Author's Note: What?! Another chapter so soon you say. Well the story just got over 100 reviews and I couldn't contain my excitement and decided to write and release a new chapter. Thanks goes out to all the people who took the time to review the story, I really really appreciate it. So enough of my rambling. Enjoy the latest installment of When One Ends
Summary: About 5 years have passed since the gang saw Ash, he reappears out of the blue in his hometown of Pallet much to the surprise of everyone. Ash decides it's time for him to settle down and open a gym in Pallet. What new trials and tribulations await our young hero? Rated M for adult situations that will occur later on in the story. AshxMisty,MayxDrew,BrockxSoldat. Takes place after the Sinnoh League
Disclaimer : Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and , I do however claim all OC's created by myself in this story
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Chapter 10: Come Fly With Me
As Ash flew, he could see the horizon. It seemed as if the sky was on fire, as the sun began to set and the moon started to take its place. Ash was looking around as he zoomed over the trees and mountains and realized that he was indeed going a little too fast.
"It's no emergency Salamence we don't have to be home anytime soon." he said to his personal air transportation. The Pokémon just snorted in response and eased his speed so that trees below him no longer blurred. "In fact we aren't going home right away Salamence, how about we take a slight detour?" The dragon just puffed smoke in response and soared into the direction that Ash pointed towards.
Back in Cerulean...
"The restaurant was simply lovely Nigie. How did you manage to get reservations? I thought they were booked out for years." said Misty as she emerged from Nigel's vehicle.
"I knew a few people that's all. Nothing a few favours couldn't do." said Nigel as he emerged from the vehicle as well. He took Misty in hand and pulled her closer to him staring into her eyes seductively.
"You didn't have to..." began Misty as she was cut off as Nigel's lips landed on hers. Misty found herself returning the action and kissed him even deeper. As the passion reached its maximum something unexpected popped into Misty's mind. Images of Ash shirtless and in various poses flashed across her eyelids. A startled Misty opened her eyes and broke off their kiss prematurely which caused Nigel to raise an eyebrow in concern.
"Something the matter?" he asked.
Misty trying to hide her surprise and lied through her teeth. "Nothing at all, I guess the trip I took yesterday took more out of me than I thought."She gave him a small smile in an attempt to reassure him that nothing was the matter and after a few seductive looks Nigel began to believe her.
"You should have taken me with you. That way you would have travelled in comfort."
"I didn't want to bother you with something so trivial."
"You know for you I would do anything Misty." said Nigel as he caressed the side of her face. His hand made his way underneath her chin, titled her head and then he brought his lips in to plant a soft but tender kiss on hers. "You still haven't even told me how the trip went, or where you went for that matter."
"I went to Pewter to check and see if repairs to one of our air tanks were complete. I wound up stopping by Brock and got caught up in wedding planning with Soldat." recited Misty as if she had rehearsed this explanation multiple times in her head. She had told Brock what had happened the next day and if Nigel talked to him she was sure that Brock would have covered for her.
"I see." said Nigel as if he was trying to convince himself into believing the words of his girlfriend. 'Why am I even thinking that she is lying? She wouldn't be that stupid to lie to me, a Cromwell.' A pleasant smile came across his face, "I guess this is where we will call it a night?"
"Unfortunately yes." said Misty as she leaned in and planted a kiss on Nigel's lips.
"Do you need me to walk you to the door?"
"I'm a big girl Nigie, I think I can take care of myself." she said. Misty teasingly pushed herself away from Nigel and ran her fingers down his chest as she pulled away. Misty watched as Nigel got into his car and drove out of the parking lot. As she watched the vehicle disappear a feeling of relief swept through her whole body.
'Why did I lie to him? I didn't do anything wrong right?' Questions like these ran through Misty's head as she made her way to the entrance of the door.
"Over there Salamence, fly in low." ordered Ash as the dragon Pokémon flew over the city. He was amazed at how bright the city he once visited when he was younger was at night. Ash then noticed his Salamence scouring the area around him, hunting for something. As Ash realized what it was looking for he simply shook his head. "Salamence, it's a bit late. I don't think anyone's going to be on the streets at this time of night..."
But before Ash could finish his statement Salamence banked far to the right and swooped down on a couple as they were making their way home. If Ash didn't know better it was the same couple Salamence had spooked the last time he paid a visit. With a satisfied puff of smoke Salamence headed towards the destination Ash pointed out. As Salamence closed in on the building, Ash seemed to remember something important.
'Which room is she in again?' Ash scratched his head momentarily."Salamence head towards the other side of the building." he whispered. Salamence glided to the back of the building as instructed and brought Ash eye level with the first window he saw. Ash gazed into the room and saw that it wasn't his target. "Go to the next one." he whispered to Salamence who complied.
As Salamence grew closer to the next window he heard voices coming from the room and bent down as to avoid being seen. As soon as Salamence stopped Ash slowly returned to his normal height, with his eyes level with the edge of the window he began to peek inside the room.
'I can't believe we have 1000 channels and nothing is on.' said a bored Daisy as she flipped through the channels in search of something decent to watch. As she mindlessly flipped through the stations a strange feeling began to creep up on her. It felt as if she was being watched and the person was right over her shoulder. She quickly turned her head towards the window but saw nothing. She shrugged the feeling off and began to watch TV again but the feeling came returned so she turned her head around again but much faster this time. This time she swore she caught a glimpse of something and decided to investigate. Daisy got up from her seat and moved closer to the window and as she was about to open it.
"Breaking News in the Fashion World! ..." boomed the television and that was more than enough to distract her from her mission.
Meanwhile underneath the window sill, Ash was sweating bullets as he was waiting for Daisy to spot him. After a few minutes of waiting he realized that Daisy wasn't coming anymore. "Ok, next window." Salamence followed Ash's order and moved to the next. This time there weren't any lights coming from the window and Ash decided it was safe to look. He leaned in from the side of the window this time and peered in. Upon further inspection there was a figure lying in the bed but it turned out to be Violet. Ash almost gave himself away when he witnessed Violet rolling out of the bed and landing on the floor with a thud. Ash flew directly below the next window, he didn't even bother to look as he could hear Lily's mouth jawing away on the telephone or at least he hoped she was talking on the telephone and not to herself.
'Ok from what I could remember. Their rooms were all on one side of the building and since I passed all of the other sisters' rooms this must be it.'
'That new shower head is amazing,' thought Misty as she made her way into her room. The hot soothing shower she took seemed to wash away the guilt she felt when she lied to Nigel earlier on. With water still dripping from her body Misty stood in front of the mirror examining her body but her mind was wandering trying to find a reason for why she lied to Nigel.
'Why did I lie to Nigel about going to see Ash? Ash and I are old friends there isn't anything wrong with going to see him,' Misty paused and began to unwrap the towel around her hair. She reached into her drawer for her blow dryer and began her nightly routine. 'I mean we weren't going to do anything right. Right?' She paused and looked at herself in the mirror as if she was looking for her reflection to tell her that it was an innocent visit. Then the things what Veronica said to Misty started to float around in her mind. 'She was right though. Any normal girl who saw the glistening muscles of Ash would have just...What am I thinking?!' Misty shook her head trying to shake the thoughts out of her head. 'I have Nigel. He loves me and I ...love...him? Yes I love him!'
'Yes! The lights are on, that means she should still be awake.' thought Ash as he coasted on top of Salamence towards Misty's window. As with the previous windows Ash leaned in from the side and peered into the room so that he would be able to see if anybody was in the room. At least that was the intention, but unlike her sisters Misty had her curtains drawn together blocking Ash from seeing into the room. Ash ordered Salamence to move a little bit more underneath the window and he pressed his head against the glass.
'I can hear movement, someone is in the room' Thinking of things to do Ash finally came up with a solution. He tapped lightly on the glass and called for Misty quietly enough for her to hear. After getting no response he knocked and called out to her once again.
As Misty was putting the finishing touches on her hair she could have sworn she heard someone calling her. Misty looked around her room and shrugged her shoulders, feeling that it was just her imagination. As she continued preparing for bed she noticed that she kept hearing her name being called and a persistent knock on her window.
'I think I might be losing it. My window is almost a floor above the ground who could possibly be calling me.' Her curiosity got the better of her and she found herself creeping closer and closer to the window and the closer she got the louder the noise grew. Trying to move as stealthily as possible, she moved towards the window and flung open the curtains in an attempt to startle whatever was knocking on her glass. In the end, it was her that was frightened as she came face to face with Ash. Her sudden jerk caused the towel wrapped around her to loosen and fall to the ground. Ash now distracted from his original intention, began to stare at the beautiful sight of Misty's body. Misty who had regained her composure noticed Ash's dazed look and then realized what had happened. She quickly closed the curtains and let out a yell.
"Pervert!"
"Wait Misty! I didn't mean to..."
"What do you want Ash?!" she demanded not bothering to hear Ash's excuse.
"Just come with me Misty."
"No!"
"Will you just come?" pleaded Ash from the other side of the window.
"Ash Ketchum, I seem to remember that the last time I asked you to do something for me, you left me there. You know the time when I was crying and screaming for you to stop."
"You were crying?" said Ash as he was surprised that Misty actually admitted something so emotional.
"That's not the point." said Misty as she realized she let out a little bit too much information.
"Misty I know the last time we met; we didn't part on the best terms but just come with me."
"No!" she answered.
"Misty, I'm begging you just come with me." pleaded Ash once again.
The curtains then flew open to reveal Misty still wrapped in her towel and with an angered look on her face.
"No..." she said again but this time more softly, almost like a whisper.
"Misty..." Ash looked directly into her eyes. "Please" said Ash in a soft tone that seemed to wash away the anger Misty felt.
Misty sighed in defeat. "Fine, just let me change my clothes."
Misty closed the curtains once again and after a few minutes the curtains opened to reveal her. If the situation called for it Ash would have whistled, there was Misty wearing her trademark overalls with a white tank top that accentuated the curves on her chest. Misty saw the look that Ash was giving her and blushed unconsciously.
"Care to explain how you're standing below my window? It's almost a story high."
"Take a look below me." replied Ash with a smug look on his face. Misty opened the window and poked her head out and saw Salamence below Ash, upon seeing her Salamence snorted a welcome.
"Let's go." said Ash as he extended his hand towards her.
"Ash, we are almost a floor high. What if I fall?" said Misty as she climbed into her window frame. She looked down and gulped afraid to take the next step.
"Just trust me." said Ash calmly extending his hand once again.
Misty found herself blushing once again, the moonlight behind Ash gave him an other worldly appearance. As Misty looked into Ash's chocolate eyes she found courage and security, her hands started to move unconsciously and reached to meet Ash's. Misty lost control of her body as she found herself leaping from her window into the arms of Ash. The warmth from Ash's body snapped her out of the zone she found herself in. Ash ordered Salamence to land so that Misty could be seated properly.
"Comfortable?" asked Ash. Misty just simply nodded. "Hold on then." Ash then seated himself properly and shouted to Salamence "Let's fly!" Salamence snorted and began flapping its massive wings and took to the sky. Misty was surprised by the speed and found herself clinging to Ash's waist as the dragon Pokémon blazed through the sky. Ash felt the grasp of Misty and smiled to himself as he enjoyed the warmth her body brought.
"So where are we going Ash?"
"Somewhere." said Ash mysteriously. Misty knew better than to attempt and get an answer out of Ash when he used that tone. She smiled softly as memories of their time together flowed into her head; she tightened her grasp on Ash and closed her eyes just simply enjoying his presence. A few minutes passed and Misty started to feel Salamence beginning to descend. She took her head off of Ash's back and looked around the surrounding area. The area below was a mountainous range that bordered alongside the ocean but in the distance Misty spotted a clearing and it seemed to be where Ash was headed. As Salamence got closer and closer to the area Misty eyes grew large as the beauty of the location was revealed to her. It was an enclosed lake in the mountains. The area around it was a thriving forest and the lake water was fed by mild waterfall the cascaded water from the river that started from further up the mountain.
"Where are we Ash?"
"We're near the mountains surrounding Bill's house."
"Really?" asked Misty and Ash just simply nodded in response. "I guess when you can fly you get a different view of the world." Misty began walking towards the water's edge. "Because I never would have guessed that such a beautiful spot was in the area."
Ash was simply taken back by Misty's beauty; the moonlight reflecting off the lakes surface gave Misty an almost angelic glow. As a mild wind blew, it caused Misty's long orange hair to flow in the wind, accompanied with the fact that Misty was wearing a form fitting overalls and top resulted in Ash being entranced by the view.
"So why did you want to see me so badly Ash?" asked Misty as she stood at the edge of the lake lightly disturbing its surface with the bottom of her sandals.
Ash had what he was going to say all planned out but the sight of Misty caused all of his thoughts to be scrambled. He found himself dumbfounded unable to recall the speech he was supposed to make.
"Well...." Ash began himself walking towards Misty. "I didn't like how things between us ended the last time and well the time before that as well."
"I said I was so..." interrupted Misty but Ash continued talking.
"We have known each other for so long Misty, I just couldn't stand us not talking or having such awkward moments with each other. I admit what happened in Pallet Town was my fault and I have been thinking."
"It wasn't your..." Misty turned around quickly to face Ash but she didn't realize how close Ash was to her. She looked up towards him into his eyes that seemed to have a hint of sadness. "...your fault..."
"But what I want to say is that...well..." a deep blush was now across Ash's face as he was thinking of the right words to use. At that moment a Beedrill carrying a Kakuna flew past the couple startling Misty. Since the bank of the river consisted of small pebbles, Misty easily lost her footing and was beginning to stumble. Ash reached out to stop her but at the same time Misty reached out to him and grabbed onto his shirt causing him to become unbalanced.
SPLASH
Misty found herself soaked as she propped her frame with her arms. Ash had quicker reflexes and managed to use his hands to prevent him from falling directly on top of Misty. The two looked at each other, the moon in the background shone as if it was casting a spell upon the two. A blush across both of their faces they continued to stare at each other, neither wanting to make a move.
"Sorry for pulling you in" said Misty trying to break the silence. Ash opened his mouth to speak but chose another option. He leaned in and planted a kiss on Misty. Misty was shocked at first but her body took control and returned Ash's actions. Seeing that she was welcoming his kiss Ash leaned in and caused a more passionate embrace between their lips. The kiss seemed to last for an eternity, neither wanting for the moment to pass. Misty then suddenly broke the embrace and pushed Ash off of her. The couple stared at each other, a confused look on both of their faces.
"I'm sorry..."
"For what?" said Misty 'Why the hell did I say that?!" she scolded herself mentally. "I mean it's alright Ash." she said correcting her previous statement. Ash didn't know what to say and wound up simply gazing at the soaked Misty, his eyes began wandering up and down her figure and then became fixated on her chest. A deep blush came across his face and he turned his head to avoid staring. Misty who witnessed Ash's actions became curious.
"What's wrong Ash?"
"Umm, let's just say you're a little exposed."
"What?"
Ash simply pointed to her chest and Misty caught on. She suddenly leapt out of the water and used her arms to cover her chest. Thankfully Ash had yet to return to Pallet Town and still had his travelling bag along with him. He walked over to Salamence who was resting and picked up the bag, but Ash found the bag to be a little bit heavier than normal. Upon investigation he found a slumbering Pikachu curled up among his clothes. Ash carefully moved his long time friend out of the bag and placed him on Salamence to continue sleeping for the time being. He threw his towel to Misty first, followed by a shirt and a drawstring shorts. Ash turned to face Misty but she puffed her face in anger and ordered him to turn around as she dried off and changed clothes. Ash heard as the clothes hit the floor and was using every form of self-restraint he had to not take a peek.
"Like I was saying before Misty..."
"Yes Ash?" replied Misty as she was still drying off.
"Well, I think I have feelings for you...I mean more than I like you as a friend feelings." Misty remained silent and continued changing clothes. "I think I started to realize this after I heard you tell Nigel you loved him. I experienced a feeling that I never felt before, it pained me to hear you say that and it made me aware of how I truly felt about you."
"Ash..."
"You don't have to say anything. I know that you and Nigel are together and I'm not going to force myself into the relationship or find a way to break you two apart. I just had to let you know how I felt. I couldn't possibly ask you to leave him, especially after I left you alone for all those years. I guess it's just my time to wait that's all."
Misty found herself fighting back tears as she heard Ash empty his heart to her. She just wanted to run to him and hug him but she knew she couldn't do that. Instead she simply held her hands to her chest and smiled. "You can turn around now Ash."
When Ash turned around he couldn't help but break out laughing.
"What?!" asked Misty as she put her hands on her hips.
Ash stopped laughing but as he took another look at Misty he erupted once again.
"Ash!" she said in an angered tone, one which Ash knew too well.
"I'm sorry but you just look hilarious."
Misty now had on one of Ash's shirts and let's just say Ash had indeed grown as the shirt ended on top of her knees with the sleeves reaching the middle of her forearms and the shorts almost meeting her ankles. Thankfully the shorts could be tightened at the waist.
"Whatever Ash."
"Ready to go home?" asked Ash as soon as he stopped laughing. Misty just nodded in response. Ash woke up his Salamence which roared as it yawned, startling Misty slightly. "You get used to that." said Ash as he extended his hand to help Misty board Air Salamence. In a matter of moments they were into the sky and zooming towards the Cerulean Gym. The return trip seemed to be quicker than the original journey as in a matter of moments the Cerulean Gym was in sight. Ash pointed to Misty's window and on command Salamence swooped down to the location. As Salamence came to a stop Ash helped Misty back into her room.
"Well goodnight Ash." said Misty not knowing what else to say.
"Goodnight Misty." said Ash as well as he felt a bit uneasy himself. Ash ordered Salamence to fly off but Misty spoke.
"Try to use the front door the next time will you Ash." she said jokingly with a smile.
"Will do, take care of yourself Misty." said Ash as he took to the sky and disappeared into the distance.
Misty simply flopped into her bed and stared at the ceiling. She found herself to be running her fingers across her lips as her mind remembered the passion she felt while kissing Ash. 'Why did that feel so good!' she screamed in her mind as she hugged her pillows. 'Damn it Ash, why did you have to be so you!"
After a few hours passed Ash found himself arriving back in Pallet Town and by the look of the sky dawn was not far away. He instructed Salamence to land in his backyard and quietly so that he didn't disturb the neighbourhood and thankfully Salamence complied.
"Thanks for everything Salamence, you deserve a good rest. Return!" said Ash as he returned Salamence to its pokeball. As Ash made his way towards the back of his house he could have sworn he heard voices. Ash just ignored the noise believing that it was just his body telling him it's time to go sleep but a voice addressed him.
"I see you were successful."
Ash turned around to locate the source of the voice and he ended up spotting Kai sitting underneath the umbrella with another person. Ash looked a bit closer in attempt to see who it was but as the person spoke Ash knew who it was.
"You seem to have a little bit of pep in your step Ashy-boy. Seems that something good happened." said Daisy.
"You could say that. Finally got something of my chest." said Ash as he moved towards the backdoor of his house with the intent of leaving the two to continue doing whatever they were doing. "I need to hit the sack, so I will let you guys in on what happened tomorrow. Goodnight you two."
"Alright Ash" said Kai.
"Goodnight Ashy-boy!" chimed Daisy which caused Ash to cringe which in turn caused Daisy to giggle as she succeeded in getting underneath his skin.
It was the next morning and Misty found herself walking sleepily towards the kitchen. As she walked in she noticed that all three of her sisters were already up and about. Lily and Violet were eating breakfast while Daisy was leaning against the counter sipping on her morning coffee. As Misty walked through the door a huge smile planted itself on Daisy's face and Lily and Violet both found themselves giggling.
"Somebody had fun last night." said Daisy in a mischievous tone.
"Huh?" said Misty as she did not get what Daisy was trying to say.
Seeing this Daisy decided to have a bit more fun. "Nice shirt Misty. You never told me you participated in the Sinnoh League."
Misty looked down at her shirt and then her face instantaneously turned beet red. "It's not what it looks like."
"Sure it isn't, just look at your face." commented Lily.
"So Misty, was did Ash's lips feel the way you dreamed they would be?" teased Violet.
Misty's face turned an even deeper shade of red. "That's none of your business."
Daisy walked by Misty with the same mischievous grin across her face. "I'll take that as a yes." she said as she continued to walk out the kitchen leaving her two other sisters to laugh at an obviously flustered Misty.
Author's Note: There you have it. I kept wondering if I was able to bring the scene between Ash and Misty to life, so I think I wrote that part over about 10 times or so. Well that's it for now. Until next time on When One Ends