Hello again everyone. I think this will be a very nice chapter but so you know I am thinking about upping the pace soon. I can't wait to get to the oc. I hope you all like him. He will be making a huge appearance next chapter. Any way here's the chapter. Enjoy.

Ash was uncomfortable. He was in an unpredictable situation and now he would have to navigate himself through it. He looked to Misty as she just swallowed her last shrimp. He knew there was no way out so it looked like he may as well go at this with full speed. He got up from his chair and then picked up his orange juice and guzzled it down. After wiping his mouth of the delicious nectar he smiled wide and looked at Misty with adventure in his eyes.

'' Hey Misty, let's go have fun!'' Ash grabbed Misty's hand and walked the out of the café. Misty stopped and tugged her hand that was being held by Ash.

'' Ash what are you up to?'' Misty asked feeling nervous about Ash's sudden outburst.

'' Misty we have until a couple of hours to mess around we might as well have some fun. Ash begged Misty with his eyes.

'' I don't know Ash I got up pretty early to be here, can't we just go to the hotel and rest.'' Misty looked at Ash and she remembered how he talked about wanting a drive. Misty decided to let him have his fun, after all she wasn't that tired and she figured this is what friends are for.
'' Alright Ash, but you better not bore me.'' She teased Ash as she gently jabbed his arm. Ash eyes went
big he grabbed Misty's hand and took off to the park.

Somewhere in Celadon city the young man with long-black hair made his way to a diner. To be more specific the same diner Ash was at several hours ago. He was eating a hardy chicken diner meal with mashed potatoes gravy and a bunch of cheeseburgers. He drank a bit of his soda and relaxed himself.

''You know it's not every day we get to rest like this. I want to enjoy this for a while.'' He was sitting at the back of the dinner as talking to a gastly that is currently invisible would not be ideal to one who does not want attention drawn. He looked at the beauty that was of celadon city, wishing he had more time.

''…'' Gastly spoke to the young boy as he grew a small grimace. The two of them were currently attempting to act on what they planned to be the last part of their plan. If they were to get everything right than they would have to keep a tight schedule. The young boy looked at a plastic I.D. with the address of the same hotel Ash was at. It was barely dawning on him that his plan was coming to an end.

''Gastly, I want you to know that whatever happens tonight it's been fun.''

Ash and Misty were at the Saffron city park were Ash was about an hour ago. They sat at a bench looking out to the large pond and the sun reflection in it. The day was still beautiful and it frankly earned the title perfect. it was not perfect however because Ash was with a gorgeous red-head and he yet he couldn't quite get over the problem he had earlier. He looked at Misty as sunlight danced of her hair making it flair different types of red while her hair flowed in the breeze. She rarely let her hair down and free but she did on this particular day and she was doing so to look beautiful than it worked, Ash could barely think with her around. It was bad enough he hadn't seen her in two years but now that he wanted to talk about their last time hanging out and he couldn't get his head straight to save his life. He decided to go with whatever came out of his mouth and would see where that got him.

''MISTY I'M SORRY!'' Ash's face went red. He yelled that out and hadn't really planed how this would go. Misty looked at Ash in surprise. Not only did she not know why he said that but it came way out of left field. She gathered herself and breathed in ready to kill the silence and relieve Ash of this torture.

''Um…Sorry for what Ash?'' Lame. Ash's heart sunk. Not only did she not just continue the conversation but Ash had to explain why he was sorry. This was gonna be so awkward word by word as Ash spilled his soul to this abstract angel who already made him nervous by her beauty alone. Here we go he thought.

''Misty two years ago…I uh..'' Ash thought about what he was going to say word by word in so delicate a situation. He took a breath. '' I haven't really been there for you and I'm sorry for all this time.'' He looked to Misty sheepishly awaiting her response. Misty took her time with her words thinking deeply.

''Ash….Why did you go?'' The question echoed through the once perfect atmosphere they had earlier. Ash thought back to that day two years ago when he and Misty were talking. It seemed like forever ago.

''I didn't want to get in your way. I wanted you to be happy.'' His voice fell into silence as Misty processed what was said. She looked back at the pond and at the farfetch'd that were swimming around. She looked at Pikachu playing in the pond. She remembered the day they parted and all the time she spent crying. The anger, the pain, the sadness, and the humiliation of what happened but this made it a whole new story. The fact was she felt abandoned and maybe she was. The reason behind Ash leaving however made a whole new mess. She looked at Ash, how he looked, he was being honest. With him that was always easy to see. Misty took a deep breath and tried to enter her very heart and word what she was feeling. She wanted them to discuss the feelings they had. If there was any way for them to rebuild the bridge between them this moment was it. She looked into Ash's eyes and began her heartfelt speech hoping to get her feelings to reach Ash so they could be cool with each other again.

''ASH YOU IDIOT!'' Misty shouted furiously down at Ash. He backed up on his seat a bit in fear.

''Misty what are you do-'' He was cut off not so much by Misty's voice but by her aura alone.

'' Don't you realize how stupid you were being?'' She was so loud Pikachu heard and looked at their direction. Ash attempted to regain his composure. He wasn't sure if it was because he had more to say or because he was afraid to let Misty get on a roll. He stood up to face Misty and held her hands.

'' Misty I'm sorry but I couldn't let you get hurt your too important!'' He spoke gasping for air, he hadn't meant to say that but it was the truth. He looked straight in the eyes sweating waiting for Misty to say something. Anything. She stood there seemingly lost. A couple seconds passed and she finally spoke.

''Ash, what do I mean to you?'' She was silent but her words were sturdy. Ash opened his mouth to speak something he had held in for the longest time when suddenly his cell phone rang. The two looked at each other as if in disbelief. Seriously when does this happen? Ash finally answered the phone ending the ''ring ring ring, ring ring ring, phone call, phone call!'' He slowly walked a foot away from misty.

'' Hello?'' he answered. The voice on the other line was none other than Delia, Ash's mom. That made Ash wonder as he had that cell phone for people to contact him but his mom normally used the cell phone for emergencies as she called it, though they were really her just being worried about him.

'' Ash honey, are you busy?'' The irony. He breathed in.

'' No mom, do you need something?'' Ash asked softly.

''well honey there has been a mix up at the hotel and I won't be there for a while and I need you to clear up my info for them so my room will be ready.''

Ash looked around realizing he was in Saffron city not Celadon where the hotel was.

''I can be there in a bit. What do I tell the hotel?''

Oh don't worry honey I have you listed as the emergency contact just tell them they're authorized to set the luggage in the room.''

'' Okay mom, anything else?''

'' No just that, I love you honey.''

Ash didn't want to respond to his mother in front of Misty but if he was scared of anyone more than Misty it was his mom.

''I love you two mom, bye.'' Ash hung up the phone and saw Misty smiling with her tongue out.

'' Hey don't be like that.'' Misty laughed loudly as Pikachu walked over. Ash was feeling pretty silly but it was all in good humor.

'' Hey Misty I have to go to the hotel, you wanna ride?'' Ash asked while calling Rapidash out of his pokeball. Pikachu took this time to hop into Ash's backpack ready for the ride.

''Pika, pika!'' Pikachu called asking for Misty to ride with them.

''Nah, I will be there in a while, my sisters are in town here talking with Sabrina about some of the league rules we wanted to discuss with the elite four.

''So do you need a ride later?'' Ash asked mounting Rapidash.

'' No thanks I still have my bike so I won't be long.''

Ash smiled at Misty. He didn't know where they were as far as their relationship was but he had a whole new hope that he was somewhere good.

Hello again everyone. I am happy to have gotten this far and I hope you are all too. Well today is special. It's Halloween, and as such I plan to deliver two chapters. No promises but so you know next chapter will be one of my favorite. Also my computer went wacky and wrote stuff backwards as you can see after a while in the chapter and now but I am going to stop it. Ok see you all later, happy Halloween.