Love Will Find A Way
VenusFlame2
Part 3: Losing
"Misty? Something wrong?" Asked Jeremy noticing Misty's mind seemed to be somewhere else.
"What? Uh... No, I'm okay," Lied Misty. But really Misty couldn't get her mind off of Ash, her and Ash haven't been getting along for the past days and Ash seemed to be gone more than usual which would cause Misty to go with Jeremy and talk to him about it. And April seemed to be getting happier day by day.
"You sure? You got something on your mind, I know you do," confirmed Jeremy as he took a sip of his water. Misty let out a breath.
"Well, me and Ash have been arguing now and then."
"What's so strange about that?" Asked Jeremy.
"It always ends up being about privacy and about how he shouldn't be in my business and I shouldn't be in his. But I only butt in his life sometimes because I care and I like to know what's going on. I guess sometimes I forget my place as a friend, I bet if I was something more I'd be able to know more about his life."
"But you aren't anything more than his friend... If you want to be, you know what you have to do, Misty," Jeremy told her. Misty sighed at the thought, she had to tell him how she felt.
"I'm not ready to tell him Jeremy, I don't think the time is right."
"Well, when will it be right? When it's too late?"
"Too late? No, it will never be too late with Ash, if I wait a little longer there's no risk, what's the worse that could happen?"
"I asked the same thing about April but you and me have to face that they could both fall in love with someone else."
"Ash? In love? Ash doesn't have one romantic bone in his body," Giggled Misty. Jeremy found no humor in it, he sat there with a serious look and tone of voice.
"I hope you know what your doing Misty, just remember people change."
"Don't worry, I know my Ash, he may not be mine... Yet. But he's definitly not close to changing directions, believe me." Jeremy just shrugged, Misty seemed sure about this, why fight her on it?
* * *
"Ash? Something wrong?" Asked April as the Waiter walked over and placed their food down, "You seem like you've got something on your mind."
"Me? No, I'm not thinking about anything," Lied Ash. April frowned, she knew he was lying but tried not to seem bothered by it.
"Good," Smiled April, she reached over the table and touched his hand, "I'm glad you decided to go out with me, Ash, I really like you." Ash tried to give at least a small smile, April was making him feel guilty, the truth of the matter was he only went out with her to somehow get back a Misty, now he was starting to think this was all a mistake.
"Well... I'm uh... Glad I went out with you too, April," Ash needed to go somewhere to think, "Um... I'm just going to call Brock to see how Pikachu's doing." Ash got up from his seat and walked outside for a while, it was night time, the sky was pitch black and small stars lit up the sky. The moon was full, they say weird things happen on a full moon. Maybe they were right because Ash sure did feel weird.
He'd never been on a date before and if he ever thought about it he always pictured it would be with Misty though it seemed impossible and the fact that he was with April now made it seem even more impossible than before.
* * *
Misty had no idea she was in the same restuarant Ash and April were in until she decided to take a walk outside to think. She came to a hault when she spotted the back of a familuar and what seemed to be confused boy. She'd know him anywhere even in the blackest of the night, she gasped a little bit and quickly covered her mouth with her hands backing up slowly. Misty wasn't sure if she wanted Ash to know she was here.
Misty stopped backing away and froze, what was Ash doing here anyway? It couldn't be for food, Brock could have made him something. Suddenly Misty heard footsteps, Misty quickly ran to hide behind a brick wall. She watched a girl walk out of the restuarant, she came and took Ash by the hand and pulled him back inside and without hestitation Ash followed her. Misty couldn't see who the girl was because a tree was blocking, but it was obvious Ash must have liked her to just obey her like that the way he use to with Misty. Misty sighed as she watched the door close behind Ash, the door closed and so did her chance. This must have been what Jeremy meant by waiting too long and for it becoming too late.
* * *
The next day Brock saw Misty laying back miserably on the couch with a half empty chalcolate box, and her eyes looking tired as if she had been crying. She laid there, eyes glued tiredly to the TV soap opera she was watching and now and then would let out a soft sigh. Before Brock could ask if she was okay Misty just came out with her question, "Brock... How do you know when you're in love?" Brock looked at her uncertain, he walked over to a chair near by and sat down.
"Well, I feel myself act goofy and doing things around the girl I don't realize were embarassing until afterwards as you know and nothing else seems to matter, just her. I also know I'm in love when I seem to feel as light as air and little hearts flutter around, that's how it usually is for me." Misty lifted herself a little bit from the couch and stared at him for a moment.
"But how do normal people know when their in love, Brock?"
"Misty, what's wrong?"
"Nothing," claimed Misty moving her head back to the TV as she sank down more in the couch.
"But we're worried about you, I'm worried about you, Pikachu's worried about you, Togepi's worried about you and so is Ash."
"Who cares," Snapped Misty as her heart hardened at the sound of Ash's name. She popped another chalcolate into her mouth. April walked in the room twirling and spinning happily.
"Isn't life marvelous! Isn't life beautiful!" Cheered April.
"No," Spewed Misty as she glared at the TV. April twirled over like a ballarina to the couch Misty was sitting on and leaned over her.
"But isn't love perfect?" She smiled.
"What idiot told you that?" Laughed Misty with her mouth full of chalcolates.
"You did," Answered April, Misty stopped chewing and looked at April in a blank stare.
"I did?" Misty pointed to herself.
"Yeah, you said love was the most beautiful thing in the world," April then glided over and picked up Jeremy's flower which were old and dead brown now since Misty never put them in water, she thought her tears would be enough. April started dancing with the flowers.
"I thought you said you were alergic to flowers."
"No, I'm alergic to jerks," Smiled April, "Like Jeremy."
"Well, I don't think Jeremy's a complete jerk," Misty swallows the chalcolates remembering how Jeremy was right about her chance being gone, "Ash is the jerk."
"No..." Giggled April, "Ash isn't a total jerk." She smiles happily thinking about their date last night as she twirls the flowers once again and glides out of the room. Right when Misty is about to put another chalcolate in her mouth, she freezes for a moment, her eye brows come together as she thinks real hard about the possibility and turns her head to Brock.
"What do you think she meant when she said Ash isn't a total jerk?"
"Probably that Ash isn't a total jerk," Smiled Brock looking at her like she was crazy.
"It was the way she said it, Brock, I think she's hiding something from us," Misty stated suspiciously trying to drag Brock into her warped state of mind. Brock got up from his seat and walked over to Misty who was still laying down.
"Well, even if there is something going on, Misty which there probably isn't, it's none of our business and you're either paranoid, crazy or in love," He leaned closer to her, "Can we rule out love?"
"I'm none of those things, Brock, I'm perfectly normal."
"Misty, you are acting anything but normal. You're not bothering doing your hair you just let it fall out and do whatever it wants and your not bothering to change your clothes, it's close to 1:00 and you still haven't changed out of your Pajamas, you haven't been paying as much as attention to Togepi as you should and you haven't been eating Misty, you look so thin." Misty looked down at her body and back up at Brock and scowled.
"I have been eating, this is how I always look," Misty threw the chalcolates at Brock, Brock dodged them and walked back to his seat smiling a little bit at the joke he made accidently.
"Great. I don't have anymore chalcolates," Sighed Misty drowning at her spilled chalcolate box throwing her hands in the air and smacking them back down on the couch.
"Shouldn't have thrown them," Advised Brock. Ash then walked in the room and picked up the newspaper near Misty, Misty tried her best to pretend he wasn't there which was killing her to do.
"Brock, where's the next gym?" Asked Ash studying the newspaper.
"Miles from here Ash, you wanna go now?"
"No, lets see if we can spend more days here at April's house, I haven't been training as much as I should Brock, I should get back to that." Misty couldn't help herself, she had to ask.
"Then where have you been going when you leave here if it wasn't to train?"
"Just to walk around and look at new stuff." Misty glared at him, he sure was looking at new stuff all right.
"I'm sure the new merchandise gave you an amazing offer you couldn't pass off, eh, Romeo?" Grumbled Misty under her breath. She couldn't believe Ash didn't tell her or Brock what was really going on. She may not have been his wife but she was still his friend, she still deserved to know.
"Did you say something Misty?" Asked Ash placing the newspaper back down next to her, pretending to be all clueless again.
"No, I just think it's great you're getting to see new things here Ash," Lied Misty, her heart began to soften and so did her voice as she looked Ash in the eye and said, "Just don't count out the old things too."
"What are you talking about, Misty?" Asked Ash. Misty closed her eyes tight and shook her head.
"Nothing," She claimed, her arm covered her face as she got up from the couch and quickly walked out the room. In the hallway Misty ran into April.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't see you there, Misty. Listen, since your here anyway I have to tell you, the reason I've been acting happier than usual is because I met someone I really like and been going out with him the past few days." Misty rolled her eyes, everyone seemed to be meeting someone expect her, who was next? Brock?
"Good for you, April."
"I know I told you about him before, it's just I like him so much and I'm so afraid he's not gonna like me back. I'm afraid I might say something stupid and ruin it all, so I need your help, I need you to tell me what I should and shouldn't say or do."
"Me? Are you sure I'm the one your wanna come to, Apr-"
"Well, you are always bragging on how you are such a great matchmaker," whinned April, "All right then, Matchmaker, make me a match! Help me out, would ya!" April jumped up and down frantically, Misty grabbed her and shook her a little.
"The first thing you've got to do is calm down and not be jumpy, okay?" All April could do was nodd her answer and Misty continued, "And you have to be more confident, strong but sweet, show him that you have a mind of your own but don't let strenght keep you from showing you care sometimes and remember that love is an equal thing and is all about sharing... So stubborness and pride have no place in the relationship, not if you want it to work."
"See, this is the kind of advice I need! What other advice can you give me, Misty?" Asked April. Misty had tons of advice on what not to do from her experiences with Ash, hopefully this would work for April and whoever she was dating.
"Never doubt who he is and what he's doing even if you think it's not such a good idea just give him time to see for himself. And don't always dump reality on him unless he really needs it... Oh, and wear your hair up."
"Wear my hair up?" April looked at Misty quizically.
"Trust me, always wear your hair up whether in a pony tail, pigtails, bun, whatever hair style as long as it's up."
"Why?"
"Because that way when you and him do something romantic or it's a special occassian and you really want to impress him by looking mesmerizing you can wear it down and suddenly you'll look like this whole new beautiful person he's never seen before. Wearing your hair up is casual but wearing it down is mesmerizing, I learned it from one of my sisters," Smiled Misty.
"Thanks, Misty, I'll see if I can remember all of that, you've been a real big help someday I'll find a way to repay you for this," Asured April as she walked away to the living room. Misty leaned against the wall and smile she felt good for helping April out with her love life even if she was losing her true love at least helping April win hers would give her one good thing to look foward to.
So Misty decided to keep giving April advice and like a charm it kept working, Misty still not knowing she was really helping April win Ash over. When Misty would go on her usual dinners with Jeremy to talk about their ideas of love and romance she never let herself tell him about how well April was doing without him, a real friend would never do that.
One day as Misty was having dinner with Jeremy, Ash walked in with April beside him, from across the room Ash spotted Misty with Jeremy and his heart raced, what was she doing here... With him?
"Ash... Our tables over her," urged April pulling him by his arm over to their table. Ash didn't bother to sit down, he told April he was going to the bathroom and walked over to the bathroom where Jeremy and Misty's table were near. Ash found himself kneeling down behind a wall, trying his best to hear what they were talking about.
"So how's everything going?" Ash heard Jeremy ask.
"Good," Sighed Misty, "And you?"
"Fine, I'm still not over April though." Misty wish she could tell him she wasn't over him either but it's hard to when you know she's crazy about this new guy she's trying so hard to impress especially when most of it was Misty's fault for pushing April to try seeing new guys in the first place if she wasn't sure if she was in love with Jeremy.
"Well, someday you'll be over her, just try to forget about her for now, Jeremy."
"Easy for you to say, the person you're in love with hasn't left you yet."
"I'm not in love with anyone."
"What about Ash?" Asked Jeremy. Ash pressed his ear harder against the wall.
"What about him?" Shrugged Misty like he was no big deal. Ash got up from his knees, he had heard enough. If Misty didn't want him then he didn't want her. He could make himself love April even if he didn't. As Ash walked away and back to April, Misty felt her heart dropped.
"What happened Misty?" Asked Jeremy seeing Misty's eyes pop out as she placed her hand over her heart.
"I don't know... I feel like I just loss something."
"What? You mean like pocket change?"
"No..." Misty pointed to her heart, "Something in here."
To Be Continued
VenusFlame2
Part 3: Losing
"Misty? Something wrong?" Asked Jeremy noticing Misty's mind seemed to be somewhere else.
"What? Uh... No, I'm okay," Lied Misty. But really Misty couldn't get her mind off of Ash, her and Ash haven't been getting along for the past days and Ash seemed to be gone more than usual which would cause Misty to go with Jeremy and talk to him about it. And April seemed to be getting happier day by day.
"You sure? You got something on your mind, I know you do," confirmed Jeremy as he took a sip of his water. Misty let out a breath.
"Well, me and Ash have been arguing now and then."
"What's so strange about that?" Asked Jeremy.
"It always ends up being about privacy and about how he shouldn't be in my business and I shouldn't be in his. But I only butt in his life sometimes because I care and I like to know what's going on. I guess sometimes I forget my place as a friend, I bet if I was something more I'd be able to know more about his life."
"But you aren't anything more than his friend... If you want to be, you know what you have to do, Misty," Jeremy told her. Misty sighed at the thought, she had to tell him how she felt.
"I'm not ready to tell him Jeremy, I don't think the time is right."
"Well, when will it be right? When it's too late?"
"Too late? No, it will never be too late with Ash, if I wait a little longer there's no risk, what's the worse that could happen?"
"I asked the same thing about April but you and me have to face that they could both fall in love with someone else."
"Ash? In love? Ash doesn't have one romantic bone in his body," Giggled Misty. Jeremy found no humor in it, he sat there with a serious look and tone of voice.
"I hope you know what your doing Misty, just remember people change."
"Don't worry, I know my Ash, he may not be mine... Yet. But he's definitly not close to changing directions, believe me." Jeremy just shrugged, Misty seemed sure about this, why fight her on it?
* * *
"Ash? Something wrong?" Asked April as the Waiter walked over and placed their food down, "You seem like you've got something on your mind."
"Me? No, I'm not thinking about anything," Lied Ash. April frowned, she knew he was lying but tried not to seem bothered by it.
"Good," Smiled April, she reached over the table and touched his hand, "I'm glad you decided to go out with me, Ash, I really like you." Ash tried to give at least a small smile, April was making him feel guilty, the truth of the matter was he only went out with her to somehow get back a Misty, now he was starting to think this was all a mistake.
"Well... I'm uh... Glad I went out with you too, April," Ash needed to go somewhere to think, "Um... I'm just going to call Brock to see how Pikachu's doing." Ash got up from his seat and walked outside for a while, it was night time, the sky was pitch black and small stars lit up the sky. The moon was full, they say weird things happen on a full moon. Maybe they were right because Ash sure did feel weird.
He'd never been on a date before and if he ever thought about it he always pictured it would be with Misty though it seemed impossible and the fact that he was with April now made it seem even more impossible than before.
* * *
Misty had no idea she was in the same restuarant Ash and April were in until she decided to take a walk outside to think. She came to a hault when she spotted the back of a familuar and what seemed to be confused boy. She'd know him anywhere even in the blackest of the night, she gasped a little bit and quickly covered her mouth with her hands backing up slowly. Misty wasn't sure if she wanted Ash to know she was here.
Misty stopped backing away and froze, what was Ash doing here anyway? It couldn't be for food, Brock could have made him something. Suddenly Misty heard footsteps, Misty quickly ran to hide behind a brick wall. She watched a girl walk out of the restuarant, she came and took Ash by the hand and pulled him back inside and without hestitation Ash followed her. Misty couldn't see who the girl was because a tree was blocking, but it was obvious Ash must have liked her to just obey her like that the way he use to with Misty. Misty sighed as she watched the door close behind Ash, the door closed and so did her chance. This must have been what Jeremy meant by waiting too long and for it becoming too late.
* * *
The next day Brock saw Misty laying back miserably on the couch with a half empty chalcolate box, and her eyes looking tired as if she had been crying. She laid there, eyes glued tiredly to the TV soap opera she was watching and now and then would let out a soft sigh. Before Brock could ask if she was okay Misty just came out with her question, "Brock... How do you know when you're in love?" Brock looked at her uncertain, he walked over to a chair near by and sat down.
"Well, I feel myself act goofy and doing things around the girl I don't realize were embarassing until afterwards as you know and nothing else seems to matter, just her. I also know I'm in love when I seem to feel as light as air and little hearts flutter around, that's how it usually is for me." Misty lifted herself a little bit from the couch and stared at him for a moment.
"But how do normal people know when their in love, Brock?"
"Misty, what's wrong?"
"Nothing," claimed Misty moving her head back to the TV as she sank down more in the couch.
"But we're worried about you, I'm worried about you, Pikachu's worried about you, Togepi's worried about you and so is Ash."
"Who cares," Snapped Misty as her heart hardened at the sound of Ash's name. She popped another chalcolate into her mouth. April walked in the room twirling and spinning happily.
"Isn't life marvelous! Isn't life beautiful!" Cheered April.
"No," Spewed Misty as she glared at the TV. April twirled over like a ballarina to the couch Misty was sitting on and leaned over her.
"But isn't love perfect?" She smiled.
"What idiot told you that?" Laughed Misty with her mouth full of chalcolates.
"You did," Answered April, Misty stopped chewing and looked at April in a blank stare.
"I did?" Misty pointed to herself.
"Yeah, you said love was the most beautiful thing in the world," April then glided over and picked up Jeremy's flower which were old and dead brown now since Misty never put them in water, she thought her tears would be enough. April started dancing with the flowers.
"I thought you said you were alergic to flowers."
"No, I'm alergic to jerks," Smiled April, "Like Jeremy."
"Well, I don't think Jeremy's a complete jerk," Misty swallows the chalcolates remembering how Jeremy was right about her chance being gone, "Ash is the jerk."
"No..." Giggled April, "Ash isn't a total jerk." She smiles happily thinking about their date last night as she twirls the flowers once again and glides out of the room. Right when Misty is about to put another chalcolate in her mouth, she freezes for a moment, her eye brows come together as she thinks real hard about the possibility and turns her head to Brock.
"What do you think she meant when she said Ash isn't a total jerk?"
"Probably that Ash isn't a total jerk," Smiled Brock looking at her like she was crazy.
"It was the way she said it, Brock, I think she's hiding something from us," Misty stated suspiciously trying to drag Brock into her warped state of mind. Brock got up from his seat and walked over to Misty who was still laying down.
"Well, even if there is something going on, Misty which there probably isn't, it's none of our business and you're either paranoid, crazy or in love," He leaned closer to her, "Can we rule out love?"
"I'm none of those things, Brock, I'm perfectly normal."
"Misty, you are acting anything but normal. You're not bothering doing your hair you just let it fall out and do whatever it wants and your not bothering to change your clothes, it's close to 1:00 and you still haven't changed out of your Pajamas, you haven't been paying as much as attention to Togepi as you should and you haven't been eating Misty, you look so thin." Misty looked down at her body and back up at Brock and scowled.
"I have been eating, this is how I always look," Misty threw the chalcolates at Brock, Brock dodged them and walked back to his seat smiling a little bit at the joke he made accidently.
"Great. I don't have anymore chalcolates," Sighed Misty drowning at her spilled chalcolate box throwing her hands in the air and smacking them back down on the couch.
"Shouldn't have thrown them," Advised Brock. Ash then walked in the room and picked up the newspaper near Misty, Misty tried her best to pretend he wasn't there which was killing her to do.
"Brock, where's the next gym?" Asked Ash studying the newspaper.
"Miles from here Ash, you wanna go now?"
"No, lets see if we can spend more days here at April's house, I haven't been training as much as I should Brock, I should get back to that." Misty couldn't help herself, she had to ask.
"Then where have you been going when you leave here if it wasn't to train?"
"Just to walk around and look at new stuff." Misty glared at him, he sure was looking at new stuff all right.
"I'm sure the new merchandise gave you an amazing offer you couldn't pass off, eh, Romeo?" Grumbled Misty under her breath. She couldn't believe Ash didn't tell her or Brock what was really going on. She may not have been his wife but she was still his friend, she still deserved to know.
"Did you say something Misty?" Asked Ash placing the newspaper back down next to her, pretending to be all clueless again.
"No, I just think it's great you're getting to see new things here Ash," Lied Misty, her heart began to soften and so did her voice as she looked Ash in the eye and said, "Just don't count out the old things too."
"What are you talking about, Misty?" Asked Ash. Misty closed her eyes tight and shook her head.
"Nothing," She claimed, her arm covered her face as she got up from the couch and quickly walked out the room. In the hallway Misty ran into April.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't see you there, Misty. Listen, since your here anyway I have to tell you, the reason I've been acting happier than usual is because I met someone I really like and been going out with him the past few days." Misty rolled her eyes, everyone seemed to be meeting someone expect her, who was next? Brock?
"Good for you, April."
"I know I told you about him before, it's just I like him so much and I'm so afraid he's not gonna like me back. I'm afraid I might say something stupid and ruin it all, so I need your help, I need you to tell me what I should and shouldn't say or do."
"Me? Are you sure I'm the one your wanna come to, Apr-"
"Well, you are always bragging on how you are such a great matchmaker," whinned April, "All right then, Matchmaker, make me a match! Help me out, would ya!" April jumped up and down frantically, Misty grabbed her and shook her a little.
"The first thing you've got to do is calm down and not be jumpy, okay?" All April could do was nodd her answer and Misty continued, "And you have to be more confident, strong but sweet, show him that you have a mind of your own but don't let strenght keep you from showing you care sometimes and remember that love is an equal thing and is all about sharing... So stubborness and pride have no place in the relationship, not if you want it to work."
"See, this is the kind of advice I need! What other advice can you give me, Misty?" Asked April. Misty had tons of advice on what not to do from her experiences with Ash, hopefully this would work for April and whoever she was dating.
"Never doubt who he is and what he's doing even if you think it's not such a good idea just give him time to see for himself. And don't always dump reality on him unless he really needs it... Oh, and wear your hair up."
"Wear my hair up?" April looked at Misty quizically.
"Trust me, always wear your hair up whether in a pony tail, pigtails, bun, whatever hair style as long as it's up."
"Why?"
"Because that way when you and him do something romantic or it's a special occassian and you really want to impress him by looking mesmerizing you can wear it down and suddenly you'll look like this whole new beautiful person he's never seen before. Wearing your hair up is casual but wearing it down is mesmerizing, I learned it from one of my sisters," Smiled Misty.
"Thanks, Misty, I'll see if I can remember all of that, you've been a real big help someday I'll find a way to repay you for this," Asured April as she walked away to the living room. Misty leaned against the wall and smile she felt good for helping April out with her love life even if she was losing her true love at least helping April win hers would give her one good thing to look foward to.
So Misty decided to keep giving April advice and like a charm it kept working, Misty still not knowing she was really helping April win Ash over. When Misty would go on her usual dinners with Jeremy to talk about their ideas of love and romance she never let herself tell him about how well April was doing without him, a real friend would never do that.
One day as Misty was having dinner with Jeremy, Ash walked in with April beside him, from across the room Ash spotted Misty with Jeremy and his heart raced, what was she doing here... With him?
"Ash... Our tables over her," urged April pulling him by his arm over to their table. Ash didn't bother to sit down, he told April he was going to the bathroom and walked over to the bathroom where Jeremy and Misty's table were near. Ash found himself kneeling down behind a wall, trying his best to hear what they were talking about.
"So how's everything going?" Ash heard Jeremy ask.
"Good," Sighed Misty, "And you?"
"Fine, I'm still not over April though." Misty wish she could tell him she wasn't over him either but it's hard to when you know she's crazy about this new guy she's trying so hard to impress especially when most of it was Misty's fault for pushing April to try seeing new guys in the first place if she wasn't sure if she was in love with Jeremy.
"Well, someday you'll be over her, just try to forget about her for now, Jeremy."
"Easy for you to say, the person you're in love with hasn't left you yet."
"I'm not in love with anyone."
"What about Ash?" Asked Jeremy. Ash pressed his ear harder against the wall.
"What about him?" Shrugged Misty like he was no big deal. Ash got up from his knees, he had heard enough. If Misty didn't want him then he didn't want her. He could make himself love April even if he didn't. As Ash walked away and back to April, Misty felt her heart dropped.
"What happened Misty?" Asked Jeremy seeing Misty's eyes pop out as she placed her hand over her heart.
"I don't know... I feel like I just loss something."
"What? You mean like pocket change?"
"No..." Misty pointed to her heart, "Something in here."
To Be Continued