Turbulent /tûr′byə-lənt/ adjective - involving a lot of sudden changes, arguments, or violence
Song: Night Rider (feat. Phoebe Ray)
Artist: Draper
Year: 2013
AU where they're in college and Pokemon is only restricted to licensed individuals after university.
Brock was a responsible person. He was always there for you and gave you great advice when you needed. He was everyone's big brother. But like every big brother Brock also had the tendency to have a higher than normal libido that made him drool at the sight of every pretty girl he sees. And it's because of that it sometimes makes his usually reasonable judgement throw out the window making him make stupid decisions.
Like bringing his so-called 'little sister' Misty into a stupid music festival full of drunken college students mixed with really loud sounds that despite being a millennial herself Misty does not consider being music. All because of this one hot girl Brock apparently hit off with at Starmiebucks.
And of course, not five minutes had passed and she had already lost track of the said guy in the midst of party-goers. She could remember packed trains more comfortable than this; at least in a packed train they're just standing, in here they're actually jumping and throwing who knows what.
Trying to get out of the most pit Misty grumbled "Urgh, I just got here and I'm already covered in sweat" it didn't help that when her sisters overheard that she was going to a music festival they forced her to wear a black one-piece bathing suit (she thought they were only for swimming) tiny black shorts that looked like they were just cut out from jeans, and black buckle boots.
After literally crawling out of the throng of people she pulled out her phone out of her black fanny pack. It was a good thing she denied the hair extensions but she was forced to have some braid at the centre of her head which was just giving her a headache.
"Come on pickup" she tried going over to a 'quiet place' which was basically just next to a portable toilet so that she could actually hear herself. After several failed attempts she finally got him "BROCK HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN I WAS WITH YOU?"
"Sorry Misty!" the older guy replied, "I was actually spending the past thirty minutes looking for you!"
The redhead groaned "It's been two hours Brock . . ."
"Umm sorry, Misty I can't hear you!" Brock yelled and she could hear the cheers of several women in the background "Could you just text me where you're at and I'll have someone pick you up"
"Wait what?! Brock, you gotta be more specific who this someone is, what if it's just some creep who's trying to get into my pants?!" she yelled back at the phone "Hello?" she looked at the phone realizing he had hung up.
The girl let out a sigh "Why did I agree to this?" she then took a deadpan selfie of herself in front of the portable cubicle doing a peace sign and just in time some random chick choose that moment to barf right behind her.
After around thirty minutes or so and being exposed to enough neon clothing and glow sticks that she probably has radiation someone taps her from behind.
"Oh thank Arceus it's actually you," says some tallish guy with messed up jet black hair wearing a tight red rolled up floral shirt and aviator shades.
The redhead backed away "Umm . . . I think you've got the wrong person"
"What Misty it's me!" the guy then removed his shades to reveal very familiar chocolate brown eyes.
At this Misty's eyes widened "ASH? What?" she started pointed at random directions "What are you. . . Why are you . . . What?"
Ash scratched the bottom of his chin "Yeah . . . Gary sorta dragged my ass along here"
"Ahh" Misty nodded "I knew you weren't into these sort of things like you spent the entire spring break last year playing Warcraft"
At this the guy blushed "Shut up like you weren't doing the same thing last year" he pointed out.
Now it was her time to blush "Well . . . uh, that was because . . . I had to make sure your mom knew you were alive okay!"
"Whatever" he placed his shades back on "Brock just told me to pick you up since he's been following Stella all day"
"Who's Stella?" Misty asked "The chick from Starmiebucks?"
"Yep" he checked his watch "Man it's almost lunchtime" he turned to her "Why don't we get out of here and find some decent place to eat"
She let out a sigh of relief "That's the best idea I've heard all day" she then jolted in surprise when he suddenly wrapped his hand around her waist.
Noticing her shock "It'd be a pain if I lost you in the crowd so just endure this till we're out in the clear"
"Uhh sure," she nodded.
It wasn't that she hated Ash in particular but as long as she could remember from the moment at the co-ed dorm room during the first they almost always ended up in a screaming match. It was so consistent that some of their dorm mates told them to just fuck and get it over with, which was met with Misty throwing several items including her mallet at said dorm mates face.
While they do get on each other's nerves quite often there were times were they got along just great, whether it be them exchanging games, loaning extra fabric softener (which he had in abundance thanks to his mother) or just having someone to eat or have a coffee break with whenever she felt lonely at three am in the morning after spending the night doing her thesis.
After managing to get to the exit in one piece (for some reason the security took her sunblock which the two thought was a sacrifice for freedom at this point) they let out a sigh of relief.
"Gosh I am never going to a festival again" Ash panted as he held onto his knees "If I wanted to go to a concert I'll go to a separate one thank you"
Fanning herself with her hand "Well at least we got out alive" she then went over to him "So, where are we eating?"
"I don't care" he raised his palm "Just anything with air-conditioning"
"Come on Ketchum" she grabbed his hand and dragged him through the street "If you just stand there you'll probably actually turn to your name"
It took a moment for it to register in his head before he said "HEY!"
"So what are we gonna do the whole afternoon?" Ash asked as they just finished eating at an Italian restaurant and they were now having ice cream while they cooled down.
Misty opened her phone "Apparently Brock's looking for us, looks like Stacy ditched him for some muscle guy with nipple piercings"
"That's a specific detail he let out" Ash placed a spoon of cherry vanilla ice cream into his mouth.
"Oh Brock didn't tell me that" she then showed him her phone which did show a blonde girl on top of a muscle man with nipple piercings' shoulder "Apparently she still tagged Brock in the picture"
"Poor guy, should I order an extra-large sundae for him?" he asked.
Taking her phone back "Well it's his fault for falling for her, she probably just wanted a free ride and hotel to the festival, yeah Brock paid for everything"
He blinked "Then maybe you could cancel her room or something"
"We'll see if we can" she sighed and put down her phone.
Going for another scoop "Yaddo bear"
Leering at him "Ash, chew first before you speak"
He swallowed "I said nice hair"
She was taken aback "Uh, thanks" she patted her middle braid "It actually hurt when my sisters braided it"
"Your sisters came by the dorm again?" he raised a brow.
She tucked a lock of hair behind her ear "Yeah when I said I was going to the Celadon Music Festival they immediately came knocking by my door three hours later telling me I needed a make-over"
He cocked his head "Hmm, you are wearing heavier make-up than usual"
"I don't even wear that much make-up" she looked away.
He shrugged "That's true" he took a cherry from his ice cream "I like you better in your natural look"
Misty gave him an incredulous look, why was he so complimentary of her all of a sudden? Did he get a few drinks before they met? "So I assume Gary paid for you as well. Who else did he drag along?" she asked trying to change the topic.
Counting with his fingers "Me, Brendan, Drew, Jimmy and Lucas" he then licked the ice cream from the spoon "Before Brock texted we were actually hanging out in the VIP area"
"Of course you got VIP tickets" Misty rolled her eyes and then suddenly shock came to her as she slammed her palms on the table making Ash almost drop his sundae "Oh shit I forgot about May and Marina!"
Compared to the massive crowd filled with people sloshing each other and a mix of smells of who knows what the VIP looked like an oasis in the midst of the chaos.
"Also why didn't we just pass through the VIP exit," Misty asked Ash as they passed through the VIP entrance "I wouldn't have had to sacrifice my sunscreen"
"We were already far from the VIP exit and I didn't know if they would let you use it" he argued back.
So after much searching Misty found out that May and Marina were not at all in harm as the two girls have also found themselves in the Gary Oak VIP list. In fact, Brock was even by the mini-bar trying to hit on the uninterested bartender.
"Why didn't you tell me you were here earlier?" Misty glared at the two girls as they were lounging by the comfortable couches offered in the VIP area.
May nudged her friend "Oh come on Misty, isn't the important thing that we're all together in the end?"
"I WAS OUT THERE WITH THE BEASTS FOR TWO TO THREE HOURS!"
Marina massaged the fiery redhead trying to calm her down "Now come on Misty, we did get Ash to find you anyway. Heck knowing you, you probably made him pay for your lunch"
"He has nothing to do with your utter betrayal" Misty glared "You were supposed to help me in this dark hour but you abandoned me to die"
Both girls hugged her "Come on Misty relax a little" May cooed.
"Yeah, why not have a drink?" Marina offered "The next round is on us"
Misty crossed her arms "You think alcohol is going to solve all of this!?"
Almost three shots later she had completely forgotten of their 'betrayal'.
It was now late in the evening or early in the morning, Misty didn't know her phone had been dead for a while and for some reason clocks did not exist at the moment. While she did have a few drinks and did a few wild things (like doing body shots at some random dude) she was sober enough to get out of the festival and find her way to their motel room. Though right now her head was really heavy right now and what she really wanted to do was crash into bed and sleep for five days.
"Urgh, I need some water" the redhead groaned as she unlocked her room. She turned on the lights and what she saw immediately made her scream. "WHAT THE F-?!"
In response, the random dude who was in her supposed bed also screamed "WAAHHHH"
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!?" Misty then grabbed the nearby lamp and held it like a weapon "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM?!"
That was when a feminine groan sounded "Urgh, what's going on?" and then from under the sheets popped out a certain blonde girl "Huh? Who are you?"
"I SHOULD BE THE ONE ASKING THAT!"
That was when the lightbulb probably dinged in her head "Ohh, you're Duuussstttyyy"
The redhead grit her teeth "It's Misty"
"Oh okay" the girl sat up "Umm if you don't mind, I'm gonna use this room," she said in probably the most dazed expression Misty had ever seen "I mean I'm sure you could sleep in your gay friend's room"
Misty blinked "You mean Brock?"
"Yeah" the blonde giggled and turned to her hard candy "She has this super nice gay friend who paid for everything"
Misty didn't know if she should be pissed at Brock for falling for dumb dumbs like that chick or feel bad that said dumb dumb chick thought this whole time he was gay.
She just decided to be pissed in general.
"AARRRGGHH!"
And slammed the lamp into the floor.
Now Misty found herself kicked out of the motel for damage to property and found herself freezing in the middle of Celadon. She was leaning against a lamp post as if waiting for pneumonia to slowly come and kill her because her 'cute' outfit sadly did not come with a sweater.
She was then disturbed from her freezing death by a wolf whistle.
"Well hello there" Misty opened her eyes to see two buffed up frat boys dressed in jerseys in caps checking her out "You alone?"
Too tired to even fake a smile she just glared "Fuck off"
"Ohhh this chick's a nasty one," said frat boy #1 "You know what they say about that"
Frat boy number #2 was eying her legs "She's not too bad either" he licked his lips "Say why don't we take you to a place somewhere warmer"
Misty straightened her back "I said not interested" she was about to turn and walked away but she was blocked by the other frat guy before she knew it she was cornered.
"Come on," one of them said trying to touch her leg but she smacked his hand just in time "Playing hard to get"
"Well let's see if she's gonna stay hard to get" frat boy #2 then grabbed her from behind.
"Hey!" Misty yelled and tried to escape and kicked her legs "YOU BASTARDS LET ME GO!"
"Now just keep still" frat boy #1 tried to grab her legs only for him to get knocked in the head by a beer can.
This took frat boy #2 by surprise "Huh what the"
"If you don't let the girl go" all eyes turned to a guy standing by a car tossing something hard in his hand "I'm gonna throw something harder than that"
Someone in the car then commented "Ash, where the heck did you get that ashtray from?"
Ash then replied like it was a normal thing "Uh, from the VIP lounge, I thought I might need it"
"Do you want us to get sued!" yelled the person in the car "I already have a student loan to worry about I don't need to worry about litigation fees!"
In the midst of the arguing and the frat boys getting distracted Misty used this opportunity to elbow the guy holding her right on his neck and before he could even react she gave him a good kick in the groin.
"You bitch!" the frat boy yelled in pain as he held onto his crown jewels.
"You're gonna pay for that!" the other guy was about to attack her but once again got hit in the head, this time by the ashtray. The guy fell right to the ground completely knocked out.
"MISTY COME ON!" Ash yelled opening the car door open.
Not wanting to wait for frat boy #2 to get up the redhead picked up the ashtray (it might be used against them later) and ran for the car and dived in. Ash then followed suit and yelled, "GO!"
"I'm going! I'm going! Geez" the driver, who was Lucas, groaned.
As they drove off Misty was panting hard and holding tightly unto the ashtray.
Ash noticed this "Hey" he tried to place his hand on her shoulder but she raised her palm.
"Not . . . now" she panted then looked at the ashtray and noticed a trace of blood "Ash . . . I think you threw too hard"
Lucas heard this and groaned "Great we are getting a lawsuit"
"It was in self-defence" Ash rubbed his forehead "They were about to ga-"
"Ash please don't say it" Misty put down the ashtray to somewhere she can't see it "In fact just . . . shut up for now"
Giving one last concerning look he sighed and leaned back against his seat leaving the ride to the hotel a quiet one.
Afterwards, everything ended up becoming a blur and before she knew it she found herself sitting on a shower of some fancy hotel the boys were staying at. As the lukewarm water hit her back Misty had been trying to hold onto her breathing. The entire day had been nothing but stressful and if anything she would just want to evaporate right then and there.
There was then a knock on the door "Hey Mist! I'm gonna leave my clothes outside" it was Ash "Don't worry about your stuff we're gonna try and get it in the morning"
Taking a deep breath she let out a tired "Thanks".
"I know you probably feel like shit right now and it's not a good time . . . but I'm sorry. I probably shouldn't have hit the guy with the ashtray, I overreacted and I'm sorry" he paused "If anything happens I'll take full responsibility, and . . . yeah I'm sorry"
She then heard a click meaning he probably left or something which meant she was now alone. The girl then stood up and wiped off some of the steam from the glass which allowed her to see her reflection. With all her make-up washed up the only thing she could see was a really pale girl with tiny freckles on her cheeks, dark circles under her eyes and really wet red hair.
"What does it mean he likes me better like this" she muttered to herself.
After finishing her bath she changed into Ash's black sweater and grey sweat pants which due to the fact that she was 5'5 and he was 6'2 meant that they were very much oversized.
Stepping out from the bath she called out "Hey, it's your turn" she looked around the room to notice that he wasn't there. "Ash?" she looked around and saw that he was out by the balcony "ASH!?"
In shock, the said person had thrown his cigarette and turned to the girl with a hand on his chest "Geebus Mist you scared me"
She popped her head into the balcony "So is that why you got the ashtray? You were smoking?"
"Uhh . . . yeah sorry," he rubbed the back of his head "I know you told me to quit" he then turned to look down.
Misty then entered the balcony and looked down at the city view "Hopefully that cigarette doesn't hit anyone or start a fire"
Leaning his back against the balcony "Don't jinx it would ya"
She looked at the guy next to her for some reason his unkempt hair reminded her of a poodle she used to have as a child that she ended up reaching out and petting his head.
"Uhh . . . Mist" Ash turned red "What are you doing?"
"You really have fluffy hair," she said stroking his hair "Kinda nice really"
Not knowing exactly how to reply to that he just said "Umm . . . okay?"
"You know you're kinda like a dog," Misty said in almost a dream-like trance.
A muscle in his jaw twitched "Why?"
"You're really messy, always fooling around and eat a lot" she giggled "But you're also really loyal and protect the people you love"
He looked away trying to hide his reddening face "Umm . . . thanks . . ."
She continued playing with his hair "So did Brock call over again? Was that why you came by the motel?"
"Uhh not really" he let out a sigh "Brock was already passed out when the hotel called about you breaking a lamp. It just so happened I was keeping an eye on him that I answered his phone"
She moved closer to him "I should be the one saying sorry" she tangled a strand of his hair around her finger "I mean you've practically saved my ass the whole day if you didn't pick me up on both occasions who knows what would have happened to me"
Suddenly his face went serious "I rather not think about that" he then pushed away from the balcony "We should get inside its cold out here and I need a shower" he said giving her a smile.
"Umm sure" she blinked and looked unsure as he entered the room.
As soon as Ash got off the shower she noticed that Misty had already made herself comfortable in the bed. She had bundled herself around the quilts and it would be a hassle to try and get an extra blanket for himself.
Yawning he decided that he'll just have to endure the cold and was about to head for the couch when she spoke.
"You're sleeping in the couch?" she asked, apparently she was wide awake.
"Well . . ." he gestured at her "You're obviously taking the bed"
She then unwrapped her blanket burrito and opened a space for him "Then come in then"
He raised his hands "Woah that's not necessary"
"Come on its cold" she argued "You don't even have a shirt on"
"That's cause I only brought two shirts" he replied.
"Exactly" she patted the space next to her "Now get in it's really cold"
Seeing as he was way too tired to argue he just gave in and crashed into the bed "There I'm in the bed happy"
"You really are a kid" she rolled her eyes and then wrapped him around the blanket and pretty much made sure that there was absolutely no space between them "You're pretty cold" she commented.
He gave her a look "Are you sure you're not drunk?"
She frowned "If I was that thing a while back sobered me enough, now I'm just tired"
"I mean" he sighed "We're in a bed together!" he gestured to her "I'm shirtless you're wearing my clothes and we're in a hotel that's just saying something"
As soon as Ash said that it was when it dawned to her that yes, Ash was still a guy. In fact, now that she had a better look at it he was a very fit guy and the thought of what he just said was starting to make her imagine certain things that she usually kept at the very back of her brain that she rather not think about especially if said person was in the room.
"Misty, are you overheating? Your face is boiling" Ash commented.
"It's nothing ignore that" Misty turned her back on him trying to get some dignity "Look if you're worried about... .that so much then fine take the couch"
Ash thought of it for a moment "Umm well I could, but now that you dragged me here I rather not venture into the cold"
"Then stop saying weird shit!" Misty touched her face and she wondered if she actually was boiling.
"I'm just being realistic" he sighed "I mean for all I know you're gonna kick me in the groin tomorrow like you did that guy awhile back"
"I'd rather have you touch me than that bastard!" as soon as she yelled that she immediately regretted it.
Ash faced her "Did I hear that . . ."
"Can we just sleep! You're tired, I'm tired we're all tired let's just forget about this hahaha" she said so doing a shaky laugh.
There was a moment of awkward silence that was so long Misty thought he had actually decided to sleep. As soon as she let her guard down she felt a hand on her waist and something hard press on her back.
"Wha. . . what are you doing?" she was trying to have a mental picture of ducks, the code of ethics or anything that could keep her mind off the situation.
He then spoke to her ear and it took a lot of self-control not to moan as she felt his breath on her ear "Well you're quite warm" he said then for some reason, it was as if they bastard knew, he lowered his voice "And didn't you just say you don't mind me touching you?"
Biting her lip "Ash, I could hit you groin right now if I wanted to"
"Come on I was just teasing" he immediately let go of her and lay on his back.
In response, she nudged his ribs "Jerk"
"Ow" he rubbed the area she hit "I was serious about you being warm though"
She finally turned to face him "How about when you said I was . . . I mean . . ." she then lowered her voice "Well he didn't say I was cute . . ."
"You're cute"
"What?" she looked at him in shock.
"What?" he looked at her in confusion.
She waved her hand "Why did you say that?"
"You just said. . ."
"Never mind what I said!"
"I dunno Mist, we live in a day and age of female consent"
"Urgh," the girl groaned and covered her face with her palms "Let's just sleep . . . please"
"One question" he raised his finger.
Rolling her eyes "What"
"Can I cuddle you?" the way he looked at her like a puppy asking to play outside.
At this point she was already too exasperated to care "Fine" she turned her back on him "But if I smell tobacco or whatever you smoke I'm kicking you out of the bed"
"Don't worry I used mouthwash" he said as he once again wrapped his arms around his waist and this time burying his head on her neck.
Feeling her face heat up again "Am I really that warm?"
"You're also cuddly" he muttered into her neck which gave her some goosebumps.
"You're really taking advantage of this situation aren't you?"
"Yep"
"Fine" she again turned around their faces were now just mere inches from each other, her hands were pressed on his chest and she had her legs wrapped around him "Two could play it that way" she smiled sweetly.
He looked down at her "You're playing a dangerous game"
She pressed her cheeks against him "You're the one who started it" she then gave a quick peck at his chest "My little doggie" she winked.
Almost immediately Ash flipped and pinned her down to the bed with her arms above her head "Looks like this dog has a few tricks up his sleeve"
Misty tried to look defiant "Uhh . . . I thought this was just teasing . . ." she gulped.
"I thought so too" and in one swift move, he captured her lips.
If her face was hot a moment ago now she was sure her face was warm enough to fry an egg. As he pulled away she noticed that his face was getting a little red as well.
For a while, the two just stared at each other in awkward silence yet again.
"Umm . . ." Ash bit his lip, he's probably crossed the line and will probably get an ass-whooping by the time she came to her senses "I . . . went a little too far didn't I?"
Not knowing what she was doing herself she reached out her palms and touched his face "Yeah . . ." she then leaned over and kissed him back.
Gary was not having a good morning, in fact, he was having a crappie one. First, his friends suddenly left him at the venue so he had no choice but to Uber his way back to the hotel. The hot dancer he wanted to hook-up with passed out drunk as soon as they entered the hotel room. His bank had called him saying that they temporarily locked his card cause someone was making too many suspicious purchases (believe it or not this was the one time he binged on alcohol). And as he decided to get some sleep as well said drunk girl choose that very moment to barf in the bed.
Now with a Trenta sized cold brew with cascara cold foam in his hand he was gonna barge into every one of his friends' hotel rooms and rudely wake them up because he was just that pissed.
The first victim was Lucas whom he gladly woke up by placing several phones around the room (he had no idea where three of those phones came from) and made them all play Megalovania as loud as they probably can. This resulted in Lucas pretty much throwing all the phones just trying to shut them down.
Next victim was Drew, who apparently gave up his bed for May and was now sleeping in the couch. Well, then that means more victims. With that, Gary started a tiny fire that was safe enough not to burn the furniture but strong enough to start the fire sprinklers in the room. Gary fled the room before May could strangle him to death.
He then went over to Brendan's room only to find out that the guy was already awake.
"Oak," the brunet asked just with a towel on as he had just taken a shower "What on earth are you . . ."
"Shhh" Gary raised a finger "Drew's girl is gonna get my head"
Slapping his forehead "You did something stupid again didn't you"
"It's called a rude awakening" Gary crossed his arms "You're lucky you woke up early"
At this Brendan snorted "More like I couldn't even sleep at all" he pointed his thumb at the next room "Apparently Ash got lucky last night"
This peaked Gary's interest looks like covering Jimmy with flour would have to wait. "Is that so, well then why don't we give him a little greeting shall we?"
In typical Oak fashion, the young man kicked open the door (he had a copy of all their hotel room keys as he paid for it) equipped in two water guns at hand and an unsure Brendan behind him.
"Are you sure this is a good . . ." before Brendan could finish his statement there was screaming that could be heard.
"WOAH!"
"GARY WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!?"
"WHAT THE HELL!?"
Brendan immediately retreated for the door "I'M NOT INVOLVED IN THIS!" he yelled as he dashed out.
Ash groaned still half awake "You're gonna regret this"
"Like hell, he's gonna regret this" Misty wrapped up in only bedsheets to cover herself held a metal bedside lamp as her weapon.
Raising up his arms "I was just gonna wake you guys up Jeebus" Gary rolled his eyes "Also, in Brendan defence he said you guys were too loud last night that he couldn't sleep" and with that said he turned his heel and left the room.
This left the couple frozen with very red faces.
Misty still holding out the lamp "Was I really that . . ."
"Put the lamp down first"
Hmm, I wonder if that ending is more satisfactory than my recent ones XD.
Thanks to EmaBixx for favoriting this story :3
cake0108: Well they're probably gonna end up together in this one.
Nami: There are definitely more complications in their relationship in Rascal but that's probably a whole character analysis on its own. For sternum well, maybe if Misty could get off her slight PTSD and if Ash tells Arceus to fuck off XD.