( Disclaimer: As usual I forgot to put this disclaimer up before. I hate
these dumb things. You people know I don't own pokemon.)
Love Will Find A Way
VenusFlame2
Part 2: Cutting You Out Of The Picture
As night came around Misty waited on the couch of April's house and wondered where Ash and April could be, April had gone to the store and Ash went out for a walk, at leas that's what they claimed. He even left Pikachu there. Misty kept reading his note over and over and everytime she did she got more angry. Brock was taking a nap and Misty decided to not share anything more on the fear that she might accidently share too much of. The door bell rang. Misty opened the door to a big boquet of flowers, she admired them and Togepi did too.
"Wow, Togepi, who do you think this is from? Look at all these flowers, roses, lotas, diasies, lilies, violets, even misty flowers," Smiled Misty most happy at that. She picked up the flowers and read the card, it was a sorry card from Jeremy, obviously for April.
Roses are red, Lilies are pink, I'm very sorry for saying that "Love Stinks."
Misty smiled at the card as she placed Togepi on the table.
"Well, it's not exactly, Shakespear... But it's cute." Just then the door opened, April walked in and took off her jacket and closed the door softly hopeing not to wake anyone. When she turned to see Misty standing right there her eyes popped opened and she nervously smiled.
"Oh, Misty, I didn't... Know you were there, you're more quiet than Ash and Brock give you credit for," April laughed nervously. This time Misty wasn't smile. She was tired of how friendly April has been, Ash and Brock may not have been able to see through her little fake disguise, but she could.
"You've been gone for a while, April, that must have been some food."
"Sure, was," Smiled April, rubbing her stomach as if she actually ate. For some reason Misty could sense this was a bold face lie but didn't go anymore into it. Instead she handed her the flowers from Jeremy.
"These are from Jeremy, the card is kind of corney, but the flowers are beautiful."
"Then you have it, I don't want em," cringed April backing away from them like the way Misty usually does when she comes in contact with a bug.
"What?"
"Take em, they're yours now, I'm alergic anyway, I don't want them and I don't want him," She stood proudly then announced, "I've found someone else... At least I think so."
"Uh... Really... Just like that, huh? Um... Who...Who is he?" Misty asked fearing it was Ash.
"Well, he's smart and cute and is so romantic," April said in a deep daze thinking about him, avoiding answering Misty's question directly.
"Romantic?" Misty smiled, she definitly wasn't talking about Ash.
"He's so passionate about his feelings..."
"Well, I'm happy for you," Misty said truthfully now certain it wasn't Ash.
"Yeah, he's the greatest, well... Goodnight," she said making her way to her room. Misty walked over to turn off the lights but just then the door opened.
"Ash?" Questioned Misty to the dark figure approuching. Ash closed the door and looked at Misty less surprised to see her than April was.
"Oh, hey, Misty, what are you and Pikachu doing up so late?"
"Funny, I was going to ask you the same thing," Misty said as anger rose in her voice, she turned off the light, picked up his note and shoved it in his face, "You went for a walk without your pokemon, you didn't even take Pikachu."
"What's wrong with that?"
"Where were you, Ash... Really?" Asked Misty more calmly.
"None of your business, Misty, you're not my mother, wife or girlfriend. I don't have to tell you anything," Argued Ash defensively as he left the room. Most of the time Misty would have snapped back at him but the part about not being his wife or girlfriend just dawned reality on her. She felt shutted out like she took no part of Ash or his life and that hurted... It's hurted a lot. She took her flowers and slowly walked to her room.
"Come on, Togepi," Misty whispered softly as Togepi followed her happily into her room and Misty closed her eyes tightly digging her nose into her flowers to smell the beautiful scent and drown her sorrows in them, so at least for one brief moment she could forget about her heart which was starting to break in two. Was it really worth it? Pikachu watched in despair, he didn't like seeing Misty so down.
The next morning Misty and Ash were the only ones up, even their pokemon were still asleep. Ash sat near Misty but his head buried in the newspaper you couldn't see his face at all. Misty sipped her juice feeling Ash was acting very childish.
"Ash?"
Ash did not respond to her voice, didn't move a muscle, just went on ignoring her.
"Ash?"
"Ash..." Misty was now getting more and more angry. She snatched the newspaper from his face. "Ash!"
"Hey! What do you want?"
"Nothing. I just was beginning to forget how you look like," Misty said frustrated as she got up from the table.
"Misty, do you mind...? I'd like to see what's going on with the pokemon section."
"Oh, big surprise," Cooed Misty walking near the trash can.
"Can you give me the newspaper?"
"Oh... You mean this one," Teased Misty, playing dumb as she was rocking the paper side to side, "No... I want to read it, Ash."
"No, you don't, you just want to irratate me," Frowned Ash.
"No, I don't..." Misty smiled at the thought of it, "that's just a bonus." Misty didn't want to seem this annoying, but she was still hurt from what he said last night and couldn't help it anymore. Ash rushed over to her and began reaching out for the newspaper as Misty resisted and put her back to him. Instinctively Ash grabbed tightly around her and reached out for the newspaper, Misty bent over keeping it more out at a longer distance.
"Misty! Give it to me!"
"No!"
"Hey, hey, what's going on in here?" Asked Brock walking in holding Pikachu and Togepi both seeming still sleepy, "I came in here to cook breakfast, not whitness a grudge match... Again." April walked in too.
"Good morning, whoa..." Grinned April looking at Ash holding Misty by the waist, "Obviously some peoples mornings are better than others."
"Misty, won't give me the paper I was reading," Ash complained breaking away from Misty.
"As if Ash actually reads," Teased Misty.
"Misty..." Before Brock could say anything more, Misty straighted herself back up and folded the newspapaer.
"Fine, you want your stupid newspaper?" She rushed over to him and shoved it into his stomach, "Fine! Have it!" She rushed out the kitchen.
"You think she's mad?" Asked April. Brock shrugged as if it was an everyday thing, which it usually was.
"Probably," He answered, still tired Brock walked slowly back to his room. When Ash was sure Brock left, Ash walked over to April.
"Remember that question you asked me last night at the park?" Said Ash as Pikachu walked in and spied on the two.
"Yeah, I asked if you could go out with me," Said April remembering it clearly, "And you said you needed time to think about it."
"Well, I'd like to go out with you, April, if you still want me too." April was happy at his answer but wasn't sure whether he was just doing this because he was angry with Misty. But she didn't care at all, she just jumped up and down.
"Oh, that's so great, Ash!" She ran over and hugged him, then backed away all happy and perky, "This is going to be so exciting. I can't wait!" She began to walk away and then she turned around and leaned against the wall gazing up at the ceiling still smiling.
"Isn't it amazing how life works out, I mean I was sure I had no chance with you the minute I saw how cute you and Misty looked together but now that I see you have no feelings for her. (Ash's heart dropped when she said that) Life is... Just great. I'm going out with Ash, it's so amazing," She left the kitchen still with excitment. Ash wasn't as excited though, he wondered if he had made a mistake.
"Yeah..." He said softly to himself, "Just... Great."
Misty slammed the door and sat on the bed and curled herself up and could hear Ash, Brock and April continue talking and eating as they came back to the kitchen. Misty looked down at the flowers Jeremy intended April to have. Why couldn't Ash do something nice like that everytime he did something he knew made me angry? Misty asked herself. Because there aren't enough flowers in the world Ash could give you for everytime he screw him, answered another voice in her head. But deep inside she knew this time she was to blame.
She stayed in her room for hours Misty finally got herself up to answer the front door of April's house. Her head was hurting from battling with herself whether or not Ash deserved to know how she felt about him. Misty opened the door to a boy around her age holding out a paper.
"Hi, I'm sorry we already have a newspaper."
"Oh... Oh, well that's okay," He looked to his left and right as if checking to see no one was there and leaned to Misty and whispered, "Actually I'm not really here to deliver anything."
"Well, you did look too old to be a paper boy."
"I'm here to see April, is she here?"
"Yeah, she's in the kitchen having breakfest..."
"Oh... Well, I'm Jeremy by the way."
"Jeremy?" Misty eyes opened wide, "T-the boyfriend she broke up with?"
"Yeah, that's me," Said Jeremy a little embarrassed, "Can I come in?"
"NO!" Snapped Misty frantically.
"Uh... Why?"
"W-well, she's um... She's not here."
"But you just said she was," Reminded Jeremy as Misty tried as hard as she could to push him out the door.
"I know but... She just doesn't want to see you," Misty explained.
"Well, didn't she get the flowers? The card?"
"Yes and if you listened you'd know she was alergic," Misty told him.
"Well, then can you just tell her I'm sorry." Misty froze there and glared at him and his nerve.
"Hey, I'm no messanger." Jeremy was getting as frustrated with Misty as she was with him.
"Listen, Red head, I'm in no mood today to battle with you on this one, saying I'm sorry is hard enough and I think it could go a whole lot smoother if you'd just butt out and cooperate," Said Jeremy in an insulting tone of voice. Misty grew more angry.
"Yeah, well, can't you see she doesn't want you, jerk," Misty snapped back. Jeremy sighed as if he didn't feel like fighting with her anymore.
"Look, I'm sorry for talking to you like that, I just really miss her and I know me and her have a good thing going it's just sometimes I can blow my chance when I just refuse to say how I really feel."
"You? Not say how you really feel? You seem like an out spoken person to me."
"Not with her, everytime I try to say my feelings, they always come out wrong, in case you haven't noticed I'm not the most charming person."
"No kidding."
"Even though I love her, there's always something standing in the way... Like me."
"I know what you mean," Misty took pity upon him because she could sympathize with what he was going through, "It's like you care about that person so much you get so afraid that it's too good to be true, that any person could ever feel this way too and the person your feelings are aims towards can be so clueless, you just wish those feelings would just go away, so you hide them inside, hopeing that in time they'll go away soon and you will be able to avoid things getting more complicated and save yourself from being rejected and heartbroken."
"But the feelings don't, do they," Sighed Jeremy, Misty shook her head in agreement, "Fate gives you a chance and it's up to you to take it. Whether it's in a battle or pokemon. And afterwards you realize maybe you should just say it, get it over with, but you find out it's too late." Misty hadn't reach that point with Ash; where it was too late or so she thought.
"You know we have a lot in common, maybe we should go out sometime," Jeremy saw how surprised and unsure Misty's face became and he quickly added, "Of course not on a real date. Just to talk, we can really relate to each other and seem to have a lot in common when it comes to love."
"Oh, well, I guess, that'll be all right, my name's Misty."
"Well, Misty, I'll see you tonight," He smiled and left.
Soon after Ash walked in with an eye brow arched up and rushed over to Misty filled with questions.
"Who's that guy?"
"What guy?" Misty asked playing dumb again, she looked at Ash's serious face and smiled, "Oh... You mean Jeremy."
"Yeah, what was he here for?"
"To see me," Lied Misty.
"Why?" Said Ash in a small giggle. Misty got angry at how Ash found humor in that, the fact he took this all as a joke just pushed her more to go out with Jeremy the way she unknowingly pushed Ash to go out with April, Misty just leaned close to his face and in a plain tone of voice grinned and told him, "None of your business." Now Ash was the only to feel left out.
"You're not my husband, father or boyfriend, if I have a personal life outside of you, just butt out, Ash." Misty had mocked Ash with his own words about privacy and now she just walked away and smiled in her winning victory on the outside, but inside she was tearing about because she knew the truth, something inside her told he, she was the real one who was losing.
To Be Continued
Love Will Find A Way
VenusFlame2
Part 2: Cutting You Out Of The Picture
As night came around Misty waited on the couch of April's house and wondered where Ash and April could be, April had gone to the store and Ash went out for a walk, at leas that's what they claimed. He even left Pikachu there. Misty kept reading his note over and over and everytime she did she got more angry. Brock was taking a nap and Misty decided to not share anything more on the fear that she might accidently share too much of. The door bell rang. Misty opened the door to a big boquet of flowers, she admired them and Togepi did too.
"Wow, Togepi, who do you think this is from? Look at all these flowers, roses, lotas, diasies, lilies, violets, even misty flowers," Smiled Misty most happy at that. She picked up the flowers and read the card, it was a sorry card from Jeremy, obviously for April.
Roses are red, Lilies are pink, I'm very sorry for saying that "Love Stinks."
Misty smiled at the card as she placed Togepi on the table.
"Well, it's not exactly, Shakespear... But it's cute." Just then the door opened, April walked in and took off her jacket and closed the door softly hopeing not to wake anyone. When she turned to see Misty standing right there her eyes popped opened and she nervously smiled.
"Oh, Misty, I didn't... Know you were there, you're more quiet than Ash and Brock give you credit for," April laughed nervously. This time Misty wasn't smile. She was tired of how friendly April has been, Ash and Brock may not have been able to see through her little fake disguise, but she could.
"You've been gone for a while, April, that must have been some food."
"Sure, was," Smiled April, rubbing her stomach as if she actually ate. For some reason Misty could sense this was a bold face lie but didn't go anymore into it. Instead she handed her the flowers from Jeremy.
"These are from Jeremy, the card is kind of corney, but the flowers are beautiful."
"Then you have it, I don't want em," cringed April backing away from them like the way Misty usually does when she comes in contact with a bug.
"What?"
"Take em, they're yours now, I'm alergic anyway, I don't want them and I don't want him," She stood proudly then announced, "I've found someone else... At least I think so."
"Uh... Really... Just like that, huh? Um... Who...Who is he?" Misty asked fearing it was Ash.
"Well, he's smart and cute and is so romantic," April said in a deep daze thinking about him, avoiding answering Misty's question directly.
"Romantic?" Misty smiled, she definitly wasn't talking about Ash.
"He's so passionate about his feelings..."
"Well, I'm happy for you," Misty said truthfully now certain it wasn't Ash.
"Yeah, he's the greatest, well... Goodnight," she said making her way to her room. Misty walked over to turn off the lights but just then the door opened.
"Ash?" Questioned Misty to the dark figure approuching. Ash closed the door and looked at Misty less surprised to see her than April was.
"Oh, hey, Misty, what are you and Pikachu doing up so late?"
"Funny, I was going to ask you the same thing," Misty said as anger rose in her voice, she turned off the light, picked up his note and shoved it in his face, "You went for a walk without your pokemon, you didn't even take Pikachu."
"What's wrong with that?"
"Where were you, Ash... Really?" Asked Misty more calmly.
"None of your business, Misty, you're not my mother, wife or girlfriend. I don't have to tell you anything," Argued Ash defensively as he left the room. Most of the time Misty would have snapped back at him but the part about not being his wife or girlfriend just dawned reality on her. She felt shutted out like she took no part of Ash or his life and that hurted... It's hurted a lot. She took her flowers and slowly walked to her room.
"Come on, Togepi," Misty whispered softly as Togepi followed her happily into her room and Misty closed her eyes tightly digging her nose into her flowers to smell the beautiful scent and drown her sorrows in them, so at least for one brief moment she could forget about her heart which was starting to break in two. Was it really worth it? Pikachu watched in despair, he didn't like seeing Misty so down.
The next morning Misty and Ash were the only ones up, even their pokemon were still asleep. Ash sat near Misty but his head buried in the newspaper you couldn't see his face at all. Misty sipped her juice feeling Ash was acting very childish.
"Ash?"
Ash did not respond to her voice, didn't move a muscle, just went on ignoring her.
"Ash?"
"Ash..." Misty was now getting more and more angry. She snatched the newspaper from his face. "Ash!"
"Hey! What do you want?"
"Nothing. I just was beginning to forget how you look like," Misty said frustrated as she got up from the table.
"Misty, do you mind...? I'd like to see what's going on with the pokemon section."
"Oh, big surprise," Cooed Misty walking near the trash can.
"Can you give me the newspaper?"
"Oh... You mean this one," Teased Misty, playing dumb as she was rocking the paper side to side, "No... I want to read it, Ash."
"No, you don't, you just want to irratate me," Frowned Ash.
"No, I don't..." Misty smiled at the thought of it, "that's just a bonus." Misty didn't want to seem this annoying, but she was still hurt from what he said last night and couldn't help it anymore. Ash rushed over to her and began reaching out for the newspaper as Misty resisted and put her back to him. Instinctively Ash grabbed tightly around her and reached out for the newspaper, Misty bent over keeping it more out at a longer distance.
"Misty! Give it to me!"
"No!"
"Hey, hey, what's going on in here?" Asked Brock walking in holding Pikachu and Togepi both seeming still sleepy, "I came in here to cook breakfast, not whitness a grudge match... Again." April walked in too.
"Good morning, whoa..." Grinned April looking at Ash holding Misty by the waist, "Obviously some peoples mornings are better than others."
"Misty, won't give me the paper I was reading," Ash complained breaking away from Misty.
"As if Ash actually reads," Teased Misty.
"Misty..." Before Brock could say anything more, Misty straighted herself back up and folded the newspapaer.
"Fine, you want your stupid newspaper?" She rushed over to him and shoved it into his stomach, "Fine! Have it!" She rushed out the kitchen.
"You think she's mad?" Asked April. Brock shrugged as if it was an everyday thing, which it usually was.
"Probably," He answered, still tired Brock walked slowly back to his room. When Ash was sure Brock left, Ash walked over to April.
"Remember that question you asked me last night at the park?" Said Ash as Pikachu walked in and spied on the two.
"Yeah, I asked if you could go out with me," Said April remembering it clearly, "And you said you needed time to think about it."
"Well, I'd like to go out with you, April, if you still want me too." April was happy at his answer but wasn't sure whether he was just doing this because he was angry with Misty. But she didn't care at all, she just jumped up and down.
"Oh, that's so great, Ash!" She ran over and hugged him, then backed away all happy and perky, "This is going to be so exciting. I can't wait!" She began to walk away and then she turned around and leaned against the wall gazing up at the ceiling still smiling.
"Isn't it amazing how life works out, I mean I was sure I had no chance with you the minute I saw how cute you and Misty looked together but now that I see you have no feelings for her. (Ash's heart dropped when she said that) Life is... Just great. I'm going out with Ash, it's so amazing," She left the kitchen still with excitment. Ash wasn't as excited though, he wondered if he had made a mistake.
"Yeah..." He said softly to himself, "Just... Great."
Misty slammed the door and sat on the bed and curled herself up and could hear Ash, Brock and April continue talking and eating as they came back to the kitchen. Misty looked down at the flowers Jeremy intended April to have. Why couldn't Ash do something nice like that everytime he did something he knew made me angry? Misty asked herself. Because there aren't enough flowers in the world Ash could give you for everytime he screw him, answered another voice in her head. But deep inside she knew this time she was to blame.
She stayed in her room for hours Misty finally got herself up to answer the front door of April's house. Her head was hurting from battling with herself whether or not Ash deserved to know how she felt about him. Misty opened the door to a boy around her age holding out a paper.
"Hi, I'm sorry we already have a newspaper."
"Oh... Oh, well that's okay," He looked to his left and right as if checking to see no one was there and leaned to Misty and whispered, "Actually I'm not really here to deliver anything."
"Well, you did look too old to be a paper boy."
"I'm here to see April, is she here?"
"Yeah, she's in the kitchen having breakfest..."
"Oh... Well, I'm Jeremy by the way."
"Jeremy?" Misty eyes opened wide, "T-the boyfriend she broke up with?"
"Yeah, that's me," Said Jeremy a little embarrassed, "Can I come in?"
"NO!" Snapped Misty frantically.
"Uh... Why?"
"W-well, she's um... She's not here."
"But you just said she was," Reminded Jeremy as Misty tried as hard as she could to push him out the door.
"I know but... She just doesn't want to see you," Misty explained.
"Well, didn't she get the flowers? The card?"
"Yes and if you listened you'd know she was alergic," Misty told him.
"Well, then can you just tell her I'm sorry." Misty froze there and glared at him and his nerve.
"Hey, I'm no messanger." Jeremy was getting as frustrated with Misty as she was with him.
"Listen, Red head, I'm in no mood today to battle with you on this one, saying I'm sorry is hard enough and I think it could go a whole lot smoother if you'd just butt out and cooperate," Said Jeremy in an insulting tone of voice. Misty grew more angry.
"Yeah, well, can't you see she doesn't want you, jerk," Misty snapped back. Jeremy sighed as if he didn't feel like fighting with her anymore.
"Look, I'm sorry for talking to you like that, I just really miss her and I know me and her have a good thing going it's just sometimes I can blow my chance when I just refuse to say how I really feel."
"You? Not say how you really feel? You seem like an out spoken person to me."
"Not with her, everytime I try to say my feelings, they always come out wrong, in case you haven't noticed I'm not the most charming person."
"No kidding."
"Even though I love her, there's always something standing in the way... Like me."
"I know what you mean," Misty took pity upon him because she could sympathize with what he was going through, "It's like you care about that person so much you get so afraid that it's too good to be true, that any person could ever feel this way too and the person your feelings are aims towards can be so clueless, you just wish those feelings would just go away, so you hide them inside, hopeing that in time they'll go away soon and you will be able to avoid things getting more complicated and save yourself from being rejected and heartbroken."
"But the feelings don't, do they," Sighed Jeremy, Misty shook her head in agreement, "Fate gives you a chance and it's up to you to take it. Whether it's in a battle or pokemon. And afterwards you realize maybe you should just say it, get it over with, but you find out it's too late." Misty hadn't reach that point with Ash; where it was too late or so she thought.
"You know we have a lot in common, maybe we should go out sometime," Jeremy saw how surprised and unsure Misty's face became and he quickly added, "Of course not on a real date. Just to talk, we can really relate to each other and seem to have a lot in common when it comes to love."
"Oh, well, I guess, that'll be all right, my name's Misty."
"Well, Misty, I'll see you tonight," He smiled and left.
Soon after Ash walked in with an eye brow arched up and rushed over to Misty filled with questions.
"Who's that guy?"
"What guy?" Misty asked playing dumb again, she looked at Ash's serious face and smiled, "Oh... You mean Jeremy."
"Yeah, what was he here for?"
"To see me," Lied Misty.
"Why?" Said Ash in a small giggle. Misty got angry at how Ash found humor in that, the fact he took this all as a joke just pushed her more to go out with Jeremy the way she unknowingly pushed Ash to go out with April, Misty just leaned close to his face and in a plain tone of voice grinned and told him, "None of your business." Now Ash was the only to feel left out.
"You're not my husband, father or boyfriend, if I have a personal life outside of you, just butt out, Ash." Misty had mocked Ash with his own words about privacy and now she just walked away and smiled in her winning victory on the outside, but inside she was tearing about because she knew the truth, something inside her told he, she was the real one who was losing.
To Be Continued