Note: I do not own Pokémon or any of the famous characters mentioned.
This is my Pokémon fanfic. I hope Pokémon fans will enjoy it because this can be looked at as a HUGE series which won't end any time soon. This fanfic can basically be seen as an alternate reality of events which take place after the second movie. ENJOY!
SPECIAL MESSAGE: THIS IS THE SECOND OF THE TWO CHAPTERS INSPIRED FROM ANOTHER FANFIC. THESE CHAPTERS ARE INDEED SIMILAR BUT DIFFER DUE TO MY ONGOING STORYLINE. THANKS GO OUT TO THE AUTHOR OF 'IF ONLY YOU KNEW' FROM THE NOW CLOSED 'CROSSWINDS' AAML FANSITE AND TO THE GREAT SONG OF THE FIRST MOVIE SOUNDTRACK SUNG BY CHRISTINA AGUILERA TITLED 'WE'RE A MIRACLE'.
True Feelings Revealed
Announcer: Last time, Ash and Misty ended up stranded in a forest near to camp. And while making their way back, conversation between the two brought up enough emotions for the pair to kiss. What will this lead to? And will our heroes make it back?
"Well Mr. Future Pokémon Master, how well do you think you've done over the past years?" Misty asked Ash, with a smirk on her face.
"I think I've done well enough for now thank you very much." answered Ash. They had been walking for quite some time and were now talking about future plans. "I don't know if I'll ever going to actually become a Pokémon master, but I'm surely going to try." he continued.
"Well know that you've become really determined to catch every Pokémon I say that you've come a long way." said Misty. "And with someone as stubborn and determined as you are trying for that goal, I'm sure that you'll come close." she added.
"Thanks... I think!" said Ash in response. His expression was a million laughs.
"You know, I didn't think you could get as far as this, Ash." said Misty. Ash then looked at Misty with a face which suggested the opposite. "All right, all right, I may have had a few positive thoughts at some point. I guess I was wrong to think like that." she said. "Actually, I didn't think that I would be here this long." she admitted, while looking down at the ground shyly.
"I guess you never considered from the day we met that we would actually be friends, huh?" asked Ash.
Misty smiled and answered, "Yeah, I didn't."
After a while of staring at each other, Ash extended his hand and said, "Friends until the end of time?"
"WOW!" thought Misty. "That was unexpected, but... I'll always agree with that." "Sure!" she answered. And with that, she shook Ash's hand on it.
"Now that that's settled, what do you think you'll do with your life?" asked Ash.
"I don't know really." she responded. "I can't move back to Cerulean. Too many painful memories. HEY! Maybe I could move to Pallet." she suggested with a smirk.
"Yeah, that would actually be nice." said Ash in response.
They then both smiled and giggled at how weird that would be. "However," Misty thought. "It could be a chance for me to heal. And maybe even start a relationship with Ash."
"And of course, you'll keep on training water Pokémon, right?" asked Ash.
"Of course! I was raised that way. Not everyone is a garden variety like you." said Misty.
"Ha ha ha, very funny." replied Ash. "Hey, do think you know what time it is?"
"Not sure!" answered Misty. She then looked up at the sun to try to gauge it. "Probably about five."
"DINNERTIME!" they both shouted in unison and then laughed. However, their joy was ended by a familiar sound... Thunder.
"Uh-oh! Let's move!" shouted Ash. And with that, they ran full speed to another open cave as the rain began to pour on them. "Gotta love these caves!" said Ash with a smile as he and Misty made their way inside. "I guess we should stop for the day cause it looks like it's gonna come down till very late."
"Yeah I guess so." replied Misty.
"Then tommorow, we'll head back to Brock." Ash added.
"Yeah great!" thought Misty. "Back to Brock and back to keeping my secrets." "So what do we do now?" she asked.
"We could keep talking about the future." replied Ash.
"Yeah! I'd like that." said Misty with a smile.
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Another hour passed and Ash and Misty continued to talk about their future plans. "I wonder what my Pokédex will say once I catch everything." Ash said.
Misty wanted to say something but she shivered instead. As nightfall arrived it was getting very chilly and Misty was proving it by shaking like a leaf in the middle of a battle between two Pidgeots. Ash then noticed this and took of his overcoat and draped it around Misty. "Thanks again for that but I think I'm alot colder this time."
"I hope you aren't getting sick." said Ash.
"I highly doubt it." Misty replied. She then, however, instantly sneezed.
"Whoa!" exclaimed Ash. The look of worry instantly appeared on his face and he then scooted closer to Misty. "Well, we both need to stay warm so..." And with that, he placed his arm around her.
"Wooow! I always feel better when he does this... which isn't often enough." Misty thought as she tried to get more comfortable. "I hope you don't mind if I make you a pillow, Ash." she said.
Ash laughed and responded, "Go ahead Misty. I just hope I'm fluffy enough." At this, they both laughed. "I just want you to be ok, Misty."
"Thanks!" Misty replied. "But Ash, what about you? If you worry about me too much we'll BOTH get sick and I don't want us to be miserable." Misty realised. "And... why are you being so sweet?" she asked while smiling with curiosity.
"I don't know." Ash replied. "Really, I don't." he thought. "I guess it's just my instinct to care about you." he replied.
At that point, Ash then shivered a bit. So Misty scooted a bit closer to Ash hoping to create more body heat for the two of them. "But Ash, if you acted like earlier, we would've been better friends sooner." Misty said.
"Forget about before." Ash said suddenly. "What matters is now." he said. At this point Ash was wondering just what he was doing. "Do I really like Misty? I've never really thought of love before but I believe that I'm starting to feel something for Misty."
Ash then looked down at her, trying to send that message, and Misty looked back. A few seconds passed, and suddenly Ash leaned towards her, but then stopped. Misty was somewhat aware of what was going to happen, but since she was so tired she didn't think about what this meant. Silently, she nodded, and Ash leaned forward again
and kissed her. "Well, that was new..." Misty thought instantly. The kiss lasted for a fairly long time and both Ash and Misty could feel a sense of passion in the kiss as if this was truely meant to to be happening. They then mutually pulled away and Misty all but instantly fell asleep right then and there in Ash's arms. This proved just how tired she was.
"Sleep well, Misty. I'll see you in the morning." Ash said, as he watched her descend into another dream.
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"You must always remember this song, Misty." Misty was six again now and was sitting in her bed at night. A beautiful woman with long, carrot coloured hair and blue eyes sat in a chair opposite her. "Never forget it, ok?"
The little one nodded and answered, "Ok, Mommy! I know why because we ARE miracles."
"Yes, that's right!" The woman said. "Now lay back and let me sing you to sleep."
Little Misty then lay down and looked admiringly at her mother as she started to sing...
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Misty had a big smile on her face remembering that memory as she woke up. She looked across and realised that Ash was still asleep but next to her with his arm still around her. "Isn't he nice? I guess it makes since, kissing twice and everything. I guess he does feel the same way about me." She smiled at this realisation. "But I still have my problems. Can I really give him all my trust? Why not?" She smiled but then frowned at a realisation. "Because he may not feel the way you think he feels." Just then her stomach rumbled. "I guess I should wake up Ash before I die of hunger."
Then Ash's stomach grumbled even louder than Misty's in his sleep.
"I guess before WE die of hunger." She laughed. She then woke Ash up and they were on their way once again.
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"HEY! We made it!" Ash yelled suddenly about an hour later, cutting off Misty from explaining Togepi's attacks to him. He ran
up ahead and she quickly followed him, until they stood in front of...it. "Uhoh," he said quietly.
They stood there in silence and looked up...and up...and up. In front of them was the very cliff that had collapsed, except it was transformed into a steep slope made of rocks, dirt, and plants. And it was TALL!
Misty then automatically stuck her hand out of her side, and Ash did the same, and they took hands in astonishment. It was pretty obvious that they were both
afraid of climbing this thing, and they stood there in silence until Ash finally decided to be brave. "I'll go first." He walked toward the slope. "If the only way up is...up...then that's the way we'll go."
As Ash started to climb, Misty couldn't help but worry. "Bulbasaur would be very usful right about now, wouldn't it?" She said, trying to keep her worries back.
Ash continued climbing and chuckled. "True! Don't worry Misty, I'll be fine."
"I hope so." said Misty. "Now that I have a chance at love I don't want to lose it."
About a minute later, Ash made it up and then called down to Misty. "Alright Misty it's your turn. Be careful. I'll be here."
"OK!" she replied. She then climbed up for what seemed like forever until she finally managed to reach the top and was just about to grab the edge of the slope. However, all of a sudden a portion of the rock beneath her foot crumbled away, and she lost her grip and started to fall. She screamed, imagining herself plummeting downward, but she suddenly felt a hand grab her wrist which stopped her from falling. She opened her eyes and looked up to see Ash there, struggling but holding on to her nonetheless. "Ash..." She began, stunned. "He saved my life!"
"I'll never let you go, Misty." He bit his lip in frustration, but tightened his grip on Misty's wrist and kept his ground.
Misty looked up into his eyes, and he looked back. The messages that were sent between them at that moment couldn't be described in words. "He really cares about me. Really and truly!" she thought.
They were both quiet for a second, until reality sunk in. "Try to get a footing on another rock and see if you can push yourself up," Ash instructed her. Misty went to do it, and pain suddenly shot upward through her left ankle. She yelped, and Ash realized what was wrong and reached for her other hand and pulled her the rest of the way up himself.
"Now THAT'S what I call nice!" Misty immediately thought.
"Are you all right?" Ash asked.
"I think I twisted my ankle when the rock slipped away," Misty responded, touching her ankle tenderly. "Ow!" she yelped. "And boy, does
it hurt."
Ash then knelt beside her. "Well, you better stay here," he told Misty, making sure she was sitting on a big rock. "I'm going
to go make sure that camp is back the way I think it is...I don't want to drag you all this way and then get lost again." He then quickly
kissed her on the cheek, and then got up and walked off. "I'll be right back!" he called.
Misty watched Ash go, and then sighed. "It's so hard to ignore the pain in my ankle. I need to comfort myself." To help her do that she began to sing the same special song her mother sang to her. Little did she know beforehand the second meaning she would realize it had after starting to sing...
"Here we are
Safe at last
We can breathe a sigh
It seems a storm has passed
Through it all
No one knew
That all the tears in heaven
Would bring me back to you, oh..."
She stopped. This was reminding her of Ash... She shook her head and went on.
"No one I know
Imagined we would make it
But it only matters that we both believe...oh..."
She stopped again, getting ready for the chorus. Of all the things that could remind her of Ash, it was the song that was closest to her heart!
"You and me, we're a miracle
Meant to be, and nothing can change it
Mountains move and oceans part when they are standing in our way
You and me, we're a miracle
Angels stand watchin' over us
And heaven shines upon us every day...oh..."
She had to smile. All along she thought she had known that this song meant more to her than what her mother taught her it meant, and it was describing perfectly how she felt about Ash after all they had gone through together. So she kept singing, feeling better after realizing this.
"Every time
I felt near defeat
You were there for me, oh
By my side, completely
You give me strength
You set me free
It's just because of you, oh
I'm all that I can be, oh
When I'm with you
The world is ours to reach for!
Together there is nothing we can't do...
You and me, we're a miracle
Meant to be, and nothing can change it
Mountains move and oceans part when they are standing in our way
You and me, we're a miracle
Angels stand watchin' over us
And heaven shines upon us every day...oh..."
By now she was getting a little choked up. Luckily, Ash hadn't come back and interrupted her yet, so she was free to keep on singing and expressing her emotions without anyone knowing.
"The chance was so unlikely
That we would ever be, oh
Two stars among the heavens
Destiny brought you to me
Oh...you and me, we're a miracle
Meant to be, and nothing can change it
Mountains move and oceans part when they are standing in our way
You and me, we're a miracle
Angels stand watchin' over us
And heaven shines upon us every day...oh..."
She took a breath again, hoping she could sing the chorus without getting so emotional that she would have to stop.
"You and me, we're a miracle (miracle...)
You and me, we're a miracle (miracle...)
She stopped, her eyes watering, and then sang the very last word of the song.
"Miracle..."
For a while afterwards Misty sat there, sitting in silence, her ankle was still throbbing, until Ash's voice startled her straight out of her thoughts.
"That was beautiful!" he said.
Misty turned with a start. Probably if her ankle wasn't banged up she would have jumped sky high.
Ash looked at her with sincerely and then sat down beside her on the rock she was on. "I had no idea you could sing like that." he said.
Misty looked at the ground. "Well, I guess I never needed to show you I could." She stopped, a familiar wave of sadness rushed
over her. "It's my favourite song...my mom used to sing it to me every night. She said we were miracles because we both almost
died when I was born...complications, you know." A tear now came to her eye, and she promptly wiped it away. "After she died,
when my dad yelled at me or something, I'd go into my room and sing it to myself, and it always made me feel better when
something was wrong."
"Oh." Ash was quiet for a little, but then asked, "Is that why you were singing it now? Because of everything that's been going
wrong today?"
"No, not really." Misty looked off into the woods, hoping to change the subject. "So did you find the way back to camp?" she asked quickly.
However, Ash was too smart for her. "Yes, I did, but I want to know why you were singing that song before we go. If you weren't upset about something..." He stopped. "To tell you the truth, Misty, it reminded me of you."
Misty then turned towards Ash with a VERY surprised look on her face. "Me?" She practically squeaked. He nodded, and she looked into his deep brown eyes, which looked very caring right now.
"Yeah...after all I-and WE-have gone through, you've always been there for me, helping me on, and I guess I need to thank you for being such a good friend." he explained.
"You don't need to thank me...you already have," Misty told him. "You cared for me this whole time, and it really made me think about what I feel about trusting people...expecially you." She smiled, avoiding eye contact so she could make it to her next sentence. "I guess I was singing that song because it reminds me of YOU." She then continued before he could say anything. "When I was younger, I'd lost all hopes of loving anyone again, after my dad broke my trust and my mom died." She looked up, and Ash's eyes were fixed on her, looking very understanding and caring at that moment. "But after you came along, I guess you taught me how to love again. I'm not sure how or why, but I...I fell in love with you."
Ash was quiet, and looked at the ground instead of at Misty. Misty wasn't sure what this meant, but somehow she knew that he wasn't
going to reject her.
"I never wanted my bike back," She began, "I just wanted a friend. Even if we didn't get along well in the beginning, something told me to stick with it, and eventually..." Misty looked over at him, and this time his eyes met hers. "Eventually it became much more than I ever imagined." She then managed to smile. "So I owe YOU all the thanks, Ash." She then kissed him gently on the cheek, hoping what she had said had meant something to him. Misty had given him everything she had: her heart, her trust, and her love. He now had the choice to do with it what he wanted.
"Well this is it." thought Ash. "I had no idea Misty felt this way. And honestly, I think... no... now I KNOW I feel the same way." "Misty..." He grinned, which really surprised Misty. He stood up, and carefully pulled Misty to her feet along with him. "You know how that song says we're a miracle?" he asked, taking Misty's hands in his.
Misty nodded. "Yeah, what about it?"
"We are." Misty smiled a little, feeling better because she was getting a hint on how Ash felt. "And it's a miracle that right now, I'm here, doing this." He leaned down and kissed her for a long while, and eventually when they had to part, they both wanted to stay in each others arms forever. "I wish we would have told each other sooner," he whispered.
Misty laughed quietly. "We were too stubborn, Ash. Besides, it's better now. We have a better understanding of each other now that we're older." She then sighed. "There were times, still, when I needed you...expecially when I was reminded of my mom." she sighed again and pulled back to look into Ash's eyes. "But we can
still make up for lost time, right?"
Ash looked at her admiringly. "Right." Then he looked back over his shoulder. "We'd better get back to camp and get your ankle looked at." He slipped his arm around Misty so he could support her as they walked and headed towards camp.
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."I'm really starting to worry now, Pikachu." said Brock, as he continued to tend to the fire he was about to start cooking with. "Are you sure it isn't Team Rocket's doing?"
"Pi Pika! (I'm sure!)" replied the mouse Pokémon.
"Brock," Ash said quietly as he suddenly appeared. Ash and Misty were standing right behind Brock as he sat with Pikachu and Togepi. He looked up and turned around, and jumped so high, his head almost hit the clouds. "Ash! Misty!" he exclaimed. "Where WERE you two?!?"
And with that, Pikachu and Togepi all raced to their trainers. "PIKA PI! (ASH!)" Pikachu cried.
"Togepriiiii! (Mommyyyyyy!)" added Togepi.
Both Ash and Misty grinned. "It's great to see you all too and I'm sure you have a million questions but it's a long story..." said Misty as she and Ash exchanged glances and a smile passed between them. "But before we tell you, Brock, I have a problem with my ankle, and Ash and I haven't eaten for a while. So..." Misty crossed her arms, and Brock promptly went to work frantically.
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Ash and Misty had eaten already, and had explained to him and Pikachu and Togepi a little of what happened, except for the fact that they were a "couple" now, if
that's the way one could put it. But now Misty had a problem with her twisted ankle.
"I'm no nurse," Brock had said, "but I'm pretty sure it's out of joint. We'll just have to pop it back in."
So now Misty was clutching Togepi in one arm, while Ash sat beside her with Pikachu on his shoulder. She sighed. "Might as well get
this over with," she said. Misty then braced herself, and Brock counted down.
"Three, two, ONE!" At that very moment, he popped Misty's ankle back in.
Misty gritted her teeth through the pain, and in a split second Ash was holding her hand. It was over before she knew it, and it still hurt, but she could move it now. "Thanks, Brock," she said. Togepi chuckled, and Pikachu hopped from Ash's shoulder on to hers, and she smiled at him. "Thank you,
Pikachu, Togepi..." she looked over her side. "...Ash..." He winked at her, and Misty blushed a little bit. "Well, now that I can walk, I think that's what I'll go do right now." she stood up and picked up Togepi. "I'll be right back."
"Don't go fall off any more cliffs!" Brock yelled after her.
Misty promptly laughed and walked down towards a little stream, where she let out Staryu, Seadra, Poliwag, and Goldeen to swim for a little bit, and sat in the peace as Togepi chased Psyduck around, who actually didn't bother her. She was feeling pretty good right then, so nothing could phase her.
"Enjoying yourself?" Misty opened my eyes and saw Ash there beside her, and she smiled.
"Yeah, pretty much." she looked down at her ankle. "Everything's perfect right now."
Ash watched Misty's Pokémon swim for a while, he then let out Kingler and Lapras as he did so. "So how are we going to tell Brock..." he finally asked, letting his voice taper off.
Misty knew what he meant, and she shrugged. "Beats me. Maybe he'll notice us acting differently and ask about it." The wind blew by gently, and Misty took advantage let her hair fall loose. "There's really no way to tell him that we're in love..." she looked up at him, and he was smiling contentedly, watching the Pokémon.
"Yeah, there are really no words to explain it...other than a miracle." he said, with a smile.
Misty stifled a giggle. "You liked that song, didn't you?"
"With you singing it, yes..." he responded.
Misty rolled her eyes. "Stop trying to flatter me." Then she sighed. "It still holds that place in my heart because of my mom, but I'll never forget how it brought us together."
"Me neither." Ash replied as he put an arm around her, Misty closed her eyes and relaxed, being so close to him. "Do you think..." He stopped. "Do you think we'll still be friends forever?"
Misty quickly opened her eyes and smiled. "Of course! What's going on now is just an advanced friendship." They both laughed, and Ash leaned down and kissed her gently. They sat there for awhile, just enjoying each other's company, and Misty felt pretty good. "It isn't every day a girl regains her trust towards the world. It just so happens that I'm that lucky today." she thought.
"Awww! It's so sweet it'll make me sick!" shouted a voice from above.
"Huh!" exclaimed Misty as she looked up and saw Team Rocket once again in their hot air balloon.
"We're baaaaaack!" called Butch from the balloon. "And it's revenge time."
"Revenge? What stupid device are you going to try this time?" asked Ash.
"Simple! With this water-attack-proof net, we'll just round up all of your water Pokémon in a snap." answered Cassidy.
"Really?" asked Ash. "Kingler, use Vicegrip please." In a flash, Kingler ripped the net to shreds. "Do you guy now want a long drawn out punishment?" asked Ash.
"What do you mean?" they both answered together in fear.
"PIKACHU!!!" Ash called. Immediately, Pikachu ran into the stream area. "Thunderbolt, buddy!" Pikachu charged up and let out a huge blast of electricity which filled the balloon with a sizzling charge which suddenly exploded.
"What was that explosion?" asked Cassidy as they sailed the sky for another blast off.
"Pikachu's Thunderbolt exploded? Its powers have reached a new level." replied Butch.
"Wow! That thing is now even more valuable. We gotta grab it but for now..." began Cassidy.
"We're blasting off again... (SFX: Ding)"
"Great job, Pikachu. You're even stronger now." said Ash.
"Pi ka! (I know!)" Pikachu proudly replied with a smile.
"Another reason why I love him. His unending care for his Pokémon." Misty thought.
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A little later on, when everyone else was asleep. Ash and Misty went back to the spring for some alone time. When Misty thought Ash fell asleep beside her, she bagan to sing again. "You and me, we're a miracle...meant to be and nothing can change it..."
"You got that right!" Ash said quickly.
"I thought you were asleep!" exclaimed Misty.
"Nope! But I gotta say something else about that song." Ash said.
"Go ahead." Misty replied.
"That one part of that song...about destiny bringing us together..."
Misty thought for a second. "Oh, right. What about it?"
"It's true." He took one of Misty's hands. "It WAS destiny that brought us together. We were meant to meet, no matter what we originally thought."
Misty smiled and added, "The bike was just an excuse for us to deny the fact that we had a thing for each other."
"Ohhh yeah!" Ash laughed as he pulled Misty into a hug. "Together forever," he said quietly.
"Together forever," Misty agreed. They had a promise to keep now, and they were NEVER going to break it. "Destiny works in strange
ways...but definitely good ones. DEFINITELY good ones." Misty thought. "Ash?" Misty called quietly.
"Yes?" Ash quickly replied.
"I love you." said Misty.
"I love you too, Misty. Never forget it." replied Ash.
"I won't...I can't." Misty said.
"Why?" Ash asked.
"Because you wouldn't let me." Misty replied with a laugh.
Ash himself then laughed and kissed Misty.
Narrator: And there they are, a miracle, together at last...and never to be apart.
That's chapter 9. I know! I know! It was a bit mushy. But I thought this level of mushiness was needed for this very special moment. Please read and PLEASE REVIEW.
