Okay I just got a bit of a surprise I must say. I write a chapter in a
fanfic, and by the next day I get two positive reviews. This fact has
brought me out of the depression I have been in over the lack of reviews my
other story has had. Also, it was good to see proper criticism from any
readers out there. I figure about seven ppl have read the first chapter if
it has two reviews already. Anyway I would like to address one of my
reviewers, and the errors they pointed out. I will also address a few
questions they had. To start with. Misty may be two years older than Ash,
but if she was she would get held back a year after her journey with him.
Also if you paid attention I never said what grade she was in. I'm
positive I said Ash was a freshman. Brock is also a senior due to some
unique situations he's been in. (You'll see what I mean later.)
Also like I said Ash grew in his early teens, so football would be a positbility for him. Exspecially in a small town like Pewter. If you listened closely I mentioned that Ash got Pidgeot back a year ago, and I also mentioned that he had to get his bird back for school when he went back. If you put two and two together you should have gotten four. Basically Ash and the other two have been back in school for a year now, so they are two years older than when they started their journey. Boy that makes things harder to write acurately I'll tell ya. Finnaly, I pointed out that another author had already come up with the Pichu named Poppy. I apologize for not stating that over to make sure they got proper credit. A sailor fuku, for the curious reviewers sake, is what most Japanese girls wear for a school uniform. If you have seen any anime from Sailor Moon, Ranma, to Magic Knight Rayearth you will now know what I'm talking about. If you haven't seen Sailor Moon that's ok, but if you haven't seen Rayearth or Ranma don't expect me to explain it to you. That's just disturbing to think about. Ppl who haven't seen either of those tow animes, scary thoughts. I'm now going to get on with chapter two, and maby you will appreciate my hurry to post again for you.
~Naso
"Hello there! I believe we've met before. Yes I'm sure of it."
-Gohan/Dragonball Z-
**No insults Gohan is da man!**
Chapter 2- The Gyrados Proposel!
Ash and Misty sat along the shore of the Pallet town beach looking out at the sea, and the horizon beyond them. "So what is it that you wanted to come out here for Ash?" Misty asked her friend, and Ash smiled. "Well, a few days ago Proff. Oak found a Lapras beached here." Ash said, "Anyway I went to check in on the thing after they captured it, and it wouldn't even eat. When I saw it though it totally recovered though." Misty didn't quiet get what Ash was saying, but she had the feeling this had something to do with their journeys a little over a year ago. "The Lapras is the same one I had caught back when we were in the Orange islands!" Ash said, and before Misty could say anything he pulled the item he had fetched from his house earlier from his pocket. It was a pokeball, and Ash let Lapras out the next moment into the blue green oceon water.
Misty jumped up to meet their old friend that was now splashing around playfully in the shallow water by the beach. She waded into the water up to her hips, getting her skirt a little wet, and gave Lapras a gentle rubbing on the head. "Oh I missed you." Misty said happilly as Lapra squeled in delight to see the water trainer again. Ash smiled as he noticed the affection Misty was giving the pokemon. He had given her Poppy, and maby even Noctowl now that he thought about it in the hopes that she would show them the same affection she gave water pokemon. She never really had dissapointed him, and he was glad he had found the Pichu such a loving owner. Deep down Ash wanted her to show him that same kind of affection, because he frankly was starting to feel like Psyduck sometimes the way she treated him. Misty had become conscious of Ash staring at her, and she frowned at him. "Ash Ketchum if you just came here to get me wet and gawk at me I'm going to go home!" She said to him in an angry voice. "No way Misty, you're still scrawny as you were when I first met you." Ash said. Truth be told though, Misty had grown in ways over the last year and a half that made the young man's nose bleed.
"Do you think Lapras is well enough to take us for a ride?" Misty asked the boy shyly, and Ash plastered an all too common grin over his face. "Of course!" He shouted, "THAT'S why I called ya out here Mist." Ash made a geasture to Lapras in which he picked his hat delicately off his head, and then put it in Pikachu's hands. Lapras nodded, and before the befuddled Misty could figure things out he grabbed the back of her jacket in his mouth and gently hoisted the shocked girl onto his back. Ash followed suit by truding through the water, and hoisting himself on when Lapras lowered it's head as a support. Misty stood on her knees a little shakilly from the sudden boost up on the shell of the pokemon, and Ash quickly checked on her in concern. Pikachu jumped off his shoulders just then, and he couldn't figure out why. "Misty I'm sorry are you ok?" Ash said, but then she malleted him. "You jerk what kind of stunt was that?!" She yelled at him, "You shouldn't surprise me like that!" Ash groaned and got up slowly. "Sorry Mist." He said slowly, "You ready to go? You'd better hold on, Lapras is even faster now than he was before."
Misty only nodded and sat down pristinely on the Pokemon's shell. Ash kneeled in front of her and gave Lapras a go ahead thumbs up. The pokemon once again cried in delight, and soon the three occupants were treated to a wave ride that could make a jet skier envious. Misty was giggling and crying in laughter for the majority of their flight through the water, and Ash also enjoyed the ride. It lasted for almost an hour before the pokemon slowed to a crawl in the oceon water to take a break. "That was fun, thanks Ash. Thank you two Lapras!" Misty said happilly. Then, to Ash's surprise she layed down on Lapras' back and closed her eyes. "Hey, Misty why are you taking a nap?" Ash asked her nervously, and she laughed. "Lapras grew a lot while it was away Ash." She said not opening her eyes, "I'm taking advantage of that fact and relaxing. Ash thought about it, and he agreed it was a good idea. 'Then again. I came out here for another reason.' Ash thought mischeviously. He started to remove his cloths, and hearing this Misty quickly opened her eyes and sat bolt upright. "Ash what are you doing?" She asked in surprise. He just grinned at her innocently, and continued to undress.
When he took his pants off however Misty was relieved to see swimtrunks. "What?" He asked her, "You think I was going to wait until summer break to go swimming?" She looked relieved and then frowned at the boy. "Well I should have known better, but I thought you were trying to pull something on me." Misty admitted, "I should have known better since it's you afterall." Ash just looked hurt. "I probably should have told you Misty. That way you could have gone swimming two." He said as an apology, "I know you like to swim." She just sighed. "Yeah, you probably want me to swim as I am." She said, "Give me a break." Ash just rubbed his head and shrugged. Then he pulled out a female swimsuit from his long sleeved shirt. "I DID get you a swimsuit Mist, but as you can see this isn't the best place to change." He said, and laughed when her face turned as red as her hair. Sure it was a nice bathing suit, but she wasn't going to change here. "You really are acting weird today." She said angrilly. He then handed her the suit and jumped in the water. "I promise not to peek." He said mischeviously. He had planned on having her change back at his house origenally, but he thought it'd be fun to toture her.
He wasn't expecting the answer she gave him though. "Feel free to peek Ash." She said with an evil grin. Then she realeased two pokemon Ash recognised as the very sharp and very protective Staryu and Starmie. "If you do however you might get hurt though." Misty said as Ash decided to turn his back and swim out a ways as well, "I see you get the point." Ash groaned from his vantage which was now about fifty yards away. "That's a LAME pun MIST!" He yelled at the redhead. She just sighed and went to changing. The bathing suit he had gotten her was a very flattering one piece that was black at the bottem, and around her bust line it turned into a reddish orange that fit her hair color. It was a very nice gift despite the way Ash had given it to her. She then heard some splashing, and Staryu and Starmie started jumping to get her attention. She scowled and almost shrieked, but since the two mon' were not attacking she figured Ash was just goofing off.
"You'd better not be peeking Ketchum!" She shouted, and then she finished changing. When she turned around though Ash was no where to be found. Then she noticed Pikachu, Poppy, and her other mon' were frantically and loudly jumping about in agitation. 'What the heck is going on?' She thought, and then she turned to Pikachu. "What's going on?" She asked the pokemon. Pikachu jumped and shouted 'PIIIKKKAAA!' as she pointed to the form of Ash as he re-ammearged from the water. He was shouting out in pain, and a barbed tendril was cutting into his left shoulder and arm. "ASH!!!" Misty cried, and then she and Pikachu lept into the water after the boy. Staryu and Starmie followed, and Pichu tried to as well. She however couldn't swim, and Lapras kindly plucked the little wet bundle from the water before the dear drowned in the oceon.
As Misty neared Ash he was pulled under by whatever it was that had him. He chocked on water as he went under. In a panic Misty dove beneath the waves with Pikachu, and the two got a burst of speed when Staryu and Starmie arrived to serve as a pair of ferries. When the four caught up to what was pulling Ash under they saw a very angry looking Tentacool. It now had it's other tendril around the boys left leg, and Misty noticed blood in the water. She was considering what she should do, when Pikachu swam to the jellyfish pokemon with sparking cheeks. The mon' noticed the obvious threat from the yellow mouse, and slowly released Ash. Thankfully no one had escalated things to a shocking result. Misty grabbed Ash and got him to the surface, but he wasn't breathing. Lapras was there in a second, and hoisted the boys body gently onto it's shell. Misty was just considering giving him mouth to mouth when Pikachu hopped onto the boys chest. 'Pika- chuuuuuuuu!' it cried as it let out a good charge into it's owner, and Ash was instently revived. He then started spitting up some water, and Pikachu turned to Misty.
Noticing the almost dissapointed look on her face Pikachu rubbed the back of it's neck in a way of apology. It was almost as if she had said 'My bad Mist.', and Misty almost laughed. She did however jump to Ash's side and was holding him while he coughed up any other pieces of the oceon that may have made it down his throat. After a while she let him go and smiled happlly as he only grinned at her. "You didn't swallow any water pokemon while you were down there?" she asked him with a slight smile, and he laughed before coughing again. "No." He said, "You would have killed me for swallowing one, but I had to spit out a Poliwag so it was close." They both shared some more nervous laughter, and then there was a long pause. Ash then started to stare at Misty in the bathing suit he had bought her. 'Well, being so close to death once makes this seem a lot less scary.' Ash thought as he prepared to ask Misty the question that had been on his mind all day. "Say Misty." He said to get her attention. "What is it Ash?" She responded, and he was happy to note he had her full attention. "I heard at the end of the month there is a dance at the school, my school. I wanted to know if you would go with me?" He asked her, and her mouth opened in surprise. "Me go with you?" she asked him still surprised. She was wondering if she had heard him right or not. "Yeah, Brock said that only seniors could attend it. I had the idea that he could ask you, and I would ask his date so that all four of us could go. That way I could go with you." Ash explained. 'Ash asked me out?' Misty thought to herself, 'This can't be right. This must be a joke. I'd have to ask ASH out if we were ever going to get anywhere. This can't be right. It must be a joke. Yeah, it's a joke. I'll make him admit it right here.' "You can't be serious." Misty said harshly, "Ash Ketchum this is the worst joke you have ever played on me. I thought we were friends!" He just looked at her in shock.
She was calling it a joke? How could she be so cruel? Surely she liked him as well? Ash stared at her, and then he came up with a plan. "It isn't a joke Misty, and I can prove it two!" He declared, and she huffed at him. She was still scoffing him. "I'll tell ya what." Ash said as he prepared his trap, "I won't bug you to go with me to the dance again, unless I catch you a-." Ash broke off as he thought about a good water pokemon he could catch her that she didn't already have, or that he didn't already own. 'Aww hell.' He thought, 'I'm a master I might as well make it big and convincing.' "If I don't catch you a red Gyrados!" Ash said, "I won't ask you to go with me again ok?" Misty gaped at the young man once again. Not only had Ash proposed she go with him again, but this time he had even thrown in a red Gyrados to the claim. 'He's definitely lying now.' She thought, but she couldn't help the urge to believe him. Then Ash continued. "So what do ya say Mist? If I can bring you a red Gyrados will you go with me to the dance?" He asked he in a taunting voice.
"I might." She said dryly, "I honestly think your lying, but I will let you ASK me again. WHEN you bring me that Gyrados, and I will have paint thinner on hand in case you try pulling a fast one Ash." He frowned at the way she was being difficult, but hey at least he still had a shot. "Well ok then. I guess we have come to terms." Ash said. He commanded Lapras to take them home, and as the sun set that evening Misty was on her way back to Ceruleon on the Noctowl Ash had given her. The boy couldn't help but remember the image of Misty in the swimsuit he had bought her. He also couldn't forget the way she had clung to him when he had woken up from the shock Pikachu had given him. He cringed as the wind suddenly blew across the gash on his leg, and his shoulder was aching from another wound. He walked slowly inside to tend them, and he was not sure wheather or not to be relieved or annoyed when his mother saw him. "Oh my poor dear boy!" Delia cried when she saw her mess of a son limp in the door, "Ash you poor dear come here rght now and let mommy patch you up." Ash decided on the glad to see her part as he sat down while his mom got the medical kit. A little while later he changed his mind when the first cotton swab with iodine met his cut flesh. "OOOWWWWW!!! MOM that HURTS!" Ash said whining like he was six years old. "I'm sorry son, but it must be done." Delia said while holding the squirming boy. "I think I'm old enough now where I can do it myself." Ash said in his defense. "You only say that because of the Iodine, and I know you wouldn't use it if I didn't do it so you'll have to live with me doing it." Delia said, and the topic was closed. Ash continued to squirm as his mother went about her work.
~Fin.
I hope you all like the second chapter. I doubt I could mess it up as much as the first given what exactly happened. Ash surprised Misty didn't he? Man how is he gonna catch a red Gyrados for her though? Well that's what the next chapter is for silly! Tentacruels are very good at paralzing what they sting I know, but Ash has been shocked by Pikachu endless times. I figured he is just about immune to paralasis by now. Anyway I wouldn't mind more reviews about the story. I'm happy to write for people when I know I have an audience. Next chapter is time for hunting. Two problems arise though! Ash is still purty stiff, and someone just might be convincing Misty that Ash won't keep his promise. Then again, will he? See ya'll soon, maybe.
~Naso
Also like I said Ash grew in his early teens, so football would be a positbility for him. Exspecially in a small town like Pewter. If you listened closely I mentioned that Ash got Pidgeot back a year ago, and I also mentioned that he had to get his bird back for school when he went back. If you put two and two together you should have gotten four. Basically Ash and the other two have been back in school for a year now, so they are two years older than when they started their journey. Boy that makes things harder to write acurately I'll tell ya. Finnaly, I pointed out that another author had already come up with the Pichu named Poppy. I apologize for not stating that over to make sure they got proper credit. A sailor fuku, for the curious reviewers sake, is what most Japanese girls wear for a school uniform. If you have seen any anime from Sailor Moon, Ranma, to Magic Knight Rayearth you will now know what I'm talking about. If you haven't seen Sailor Moon that's ok, but if you haven't seen Rayearth or Ranma don't expect me to explain it to you. That's just disturbing to think about. Ppl who haven't seen either of those tow animes, scary thoughts. I'm now going to get on with chapter two, and maby you will appreciate my hurry to post again for you.
~Naso
"Hello there! I believe we've met before. Yes I'm sure of it."
-Gohan/Dragonball Z-
**No insults Gohan is da man!**
Chapter 2- The Gyrados Proposel!
Ash and Misty sat along the shore of the Pallet town beach looking out at the sea, and the horizon beyond them. "So what is it that you wanted to come out here for Ash?" Misty asked her friend, and Ash smiled. "Well, a few days ago Proff. Oak found a Lapras beached here." Ash said, "Anyway I went to check in on the thing after they captured it, and it wouldn't even eat. When I saw it though it totally recovered though." Misty didn't quiet get what Ash was saying, but she had the feeling this had something to do with their journeys a little over a year ago. "The Lapras is the same one I had caught back when we were in the Orange islands!" Ash said, and before Misty could say anything he pulled the item he had fetched from his house earlier from his pocket. It was a pokeball, and Ash let Lapras out the next moment into the blue green oceon water.
Misty jumped up to meet their old friend that was now splashing around playfully in the shallow water by the beach. She waded into the water up to her hips, getting her skirt a little wet, and gave Lapras a gentle rubbing on the head. "Oh I missed you." Misty said happilly as Lapra squeled in delight to see the water trainer again. Ash smiled as he noticed the affection Misty was giving the pokemon. He had given her Poppy, and maby even Noctowl now that he thought about it in the hopes that she would show them the same affection she gave water pokemon. She never really had dissapointed him, and he was glad he had found the Pichu such a loving owner. Deep down Ash wanted her to show him that same kind of affection, because he frankly was starting to feel like Psyduck sometimes the way she treated him. Misty had become conscious of Ash staring at her, and she frowned at him. "Ash Ketchum if you just came here to get me wet and gawk at me I'm going to go home!" She said to him in an angry voice. "No way Misty, you're still scrawny as you were when I first met you." Ash said. Truth be told though, Misty had grown in ways over the last year and a half that made the young man's nose bleed.
"Do you think Lapras is well enough to take us for a ride?" Misty asked the boy shyly, and Ash plastered an all too common grin over his face. "Of course!" He shouted, "THAT'S why I called ya out here Mist." Ash made a geasture to Lapras in which he picked his hat delicately off his head, and then put it in Pikachu's hands. Lapras nodded, and before the befuddled Misty could figure things out he grabbed the back of her jacket in his mouth and gently hoisted the shocked girl onto his back. Ash followed suit by truding through the water, and hoisting himself on when Lapras lowered it's head as a support. Misty stood on her knees a little shakilly from the sudden boost up on the shell of the pokemon, and Ash quickly checked on her in concern. Pikachu jumped off his shoulders just then, and he couldn't figure out why. "Misty I'm sorry are you ok?" Ash said, but then she malleted him. "You jerk what kind of stunt was that?!" She yelled at him, "You shouldn't surprise me like that!" Ash groaned and got up slowly. "Sorry Mist." He said slowly, "You ready to go? You'd better hold on, Lapras is even faster now than he was before."
Misty only nodded and sat down pristinely on the Pokemon's shell. Ash kneeled in front of her and gave Lapras a go ahead thumbs up. The pokemon once again cried in delight, and soon the three occupants were treated to a wave ride that could make a jet skier envious. Misty was giggling and crying in laughter for the majority of their flight through the water, and Ash also enjoyed the ride. It lasted for almost an hour before the pokemon slowed to a crawl in the oceon water to take a break. "That was fun, thanks Ash. Thank you two Lapras!" Misty said happilly. Then, to Ash's surprise she layed down on Lapras' back and closed her eyes. "Hey, Misty why are you taking a nap?" Ash asked her nervously, and she laughed. "Lapras grew a lot while it was away Ash." She said not opening her eyes, "I'm taking advantage of that fact and relaxing. Ash thought about it, and he agreed it was a good idea. 'Then again. I came out here for another reason.' Ash thought mischeviously. He started to remove his cloths, and hearing this Misty quickly opened her eyes and sat bolt upright. "Ash what are you doing?" She asked in surprise. He just grinned at her innocently, and continued to undress.
When he took his pants off however Misty was relieved to see swimtrunks. "What?" He asked her, "You think I was going to wait until summer break to go swimming?" She looked relieved and then frowned at the boy. "Well I should have known better, but I thought you were trying to pull something on me." Misty admitted, "I should have known better since it's you afterall." Ash just looked hurt. "I probably should have told you Misty. That way you could have gone swimming two." He said as an apology, "I know you like to swim." She just sighed. "Yeah, you probably want me to swim as I am." She said, "Give me a break." Ash just rubbed his head and shrugged. Then he pulled out a female swimsuit from his long sleeved shirt. "I DID get you a swimsuit Mist, but as you can see this isn't the best place to change." He said, and laughed when her face turned as red as her hair. Sure it was a nice bathing suit, but she wasn't going to change here. "You really are acting weird today." She said angrilly. He then handed her the suit and jumped in the water. "I promise not to peek." He said mischeviously. He had planned on having her change back at his house origenally, but he thought it'd be fun to toture her.
He wasn't expecting the answer she gave him though. "Feel free to peek Ash." She said with an evil grin. Then she realeased two pokemon Ash recognised as the very sharp and very protective Staryu and Starmie. "If you do however you might get hurt though." Misty said as Ash decided to turn his back and swim out a ways as well, "I see you get the point." Ash groaned from his vantage which was now about fifty yards away. "That's a LAME pun MIST!" He yelled at the redhead. She just sighed and went to changing. The bathing suit he had gotten her was a very flattering one piece that was black at the bottem, and around her bust line it turned into a reddish orange that fit her hair color. It was a very nice gift despite the way Ash had given it to her. She then heard some splashing, and Staryu and Starmie started jumping to get her attention. She scowled and almost shrieked, but since the two mon' were not attacking she figured Ash was just goofing off.
"You'd better not be peeking Ketchum!" She shouted, and then she finished changing. When she turned around though Ash was no where to be found. Then she noticed Pikachu, Poppy, and her other mon' were frantically and loudly jumping about in agitation. 'What the heck is going on?' She thought, and then she turned to Pikachu. "What's going on?" She asked the pokemon. Pikachu jumped and shouted 'PIIIKKKAAA!' as she pointed to the form of Ash as he re-ammearged from the water. He was shouting out in pain, and a barbed tendril was cutting into his left shoulder and arm. "ASH!!!" Misty cried, and then she and Pikachu lept into the water after the boy. Staryu and Starmie followed, and Pichu tried to as well. She however couldn't swim, and Lapras kindly plucked the little wet bundle from the water before the dear drowned in the oceon.
As Misty neared Ash he was pulled under by whatever it was that had him. He chocked on water as he went under. In a panic Misty dove beneath the waves with Pikachu, and the two got a burst of speed when Staryu and Starmie arrived to serve as a pair of ferries. When the four caught up to what was pulling Ash under they saw a very angry looking Tentacool. It now had it's other tendril around the boys left leg, and Misty noticed blood in the water. She was considering what she should do, when Pikachu swam to the jellyfish pokemon with sparking cheeks. The mon' noticed the obvious threat from the yellow mouse, and slowly released Ash. Thankfully no one had escalated things to a shocking result. Misty grabbed Ash and got him to the surface, but he wasn't breathing. Lapras was there in a second, and hoisted the boys body gently onto it's shell. Misty was just considering giving him mouth to mouth when Pikachu hopped onto the boys chest. 'Pika- chuuuuuuuu!' it cried as it let out a good charge into it's owner, and Ash was instently revived. He then started spitting up some water, and Pikachu turned to Misty.
Noticing the almost dissapointed look on her face Pikachu rubbed the back of it's neck in a way of apology. It was almost as if she had said 'My bad Mist.', and Misty almost laughed. She did however jump to Ash's side and was holding him while he coughed up any other pieces of the oceon that may have made it down his throat. After a while she let him go and smiled happlly as he only grinned at her. "You didn't swallow any water pokemon while you were down there?" she asked him with a slight smile, and he laughed before coughing again. "No." He said, "You would have killed me for swallowing one, but I had to spit out a Poliwag so it was close." They both shared some more nervous laughter, and then there was a long pause. Ash then started to stare at Misty in the bathing suit he had bought her. 'Well, being so close to death once makes this seem a lot less scary.' Ash thought as he prepared to ask Misty the question that had been on his mind all day. "Say Misty." He said to get her attention. "What is it Ash?" She responded, and he was happy to note he had her full attention. "I heard at the end of the month there is a dance at the school, my school. I wanted to know if you would go with me?" He asked her, and her mouth opened in surprise. "Me go with you?" she asked him still surprised. She was wondering if she had heard him right or not. "Yeah, Brock said that only seniors could attend it. I had the idea that he could ask you, and I would ask his date so that all four of us could go. That way I could go with you." Ash explained. 'Ash asked me out?' Misty thought to herself, 'This can't be right. This must be a joke. I'd have to ask ASH out if we were ever going to get anywhere. This can't be right. It must be a joke. Yeah, it's a joke. I'll make him admit it right here.' "You can't be serious." Misty said harshly, "Ash Ketchum this is the worst joke you have ever played on me. I thought we were friends!" He just looked at her in shock.
She was calling it a joke? How could she be so cruel? Surely she liked him as well? Ash stared at her, and then he came up with a plan. "It isn't a joke Misty, and I can prove it two!" He declared, and she huffed at him. She was still scoffing him. "I'll tell ya what." Ash said as he prepared his trap, "I won't bug you to go with me to the dance again, unless I catch you a-." Ash broke off as he thought about a good water pokemon he could catch her that she didn't already have, or that he didn't already own. 'Aww hell.' He thought, 'I'm a master I might as well make it big and convincing.' "If I don't catch you a red Gyrados!" Ash said, "I won't ask you to go with me again ok?" Misty gaped at the young man once again. Not only had Ash proposed she go with him again, but this time he had even thrown in a red Gyrados to the claim. 'He's definitely lying now.' She thought, but she couldn't help the urge to believe him. Then Ash continued. "So what do ya say Mist? If I can bring you a red Gyrados will you go with me to the dance?" He asked he in a taunting voice.
"I might." She said dryly, "I honestly think your lying, but I will let you ASK me again. WHEN you bring me that Gyrados, and I will have paint thinner on hand in case you try pulling a fast one Ash." He frowned at the way she was being difficult, but hey at least he still had a shot. "Well ok then. I guess we have come to terms." Ash said. He commanded Lapras to take them home, and as the sun set that evening Misty was on her way back to Ceruleon on the Noctowl Ash had given her. The boy couldn't help but remember the image of Misty in the swimsuit he had bought her. He also couldn't forget the way she had clung to him when he had woken up from the shock Pikachu had given him. He cringed as the wind suddenly blew across the gash on his leg, and his shoulder was aching from another wound. He walked slowly inside to tend them, and he was not sure wheather or not to be relieved or annoyed when his mother saw him. "Oh my poor dear boy!" Delia cried when she saw her mess of a son limp in the door, "Ash you poor dear come here rght now and let mommy patch you up." Ash decided on the glad to see her part as he sat down while his mom got the medical kit. A little while later he changed his mind when the first cotton swab with iodine met his cut flesh. "OOOWWWWW!!! MOM that HURTS!" Ash said whining like he was six years old. "I'm sorry son, but it must be done." Delia said while holding the squirming boy. "I think I'm old enough now where I can do it myself." Ash said in his defense. "You only say that because of the Iodine, and I know you wouldn't use it if I didn't do it so you'll have to live with me doing it." Delia said, and the topic was closed. Ash continued to squirm as his mother went about her work.
~Fin.
I hope you all like the second chapter. I doubt I could mess it up as much as the first given what exactly happened. Ash surprised Misty didn't he? Man how is he gonna catch a red Gyrados for her though? Well that's what the next chapter is for silly! Tentacruels are very good at paralzing what they sting I know, but Ash has been shocked by Pikachu endless times. I figured he is just about immune to paralasis by now. Anyway I wouldn't mind more reviews about the story. I'm happy to write for people when I know I have an audience. Next chapter is time for hunting. Two problems arise though! Ash is still purty stiff, and someone just might be convincing Misty that Ash won't keep his promise. Then again, will he? See ya'll soon, maybe.
~Naso