Ash and Misty meet in another way in the forest. Trouble is right around the corner and Ash is there to save the day. Along the way Misty discovers Ash's secret and doesn't know how to react. Is love in the air or is it something much darker? Rated M for a reason for parts for this chapter and future.

Misty Williams is about to graduate from Goldenrod High School. All she has to do is work off a new bike, tutor Ash Ketchum, help May ask Drew to a dance, and figure out a relationship with Gary Oak. She can do that, right? Poke, Ego, Contest, Penguin

League rules force Ash and his friends to attend a competitive Pokemon High school, but Ash ends up fighting with his oldest rival over something far more important than a Pokemon battle. Poke, Ego, Contest and Ikarishipping. Not AU, fits into canon