Disclaimer: Don't own pokèmon (if I did Ash and Misty would have gotten together right now and May would've died in some tragic bicycle accident on the way from the candy store ^^')
A/N: This chapter is dedicated to Miroku-Girl who has waited so long for this chappie. This is for you~!! I'm sorry it took so long to get this posted 6_6 people wouldn't review hehe anyway, thanks to those who did I love you guys mwahmwah I'm so happy when I got back I had over 28 reviews which was my cutoff thanks people who empathized with my keyboard problems :-*
~(Kasagi Onaso)~
It WaS
* Lost in Viridian Forest *
Duplica linked arms with Misty, bouncing excitedly.
"I feel like Lucy Lui or Cameron Diaz or something," she whispered. "This is so cool!" Misty nodded in response and gripping Duplica's arm tighter.
"I hate bugs," she whispered to herself. Duplica giggled.
"Aw come on, Mist! We won't get attacked by bugs!"
"How do you know?" snapped Misty but when she put it that way, it did sound pretty ridiculous.
"I see the Forest," she heard Brock whisper beside them. "Group up." Duplica pulled her towards the threesome. "Misty come up here. You've got the flashlight."
"I don't wanna be in the front," she whispered but Duplica pushed her up. Shivering, she squeezed herself in-between Gary and Brock and flicked her flashlight on.
"It's the bugs, isn't it?" Brock whispered and she nodded.
"I really, really, hate bugs," she murmured and saw Brock chuckle.
"The light should ward them off, Mist."
"Nuh-uh!" she shot back, eyes widening. "Bugs are attracted to light!" Brock rolled his eyes.
"How old are you? Eighteen?" She flushed.
"So? I can be afraid of bugs if I want to." Brock shook his head and sighed.
"Aw-w-w," she heard Gary say, smiling mockingly. "Is wickle Misty scawed of the iddle buggies?"
"Shut UP Gary!" she yelled, smacking him with her flashlight. He only laughed and raised his arms to shield her blows. "I am NOT afraid of bugs!"
"Yeah, sure," he said, rolling his eyes. "Prove it."
"FINE!" She opened her mouth to say something else as they entered the forest but as the shadow of the trees fell over them, she shrunk against Brock. "Eh-heh," she laughed. "Just kidding?"
"Omigawsh!" Ash yelled, pointing ahead of them. "It's a Caterpie!"
"Where?!" screamed Misty and ducked behind Brock. But when she peered around his arm, she saw nothing but dirt. Gary smirked beside her.
"Got ya," Ash said quietly. Misty felt herself flush.
"I don't BELIEVE you, Ash Ketchum!" she yelled. "I'm going to kill you!" She made off towards him, brandishing her flashlight like a sword. But at the last moment, he took off and dodged her blows. "I'm going to get you for that!" she yelled, chasing after him.
"Misty! Ash! Come back!" she heard Gary yell but she was seeing red. She felt her calves begin to strain but she pumped them faster.
"Got ya!" she yelled, jumping forward and knocking him onto his stomach. "I…can't…believe…you…did…that," she said in-between swings, straddling his back and whacking his shoulders.
"Cut it out!" Ash yelled, struggling to get out from under her grip.
"No way," she snarled, thumping him on the shoulder.
"Get off of me!" he yelled, putting his hands under him and pushing himself up and Misty off. She fell to the ground, a tight frown on her face. Ash glared at her, breathing hard and massaging his shoulder. "Why'd you do that?" he snapped. She glared back.
"Why'd you do THAT?" she fired back, crossing her legs and arms.
"It was a joke," he said, narrowing his eyes.
"Ha. Ha," she spat half-heartedly. "You and Gary seemed to be the only ones who found it funny," she added, standing and brushing her jeans off.
"Where are you going?" he called after her as she stomped down the trail she thought she came down.
"Away from you!" she called back, not bothering to look over her shoulder.
"Fine!" he yelled. "Don't come crying to me when you get lost!" I am lost, she thought but narrowed her eyes.
"I won't!" she yelled. "I promise!" she added sarcastically. She heard him snort as she turned the corner. "I don't need him," she muttered. "I don't know why I ever thought I did." She stomped loudly through the underbrush. "Duplica!" she screamed, cupping her mouth.
"Pie?" She looked down and screamed. A Caterpie stared up at her from beneath a bush she had been about to step in. She shuddered and backed away.
"Go away," she said, voice shaking. "Nice bug, n-i-i-i-ce bug."
"Cater-pie!" it cooed and waddled towards her. She screamed again and shined the flashlight in its face.
"Get back!" The Caterpie cooed again and shot a string of silver thread on the flashlight. Hoisting itself up, it planted itself on the flashlight and purred. She screamed loudly and dropped the flashlight, killing the light. The Caterpie looked dazed for a moment before waddling towards her again.
Suddenly, someone crashed through the trees from behind her.
"What do YOU want?" She tried to sound as vexed as she felt but her voice wavered terribly.
"Oh, God," he mumbled, seeing the bug, and turned to walk away.
"No, no!" she called. "Come back! Get this thing away from me!"
"Forget it!" he called back.
"I am NOT going to forget it!" she screamed. She was too busy yelling at him to realize the bug had attached itself to her leg. "Get over…here?" she squeaked, looking down. "AHH!" she screamed and ran into his back. "Getitoff!" she screamed in his face.
"WHA?" he cried, nearly falling over at her unexpected outburst.
"Get it off of me right now before I kill someone!" she yelled, grabbing his shirt collar and shaking him violently.
"Leggo!" he said and knocked her hands away. He bent down, pulled the bug off, and put it in a tree. "There." He turned and walked away. She stared after him and sniffed.
"Humph," she snorted and turned the opposite way. "I'm not doing that again."
"Where are you going now," he said, sounding exasperated.
"Away from you," she answered. He groaned loudly with annoyance and continued walking the opposite way. Suddenly, she remembered her flashlight. She bent down to pick it up and flicked it on. Off. On. "Dammit," she hissed. It was broken. She pocketed it and trudged off in the dark.
"Don't you have a flashlight?"
"Omigawd," she gasped and whipped around. Ash stared at her amusedly and she narrowed her eyes, flushing. "Don't sneak up on me like that," she hissed and continued walked. "Why are you following me?" she demanded and he shrugged.
"I figured we'd find them better if it was the two of us." She jammed a finger in his chest.
"I do NOT need your help Ketchum," she said angrily and whipped around.
"You don't even have a flashlight."
"Neither do you!"
"I've actually BEEN through Viridian forest more than once, you know."
"I do," she snapped and continued walking.
"Fine," she heard him say with a shrug. "I guess you'll just have to sleep with the bugs tonight." The idea wasn't that appealing but neither was working together with him. She paused for a moment. But when she turned, she could hardly see him anymore. She looked around for a moment and raced after him.
"I don't want to sleep with the bugs," she whispered timidly as she approached him. He rolled his eyes sarcastically and kept walking. She kept a yard behind him and scowled at his back.
"We should be there soon," he announced.
"What if they're looking for us?" Misty asked, glancing behind them into the dark. She shuddered.
"We'll find them," he answered curtly. Soon, they reached the exit of the forest and Misty sighed with relief as she pushed through the last tuft of tall grass. The sky was beginning to lighten as the two trudged to a Pokecenter.
"Two rooms, please," Misty asked, eyes drooping.
"Of course. Enjoy your stay!"
"Hmm," Misty mumbled as she took her key. How could they be so perky at two in the morning?, Misty thought, grumpily. Magic coffee. She took notice not to look at him as she trudged into her room and slammed the door. Not bothering to change or pull the sheets down, she laid on top of the bed and fell asleep.
* * * * * * *
There was a loud knock on her door and she nearly fell off her bed.
"Whaddya want?" she called, sitting up slowly.
"Open the door." She rolled her eyes and laid back down.
"Not when you ask like that, Ketchum." She heard him sigh impatiently.
"Open the door now."
"I'm not seeing it," she said, examining her nails. He knocked again. "You know, it's not going to open by itself," she snapped as she got up to open it. She swung the door open and Ash glared at her. "Would it KILL you to say 'please'?"
"I found them," he announced, crossing his arms and waving his hand as if knocking her question away.
"I could have done that myself," she muttered, pushing past him.
"Misty!" cried Duplica, wrapping the girl in a hug. "I'm so glad we found you! Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," she said, patting her shoulder. Ash snorted. "And what do YOU think is so amusing?" He raised an eyebrow and swept his messy black hair out of his eyes.
"Well, I wasn't the one screaming over a bug." Misty flushed.
"I wasn't screaming."
"Yes you were so. I had to actually TAKE the bug off of you 'cause you wouldn't touch it." She jabbed a finger in his chest and leaned forward, eyes narrowed.
"It surprised me so I screamed."
"So you DID scream."
"That's what I just said, smart one," she said sarcastically and Brock rolled his eyes.
"You wouldn't have gotten out of the forest if it wasn't for me, anyway."
"You were practically BEGGING me to go with you!"
"I was not!"
"You were so and the only reason I came with you is because I DIDN'T WANT TO SLEEP WITH BUGS!"
"You guys, please!" snapped Brock, rubbing his temples. "I've had peace from this for four years so don't start up now. We didn't get here until about after and or so after you did." Misty shot Ash a look and her stomach rumbled.
"Jeez," she said, patting her stomach. "In all that excitement I must've forgotten I haven't eaten since yesterday's breakfast!"
"You seem to have enough energy to talk," Ash snapped and she swatted his arm smartly before heading to the buffet table.
"You deserved it," snickered Gary as he passed Ash, who scowled as a red mark grew on his upper arm.
"After breakfast," said Brock as he slid into a chair. "We head into Viridian."
Longer than the other chappie but still not long enough, eh? I just keep finding the good spots to cut it off and leave it hanging so I cut the pages too. Oh, well~! Thank you everyone for reviewing~! How'd you like the chappie? ::evil laugh:: Spur of AAMRN. More to come~! Please e-mail my friend Yuki Ona and plead her to make an AAMRN for me please, please, please! Yuki, you can even e-mail yourself! LOL! Please review~! 33 reviews?! Ja ne~!
~ Kasagi Onaso ~
****Arigato Toma-chan~! I miss you already ~_~ ::sniff:: Say hello to Lucy-sama and Tori-sama for me~!****
