Okay sorry I took so long!! I have been really busy with lots and lots of really hard homework and haven't found any free time to type my chapters... Here's Chapter 5!!

~!^*Chapter Five: If I Admit*^!~

As I was running away, I looked back and saw Team Rocket release their usual Seviper and Cacnea. I turned the other way and faintly heard Misty shout "I choose you, Corsola!"

I didn't hear anything after that because Brock and I were too far away. We finally started to slow down our run into a jog, then into a walk, then finally we stopped because we were too wiped to continue.

"Hey, Ash. You hungry?" Brock asked a few minutes later as he sat down in the grass.

I wasn't paying much attention to anything, so I didn't really hear him. I was looking at the ground, my face hidden beneath my hat. Pikachu jumped up on my shoulder and nuzzled me, trying to comfort me.

"Ash? You okay, man?" Brock asked as he waved his hand in front of my face.

"Huh? What?" I said as I shook my head and looked up.

"I said 'are-you-okay'?" Brock asked me, as if he was talking to a dog.

"Uh...yeah," I said, then turned away to hide a little tear running down my cheek.

"Well, last time I checked, when you cry, there's something wrong," Brock joked.

"Pika Pi,"(Ash? Are you okay?) Pikachu asked worriedly.

I sighed deeply. "I'm just really worried about Misty, that's all."

" 'That's all'? I think Misty means more to you than 'that's all'." Brock said.

Maybe Brock had a point. Misty wouldn't have stuck up for me against Team Rocket if I didn't mean anything to her; and she didn't mean anything for me.

If she would fight to defend my life, she means something to me. More than May ever could in a million years.

And I can tell that you need to get away

I frequently think about the times when Misty saved my butt. And she's never gone away, except when she had to look over the Cerulean Gym a few months ago; it wasn't her choice, her sisters left her no other choice. But she came back to travel with me and I hope she never leaves again.

As I pondered, I realized something: May would never care about me the way Misty does. I thought. I don't know why I was so dense before, about going out with May and all. And I can't believe I've never sat down and thought about this before. Misty really was right about me being dense...

"So," Brock piped up. "You wanna go look for May?"

"No, not really. She'll eventually find us, trust me," I said, avoiding the subject of May. I didn't know why my feelings were suddenly changing. I just didn't know.

~!^*2 Hours Later*^!~

"I'm going and looking for Misty," I said solemnly as I stood up, with Pikachu on my shoulder.

"Okay, I'll go look for May," Brock said as he also got up.

I immediately started running at full speed in the direction Brock and I had come from a few hours before. The sun had just gone down, so it was pretty dim out.

I then came to the clearing that we had came in contact with Team Rocket before. I saw a figure lying on the ground and ran over to it.

It was Misty. I kneeled down beside her. She had a good-sized bump on the back of her head. Team Rocket probably had hit her with something, trying to knock her out, while they escaped.

I gently shook Misty and said, "Misty?! Misty?!"

"Pikachu Pika Pi!!" (Misty?! Wake up!!) Pikachu said worriedly.

Misty slowly opened her eyes and moaned softly, "Ash? Pikachu?"

I let out a sigh of relief as she looked into my eyes. "What happened to ya?" I asked, concerned.

"Well, I remember beating Team Rocket, then they threw something at me, I think it was a rock," Misty explained as she sat up, holding her head, "And a big one for that fact."

I softly guided her back to the ground. "Lie down, you might be hurt!" I said sharply.

Misty closed her eyes again and laughed, "I am hurt! My head is killing me!"

I smiled gently at her. There was a moment of silence. I nervously scratched the back of my head as I watched Pikachu run away to a nearby tree, consistent on getting an apple from the top of it.

"Ash?" Misty asked, breaking the silence.

"Yeah?" I answered back.

"Why did you come and look for me?" Misty asked with a serious tone.

"Well, for one thing, you've been my best friend for, what, 3 years? Two, you stopped Team Rocket from hurting me, three..." I hesitated; I couldn't say it. I would be too straight forward.

"What?" Misty asked.

Forgive me if I admit that I'd love to
Love you

"W-well, as I said, you've been my b-best friend f-for three years and I-I was wondering if we could... you know..." I said with a shaky voice. This is a lot harder than it looks...

"What is it, Ash?" Misty asked.

I took a deep breath, "If we could be... uh... more th-" I got cut off by an annoying scream.

"Ash!!!" It was May. I did a mushroom-breath sigh.

May ran up and gave me a hug from behind. I could hear Brock's footsteps behind her.

"Hey May," I said, gloomily. Oh gosh, get away from me...

I noticed that Misty gave me a look; it sort of looked like-no it couldn't be. Jealousy?

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Hey y'all I apologize again for taking so long, it's my teachers; overloading me with homework to fill a landfill. I'll try to have chapter 6 up sometime this week. Hey, who knows? Maybe I'll have it up tomorrow... (maybe not^_^!!)

~!^*Mistys Shadow08*^!~