Hope you enjoy. and no, i dont own Pokemon =[

2: Decisions

Ash's cheeks were starting to look like Pikachu's. He smiled a small grin and forced a laugh out of his mouth. Misty couldn't believe his nerve. Laughing?! She felt her jaw drop again. Ash seemed to notice his mistake.

"Oh, well yea. Why I came back? Well, I…" He trailed off, at a loss for words. "Okay, I'm just gonna say it. Misty, I love you. I always have. I thought that you weren't even staying with me just for your bike anymore. Then you got your bike back, and, and you left me. I thought that I didn't mean anything. I was heartbroken. I mean, we were just 16, but I thought we were soul mates. I tried to get over it, I really did. But I just never could. Even accomplishing my dream didn't feel as special without you there."

"Damn". Misty thought. "I've never heard Ash make such a speech. Is that what he really thought? That I left him because I wanted to? That I didn't love him too? That I didn't dream about him every night? What am I supposed to do? He broke me. Do I forgive him, or continue on with my life?"

Ash had started to look worried. Here he was, pouring his heart out , and Misty said nothing.

"Ash." Finally, Misty spoke. His name sounded like music on her voice. It was a little higher than he remembered.

"I…I…" Misty stared, but faltered.

"It's okay Mist. I get it if you moved on already. I waited. I thought I could be happy with being a Pokemon Master. I was selfish."

"No Ash, that's not it at all. In fact, my dreams haven't turned out too well. Matches are boring to me. All I can see is you, walking through the door and saying these words you are saying right now."

"Really?! You want me? You were waiting for me?" Ash cut into what Misty was saying. She continued as if he didn't speak.

"The Master trials, I was there. In the crowd, like a coward, not saying anything to you, but I was there." Ash's smile almost split his face. He fought the urge to throw his arms around her.

"So, yes, I left you. I was too afraid to tell you how I really felt. I wanted the gym. It would have been shut down and I couldn't bear for that to happen. I thought I would be okay. But ever since I left I knew I made the wrong decision. "

"Misty, I can't tell you how I wanted to hear those words. I was so afraid I would show up here and you would laugh in my face. I mean, I was kind of pathetic. I could hardly use a water pokemon to its full potential because just seeing one filled my mind with you."

"Ash, that's sweet." As he was speaking, he had grabbed her hand. She became aware of a feeling of electric racing up her palm and into her heart. He was still talking, but she no longer heard his words. All she could feel was his hand in hers. All she could smell was his scent, all she could see was his deep, chocolate eyes, his perfect lips.

"Misty?" Ash snapped her out of her daydreams. Almost.

"Yeah?" She answered dreamily.

"I asked if this meant that we could be together. That we could start over. Learn from our mistakes and not repeat them."

Did he really just say that? This was her dream come true! Ash had come back! He wanted to be with her!

She stepped closer to him and moved her other hand to the back of his head. She put her lips to his. Ahh the taste. She had dreamed about doing this. How funny that they had both loved each other, yet had never kissed. It was too short, she thought, as he pulled out and stared at her like a blind man seeing the sun for the first time. She felt like the center of his world once more. Even more so when he pulled her tight to his body. He drew circles on the bare skin of her back and sent shivers down her spine. She realized that they were in the doorway.

"Come on." She said playfully and skipped back to the pool room. All the pokemon that were once swimming had vanished. She stripped off her shorts and dove into the pool. As she returned for air, she saw that Ash had joined her, wearing only boxers.

"Hey, I didn't bring a suit!" he said with a sheepish grin as she splashed him.

He dove under the water and grabbed her legs. She let him press her against the pool wall.

"Stop it!" She shrieked, although she knew she could break away if she tried. But she didn't. she wanted to be with him forever. He pressed her between him and the wall of the pool. He caught her mouth wit hhis and locked her in a passionate kiss. She rubbed her hand over his bare stomach.

"Man," she thought, "Pokemon training really builds up those abs."

Ash let out a small moan and his hand found her breast through her bathing suit. She could feel him getting hard against her leg. She groaned. Did she want to do this? She couldn't stop.

"Not in the pool." She thought. "then I really wouldn't be able to battle in here."

She popped out of the pool. Ash, surprised followed right away. She led him to the locker room. She pressed him against the wall and continued their kiss. Ash kissed her right back. Dry from the steamy heated tiles, Ash pushed her onto a pulled out couch. They had both lost their clothes along the way. Ash looked up at her as for confirmation. Misty nodded her head. And for the first time, someone was in her, and it was her dream come true.