DISCLAIMER: I don't own Pokemon, please don't sue me.
A/N: Now, I'd just like to warn everyone that this is an ETREMELY short chapter, but there's a speech in here that is really sweet. I wrote it in bed one night when a spark of inspiration hit me and I had to include it somewhere. So here we are, the very short chapter 16!
The wedding "breakfast" was huge. Neither Ash nor Misty could figure out why it was called a breakfast at 7pm, but neither of them disagreed with it. The gym had kept its word, paying for it, and the new couple couldn't help but feel pangs of guilt during the evening. But all the members of the gym had agreed and insisted, along with her sisters, and they were too overpowering over both Misty and Ash.
After everyone had finished eating, the speeches were spoken, along with an extremely funny one from Brock about how his best friends could hardly stand each other at age ten, and in a rehearsed performance, Misty stood up, deciding to make a speech without Ash knowing.
She reached below her feet and picked something up before she started.
"I think you will all recognise this as a bike lock. It chains bicycles to practically anything - trees, lamposts and bike stands. Six years ago a guy who was a Pokemon trainer my age destroyed what was my prized possesion - my bike. I didn't have a bike lock. I was so angry at this guy that I followed him for over a year during his training ordering him to pay me back for my bike. Ultimatly, I fell in love with him. As you've probably guessed, the guy was Ash.
"Then a family tragedy forced me back to Cerulean, which you all probably know was my mother's death."
Misty's eyes watered at the memory. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and continued.
"I came back to run the gym and Ash continued his training. Six years later he came to see me and it all progressed to...well, to this!" Misty laughed with the crowd.
"People say we were seperated for six years, but I knew that really we weren't. We were connected by something like a bike lock. It was like I was the lampost - stuck in one place and unable to move. And Ash was like the bike - he could move and be free, yet he was still chained to me. And now...now Ash is my husband, my prized possesion and...I know that wherever we are, however many miles of land seperates us and whatever we do, we will always be chained together by our love."
Everyone clapped and cheered. The speech brought about a lot of tears, especially from Misty's sisters, and even a sniffle from Ash. How does she come up with all this mushy stuff? he thought in marvelled silence.
As the applause ended, Misty sat back down and Ash kissed her cheek.
"That was...incredible." His voice cracked and he could feel a lump in his throat. "I can't believe that's all about me..."
Misty smiled at her husband. "It's all true and it's all about you. I have never loved anyone but you."
"You have very limited range" Ash muttered mischeviously.
The ten-year old boy Misty had fallen for was still inside him somewhere, and probably always would be. And that was one of the many things Misty loved about him.
At that moment, the hired DJ got up to the microphone.
"Hey everyone, I'd just like to shout out a huge congrats to Mr and Mrs Ketchum!" More applause, more smiles exchanged between the couple.
"Now I'd like to invite the two lovebirds to share their first dance as husband and wife!" he announced.
Ash stood up, still holding Misty's hand, and pulled her out to the dancefloor as the first strains of "All my Life" by K-Ci and JoJo started up.
As they swayed in the middle of the dancefloor, all eyes were fixed on the two sweethearts. Misty's hastily chosen dress almost flowed around her, and her aqua eyes never left Ash's.
"This is too perfect" she whispered, leaning on his shoulder. "I feel like it's going to be shattered any minute."
Ash smiled at what he thought were her naive remarks.
But then the heavy door opened and an unfamilier man made a loud entrance. Only two people in the whole room could recognise him.
Ash looked up and eyed the man with apprehension, and stopped dancing.
"Ash, what's wrong?" Misty asked worridly.
It was then that Dehlia Ketchum fainted, and Ash let go of Misty.
"Ash..." The man barely said the word, but it came out crystal clear. Ash shook his head to stop the dizzying effect in his brain.
"It can't be...Dad?" he whispered.
A/N: What a cliffhanger! Didn't you love that speech Misty said? I hafta say, without boasting, I think it's one of my best works yet! :) Please review, the last chapter is being posted tonight!
A/N: Now, I'd just like to warn everyone that this is an ETREMELY short chapter, but there's a speech in here that is really sweet. I wrote it in bed one night when a spark of inspiration hit me and I had to include it somewhere. So here we are, the very short chapter 16!
The wedding "breakfast" was huge. Neither Ash nor Misty could figure out why it was called a breakfast at 7pm, but neither of them disagreed with it. The gym had kept its word, paying for it, and the new couple couldn't help but feel pangs of guilt during the evening. But all the members of the gym had agreed and insisted, along with her sisters, and they were too overpowering over both Misty and Ash.
After everyone had finished eating, the speeches were spoken, along with an extremely funny one from Brock about how his best friends could hardly stand each other at age ten, and in a rehearsed performance, Misty stood up, deciding to make a speech without Ash knowing.
She reached below her feet and picked something up before she started.
"I think you will all recognise this as a bike lock. It chains bicycles to practically anything - trees, lamposts and bike stands. Six years ago a guy who was a Pokemon trainer my age destroyed what was my prized possesion - my bike. I didn't have a bike lock. I was so angry at this guy that I followed him for over a year during his training ordering him to pay me back for my bike. Ultimatly, I fell in love with him. As you've probably guessed, the guy was Ash.
"Then a family tragedy forced me back to Cerulean, which you all probably know was my mother's death."
Misty's eyes watered at the memory. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and continued.
"I came back to run the gym and Ash continued his training. Six years later he came to see me and it all progressed to...well, to this!" Misty laughed with the crowd.
"People say we were seperated for six years, but I knew that really we weren't. We were connected by something like a bike lock. It was like I was the lampost - stuck in one place and unable to move. And Ash was like the bike - he could move and be free, yet he was still chained to me. And now...now Ash is my husband, my prized possesion and...I know that wherever we are, however many miles of land seperates us and whatever we do, we will always be chained together by our love."
Everyone clapped and cheered. The speech brought about a lot of tears, especially from Misty's sisters, and even a sniffle from Ash. How does she come up with all this mushy stuff? he thought in marvelled silence.
As the applause ended, Misty sat back down and Ash kissed her cheek.
"That was...incredible." His voice cracked and he could feel a lump in his throat. "I can't believe that's all about me..."
Misty smiled at her husband. "It's all true and it's all about you. I have never loved anyone but you."
"You have very limited range" Ash muttered mischeviously.
The ten-year old boy Misty had fallen for was still inside him somewhere, and probably always would be. And that was one of the many things Misty loved about him.
At that moment, the hired DJ got up to the microphone.
"Hey everyone, I'd just like to shout out a huge congrats to Mr and Mrs Ketchum!" More applause, more smiles exchanged between the couple.
"Now I'd like to invite the two lovebirds to share their first dance as husband and wife!" he announced.
Ash stood up, still holding Misty's hand, and pulled her out to the dancefloor as the first strains of "All my Life" by K-Ci and JoJo started up.
As they swayed in the middle of the dancefloor, all eyes were fixed on the two sweethearts. Misty's hastily chosen dress almost flowed around her, and her aqua eyes never left Ash's.
"This is too perfect" she whispered, leaning on his shoulder. "I feel like it's going to be shattered any minute."
Ash smiled at what he thought were her naive remarks.
But then the heavy door opened and an unfamilier man made a loud entrance. Only two people in the whole room could recognise him.
Ash looked up and eyed the man with apprehension, and stopped dancing.
"Ash, what's wrong?" Misty asked worridly.
It was then that Dehlia Ketchum fainted, and Ash let go of Misty.
"Ash..." The man barely said the word, but it came out crystal clear. Ash shook his head to stop the dizzying effect in his brain.
"It can't be...Dad?" he whispered.
A/N: What a cliffhanger! Didn't you love that speech Misty said? I hafta say, without boasting, I think it's one of my best works yet! :) Please review, the last chapter is being posted tonight!
