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A/N #1:
At reviewers:
Review - #31 (Guest)
Thank you! I'm glad that you like it!
At Poke Shipper-
You don't need to apologize. It's fine. I understood what you mean, I just didn't see it in this. But I wasn't offended or anything.
A/N #2:
Anyway, please, everyone, keep reviewing. It encourages me to write more often. Though I'm not really sure why.
Also, please note: This is chapter # 12- #13 will not be posted until I have #14 ready to post with it: Due to my fear of the number 13. Which, I know logically is stupid. But... That's how it is.
I think I probably failed at this: But- I have been trying to keep them both IN CHARACTER, while also showing that they are growing and changing a bit. As people do change when they grow up, bit by bit and also, when they are with someone, each person also changes bit by bit. Not because they were asked or told to, but because they just do, when their lives change.
With Ash, I'm going for how he was in X,Y & Z, and also mixing a bit of how he was at the first series, in order to try and show every aspect of him.
After this chapter, I will also say something about what happened in this chapter. Hopefully to deter the question that it will hopefully answer.
Also: The maps I am using are from the games (Which I have not played) and those maps (I found them on Psypoke-dot-org by the way) showed Pallet Town close to the ocean. Not like Vermilion City is, but, it seems like it has cliffs, possibly a light house, as well. Cinnabar island isn't very far from it either.
Finally, I will be posting an info set of chapters. They will be separate from this, and will pertain to ALL the Temperance stories (including any (if there are any) that might only posted on my ao3 account).
That will include Pokémon that everyone has on hand.
Ages.
OC's and Canon Characters.
Names of OC's and Cannon characters with ON = Original names (names I pocked because they had no real names- just titles)
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Chapter #12: Arashi! The Calm Before The REAL Storm
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Kalos: Lumiose City
A little under a month after the world was almost destroyed, Ash and his friends found themselves at the Lumiose City's Airport. He had called his mother a few minutes before.
Letting her know he'd finally be home soon, and he asked why Prof. Oak was with her so often!?
But that was soon forgotten, as his mother had something to do, and on Ash's end, another crisis unfolded, though... On a much smaller scale than the one a month before. After a mad dash looking for the small electric mouse, Dedenne, who was quite distraught about having to part with its friends. What it saw, as it's family. They now found themselves finishing up their goodbyes.
{Loudspeaker (female voice) Announcement}
"Latias Airlines, Flight H72 will finish boarding soon! All ticket holders who have yet to board: please proceed to the gate immediately."
Currently, Ash was at the escalators with the other 3. Serena was heading for the escalator, she turned to her friends, smiling.
"Ok, it's time to go. Ash, Clemont, Bonnie... You've all given me so very much! More than I can say!"
~"Pika-pika~"~
Cheered Pikachu, sitting beside Ash's feet.
"Give us a call, once in a while,"
Said Clemont, and his sister happily added:
"And, you can be sure that we're all going to come visit you!"
At that, Serena bit back her tears and nodded with a nervous giggle stuck in the back of her throat. She was Afraid of traveling alone in a place so very far from home!
She was also so very afraid that she would start crying, if she said too much. She was standing with her arms folded behind her back. She had to get out one thing, though. She glanced at the boy she had met as a child.
"Ash,"
She said after a moment. He blinked at her.
"- Thank you. I'm glad I came with you... You're the kind of person I wanna be!"
He blinked, a bit startled, murmuring a "huh"
The siblings slightly behind him shared a look. Then the two giggled.
"Next time we meet, you're gonna like the kind of person I've grown into!"
She said with a wink.
He smiled
"Awesome"
Was his happy response.
Then she gave a nervous laugh, and stepped onto the escalated.
Ash walked over to the edge, to see her off. But, suddenly, she turned back towards him.
"Hey Ash! There's just one more thing!"
His smile faded into curious confusion as she started a light jog, back up the moving steps. Once on the first step, she suddenly leaned towards him, he was too stunned. So, he didn't move, as her lips brushed against his, in a feather soft kiss, the moving steps pulling her back after a second.
He blinked at her madly blushing face.
"Thank you!"
She told him happily. He finally snapped out of his slight shock, and waved at her. So that's what it was, a thank you, kiss? For a minute, he was worried there!
"Take care of yourself, Serena!"
"Take care of yourself, Serena!"
"Take care of yourself, Serena!"
Shouted all 3 as they waved at her. Then she was gone, Ash and Clemont had a battle at the battlefield located at the airport.
As soon as they were done, Ash and Pikachu caught their plane, heading home.
Kanto: Pallet Town
It was nighttime by the time Ash could see his home town over a hill that he and Pikachu had just crested.
He ran the rest of the way to the house with Pikachu on his shoulder. Once inside, his mother ran up and hugged him. Misty and professor Oak followed her from the kitchen, where they'd all been making dinner. He blinked when he saw the two of them. His eyes resting on Misty last
His eyes were looking her over, he didn't notice what he was doing, though. She also didn't seem to notice. But the two adults did... After dinner, Delia told Ash to go walk Misty back to the lab. He asked why the professor couldn't walk her, since he'd end up there anyway. And added that he had just gotten home, he was tired!
Ash's mom put her hands on her hips and frowned.
She told him she needed to talk to the professor, he would head home later. She then told Ash to get going. With a long suffering sigh, Ash finally got up and called to Pikachu.
"He stays here,"
Said Delia.
"Whatever,"
Said the moody teen. Why did he have to do this? He had jet lag!
As they walked along the moonlit path, he found his eyes landing on the slightly older girl beside him:
Misty was wearing a skirt, she rarely wore skirts, it barely reached her knees, and a tank top. Both were the same color as her eyes. Her reddish/orange hair was now past her shoulders. She had it in a side ponytail. Her bangs were longer, brushing her cheeks, in places. And she had bags under her eyes, indicating lack of sleep, or stress.
She was now, nearly as curvy as her sisters...
Her legs were very long, and devoid of socks or hosiery.
She just wore flip flops.
Her Pokéball belt was resting slightly sideways on her hips. His eyes stayed there for a moment, he fell behind her a bit, just watching her hips sway slightly, with her movements, as she walked.
Her hands folded behind her.
He found his mouth was suddenly dry.
Was... Was he taller than she was, now?
He wondered, trying to distract where his thoughts might be going,he caught up to walk beside her, again.
He looked at her once more and realized that he WAS taller! A good half a foot taller!
"So,"
He said, the silence around them was now broken.
She glanced at him.
"Uhh..."
He said awkwardly.
"Yes?"
She prompted.
"What are you still here for?"
"I'll pretend that wasn't meant to sound rude."
He sighed... But, he hadn't been trying to sound rude! Ash didn't know what to say to fix this, or if there was anything to fix, he scratched his head, damn! He'd forgotten his hat at home!
"I'm training,"
She said finally.
"For what?"
He asked, what did SHE need to do special training for?
Misty sighed, she was tired of this awkwardness, and she was tired of waiting for him to get his brain and hormones properly in gear.
She stopped walking, so did he. She walked up to him, invading his space.
He took a nervous step back... Unsure why he was backing from her, though.b
"M-Misty?"
"Oh, shut up,"
She said, her voice sounding soft and friendly, opposite her words. She was framing his face gently, with both of her hands, then pulling him closer and kissing the stunned boy.
Before he could do anything more than stupidly flail his arms- (should he touch her?! And if so, WHERE!? What if he grabbed something he shouldn't!?) - she had pulled back.
"H... Huh?"
Was his lame response.
She patted his cheek gently, feeling some stubble as she did.
"Go home and rest, I think you should do that. And, later, shave..."
"Shave w-what...?"
She giggled at that then she rubbed his stubble again. He blinked, realization shining in his brown eyes.
"The lab is just up ahead. I'll be fine on my own..."
He nodded and watched her head up the hill the rest of the way.
Resting a hand where hers had been a moment ago (he DID need to figure out how to shave!), he started walking home. But, then spun on his heals, and ran after Misty.
She was in a very dark part of the path, when she heard footsteps racing towards her.
She turned just in time for Ash to skid to a stop in front of her. She blinked wide eyes up, at him.
"You OK, Ash?"
"Yeah,"
He said, his nervousness was clear in his voice. Without another word, he slid his arms around her waist, and pulled her up against his chest so hard that she had her breath knocked from her.
Then, there was his other hand, it cradled her head, as he clumsily kissed her. She was frozen in shock for a moment. She couldn't believe he was... She smiled against his lips, then reached up, framing his face, again, with her hands, as she helped adjust the angle of the kiss.
After a few moments of the soft kiss, and Ash was wishing he knew what the hell he should do with this next, to make it more interesting... His mind had short circuited!
Misty was scared to make the first move to further the kiss, but, since she had kissed Rudy a few times, now, she likely had more experience in that area, than Ash did, at the moment.
So, sliding a hand up into his hair, she tilted her head a bit more, and opened her mouth.
He blinked his eyes open, she was watching him with her eyes half open, as she slid her tongue along his lips.
That startled him so much that he gasped. She closed her eyes, then, and darted her tongue into his mouth hesitantly, her tongue brushing against his, slightly, then, it was over!
She broke the kiss, both red faced and gasping, mostly, from nerves.
Misty backed up, not sure she could believe she had been so bold... And his expression, she had no idea if he liked it or-
She found herself in his arms again, they were tight around her, she gasped as he sealed his mouth over her's.
She had always known that he learned things fast, but... Her toes curled as she clung to him and whimpered softly, while he dominated the kiss this time, it was gentle, and sweet, but still a bit overwhelming. She returned the kiss with a hand fisted in his black hair.
Until she was left with her knees feeling weak.
After a few more minutes, they broke apart, both breathless, for a different reason, this time.
"Misty, I-"
"I need to get to bed, Ash... C-Can we talk about this tomorrow?"
He nodded, gently caressing her cheek with his hand.
"Uh... Yeah."
She smiled at him, and he let her pull completely out of his arms.
He waited, watching her go, until he couldn't see her anymore, then he headed home, hands in his pockets. Along the way, he passed the professor, but, he was so lost in his thoughts, that he didn't even notice the man. His lips were still tingling from kissing her.
His body was humming with the memory of her taste, when he had kissed her.
What did this mean for their relationship? Were they still friends? Were theiy more? Or maybe they were less? He was scared at the thoughts swimming in his mind.
He couldn't meet up with her the next day, though.
Or the day after, OR the next day or the NEXT, and so on. She was out of the lab, "training" was all the professor would say, when Ash asked.
And when she WAS there, Delia had Ash helping around the house, the restaurant that she owned in the town and the home and restaurant's gardens, since he had no plan of traveling again just yet.
She had her able-bodied son there, she was gonna put him to work!
They just kept missing each other.
Then, nearly 2 full months after Ash had come home, he was walking with Bayleaf and Bulbasaur, around Professor Oak's Pokémon preserve, checking up on all of his Pokémon, currently, they were at the far edge of Oak's land.
Ash had, by now, started to wonder if he was wrong to kiss her, maybe he'd misunderstood and taken things too far... Maybe she was avoiding him, now? Maybe she hated him?
He didn't know, and couldn't ask any other guys... Tracey was still in Cerulean City, Brock would tease him if he asked HIS advice...
Gary... No. Just, no. NOT an option. So, Ash didn't know who else to ask...
The two grass-types stopped suddenly. They had just noticed a large group of Pokémon gathered around a somewhat deep pond, just slightly off the path.
Ash and the two Pokémon went over.
Bulbasaur seemed alarmed at something an Oddish had just said to a Polliwhirl. As they neared, though, he saw what had them all so worried. Ash's heart froze. Misty was laying in the water, not just IN the water, though. About 8-10 feet down, under the clear water. She was curled up slightly, and seemed to not be conscious. He kicked his shoes off, and dove in, without a second's thought.
For Misty's part, she had just fallen asleep. Now, though, startled awake from the splash above her, she opened her eyes in time for Ash to grab her around the waist, and pull her to the surface. When they both broke the surface, he was holding her close, as she blinked at him.
"Mist!"
Her heart fluttered at the way he shortened and said her name.
"Huh?"
She asked, looking around as he swam them to the side of the pond and had Bayleaf use her vines to pull Misty out if the water. Misty found herself sitting on the grass, her knees on either side of her, her hands in the grass in front of her. There were two sets of worried vines hovering over her.
"What's going on?"
Misty asked, not realizing how she had looked. Bulbasaur was grumbling something as he let a vine pat Misty's damp cheek. His red eyes very concerned.
"What's going on, Misty, is that you looked dead, down there!"
"If I were dead, dummy, I would have been floating. Dead bodies float, Ash."
She said dryly. He ignored her, though, and went on.
"Didn't you already try to drown yourself?! That's how you ended up in a coma at the cerulean general hospital!".
He snapped at her, her eyes widened.
"Ash-"
"I won't shut up! You seem to have a death wish! What the hell is the-?"
"ASH!"
He stopped. His mouth hanging open. She had a rock in her hand.
"If you don't shut the hell up and let me talk, damnit! I swear, I WILL bean you with this rock!"
At that, Bayleaf looked horrified.
~"Bay! Bay-Baylee~!"~
She cried out in alarm, then she tried to pry the rock from Misty's hands. She didn't want her precious trainer beaned in the head... Though, she wasn't sure what beans had to do with this, in the first place!
Ash sighed and closed his mouth, sitting on the grass, facing Misty
"Its OK Bayleaf..."
He told the upset grass-type. She sighed and gave up, watching as Misty finally put the offending rock down.
"I can breath under water."
She told him bluntly. He frowned.
"Since when?"
She sighed and started to tell him about everything that she had found out.
4.5 Hours Later
When she was finally done explaining (with his many instructions). The day had gotten much later.
The sun would be setting soon. It already was starting.
They were alone, now.
He had left Pikachu with the other Pokémon nearer the lab. Bulbasaur was needed to break up a fight, so he left. Bayleaf had gotten bored and gone to sunbath somewhere. All of Misty's Pokémon were in their balls, but those were in her room, at the lab.
He just sat there quietly, watching her, his hat was laying beside him, and he had just a pair of jeans and a black T-shirt on (she found him most attractive without his hat, and a black shirt. Something about a guy with black hair and a black shirt made her look more than she might). His shoes were a new pair of sneakers.
Misty's hair was down, draped over her shoulders, and down her back a short ways. She was wearing a bluish/purple Bikini, that had a filmy, see-through skirt that reached to just above her knees, attached to the bottoms.
He was making her nervous, with how silent he was.
"You don't believe me..."
She finally said softly, sadly, looking at her hands in the grass.
"I didn't say that. I've seen some pretty weird crap, you know that. But, still, it is strange."
He admitted.
"What's strange?"
"Just that- huh!?"
He looked up at the suddenly darker sky.
"It's raining."
Misty stated, as she looked up at the sky as well.
"It's really gotten very dark out here, too!"
Ash said, realizing how late it was now. The rain clouds making the twilight darkening sky, even darker.
"You should get home."
Misty pointed out as she got to her feet. Ash got to his feet as well.
They looked around, and Misty shivered, as the rain suddenly got heavier and the wind started to blow fiercely. She wasn't sure she'd be able to get back with the weather the way it currently was, and then there was the darkness, as well!
She was over 10 miles into the many acres of land that was owned by the professor's lab.
Suddenly, she felt an arm around her, blinking through the torrential rains, she saw Ash holding her close.
"I saw a tree over there with a hole in the trunk."
She nodded, understanding what he meant. That was where she had stashed her belongings (to keep the many wild Pokémon around here from taking her things), before diving into the pond, earlier .
She let him lead her over there, now. Once inside, Ash's cell phone rang. He blinked and pulled it from his pocket.
"It still works!?"
He said in shock, as he looked at it. He had it in his pocket, when he dove in after Misty. He thought it would be dead for sure. Misty, shivering badly beside him, from the chill that she'd gotten a moment before, looked over at him.
"Gonna answer that?"
She asked him, her teeth chattering a bit. He blinked and nodded, as he, then, answered it.
"Uh, Hello?"
"Ash! Thank goodness,"
"Mom?"
"Who else?"
She laughed. He smiled at that.
"Listen, is Misty with you? She hasn't gone back to the Lab. And we have a sudden typhoon making land from between the orange islands, and Cinnabar island. Thats where this storm is from."
"Yeah, she and I are in a tree right now."
Just then, there was a crash of lightening. Both teens winced. Misty whimpered, despite herself. She wasn't afraid of rain or lightening, or even thunder! But-
"Ash, if we stay here, we might get hit by that lightening!"
Misty cried in alarm.
"There are some small cabins scattered all over the professor's property,"
His mother started to say, as the girl beside him was suddenly moving, and finally he heard Misty starting to rummage around behind him. She sounded like she was whispering to herself. The space that they were in, was so small, that she kept bumping into, and jostling, him a bit. He tried to ignore that and focus on what his mother was saying.
"- Ash, if you two can get to one of those cabins, you can weather out the storm, there. And not get sick, that way."
"OK, Mom, got it. I'll let you know, once we get to the cabin."
"Be careful, sweetie!"
Delia said. Ash sighed as he ended the call. He had no idea where to even lo-
"Ha!"
He looked over his shoulder, at Misty. He could hardly see her in the dim light. Just barely, and only because there were flashes of lightening.
"What are you DOING back there..."
He asked, realizing that her butt was rubbing against his hip, as she moved. She smiled and climbed over to where she had been sitting beside him before.
His face heated up as her breasts brushed against his arm while she moved past him (at one point his arm was in the valley of her breasts) and he gulped.
He was suddenly realizing again, how she had filled out. She was so focused on what she was doing, though, that she hadn't even noticed her breasts hugging his bicep! He noticed. He also was reminded that she was wearing very little. Just a bikini... So, there hadn't been much clothing between him and her assets...
"I have a cell phone, too."
She said, pulling it from her backpack and waving it at him.
"It's pink. And glittery..."
He stated, sounding, he'd admit, dumb. He didn't think that she would be the type for pink... Glittery, yes, a likely possibility. She shot him an annoyed look, then went back to what she was saying.
"So? Anyway- Professor Oak gave me a map of the locations, of the cabins, in case I needed one for a bathroom or some other reason, while I was training!"
She said and taped at her phone's screen a bit. Calling up the map he'd given her. Then she looked at him.
"There's one, just beyond those trees-"
She said, pointing in the direction.
"But, we don't know what the ground is like..."
She added with a shudder as a bolt if lightening hit the ground close by.
"Well-"
Said Ash as he gathered her belongings in her bag and zipped it closed.
"Only one way to find out..."
Then he was looking at her, his back to the entrance of the tree, now. He slung her bag over a shoulder, then he offered her a hand out. She nodded and took his hand, once back in the rain, the two took off running in that general direction.
When they finally found it:
Ash burst through the door of the small 2 roomed (a bathroom and a joint living/sleeping/cooking area), he collapsed on his knees, by the sofa. Misty was shivering on his back, clutching her backpack between her body and his. He had had to pick her up, when she twisted her ankle in a hole in the ground that neither had seen. After resting a minute, the boy eased her off his back onto the couch.
"I'll g-g-get i-i-it wet-t-t-t!"
She chattered in alarm.
"It'll dry."
He said with a sigh, getting to his feet, he closed the front door and locked it so that the winds (which were now so strong that they had almost blown the 2 of them over, numerous times, several minutes before), didn't bust it open. He was glad the windows were already shuttered.
Then he went into the bathroom, got a hot bath running. Minutes later, he came out in his shorts only, she didn't notice, though. She was too chilled, her eyes were squeezed shut. She didn't notice, that is, until he had grabbed the shivering girl and climbed in the tub, still holding her in his arms.
She gasped as the warm, nearly hot, water, surrounded her. Thankfully, the tub was large enough for a Pokémon, if need be...
But, still. She was sitting in Ash's lap! And, aside from a small amount of clothing, they were both mostly naked- She took a deep breath, when she opened her eyes and saw his bare chest in front of her eyes.
"Misty?"
She looked at him.
"Warmer, now?"
He asked with an innocent smile, and oh how she wanted to slap him! They weren't kids anymore! Everything about being in a bath together was suggesting all sorts of things to her own hormones! But, the concern in his eyes and the intent of his actions... That had her resting her head on his shoulder, and nodding as she blushed. She didn't want to think about the fact that she was sitting in his lap, or what else she might like to be doing in this situation.
"Yes, thanks,"
She murmured. He smiled.
"How's your twisted ankle?"
"Throbbing a bit... It hurts."
He sighed and reached for her ankle, rubbing it gently. They stayed like that, until the water started to cool, then he got out and grabbed some blankets and a few towels. When she got out, he came from the other room wrapped in a blanket, he handed her her pack.
"If you don't have any clothes that stayed dry in there, then just strip, and wrap yourself in a blanket, like I just did. Well get everything dry soon. There is a fire place and a fan."
Her brain had just malfunctioned. It kept getting stuck on 3 words:
"Like I did..."
Like I did...
'Like Ash did...'
Suddenly, her face turned red with the realization.
He was completely naked under that blanket!
"Misty, are you OK? Your face is all red!"
He said, walking closer to her. She backed up. Her calf hit the tub. She went flying backwards with a yelp.
His arm stopped her, she blinked at him. Then she noticed the blanket had slipped.
"Ash! You're blanke-"
"I'm still decent. But I wasn't going to let you crack your head open."
He leaned forward, pulling her close, and rested his forehead against her's. She gulped, and looked down.
Both: Relieved, and disappointed- when she realized the blanket had just slipped. His other hand had it around an arm and, from his lower chest, to his feet, was covered.
"You seem to not have a fever,"
He said after a minute, drawing her attention back to his face.
"I'm OK."
She said, still blushing. He pulled back, looking at her thoughtfully.
"Well... Just check your bag, see if there's something dry to wear... I- if you have trouble maneuvering with your ankle like that..."
He said with his own blush coloring his cheeks.
"I can try to help, with my eyes closed..."
She nodded mutely, blushing violently.
"I think I'll be ok..."
He nodded, and then left a towel and a blanket for her in case, after that, he left the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
Once Misty was covered in a blanket (all of her clothing was wet in her bag, so, she'd taken off her bikini top (but not the bottoms) and done what Ash said) then she headed out to where Ash was.
He had his clothes (his shorts, and pants only, and there was room for some of her clothes) hanging over his belt, which was strung between 2 chairs. There was also 2 of his shoe laces tied together, and strung between a chair and the post on the foot-board of the bed. For hanging clothes on. He had his shoes laying under the clothes, and opened out so that they could dry.
"What about your shirt?"
She asked as he made sure that the fire was going strong.
"It's laying on the kitchen table, it's not as important as drying my shorts or pants. And you need room for drying your things... Man, I wish I had brought Tallenflame, or Hawlucha with me, but I let them all loose on the property to get to know the other Pokémon."
"Why do you wish they were here?"
She asked as she pulled her wet shirt, shoes and shorts from her bag, hanging them up. She noticed he had books on the chair seats weighing them down, so that the wet clothes didn't tip the whole set-up, over.
"Tallenflame is a bird, it could have heated the room, and fanned our clothes dry in no time... Hawlucha... Well, he's sort of got wings, he glides. But, he would have fanned the clothes dry too, and probably would have made us laugh while doing it."
She smiled, emptying the rest of her bag onto a table, and then she hung her empty bag on a corner of the chair nearest her, she had all of her clothes, panties, bra and bikini top, as well as her outerwear, all hanging up. She went and got his shirt, and found a place to hang it.
As she moved, he noticed she was limping.
"I'm sorry I missed seeing them in the Kalos League... I saw the end of it, but that was only thanks to Scott and Psyduck. I'm sorry to admit, that I forgot when it was, so, I only caught your battle with Alain... And only the very last of that."
His heart sank a bit at hearing that she missed seeing him do so well. But he did understand that she was going through a lot of crap here.
"If you want, I can see if anyone I know in Kalos was recording it."
She smiled, as she carefully sat beside him on the floor.
"I'd like that a lot. I'm... I'm really proud of you, you know, because you got so far in it. You almost won the whole thing!"
He laughed softly.
"Thanks, Mist."
She smiled.
"Did you call your mom?"
"Yeah, after i got out of the tub,"
He said. She smiled, hugging her knees, resting her cheek on them as she watched him.
"So, tell me about your other Kalos Pokémon? I'm really interested in meeting your water type and that adorable dragon... Was he a water type, as well?"
He sighed softly.
"Goodra and Grininja?"
She nodded, brushing some hair back behind her ear.
"I had to leave them both in Kalos."
Ash said and she blinked, then nodded.
"Oh... I see..."
"Goodra was the defender of his wetlands, they needed him. And Grininja... He's protecting Kalos, no, the whole world."
"He is?"
Ash nodded.
"Zygarde ashed him to stay, just before I left."
She nodded.
"Still, maybe... Maybe you could take me to see them?"
He smiled at her.
"Sure!"
She smiled back, they went back to watching the fire, each huddled under their blankets. Ash got up and put a small fan that he'd found, on their clothes, it was warm in here, the fan could move that warm dry air around the clothes, for them.
When he sat back down, Misty saw that he was in his shorts. The blanket was gone.
"They dried already!?"
He nodded.
"Yeah, their thin fabric, so, it just took the warm dry air to dry them."
At that, she got up and checked her clothes, her under clothes were dry. So she grabbed them and went to change in the bathroom. Choosing to hang her bikini bottoms. She thought about continuing to wear the blanket, but, it was like being in a cocoon, and that meant bugs... Since he had seen her in her bikini, this wouldn't be that different. So, she walked out of the bathroom in just those.
When she sat back beside Ash, she was brushing out her damp hair. He blinked, doing a double take at what she was wearing. Or, NOT wearing. His eyes raked up and down her as she sat beside him. Panties, and a sports bra. That was it. He gulped and looked away, only to find his eyes wandering over her form again.
"What?"
She asked, finally seeing the expression on his face, he was staring at her, brown eyes huge, mouth slightly open, and he was red faced...
"Uh..."
She leaned closer to him.
"Uh... What? I know you're more articulate than that!"
He scratched his nose, and looked away.
"You're not wearing anyt-"
"Oh! Come on, We're both mature enough here, its not like your some hormone crazed teenaged monster! We've seen each other in this little before..."
She said looking like she thought he was being silly.
"But- I jus-"
She jabbed a finger into his chest. He blinked at her.
"We both know you're more interested in Pokémon, then girls, anyway."
She added, and he felt annoyance surge in his chest.
'More interested in Pokémon?... More interested in Pokémon!? Where in the WORLD did that thought get into her mind?... And... Interested in Pokémon HOW exactly!? She doesn't think I... With my Pokémon... Eww. Just... Eww!'
This was the same girl that he'd kissed, when he got home, wasn't it? He frowned with all of these thoughts racing through his mind.
"Misty-"
She had gone back to brushing her hair, but when he called her name, she said:
"Hmm?"
Without looking at him. He grew more annoyed at this. Suddenly she found her hair brush gone from her hands and she had been pulled on top of the boy beside her. He hadn't meant for her to be straddling his legs, but, that's how she ended up.
"Ash, wha-"
"Be quiet Misty."
He muttered, and gently tilted her face, before he was kissing her. This wasn't like the last time, it wasn't gentle and sweet, like before. This kiss was tongues intertwining, teeth tugging at lips, breaths mingeling in pants and harsh breathing through noses, as their mouths locked. This was a hand in her hair, and another hand against her back as she whimpered against his lips. This was, the whimpers caused by her hips being pressed to his, and feeling the more male parts of him. And knowing that it was as hard as it was, because of her.
The kiss had annoyance in it, and a sense of urgency. Finally, he broke the kiss and kissed and nipped his way down her jaw a bit, groaning as her hips shifted. Then his mouth was back on hers, and she was fisting her hands in his hair, raising up on her knees, with one on either side of his hips, knees painfully pressed into the hardwood floor. This caused him to have to tilt his head up to keep kissing her, and pressed him back further against the side of the bed, as one of his hands slid down to cup her backside. Then, Ash's phone rang again. They broke the kiss, both breathless, and blinked the haze of desire from their eyes.
"Your phone."
"I really wish that damn thing had drowned..."
He groaned. She giggled and got off of him. He frowned at her, as she grabbed his phone from across the room on a table, still limping a bit, and then she gave it to him. He took it, sighing. While she had had her back to him he'd put a blanket over his lap.
"A bit uncomfortable?"
She asked him with a giggle. He shook his head stubbornly,
"No, but, I'd rather be kissing you, than answering this!"
Then, while still glaring stubbornly at her blushing face, he hit the answer.
"Yeah?"
He answered rudely.
"Ash Ketchum! Is that how I taught you to answer a phone?!"
He winced.
"Sorry, Mom."
He said with a sigh as Misty laughed softly, checking their clothes.
She found that her shirt was dry, so she slipped it on, he watched her put it on, watched it slid down her body and over her hips, with disappointment.
"Ash! Are you listening to me, young man!?"
He snapped out of it and rolled his eyes.
"Sorry mom, I missed that."
"I said, I'm going to hold the phone to Pikachu's ear, please tell him that he needs to stay here! That your both ok."
"Uh, ok."
~"Pika-pi!"~
"Heya Pikachu! Listen to my mom, stay there. Misty and I are together and ok."
~"Pikachu-pi! Pika! Pika-pi!"~
"I mean it, stay there, Pikachu!"
~"Pika~"~
Whined the yellow mouse, with a heavy sigh.
"Ash, it looks like he's calmed down a bit."
"Great mom."
"How are you and Misty doing?"
His face heated up.
"We're fine."
"Good!"
She said, smiling.
"That's it?"
He asked, a bit impatient,
"Am I bothering you, dear?"
"Huh! No! It's just that Misty and I..."
"Yes?"
"We were, uh... Talking."
Delia had an idea of what was really going on there.
"Ok, well... Don't get carried away, get some sleep!"
She said and Ash nodded.
"Ok, mom,"
The call ended after that.
"Was Pikachu trying to come find us?"
Misty asked. Ash nodded.
"Yeah."
They looked at each other.
"Misty, we need to talk about this,"
"I know. But, tomorrow, I'm tired."
He sighed.
"I'll take the couch."
"No, you're too tall now, for that thing. We can share the bed."
He remembered the way that they had kissed, and the reason he'd covered his lap up.
"I'm not sure..."
"It's not like you're going to molest me. If I say no, you will respect that, it's not in you to force yourself on a girl."
She pointed out with a trusting smile.
"You have a lot of faith in me all of a sudden..."
She shrugged and tossed him a granola bar from her bag and a bottle of juice.
"Just eat, then get to sleep, Ash. If we sleep with a blanket between us and our backs facing each other, we should both be ok."
He sighed, and did as she said. For a change.
Then they both ate some granola bars, had their juice and then she went to bed, while he went to the bathroom. When he finally came out, she was sound asleep. He stood there for a few minutes, just watching her sleep. Then he got his jeans on, and climbed into the bed, falling asleep with his back to her.
The next morning, however...
They woke up tangled in each others arms- needless to say, the poor boy was slapped by the redhead.
Once she realized, however that he hadn't done it intentionally, she had apologized. The day was useless, the storm still raged outside.
And it raged on for 6 full days, Thankfully, Misty had some more granola bars in her pack, and juice, as well. So, they could each at least have one of those a day.
This, of course, left Ash whining about being hungry most of the days, and when he wasn't both of their stomachs were quite noisy.
"I swear, your stomach is a bottomless pit!"
She accused one day, then, to distract him, Misty gave him more information about what had been going on with her, she also asked him to tell her about Kalos and the things that happened there. He excitedly told her about the Bond phenomenon that he and Grininja had experienced.
They also talked about the kisses, and the fact that Misty was under a lot of emotional stress. Neither could tell if she really loved him, or if she needed the support and comfort. Though, she was secretly sure she had been in love with him for years now...
3 days into the 6, there was a lull in the storm, enough of a lull, that the two teens were finally able to move from the cabin to the Lab.
Once the storm was finally finished, Ash went home, and after that, he and Misty started meeting up every day. They weren't dating, he wanted to make sure that she was ok, while training her abilities.
She was grateful that he wanted to guard her, but, she didn't think it had to be to interesting for him, so, one day, she suggested that he try training with his Pokémon. To see if he could do what he did with Grininja with one or more, of them. 4 and a half months passed in this way.
Ash managed to bond with his Charazard, who came to see him one week.
Also, he had started to be able to see auras of those around him. And once, he had created an aura sphere, without intending to, while training with a Pokémon that had send an attack at him accidently.
Misty was very confident in her abilities by now, and had stopped her training. She wanted to try it in the ocean, but... She didn't think that she could deal with seeing her mother, again.
She just watched Ash as he trained. Dairy's twins were now 6 months old, and perfectly fine, they had suddenly gotten better, stronger, after Misty came to visit them 6 months ago... That told Misty and professor Oak that they thought that Misty was an Alpha from the water Pokémon alpha omegas. She just might be able to save her mother.
In 2.5 months, Misty would be 17. In 3 weeks, Ash would be 16.
The 2 were happy, spending their days together and with their Pokémon. Misty even helped out at the restaurant that Delia owned. Things were peaceful.
None of them knew, that this peace would soon be shattered.
Somewhere in the mountains and hills beyond Pewter City, somewhere between the Indigo Plateau & Mt. moon, was the main HQ of Team Rocket.
Isabella Giovanni, was a tall woman, thin, wearing a red business suit with a black shirt under her suit-jacket. Her pencil skirt went to her knees.
Her face did not match her age. She looked to be in her early 60's or mid-to late, 50's, even. Her hair was long, down to her hips, and slightly wavy/curly. It was jet black. Her eyes were a pretty electric blue color, slightly slanted.
She watched the girl on her computer screen. A slim, red tipped finger tapping against the table.
She had a drone near the lab in Pallet Town, and she knew that Misty had healed her twin nice and nephew. The girl had aided in their thriving. She should have taken the child all those years ago, after all!
She was what Isabella had wanted... but she hadn't considered that a child could be the alpha!
She could become a perfect weapon that could be used against Team Rockets enemies on land, sea or air. But, only if she could learn to harness the power of the sea spirit sapphire that the brat, Maya currently had in her possession.
"Miss Misty, Welcome to the team. Whether you like it or not!"
She said to herself, smiling.
She picked up a phone and hit a number. Domino answered. She was currently at the base in Celadon City. Isabella told her granddaughter to get Misty. No matter what, or how she did it. But that she was to leave the Ketchum boy alone.
"Leave Ash Ketchum, his mother and those around him, unharmed."
She instructed. Domino couldn't remember why she was annoyed when she heard the names: Misty and Ash, but, the now, 21 year old frowned.
"Why?"
She demanded,
"Why is he not to be messed with?"
"He's showing signs of Aura abilities, psychic powers as well, considering his connections with his Pokémon."
Was all Isabella would say.
"What is he defends the girl?"
At that, Isabella frowned. Thinking for a minute.
"He won't. I'll make sure he is distracted."
Then she ended the call, and a few minutes later, she had contacted her son, she told him to issue the order to have Jessie and James, and Butch and Cassidy to go to professor Oak's lab.
Her son sighed, he said he could send the second set no problem. But, Jessie and James had been MIA since the Kalos disaster. This had Isabella worried. After all, Jessie's mother had been like a daughter to her... But, for the time being, she had other, more pressing things to worry about.
"Send them, then."
She told Giovanni, then ended the call.
.
To Be Continued...
Afterward Facts:
#1) - Ash and Misty do sleep in the same bed.
But they do not do ANYTHING other than sleep. To anyone who was hoping for them to have done something.
I am sorry. But, in her current mental state with everything that's happening with her family, that would have caused them more confusion.
#2) - Yes, Misty's mother IS still alive after the attack by the Mizukachu. By the way, any nick name suggestions for it, are welcome. It's a female, remember that, though.
#3) - Arashi (Japanese Word) = Literally: Storm
#4) - What's up with Jessie & James will be explained in their Temperance story.
Side note here:
Even before his connection with Grininja in the X,Y & Z anime, I have noticed that Ash seems to be hinted in the series (though not so much there) and the movies, to being more than he is, and possibly developing psychic/aura guardian like abilities. X, Y & Z just solidified this thought.
I don't really care if the movies are independent from the series(if there are, or some people just think they are) because there are things in the series that actually do seem to follow the lines and partially refer to things that were in the movies (a big one being the 8th movie and a few episodes from Diamond and Pearl, where all indicate he has some aura guardian abilities.
In any case, none of this will really be gone into, too much in detail, until the main story, that all the Temperance stories are leading to.
If a large number of people tell me that they want me to start writing that before I'm finished with all of these, then I will consider writing that before I finish them, or skip some of them all together. But I'll need your (the readers) written opinion on this. That means in reviews, or PM's!
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