Prompt: Disillusionment

Pokeshipping

He'd finally done it. Ash Ketchum had become the Pokémon master. After a long struggle full of gruelling battles, challenges, friends and of course team Rocket, he'd finally risen to the top. He couldn't wait to see Misty's face when she saw this. He was going to be officially recognized on TV. He'd specifically told her to watch a certain channel at a certain time so she wouldn't miss it.

The awards were finally presented to him. He held out his hands expectantly, grinning smugly as he knew Misty was watching him right now.

He's gotta say, when he was interviewed, he thought it would be a little more exciting. I mean come on! He was the world's youngest Pokémon master. Didn't that mean something?

When they gave him his award/prize, he couldn't stop his smile from dropping for a moment. They weren't serious were they? All these years and all he gets is a badge? He kept his smile on his face though. Because he knew Misty was watching.

And when Misty was watching, it made a difference. Because she always used o tease him about him giving up. He wanted to prove he could do it.

But as soon as he was off the camera, he wanted to curl up in a ball and turn into a five year old once again. But he held strong until he got completely out of the studio. He only patted Pikachu's head all the way to the airport. On the plane, he may have looked at his badge sadly and let out a single tear. He forced a bright smile on his face when he came to her door.

But as soon as he saw he face, he broke.

Now people say that men don't cry, but Ash was heartbroken. His dream…Nothing.

"Ash?" Misty asked, surprised, "What are you doing here?"

"No one cares," he said, trying desperately to stop. Misty guided him inside and sat him on the couch, seeing his obvious distress.

"Calm down Ash," she said, "Let me make you some hot chocolate."

"No one cares Misty," He repeated, "I worked so hard. And this is all I get for my efforts?" He looked at the badge again, tempted to throw it across the room. Misty offered him the mug of hot chocolate and a weak, almost nervous smile.

"Well, I can give you another prize," Misty said slowly, "One that will last forever if you accept it. But you have to calm down and listen to me." Ash brightened and nodded.

"Well I promised myself if you ever became the Pokémon master I would do this anyway," Misty said, "But Ash, I love you. So what I'm offering you is my heart Ash, and my love. Do you want it?" Ash grinned and then frowned, making Misty nervous.

"Aww, Misty," He whined.

"What did I do wrong?" she asked.

"I'm the one who's supposed to make the first move," Ash whined, "I'm the guy in this relationship."

"So there is a relationship?" Misty questioned a little hopefully.

"Well, you just gave me one didn't you?" Ash asked, "And you said it would be forever right? So I'm taking that. Because I want it. I want it a lot. But next time, let me start it."

"What do you mean next time?" Misty asked, frowning, "I don't get what you mean."

"The next time we try something new in this relationship," Ash said, "And I'll be the first one to do it. Like this." He jumped forwards, knocking the badge into the cup of hot chocolate, both falling to the ground as he wrapped his arms around the gym leader. He tilted her head up and kissed her quickly.

"All better," Ash said, prancing out happily, "I can go home happy now." Misty stood there, stunned for a moment before she realized-

"ASH KETCHUM!" She yelled, "YOU MADE A MESS!"

A/N: Sorry it's short. I felt this prompt was a bit of a doozy. I hated it so it was really hard. Please review this one. I feel like I need a little encouragement to tell me it wasn't a total failure.