Author's Notes: I noticed that someone reviewed that they wanted Ash to not
regain his memory, but I noted in chapter 3 in the author notes at the end,
If and when . . . Also, Ash has not yet even started to head to Blackthorn
city. Gary was there, but Ash hasn't yet begun to go there. Also, I can't
think of what to put for quite a bit of the time that he'll be traveling
Johto, so I'm going to put in a time lapse. I hope everyone notices this
time that I am putting in a time lapse. The lapse will be six months and if
someone doesn't notice, then I'll ignore their comments about it. Because
they weren't paying attention. Anyway, are there any guesses to how I'm
going to have this go? Please send them in if you want to try. Who knows, I
may decide to use what you put in instead of my original plan. Anyway,
please enjoy chapter 12.
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Six months after Misty left them to be in Pallet, Ash, Pikachu, and Brock were just reaching the Indigo Plateau. Gary was supposed to meet them there, with rooms for them to stay in. When they got to the building, Gary was waiting outside. Ash and Pikachu walked up to Gary while Brock hung back. Ever since Ash had become the Pokemon Master, he and Gary had become fast friends. The rivalry was still there, but it was toned down so much that it was hardly noticeable. They embraced as they got next to each other.
"How was Victory road?" Gary asked.
"Fine, but I guess that you didn't go that way," Ash replied.
"No. I had my Pidgeot fly me here. It was much easier than to have to go through all the reporters who realized that I was the one giving false leads," Gary commented.
"Pika pika chu chu pi?" Pikachu chimed in.
"No, Pikachu, I don't think that happened," Ash told Pikachu.
"What?" Gary asked.
"He wanted to know if the reporters had realized that they were on a false trail. I told him that I didn't think that they had," Ash answered.
"Actually, I think that they were beginning to realize that. Even though they didn't know where you actually were, I think that they had realized that I knew where you were. When I realized that they were going to begin pestering me, I made certain to pay for another night and then take off that night out of the window. I'm really glad that I packed light for this trip," Gary said, as Ash was chuckling to what Gary was saying. Gary chuckled with Ash for a moment before continuing, "Well, come on. The Pokemon Master that took your place when you disappeared began to stay here when she learned that you had returned. I think that she expected you to challenge her to the title ever since she learned that you were still alive."
"Who is she?" Ash asked, pulling out his water bottle and began to drink from it.
"I believe her name is Marin," Gary answered.
Ash began sputtering and started to choke on the water. Gary slapped Ash on the back and it seemed to help Ash. When Ash was done, Gary asked, "What was that about?"
"Nothing," Ash replied quickly.
Apparently too quickly for Gary as he replied, "I doubt that was nothing. Do you have some connection with her?"
Ash knew better than to try to continue acting like he didn't know what Gary was talking about. "It's just that she didn't say anything about this."
Gary's eyebrow rose in question as he asked, "You know her?"
"She owns a pokemon orphanage just outside of Cherrygrove city."
"We must be talking about different people," Gary replied, shaking his head with his hand on his forehead.
"What?" Ash was surprised, he did not think that this could be what it seemed to be turning out to be.
"What's the last name?" Gary asked in response.
"I think it was Crystal or something," Ash replied, honestly not really remembering the last name, but wondering why he felt such a bond to the name Marin.
"That would be it," Gary stated. "The current Master's last name is Navarne. Marin Navarne."
Ash nodded slowly. That would really make a difference. Even if his Marin's last name was spelled with just one letter differently than this Marin's, it would really signify that they were different people. Ash thought to himself, only realizing after the thought was complete the part of where he thought of Marin as his Marin. He decided to ponder that later as he knew that he had gotten a little bit of his memory back, but it wasn't all the way back completely. He still often thought about small things that he knew he remembered, hoping that they would lead to something more that he didn't remember. Ash was mostly glad that he hadn't spoken out that thought as if Gary or Pikachu noticed, he would have to explain it and he wasn't sure he could explain it to himself even.
Later that day and into the evening, Ash had already made arrangements for the battle to take place the next day. Ash was relaxing in the room that he had to himself and was trying to think why he thought of Marin Crystal as HIS Marin. He wasn't sure he had the answer and was trying to think of why. Suddenly he remembered the fact that there was another girl that he had loved during the nine years that he was gone. Could she be Marin? Ash thought. Yet another strange thought occurred to Ash. How did he know what her last name was? He was certain that he wasn't told what it was. Even if he was, why would he still remember the name, but forget when he heard it? Ash was certain that the answer to that question lay within his missing past.
Ash was thinking so hard that he didn't even realize that he had company. He didn't even notice the yellow mouse knocking on his forehead. What made him realize that he had company was the fact that Pikachu, annoyed by the fact that Ash didn't notice him, cried out, "PIKACHU!" and electrocuted Ash again.
The electric shock snapped Ash out of his thoughts and made him realize that he had been spaced out. So much that he hadn't even realized that his Pikachu had opened the door, shut it, and had done various things to get his attention, until he had finally lost patience and zapped Ash. Ash sighed. This was going to be a tough time for him, as Ash didn't even feel like he could confide in Pikachu, as Ash wasn't certain who he could turn to. Ash wasn't certain that even Misty would understand fully. He had only told Brock a portion of what was on his mind, as he wasn't certain how Brock would take all that he had remembered. Ash knew he had children already, but he what pained him the most was the fact that he couldn't even remember what they even looked like, let alone their names. Another shock coursed through Ash and Ash realized that he had spaced out again. Ash wasn't certain how much longer this would continue for. He hoped that it wouldn't last much longer. Soon, exhausted as Ash was with thinking and traveling, he was fast asleep. He slept so deeply that not even the continual surge of electricity coursing through him could wake him from his sleep.
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Misty was on her way to the Indigo Plateau. She wanted to surprise Ash by showing up, but not letting him know that she was coming. Misty had talked Professor Oak into getting a helicopter to take her to the Indigo Plateau so she wouldn't be putting her unborn child in very much danger, as the child would be in danger, from the hazards of traveling especially from Victory Road. She knew how hard that was in the past, just going for days without making it through, sleeping on the stone floor, as well as areas that were always treacherous. Even when she didn't have her belly swollen because of a pregnancy as well as the additional weight of the unborn child.
Misty was also wondering if Ash had remembered anything from the nine years that he had been missing. She was half hoping that he would, but also half hoping that he wouldn't. She wanted to have Ash remember all his life, but was afraid of what she didn't know that could be in the time that Ash had not yet remembered. Misty had no way of knowing what Ash would do if his memory had completely come back, but she knew in her heart that she would support him fully, no matter what his choice would be. She still had doubts of whether or not Marin knew Ash, let alone being in love with him, but she still was sure that they were or at least had been in love while he was missing.
Misty looked out of the helicopter as they were flying over the countryside. Misty sighed as she thought about how she would enjoy the scenery if Ash was with her instead of her going to him. Misty sighed. She felt like she was doing something wrong by enjoying the scenery, while Ash didn't know what had happened during the nine years that he was missing.
Misty then pulled out the book that she was currently reading, and read the rest of the flight. When Misty got to the Indigo Plateau, it was late at night and she went over to where the rooms were and was pleased to know that Professor Oak had reserved her a room so she could get some sleep right away, as she really felt tired.
When she got to her room, she laid on her bed, and quickly fell asleep without changing into her pajamas. In the morning when she woke, she felt embarrassed that she hadn't changed out of the clothes that she had worn on the trip here. Misty got up and gathered her things for a shower. After the shower, Misty then left her room, wanting to find Ash before the battle started. Misty was walking around, and was pleased to find a Pikachu running through the halls. Misty tried to call out to the Pikachu, but the Pikachu didn't seem to hear her.
Misty continued to follow the Pikachu certain that Pikachu would take her to Ash eventually. When Misty rounded the bend in the hallway, she literally ran into Ash. However, Misty's joy of seeing Ash was short lived as she could see his face reflecting fear instead of surprise as Misty had hoped to see. Misty knew immediately that something was wrong. "What's wrong?" Misty asked.
As soon as Misty spoke, the look of fear on Ash's face was replaced by surprise. "Misty what are you doing here?" Ash asked, seemingly unaware of her previous question.
"I wanted to see you win back your title and surprise you by not telling you that I was coming," Misty answered cheerfully. Then in a much quieter tone, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong," Ash replied cheerfully, too cheerfully for Misty's liking. "I'm perfectly fine."
"We need to talk later," Misty told Ash.
"Alright. I anyway have something I need to tell you," Ash told Misty, quietly. Misty then realized that he was just making it sound like she was wondering how he was on getting ready for the battle just in case someone happened to walk by. The last thing either of them wanted was to get the media involved in finding out about Ash's lost nine years. The media was already going nuts over the fact that they couldn't follow Ash while he was in Johto and now they would really hound them for anything that would get everyone's attention. Especially if it meant that he had learned something about the time when he was missing for those nine years.
Misty then knew that Ash had known what she had been talking about when she asked him what was wrong. Misty also could tell that Brock and Gary might not know what he was going to tell her. Just then an announcement rang out and it was time for the battle to begin. Misty saw Ash talking to Pikachu as she wished him luck and went to the stands to take a seat and watch.
The battle seemed to be evenly matched, although as soon as it began, Misty could tell that something wasn't right. Pikachu didn't seem to be receiving any orders in what to do against the Houndoom. Even so, Misty noticed that Pikachu was still going strong against the Houndoom. Soon, Pikachu was declared the winner and so it went for the rest of the battle. The Moltres, Magcargo, Ninetails, Magmar, and Flareon all seemed to have the same result. Pikachu beat them almost effortlessly and Ash did not give one single word of direction to his Pikachu. At the end, Pikachu was still going strong and Ash left the arena with Pikachu next to him. Misty began to leave and found him waiting for her.
They walked to his room in silence. When they were in there, Ash and Misty both searched the room to see if there was a hidden Microphone somewhere. When they didn't find anything, they both sat on the bed, facing each other. Misty wanted to know a few things. One she wanted to first get out of the way just in case she forgot about it later. "Why didn't you give any orders to Pikachu?"
"I'm not certain how things would have gone if I had given the orders," Ash said, after waiting a while in silence. "I'm not too confident about how I would have done. Would my reaction time be too slow or would I give out a bad order? I just don't know. I didn't want Pikachu to suffer because of that, so I told him to do what he thought was best in each situation."
Misty nodded her head when Ash said this. It made sense that Pikachu might be able to do better than Ash just because Pikachu wasn't distracted by the fact that Ash still hadn't remembered his nine years that he was missing, unless he had and was still trying to sort things out. "What was the look of fear you gave me when you saw me this morning?" Misty asked, after a few moments of thinking of the right words to say.
Ash sighed. Misty could tell that he was going to be completely honest with her. However, how he started surprised her. "Misty, I want to get through this without any interruptions," Ash said, then looked at Pikachu and Pikachu left the room through the door. Misty assumed that Pikachu was going to stand guard. "I don't know if I'll be able to continue if I'm stopped for whatever reason after I'm started."
Misty nodded her understanding. This was going to be very serious, Misty realized. "Go on," Misty urged.
Ash took a deep breath and began. "I don't know exactly how to say this, but I've realized that there was a time when I was gone that I had thought that you had left me," Ash said, motioning for Misty to not comment as she was about to. "I never thought that you might not know where I was. I," Ash paused for a moment swallowed a couple of times and continued, "I fell in love with another girl." Misty gasped as Ash looked away. Misty could tell that this was eating him up inside. "What's worse is that I think that I may already have children, but I don't know who they are." Misty could feel the pain in his voice, as well as hear it. This was something that must have hurt Ash deeply when he remembered about it. Misty was certain that now that Marin was the girl that he had fallen in love with. "I'm not certain of her name, but I think that it is Marin Crystal. I don't know if that's who it was, but I really feel a connection with that name."
Ash then was silent for a moment and Misty started to speak, but Ash stopped by continuing. "I don't know why, but earlier I thought of Marin as MY Marin. I don't know why, but I think that that may have something to do with my past." Misty was speechless when she realized that Ash was done. Misty knew that Ash still loved, her as he wouldn't have told her any of this if he didn't love her anymore. Misty didn't mind about that, but she could tell that he still loved Marin. If Misty eventually became between them as she was thinking that she actually might. She didn't want to have that happen, but she knew that eventually Ash would now need to choose between her and Marin. If Ash chose Marin she would accept and wish him the best. Misty knew that if she truly loved Ash, she would let him live with someone that would make him happy. Misty didn't want Ash to leave her, but knew that the only way of keeping him was to let him choose for himself. Misty really wanted Ash to choose her, but didn't want to try to push him in any direction, as if she really began showing him affection; more than she ever had, it might put a wedge between them. But if she supported him, he might be more likely to choose her. Misty knew that Ash would never abandon their child regardless of who he chose to live with. Misty was comforted by that fact alone.
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Author's notes: How was this? If anyone is upset about how I'm working this, please do not hesitate to flame me. If you don't mind the way I'm working this, then by all means tell me in a review. If you don't feel like reviewing this with the review button, I have my email address posted on my author page and you could easily submit me a review that way. Anyway, I was thinking of ending this chapter a couple of paragraphs earlier, but I figured to put it down while it's fresh in my mind. Also the current vote is 8 ½ for Misty and Ash and still 1 ½ for Marin and Ash. Also, for those who haven't really realized this AAM could just as easily for Ash And Marin as easily as Ash And Misty. By the way, I still don't know what the heck the L or RN after the AAM means. The examples are AAML or AAMRN. I have no clue to what the L or RN stand for. Also, what is it meant by shipping? The example is Pokeshipping. I also have no clue to what this means. I would appreciate it if someone would let me know. Either way, please look forward to chapter 13. Thanks for reading!
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Six months after Misty left them to be in Pallet, Ash, Pikachu, and Brock were just reaching the Indigo Plateau. Gary was supposed to meet them there, with rooms for them to stay in. When they got to the building, Gary was waiting outside. Ash and Pikachu walked up to Gary while Brock hung back. Ever since Ash had become the Pokemon Master, he and Gary had become fast friends. The rivalry was still there, but it was toned down so much that it was hardly noticeable. They embraced as they got next to each other.
"How was Victory road?" Gary asked.
"Fine, but I guess that you didn't go that way," Ash replied.
"No. I had my Pidgeot fly me here. It was much easier than to have to go through all the reporters who realized that I was the one giving false leads," Gary commented.
"Pika pika chu chu pi?" Pikachu chimed in.
"No, Pikachu, I don't think that happened," Ash told Pikachu.
"What?" Gary asked.
"He wanted to know if the reporters had realized that they were on a false trail. I told him that I didn't think that they had," Ash answered.
"Actually, I think that they were beginning to realize that. Even though they didn't know where you actually were, I think that they had realized that I knew where you were. When I realized that they were going to begin pestering me, I made certain to pay for another night and then take off that night out of the window. I'm really glad that I packed light for this trip," Gary said, as Ash was chuckling to what Gary was saying. Gary chuckled with Ash for a moment before continuing, "Well, come on. The Pokemon Master that took your place when you disappeared began to stay here when she learned that you had returned. I think that she expected you to challenge her to the title ever since she learned that you were still alive."
"Who is she?" Ash asked, pulling out his water bottle and began to drink from it.
"I believe her name is Marin," Gary answered.
Ash began sputtering and started to choke on the water. Gary slapped Ash on the back and it seemed to help Ash. When Ash was done, Gary asked, "What was that about?"
"Nothing," Ash replied quickly.
Apparently too quickly for Gary as he replied, "I doubt that was nothing. Do you have some connection with her?"
Ash knew better than to try to continue acting like he didn't know what Gary was talking about. "It's just that she didn't say anything about this."
Gary's eyebrow rose in question as he asked, "You know her?"
"She owns a pokemon orphanage just outside of Cherrygrove city."
"We must be talking about different people," Gary replied, shaking his head with his hand on his forehead.
"What?" Ash was surprised, he did not think that this could be what it seemed to be turning out to be.
"What's the last name?" Gary asked in response.
"I think it was Crystal or something," Ash replied, honestly not really remembering the last name, but wondering why he felt such a bond to the name Marin.
"That would be it," Gary stated. "The current Master's last name is Navarne. Marin Navarne."
Ash nodded slowly. That would really make a difference. Even if his Marin's last name was spelled with just one letter differently than this Marin's, it would really signify that they were different people. Ash thought to himself, only realizing after the thought was complete the part of where he thought of Marin as his Marin. He decided to ponder that later as he knew that he had gotten a little bit of his memory back, but it wasn't all the way back completely. He still often thought about small things that he knew he remembered, hoping that they would lead to something more that he didn't remember. Ash was mostly glad that he hadn't spoken out that thought as if Gary or Pikachu noticed, he would have to explain it and he wasn't sure he could explain it to himself even.
Later that day and into the evening, Ash had already made arrangements for the battle to take place the next day. Ash was relaxing in the room that he had to himself and was trying to think why he thought of Marin Crystal as HIS Marin. He wasn't sure he had the answer and was trying to think of why. Suddenly he remembered the fact that there was another girl that he had loved during the nine years that he was gone. Could she be Marin? Ash thought. Yet another strange thought occurred to Ash. How did he know what her last name was? He was certain that he wasn't told what it was. Even if he was, why would he still remember the name, but forget when he heard it? Ash was certain that the answer to that question lay within his missing past.
Ash was thinking so hard that he didn't even realize that he had company. He didn't even notice the yellow mouse knocking on his forehead. What made him realize that he had company was the fact that Pikachu, annoyed by the fact that Ash didn't notice him, cried out, "PIKACHU!" and electrocuted Ash again.
The electric shock snapped Ash out of his thoughts and made him realize that he had been spaced out. So much that he hadn't even realized that his Pikachu had opened the door, shut it, and had done various things to get his attention, until he had finally lost patience and zapped Ash. Ash sighed. This was going to be a tough time for him, as Ash didn't even feel like he could confide in Pikachu, as Ash wasn't certain who he could turn to. Ash wasn't certain that even Misty would understand fully. He had only told Brock a portion of what was on his mind, as he wasn't certain how Brock would take all that he had remembered. Ash knew he had children already, but he what pained him the most was the fact that he couldn't even remember what they even looked like, let alone their names. Another shock coursed through Ash and Ash realized that he had spaced out again. Ash wasn't certain how much longer this would continue for. He hoped that it wouldn't last much longer. Soon, exhausted as Ash was with thinking and traveling, he was fast asleep. He slept so deeply that not even the continual surge of electricity coursing through him could wake him from his sleep.
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Misty was on her way to the Indigo Plateau. She wanted to surprise Ash by showing up, but not letting him know that she was coming. Misty had talked Professor Oak into getting a helicopter to take her to the Indigo Plateau so she wouldn't be putting her unborn child in very much danger, as the child would be in danger, from the hazards of traveling especially from Victory Road. She knew how hard that was in the past, just going for days without making it through, sleeping on the stone floor, as well as areas that were always treacherous. Even when she didn't have her belly swollen because of a pregnancy as well as the additional weight of the unborn child.
Misty was also wondering if Ash had remembered anything from the nine years that he had been missing. She was half hoping that he would, but also half hoping that he wouldn't. She wanted to have Ash remember all his life, but was afraid of what she didn't know that could be in the time that Ash had not yet remembered. Misty had no way of knowing what Ash would do if his memory had completely come back, but she knew in her heart that she would support him fully, no matter what his choice would be. She still had doubts of whether or not Marin knew Ash, let alone being in love with him, but she still was sure that they were or at least had been in love while he was missing.
Misty looked out of the helicopter as they were flying over the countryside. Misty sighed as she thought about how she would enjoy the scenery if Ash was with her instead of her going to him. Misty sighed. She felt like she was doing something wrong by enjoying the scenery, while Ash didn't know what had happened during the nine years that he was missing.
Misty then pulled out the book that she was currently reading, and read the rest of the flight. When Misty got to the Indigo Plateau, it was late at night and she went over to where the rooms were and was pleased to know that Professor Oak had reserved her a room so she could get some sleep right away, as she really felt tired.
When she got to her room, she laid on her bed, and quickly fell asleep without changing into her pajamas. In the morning when she woke, she felt embarrassed that she hadn't changed out of the clothes that she had worn on the trip here. Misty got up and gathered her things for a shower. After the shower, Misty then left her room, wanting to find Ash before the battle started. Misty was walking around, and was pleased to find a Pikachu running through the halls. Misty tried to call out to the Pikachu, but the Pikachu didn't seem to hear her.
Misty continued to follow the Pikachu certain that Pikachu would take her to Ash eventually. When Misty rounded the bend in the hallway, she literally ran into Ash. However, Misty's joy of seeing Ash was short lived as she could see his face reflecting fear instead of surprise as Misty had hoped to see. Misty knew immediately that something was wrong. "What's wrong?" Misty asked.
As soon as Misty spoke, the look of fear on Ash's face was replaced by surprise. "Misty what are you doing here?" Ash asked, seemingly unaware of her previous question.
"I wanted to see you win back your title and surprise you by not telling you that I was coming," Misty answered cheerfully. Then in a much quieter tone, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong," Ash replied cheerfully, too cheerfully for Misty's liking. "I'm perfectly fine."
"We need to talk later," Misty told Ash.
"Alright. I anyway have something I need to tell you," Ash told Misty, quietly. Misty then realized that he was just making it sound like she was wondering how he was on getting ready for the battle just in case someone happened to walk by. The last thing either of them wanted was to get the media involved in finding out about Ash's lost nine years. The media was already going nuts over the fact that they couldn't follow Ash while he was in Johto and now they would really hound them for anything that would get everyone's attention. Especially if it meant that he had learned something about the time when he was missing for those nine years.
Misty then knew that Ash had known what she had been talking about when she asked him what was wrong. Misty also could tell that Brock and Gary might not know what he was going to tell her. Just then an announcement rang out and it was time for the battle to begin. Misty saw Ash talking to Pikachu as she wished him luck and went to the stands to take a seat and watch.
The battle seemed to be evenly matched, although as soon as it began, Misty could tell that something wasn't right. Pikachu didn't seem to be receiving any orders in what to do against the Houndoom. Even so, Misty noticed that Pikachu was still going strong against the Houndoom. Soon, Pikachu was declared the winner and so it went for the rest of the battle. The Moltres, Magcargo, Ninetails, Magmar, and Flareon all seemed to have the same result. Pikachu beat them almost effortlessly and Ash did not give one single word of direction to his Pikachu. At the end, Pikachu was still going strong and Ash left the arena with Pikachu next to him. Misty began to leave and found him waiting for her.
They walked to his room in silence. When they were in there, Ash and Misty both searched the room to see if there was a hidden Microphone somewhere. When they didn't find anything, they both sat on the bed, facing each other. Misty wanted to know a few things. One she wanted to first get out of the way just in case she forgot about it later. "Why didn't you give any orders to Pikachu?"
"I'm not certain how things would have gone if I had given the orders," Ash said, after waiting a while in silence. "I'm not too confident about how I would have done. Would my reaction time be too slow or would I give out a bad order? I just don't know. I didn't want Pikachu to suffer because of that, so I told him to do what he thought was best in each situation."
Misty nodded her head when Ash said this. It made sense that Pikachu might be able to do better than Ash just because Pikachu wasn't distracted by the fact that Ash still hadn't remembered his nine years that he was missing, unless he had and was still trying to sort things out. "What was the look of fear you gave me when you saw me this morning?" Misty asked, after a few moments of thinking of the right words to say.
Ash sighed. Misty could tell that he was going to be completely honest with her. However, how he started surprised her. "Misty, I want to get through this without any interruptions," Ash said, then looked at Pikachu and Pikachu left the room through the door. Misty assumed that Pikachu was going to stand guard. "I don't know if I'll be able to continue if I'm stopped for whatever reason after I'm started."
Misty nodded her understanding. This was going to be very serious, Misty realized. "Go on," Misty urged.
Ash took a deep breath and began. "I don't know exactly how to say this, but I've realized that there was a time when I was gone that I had thought that you had left me," Ash said, motioning for Misty to not comment as she was about to. "I never thought that you might not know where I was. I," Ash paused for a moment swallowed a couple of times and continued, "I fell in love with another girl." Misty gasped as Ash looked away. Misty could tell that this was eating him up inside. "What's worse is that I think that I may already have children, but I don't know who they are." Misty could feel the pain in his voice, as well as hear it. This was something that must have hurt Ash deeply when he remembered about it. Misty was certain that now that Marin was the girl that he had fallen in love with. "I'm not certain of her name, but I think that it is Marin Crystal. I don't know if that's who it was, but I really feel a connection with that name."
Ash then was silent for a moment and Misty started to speak, but Ash stopped by continuing. "I don't know why, but earlier I thought of Marin as MY Marin. I don't know why, but I think that that may have something to do with my past." Misty was speechless when she realized that Ash was done. Misty knew that Ash still loved, her as he wouldn't have told her any of this if he didn't love her anymore. Misty didn't mind about that, but she could tell that he still loved Marin. If Misty eventually became between them as she was thinking that she actually might. She didn't want to have that happen, but she knew that eventually Ash would now need to choose between her and Marin. If Ash chose Marin she would accept and wish him the best. Misty knew that if she truly loved Ash, she would let him live with someone that would make him happy. Misty didn't want Ash to leave her, but knew that the only way of keeping him was to let him choose for himself. Misty really wanted Ash to choose her, but didn't want to try to push him in any direction, as if she really began showing him affection; more than she ever had, it might put a wedge between them. But if she supported him, he might be more likely to choose her. Misty knew that Ash would never abandon their child regardless of who he chose to live with. Misty was comforted by that fact alone.
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Author's notes: How was this? If anyone is upset about how I'm working this, please do not hesitate to flame me. If you don't mind the way I'm working this, then by all means tell me in a review. If you don't feel like reviewing this with the review button, I have my email address posted on my author page and you could easily submit me a review that way. Anyway, I was thinking of ending this chapter a couple of paragraphs earlier, but I figured to put it down while it's fresh in my mind. Also the current vote is 8 ½ for Misty and Ash and still 1 ½ for Marin and Ash. Also, for those who haven't really realized this AAM could just as easily for Ash And Marin as easily as Ash And Misty. By the way, I still don't know what the heck the L or RN after the AAM means. The examples are AAML or AAMRN. I have no clue to what the L or RN stand for. Also, what is it meant by shipping? The example is Pokeshipping. I also have no clue to what this means. I would appreciate it if someone would let me know. Either way, please look forward to chapter 13. Thanks for reading!
