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Once Upon A Time
Budding
It was a beautiful, beautiful spring day. Everything was green and the Bird Pokémon were happily singing their songs. The sky was a clear blue and the sun was shining; shining down on a lonely figure sitting on a green park bench.
An idiot.
That was what he was, and the boy concerned knew it very well. How could he have been so stupid? How could he have not seen it? How, in the name of Arceus, could he have been such an idiot?
Ash clenched and unclenched his fists, gritting his teeth. He was hurt, frustrated and sad, but mostly angry – angry at himself, for being so blind and oblivious. For being such an idiot.
It had hurt when Misty had told him she was dating Gary. At first he didn't know why it hurt; his rivalry with Gary was long over, he was actually a pretty nice guy and Misty seemed to be truly happy. So why did it hurt?
It had been Brock who had gently pointed out the truth to him: jealousy. Ash Ketchum was jealous because Gary Oak had stolen his girl away. His girl.
Ash shook his head – Misty wasn't his girl. Never had been, and now never would be either.
If only he had been able to see the truth earlier, but no, every other feeling for Misty other than platonic friendship had been discarded by him as hormones, as nothing more than normal guy impulses. With a stubbornness that could equal Misty's he had been denying every possibility that he had fallen for his best friend.
And to make matters even worse, Brock had also slipped up a bit and accidently told him Misty had been pining after him for years.
Misty. Pining after him. For years! And he had been too blind to see that, travelling from one region to the other, having adventures and meeting new people, leaving her all alone in Cerulean City.
Now he thought about it, it was a wonder she didn't actually hate him yet.
With a sigh, Ash let his head fall in his hands. He had messed up big time, he knew that. He was an idiot, he knew that too.
A huge, oblivious, stupid idiot.
But when Misty's voice was heard through the forest, calling his name, he wondered if maybe, just maybe, there was still some hope for him.
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