Fathers
day
Dedicated to A*mon, Misty Blue and Latonya
Wright
It is the day he dreads every year. The day he hates,
loathes, can't stand. It mocks him,
reminds him of what he struggles to forget.
He is a bastard…..a fatherless child.
He doesn't know if he had a father, or if he was an accident. Such a harsh way put it. His mother would never talk about his
father, it must be to painful for her.
He always never brought it up knowing it might hurt his mom. He continued on with his life and usually
never thought about it. But with that
horrible day growing ever so closer, he couldn't help but ask that ever
daunting question, who? Who his is
father…did it matter? Whether he be
biological or not, he needed a father.
Someone to show him the ropes of manhood. His mom could not do this, how could she know what he was going
through? He was the orange league champ
at age 12, He was the Johto champion at age 14, Indigo champion at age 16,
dozens of pokemon to train. This would
be too much for such a young kid.
But what made it even more complicated is that he now had a
serious relationship and he was only 17.
He had no idea how to have a girlfriend. He needed the advice of a man who had been through love and could
lead him though it. He loved Misty of
course, this he had no doubt in his mind.
But to him, besides pokemon, women where the most puzzling thing in the
universe. He lay on the couch, Misty
sleeping peacefully in his arms. For
the past 4 days, Ash had been sleeping, wide awake. His mind jumped from his father, to Misty, to his mother. His brain never took a rest, therefore his
body couldn't. He looked down to where
his love lay in his arms. She was so
cute. After his win at the Johto league
they confessed their love for each other at a celebratory party. For the past 7 months, they traveled back with
Brock and arrived back at Pallet with open arms. After a month of spending time in pallet, Brock left to return to
his brothers, sisters and his father.
His…..father…..Brock had been without his father for most of his
childhood. And mostly thanks to Ash, he
was briefly reunited.
But before Brock left, they all promised to get back
together and travel to the indigo league once again. It would be 2 months before they would set out again. Misty, having fallen head over heels in love
with Ash, moved into his house and decided not to return to the Cerulean gym,
where her ego trippin' sisters ruled.
They were blissful as they waited out the spring taking long
walks and having pokemon battles.
Though Misty, was an excellent trainer, it was always hard for her
pokemon to defeat Ash's. But through
learning Ash would sometimes let Misty win so that he could get a consolation
prize in the form of a kiss. Whenever
Misty was angry, Ash wasn't getting any, that's how it worked. And he learned to accept it, over great
lengths of time.
2 days prior, they had a little talk about the upcoming
Fathers day. Misty although was
slightly depressed that she couldn't see her father. When she was a little girl her parents split in search of
fulfilling their dreams. She had never
heard or seen from them since. But she
wasn't alone, she did have her sisters, no matter how annoying they could
be. Her sisters could guide her, but
Ash's mother could not. In a sense he
was surrounded by estrogen. The closest
he ever had to a father figure was Brock, or possibly even Prof. Oak.
His thoughts were disrupted as Misty slightly stirred in his
arms. She slowly turned her head up to
Ash and squinted to keep the piercing light from burning her sleepy eyes.
"Why aren't you asleep?"
Ash stroked her hair and shrugged. "Just thinking about stuff….."
Misty rubbed her cheek against Ash's chest as she tried to
get comfortable on the small couch.
"your thinking about Fathers day again, aren't you."
Ash's silence told her the answer. She sighed and wrapped her arms tighter
around him. "Ashy, it's just a stupid
hallmark holiday, it doesn't really mean anything does it"
Ash shook his head and continued to stroke Misty's soft, red
hair. "I know that Mist, I'll be fine,
go back to…." Before he could finish
the sentence, Misty slipped off to sleep.
"rmph, she makes it look so easy…"
He pulled her close and breathed in her sent. "….where….. are you dad…."
****************
Ash and Misty were sitting in the living room watching 'pokemon
talk' when Delia walked in.
"Ash honey will you fetch the extra chairs from the
attic? We're going to have company
tonight for dinner."
Ash narrowed his eyes enquiringly. "who Mom?"
"Why Professor Oak of course!"
Ash jumped off the
couch. "Why didn't you tell me sooner!"
"I wanted it to be surprise honey, so get your butt up to
the attic before he gets here"
Ash turned to Misty who was lying peacefully on the couch
holding Pikachu. "Wanna help me?"
"oh, I'm sure you can handle it sweetie." She said keeping
her eyes glued to the TV.
Delia clasped her hands together. "You two are so adorable!
Ash those chairs won't move themselves."
Ash sweatdropped.
"….yes mom"
Ash carefully positioned a chair underneath the attic
ceiling door. He climbed up and
stretched to reach the dangling string.
After a few bungled attempts he grabbed the string and pulled down the
retractable staircase.
Their attic was very dusty and poorly lit. As he stumbled around for the light switch
he accidentally knock over a pile of boxes.
He cringed as he heard many things topple out.
"great, another mess to clean up." He finally located the light and switched them on. The overhead lamps flickered and came to
life. He turned his attention to the
overturned boxes. Old photo albums and
bundles of newspaper clippings were scattered across the attic floor. He quickly picked up the rubble and
diligently placed them back in the cardboard boxes. He found that a few pictures had fell out of the albums. He was surprised to see that most of them
were of her mother. She was very young
and had her hair in two pigtails. He
picked up a framed picture and was surprised to see her mother and a very young
professor Oak in the shot. His hair was
a dull brown, he had a strong build that was covered by his trademark lab
coat. The two of them were standing in
front of Prof. Oak's lab. But what
surprised Ash was that he had his arm over Delia's shoulder. He smiled at how nice they looked
together. But he quickly dismissed it
and reached over to place the frame in the box. But to much dust had collected in his nose as he violently
sneezed. As he went to cover his mouth,
he sent the picture frame flying. He
gasped as he heard glass shattering against the hardwood floor. Ash sighed and crawled over to the second
mess he had made in the last minute.
The frame was fine but the glass was unusable. But since the picture was
still fine, he thought, no harm no foul.
As he picked up the shards of glass, he saw something sticking out from
inside the velvet lining of the picture frame. Since curiosity always over came
him before, he quickly removed the lining and found a folded piece of paper
inside. As he drew it out he noticed it
was quite old and withered. He opened
it to see very delicate handwriting covering the ageing paper. His eyes trailed
to the bottom of the page where he found his mothers signature. The date at the
corner of the letter said it was written on October 3, 2012. After straining to do the numbers in his
head, he eventually found that this letter was over 16 years old, and written
the day before his birth. What he saw
next was more then a little surprising.
It was addressed to none other than Prof. Oak of all people. He always new reading peoples belongings was
wrong, but who would care if he read a forgotten letter. As he skimmed the first few lines he quickly
discovered that this letter would change his life as he knew it.
"what in the…
****
"Hell-o Ash! Good to see you."
Prof Oak took off his sandals and walked into the living
room. He didn't even notice the dazed
look on the young pokemon trainer's face.
Mr. Mime walked in and graciously took the Professors lab coat, of
course to Samuels point of view, Mimey forcefully ripped the coat off his
shoulders. "thanks….I think" He looked about the room and eyed the
sofa. He walked over, put his hands on
his knees to brace himself and bent down.
His knees where like rice krispies, they snapped, crackled and
popped. He winced and dropped down into
the cushions with a large groan.
Ash silently entered the room and took a seat in the easy
chair across from the Professor. He sat
there, quiet and still. His eyes fixed
on the professor, never blinking.
Professor finally met the young boys gaze. He weakly smiled and nodded at ash. He opened his mouth to try to talk but the art of conversation
was lacking in the Professors repertoire.
He couldn't think of a thing to say, not with him staring at him like
that.
"so……. how's things?" he finally managed to say.
But it seemed useless; Ash continued to stare down Prof.
Oak. He was starting to get
uncomfortable and began circling his eyes around the room to try and get his
attention of the penetrating stare of Ash.
Moments later they both heard the sound of Delia's voice emanate
from the kitchen.
"oh, professor please make yourself at home. Dinner will be ready in a few moments. ASH!
Set the table!"
Ash finally snapped out of his trance and walked into the
dinning room, not before looking back at the confused Professor. So many things were going through Ash's head
that setting the table was the furthest thing from his mind. So much in fact that he
accidentally put out bowls instead of plates. "um….okay Ash its not that big a deal."
"Ash?"
"WAAA!!" He spun around to see Misty in the doorway holding
a tray of buns. She saw the poorly set
table and glared at Ash. "you know, we only asked you to do one thing and you
couldn't do it."
Ash quickly ran over and grabbed Misty by the wrist and
dragged her into the hallway. Misty
yelped and almost dropped the dinner rolls.
Misty ripped her arm from his grip.
"Hey! What's wrong with you!" He
quickly reached into his pants pocket and unfolded the letter. "Look at this Misty!"
She took the paper from him and glanced at it. "yeah so?"
"…..you have to keep reading."
"Shut up……….let's see here….Dear Samuel, I am writing to
you today because I need to tell you something that has been inside me for to
long. This may be a shock, but I have
had feelings for you for since I was a school girl. I looked up to you for the longest time. I know you are older than me, by 11
years. But that hasn't stopped my love
for you. It is times such as these that
I must look past the age and look at the person inside. And I have fallen madly in love with that
person. As I write this in the hospital
about to give birth to my son, I can't help but feel that after I have this
baby, no man will want me. This is
understandable and I am prepared to love this child and see it has a good life,
but without a father it may prove difficult.
I'm writing this letter to say even though it may be to late for us I
would love for you to be the father figure in my sons life. This is my only wish. Your dear friend, Delia……….."
Misty was stunned, she couldn't believe what she was
reading. She read it again just to make
sure she wasn't mistaken. "your
mom…..and the professor…."
Ash slid his back down the wall and sank into the floor,
hugging his knees. "what's so weird
about this whole thing is that my mom knew what I am going through even before
I was born. She knows I need a father,
but it sounds like because of me, that won't happen……..is it my fault?"
Misty folded the letter and sat down next to Ash. "Don't say that Ash, it's nobody's fault."
"…….it seems that letter was never sent…..the envelope still
had the stamp on it."
"where did you find it?"
"up in the attic, I broke a picture frame and this letter
was inside it."
There was an odd silence, as neither of them knew what to do
or say, this was a surprising turn of events.
But the silence was shattered as they heard Delia call sweetly from the
dinning room. "Ash! Misty! Time for
supper!"
At first Ash was glued to the floor but after some coaxing
from Misty she was able to get him up.
The last thing Ash wanted right now was to face his mom, it was just to
weird.
To look upon the women who had written those words about the
Professor. Ash had never even thought
about his mom and the Professor being more then just neighbors. Could it still be true after all these years
that Delia still cared for Prof. Oak?
Ash and Misty entered the dining room just as Prof Oak was sitting down.
"Ahhh Delia everything smells wonderful!"
Delia set down the last of the food and took a seat across
from Prof. Oak. "why thank you
Professor!"
They all clasped their hands and bowed their heads.
"Itadakimasu!" They all shouted, and soon after started
shoveling food onto their plates. Ash
on the other hand nibbled on a celery stick as he watched Prof. Oak and his mom
chat away and laugh at each other's stories.
He had remained pretty quiet as the initial shock was still setting
in. But he couldn't help but smile when
he saw the two of them so happy in each others company. He usually never saw his mom like this. But
now that he thought about it, his mother was always this bubbly whenever Prof.
Oak was around. And Prof. Oak was just
as light-footed around Delia. He was
blind to see it before but now his eyes were open. It was blatantly obvious that Delia and Samuel had a thing for
each other. And it was also clear that
they needed help.
Ash shoved his food down his throat and polished off his
glass of milk. Stifling a burp he
jumped up. "may I be excused for a
minute?" Delia nodded as she continued
to talk with Prof. Oak. "okay dear,
whatever."
He quickly ran out of the room, not before signaling Misty
to follow him. She followed Ash into
his room and closed the door. Ash paced
around the room for a few seconds as he collected his thoughts.
"did you see those to?!"
Misty walked over to the bed. "I've never noticed it before but they were totally flirting!"
Ash scoffed. "But my mom doesn't flirt!"
"She's a women ain't she!"
"no, she's my mom!"
"don't be stupid."
Ash fell back into his desk chair. "….in all my life, my mom has never brought another guy home, or
gone out on a date or anything. She
spends all day cleaning with Mimey. That can't be healthy."
"I know what you mean, she is a women, and has needs."
Ash held up his hands. "please don't talk about my mothers needs
like that, its gross."
"it is not gross!"
"when its your mother it is." He stated
"look what are we gonna do about them?"
"……….All I want is my mom to be happy….and it looks like Prof.
Oak wants to make my mom happy…….so add the two together and we have one happy
couple."
"oh yeah? How do we get them together?"
Ash flipped his hat around.
"all we need is a little romance in the air, and they'll be confessing
in no time!"
"your so sure of yourself."
"it worked for me and you didn't it?"
"we took a walk in a park!"
"that's all it took!"
"your right, it gave you the chance to work up some nerve."
Misty stated
"me! you must be mistaken, I was fine, you were the nervous
one."
"it doesn't matter about us! What about your mom and Prof.
Oak."
They both thought a minute then looked at each other. Ash grabbed Misty's hand.
"we're going to have to reenact our night of confession,
we've got to help them!"
**********
Ash peeked his head around the corner, making sure the coast
was clear he signaled Misty to run the basement to get the necessary
items. After a few minutes she emerged
carry a huge duffel bag. She sneaked
out the door and ran towards the park.
After a few minutes she rushed back into the house and joined Ash at the
table. Both Delia and Samuel were
oblivious to their presence. Ash
watched intently as they continued to talk about every little thing
imaginable. He leaned over and looked
out the patio door. The night was quickly
coming upon them and soon his plan would come into play. The clock on the kitchen wall soon chimed
noting that it was 9:00. Outside their
was a perfect clear night, stars dotting the sky and a cool breeze.
Ash cleared his voice to get the attention of his mom and
Prof. Oak. "Its such a nice night out,
how about we go for a walk?"
Delia clasped her hands.
"that's a wonderful idea! Are you coming professor?"
"of course, where to?"
Misty raised her hand.
"what about the park, it should be lovely this time of night."
They all nodded their heads and left the kitchen as Mimey
began to clear away the dishes. Pikachu
came stumbling out of Ash's room after just waking from its nap. Ash quickly scooped him up and began
whispering in his ear. Its ears perked
up as a grin crept across its face.
Soon Delia, Samuel and Misty were waiting by the door. He quickly joined them and left the
house. Things were going almost to
perfectly, they were both together and the evening atmosphere was even more
beautiful then he could of hoped. As
they walked closer to the park he went over in his head the many tasks he had
to perform in order to make this night successful.
When they finally got to the entrance of the park it was
time for Pikachu to do its thing. Just
like he planned and almost on cue Pikachu jumped off his shoulder and ran
towards the woods. Only stopping to
turn around to taunt Ash. "Pika! Pi pi
chu"
Ash flipped his hat around.
"you wanna play tag eh? Alright then!" He ran into the forest and was
closely followed by Misty who waved at Delia.
"you guys go on without us, we'll meet ya in the park!" with that she
disappeared into the thicket.
Samuel and Delia thought nothing of it as they entered the
Pallet Park entrance. Prof. Oak looked
over to see Delia shivering slightly.
He quickly took off his lab coat and draped it over her shoulders. She was surprised to feel Oaks hand on
her. She smiled sweetly and wrapped the
coat around her tiny frame. They walked
in silence as they took in the beautiful scenery.
***********
"you got batteries for that right?" Ash whispered.
Misty rummaged through the duffel bag. "yeah, it takes AA's doesn't it?"
"yeah, I have the CD, did you get those roman candles from
the basement?"
"yeah, there are tons of them. Did you get the camera?"
Ash patted his jacket pocket. "right here, okay they should be coming up to the pond soon."
Both of them were hunkered down in a ditch in the
forest. They wore black clothing and hard
charcoal smudged on their faces, as hopes to not be seen. They moved like clock work. Running around the park to set up their
different stations. Ash checked and
double-checked their equipment. He was
going to make sure that his mom and Prof. Oak would never forget this
night. Pikachu, who was also covered in
charcoal, crouched on a tree branch to watch for sings of Delia and Samuel.
After they had made sure everything was set up they lay down
in a poorly crafted duck blind. Minutes
passed but suddenly Ash could see the white reflection of the Professors lab
coat, only it was on his mother. They
walked right up to the small pond that lay right in the middle of Pallet
Park. The park was densely covered with
trees and shrubs, it was the perfect camouflage for what they were about to
do. Delia and Samuel sat down on a
nearby park bench to rest their feet.
They instantly struck up a conversation.
Misty quickly scooted out of their hiding place and made her
way through the forest. It took only minutes
to circle around the small pond to her post.
Very carefully, she sat the roman candles up and made sure they weren't
going to set any trees on fire. She dug
into her pocket and pulled out a butane lighter. She kneeled down and waited for the signal.
Ash climbed up a tree, and very carefully moved as close as
possible to the edge without falling off.
He licked his lips and brought his hands to his mouth. When he saw that Delia and Oak were looking
at the sky, Ash did his impressive Pidgy call. "PIIGRRRR…PIIRRGRR!"
After hearing the signal Misty flicked the lighter and lit
the tangled mess of flints. She bolted
behind a tree and saw the flames burn closer and closer to the fireworks. And suddenly, in a brilliant flash of light
the roman candles spewed out dozens of multicolored embers into the sky.
Delia was the first to notice the explosion of color and
happily clapped as she watched the spectacle unfolding. When she turned to Samuel she noticed that
he was not looking at the fireworks but at her. She couldn't help but bring a hand to her cheek when she felt
herself blush.
Ash placed his CD into the stereo they had brought. He cranked the volume all the way up and hit
play. He pushed the speakers as close
to the pair as possible and sank back into the blind.
*
This time it was Professor Oak that heard the music
first. He whipped his head around to
figure out were it was coming from. But
it was impossible to tell.
"what's is that?" He asked
Delia started tapping her foot on the path as she listened
to the guitar intro.
"oh! I think I've heard this song before…..it must be coming
from a house nearby"
Samuel got up and reach out his hand. "…would you like to dance?"
"I would love to…"
*
Somewhere there's speaking
It's already coming in
Oh and it's rising at the back of your mind
You never could get it
Unless you were fed it
Now you're here and you don't know why
But under skinned knees and the skid marks
Past the places where you used to learn
You howl and listen
Listen and wait for the
Echoes of angels who won't return
*
All eyes were on them as they swayed to the music and let
their feet guide them along the path.
Delia gave Samuel her warmest smile that almost melted his heart. He too felt a surge of blood rush to his
head. He dismissed it and continued to
dance.
*
He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why………
*
Delia locked eyes with Samuel.
*and he means nothing
to you and you don't know why……"
The words echoed in her mind, and awoke emotions she had
only felt years ago. Here before was a
handsome, kindhearted man. And only now
did her feelings begin to stir inside her
*
You're waiting for someone
To put you together
You're waiting for someone to push you away
There's always another wound to discover
There's always something more you wish he'd say
*
As Samuel began stare into her eyes, he couldn't help but
get lost in their beauty. Here in his
arms was the most sweet and caring women he had ever known. Even more then his first wife, Ellen. Their marriage did not last, they had a
child, and that child gave him a grandchild.
They more he thought about it, the older he felt. It had been 20 years since his wife left
him. In that time he had never loved
another.
*
But you'll just sit tight
And watch it unwind
It's only what you're asking for
And you'll be just fine
With all of your time
It's only what you're waiting for…..
*
The roman candles were still firing into the sky when Misty
worked her way back to Ash. She
silently slipped down next to Ash and peeked out the blind. She smiled as she saw the two of them
dancing ever so closer to one another as the song played. Their eyes were locked on each other, never
wanting to look away. "their so cute…I
think its working."
Ash wrapped his arm around her. "we did good. It reminds
me when we confessed out love."
Misty laughed. "Strange I don't remember there being any
roman candles or music, and I don't recall there being two teenagers hiding in
the forest wearing dark clothes and charcoal on their face, when we confessed our
love."
"………shut up."
Misty stifled a giggle as she continued to watch Delia and
Prof. Oak.
*
She's everything you want
She's everything you need
She's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
She says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But she means nothing to you
And you don't know why……
*
Delia could feel the blood flush to her cheeks, the cool
night air was no relief from the burning skin.
Her throat tightened and her palms become dewy with sweat. Samuel noticed this and blushed as
well. Their steps became shorter as all
attention was put on each other, instead of dancing.
*
But you'll just sit tight
And watch it unwind
It's only what you're asking for
And you'll be just fine
With all of your time
It's only what you're waiting for……….
*
As the fireworks burnt out the moon peaked out over the
trees and hit the pond water. It began
to sparkle and glisten like diamonds and it illuminated the surrounding trees
and flowers. The two adults stopped
dancing and gazed into each others eyes.
*
Out of the island
Into the highway
Past the places where you might have turned
You never did notice
But you still hide away
The anger of angels who won't return
*
Delia turned away from Samuel as she felt her past emotions
catch up with her, feelings she had not felt in years, feelings she had kept
well hidden…until now. She gasped as
she felt his hand gently touch her shoulder.
"……Delia……I…." He gently pulled
her toward her. Their eyes were
shimmering like the water, there hearts beating like the wings of a Pidgy. They had covered their feelings for so long,
and each of them knew this.
*
I am everything you want
I am everything you need
I am everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
I say all the right things
At exactly the right time
But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why
And I don't know why
Why
I don't know
*
Ash looked on in shock as they saw them inch closer and
closer to each other. Time stood still
as he saw them kiss. Their arms
entangling around their bodies as their lips pressed together. Ash thought he was gonna be sick. "blah…" Misty poked him in the ribs. "aren't
you happy that they're kissing? That means our plan worked! Your mom and Prof.
Oak are a couple!"
"Yeah I know, but it still weird to see my mom kiss
someone."
"you are such a guy its not funny."
"……..uh….thanks?"
"just come here." She reached out, grabbed him by his collar
and kissed him deeply. Pikachu turned
away from them to watch Delia and Samuel sit on the park bench. It could see them talking and kiss every
once in awhile. Truly they had found
each other, they had succumb to their feelings and confessed their love. The weight on Delia's heart had been lifted
and had been united with her deepest desire.
Little did she know she had here own son to thank. Little did she think that Ash knew what she
was going through, being a single mother was so hard for her. But that could all be thrown away, she now
had what she strived for so long. She
had a relationship.
*
Misty and Ash wiped their faces and changed their
clothes. The ran hand in hand to the
entrance to await the arrival of the new couple. After 10 minutes they saw them emerge from the forest. Ash excitedly ran up. "hey mom!" He quickly
remembered that he was supposedly chasing Pikachu when this all happened.
"…….did you guys have a nice walk?"
Delia was glowing, she nodded and wrapped her arm around
Samuels. "Ash, honey you just head on
home, the Professor and I want to walk just a bit longer."
Ash nodded and grinned ear to ear. He ran back to Misty who was giggiling loudly. Ash couldn't hold back as he began laughing
as they all headed for home. Home, it
had a whole new meaning for Ash. Could
he have the family he always dreamed of?
Misty suddenly stopped walking and turned to Ash. "Ash?"
"yeah hon?"
"what you did was really great."
"thanks………and if you ever tell her, your dead."
Misty laughed. "ya big silly…….you know I love you right?"
"yeah Misty, I know…..I love you to."
They shared another passionate kiss. Misty wrapped her hands around his
neck. "watching those two, kinda makes
me wonder were we'll end up in a few years."
"I have a vague idea."
***************4 years later*************
Ash fiddled with his cummerbund as Prof. Oak walked in the
room. He was wearing a tux and wore the
most polished shoes in the world, up could literally see him coming from a mile
away just from the shine coming off those leathers. He walked up next to Ash who was now putting his pokemon league
hat on. Samuel shook his head. "you have to wear that thing?"
"well I am the reigning Pokemon Master."
"just this once, could you leave it behind? I don't think Misty will be to appreciative
"
"…..ooh, alright."
Ash clipped on his cufflinks and inspected himself in the
large mirror. "not to shabby….well...today's
the big day."
"it sure is, are you ready?" Prof Oak asked.
"you know how long I've waited for this?"
"Its been a long road, but we're here now."
Prof. Oak was caught off guard as Ash put him in a huge bear
hug. "I just wanted you to know that I
have always thought you as the father I never had."
"Ash I…." Prof Oak was at a loss for words.
"…well we don't want to keep her waiting."
"no…..we don't"
They both exited the room and headed for the chapel
entrance. They was a huge crowd gathered
to see the big event. There were all
the gym trainers, friends and family.
Gary was in the crowd, as well as Professor Ivy, and a very traumatized
Brock for having to sit next to her.
The church was beautifully decorated with streamers and crape paper. He and Prof. Oak took their respective spots
at the alter. Ash leaned in to see down
the long isle. The pastor walked up to
him. "you have the ring?"
Ash reached into his pocket. "right here."
Their attention was quickly drawn to sound of organ music as
the doors were opened. He watched as
the wedding procession slowly walked down the isle. He blush when he saw Misty in her beautiful….bridesmaid gown. He suddenly felt Prof. Oak poke him in the
back. "um Ash….your in my spot." Ash
went beat red from embarrassment. He
quickly switched spots just in time to hear the music switching to 'here comes
the bride'. Everyone stood up to see
Delia walk down in her flowing white wedding dress. There was a hum in the air as the shutters of cameras snapped as
many shots of the beautiful bride.
Prof. Oak could feel his palm get sweaty as she made the last few steps
up to the alter. The pastor opened his
bible and told the congregation to be seated.
As the ceremony began Ash couldn't help but feel a great
sense of pride as he watch his mother, who he cared for deeply marry the man
she loved. For the past 4 years, Delia
and Samuel grew closer then thought possible.
They shared one love, one brain and one heart. They had truly found each other.
His train of thought was interrupted as he heard the pastor ask for the
ring. He gave it to Prof. Oak and
stepped back. He looked at Misty who
was playing with her engagement ring.
He had proposed just months ago and was looking forward to spending his
life and possibly even having a family of his own with Misty. It will take him some time to stop calling
him Professor Oak, for now he was Dad, or Daddy or Pop, or even 'my old
man'. But what was most important, he
had a father. Of course he had always
looked up to Samuel, he had never dreamed that the worlds leading expert of
pokemon research would one day become family.
Family…..it had such a deep meaning for him now. Although, when it was just him and his
mother, he still considered it a family.
Because this was not just for him, out of all the things he has missed
for not having a father, makes up for the fact that his mother was finally,
truly happy. And that was even more
important then all the badges or pokemon in the world.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife…...you may kiss the
bride."
*****the end?*******
Author notes: I'M DONE! I started this project in
early September and I'm now just getting it done. Well this was my first crack at an eldershipping fic, the challenge
was laid down to me by the voice of eldershipping, Latonya Wright. I also threw in some Ash and Misty romance
so you would get the best of both worlds.
I hoped I tricked ya in the ending thinking that it was Ash and Misty
getting married. If you didn't catch
that then you're to smart for me. After
all this was an eldershipping fic so I had to get them married in the end! This
fic is also dedicated to A*mon and ~*~Misty Blue~*~. They were the ones who would ride my ass to get this fic done and
who are also eldershipping fans. Well
part 7 of 'Between a Rock and a Hard place' is due next week!
-Neo-kun
