Misty cautiously walked down to the slightly dimmed living room and paused
when she smelt something cooking, maybe burning.
"Ash?" She whispered into the room, unsure of what had happened. Wearing only a bathing suit and a towel held her back from searching more actively.
She sighed in relief when the boy looked over the edge of the couch to her. "Hey Misty. I take it you still want me to brush out your hair?" He asked.
Misty smiled and sat beside him. "Yea, I thought the wetter it was, the easier it would be to pull the knots out." She said and handed him her brush.
"I'm going to warn you again, I rarely do this myself." He said, taking a handful of her hair and slowly running the brush through it.
"Just run the brush through my hair." She ordered.
"Ash?" She asked after a few moments of him silently brushing out her hair, surprising her how little he tugged.
"Yes?" He asked, not missing a stroke.
"Why is the light dimmer in here?"
He paused for a second before answering. "I think one of the bulbs burnt out." He explained, glad she was facing away from him.
Ash eventually finished freeing her hair from the accumulated knots. "I think I got them all out." He said and ran his fingers through her hair. She sighed at the feeling and began leaning back until Ash's stomach growled.
"Maybe we should have dinner." She groaned. "Where's Becky? Did she get back while I was in the shower and I just missed her?"
"She called and said there was a problem at the lab. She told me not to wait up for her." He answered.
"What did she go to the lab for?" Misty asked.
"I don't know, but soon after that my stomach growled and I decided to start dinner. It should be done before long." He answered.
"Alright, then I'll go get dressed." She replied and headed for the stairs.
"I'll have it set up by the time you come back down." Ash called from the kitchen. He heard her door close and grinned again. "Everything's ready now.
*****
Misty gasped when she came back down and saw the table. Candles and vases full of tulips adorned the table and anything close enough to add to the mood of the room. She smiled when Ash stepped out from the kitchen carrying the dish holding the meal.
"Ash, why?" She asked as he set the dish down and pulled out her chair.
"Considering what just happened through today, I thought it was a perfect time. I got the candles the last time we were here, but I couldn't find a good time to use them." He answered, as he took his place across from her.
Misty pulled one of the vases closer to her and breathed deeply. "I love tulips." She sighed. She looked around the room and her gaze caught the light fixture on the ceiling. "The bulb didn't burn out did it?" She teased as he served her.
Ash blushed and sat back down. "No, I just wanted the light dimmer to create the mood." He answered sheepishly.
"I love it." She said after she took a bite. "The mood and the meal." She said, silently thanking Samuel for inviting Delia and Mr. Mime to the research convention he had wanted to attend.
******
Misty sighed and snuggled closer to her boyfriend. This was proving to be the most romantic night they'd spent together.
Ash had put on some music and they danced after dinner until they were tired, which placed them where they were now, resting on the couch, watching some dumb show that seemed to involve Pokèmon in a talk show. How it got so popular when the thing talking only said a few words that couldn't be understood by humans was beyond her, but Ash seemed to be enjoying it, so she didn't complain. She was just happy he was sitting still and holding her close.
She looked up and caught him watching her. "Not watching the show?" She teased.
"No, I can understand Pikachu and my other Pokèmon well because we spend so much time together, but I can't tell what these ones are saying. Besides, it's background noise." He answered with a smile. "I got what I want to watch in my arms."
She smiled and stretched to kiss him. They met in the middle as Ash leaned down to ease her stretch. He kept leaning and soon, Misty broke off the kiss to keep from falling over. She didn't catch herself in time though and Ash followed her in collapsing on their sides across the couch. She withheld a grunt as he landed on her, and he quickly slid towards the back of the couch.
She tried to sit up, but his arms held her in place and she smiled as he placed a kiss on the back of her neck.
"What's wrong? Don't like this?" He whispered into her neck. She moved onto her back with a grin and kissed his cheek.
"I'm comfortable." She answered as he took his face from the couch padding. "I thought you would want to get up."
He leaned over and kissed her, and added her arm that was hanging over the edge to his hold.
*
A face peeked through the front window and grinned. She had thought those two needed some time alone. She turned and headed back to the lab thinking of how to repair the couple there.
*
Misty pulled her arm from under him and moved it around his neck. "I love you." She whispered and turned to stare directly into his eyes.
"I love you too." He answered, staring back.
"Ash?" Misty questioned, suddenly becoming more serious. "Did you ever start thinking about Duplica in a romantic sense?" When he paused before answering, she moved back making the only thing that kept her at the couch's level was Ash's hold.
"Misty. I told you, I love you and the only reason I spent so much time with Duplica was because, Firstly, you were sick and ordered me to meet her, and then I wanted to help her and Gary." He told her as he tried to pull her back. He succeeded and kissed her forehead. "If I'd known you were thinking I was leaving you for her, I would have been sure to spend more time with you. And I probably would have brought her to talk to you about it sooner." He smiled.
Misty smiled and leaned against him, saving her from the threat of the floor. She curled up against him and moved the arm he had left under her when they had fallen, to her head and laid down on it. "I'm sorry for suspecting you." She answered, closing her eyes. "Let's not let it happen again, ok?"
Ash nodded and kissed her eyelids. Misty sighed and attempted to fall asleep, but she was interrupted when Pikachu ran into the room yelling.
"Pi Pikachu. Pikachu Pikapi." The electric mouse said in a rush.
"We're over here Pikachu." Ash called to his Pokèmon. His smile faded when he saw his Pokèmon jump around the end of the couch worriedly. "Calm down Pikachu, I can't understand you." He said as a bubble of chatter exploded from the mouse.
"Pi. Pikachu. Pipipi." The mouse spoke only slightly slower than before. The last word caught in Misty's mind however.
"Togepi?" She asked, jerking up and knocking Ash away. "What happened to Togepi?"
"Pika." Pikachu answered, leaping up the stairs.
"Come on Ash." Misty called as she got up and followed the mouse upstairs.
They both overtook Pikachu when they heard the young Pokèmon's cries.
"Togepi, where are you?" Misty called worriedly as the three entered Ash's room.
"Pika chu." Pikachu answered her, pointing behind the dresser.
"Togepi?" Misty said and hit her head against the wall in her hurry to look.
The baby had gotten caught between the wall and the dresser and only quieted slightly when she heard her mother call her and got louder when Misty panicked.
"Ash, Togepi is caught. You need to move the dresser." She called. Pikachu slid under the egg and prepared to catch her as Ash struggled to budge the dresser.
"Hold on a moment." Ash called and ran out of the room. He quickly ran back in with Charizard following him. "Help me move it." He commanded.
Charizard quickly moved him out of the way and grasped the piece of furniture. Slowly the dresser slid from the wall and Pikachu and Misty smiled when Togepi was freed from its captor. Pikachu called for the dragon to continue to slide it back until he managed to emerge carrying the baby.
"Thank you Charizard." Misty said as she held Togepi close.
Ash patted the dragon on the back, as high as he could reach, and asked him to move it back. Charizard nodded as Ash moved behind Misty and held her and Togepi in his grasp. "How'd Togepi get back there?" He asked when Charizard had completed the task.
"Pikachu chu." Pikachu answered, leaning over his shoulder to look at Togepi.
"Teleport?" Ash said, turning to look at the mouse. "Togepi knows teleport?"
"Pika." He confirmed.
"Oh, Togepi. You learned a move." She cried.
Togepi, now happy to be free, answered in his normal manner. "Togetogepriiiii."
***
Becky returned the next morning to find the four snuggled together, Pikachu in Ash's lap and Misty holding Togepi with her head on Ash's shoulder. "I hope they had the evening they wanted." She whispered and headed up to the guest room to get some more sleep, she and Duplica had stayed up until early morning talking and exchanging gossip.
Ash was awoken by her entrance and grinned. "That's why she went to the lab." He said and smiled when Misty stirred.
"Morning Ash." She said without opening her eyes. She carefully shifted to where she could stand without waking the two Pokèmon. She set Togepi down beside Ash and stretched, lifting her shirt which caused Ash to blush.
Pikachu was the next to awaken as Misty left to prepare for the day. "Pi." He said smiling at his friend's distant look. He let Ash daydream for a while until his stomach growled. Pikachu let loose a thundershock to wake his master up.
"I take it you want food." Ash said after calming down and comforting Togepi, who began to cry at being woken so suddenly. Pikachu answered by looking sheepishly to the Pokèmon and leaping off Ash's knees and running into the kitchen.
Ash sighed and headed followed his Pokèmon with Togepi in his arms.
****
As the group ate Ash realized they hadn't decided on a time to leave. He voiced this and the two girls looked to each other.
"Maybe another week since Misty wasn't able to enjoy this week." Becky suggested.
"We don't have to stay another week for me if you two don't want to." Misty answered. "I had lots of fun the day I had, and I'm anxious to get back to training."
"Then tomorrow sound good?" Ash asked.
"Why not today?" Becky asked and tried to stifle a yawn.
"That." Ash joked. "And I have someplace I want to show Misty." He answered.
Misty looked to him confused then turned back to finish her meal.
Once they finished, Becky headed back upstairs to sleep, while Ash and Misty prepared to go out.
"So where are we going?" Misty asked as they left the house.
"You'll see." Ash answered cryptically.
She eyed him for a moment and turned back to watch the road when he took her hand with a smile.
***
Ash stopped in front of the Pallet Town jewelry store. Misty looked at him curiously again. He only held open the door and waited for her to enter.
"Hello. Are you looking for something miss?" The owner asked.
She began to answer no when Ash interrupted her. "No, just looking around Steve."
"Ahh, may I assume this is Misty?" Steve asked.
Ash nodded and lifted her right arm. When he saw the bracelet, Steve smiled. "It looks beautiful on her."
"This is where I got that for you." Ash explained. "Do you mind if we just look around? We're not going to buy anything right now." He asked.
"Go ahead. It's not like you're going to block other customers from looking." Steve answered with a smile.
The two looked about the store and Ash smiled when Misty caught her breath when she looked over the template for her bracelet. She turned and hugged Ash quickly and turned back to look at it again. "It has the same Pokèmon as Erica." She noticed.
"Yes, that one was made for her." Steve said, joining them at the case. "A boy came in here a couple of years ago and asked me to make a bracelet for her. He never came back for it though."
"Who was it?" Ash asked. He knew everyone who had lived in Pallet Town all but the few years he'd been gone on his journey.
"I believe it was one of the guys who began training at the same time you did." He answered.
"Not Gary." Ash said thoughtfully. "Who were the other two? I never really ran into them."
"Wasn't it you, Gary, Damian, and Eric?" Steve asked.
Ash nodded. "I think that was the four of us. Now, which one would have liked Erica?" He asked himself as he pulled Charizard's Pokèball off his belt and smiled.
"Any of them like perfume?" Misty asked teasingly.
"I think Eric liked perfume, but Damian could have pulled a Brock and agreed to anything Erica asked of him." Ash replied, slightly put out by Misty's comment. She would always taunt him and ask him to buy perfume for her birthday or Christmas.
"I think it was Eric." Steve said.
"I'll just have to catch up to him and find out what happened." Ash smirked.
The two left the store shortly after. "That was fun, all those earrings, and rings, and bracelets." Misty stated as they headed back. "And thanks for showing me how you did create this bracelet especially for me." She smiled and kissed him on the cheek.
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Five, You're like a dream come true. *Contented sigh* I finally finished this part of the story. The next chapter actually starts out with them leaving Pallet, I've written part of it while waiting for some help on this one.
next chapter, or the one after, has a rather complex conversation between Pikachu and a wild Pokèmon. I planned out what they say, but I only give you the gist of it twice, once in English, and the other with another Pokèmon. If you want the translation, leave the request in a review.
I'm not sure if I'm going to play out the Eric/Erica romance I just created. I am trying to find a pairing for each of the gym leaders though. So both Misty's will end up with someone. It's just a question of which will be with Ash. *Evil Grin* another slight problem with this is that Bugsy in Japan is female. Which should I make him for my story?
How many of you thought Ash was planning something evil. How many thought Becky was in on it. She wasn't but she did 'create' the 'panic' at the lab to give her a plausible excuse to leave the two alone. She peeked through the window to make sure they weren't 'taking another step' if you understand what the title is for.
I brought back the bracelet Ash gave to Misty because I don't like items that just seem to disappear into the depths of the cartoon world. I think all the items I've given the group will make at least one appearance, though some will make more.
The chapter Ash and Misty were caught in the rain I meant to make a comment about Misty being tomboyish. I don't think she is. The closest part is her anger, but Jessie acts the same and no one, under threat of taking the brunt of it, calls her a tomboy so why Misty. She loves all the things girls stereotypically like so where does 'tomboy' come from?
I made tulips Misty's favorite flower because of something that will happen later. It needed to be something other than one of her family's names. I have heard her mother's name is Rose, so I'm going with that. She will play a part sometime later too.
With Gary showing interest in Misty, my favorite pairings are Ash/Misty, Brock/Suzy, and Gary/Duplica. Gary, Duplica, Ash, and Misty are kind of in a love quadrilateral for me. If the story doesn't involve my favorite pairings, it will probably have the couples switched. Ash/Duplica and Gary/Misty. I bring them up a few times before, mainly pointing out that the negative attitude most egoshippers I've seen say Gary/Misty could never happen. Why Ever Not! Misty and Gary have the same personality. It would be a good relationship, though their neighbor's may wish they lived out in the country and they may need a separate building to separate them after a fight, they could be a good couple.
I prefer Gary/Duplica mainly because Duplica could deflate Gary's ego anytime he started a fight. She did with Ash the first time they met and Ash had the same ego then. My support of Ash/Misty is only the secondary reason for wanting Gary/Duplica.
Summary:
Preferred: Ash/Misty and Gary/Duplica
Secondary: Ash/Duplica and Gary/Misty
I found this quote in a story that was posted and finished long before the episode those clips came from and thought it was funny, someone thought of using this line before the episode was probably thought of in Japan.
"It's no fun liking someone who doesn't like you back"
From Slumber Party by
Llyxius
Both Ash and Misty say something like this line. This is Ash's. Misty's caught my eye but I went back and couldn't find it. Just an interesting fact. You really should read the story. I've read it twice and sputtered when I had to hold in my laughter through most of it. (I might explain later)
It's not on my favorites list only because it's finished and I prefer to have only unfinished works there so I can get back to them easily. I have a doc. on my computer for finished fics.
Nova S. Thanks. I disagree with the Ex part of Brock's name though. Isn't an egg rather easy to break? Geo or On would fit him better anyway. And James quite literally has the potential of a Magikarp. Three times he causes them to evolve just by being around them. Once Temacu gets married, she'll have to change the last part of her name. She won't exactly be lonely if she's married, will she?
Stoko, that title wouldn't work only because, even though it will be a sister story, about the only thing tying the two together will be the events happening in both. And I also don't like the title '15 steps' for this one. I don't want to use it again.
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"Ash?" She whispered into the room, unsure of what had happened. Wearing only a bathing suit and a towel held her back from searching more actively.
She sighed in relief when the boy looked over the edge of the couch to her. "Hey Misty. I take it you still want me to brush out your hair?" He asked.
Misty smiled and sat beside him. "Yea, I thought the wetter it was, the easier it would be to pull the knots out." She said and handed him her brush.
"I'm going to warn you again, I rarely do this myself." He said, taking a handful of her hair and slowly running the brush through it.
"Just run the brush through my hair." She ordered.
"Ash?" She asked after a few moments of him silently brushing out her hair, surprising her how little he tugged.
"Yes?" He asked, not missing a stroke.
"Why is the light dimmer in here?"
He paused for a second before answering. "I think one of the bulbs burnt out." He explained, glad she was facing away from him.
Ash eventually finished freeing her hair from the accumulated knots. "I think I got them all out." He said and ran his fingers through her hair. She sighed at the feeling and began leaning back until Ash's stomach growled.
"Maybe we should have dinner." She groaned. "Where's Becky? Did she get back while I was in the shower and I just missed her?"
"She called and said there was a problem at the lab. She told me not to wait up for her." He answered.
"What did she go to the lab for?" Misty asked.
"I don't know, but soon after that my stomach growled and I decided to start dinner. It should be done before long." He answered.
"Alright, then I'll go get dressed." She replied and headed for the stairs.
"I'll have it set up by the time you come back down." Ash called from the kitchen. He heard her door close and grinned again. "Everything's ready now.
*****
Misty gasped when she came back down and saw the table. Candles and vases full of tulips adorned the table and anything close enough to add to the mood of the room. She smiled when Ash stepped out from the kitchen carrying the dish holding the meal.
"Ash, why?" She asked as he set the dish down and pulled out her chair.
"Considering what just happened through today, I thought it was a perfect time. I got the candles the last time we were here, but I couldn't find a good time to use them." He answered, as he took his place across from her.
Misty pulled one of the vases closer to her and breathed deeply. "I love tulips." She sighed. She looked around the room and her gaze caught the light fixture on the ceiling. "The bulb didn't burn out did it?" She teased as he served her.
Ash blushed and sat back down. "No, I just wanted the light dimmer to create the mood." He answered sheepishly.
"I love it." She said after she took a bite. "The mood and the meal." She said, silently thanking Samuel for inviting Delia and Mr. Mime to the research convention he had wanted to attend.
******
Misty sighed and snuggled closer to her boyfriend. This was proving to be the most romantic night they'd spent together.
Ash had put on some music and they danced after dinner until they were tired, which placed them where they were now, resting on the couch, watching some dumb show that seemed to involve Pokèmon in a talk show. How it got so popular when the thing talking only said a few words that couldn't be understood by humans was beyond her, but Ash seemed to be enjoying it, so she didn't complain. She was just happy he was sitting still and holding her close.
She looked up and caught him watching her. "Not watching the show?" She teased.
"No, I can understand Pikachu and my other Pokèmon well because we spend so much time together, but I can't tell what these ones are saying. Besides, it's background noise." He answered with a smile. "I got what I want to watch in my arms."
She smiled and stretched to kiss him. They met in the middle as Ash leaned down to ease her stretch. He kept leaning and soon, Misty broke off the kiss to keep from falling over. She didn't catch herself in time though and Ash followed her in collapsing on their sides across the couch. She withheld a grunt as he landed on her, and he quickly slid towards the back of the couch.
She tried to sit up, but his arms held her in place and she smiled as he placed a kiss on the back of her neck.
"What's wrong? Don't like this?" He whispered into her neck. She moved onto her back with a grin and kissed his cheek.
"I'm comfortable." She answered as he took his face from the couch padding. "I thought you would want to get up."
He leaned over and kissed her, and added her arm that was hanging over the edge to his hold.
*
A face peeked through the front window and grinned. She had thought those two needed some time alone. She turned and headed back to the lab thinking of how to repair the couple there.
*
Misty pulled her arm from under him and moved it around his neck. "I love you." She whispered and turned to stare directly into his eyes.
"I love you too." He answered, staring back.
"Ash?" Misty questioned, suddenly becoming more serious. "Did you ever start thinking about Duplica in a romantic sense?" When he paused before answering, she moved back making the only thing that kept her at the couch's level was Ash's hold.
"Misty. I told you, I love you and the only reason I spent so much time with Duplica was because, Firstly, you were sick and ordered me to meet her, and then I wanted to help her and Gary." He told her as he tried to pull her back. He succeeded and kissed her forehead. "If I'd known you were thinking I was leaving you for her, I would have been sure to spend more time with you. And I probably would have brought her to talk to you about it sooner." He smiled.
Misty smiled and leaned against him, saving her from the threat of the floor. She curled up against him and moved the arm he had left under her when they had fallen, to her head and laid down on it. "I'm sorry for suspecting you." She answered, closing her eyes. "Let's not let it happen again, ok?"
Ash nodded and kissed her eyelids. Misty sighed and attempted to fall asleep, but she was interrupted when Pikachu ran into the room yelling.
"Pi Pikachu. Pikachu Pikapi." The electric mouse said in a rush.
"We're over here Pikachu." Ash called to his Pokèmon. His smile faded when he saw his Pokèmon jump around the end of the couch worriedly. "Calm down Pikachu, I can't understand you." He said as a bubble of chatter exploded from the mouse.
"Pi. Pikachu. Pipipi." The mouse spoke only slightly slower than before. The last word caught in Misty's mind however.
"Togepi?" She asked, jerking up and knocking Ash away. "What happened to Togepi?"
"Pika." Pikachu answered, leaping up the stairs.
"Come on Ash." Misty called as she got up and followed the mouse upstairs.
They both overtook Pikachu when they heard the young Pokèmon's cries.
"Togepi, where are you?" Misty called worriedly as the three entered Ash's room.
"Pika chu." Pikachu answered her, pointing behind the dresser.
"Togepi?" Misty said and hit her head against the wall in her hurry to look.
The baby had gotten caught between the wall and the dresser and only quieted slightly when she heard her mother call her and got louder when Misty panicked.
"Ash, Togepi is caught. You need to move the dresser." She called. Pikachu slid under the egg and prepared to catch her as Ash struggled to budge the dresser.
"Hold on a moment." Ash called and ran out of the room. He quickly ran back in with Charizard following him. "Help me move it." He commanded.
Charizard quickly moved him out of the way and grasped the piece of furniture. Slowly the dresser slid from the wall and Pikachu and Misty smiled when Togepi was freed from its captor. Pikachu called for the dragon to continue to slide it back until he managed to emerge carrying the baby.
"Thank you Charizard." Misty said as she held Togepi close.
Ash patted the dragon on the back, as high as he could reach, and asked him to move it back. Charizard nodded as Ash moved behind Misty and held her and Togepi in his grasp. "How'd Togepi get back there?" He asked when Charizard had completed the task.
"Pikachu chu." Pikachu answered, leaning over his shoulder to look at Togepi.
"Teleport?" Ash said, turning to look at the mouse. "Togepi knows teleport?"
"Pika." He confirmed.
"Oh, Togepi. You learned a move." She cried.
Togepi, now happy to be free, answered in his normal manner. "Togetogepriiiii."
***
Becky returned the next morning to find the four snuggled together, Pikachu in Ash's lap and Misty holding Togepi with her head on Ash's shoulder. "I hope they had the evening they wanted." She whispered and headed up to the guest room to get some more sleep, she and Duplica had stayed up until early morning talking and exchanging gossip.
Ash was awoken by her entrance and grinned. "That's why she went to the lab." He said and smiled when Misty stirred.
"Morning Ash." She said without opening her eyes. She carefully shifted to where she could stand without waking the two Pokèmon. She set Togepi down beside Ash and stretched, lifting her shirt which caused Ash to blush.
Pikachu was the next to awaken as Misty left to prepare for the day. "Pi." He said smiling at his friend's distant look. He let Ash daydream for a while until his stomach growled. Pikachu let loose a thundershock to wake his master up.
"I take it you want food." Ash said after calming down and comforting Togepi, who began to cry at being woken so suddenly. Pikachu answered by looking sheepishly to the Pokèmon and leaping off Ash's knees and running into the kitchen.
Ash sighed and headed followed his Pokèmon with Togepi in his arms.
****
As the group ate Ash realized they hadn't decided on a time to leave. He voiced this and the two girls looked to each other.
"Maybe another week since Misty wasn't able to enjoy this week." Becky suggested.
"We don't have to stay another week for me if you two don't want to." Misty answered. "I had lots of fun the day I had, and I'm anxious to get back to training."
"Then tomorrow sound good?" Ash asked.
"Why not today?" Becky asked and tried to stifle a yawn.
"That." Ash joked. "And I have someplace I want to show Misty." He answered.
Misty looked to him confused then turned back to finish her meal.
Once they finished, Becky headed back upstairs to sleep, while Ash and Misty prepared to go out.
"So where are we going?" Misty asked as they left the house.
"You'll see." Ash answered cryptically.
She eyed him for a moment and turned back to watch the road when he took her hand with a smile.
***
Ash stopped in front of the Pallet Town jewelry store. Misty looked at him curiously again. He only held open the door and waited for her to enter.
"Hello. Are you looking for something miss?" The owner asked.
She began to answer no when Ash interrupted her. "No, just looking around Steve."
"Ahh, may I assume this is Misty?" Steve asked.
Ash nodded and lifted her right arm. When he saw the bracelet, Steve smiled. "It looks beautiful on her."
"This is where I got that for you." Ash explained. "Do you mind if we just look around? We're not going to buy anything right now." He asked.
"Go ahead. It's not like you're going to block other customers from looking." Steve answered with a smile.
The two looked about the store and Ash smiled when Misty caught her breath when she looked over the template for her bracelet. She turned and hugged Ash quickly and turned back to look at it again. "It has the same Pokèmon as Erica." She noticed.
"Yes, that one was made for her." Steve said, joining them at the case. "A boy came in here a couple of years ago and asked me to make a bracelet for her. He never came back for it though."
"Who was it?" Ash asked. He knew everyone who had lived in Pallet Town all but the few years he'd been gone on his journey.
"I believe it was one of the guys who began training at the same time you did." He answered.
"Not Gary." Ash said thoughtfully. "Who were the other two? I never really ran into them."
"Wasn't it you, Gary, Damian, and Eric?" Steve asked.
Ash nodded. "I think that was the four of us. Now, which one would have liked Erica?" He asked himself as he pulled Charizard's Pokèball off his belt and smiled.
"Any of them like perfume?" Misty asked teasingly.
"I think Eric liked perfume, but Damian could have pulled a Brock and agreed to anything Erica asked of him." Ash replied, slightly put out by Misty's comment. She would always taunt him and ask him to buy perfume for her birthday or Christmas.
"I think it was Eric." Steve said.
"I'll just have to catch up to him and find out what happened." Ash smirked.
The two left the store shortly after. "That was fun, all those earrings, and rings, and bracelets." Misty stated as they headed back. "And thanks for showing me how you did create this bracelet especially for me." She smiled and kissed him on the cheek.
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Five, You're like a dream come true. *Contented sigh* I finally finished this part of the story. The next chapter actually starts out with them leaving Pallet, I've written part of it while waiting for some help on this one.
next chapter, or the one after, has a rather complex conversation between Pikachu and a wild Pokèmon. I planned out what they say, but I only give you the gist of it twice, once in English, and the other with another Pokèmon. If you want the translation, leave the request in a review.
I'm not sure if I'm going to play out the Eric/Erica romance I just created. I am trying to find a pairing for each of the gym leaders though. So both Misty's will end up with someone. It's just a question of which will be with Ash. *Evil Grin* another slight problem with this is that Bugsy in Japan is female. Which should I make him for my story?
How many of you thought Ash was planning something evil. How many thought Becky was in on it. She wasn't but she did 'create' the 'panic' at the lab to give her a plausible excuse to leave the two alone. She peeked through the window to make sure they weren't 'taking another step' if you understand what the title is for.
I brought back the bracelet Ash gave to Misty because I don't like items that just seem to disappear into the depths of the cartoon world. I think all the items I've given the group will make at least one appearance, though some will make more.
The chapter Ash and Misty were caught in the rain I meant to make a comment about Misty being tomboyish. I don't think she is. The closest part is her anger, but Jessie acts the same and no one, under threat of taking the brunt of it, calls her a tomboy so why Misty. She loves all the things girls stereotypically like so where does 'tomboy' come from?
I made tulips Misty's favorite flower because of something that will happen later. It needed to be something other than one of her family's names. I have heard her mother's name is Rose, so I'm going with that. She will play a part sometime later too.
With Gary showing interest in Misty, my favorite pairings are Ash/Misty, Brock/Suzy, and Gary/Duplica. Gary, Duplica, Ash, and Misty are kind of in a love quadrilateral for me. If the story doesn't involve my favorite pairings, it will probably have the couples switched. Ash/Duplica and Gary/Misty. I bring them up a few times before, mainly pointing out that the negative attitude most egoshippers I've seen say Gary/Misty could never happen. Why Ever Not! Misty and Gary have the same personality. It would be a good relationship, though their neighbor's may wish they lived out in the country and they may need a separate building to separate them after a fight, they could be a good couple.
I prefer Gary/Duplica mainly because Duplica could deflate Gary's ego anytime he started a fight. She did with Ash the first time they met and Ash had the same ego then. My support of Ash/Misty is only the secondary reason for wanting Gary/Duplica.
Summary:
Preferred: Ash/Misty and Gary/Duplica
Secondary: Ash/Duplica and Gary/Misty
I found this quote in a story that was posted and finished long before the episode those clips came from and thought it was funny, someone thought of using this line before the episode was probably thought of in Japan.
"It's no fun liking someone who doesn't like you back"
From Slumber Party by
Llyxius
Both Ash and Misty say something like this line. This is Ash's. Misty's caught my eye but I went back and couldn't find it. Just an interesting fact. You really should read the story. I've read it twice and sputtered when I had to hold in my laughter through most of it. (I might explain later)
It's not on my favorites list only because it's finished and I prefer to have only unfinished works there so I can get back to them easily. I have a doc. on my computer for finished fics.
Nova S. Thanks. I disagree with the Ex part of Brock's name though. Isn't an egg rather easy to break? Geo or On would fit him better anyway. And James quite literally has the potential of a Magikarp. Three times he causes them to evolve just by being around them. Once Temacu gets married, she'll have to change the last part of her name. She won't exactly be lonely if she's married, will she?
Stoko, that title wouldn't work only because, even though it will be a sister story, about the only thing tying the two together will be the events happening in both. And I also don't like the title '15 steps' for this one. I don't want to use it again.
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