DISCLAIMER: *sigh* I am getting REALLY sick of writing these, but if I don't I'll get sued or something, I have no rights to the names in here or to Pokemon etc.

A/N: And now for the job that gives mothers grey hairs...it's time to prepare the dream wedding! Sounds like something off a Barbie ad, but hey, they could be Barbie and Ken...okay, no, just read the chapter!

Misty and Ash wasted no time preparing their small but elegant wedding, and all through the process Misty still couldn't believe she was getting married.

Her sisters were going to be her bridesmaids, of course, and Brock was flying over from Velencia to be the best man.

It was a week until the wedding when Misty made a couple of phone calls. The first was to the league inspector, to painfully explain that she would pass the gym down to her husband when they got married. The inspector was pleased to hear she was engaged and wished them both the best of luck.

Then Misty had come to a decision the night before. She needed a maid of honour, someone who wasn't currently married, and she hadn't come up with anyone so far, until she lay awake at two in the morning struggling with her decision. So now she had to call her and ask if she would take part as the maid of honour.

"Hello, this is the Ketchum residance" Dehlia Ketchum answered politly in Pallet, unaware of the question she was about to get asked.

"Hi Dehlia, it's Misty here" Misty replied.

"Hi darling!" Dehlia exclaimed. She was thrilled for the two of them and had recently come to calling Misty darling or sweetie, like she was her own daughter. Misty loved her, she had always been so nice to her.

"I need to ask you something, but please don't be offended when I do" Misty said seriously.

"Okay, go ahead" Dehlia said.

Misty composed herself. "Um, I'm in a bit of a jam. I don't have a maid of honour, and I would ask my cousins or something, but they're all married. So, I was wondering, if you would like to be my maid of honour."
She made herself brief so she would get a quick response.

There was silence on the other end of the phone. "Misty, that's..."

"I'm so sorry, it's a painful question for you, I know, but you're like a mother to me, and, this is gonna sound awful, you're not really married." Misty couldn't put it nicer.

It was a horrible statement. She knew that Mr. Ketchum had disappeared years ago, when Ash was a little boy, during his pokemon training, and it still pained both Dehlia and Ash. Dehlia had kept her husband's name, even though he had never been found.

"Misty, I'm still married" Dehlia said quietly.

"I know. But can we bend the rules a bit? I'd love for you to be my maid of honour" Misty explained.

Dehlia sighed. "Aren't I a bit old for that?" she nearly laughed.

"You'll never be too old" Misty smiled through the sentance.

"In that case...I'd love to be your maid of honour" Dehlia confirmed.

Misty gasped. "Thankyou so much. Thankyou, you don't know what this means to me" she said on the verge of tears. She couldn't believe she'd said yes. "Can you come out here soon?"

"I was planning to drive up tomorrow" Dehlia said.

"Great. Then we can get you a dress. Thankyou so much!" Misty exclaimed.

"You're welcome, anytime Misty" Dehlia grinned.

"I hate to cut this short, but I really have to make more arrangements, I'll see you tomorrow?" Misty double-checked.

Dehlia smiled. "Tomorrow, twelve o'clock sharp."

"Great. See you then!" Misty almost squealed. She was growing more excited every time she got more news.

She had hurridly decided upon a beautiful short-sleeved dress for summer with lace flowers on the neckline and some white roses for her bouquet. They were getting married in a little church Misty had fallen in love with when she was smaller, and it suited the wedding perfectly.

"Hey Misty" Lily walked in, a small spring in her step.

Misty groaned. "Let me guess: you want me to put the dress on." It was the same question she had been asked since she got it, and she had tried it on at least five times.

Lily laughed. "Don't be silly. I just wanted to know if you got a maid of honour yet" she explained.

"Yeah, I just called up Ash's mom" Misty cleared up. Lily raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry, she wants to be" Misty confirmed. Lily let out a sigh of a relief, and then gave a squeal.

"In one week I'm going to have a brother-in-law! My little sister's getting married!" she shrieked, and the sisters shared an excited hug, jumping up and down in the embrace. They pulled apart and Lily stared in obvious pride and amazement at Misty.

"Don't give me that look, you'll make me cry" Misty laughed.

"I'm sure you've done enough of that to last you a lifetime" Lily rolled her eyes. "I know I have."

"You've what?" Ash nosily inquired as he walked in.

"None of your business!" Misty grinned.

Ash raised an eyebrow, but shrugged it off. He didn't have time to think, because Misty was running up to him.

"I love you!" she yelled as she ran into his arms right in her own lounge and in front of her sister. He grabbed her as she held him.

"I'm not letting you go this time" Ash promised.

Misty grinned. "I'm not gonna let you, either!"

Lily smiled. She had never seen Misty so happy.

"Okay lovebirds, break it up, we've gotta decide on food" Daisy announced as she walked in with Violet.

"Woo-hoo, food!" Ash exclaimed, breaking away from Misty. She rolled her eyes and poked him playfully in his stomach.

"You and your belly..." she moaned, thinking about the increasing groceries that were soon to be bestowed upon her.

"Okay, we've got this whole list here..." Daisy held it out to the happy couple and they scanned it over. There were tons of vegetables, gallons of drinks, and a huge amount of meat, pasta and salads. Not to mention the wedding cake Dehlia had managed to "whip up" in a week.

"I think that'll do..." Misty confirmed. "God, this is gonna cost heaps. We only want a small wedding" she reminded her sisters.

Her triplet sisters grinned at each other. "Misty, the gym's paying for the... oh geeze, what do they call it...the reservation?" Violet asked in confusion.

"The reception" Daisy rolled her eyes.

"Oh yeah! They gym's paying for the reception" Violet tried again.

Misty gaped at them. "But how can it? The gym can't afford a whole wedding reception..."

Lily shrugged. "We got some of the profits..."

Misty was steaming. They got profits without...?

"After asking the staff" Lily reassured. Misty sighed with relief. "And they all agreed. It'll be sooo worth it!"

Ash stared at Misty to see her reaction. She was on the brink of crying again.

"Okay, no need for that...this is happy days..." Ash tried to reassure her. "Happy happy..."

"I know it's happy" Misty smiled. "Maybe it's too happy" she laughed. "If there's such a thing..." She couldn't believe how the tables had turned. Six years ago it seemed as though there had been nothing to live for. Now Misty couldn't fathom the thought of killing herself.

"One week to the day!" Daisy squealed.

Ash groaned. "Is everything sorted?" he asked warily. He had come to learn that preparing your own wedding at the age of sixteen was no easy or cheap task.

"Pretty much. Your mom's coming up tomorrow with the cake, the dresses are all arranged, catering's taken care of...anything else?" Misty asked.

Violet shook her head. "Nothing. You've just gotta be at the church at 7:30 on Friday night, for the rehearsal. Hope you've got a speech prepared!" She winked at Ash, and he grinned.

"Yes, it's all about my undying love for Misty, not about all the fights we had, and the disagreements, and the bike I still owe her..." Ash shook his head. "Hard to believe we're here after all that!" he exclaimed.

"You know, you still owe me. That bike was my one means of transport" Misty said.

"Yes, but if I hadn't destroyed it..."

"You never would've met!" Lily finished off. Misty looked at her sister in thought. Wow, that's true, she speculated.

"Guess you're right..."

"So forget the bike and remember the wedding!" Ash said quickly.

Misty grinned. "How could I forget the wedding?"

A/N: Now that I think about it, I don't really see a point in that chapter...ah well, it was fun to write! Get ready for chapter 14, coming to this fic tomorrow!