Trapped

Trapped

(Authors Note: I only got to write this so quickly since the destruction of the Twin Towers, it is sad to see them no longer as I never really got to look at them everyday, but this city seems so quiet and empty now since this happened. The city will always be wounded because of this as one of our main attractions many businesses were destroyed just because of terrorist that are too much of a coward to show themselves. We will always remain a strong city in pride and get along with our lives, as I will. If you were a victim I hope that you will recover from all the pain you will have to go through. I am dedicating this chapter to all the victims and families of the WTC and Pentagon tragedy) -* This whole chapter is a flash back *-

Chapter Five – Broken Inside –

**Flash Back**

"Ash…please don't do this to me. I don't want to go away from you, I know this is tough on you, but please Ash I don't want to leave you to deal with all of this pain. Please, Ash let me help you get through this, like I have in the past." Misty said, hesitating on some parts to trying to prevent the tears to be released from her dilated eyes. Tears were already rolling down her cheeks, as that usual smile on her face, was no longer there as it was a smile upside down. She picked up her arm and placed it on Ash shoulder, still trying to convince him, "Ash don't try to get rid of all the one's who care about you, we are the ones who will help you, pain will only come from the both of us if you want me to go, you already threw Tracey and Brock out like some rag dolls, but I am going to be harder, Ash…"

Ash did not even notice all the pain Misty was already going through seeing that their friendship will be no more, just because from the fame, a young person sometimes cannot handle fame, people cannot handle fame, maybe Ash was not the kind of person that can just tolerate all the chaos around him always. In weeks though, the media was lighten up and his life will seem a little bit more 'normal' as the "New Trainer Takes Role Of Pokemon Master" articles in the tabloids would not be as popular, as it may be just considered 'Old News'

"Misty get out of my life already! I told you to get out of my face I never even cared about you! My feelings towards you are nothing trash is more valuable to me than you are! All you do is make the situation worse!" Ash shouted to his teenage ex-best friend Misty, taking her hand in his and throwing it back at her.

Inside though, Ash did feel something special towards her, not to long ago, maybe love? Now with this entire media that special feeling towards her faded day after day, until he felt nothing towards her, now it is he just trying to keep his sanity.

"I know you don't mean that, at least I don't think you do. Ash, don't make this entire fame make you say something you regret, as you have enough to regret already. I don't want to leave you, please don't make me…" Misty continued to plea as she rubbed her thrown hand with her other, as Ash apparently squeezed it while throwing it, now trying to cause her physical pain.

Tears continued to trickle on the wood floor where Misty stood, her cascade eyes just staring at Ash, they showing how much pain she was going through, just by the look on her face. Ash still, showing no sort of pain by the expression on his face, just there looking at her with a glare in his eyes, as if he was not even like…living.

"I mean every last of word of it Misty! I know I do! I will have no regrets this is the truth! Deal with it, you little cry baby! Wa, wa, like I care you are crying." He said sarcastically to Misty at the end, in the beginning through all in Ash mide was the objective of getting her away from him, trying to force himself to believe what he is saying, but he didn't, still he hid his emotions somehow. He grabbed her arm and yanked it towards her, almost pulling it out of the socket from the sudden surprise, "Now get out of my life!" He said it in his new tone, which he talked to everyone badly, a deep voice with a glare in his eyes as they were widened from the usual point they were usually opened. He pressed his hand against Misty creamy skinned skinny arm, making it turn red a bit. He raised his other hand to Misty, this meaning he was now giving her a physical threat, obviously now he is going insane.

Misty just continued to cry, more rapidly now as he arm was now grabbed and was physically being threatened now, by then she was just being emotionally beaten up, "Ash let go of me." She pleaded to her male companion, the one she thought she loved, obviously that passion just was teared apart, along with her heart. She never thought of her self saying this, but she did for this all to end, she could not mentally and emotionally take this anymore, it was just to painful that no one no would be able to take this. Ash was just acting like he was not even living, that he had no emotions, no heart, nothing in his body…just something on the outside, "Let go of me and I will leave you; forever, okay?" She said as the word 'forever' just echoed throughout her head as she just mentioned it to her friend, the one she loved, no longer.

Misty could not even manage to sniffle to keep the tears in now, she just cried and cried as she looked into Ash's eyes with innocence in hers. Her body seemed to go more pale at the thought of leaving the one she loved, knowing the one who you would be with forever, the dream shattered just made her think of her as there is no point of living anymore, her mind flowing with negative thoughts like she will never get married, never have children, have no one to love, and most importantly have no happiness in her life. Her heart was like it was broken into many pieces, just by this one little experience that the two went through, their friendship/love could not even survive this… Misty knees buckled, as it felt for her that she could not even stand anymore, she could not support herself standing up anymore. She just wanted to collapse on the ground and cry and cry until she is asleep…in her mind thinking that this is just a possible nightmare.

Ash made that smirk that Gary always had glued on his face once he heard the words that Misty seemed to spoke, crying word after word she said it, as he felt that he was falling down a little, as Misty was basically collapsing onto the floor as she mentioned this. Those emotionless eyes looking into her eyes pleading for this not to even be happening, that it does not have to end up like this. That dumb smirk on his face, that Gary always did, that showed tat he won, that he was higher than everyone else, it just seemed so emotionless and just so plain…evil! (Authors Note: Not to offend Gary lovers, who just love this face. He is fine, just using him as an evil example here, don't flame me just because of this!)

After all this pleading, saying that she won't leave him and more threats put onto the floor each time she refused to leave the one, whom she thought she will always love, it was over, she gave up, she let Ash fall into his own depression, in his own little pit of emotionless acts towards her, when she thought he would never abandon her, when it seemed like those two would never leave side by side. Misty falling into a heartbroken depression, this was not a simple crush on Ash, this was an obsession with how much she loved him. (Authors Note: I put some things in bold, meaning it is very – very important thought or feeling, underline for the same thing too, but something unimaginable is more likely to be underlined.)

Who knew that Ash was able to hold all the thoughts about Misty in his head, all the times they were together having fun. Even the arguments were like miniature flirts, between the two. People said, 'If you argue a lot it means you care about each other' about those two, as many believed they were in love, but just never confessed it, but wouldn't true love be able to let this situation be able to be passed through?

"Okay Misty, leave now." He said letting go of her, as it seemed he was about to cry as he closed his eyes, he changed his tone of voice as now it was monotone, just like how Sabrina's was when they spoke to the trio. Ash took a step back away from her, letting her leave. His eyes remained closed, due to the fact that he did feel something towards her, he could not see Misty leave.

Misty did not bother to say any last words, as in her mind she thought it would not even help her defense if she bothered to speak to him, what would that do? Only pain, was her only answer as she said many things towards him, some in a sort of confession of how much she cared about him, just getting all these threats must of showed Ash how much Misty cared for him, even all the time it looked like she wanted to cut his throat off. All the arguing, all the times they were in not speaking terms, it was just a cover up of how much the two loved each other.

She noticed his eyes were closed as she continued to cry, thinking that he did not even care that she was going to leave any second, once she gets all of this information through her head. Everything, all of this arguing all of this scolding and all of these acts of wanting to be a recluse just happened so quickly, a week ago or so he was happy with his good friends taking a picture in happiness, they having a celebration dinner, and now this…It was the complete opposite as he wanted to tear his best friends from his life, while sitting in a corner alone eating some food, no one to share all this fortune with, only himself.

"Bye…Ash…" Misty slowly mumbled out loud to herself and the male she was addressing Ash, still nothing came from him, no response, nothing…

Misty looked at Ash for one time a deep concentration as she just looked at him for a second, silence in the room, not a single thing to disturb the two, the media seemed to leave the area, as it was late around eleven or so, the time after they finished dinner with his total tantrum, which seemed hours.

The door creaked as Misty opened it slowly, still wanting Ash to jump up and run to her saying, 'Misty, wait I don't want you to leave. I love you… I don't know what is wrong with me, please help me Misty. I love you…I don't want you to leave, help me get myself out of this crisis!' or something related to that, all she wanted was the silence in the room, none of the two voices speaking to be broken by the make saying stop. Just something that she will love, know that there is still that little ten-year-old Ash inside of him, not this new Ash that does not even seem like he was living.

One person remained in the rented house now, no one there to guide him, no one to protect him, no one to be with. Only to be with him regretting his whole life, questioning everything in his life, just because of this fame, what was the point of it if he was going to get rid of the ones who got him this far… What was the point of having fame if you have no one to share it with…? There is no point to be with fame if you cannot share it with someone else, it is the plain truth, being alone while with all the media just makes you go insane, having no one, except yourself…

"Bye…Ash, I will always remember you, when you were a good guy." Misty told herself as she let her hand off of the back of the door, actually the front as it opened leading them into the house.

Wasn't Misty always known as a strong woman? People always saw her barrier, but could Misty or even any woman be able to handle all of this pain when they knew someone so long and had such passion towards her.

"I have to get over this…leave here…just seeing things, which remind me of him will get me to be more depressed than I am." Misty said closing her eyelids as the tears still escaped through here eyes as she continued to cry, she took a bold step away from the house, as it was a big step for her, just to leave Ash…she left the one whom she had passion for, the one she wanted to be with, Ash…

(Authors Note: I know, this chapter is really short, I am sort of depressed from all the pain from the WTC and the Pentagon issue, so you know I could not concentrate on this so much, as my eyes were glued to the television as I wrote this. Okay, no it was not, but I was depressed, which I think made this Chapter show so much emotion from Misty, not from Ash as I tried to make him seem rather lifeless in this chapter. Sucks that he was such a mean person right, please tell me how you think of this chapter, as this is like the best one yet that I've ever written in my like whole life of writing… well, maybe.)