By BellaWaterFlower
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Sounds of Silence
The rain still poured when
Misty entered the cemetery. 'It seems ever more gloomier here than it is
anywhere else, even with the weather like this', she thought. She walked down
the path to where Deliah's grave was, and sure enough, sitting in front of it
was Ash. The rain beat down, but he didn't seem to notice. She walked up to
him. He started at the picture of his mother, which was at the top of the
tombstone in a frame. There was no expression on his face, and he didn't even
seem to notice Misty approach. He did, though, and he was secretly thankful.
Misty sat down beside him and put her arm around him. She didn't care what he
thought of it, she just wanted to be able to be there for him. The rain ceased
to a drizzle, and then stopped. He didn't say anything, didn't make a sound. He
just let himself be pulled into her arms, and he cried softly into her embrace.
He was so lost and confused. Crying was the only way he could express it,
because it really was quite sad, the way he was feeling. Neither of the pair
had to say anything. They just sat there, in each other's arms. And deep in
their hearts they knew what they wanted to say to each other. They brought
their lips together, and fulfilled their dreams of having their first kiss with
one-another. They both knew, and felt confident about their feelings for each
other now, and felt comfortable sharing them. The fear and confusion about
their feelings was abolished, and they felt as if a tonne of bricks had been
lifted from their hearts. Ash again remembered the conversation he had with his
mother just before she died, the one that kept playing in his head over and
over.
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Deliah smiled. "Believe me Ash, I can tell when two people are in love, and you two have a sort of connection. Think about it Ash, and when the time is right, tell her. I need to know that you'll do this. Promise me."
He smiled. "I will, when the time is right. I promise."
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Misty rested her head on
Ash's shoulder. Still, they said nothing. Sound was not needed. Deep in their
hearts, they were communicating. And they each heard what the other was saying
through this silence, as a rainbow appeared over the horizon of Pallet Town.
Ash got home and slept for
a while. Pikachu was so glad to see him happy that it almost tundershocked
everyone, and it jumped into his arms. The two best-buddies embraced, Brock was
relived to everyone ok, and happy to see that his two best friends had admitted
their feelings for one-another. Ash woke up at midnight, and pulled out his
journal. He wrote slowly:
Dear Journal,
I never thought I was pull
through this situation. Through my last few entries all I talked about was pain
and anguish. But thanks to Misty, I think I've gotten past most of it. Today I
went to down to the cemetery. I needed some time to think. All these crazy
thoughts had entered my head. I was thinking of giving up training, even
running away. But Misty came and found me… Through her actions, I knew that she
loved me, and that everything would be alright. I'm so happy. All my fears and
worries are gone. We didn't even need to say anything. Somehow I knew her
feelings and she knew mine. It was weird. I'll never get over my mom's death.
But somehow I now think that I can cope with it, especially with Misty's help.
I didn't think I knew what love was, but now I think I understand. I'm going
back on my Pokémon journey. I'm gonna make my mom proud and win the Johto
League for her! Then I'm going to become a Pokémon Master! Misty told me
something today. She said that if I gave up training, that wouldn't just be
giving up my dreams, it would also be giving up my mom's dreams. I thought
about that. Mom is watching me from Heaven, and giving up would be my way of
letting her down. I can't do that. But anyway, now I think I better get some
sleep. We leave back for Johto in two days.
~Ash
Ash closed the journal and
smiled. He looked up to where Misty lay on his bed. "I love you. Thankyou", he
said to her. Even though she was sleeping, she still mentally heard, and a
smile crept up on her face as she slept.
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Ciao! Luv Sarah.