Here we go with chapter 9. We are in the middle of the story. For or your comments and for reading it :)

She smiled and thought that it was about time to let the romance goes out for now. The atmosphere was getting to pinky around and she was not ready to tell him, not yet, not here in this room.

"Now, find Joy and get me out of here, now that I have my super necklace to protect me, I can go home", she smirked

It took them alomost an hour to convince Joy that Misty would be better at home than at the hospital. Brock was having the same opinion than Joy. It was too soon to let her go. At least Joy and Brock were on the same line regarding Misty, it was a something positive, Ash thought.

Brock drove Misty and Ash to the gym but not before that Misty called her sisters to tell them that she was coming home for lunch. Daisy was furious but what could she do, Misty was an adult and free to take her own decisions but she got even more furious when Misty told her that Ash would run the gym during her sick leave. That was too much for Daisy, she hang out furax.

During their way to the gym, the 3 friends did not open the mouth. Brock was thinking about Joy and why was TR behind Ash. Misty was thinking about Daisy's reaction, what the hell was wrong with her. Ash could not think, he had to many things in his head, Serena, TR, the gym, Misty, his life.

When they arrived at the gym, Brock went to see Misty's sisters so during that time Misty could show Ash few things about the gym. Ash knew the gym very well but since the last time the sisters did few changes. They built an outside pool which was good to train and they also built a special space where pokemon could train out of the water.

Ash was impressed, Misty was doing such a good job, she was definitely the best water pokemon trainer he ever met. Eveything was so well done and everything had been made for a concrete reason which was really different from the gym he used to know before Misty left him to come back here.

He told her that it could not have a better place to train. He also told her that she could be proud of her and one more time he added that she should live a bit more for herself.

"We have only one life Misty, I know that the gym is important but don't forget to live"

"Says the person who had spent almost ten years around the world, putting his all life apart", she replied in a laugh

"Being a pokemon master was my dream"

"May be this is my dream too", she replied with a smile, her eyes were shinning, Ash found her beautiful even though this comment did not make him really happy.

Ash never thought about it before but what if it was Misty's choice to leave to and go back to gym. He always thought that she did it because her sisters were leaving for a world tour and she had no other option than go back to Cerulean. May be he was wrong the all time. But then why did Misty wait for her sisters' call to come back.

Why did she follow him for more than 3 years if her dream was being at the gym. She probably did it because she needed to gain experience.

She probably never joined him again because she had enough experience, so why would she leave Cerulean.

Ash was now confused and upset, he always believed that Misty followed him around the world because she was enjoying her time there, she was enjoying his company even if they were fighting a lot but now he was not so sure about it.

May be she just followed him because of the stupid bike after all, the bike and to gain experience to proove to her sisters that she was better than them. All those years he had been wrong...

Misty was looking at Ash, in a confuse way

"Ash, are you ok, seemed that you went to another planet"

"Yes another planet Misty, we can say that" he had to leave now, he needed to be alone for a moment.

"Misty, I am going to see prof Oak, see my mum and Serena, you know they must be really worried, I will come back this afternoon to train may be, I am not sure as no trainers are coming for the badge today may be I won't come back before tomorrow"

"Of course, I understand", she replied feeling tears in her eyes. Serena, she totally forgot about her.

Ash left without giving her a hug, he ran out with Pikachu running behind him.

Ash ran out of the gym and ran to the forest. He could be running for an hour and sometimes even more, he only stopped when he heard Pikachu who was asking for a pause.

"sorry buddy but I needed to get out"

"pi/why"

Ash explained his new theory to his little friend.

Pikachu got confused, could Ash be right, no, no it was impossible, he had been seeing them for years, Misty was there because she was enjoying her life with them. Plus Pikachu was pretty sure that Misty was in love with Ash, he could feel so much electricity between those two, so no Ash's theory was not possible

"pika, pikachu, pi/ no, no you are wrong"

"I hope so, well let's go home, Serena and mum must be worried"

"pikachu/ serena, arf"

"Pikachu, come on, we talked about it already and I thought that you liked her"

"pika/ I do"

"Then what is the problem"

"Pikachu, pi, pi, pikachu/ I like her but not as your girlfriend, she doesn't fit with you"

"Well, thanks Pikachu but for the moment I don't have a better option"

"pikachu/ you do"

"Ok, tell me whom"

"chu, pikachu/ arf, Misty of course"

"Sorry buddy but Misty and I are just friends, she is not in love with me, you are all wrong about this"

"pikachu, pika, pikapi/ you are the one who is wrong here, open your eyes, you might be a pokemon master but for girls and love you are a mess"

"Pikachu, the last one at home will have to give his dessert" replied Ash, changing subject as usual when he was listening something that he did not want to hear.

He was sick of earing all the time that Misty was in love with him. Jacky, Brock, Pikachu, his mum, Dawn, May even Max, all thought the same but it could not be true.

He started to run again after letting Pikachu few minutes to distance him. He would win anyway.

Meanwhile Misty was sitten next to the indoor pool, looking at her pokemons playing. She was sad, everything was so perfect this morning and plouf, "it's gone", she said for herself

"you are talking alone, Misty", Asked Daisy

"I haven't seen you coming"

"You don't seem to happy to see me"

"Well after your reaction this morning at the hospital and then when I called, excuse me if I am really enjoying your company"

"Misty, I am your big sister and I think that you should have stay at the hospital"

"This is not what I am talking about Daisy, you know it, why are you so mad at Ash, what happened last night was not his fault", explaind an angry Misty

"Oh yes it was his fault, it's his fault because he is not able to see how madly deeply you are in love with him, he can't see that you love him that much that you could give your life for him. Come on Misty, do something"

"What do you want me to do", she screamed

"Tell him how you feel, you can't live any longer like this" sighed Daisy

"Misty have you ever kiss a guy and don't talked to me about that "kiss" between you and Ash, 3 years ago for Christmas, it was under holly and Brock placed it for you, so it doesn't count.

"Daisy, don't judge me, I am not judging you, don't tell me how to live my life"

"If only you were living but you are not that's my problem and everytimes Ash Ketchum is around you are in danger, your heart is in danger. Misty, he did not come back forever, don't loose again another opportunity, this opportunity might be your last one"

"He has a girlfriend Daisy, what am I supposed to do, pretend that she doesn't exist", smiked Misty

"Think about yourself Misty. If you let Ash leaves again without telling him, you will loose him forever. Next time he will come back, may be it will be to announce his wedding or that he his becoming a father", Finished Daisy, she gave a kiss on Misty's forehead and left alone.

Misty was crying and she cried for a long time.

"fine, I will tell him", she said looking at the pendant.