HEY EVERYONE THIS CHAPTER MIGHT BE A BIT SHORT OR NOT BUT PLEASE BEAR WITH ME ON THIS. THIS IS WHEN ASH TRIES AND MAYBE GETS THE FORGIVENESS HE IS ASKING FOR FROM THE RED-ORANGE HAIRED GIRL.

DISCLAIMER; POKEMON NOT MINE EVER. NUFF SAID

AGES;

ASH:17

MISTY:18

DAISY:27

LILY:25

VIOLET:22

LET THE STORY CONTINUE

Turns out getting Misty's forgiveness was harder than Ash thought.

At first she just went out of her way to completely ignore him and just sent him on his way to do errands for either her, her sisters, or for the gym. His Pokemon were just training while Ash tries to sort through his problem with the red-orange haired girl and so far no progress is being made with this. About a week and a half have passed and Misty is still mad at him. He must have really hurt her for not keeping in contact all these years. At least what he can try to do is get her alone and apologize then but it looks like she is booked with either Gym battles, leader duties, and caring for the Water Pokemon when Ash is doing other errands so the only time he can get Misty alone is either in the night when everyone else is asleep, Misty is known to wonder the gym at night, or he can wait for when its her turn to close the gym for the night. Either way he has to make amends with the girl and has to happen at night.

One day Ash happened to catch Daisy, Lily, and Violet as they were coming out of the battle room as they were finishing up their practice for their water shows. He decided to get their opinion on how he should apologize to Misty.

"So do you girls have any ideas on how should I do this?" Ash asked to the older Sensational Sisters after explaining his current situation on his plan to make up with Misty.

"Well we thought for sure the battle between you two would give you the chance to get everything out in the open but it looks like it made things worse. Especially since you both tied with the other" Daisy explained to the raven haired teen "So that idea is out of the picture" She concluded knowing what has been happening between those two for the last week and a half.

"Have you at least tried to get her alone and apologize then?" Asked Violet to the teen. When she got a nod of the head she knew they had to thing about something else "Did any of those times work?"

"I have tried to get her alone ever since the battle ended but every time I try she sends me to do a new errand or she has to do something else herself because of her gym leader duties." Ash told the girls in front of him "So can one of you guys leave her schedule open for a while while I make thing better" He suggested

"Well I don't know if we can do that but today is Misty's turn to lack up the gym so maybe you can try then" Lily told Ash even though it was really Daisy's turn to close the gym. Who says they can't pass up the job to someone else "You just have to make sure you meet her there and do what you have to do." And with that the three sisters left to go get changed into their regular clothing to take on the rest of the day leaving Ash to his thoughts.

"I hope you are right then" He said under his breath and made his way to continue with the errands for the day.

The day passed on pretty quick after that. Ash had to clean the Water tanks for the whole day and every now then he catches glimpses of Misty battling trainers for a badge and a few times she lost and handed over the Cascade Badge to the lucky trainer who beat her. After he cleaned every tank in the gym it was closing time so he knew that it was time to make his move before its too late.

"Hey Misty you got a minute" Ash announced to the girl startling her because she thought she was alone because everyone was asleep. Apparently she wasn't.

"Huh?... Oh... Uh... Yeah I have a minute or two Ash" Was the reply from the girl who is still wondering why she has to lock up the gym when its Daisy's turn. I bet this has something to do with it. She thought to herself.

The two teens made their way through the gym into the aquarium in one of the rooms of the gym. They stepped inside and sat on one of the benches right in front of the tank with all of the nocturnal Water Pokemon in them.

After a few moments of silence from both parties Misty is the one who decided to break it "So why are we here Ash?" she asked although she had a pretty good idea why.

Ash looked at her strangely for a moment before he answered "You should know that by know right Misty" He told her and looking back at the tank when he finished speaking.

She sighed "Ash you know you've apologized every time since you came back but do you know why I have't accepted it yet" At the shake of the head Misty decided to explain "Its because I know things won't change if I accept. Think about it the only time you even saw me is when I went to see you. When was there ever a time when you wanted to see me of your own free will." When she got silence from him Misty continued "Even my letters. Sure since we first departed we sent mail to each other now and then but that all ended when you left for Sinnoh am I right. And even then the letters and mail came few and in between then none at all after that. Now I know that I might be over reacting but with no way of knowing if your even alive since Brock left when you went to Unova and nothing not even a fair hello from you and then a few years later you just decide to come back and act like nothing happened at all pr just plain forget about everyone. People even started to spread rumors that you don't even care for any of us once you left and I have to say I was starting to believe that but I knew better and know you better than that. If I accept this apology what can you do to let me know that this will not happen again." Misty finished trying not to let her emotions from lashing out at Ash.

He stayed quiet for a while after that confession. He really could not answer that because she is right. Whenever he came home from a journey he never bothered on seeing or visiting any of his old friends and just left on the next adventure when presented. Though he could say that he cares very deeply for all of his friends that he has made on his journey. Its just that he thought they were always busy with their own lives to bother with a visit from him. Turns out he was VERY wrong. And all the other things she mentioned were spot on. If he can't promise her that this won't happen again, which it might if he sometimes forgets, then he might as well show her.

"Well Ash... I'm waiting?" Misty asked the trainer after a prolonged silence from him.

He hesitated for a moment before answering "Well I can't promise you that this won't happen again about updating you or anyone else about what I'm doing. But I can show you that you can never be forgotten by me ever." With that Ash stood up and turned his back on the gym leader leaving her confused on why he did that when they were conversating.

While his back is turned to Misty, Ash took the chance to dig into his vest pocket and retrieved two items from it and took of his hat to place them in there. When he was finished he turned back to Misty with the items in his hand and announced "Like I said I can never forget about you but I don't think I can make that promise about this not happening again because that is out of my power or sometimes I might forget for a certain time. However once you take this hat from me look inside it you will see what exactly you mean to me Mist and know that I can never forget you." And with that Ash presented his hat, his old Pokemon expo hat, to Misty and waited for her to take it and see what is inside.

She hesitated in taking the hat from him but seeing that he is not going anywhere until she took it Misty carefully took the item from Ash and after giving him one last glance looked inside of it. What she saw made her speechless.

Inside of the hat were two items that she gave Ash when they first departed and when he participated in the Kanto Battle Frontier a few years back. The mini-Misty lure and her handkerchief. Now she would have not been surprised if he either lost them or if they were battered but what really shocked her was that the two were in perfect condition. The lure is as clean and new as the day she gave it to him and the handkerchief looks even newer than from what she remembered.

Misty was so surprised that she almost didn't hear what Ash had to say next "I know that I have been... a little forgetful at times and I know that I rush into things. But if there is one thing that I want to make sure is that I care about what happens to my friends and will never forget them. The lure and handkerchief are prime examples of that. The lure I made sure to keep in maintenance when ever I can and us it whenever I go fishing. The handkerchief I always kept under my cap in my travels so whenever I lose it I won't rest until I get it back. Things like these I make sure I remember the people who they are connected to. One of my most cherished items in my possession." He explained which after regained his seat by the gym leader.

Misty stayed quiet for a long time after he said that. One of his most prized possessions. She never thought of it that way. She just thought he wanted nothing to do with her once she left to go to take care of the gym. If that is the case then she has to rethink some things about the raven haired teen.

Misty mumbled something under her breath that Ash didn't hear and gave back the items and the hat to him "I'm sorry what did you say Mist." He asked after he took the items back and out the lure and handkerchief back in his coat.

"I said... I'm sorry. I never really thought of this from your point of view. And that I forgive you. Can you forgive me" She asked looking into his chocolate-brown eyes.

He smiled and placed his hat on her head "What is there to forgive. You can keep the hat. It looks better in you." He said seeing she was about to take it off and give it back to him.

After reeling back from the shock Misty smiled back at him "Thank you Ash" She scooted closer to him and leaned her head on his shoulder.

"Think of it as a momentum so that you can remember me. What do you say that we stay here for a little bit longer then we hit the hay" He asked the red-orange haired girl who is resting on his shoulder.

"I'd like that." Was all she said before they went back to watching the nocturnal Pokemon in the tank.

Neither of the two saw a pair of Luvdisc doing a coupling dance not too far from them in the lower corners of the tank.

LIKE I SAID THIS CHAPTER MIGHT BE A LITTLE SHORT AND RUSHED BUT AFTER THIS ASH GOES HOME AND THEN WE SKIP AHEAD FOR THOSE TWO YEARS WHEN HE GETS BETRAYED AND WHEN THE CRIME BOSSES PLAN IS PUT INTO ACTION. SO INPUT YOUR VOTES FOR THE MEGA-CHARIZARD EVOLUTION BECAUSE THIS IS IT. HAREM RECOMMENDATIONS ARE OVER WHEN ASH CATCHES A LEGEND SO THERE IS STILL TIME. REMEMBER YOU CAN RECOMMEND ANYONE TO BE IN THE HAREM. OH AND FOR THE OTHERS THAT ASH PROMISED TO KEEP IN CONTACT WITH HE DID DURING THOSE TWO WEEKS WHEN HE WAS TRAINING. I JUST WANTED THESE TWO TO HAVE A CONFRONTATION. LIKE I SAY IN OTHER CHAPTERS ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING I MISSED DON'T HESITATE TO ASK AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS I CAN. RATE AND REVIEW. PEACE.