Hello! well the summary kinda sucks (too serious for my taste) but that is what the story's about and note this is only the first chapter I'm hoping to update about once a week at least but let's see how things go.

Technically my second story but I still haven't finish the first so X(

COPYRIGHT: all characters and pokemon belong to Satoshi Taijiri and Nintendo. but the plot and all the made up drama are mine so please don't cash-rape me :(

Anyway please Read and Review honestly! and Enjoy!

"I'm really sorry Ash I thought my feelings for you we're real but-" she tried to explain.

"Ok, I get it" he said with a serious tone

"So who is it?" he asked

"Drew, I'm really sorry Ash…" she answered

"Yeah well, see you then" he said while avoiding her eyes and walked away.

"And that's what happened according to May, I still haven't talked to Ash about it but from what I heard from May I doubt he's taking it well" Brock said to Misty.

"Well considering this is Ash we're talking about I bet he's still sore on what happened" she replied.

"Yeah, I think so too. That's why I was thinking maybe you could go visit him, I already called Mrs. Ketchum and he did go back to Pallet"

"Wait a minute! Why do I have to go visit him? We haven't seen each other for seven years! You should go Brock!" Misty argued.

"Misty, I really would like to go but it looks like I'm gonna be pretty busy here helping out with Suzy at Scissor Street and since he's in Pallet again you're the one closest to him, and we both know what you feel about him" Brock continued

"Ok! I get it! I'll do it! And about what I felt about Ash was seven years ago, we were kids then! We both grew up, he even found another girl!"

"I know Misty, I'm just worried about him and I know that you are too that's why I'm asking you to do this. Thanks." Brock said and hung up.

Misty placed the phone down and sighed "well, what am I gonna do…"

"Misty! Like where are you going?" Violet loudly asked.

"Like, it's your turn to be the gym leader!" Lily continued

"It's always my turn Lily and I need to go out its urgent" Misty said with a stern voice.

"Don't wait up for me and don't just give away the badges ok? I'll be back soon" she continued as she left the gym.

"Wow, our runty little Misty sure as changed!" Daisy commented.

"Yeah! Just because she's grown a little she thinks she can boss us around!" Violet protested.

"Like, we're still older than her darn it!" Lily added.

"Aw don't be like that, I think it's healthy for her to not be cooked up in this gym all day for a change, we'll just let it slide for now" Daisy calmed to two down.

Mrs. Ketchum was cleaning the house with Mr. Mime when she heard a knock on the door "hmm, who could that be" she wondered as she got the door.

"Misty! It's been so long!" she was Surprised, she hasn't seen Misty since seven years ago.

"Hello Mrs. Ketchum, I'm here to visit Ash, do you know where he is?" Misty asked.

"Well, He came back here about a week ago saying how he needed a break; I think he's camping out to the forest north of here"

"Oh ok, thanks Mrs. Ketchum!" Misty said as she quickly turned around and started walking.

As Misty was walking further Mrs. Ketchum couldn't help but think "My, She sure has changed since the last time I saw her"

"Darn it! How long has it been since I started circling this forest!" Misty complained.

She was still walking in circles looking for Ash but she can't seem to find him.

"Leave it to Ash to mope around in an isolated place like this; anyway I have to find him I have to hear his side of the story"

As Misty was walking around still complaining to herself she noticed a big beautiful lake and as she moved closer to it she saw there was someone sitting by the shore.

"Ash? Ash! It is you! What are you doing in a place like this? Brock told me what happened, are you ok?" a flurry of questions came from her not even giving Ash enough time to look back.

Once Misty saw Ash's back she completely forgot all her complaining and was overwhelmed by worry and a little bit of joy, it's been seven years since they lost contact with one another and now he was there in front of him.

Ash turned around wondering who was calling him and was surprised to see Misty behind him.

"M-Misty! What are you doing here?" he asked.

"Stupid! I came here worried about you, like I said Brock told me what happened between you and May" Misty answered.

"May? Well we split up; I guess she found someone new"

"I know that genius" she said sarcastically "What I'm asking is, are you alright?" Misty continued with a more serious tone.

Ash thought for a moment hiding his eyes from Misty with his hat, they both kept still and silent for several minutes.

"Yeah, I think I'm doing pretty well" he said and laughed a little.

Misty was confused by Ash's answer, she couldn't tell if he was hiding it or really telling the truth. She just came up and sat next to him.

She asked "Are you sure? Brock and I we're really worried about you since he told me that you just left May without saying anything"

"Yeah I'm fine and I didn't say anything to her because there wasn't anything left to say. We just parted ways; you don't see her looking for me do you? She must be happy with Drew" Ash answered Misty without looking at her.

Misty was shocked that Ash actually had a reason, unlike when they we're younger Ash always acted on impulse and his feelings. She could see that Ash was more mature than she last saw him.

"Well can you at least tell me what happened between you two? Brock left out the details" she asked now with more curiosity than concern.

Ash looked at her; he was a little surprised since this was the first time he took a good look at Misty since she came, the curves of her body we're now more visible than he last saw her, she was still wearing short shorts and jumpers but now she had a much more feminine tone about her unlike the tomboyish misty he knew.

"So tell me what happened" Misty said and that snapped Ash back to reality.

"Well, at first we we're doing great. May's a lot of fun to have around, we would always have something to do and she was really honest with me" Ash started to explain, Misty feeling a slight sting.

"But then May received a call, it was from Drew, an old friend she used to compete with. He asked her if they could meet up some time and since I was normally busy with training and battles I thought it would be good for May but after that things just went down hill" Ash trailed off.

Misty was busy thinking what happened to Ash while they we're separated, she wasn't clear on the details on how Ash and May met but it seemed that they both liked each other. She started to think if she was able to come with Ash would this happen. But she remained silent.

Ash continued "I guess we just grew further and further from each other and when she told me about her a Drew, I just had to accept it. After that I felt that staying with May was gonna be awkward so I decided to take a break back here in Pallet"

"Oh yeah that reminds me I don't see Pikachu around" Misty wondered

"I left Pikachu and my other pokemon to Prof. Oak, for now I just want to be alone, I want to relax a bit and forget about battles and pokemon and just clear my thoughts" Ash quickly answered.

"Is that true? Ash Ketchum pokemon maniac wants to be separated from his battles and pokemon??" Misty playfully announced

"Yeah well, some things came up you know?" Ash replied and laughed a little.

Misty was stunned, the Ash she knew would start a fit and argue about what she said and how a pain she is, but Ash just brushed it off and laughed.

"Woah, Ash sure has changed a lot he seems a lot more mature than he was back then" she thought.

"By the way Misty are you hungry? I was just about to eat wanna join in?" Ash asked with a smile

Misty wasn't sure what to think, Brock told him that he didn't take the break up well and yet he's inviting her to eat with him while smiling. She couldn't understand what Ash was thinking and she remembered she hasn't eaten anything since this morning.

"Sure, I'm pretty hungry anyway but you have to tell me more about what happened with you and May, Brock's pretty worried too" she answered.

"Fine, let me just get the food first" Ash replied while walking to the tent.

"So start talking" Misty said as they sat in front of the fire.

"Well, May and I met at Hoenn and after that she started traveling with us and we both got to know each other better. I guess I got attracted by her confidence and positive nature and just fell in love with her, so we started dating"

Misty couldn't say anything, she already noticed that Ash changed but she was surprised to see just how much he changed. The dense Ash was practically gone, it did amaze her when she heard that he actually managed to get a girlfriend but she didn't think that Ash could even think of the things he just said. What he said also stung her heart a bit, now she regretted even more on not being able to go with Ash, missing out on the things he must have experienced to change so much and being left behind while Ash fell in love with another girl.

"Wait a minute! Why am I suddenly thinking about these things! Its over already just let it go Misty!" She thought and then mindlessly giving herself a slap on the cheek noticing too late that she was with Ash and he was looking at her.

She blushed but didn't say anything. Misty was expecting Ash to tease her on what happened but Ash just laughed and smiled at her than continued talking.

"I do know I can't put all the blame on her, I think it's mostly my fault, even though I did love her I started to ignore her, always prioritizing my battles first so I can't really get mad at her for making that decision, It's not really something easy to make your mind up about but I'm not in the mood to go sulking about what happened either. For now I just wanted to take a break from everything and think about the things I've done until now. I'm like trying to start all over again." He said to her, Misty noticing the slight sadness in Ash's tone of voice.

"But don't get me wrong! I'm glad that you went to see me Misty, I kinda missed you ever since you left" Ash continued.

Misty blushed furiously. "Ash, what do you mean by that?" she asked urgently.

"Well I think I just missed having you around, even though we fought a lot and you used to annoy me so much, you we're the first person who traveled with me, even though it was for your bike" Ash answered.

"Y-yeah, just for my bike." she said quietly, almost like whisper but deep inside she thought "stupid Ash, I guess he hasn't really changed that much, he still thinks I traveled with him for so long just for a bicycle!"

"Huh? Did you say something Misty?" Ash thought he heard Misty say something.

"It's nothing, never mind" Misty answered without looking.

Ash noticed Misty was upset about something and tried to change the topic quickly.

"Ah, it's getting pretty dark. I guess we really talked a lot there though it was mostly me talking, heh" he commented.

Misty didn't notice until Ash mentioned it but it was getting dark, listening to Ash talking about what happened after she left made her forget about everything else, she was too busy listening to him and figuring out with her sudden feelings.

"Yeah, your right, I should go now; I'll just sleep over at the pokemon center" she said while starting to get up.

"Wait Misty, are you sure you want to leave now? It's already getting dark and I doubt that you know your way around this forest" Ash asked.

"Well it did take me some time to find you here, but what do you expect me to do?" Misty asked back, getting a little bit curious where Ash is going with this.

"You could sleep here; it'll be just like old times" Ash softly mentioned.

"W-what?" Misty stuttered a bit.

She was unsure of what Ash meant by asking her to stay but she felt lonely because she knew that whatever it might be it wasn't the same reason she thought, the same feelings long ago that she thought she'd forgotten, it turned out they just needed something to start them again and seeing Ash like this already pushed her heart into hoping what she hoped back then.

"What are you saying Ash? I don't think that's such a good idea, we're not exactly kids anymore" she told Ash but the truth was she already started to think if staying with Ash now is really that bad of an idea.

Ash just stood for a moment, the tension between the two obviously started to rise higher and then he laughed and said "yeah sorry, you're probably right. Maybe it's just the incident with May bugging me, and talking to you made me feel relieved" he paused for a moment seeing how Misty might react to what he said but she didn't do anything so he continued.

"Sorry Misty I didn't mean to hurt you too, it's been a long time since we saw each other and this is really a pretty awful way to meet again. It's just that talking to you is different than when I'm talking to Brock about these kinds of things, maybe because we didn't meet for a long time or …" Ash just trailed off.

Misty noticed that Ash wasn't gonna continue what he was saying, even though she was curious about it, she didn't show any reaction before not because she didn't want to, she just couldn't, with her past feelings now starting to swell up again inside her, hearing him say that talking to her made him feel relieved and that he was now apologizing to him; something inside Misty just cracked and she was now even more sure she couldn't stay with him tonight since even she wasn't sure what she would say or do anymore.

"Stupid! I'm here to cheer up Ash but why do I feel that I'm the one getting strangled right now… this is not good. Ash would just blame himself more" she thought as her eyes started to swell up Misty recalled more about what they talked about on how he said that he fell in love with May and since she left he missed him. Misty was confused and now knew for a fact that she couldn't face Ash in her condition.

"Sorry Ash but I really have to go now" she said and after that she quickly ran into the forest not even giving Ash time to react