Gagnat d'Amour: Chapter 7a
"Smile! You're on Tracey Camera!"
He was already feeling the dampness from the dew seep through his nice suit trousers, but he didn't want to wake her. Something kept nagging at him,
"Just shake her awake and go back to the cabin. You're cold and wet out here; who cares if she wakes up?" They'd barely been sitting on the romantic hillside, watching a romantic view, when Misty had fallen asleep on him. Literally. One moment she had been animatedly complaining about how litter was ruining the world and the next she was silent, and he'd looked over to see her curled up beside him, her hands tucked under his arm to keep warm. That was almost an hour ago.
Awkwardly, he'd positioned her so she was out of the wind, thinking she'd just dozed off and would wake up in a few minutes. However, Misty was out like a light, and showing no intention of waking up at all. Sighing, Ash looked over at her again. Her fingers were pale against his black suit jacket, and were clutching his arm tightly. He knew she'd be mortified when she woke up to see how she'd fallen asleep.
Jerkily, trying not to stir her, Ash pulled his arm away from her. She leaned further into his side, almost like she was cuddling up to him in her dreams. Ash laughed at that thought.
"Yeah - maybe in mine!" he thought…without thinking. As delicately as he could, he lifted his arm again and softly draped it around her, pulling her closer still. Letting go of the breath he'd been holding, Ash gently rested his head on hers and surveyed the view again. "Beautiful…"
Meanwhile… [Budget cuts - sorry, no spy music this time ^^;]
"Tracey, for God's sake can't you get out Marril to hear them or something?"
"Oh yeah Brock, and both of us are fluent in Marril tongue are we?" snapped back Tracey, rummaging through his bag.
"Well we'd better do something!" Brock whined. "It took us so long to find this place they might have already revealed their love to each other or something!" Tracey looked startled.
"Each other? Oh…I only thought Ash liked Misty, I didn't think it was mutual!" Brock stared at him.
"Were your eyes closed that whole year you travelled with them or what?! (sorry, baaaaaad joke…) They're both crazy about each other. Misty's known it for years, but I think Ash is only just beginning to realise what he feels…"
"Pika!! Pi pika chu chu pi pika chu pi Pi-Ka-Pi Chu-Pika-Chu pika!!!" ((This is sick!! Brock, can't you stick to watching Pokémon breed, and not watch Sa-to-shi and Ka-su-mi potentially breed!!)) Brock of course had no idea what Pikachu was talking about, but caught Ash and Misty's names. Absentmindedly, he stroked Pikachu's head and murmured something about feeding her later. "Pi chuuuu, pika pika pi…" ((Hey, don't patronise me squinty…))
Meanwhile Tracey had finished rummaging in his bag, and was looking at the couple closely using the zoom on an instamatic camera.
"They appear to be asleep…" he mused. Suddenly, the camera whirred quickly and Tracey moved it from his eyes. "Ooops - I took a picture…" Suddenly, a grin broke out on his face - followed by one on Brock's. Pikachu rolled her eyes and went to sleep under a tree.
Ash could see from his watch that it was getting really late. He should wake Misty up, but he decided to do it gently. He moved his lips to her ear to whisper her name, but suddenly…
It was like he was moving in slow motion. His lips felt like they had weights in them that were drawing them further downwards. He didn't let himself kiss her - he just let his lips rest on her cheek and felt her breath on his neck, oblivious to the frantic whirring and flashing in the bushes nearby. Mortified at what he'd done, he pulled away sharply. That last jerk woke Misty, and she stiffly reached up to rub her eyes, smiling through her sleep at Ash.
As she sat up away from him - Ash suddenly felt cold. Not because he was missing her body's warmth, but a different kind of cold. Misty stretched and flicked her hair out of her face. As usual Ash watched it flow perfectly to settle on her shoulders. Something…clicked.
"I'm in love with Misty…huh…oh nooooooo…"
They walked in silence to the cabin, Ash couldn't look her in the face. He was amazed to realise that he didn't feel any amazing revelations of love - he'd always felt them in one way or another. They reached the doorstep of the cabin, and Ash fumbled around his pockets for their key.
"After you my dhaaarling…" he drawled, gesturing to the open front door.
"Aww Ash, you can be the perfect gentleman. What a perfect evening!"
"W-w-wouldn't it have been more perfect if…if you'd spent it with someone you truly like…had feel, um…loved?" Ash stammered. He didn't know exactly what he wanted her to answer. Misty just smiled her easy smile he was used to.
"I don't really think it mattered tonight Ashy-darlin'." She yawned. "I'm tired. Well Mr Gentleman, are you gonna carry me across the threshold?"
"I don't think I can…" laughed Ash. Misty grunted angrily, reached behind her back and waved her mallet threateningly. "Ahhahahah…erm, it was a perfect evening Myst, don't spoil it by whacking me…please?" whimpered Ash bashfully, with his arms behind his head and his eyes closed.
"Fine." Misty yawned again, and without thinking leaned forwards and brushed her lips across Ash's cheek. She burst out laughing as she drew back. "Sorry - I've watch way too many romance movies! C'mon Ash, it's so late and you have a very important match tomorrow - it's the same round you lost in last time," she added, quite tactlessly. Instead of yelling at her, Ash grinned at her mischievously, and suddenly lunged out for her waist.
Hauling her squealing up into his arms, Ash half walked, half staggered through the door and into the dark silent sitting room.
[A/N]
Ahhh! (*dodges rotten fruit*) I'm soooooooo sorry it's so short, but this is all the time I have to type this up...(*waaaaaail*) I'm supposed to be doing Maths Coursework! Oh well…does this cheer you up?
When GdA is *finally* typed up and done…there will be…a sequel. Yep- a sequel. At the moment, it's called "Perdant d'Amour"…but that's a really crap name, so it will probably change. I'm also gonna start working (hopefully before Pokémon is finished!!!) on a joint AAMRN with the author JP (read her stuuuuuff) called "Never In A Million Years!!"
NEXT PART (Chp 7b = Say WHAT?!)
Ash needs help on his love life…and goes to…BROCK???
Misty needs help on her love life and goes to…JO???
We find out what Jo has been "hiding" (no, she's not a Rocket).
We find out what Tracey was *really* doing at Linda's that night…
And can Ash get past his opponent in the 5th Round (It's not Richie remember? He got knocked out in Chp4)
Love ya all, loads and loads. Please review on whether the sequel is a good idea and whether I should have bothered to upload this tiny bit! ~~Erina-chan XX