Life: Everyone, I have to apologize for my slothiness. I'm really sorry that it took me...*checks calendar-watch* um, FOREVER to get the next chapter. But that's because my sis was in the hospital and, well, she's very important. So, forgiven and forgotten? Good. I promise on my story's life that I'll be faster next time. But my stupid computer mouse doesn't work now, so you see my dilemma...Okay, moving on. Thanks for the encouraging reviews!!! Here's the next chapter!!!!!!!!!! *cheesy grin*
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Two: Cupid's Mistake
"All right then, I'll see you when you get here...Goodbye." Delia hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" Ash asked from where he, Jenny and Pikachu sat at the dining room table.
Delia came over to the table. "That was one of my guests for lunch!" she said.
"Great, Mom," Ash said tonelessly.
Jenny looked at him. "Don't sound so enthusiastically enthusiastic," she said sarcastically.
"I'm too tired to be enthusis...thiastic...whatever you just said," Ash replied, leaning his head on his fist.
"Let's see now..." Delia said. "I think I called everyone. Yes, Brock, Misty and Gary. All right, now I can cook!"
"Gary?!" Ash cried, jolting to alertness. "You mean that low-down-dirty-rotten-no-good-sausage-and-waffle-stealing-thief Gary?!"
"We don't know any other Gary!" Delia said cheerfully.
Jenny raised an eyebrow. "Do I wanna know what you're talking about, Ash?" she said.
Ash slammed his fists down on the table. "Gary'd better not take anything I put dibs on this time!" he growled.
Pikachu watched Ash. It was thinking, Boy, I'm sure glad Ash doesn't know how to use a Thunderbolt attack like I do or we'd all be in trouble!
"Ash Darling, please don't attempt to break my table," Delia said as she put on an apron. At that moment the doorbell rang. "Oh, that must be them! Ash Honey, please get the door!" Delia then disappeared into the kitchen.
"Oh, why do I gotta?" Ash sulked as he slumped out of his chair and to the door. Jenny followed.
Ash opened the front door. "Hi, Ash!" Misty greeted. Behind her was Brock and Gary.
"Hey, Misty, hey Brock," Ash greeted. "Who invited you, Gary?" he snarled at his rival.
Gary sneered at Ash. "Your mom did, remember? Or can't you remember that either?"
"I oughta..." Ash growled as he grudgingly let Gary in. Misty and Brock followed.
Brock looked up and saw Jenny. "Huh?" he said. Then he realized, he was struck.
"Ash, watch out!" Misty cried.
It was too late. Brock crashed into Ash, sending them both to the floor. Brock got up, rubbing his head and feeling quite embarrassed, until he spotted Jenny again.
"AH!" Brock cried. He stepped on Ash's head to grab Jenny's hands. His face turned romance red. "You are the most beautiful girl I have ever laid eyes on! I am drowned in your radiant beauty!"
"Get off me or I'll drown you in the sink!" Jenny ordered.
Ash dragged his head out from under Brock's foot. He stood up, rubbing it as Brock drooled over Jenny's beauty.
Misty sighed and looked up at the ceiling. "When will you give me a break?"
"C'mon, guys, let's go to the dining room," Ash said, still rubbing his head. They all walked into the dining room and sat in the chairs.
Pikachu hopped up onto the table next to Ash. It sat down happily. Then it had a thought and jumped off the table fast.
"Hey, what's wrong with your Pikachu, Ash?" Jenny asked.
"You know Ash or something?" Misty asked her.
Jenny eyed her suspiciously. "I just met him. Is there a problem with it?"
Misty shook her head. "No, of course not. My name's Misty, and this is Brock and Gary. We're all Ash's friends."
"Why are you his friend, you womanizer?" Jenny asked Brock bluntly.
"I'm not a womanizer!" Brock protested. Then his face turned red again. "You're my only love!"
"If I only had a weapon..." Jenny trailed off. "Just do not touch me again. My name's Jenny."
"Do you know any of the Officer Jennys?" Misty asked.
Jenny gave her a you-just-sounded-so-incredibly-dumb look. "That had better not have been a joke, Misty," she said.
Misty's face turned red, and she looked away.
"Hey, Pikachu," Ash called, coming into the kitchen. "What's up with you, buddy?"
Pikachu was just on the point of tugging at Delia's skirt to get her attention.
Delia looked down while flipping a burger, flipping a half of grilled cheese, mixing a packet of Kool-Aid with a pitcher of water, opening a can of soup, and chopping up three slices of cheese. "What is it, Pikachu?" she asked.
"Pika pi chu pika pi!" Pikachu cried.
Delia blinked. "And that means..."
"Pikachu just said don't make any eggs," Ash translated.
Delia stopped all she was doing and picked Pikachu up. "Poor Pikachu! You don't have to worry. Even if I was making eggs, I would have made sure you got yourself a portion with no harm to your head!"
Pikachu smiled a large Pikachu smile. "Pi pi pikachu chu!" it said.
"What was that?" Delia said.
"Pikachu just said then go ahead and make some eggs," Ash translated again.
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Yay! We're a-done with the second chapter! *cheers victoriously* So, is anyone happy? I really hope this is as good as the prequel. Any encouragement would be more than welcome! Oh, yeah! The previews! Here's a sneak peek at Chapter 3!
*A little problem...*
"I love you!" Brock said, lost in Dreamland.
"Well, I most certainly don't even like you!" Jenny replied.
Brock stroked his chin and smiled. "Playing hard to get, eh? That's all right. I can wait!"
For just a moment, shoving Brock's head into the soup tureen was tempting to Jenny.
*And our second guest arrives!*
"I don't mean to interrupt your...whoa, humongous lunch, but there are two very strangely dressed people and a talking Meowth standing on your porch looking into your window and drooling," she said.
"Tim Rerkit!" Ash cried through a mouthful of soup.
"Ash, no gargling soup at the table," Delia said. She turned back to the girl. "Would you like to join us, er...?"
"My name is Maia," the girl said. "And yes, I'd love to. You certainly have enough for one more."
So, please read and review! I can't wait to hear from you! Thanks a bundle! And have a nice lunch!
~Life, the girl with too much time on her hands