A.N: A big thanks to Black MagicianMaster and Obsidian Dancer for helping me with my 'Rhydon Spelling' problem. (everyone cheers!)

Yes I know it took me FOREVER to get this up. I am sorry to all the people who had to wait. I hope you enjoy this chapter. And yes, it is the final one. On with Chapter five.....

Typical AAML Story

Chapter 5

"Ash what do we do now?" Misty yelled worriedly.

'I only brought Pikachu with me,' Ash thought as the Rhydon's horn began to spin. 'Oh crap!'

'My Staryu is to worn-out. And my other pokemon...Are back with the Persian!' Misty's mind began to race. This Rhydon was probably the biggest she had ever seen.... And would probably be her last.

Ash thought as fast as he could. He quickly formed a plan as the rock pokemon charged at them.

He grabbed Misty by the hand and pulled her out of the way. Both of them narrowly missed the drill. Its drill burrowed deep into the boulder making the Rhydon stuck for a few seconds.

"Misty," Ash said as calmly as he could, "I have a plan..."

"YOU have a plan.... Just give me the Rhydon then," She said sarcastically. Ash knew it wasn't Misty talking. It was her fear surfacing on the brave exterior she had.

"Pikachu and I'll keep him at bay. You take the chance to get away." Ash said as the wild Pokemon pulled itself free.

Misty just looked at Ash. 'Is he serious? He'll be killed!'

"No, Ash-"She started but was cut off by Ash.

"Now!" He yelled while taking off in the other direction. Misty whimpered a little. She couldn't find the guts or heart to leave. She just stood there, like an open target.

The Rhydon of course, saw this as his chance. It charged at her.

Misty finally snapped out of her thoughts. The Rhydon was nearing her at full speed. Then, a bolt of lightning struck it from behind. The Rhydon stopped in its tracks to see who would dare bother it. Misty already knew who did it.

"Come on Rhydon," Ash taunted, "Are you afraid of losing to me and my Pikachu?"

The Rhydon didn't want the pesky kid to ridicule it anymore. It turned away from Misty and looked to Ash.

"Run Mist!" Ash called.

This time, Misty didn't hesitate. She had a plan of her own.

The red-head darted off into the forest, leaving Ash on his own.

"Okay, Pikachu. We just gotta weaken it a little and get outta here ourselves," Ash stated as his pokemon nodded.

"Chu Pika cha!" Pikachu called as it readied itself to fight the rock pokemon.

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Misty dodged a few trees and a couple of rocks. She was trying to find the path she needed. Her plan was the only way to help Ash.

Soon, she came upon a familiar area. In it were four wild pokemon.

"Haunter!" She cried out. The Haunter looked up from its nap.

'Why, hello again miss. What seems to be the problem?' It asked as the other three pokemon came over.

"My friend Ash, who was here before, is in danger! Please! A Rhydon was attacking him." Misty spoke so fast, it was almost impossible to hear.

The three other pokemon gave a few odd glances at Haunter. Their encounter with Ash last time was not the best.

'It's okay guys. We should help him out,' The Haunter spoke.

"Great!" Misty cried as she turned to leave again. "Come on! We have to hurry!"

'Wait! We have a quicker way,' the ghost pokemon said. The Alakazam stepped forward. It raised its hands and a orangey light appeared around them. Misty could faintly recognize the move as teleport.

Soon, they were gone.

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Ash was failing horribly with the Rhydon. Pikachu was hit very badly by a thrash attack.

"Chu..." Pikachu said weakly as it prepared for a thunder attack.

"Pikachu! Don't waste your energy!" Ash commanded. Pikachu hesitated but listened.

Ash ran and picked up his bruised friend.

"It's okay, pal," spoke Ash as he began to back up. The wild rock pokemon let out a loud roar and its horn began spinning.

'Oh crap!' moaned Ash as the pokemon advanced. Ash clutched Pikachu tighter and shut his eyes.........................

The next thing he knew, he heard a crashing sound. He opened his eyes to see what was wrong, and he saw the Rhydon being lifted into the air. Then it would come plummeting down.

Ash and Pikachu both stared for a few seconds.

"Ash!" The boy quickly turned around. He saw his companion and a few other pokemon at her side.

"Misty?" Ash asked. He then saw the Alakazam who was moving its hands. There was a glow coming from them.

"Levitate? God, I am lucky for you guys," The young trainer said. Next thing he knew, Misty was at his side.

"Come on! They can't hold out for long. We'll make a run for it now, okay?" She said in a hurry.

Before Ash could answer, Misty grabbed his wrist. Then she took off dragging him behind.

"Good luck!" The two kids called as they ran past their new friends. The pokemon nodded.

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The two kids ran through the forest, unsure of where they were going.

"I am so happy you came to help me," Ash said as they slowed their run to a brisk walk.

"It's okay. I wouldn't leave my friend out to be killed," Misty said.

'Did she just say friend?' Ash thought. 'Maybe she's not all that mad anymore. Thank you Ho-oh!'

Misty stopped for a minute. She looked around for any signs of out. The forest just looked plain and bleak as always. Then she felt a tug. Misty turned around to see Ash looking the opposite way for the way out too.

'If he's looking over there, why'd touch me...?' She looked down to see she still had her hand on his wrist. She quickly let go causing Ash to turn around. Misty just began walking again.

"This way," She ordered. "I think I can hear water running. That would mean that river is near."

'Darn! Why'd she hafta let go of my wrist? I didn't mind...' Ash sulked quietly as he followed. Pikachu was on Ash's shoulder. It, too, was sulking. The little mouse thought it was so cute that they were almost holding hands.

So, the three walked on. Misty kept saying things like "We're almost there" and "The sound is getting louder".

Ash couldn't tell. All he knew was that the only way out was to find the river. Even then, what were they going to do? The Haunter didn't explain too much.

'We're lost...I'm hungry...Misty is still mad at me...I'm hungry...I have a pebble in my shoe...I'm hungry...'Ash's thoughts kept going.

Then Misty stopped and listened. Next, she did a fast maneuver around a tree and was out of sight.

"Wha? Wait for me!" The boy called as he ran after her. He jumped behind the tree just to come face-to-face with a low branch. He hit it hard.

"Oww...." He moaned as he fell to the mossy earth.

"Pikapi! Chu pi pika?" His little buddy asked.

"I'm okay. Where's Misty?" Ash asked while leaning onto his elbows. A yell was heard echoing.

"ASH! Where did you go now?" Came Misty's voice.

Ash scrambled to his feet. As he took off, he almost hit the branch again. But Pikachu had led him around it.

Pikachu was in the lead as they ran. Ash was a few feet behind. Both were dodging every tree that they saw.

'Uh oh. She's going to be mad if I don't show up soon,' Ash thought.

Pikachu jumped over a tree root that was semi off the ground. And, of course, Ash didn't see it and came down. Only, he didn't stop.

Pikachu turned to see its master rolling head-over-heals towards it. Next thing it knew, Pikachu was part of the heap.

"AHHHHHHHHH!!" "PIIIIIIIIIIIII!!"

Just as they were slowing down, a slope appeared. They sped up again, but this time went crashing through a bush. Both of them landed in a pile.

"Owwww..... My head......" Ash moaned as he saw the spinning objects around him.

"Ash!" Ash heard Misty call out. She was at his side in an instant.

"Ash! How many fingers am I holding up?" Misty asked worried.

"Uhhh...." Ash stuttered as he blinked his eyes. 'I see 6 fingers and 3 pretty girls.'

"Ash! Can you hear me?" Misty frantically asked while shaking his shoulder a little.

Ash finally came to his senses as the world stopped moving. "Yeah." He managed to say.

Misty sighed in relief. To Ash, she had a look of worry he'd never seen her give anyone before. But it didn't last, for Misty replaced it with anger.

"DON'T EVER SCARE ME LIKE THAT AGAIN!!!" She screamed. "DO YOU KNOW HOW WORRIED I WAS!!"

Ash sat up with Pikachu in his lap. He smirked and said, "You were that worried over me? I thought you hated me."

Misty was taken back, but blushed a little. Ash was hoping that what he said wasn't taken the wrong way. Misty just sat there looking around. Soon she found a diversion.

"W-What I wanted to tell you before was that I found the river," She said quickly. Behind her, was indeed the river. Growing along side of the river bank were blueberry bushes. When Ash caught sight of that, he bounded for them. Pikachu did so as well. Misty just stood from afar. In her hand were a few berries she had been snaking on already. She was happy that Ash didn't notice her red face before.

'Did he not want me to be worried about him? I didn't think he'd be upset with me if I made sure he was alright,' Misty thought as her attention turned towards the running water. 'I guess, now, I can't do anything to make him like me.' She let out a quiet sigh.

Ash had practically gorged himself with the small berries. When he lifted his head in Misty's direction, he became worried. The look on her face had varied all day. But this one wasn't normal. She looked distressed over something, and he figured what it had to be....

"Misty?" Ash asked calmly as he came over to her. Misty shot her look away from the water to face him. As she did. Ash made a mental note about her complexion. From where they were, the sun was almost gone and the pinkish lights highlighted her from head to toe.

"Yeah?" She answered him. Ash came closer. Both of them stared into each other's eyes. They stayed like that for a few minutes.

Then Ash opened his mouth. He was going to get all the feelings inside of himself out, then and there. But.....

"Prepare for Trouble!"

Make that double!"

"To protect the world from devastation."

"To unite all peoples within this nation."

"To denounce the evils of truth and love."

"To extend our reach to the stars above."

"Jessie."

"James."

"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light."

"Surrender now, or prepare to fight."

"Meowth! Dat's right!"

'Why them? Why now? Why here? Does some one out there not want ME to tell HER?' Ash's thoughts complained.

"Hand over the Pikachu, twerp!" Jessie called.

"You demand Pikachu every time you see us, and yet you still don't have it!" Misty called back. "Don't you get it? Evil old hags can't catch good pokemon!"

Jessie was in Misty's face in a flash. "How dare you call me that, you little wench!"

Ash stood back along with James and Meowth. The three of them were a little afraid of interrupting the two fighting girls. But, they all soon realized who they were standing next to.

"Give me that Pikachu!" James demanded.

"Never! Pikachu, Thunderbolt them!" As yelled. Pikachu obeyed and its cheeks started to spark.

James and Meowth backed away from them. They then broke into a sprint to get away. James grabbed the still arguing Jessie with him.

"Hey! I wasn't done telling her off-"She was interrupted by the electric attack that hit them.

"Ahhhhh! Team Rockets blasting off again!" They all called as they disappeared in the night sky.

Misty scoffed, "You think they'd learn by now." Ash nodded in agreement. Pikachu did so too, but then went back to the blueberry bushes.

The two trainers both looked up into the sky as the twinkle of the stars illuminated everything around them.

Misty then broke her gaze of the stars to gaze at Ash.

"Umm.... What were you going to say before Ash? You know, before the Rydon," Misty innocently asked.

Ash, who had almost forgotten the reason they were out there, snapped into remembrance.

"Uhh, well.... It was kinda about the argument thing," He started feeling unsure of himself. Even more than before.

"Oh," Misty said as her stomach flip-flopped. She knew what she wanted to hear, but she figured reality was against her.

"I'm sorry about the whole thing," Ash said as he looked at his shoes, "I meant none of it! I wish I had never said those words. Will you for-forgive m-me?"

Misty stared at him as he continued to look at his feet. She began to feel sorry for the guy. It was as if she could tell something was eating him alive.

"Of course," She said quietly, trying to keep her emotions down. He looked up to meet her shining eyes. He then smiled his trademark grin.

"I..... well, there is a little more than that...." Ash said as he became nervous once again. Misty cocked her head. She was wondering and wishing for what he'd say next.

"I-I umm...... Okay, let me put it this way...." Ash took in a deep cleansing breath. This was it.

"I really.... Care... about you.... And before, in the woods... when I heard you scream......... I became a nervous wreck," Ash studies her face for her reaction. It was a mixture of confusion and wonder.

"Alright. I best to just get it out.... Misty, I...-"

"Ash, I love you!" Misty blurted out before he could finish. Ash stared there dumbly while Misty turned candy apple red.

'Good job, Misty! Well, at least he knows now,' She thought as she stared once again into his soothing eyes.

As Misty was complaining to herself, Ash was doing his own processing of the situation....

'SHE LOVES ME TOO! ALRIGHT! YAY! Wait, now what?'

"Ash.... I'm so, so sorry. You probably hate me even more now. I'm really, really sor-"

She was silenced when Ash put his finger over her lips. Her eyes widened a bit.

"Hate you? That is the complete opposite of what I was thinking! I never have hated you.... And I never will."

With that, he brought her closer to him. Their lips met and the two shared their very first kiss. All the emotion that had built up within them both was unleashed in this one kiss. This was the best thing the two trainers had ever felt, for now they both knew each other's feelings.

After a few seconds, Ash pulled away and said, "I love you so much Misty. Please, never leave me again."

Misty smiled at him. "What makes you think I'd ever leave you again, Mr. Ketchum?"

Ash chuckled a bit. He knew she was right.

"So........," Misty began, "What do we do now? Oh, and where's Brock?"

"Brock?!" Ash exclaimed while jumping back. "Crap! He probably has the National Guard looking for us by now!"

"Oh, well." Misty laughed. "How about we wait here for him to find us. I mean, we have water, berries and.... Each other."

Ash smiled warmly. Misty sat down. Ashe relaxed and sat down next to the one he loved. Soon, the two were as snuggled as love birds. Both were holding each other, never wanting to let go.

"Ash?" Misty asked sleepily. Ash looked at her.

"Yeah?" He asked back.

"I love you," She declared as she drifted off to a good-nights rest.

"Same her, Mist. Same here," Ash agreed as he rested his head on top of hers.

The End

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A.N: Yay! I finished! I hope you all enjoyed this fic. (Even for the sappy ending)

Oh, before I finish completely, I put together a list of why the title fits. (Yes, I was unsure of it so I made this list. Sad huh?)

1. Ash and Misty fight.

2. Misty leaves.

3. Ash must find her because of 'danger'.

4. They meet up again.

5. Ash is interrupted.

6. Ash is interrupted again by Team Rocket.

7. They end up pretty much alone together.

8. Ash goes to tell her, but she says it first.

9. They kiss.

10. They fall asleep in each other's arms.

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