Epilogue
My Only Love
Misty crumpled to the floor, and Ash sank down beside her. His eyes grew wide as he went to put his arm around her waist and felt the blood seeping from the gaping hole in the side of her stomach. Rudi dropped the gun to the floor, and silently slipped out of the door and vanished into the shadowy trees of Viridian Forest. He'd done what he wanted.
Misty's eyes held a look of resignation, and as she solemnly held her gaze with Ash, he broke down and began to sob; frantically trying to stop the bleeding. He propped her up, and tried to tell her everything would be all right. But the words wouldn't come. He had never been able to lie to her.
Misty coughed to clear her throat and managed a chuckle between her laboured breaths.
"I guess this is where I tell you I'll never leave you, huh Ash?" she joked. She coughed again, but this time she coughed up specks of blood that landed on Ash's jacket. But she didn't cry; she was in too much pain to cry.
"Misty," Ash choked out. "Don't leave me. Not again…I can't take it again. I, I don't want to be alone." Misty tried to wipe Ash's tears away, but found she couldn't lift her arm. Darkness was engulfing her rapidly, and she knew she had to make this quick.
"Ash, memory or no memory, I love you," she smiled. "Always have, always will Mr Pokémon Master!" Ash just cried harder, unable to form words in his grief. "And I want you to know that I would rather die here in your arms at 16, than die at 100 alone in my cell - and having never had my second chance to tell you how much I love you." She coughed again, and in the pause Ash found his voice.
"But Myst - this isn't how it's supposed to end," he sobbed. "It's not what's supposed to happen…we're supposed to be together."
"But don't you believe in fate Ash?" Misty whispered. "What's supposed to happen…will happen. We can't stop it," she looked at Ash's tear-stained face. "…no matter how much we want to." Ash grabbed her flailing fingers and held her close to him as she began to die.
"I love you," he whispered, smiling through his tears. Misty smiled back, and as she gazed into Ash's eyes she once again saw the excitable, slightly dense 10 year old who had been her life. But you can't live on love alone. "Remember that Misty."
And then, she was gone.
And Ash felt his heart rip in two when his best friend didn't answer him. A dull ache of agony settled where his heart had once been as he realised that this was it. She was really gone this time.
He gently reached down, and kissed her lips, not caring that he smeared blood over his mouth. Her features, although stained with blood, gave the impression that she was only sleeping, and any minute she would jump up and start harassing him about her bike. But she was really and truly…gone.
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Deep in my soul
Love's so strong
It takes control
Now we both know
The secret's bared
The feelings show
Driven far apart
I'll make a wish
On a shooting star
There will come a day
Somewhere far away
And in your arms I'll stay
My only love
Even though you're gone
Love will still live on
The feeling is so strong
My only love
My only love
There will come a day
Somewhere far away
And in your arms I'll stay
My only love
Even though you're gone
Our love will still live on
The feeling is so strong
My only love
There will come a day
Somewhere far away
And in your arms I'll stay
My only love
You've reached the deepest part
Of the secret in my heart
I've known it from the start
My only love
My only love
My only love
The End………
…but not really! I know this seems like a bit of a weird and unemotional ending for me, but FEAR NOT brave comrade! The sequel (which takes directly after this) is coming up very soon.
Keep a look out for it; it's called 'Do You Believe In Fate?' and it should tie up any loose ends that this has left 'kay? ^_^
Oh yeah, BTW the song 'My Only Love' is from Sailor Moon, another excellent anime - so I didn't write it (wish I did…).