Misconceptions

DISCLAIMER: Of course, I do not own Pokémon, any of the characters or any rights to it. I am just a kid with a passion and obsession. So please don't sue me.

(A/N) Wooow : D, okay. So yeah, my first ever fanfic and i'm quite proud of it. But of course, I'm only 13 years old and I just love writing to an extent that I feel the need to share it with you guys. Hope you like it, and please please pleaaaaaaase reveiw because I love you all (: Even if its flaming. But if it is can you please tell how how to improve in my future chapters / stories. Thank you lovely people.

Ash – 14

Misty – 14

Italics - indicates thinking.

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Chapter One – One Argument Too Many

It is been four years since Ash first met Misty and he started his travelling becoming a Pokémon Master and left his hometown of Pallet.

Although meeting a lot of people on their travels, good and bad, the two have been inseparable and the best of friends, most of the time. There was only one thing tearing them apart. And that was the arguing, and the fact that they loved each other dearly, but didn't actually realise just how dearly. Most people would think that when you get older and grow up a bit more, you would grow out of arguing but it was the exact opposite with them. Any slight thing that Ash did seemed to get on Misty's last nerve – vice versa – and it had gotten worse and worse. There would be rowing all day for ages and neither one would give in. They really didn't want to fight but honestly they couldn't help it. It was like a painful obsession.

Misty felt like she couldn't leave and go back to Cerulean because then she would have to put up with her sisters, Lily, Daisy and Violet. That was only maybe a quarter of the story because really, she knew somehow she couldn't leave Ash. How would he get by without her? And how would she get by without him? Plus, most of the time she loved travelling with Ash. It meant that she could get closer to him, which she longed for but could see Ash didn't. And if he did – wow he was good at hiding feelings. She loved him like no-one she had ever loved before and could ever love. She really felt and cared for him, ever since she looked into those chocolate brown eyes that day she met him. She just didn't let her feelings through that much. I mean, occasionally she would because she was feeling optimistic and told herself she would say something, give a clue. She wanted to all of the time – but she couldn't. Not yet.

Ash didn't want to necessarily go back to Pallet Town because he really did not want to go and live with his mom, he was older now and sure it was nice to go back sometimes and see how she and Professor Oak were doing, but he didn't want to be there 24/7. He was stuck travelling with Misty and although he liked that a lot and though it was a sort of … privilege, it did have its bad times. Like when they argued for instance. He hated that so much and really wished that it never happened. He just wished she liked him more so that they wouldn't argue. Wished she loved him for that matter. He loved her but never let his emotion through. He never thought about telling her because of the fact that he was scared of rejection. He was scared of what would come from their friendship. I mean, yeah they argued but they temporarily got on about 80% of the time.

Right now, the two have stopped off at an unknown forest – not actually knowing where they were. They had just been camping and Misty has gone off to top up their food supplies with more berries than just the red ones near where they were staying.

"ASH, YOU BONEHEAD!" Misty exclaimed at a confused and quite frankly – scared Ash.

"WAAA! What did I do now?" He replied at her, standing up from his sitting position and backing up just a bit.

His Pikachu had run from the berry he was eating to jump up to its Masters head and sat there comfortably, a front row seat in their latest argument.

"Pika, Pikachu …" It said in low tone.

"Oh don't play dumb with me Ketchum – although you really don't need to 'play'," She said to the boy standing dumbstruck next to her, a completely dense expression on his face which was proving her point well.

"ARGH! I ASKED you to look after Togepi while I go get some berries to eat beside these red ones that taste like sh..."

"Well why couldn't you take the stupid egg?" Ash cut her off completely.

Misty stared at him through narrowed eyes. "Because I needed both of my hands to get our food Ash and I'm sorry for trusting you. God, you're so hopeless. First you get us completely lost in this random forest of freaks with bug Pokémon I don't even want to think about. Let alone see the creepy things," She sat down cross legged on the floor with her head in her hands. She grabbed her Togepi as she sat with a confused look on her face.
"But obviously you wouldn't care about anything except your own Pokémon, and you.'

"HEY! IT'S NOT MY FAULT! You're to blame too. I believe YOU were the one who dumped me with the map for no reason and YOU were the one who left Togepi here without checking that I was actually listening to you talking. Misty and you know that's not true, I care about a lot of things other than my Pokémon and me. C'mon." He said back to her.

"OH YEAH okay, Togepi could have drowned if she fell into that river. What would you do then? She thinks of you as her father. She loves you, how would that make you feel? And if you claim you care about other things then tell me right now - what else do you care about?" She replied looking straight into his eyes, half hoping she knew what he was going to say – that he would say her.

Ash froze. He didn't know how to reply or what to say. He put a hand behind his head and sighed as he thought.

'Wishful thinking,' she said in her head as she looked up to the pale blue sky, only to let her gaze fall upon Ash again.

"Exactly, I thought that too. Do you know what Ash? I'm so sick of this. Everything I do seems to get on your last nerve. Anything I say just goes straight through your mind, as if I'm not there. I don't want to be just some companion that you don't care about. Be some random girl on the sidelines of your life."

She looked down at the floor and closed her eyes. Her mind was spinning and she could feel salt water in her eyes which only made her wince up her face.

Ash just stood there, and looked at her. He could see how upset she was and felt he needed to say something, to do something. But what could he do? Nothing seemed like it would make any difference.

"I don't want to be here anymore. I don't want to end up … hating you."

She got up and sighed, gripping her Togepi tightly forcing it to wail. She held it up to her face and kissed it lightly. She then proceeded to walk to her bag and slid the two straps across her right shoulder.

Ash didn't know what to say. He was speechless. Misty was … leaving? He couldn't understand, didn't want to.

It was excruciatingly painful for him to see her like this. "Myst – please just don't ... please," he started to say but couldn't continue. He hung his head as he even felt small tears welling in his eyes, but blinked them away almost instantly. He wanted to hug her and kiss her and tell her not to go and that he loved her. But it was just not the right time or place because nothing was right about the situation they were in now.

He wanted to tell her she didn't have to go and she could stay with him as long as she wanted. As long as she could take, but he couldn't let her leave. Ash just knew there was no point in saying something like that. He wouldn't change her mind. She was still the same stubborn kid as she was 4 years before. Nothing had changed about that, except the feeling that grew inside them both for the other.

"Pika Pikachu ..." Pikachu whispered into Ash's ear - (you've done it now). He didn't need any Pokémon – especially Pikachu to tell him that.

Misty turned away from him as she brushed her tears away, like she had done all her life. She only needed herself and no-one else; just her. She didn't need love, in fact SCREW LOVE! Her feelings were changing rapidly about him. This was one arguement that she knew was enough. It was a stupid reason, sure. But if he can't admit that he has one inch of care for her, then how is she supposed to carry on with him? She contemplated the pro's and con's of going back to Cerulean City in her head but knew that one overweighed the other.

She also didn't need Ash to see her cry. The last thing she wanted was sympathy from him right now.

"I don't want this arguing and this fighting and ... just ... goodbye … Ash Ketchum."

She then turned around and made her way out of the clearing. The sun was hot on her face and she could feel her skin burning up. She knew that Ash was watching her the whole time and because of it, started running. She couldn't stop. They both knew she was going back to Cerulean City. No matter how much her sisters annoyed her, they were the only family she had left. She continued crying as she ran and didn't care now who saw her cry. The place was deserted anyway.

And with that, the only person Ash felt like he could ever loved, ever care about and the only one he could feel comfortable with had just walked out of his life, and he had no control over it. He dropped onto his knees. He didn't know what to do, who to go to; where to go to. His feelings were buzzing around his body. Ash sat there feeling cold and alone as he let the tears fall from his eyes.

"Pikapi?" The small mouse said.

"I don't know how I'm feeling Pikachu. I don't know what to do. Arghh! I'm so stupid. This is all my fault HOW COULD I LET THIS HAPPEN!" He closed his eyes as he punched the floor then winced as his body told him that was a stupid thing to do. He stood up and grabbed his backpack.

"Guess there's really only one place I can go now." He watched as a couple of Pidgey flew out of a nearby tree and then started walking back to Pallet Town.

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(A/N) Thank you, thank you for reading. Now please reveiw for the goodness of my ego - which is running a little low lately. And like I said, flame if needed. Also good for my ego. I want to know what you think :)

Chapter two will be here pretty soon.