Faulkner stopped staring at Ash. He gazed at the land of his hometown
passing by. In only a few seconds, they were at Cherrygrove City. Faulkner
looked back at Ash, who was staring into space.
"Hey, Ash, you wanna stop here?" Faulkner asked.
Ash looked back at Faulkner.
"Sure. I'll tell you where to stop, okay?" Ash said, somewhat enthusiastically.
They flew for a few more seconds, until Ash pointed to a small campsite. Faulkner nodded and they descended. Ash and Pikachu hopped off the Pidgeot before it had come to a complete halt. Ash started running, looking around frantically. Pikachu, still puzzled by its master's actions looked around too.
"Pikapi, pik pi pika pika pi?" Pikachu asked worriedly.
Ash paid its inquiries no mind. He kept running.
"MIIIIISSSSTTTYYYY! MISTY!" Ash yelled.
Pikachu got even more worried about Ash now.
"Pikapi? Pikapi? Pi chu pika chu pi pi Pikachupi (Pi pi pi)?" Pikachu asked frantically.
Ash ignored it and kept yelling. He had run all the way to Route 46, with Faulkner following him overhead. Little did he know that Misty herself was lurking nearby behind a tree. She peeked out and saw Ash.
"Oh great. He's found me already," Misty whispered.
Misty looked down at her clothes. She had changed into hiking boots, a blue long-sleeved shirt, and black jeans. She had put her hair back in a severe bun and a few strands dangled down, framing her face. She hoped that if it came to it, he wouldn't recognize her.
And he was about to test her. Ash walked around the tree. Misty swallowed and managed to act casual. She turned to where Ash was about to appear from and put on a smile.
The first thing Ash saw was she. He wondered about her name, because he felt like he had seen her before. He knew he should know who she was, but he just couldn't remember. Ash was sure about one thing though, whoever she was, she was beautiful. He walked up to her.
"Umm, hey. I'm Ash Ketchum, what's your name?" Ash said friendlily.
Misty swallowed. Better think fast.
"My name is Rain. What brings you out here?" Misty asked, hoping Ash wouldn't recognize her voice.
"I could easily ask you the same, Miss," Ash replied smoothly.
He felt comfortable around Rain for some reason. Though he didn't know why. And if he didn't know better, he would say that he was flirting with her. Misty could also say the same.
"Well, I'm just looking for a city, you know? And, Ash, why are you out here? Going to face Clair in Blackthorn too?" Misty asked curiously.
"Oh, so you're a trainer too, Rain? Will you battle me?" Ash asked excitedly.
Misty's eyes widened.
"Umm, no thanks, Ash," Misty replied shyly.
Ash pouted.
"You're really pretty, you know, Rain," Ash said, not sounding more than a little nervous.
Misty blushed.
"You are so sweet, Ash. No one's ever told me that before. That's probably because it's not true," Misty replied coquettishly.
"How is that possible? You're so beautiful," Ash said, confused.
Misty shook her head, softly laughing.
"Well, when you travel with a guy obsessed with older women and another guy who doesn't even like girls, it's hard to tell," Misty said mirthlessly.
"Hey, Ash, you wanna stop here?" Faulkner asked.
Ash looked back at Faulkner.
"Sure. I'll tell you where to stop, okay?" Ash said, somewhat enthusiastically.
They flew for a few more seconds, until Ash pointed to a small campsite. Faulkner nodded and they descended. Ash and Pikachu hopped off the Pidgeot before it had come to a complete halt. Ash started running, looking around frantically. Pikachu, still puzzled by its master's actions looked around too.
"Pikapi, pik pi pika pika pi?" Pikachu asked worriedly.
Ash paid its inquiries no mind. He kept running.
"MIIIIISSSSTTTYYYY! MISTY!" Ash yelled.
Pikachu got even more worried about Ash now.
"Pikapi? Pikapi? Pi chu pika chu pi pi Pikachupi (Pi pi pi)?" Pikachu asked frantically.
Ash ignored it and kept yelling. He had run all the way to Route 46, with Faulkner following him overhead. Little did he know that Misty herself was lurking nearby behind a tree. She peeked out and saw Ash.
"Oh great. He's found me already," Misty whispered.
Misty looked down at her clothes. She had changed into hiking boots, a blue long-sleeved shirt, and black jeans. She had put her hair back in a severe bun and a few strands dangled down, framing her face. She hoped that if it came to it, he wouldn't recognize her.
And he was about to test her. Ash walked around the tree. Misty swallowed and managed to act casual. She turned to where Ash was about to appear from and put on a smile.
The first thing Ash saw was she. He wondered about her name, because he felt like he had seen her before. He knew he should know who she was, but he just couldn't remember. Ash was sure about one thing though, whoever she was, she was beautiful. He walked up to her.
"Umm, hey. I'm Ash Ketchum, what's your name?" Ash said friendlily.
Misty swallowed. Better think fast.
"My name is Rain. What brings you out here?" Misty asked, hoping Ash wouldn't recognize her voice.
"I could easily ask you the same, Miss," Ash replied smoothly.
He felt comfortable around Rain for some reason. Though he didn't know why. And if he didn't know better, he would say that he was flirting with her. Misty could also say the same.
"Well, I'm just looking for a city, you know? And, Ash, why are you out here? Going to face Clair in Blackthorn too?" Misty asked curiously.
"Oh, so you're a trainer too, Rain? Will you battle me?" Ash asked excitedly.
Misty's eyes widened.
"Umm, no thanks, Ash," Misty replied shyly.
Ash pouted.
"You're really pretty, you know, Rain," Ash said, not sounding more than a little nervous.
Misty blushed.
"You are so sweet, Ash. No one's ever told me that before. That's probably because it's not true," Misty replied coquettishly.
"How is that possible? You're so beautiful," Ash said, confused.
Misty shook her head, softly laughing.
"Well, when you travel with a guy obsessed with older women and another guy who doesn't even like girls, it's hard to tell," Misty said mirthlessly.