The sky was clear and starry that night. The whole group of heroes had gone to sleep except for two girls. These two were sitting up with their arms around their knees.
Misty looked from the sky to Ash and back again. Her orange hair hung loosely down her back and blew about in the breeze. She was thinking of ways to tell Ash she loved him.
Sora was gazing into the sky, occasionally glancing down at Tai. She wasn't wearing her signature blue hat. She was wondering whether Tai liked her back.
Slowly, they noticed each other. Sora stood up, walked over to Misty, and sat down next to her. "What's on your mind?" Sora asked.
"Oh . . . things," said Misty evasively.
"I have things on my mind too. Want to talk about them?"
"All right. I was thinking about how to tell Ash how I feel about him. We're just good friends, but I want us to be more. I love him. I haven't told him so, because I'm too afraid, too unsure of myself. And he might reject me. That's what I'm afraid of."
"Funny, that's what I was thinking about. I feel that way about Tai. I want to tell him, too, but I'm not sure if either of us is ready to be in a relationship."
"That sounds reasonable. So you're waiting to tell him?"
"Yes. It hasn't been very long, but it seems like it."
"I'm the same way. Hey – I think you should know my song. I sing it at night sometimes when I'm thinking about Ash . . . like I am now."
"Sing it. I'd love to hear it."
"Okay." Misty paused, and then began the song.
"Out here in the quiet of the night,
Beneath the stars
And moon,
We both know we've got something on our minds
We won't admit,
But it's true.
You look at me,
I look away . . .
"I wanna tell you what I'm feeling,
But I don't know how to start.
I wanna tell you, but now I'm afraid
That you might break my heart.
Oh, why should anything so easy ever
Be so hard to do?
I wanna tell you what I'm feeling and to say that
I love you.
"I practice all the things that I could say,
Line by line,
Every word.
I tell myself today could be the day,
But every time,
I lose my nerve.
I look at you,
You look away . . ."
Sora joined in for the repeated chorus.
"I wanna tell you what I'm feeling,
But I don't know how to start.
I wanna tell you, but now I'm afraid
That you might break my heart.
Oh, why should anything so easy ever
Be so hard to do?
I wanna tell you what I'm feeling and to say that
I love you."
Misty sang the last verse alone.
"Why, why do you turn away?
It must be
You're afraid like me.
I try,
But I can't pretend that I
Don't feel for you
The way I do,
Can't you see?"
They sang the chorus one last time, together.
"I wanna tell you what I'm feeling,
But I don't know how to start.
I wanna tell you, but now I'm afraid
That you might break my heart.
Oh, why should anything so easy ever
Be so hard to do?
I wanna tell you what I'm feeling and to say that
I love you."
"That was beautiful," said Sora. "You must be talented to write something like that."
"I guess it just takes words, emotions, and a sense of rhythm," Misty said modestly.
"So you think Ash likes you?"
"Yes. Maybe I'm crazy, but I do."
"And you like him, even when he gets you lost?"
"Yes. It's annoying, but at the same time, it's cute."
"But you still don't want to tell him how you feel?"
"No. The waiting is hard, but someday when we're ready, it'll all be worth it."
"That's so true. Well, let's get some sleep. Thank you for the song. I'll always remember it."
"You're welcome. Good night."
"Good night." Sora went back to her spot next to Biyomon and lay down to sleep.
To be continued . . .
Disclaimer: Digimon belongs to Saban, Fox, Toei Animation, et al.
Pokémon belong to Nintendo, Creatures, Gamefreak et al. The
song belongs to (this is from the CD liner): Pikachu Music (BMI)/Jigglypuff
Music (ASCAP), and 4Kids Entertainment, which is another co-owner of Pokémon
in general. No money is being made off this; I write because it's
fun. :-)