Hello :) Here is the final chapter to this little story. I gotta admit, I cried reading over it and editing this fic :') I really hope you enjoy this chapter seeing as it's the finale. There's lots of PokeShipping and some Ash x Pikachu stuff too - not in a romantic way, of course! :'D Oh and I apologize if there's a random letter 'A' anywhere - you see my cat decided to stroll across the keyboard and her paw pressed the 'A' key, filling the writing with random letters! :') I tried my best to get rid of them all but there may be some left so my kitty and I apologize! xD Please enjoy the big finale! :'D

The ages are naturally the same as other chapters.

Disclaimer: No... *sniffs sadly* No, I don't own pokemon :(

Neither Ash and Misty spoke during their walk back to the pokemon centre; they were both just happy linking arms and breathing in their adoration for one and other.

Ash paused slightly outside the large white building. Misty smiled fondly, understanding exactly what he was thinking.
'Hey, it's okay.' she comfortingly put her hand on his shoulder. 'We don't have to tell the others we've gotten together just yet.'

Ash's heart thumped with love at her understanding behaviour before shaking his head.
'It's not that, Mist. It's just...' he paused and looked at his shuffling feet. 'What if Pikachu isn't better? What if he's still dying and there is absolutely nothing we can do about it?'

Misty smiled sadly at him as she took his gloved hand and squeezed it.
'Pikachu will be just fine, Ash. You have to believe in me and my finding.'

Ash managed a smile and squeezed her hand back.
'Yeah! I believe in you, Mist. I trust you with my life.' his tanned cheeks became tinted with pink.~
Misty's eyes filled with happy and adoring tears as she stroked his arm tenderly before leading him into the centre.

As the young couple entered the pokemon hospital, all eyes turned instantly to them. The looked from Ash and Misty individually, then to their locked hands and back to their faces again.

Both teenagers blushed red and looked to each other sheepishly. Finally Ash received the courage to speak.
'Uh yeah...' he began somewhat awkwardly. 'Me and Mist are a couple now so...'

Misty pulled him closer to her and finished for the stuttering boy.
'We'll tell you about it later but now...'

Ash cut her off this time.
'We've gotta go and check on Pikachu.'

With that, they exited the room for the recovery one, leaving everyone else speechless. They were all too stunned over how in sync Ash and Misty were to speak.

Eventually, Brock destroyed the silence by wailing nosily, waterfall tears falling down his dark cheeks.
'Their all grown up now!' he mumbled over and over again in an emotional yet comical fashion.

Ash quietly opened the glass door to the recovery room. He stuck in head in to see Pikachu sound asleep. The teen turned back to his girlfriend and allowed her to step inside first.

They both silently walked over to the sleeping pokemon, not wanting disturb his serenity. Carefully, Ash lowered his body and placed it on the bed next to the healing electric mouse.

There was no room for Misty to sit so Ash pulled her onto his lap. They both blushed at this action but Misty soon melted onto him. They both just sat there in utter silence, not feeling the need to speak; they were just overwhelmed by the fact that Pikachu had survived that terrible illness.

Once Pikachu rolled over onto his stomach, Misty found the courage to speak.
'Aw, he's so peaceful! He looks so adorable!' she cooed quietly as she slowly rested her head on her boyfriends pounding chest.

Ash nodded in agreement, his chocolate orbs shaking with intense emotion.
'I know.' he said breathlessly. 'I honestly never thought I'd see Pikachu this relaxed again.' he closed his eyes. 'You know, this has been one of the worst and best experiences of my life.'
Misty squeezed his hand sympathetically and continued smirking at the snoring pokemon.

'Seeing one of my best friend's in the whole world so lifeless broke my heart. The worst thing was thinking I couldn't do a thing to help him. I love more than anything to help people in need so knowing that I could do not a thing made a feel useless.' a tear trickled out of his closed eye and onto his tanned cheek.

Misty wiped the tear away as quickly as it came but didn't say anything. She knew this was his moment to get everything off his chest.
'I bet you can guess the best thing about it, huh?'
Misty didn't reply but smiled knowingly into his warm chest. Ash took her silence as a 'yes'.

'Yeah, the best thing was telling you my true feelings. My heart feels so much better now. For all these years I've loved you but pushed it out of my mind. Now it's out in the open and it feels awesome!'

Misty's own orbs filled with tears behind her closed eyes.
'I love you, Misty.' he said suddenly, pulling her away from his chest to look directly into her beautiful aquamarine coloured eyes. 'If it wasn't for you, Pikachu would be dead and my life would have a massive gap in it. Thank you, Mist.'

The red head's eyes filled with tears but she blinked them away and winked at her boyfriend.
'Hey! Is that the only thanks I get?' she asked cheekily, pretending to look hurt.

Ash grinned cheekily making Misty's heart rate increase.
Arceus, he's gorgeous.

He spoke to her, snapping her away from her love struck thoughts.
'No, that's not the only thanks you get.'

Before Misty could move a muscle, Ash pressed his lips softly and passionately against her own. As they locked lips, he ran his fingers through her now shoulder length hair and she pressed her hands on his chest. To him, her lips tasted like the ocean and to her, Ash's lips tasted like melted chocolate; all warm and like silky velvet.

Pikachu interrupted them from their first kiss by making a gorgeously adorable squeaking sound. Ash pulled away slowly from his girlfriend and turned to the electric mouse, his eyes filling with fresh tears.
'Pikachu!' he whispered delightedly as the pokemon lunged at his trainers chest. Ash began to cry happy tears as he saw in his eyes how well Pikachu was now.

'Buddy!' he mumbled as he pulled Misty's slim waist close to join in the hug.
The boy looked from his girlfriend that was hugging his neck and his best friend who was fondly nuzzling his stomach. Ash's eyes filled with even more tears as he pulled them closer. His family.

He knew he could do anything with those two by his side. And Ash was correct; after Pikachu was fully healed, he went on to challenge the champion of the Unova region, Alder.

For the first time in his life, he won a league, meaning he was one giant leap closer to his goal of becoming a pokemon master.

Ash knew he had only succeeded because he had the knowledge that the person he loved the most in the whole universe felt the same way back. In his eyes, that was the only type of strength he needed to fulfil his life long dream.

The End.

There you go! Was it okay? :) Wow... Thanks so much for reading this - I hope it's better than the first version..? I personally think it has improved a great deal! :') So... Gonna go now and play some pokemon before I start getting emotional! :'D Just thanks ever so much on all the reviews - I smile at each and every one! :) This means that:

AmyBieberKetchum is signing out to fangirl over Ash Ketchum :'D (Something AWESOME has happened to him during the pokemon league but I can't say because the episode has only just aired in Japan) Trust me, it is AMAZING! :') I feel like a proud mother! xD Probably see you tomorrow for a little oneshot for something then there's a little Christmas fic for AAML-TAML on Saturday! :'D Oh yeah... I was gonna go wasn't I?! xD LATERS!