Chapter 12: Dreaming of Love
Ash was standing with Brock and Tracey in the hallway outside of their room. Pikachu was sitting on Ash's shoulder trying to keep from falling off as Ash fidgeted around. There was a secret reason that Ash was so nervous. Brock and Tracey didn't have any idea what Ash was planning and, in fact, the plan was so secret that Ash's loyal Pikachu didn't even have a clue. Misty was in their room changing for the formal dinner and they were waiting on her. The guys had already changed into their tuxedos and were all ready. Ash was pacing the floor nervously even though a far off, distant point of his mind told him that he didn't need to be so nervous because he wasn't actually here yet. In all reality he was sound asleep in bed with Misty in his arms, and this was all a dream of what he imagined it would be like the next night. But this didn't calm the anxiety that Ash was dreaming.
Moments later, Misty came walking out of the room looking like an absolute vision and Brock and Tracey had to try to help Ash put his eyes back in his head as he stood there drooling and acting like Brock whenever he saw a pretty girl. Misty just giggled as she saw Ash's reaction to her formal dress. Little did she know that before the night was out, depending on how she responded to Ash's surprise, her life would be changed forever.
Before they headed to the dining room for dinner, Ash excused himself for a moment, saying that he had forgotten something in the room. Once inside, he locked the door and after rummaging around in his suitcase for a moment Ash found what he was looking for. It was a small box containing an elegant diamond ring. A ring that he planned to give to Misty later on that evening when he asked her a very special question. After placing the box in the inside pocket of his tuxedo jacket, he walked back out into the hallway and joined his friends.
When they entered the dining room and walked to their table, Ash felt very lucky to have the most beautiful woman on the ship on his arm. Then he found himself hoping feverently that Misty would like the surprise he had for her as he carefully patted his pocket. At the table, Ash pulled the chair out for Misty and helped her to sit as Brock and Tracey looked on smiling and Pikachu snickered a little bit.
After having a very nice dinner together Ash tried to determine the perfect time to spring his surprise on Misty. He was extremely nervous because how this one night went would affect both him and Misty for the rest of their lives. Ash hoped that everything went as well as he had planned it. Finally it was time and Ash took a deep breath and turned to the woman that he loved and took her hand.
"Misty?"
"Yeah, Ash." Misty was curious about Ash's abrupt change in behavior tonight.
"There is something that I would like to ask you." Ash said as he got out of his chair and dropped to one knee before Misty, who gasped and looked at Ash in shock, pulling the box from his pocket in the process. Brock and Tracey finally realized what was going on and sat there wide-eyed with their mouths gaping open.
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Unfortunately for Ash, he wouldn't know Misty's answer until the next night when he got to the real thing. This was because just as his dream got to that point a deeper sleep overcame him and the dream ended as his mind became engulfed in a black nothingness.
Ash was standing with Brock and Tracey in the hallway outside of their room. Pikachu was sitting on Ash's shoulder trying to keep from falling off as Ash fidgeted around. There was a secret reason that Ash was so nervous. Brock and Tracey didn't have any idea what Ash was planning and, in fact, the plan was so secret that Ash's loyal Pikachu didn't even have a clue. Misty was in their room changing for the formal dinner and they were waiting on her. The guys had already changed into their tuxedos and were all ready. Ash was pacing the floor nervously even though a far off, distant point of his mind told him that he didn't need to be so nervous because he wasn't actually here yet. In all reality he was sound asleep in bed with Misty in his arms, and this was all a dream of what he imagined it would be like the next night. But this didn't calm the anxiety that Ash was dreaming.
Moments later, Misty came walking out of the room looking like an absolute vision and Brock and Tracey had to try to help Ash put his eyes back in his head as he stood there drooling and acting like Brock whenever he saw a pretty girl. Misty just giggled as she saw Ash's reaction to her formal dress. Little did she know that before the night was out, depending on how she responded to Ash's surprise, her life would be changed forever.
Before they headed to the dining room for dinner, Ash excused himself for a moment, saying that he had forgotten something in the room. Once inside, he locked the door and after rummaging around in his suitcase for a moment Ash found what he was looking for. It was a small box containing an elegant diamond ring. A ring that he planned to give to Misty later on that evening when he asked her a very special question. After placing the box in the inside pocket of his tuxedo jacket, he walked back out into the hallway and joined his friends.
When they entered the dining room and walked to their table, Ash felt very lucky to have the most beautiful woman on the ship on his arm. Then he found himself hoping feverently that Misty would like the surprise he had for her as he carefully patted his pocket. At the table, Ash pulled the chair out for Misty and helped her to sit as Brock and Tracey looked on smiling and Pikachu snickered a little bit.
After having a very nice dinner together Ash tried to determine the perfect time to spring his surprise on Misty. He was extremely nervous because how this one night went would affect both him and Misty for the rest of their lives. Ash hoped that everything went as well as he had planned it. Finally it was time and Ash took a deep breath and turned to the woman that he loved and took her hand.
"Misty?"
"Yeah, Ash." Misty was curious about Ash's abrupt change in behavior tonight.
"There is something that I would like to ask you." Ash said as he got out of his chair and dropped to one knee before Misty, who gasped and looked at Ash in shock, pulling the box from his pocket in the process. Brock and Tracey finally realized what was going on and sat there wide-eyed with their mouths gaping open.
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Unfortunately for Ash, he wouldn't know Misty's answer until the next night when he got to the real thing. This was because just as his dream got to that point a deeper sleep overcame him and the dream ended as his mind became engulfed in a black nothingness.