Leaving your heart behind
Chapter two: "Hidden feelings"
Disclaimer: Why do I even have to say this? It's pretty obvious that I don't own pokémon… -_-
Before the story:
Just me and myself: I'm really glad that you liked this story I just hope you like this chapter too! Keep reviewing please! ^^
Rosemary the Rubix Cube: Well, I must agree, what Misty saw wasn't exactly "pleasant"… ^^ But don't worry, poor Misty will get over it… Eventually! ^^ Just kidding, this story won't be a drama one, definitely… Oh, and thank you so much for your tip on that sentence, I'm always trying to improve my English (I'm Portuguese by the way…) and help is always welcome, so if you have others tips please don't bother to say! ^^
Amber Myst: I have to admit, I myself love AAML fics (if you read my first fic, you'll see that it was a Misty/Ash pairing…) but I don't know about this pairings though… I'll probably follow what the reviewers have to say, but one thing I'm almost sure: May won't end up with Ash (I never saw the Hoenn series, but still I'm not a May fan- I mean, she stole Misty's place in the series! ^^). What can I say without giving the whole story away? Well, I'll probably have a love triangle between Misty and two other boys… And I can't say more, sorry! You have to stay tuned to find out! ^^
NoZoMi aNd HoTaRu: What can I say? I love when reviewers say that they love my stories… ^^ Please keep saying that and keep reviewing! I hope you'll like this chapter too!
"No, I don't, I don't love him! Oh, I do…" Misty sighed and wiped her tears "So, what am I going to do? They're together now, they look good together… And why would he even choose a scrawny red head to be his girlfriend?" she asked herself, still sobbing.
In the clearing, Ash and May were still embraced, sharing a deep kiss. When they broke apart, Ash looked into May's eyes and said sweetly "You should give me presents like this more often…" and blushed a bit.
Hearing this, Misty finally regained the control of her legs and started to back away slowly, but firmly. Holding tightly her bag, and looking carefully for any roots or bushes that could make her trip, she made her made her way back to her bike and was ready to leave when she felt something crawling on her right shoulder.
"Nooooooo, this can't be happening…" she said in a low tone, as she slowly turned her head.
"So what are we going to do about this?" Ash asked, while he caressed May's face.
"I'm not sur…" May started but got interrupted by a piercing scream.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Misty screamed, abandoning her bike and bag on the ground.
"It's Misty!" Ash said and immediately left the clearing.
"Ash! Where are you going?" May asked "Misty? But that's Ash's friend, from Cerulean… Something's wrong with this picture: she's in Cerulean City in Kanto, not in Mauville City in Hoenn!" she added, running after Ash.
Meanwhile, Brock and Max also heard the scream and quickly left the camp to help.
"It's Misty, I'm sure!" Brock yelled, while he turned on his flashlight started scanning the forest.
"Wait Brock!" Max panted.
"GET THIS THING OFF OF ME!!!" Misty yelled, jumping and waving her hands with disgust.
"Misty??" Ash asked surprised when he finally found her.
"Misty??" May exclaimed when she caught up with Ash.
"Hey, that's your friend Misty!" Max said when he reached the same spot.
Brock, who had been left behind after tripping in a root, finally reached the four teens.
"I thought you got lost Misty!" he said relived.
"KILL IT, SMACK IT WITH A STICK, CRUSH IT, DO WHAT YOU WANT BUT TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Misty yelled angrily (and may I add, desperately).
"But it's only a Caterpie!" May said.
"I didn't even know there were Caterpies in here…" Max said rubbing his chin.
"IT'S NOT "ONLY" A CATERPIE!!!! THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DISGUSTING POKÉMONS INT THE WHOLE WORLD!!!! SO TAKE IT OFF NOW!!!" Misty demanded.
"Disgusting? It's such a sweet pok…." May started before Brock silenced her with his fingers and approached slowly Misty.
"Don't you ever say that in front of Misty Waterflower… Or you may not live for another day…" he said, using all his might not to burst out laughing.
Max looked at May with one expression that clearly said "This is just mad…" and May just shrugged, adding in a low tone "Leave it, and stay still, she may attack you…".
Ash stood utterly amazed by the fact that Misty was right there in Hoenn when she was supposed to be in Cerulean City Gym… "Wait a minute, Brock said that he thought that Misty was lost… So that means that he knew that she was coming…" he thought. (a/n: Hey, he's not so dense after all… ^^)
Brock was in that exact moment trying to remove the poor Caterpie from Misty's head.
"Ok Misty, stay still, I'm using this stick to remove the Caterpie…" he said carefully.
"Hurry Brock…" Misty said between clenched teeth.
"Wait a minute! I know why you're here Misty!" Ash exclaimed, interrupting the whole delicate process that was going on.
"Damn!" Brock cursed when the Caterpie crawled quickly to Misty's face "Back away people, this isn't gonna be pretty…" he advised.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH" Misty yelled from beneath the bug pokémon, ripping it off quickly, yelling and cursing some more.
"Hey Ash, even I that don't know Misty, know that you're so dead…" Max said grinning deviously.
"RUN FOR YOUR LIFE ASH!!!!" Brock yelled when he saw the look on Misty's face.
Well, let's just say that Ash wasn't fast enough and Misty still got "the touch"… You know, something's never change… And Misty's powerful mallets is one of them…
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Half an hour later, the five teens were surrounding a nice warm bonfire…
"So, what exactly have you been doing Misty?" Max asked.
"Well that's easy…" Misty sighed deeply, trying to regain the enough strength to keep her from crying "When I was twelve I had to leave Ash and Brock to take care of the gym because my sisters won a trip around the world… They liked so much that little "time off" that they decided to leave me with the gym for a bit longer… So six years have passed and I'm still stuck there." she ended.
"The last time we saw Misty was three years ago, when we decided to take a break and you went to see your parents…" Brock added.
"What about your bike Misty? Should I even hope to get mine back?" May asked giggling.
Misty closed her fists and looked at the bonfire. This was too much for her, talking about the first time they saw each other…
"I wouldn't count on it May, you better buy a new one because if you're waiting for Ash Ketchum to repay it you'll even forget how to ride one…" Misty said, forcing a smile.
Max, Brock and May laughed while Ash just mumbled lame excuses and Misty looked at them, eyes starting to become watery, her low lip trembling.
"What's wrong Misty?" Ash asked concerned.
"Oh nothing… I'm just so happy to see you guys!" she half-lied.
"Misty's starting to get soft…" Ash said smiling.
"I am not!"
"Are too!"
"And that's what they used to do…" Brock said to May and Max.
"Be careful or May will become jealous…" Max teased, making both Ash and May blush.
Misty couldn't bear it anymore. She couldn't bear the looks that they exchanged, the jokes that were made, the memories that lead her closer to the edge of tears… So she just said that she was tired. She said that she was going to bed and the she had loved that night. She said that she was extremely happy and even managed to smile once more when May said that she really liked to get to know her better.
"I'll leave first thing tomorrow… Finally be able to put all of this behind my back…" she thought sadly.
"Goodnight guys…" Misty said, smiling wider, but feeling her heart weary.
"Goodnight Misty, I'm really happy that you came!" Ash said.
"Well I'm not…" she thought bitterly, but instead nodded smiling.
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"Guess this is goodbye…" Brock said.
"Guess so…" Misty replied, determined not to cry.
"It was great to have you here, you must come and visit us more often!" May said sincerely,
"And you too, you're welcome in my gym in any time!" Misty automatically replied and added a fake smile that she hoped to fool them.
"It's a shame that you have to leave already…" Max said.
"Well, the gym can't wait much longer…" Misty replied, finding harder to keep the smile.
"You know we'll miss you, right Misty?" Brock asked, hugging her.
"I'll miss you guys to…" she said as she closed her eyes shut to avoid the tears from falling.
And there he stood. Ash Ketchum, his long time friend, and recently discovered, love. She approached him and stood quiet.
"Do you promise that you'll come find us when your sisters return to the gym?" he asked.
"I promise." Misty lied, closing her eyes and smiling wide.
"Then this is just a 'see you later' right?" he asked hopefully.
"No" she thought "Yes, of course silly" she replied.
"Ok then!" he said and hugged her.
All her strength disappeared right then. Tears started streaming down her face.
"I love you…" she whispered into his chest.
"What?" he asked when they broke apart.
"I'll miss you!" she said sobbing, and then quickly got on her bike and left.
The last thing she saw of him was a blurry vision of raven hair and blue clothes…
And then she was gone.
Finally done!
Sorry if it was too long!
Well, I hope you all like this…
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