RING! RING!
Misty grabbed her phone lazily and answered it, "Hello, Misty speaking." She said with obvious sleep in her voice.
"Misty, why are you still asleep? We're going to the mall in an hour!" her friend Dawn shouted.
Misty scrambled out of bed. While doing so, she quickly grabbed the clothing she had picked out the night before. Dawn giggled while she listened to Misty rush around her room, spewing out some profanities along the way.
"Hey, relax Mist, I'll be over to get you in an hour, in the mean time, make sure you are dressed and ready to impress!" She exclaimed while hanging up.
Misty frowned, but closed her phone and ran to the shower. After she finished primping in the bathroom, she ran down stairs and gobbled down a bowl of cereal. She was alone in her house during most days, so no one greeted her while she ate her breakfast.
True to her word, Dawn was there, in misty's driveway, exactly one hour after they got off the phone. Misty locked up her house and ran to Dawn convertible.
While getting in she smirked," I'll never understand how you always come on time to everything; you're never late to anything!" Misty commented.
Dawn smiled sweetly while adjusting her lip gloss in the mirror," Punctuality Hun, the world could learn some tips from me!" She said in her usually bubbly tone.
Misty shook her head, but smiled at her friend.
"Well, let's get going, Ms. Perfect." She said teasingly.
Dawn slapped her arm playfully," That's Princess Perfect to you Waterflower." Dawn said while speeding out of Misty's driveway. Misty grimaced, she would never admit it, but she hated it when her friend sped like that, it made her stomach wrench and twist up.
In a matter of five minutes, thanks to Dawn's speeding, they were at the Kanto mall. The biggest mall in their region, and it was conveniently close to home. Dawn got out and adjusted herself; smoothing out her skirt, and fixing her dark blue locks.
Misty got out and smoothed out her clothing too, not like it mattered, she wasn't the preppy type; sometimes she even wondered how she was popular. I guess that was the benefit of having a really popular princess as a best friend.
"C'mon Mist, we need to get inside, now!" Dawn said while grabbing her friends arm and rushing her inside.
Once they got inside, Misty had noticed an unusual occurrence; the mall seemed super crowded; way more than usual. She scanned the mall for signs of why, but had no luck.
"Hey Dawn?" Misty asked.
"What's up Misty?" Dawn replied.
"Why did we rush over to the mall today again?"
Dawn giggled, which made Misty a little uneasy," Duh, Misty! We came to see the Prince, the Champion!"
Misty stared at Dawn in disbelief, "We came here for a GUY?"
Dawn frowned while crossing her arms," I told you last night, were you even paying attention?"
Misty suddenly felt guilt wash through her entire being; she wasn't paying attention to her friend at all. In fact she usually drowned her friend out when she went on rants about boys or girly things.
"I must have forgotten." Misty replied.
Yeah, Misty knew lying was bad, but this was a special case. She usually lied to Dawn to keep her happy, or make her feel special. Truth was, Dawn wasn't the smartest person in the world, but she was a terrific friend, and very optimistic, two qualities Misty loved about her. A little difference in opinion wasn't worth ruining their friendship.
Dawn smiled and grabbed misty's arm once again," C'mon, we need to find him, before it's too late."
Misty let her friend drag her along, even though the idea of rushing to see a guy was way more than repulsive to her, it was disgusting and made her want to vomit.
When they finally got there, there was already a huge crowd of mostly girls around the so called "prince".
Misty scowled; the way the guy waved and blew kisses at the woman filled her with rage. Misty clenched her fist as her walked up to the podium in the center of the room, preparing for a speech.
"Hello my loving loyal fans, your presence here pleases me!" The boy said charmingly.
This earned him a swoon from every girl in the room except Misty ho glared at him.
"I'm going around all the cities and towns making appearances, and I must say; this has to be my favorite." He said.
The crowd cheered, much to the boys delight. Dawn stopped cheering and looked at her friend, who was crossing her arms disapprovingly.
"Misty, what's wrong?" Dawn asked in concern.
"I don't like this guy one bit. " Misty replied.
Dawn's face dropped in disappointment. Misty noticed and smiled nervously.
"Hey, don't be upset Dawn. Have fun, I'll manage!" Misty said encouragingly.
Dawn's face lit up, "Okay!" She said while turning back towards the center of the room.
"-And since you guys are so awesome, each one of you will get an opportunity to meet me, the almighty Champion, and Prince of Kanto!" The boy continued on.
The mall suddenly seemed so loud that Misty herself could not hear her own thoughts.
While everyone cheered for him, the boy glanced at everyone's faces. Everyone was happy and cheering, except for a lone girl. She appeared to have a permanent scowl plastered to her face. The boy Smiled curiously; this was unusual. Before, every girl would have melted into his palm just by a mere glance, but not this girl. Next to the girl stood a pretty girl with blue hair, obviously a popular girl.
The boy smirked, her friend popular? It was so out of place compared to the girl herself.
The girl who was so uninterested had short red hair. She was nowhere near as primped up as the other girls in the room. She wore only a simple blue tank top with jean shorts and sandals. She wore no makeup, but it was unnecessary for her; she had a natural beauty. The boy smiled and waved over one of his assistants. He whispered into her ear and pointed towards the tomboy girl and her friend.
From the crowd, Misty watched as one of his girl assistants pushed though the crowd, she seemed to be coming towards her and Dawn. Much to her demise, she was coming for them.
Dawn gasped as the assistant stopped in front of her and Misty. Misty, on the other hand, wished she could have left when she had the chance.
"Excuse me ladies, but my boss would like to see you two personally." She said meekly.
Misty was about to refuse, but Dawn had other plans.
"Of course we will come! C'mon Misty, let's follow her." Dawn said while grabbing Misty's hand.
The lady bowed and led them through the crowd, to a non crowded building behind where the boy was making his appearance.
The lady then made sure they were comfortable and started to leave back to do her job. Before leaving she turned to the two girls.
"Please wait here, my boss will come in after he is finished." She said while leaving the building.
After she left, Misty looked at Dawn.
"What did you do that for?" She demanded.
Dawn smiled, "C'mon Waterflower, are you afraid of fun? He invited us to meet him! And not for a minute like everyone else, this is a lifetime opportunity!"
Misty flushed," N-no I'm not afraid! I just- he- I don't like him!" Misty sputtered.
Dawn ruffled her friend's hair," Relax, how bad can he be?"
"Bad, very bad! For all we know, he could try something funny, we don't know him." Misty pouted.
Dawn lost the twinkle in her eyes.
"Can you at least do this for me? If you're right, I'll never make you do anything against your judgment."
Misty suddenly felt awful, not only had she hurt her friends feelings, she had managed to make their fun trip all about her.
"You know what, forget it. I'm so sorry Dawn. We'll stay." Misty said apologetically.
Dawn grinned and hugged Misty, "Thank you so much Mist!"
"You're welcome." Misty replied.
The two then proceeded to keep themselves busy for a couple of hours, until the so called Prince finally showed his face. And even Misty couldn't help but gape.
The "prince" smiled at them both," Hello ladies, I'm Gary Oak, the champion, and prince of Kanto." He said smoothly.
Dawn swooned while Misty fought a blush. She had to admit, he was really good-looking. He had brown spiky hair that fell over his face almost- gracefully. He wore a black collared shirt; with the collar up, a waist pack, and purple pants. Around his neck, he wore a necklace with a purple pendant.
"I'm Dawn. "Dawn said cheerfully.
Gary took hold of Dawn's hand and kissed the back," pleasure to meet you Dawn."
Dawn turned a bright shade of pink," The pleasure's all mine!"
Gary then turned towards Misty," And you are?" he asked.
"Mine name is Misty, Misty Waterflower." Misty replied dryly.
Gary smirked, he expected nonetheless from the girl who frowned upon him at his appearance.
"What a beautiful name, it suits you very well." Gary said while taking misty's hand and kissing the back.
Misty tried hard, not to blush, but it was useless. She felt so helpless against Gary, and she didn't like it one bit.
"Thank you." Misty said curtly.
Gary smirked; he knew she'd be a challenge.
"So, Misty, You were the only one not happy out there, did I upset you?" Gary asked playfully.
"Well Gary, to be honest-"
"She's not feeling well, Mr. Oak! Please don't take it as an insult." Dawn interrupted, before Misty could do any damage.
"Oh nonsense, I'm not insulted one bit. I do hope you feel better though doll. I knew no one could hate me." Gary replied smiling brightly.
Misty growled," Is this some sort of joke to you?"
"Not at all, I'm simply proud that no one hates me, it makes being famous much easier." Gary replied arrogantly.
"That's it…!" Misty shouted standing up.
Gary smirked while Dawn gasped.
"What's wrong Misty? I did not mean to upset you." Gary replied blankly.
Misty grabbed Gary by the shirt collar," You wanna know what's wrong with me, IT'S YOU! You're arrogant, cocky, and a big jerk! You may be able to get any girl you want, but you'll never get me, I refuse to be used by some conceited asshole!" Misty shouted while throwing Gary on the couch next to Dawn.
Dawn froze," Misty, please-"
"You can stay Dawn; I'll find another way home!" Misty shouted while slamming the door behind her.
Gary looked at the door in shock. No girl had ever said anything like that to him before.