He he I'm back? Umm...I disappeared for a long time, that's because I had major writer's block. But I got my groove back thanks to Violet Emeralds. Thanks so much! I dedicate this chapter to her and her inspiration. Now how bout you update your fanfics too Violet? If you're looking for some good AAML fics read hers. They're awesome! I guarantee it! Now on with the fic!
Ash's Heart
Chapter 6
By Kasumi Yawa
"Ash Ketchum? Your father?" Misty asked in disbelief.
Eric looked at her strangely and nodded.
"Oh boy!" Misty muttered. 'Not only to I fall for guys I can't get, this one has a son!' Misty thought miserably.
"Umm...well how about if you come with me to my gym and you call your father?" Misty suggested. Eric nodded dejectedly.
They walked silently toward the Cerulean City Pokemon gym and Eric gaped at all the Water Pokemon. He had never seen so many in one place!
Misty smiled at Eric's expression.
"Do you like Pokemon?" Misty asked.
"Yes. Very much," Eric answered staring at a Starmie.
"Well do you have any Pokemon of your own?"
"Nope. I go to school all year round, and my dad doesn't even know about me liking Pokemon. That was a secret till I told you," Eric said, surprised he was able to tell this stranger his most well hidden passion. 'I guess since she's been the only person I've met who's mildly interested in me,' Eric thought.
"Wow. Well that's something we both have in common! I love Pokemon! Especially Water Pokemon. But forget Bug types. Eck! They're gross!" Misty said making a face. Eric giggled.
"I love all types," Eric told her. She smiled and nodded.
They sat down by the pool and continued talking about Pokemon. Eric forgot about his troubles and told Misty everything he never dare spoke with his father about. Misty listened and answered Eric, and thought what a great boy Eric was. 'Ash is sure lucky he has a son like Eric. I wonder why Eric doesn't like his father very much?' Misty thought.
The two grew silent in their thoughts and sat comfortably in silence.
"Eric, why aren't you happy with your father? He seemed like a very nice guy," Misty wanted to know. Eric sighed.
"You see I never knew who my mom was and well my dad isn't the fatherly type. He sends me off to boarding school and well he wants the best for me, but the best for me is my dad and that's what I want," Eric explained. Misty nodded.
"You're pretty smart for a little kid," Misty observed, with a smile. Eric blushed and smiled.
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Back at Pallet, Ash paced back and forth, waiting for any news from his son. He was growing worried every minute.
"WHERE CAN HE BE?" Ash shouted, his voice echoing in the large library.
Suddenly, the phone rang. He rushed toward the ringing phone.
"Hello? Hello? Eric?" Ash asked hastily.
"Mr. Ketchum?" A woman's voice asked.
"Yes, this is he," Ash answered.
"Oh hi! This is Misty from the Cerulean City gym. I hope this isn't inconvenient but I have your son here. I found him and his safe here with me," Misty said, smiling back at Eric, who looked worried.
"Oh thank goodness. I was so worried. I want to thank you so much!" Ash said, with a sigh of relief.
"Oh it was no trouble at all. Your son is very charming. I quite enjoyed his company. We would have called sooner, which was a bit irresponsible for my part, but we lost track of time. I hope you don't mind," Misty explained.
"Oh no of course not," Ash answered. 'Eric opened up to a complete stranger and not to his own father?' thought Ash, jealously.
"Would you like to him?" Misty asked, gesturing to Eric to come to the phone, when he clearly didn't want to. Misty shoved Eric and handed him the phone.
"Hello? Dad?" Eric asked timidly.
"Eric Alan Ketchum! You know how much you had me worried!" Ash reprimanded, trying to stay calm. Eric fumed.
"So now you realize you have a son, right?" Eric asked angrily. Misty winced at the tone of Eric's voice, and was astonished at this news.
"Just leave me alone! You know nothing about me!" Eric continued quite harshly.
"Eric, please listen to me. You're right, and I'm sorry. Please just come home. We'll talk. We have to do a lot of talking," Ash said, talking more to himself. Eric contemplated for a moment than sighed.
"Promise?" Eric asked.
"Promise," Ash answered determinedly. Eric smiled and said goodbye to his father. He then handed the phone back to Misty and sat on the ground and played with one of the baby Seel. Misty took the phone and said hello.
"Miss Waterflower, I want to thank you for taking care of my son," Ash said.
"Oh it was no problem," Misty said brightly, "It was a delight. But Mr. Ketchum--"
"Please call me Ash," he interrupted.
"Ash," Misty answered with a smile, "I never knew you had a son?" Ash sighed.
"It was well kept secret, and a very long story. Why don't you bring my son back tomorrow and I would like you to stay for lunch and I'll tell you everything?" Ash suggested.
Misty agreed and they hung up the phone. Misty turned to Eric and smiled and explained to him the plan. He seemed pleased and spent the night at the gym with a smile on his face.
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Back at Pallet, Ash had decided to a small background check on Misty Waterflower in the Pokemon League database. Her file was:
Name: Misty Waterflower
Status: Single
Occupation: Cerulean City Pokemon Gym Leader
Family: 3 sisters, Violet, Daisy and Lily Waterflower
Pokemon Type: Water
Skills: 85%
Ash smiled at how great Misty's skill percentage was. 'She must be well trained,' Ash thought admirably. He sighed and went to his room and dreamed of Misty without remembering.
Well that's where I shall stop. The only way for you to find out what happens is by clicking on that little purple box on the bottom of your screen and leaving a review. You know you want to ~_^ Give it a try. It won't hurt. Till next time!
Ash's Heart
Chapter 6
By Kasumi Yawa
"Ash Ketchum? Your father?" Misty asked in disbelief.
Eric looked at her strangely and nodded.
"Oh boy!" Misty muttered. 'Not only to I fall for guys I can't get, this one has a son!' Misty thought miserably.
"Umm...well how about if you come with me to my gym and you call your father?" Misty suggested. Eric nodded dejectedly.
They walked silently toward the Cerulean City Pokemon gym and Eric gaped at all the Water Pokemon. He had never seen so many in one place!
Misty smiled at Eric's expression.
"Do you like Pokemon?" Misty asked.
"Yes. Very much," Eric answered staring at a Starmie.
"Well do you have any Pokemon of your own?"
"Nope. I go to school all year round, and my dad doesn't even know about me liking Pokemon. That was a secret till I told you," Eric said, surprised he was able to tell this stranger his most well hidden passion. 'I guess since she's been the only person I've met who's mildly interested in me,' Eric thought.
"Wow. Well that's something we both have in common! I love Pokemon! Especially Water Pokemon. But forget Bug types. Eck! They're gross!" Misty said making a face. Eric giggled.
"I love all types," Eric told her. She smiled and nodded.
They sat down by the pool and continued talking about Pokemon. Eric forgot about his troubles and told Misty everything he never dare spoke with his father about. Misty listened and answered Eric, and thought what a great boy Eric was. 'Ash is sure lucky he has a son like Eric. I wonder why Eric doesn't like his father very much?' Misty thought.
The two grew silent in their thoughts and sat comfortably in silence.
"Eric, why aren't you happy with your father? He seemed like a very nice guy," Misty wanted to know. Eric sighed.
"You see I never knew who my mom was and well my dad isn't the fatherly type. He sends me off to boarding school and well he wants the best for me, but the best for me is my dad and that's what I want," Eric explained. Misty nodded.
"You're pretty smart for a little kid," Misty observed, with a smile. Eric blushed and smiled.
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Back at Pallet, Ash paced back and forth, waiting for any news from his son. He was growing worried every minute.
"WHERE CAN HE BE?" Ash shouted, his voice echoing in the large library.
Suddenly, the phone rang. He rushed toward the ringing phone.
"Hello? Hello? Eric?" Ash asked hastily.
"Mr. Ketchum?" A woman's voice asked.
"Yes, this is he," Ash answered.
"Oh hi! This is Misty from the Cerulean City gym. I hope this isn't inconvenient but I have your son here. I found him and his safe here with me," Misty said, smiling back at Eric, who looked worried.
"Oh thank goodness. I was so worried. I want to thank you so much!" Ash said, with a sigh of relief.
"Oh it was no trouble at all. Your son is very charming. I quite enjoyed his company. We would have called sooner, which was a bit irresponsible for my part, but we lost track of time. I hope you don't mind," Misty explained.
"Oh no of course not," Ash answered. 'Eric opened up to a complete stranger and not to his own father?' thought Ash, jealously.
"Would you like to him?" Misty asked, gesturing to Eric to come to the phone, when he clearly didn't want to. Misty shoved Eric and handed him the phone.
"Hello? Dad?" Eric asked timidly.
"Eric Alan Ketchum! You know how much you had me worried!" Ash reprimanded, trying to stay calm. Eric fumed.
"So now you realize you have a son, right?" Eric asked angrily. Misty winced at the tone of Eric's voice, and was astonished at this news.
"Just leave me alone! You know nothing about me!" Eric continued quite harshly.
"Eric, please listen to me. You're right, and I'm sorry. Please just come home. We'll talk. We have to do a lot of talking," Ash said, talking more to himself. Eric contemplated for a moment than sighed.
"Promise?" Eric asked.
"Promise," Ash answered determinedly. Eric smiled and said goodbye to his father. He then handed the phone back to Misty and sat on the ground and played with one of the baby Seel. Misty took the phone and said hello.
"Miss Waterflower, I want to thank you for taking care of my son," Ash said.
"Oh it was no problem," Misty said brightly, "It was a delight. But Mr. Ketchum--"
"Please call me Ash," he interrupted.
"Ash," Misty answered with a smile, "I never knew you had a son?" Ash sighed.
"It was well kept secret, and a very long story. Why don't you bring my son back tomorrow and I would like you to stay for lunch and I'll tell you everything?" Ash suggested.
Misty agreed and they hung up the phone. Misty turned to Eric and smiled and explained to him the plan. He seemed pleased and spent the night at the gym with a smile on his face.
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Back at Pallet, Ash had decided to a small background check on Misty Waterflower in the Pokemon League database. Her file was:
Name: Misty Waterflower
Status: Single
Occupation: Cerulean City Pokemon Gym Leader
Family: 3 sisters, Violet, Daisy and Lily Waterflower
Pokemon Type: Water
Skills: 85%
Ash smiled at how great Misty's skill percentage was. 'She must be well trained,' Ash thought admirably. He sighed and went to his room and dreamed of Misty without remembering.
Well that's where I shall stop. The only way for you to find out what happens is by clicking on that little purple box on the bottom of your screen and leaving a review. You know you want to ~_^ Give it a try. It won't hurt. Till next time!