Ash grinned evilly as the others returned from another shopping trip.
"Hello. There was a call for you while you four were gone. Misty,
remember Todd?"
Misty grew pale when he said that.
"I guess I wasn't the only one to 'be thinking of another'." He continued.
"No Ash. That was an accident. It wasn't supposed to happen." Misty babbled as she rushed to hug him.
Ash smiled and hugged her back. "I know Misty." She looked up in confusion and he continued. "He called today and told me what happened. He'd heard that I was back and wanted to make sure things were alright with you.
"Oh. What did you tell him?" She answered quietly. The others vacated the room to allow the two some privacy.
"I told him everything was back to better than normal, but he wanted to hear from you anyway. He said he never got the chance to apologize." Ash answered.
Misty smiled back. "Alright, should we call him?"
"Yep." Ash answered and led her to the phone. He dialed the number Todd had told him. "Hello again Todd." He said with a smile as the photographer answered.
"Hello." Todd answered with a smile. "How are you two doing?"
The couple kissed quickly to answer him and grinned as he sighed. "What's the matter Todd?"
"Well, since the dance I've kept to myself even more than usual. But now I want to have somebody to travel with me." He answered.
"You'll find someone Todd." Misty said trying to cheer him up.
"Why don't you come to the dance?" Ash suggested.
"Thanks Ash. Maybe I will." Todd answered with a smile. "I guess I'll see you there then."
"Of course." Misty answered as she grinned. "See you then Todd."
They hung up and Ash turned to Misty. "Now that's clear, how about another?"
"Huh?" Misty asked as Ash began dialing another number.
"Mahogany Town Gym." A voice answered a moment before the screen came on the reveal the gym leader. "Oh, Hi Ash, Ri- Misty."
"Hello Misty." Ash answered. "I was calling about the dance. Do you have someone to go with?"
She blushed and nodded as she hefted a Pokèball from her belt. "Yea, he let me borrow his Pokèmon until the dance too."
"Who?" Both Ash and Misty asked her.
She grinned and turned her back to them and tossed the Pokèball a short distance. A Pidgeot formed and Ash gasped. "That's a large Pidgeot." He muttered.
"You don't recognize it?" She asked, pouting slightly.
Ash paused and took another look. "Falkner?" He questioned.
"Geot." The bird answered.
"Yep. He accidentally went to Violet City before here and we had gotten to know each other along the way, so he leant me Pidgeot and said we'd go to the dance together." She answered
"Then we'll see you two there." Ash and Misty chorused with a smile.
"Yes. And don't worry Misty, I know Ash is yours. I won't try for him again." Misty assured her counterpart.
Misty kissed Ash's cheek and smiled. "Good, remember that." She teased. The three said goodbyes and ended the conversation.
"You're the only one for me Misty." Ash whispered.
"And you're the only one for me Ash Ketchum." She replied and kissed him softly.
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The rest of the week between Ash and the others arriving home and the dance went along normally. The women spending the days out shopping for their 'perfect dress' Ash and his Pokèmon would spend the days training ever further at the Oak's, battling each other usually.
The day of the dance came and the three women had occupied his mother's room for the past two hours and James had holed himself up in the guest room, trying on the outfits he had gotten with the ladies.
Ash turned his thoughts away from that line and glanced at the clock. Thirty minutes before Gary would arrive to take them to the dance in Viridian. He sighed and stood up, carefully placing Pikachu aside and prepared to get ready.
As he passed the guest room, he heard James giggling about whatever he was wearing. He pushed the thought that came to mind aside and arrived at his room.
A half-hour later, Ash was once again sitting on the couch, he and Pikachu were wearing their tuxedos, and he was starting at the cummerbund Misty had given him to wear.
He put it on as he walked to the front door after hearing a car pull up and he smiled when he heard scrambling from upstairs. He opened the door to see Gary, Samuel, and May approaching. Samuel was acting as his daughter's date and May had assured them that her date would be there. Gary would drop them off in Viridian, before getting Duplica who was his date.
Pikachu went out to greet Umbreon and Ash stayed at the door for a moment to make sure the two Pokèmon wouldn't begin to fight, they were barely better than on speaking terms and the last things they needed was to be in a battle right now.
When he was assured the two wouldn't start fighting, he turned and moved to the bottom of the stairs. "G." He started before Misty moved into view. His mouth hung open as she descended the stairs.
She came up to him and pushed his jaw up. "Catch any Yanma?" She teased and took a step away. However, she had forgotten about the step into the living room and gave a squeak of surprise as she fell. Ash recovered and grabbed her.
She turned in his arms and almost laughed at his grin. "Not unless you're one." He teased and everyone burst into laughter.
Once they calmed down, and Ash and Misty vacated the landing, Jessie and James showed themselves.
Delia joined them and after a bit of talking, they all climbed into the car, after Ash checked that he had everything.
Lance greeted them at the door. "Good. Part 1 of the plan has arrived. We just need to wait for Giovanni now."
As they entered, Ash noticed Misty and his mom looking at him strangely. "Come away from the door and I'll tell you." He answered.
He told them a much abbreviated version of what happened during the last battle and just as he finished, Lance, Jessie and James stepped onto the stage. "Our guest of honor just arrived." Lance announced. "Officer Jenny... take him."
"On what charges?" Giovanni yelled as Officer Jenny and another policeman held him.
"Being the leader of Team Rocket." James answered simply. Giovanni grumbled and let them take him out.
"I am sorry to say that that was a large reason for this entire party." Lance said as the other two left the stage. "I would like to give this party another purpose though. I would like to give this gym to another. Gary Oak, would you do this city the honor of assuming charge of its gym?"
His answer was drowned out by the clapping of the crowd, which was closely matched by the squeal of happiness from Duplica, but his gloating look as he passed Ash, told all those who saw it his answer.
He took up the stage and began to thank everyone. After a few minutes, he stepped down and Lance began to indicate for the party to start before Ash leapt up and asked the crowd to wait through one more speech. Lance nodded and stepped back.
Ash smiled down to Misty, calling her up to join him. "Since this party signifies the end of our nine month journey, I thought it would be appropriate to do something I've thought about doing since the very beginning. Before we even left actually." He said, both to Misty and the crowd. He took her hands in his and continued. "When I left, you came with me to say good-bye. It was the longest goodbye I've had, and the most heartfelt. As I was walking away with Brock, I turned back to you. You were watching the sky as if I was already in it. I saw tears forming in your eyes, like they are now." He said and smiled as he brushed away the liquid gathering in her eyes. "I realized then that I could never feel as close to another woman as I feel with you, and I decided that, if you waited for me like you said you would, I would do what I'm doing now." He smiled as she gave him a confounded smile and stepped closer to him. Ash ignored the whistles that came from the crowd and served to confuse Misty even more. He brought his lips to hers for a moment and smiled when this confused her ever worse.
He put his hand into his pocket and spoke. "Misty Yawa, will you marry me?"
Her face showed anger before she threw her arms around his neck and placed her head on his shoulder. After a few seconds, in which he didn't move, she whispered in his ear. "Hug me and I'll answer."
He did immediately and he felt her smile as he pressed her to himself. "Yes." She whispered before pulling back and kissing him passionately.
When they separated, they smiled at each other before turning to look at their audience, who were still whistling and cheering, and laughed together as most of the girls with boyfriends were either glaring or snuggling with him.
They dismounted the stage and were caught up in a swarm of people wanting to congratulate them, or wanting to see the ring, which Ash guiltily realized he hadn't given to her. He quickly fixed that and the couple turned to accept the congratulations.
Eventually, Lance came up on stage and announced the party started, and the swarm thinned, allowing Ash and Misty to dance to the music that had started up. Starting with the couples' own song, 'I'm all about you'.
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*sighs in relief* Sorry everyone for making you wait so long for this chapter. Melikki seems to have abandoned this story. I will post the chapters I have written, and try and fill in the story that I haven't gotten to quite yet.
Thank any of you who left reviews during my hiatus, you're the reasons I finished this one. I should return to regular updates now starting next Thursday.
Until then enjoy ^_^
Misty grew pale when he said that.
"I guess I wasn't the only one to 'be thinking of another'." He continued.
"No Ash. That was an accident. It wasn't supposed to happen." Misty babbled as she rushed to hug him.
Ash smiled and hugged her back. "I know Misty." She looked up in confusion and he continued. "He called today and told me what happened. He'd heard that I was back and wanted to make sure things were alright with you.
"Oh. What did you tell him?" She answered quietly. The others vacated the room to allow the two some privacy.
"I told him everything was back to better than normal, but he wanted to hear from you anyway. He said he never got the chance to apologize." Ash answered.
Misty smiled back. "Alright, should we call him?"
"Yep." Ash answered and led her to the phone. He dialed the number Todd had told him. "Hello again Todd." He said with a smile as the photographer answered.
"Hello." Todd answered with a smile. "How are you two doing?"
The couple kissed quickly to answer him and grinned as he sighed. "What's the matter Todd?"
"Well, since the dance I've kept to myself even more than usual. But now I want to have somebody to travel with me." He answered.
"You'll find someone Todd." Misty said trying to cheer him up.
"Why don't you come to the dance?" Ash suggested.
"Thanks Ash. Maybe I will." Todd answered with a smile. "I guess I'll see you there then."
"Of course." Misty answered as she grinned. "See you then Todd."
They hung up and Ash turned to Misty. "Now that's clear, how about another?"
"Huh?" Misty asked as Ash began dialing another number.
"Mahogany Town Gym." A voice answered a moment before the screen came on the reveal the gym leader. "Oh, Hi Ash, Ri- Misty."
"Hello Misty." Ash answered. "I was calling about the dance. Do you have someone to go with?"
She blushed and nodded as she hefted a Pokèball from her belt. "Yea, he let me borrow his Pokèmon until the dance too."
"Who?" Both Ash and Misty asked her.
She grinned and turned her back to them and tossed the Pokèball a short distance. A Pidgeot formed and Ash gasped. "That's a large Pidgeot." He muttered.
"You don't recognize it?" She asked, pouting slightly.
Ash paused and took another look. "Falkner?" He questioned.
"Geot." The bird answered.
"Yep. He accidentally went to Violet City before here and we had gotten to know each other along the way, so he leant me Pidgeot and said we'd go to the dance together." She answered
"Then we'll see you two there." Ash and Misty chorused with a smile.
"Yes. And don't worry Misty, I know Ash is yours. I won't try for him again." Misty assured her counterpart.
Misty kissed Ash's cheek and smiled. "Good, remember that." She teased. The three said goodbyes and ended the conversation.
"You're the only one for me Misty." Ash whispered.
"And you're the only one for me Ash Ketchum." She replied and kissed him softly.
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The rest of the week between Ash and the others arriving home and the dance went along normally. The women spending the days out shopping for their 'perfect dress' Ash and his Pokèmon would spend the days training ever further at the Oak's, battling each other usually.
The day of the dance came and the three women had occupied his mother's room for the past two hours and James had holed himself up in the guest room, trying on the outfits he had gotten with the ladies.
Ash turned his thoughts away from that line and glanced at the clock. Thirty minutes before Gary would arrive to take them to the dance in Viridian. He sighed and stood up, carefully placing Pikachu aside and prepared to get ready.
As he passed the guest room, he heard James giggling about whatever he was wearing. He pushed the thought that came to mind aside and arrived at his room.
A half-hour later, Ash was once again sitting on the couch, he and Pikachu were wearing their tuxedos, and he was starting at the cummerbund Misty had given him to wear.
He put it on as he walked to the front door after hearing a car pull up and he smiled when he heard scrambling from upstairs. He opened the door to see Gary, Samuel, and May approaching. Samuel was acting as his daughter's date and May had assured them that her date would be there. Gary would drop them off in Viridian, before getting Duplica who was his date.
Pikachu went out to greet Umbreon and Ash stayed at the door for a moment to make sure the two Pokèmon wouldn't begin to fight, they were barely better than on speaking terms and the last things they needed was to be in a battle right now.
When he was assured the two wouldn't start fighting, he turned and moved to the bottom of the stairs. "G." He started before Misty moved into view. His mouth hung open as she descended the stairs.
She came up to him and pushed his jaw up. "Catch any Yanma?" She teased and took a step away. However, she had forgotten about the step into the living room and gave a squeak of surprise as she fell. Ash recovered and grabbed her.
She turned in his arms and almost laughed at his grin. "Not unless you're one." He teased and everyone burst into laughter.
Once they calmed down, and Ash and Misty vacated the landing, Jessie and James showed themselves.
Delia joined them and after a bit of talking, they all climbed into the car, after Ash checked that he had everything.
Lance greeted them at the door. "Good. Part 1 of the plan has arrived. We just need to wait for Giovanni now."
As they entered, Ash noticed Misty and his mom looking at him strangely. "Come away from the door and I'll tell you." He answered.
He told them a much abbreviated version of what happened during the last battle and just as he finished, Lance, Jessie and James stepped onto the stage. "Our guest of honor just arrived." Lance announced. "Officer Jenny... take him."
"On what charges?" Giovanni yelled as Officer Jenny and another policeman held him.
"Being the leader of Team Rocket." James answered simply. Giovanni grumbled and let them take him out.
"I am sorry to say that that was a large reason for this entire party." Lance said as the other two left the stage. "I would like to give this party another purpose though. I would like to give this gym to another. Gary Oak, would you do this city the honor of assuming charge of its gym?"
His answer was drowned out by the clapping of the crowd, which was closely matched by the squeal of happiness from Duplica, but his gloating look as he passed Ash, told all those who saw it his answer.
He took up the stage and began to thank everyone. After a few minutes, he stepped down and Lance began to indicate for the party to start before Ash leapt up and asked the crowd to wait through one more speech. Lance nodded and stepped back.
Ash smiled down to Misty, calling her up to join him. "Since this party signifies the end of our nine month journey, I thought it would be appropriate to do something I've thought about doing since the very beginning. Before we even left actually." He said, both to Misty and the crowd. He took her hands in his and continued. "When I left, you came with me to say good-bye. It was the longest goodbye I've had, and the most heartfelt. As I was walking away with Brock, I turned back to you. You were watching the sky as if I was already in it. I saw tears forming in your eyes, like they are now." He said and smiled as he brushed away the liquid gathering in her eyes. "I realized then that I could never feel as close to another woman as I feel with you, and I decided that, if you waited for me like you said you would, I would do what I'm doing now." He smiled as she gave him a confounded smile and stepped closer to him. Ash ignored the whistles that came from the crowd and served to confuse Misty even more. He brought his lips to hers for a moment and smiled when this confused her ever worse.
He put his hand into his pocket and spoke. "Misty Yawa, will you marry me?"
Her face showed anger before she threw her arms around his neck and placed her head on his shoulder. After a few seconds, in which he didn't move, she whispered in his ear. "Hug me and I'll answer."
He did immediately and he felt her smile as he pressed her to himself. "Yes." She whispered before pulling back and kissing him passionately.
When they separated, they smiled at each other before turning to look at their audience, who were still whistling and cheering, and laughed together as most of the girls with boyfriends were either glaring or snuggling with him.
They dismounted the stage and were caught up in a swarm of people wanting to congratulate them, or wanting to see the ring, which Ash guiltily realized he hadn't given to her. He quickly fixed that and the couple turned to accept the congratulations.
Eventually, Lance came up on stage and announced the party started, and the swarm thinned, allowing Ash and Misty to dance to the music that had started up. Starting with the couples' own song, 'I'm all about you'.
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*sighs in relief* Sorry everyone for making you wait so long for this chapter. Melikki seems to have abandoned this story. I will post the chapters I have written, and try and fill in the story that I haven't gotten to quite yet.
Thank any of you who left reviews during my hiatus, you're the reasons I finished this one. I should return to regular updates now starting next Thursday.
Until then enjoy ^_^