with water battles and the beauty of water pokemon.

~ Later that day ~

"how long are you going to lounge around for? You may be the gym leader but you only act the part when there's a challenger. You gotta learn to be more extensive on your regiment and help us clean the gym" Daisy stated to the 19 year-old red-haired girl who was laying on the sofa watching a program.

Already being used to the constant life lessons from her sister, Misty nodded her head just to let them know she got the message. "Fine, if you understand then help me out for a sec. There's a ton of boxes in the upper levels that needs to be moved to the storage room down below and since we're low staffed today I could only depend on you while the other are cleaning the arena from your last battle".

Misty turned to the clock and decide to go and do as she said seeing that it was getting boring watching television. Curious to what was being stored away in the first place, making her way to the room became a little exciting compared to her daily training and battles. In the room was at least several boxes piled up next to the wall and in addition was a well-made bed with a soft pillow and thick blanket. Noticing it from the doorway she knew what room it was. Nostalgia kicked in and memories from her early travels through Kanto and the other regions became vivid.

'This was the room I prepared long ago in case he'd come by and visit' she started in thought. Opening the window right by the bed filled the room with soft light and a gentle breeze. Now that she was deep in thought, helping move the boxes for Daisy disappeared from her mental to-do-list.

Looking around the room as she sat on the bed she could easily see Pikachu come running inside the room and onto her lap while a familiar figure would stand under the doorway and smile at her. Her eyes lit up in happiness, enough so that she ran up to him and swung her arms around his body.

"I love you too Misty but you need a shower" Daisy said still a bit surprised from the sudden sister hug she received after entering the room.

"Uhh" Not once in did she ever thought that she'll be in such an awkward situation like those in the tv shows her sisters watch often. She tried her best in brushing it off as her gratitude for helping and ran out with 2 medium sized boxes under her arms to continue aiding her sister.

"Hmm, that was strange" Daisy ended continuing clearing out the room of the boxes.

'Close call that was, if I hadn't snapped out of it sooner who knows what I would've done' blushing to the thought causing her face to light a bright pink. 'Now that I think about it, he never did once come by for a visit. Brock as well' deep down feelings of loneliness built up but it wasn't just that day. Every single day her concealed emotions grew sad. Fearing that her best friends had forgotten her over the years she couldn't help but accept the fact that it might be so.

A few days have passed and her life still followed the path of daily training and regiments but her emotions towards others seemed to become dull and stoic. That alone made everyone worry to the core.

"Is it me of is our little Misty looking a bit down these past few days?" Lily started off as they were having their regular coffee break. "I know what you mean, I tried asking her a lot of times but she said everything was fine" Daisy added sipping on her cup with a searching expression. "I'm starting to miss our radiant Misty running around with a pokeball on her hand" Violet said glancing over the table and remembering the past where she'd pick on her for being a kid.

In her room, Misty ransacked her closet and found what she was looking for. An old but very meaningful cap. It was once a precious belonging of a certain cocky pokemon trainer. 'I forgot this was here, why did I forget such an important thing?' she pondered but got nothing. She however did recall how she came to possess it though.

'2 years ago I visited his hometown, however he was still out on a journey. Deelia was so kind to me, she even let me stay in her home for as long as I liked' smiling at the thought of Deelia's kindness she continued 'When I was with her it felt so warm, like a mother I never had. She let me stay at his room and in it was a large pin board with many pictures. Seeing it made me happy and laugh. The room smelled of freshly made laundry and apples, it was then when I was looking around that I saw his cap under his bed. Covered in dust I took my time to clean it and stared at it for what seemed like hours. Deelia walked in and shook her head calling her son a rattatta for not keeping his belongings properly stored'

She giggled again at how warm she felt when she was in that house '"that son of mines just doesn't know how to stay still doesn't he?" she asked me and I laughed it off. "He told me that it wasn't important anymore and said to give it away, I refused as always. Now I see what he's done with it" I always see her sighing softly and saw that I was looking at what I was feeling deep inside as well. "Is it okay if you hold on to that for me? I'm sure he'll miss it once it's gone" she asked me, I placed it on my head and said a rather embarrassing line… "I'll make him come after me for sure"'.

"I'm gonna have to visit Deelia again soon and if I'm lucky,... he'll be there"

Another few days have past and Misty has become her old lively self, ending her older sisters worrying. As a new challenger comes for a badge she turns her cap around and prepares for the fight.

Authors Note: Hello guys, I have been a pokeshipper since I was 12 (now 23 y/o) and always loved reading other fanfics. I'm an anime fan as well so you might know how I chose the title. I recently watched it and was inspired to do this but let me be clear that I won't be using anything from the movie into this story, just the title… hehe

I don't mind having no readers or reviews for this, I simply want to get it on the web so it can stay here FOREVER!