"Misty," groaned Melody, pointing into the distance, "Look who's coming over..."
Misty looked at where she was pointing, and instantly recognised the familiar brown hair, sighing to herself.
Misty and Melody were sitting on the swings in the playground, and they weren't too pleased to see Gary Oak, Drew Ivy and May Harris walking towards them.
"Well, if it isn't Misty Waterflower and her little cronie," sneered Gary, standing in front of them.
"Where's your little boyfriend Ash, eh? Finally ditched you, has he?"
"Ash is not my boyfriend, now get the hell away from me, jerk."
"Well, if he's not your boyfriend, then how about a date with me?" he said cheesily.
"In your dreams, asshole!" shouted Misty, standing up.
Gary laughed as Misty grabbed her bag, and left the swings, followed by Melody.
"God," said Melody, as they walked towards the exit to the park, "What is with that May girl? She follows Gary and Drew everywhere, and she practically fawns all over Gary!"
"It's because she can't get anyone else," smirked Misty.
Back at the swings, May giggled and clung to Garys arm, much to his annoyance.
"God Gary, you really are the best, you sure showed her!" she said innocently, hoping to get Gary to notice her.
Gary simply shook her off his arm and shouted after Misty.
"Just you wait Waterflower, you'll fall for me eventually!"
He laughed, shaking his head, and looked back at Drew and May.
"Man, you don't seriously like her, do you?!" exclaimed Drew, in awe.
"Hell no, I can do better than that bitch! I wouldn't be seen dead with her! C'mon, lets go..."
"Gramps, I'm home!" shouted Gary Oak, pushing the hall door closed. He heard a vague reply coming from upstairs and knew his grandfather, Professor Oak, was working somewhere in the house.
Smiling to himself, Gary walked into the kitchen and started making himself a snack, not hearing his grandfather come in.
"Gary, there you are! I called you several times, didn't you hear me?"
"Mhphmm... I phmh fhm pfam..." replied Gary, food in his mouth.
"Gary, I've told you before, no eating with food in your mouth!"
"Whatever Gramps," said Gary, swallowing his sandwich, "Whadya want?"
"Well," said Professor Oak, "Next Friday is a ball. It's being held by my good friend Professor Ivy, on the Orange Islands. It's very important that I attend, due to business, and you are coming also."
"What?!" exclaimed Gary, "I'm not going to any ball! No chance, forget it!"
"Well Gary, seeing as you are living in my house, under my rules, you are going to this ball, whether you like it or not. I never get to show off my grandson. It's a formal ball, which means you're going to need a suit and tie, and there's something else we'll also have to work on."
"What...?" said Gary, suspiciously.
"Your manners, for heavens sakes! They're appalling! You have until next Friday to sort yourself out, and if you haven't, you're grounded for a month, with no allowance!"
"But Gramps -"
"No buts Gary! Now, I suggest you get a start on those manners. Find someone respectable to teach you. How about that young girl, Misty? I've spoken to her a few times, maybe she could teach you?"
"Misty Waterflower?! Are you crazy?! I hate her! No chance in hell Gramps!"
"Well, it's up to you, ask her to help you, or grounded with no allowance."
Sighing to himself, Gary stormed out of the kitchen, leaving Professor Oak with a small smile on his face.
"So lemme get this straight," said May, lying on the grass, "Your grandpa wants you to ask Misty to teach you manners? No way! You're not going to actually ask her, right?"
"I dunno..." said Gary, "My Gramps was pretty serious, I suppose I better just do it to shut him up."
"Gary, you can't!" exclaimed May, horrified.
"What if you end up liking her or something?!"
"Relax May!" laughed Gary, "I won't start liking her! I'll see you guys later, I suppose I better head over and ask her..."
May and Drew stared in awe as Gary just walked off, heading towards the Waterflower household.
Ten minutes later, Gary pressed the bell outside the house and waited. He heard a voice shouting "coming" and a few seconds later, the door opened and a blonde girl answered the door.
"Uh, hi, is Mi - Misty there?"
"Oh. My. Gawd! Lily! Violet! Get out here! Like, Mistys finally got like, a boyfriend!"
Two more girls came rushing down the hall, and instantly they started "ooohh"ing and "aaahh"ing over him, making him turn red. Misty appeared at the top of the stairs and pushed through her sisters, groaning when she saw who it was.
"What the hell are you doing here? Are you stalking me now?"
"Um, I need to ask you something..." muttered Gary.
"We'll like, go inside and give you two some like, alone time!" exclaimed the blonde girl, dragging her two sisters away.
"Well? What do you want?" said Misty, looking annoyed.
"Um, my Gramps is dragging me to some ball... And he thinks I need to learn some manners, so I was wondering, would you, you know, teach me some manners?"
Misty stared at Gary and then burst out laughing.
"You've gotta be kidding me! Me, help you?! You've done nothing but torture me for years, and you want me to help you?! Yeah right! Bye Gary!"
Just before she closed the door, Gary put his foot in front of the door so she couldn't close it.
"Wait! Just hear me out! Please Misty, I really need to learn these manners. If you do, I won't ever slag you again! I really wanna impress my Gramps, he thinks i'm just arrogant and cocky!"
Seeing the look on Mistys face, Gary sighed.
"Okay, so I am arrogant and cocky, but I wanna show him I can have manners too! Please Misty? I'll never slag you again, I swear!"
Misty sighed and looked at Gary.
"Fine. Meet me at Sharons Café tomorrow at twelve, be there, or the deal is off," said Misty, closing the door in his face.
Authors Note: Okay, so, first egoshipping multichap! Read and review pretty please, all comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated! I'll post Chapter 2 within a week, so enjoy!