Disclaimer: Pokemon is owned by Nintendo.

Thanks for the people who reviewed my first fanfic "A Prior Meeting" (Pete the Rock, Rogue ninja, Fire-Star Studios, and Steveaaml) and the one who put it in their community (fictiongurl3553). It's only a day old, and I feel so lucky to get those reviews.

Well, here's another (it's summer, you know?) that I hope can be 4 or more chapters.

Dreams Shared

The weak and feeble Ash Ketchum almost collapsed on the ground until he caught the sight of a huge windmill that could only mean one place in the world. He had to lower his cap – which would protect his eyes from the merciless sun as of late– but nonetheless, he had the perfect view of the town that marked his first step of becoming a Pokemon master. He wasn't really sure if he was walking in the right direction, but being exactly as he remembered it, it was confirmed that Pallet Town was just paces away. Before advancing any further, he just stood there and embraced the feeling that could only be described as 'home'.

"We're almost there Pikachu! Straight to Mom's house!"

"Pikachu!" Pikachu bolted immediately leaving Ash in the dust.

"Wait for me Pikachu! Mom is not going anywhere…"

But Pikachu decided going to a different route. Instead of passing through Professor Oak's lab – which would be the most time efficient path – he strayed off to the shopping district of town where Ash was forced to follow. But Ash seemed to have reached his limits as the gap between him and Pikachu began to increase.

"Maybe if I just go home, Pikachu will follow…" thought the energy-deprived Ash.

But at that moment Ash heard a scream…from a very familiar voice. Ash pedaled himself further to where the sound had originated, worrying if Pikachu had accidentally startled one of the shoppers. He was thinking of a convincing apology speech until he saw the person holding Pikachu in her arms.

"I didn't think you'd be coming so soon, Ash…" said the person who turned out to be Misty.

"Misty! Uh…when…what are you doing here?"

"Hi to you too…" she said dully.

"Oh hi…sorry Misty but it's a big surprise seeing you here."

She let out a giggle to show that she was just messing with him. Together they walked to Ash's house – each with one huge grocery bag to carry – and Ash was still puzzled why Misty was at Pallet Town doing the shopping for his mom.

"What's in the bags?" said Ash as he tried to peel off the tape that sealed the opening.

"No don't! You don't want to spoil the surprise, do ya?"

"A surprise?"

"Well, aren't you expecting one? You just placed top 8 in the Hoenn League…expect a party soon."

When the two of them finally arrived at the door, Misty stared at Ash with a piercing glare and there was a silence from Ash that lasted a little too long for Misty's taste.

"Well…?"

"'Well…' what?"

"You do have a key, right?"

"Well…you know…I'm never here…so…"

Misty took this as a 'no', so she reached the inside of her backpack and pulled out her own copy of the key and placed it inside the knob.

"What! She has her own key now?" thought Ash.

Delia tried to rush in front of the door but she already knew she was too late, "Hey Misty you're here! Did you get everything on the list? Hi Ash I didn't see you there!"

Ash maintained his confused face as to why Misty had her own key, so he decided to just simply ask. "Misty? Since when did you own a key to our house?"

Misty stumbled slightly, and then glared at Ash even harder than before. "How rude Ash Ketchum! I haven't seen you in…how long? You keep asking me these questions and you haven't even once said hi to me yet?"

"Y-Yes I did…don't you remember?"

Misty just shrugged and decided to carry both bags inside all by herself. Ash was surprised by Misty's unnecessary outburst and felt like she was hiding something from him.

.::.

Later that night at the party…

The party had everything a trainer can ask for. There was a huge feast that Ash's mom had cooked especially for him, streamers that glided across the room, and a heavily decorated banner that said 'Pallet Town's Favorite Trainer.' It took Ash awhile to figure out that the sign was referring to him. Anyways, it was a huge celebration with almost everybody from Pallet Town attending. Some of the more noteworthy guests included Professor Oak and Tracy, with Delia and Mr. Mime of course. But Ash was skeptical with Misty's arrival since the very beginning. "Doesn't she have a gym that she needs to look after?" Ash thought.

"Cake time!" Delia announced as she set down a three layer cake filled with strawberries and vanilla ice cream before her son. Ash didn't say anything as he shoved a handful in his mouth before offering anybody else a piece.

"Thanks mom! This is delicious!"

"Don't thank me Ash. Misty made that one with her own two hands."

When Ash first heard that Misty was the one that made the cake, the taste had suddenly shifted from sweet and subtle to sour and awful. He wasn't really sure why, it tasted just fine until now. Perhaps it was the aftertaste. Nonetheless, he ate the whole cake for the sake of not getting pulverized by Misty who sat just inches away.

"You really think it's delicious Ash?" said Misty over his shoulder.

But when some of the cake accidentally fell out of Ash's mouth, he winced as he anticipated Misty's reaction. It was exactly as he predicted as Misty yelled at Ash at the top of her lungs and smacked Ash along the side the head.

"I think we better go…" said Professor Oak as he and the rest of the guests scurried out of there as fast as they all could.

"Bye! Thank you all for coming!" said Delia, waving them a goodnight.

.::.

Near bedtime…

"So Misty is also spending the night huh…" Ash thought as he and Misty went up to his bedroom.

Ash excitedly opened his door, hoping to go to bed, until he got his biggest surprise of the night.

"WHAT?!?!?!" Ash screamed at sight.

The walls of Ash's bedroom were painted pink…his bed was now covered in sheets with patterns of flowers…his closet with now filled with girl clothing and girl shoes…there was a tea set on the shelf above his desk…his dirty black computer chair was replaced with a furry beanbag chair…the curtains were purple…there were girly stickers all over the place…in short, his room was feminized.

"I-Is this my room?" stuttered Ash due to his state of shock.

"Um yeah…about that…" Misty said trying to explain things.

More and more questions continued to enter Ash's head and started to clutter his old ones... "Why is Misty here?"… "Why does Misty have her own key?"… "Doesn't Misty have a gym that she needs to take care of?"… "Why is she staying here for the night?"… "What happened to my room?"…

Misty started to have a serious look on her face as she gathered the courage to say something, "Um…Ash? I'm ready to start traveling with you again."

After that final statement, too much stuff was going on in Ash's mind and he started to faint. There was the familiar 'swirl' in his eyes.

When Ash finally awoken, he first noticed the ice pack on his forehead before he noticed Misty watching over him intently. For an instant, he forgot why he fainted in the first place. Then as his memory was slowly coming back to him, the headache was coming back too. Ash cringed.

"Don't get up…" Misty spoke softly.

But when Ash soon realized that he was lying down on the bed with the flower sheets, he sprang up as quickly as he could despite being told not to.

"Ash, you idiot! Your migraine is going to get even worse now…" Misty responded.

"It hurts…really bad."

At that moment, Misty felt remorse. "I'm sorry. I guess it was a bad time to ask that question huh?"

Ash suddenly remembered as his headache was at its all-time worse. He was able to concentrate enough to respond, "Yeah…what was that all about anyway?"

Misty sighed, "You're mom was nice enough to let me stay here…and she said I could stay in your room until you got back."

"About how long have you been here?"

"About a week…"

Ash was stunned. "So that explains the key…and the decorations in my room…"

"Why do you need to stay here anyway, Mist? Don't you have a responsibility at the gym?" said Ash, though he was scared if Misty would have another outburst at this.

She did not. Instead, she had a glum expression with a sullen tone in her voice.

"I…I don't have a gym anymore…"

"What do you mean 'you don't have a gym'?"

"me… me and my sisters… we sold it."

To Be Continued

That was a big shocker in the end, wasn't it? Yeah yeah I know this chapter sucks…but every story needs a beginning, right?

Don't worry…I have the whole story outlined and it WILL get better. Why is it called Dreams Shared? There will be a battle in it, just so you know :)

Here's a warning: this story won't have much romance...borderline romance at the most (hugging, comforting each other, etc.) but there will be no hooking up :(

PS: I know that Misty isn't that girly and wouldn't have such a girly room, but I thought it was something that can brighten this chapter up some.

Gotta Catch Ya Later…