Hey guys heehee I'm back! And with chapter 5! I hope you guys are enjoying it so far! I was in such a writer's block! I finally got some help from a friend, one of my best buds and fellow fanfic writer Alyssa, you can catch her awesome fanfics under her pen name AAML Destination Love unlimited. She writes awesome fanfics. And soon we'll be writing are new fic called "Loving Embrace." So look out for that too! Well enough with my babbling and on with the story. Side note: Alot of credit goes to Alyssa for helping me. Thanks alot and I know you probably weren't assuming I would give you credit. But you do. You're always there for me. Thank and in the end you'll always have friends (and moldy bread . LOL!) Moldy bread 4 ever. MWA HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!


Disclaimer: Like umm no I don't own Pokemon. Do I look like I can afford Pokemon? No I didn't think so.


Ash's Heart
Chapter 5
By Kasumi Yawa



Eric had just landed in Pallet and was greeted by his father. His father wore an expensive Armani suit, and stood tall with no expression on his face. When Ash glanced at his son his face brightened and he waved him over.

"Hey Eric." Ash said as he embraced his son. "It's been awhile, huh?"

"Yeah, I guess." Eric answered emotionless.

Ash noticed the tension and forced a smile.

"How about we get a bite to eat and you can tell me all about your trip?" Ash suggested.

"What's there to say?" Eric replied.

Ash sighed. This was going to be harder than he expected.



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Back at Cerulean, Misty was cleaning out the pool. He forehead was covered in beads of sweat as she continued scrubbing the pool wall. She hated doing this every month, but her sisters somehow always "disappeared." She sighed as she wiped away the sweat. She looked up and around at her work. She smiled and climbed out of the pool. She decided to make some lunch and go onto the patio. She made herself a sandwich and sat on a lawn chair. She ate her lunch in content, and her thoughts were reverted to her sisters. Daisy was getting married soon, and Misty was stunned that her sisters all had wonderful boyfriends and she was alone. She wanted to settle down and start a family of her own. As much as she loved her pokemon, she wanted to raise her own children. She sighed and got up to go into town. She then thought of Ash. She wondered what he was up to. She smiled thinking of what a nice guy he was. She hadn't met any nice guys in awhile and he seemed really amusing. She sighed when she knew she had no chance with him. He probably already had a beautiful girlfriend. Probably that May person. Misty shook her head, 'Why do I always end up falling for guys I don't have a chance with?' she thought sadly. She walked into town to buy some pokemon anticdotes.


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It had been a week since Eric had arrived in Pallet. His time with his father was very awkward, and time spent his with father seemed useless, especially when you considered that he and his father and nothing in common!

Eric was interested in Pokemon, but never revealed it to his father. He assumed his father would think it was a waste of time, when you could be working hard in an office rather than traveling around and training Pokemon. Eric sighed as he lay on his bed. He heard a knock on his door and it was the maid, Sue. She smiled gently.

"Hey Eric, dear why don't you go out? Huh? It's so nice outside." Sue suggested.

Eric pulled himself up and looked at Sue for a moment, then nodded. He put on his shoes and walked out in the bright sunshine. He decided he wanted to walk out of Pallet and to the next closest town. He heard they had nice Pokemon there. However, before he could go anywhere he heard his name being called. He looked around and he saw his father.

"Hey Eric. Where you heading for?" Ash asked, smiling.

"No where in particular." He answered flatly. Ash noticed his son's coldness. He sighed inwardly. He wanted so much to understand his son, but didn't know how. Then he got an idea.

"Hey Eric how about if we go on a father-son trip?" Ash asked. Eric cracked a smile.

"That sounds awesome dad!" Eric said enthusiastically.

"That's my boy!" Ash said. "I'll go set it up ok?"

Eric nodded. When Ash went inside, Eric pumped his arm in excitment. It was funny how alike he was like his father when his father was young. He walked into the backyard and grabbed a basketball and began dribbling it. Suddenly he heard yelling from inside. It was his father. Ash had gotten a call from the league. Something was going wrong and he had to go to Viridian City immediately. He was yelling that he couldn't go, but knew he was tied and couldn't get out of it. He sighed when he hung up, and walked outside to see his son looking at him.

"Eric, I'm sorry, but they need me down at the league." Ash said quietly.

"But dad?" Eric couldn't even speak. He dropped the basketball and ran, ran until he couldn't run anymore, run until he got away from his so-called father. He didn't realize that he had run right into Cerulean. He stopped when he saw how beautiful of a city it was. He saw all the houses and stores. It was really different from Pallet. He forgot about his father, and continued exploring the sights. He made his way to the lake. He sat down on the ground and just looked at the serene view in front of him. He never saw a more calm and beautiful place.

Suddenly a Pokemon popped out of the lake, right in front of Eric. He gasped. It was a Psyduck! He couldn't believe he actually had seen a real one. He had seen pictures of Psyducks, but they were all in the textbooks back at his school.

All of a sudden, he heard a voice that belonged to a pretty lady. She was about the same age as his father, but looked like an energetic, loving woman.

"Psyduck! You stupid pokemon where did you get off too?" She shouted.

Eric winced; maybe she wasn't loving at all.

"Oh Psyduck, you know I didn't mean to lose you!" She said more sincerely.

Eric smiled. He was right about the woman after all.

The woman spotted Eric and Psyduck and smiled.

"There you are Psyduck! Oh hi there! I haven't seen you here before." She said.

"Hi, umm...I'm just visiting." Eric replied.

"Well nice to meet you. My name is Misty Waterflower and I believe you found my Psyduck. Silly Pokemon." She said smiling. She shook her head and bent down and picked up Psyduck and hugged it.

"You had me so worried!" She whispered.

She let go of Psyduck and looked at Eric.

"Thanks so much for finding Psyduck." Misty said.

"Oh, it just happened to find me actually." Eric said, laughing. Misty giggled.

"Where are you from?" Misty wanted to know.

"Well right now I'm visiting my dad. He lives in Pallet, but I just came here for a visit." Eric explained.

"Where's your father." Misty asked looking around for his father.

"He isn't here. He probably doesn't even care." Eric said flatly.

"Oh c'mon now. You don't mean that!" Misty responded.

"Yes I do!" Eric answered back.

"Who's your father?" Misty asked.

"You might know my dad. He's the Pokemon Master. His name is Ash Ketchum." Eric answered.

Misty gasped.

"Your father is Ash Ketchum?" She asked quietly.






MWA HA HA HA HA HA!!! A sort of cliffhanger. I know it's been awhile that I've updated, but the push from my friend Alyssa I decided to continue. Hope you like this chap, and you better review! 10 reviews and I promise to continue real soon. Until next time this is Kasumi Yawa saying goodnight. Goodnight!