Dreaming of you
by CrystalMask
Chapter 1
How many months had passed already? A thousand, maybe? Probably not, but that's what it felt like. How many more were there to come? How many more months would she have to live without him? These thoughts crossed her mind as her aquamarine eyes studied the stars above her.
Why was she worrying about that, anyway? It's not as if she was dying without him. Sure she was amazingly sad but she was strong. She had always been strong, tough… It's not as if she had a choice anyways. Her sister's attitude towards her had made her that way. Maybe if they hadn't always referred to her as "the brat", she wouldn't have been so harsh and scared to show her feelings. But her attitude had changed…And, of course, he had been the one to change it.
He who had turned her life upside down. He who had softened her soul. He who had made her fall head over heels in love with him. He who was now gone. With his happy-go-lucky attitude, his boyish smile and his denseness, he had grabbed her personality, ripped it apart and created a whole new one. And not only did he do that, but he decided to meddle with her heart. How dare he…How dare he make her feel so helpless without him…
"Stupid boy…" she muttered as she got up from the grass. Yes, he was a stupid boy for doing that to her, but she still missed him. She looked at the stars one last time before heading back to Cerulean City gym. When she opened the doors, the dark lobby of the gym greeted her. She glanced at the clock on the lobby's desk, a yawn escaping her lips.
"Two in the morning? Time sure flies…"
She began walking towards the main pool of the gym. When she got there, she took off her tennis shoes and dipped her feet into the warm water. Her reflection in the water looked back at her. Her long, red hair was let down, gently falling over her shoulders. She felt a wave of sadness envelop her body. At times like this, she wished Togepi was still with her. She suddenly remembered the post man had come with a letter for her. When he came she was busy with a battle so she tucked it away in the pocket of her shorts. She grabbed the letter from her pocket. It was inside a light blue envelope. She opened it and began reading.
Misty Waterflower,
Each year, Loran Island is the host of a survival contest. The rules are simple: Pairs of trainers must travel from one side of the island to the other while collecting special medals. The pair who collects all five medals and gets to the other side first, wins. Crossing from one side of the island to the other takes approximately 3 weeks and every medal is hidden somewhere along the way. This contest tests the survival, thinking and battling skills of the trainers. Each year, we randomly chose 6 participants plus two gym leaders. Each one of the chosen ones and the two gym leaders have the right to chose who their partner will be. And this year, you are one of the two gym leaders we have chosen. Since the gym leaders we choose have priority, we have included a list of the fourteen randomly chosen participants and the other gym leader so you may see who you're up against.
Cole Thomason and Lara Thomason
Maria Desdena and Johnny Hightower
Ashlynn Villiers and Nicolas Williams
Chase Nirvs and Leta Masters
Ginny Cooper and Maggie Mulholland
Bella Poole and Cory Jefferson
Gym leader Brock Slate.
We hope you accept our invitation. If you do, please call us at the number we included on the other side of the envelope. We need to receive your confirmation in three days time, along with the name of your partner. When you call us, we will explain more about the contest.
Sincerely yours, the Loran Island Survival Contest committee.
Misty read and re-read the letter. It would take three weeks to travel from one side of Loran Island to the other. That meant she would spend three glorious weeks with whoever she wanted, and there was only one person with who she wanted to be with. And he had just finished the Sinnoh region, meaning that he was free...free …
In a flash, Misty got up and ran towards the phone. She quickly dialed a number and waited. The phone rang…and rang…and rang again...
"Come on, pick up!" she muttered impatiently.
"Hello?" a drowsy voice answered
"Brock?"
"Misty? It's two in the morning…"
"Yeah, I know. It won't be long. I just wanted to let you know that I pick Ash to be my partner in the Loran Survival Contest!"
"Whaa?"
"Okay…Did you get a letter today?"
"Huh? How did you know that?"
"Never mind that! The important thing is that when you read it, you can't choose Ash as your partner 'cause I want him, okay?"
"Whatever you say, Misty…"
Misty rolled her eyes. "Okay, g'night Brock!"
"Night…"
Misty quickly hung up and began dialing another phone number.
"Hello?"
Misty felt her heart start pounding in her chest. "Ash?"
"Mi…Misty?"
"Uhm…Yeah, it's me. I'm sorry I'm calling at such a freakishly late hour…"
"No, don't worry! I was awake! I'm watching TV!"
"Really? That's weird. When we were traveling together, you slept all day," she teased.
"Ha ha Misty. So, how are ya? I can't believe how good it is to hear your voice!"
Misty felt herself blush heatedly. "I…I'm doing well. How are you doing?"
"I'm good too. I can't believe I'm home, though. It feels kinda weird. So anyway, what's new with you?"
"Have you ever heard of the Loran Island Survival Contest?"
"Yeah. I know it's supposed to be this super cool contest where two gym leaders and fourteen people randomly get selected to participate in it."
"And would you like to go?"
"Would I like to go? Yes, duh! It must be really cool! But why are you asking me about it?"
"Uhm…Let's say that I was one of the two gym leaders they randomly selected."
"Really?"
"Yeah and I haven't chosen my partner yet and I was wondering if you'd like to be my part-"
"YES!"
"Really?"
"Are you kidding? It would be awesome! Not only would I get to go to the contest, but I'd also get to spend time with you! What could be better than that?"
She couldn't believe Ash wanted to spend time with her. If only he knew how badly she wanted to scream in joy.
"Wow…I also want to see you, Ash! So listen, tomorrow morning I'll call the contest people and get all the info and everything and then I'll call you, okay?"
"Sure thing, Mist! I can't wait!"
"Yeah, me either! So I'll talk to you tomorrow! Good night!"
"Night Mist!"
Misty grinned as she hung up the phone. He had actually accepted! She felt like she could scream in joy!
"This is gonna be so much fun!" she said to herself as she began walking to her room.
Ash yawned as he hung up the phone. A grin made its way to his lips. He didn't know what was better, going to the contest or seeing Misty. He knew very well that seeing Misty was much better but he was getting both things so he couldn't complain. He hadn't seen his best friend for a long time now and he was dying to see her again. He looked at Pikachu, who was sleeping besides him, and scratched his ear.
"This is like a dream, huh buddy?"
If only Ash knew what was to come, he wouldn't use the word 'dream' so nonchalantly.
TO BE CONTINUED
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