DISCLAIMER: I don't own Pokemon, I am not Satoshi Tajiri, and I don't own Warner Brothers, Gamefreak, Ninetendo etc.
A/N: Misty's made a decision! But what will it be? Will it bring her true happiness? Well, you can't be happy in a situation like hers, but...y'know! R&R!
A week later, Misty had thought -- a lot. As she walked back from the hospial, a place that had come to be familiar after the short period of time, her head spun. Her mother had a month. A month until the end, a month to say goodbye, to say sorry, to drudge up all regrets.
But Misty was thinking about something else as she walked, Togepi in arms. Ash. And it seemed selfish at a time like this, but she was longing for him, for his voice, for his mistakes...it was almost like trying to get off a drug. She was suffering withdrawl, and soon she knew that would be combined with depression and grief. One word equalled that equation.
Lethal.
"Hey Lily." Misty smiled as she walked through the gym. But it wasn't a happy smile, and they all knew it.
"Hi Misty. Did you see mom?"
Misty nodded, her infrequently brushed hair slightly swaying with the motion. "I've gotta talk to you...and Daisy and Violet..." This wouldn't be easy for her, but a great relief to everyone else.
Violet finished a match, and they sat down in the back office. Misty gulped and choked back tears that had nearly drowned her for the past week.
"I've come to a decision..." The other sisters listened carefully and Misty lowered her voice to a whisper.
"I'll stay."
The two words said it all, and the other sisters smiled.
"On behalf of mom, thankyou. Thankyou so much" Daisy said honestly.
They all knew it was a big responsibility. Misty would have to run the gym until she had kids, which was a long way off, so that she could pass it down. She could sell it, but all four sisters knew that she wouldn't.
"So, I live here and everything now?" Misty asked warily.
Lily nodded. "There's a little house thing attached to the gym, that's where we live now and where you'll live."
Misty drew in a shaky breath. If only Ash was here...if only her mom wasn't going to die...there were too many if only's, and they multiplied with Misty's increasing guilt.
"You'll have to look after out pokemon too" Violet added to Misty's worries.
"Well thanks for telling me" Misty sighed, angry but sounding anything like it. She felt like she had the weight of the world on her shoulder's, and she couldn't do anything about it. Not even Hercules could move the world, and Misty was only a ten-year old girl.
"It's not that big a job" Lily shrugged. "They love it here, and they love you. There's no point taking them if we're gonna be studying."
Misty nodded. "I see." It was all she said before she calmly stood up and left, her heart sinking like the "Titanic." Her fate was sealed, she could do nothing but wait...wait for her mother to die...wait for her children to have the gym...
Waiting is a game that requires paitence, and Misty knew her paitence was limited. The only person she was paitent on was Ash, and she had nearly exploded on him.
"Why? Is there no justice in the world?" Misty whispered, then instantly regretted it. Her mother was in a far worse position than her, but here she was, grumbling like a spoilt brat about how unfair life was, when her mother's life was about to end.
"Don't do this to me!" she yelled at the sky, a thing she had been yelling at a lot during the past week. "You've done enough, don't do this!" she pleaded, before her knees gave way and she dropped to the ground, body trembling and eyes sore from all the crying that had taken place.
She stood up, kicked at the ground, then sighed. She was so selfish, thinking about her unfairness while her mother was dying.
"Misty." She turned around to face Daisy, who had witnessed the whole episode. Embarassed, Misty turned red and looked at the ground.
"I'm sorry" she mumbled, mentally willing her sister to leave.
"Don't beat yourself up. It's not your fault. You forgot Togepi" Daisy informed her, holding out the confused egg pokemon.
Misty gasped. She had never forgotten Togepi, she would never want to. "I..I'm so stupid...Togepi..." Misty let more tears escape and Daisy hugged her tight.
"You're not stupid. We've all gone a little bit mad. Tomorrow we've got no challenges, so we'll close up the gym, go see mom, then we'll go have some fun" she promised.
Misty wasn't sure if she could remember how to have fun, but nodded. "Okay." She pulled away, smiled, and walked into the little house that was soon to be only hers.
"Oh, Ash. If only you were here..." Her heart didn't seem to beat anymore, it only seemed to tear through her chest. Now it was crying out for the impossible.
She flipped on the TV again, hoping for yet more distraction and steering clear of the kitchen.
"And now, our daily update of the Orange League...Gary Oak is through to the finals, continuing his no-loss streak..."
A voice droned on and Misty went numb. Of all the people in the world, Ash had to be behind his rival. Let it go. Let him go, a voice inside her ordered. Let him go.
"But I can't" Misty whimpered, visioning his face, a face full of disappointment and hurt. Kinda looks like your face, another evil voice said. But it was the truth, and Misty knew that. Her jewelled eyes drowned in tears, and her youthful skin looked like it had aged thirty years in one week.
"Toge Toge." Togepi tried to comfort her, and managed to get a little smile from it.
"Togepi, I will never ever forget you again" she promised.
"Bree!" the little egg pokemon exclaimed, still unaware of the trauma surronding it, while its master couldn't help avoiding it.
A/N: What can I say? Will Misty ever see Ash again!? Chapter 7 will be up soon, gimme credit, I put up three chapters today! Look out for more soon! Please review, luv ya for it! :)
A/N: Misty's made a decision! But what will it be? Will it bring her true happiness? Well, you can't be happy in a situation like hers, but...y'know! R&R!
A week later, Misty had thought -- a lot. As she walked back from the hospial, a place that had come to be familiar after the short period of time, her head spun. Her mother had a month. A month until the end, a month to say goodbye, to say sorry, to drudge up all regrets.
But Misty was thinking about something else as she walked, Togepi in arms. Ash. And it seemed selfish at a time like this, but she was longing for him, for his voice, for his mistakes...it was almost like trying to get off a drug. She was suffering withdrawl, and soon she knew that would be combined with depression and grief. One word equalled that equation.
Lethal.
"Hey Lily." Misty smiled as she walked through the gym. But it wasn't a happy smile, and they all knew it.
"Hi Misty. Did you see mom?"
Misty nodded, her infrequently brushed hair slightly swaying with the motion. "I've gotta talk to you...and Daisy and Violet..." This wouldn't be easy for her, but a great relief to everyone else.
Violet finished a match, and they sat down in the back office. Misty gulped and choked back tears that had nearly drowned her for the past week.
"I've come to a decision..." The other sisters listened carefully and Misty lowered her voice to a whisper.
"I'll stay."
The two words said it all, and the other sisters smiled.
"On behalf of mom, thankyou. Thankyou so much" Daisy said honestly.
They all knew it was a big responsibility. Misty would have to run the gym until she had kids, which was a long way off, so that she could pass it down. She could sell it, but all four sisters knew that she wouldn't.
"So, I live here and everything now?" Misty asked warily.
Lily nodded. "There's a little house thing attached to the gym, that's where we live now and where you'll live."
Misty drew in a shaky breath. If only Ash was here...if only her mom wasn't going to die...there were too many if only's, and they multiplied with Misty's increasing guilt.
"You'll have to look after out pokemon too" Violet added to Misty's worries.
"Well thanks for telling me" Misty sighed, angry but sounding anything like it. She felt like she had the weight of the world on her shoulder's, and she couldn't do anything about it. Not even Hercules could move the world, and Misty was only a ten-year old girl.
"It's not that big a job" Lily shrugged. "They love it here, and they love you. There's no point taking them if we're gonna be studying."
Misty nodded. "I see." It was all she said before she calmly stood up and left, her heart sinking like the "Titanic." Her fate was sealed, she could do nothing but wait...wait for her mother to die...wait for her children to have the gym...
Waiting is a game that requires paitence, and Misty knew her paitence was limited. The only person she was paitent on was Ash, and she had nearly exploded on him.
"Why? Is there no justice in the world?" Misty whispered, then instantly regretted it. Her mother was in a far worse position than her, but here she was, grumbling like a spoilt brat about how unfair life was, when her mother's life was about to end.
"Don't do this to me!" she yelled at the sky, a thing she had been yelling at a lot during the past week. "You've done enough, don't do this!" she pleaded, before her knees gave way and she dropped to the ground, body trembling and eyes sore from all the crying that had taken place.
She stood up, kicked at the ground, then sighed. She was so selfish, thinking about her unfairness while her mother was dying.
"Misty." She turned around to face Daisy, who had witnessed the whole episode. Embarassed, Misty turned red and looked at the ground.
"I'm sorry" she mumbled, mentally willing her sister to leave.
"Don't beat yourself up. It's not your fault. You forgot Togepi" Daisy informed her, holding out the confused egg pokemon.
Misty gasped. She had never forgotten Togepi, she would never want to. "I..I'm so stupid...Togepi..." Misty let more tears escape and Daisy hugged her tight.
"You're not stupid. We've all gone a little bit mad. Tomorrow we've got no challenges, so we'll close up the gym, go see mom, then we'll go have some fun" she promised.
Misty wasn't sure if she could remember how to have fun, but nodded. "Okay." She pulled away, smiled, and walked into the little house that was soon to be only hers.
"Oh, Ash. If only you were here..." Her heart didn't seem to beat anymore, it only seemed to tear through her chest. Now it was crying out for the impossible.
She flipped on the TV again, hoping for yet more distraction and steering clear of the kitchen.
"And now, our daily update of the Orange League...Gary Oak is through to the finals, continuing his no-loss streak..."
A voice droned on and Misty went numb. Of all the people in the world, Ash had to be behind his rival. Let it go. Let him go, a voice inside her ordered. Let him go.
"But I can't" Misty whimpered, visioning his face, a face full of disappointment and hurt. Kinda looks like your face, another evil voice said. But it was the truth, and Misty knew that. Her jewelled eyes drowned in tears, and her youthful skin looked like it had aged thirty years in one week.
"Toge Toge." Togepi tried to comfort her, and managed to get a little smile from it.
"Togepi, I will never ever forget you again" she promised.
"Bree!" the little egg pokemon exclaimed, still unaware of the trauma surronding it, while its master couldn't help avoiding it.
A/N: What can I say? Will Misty ever see Ash again!? Chapter 7 will be up soon, gimme credit, I put up three chapters today! Look out for more soon! Please review, luv ya for it! :)
