In My Heart: Bound By Love

By: TheFifthCharmedOne

Disclaimer: I don't own it. Nope. No I don't.

Summary: Second part of In My Heart trilogy. Misty faces confusion, confrontations, and confliction as well as her growing twins, who want answers. And unfortunately, kids do not come with instruction manuals. Poke and Contest ships.

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Chapter 14: What Does Your Heart Say?

All that I'm after is a life full of laughter
As long as I'm laughing with you
I'm thinkin' that all that still matters is love ever after
After the life we've been through
'Cause I know there's no life after you

Last time we talked, the night that I walked
Burns like an iron in the back of my mind
I must've been high to say you and I
Weren't meant to be and just wasting my time
Oh, why did I ever doubt you?
You know I would die here without you

Life After You, Chris Daughtry

Listen to your heart
when he's calling for you.
Listen to your heart
there's nothing else you can do.
I don't know where you're going
and I don't know why,
but listen to your heart
before you tell him goodbye.

Sometimes you wonder if this fight is worthwhile.
The precious moments are all lost in the tide, yea.
They're swept away and nothing is what is seems,
the feeling of belonging to your dreams.

Listen To Your Heart, DHT

NORMAL POV

Rain pounded against the windowpanes, creating huge puddles and rivlets of water in the streets of the Indigo Plateau.

"Maybe I would have, and you knowwhat? I wouldn't have cared!"

"Because I was stupid enough to think we were ever meant to be!"

"I can't believe you of all people would keep such a huge secret from me! What were you planning to do, have them grow up without a father?"

Ash Ketchum sat on his bed at his apartment in the Masters' Lodge. He had been battling practically nonstop for days. It had been over a week since his argument with Misty, and now that the anger had dissolved, he felt like such a jerk. He had been so cruel, so unsympathetic, and so angry. He used to get angry at Misty all of the time, but never like that. He felt so empty, like his heart had punched out by his own fist. He was bent over his legs, his elbows resting on his knees while his palms supported his aching head. He'd never felt so alone; and even though he had his Pokemon, they were all sick or injured because he'd worked them so hard. He felt even worse for that, and as his head slipped out of his grasp and fell between his legs so he was staring at the center of his jeans, he came to a realization.

He had to talk to Misty again, to make things right with her. He hadn't meant anything he'd said, it was all fueled by that anger; that anger that he never wanted to feel again.

His thoughts traveled to those two babies; his son and daughter that he had never known about. Anger bubbled under his skin as he remembered that, but he suppressed it. Getting angry at it didn't change what had happened, and now he had to make things right.

Standing up and leaving his apartment, he went to ask a favor from his old buddy Scott.

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"Alex, honey please stop crying," Misty begged her baby, who just ignored her and continued screaming. She started singing the lullaby as a last resort, and it finally worked. Alex's wails became small whimpers as she fell asleep. Jake, despite his twin making it known she was awake, was fast asleep in his playpen. Carefully putting Alex in her playpen, Misty tiptoed away and went to her room. Her eye caught a picture that her sisters had taken at her sixteenth birthday, it was just Ash and Misty, Ash giving Misty bunny ears and Misty sticking her tongue out and making a funny face. Tears sprung to the teenage mother's eyes. She picked up the picture and held it close to her chest, as though to stop her breaking heart. The glass felt cool against her pajama top and she closed her eyes as the tears came.

How did it come to this, Ash? she wondered. How did we go from being the best of friends to…she looked at the picture and hiccupped a sob. ...this? I'm so sorry for hiding the twins from you, but I thought I was doing the right thing. I'm sorry. So sorry. More tears rolled down her cheeks, and there was a knock on her door. She looked up and saw May, Daisy, Violet and Lily. May was holding Pichu, Daisy was holding Azurill, and Togetic floated over and used its paw to wipe the tears away.

"Toge Toge?" (Mommy?) Togetic asked her. Misty managed to smile, though everyone could see it was a fake.

"I'm okay," she managed to say with a shuddering breath.

"No you're not." said May, walking in. Pichu jumped onto Misty's shoulder, and Azurill into her arms.

"Pichupichu?"

"Azuri?"

"I'm fine." Misty emphasized, and May shook her head stubbornly.

"You are not. You've been quiet for days, staring off into space, and only talking to comfort Jake and Alex."

"Misty," said Daisy, walking in and standing with May, who had her arms crossed over her chest angrily. "You should talk to him."

"And say what?" Misty cried, slamming the picture flat against the table. "That I'm sorry for what I did, that I'm sorry I screwed up the best thing that ever happened to me? That I'm sorry for trying to protect myself? Is that what you want me to say?"

"Just," said Violet. "Say what's in your heart. Don't think, let your heart do the talking. Let your guard down for once."

"How can I?"

"Because you love him." said May. Misty looked at her. "I used to never open up to Drew, about anything, but once I realized how I felt and we started to date, we told each other everything. Look what happened to us." Misty quickly glanced at the engagement ring on her finger, but then looked away.

"That was a completely different situation, May." said Misty.

"So? I love Drew, and he loves me. You love Ash, and he loves you. Violet's right. All you have to do is speak from your heart."

"From..my heart…" Misty said thoughtfully. "In…my heart…" She put her fist over the center of her chest, closing her eyes in thought, debating with herself. Her sisters and May watched her carefully.

Slowly, Misty raised her head and walked toward the door.

"I do love him. I always have, and I always will. He is the most important person in my life, and I won't let this get in the way of that." she said, resting her hand on the doorframe. "I will talk to him. I can't guarantee it will go my way, but at least my heart will stop hurting."

"Go for it." encouraged Violet with a smile. "You can do it."

"I know." Misty said confidently. Then she softened, walking back in. She hugged Daisy, May, Violet, and Lily, in that order. "Thank you. You may have just saved me."

With that vague statement, Misty walked into the storm.

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CERULEAN CITY- 1 MILE

Ash drove Scott's car, after practically having to beg to borrow it, through the rain. He had the roof up, and the windshield wipers were pacing back and forth at their highest speed. He sped through the wet leaves and puddles-which wasn't the best idea, but at this point, he didn't care-and drove in the dark to get back to Misty. That was all that mattered. Misty.

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Rain soaked Misty's legs as she stomped through puddles and ran through the streets of her hometown. Her hair clung to her face, sopping wet. She had a jacket on, but she didn't grab the attachable hood. But that didn't matter now as she ran toward the city limits, ready to run for miles if it meant seeing Ash again. If it meant making everything right between them again.

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Ash saw light in the distance and sped up, not caring if he got a speeding ticket. All he wanted was to see Misty again.

As he drove toward the limits, he saw a figure running in his direction. Slowing down only slightly, he recognized her orange hair. Bringing the car to complete stall in the middle of the street—good thing no one was around—he got out and ran toward her.

"Misty!" he shouted over the rain when they were feet from each other. They came closer and closer, until he could make out the beauty of her eyes and the pale redness on her face from exertion.

"Ash," she whispered, her voice hoarse from breathing through her mouth while she ran. Instead of words, he leaned in and kissed her.

In the pouring rain, but it didn't matter because he listened to his heart and instinct.

She kissed him back, having desperately missed the feeling of his lips on hers.

Maybe they could be together again.

Just maybe.

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A/N: Viola! Hope you enjoyed this LAST chappie of In My Heart: Bound By Love. The next chapter will be the preview, and then In My Heart: Live For Today, will begin!

YAY!

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I really hope that all of you will stay with me for the final installment of the In My Heart trilogy. I'm really looking forward to it. XP

Anyway, please review and let me know what you thought, while I go beat Halloween Town on Kingdom Heart II for the sixth (or is it seventh?) time.

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~Charmed