Gary:

I was watching TV when out of the corner of my eye, I saw my phone ringing. It was Misty's number! I frowned…I know I'd messaged her, but I hadn't expected her to call! I grimaced and wondered if I should answer. She hadn't made an effort with me and I guessed it was because she was still helping Ash get better.
I waited until the last minute and then I picked my phone up, "Misty!" I said, pretending to be startled. She sounded guilty as all hell when she replied, "Gary…how are you?" I smiled softly and said comfortingly, "I'm ok, Misty. Heartbroken, but ok." Good. If she was feeling bad then I could use this to my advantage. I knew how heartbroken she had been over Ash. She could relate.

This statement caused Misty to say in a tremble, "G…Gary…I…I'm really sorry I haven't called. I just needed…time." I nodded and said swiftly, "It's alright, Misty. Truly. How's Ash?" This question caught her off guard. I asked her because I was genuinely concerned about his well being. Watching the battle on TV had been shocking. Misty growled deeply, "Don't mention him right now." I rolled my eyes, "Had another fight already?" Misty paused for a moment before replying in surprise, "How did you guess?" I chuckled and whispered, "It's not that hard. Are you free for lunch?" I could almost hear her smiling as she replied, "You bet I am!"

Misty:

I was going out for lunch with Gary and I actually felt ok about it. I didn't feel guilty or anything, which was a surprise! I hadn't heard from Ash since our fight either. I knew that didn't mean anything, and that we probably just needed time out, but that was fine with me. If he was allowed to see another girl he travelled with, then I was definitely allowed to see my ex.

We met at our favorite coffee shop, down the street from where I lived. I smiled and he gave me a quick hug, before releasing me. He winced and I frowned as I pulled away, "What's wrong, Gary?" I asked curiously. He moved some of my hair aside which revealed the worst of my bruises I still had from the battle. He sighed and shook his head, "I'm sorry I couldn't protect you." My heart melted just a little bit and I remembered I couldn't feel this way anymore. It hurt too. I sighed and shrugged, "It's not the end of the world, Gary. It will heal."
He forced a smile and we sat down at a table on the veranda of the little vintage coffee shop. The waitress gave us our menu's and after five minutes of staring unseeingly at the menu, a little girl came up to me. She was smiling hugely and I asked confusedly, "I'm sorry can I help you?" She beamed brightly and said, "You're Misty Clearwater, aren't you? The Cerulean City gym leader?" She was about nine or ten and I nodded slowly, "Yes…why do you ask?" She practically squealed and waved her hands dramatically in the air, "See sissy! I told you so! That's Ash Ketchum's girlfriend! She saved his life!"

The sister of the youngster was sitting beside us. She scowled menacingly at me and shrugged, "Big deal." I blinked in surprise and Gary turned around, saying sternly, "Excuse me, do you have a problem?" This girl wore a mini skirt and a tank top. She lit up when she saw Gary and she said happily, "Gary Oak! You did really well in the championship! I was rooting for you the whole time!" Here, she glared at me and I recoiled, wondering what I ever did to offend this stranger. I said incredulously, "Not to be rude, but who are you?!"

The girl laughed and flicked her dark black hair to the side before smirking, "I'm a childhood friend of Ash's. You wouldn't know me. I knew him long before you did. Names Gina." She nodded her head at me stiffly and I stood up impatiently, "Alright Gina, I think we need a battle. You insulted me for no reason. Let's see how tough you really are!" This caused Gary to chuckle and Gina smirked, "Cool. Mention a time and place." I smirked, and caught her off guard, "How about now?!" Gina's cockiness did not falter for a second, "Cool. I'm down."

Ash:

I was on YouTube because Brock sent me a link on my cell. Apparently, there was a stand-off of sorts that I had to watch. The phone video started from the beginning and I heard my girlfriend first. Then I saw…wait…was that GINA?! They were having a stand-off in the middle of a street! I gritted my teeth and shook my head. Dawn was by my side and she held my hand softly, "Ash, we heard on the person's phone that Gina was the one asking for trouble with Misty."
I growled under my breath, "I know. She better watch it!" The camera panned to Misty, whose face was contorted and irritable. Then I saw in the background…was that… "Gary!" I shouted. Dawn withdrew her hand and looked at me sympathetically. The footage was being live-streamed from someone's phone. I also suddenly realized something…this battle was taking place on a rocky street. Misty had only water-type Pokemon! How was she going to win this one?!

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Ten minutes, later, after a three on three game, Misty was defeated! I gaped at the screen. It had been such a close score! Gina won by a nano-second, thinking fast on her feet and using her Richu to take down Starmie. I stood, agape at the screen and Gina smirked at Misty, who was still on defense mode, fists clasped into balls.

She walked up to Misty confidently. Quite a crowd had gathered by now but the person still filming the situation focused on my girlfriend and Gina. I heard Gina say mockingly, "I can win Ash just like I won that battle. Don't think otherwise." The crowd was silent, and Misty spat angrily, "You'll NEVER get him. Never!" Gina had started walking away, but now she turned around and said with a smirk, "Oh really? Then why are you with your ex-boyfriend?"

She glanced at Gary, the camera panned and the watching crowd gasped. Someone from the crowd yelled angrily, "Gary Oak's your ex?!" Misty blushed in utter embarrassment and Gary walked up to the onlooker and said menacingly, "What business is it to you?" His hands were on his hips and I felt a surge of emotions. I'm the one who was dating Misty. I'm the one who should be defending her! The guy smirked and retorted, "Only because Ash Ketchum is her current boyfriend. Everybody knows that. She must be pretty easy to get laid if she moves around so quickly!"
I felt my blood boil and my breaths were coming out fast and quickly. Gary's face turned a shade of red as he retorted, "You better apologize to her dude, if you are going to insult her like that!" The guy folded his arms in a stand-off and replied, "Well…it's the truth." What happened next was completely unexpected! Gary ran forward and punched the guy square on in the face! Misty yelled worriedly, "Gary! Nooo!" She tried holding him back, like how she used to hold me back from fighting with Gary. I felt torn. I wanted someone to defend my girlfriend's honor…but I didn't necessarily want that someone to be Gary.

Misty:

I watched helplessly as I tried to tear Gary and this other guy who had just insulted me apart. It was no use. They were too strong. I yelled over them and they completely ignored me. I finally decided to pull out Starmie. I yelled, "Starmie! I choose you!" and threw the Pokeball. Starmie popped out and I said, pointing at Gary and this other guy, "Starmie! Water gun! Now!"

Just as Starmie appeared and sprayed at the two, who suddenly broke apart, Officer Jenny appeared on a motorbike. She blew her whistle as the crowd around us shouted, "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!" I only realized now they'd been chanting that the whole time. She said sternly, "Alright! What's going on here?!" This made everyone jump in surprise!

Gary stood up, now sopping wet because of Starmie's water gun. He said firmly, "Officer Jenny! This guy here insulted Misty! He basically called her a slut!" He spat out the word, as awful as it was and pulled the unnamed guy forward by his shirt rather aggressively. Gary was shaking he was so angry. I went and held his hand to try and get him to calm down. Officer Jenny turned to me, "Is that true, Miss?" I nodded meekly and replied, "Yes, Officer. He said…" I glanced at Gary and whispered, "That get around quickly."

Officer Jenny sighed and shook her head, "Men. Alright, you're coming to the Police Station with me. You two better come to the Police Station too." Officer Jenny took him and put him in handcuffs. He scowled angrily, but didn't say a word. In minutes, they were gone. I frowned and whispered stiffly, "She's got some nerve!" Dawn grimaced and replied, "Sure! But I'm glad Gary stood up for her." I sighed and shook my head. Then whipped out my cell and tried to call Misty.

A/N: Hi All! Sorry for taking so long to update! Tried to make this chapter quite a bit longer. Hope you like it? Please let me know! And what do you guys think of Gina? Have a great weekend!

Misty:

After that whole ordeal in the street, we spent an hour in the police station. Officer Jenny had us press charges and she told me that it wasn't the first record this guy had of verbal abuse, particularly towards women. He'd also been arrested before for petty theft.
I hadn't had a chance to look at my phone because I was filling out the forms. I pulled it out now that I was done and my eyes widened, "Eight missed calls from Ash! I grimaced and said with a frown, "He's been calling me nonstop!" Gary grimaced and whispered, "You better call him back then. I'll wait in my car." I sighed and pressed call.

Ash:

Dawn had gone. She said she had things to do. I was relieved! The minute she left I was phoning Misty consistently. Now I jumped when I saw her name appear on my screen. I smiled and hastily pressed the "answer" button. I inhaled anxiously, "Misty! Are you ok?!" She paused for a second before continuing, "Yeah I'm fine Ash. Why?"

I sighed swiftly and replied angrily, "Because I saw what Gina said to you!" She fell silent and she said quickly, "It's ok Ash. You didn't need to call and check on me. Gary is here." I growled defensively and she laughed at me, "Ash are you kidding me?! You're actually growling like a dog! You're the one who hasn't even apologized for the previous argument!"
She had got me there. I sighed and whispered, "Mist I know. I'm so sorry! I just…the thought of you and Gary make me feel ill." She waited a second before replying, "So does the idea of you and Dawn." I groaned and retorted, "Dawn and I are just friends." I could almost feel her antagonism towards me right now. I could just picture her rolling her eyes as she replied, "As are Gary and I."
I paused for a second before retorting, "The difference being, you and Gary are exes!" She laughed ludicrously, "And you and Dawn aren't." This made me pause for a second. I frowned and replied confusedly, "We're not Misty." She sounded like she didn't believe me. She was interrupted by somebody talking to her in the background. I guessed it was Gary and I scowled. She said irritably, "Listen, I've got to go. When you apologize and mean it, then we can talk again. Bye." She hung up and I stared blankly at the phone. What was going on? A few days ago we admitted our feelings for each other…and now it was like that had never happened. Like we were back to square one.