Hey hey y'all! LOL, well I'm gonna have this chapter up sooner than I think!! ^_^! He he, I have a Sailor Moon video with two episodes on it ("A Moon Star Is Born" and "Talk Radio") and I watched it today!! I 'member LOVING Sailor Moon when I was younger.. but sadly it is not TV on anymore **sigh** at least, I think it's not!! Okay, on with the story already!! **smacks self with mallet** There we go, now my brain's got a jump start!!
~!^*Chapter Six: Realized It Way Too Late (Or Did We?)*^!~
**^Back to Misty's POV!!^**
I can't keep thinking about what I did for Ash... I mean, what does he think of me now? He must have thought I was pretty desperate... But, hey, I'll never understand guys. At least, not until they understand me! I thought as we were back on the road, traveling to Lilycove.
For the next few hours, Ash looked back at me and gave me these looks-but I'm not sure what they meant. And I didn't really feel like thinking hard, because my head still hurt. Luckily, Ash had one of those nifty ice packs that you have to **POP** to get it to work. And he was acting all sweet on me and stuff. He offered to hold the ice pack on my head, but I refused. I didn't want anyone to get any ideas.
So there we were, just-walking. I also noticed whenever May slipped her hand into Ash's hand, he flinched and often gave her fake smiles. I didn't know what was going on, but I really wanted to find out.
I was also wondering about what Ash was about to say to me before. He started off saying how we've been close friends for three years and, if I'm not mistaken, he was about to say he wanted to be more than that. But that's crazy, I was probably hearing things because of my injury.
~!^*2 Hours Later*^!~
We both realized it way too late, oh
Another city, another Pokèmon Center, and more hotel paper! I wrote. We had arrived in Lilycove at about 7pm and it was really dark outside. We all were really tired, so each of us gratefully took our own room.
But before May and Ash went into their rooms, May gave Ash a quick peck on the cheek. Ash stood there, wide-eyed and horror-struck. Then, after May had gone into her room, Ash wiped his cheek and shuddered. I smiled at the sight of this. I saw this all, because my door just happened to be opened a little. He he...
But then, I started to think. Why did Ash do that? Isn't he supposed to like May? I shook my head. My injury has really got my mind messed up...
And I, I
wanted to be
Givin' you everything she's not givin'
And I, I
wanted to see
'Cuz I didn't believe what I'd been hearin'
I can't understand why Ash would to that-to his girlfriend! Ha, if I was in May's place I would-
I was interrupted by a knock on my door.
I sighed. "Who is it?" I asked.
"It's Ash," I heard his cute scratchy voice from outside the door.
"Ash?" I whispered to myself. I got up from my bed and opened the door.
When I opened the door, Ash had a slight smile on his face.
"Hey!" he said brightly.
"Hi, Ash," I said absentmindedly as I scratched my behind my ear.
"Uh," Ash said nervously. He abruptly took my hand and pulled me out the door.
"Ash?! What are you-where are you taking me?" I asked, bewildered at his strange behavior.
He silently guided me toward the east side of Lilycove, toward the ocean shore. When we stepped onto the beach, I was overwhelmed by the view of the stars in the sky. And the way they reflected off the ocean...
"Wow... Ash, it's beautiful!" I said, in awe. Still not letting go of my hand, Ash entangled his fingers in mine. He was so gentle about it too. Oh why did he have to be so adorable?
"I, uh, broke up with May," Ash said after a few moments of silence.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I-" I started to say.
"Don't be, Mist," Ash interrupted. "I knew I wasn't going to be with her too long-not after what you did for me today."
"Well, it's what any good friend would have done-" I started, but was once again interrupted.
"That's just it, Misty," Ash paused. "How can I say this?" He turned to me and took both of my hands.
My heart started beating really loud because I was really nervous... What's he doing? I asked myself.
"Misty," Ash started. "I really care about you and I wanted to let you know that-"
"What is it, Ash?" I asked with concern. Is he gonna say what I think he's gonna say? I thought. I was short of breath. Now I know what it feels like to have your breath taken away. It was just me, and Ash. There on the beautiful beach. And him, about to admit his feelings to me.
"-that..." I could tell Ash was just as nervous as me... maybe even more. He sighed and gave up on his words. He then gave me a kiss on the cheek.
I saw his face turn five shades of red from the moderate lighting of the street lights. He turned his head away from me.
"Don't be embarrassed, Ash," I piped up.
He turned back to me. "Huh?"
"Ash, I feel the same way about you," I said as I opened my arms for a hug.
He accepted the hug. There was no need for his words; I knew what he meant.
Ash heaved a sigh. "So I guess it's okay now if I do this-"
Maybe this
wind blowin' in
Just came from the ocean
He pulled away from our hug. He then leaned in and kissed me gently on the lips. It was the most wonderful feeling in the world. A slight ocean breeze blew in and made the kiss even more special. I guess everyone's first kiss is special, even if it only lasts five seconds...
When we parted, Ash was the first to speak up. "So, I guess this means we're, uh, together..."
"Yes, Ash Ketchum, it does," I smiled at him.
"You know what Ash?" I said as we started walking along the beach, holding hands.
"What?" he asked.
"I love the way you mess up things all the time," I paused and laughed. "But that is one of the things that makes you Ash, and makes me feel the way I do about you."
"Really, Mist?" Ash asked dubiously.
"Yeah," I answered hazily.
"So, you wanna head back to the Pokémon Center?" Ash said as he looked at his watch. (a/n Since when does he have a watch? x_x Shot down again...)
"Yeah," I yawned. "It's getting late."
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It was 10pm by the time we got back to the Pokémon Center. Ha, I don't want to know what Brock was thinking we were doing out that late...
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MS08: Okay, just to let you know, there is one more chapter left, and you know what that means?.........
**crickets chirp**
MS08: I get to start my new fic. Please, either in your reply or in an email, tell me if I should do it on "Anytime", "Just Missed the Train", or "Beautiful Disaster", all by Kelly Clarkson. And I was thinking of doing a sequel to this called "Diary" by Alicia Keys. He he, get it: "Hotel Paper" then "Diary", it makes sense! It's funny right?
READERS: Yeah...
**crickets chirp even louder**
MS08: Ah, you're no fun!! I have to go anyway! Cya'z!
~!^*Mistys Shadow08*^!~
