Chapter 4

Jakaura's POV

"What happened to him now?" Gary asked.

"Well if you had listened before, you would have realized that he had used too much aura." Jakaura revealed. "Even I'm feeling winded after that."

"What the hell Jakaura!?" Misty shouted.

"What?" Jakaura asked.

"You can't just take control of Ash's body like that!" Misty said.

"Hey! I just saved your life and you repay me by yelling at me!" Jakaura yelled.

"You almost killed that man!" Misty said.

"He deserved to die." Jakaura said. "Team Rocket is full of low life scum. They should not be allowed to live."

"Everyone deserves to live. Even the most evil people don't deserve death." Misty said

"You obviously don't know how evil people people can be." Jakaura said. "Come on, lets get Ash back into the house."

"Fine." Misty said, helping Jakaura with Ash.

Ash's POV

Ash woke up several minutes later.

"Well, well. Look who's finally decided to wake up?" Misty said. "Hurry up, we have to get started eventually."

"Oh yea, the league." Ash said. It had been so hectic, he had almost forgotten.

"Don't forget Ash, you're not the only one competing." Misty said with a wink.

"Its going to be weird." Ash said.

"Hm?" Misty asked.

"You competing. Whenever we traveled, it was always me doing the badges. But now we both are." Ash said.

"Yea. Thats one of the reasons that I wanted to travel alone. I felt like it would be a burden." Misty said.

"I wouldn't of minded at all. You're never a burden Misty." Ash said.

"You always know just what to say, don't you?" Misty said under her breath, smiling.

"What was that?" Ash asked.

"Nothing. Just get up ok?" Misty said.

"Um, Misty?" Ash said sheepishly.

"What?" Misty asked.

"Can you leave?" Ash asked.

"Why?" Misty asked.

"I... Don't really have any clothes on." Ash said.

"Oh.." Misty said, her eyes growing wide as she blushed.

'Get your mind out of the gutter, 'Ms. Ketchum'.' A voice in her head said, obviously chuckling.

"I'm gonna kill that jackal." Misty said under her breath.

"Hm?" Ash said.

"Oh nothing. Just get dressed and meet us down stairs. We're all waiting for you." Misty said.

"Ok." he said as she left the room.

Misty's POV

"Oh, Jakaura!" Misty said as calmly as possible.

"Yes, Misty." Jakaura said with a smirk on his face.

"Can I speak to you alone?" Misty asked obviously hiding anger.

"Ok." Jakaura said as they walked outside.

"Ok. What the fuck was that for?" Misty said.

"What was what for?" Jakaura asked smirking.

"I told you not to read my thoughts." Misty said. "Especially those."

"God, I've know you all for less than an hour, yet I already think you should both just admit it." Jakaura stated.

"Admit what?" Misty asked.

"Go back to what you were just thinking for a few seconds." Jakaura said smirking.

"I do not like Ash!" Misty shouted, almost too loud.

"Your thoughts don't say that. All of your friends know it, your brain knows it, just tell him." Jakaura said.

"This conversation is over." Misty said, marching back towards the house.

"He did that for you." Jakaura said.

"What?" Misty said turning around.

"That battle. He did that for you. Well, I did that, but he wanted nothing to do with it until I mentioned you were in trouble." Jakaura said walking past her into the house. "Just think you should know that."

"Hey Jakaura." Misty said, Jakaura turning around. "Thanks."

Jakaura smirked before walking into the house. Just as they walked in Ash comes running down the lab's stairs.

"Well, well." Gary said. "It's about time you got down here."

"Well if everyone's ready, let's get going." Brock said.

And with that, they set off towards Aries City for Ash and Misty's first Gym battle. On the way, Misty and Ash slowly drop back and start chatting.

"So, how's it been at the gym?" Ash asked.

"It's been fun. The cleaning and such sucked. But the constant battling was really helpful." Misty answered.

"Well obviously. If you're on the same level as me now, it had to have helped." Ash said.

"Do you really want to go there, Mr. 'I only got 4 badges from Kanto legitimately'?" Misty retorted.

"What?" Ash said caught off guard.

"Brock gave you the badge because you wouldn't accept a cheap victory. My sisters gave it to you because you helped the Gym. Erika gave it to you because you helped put out a fire. And Sabrina's dad gave it to you because Haunter made her laugh." Misty explained.

"No way." Ash said.

"Yes way." Misty said.

"No!" Ash shouted.

"Yes!" Misty shouted.

"NO! Ash said.

"YES!" Misty said.

'God, just kiss him already!' Jakaura said in the back of Misty's mind.

With Jakaura saying that, Misty realized how close she was to Ash. As soon as she did, she immediately backed up, blushing.

"Besides it doesn't matter, all the other gyms were battled. so thats like, 36 gyms that I actually beat." Ash announced.

"Yea." Misty said.

"What no witty comeback, no 'Wow, Ash. I didn't know you knew math.', no anything?" Ash asked.

"I'm not in the mood." Misty said.

"Well this is weird." Ash said.

"If you guys are done doing what ever it is you're doing back there, can you hurry up?" Gary said. "The city's just ahead."

"Finally. Time to go and challenge that gym." Ash said.

"Not so fast. First of all, its late. Second of all, I call dibs on the first battle." Misty said winking.

"Aww." Ash said feeling bad.

"Let's just hurry up and get to the Pokemon Center." Brock said.

Later that night

Misty gave up. There was no way she was getting any sleep. As she got up, she walked to the balcony of their room. She was surprised to see Ash was still up.

"Hey Ash." Misty said, causing Ash to jump. "What are you doing up?"

"Can't sleep. So much has happened since I came here." Ash said. "We battle with Team Rocket, the real Team Rocket, not Jessie and James. I passed out after a battle with Gary because I apparently used aura. I almost killed a man, just because he was trying to get me." Ash says, leaning out over the beam on the balcony. "Luckily there has been one good thing that has come out of this."

"What's that?" Misty asked.

"We found you." Ash said, looking over to her.

"Ash." Misty said, looking over to him.

"I don't understand this aura stuff to well. But Team Rocket has gotten much more vicious. Nad theres someone I have to protect. From what I've seen, they can protect them self, but I still feel as if i need to do it."

"Why?" Misty asked.

"Because they have always been there for me. Now I need to be her for them." Ash said.

Misty could only stand there grinning and staring into his eyes. 'This is the time. Tell him now.' She almost dismissed this as Jakaura trying to convince her, but then she realized that those were her own thoughts.

"Ash." Misty said.

"Yes Misty?" Ash asked.

"I.." Misty started before she heard someone jump down from above.

"Well, well. Look at what we have here. Two teens, at night, all by themselves. The possibilities are endless." Jakaura said with a big smirk on his face.

"Well, well. What do we have here. Some guy that likes watching two teens, at night, all by themselves. Pervert." Misty countered.

"Woah, woah, woah. We weren't doing any of that." Ash said.

"Yet." Jakaura said.

"You know what, I don't need this. I'm going to bed. You coming Mist?" Ash asked.

"Woah, inviting a girl to bed with you. How forward." Jakaura said.

"Nah, I'm gonna stay up a little bit." Misty said, ignoring Jakaura's suggestions. "Good night."

"Night." Ash said going back.

Misty and Jakaura stood there for awhile before Misty knew for a fact that Ash had fallen asleep.

"You make no sense." Misty said.

"Oh, I make sense. Just only to myself." Jakaura said smirking.

"You've been pushing for me to admit it to Ash, yet when I'm about to, you just pop out of nowhere and just ruin the moment." Misty said.

"I need Ash to keep his head for tomorrow." Jakaura explained. "He needs to focus on that gym battle."

"Why?" Misty asked.

"You'll see soon enough." Jakaura said.

And with that, Misty and Jakaura walk back into the room for some sleep.