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A/N: Okay, this chapter was written by Graham, my co-writer, and now we are well underway!
"Ash I'm so sorry."
It took a few more seconds for the information to really hit home in Ash's mind. Then he became all frantic with words coming out at a hundered miles an hour. The only sentence Misty could make out from what her husband was saying was, "Mist tell me you're joking." She dropped her head sadly in response to his question.
"Wh...when did it happen?" Ash managed to choke out from behind the lump in his throat
"Your mom did not say she was to upset," replied Misty with tears in her eyes.
She then pulled Ash's head up in her hands and was shocked at what she saw. Instead of a look of grief and sadness, all that was there was anger and bitterness. Ash got off the bed and quickly got dressed.
"Ash, where are you going, it's 3am?" Misty asked, a slight panic rising to her throat.
"I just gotta clear my head. We will leave for Pallet in the morning. I would like to hike home like the old days, if that's ok with you and Brock. We can pay this hotel to drive the car back." And with that he left the room.
Misty sat there in total shock with many thoughts running through her mind. A sense of hurt and rejection stood out the most due to the fact that Ash could not talk to her about it. Then soundly that was replaced with fear and panic. "What if he does something stupid" she thought. Suddenly the door to there room clicked open and she looked up to see Brock.
"Misty what's wrong? What's happened? I just saw Ash in the hallway and he did not even acknowledge me." Misty look up at her friend who had been like an older brother figure to both her and Ash.
"Michael just passed away."
It was now 8:30 the following morning and Misty had not gotten any sleep, for Ash had still not returned, and she was in a right panic. Brock had stay to keep his friend company.
"Misty, would you calm down, he has probably just gone somewhere to think like he said" Brock tried to reassure her. Misty, full of worry and panic for her husband, then just exploded at her friend.
"IT'S OKAY FOR YOU IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO HIM, YOU CAN WALK AWAY, BUT I CAN'T, I LOVE HIM TOO MUCH!"
Brock was taken aback by this and decided to back off. Misty's expression softened and she look at her friend "I am sorry Brock. I know you love and are worried about him too."
Just then the door opened and Ash walked in. Upon seeing that he was okay Misty ran up to him and threw her arms round him. Ash just stood there holding his wife at arms length as she sobbed into his shoulder.
"Where were you, I was worried sick!" she managed to choke out between sobs.
Ash just looked down at her and said in a cold tone "I am fine, are we ready to go?"
At this cold hearted gesture he had just put upon his wife Brock had seen enough. He went up to Ash and grabbed him by the throat and threw him in his room. Brock locked the door and stared at his friend of 8 years with a look of disgust on his face.
"Look man, I am sorry about your dad but that is no reason to treat her like that" Brock said in an angered tone. Ash looked at his friend and was about to say something when the anger set in.
"You worry about your own love life okay?" he snapped back.
By this time Brock had had enough. Ash had definatly hit a nerve with that verbal assault. He pounced on Ash grabbing him by the collar
"Listen you dumb jackass, you got a woman in there who loves you more than life itself, who's worried sick about you, and all you can do is wallow in your own self pity." He paused, and continued in a quieter tone. "People die Ash, it is a fact of life, it does get easier. But please for Misty's sake learn to grow up will ya?" With that parting shot he left Ash alone with his thoughts.
It was now night fall and the only light seen was of the glowing camp fire glow around the camp area the 3 travelling companions had set up just on the outskirts of the Viridian forest. Ash had not spoken a word all day and Misty was becoming more worried. She decided to try and talk with her husband.
"How you holding up, honey?" Misty asked with a concerned look on her face. Ash's snapped his head back.
"Fine" he said bluntly. By this time Misty had reached her boiling point. With the days worth of hurtful emotion built up inside her, she rushed over to him and started hitting him in the chest while tears ran down her checks.
"HOW COULD YOU BE SO COLD HEARTED TO ME? WHATS WRONG?" Ash grab her hands and stop her from hitting him.
"You want to know what's wrong Mist. Fine I'll tell you ok I'M AFFARID OKAY? I, Ash Ketchum, am afraid" Ash put his arm round hr waste.
Misty looked up. "Of what?" she asked, concern in her voice.
Ash paused for a minute. "That I won't get through this like you did. I'm afraid of the state we will find my mom in we get home. I'm just afraid Mist."
By this time Ash was getting drowzee. They slumped into their sleeping bags, but the silence was broken again by Misty.
"But why have you shut me out?" Her voice quivered. She found it hard to believe, but she was scared of her husband.
Ash sighed took a deep breath and began to speak "To protect you." He stopped for a minute then continued. "I can't let what happened to my father happen to you."
Misty looked at her husband with all the love in the world. "You think that Ryhorn was for you don't you?"
Ash put his arm around his wife "I know it was. Giovanni always said he would be back for us after we closed down his operation during our time in the Orange Islands. He may have gotten my father but there is no way he is getting mom, and there is no chance in hell he is getting you."
Misty nodded as her husband finished. He had fallen into a deep sleep. She kissed him on the cheek and snuggled into his warm body. As she looked up at the stars all she could hear was Brock lightly snoring. Misty giggled to herself. It was nice to be back travelling again like the old days, she just wished the circumstances were different. For tomorrow they would be in Pallet. At that thought she sighed, for the emotional roller coster that her, her love and her friend have been on the last 24hours would surely get a lot scarier.
A/N: Yay, chapter one completed! I'm going to write chapter 2 today, so stay tuned for more exciting action from this story!
A/N: Okay, this chapter was written by Graham, my co-writer, and now we are well underway!
"Ash I'm so sorry."
It took a few more seconds for the information to really hit home in Ash's mind. Then he became all frantic with words coming out at a hundered miles an hour. The only sentence Misty could make out from what her husband was saying was, "Mist tell me you're joking." She dropped her head sadly in response to his question.
"Wh...when did it happen?" Ash managed to choke out from behind the lump in his throat
"Your mom did not say she was to upset," replied Misty with tears in her eyes.
She then pulled Ash's head up in her hands and was shocked at what she saw. Instead of a look of grief and sadness, all that was there was anger and bitterness. Ash got off the bed and quickly got dressed.
"Ash, where are you going, it's 3am?" Misty asked, a slight panic rising to her throat.
"I just gotta clear my head. We will leave for Pallet in the morning. I would like to hike home like the old days, if that's ok with you and Brock. We can pay this hotel to drive the car back." And with that he left the room.
Misty sat there in total shock with many thoughts running through her mind. A sense of hurt and rejection stood out the most due to the fact that Ash could not talk to her about it. Then soundly that was replaced with fear and panic. "What if he does something stupid" she thought. Suddenly the door to there room clicked open and she looked up to see Brock.
"Misty what's wrong? What's happened? I just saw Ash in the hallway and he did not even acknowledge me." Misty look up at her friend who had been like an older brother figure to both her and Ash.
"Michael just passed away."
It was now 8:30 the following morning and Misty had not gotten any sleep, for Ash had still not returned, and she was in a right panic. Brock had stay to keep his friend company.
"Misty, would you calm down, he has probably just gone somewhere to think like he said" Brock tried to reassure her. Misty, full of worry and panic for her husband, then just exploded at her friend.
"IT'S OKAY FOR YOU IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO HIM, YOU CAN WALK AWAY, BUT I CAN'T, I LOVE HIM TOO MUCH!"
Brock was taken aback by this and decided to back off. Misty's expression softened and she look at her friend "I am sorry Brock. I know you love and are worried about him too."
Just then the door opened and Ash walked in. Upon seeing that he was okay Misty ran up to him and threw her arms round him. Ash just stood there holding his wife at arms length as she sobbed into his shoulder.
"Where were you, I was worried sick!" she managed to choke out between sobs.
Ash just looked down at her and said in a cold tone "I am fine, are we ready to go?"
At this cold hearted gesture he had just put upon his wife Brock had seen enough. He went up to Ash and grabbed him by the throat and threw him in his room. Brock locked the door and stared at his friend of 8 years with a look of disgust on his face.
"Look man, I am sorry about your dad but that is no reason to treat her like that" Brock said in an angered tone. Ash looked at his friend and was about to say something when the anger set in.
"You worry about your own love life okay?" he snapped back.
By this time Brock had had enough. Ash had definatly hit a nerve with that verbal assault. He pounced on Ash grabbing him by the collar
"Listen you dumb jackass, you got a woman in there who loves you more than life itself, who's worried sick about you, and all you can do is wallow in your own self pity." He paused, and continued in a quieter tone. "People die Ash, it is a fact of life, it does get easier. But please for Misty's sake learn to grow up will ya?" With that parting shot he left Ash alone with his thoughts.
It was now night fall and the only light seen was of the glowing camp fire glow around the camp area the 3 travelling companions had set up just on the outskirts of the Viridian forest. Ash had not spoken a word all day and Misty was becoming more worried. She decided to try and talk with her husband.
"How you holding up, honey?" Misty asked with a concerned look on her face. Ash's snapped his head back.
"Fine" he said bluntly. By this time Misty had reached her boiling point. With the days worth of hurtful emotion built up inside her, she rushed over to him and started hitting him in the chest while tears ran down her checks.
"HOW COULD YOU BE SO COLD HEARTED TO ME? WHATS WRONG?" Ash grab her hands and stop her from hitting him.
"You want to know what's wrong Mist. Fine I'll tell you ok I'M AFFARID OKAY? I, Ash Ketchum, am afraid" Ash put his arm round hr waste.
Misty looked up. "Of what?" she asked, concern in her voice.
Ash paused for a minute. "That I won't get through this like you did. I'm afraid of the state we will find my mom in we get home. I'm just afraid Mist."
By this time Ash was getting drowzee. They slumped into their sleeping bags, but the silence was broken again by Misty.
"But why have you shut me out?" Her voice quivered. She found it hard to believe, but she was scared of her husband.
Ash sighed took a deep breath and began to speak "To protect you." He stopped for a minute then continued. "I can't let what happened to my father happen to you."
Misty looked at her husband with all the love in the world. "You think that Ryhorn was for you don't you?"
Ash put his arm around his wife "I know it was. Giovanni always said he would be back for us after we closed down his operation during our time in the Orange Islands. He may have gotten my father but there is no way he is getting mom, and there is no chance in hell he is getting you."
Misty nodded as her husband finished. He had fallen into a deep sleep. She kissed him on the cheek and snuggled into his warm body. As she looked up at the stars all she could hear was Brock lightly snoring. Misty giggled to herself. It was nice to be back travelling again like the old days, she just wished the circumstances were different. For tomorrow they would be in Pallet. At that thought she sighed, for the emotional roller coster that her, her love and her friend have been on the last 24hours would surely get a lot scarier.
A/N: Yay, chapter one completed! I'm going to write chapter 2 today, so stay tuned for more exciting action from this story!