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Misty made her way over to the breakfast buffet, stomach rumbling due to the lack of food she provided it with yesterday, only to freeze in her tracks when she saw Ash there, shovelling food onto his plate.
He turned around and caught her eye, his gaze instantly hardening. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, last time she'd checked she was angry with him not the other way around. Ready to go and confront him she felt two arms wrap around her torso, successfully explaining the looks she was now receiving from Ash.
"Morning beautiful, and how'd you sleep?" Gary whispered in her ear.
"Like a baby." She said, turning around so she was now facing him. "Yourself?"
"Great, would have been even better if I'd had someone to share my bed with." He winked down at her.
"Keep dreaming Oak." Misty laughed before detaching herself and walking over to the buffet, making sure to avoid the end that Ash was currently occupying.
"Hi." She heard a small voice next to her as she began selecting food.
"Hey." She didn't look up, instantly recognising who was standing next to her.
"About last night." The voice nervously laughed. "I was drunk and acting like an idiot and I'm sorry."
"It's okay Ash." Misty sighed. "I wasn't much better to be fair."
"Truce?" Ash asked, holding his hand out whilst trying to balance his plate on the other.
"Truce." Misty nodded, giving his hand a shake.
"So, what you got planned for today?" Ash asked, taking a slice of toast for himself and Misty.
"What do you mean?" She smiled piling bacon on his plate, slipping back into old habits. "We have that lunch today."
"Yeah, forgot about that." He shrugged.
"You're lucky you've got me around." She winked with a smirk.
"Don't I know it." He smiled genuinely at her.
She looked down to avoid his eye and grabbed an orange, feeling uncomfortable under his gaze.
"Are we actually going?" He asked, causing her to look back up.
"I don't really think that's up to me." She shrugged.
"Yeah it is. If you're not going I'm not going either." He said, her heart fluttering slightly at his comment.
"Think Brock would be annoyed if we didn't." She bit her lip. "But it would be quite dull."
"And we have the whole hotel grounds to look around." He smirked.
"And we've been to all the events to far." She felt herself caving.
"Let's skip it." He said, taking a bite of his toast.
"Alright, you've convinced me." She laughed.
"Great, meet in the lobby at half 12 so we can be gone before the lunch."
"Sounds like a plan." She nodded before turning with her food and walking away, Ash also leaving to sit with Dawn.
"Hey Gary." Misty smiled, sitting opposite him.
"What do you need?" He asked, raising his eyebrow.
"Excuse me?"
"You've either done something bad or you need my help." He said.
"How can you tell?" She asked, also raising her eyebrow.
"It's the smile." He smirked. "I'd know that smile any day."
"Fine." She rolled her eyes. "I need your help with something."
"And what is that?"
"To cover for me at Brock's lunch." She battled her eyelashes slightly.
"And where will you be young lady?" He asked, leaning towards her.
"Just out and about." She shrugged.
"With an Ash Ketchum by any chance?" He said, a slightly bitter edge to his voice.
"Maybe." She said, causing Gary to groan and lean back in his chair. "What's wrong now?"
"Think that's a good idea after last time?" He crossed his eyes.
"Well yeah, I won't get drunk so we won't get into an argument this time." She smiled.
"If you say so, I'll cover for you but don't think I'm on board with this." He said, getting up and walking away from the table.
"Thanks!" Misty called after him. "I think." She muttered before eating her breakfast.
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Misty walked into the lobby and saw Ash leaning against a table, waiting for her arrival.
"Hey." She said once she was closer.
"Hi." He smiled, pulling her into a hug which she happily returned. "So listen, I just saw some guys carrying out a chocolate fountain, I suggest we go find it and help ourselves."
"This sounds like the greatest idea ever." Misty squealed with excitement.
"Still a chocolate fan I see." He laughed.
"Of course." She smiled.
She linked her arm through his and dragged him out of the hotel in search of the chocolate fountain.
They wandered around until they spotted a garden party in the distance, complete with fountain.
"I think we've found our destination." Misty detached herself from Ash and picked up her pace towards the event.
"A breeder's convention?" Ash read the sign next to the sign in table.
"We could be breeders." Misty shrugged.
"We could try but we're not on the list." Ash pointed out.
"True, we're not. But 'Dean Smith' and 'Billie Hampton' are." Misty said, picking up two nametags and placing them on herself and Ash.
"The things you'll do for chocolate." He laughed, walking into the garden party with her. Misty making a beeline for the fountain.
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Ash watched as Misty filled herself with marshmallows and cakes, smothered with chocolate. He was currently cornered by some 'fellow' breeder who was listing all the Pokémon he'd managed to successfully breed.
"Dean!" Misty called over, not managing to catch Ash's attention. "Dean! I'm talking to you! Oi Dean!"
"I think your friend is trying to get your attention Dean." The breeder said.
"What?" Ash asked, head shooting up in confusion.
"The girl by the fountain has been calling you for five minutes now." He pointed towards Misty.
"Dean!" She gestured for him to come to her.
"Oh right, sorry." He said, walking over to Misty.
"Was beginning to think you were ignoring me Dean." Misty said, once Ash had arrived at her side.
"I was in the middle of talking to someone Billie, in case you didn't notice." He shook his head.
"Yeah, you looked like you were having an amazing time." She rolled her eyes. "Either way, you've got to try this." Misty said, dipping a marshmallow into the liquid chocolate.
She held the treat out, her eyes gesturing for him to try some, he leant towards her and clamped his lips around the marshmallow and pulled it off the stick.
"Alright, that's really good." Ash nodded with approval.
"I know, right?" Misty smiled, turning back towards the fountain.
"You sounded just like your sisters then." Ash laughed.
"No I didn't." Misty turned towards him, her eyes widening.
"I'm afraid you did." Ash said, catching a drip of chocolate falling from her stick. "You've been, like, spending way too much time with them." He mocked, licking the chocolate from his finger.
"Piss off." Misty groaned, eating her food.
"It's cute." He shrugged.
"Who's sounding like them now?" She stuck her tongue out.
"Billie, some champagne?" A waiter asked, Ash had seen her chatting to him earlier.
"Go on then. Dean would you care for some?" She asked, taking two glasses.
"Don't mind if I do." Ash reached out for the glass and took a sip, while throwing the waiter a territorial look who soon backed away.
"I'm beginning to think I should become a breeder, I could get used to this kind of treatment." Misty said, grabbing a h'orderve from a plate being carried past her face.
"Could do without the conversations though, slightly boring." Ash shrugged, taking a sip of his champagne.
"I could handle it." Misty said, taking a gulp of her drink.
A commotion could be heard on the other side of the garden, glancing over Ash and Misty noticed a couple complaining, while flicking through the name tags.
"Can I take your names?" A waiter asked, walking over to them.
"Dean Smith and Billie Hampton." The man said, causing Ash and Misty's eyes to widen.
"Looks like the real Dean and Billie have showed up." Ash said, avoiding eye contact with them.
Other members of the convention looked towards Ash and Misty, a few of the waiters beginning to make their way over.
"Okay, let's go." Misty said, nudging Ash slightly. "Go."
Turning around, they took their leave nipping through a gap in some trees. Once out of sight they began running, discarding their nametags and drinks as they went.
"That could have gone better." Misty laughed, finally coming to a stop.
"It would have been fine if they hadn't arrived." Ash said, stopping too.
"Well we got some free food and drink, so it's not been a wasted afternoon." Misty shrugged.
"No, you got free food and drink, I spent all afternoon talking to Derek about good breeding." Ash moaned.
"I think someone had a little man crush on you." Misty said in a sing-song voice.
"Lucky me, but I need some food, I've only had a marshmallow since breakfast." Ash crossed his arms.
"Let's head back, they might not have finished the lunch yet." Misty nodded her head towards the hotel.
"That started over two hours ago."
"So? We'll just be a little fashionably late." Misty shrugged. "Come on."
With a smile, Misty took hold of Ash's hand and dragged him towards his the hotel steps.
"You know what Billie?" Ash asked, pulling her to a stop. "I had a really good time with you today."
"Yeah, me too Dean." She smiled, before she knew it Ash was pulling her closer to him until his lips were against hers, only for a moment before he took a step back.
"Sorry about that." He looked down at his feet. "Old habits die hard I guess." He laughed slightly, trying to play it off as a joke.
"Yeah, definitely." Misty nodded, using all her energy to keep her rotted to the spot rather than pull him back to her and forget everything else.
"We better go find Gary and Dawn." Ash said, still not looking up and walking towards the hotel.
Taking a deep breath Misty followed after Ash, making sure to stay a few paces behind him.
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"Where the hell have you been?" Dawn shouted, powering across the lobby towards Ash and Misty who had just walked in.
"Just in the hotel." Ash said, sheepishly.
"Really?" Dawn crossed her arms. "Want to tell me why you didn't show today?"
"I was… Well you see…" Ash stuttered.
"It was my fault." Misty said, stepping in.
"And why is that?" Dawn sighed.
"I wasn't feeling the lunch so I dragged Ash to this convention thing for free food. Sorry."
"That's fine, would have been nice if someone had told me but I guess it's too late for that now." Dawn said, a fake smile on her face.
"Right." Misty said uncomfortably. "Ash said he was hungry so why don't you guys go get some food and I'll just head to the bar."
"See you later Misty." Dawn said, her look turning hard when she looked back at Ash.
Misty bit her lip and walked away, realising she may have made things a hundred times worse for Ash.
"Seriously?" Dawn asked once Misty had left them.
"What?" He asked, scrunching his eyebrows.
"You really disappeared just to spend time with your ex?" Dawn shouted.
"It wasn't like that we…" Ash started.
"Do you ever stop to think how all this makes me feel?" Dawn ran her fingers through her hair.
"Dawn you're blowing this way out of proportion." Ash laughed slightly, only angering Dawn further.
She gave him a dirty look before turning away from him.
"I mean, she may be my ex but she's still my friend and that's all it is, I promise." Ash said, reaching out and grabbing her wrist.
"Just tell me one thing." Dawn glanced over her shoulder, tears evident in her eyes. "Do you still love her?"
"What? Dawn I…"
"Just answer the god damn question!" She shouted, pulling her arm away from his grip.
"Of course not, I only love you." He said.
"Somehow I don't believe you." She shot him a look and walked away before he had a chance to grab her again.
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Gary walked out the lift only to be almost knocked over by Dawn, head down to hide her tears.
"You okay?" He asked.
"Peachy." She said, selecting her level and holding the button down until the doors shut.
"Dawn, wait!" Ash shouted, running up to the lift just as the doors closed.
"What have you done this time?" Gary asked, laughing at Ash's current situation.
"Spent the day with your girlfriend." Ash said, giving him a look before walking towards the stairs.
Gary shook his head, brushing off Ash's comment, pretending it didn't bother him at all. He walked towards the bar, needing a drink to settle himself, when he noticed a certain red head sat at the table ordering a drink. Looking up she caught Gary's eye, finishing her order she beckoned him over.
"I've ordered you one too." Misty smiled as he sat down opposite her.
"Aren't you just a good little girlfriend?" He smirked.
"It's what I do." She raised her eyebrows as the bar tender returned, placing two drinks in front of them.
"So enjoy your day out today?" Gary asked, picking up his drink.
"Yeah, it was… interesting." Misty said with a smirk.
"What happened?" Gary raised his eyebrow, not overly certain he wanted to hear the answer.
"What do you mean?" She questioned.
"Well you seem to have caused some problems with Ash and Dawn." He said, crossing his arms.
"I didn't do anything, we just spent the day together as friends. Honest." She said, unsure why she felt the need to lie to him, she really didn't want him to find out about the kiss.
"If you say so." Gary sighed. "I hope you know what you're doing Waterflower, I really do." He shook his head.
"What's that supposed to mean?" She crossed her arms.
"I just think you need to watch yourself, maybe don't keep running off with Ashy-boy every chance you get." Gary said finishing his drink and getting up.
"Why is this such a problem to you?" Misty followed after Gary, her drink long forgotten.
"It's not, do whatever you want I don't give a shit." He shrugged, an edge to his voice.
"Are you jealous?" Misty asked, butterflies forming in her stomach over the thought of it.
"And why would I be jealous?" Gary tried to brush off her comments.
"You tell me." She smirked, not used to having this power over Gary.
"That ego of yours is certainly growing." He laughed, hoping a change in topic would take the focus off him.
"Like you're one to talk." She scoffed slightly.
"We make quite the pair, don't we Red?" He asked.
"We sure do." She smiled.
He offered her a quick smile back before turning away and walking out the bar. Misty went back to her drink, impressed by the affect she had on Gary and concerned by how much she enjoyed it.
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