By Mishakal
A/N: *beams* Somebody by the name of Lira, in a review on my last story, offered Ash and Misty pics... YES!!!! I'll take 'em all, please! Here's the email: galaxy_girl34@hotmail.com (send me pictures, send me lots of pictures!!!) I've got a grand total of one, and it's up with my 'Author Profile'. *sigh* I need more! Oh well, anyway, here's the last part to my lil' stroke of genius. I had tons of fun writing this fic... I hope you guys have as much fun reading it! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. Now, Digimon, on the other hand... (yeah right, I wish) Anyway, *clears throat* if you sue me, you'll only get my college textbooks. That's where all my money went.
"Ash," Misty sighed, stretching luxuriously as she reclined back against a rock, "Tell me again how much you'd be willing to do to get my love."
"I'd do anything!" Ash leaned forward from where he knelt beside her, and took her hands. "I'd climb a mountain or swim an ocean, or -- or even give up pokemon training!" He looked at her earnestly.
"I'd never make you do that, Ash!" Misty assured him hastily. "Pokemon training is something you love! You know I'd never take that from you."
Ash's eyes flooded. "Oh wow, you're so good to me, Misty! You're the nicest person I know! I'd do anything to make you mine!"
"I know." Misty smiled. "But don't worry about that for now." She sat up. "I don't need you to do anything for me -- yet."
"Misty..." Ash gazed adoringly into her eyes. "You're the most perfect human being I've ever been lucky enough to know!" He kissed her hand.
Misty sighed, sounding frustrated. "Ash Ketchum, you stop that! You're just trying to butter me up!" She grinned. "And it's working just fine." She grabbed the collar of his jacket and pulled him in close to press her lips to his.
"There!" she said, after a while, releasing him. "Better than just my hand, hmm?"
"Uh... huh..." Ash fell forward into her arms, a dreamy look on his face. Misty giggled.
"AAIIEE!!! Let go of me this instant!" A shrill voice interrupted them. Misty stood quickly, dumping Ash face-first into the dirt.
"What was that?" She looked around.
An instant later, a familiar white-garbed female with bright red hair darted past her and crouched behind the rock, breathing heavily. "Did I lose him?" She peered out.
"Jessie!" Misty blinked. "What are you doing here?"
"Listen, girly," Jessie growled. "We may be on opposite sides, but I'll bet we've got similar problems at the moment! So just lay off! Got it?"
Misty frowned. "Well, there's no need to be snippy about it! What's the pro -- "
"Jes-sie! Where are you? Oh, Jeeeeee-ssiiiiieee!!!!"
"Eep!" Jessie ducked back behind the rock. "Don't let him know I'm here!"
"But why?" Misty was confused. "I thought you and James were partners. Why would you be hiding from him?"
Jessie made a frustrated noise. "If you must know, he inhaled a love potion, and now he's obsessed with me! Not that I blame him, of course." She smiled into her mirror. "I am beautiful, after all."
"Modest, too," Misty muttered.
"Well, nobody's as beautiful as you are, Misty!" Ash got to his feet and grabbed her hands. "Not even close."
"Oh, give me a break, twerp!" Jessie began. "She doesn't even come close to -- "
"Jessie!" James's face appeared from behind the rock. "There you are!"
Jessie shrieked and took off, with James in close pursuit. "Wait, Jessie!" he called. "Come back!"
Misty watched them, blinking in astonishment. "Love potion... Wait! I get it!" She snapped her fingers. "That's what happened to Ash and Brock! They must have breathed in some of that love potion!" She frowned. "I hope there's a cure."
Ash kissed her hand again. "Wait here, Misty! I'll pick some more flowers for you!" He hurried into the forest, and returned a few minutes later with another handful of daisies. "For you!" he said proudly.
Misty smiled happily. On second thought, maybe we don't need a cure!
"Gotcha!" Meowth threw his arms around Pikachu. Now you're mine! All mine!" He laughed crazily. "Oh, beautiful Pikachu, you're neva gettin' away!"
"Pika!" Pikachu struggled. Electrical sparks were starting to form all over its body.
"Togepi!" Brock called, nearby. He heard Meowth and Pikachu fighting, and headed over that way. "Where are you, Togepi?" He started muttering, under his breath. "I gotta find it quick, or Ash will move in on Misty!" At the thought, he started moving faster. "Togepi!"
"James, get away!" Jessie shrieked. "You're not really in love with me! You just think you are!"
"How could I not love you?" James cried, chasing her with a crazed look in his eyes. "You're perfect! Oh, Jessie, be mine forever!"
"No way!" Jessie put on an extra burst of speed, but something caught on her foot. "Meowth! You idiot!" James couldn't stop fast enought, and so both of them crashed down, on top of their feline counterpart.
"Togepi... whoa!" Brock fell over the pile of Team Rocket plus Pikachu. "Hey, what...?"
"Get off, you twits!" Meowth shrieked. "You'll hoit Pikachu!"
But Pikachu had had enough. "PI... KA... CHUUUUUUUU!!!" It cried, and everyone was caught up in an enormous thunder shock.
"Want to pour me another cup of tea?" Misty ordered lazily, crossing her legs comfortably. "When you're finished re-heating my breakfast, of course."
"Anything for you!" Ash hurried over and handed her a plate of Brock's cooking. "Is everything OK? I can do it over if you don't like it..."
"No, that's fine, Ash." Misty smiled, watching Ash pour her tea. He brought it over and settled down to gaze adoringly at her as she ate. "Uh, Ash... aren't you going to eat?"
"I'm not that hungry." Ash's eyes never left her.
"That doesn't sound like you at all, Ash," Misty said, setting down her fork. "You have to eat, you know."
"OK, Misty." Ash got up to get himself some food. "I wouldn't want to worry you."
"Good." Misty smiled, satisfied, and went back to eating.
"Uhh..." Brock sat up groggily, pulling himself free of the jumble of arms and legs that was Team Rocket. Pikachu was already free and smiled at him, looking placated.
"What... happened?" Brock looked at the pile. "What's Team Rocket doing here, Pikachu?" He put a hand to his head. "The last thing I remember is cooking breakfast..."
"Chu pika pika!" Pikachu glared at Meowth. "Pikachu!"
"What hit me?" Meowth mumbled.
"I don't know," James replied, sounding almost ill. "Weren't we going to give those twerps a love potion?"
"You dolt!" Jessie hit him. "You inhaled some of that potion! And because of you, my brilliant plan failed!"
"Oh..." James and Meowth just lay there, immobile.
"Love potion?" Brock looked at Pikachu, and some of his memories returned. "So that's why Ash and I were acting so funny! A love potion!" He smiled at Ash's pokemon. "Your thunder shock must've wore it off, Pikachu."
"Pika!" Pikachu said happily.
"We've got to get back to Ash and Misty and tell them!" Brock said, turning to run back the way he'd come. Pikachu followed, leaving Team Rocket behind to pick themselves up.
"Ash?" Misty stood, and smiled at her friend, who was washing their breakfast dishes. "Come here for a second."
"Huh? I'm washi -- oh." He noticed Misty's suggestive smile, and felt his face heat. "Uh... heh heh heh." He tugged at his collar and hurried up to where she waited.
"Good for you, coming up here so quickly!" Misty's smile widened. "That deserves a reward." She pulled his face closer and kissed him sweetly. Ash felt like he was floating.
"Hey Misty! Ash!"
Misty broke the kiss off and sighed. "What is it now, Brock?" Ash melted in her arms.
"Misty, I figured it out!" Brock announced, stopping beside her. "Ash and I inhaled a love potion. But Pikachu's thunder shock can cure it!"
"Kaa!" Pikachu nodded, looking proud of itself.
Misty pouted, and looked down at the nearly-comatose Ash that she still held in her arms. "But..."
"But what?" Brock frowned. "Don't you want us to cure Ash?"
She sighed. "Yeah, I guess so, but still..."
"Misty," Brock said reasonably. "Wouldn't it be better if he fell for you on his own, not because he smelled something funny in the air?"
Her shoulders sagged. "Oh, all right." Releasing Ash, she let him fall to a heap on ground. "I guess it was fun for a while, but I wouldn't want him to stay like that forever." She suddenly grinned at Brock. "Just one last thing, though."
"What's that?" Brock asked curiously.
Misty pulled something out of her bag and held it up. Brock stared for a minute, then burst out laughing.
"YIIIII!!!" Ash crashed to the ground, twitching with the aftereffects of the thunder shock. "Waaaa..."
Misty and Brock crouched over him. "How are you feeling, Ash?" Brock asked.
"Horrible," Ash moaned. "Uhh... what happened?" He struggled into a sitting position.
Brock grinned. "Oh, not much. You just inhaled a love potion and feel in love with Misty," he explained, almost casually.
"I... WHAT!?"
"Ahem!" Misty cleared her throat, and smiled sweetly, holding out her mini tape recorder. "Care to have a little proof that Brock's telling the truth?" She pressed the 'PLAY' button.
*squawk* "Ash, how beautiful do you think I am?" *click* "You're like a rose in a field of dandylions, Misty! No one else could possibly be as perfect as you. You're the sun in my world of darkness! I love you, Misty; I'd do anything for you!"
Misty pressed 'STOP' and grinned at the horrified Ash. "Well, what do you think?"
"Was that... me?" Ash looked ready to pass out. "I-It can't be... I... don't believe it!" He blinked, as some faint memories started to come back to him. "Oh no!"
"Remember now?" Misty was obviously enjoying herself. "Did you know that you proposed marriage to me, Ash?" She smiled sweetly at him. "It was awfully nice of you, but I don't really think we're ready for it, do you?"
Brock laughed.
Ash fainted.
Misty looked at his comatose form with mock astonishment. "Gee, do you think it was something I said?"
"Jessie, I said I was sorry!" James looked over at Meowth. "Why won't she talk to me?"
"Women!" Meowth said, shrugging. "Who can figure 'em out?"
"You didn't do so well yourself, Meowth!" Jessie snapped, whirling to glare at him. "Falling in love with Pikachu? That was just brilliant, wasn't it?" She harrumphed and turned away, arms crossed over her chest.
"No dumber dan James," Meowth muttered. "Fallin' in love wid you!" He recieved, in response, a kick that sent him flying halfway across the field. "WA-AA-AA...!"
"Jessie, what will it take to make you forgive me?"
"Hmph!" Jessie turned her back on him.
James scratched his head and echoed Meowth's earlier statement. "Women!"
Misty sat on a rock, staring at the stream below her. "It's nice, isn't it, Togepi?" she asked her little pokemon, sadly. "Oh, look -- daisies!" She picked one, then sighed, staring at it. "I know, I couldn't just leave Ash like that, but it was nice, while it lasted." Togepi trilled happily.
"Misty?" Ash climbed up and sat next to her. "How come you're out here all by yourself? Are you upset because of what happened?"
"Huh?" Misty glanced over at him. "What do you mean, Ash?"
"Well... You know, you don't have to think we won't care about you any more just because we're not in love with you now," Ash told her, a half-smile spreading on one side of his face. "I care about you a lot, Misty."
Misty looked at his face, and was comforted by the sincerity she saw there. "Thank you, Ash."
Ash stood up. "You know, being in love wasn't as bad as I thought it would be." He shrugged. "Maybe I'll do it again some day, when I'm a lot older and a Pokemon Master."
Misty watched him walk away, then gazed down at the daisy in her hand and smiled. "Some day... I'll be waiting, Ash."
Then she dropped the daisy into the water and rose to join the others.
Hah! Done! *relieved sigh* Well, I really like this story... don't ask me why. I think it's the best one I've written so far. What do you guys think? Come on, review and tell me! Please? PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!
Anyway, I'm out of ideas completely. *scratches head* Well, I've been reading Pokemon Adventures -- you know, the comics -- and I LOVE the artwork! *grin* Right now I've got to catch up on some stuff I've been saying I'll do for a long time -- like that second Digimon web site... Ah, never mind. Anyway, if you've got a request or anything like that, email to galaxy_girl34@hotmail.com
C'ya!
~Mishakal~