OK! First of all sorry for not updating until now, Midterms are coming up soon and I've been pretty busy but I'll still continue this story so please read and review.

and thanks for the comments!


"Well you kinda fell asleep while you we're hugging me… figured you must have really tired yourself out yesterday" Ash answered.

"What!?" Misty blurted out.

"It's ok, I don't mind it, in fact when I noticed you were dazed off I thought you were pretty cute Misty…" he complimented.

"I didn't say anything weird did I?" She asked nervously "I can't believe Ash saw me sleeping! What if I said something strange since my mind's been going crazy"

"Nope, you didn't say anything, you slept like a log" Ash commented.

"Thank God! I wouldn't know what to do if I said anything weird" she sighed in relief.

"Well coming up with something weirder with what we talked about last night would be a though task" Ash jokingly said.

"Anyway Misty, I'm gonna go change and pack up. Since you're already with me there's no point in staying here, let's head back to town"

"Wait Ash!?" Misty loudly said just as Ash was about to walk away.

"Hm? What is it Misty?" he turned and asked.

"Well… are we… a couple now?" she blushingly asked. "I can't help thinking about it. I have to know what exactly our relationship is right now…" she thought.

Misty continued "since you already said that you liked me and you do already know how I feel about you… I remember what you said last night but even if you can't immediately give me your all, you could still be with me right? And I'll help too, I'll make sure you forget what happened with May since, I really do love you Ash…" Misty's mind fogged up, she couldn't believe that she managed to say it so clearly, she was finally able to tell Ash how she truly felt.

Ash didn't what to answer. He really was trying to avoid talking about that at least for now since he had other things to worry about too but he knew that Misty would want to clear it up as soon as possible so there was no avoiding it.

"Misty…I…I really don't know, sorry. I really do like you and I do want to be with you but still, I'm afraid that I might hurt you too and I really can't stand that thought, what if I just repeat what I did with May. I want to be sure I can treasure you before I do anything Misty. You're really important to me "Ash tried to explain.

Misty sighed and said "you know, this time I miss the runty old Ash who always acted first before thinking…"

"Sorry Misty" was the only thing Ash could say.

"But! It's not like I dislike the more mature Ash, I've waited over seven years for my feelings to reach you, I think I can wait a bit more" Misty commented.

Ash's face turned from gloomy to shining in an instant when he heard Misty say that.

"Thanks Misty" Ash said as he suddenly hugged Misty.

"W-What was that for? I thought you needed time to sort out your feelings!" She blushingly protested.

"A thank you and it's not like I don't like you, it's just a little complicated right now" he explained as he turned back to pack up.

"Stupid" Misty grumbled still blushing.

They packed up and started to head to town, neither speaking much on the way back.

"Ah! It's nice to be back home" Ash sighed as they arrived at Pallet Town.

"Well what happens now?" Misty seriously asked.

"I don't know. I'm not really sure on what to do right now" Ash answered.

After some thinking Ash asked "Why don't you stay over at my place tonight, that'll give us a chance to discuss on what to do next, if that's ok with you Misty?"

"Huh…ok" Misty obediently replied since she didn't want to be separated with Ash just yet.

They both went back to Ash's house. His mom glad to see that he's doing better and that Misty was with him.

"Mom, Misty's gonna be sleeping over for a while, I'll just go prepare her room" Ash said to his Mother currently cooking a meal in the kitchen.

"Ok, dear" Delia giving a quick reply.

Misty was just sitting in the couch since Ash insisted that he didn't need any help. She was looking around when she saw a picture of her, Ash and Brock when they were kids.

"Wow… I was scrawny back then" she noticed as she was staring at the picture then her focus suddenly shifted to Ash.

"It's been a long time since Ash and I got together like this… he has really has changed" she thought as she looked at the carefree and dense Ash smiling broadly with his two best friends.

While Misty was letting her mind wander she noticed a photo beside theirs. It only showed Ash with another girl. She didn't need anyone to tell her, with Ash's shoulder over her, both looking very happy, Misty knew who she was. The girl had medium-length brown hair and deep blue eyes and had a slender figure. Misty could tell from the picture that she was very pretty but she kept noticing Ash's arm that was over her shoulder, she felt a little bit jealous.

"What are you doing?" She heard a voice ask and was surprised to see Ash looking at her.

"Your room's done Misty" he said.

"Y-yeah I'll drop my bag there" She said as she laid down the photo.

Ash looked at what Misty was holding and was surprised to see the photo. He started remember all sorts of things they did.

"I sent that photo to Mom one year ago. Just before Drew contacted her" Ash said with a little laugh.

"Anyway I'm just gonna go to Professor Oak's lab and check up on my pokemon while Mom's preparing the meal, I'll be back soon so just hang around the house for a while" Ash continued as he headed for the door.

Misty went up to her room and immediately lay down on the bed.

"Nothing beats a real bed!" she exclaimed, already feeling her weariness return.

"I guess I just have to wait for Ash to decide on what he wants…" she kept thinking as she fell asleep.

"…Misty? Misty wake up…" She heard a voice say while holding her up.

"Misty are you ok?" it asked

"Huh?... Yeah I'm fine" She answered while half asleep.

"What is this? Another dream?" Misty thought as she rubbed her eyes to see who it was

"Ash? What are you doing here? I thought you went to see your pokemon?"

"Yeah, I did. Professor Oak said he needed more time to study them, you should have seen him, he was really engrossed with them so I said it was ok"

"Oh…" Misty replied.

"Anyway I just came to tell you dinners ready" Ash said.

"Ok I'll be down there in a minute" She answered as she stood up.

Misty suddenly felt dizzy and lost her balance but luckily Ash was able to grab her so she ended up leaning on him with their faces almost touching each other. Both blushed but neither pulled their heads away. Misty started to close her eyes and slowly pushed her lips closer, Ash too busy staring at her close up didn't give any reactions as their lips touched, he was surprised when it happened but he returned the kiss.

The kiss was long. Neither Misty nor Ash caring to think how longs they we're kissing when Ash suddenly pulled his head and said "Wait Misty! This is wrong!"

Misty feeling a bit annoyed rebutted "Why is it wrong? I love Ash and you love me don't you?"

Ash was at a loss of words. He knew Misty was right, they did love each other and since him and May weren't a couple anymore there was no real obstacle for them not to be together, the only thing stopping that from happening was himself and he didn't really know why he was preventing it.

"Ash! Misty! Dinners ready come on down before it gets cold!" they both jumped a beat when they heard the shout coming from Delia.

"I guess we better go down now" Misty disappointedly said.

"Yeah…" Ash replied.