Misty walked along the path in the woods, to Tracey's parent's house. Pikachu followed her, completely quiet. When she got to the house, Misty went into the back, changed out of the dress, and back into her servant's clothes. She quickly made her way back to the manor, and went into her little room. Pikachu followed her into the room, intent on finding all about the girl who her master was so in love with. When Misty entered her bedroom, Eevee followed. But, the little pet could smell something. Another Pokemon. The little Pokemon looked around for another Pokemon, and found a yellow mouse looking through a dirty window.
"(Who are you?!)" Eevee asked the mouse, rearing back for an attack. Pikachu, unaware of the other Pokemon, jumped back in surprise.
"(Wha?)"
"(I want to know who you are and why you're spying on my master!)" Eevee said, snarling at Pikachu, who hopped off the windowsill.
"(Greetings. I am Pikachu, Prince Ash's Pokemon.)" Pikachu said with a bow. Eevee stumbled back, surprised.
"(H-how can I help you?)"
"(I want to know your master. See, Ash really likes her, and I just want to make sure he isn't going to get hurt, and possibly help them.)"
"(Ok, what do you want to know?)" Eevee asked.
"(Well, first off, what's her real name? She made up a fake one so no one would know who she was…)"
"(She's Misty Waterflower.)"
"(Good, now I have a name. Now, what can you tell me about her being a servant? I heard her talking to Todd about a Malena taking her title, or something like that…)"
"(Here, follow me. Her other Pokemon can help explain more than me-I'm still not understanding it fully myself…)" Eevee took Pikachu to the Pokemon's pond.
The whole night consisted of Misty's Pokemon telling all about her life. Goldeen told about when Misty was a little girl, Trilin and Trilon told about when Misty competed in the Pokemon competitions when she was 9, and they all told about her life once her father died. Eevee, being the one that was always around Misty, told about how her mistress told her about the Baroness and the stepsisters. Misty would tell the pet about how Malena 'took away her title', and then explained the details to the little Pokemon. Eevee still didn't understand, but when Eevee told the other Pokemon about it, they did understand. They then helped Eevee to understand.
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Misty awoke, again, to Eevee licking her face. "Ok, ok, I'm up!" She laughed, getting up.
"Misty!!!" A voice screamed from the main house. Misty jumped up and ran into the kitchen. Joyce and Jeinine were in there, making breakfast.
"Who screamed-"
"Ah, Misty! The Baroness! She needs you. You were gone all yesterday, and I'm sure she's mad! You best be on your best behavior, and think up a great excuse, quick!" Joyce whispered to the girl, pushing her into the dinning room. The door swung shut, and the Baroness, Lily, and Daisy were all looking at the red head.
"Somebody's in trouble…" Lily sung high pitched as Misty walked by her, to Malena. Crap. 'What did you do yesterday?!' The baroness will ask. ' I went on a date with the prince, he kissed me, and got home late, why, what did you do?' No. 'Um…I went to the market, got special ingredients for Joyce's new recipe, and worked in the field.' Yeah, that'll work.
"Yes, milady?" Misty asked, curtseying low, and when she stood up, kept her head down.
"Where were you?! I never saw you yesterday. I want to know where you were, and why you were there and not here." She demanded.
"Well, I woke up and helped Joyce make breakfast. She then sent me to get some ingredients for some new recipes she got. So, I went to the market. It was crowded yesterday, and I couldn't find the things I needed. After a couple hours, it started to thin out, and so I finally found the things. I came back, taking the road as always, and gave Joyce the things. I then went out to the fields and held with the planting. Joyce needed some vegetables to be planted, and they need a certain amount of sunlight, practically none, so I planted them in the woods. It's on the edge of the land, just where the tree line starts, but you can't see it from the house…" Misty said smoothly. Malena believed her, because they had never left the house, so they would've never known.
"Very well…We'll be going to church today. Go stand somewhere till we need you." The Baroness said, waving her hand around.
"Yes, milady." Misty left the room and went into the kitchen. She got the three's breakfast and brought it to them. She served them, and left the dinning room.
"Did the Baroness believe you?" Joyce asked as Misty started out of the kitchen, to the pond.
"Yep. If she asks, I helped you cook in the morning, left to get you some ingredients for some new recipes, and then worked out in the field. Now, I'm going to see my Pokemon. If I don't come back, I'm out with the prince again. You don't mind, do you?"
"No, no, no! This is great! I'm so excited! The prince seems to like you, and that means that Lily won't get him! You need to see him as much as you can, cause that means Lily won't!"
"You really don't like Lily, do you?!"
"No. Her and the Baroness are too spoiled. They need a reality check!" Misty laughed at her friend's joke.
"Yes, well, I think so, too!" She said between giggles as she left the room. She ran down to the pond, where her Pokemon were playing. A yellow blur ran off right as she'd gotten into view. Odd…Misty thought as she walked up to the Pokemon. She spent some time with them, expecting Tracey to ride up anytime telling her the prince was at his house. But he never did. Sighing, she got up and went back to the manor. It had been about half an hour, and the Baroness would want her to help them get ready. She walked into the dinning room and took the plates back into the kitchen. She and Joyce washed them, but she was interupted by someone yelling for her.
She put down the dish she was cleaning, and ran up to the rooms. Lily had been calling for her. She ran into Lily's room. "How may I help you?"
"Tie up my dress." She replied, turning around. The dress had an intricate design on the back, and it required a tie that twisted around the body, as there was also a ribbon to be tied on the bodice. Misty immediately did it all, and bowed her head down. "Good. Leave." She said coldly. Misty did as she was told. She went over to Daisy's room, thinking the younger girl would probably want some help.
She knocked on the door. "It's Misty, Daisy."
"Come in!" She said. Misty opened the door and saw that Daisy was standing in front of her mirror, admiring herself. "Hi, Misty!" She said happily.
"Hi! Can I help you with anything?" Misty walked into the room and closed the door.
"Well, do I look good in this? I think I look fat…"
"Daisy! You don't look fat! I think I could do your hair to make you look a little more slimming…" Misty started brushing the other's hair, and did it in a braid that twisted around her head. It made her look better, although she already looked good.
"Thanks, Misty!" Daisy said, admiring her look in the mirror.
"No problem. I'm going to go now." Misty started out the door.
"Hey, Misty?"
She stopped and looked at her stepsister. "Yes?"
"Aren't you going to church?"
"I never go, Malena doesn't like for me to. I don't mind, though. I-I have other things to do today…"
"Like what?"
"W-well, I'm going to go to the market!"
"You were there yesterdy! Why don't you tell me the real reason?!"
"I'm going to go play with my Pokemon. They need some training, and I was hoping to work with them today…"
"Oh! That's great! I wish mother would let me have some Pokemon…" Daisy said sorrowfully.
"Well, she wants you to marry to someone rich, and then he can give you Pokemon…"
"Yeah, but I want to train my own Pokemon!"
"Daisy, you have a different lifestyle, and training is hard. Training takes a lot of work on the Trainer's behalf. You just go out there and find a guy, ok?" She said, turning to leave.
"Yeah, ok." Misty left the room and went outside. She ran through the woods, Eevee following, and went to Tracey's apartment. She knocked on the door, and he answered.
"Hey, Trac…want to go out to the fields today?"
"Sure, but what about the prince?" He asked, stepping outside and closing the door, sketch pad under his arm.
"Oh, he's going to be at church today. And, besides, I need to thank you for being such a good friend." She said with a smile.
"Thanks, Misty" He walked down the streets with her, and they cut through the woods. They got to a field right by Misty's home, and Tracey started sketching. He sat down on a haystack, which there were many of in this field, and he started drawing the palace, which you could clearly see from his view. Misty ran around with Eevee, playing with her favorite Pokemon. They spent about a half an hour there, till some horses appeared in the distance.
When they got closer, the royal sign was on the saddle, so Misty ran behind a haystack and hoped Tracey didn't say the wrong thing…
"You, there!" The man with black hair, atop the first Rapidash, yelled to Tracey.
"Y-yes, my prince?"
"Do you know where I can find Rose Williams? Is she at the Sketchit residence?" Ash asked.
"Y-yes, she's there right now!" Tracey yelled. Misty heard and whinced. She'd have to run really fast just to beat them there, and then she'd have to change and look presentable.
"Thank you." Ash and gang rode past. "Oh, and, great sketch!" He said, nodding towards the picture of the palace. The horses left, and rode towards the rode. Misty came out from behind the haystack, and she walked over to her friend.
"Why did you say that?! What am I going to do now?!" Misty yelled, pulling on the collar of Tracey's shirt.
He threw her a lopsided grin. "Run. Run very fast." He said. She dropped her grip on him and started running.
She glanced backwards, her Eevee following. "Thanks, Trac!" She yelled to her friend.
"No problem!" He then went back to his picture. "You wanted to see him anyways." The words of what the prince said settled into his mind. "He said it was great! He liked my picture! The prince liked my sketch!!!!" He ran around like a madman, all happy because of the prince's comment.
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Misty dashed through the woods, dodging trees and hurdling stumps. Eevee followed suit, and they made it to the edge in minutes. They then dashed across the grass, passing the pond with Misty's Pokemon. They ran to the Sketchit residence, and banged on the back door. Nicole opened it, and Misty dashed in, breathless. "The prince-coming here-help-need clothes…" She said, propping a hand up on the kitchen table.
"Oh, come here." She pulled Misty into the next room and helped her change into the dress and do her hair. It was kept down, and brushed thoroughly. Misty then ran to the front door as soon as she was done and whipped it open. Ash was just about to knock.
Misty blushed, as did Ash. "H-hi." He started. "I wanted to know if you wanted to go with me to the palace. We could walk through the gardens and relax…"
"I'd love to!" Misty said happily. Ash smiled and hopped onto his horse. He held out his hand, and she took it. He pulled her up and she sat in front of him. They rode off, Ash's guards behind him. "So, why isn't the prince present at church?" She asked him while they rode away.
"I could ask the fair maiden the same." He stated, making Misty blush.
"Hahaha…well, I don't belong to this church, so I'm not going to it…" She said, making it up off the top of her head.
"But this church loves visitors!" Ash contradicted.
"B-b-but." She started, then sighed. "Ok, I just don't like going to church." She said sheepishly.
"Yeah, neither do I." Ash said, too. "I weaseled out of it, though. Mother and Father are there now, and won't be back for at least an hour. But, they'll go into the edge of the gardens where they'll have tea with a special guests. Most likely whoever talks with them after church."
"Yeah, whoever sucks up to them." Misty said with a laugh. They rode in silence the rest of the way there. When they arrived at the palace, Ash took Misty around to the garden, where he took her around to the different garden types. Misty 'ooh'ed and 'aah'ed at the various flowers and hung onto Ash's arm, resting her head on his shoulder when they walked.
"Do you have any idea why I woke up so dizzy and with a major headache this morning? Was it something I had last night?" Ash asked after a while.
"What? Oh, yeah. You had too much of the gypsies alcohol. Todd and I brought you home. Your guard, Brock, took you to your room."
Ash blushed. "I heard people do things and then don't remember the next day when they're drunk. What did I do?" Ash asked, looking at the ground. Misty led them to a bench and directed him to sit. "Oh no, I did something really bad, didn't I?! You're having me sit down…" She silenced him by sitting on his lap. "What did I do?" He asked her as she brought her face closer to his.
"You kissed me." She let the words sink in before continuing. "And I liked it-no-I loved it." She had a giant blush on her face. "But I felt it was wrong, since you were a bit tipsy-so you didn't really know what you were doing…"
"Since I don't remember-mind if I try again, and possibly do it right?" He asked her, his lips millimeters away from hers. She nodded and he pressed his lips against hers. He knew what was happening this time, and he was aware of her wrapping her arms around his neck and holding onto it with her hands. He was also aware of what he was doing, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her closer. They weren't French kissing, but their lips explored the others, and they could feel the electricity.
Misty pulled back a couple minutes later, with a huge smile. "That felt right." She said happily.
"Yes, it felt utterly and completely right." Ash said, out of breath. "Was that how it was last night?"
"Almost…" She said, smiling faintly, remembering how she wrapped all of her limbs around him. Then how the gypsies all clapped and cheered for them. "Yeah, last night was good, but you're sober now. Can we kiss again?" She asked, looking sweetly at him.
"Wait, what time is it?" He asked her. He looked at his watch and gasped. "Mother and Father will be back soon!" He said, scared. "Let's go!" He picked her up and started running out of the garden.
"You know, I can run, amazingly enough." Misty said sarcastically. Ash set her down, feet first, and they continued running. They ran all the way out of the garden and into the palace. They wound up in the library, where Misty stood in awe at the amount of books.
"What, haven't you seen books before?" Ash asked her.
"Yeah, I love reading, but, I've never seen this many books…There's so many…" She trailed off, and Ash laughed.
"You want to look around?"
"Yeah…."
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"Your Majesty," A voice from the crowd started. "You dropped your ring." It continued.
Delilah turned around, and looked at her hand. The bulging ring, looking like a Pokeball with rubies on the top and diamonds on the bottom and Onyx in the middle. It was a ring passed from generation to generation, women only, to the leaders of Kanto. See, Delilah was the leader of Kanto, and Lance was the leader of Jhoto. When they married, they combined the lands…
"Wher-"
"Right here, your majesty." A woman right near her said. She looked down from where she was, getting into the carriage, and saw the lady. She had blue hair, which was kept down, and a very extravagant dress. She also had the ring, it was held in her right hand, which was extended up to the queen.
"Why, thank you…"
"Lily." She said.
"Ah! Lily! Thank you! You are a very kind person!" She stepped down, and Lance scowled. She could talk forever with this girl. "You know, this ring is very expensive. You could've sold it and made millions of dollars. Thank you!" She hugged the blonde. "Would you like to have tea in the garden with me this afternoon?"
"We'd love to." A woman said, walking up from besides Lily. "I am Malena Waterflower, your Majesty." She curtsied.
"You have a very honest daughter, Malena. I hope to see both of you this afternoon, at 2." The 2 others nodded. "Good. Good-bye!" Delilah stepped into the carriage and her husband and her returned to the palace.
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Since I'm on the internet right now, sending a new chapter to The Meeting Of Liz, I'm going to send in this chapter….Well, please read and review…..please!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!