Disclaimer-Pokemon is not mine. The characters are not mine.
"Hello Misty. It's been a long time." She hadn't seen him since the wedding. He handed her a bouquet of flowers. "These are for you. May I come in?" he asks. "I'm sorry. Come in." she says. He came in and sat down on the couch. 'Would you like some tea?" she asks him. 'Actually, I came to see Ash. Is he here?" "Yes. I'll get him." Minutes later, Ash came out to greet his former rival. "Well, if it isn't Gary Oak. Wow! Long time, no see," he says, shaking Gary's hand, "What have you been up to all this time?" "Believe it or not, I've been training my Pokemon to compete for the Elite League." "Elite League? What's that?" Gary laughs. "Clueless as usual, Ash. the Elite League is open to all Pokemon masters who think they have a chance at challenging the Elite 4. I've been training for years for this, Ash. I've had plenty of time, considering that I run Viridian City Gym now." "You've been running the Viridian City gym? I didn't know that." Misty says. "There's been lots of changes in Kanto in the last five years. The Fushcia City gym is being run by Koga's daughter Janine now, they closed the Safari Zone, and I took over control of Viridian Gym just a couple years ago." "
"Wow. I guess I've been traveling so much that I didn't know anything about it." Ash says. "Well, I just came by to see how everything was going and to let you know about the Elite League. Your house was on the way to Grandpa's, so I thought I would say hello." Gary says. "It was nice to see you again. Drop by anytime." Misty told him. After he left, Ash remembered his past rivalry with Gary. He and Gary had grown up together as children, and had become rivals when they both decided to become trainers. Gary had been considerably older when he started out, and had a definite advantage. Despite this fact, the two of them had trained in their own way and became Pokemon masters in their own right. Ash no longer considered him a rival. Ash now had complete confidence in himself and his Pokemon, and the goals he had set for himself he had achieved. "Elite League, huh? That sounds really cool." Misty says. Ash watched her as she changed into her bathing suit, a shiny pink one piece. "Elite League...maybe I should find out about it from Professor Oak." Ash comments. Misty turns to him then and release sher Starmie from it's pokeball. "Ash, don't forget, you promised you would spend some time with me and the Pokemon at the pool today." she told him. Ash laughs. "Oh yeah, I forgot."
Over the years, Ash had learned that his relationship with Misty had to be a priority, even more important than Pokemon. He didn't mind...just watching her laugh as she and Starmie swam together made him smile. He couldn't help, however, but think about the Elite League. It was true that he hadn't battled in awhile, but he knew if it came to it, any one or more of his Pokemon were up to the task. He'd spent years training his Pokemon, and had complete confidence in his abilities. He owed a lot of his success to Misty. As stubborn as he always been, she always had done her best to help and encourage him. It hadn't been until she was gone that he had realized how much she meant to him. He remembered picturing all the different scenerios in his head on her reaction to his revealing his feelings for her. He imagined himself impulsively taking her into his arms and giving her a long, passionate kiss, after which she slapped him, denying her feelings or her responding in kind. He wasn't sure how she would react. Fortunely, she had loved him too. He was elated when she accepted his proposal.
"Hello Misty. It's been a long time." She hadn't seen him since the wedding. He handed her a bouquet of flowers. "These are for you. May I come in?" he asks. "I'm sorry. Come in." she says. He came in and sat down on the couch. 'Would you like some tea?" she asks him. 'Actually, I came to see Ash. Is he here?" "Yes. I'll get him." Minutes later, Ash came out to greet his former rival. "Well, if it isn't Gary Oak. Wow! Long time, no see," he says, shaking Gary's hand, "What have you been up to all this time?" "Believe it or not, I've been training my Pokemon to compete for the Elite League." "Elite League? What's that?" Gary laughs. "Clueless as usual, Ash. the Elite League is open to all Pokemon masters who think they have a chance at challenging the Elite 4. I've been training for years for this, Ash. I've had plenty of time, considering that I run Viridian City Gym now." "You've been running the Viridian City gym? I didn't know that." Misty says. "There's been lots of changes in Kanto in the last five years. The Fushcia City gym is being run by Koga's daughter Janine now, they closed the Safari Zone, and I took over control of Viridian Gym just a couple years ago." "
"Wow. I guess I've been traveling so much that I didn't know anything about it." Ash says. "Well, I just came by to see how everything was going and to let you know about the Elite League. Your house was on the way to Grandpa's, so I thought I would say hello." Gary says. "It was nice to see you again. Drop by anytime." Misty told him. After he left, Ash remembered his past rivalry with Gary. He and Gary had grown up together as children, and had become rivals when they both decided to become trainers. Gary had been considerably older when he started out, and had a definite advantage. Despite this fact, the two of them had trained in their own way and became Pokemon masters in their own right. Ash no longer considered him a rival. Ash now had complete confidence in himself and his Pokemon, and the goals he had set for himself he had achieved. "Elite League, huh? That sounds really cool." Misty says. Ash watched her as she changed into her bathing suit, a shiny pink one piece. "Elite League...maybe I should find out about it from Professor Oak." Ash comments. Misty turns to him then and release sher Starmie from it's pokeball. "Ash, don't forget, you promised you would spend some time with me and the Pokemon at the pool today." she told him. Ash laughs. "Oh yeah, I forgot."
Over the years, Ash had learned that his relationship with Misty had to be a priority, even more important than Pokemon. He didn't mind...just watching her laugh as she and Starmie swam together made him smile. He couldn't help, however, but think about the Elite League. It was true that he hadn't battled in awhile, but he knew if it came to it, any one or more of his Pokemon were up to the task. He'd spent years training his Pokemon, and had complete confidence in his abilities. He owed a lot of his success to Misty. As stubborn as he always been, she always had done her best to help and encourage him. It hadn't been until she was gone that he had realized how much she meant to him. He remembered picturing all the different scenerios in his head on her reaction to his revealing his feelings for her. He imagined himself impulsively taking her into his arms and giving her a long, passionate kiss, after which she slapped him, denying her feelings or her responding in kind. He wasn't sure how she would react. Fortunely, she had loved him too. He was elated when she accepted his proposal.