Hey guys! Hope you have enjoyed the first chapter! I have absolutely no idea how long this story will run, but I'm expecting it to be pretty long. I'm trying to make the chapters longer, so bare with me there. I'm still learning after all! I'm going to try to get on a schedule of updating once a week, so look for the next chapter to be up around this time next week. And remember to review! I would love to hear feedback from you guys. Review review review! Till next time :)
I wake up in a daze. I'm not quite sure where I am, but I know I'm uncharacteristically sleeping in a bed. I'm use to sleeping on the ground in an uncomfortable sleeping bag up on the mountain. I see a pokeball shaped clock and read 5:20 and I realize I'm back in my room. And today is my match against the elite four. My match starts at 10:00, so I restlessly try to go back to sleep. I have two more hours until I have to get ready to go to the Plateau.
When my clock reads 6:10, I conclude that I'm not going to be able to go back to sleep. My thoughts are running rampant with strategies for battle, foreign polices, and most of all, Gary Oak. The elusive Gary Oak always finds a way into my thoughts. I think of how he's going to respond to my feelings for him, and I hope they will be same. I don't know what I will do if he doesn't respond positively to me. I shake that though out of my head and finally get out of bed. I slip on a pair of sweat pants and open my door.
All of the lights are off, so everybody must still be asleep. I walk down the stairs and decide now would be a good time to let Pikachu back in and apologize to him. I open the door and before I get the chance to call his name the yellow mouse bolts through the door and heads straight to the kitchen. How he has so much energy this early I do not know. I walk through the doorway that leads to the kitchen and see Pikachu trying to get a box of pokemon food open by gnawing at the corner of it.
"Here buddy, I'll get that for you. You must be hungry!" I sat as I open the box for him and pour its contents into a small bowl on the floor. Pikachu jumps from the counter with a delighted squeal and starts eating. With nothing else to do for forty minutes, I start cooking breakfast for Misty and Mom. I get lost in thought as I'm cooking pancakes and end up burning one. After that failed attempt, I try again and somehow make a stack big enough to feed us all without burning anymore of them. I start pouring glasses of orange juice when I notice Mom walk into the kitchen obviously confused as to why the table is full of food.
"What is all of this? You know you didn't have to do this for us honey. Today is your special day!" Mother says in her classic sing-song voice. I know she hates it when I do work around the house for her, she feels as if that is her job and she actually enjoys doing it. But I had nothing else to do so I figured she would let this one slide.
"I know you don't like it when I cook, but I couldn't sleep. And if it makes you happy, I left the dishes in the sink for you!" I reply and she laughs. It's good to hear her laugh. Just as she draws me into a hug Misty walks through the doorway still half asleep. Her hair is sticking up in all the wrong places, but at least she had the decency to cover up in a silk robe that is embroidered with red water lilies.
"Aww, Ash is getting sappy. I wish I could –yawn- video this." Misty states as she finds her way to a seat at the table and takes a long swig of her orange juice. She pulls a pill out her the pocket in her robe and swallows it down with her orange juice. "What?" she says when she sees me staring at her, "I had one too many glasses of wine last night. It was hard for me to sleep in a bed that's not mine."
"You can say 'A bed that's not as comfortable as my expensive one at home' you know. Not everybody can be Misty Waterflower, superstar, and have their bed handmade." I tease her. She throws a grape across the table at me and I laugh. She thinks she can relentlessly tease me but I'm not allowed to tease her. I don't quite understand her logic.
"Don't make me give you a black eye before your big televised match with the Elite Four!" She says with her mouth full of food. Some things just don't change.
We finish up breakfast with some light conversation about the Elite Four's pokemon and my strategies for them. I take one last swig of my orange juice and head of to get ready for my battles toady. I let my pokemon out of their pokeballs in the backyard to stretch and tell them the plans for the matches. I get them all food and leave them eating to prepare myself. I grab a towel and head for the bathroom. The steam from the shower rejuvenates me and I end up dazing off. When I come back into it, I realize that if I don't hurry, I will be late. It's a two hour drive to Indigo Plateau and I have to be there at ten for registration. I get out of the shower, wrap the towel around my waist, and walk to my room. I decide to go simple with my clothes; a black tee, a pair of dark washed jeans, and my iconic league hat I have had since the beginning of my journey. I grab my cell phone, wallet, and pokedex and head downstairs to make sure Misty and Mom are ready and get my pokemon.
I scream their names and tell them that I will be waiting in the car. I hear replies to the turn of "Give me five more minutes!" and I thank god that I'm gay. I couldn't deal with a wife every day. I grab a jacket and head to the car. I turn the heat on full blast and feel my phone vibrate in my pocket. I pull out my phone and read the text from the unknown number.
Hey Ashy-boy, long time no see. Grandpa and I will be at your match today. I'll find you after it's over. ~Gary Oak
Oh my god. I think my heart has stopped beating. I don't know if I'll be able to keep my cool when I see him in person, if just a text from him gets me like this. I'm sure I'm still blushing when Misty and Mom get into the car.
"Earth to Ash! What's wrong? You look like you just saw a ghost." Misty says as she shakes my shoulder. I quickly decide not to tell her and just confuse her.
"More like just talked to one."
