A/N: My first songfic. Dunno if this has been done before, (I didn't go and look) but my apologies to the author if it already has. I couldn't quite think of anything to put for this song, but leaving it out would make the collection incomplete. So, this part is kinda boring…

Disclaimer: The Pokémon rights belong to Nintendo. I don't own any part of it.

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*Misty's POV*

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He wanders off, he's just lost without me
Doesn't matter what I say
I try to give advice, I tell him twice
He won't listen, gotta do it his own way
***

Freedom! We finally made it out of the overgrown woods, with no thanks to Ash Ketchum.

"Next time, leave the navigation to me!" I told him.

He pouted. "But you always take routes where nothing ever happens!"

"Exactly," I replied matter-of-factly. "Isn't that better than getting lost?"

"I don't get lost!" he protested. "I just… like to get some extra training."

Training. What's so special about being a Pokémon Master, anyway? All you get is a mob of reporters chasing after you twenty-four hours a day. A nice, quiet life with nobody to pester me is just fine.

"Right. You train while having absolutely no idea of where you are." I mocked him. Sure feels good.

"Well, who cares? I always manage to find a way out sooner or later!"

"Yeah, when I lead you out!"

***
He drives me crazy, all of the time
He drives me crazy, he drives me outta my mind
So why do I worry 'bout him
Why do I care?
I don't know why I let him faze me
But he drives me crazy
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Getting lost was starting to become a daily routine.

"I don't believe it! We're lost again!" I screamed.

"Hey, I didn't tell you tag along," he said defensively. "Why do you keep following me, anyway?"

Why? Good question. I have everything to lose and nothing to gain by following this completely disoriented boy… except my bike. I'm not letting him off that easy. And since I don't really have anywhere to go, might as well pester him until he repays me.

"You destroyed my bike, that's why. I won't let you go until you pay me back."

"Hey, I'm only a kid. I don't have much money, you know…"

"Then go earn some…" I growled.

He shrugged. "Let's get outta this place first. I think this path should lead us out…"

"We've gone in circles around that path a few times already…" I told him dully.

"Oh," he scratched his head for a while, and then looked around. He pointed at a trail. "Let's try that one!"

"It's the same one you just suggested…"

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He's here and there, everywhere
Just lookin', always finding something new
I know he's kinda strange, he'll never change
Oh tell me, what's a girl supposed to do?
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After I got used to travelling with Ash, all the completely absurd things that happened started to seem quite normal. Once, he managed to bring us in a circle while on the main road.

Thing is, he's only got three Pokémon. A Pikachu which he pushed until the poor thing was half-dead when I first met them, a Pidgeotto which doesn't even have any cool abilities, and a nasty Metapod. At least the Metapod can't move around much. (When it was a Caterpie, it was unbearable) But, that make his team very feeble. And he's thinking about taking on gym leaders…

We came to a fork in the road.

"Which one do you think takes us to Pewter City?" he asked.

"Gee, I don't know…" I said sarcastically. "Didn't you say you're a great direction-finder? Or maybe you should READ THE SIGN THAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU?!"

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Just go off in your own direction
And see if anybody cares
Just don't come running back to me, Ash Ketchum
He'll be wishin' he had listened then
'Cause I've told him time and time again…
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"All right, you go into the forest and never come back out. I don't care!" I screamed at him. I wonder if he even has a brain under that thick skull. There's already a road leading straight to the next city!

"I need to get some training!" he protested. "That's the only way I can get my Pokémon strong enough to battle the gym leaders!"

I cried in exasperation. "All right, you go ahead. I'll meet you when you arrive at the city in, say, two weeks?!"

He merely shrugged. "C'mon Pikachu!" His little Pokémon didn't seem too happy about that.

I watched them disappear into the forest. But then, I suddenly realized, what if he tried to escape and not repay me for my wrecked bike?

Then again, he's very intent on becoming a Pokémon Master. He'll show up at the nearest gym. Somehow, I just know it. I turned around and started walking down the road.

Suddenly, a loud yell came from within the forest. It sounded like Ash!

Ha, serves him right… but… he sounded quite panicky. What if something happened to him? My heart started thumping rapidly. I pushed my way into the thick woods, trying to find him.

***
He drives me crazy, all of the time
He drives me crazy, he drives me outta my mind
So why do I worry 'bout him
Why do I care?
I don't know why I let him faze me
But he drives me crazy
***

"Misty!"

His voice sounded much nearer. I followed the direction from where his voice came from.

All of a sudden, an ear-splitting scream pierced the air. I found myself sitting on the ground, looking up at the laughing face of Ash. A fat Weedle sat in his hand. He was doubled over, clutching his stomach.

"You should've seen the look on your face!" he said with much difficulty, tears of laughter streaming down his cheeks.

My insides boiled. This kid is insufferable! I whipped out my mallet and started clobbering him with every ounce of strength I could muster.

Pretty soon, his laughter was replaced by cries of apology. When I was satisfied, I let him get up.

"Next time, think twice before trying anything on me!" I told him with a fake sweet smile.

"Got it…" he groaned, rubbing a large bump on his head.

"Okay, now find a way out of this place," I said, looking around nervously. Not showing it, of course.

"No prob. Just follow me!"

Great.

A few hours later, the sun was no longer visible.

"Um… I think I remember now," Ash said uncertainly, scratching his head. "That's right, this path leads out of the forest!"

I was ready to sit down and start crying, but there is no way I'm letting him see that. Yeah, and I'm going to pester him until the day he pays me back for my bike.

"Okay, let's see if you're right this time…"

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A/N: I know, nothing's happened yet. Next part will be out in one month's time, give or take a few days. Meanwhile, please check out my main project, the Elemental Shrines.