Prepare for Misty: The Final Act
Ash could only stare as Misty slowly rose to her feet. Her eyes were troubled, and searched his face. He slowly walked towards her, trying to find the words to say.
'What can I say? What can I do? Can she forgive me? Oh, damn it all."
Misty began to comprehend what was going to happen. Her thoughts were jumbled and confused.
'He saved my life! That means he still likes me. But he wouldn't let me die even if he still hated me. He doesn't hate me, right? Oh, he's walking towards me!'
Ash stopped in front of her, his expression still perplexing. She looked at her feet, her eyes focused at nothing in particular. A few moments passed without them saying a word. The silence was starting to get to the both of them. Finally, Ash began to speak.
"Misty… I'm so sorry." Her head jerked upwards. She looked surprised at this, but stayed silent, waiting for him to go on.
"When you left that day… I thought I might never recover from the shock. I thought I might never be able to see you again. I thought I might never get the chance to take back the horrible words I flung at you in the forest. Nothing else mattered to me then. I needed to make things right." He paused, "But I think I may know why I snapped like that." He paused once more, trying forming the words in his head. "Well… I think that I haven't always seen you as… as a 'girl'."
"Huh?" Misty raised a delicate eyebrow, clearly puzzled. "What do you mean I'm not a girl?" Startled, Ash raised his hands out in front of him, chuckling nervously.
"Not like that! Not like that! I know that you're a girl, don't get me wrong!" He took a deep breath and gained his composure, "What I meant was that… you were more of a best friend to me. I never thought for a second that I might actually have real... feelings for you. So when I started to, in fact, think of you in that way, I was sort of in denial."He took a breath. "When you told me of your feelings, I dismissed you as someone unworthy, unattractive. But now… now I see that you are the most beautiful girl in the whole world to me."
Misty gasped, her head spinning. She had heard what he said... but could not believe it.
'Oh my God. Can it be that he really…? No way. I might be reading too much into this. I have to know for certain.'
"You love me?" She asked.
"Misty, you are the most caring, brave and beautiful person that I know. Yes, I love you. I will love you for the rest of my life." Ash looked at her with such a pleading look that her tears started up again by the sight of it.
"But…" Ash continued, "Will you ever love me back?"
'This is it. It's really it. I love him. I love him so much. He is the one.'
"Of course!" Misty breathed, a smile working across her face. "I love you Ash. I think that I have always loved you."
The look of relief and joy that appeared on his face was enough to spur a chuckle from her.
"Misty!" He embraced her, holding her close. They stood there for the longest time, just relishing the fact that they were together at last. As they walked, hand in hand, out of the forest and into the clearing. They saw Brock and Pikachu, waiting just by the trail. Brock turned up his head at the noise, and then he broke into a huge grin.
'I'm so happy for them.'
Pikachu ran to Ash's side, chirping in happiness. Ash laughed, patting the mouse's head. As they gathered their things and headed down the path, Misty stared into the sunset.
'I know that I have a lot of things to do once I get back to real life. I have a lot of things to explain for. I hurt a lot of people, not just Ash. But that's okay.' She looked to Ash, 'I know everything will turn out for the better. It always does.'
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