A Romantic Night of Blind Dates and Baby Sitting
By Christine and Adrienne (Salt*N*Pepper)
Summery: A gymshippy/rocketshippy fic. (Part 2) The plan goes through, and although Misty and Brock know they were set up, they find themselves dancing in each other's arms. Meanwhile Team Rocket is having problems baby sitting Ash, but their problems turn to big trouble when he locks them out...
Misty yawned and looked around the room. She hadn't had a good night's sleep like that in a long time. She looked besides her at Togepi and Pikachu, sleeping peacefully. Misty heard a groan coming from the next bed.
"Ash, you squirm way too much!" Brock said, stretching.
"It's not my fault you always take all the sheets!" Ash replied yawning. Misty laughed. "Why don't you call Casey and ask for a third bed?"
"Aw, you and you're stupid fear of bugs!" Brock mumbled as he got out of bed.
"Gee Misty, I'm kinda hungry, why don't you ask Brian to get us some breakfast?!" Misty laughed again.
"Oh, cheer-up, Brock, I know yesterday was embarrassing, but today is February 14, the most romantic day of the whole year! This time I have a good feeling…I'm gonna ask Brian out today!!!"
"Well I guess a girl wouldn't say no to a guy as romantic as me on Valentine's day - I'll ask Casey out too!!" Brock happily replied. Ash, who was feeling left out by his friends, decided to wake up Pikachu. Which was not a good idea, because apparently the electric pokemon still wanted to sleep.
"Pikachu!!!" Ash screamed as he was being electrocuted.
"Cut it out!!!!!"
"I think I'll have eggs for breakfast" Misty said thoughtfully.
"What about you Ash?…Ash?" A burnt Ash fell to the floor.
" I think I've finally lived up to my name!" he coughed. Misty laughed at Ash's lame joke. She was in such a good mood, that nothing could ruin it, not even Ash.
Misty got changed in the bathroom and came out with a big smile on her face.
"How do I look guys?" she asked turning around.
"The same" Ash replied with a mouthful of food. Misty rolled her eyes. She took one last look in the mirror and set off to find Brian. Misty looked up and down the halls hoping to find the shiny silver cart. Suddenly she caught a glimpse of it in the corner of her eye. She turned around and saw Brian bent over it, scribbling furiously on a piece of paper. "Brian?" Misty asked peeking over his shoulder. Startled, Brian turned around quickly, facing her.
"Oh, hey Misty." He said casually.
"What's that?" Misty asked pointing to the paper.
"It's just the room numbers that I have to bring breakfast to." Brian said, sweatdropping. "Oh, well, um, anyway I was wondering, for Valentine's day if you would…" Misty started, nervously ringing her hands.
"Valentine's day!? I almost forgot!!" Brian interrupted.
"What?! What is it!?" Misty cried. Brian fished in his pocket and pulled out the piece of paper he claimed to have written room numbers on.
"This was given to me to give to you." He replied handing Misty a piece of paper. She quickly opened the folded paper and read: "Meet me at The Tuxedo Junction Restaurant tonight at eight'o'clock if you believe in chances."
"But Brian, I don't under-" Misty looked up to find that he had disappeared into a room.
"Casey I was wondering…" Brock began as he tightly held her hands.
"If you would go out with me this lovely Valentine's day."
"Oh, Brock, I think someone already wants to go out with you." Casey replied.
"What!?" Brock asked letting go of her hands.
"She left this for me to give you." Casey handed a piece of paper to Brock. It read: "Meet me at The Tuxedo Junction Restaurant tonight at eight'o'clock if you believe in chances."
"Wow!" Brock yelled, quickly forgetting his obsession with Casey.
"I can't wait!" and he dashed up the stairs.
"Everything go according to plan?" Casey whispered behind some plants.
"You wouldn't believe how impossible it is to disappear into a room with a dinner cart in three seconds!" Brian replied stepping out of hiding.
"But yes, everything is going well."
"Well then should we be off?" Casey asked smiling. She took his hand and the couple walked out the door.
Misty clutched the paper in her hand.
"What does this mean?" she thought.
" How could anyone besides Brian, Brock and Ash know me in this hotel?" Misty opened the door to their room. She walked quickly inside and opened the closet. There was a beautiful blue sparkling dress that she saved for special occasions. It was a little wrinkled from being in her red shoulder bag, but it was nothing she couldn't flatten out. "Well I guess I do kinda believe in chances." Misty said as she took the dress off the hanger. She draped it over her arm and slipped into the bathroom. Just then Brock rushed into the room, holding a black suit and an identical paper to Misty's.
"Hey Ash, check it out!" He beamed holding up the paper.
"Whoa, you mean someone actually wants to go out with YOU?" Ash asked in astonishment.
"Yea, isn't that great!" Brock replied, taking off his shirt.
"Well you better hurry up, you've got ten minutes to meet her!" Ash said looking at the clock.
"Aw crap!" Brock shouted as he pulled up his pants. Brock fixed his bow tie and combed his dark spiky hair just as Misty came out of the bathroom, all ready for the evening.
"Hey guys! I-" Misty glanced at the clock.
"Oh God I'm gonna be late!!" she cried as she ran to the door.
"Misty wait up I gotta go too!" Brock called after her.
"Wow, you look nice." He said looking her up and down.
"Thanks, you too" she replied.
"Ash, remember too…oh no!!!"
"What's wrong Misty!" Brock asked.
"Look !" she said miserably pointing to Ash, who was playing with matches.
"There is no hell way we are going to leave him here by himself, there wont be a hotel to come back to if we do!"
"Damn it! Misty you're right, but how are we going to get a baby sitter? I'm already late!" "Me too Brock, but…" Suddenly Misty was interrupted by a sharp voice.
"Prepare for trouble!"
Make it double!"
A bride and groom whose faces were hid in shadow appeared in the doorway.
"To protect the world from devastation"
"To unite all peoples within our nation"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love"
"To extend our reach to the stars above"
The bride suddenly ripped off her dress to reveal a Team Rocket uniform.
"Jesse!"
The groom threw his suit up into the air also to reveal a Team Rocket uniform.
"James!"
"Team Rocket blast-off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
Jesse held a basket of flowers in front of her, which burst into a flash of petals, revealing a Meowth.
"Meowth, that's right!"
"Ha! You Twerps better hand over that Pikachu!" Jesse said pointing to the pokemon. "Never!" cried Ash.
"We don't have time for this!!" Misty shouted.
"We have to find Ash…" she suddenly stopped in mid-sentence.
"some baby-sitters…" Misty finished, a sly smile spreading across her face.
"Oh, no, you can't mean…" James started, taking a step back.
"Congratulations - you're hired! Dinner is in the refrigerator and Ash's bedtime is at nine. Make sure he takes a bath! And here's some money for your troubles - Ash can be a handful!" Brock said, quickly shoving fifty dollars in Jesse's hand.
"Have fun!" He said closing the door behind him.
"Wait you can't be serious - I can't believe you're leaving me here by myself with Team Rocket!!!" Ash screamed and began pounding on the locked door. He took a deep breath and turned around to face his enemies.
"Umm…" Jesse started looking nervously at Ash. "You want some dinner?"
"Are you sure it was okay to leave Ash with Team Rocket like that?" Misty asked Brock.
"He'll be fine, Team Rocket couldn't hurt a fly-even if they wanted to!" laughed Brock. "And besides, he's got Pikachu, remember?"
"Well…yea." Misty agreed slowly. "He'd just better watch out for my Togepi!" Brock suddenly slapped his forehead.
"Aw man!!! I forgot to buy flowers! You go on ahead, Misty I'll see you back at the room." He said as he ran into the gift shop.
"Good luck on you're date tonight!" she called back to him.
"Tuxedo Junction." Misty whispered to herself as she gazed at the elaborate restaurant. It was brightly lit, like everything else in Twilight City, with candles adorning every table. A single red rose floated in a glass vase next to each candle. Couples filled the place with laughter. Misty watched the band set up, and they began to play "Isn't it Romantic." She sat down at a table near the window anxiously a waiting her date.
"How about spaghetti? Can you cook that?" James asked Jesse. She thought for a minute, then shook her head no. Meowth threw his paws up in frustration.
"Ya can't cook anyting!!!" he yelled.
"Well I don't see you giving me any help!" Jesse snapped back. Ash was huddled in a corner, holding Pikachu and Togepi tightly by his chest.
"Brock said there was something for dinner in the fridge-didn't he?" Ash called to them. "You can just heat it up in the microwave!"
"Good idea!" Jesse, James and Meowth said together. A few minutes later, Ash heard a small explosion.
"Take that! And that!" James cried as he extinguished the flames. Jesse crawled out of the kitchen barely alive and handed Ash a charcoal black hamburger.
"Uh, I think I'll just order room service." He said as the burger crumbled before his eyes. "Why didn't we think of that?" Meowth asked, coughing up smoke. Minutes later, Ash, Pikachu, Togepi and Team Rocket were enjoying a lightly cooked pizza. James reached for some napkins near Pikachu, but was immediately shocked.
"What was that for!?" he asked lying on the floor.
"Pikachu is a little jumpy around you guys, y'know maybe because you're always trying to STEAL him!" Ash replied glaring at them. "Don't try anything tonight, or there'll be more where that came from!" He threatened.
Misty drummed her fingers against the table. An hour had gone by and still, no one had come. "I wonder if Brock is having a good time." She thought sadly. "Blind date my ass, if Brian didn't want to go out with me he should of said so! Who does he think he is giving me this false note!" Misty crumpled the note and threw it to the floor. "Sending me to the most fancy restaurant in town, by myself…all alone on Valentine's day! Misty's angry words turned into sobs as she slowly realized she had been stood up. Misty buried her face in her hands, trying to hide her misery from other happy couples. Suddenly she felt a light tap on her shoulder.
" Excuse moi, Mademoiselle, but would you like to order?"
"Oh no sir, I was just going to leave." Misty replied without looking up.
"Are you sure? I hear za French crepes are very good!"
"Yes, I'm sure, I -" Misty stopped in mid sentence and jerked her head up. "Brock!" she cried.
"Hey Misty." He said taking the seat besides her. "Guess you got stood up too, huh?" "You mean Casey never showed up for you either?!" Misty asked. Brock shook his head sadly.
"She claimed that I had a blind date. Look she even gave me this note." Brock showed Misty the identical note to hers.
"Oh my God, Brock." Misty whispered. She reached underneath the table and picked up her note. "Brock I think-I think we were set up…" She said showing him the piece of paper. Brock was silent for a moment.
"Well it worked - it got us here didn't it?" He laughed, making Misty much more comfortable.
"Yea, but it seems like such a shame that we wasted Valentine's day on false hopes." She replied sadly.
"So they thought we looked cute together, so what? That doesn't mean our whole night has to be ruined, c'mon Misty cheer-up!" Brock said softly lifting up her chin. "What do you say to a dance with the most romantic guy in the world?" Misty blushed and giggled as she gave Brock her hand and the two made their way to the dance floor.
"James, go tell Ash to take a bath." Jesse whispered to James as Ash was finishing his pizza.
"What, are you CRAZY!" James screamed.
"Well I obviously can't and haven't seen Meowth anywhere! You're the only one left!" James nervously glanced at Ash.
"Uh, well, I uh…" he stammered. Jesse gentle pushed him forward. "I think, it's time to…" he started. Ash looked up.
"Time to do what?" he asked pulling Pikachu closer to him.
"Um, you have to take a bath now…" Ash jumped up.
"Get away from me!!" He screamed. James jumped behind Jesse and tightly hugged her. "I'll take a bath by myself! No way are your touching me!!" Ash cried. He ran into the bathroom and locked the door.
"Well that was easy…" Jesse said letting go of James.
"Wait a minute!" Ash cried opening the bathroom door. "Where's Togepi?!" Jesse and James turned around to find Meowth sneaking the egg Pokemon out the window. "Meowth, no!" They cried.
"I knew I couldn't trust you!" Ash screamed. "Pikachu! Thundershock now!" "Pikachuuuuuuu!!!" the Pokemon cried, illuminating the room in a yellow light.
"Looks like I'm blastin' off alone!" Meowth cried he disappeared into the sky. Ash turned to Jesse and James who were now wrapped in a full body hug.
"We're sorry we're sorry we're sorry we're sorry we're sorry!" They cried, holding each other in fear. Ash picked up Togepi off the couch and slowly backed up.
"You can join your friend Meowth anytime, you know…come on Pikachu, let's go!" and with that, he disappeared back into the bathroom. Ash closed the door and sat down against it. "Just wait till Brock and Misty come home…then everything will be okay…"He said as he rubbed Pikachu.
"Pika, pi!"
"Togepriiiii!" The two Pokemon replied.
"You're right! I've got to get them out of here, but how?" Suddenly a sly smile spread across Ash's face. "Wait here." He told Pikachu and Togepi.
Misty looked lovingly into Brock's eyes. "Thank-you, for doing this, Brock." She whispered.
"I couldn't stand to see you like that, Misty no one deserves to be alone on Valentine's day, not even you!" Brock replied playfully. Misty laughed.
"Yea right, you just wanted to make sure you had some one too!" she said. Brock smiled.
"You know, you're a really good dancer." He said.
"Thanks, you're not that bad yourself!" Misty replied. She reste her head on his shoulder. Brock turned a little red. "Moonlight Serenade" is the most romantic song!" Misty gushed. Brock pulled Misty in closer.
"That's why we're supposed to dance like this!" he whispered. Misty blushed as the they came so close, not an inch of space was in-between them.
Ash walked out of the bathroom once again and crossed the room to open the door on the other side.
"What are you doing?" Jesse asked watching him. "Aren't you supposed to be taking a bath?"
"Yea, but I need some air in this stuffy room." He replied opening the door. Inside the door was a dark stairway.
"Wherever does that lead?" James asked in wonder.
"It's a stairwell that leads to the roof." Ash said smiling. "A lot of rare pokemon have been sighted in these things, so keep your eyes open!"
"Rare pokemon?!" Jesse and James asked, their eyes becoming large.
"Yep, in fact just yesterday-OH MY GOD…IT'S A MEW!!!!" Ash shouted. Jess and Jim eagerly ran inside.
"Where? Where?!" they screamed, searching all around. "Suckers!" Ash cried as he slammed the heavy metal door.