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Summary: Gary Oak has to travel from Pallet Town to Pewter City with a girl. What could be so bad about that? One. She can turn his world upside down in a good and bad way. Two. It's going to just be them two alone. Three. He still secretly loves her. And Four. Her name is Misty Waterflower and her boyfriend is Ash Ketchum.

Day 1: Pallet Town: Morning

""

"Hahahahaha."

"That wasn't funny at all, Gary Oak!"

"Oh right, my poor Caterpie, are you alright?"

"Still not funny!"

"I'm sorry, babe, couldn't help myself."

"Hmph."

"Hm... I wonder how, I, Gary Oak, the bravest, smartest, more awesomeness guy in the world can make it up to little Miss Waterflower. Hmm… this seems kinda hard…"

"Pft…so much for smarr…"

"…."

"You were saying?"

"Hmph. Sometimes I wonder if you kissing me is because you actually like me or if it's just an excuse to shut me up."

"Would you still love me if I said it was the second option?"

"…."

"What's wrong? Misty? … I'm sorry…I was only joking around…What's with that face?"

"You're hopeless sometimes but I still l…"

"Gary…Garrrry… time to wake up. Your beauty sleep is over. Gramps needs your help with something." May Oak nudges a sleepy Gary awake then poking him in the cheek.

"Whaa ? Huh?' Gary wakes up drowsily. 'It was just a dream.'

"Geez, princess. Rough night much?" laughed May.

"Ha ha ha. Just a bit actually. What does Gramps want?" Gary asked sitting up.

"Well two things actually. One, we need to clean up the house. We're throwing Ash a goodbye party. Two, Gramps needs you to deliver some package for him to Pewter City. So don't do anything stupid tonight because you're waking up early tomorrow by yourself. We don't want a repeat of how you screwed up last night because you were so drunk you over slept. Then you took longer than you were supposed to." May lectured.

"That was just one time! Why won't you let me live that down! Wait, goodbye party for Ashy-boy?" Gary asked.

"Oh, yea. He's leaving for some new continent tomorrow morning or afternoon. Whatever time he wakes up. Man, you two are the same when it comes to sleeping. Oh, another thing, I call the kitchen, you can clean the living room, little bro." With that said, May left Gary's room.

Gary got out of bed, took a shower and got dressed for the day. He placed on a white t-shirt over his black tank top and gym shorts. 'Another day. Hm wonder what type of package gramps wants me to deliver."

As Gary made his way downstairs, he heard laughing. Walking into the kitchen was Professor Samuel Oak, aka Gramps, Delia Ketchum, and May.

"Morning Gary." All three said.

"Morning Gramps, Ms. Ketchum….May"

"You hungry, Gary?" Samuel asked.

"I could cook you something to eat if you are." Delia asked.

"Oh, yes please."

"Hn. Gary, how about you wait a bit longer? It'll be lunchtime in an hour." May asked.

"Yea. Sure. I'll get started cleaning then."

Gary made his way to the living room. There were magazines all over the table. Dust was "everywhere". Jackets left on chairs. Gary turned on the radio before starting to clean.

Afternoon

Songs and commercials passed by unnoticed as he dazed off while organizing the magazines. After finishing the living room, he was brought back to reality. The song caught his attention. It was "My Boo" by Usher and Alicia Keys.

"There's always that one person
That will always have your heart
You'll never see it coming
Cause you're blinded from the start
Know that you're that one for me
It's clear for everyone to see
Ooh baby ooh you will always be my boo

Memories after memories flew through his mind. He smiled after every one of them.

See, I don't know about y'all
But I know about us and uh
It's the only way
We know how to rock
I don't know about y'all
But I know about us and uh
It's the only way
We know how to rock"

Gary couldn't help but start singing along.

"Do you remember girl
I was the one who gave you your first kiss
Cause I remember girl
I was the one who said put your lips like this
Even before all the fame and
People screaming your name
Girl, I was there and you were my baby

It started when we were younger
You were mine, my boo
Now another brother's taken over
But it's still in your eyes, my boo
Even though we used to argue it's alright, my boo
I know we haven't seen each other
In awhile but you will always be my boo"

Gary paused to catch his breath. He was sitting down on the couch now with his eyes closed. He listened to Alicia's part but it was overpowered by another voice.

"I was in love with you when we were younger
You were mine, my boo
And I see it from time to time
I still feel like, my boo
And you can see it no matter
How I try to hide, my boo
And even though there's another man who's in my life
You will always be my boo"

Gary opened his eyes to see Misty Waterflower standing in front of him. They were separated by the coffee table. He couldn't take his eyes off of her. Her chest had filled out. Not too big but not small either. She was wearing a red spaghetti strap with white outlining, blue shorts and white socks. He was nearly mesmerized by her legs but looked back up to meet her eyes. Green met Blue.

"Yes, I remember boy
Cause after we kissed
I could only think about your lips
Yes, I remember boy
The moment I knew you were the one
I could spend my life with
Even before all the fame
And people screaming your name
I was there and you were my baby"

Not wanting to ruin the moment, he continued to stare into her eyes as he continued the song.

"It started when we were younger you were mine, my boo
Now another brother's taken over but it's still in your eyes, my boo
Even though we used to argue it's alright, my boo
I know we haven't seen each other in a while
But you will always be my boo

Misty took over. She moved over and grabbed his hands forcing him to stand. They readjusted themselves so that they had some space. Still holding his hand, Misty started to sing.

"I was in love with you when we were younger you were mine, my boo
And when I see from time to time I still feel like, my boo
And you can see it no matter how I try to hide, my boo
And even though there's another man who's in my life
You will always be my boo"

Letting go of her hands, Gary snaked his arms around her waist pulling her closer to him.

"Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, my boo"

Misty's hands found their way to his face.

"My oh, my oh, my oh, my oh, my boo" she continued.

Gary took over.

"It started when we were younger you were mine, my boo
Now another brother's taken over but it's still in your eyes, my boo
Even though we use to argue it's alright, my boo
I know we haven't seen each other in a while
But you will always be my boo"

Now they were singing together. He was trying so hard not to kiss her.

"I don't know bout y'all, but I know about us and
It's the only way we know how to rock
I don't know bout y'all, but I know about us and
It's the only way we know how to rock"

Gary finished the song.

"It started when we were younger, my boo
Now another brother's taken over"

They both stayed like that breathing heavily until Gary was the first to speak.

"Wow. That was amazing."

"Yea that was. I missed you, Gary." Their foreheads touched and she nuzzled her nose with his.

"I missed you too, Misty." They both stared at each other.

"I really hate to kill this moment, but what are you doing here?" he asked.

They slowly pulled apart. Misty's hands reached to the opposite elbows. Gary stuck his hands in his pockets.

"I came early to help set up for Ash's goodbye party." Gary looked away. He had to. He couldn't look at her. He knew he shouldn't have been surprised. Obviously she was here for Ash and not him. It still hurt though.

"So how is Ashy-boy anyways?"

"Last time, I talked to him, he was good.

"Ohh, I see."

"Yea.."

"Are you going with him to that new continent?"

"Actually, no, I'm returning back to Cerulean City. I'm going to take my sisters' place back as Gym Leader. I haven't told Ash yet though."

"Ohh that's good. I mean. Uh. I see." There was an awkward silence between the both.

Clearing her throat, Misty ended the awkward silence, "There's lunch in the kitchen if you're hungry. Professor Oak, Ms. Ketchum, and your sister went out for a bit. They were going to come get you but I told them I would do it. When I saw you singing, I couldn't help but join in."

"Haha…" Gary laughed his infamous laugh. "Well, I'm still glad you joined in. Hmm..so since we have the house to ourselves…" He put his hands on her shoulder and looked into her eyes. "I'll race you to the kitchen. Last one there is a rotten Exeggcute and owes the other an ice cream cone." Gary sprinted off leaving Misty alone in the living room.

"HEYY! YOU CHEATER GET BACK HERE!" Gary heard as he made it to the kitchen. Realizing he had some time, he decided to hide and wait for his prey.

"Alright cheater, where are you?"

Gary waited for his chance and then he attacked! He grabbed her from behind by the waist. He heard her squeal but that didn't stop him. He proceeded to start tickling her. They were both laughing, him, out of entertainment, and her, against her will.

"Okay.. s-ss-stop…you w-win.." Misty barely managed to say.

Gary chuckled before grabbing plates from the cupboard. After Misty calmed down, she proceeded to grab the silverware. They swapped one plate for one fork. Both then grabbed at the food sitting on the counter. Settling down at the table they ate their lunch. They shared stories of their latest adventures. After, they started to decorate around the place.

Nighttime

May returned first telling them that Professor Oak and Ms. Ketchum had taken Ash out to keep him distracted. While Gary and Misty finished setting up around the house, May had started cooking in the kitchen. One by one, visitors started showing. Before they knew it, nightfall came around. That meant "Party time!"

"Hold on, I'm going to go change. You should change too, Gary."

Gary went to his room where he looked for an outfit to wear. He grabbed his nice blue jeans, put on a new white t-shirt and a black collar dress shirt. He reached for his yin-yang necklace and stuck it on. He grabbed on some white socks too. As he made his way out of the room he was stunned to see Misty.

She had changed into a dress that made her look stunning in his eyes.

"You look beautiful."

"Thanks. You don't look so bad yourself."

They made their way downstairs toward the party guests.

"Alright guys, everyone settle in your places. Gramps said, when they come, he'll say, "Ash, before you leave tomorrow, make sure you say good bye to your pokemon and all of us." May said.

"Hey May, are we sure this is enough food? This is Ash, we're talking about." Tracy asked.

"Don't worry, Tracy. Brock and I made extra in the kitchen, just in case." May replied.

"Sister dear, clearly, you haven't seen how big Ash's appetite is." Gary joined in.

The room laughed.

"Mr. Mime. Mime. Mime Mime." Mr. Mime came out with his hands up.

Noise could be heard from the outside.

"Quick! Cut the lights, they must be back."

Everyone stayed quiet as they heard keys dangling and a door being jiggled.

Having had limited hiding spots due to the amount of people, Gary hid with Misty behind a couch. They could feel the warmth of the other's body. Gary was enjoying the moment of silence with her until Ash's voice brought him back to reality.

"Professor, I think there's something wrong. I just saw the lights in the house turn off. Didn't you say Gary and May were out?"

"SURPRISEEE!" shouted the people in the room.

"Geeez Ashy boy, if only I had a camera to get a shot of your face right now." Laughed Gary.

"Hey Garyy! Wow, it's been so long. Hi everyone! Thanks for being here." Ash was greeted by everyone.

May turned on the music. The playlist started with Black Eye Peas, Let's Get This Party Started.

Misty had left to go greet Ash. Gary found himself alone. He frowned. He shouldn't be the one standing alone by a punch bowl drinking punch and nibbling on food. He then asked a girl to come dance with him.

Lost in the crowd of people, they managed to find a spot to dance. Gary found they had picked a spot not far from Misty and Ash. Gary frowned at what he saw. Ash was dancing close with Misty and was whispering in her ear. Misty had her back to him so he couldn't see her face. When Taylor Swift's, Today Was a Fairytale, ended, Gary ended the dance with whoever he was dancing with. He then walked over in hopes of getting a dance with Misty. Lucky for him, it seemed Ash was about done dancing.

"Hey Ashy-boy, mind if I cut in?"

"Uh, sure. I'll talk to you later, Misty." Ash kissed her on the left cheek then left.

The moment Misty was placed in his arms, the world around him had stopped. The crowds of people around them suddenly vanished. It became just them two and the slow song.

"Gary..." she breathed.

"Shh…Misty…Please let me just have this dance with me. Tonight, just be mine…and tomorrow you can go back to being his. I know you aren't property or some type of trophy but please. Let it just be you and me tonight.

"I…"

"Ok, I exaggerated it a little too far. Maybe just this dance, please Misty? I'd love if you stayed the night with me but I know that's asking too much. So just this one dance is all I ask. Nothing else. Please?" Gary pleaded.

"Alright, Gary Oak, lead the way."

"Thank you." He smiled.

The next song to play was "You and Me" by Lifehouse.

Gary put one hand around Misty's waist and the other he held her hand with. She placed her hand on his shoulder. They looked at each other and danced.

"What day is it? And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time

'Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all other people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you"

"One of the things that I want to say just aren't coming out right
I'm tripping on words
You've got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here

'Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all other people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you"

Misty moved her head so that it was leaning against his shoulder.

"There's something about you now
I can't quite figure out
Everything she does is beautiful
Everything she does is right"

Gary leaned his head onto Misty's head and quietly sang into her.

"'Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all other people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you
and me and all other people with nothing to do
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all other people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you

What day is it?
And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive"

The song ended meaning they had to separate. Gary kissed Misty's right cheek close to her mouth and let it linger a bit before pulling apart.

"Thank you Misty for the dance." Gary took off within the crowd. He couldn't stand it. If his younger self could've seen him now, he'd call himself pathetic.

He walked outside to grab fresh air. Looking up at the stars, he was lost in old memories.

Look Gary, do you see it? That star up there? Look how shiny it is." A younger Misty pointed at the sky.

Gary and Misty were laying on a blanket out on a hill. They were pointing out at stars in the sky and talking.

"Yea, hey, look over there." A younger Gary pointed. "If you somewhat connect the dots and use your imagination, it looks like it says G + M forever."

"Hahahaha. Is that what you use on all the other ladies you sneak in after me? Misty asked laughing.

"Nope, because there's no one else I want but you. You're the only one I see. Well, I take that back , actually, you aren't the only one I see." Misty frowned.

"As much as I wish it to only be you and I, I can't help but see your Psyduck too." Gary started laughing.

Misty smirked. "Oh really now? Here I thought I'd have to fight off some blonde bimbo for you. But Psyduck? Oh man, I couldn't handle the competition. I guess Psyduck wins. He can pick you up first thing tomorrow. Oh wait, you have to be the knight in shining armor. So I'll give you his pokeball tomorrow." Misty laughed.

"Wow, you got me. Oh no. What do I do? Misty, oh please please please take me back. You know you couldn't resist a day without me." Gary put on my puppy eye look.

Misty laughed again. "Only, cause you're just so cute." She pinched his cheeks.

"Tickle WAR!" Gary and Misty wrestled a bit while laughing and struggling to get the best of the other.

It ended with Misty straddling Gary. Both calming down, they looked at each other. Before they knew it, they were both leaning in.

"Gary? What are you doing out there?" Samuel Oak asked.

"Oh, hey gramps, I was just doing some thinking."

"Hn. Why don't you come inside? I need to talk to you about something."

"Sure."

Gary followed his gramps into the house. They made their way into the kitchen. It was just them there.

"Stay here for a second while I go grab something."

Gary was left by himself. He sat at the chair and waited. His ears perked when he heard Ash and Misty's voice.

He tried to listen better but was interrupted by Professor Oak.

"Gary, could you please deliver this to Pewter City for me? I need you to give this to Dr. Greg at the museum. He'll know what to do with it. Please get it there as soon as possible but safely. Nothing reckless please."

"Oh come on Gramps. It was just one time. I'm not even like that anymore."

"We can't take that risk Gary."

"Sorry to interrupt Samuel, but Ash and I are leaving now." Delia spoke up.

Ash gave Professor Oak and Gary a hug goodbye. Ash and Gary shook hands after saying their goodbyes.

Gary noticed something different about Ash. His hand was somewhat shaky and his hat was facing downward covering his eyes. 'Did something happen?'

Party guests started leaving one by one after Ash had left. Gary and Professor Oak were standing at the door saying goodbye to everyone. Gary wondered what happened to Misty.

"Professor, would it be alright with you if I stayed the night here? I'm leaving tomorrow morning for Cerulean City and I thought I'd get some shut eye first. "

"Of course, you're welcome anytime. Misty. Wait to Cerulean City you say?"

"Yes professor."

"I have an idea. Why don't you and Gary go together? He's going to Pewter City tomorrow. You two could travel together. Well at least most of it. Then you won't be completely alone. How about it, you two?"

"I'm alright with it if Gary is."

"Uh…ya sure. Sounds like a plan."

"Good good. Well, Misty, you can take the spare room like the good old days if that's alright with you."

"That's fine. Thank you professor."

"Well then, I'll see you two in the morning. Good night."

Gary and Misty walked upstairs toward their bedrooms in silence.

"Well, good night Gary."

"Night Misty."

'What did I just get myself into! Four days alone with Misty. I barely survived tonight. I wonder what's going through her mind right now.'

Gary sighed before getting ready for bed.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Tune in next time for their adventure to Pewter City.