I know its a little short, but it is my first fanfic, so please review it! it will get better i promise. i also dont own pokemon, obviously otherwise misty would still be on the show.

1: Arrival

Misty sat on the edge of the Cerulean City Gym's pool. She dangled her feet in the water. She heard the creak of the door. By this point, she had stopped getting anxious. That rush of hope when she heard the sound was gone. Naturally, it was just a small boy, being trailed by a Pigey. Another young trainer. Another battle to win. And she did. The boy came only with that pokemon and she easily won with just her Staryu. She remembered being that young again, traveling with Brock and….she couldn't think about it anymore. It was done.

She was 18 now, old enough to get over him. She was the one who had left in the first place, wasn't she? She just HAD to return to the gym. If only she had known that the gym would not be fun without him. She had figured it would be a blast to be a gym leader. She didn't figure that the only reason she had fun on her journeys was because of him.

"Hmmmmm." Misty sighed. "If only I had stayed, or convinced him to come back."

She hadn't seen him in two years. Well, that wasn't entirely true. She had just watched the weeklong trial of the greatest pokemon trainers. Ash had been victorious. He was finally a pokemon master. His dream. Misty had watched from the stands. No one was even out training during the event, let alone battling gym leaders. She took the time off to travel and watch him defeat his lifelong rival Gary for the title of Pokemon Master. She was just too cowardly to approach him after the battle. She went back to her gym and now , couldn't stop thinking about him. It had been 4 months since the competition.

"I guess I've been foolish." She said to no one in particular. She had hoped that maybe, Ash would return for her after completing his journey. Then again, there was a girl sitting with Brock in the stands. Maybe Ash had a new girlfriend. She knew Brock still traveled with Ash. Chances were, the girl was with them.

Splash ! Misty dove back into the pool. She needed to clear her thoughts. She turned turn after turn, graceful dive over graceful dive. She filled her mind with only swimming. Her newest pokemon, a Dratini, swan beside her. She had recently rescued her. She had been abandoned at the Pokemon Center and Nurse Joy had asked for Misty specifically. It gave her joy to know she was the pride of the town. She was the one they turned to. It made it almost worth it. The thought was just passing through her head as the door creaked again.

"Great," Misty thought. "Another battle. Hopefully this one will be a challenge."

She pulled herself out of the pool with her muscular arms, not even bothering to use the ladder. She quickly dried off with her Finding Magikarp towel that she still had after the movie had come out like 5 years ago. She pulled a pair of short denim shorts over her bikini bottoms. She picked up her tank top. It was soaked from Dratini's splashing. Oh well. She was wearing her favorite green bikini. It brought out the green in her similar colored eyes and made her fiery red hair stand out. Her stomach was flat due to years of swimming. Her legs were as slender and well muscled as ever, though now much longer. She was about 5'10, taking after her dad. She heard the front buzzer ring and didn't even bother with shoes. She walked to greet the trainer. Normally, volunteer trainers would greet them, and ask for a battle, but they didn't come on Sundays. She walked into the front room.

"Hey Misty." A deeper voice rang out to her. She looked up. It…It couldn't be. But it was. Ash was standing there, in front of her. He was wearing the same old vest, his beat up hat that he wore back when they first started traveling together. Pikachu sat on his shoulder. He jumped into her arms.

"Pika pika!" he said happily. Then he ran off, probably to go find Togepi. They had been best friends also. Or maybe Ash had talked to him earlier, and asked him to let them be alone. Ash had turned red under her stunned stare. She realized her mouth was hanging slightly open and closed it.

"Uhm, hi Ash. Wha…what are you doing here?" Misty barely got the question out.