A/N: Well, because so many reviewers requested, here is the SEQUEL to Heartaches Over A Friend. Since it is in fact a sequel, those of you that have not read HOAF should go read it, otherwise this first chapter will be somewhat confusing, and I believe it will be worth your while to read the first fic. And for those of you who have in fact read it, well then here we go! Enjoy!
Broken MemoriesChapter 1
Nothing could beat it. Traveling on the wide-open water with the wind in their faces. Misty stretched out her arms and felt the watery breeze gently collide with her face and her flowing orange hair. Ash walked up to her and put his arm around her shoulder. He smiled as Pikachu jumped up on the railing of the boat and copied Misty.
Ash chuckled and grinned.
"You sure do love being out on the open water, don't you Misty?"
"You bet I do."
The orange-headed girl smiled at Ash and went back to looking at the rolling waves while she put her head on his shoulder.
It had been a couple months since they arrived at Lilycove City. Hard was the easiest way to describe the feeling of telling their friends that they were now an official couple. The shock on their faces was what they were expecting, but instead, Ash and Misty were the ones with the shocked expressions. Their friends had laughed as they told them that they knew that it would have eventually happened. Even May had congratulated the new couple. She was over whatever had happened in Lilycove, and now she and Misty were really good friends. Despite what Drew had said, he usually never traveled with the group. This somewhat shocked May, but she realized he liked being alone. Drew would ask where they were going, and then he'd just go and meet up with them at their destination. May was to say the least, disappointed. After all, Drew was the only friend she knew that was her age, and they were both Pokemon Coordinators. Brock, well, he was Brock, the protector, mentor and cook of the group.
They were now heading over to Ever Grande City, home of the Hoenn League. Ash had won all eight badges, but his last two were extremely difficult to win. With the help of Misty cheering him on, he got an extra boost of confidence, which helped him guide his pokemon to victory. Now that she was with him, he was sure that he could beat every trainer in the Pokemon League.
An island came into view and May pointed excitedly.
"Look you guys! That's the island where Ever Grande City is!"
The large island was filled with forests, with an occasional town here and there. Up at the top was Ever Grande City. The stadium was at the highest point and its circular shape made it look like the island had a crown on its head. Ash leaned forward, hands on the railings, with a broad grin on his face. He was so excited, that he didn't realize how far he had leaned.
"Ash! Watch out!"
Misty had caught him by his shirt just as he was about to go over board. Ash chuckled and rubbed his head with his hand.
"Ash! Don't you realize that we will get there soon enough? You could have fallen and drowned!"
He smiled at her; she always looked the best when she was angry. Misty's anger subsided as Ash kissed her lightly on the lips.
"Thanks for watching out for me," Ash said gently with a warm smile.
"Well you need someone to do it, seeing as you always find yourself in some kind of trouble. But I guess that's why I'm here, isn't it?"
The two laughed as the boat pulled into the docks of one of the island's ports. Ash got off first and helped Misty and May get down from the boat.
"Pika, Pikachu."
Pikachu pointed over to the steering wheel of the boat. Brock was still there, drooling over the lady standing at it.
"Eh…it's been nice sailing with you…have a nice day…"
"It's been nice sailing with you too…and if you would so like my company, then I'm sure we would both have a nice day!"
Brock let go off the lady's hands as Misty and May dragged him away, each grabbing him by an ear. When they got to the dock, both girls laughed with each other as they looked at Brock, who was rubbing his ears, trying to make the pain in his ears go away. Ash led the way into the lively town in which they had docked. There was a carnival going on and everyone was out and about. Misty and May ran ahead and smiled in awe at their surroundings. A Ferris wheel towered over all of the rides and games at the colorful carnival. Misty dragged Ash to the big wheel while May and Brock went on one of the rides. Afterwards, everyone met up again and headed over to the game area.
"Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding! You're a winner!"
The person handling the game handed a small stuffed water pokemon to Ash. He had thrown his darts straight into three balloons and he had won. Misty congratulated Ash on his victory, but surprisingly he handed the prize to her. She smiled as she accepted the gift and she hugged him. May smiled, but sighed at the sight of them. How she had wished that Drew were here. Loneliness was somewhat of a familiar term for her nowadays. Ash and Misty had each other, and Brock was always going after every girl they met. Where was she left? With no one…except Drew, but he was always going off, doing his own thing… maybe she should too… No. She would be even lonelier. Then again she always had her pokemon. As soon as she thought this, there was a quick movement in the trees next to her. A black shadowy figure had been watching her, and then when she spotted it, whoever it was ran away. Seeing as Ash, Misty and Brock were busy, she followed the mysterious stranger.
He was running as fast as his legs could take him. He looked back and saw her chasing him. Suddenly he fell flat on his face and his hood fell off. Quickly, he put it back on as she caught up to him.
"Who are you?" asked May curiously.
"You don't need to know."
His voice was smooth and deep, maybe even melodic. She couldn't make out whom it could possibly be. He was about as tall as her, and he was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt accompanied by black sweatpants. Whoever it was, he was most likely to be her age, or so it seemed. May couldn't see his face, because his hood covered it, but behind the shadows she could make out a pair of shining emerald eyes.
"Well, I would at least like to know why you were watching me."
"Again, nothing to worry your little head about."
The tone in his voice sounded familiar but she couldn't make it out exactly. For some reason, May began to walk closer to this mysterious stranger, step by step.
"What are you doing here?"
"Uh…nothing."
She was now a foot away from him, but still she couldn't see through the shadows of his hood, and the setting sun wasn't helping matters. Her hand started to reach towards his hood but her mystery man stepped back just as she was about to touch it. He walked a few steps and then turned around and disappeared into the forest.
……………..
Ash and Misty were laughing as they watched a man get dunked into a pool of water. They walked over to the ice cream stand and Ash bought them a pair of vanilla ice cream cones. Misty puckered up her lips and pressed them into the white creamy cold dessert. Her lips were covered in ice cream and Ash laughed hysterically. Misty smirked and quickly kissed him on his cheek. Instantly his laughter stopped.
"Hey! What did you do that for?"
"Oh, I just like seeing you squirm that's all."
Misty smirked as he wiped the ice cream from his cheek.
"You know, I'd like to see what you'd do if I..."
Ash stopped in the middle of his sentence when all of a sudden he heard a cry. Both of them turned around to see a baby boy, about two years old, holding an empty ice cream cone. Misty walked over to the child, Ash right behind her. She picked him up and cradled him in her arms.
"There, there, it's okay…what's your name sweetheart?"
The boy was still crying as Misty looked to Ash desperately. He walked over to her and patted the boy lightly on the head. Ash handed him his ice cream cone and threw the empty one away. At once the boy stopped crying and he licked the ice cream happily. He smiled and looked up at his newly found mother figure.
"Johnny! Name, Johnny!"
"Johnny, where's your mommy?" asked Misty sweetly.
"No mommy! You mommy!"
Ash and Misty looked at each other in shock as Johnny pointed to Ash and cheered in Misty's arms.
"You daddy! You mommy, you daddy!"
Ash chuckled and rubbed his head at the thought of him and Misty being a 'mommy and daddy'. Misty saw this and gave him a stern look accompanied by a whack on the head.
"What did I do?" asked Ash innocently.
"Oh, don't you give me that. I know what you were thinking, and don't get any bright ideas!"
Ash waved his hands in front of him to signal a stop to the arguing.
"Okay, okay! Don't worry, I'm not getting any bright ideas."
Misty's stern look softened as she looked back at the kid eating his ice cream. She gasped and then sighed as Johnny started to drool. His shirt was covered in ice cream.
It was going to be a long day, or at least until they found his mother.
A/N: I know, that was somewhat short, but it was the first chapter so… it wasn't filled with that much stuff. I'll try to update soon, but I'm not sure when that will be, hopefully by the end of the week. Thanks for reading and please review! Have a great day,