A\n: I'm not going to say anything. All I'm going to say is that I am a
wretched, idiotic person. I can't believe I haven't updated for over a
month. You guys must be really annoyed now if there are any of you left.
Let's get on with the chapter before I can't stop insulting myself
Chapter 11: To Love or not to Love
3 months later.
Tina jumped excitedly off the ramp and ran down the narrow aisle leading towards the exit. Misty and her parents followed behind, trying to keep up with Tina. They quickly collected their luggage and headed outside to Tina to look for Ash.
Tina just couldn't wait to see Ash. They were going to be engaged soon so this was going to her head. She, Misty and Misty's family had arrived in London a while ago and they wandered aimlessly around the airport in search of Ash. Misty watched Tina closely. This was normal for her now. Ever since Tina had got to know that she was going to be wedded to Ash, she couldn't keep still.
Tina ran her fingers through her long hair. She was kind of nervous to see Ash after so long. They hadn't seen each other for three months and they had only talked to each other about once a month on the phone. The sweeping of her jeans and the way her pink t-shirt hugged her figure caught the attention of many young men as she continued walking but she ignored them. A few months ago, she would have gone and flirted with them but Ash had changed her. Now she wouldn't look at another boy that way. That was meant only for Ash.
Misty adjusted her baby blue shirt nervously and wiggled in her lavender jeans. She really was quite pretty but never really cared for her looks like Tina. She hadn't seen or talked to Ash since that day at the church. The afternoon before he was going to leave, Ash had kept his distance from her. He would give her a look reminding her of the oath he had taken. She couldn't turn back on it. It was for the sake of their love. But how could she find someone else to spend the rest of her life with when the man she wanted to live with was marrying her best friend. She quickly shook off the thought.
Suddenly a voice from the speaker was heard.
"This is an announcement for the girl in the denim jacket and jeans, passenger arriving from Toronto, Miss Tina Chan."
"Hey, Tina that's you," Misty exclaimed.
"Welcome to London. Ash really missed you."
And just to make the welcome even more surprising, a lady in front of them brushed aside, revealing a smiling Ash. Tina heart gave a jump. She quickly ran up to Ash into his arms. "Oh Ash, I love you. Thank you." she whispered.
"Hey Tina, I really missed you. I'm so glad to see you," Ash said as he embraced her.
Tina pulled back from him, eyes sparkling. "Oh Ash, how did you do that?" she asked.
Ash put his arm across her shoulders and smiled. "Don't get too impressed. I have a friend who works in this airport. And you can't refuse to do something for a friend, right Misty?" Ash asked as he looked over to Misty.
"Yeah Ash, you're right," Misty replied back quietly.
"How are you Misty?" Ash asked, arm still around Tina.
"I'm fine, and you?" Misty asked.
Ash just laughed it off. Misty could make out a pained look in those eyes of his. But as fast as it came, his eyes were back to normal in their own warm and cheerful state.
Misty was broken out of her thoughts by a voice calling her. She looked up to the voice realizing that Tina had been calling her name for some time.
"Misty, are you coming?" Tina called out.
"Coming," Misty replied.
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"This will be your room. Since this is your first time at our house, we decided to give you the special room." Ash said as he led Misty's parents into their room.
Ash, Misty and Tina climbed up the elegant staircase to their rooms.
"That will be your room," Ash said looking at Tina and Misty and pointing to the room farthest from them.
Misty made her way to her new room but stopped when she realized that Tina wasn't following her. She turned back around and saw Tina look at Ash flirtatiously.
"Hey Mr. America, where will our room be?" she asked.
"That is your room," Ash said, momentarily confused.
"Hey Stupid," she said as she turned to him and placed both her hands around his neck and pressed her body to him. "Which will be 'our' room."
Ash nervously thought of an answer. He really didn't like the position he was in right now. If it was Misty he wouldn't have minded.wait. he couldn't think of Misty that way anymore. She was going to marry someone else like him.
"Ash, come here," Ash heard his dad call and he thanked God that it was at that specific moment.
"Dad," Ash said with relief. "Gotta go," and with that he pulled Tina's arm over his head and ran downstairs.
Misty turned around and quickly rushed to her room before Tina found out that she had seen everything. She quickly wiped her tears that had been silently falling and sat on the bed. She hated this. She hated how Ash had to marry Tina. But it wasn't Tina's fault because she didn't know what was going on between them. She didn't know what she was going to do but she hoped everything would turn out for the best.
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"Misty where are you?" Tina called from downstairs.
"I'm up in the room." Misty replied.
"Well, come down then. I'm going outside and you have to come with me." Tina said.
"But I'm unpacking my stuff." Misty called back.
"Oh come on Misty, please! It's so beautiful outside and when we come back in, we can unpack." Tina exclaimed.
"Oh okay, let me just put this stuff away. I'll be down in two minutes." Misty replied as she placed her purse on her suitcase and exited the room.
As Misty was heading for the stairs, she came across the room next to hers. The door was wide open almost begging Misty to peek in. She slowly crept to the door and looked in to find a big room filled with basketball posters. Curiously, Misty's eyes were drawn to the bed where a figure lay.
Slowly Misty tiptoed to the bed and drew back the covers a bit. There, lying on the bed fast asleep, was Ash. Misty sighed quietly as she saw Ash's muscular form lift slowly up and down from his soft breathing. He looked younger than usual when he was sleeping. The content smile on his face assured her that he was having a cheerful dream.
Misty placed her hand on his forehead and pushed back some of his black locks that fell in front of his eyes. He was just so cute and adorable. Just as Misty was about to be lost in her thoughts, a voice was heard from below.
"Misty, where are you," Tina hollered.
"I'm coming," Misty said as quietly as she could as to not wake Ash up. She looked back at the sleeping form and saw Ash stir for a second and then relax again. She quickly gave him a light kiss on the forehead and rushed outside and downstairs to meet Tina.
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It turned out that Misty and Tina didn't go outside right away. As soon as Misty came downstairs, Ash's parents ushered her to the table and forced her into eating. After Ash's parents were content with the amount of food she ate, they allowed her to go outside and join Tina.
"Misty, what took you so long?" Tina asked.
"Oh, just the usual. Ash's parents say I'm not eating enough so they forced me to eat something now. Forget about that, what do you want to do now?" Misty asked.
"Well, I was wondering if we could look around for a while and then go swimming in the pool. I've already asked Mrs. Ketchum and she agreed with me." Tina smiled.
"Okay," Misty said contently.
Tina and Misty walked into the backyard of the house to find a glorious sight. The garden in the back was now in full bloom and the flowers were all tall and beautiful. Misty slowly approached the flowerbed and kneeled down, looking at one particular flower that stood out from all. She fingered it carefully and noticed it's rare purplish colour with a tinge of blue.
"Just like Ash," she thought. "He stands out from all the other people I've met."
Misty stood up and continued walking with Tina to explore the rest of the place. After a little while, they both decided to go for a quick dip before the sun set. Both girls quickly rushed inside and changed into their swimming suits. Luckily, Ash's mom had informed them that there was a pool there.
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"Hey Misty, I have one question to ask you and as my best friend, you have to answer it truthfully." Tina said as she lifted herself from the pool and sat on the ledge watching Misty swim.
Misty stopped immediately and frowned for a second. "Don't I always tell you the truth?" she asked curiously.
"Well yeah, but. just.oh never mind, just answer me honestly." Tina replied.
"Okay," Misty said confusedly.
"Have you found that special someone that you wish to spend your whole life with?" Tina asked quietly.
Misty froze. Now what was she going to do? She couldn't tell Tina that she was in love with Ash. But at the same time she couldn't lie to her best friend.
"Come on Misty, I just have to know. I promise I won't tell anybody about it. Please." Tina whispered.
Misty took a deep breath and sighed. "I once had a special person in my life but he could never be mine."
"Oh," Tina said sadly. "I'm sorry."
"No, it's okay. He's getting married to the next best person." Misty quietly explained.
"Oh, I see. Well, let's talk about something happier. You know that tomorrow at the engagement, there are going to be really cute boys. I'll set you up with one." Tina assured her.
Misty smiled to her best friend. Tina was trying hard to help her. But the truth was that nobody could replace Ash. He was one of a kind.
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After a nice swim, both girls went back inside the house. Tina dropped on the couch and was fast asleep in a few seconds. Misty watched her friend sleep for awhile as she thought of all they had been through.
When they were little kids, Tina used to be the one who would always get in trouble and Misty would bail her out. As time progressed, Tina became a boy- magnet, attracting males from everywhere. Misty knew that Tina was just faking all her crushes. The truth was that she just wanted to find her special person. Who knew that she would find that special person in the same person who had a crush on her many years ago that she thought was annoying?
Misty sighed and got up from the chair and decided to unpack her stuff. She slowly climbed the stairs and reached her room. The room she was staying in was very nice and cozy with little stuffed animals everywhere. A copy of "The Heart's Relationship" was lying on the desk. Misty picked it up carefully. It was this book. This book that bought Ash and Misty's hearts together. It was this book that started this whole mess in love. But Misty still loved it. She and Ash had become very close while writing letters to each other and talking about this book.
Misty placed the book down and started to unpack her suitcase. Just then she heard her door open and then close with the lock on. Misty swiveled around and saw Ash standing near the door, hand still fastened onto the lock.
"Ash, what are you doing here?" Misty asked, surprised.
Ash didn't answer. His face held no emotion whatsoever and after a few minutes, Misty gave up. She continued to unpack her bag but could hear soft footsteps behind her approaching.
"When are you getting married?" Ash whispered. Misty shivered nervously as she felt his hot breath on her neck but she forced herself to ignore him.
"Misty, when are you getting married?" Ash asked again, this time a bit more firmly.
Again Misty didn't answer. Ash was becoming annoyed now.
"It's been three months already and you still haven't found anybody?" Ash asked.
Misty blinked away the tears that had been threatening to fall and she walked away from him. Suddenly a firm grip was held on her wrist. She turned around and found Ash's eyes boring into her. He walked up to her, hand still grasped tightly onto her wrist, and lowered his mouth onto hers. Misty's eyes flew wide open in surprise. She had never felt such a sensational feeling in her life before.
Just as she was about to drown in the midst of their kiss, a flash ran across Misty's mind of Tina. No, she was betraying Tina like this. She reluctantly pulled back and jerked her hand away from Ash.
Ash looked furious but deep down his heart ached. He was sure Misty would feel something from their kiss and that maybe she would admit that she loved him.
Misty began to cry softly. Ash looked at her and glared.
"We decided that we would get married at the same time. For the sake of our love, we would marry somebody else. I've kept my promise, now it's your turn." Ash stated.
"Please Ash, stop this." Misty pleaded.
"No Misty! Don't be fooled by my happy mood. It's all just plain fake. Tomorrow is just my engagement Misty. Placing the ring on Tina's finger isn't going to stop me from breaking her heart if I have to. I'll break this wedding and Tina's heart as well. I'll leave her standing at the altar and you'll be responsible for her heartbreak. I've taken an oath Misty. Only on the day you marry someone else, I'll marry Tina." Ash explained angrily.
"Misty! Come down here quickly!" Misty heard her mom call.
Misty looked at Ash once more before she headed for the door but Ash's surprisingly cool voice stopped her.
"Fifteen days left till the marriage. Only fifteen days."
Misty quickly headed out the door.
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Ash just couldn't sleep. Tomorrow would be his engagement. And he was going to be engaged to a girl he didn't love. What was this all turning out to be. Everything was a mess.
He slowly and quietly got out of bed and tiptoed downstairs.
Meanwhile, Misty was lying awake in her bed trying to figure out if Ash would really leave Tina if she didn't find somebody else. Ever since she had learnt the fact that Ash and Tina were getting married, she had lost her sleep. Every night she would cry herself to sleep thinking how life would be without Ash.
Misty got up from her bed carefully, making sure she hadn't woken Tina up, and headed downstairs. Maybe getting something to eat would make her feel sleepy.
Ash sat quietly on the couch with his legs flung over the arm of it. He just sat there doing nothing, just thinking. Suddenly he saw a figure emerge from the stairs and towards the kitchen. He quickly sat straight up and looked to see who it was. The kitchen lights flicked on and Ash caught a glimpse of orange hair. It was Misty.
Ash stared in awe at his angel. Even though she was in her pajamas, she looked stunning. She wore a light blue tank top with blue capris. Ash watched her swift movements around the kitchen. After a while he caught a hold of himself, he was obsessing.
Finally the lights switched off and Ash watched Misty come out of the kitchen stifling a yawn. Maybe he should have a little fun with her. Since she didn't know that he was there, he could scare her out of her wits.
Ash crept towards her slowly and before Misty knew it he had one arm circled around her waist and the other hand covering her eyes. Ash smirked as he saw the horror written on her face. She would have screamed if it weren't in the middle of the night. Ash took his hand off her eyes and placed it around her waist. Misty's head jerked slightly to the left to see who it was. She sighed with relief when she realized it was Ash. Ash laid his head down on her shoulder and sighed. This was how it should be. They were meant for each other and he knew it.
Misty placed her hand on Ash's head and ruffled his messy black hair.
"Don't do that again Ash, you had me scared for a second." Misty whispered.
Ash lifted his head and removed his hands from Misty's waist as he placed them on her shoulders and turned her around to face him.
"Admit it, you were really scared, not for a second, but for a long time." Ash smirked.
"Look Mr. Ketchum, I'm not scared of anyone and especially not you." Misty argued.
"Yeah, I'm sure you aren't." Ash said sarcastically.
Misty glared at him.
"Anyways, how come you are downstairs?" Misty asked.
Ash remained quiet. He couldn't tell her that he was thinking about her. He was supposed to be finding a new guy for her. He was supposed to be marrying another girl.
"I just couldn't sleep." Ash replied finally.
"Same here," Misty muttered.
Ash sat down on the couch again and Misty sat beside him.
They were being so forward again. This morning, it had been different. It seemed like Ash was mad at Misty but now they were both like best friends.
After a long while, Ash realized that Misty had fallen asleep on the couch. He looked at her angelic form. She was his life but he was going to lose her soon.
He carefully picked up her sleeping form and took her upstairs into her room. He laid her down in her bed and covered her with the sheets.
"Goodnight Misty." He murmured.
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A\n: There, I'm finished that chapter! It was a bit longer because of all the time I haven't updated. I know it was kind of dumb. Oh well, I'll try updating soon but now that school is almost over, I can update in the summer. I also have a new account for many different kinds of stories so I'll be working on those too. I haven't started them yet but I'm trying. It's called wilted petals. Well bye for now!!!!
Chapter 11: To Love or not to Love
3 months later.
Tina jumped excitedly off the ramp and ran down the narrow aisle leading towards the exit. Misty and her parents followed behind, trying to keep up with Tina. They quickly collected their luggage and headed outside to Tina to look for Ash.
Tina just couldn't wait to see Ash. They were going to be engaged soon so this was going to her head. She, Misty and Misty's family had arrived in London a while ago and they wandered aimlessly around the airport in search of Ash. Misty watched Tina closely. This was normal for her now. Ever since Tina had got to know that she was going to be wedded to Ash, she couldn't keep still.
Tina ran her fingers through her long hair. She was kind of nervous to see Ash after so long. They hadn't seen each other for three months and they had only talked to each other about once a month on the phone. The sweeping of her jeans and the way her pink t-shirt hugged her figure caught the attention of many young men as she continued walking but she ignored them. A few months ago, she would have gone and flirted with them but Ash had changed her. Now she wouldn't look at another boy that way. That was meant only for Ash.
Misty adjusted her baby blue shirt nervously and wiggled in her lavender jeans. She really was quite pretty but never really cared for her looks like Tina. She hadn't seen or talked to Ash since that day at the church. The afternoon before he was going to leave, Ash had kept his distance from her. He would give her a look reminding her of the oath he had taken. She couldn't turn back on it. It was for the sake of their love. But how could she find someone else to spend the rest of her life with when the man she wanted to live with was marrying her best friend. She quickly shook off the thought.
Suddenly a voice from the speaker was heard.
"This is an announcement for the girl in the denim jacket and jeans, passenger arriving from Toronto, Miss Tina Chan."
"Hey, Tina that's you," Misty exclaimed.
"Welcome to London. Ash really missed you."
And just to make the welcome even more surprising, a lady in front of them brushed aside, revealing a smiling Ash. Tina heart gave a jump. She quickly ran up to Ash into his arms. "Oh Ash, I love you. Thank you." she whispered.
"Hey Tina, I really missed you. I'm so glad to see you," Ash said as he embraced her.
Tina pulled back from him, eyes sparkling. "Oh Ash, how did you do that?" she asked.
Ash put his arm across her shoulders and smiled. "Don't get too impressed. I have a friend who works in this airport. And you can't refuse to do something for a friend, right Misty?" Ash asked as he looked over to Misty.
"Yeah Ash, you're right," Misty replied back quietly.
"How are you Misty?" Ash asked, arm still around Tina.
"I'm fine, and you?" Misty asked.
Ash just laughed it off. Misty could make out a pained look in those eyes of his. But as fast as it came, his eyes were back to normal in their own warm and cheerful state.
Misty was broken out of her thoughts by a voice calling her. She looked up to the voice realizing that Tina had been calling her name for some time.
"Misty, are you coming?" Tina called out.
"Coming," Misty replied.
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"This will be your room. Since this is your first time at our house, we decided to give you the special room." Ash said as he led Misty's parents into their room.
Ash, Misty and Tina climbed up the elegant staircase to their rooms.
"That will be your room," Ash said looking at Tina and Misty and pointing to the room farthest from them.
Misty made her way to her new room but stopped when she realized that Tina wasn't following her. She turned back around and saw Tina look at Ash flirtatiously.
"Hey Mr. America, where will our room be?" she asked.
"That is your room," Ash said, momentarily confused.
"Hey Stupid," she said as she turned to him and placed both her hands around his neck and pressed her body to him. "Which will be 'our' room."
Ash nervously thought of an answer. He really didn't like the position he was in right now. If it was Misty he wouldn't have minded.wait. he couldn't think of Misty that way anymore. She was going to marry someone else like him.
"Ash, come here," Ash heard his dad call and he thanked God that it was at that specific moment.
"Dad," Ash said with relief. "Gotta go," and with that he pulled Tina's arm over his head and ran downstairs.
Misty turned around and quickly rushed to her room before Tina found out that she had seen everything. She quickly wiped her tears that had been silently falling and sat on the bed. She hated this. She hated how Ash had to marry Tina. But it wasn't Tina's fault because she didn't know what was going on between them. She didn't know what she was going to do but she hoped everything would turn out for the best.
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"Misty where are you?" Tina called from downstairs.
"I'm up in the room." Misty replied.
"Well, come down then. I'm going outside and you have to come with me." Tina said.
"But I'm unpacking my stuff." Misty called back.
"Oh come on Misty, please! It's so beautiful outside and when we come back in, we can unpack." Tina exclaimed.
"Oh okay, let me just put this stuff away. I'll be down in two minutes." Misty replied as she placed her purse on her suitcase and exited the room.
As Misty was heading for the stairs, she came across the room next to hers. The door was wide open almost begging Misty to peek in. She slowly crept to the door and looked in to find a big room filled with basketball posters. Curiously, Misty's eyes were drawn to the bed where a figure lay.
Slowly Misty tiptoed to the bed and drew back the covers a bit. There, lying on the bed fast asleep, was Ash. Misty sighed quietly as she saw Ash's muscular form lift slowly up and down from his soft breathing. He looked younger than usual when he was sleeping. The content smile on his face assured her that he was having a cheerful dream.
Misty placed her hand on his forehead and pushed back some of his black locks that fell in front of his eyes. He was just so cute and adorable. Just as Misty was about to be lost in her thoughts, a voice was heard from below.
"Misty, where are you," Tina hollered.
"I'm coming," Misty said as quietly as she could as to not wake Ash up. She looked back at the sleeping form and saw Ash stir for a second and then relax again. She quickly gave him a light kiss on the forehead and rushed outside and downstairs to meet Tina.
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It turned out that Misty and Tina didn't go outside right away. As soon as Misty came downstairs, Ash's parents ushered her to the table and forced her into eating. After Ash's parents were content with the amount of food she ate, they allowed her to go outside and join Tina.
"Misty, what took you so long?" Tina asked.
"Oh, just the usual. Ash's parents say I'm not eating enough so they forced me to eat something now. Forget about that, what do you want to do now?" Misty asked.
"Well, I was wondering if we could look around for a while and then go swimming in the pool. I've already asked Mrs. Ketchum and she agreed with me." Tina smiled.
"Okay," Misty said contently.
Tina and Misty walked into the backyard of the house to find a glorious sight. The garden in the back was now in full bloom and the flowers were all tall and beautiful. Misty slowly approached the flowerbed and kneeled down, looking at one particular flower that stood out from all. She fingered it carefully and noticed it's rare purplish colour with a tinge of blue.
"Just like Ash," she thought. "He stands out from all the other people I've met."
Misty stood up and continued walking with Tina to explore the rest of the place. After a little while, they both decided to go for a quick dip before the sun set. Both girls quickly rushed inside and changed into their swimming suits. Luckily, Ash's mom had informed them that there was a pool there.
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"Hey Misty, I have one question to ask you and as my best friend, you have to answer it truthfully." Tina said as she lifted herself from the pool and sat on the ledge watching Misty swim.
Misty stopped immediately and frowned for a second. "Don't I always tell you the truth?" she asked curiously.
"Well yeah, but. just.oh never mind, just answer me honestly." Tina replied.
"Okay," Misty said confusedly.
"Have you found that special someone that you wish to spend your whole life with?" Tina asked quietly.
Misty froze. Now what was she going to do? She couldn't tell Tina that she was in love with Ash. But at the same time she couldn't lie to her best friend.
"Come on Misty, I just have to know. I promise I won't tell anybody about it. Please." Tina whispered.
Misty took a deep breath and sighed. "I once had a special person in my life but he could never be mine."
"Oh," Tina said sadly. "I'm sorry."
"No, it's okay. He's getting married to the next best person." Misty quietly explained.
"Oh, I see. Well, let's talk about something happier. You know that tomorrow at the engagement, there are going to be really cute boys. I'll set you up with one." Tina assured her.
Misty smiled to her best friend. Tina was trying hard to help her. But the truth was that nobody could replace Ash. He was one of a kind.
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After a nice swim, both girls went back inside the house. Tina dropped on the couch and was fast asleep in a few seconds. Misty watched her friend sleep for awhile as she thought of all they had been through.
When they were little kids, Tina used to be the one who would always get in trouble and Misty would bail her out. As time progressed, Tina became a boy- magnet, attracting males from everywhere. Misty knew that Tina was just faking all her crushes. The truth was that she just wanted to find her special person. Who knew that she would find that special person in the same person who had a crush on her many years ago that she thought was annoying?
Misty sighed and got up from the chair and decided to unpack her stuff. She slowly climbed the stairs and reached her room. The room she was staying in was very nice and cozy with little stuffed animals everywhere. A copy of "The Heart's Relationship" was lying on the desk. Misty picked it up carefully. It was this book. This book that bought Ash and Misty's hearts together. It was this book that started this whole mess in love. But Misty still loved it. She and Ash had become very close while writing letters to each other and talking about this book.
Misty placed the book down and started to unpack her suitcase. Just then she heard her door open and then close with the lock on. Misty swiveled around and saw Ash standing near the door, hand still fastened onto the lock.
"Ash, what are you doing here?" Misty asked, surprised.
Ash didn't answer. His face held no emotion whatsoever and after a few minutes, Misty gave up. She continued to unpack her bag but could hear soft footsteps behind her approaching.
"When are you getting married?" Ash whispered. Misty shivered nervously as she felt his hot breath on her neck but she forced herself to ignore him.
"Misty, when are you getting married?" Ash asked again, this time a bit more firmly.
Again Misty didn't answer. Ash was becoming annoyed now.
"It's been three months already and you still haven't found anybody?" Ash asked.
Misty blinked away the tears that had been threatening to fall and she walked away from him. Suddenly a firm grip was held on her wrist. She turned around and found Ash's eyes boring into her. He walked up to her, hand still grasped tightly onto her wrist, and lowered his mouth onto hers. Misty's eyes flew wide open in surprise. She had never felt such a sensational feeling in her life before.
Just as she was about to drown in the midst of their kiss, a flash ran across Misty's mind of Tina. No, she was betraying Tina like this. She reluctantly pulled back and jerked her hand away from Ash.
Ash looked furious but deep down his heart ached. He was sure Misty would feel something from their kiss and that maybe she would admit that she loved him.
Misty began to cry softly. Ash looked at her and glared.
"We decided that we would get married at the same time. For the sake of our love, we would marry somebody else. I've kept my promise, now it's your turn." Ash stated.
"Please Ash, stop this." Misty pleaded.
"No Misty! Don't be fooled by my happy mood. It's all just plain fake. Tomorrow is just my engagement Misty. Placing the ring on Tina's finger isn't going to stop me from breaking her heart if I have to. I'll break this wedding and Tina's heart as well. I'll leave her standing at the altar and you'll be responsible for her heartbreak. I've taken an oath Misty. Only on the day you marry someone else, I'll marry Tina." Ash explained angrily.
"Misty! Come down here quickly!" Misty heard her mom call.
Misty looked at Ash once more before she headed for the door but Ash's surprisingly cool voice stopped her.
"Fifteen days left till the marriage. Only fifteen days."
Misty quickly headed out the door.
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Ash just couldn't sleep. Tomorrow would be his engagement. And he was going to be engaged to a girl he didn't love. What was this all turning out to be. Everything was a mess.
He slowly and quietly got out of bed and tiptoed downstairs.
Meanwhile, Misty was lying awake in her bed trying to figure out if Ash would really leave Tina if she didn't find somebody else. Ever since she had learnt the fact that Ash and Tina were getting married, she had lost her sleep. Every night she would cry herself to sleep thinking how life would be without Ash.
Misty got up from her bed carefully, making sure she hadn't woken Tina up, and headed downstairs. Maybe getting something to eat would make her feel sleepy.
Ash sat quietly on the couch with his legs flung over the arm of it. He just sat there doing nothing, just thinking. Suddenly he saw a figure emerge from the stairs and towards the kitchen. He quickly sat straight up and looked to see who it was. The kitchen lights flicked on and Ash caught a glimpse of orange hair. It was Misty.
Ash stared in awe at his angel. Even though she was in her pajamas, she looked stunning. She wore a light blue tank top with blue capris. Ash watched her swift movements around the kitchen. After a while he caught a hold of himself, he was obsessing.
Finally the lights switched off and Ash watched Misty come out of the kitchen stifling a yawn. Maybe he should have a little fun with her. Since she didn't know that he was there, he could scare her out of her wits.
Ash crept towards her slowly and before Misty knew it he had one arm circled around her waist and the other hand covering her eyes. Ash smirked as he saw the horror written on her face. She would have screamed if it weren't in the middle of the night. Ash took his hand off her eyes and placed it around her waist. Misty's head jerked slightly to the left to see who it was. She sighed with relief when she realized it was Ash. Ash laid his head down on her shoulder and sighed. This was how it should be. They were meant for each other and he knew it.
Misty placed her hand on Ash's head and ruffled his messy black hair.
"Don't do that again Ash, you had me scared for a second." Misty whispered.
Ash lifted his head and removed his hands from Misty's waist as he placed them on her shoulders and turned her around to face him.
"Admit it, you were really scared, not for a second, but for a long time." Ash smirked.
"Look Mr. Ketchum, I'm not scared of anyone and especially not you." Misty argued.
"Yeah, I'm sure you aren't." Ash said sarcastically.
Misty glared at him.
"Anyways, how come you are downstairs?" Misty asked.
Ash remained quiet. He couldn't tell her that he was thinking about her. He was supposed to be finding a new guy for her. He was supposed to be marrying another girl.
"I just couldn't sleep." Ash replied finally.
"Same here," Misty muttered.
Ash sat down on the couch again and Misty sat beside him.
They were being so forward again. This morning, it had been different. It seemed like Ash was mad at Misty but now they were both like best friends.
After a long while, Ash realized that Misty had fallen asleep on the couch. He looked at her angelic form. She was his life but he was going to lose her soon.
He carefully picked up her sleeping form and took her upstairs into her room. He laid her down in her bed and covered her with the sheets.
"Goodnight Misty." He murmured.
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A\n: There, I'm finished that chapter! It was a bit longer because of all the time I haven't updated. I know it was kind of dumb. Oh well, I'll try updating soon but now that school is almost over, I can update in the summer. I also have a new account for many different kinds of stories so I'll be working on those too. I haven't started them yet but I'm trying. It's called wilted petals. Well bye for now!!!!