Broken memories

Summary:

Many years ago she made him a promise. He had to leave but when he comes back, she broke her promise to save a person… Will they have enough strength to overcome all the difficulties? Will their love survive? Misty/Ash

Disclaimer: I don't own pokemon so please don't sue me...

Don't worry, I haven't forgotten my other fic, "Leaving your heart behind" (I'll update it this week), I just wanted to try a different style, a more angsty fic… This is just an experience, so don't be too harsh… I hope this isn't a bit to exaggerated… Well, review and tell m what you think!

Prologue

It was late at night. We could see the splendid dark sky, adorned with millions of fragile, bright stars. A slight breeze danced with the branches of the slender trees and the low rustle of leaves sang mysterious melodies that only the lovers could understand.

A magnificent lake was disturbed only by a few shy waves that the wind brought, and the sweet scent of wild flowers hovered in the air.

By the edge of the lake, we could see a marble bench where two persons were sat. The first one was a beautiful young girl, around eighteen years, with fiery red hair, a silky, pale skin and deep cerulean eyes. The second was an impetuous boy, with wild, raven hair and sincere brown eyes, the same age as the girl that was with him.

The boy hold in one of his hands a simple white flower that he carefully gave to the girl. She looked at him shyly and smiled softly, her eyes gaining a special glitter and her cheeks blushing slightly.

"You know that I'll never forget you, right?" he asked, taking her hand tenderly.

"I know that Ash, but I don't when I'll see you again… Feelings change…" she replied sadly.

"My feelings for you won't change Misty! It doesn't matter how long we'll be apart, how far we'll be from each other!" Ash replied passionately.

"Are you sure Ash? I'm afraid I might end up hurt…" Misty said uncertain. She knew he would never do something to hurt her, but no one can control his or her heart, and she didn't want him to feel guilty or tied to some old commitment if he found someone else.

"Look at me Misty…" Ash said, squeezing her hands reassuringly, "You trust me right? You know my feelings for you and I won't let you go that easily…" he added, smiling.

She looked at him and saw in his eyes that same love he could see in hers. But she saw something else: she saw truth and hope.

"I'm not letting you go too Ash, because I love you…" Misty said, tears forming in her eyes.

Ash pulled Misty, surrounding her with his arms. He caressed her cheek and whispered "I love you too Misty… And that's why we have to believe…".

Misty closed and leaned closer, smelling his scent, listening to his heart beating.

"I believe… I promise I'll wait for you… There will be no one else in my heart, just you…" she whispered into his chest.

"Everything's gonna be alright… Don't worry…" Ash reassured.

Misty looked at his affectionate eyes and smiled again.

"Yes, it would be hard, but they could do it, they would do it…" she thought.

Then, Ash slowly approached his face they kissed passionately.

"Yes, they would do it because they loved each other…"

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Misty's POV

"The silence was unbearable… I never thought I would feel like that around him… Just two days after that special night in Cerulean City, when I thought that everything would be all right… I couldn't even look at him when he was driving to the airport… I don't even know why I did that… I should have ceased the moment, gathered as much memories of him as I could… Because that few thousands moments of laughter, of happiness, of intimacy and friendship, that few thousands words of love would never be enough… Now I really don't know how I'll live without him near me… And I know this seems pathetic, I didn't think I was this weak… But then again, I didn't know what was love and I didn't know what was loss… Oh, I was so sure I could do it, but now that the moment as come, now that he's really leaving, I feel so alone and uncertain… I want so badly to leave the gym and all my life behind and go with him… Oh, another warning for the passengers of his flight…Well, the doubts are definitely returning…".

Normal POV

"I guess I have to go…" Ash said hesitantly.

"Yeah, of course… But before you go, I want you to have this…" Misty said with teary eyes, while she took a photo from her pocket.

"A photo of you…" Ash said surprised when he saw it.

Ash's POV

"It was tearing my heart to see Misty like that… I knew she was trying her best to look strong but I knew her too well and I could see it in her eyes… She didn't say a word during our trip to the airport… She didn't even dare to look at me… Squeezing her hands nervously, looking at the window but never at me… I almost stopped the car and said that I was staying, but I knew she wouldn't let me… She was using all her strength to keep that tears from falling, I knew she was…  Oh Misty, I know you too well… Walking with her in the airport, knowing that I was leaving her so soon… It was probably the most painful moment I have ever experienced… Oh, but what I thought was pain was nothing compared to what I felt when I saw her eyes, when she gave me her photo…"

Normal POV

"Yeah…" Misty said, suddenly feeling stupid and embarrassed "It's just because I don't want you to forget me…" she added blushing.

"I'll never forget you Misty…" Ash stated seriously and added "But thank you so much… At least I'll have a bit of you with me…".

"Ash you do have me… In your heart… And you're the only one that will have me…" Misty said, hugging him.

"Oh, I'll miss you so much Misty!" Ash said sadly.

Misty's POV

I gathered all my strength. I couldn't cry… It would probably persuade Ash and I wanted the best for him: and that would be going to America to realize his dream. There he could win the American League and then so many doors would open for him… Yes, I wouldn't cry; because I learned with him, that when you love someone, you are happy if they're happy… So I'll be happy or him…"

Normal POV

"Come on, move your lazy but or you're gonna miss your flight!" she said smiling.

Ash left her running but before he was out of site he yelled "I love you Misty! I'll be back for you!".

Misty watched him leave with on hand over her heart. She could feel something missing and she already knew what: it was Ash. He was a part of her and it hurt to see him leave…

Misty's POV

'My feelings for you won't change Misty! It doesn't matter how long we'll be apart, how far we'll be from each other!'. "That's what Ash said. So I have to believe in him… So I'll be strong and wait…The tears that I was keeping made their way down my cheeks… God, I'm glad Ash didn't see me like this…"

Ash's POV

I run as quickly as I could… It wasn't just the flight I was worried about, I knew that if I stayed too long I would probably stay with her… I gave my ticket to the hostess but turned around to look at her one last time and right then my heart broke in a million pieces… She was pressing her right hand over her heart, smiling bitterly, letting the tears fall…The other passengers pushed me into the plane, making me lose her sight… I sat in my place and sighed sadly, remembering her last gift. I took her photo from my pocket and looked at if for a while: it was a photo of when she was younger, about 13 years old maybe… She was in her gym, smiling brightly and I couldn't bear to look at it… I turned the photo only to see a few words in her handwriting… It said: 'Dear Ash, I know you probably think that I'm being pathetic, but please don't blame me, I'm not as strong as I wanted to be… I just wanted you to have this because I don't want you to forget me… Please, don't think that I'm demanding something from you… I just have one request: if you fall in love with another person, please cherish all the moments that we had… I promise I won't forget you…Think of me, please? Misty'. Oh god, was it possible that my heart ached even more? This time, the tears were mine, not hers and I didn't dare to hide them.

That's it!

I hope you liked it!

Review, please!

Cosmik