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Amber splashed through the foam-like bubbles, giggling. Shaking his head, Ash laughed, sinking into the warm water of the bathtub. "This is the only time I am going to do this, ok?" he said.
She looked up at him, before paddling over, and sitting on his bare knees. Ash patted her head, before sinking under the water's surface. Amber jumped off, and swam around for a few minutes, before diving under.
Gurgling, Amber attached herself to Ash, tail bobbing. His head fell to the side, bubbles coming out of his mouth. Amber panicked, and put her small nose against his ear. Nothing happened. She whimpered, and wiggled under his head.
With all her might, Amber pushed up. She heard a soft knock through the water. Amber looked at Ash, before swimming to the surface. "Pika!" she squealed.
The door opened completely. May walked in, shutting the door behind her. "What's wrong, Amber-" she asked.
"Pikapi, pikachu!" Amber dove back under the water, and back out. "Pikapi!"
May looked at her, before getting an idea. "I'll be right back!" she said, running out.
A minute later, May returned, carrying Ash's pokedex. She turned it on, and pushed a few buttons. "Pokemon Translation Devise, or PTD, activated," flashed across the screen.
Amber looked at it. "Pikapi pi chu pikachu!"
The Pokedex beeped, before words formed on the screen. {Ash is in trouble!}
The pokemon jumped back into the water, and paddled around. May got down on her knees on the floor by the bathtub, and set the pokedex down. "Chu pika pi pika!"
{In the water!} May sighed, shaking her head in exasperation.
"Oh, Ash..you can be so dumb!" May hurriedly reached down into the bubble-filled water. Amber got back under his head, and helped to get him sitting up. "I swear, he *loves* almost dying..."
"Chu?" Amber said, sitting on the edge of the bathtub. May looked at Amber, and smiled.
"You have A LOT to learn," she said, putting her hand in the water. It was cooler then before. "Come on, Ash. Wake up!"
Ash squirmed, but didn't wake up. May took a handful of water, and splashed him. Amber ducked, covering her eyes with her paws. "Gaaah!" he yelped, snapping wide-awake, "Huh? What happened?"
"Pika!" Amber said, folding her arms. Ash blinked the water out of his eyes, before looking at Amber and May.
"You nearly attempted suicide, that's what."
"*What*?" Ash asked, "So, you two saved me?"
"Cha!" Amber squealed, jumping onto his head.
"I'll take that as a yes." Ash looked at May, smiling. The smile turned into a frown. "What's wrong?"
"Oh, it's nothing of importance. It'd just get you angry anyway." May fidgeted, looking at Ash, "Don't think you need that."
"Could you hand me that? Thanks," Ash said, as May took the towels off the counter, and handed one to him. She got up, and started fiddling with the sink. Ash got up out of the water, and wrapped the towel around his waist. He put his arms around her, frowning. "If it's nothing of importance, why would it get me angry?"
"It just would. You'd get mad and yell at her."
"*Her*? Come on, tell me!" May squirmed, before giving in.
"Fine..." she sighed, looking at Ash, "Nimbus, Cirrus, and I was going to figure out what colors the wedding would be in. I asked Misty if she wanted to help, and she got all huffy about it. She mentioned you, but I didn't hear what she said."
"Oh." Ash looked around, biting his lip. He forced a smile, before continuing. "See? I ain't mad."
May looked at him in disbelief, but didn't question him. "I'll be off so you can get dressed. You've been standing there wet for the past couple minutes."
She left, shutting the door behind her.
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"Hi Ash!" Nimbus said, looking up from the book that was open and spread across her lap and Cirrus's. Heather sat next to her, holding a pad of paper, and pen.
"What are you three up to?" he asked, sitting down in a chair. Heather looked at him.
"We're looking at colors," Nimbus said, flipping a page. Ash slouched in his chair, watching them.
"Where did May run off to? And Misty?" They looked at each other, then at Ash.
"May is in your bedroom, and Misty is-" Cirrus started.
"Right here." Ash looked up, the red head standing behind him. He bit his tongue to keep from snapping at her.
"Misty, would it be alright if I had a word with you?" Ash asked. Misty nodded. He got up from the chair, and followed her into the kitchen. Grabbing a soda out of the refrigerator, she looked at him.
"What do you want to talk about, Ash?" Misty asked. Her expression changed, noticing the fact that Ash was NOT happy.
"What did you say?" Ash asked, looking at her.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I mean, why did you have to get so huffy with May? She's been trying so hard to be your friend, and all you do is snap at her for it. WHY?" Ash leaned against the table, watching her. Misty fidgeted, twisting the soda can between her hands.
"I don't like her."
"You think I don't know that?" he asked, "You've been acting like this since Day 1! Ever since we met her, Nimbus, and Cirrus! My question is, why? You've liked just about every other girl we've ever met on our journey, EXCEPT MAY!"
"You want to know why?" Misty said, "It's because you're about to make the biggest mistake of your life because of her! It's because she did the one thing I couldn't, without even trying!"
"What do you mean? You're not talking about the wedding, are you?" Ash asked, his expression changing entirely.
"Yes Ash, I am!" she snapped, "You are nineteen! You shouldn't be sitting around here planning a wedding! You should be out, having all of those adventures you love!"
"Misty, let me clue you in on something. The plans are set that after the wedding, we're going to lock up the house and just travel around. Just because I'm getting married doesn't mean that's going to stop." Ash sat on the table, swinging his legs. "May and I already decided that we are going to wait a couple years before we start a family, so that isn't going to stop us."
Frowning, Ash suddenly looked at her. "Hold up...you said that she did something that you couldn't...what were you talking about?"
"Uh." Misty looked around uneasily. "I was, uh...well, you see...ASH!"
He shrugged innocently, trying to hide his laughing. "I'm sorry!" Ash apologized, "It's just that...you're blushing."
"Oh. Well, it was nothing. I don't know why I said that." Misty sighed. "I think I'd be a good idea if I went and apologized. I've been such a mean idiot to May."
Misty left the kitchen, and immediately bumped into Richie. "Oh...ow." she said, "Have you seen May anywhere?"
"She just went outside a few minutes ago," he replied. Misty thanked him, and ran out. She walked over to the docks.
"May, you here?" she called.
"Over here." Misty looked toward the railing, and frowned. Slapping herself mentally, she walked over.
"I...I wanted to say I'm sorry." Misty said. May turned, and looked at her, surprise showing on her face. "I've been a jerk this whole time, and it was just because I'm jealous."
"Misty? Why would you be jealous?" May asked.
"Because...because ever since I was eleven, I've had a crush on Ash. Then, we come here to Lunar and we met you and Nimbus and Cirrus. The minute he had seen you, Ash was in love with you. I lost my one chance."
"Misty..." May hugged her. Misty stood still, glaring at the workers who dared to even glance in their direction.
"Now I know why Ash loves you so much and why people like you so much." Misty giggled, "You have a way of making them feel better when they are down."
"I think I'll take that as a compliment," May said. Misty nodded.
"You still want my help with the colors?"
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Black Ninetales-Ok, so you won't be confused anymore, here is the lay down (if this chapter doesn't straighten it out). Ash is marrying May, but Misty doesn't want him to because she loves him. Brock, Gary, and Richie are just there to give Ash some company. ^_^ In other words, they have no purpose except to sit there and look pretty. I might put Misty and Gary together...maybe.
Amber splashed through the foam-like bubbles, giggling. Shaking his head, Ash laughed, sinking into the warm water of the bathtub. "This is the only time I am going to do this, ok?" he said.
She looked up at him, before paddling over, and sitting on his bare knees. Ash patted her head, before sinking under the water's surface. Amber jumped off, and swam around for a few minutes, before diving under.
Gurgling, Amber attached herself to Ash, tail bobbing. His head fell to the side, bubbles coming out of his mouth. Amber panicked, and put her small nose against his ear. Nothing happened. She whimpered, and wiggled under his head.
With all her might, Amber pushed up. She heard a soft knock through the water. Amber looked at Ash, before swimming to the surface. "Pika!" she squealed.
The door opened completely. May walked in, shutting the door behind her. "What's wrong, Amber-" she asked.
"Pikapi, pikachu!" Amber dove back under the water, and back out. "Pikapi!"
May looked at her, before getting an idea. "I'll be right back!" she said, running out.
A minute later, May returned, carrying Ash's pokedex. She turned it on, and pushed a few buttons. "Pokemon Translation Devise, or PTD, activated," flashed across the screen.
Amber looked at it. "Pikapi pi chu pikachu!"
The Pokedex beeped, before words formed on the screen. {Ash is in trouble!}
The pokemon jumped back into the water, and paddled around. May got down on her knees on the floor by the bathtub, and set the pokedex down. "Chu pika pi pika!"
{In the water!} May sighed, shaking her head in exasperation.
"Oh, Ash..you can be so dumb!" May hurriedly reached down into the bubble-filled water. Amber got back under his head, and helped to get him sitting up. "I swear, he *loves* almost dying..."
"Chu?" Amber said, sitting on the edge of the bathtub. May looked at Amber, and smiled.
"You have A LOT to learn," she said, putting her hand in the water. It was cooler then before. "Come on, Ash. Wake up!"
Ash squirmed, but didn't wake up. May took a handful of water, and splashed him. Amber ducked, covering her eyes with her paws. "Gaaah!" he yelped, snapping wide-awake, "Huh? What happened?"
"Pika!" Amber said, folding her arms. Ash blinked the water out of his eyes, before looking at Amber and May.
"You nearly attempted suicide, that's what."
"*What*?" Ash asked, "So, you two saved me?"
"Cha!" Amber squealed, jumping onto his head.
"I'll take that as a yes." Ash looked at May, smiling. The smile turned into a frown. "What's wrong?"
"Oh, it's nothing of importance. It'd just get you angry anyway." May fidgeted, looking at Ash, "Don't think you need that."
"Could you hand me that? Thanks," Ash said, as May took the towels off the counter, and handed one to him. She got up, and started fiddling with the sink. Ash got up out of the water, and wrapped the towel around his waist. He put his arms around her, frowning. "If it's nothing of importance, why would it get me angry?"
"It just would. You'd get mad and yell at her."
"*Her*? Come on, tell me!" May squirmed, before giving in.
"Fine..." she sighed, looking at Ash, "Nimbus, Cirrus, and I was going to figure out what colors the wedding would be in. I asked Misty if she wanted to help, and she got all huffy about it. She mentioned you, but I didn't hear what she said."
"Oh." Ash looked around, biting his lip. He forced a smile, before continuing. "See? I ain't mad."
May looked at him in disbelief, but didn't question him. "I'll be off so you can get dressed. You've been standing there wet for the past couple minutes."
She left, shutting the door behind her.
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"Hi Ash!" Nimbus said, looking up from the book that was open and spread across her lap and Cirrus's. Heather sat next to her, holding a pad of paper, and pen.
"What are you three up to?" he asked, sitting down in a chair. Heather looked at him.
"We're looking at colors," Nimbus said, flipping a page. Ash slouched in his chair, watching them.
"Where did May run off to? And Misty?" They looked at each other, then at Ash.
"May is in your bedroom, and Misty is-" Cirrus started.
"Right here." Ash looked up, the red head standing behind him. He bit his tongue to keep from snapping at her.
"Misty, would it be alright if I had a word with you?" Ash asked. Misty nodded. He got up from the chair, and followed her into the kitchen. Grabbing a soda out of the refrigerator, she looked at him.
"What do you want to talk about, Ash?" Misty asked. Her expression changed, noticing the fact that Ash was NOT happy.
"What did you say?" Ash asked, looking at her.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I mean, why did you have to get so huffy with May? She's been trying so hard to be your friend, and all you do is snap at her for it. WHY?" Ash leaned against the table, watching her. Misty fidgeted, twisting the soda can between her hands.
"I don't like her."
"You think I don't know that?" he asked, "You've been acting like this since Day 1! Ever since we met her, Nimbus, and Cirrus! My question is, why? You've liked just about every other girl we've ever met on our journey, EXCEPT MAY!"
"You want to know why?" Misty said, "It's because you're about to make the biggest mistake of your life because of her! It's because she did the one thing I couldn't, without even trying!"
"What do you mean? You're not talking about the wedding, are you?" Ash asked, his expression changing entirely.
"Yes Ash, I am!" she snapped, "You are nineteen! You shouldn't be sitting around here planning a wedding! You should be out, having all of those adventures you love!"
"Misty, let me clue you in on something. The plans are set that after the wedding, we're going to lock up the house and just travel around. Just because I'm getting married doesn't mean that's going to stop." Ash sat on the table, swinging his legs. "May and I already decided that we are going to wait a couple years before we start a family, so that isn't going to stop us."
Frowning, Ash suddenly looked at her. "Hold up...you said that she did something that you couldn't...what were you talking about?"
"Uh." Misty looked around uneasily. "I was, uh...well, you see...ASH!"
He shrugged innocently, trying to hide his laughing. "I'm sorry!" Ash apologized, "It's just that...you're blushing."
"Oh. Well, it was nothing. I don't know why I said that." Misty sighed. "I think I'd be a good idea if I went and apologized. I've been such a mean idiot to May."
Misty left the kitchen, and immediately bumped into Richie. "Oh...ow." she said, "Have you seen May anywhere?"
"She just went outside a few minutes ago," he replied. Misty thanked him, and ran out. She walked over to the docks.
"May, you here?" she called.
"Over here." Misty looked toward the railing, and frowned. Slapping herself mentally, she walked over.
"I...I wanted to say I'm sorry." Misty said. May turned, and looked at her, surprise showing on her face. "I've been a jerk this whole time, and it was just because I'm jealous."
"Misty? Why would you be jealous?" May asked.
"Because...because ever since I was eleven, I've had a crush on Ash. Then, we come here to Lunar and we met you and Nimbus and Cirrus. The minute he had seen you, Ash was in love with you. I lost my one chance."
"Misty..." May hugged her. Misty stood still, glaring at the workers who dared to even glance in their direction.
"Now I know why Ash loves you so much and why people like you so much." Misty giggled, "You have a way of making them feel better when they are down."
"I think I'll take that as a compliment," May said. Misty nodded.
"You still want my help with the colors?"
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Black Ninetales-Ok, so you won't be confused anymore, here is the lay down (if this chapter doesn't straighten it out). Ash is marrying May, but Misty doesn't want him to because she loves him. Brock, Gary, and Richie are just there to give Ash some company. ^_^ In other words, they have no purpose except to sit there and look pretty. I might put Misty and Gary together...maybe.
