Two chapters in one day, what am I: Mad. Nah. Just want to get something else up. That and boredom.


After having a actual restful night, Misty felt more rejuvenated on Monday morning. Truthfully, she had been surprised that she woke up with no nightmares. Did getting everything off her chest help her enough? She got up and opened her bag, so she could remember her timetable. Surprised to see that Pokemon Biology was one of them, remembering how May had taken in her Skitty for a lesson. Did that mean she had to take Togepi, quite likely. The only time she had brought the little Spike Ball to school was that first day she transferred in, since it was easier for her to transport the little one around.

Lifting her baby off the bed, she tried not to disturb the winged baby. This would be interesting, since she wasn't even used to the little angelic wings that the little one now processed. How would she handle the little one if she wanted to be a troublemaker. Heading downstairs, she decided to ask Ash if he knew anything about the Pokemon Biology classes. As if she remembered correctly, May was both in her class. Walking into the kitchen, she was surprised to see that Delia was yet to be there. But she didn't let it bother her and sat down in the corner, gently waking up Togepi so she could feed the little one.

It wasn't long before Delia walked into the room and smiled at the girl, before getting to work on preparing breakfast. "Good morning, Misty. Did you sleep well?

"...S-surprising yes," came the response, which Delia nodded to. For the girl to not have a nightmare after recollecting all those events was definitely a miracle. Sure she hadn't spelt particularly well on Saturday, but Sunday had been near perfect for her. Once she finished feeding Togepi, she gently placed the sleepy Pokemon down next to her bag and sat at the table. Delia gently placed a plate of egg on toast in front of the girl and sat down herself. After a little picking, Misty finally placed a little bit of the egg into her mouth and continued to slowly nibble the food.

Suddenly a loud crash caught their attention and they turned to see Ash in the doorway, Pikachu on his lap and the evident collision between trainer and Pokemon left no real questions. "Sorry about that, hehe. Pikachu kinda lunged at me as I was coming down the stairs," placing the electric type on the ground, the boy ran over to the table and sat down next to Misty. He glanced at the egg on toasts and instantly began to shovel it into his mouth. "Wis is wood!" he complimented, his mouth stuffed with food.

"Ash, don't talk with your mouth full," came the scolding from Delia, earning a little giggle from Misty.

Deciding it was time to ask the boy, Misty fiddled with her dress - she actually chose to wear the togepi-themed dress and pigtails again. In their school, they were allowed to wear whatever they wished as uniform. For the last week, Misty's uniform had consisted on a regular white tank-top and a pair of shorts. So she decided to change it up and she wanted to be able to be normal. "...A-ash, I...have Pokemon Biology today...and I remember how-"

Catching on fast, Ash cut her off. "You want to know if you have to bring Togepi in?" he waited until she nodded in confirmation and smiled. "Yeah, you do. I got a text from May over the weekend to say you need to bring in a Pokemon."

A sigh of relief left Misty's lips, though there was mild worry there. A question emerged in her thoughts and she slowly worded it out, in her usual stuttered manner of speaking. "D-do I need to put her in a poke ball during the other lessons?"

"Well, its recommended as Pokemon can sometimes be troublesome and the teachers don't wish for them to disrupt the lessons," her foster brother explained, looking at Togepi with one eye and at Misty with the other. "And knowing Togepi, she may cause a mess."

"I...see..." came the low whisper, Misty was unsure about leaving her baby within a poke ball. Not once had Togepi remained in that space for more than a few minutes when she was first caught. It would...be weird to not have her child around, even if she didn't have the little tyke around during school hours. "...She probably would...wouldn't she?"

"But, in special cases, the teachers do allow students to keep their Pokemon out. For instance, whenever I have to bring Pikachu in, I'm allowed to keep him out of his poke ball. For...a different reason. You see, Pikachu hates his poke ball and will do anything he can - usually electrocute the nearest warm body - if the concept if even mentioned."

Remembering displayed strength of Ash's Pikachu, Misty shuddered a little - never wanting to be hit by one of those Volt Tackles that the electric type frequently displayed due his morning battles with his brother. She managed to finally finish her egg on toast and walked to pick up her now sleeping Pokemon. One breath at a time, as she pulled out Togepi's poke ball from her bag. The Love Ball gleamed in the light as it absorbed the Pokemon in with a pinkish glow, Togepi didn't even bat an eye to the transition into the ball.

Holding the heart-printed ball close, she looked back at Ash nervously. He was smiling however, and gently placed a hand on her shoulder. "Lets get going, I'm sure May is waiting for us. And if we're late, then we're getting a yelling," he would have also added 'I hope she loved her breakfast', but figured that his step sister wouldn't understand what he meant by that. He, however, knew quite well about his childhood friend's insane eating habits - though apparently he wasn't much better in that department.

Deciding not to reply, Misty just followed Ash out of the door after saying goodbye to Delia. It wasn't long before they met up with May, the girl was resting against a stone wall with a glare in her eyes. "And what time do you think this is. HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN WAITING FOR YOU SLOWPOKES TO GET HERE," she glared, though mostly at Ash as she didn't want to scare Misty too much.

"Sorry, May. It's just that Misty wanted to ask something about the Pokemon Biology class and we got side-tracked," Ash explained, hoping that his foster sister wouldn't hate him too much for 'blaming' her. He just didn't want to deal with an angry May, though it seemed like she had ate breakfast so wasn't as angry as she could be in this situation.

"Oh, I guess that makes it A-okay," May commented, moving forward from her spot and joining them in the walk. It was then that Misty noticed the little kitten Pokemon resting on the girl's hair. May giggled a little, noticing Misty's outfit. "I see you kept up the adorable Togekiss look, you look even more like Togepi's mommy in that get-up."

This did bring a blush onto Misty's face, but she gave a little happy nod. In her hand was her Love Ball and she kept glancing at it. Chuckling a little, May suddenly whispered in the girl's ear. "So how's it living with Ash Ketchum?"

That tiny blush that had adorn Misty's face burst into a full-on red hue, as the girl whispered out her stuttered reply. "...H-he's...n-nice...and h-helpful..." she took a chance-glance at the girl she was talking to, only to see May's expression that indicate there was more to it. Trying to act confident, though failing miserably, she continued her whisper. "...D-don't look at me l-like that...t-that's all it...he's o-only a f-friend...n-nothing more...a-and he's my...f-foster b-brother at that..."

May just chuckled, deciding not to comment. She could see straight through Misty's obvious, miserable attempt to hide her new found feelings. Though this little thought process didn't last long as a voice rang through her ears and she turned to see a obvious figure with a ton of blue hair trailing off her head. "May, Ash, Misty. Good morning!"

"Morning, Dawn," May responded, giving her friend a smile followed by a high-five. "How have you been?"

"Good," came the quick response, before the bluenette turned to Misty. Suddenly she was bent down and apologising. "I know I've already said sorry, but I'm going to say it again. I'm sorry for the comment I made about...your wrist. It was impolite and rude, I should have thought before I said anything. I just wanted to know that you were alright."

Surprised by the honest apology, Misty was left in a bit of a bind. She could accept the apology and go on as normal, forgiving Dawn for her past actions. Or she could regret it and continue being scared of talking to the bluenette. She choose the former, as she needed to make the recovery. She couldn't recover if she remained scared of one of her foster brother's close friends. "...It's alright, Dawn..." she whispered out. "...I...accept your apology..."

Relief filled the Sinnoh girl's face, as she smiled at the tangerine haired girl. "Thank you. I promise I would make anymore insensitive comments," suddenly she looked behind her and yelled out loudly. "Paul, I know your there. Come out already, your freaking edge-lord. You been ignoring me all week due to this stupid competition!"

With the mild frown, the purple haired boy came around the corner and gave a small glare at his girlfriend. "How'd you even know I was there, troublesome?" he commented, using his pet-name for the girl.

"Well, for one, I saw your purple hair. You think I can't recognise that anywhere. YOUR THE ONLY ONE AT SCHOOL WITH THAT COLOR," though she wasn't one really to talk with her stylish blue hair, but seriously. But then realisation hit her like a trunk and her anger burst. "And didn't I tell you to stop calling me 'Troublesome' already. I have a name, it's Dawn!"

"Whatever, troublesome," he replied before averting his attention to Ash. "I'm hoping for a good battle on Friday, Ketchum. You and your Pikachu better impress me."

"Oh, we will!" Ash responded, his voice full of confident and energy. It was clear that he was planning on winning that competition without a doubt. "Oh, and since you haven't been around for the last week: you haven't met her yet," he pushed Misty slightly forward, much to the girl's slight discomfort. "This is my new foster sister, her name is Misty Waterflower. She's been around, but you have been too busy training to even come and talk to us."

Grunting, Paul gave the tangerine hair girl no mind and turned to his girlfriend. "Alright, troublesome. To prove that I haven't been ignoring me, I want to see you at lunch time in the courtyard. I want you to train with me, even if you don't have those contest-loving Pokemon on you."

Gritting her teeth, Dawn reluctantly nodded. She loved the boy, she really did. But at time, he could be a pain in the ass and this was one of them. "Fine, but I'm borrowing your Grotle!" she yelled as he walked off from them, giving a wave and a line of 'I'll think about it'. Sighing, Dawn deflated a little. "May, remind me why I go out with him?"

"Because he's your childhood friend and has always been your crush, even with his bad attitude? Frankly, I don't even know personally," May chuckled, putting a comforting hand on her friend's shoulder. "But cheer up. Come Friday afternoon, he'll be back to his normal self. Not battle crazed. Just let him and Ash battle it out and then you can get him to finally listen to you."

Watching them, Misty wondered about Dawn's relationship with the boy she had literally just met. Were they really that close? They seemed to be, but there was a lot of fighting. Was...that how relationships worked? I-if...Ash revealed he liked her, w-were they going to become like that?

Suddenly she had May in her face, a smile adorning the brunette's face. "I have a plan. Remember how I said I'd let you borrow Glaceon for the competition, well. HOW ABOUT A SLEEPOVER!" she suddenly screamed, causing Misty to jolt back and let her eyes adjust to a sudden volume. "You need to get used to him, so why not stay at my house for a bit and we can begin training. Hey, Dawn could even come over."

"A...sleepover?"


Alright, short and simple. But I think this chapter creates a nice transition over to the next week: which is training and then the big competition that I've been hyping up since chapter 2.