The Meeting
By Dawn Stoneflower
Disclaimers:
I don't own Pokemon blah, blah, blah yakety yak.
Ages:
Misty: 22
Ash: 21
Lilly: 26
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Misty walked along the sandy
beach, the water splashing her tired feet. She sighed as she watched the sun
set over the ocean. "Ash..." she whispered quietly. She sat on a
bench before she passed out. Her thoughts and emotions had been swirling like
the water in a whirlpool since she got the news.
The news...ash was coming back. After being the
pokemon master and undefeated he was finally beaten and was coming to visit all
of his old pals.
" I have traveled far and wide fulfilling my dream.
Now I realize that I have another dream...a private dream that I never knew
before. Now it is time for another adventure!" he had said to the news. He had
gone to professor oak, brock, tracy, and many others, the news reporters
following him like bees on honey.
Now he was coming to her, the last, and most
important misty secretly hoped, on his list. Suddenly, recently actually, after
his latest visit, the news clips stopped and the news reporters followed the
new pokemon master. Rumor had said that ash had demanded that no articles be
published about his last visit or he would make sure they all lost their jobs
and were unemployed for several years. And so the news had left ash alone for a
while. And now misty was in a pickle.
She loved ash, with all her heart and soul. She had
from the day she met him. "But rumors are rumors misty!" she scolded
herself. "Its probably just a casual visit. Nothing more. And I'll be left,
alone again. It has been a long time...will he be the same? Or will the ash
I've loved all this time be...gone? Uhhh...." misty groaned in frustration.
How much did she ponder this a day? How often?
* Too much. * She thought. Misty lay down on the
bench. The cool wood felt good against her back. She was wearing a turquoise
bikini because she had been swimming in the ocean when someone came and told
her that ash was coming tomorrow.
The beautiful waterflower of cerulean city shivered
in the cool night breeze. "The beautiful waterflower of cerulean
city." she said distastefully. She hated the title now pined on her. She
felt ugly and confined. Oh how she wanted to roam the countryside again like
she did with ash on his travels! She didn't want to sit in her office all day
and do the bills or wait for another challenger to battle for their badge.
"Or
cook for my sisters." misty added aloud to her thoughts. Misty tilted her
head slightly on the bench as she heard footsteps coming near. Soon lilly's
voice fell to her ears from above. "Like, little sis, you should, like,
come inside. It's, like, cold! Come on!" Lilly said as she saw misty,
laying down on the bench with her back to her.
"No, I cant. I've got a lot on my mind right
now and I don't feel like cooking for you guys. You like your chicken burnt?"
misty whispered, slightly annoyed but mostly preoccupied. "But
sis..." Lilly started. "There is TV dinners in the fridge. Can one of
you work a microwave?" misty interrupted. "No sis! We already had
dinner. Like, I was worried that's all. I know how much you, like, love this
guy."
Misty smiled at her sister's surprising
understanding but didn't turn around. Misty sighed and nodded to her sister's
voice. "Will he be the same Lilly? Will I still love him?" misty
asked. Lilly smiled and sat down in front of her sister's legs. "That is for
you and time to decide sis. I, like, can't read your or his heart. If anyone
can do that it would be you two." misty sat up and gave her sister a hug.
"Thanks.
That makes me feel a little better. Now did you save me some dinner or
not?!" misty said. "Maybe...but you've got to get it before I
do!!!" Lilly said running. Misty shouted after her then went off running
back to the house.
****
Misty awoke the next morning and yawned. Stretching
her arms, misty glanced at her clock. 12:00. "Wait! 12 O'CLOCK!!!!" Misty screamed as she jumped out of bed.
Throwing all of her outfits on her bed she finally found one that she thought
might look good to ash. Misty had picked out a sea blue tank top shirt and a
skirt the same color. After she put that on misty brushed her flaming red hair
and put it up into her customary pigtail on the side of her head. She hated make up so she didn't even bother
with it. After a quick check in the mirror misty ran downstairs and ate a quick
meal. Then she waited, nervously for 1:00 to role around.
"Is he late?" she said aloud as 1:30 ticked on the
clock. * Ding-dong! Ding-dong! * The doorbell rang. Misty took a deep breath
and walked to open it. Taking another deep breath, misty flung open the door.
And there stood ash. 21 years old and a lot taller
than misty, misty had to mentally force herself to keep her composure. "Hello
miss, is misty waterflower here?" he asked in the deep voice of a man. Misty
shook her head. "Has it been that long ashy boy?" misty answered back. "Wa??
MISTY!!" he said and threw her into a giant bear hug. Realizing what he was
doing he let her go, blushing. "Well hello to you too muscle boy!" misty said,
in a cocky voice, back. "Well I've been working out." He replied. Misty smiled
and invited him inside.
"This is the kitchen, that's the living room, and
down that hall are the bathroom and the bedrooms. Not much of a place compared
to yours I'm sure but hey, it fits all four of us." Misty looked around and
noticed a pile of dishes and stuff all around the kitchen. Shaking her head she
said, "looks like my sisters didn't clean up this morning or their diner
either. I'm sorry. I always have to do these things." She walked to the kitchen
and started cleaning up. " Let me help." Ash said hurriedly. Misty smiled and
said thanks.
After cleaning up the kitchen ash and misty sat down
on the sofa and started catching up. Eventually the topic went to the old days,
when ash was still a trainer. "We used to fight all the time! Over such stupid
things too!" ash remarked, laughing. Misty joined in and soon they were gasping
for breath, after laughing so hard. They both fell into an awkward silence;
both thinking about things, lots of things.
* Man she deserves better than this dump and this
servant life her sisters have given her. * Ash thought, looking around. His
gaze fell on to misty. He sighed quietly. *Oh, mist. Why can't I tell you how I
feel? I was so stupid back then, those long days ago. So much I want to say,
yet so much I can't. * Looking at her, sitting beside him, he realized how much
she had changed. She was taller, and her hair, though in the normal pigtail,
was obviously longer. Her face looked like the face of an angel to him, her
body was so much more mature, it was obvious to him, seeing how her body seemed
to curve like it hadn't when she was younger. Unlike the growing, reckless teen
she used to be, Misty was beautiful and elegant, Ash had to take a quiet, deep
breath to calm himself. She was so beautiful.
" You have earned you title well miss waterflower."
He said, absently, aloud. But he regretted it right after. "What title?" she asked,
almost offended. "Uh, well, um, ah, I meant that I had heard people call you
the beautiful waterflower of cerulean city a lot and was just saying that the
title was well earned. That's all." He replied, think that would be all right.
But ash was even more distressed when she started looking angry. "Misty I'm sorry. I…" he started. "Oh no!"
misty interrupted, "Not you. I hate the title. I hate being cooped up in here
cooking, cleaning, and only doing a few battles. I'm sorry, I should have made
that more clear. I just don't feel that beautiful."
Misty started looking at her feet, feeling
embarrassed. "Misty…don't talk like that. Your breath taking…to me." Ash
reached up and stroked misty's hair. Quickly he realized what he was doing and
it was his turn to look at the floor. Misty looked at him, trying to calm her
racing heart. He looked back up and their eyes locked. "Misty I… I've missed
you so much…I…" misty reached up and quieted him with a touch of her
finger. " Ash…I've missed you to."
Ash stared into her shining blue eyes with a feeling
like he had never known. Misty looked into his strong brown eyes with that same
feeling. And somehow they both knew. They were in love, and for some strange
reason, they just knew. There faces inched closer, misty could feel his sweet
breath against her face, and there lips brushed together. And then it was
heaven. It was what they both had waited for their whole life. They kissed, a
passionate kiss like neither of them had ever known. When they pulled apart they
both were panting.
Ash was the first to break the silence. "Well, how
did that happen eh?" he whispered. Misty just smiled and stroked his unkempt
black hair. "I've loved you from the moment I saw you, you know that don't you
ash? I've always loved you…always." Misty whispered. "I do now. I do now." He
whispered back. And they stayed on that couch, rocking back and forth. And so
they will do 50 years from now.
The End
