Chapter 4:The way things are

Nine months after the last chapter…

Ash paced up and down the corridor so many times he was starting to get dizzy. * How long does it take to have a baby?*. He pushed his hand through his hair which was now matted with sweat…he was extremely nervous. He had been waiting there for about 2 hours as Misty didn't want him in the room for fear of him fainting…but to him it had seemed like an eternity. Brock suddenly appeared walking beside him holding a polystyrene cup full of strong coffee.

"Thanks Man" He took the cup in his shaking hands and spilt half of it down his jacket without realising it. Brock simply laughed.

"Man you are completely out of it! Look sit down, it's ok. Myst is doing well and soon you will be able to go in and see the baby."

"Has it been born?!"

"Not yet…but soon. Be patient." Brock continued to chuckle to himself and then the pair sat in silence for another 2…hours….

* 2 Hours Later *

"Oh my God…um… Yeah…Um..OK…right..Ok" Ash ran out of the hospital room and straight into Brock.

"Hey man what's the rush?!"

"M - Myst...b - baby…gotta call mom… "

"I-is everything ok?"

"Gotta go…" Ash ran off around the corner to find the payphone. When he eventually found it, it took him 10 minutes to get the change out of his pocket, and then another 5 to remember his mother's phone number.

"Mom?"

"Hi Ash Honey! How is Misty doing?"

"Um yeah Myst is ok…Mom…I have a little girl…"as he spoke the words a huge grin spread across his face.

"Ash that's WONDERFUL!!How is she doing?"

"Um…She's ok I think. I've been in a bit of a daze so I'm not quite sure what's going on. I wanna go check on them so I'll ring back later ok?"

"Yes of course! Give my love to the girls then! Bye!"

"Bye"

Ash hung up and stood with his hand on the receiver for a minute or two trying to take it all in, then he began walking round to the room Misty was in. He peered through the glass panel on the door, and saw Misty with the tiny bundle in her arms. He looked closer and saw she was crying. Fear swept over his body like he had never felt before, and he had to hold onto the door when his knees buckled. Slowly he opened the door and dragged his dread-filled body into the small, pale green room. Misty looked up and smiled. Ash was confused.

"Hey Myst…"

"Hiya daddy!" Ash sank into the chair beside the bed.

"What was wrong with you a second ago myst…why were you crying?"

"Oh…"Misty's eyes filled with tears as she was reminded " I just had a daughter, and my mother wasn't alive to see her"

"Myst…jeez…well you know u will always have my mom…but I guess it's not the same2

"No Ash it's not nearly the same…but it's ok. Look at her, She's just so perfect…"

"Hmmm, lemme have a hold then!"

"Here, now remember how o hold her properly…like the midwife said…yeah that's right…"

"Myst it's my daughter I think I can manage! What are we gonna call her then?"

"I'm not sure yet…let's wait and see shall we?"

"Ok." Ash climbed up onto the bed and sat next to Misty, who moved across to make space. He put his arm round her shoulders and squeezed her gently.

"I love you Misty, Thank you for this…"

"It was hardly only me…!"

"Hmmm. Now my life is perfect." They closed their eyes and soon Misty fell asleep. Ash returned the baby to the cot, planted a soft kiss on Misty's forehead and went out of the room, closing the door softly as he left.

A/N:

Okies…sorry for the time it took…I like this chapter…dunno why ^_^ sorry for the bit where ash thanks misty…its quite shameful. I hope u all r well and stuff…I have a nearly broken arm @ de mo @ _ @. Erm Review…coz there's more…but you won't get it unless I get at least …20 reviews in the next fortnight okies…and it starts to get quite dramatical soon so…bai bai!

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