*Dodgeing tomatoes that are being thrown at her* Ow! Ok! ok! SHEESH! I KNOW I took a while to get this chapter up and I'm very sorry, but this ones nice and long so it's worth it! I made this one extra long because I'm having some trouble with Chapter 6, so your all gonna have to bare with me. Now with that out of the way, ON WITH THE FIC!

Disclaimer- I own pokemon. Just like I own Walmart, Yu-Gi-Oh, InuYasha, The North Pole, Bill Gates, and those nifty little cocktail weenies! Err... or not @_@

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Chapter 5- The only long chapter this fic is gonna have! (I couldn't think of a title ^^;)

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Ash smiled as he opened his door and was welcomed with the lovely, at least in his opinion, sight of his room. "Ahhh, It's so great to be back!"

May made a face as she looked around his room also, "Ash, this place is a dump."



"Yeah, but it's my dump!"

"You're such a guy."

"I'm gonna take that as a compliment..."



Misty shook her head as she gazed around the room, "Didn't your Mom tell you to clean this before we went to Johto?"

Ash sweatdroped, "Err... Maybe... I don't really remember."

"Whatever." Misty sighed, as she threw her bag up on Ash's bed.

"Hey!" May exclaimed, pushing Ash out of her way and walking over to Misty, "Why do YOU get to sleep on Ash's bed?!"

"Because I always do." She explained.

"That's not fair!"

"Sure it is! I'm used to sleeping on Ash's bed. I need it to get my beauty sleep."

"She needs a beauty coma..." Ash mumbled.

"WHAT WAS THAT ASH KETCHUM?!"

"Eheheh... Nothing."

"It's not fair that YOU get to sleep in the bed when you always get to! Let someone else have a chance!" May exclaimed, tossing Misty's bag off of the bed and starting to climb the ladder.

"Oh yeah?!" Misty quickly pushed May off the ladder and started to climb up it herself.

"Get off! It's mine!"

"I get it!"

"No! I do!"

"Me!"



"No ME!"

Ash sat on the floor and stared in confusion at the fight in front of him, "Any idea why they keep fightin' Pikachu?"

"Pi, chupi."

"Toge, tictic Toge!"

"Yeah, girls are weird."

"Listen," Misty sighed after she and May had finished there little battle to get on the ladder, "since neither of us are going to give in, we have to resolve this little dispute in a way that's mature and reasonable...."

"ROCK PAPER SCISSORS!"

"YES! Scissors cuts paper!" Misty smiled, proudly posing.

"Two out of three!"



"ROCK PAPER SCISSORS!"

May beamed, "Ha! Paper covers rock!"

"Yeah, yeah whatever, who ever gets this one gets the bed...."

"ROCK PAPER SCISSORS!"

"YYYEEEES! May exclaimed proudly pumping her fist into the air, "Rock crushes scissors! I WIN!"

Misty rolled her eyes and began setting up her sleeping bag under the bed, where Ash usually slept.

"Hey! Wait a minute! Where am I gonna sleep?!"

"You can sleep by me Ash!" May grinned.

Misty shot the young girl an evil look, before grinning back at Ash, "No Ash, come sleep by me!" She smirked at May, "Like we always used to."

May fumed.

"Uhhh... I'm good on the floor... over here... really."

"NONSENSE!" May exclaimed, jumping off the bed and dragging Ash to a spot where she could see him clearly from the bed. "Doesn't this look like a good spot?"

Misty glared and grabbed Ash's other arm, "I think Ash would be more comfortable right here!" She smiled as she pulled Ash down to the floor next to her sleeping bag.



Ash sweatdroped as he felt his arms being pulled in two different directions. He shot pikachu a 'Help me!' look.

Pikachu nodded, scooting Togetic behind it, "PIIIIIII KAAAAAAA.... CHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU"

"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

"WHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!"

"Pikapi?"

"Thanks, Pikachu."

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"James? Meowth? WAKE UP YOU TWO DIMWITS!"

James sat up and rubbed his eyes, "But Jessie, I'm tired."

"Well, that's just to bad! We're not getting any sleep until Pikachu and Togetic are safe within our clutches!"

Meowth rubbed his eyes and yawned, "Dat means we aint neva gonna get any sleep."



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Snuggling into Ash's bed, May took a deep breath of air and gazed at the sleeping Ash. She could tell Misty wasn't asleep though. She didn't like Misty much. Ever sense she came back, everyone was so happy to see her, it was like she wasn't even there.

On the floor on the middle of the room, Ash began snoring.

Ash more so then anyone. May couldn't understand what Ash saw in Misty. She made fun of him, laughed at him, argued with him, why was SHE his best friend? It didn't make any sense. May remembered what Brock said to her that afternoon at lunch, 'But in truth... they mean the world to each other.' What did he mean by that?

Misty giggled as Ash began to mumble something about having 2,047 badges in his sleep. Man, she missed that kid. It was like a piece of her had left with him that day, only to return when she saw his adorable smiling face.

"Mmm... all right... We caught Lugia.... only three more legendary pokemon to go..."

Misty jumped slightly a giggle was heard from above her. It was that May girl. Misty glared at the bottom of the bed. Who did that girl think she was anyway? She leaves for twelve months (Misty preferred saying twelve months to saying one year, it sounded shorter), and suddenly May's there, moving in on what was rightfully hers.

{That's right', Misty thought to herself, 'Ash is mine... and there's no way I'm gonna let you get your grubby hands on him... absolutely no way.}

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"Brock?"

"Masato, go to sleep."

"But I have a question."

"It can wait until morning, go to sleep."

"Please Brock, I wont be able to sleep unless I ask this."

Brock groaned, "Fine, but if this isn't as important as you say it is, I'll send Fortress after you."

Masato sweatdroped, "Err... maybe it can wait 'till morning after all..."

"MASATO! ASK THE DARN QUESTION!"

Masato sweatdroped nervously, "Err... right. Brock, are Ash and Misty really close?"

"THAT was keeping you up?" Brock rolled his eyes, "Yes Masato, they are. Ash met Misty the first day he became a pokemon trainer. From what they've told me, Ash was trying to get away from what he claims was a flock of killer Sperrow, and he dove into a river and was fished up by Misty."

"Fished?"

Brock nodded, "Yup, caught him with her fishing line."

"That's kinda weird..."

"Almost everything with those two is weird," Brock laughed, "Tracy and I are used to it, he traveled with them when Ash was in the Orange League, when I wasn't there."

"Wow... how many leagues has Ash been in?" Masato was now sitting up in his bed, looking at Brock on the other one.

Brock sat up too, "The Hoenn league will be his fourth."

"Fourth?! Wow... have you been to all of his competitions?"

"What's with all the questions? Anyway, no, I missed the Orange League, but Misty's been to them all." Brock smirked, "Heh, I don't think a hurricane would be able to stop her from seeing one of Ash's League battles."

Masato tilted his head to the side, "What do you mean?"

"Lets just say that Misty's feelings for Ash surpass those of a friend."

"Like a Best friend?"

"Not exactly."

"Wait... you mean she LIKES him likes him? Like a crush?"



"That's one way to put it." Brock nodded, "She's felt that way as long as I've known her."

Masato looked at the ground, "That's not good..."

"What? Why not?"

Masato looked back at Brock with a worried look on his face, "May has a crush on Ash too."

"I noticed," Brock sighed, "Well, both of them can't have him,"

"I think Misty should have Ash. May gets crushes easily, besides, you kind of like her."

"WHAT?! I DO NOT!" Brock blushed.

"Oh come on!" Masato laughed as Brock blushed harder, "You do too! You might not swoon over her or anything, but I know you like my sister. I might be young, but I'm not stupid."

"It's late." The red faced Brock said, throwing the covers back over his head and laying back down, "Get some sleep. We'll talk in the morning."

"See! You do like her!"

"SHUT UP!" Brock exclaimed, chucking his pillow at the younger boy.

Masato chucked the pillow back, and laid down in his own bed, "Whatever Brock. See ya in the morning."

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"Mime, Mime, Mime. Mime? MR. MIME!"

"Huh?" May sleepingly rubbed her eyes and looked over the side of the bed.

"MIME!"

"AHHHH!!!" She exclaimed flying to the other side of then bed, "WHAT IS THAT THING?!"

Ash and Misty yawned, waking up, "What's what?"

"THAT thing!" she screamed, pointing to Mimey.

"Mime?" Mr. Mime turned his head to the side before happily feather dusting May's face, "Mime! Mime! Mime! Mime!"

Ash laughed, "Relax May, its just my mom's Mr. Mime, Mimey."

May coughed when Mimey was done 'cleaning' her, "Your mother owns a Mr. Mime?"

Mimey began Feather dusting Ash's face at this point, "Whaaa! Mimey! Come on! Cut it out!"

Misty and May giggled, until they noticed the other giggling too.



"Hmmph!" They crossed there arms and looked in the other direction.

"Hey! Ash, Misty, May, Breakfast!"

"Coming!"

The trio, including, Mimey, all jumped down the stairs to the kitchen.

"Hey guys! Don't bother telling me what you want I already got it!" Brock, clad in the pink apron, spun around and placed a plate in front of each, "Scrambled for Ash, Sunny side up for May, and Brock's super special mystery omelet for Misty!"

"Thanks Brock!"

"No problem. Cooking is my life!"

Mrs. Ketchum entered the kitchen and gave Ash a kiss on the head, "Good morning Sweetie. Did you sleep well?"

"You bet!" He stuffed some more eggs in his mouth, but stopped when he saw his Mom looking at him funny, "What's up?"

"Oh nothing! I was just wondering, what are you kids going to do today?"

Ash swallowed his eggs and thought for a second, "Uhh... I don't think we have anything planned really..."

A huge grinned appeared on Mrs. Ketchum's face, "Well, if you don't have anything planned... You can help me in the garden!"

"WHA!" Ash fell over in his chair, "Well, I err, ya see...."

"Oh, this is going to be great! I'm finally going to be able to bond with my Ash!"

Ash's face was a look of pure terror, "B-bond? Uhh, Mom I really need to train for the Hoenn Le-"

Ash was cut off by his Mom grabbing his hand and dragging him out the back door, "Come on! I have to fertilize the whole garden today! Pikachu and Togetic are out there waiting for us. Oh, this is just like the old days! You and me, working in the garden!"

"BUT I'M NOT EVEN DONE WITH BREAKFAST!"

Brock, Masato, May and Misty all swetdropped.

"Well. That was odd." Masato stated. Everyone nodded.

"Looks like its just us four today," Said May, eating a little of her eggs.

Masato and Brock gave each other worried looks.

"What's wrong?" Misty asked.

"Well, Masato and I kinda promised to help Professor Oak, Tracy and Gary at the lab today...."

May choked. How you can choke on eggs is beyond me, but she did.

Misty glared at Brock angrily, "And what, exactly, are WE supposed to do today?"

Masato and Brock sweatdroped, backing away from her slowly.

"Uhhh... female bonding?"

"WHAT?!"

"COME ON MASATO, RUN!"

Misty and May watched as Brock and Masato sprinted out the door, they glanced at each other and sighed.

'This is going to be a long day.'

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"Mmmm.... Something smells divine..."

"Sure does Jim...."

"Eggs, omelets, bacon, and those nifty little sausage links!"

"Orange juice ta boot!"

"How about we sneak in the house and steal the food, then steal Pikachu!"

"Sounds good ta me!"

"Not so Fast." Jessie sighed, grabbing both of them before they took off running, "Have you ever noticed that whenever we try to steal food before Pikachu, the twerps always find us and blast us off before we get a chance to even lay eyes on Pikachu?"

"But Jessie, I'm hungry!" James whined.

"YOU'LL GET YOUR FOOD AFTER WE GET THOSE POKEMON!"

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TA DA! I hope you all enjoyed that chapter! I enjoyed writing it ^_^ But I'm having some problems with chapter 6, so don't hate me if I don't get it out till October or something.

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