Chapter 17- "Mistaken Proposal"
"Thanks again Ash for letting us stay over on such notice, you know, maybe we should move to a house nearby, this town is quite cozy." Brock said. "But I don't want to move again! You know the hassle Brock!" Ruby whined. Ash chuckled, he was happy to invite his friends over for several days, the house was almost empty, and his old bedroom made the perfect room for Brock and Ruby to stay. "I told you it is no problem. You let us stay over at your house, so I return the favor." "But I want to make it up to you! Let me treat us to dinner!"
Misty started, "No! Brock, you don't-" "No but's! We dine at Rosa's cafe, the fanciest in town!" "Oh Brock, you're so sweet." Ruby responded. "But first! I must change into nice clothes!" He started to walk upstairs, but before he reached it, he turned around and motioned to Ash to follow him. Confused by the motion, he looked at Misty, who never noticed it. She just gave him a smile. "I think I should change too." Ash said.
He followed Brock, who went into Ash's. Once he entered, Brock, who suddenly was behind him locked the door and walked in front of Ash. "I have something to show you." And reached down to his pants. As if it was a trigger, Ash immediately started scrambling. "Please don't! I'm straight! I have a girlfriend!" Brock blinked slowly and gave a strange glance at his friend, taking out a small black box from his pocket, "What are you dabbling about, Ash? I want to show you this ring I got for Ruby!" Ash stopped and looked a bit embarrassed when he slowly took the box from Brock and inspected it's insides. There, large as a fingernail, was a beautiful diamond ring the sparkled like the sun in the morning dew. Ash looked up, "Engage?" Brock nodded, "But I need you to do me a small favor." "What is it?" "Well Ruby has been suspicious of me trying to hide it, and I want it to be a surprise, which is the reason I opted for the idea to go out to dinner. I don't want it spoiled, so I want you to keep it for now." Ash smiled and slipped the box into his coat pocket. "I will do it, but can you show me where you got it?" Brock nodded again, "Sure. But first... you may want to change." "Why?" Brock pointed to a rather large stain on Ash's shirt, which was from the spaghetti dinner they had last night. "Oh! Yeah. Leave the room and I will change."
Brock headed out and waited right outside the door while Ash changed. First, Ash took of his coat and hung it on a chair as he went to his closet, but seeing how a good amount of his clothes were the same, he stalled for some time trying to find a good shirt. Brock, impatient with the entire thing, spoke out, "Hurry it up Ash!" Ash quickly grabbed a random shirt, put it on, and ran out. Ash did not know that he still left his coat on the chair.
Both Brock and Ash headed downstairs, where Misty and Ruby gave them quizzed looks by hearing the "I'm straight! I have a girlfriend!" and asked, "Weren't you two going to change?" Both of them looked at each other, and Ash said quickly, "We decided to wait until we head out to eat." Brock nodded in agreement. "Oh well, so when are you going to take us?" "Well, first me and Ash want to go out for a bit, when we come back, we'll take you." Brock said.
"Ok, can we come along?" "We're not going to be long, so don't worry. Come on Ash."
"Ok. Bye you two!" Misty said as Ash and Brock headed out the door and rode off.
Ruby and Misty chatted for awhile before Togetic appeared right next to Misty's feet. "Hello..." He said. "Do you want something Togetic?" "Yes... this!" He immediately snatches the shoes Misty was wearing and ran upstairs. Misty went after the Pokemon, "Give me back my shoes!" Togetic ran into Ash's room and ran directly into the chair which held Ash's jacket. He sat up, rubbing his head when Misty came in and rubbed his head, saying comforting words. She stood up and picked up the chair that was knocked over, which made the small black box fall from the pocket. She stared at it a bit, then opened it, and finally rushed downstairs to Ruby with excitement. "I wonder what that was all about?" Togetic thought.
When Misty reached downstairs, she was almost too excited to speak, "Look what Ash had in his pocket!" She opened it up to show the contents of the box to Ruby. When she saw the ring, she gasped as well, "Wow! It's beautiful! Does this mean?" "I bet Brock and Ash planned this dinner so Ash could propose to marry me!" "You really think?" "Of course! We have been going out for five years, he loves me to death, why wouldn't he?" "Are you going to return it?" "No. I got something planned." "Like what?"
"You'll see." She slipped the ring into her pocket, and as if on cue, Ash and Brock returned. She winked at Ruby, "Don't tell them!" "The secret is safe with me!"
Ash, Misty, Brock, Ruby, Togetic, and Pikachu traveled to the restaurant later. There they ordered steaks. Music played loudly, and before the meal came, everyone danced. Misty would wait. The time would be perfectly right when Ash was going to search for the ring he had no longer. When the meal was almost over, Brock leaned over to Ash and said quietly, "Ok, I need the ring now." Ash nodded and quietly slipped into his pocket, searching for it. However, he felt nothing, and a bit less subtle, he searched his other pocket. He began to get a bit nervous, and a bit in a frenzy, he stood up and searched his entire body for the ring. Before he could do much, Misty stood up and said in a sly, soft voice, "Ash..." Ash was still nervous and replied, "Not now Mist..." He looked up, seeing Misty holding the ring on her finger. Brock and Ash hearts jumped. This was not good. Misty smiled and slowly went up to Ash and kissed him on the cheek, "I will marry you."
Several things happened at the same time. Ash stammered a string of nonsense, Pikachu and Togetic gasped, Ruby awwed, and Brock smacked his hand upside his head. After Ash finally regained his composure, he hugged back to Misty. Brock gave him a deathly glare pointing to the bathroom. Ash nodded and said, "I have to use the bathroom, sorry." And he walked to the bathroom. How could this happen? Sure it was his lifelong dream to marry the girl he met so long ago, but was this fate? Was it luck? Was it planned? Why now? He shook his head, why worry? He was going to get married! As he stood in the bathroom, Brock shortly joined him.
"I will pay you back Brock." Ash said looking at one of the mirrors. "I would be happy for you if it wasn't MY ring you are using!" "I can't explain it... how did she get it?"
"The point is, you need to pay me back."
"I will after I get married." "What do you mean?" Ash sighed and sat upon one of the sinks, looking at the ground. "Well my mom left me a bank account that I can use whenever I got married." "Like how much?" Ash sighed, "One million." Brock laughed for a moment, "Nice try, but really." Ash shaked his head, "One million." "Ok, how did your mom get so much cash?"
"I don't know and I don't think I want to know." Brock blinked, "Good point." "Look, let's worry about this later," He jumped off the sink and headed for the door, "let us finish our dinner." Brock nodded and shortly after.
Slow dance music was playing. Ash and Misty, both together and dancing to the slow tune, had their eyes closed, leaning upon each other. They we're in pure bliss. Finally Misty spoke softly in Ash's ear, "I always wanted to marry you..." "And I always wanted to be your wife..."
There, listening to the soft music, the two danced, both eagerly awaiting the marriage.
"Thanks again Ash for letting us stay over on such notice, you know, maybe we should move to a house nearby, this town is quite cozy." Brock said. "But I don't want to move again! You know the hassle Brock!" Ruby whined. Ash chuckled, he was happy to invite his friends over for several days, the house was almost empty, and his old bedroom made the perfect room for Brock and Ruby to stay. "I told you it is no problem. You let us stay over at your house, so I return the favor." "But I want to make it up to you! Let me treat us to dinner!"
Misty started, "No! Brock, you don't-" "No but's! We dine at Rosa's cafe, the fanciest in town!" "Oh Brock, you're so sweet." Ruby responded. "But first! I must change into nice clothes!" He started to walk upstairs, but before he reached it, he turned around and motioned to Ash to follow him. Confused by the motion, he looked at Misty, who never noticed it. She just gave him a smile. "I think I should change too." Ash said.
He followed Brock, who went into Ash's. Once he entered, Brock, who suddenly was behind him locked the door and walked in front of Ash. "I have something to show you." And reached down to his pants. As if it was a trigger, Ash immediately started scrambling. "Please don't! I'm straight! I have a girlfriend!" Brock blinked slowly and gave a strange glance at his friend, taking out a small black box from his pocket, "What are you dabbling about, Ash? I want to show you this ring I got for Ruby!" Ash stopped and looked a bit embarrassed when he slowly took the box from Brock and inspected it's insides. There, large as a fingernail, was a beautiful diamond ring the sparkled like the sun in the morning dew. Ash looked up, "Engage?" Brock nodded, "But I need you to do me a small favor." "What is it?" "Well Ruby has been suspicious of me trying to hide it, and I want it to be a surprise, which is the reason I opted for the idea to go out to dinner. I don't want it spoiled, so I want you to keep it for now." Ash smiled and slipped the box into his coat pocket. "I will do it, but can you show me where you got it?" Brock nodded again, "Sure. But first... you may want to change." "Why?" Brock pointed to a rather large stain on Ash's shirt, which was from the spaghetti dinner they had last night. "Oh! Yeah. Leave the room and I will change."
Brock headed out and waited right outside the door while Ash changed. First, Ash took of his coat and hung it on a chair as he went to his closet, but seeing how a good amount of his clothes were the same, he stalled for some time trying to find a good shirt. Brock, impatient with the entire thing, spoke out, "Hurry it up Ash!" Ash quickly grabbed a random shirt, put it on, and ran out. Ash did not know that he still left his coat on the chair.
Both Brock and Ash headed downstairs, where Misty and Ruby gave them quizzed looks by hearing the "I'm straight! I have a girlfriend!" and asked, "Weren't you two going to change?" Both of them looked at each other, and Ash said quickly, "We decided to wait until we head out to eat." Brock nodded in agreement. "Oh well, so when are you going to take us?" "Well, first me and Ash want to go out for a bit, when we come back, we'll take you." Brock said.
"Ok, can we come along?" "We're not going to be long, so don't worry. Come on Ash."
"Ok. Bye you two!" Misty said as Ash and Brock headed out the door and rode off.
Ruby and Misty chatted for awhile before Togetic appeared right next to Misty's feet. "Hello..." He said. "Do you want something Togetic?" "Yes... this!" He immediately snatches the shoes Misty was wearing and ran upstairs. Misty went after the Pokemon, "Give me back my shoes!" Togetic ran into Ash's room and ran directly into the chair which held Ash's jacket. He sat up, rubbing his head when Misty came in and rubbed his head, saying comforting words. She stood up and picked up the chair that was knocked over, which made the small black box fall from the pocket. She stared at it a bit, then opened it, and finally rushed downstairs to Ruby with excitement. "I wonder what that was all about?" Togetic thought.
When Misty reached downstairs, she was almost too excited to speak, "Look what Ash had in his pocket!" She opened it up to show the contents of the box to Ruby. When she saw the ring, she gasped as well, "Wow! It's beautiful! Does this mean?" "I bet Brock and Ash planned this dinner so Ash could propose to marry me!" "You really think?" "Of course! We have been going out for five years, he loves me to death, why wouldn't he?" "Are you going to return it?" "No. I got something planned." "Like what?"
"You'll see." She slipped the ring into her pocket, and as if on cue, Ash and Brock returned. She winked at Ruby, "Don't tell them!" "The secret is safe with me!"
Ash, Misty, Brock, Ruby, Togetic, and Pikachu traveled to the restaurant later. There they ordered steaks. Music played loudly, and before the meal came, everyone danced. Misty would wait. The time would be perfectly right when Ash was going to search for the ring he had no longer. When the meal was almost over, Brock leaned over to Ash and said quietly, "Ok, I need the ring now." Ash nodded and quietly slipped into his pocket, searching for it. However, he felt nothing, and a bit less subtle, he searched his other pocket. He began to get a bit nervous, and a bit in a frenzy, he stood up and searched his entire body for the ring. Before he could do much, Misty stood up and said in a sly, soft voice, "Ash..." Ash was still nervous and replied, "Not now Mist..." He looked up, seeing Misty holding the ring on her finger. Brock and Ash hearts jumped. This was not good. Misty smiled and slowly went up to Ash and kissed him on the cheek, "I will marry you."
Several things happened at the same time. Ash stammered a string of nonsense, Pikachu and Togetic gasped, Ruby awwed, and Brock smacked his hand upside his head. After Ash finally regained his composure, he hugged back to Misty. Brock gave him a deathly glare pointing to the bathroom. Ash nodded and said, "I have to use the bathroom, sorry." And he walked to the bathroom. How could this happen? Sure it was his lifelong dream to marry the girl he met so long ago, but was this fate? Was it luck? Was it planned? Why now? He shook his head, why worry? He was going to get married! As he stood in the bathroom, Brock shortly joined him.
"I will pay you back Brock." Ash said looking at one of the mirrors. "I would be happy for you if it wasn't MY ring you are using!" "I can't explain it... how did she get it?"
"The point is, you need to pay me back."
"I will after I get married." "What do you mean?" Ash sighed and sat upon one of the sinks, looking at the ground. "Well my mom left me a bank account that I can use whenever I got married." "Like how much?" Ash sighed, "One million." Brock laughed for a moment, "Nice try, but really." Ash shaked his head, "One million." "Ok, how did your mom get so much cash?"
"I don't know and I don't think I want to know." Brock blinked, "Good point." "Look, let's worry about this later," He jumped off the sink and headed for the door, "let us finish our dinner." Brock nodded and shortly after.
Slow dance music was playing. Ash and Misty, both together and dancing to the slow tune, had their eyes closed, leaning upon each other. They we're in pure bliss. Finally Misty spoke softly in Ash's ear, "I always wanted to marry you..." "And I always wanted to be your wife..."
There, listening to the soft music, the two danced, both eagerly awaiting the marriage.
