Me: Hey Readers.

Dawn: Erin's back with the second chapter of Ice Box

Me: Lets me just apologize for the delay with this chapter. A lot of things have been going on. School is driving me nuts. I hate homework and I can't stand it when my free time gets cut cause of homework.

Ash: Thank god I don't live in your world.

Me: Thanks Ash. You always know how to make me feel better *smacks him across the head*

Ash: Oww, that hurt.

Me: Good, it was supposed too.

Ash: I feel so abused.

Misty: I think we better get on with the story.

Me: yeah, we should. I'd like to thank Betamax16 for the idea for this chapter. Your idea was great :D. And just so you know, this whole chapter is gonna be told from Ash's POV.

Ash: It is?

Me: Yeah. And can I just add how difficult it is writing from your POV.

Gary: Erin doesn't own us and she never will.

Me: Ok, lets get on with the story.

Something really doesn't feel right to me at all.

Ever since Misty came to Sinnoh with Gary, things just haven't been the same. And that's not meant in a good way either. I thought Misty came to Sinnoh to spend time with me, right? After all, I am her boyfriend. So why is she spending more time with Gary instead of me? Honestly, they've been spending way too much time together, a lot more then they should be.

Not to mention, the only night she spent with me is the night she first came to Sinnoh. Ever since that night, she's been spending more time with Gary and less with me. And it's really making me angry. I could have sworn that I was her boyfriend, not Gary. So why is she ditching me for Gary? It's almost like..

I smacked myself across my forehead and shook my head. Get a hold of yourself, Ketchum, I thought to myself. Misty wouldn't do that to you. She loves you. She took a break from the gym to come and see you. She wouldn't do that to you. She wouldn't.

Then, why is she hanging out with Gary more then me?

It's probably nothing and I'm probably getting myself worked up over nothing. I'm probably exaggerating.

Yeah, I have to be. Misty's not being unfaithful to me. For heaven's sake, she came all the way to the Sinnoh Region from Kanto to visit me. She's not being betraying me.

That's what it feels like though.

"Pikapi," I heard Pikachu's voice from behind me. I turned around to see the yellow mouse looking at me. "Pikachu?"

I know exactly what Pikachu asked me too. Way to go, Ash, I put my hand on my forehead. You're making Pikachu worry about you. "Don't worry about me, Pikachu. I'm fine."

Pikachu looked at me and shook his head. Yeah, he didn't believe a word I just told him. Heck, I didn't even believe myself. "Ash, are you ok?" I heard a voice come from behind Pikachu. Dawn stepped out from the tree. She was looking at me worriedly.

"Yeah, I'm fine," I said, hoping to at least convince someone here.

Dawn didn't seem to believe me. Jeez, am I that bad of a liar? "Ash, if something is bothering you, you can tell me." She told me with a very worried expression written all over her face.

I gave a small smile. It's nice to know that someone here cares about me. "I'm fine, Dawn," I said, hoping to convince her. She gave me a totally unconvinced look. "Really, Dawn, I'm fine."

"You are?" she asked.

I looked at her and nodded. "Yeah, Dawn. I'm fine." I told her and gave her a small smile.

I turned around and looked for Misty but frowned when I noticed she wasn't there. As a matter of fact, neither was Gary. "Hey, Dawn," I called out to Dawn, catching her attention. "Have you seen Misty? I don't see her anywhere."

Dawn turned around, looking for Misty as well. "Nope, I haven't, Ash. Come to think about it, I haven't seen Gary around either."

What the heck is going on here? Why are Gary and Misty always missing? Something really does not feel right here. "Lately, Misty's been spending more time with Gary then me." I frowned when those words came out of my mouth. I never thought I would ever say those words.

Dawn's reaction seemed to match mine. She looked at me in complete shock. Yeah, I bet she never thought that would happen. Heck, I never thought this would happen either. "I'm sure that's not true, Ash," Dawn said, looking at me. "Misty loves you, she wouldn't spend more time with Gary over you."

Gee, just what I needed to hear. Dawn doesn't seem to believe it. "It's true, Dawn," I told her. "Misty's been spending way too much time with Gary. Something really doesn't feel right and I don't like it!" I yelled and stood up, walking towards the door of the hotel.

"Ash," Dawn said. I stopped dead in my tracks, "what do you think is going on?"

I turned around to look at her, "I don't know," was all I could manage to say. "But I'm telling you the truth, Dawn. Misty and Gary have been spending way too much time together and I don't like it."

"Do you think Misty," Dawn started off, "might be..?" I know exactly what she meant to. That's a good question too. Could Misty really be cheating on me with Gary?

I put my hand to my forehead. "I don't know, Dawn," I honestly feel like I could scream now. That's how much this situation is bothering me. "But it feels like she might be."

Dawn seemed to be completely shocked at my last statement. Honestly, I shocked myself by saying that. I never thought that I would ever think that. I don't want to assume the worst either but something really is wrong and I don't like it. Misty and Gary are together a whole lot more then they should. The only reasonable assumption I could come up with is that she could be betraying me. I really don't want to think like that but it's the only thing I could come up with.

Pikachu jumped up on my shoulder. "Pikapi," it attempted to console me. "Pikachu Pika." I know exactly what Pikachu said to. ("I'm sure Misty isn't cheating on you.")

I looked at Pikachu, "do you really think so, Pikachu?"

Pikachu nodded. "Pika," he said. You know, I'm happy Pikachu is there for me. But still, I don't know what to believe right now.

I looked up when I heard the door open. Misty was coming in. She seemed to be really happy too. I wonder about what though. "Hey Misty."

She looked up at me and smiled. "Hey guys," she said as she quietly shut the door. "Babe, what's wrong?" she asked me once she saw me.

"Where have you been?" I asked her. I really want to know where she was.

She seemed to be really confused when I asked her that. "I was with Gary," she said.

"Oh," was all I could manage to say. What am I supposed to say to that?

Misty looked at me worriedly. "Is everything okay?" She asked me, "is there something bothering you, Ash?"

"Nope," I lied straight through my teeth. "Everything's fine."

Misty didn't seem to buy it for one second. She could tell that I'm lying. "If there's something bothering you, tell me." she told me as she put her hands on my face, making me look at her. "I love you, Ash. You can tell me if there's something bothering you."

I managed to give a small smile as Misty started to stroke my cheeks with her hand. "Everything's fine, Misty." I told her. I really didn't want to make her worry about me.

"You sure?" She asked me.

I smiled and nodded. "Yeah, Misty, I'm sure. I'm just fine."

"Ok," she told me. I could tell that she didn't want to go on about the subject. "Babe, I'm going for a walk now. I'll be back later." She said and she started to walk towards the door.

"I'll go with you," I said and I followed her to the door.

"Babe," she started off. "I've got some things to think about and I'd like to go alone."

I frowned, "Oh," was all I could manage to say. I looked down in sadness.

"Ash," I heard Misty say my name and I looked up at her. "I'll be fine. Don't worry about me."

I managed to give a small smile, "Ok. I'll see you later then. I love you."

"I love you too," Misty told me as she opened the door. "I'll be back later, ok?" she asked me. I smile and nodded. She gave me a smile before she left the room.

Yeah, I'm definitely making a big deal out of nothing. Misty wouldn't have told me she loved me if she was cheating on me. There's no way she would. Well, that's a relief. I never should have thought she was betraying me in the first place. She's clearly not. Gee, that's a relief.

I turned my head towards Brock and Dawn when I noticed Misty's Pokètch laying on the table and I picked it up. "Misty, wait!" I shouted. It was no use though. She wouldn't hear me. She was probably in the elevator by now. "You left your Pokètch here."

"Uh oh," Brock said. "You better go bring that to her."

I turned around and nodded. "Yeah, I probably should," I agreed. "I'll be right back." I said before I ran out the door.

"Misty!"

I've been wandering around for about a half hour looking for Misty and there was no sight of her. Where the hell did she go? She's got to be around here somewhere. But where? I've been looking for her for a half hour and there's still no sign of her. Where the hell is she?

"Where the hell did she go?" I asked myself. She's gotta be around here somewhere.

I took out her Pokètch and I looked at it. "I gotta give this back to her."

"Misty!" I kept calling her name while looking around for her.

No answer.

Where the hell did she go? It's also kind of weird that she didn't bring her Pokètch with her. She never goes anywhere without it. It's really weird. She barely ever takes the thing off either. So, why did she take it off now? And where the hell did she go that she forgot to bring it with her. I wish I knew.

"Misty!"

I stopped in my tracks when I heard a voice. It's Misty too, I'm sure of it. I would know her voice considering that I've been dating her for a while.

As I got closer, I heard a male's voice too. And you know what, it sure sounds like Gary's voice too.

What the heck? I don't like this at all. Why is she with Gary? She told me she was going for a walk so why is she with him? Why the hell did she lie to me. Is it possible? Could she really be cheating on me? I need to get some answers here.

I saw Misty and Gary sitting on a park bench. I hid in the bushes, so they wouldn't see me. I couldn't help myself. I need to find out what the heck is going on here.

"I can't keep doing this to him, Gary?" Misty said, looking away from Gary as some tears came down her cheeks. Is she talking about me? "If Ash finds out about us, he'll devastated. I couldn't live myself if he got hurt. He really cares about me and I care about him too."

Oh my god?!? I thought to myself while I watched them. She really has been cheating on me with Gary. How the hell could she do this to me? I loved her, I gave her the world. Why would she do this to me? I felt a tear coming down my cheek while I watched them. I still can't believe it. Why would she do this to me? I really thought she loved me.

Gary leaned over and wiped Misty's tears away. "I know," he said, leaning over and taking Misty into his arms. "I wouldn't want Ash to get hurt either."

"So, what should we do?" she asked Gary as she looked up at him, "he's gonna get hurt when he finds out about this anyway? I can't hurt him, Gary. I really can't."

Gary pulled her closer to him. "He won't find out," he told her, kissing the top of Misty's head. "I'm sure of it."

I bit my lip. Is he freaking serious? Did he think he could hide this from me forever? I would have found out about this sooner or later. You can't hide these sort of things forever. How the hell can he seriously think I would never found out about this?

I really wanted to go in and yell at them but I just couldn't right now. I needed to find out how long this has been going on.

Misty seemed to cry harder then before. "He's bound to find out this sooner or later, Gary. We can't hide this from him forever."

"Don't worry Misty," Gary said as Misty leaned her head on his chest. "Don't worry. We'll figure this out."

I felt more tears coming down my cheeks. I tried my best to hold them back too but as you can see, it's not working so well. I seriously don't know how much more of this I can take. This is all my fault. How could I not have seen this coming? I should have seen this coming but no, I was too blind to see it. I'm such a fool.

"I feel like such an idiot," Misty wiped a few of her tears away. Good, she should feel like an idiot. She's the one who betrayed me. "I can't hurt Ash, Gary. He's such a good guy; he doesn't deserve this."

No, she's wrong. I thought to myself. I do deserve this. I should have seen that she was cheating on me. I should have. If I had known, none of this would have happened. I really am the one to blame. I wiped a few of my tears away.

"Misty," Gary started off, causing Misty to look up at him. "We both knew that Ash would have gotten hurt if he was to find out about us. We both knew what we were getting ourselves into when we decided to start seeing each other. There's no way to avoid this."

I looked away. How long has this been going on for?

"Yeah, you're right." Misty said, laying her head on Gary's shoulder. "I guess I should tell him. The sooner I end it with him, the sooner you and I can be together."

I kept fighting to hold my tears back but it's not working so well. Misty really didn't love me, she never did. I feel like such an idiot. I was with someone who has no feelings for me at all. Hoe could I not have seen that Misty really doesn't love me.

"There's no avoiding the fact that Ash is gonna hurt when he finds out about this," Misty said, looking down. "I need to do this."

Gary looked at Misty, "I love you, Misty."

"I love you too, Gary," Misty said. Both her and Gary moved until their lips met.

I tried to breathe to calm myself down but it didn't seem to work so well. I felt the hot tear coming my cheek but I ignored it. I can't believe this. What did I do to deserve this? I was such a good guy to Misty, I gave her the world. Why did she do this to me? Can someone tell me why? I feel like such a jerk now.

I slowly stood up and I walked out of the bushes. I looked right at Misty and Gary with a death glare. Both of them seemed to notice me too cause they broke apart and looked right at me. I shook my head as I grinded my teeth.

I saw Misty's eyes widen, as did Gary's. "Ash," she said as tears came down her cheeks.

I couldn't say anything. I just looked at the both of them with a disgusted look written all over my face. I grinded my teeth and I shook my head.

Misty got up and put her hand up, "Ash, this isn't what it looks like."

What the hell did she mean by this what it looks like? I just caught her cheating me on she has the nerve to tell me that this isn't what it looks like. How low can you go? How dumb does she honestly think I am. If she seriously thinks I'd believe her, then she had another thing coming.

I couldn't say anything. I just looked in shock and disbelief. I took a deep breath and I shook my head. It literally got the point where I turned around and ran away from them as fast I could.

"Ash, wait!" Misty yelled. I could hear someone running after me. I knew she was chasing after me. I didn't even think to stop.

I just kept running.

And I couldn't stop.

I just couldn't face them right now.

Me: Well, that's it.

Ash: That chapter was so sad.

Misty: I don't like how you had me cheating on Ash.

Me: Sorry, Misty. I'm not trying to bash you at all. Your awesome. This is a Pearlshipping story and I needed someone to be Ash's girlfriend at the beginning. But no worries, you and Gary will be happy together.

Misty: Oh that's good. At least I end up happy with Gary.

Ash: Oh hey, that rhymes.

Me: *shakes head* You're such a genius.

Ash: What was that?

Dawn: Uh oh, I think we better end this chapter here.

Me: Yeah, I hope you all liked it. I worked very hard on it. If I made Ash sound like a girl, please forgive me. It's not easy for a girl to write from a guy's POV.

Ash: Really?

Me: Yeah, honestly. Please leave a review and let me know you're actually reading my horrible work.

Me, Ash, Dawn, Misty, &Gary: Bye people.