The Songfic Trilogy Chapter 2: Misty's Song, a pokémon fanfic

Disclaimer: The Pokémon rights belong to Nintendo. I don't own any part of it.

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*Semi-Misty's POV*

"G'night Brock, g'night Pikachu," Ash said, yawning. "G'night Misty," he added after some thought. "See you in the morning…"

With that, he slipped into his sleeping bag.

"Good night Ash," Misty said in reply. "Sweet dreams…"

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Out here in the quiet of the night
Beneath the stars and moon
We both know we've got something on our minds
We won't admit but it's true
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Misty got into her own sleeping bag, but couldn't sleep. She watched the back of the figure which was lying a slight distance away. His familiar snores didn't come yet, leaving the night oddly quiet.

'That's strange,' Misty thought. 'He usually falls asleep immediately. But then, he seems to be acting slightly strangely lately…'

Ash was stirring in his sleeping bag, as if bothered about something. Misty continued watching him silently, her mind drifting occasionally.

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You look at me, I look away…
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All of a sudden, Ash shifted and turned around, facing her.

Misty quickly rolled over to the other side, breathing fast. She felt his stare burn on her back.

'Why did I do that?' she asked herself.

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I wanna tell you what I'm feeling but I don't know how to start
I wanna tell you but now I'm afraid that you might break my heart
Oh why should anything so easy ever be so hard to do?
I wanna tell you what I feeling and to say that I love you
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A long train of thoughts ran through her head. She was completely unsure of what to do, and just laid there arguing with herself. 'Just tell him, Misty… you're the only ones awake. He feels the same, you know it…'

'But… what if I'm wrong? What if he doesn't care about me at all…?'

'Well, there's only one way to find out…'

Misty took a deep breath and prepared to turn back to Ash and reveal her heart's yearning. But then, her muscles failed her and she couldn't bring herself to do it. She exhaled again, feeling defeated. She thought back to the past few days…

***
I practice all the things that I could say
Line by line, every word
I tell myself today could be the day
But every time I lose my nerve
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Misty was sitting under a tree by herself, working out her strategy.

"Ash, I love you… No, that didn't sound right…"

"Ash, we've been best friends for so long, but I feel… Oh, that sounds even worse!"

She was ready to scream out loud in frustration but knew that it would be difficult to explain, so she squeezed her eyes shut and gritted her teeth and screamed in her mind.

"Misty, you okay?" an all-too familiar voice asked.

Misty almost exploded in sudden panic. "Um… yeah, I'm fine…" she muttered, avoiding his gaze. She quickly got up and walked away.

A few steps later, she hesitated. "Ash…?"

She turned back towards him and saw his eyes boring down on her, seemingly filled with what appeared to be hope.

The words were at the tip of her tongue, but it suddenly seemed like a bad idea to say them. "Nothing…"

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I look at you, you look away…
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Later at dinner, the atmosphere was strangely quiet. For some reason, nobody had anything to say and nobody seemed to be hungry.

Out of the corner of her eyes, Misty noticed Ash watching at her. She looked up, and he quickly shifted his gaze downwards and started playing with his food.

Quietly, Brock got up and walked away. Pikachu followed.

For a few agonizing minutes, the place was totally silent. Not a leaf rustled, not a bird chirped.

At last, Ash spoke up. "Where do you think they went?"

"Dunno…"

The rest of the evening was filled with a silence that could drive a person insane.

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Why, why do you turn away?
It must be you're afraid like me
I try, but I can't pretend that I
Don't feel for you the way I do
Can't you see?
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Finally, Misty's mind was brought back to the present by familiar snores. She looked around. Ash had turned the other way again, and his chest rose and fell rhythmically. He was faintly illuminated by the light from the full moon, making him look like an angel.

Misty's heart cried out painfully at the boy who was so near yet far away…

"I love you…" Misty whispered softly.

Ash suddenly gave a loud yawn and sat up. "Did you say something, Misty?" he asked sleepily.

Her heart hammered faster than the laws of physics allowed.. 'This is your chance to tell him!'

She opened her mouth to say something. "Me? No, nothing! I didn't say anything, Ash. Goodnight…"

Ash stared at her for a moment, and then shrugged and lay down once more. After a short while, his loud snores could be heard.

'No!' Misty screamed silently. She closed her eyes, feeling crushed. A single tear squeezed its way out from her eyelids and dripped, unnoticed, onto the ground.

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A/N: There, second part's done. Hope you liked it. Last one's coming out in about a month's time.