Chapter Two: Misty's Goodbye

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"Psy yai yai yai, psy yai yai yai yai!"

"Ughhhhh…"

"Psy yai yai yai, psy yai yai--"

"SHUT UP!"

"Psy yai yai yai, psy--"

WHAM

"Psy…yai…yai…yai." My Psyduck alarm clock's beeping(more like screaming, actually) went lower and lower after I had smashed it to the ground to shut it up, until it was yelling no more. Opening my bleary eyes, I saw that Togepi was already up and gone, probably eating breakfast. Looking around my room for no reason, I noticed that my traveling backpack was out, packed with clothes and some Pokemon food. I squinted at the backpack, staring, trying to register why my backpack was out.

That was when it hit me.

I'm leaving!

I rose out of bed slowly, rubbing my eyes and sighing at the same time. Saying goodbye to my sisters wasn't going to be easy.

Yet, even though that would be hard, I thought about seeing my friends again. There was a pink tint in my cheeks as I thought about Ash. Of course, I'd be glad to see Brock, too…

"Misty!" called Lily's voice from downstairs. I jumped up, surprised. "Breakfast's ready! C'mon down, sis!"

"Oh…" I mumbled. "Coming, Lily!"

I quickly looked in my drawers of my dresser, trying to figure out what to wear. This outfit had to be special, since I was leaving and I wanted to look good for my friends. I picked out a pale yellow outfit(which was a unique looking shirt with an equally unique looking pair of shorts) and slipped on some sneakers, while stuffing two other outfits into my backpack.

"MISTY!" shouted Daisy's voice. She sounded impatient.

"HOLD YOUR HORSES!"

"But…I don't have any horses!"

I groaned aloud. Daisy was so ditzy sometimes.

I was about to go downstairs when I remembered how I might need a good book to read. I had brought Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire last time(My favorite story by far), and remembering that Violet had the fifth Harry Potter book in her room, I might as well bring that and read it.

Suddenly, I noticed something on my desk. Usually, when I was feeling creative, I would sit at the desk and draw or write. There was a tall pile of drawings on the desk, the same with my stories; but I saw the corner of one drawing sticking out at the bottom. It was brightly colored. I didn't remember drawing it.

"MISTY! WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING?!" shouted Violet very impatiently. I rolled my eyes.

"FOR THE LOVE OF JAR JAR BINKS, HOLD ON!" I screamed.

I carefully pulled the drawing out from the pile, then realized I was looking at the back of the drawing. I had colored a green and blue background on the back, and had written something in black…

By Misty Waterflower

Age 12

Whoa; I had drawn this picture 2 years ago!(AN: I don't know what age Misty really is. I'm guessing she's 13 or 14 currently, but I'm going to make her 14 in this fic. Also, in this fic, she left the group a year ago when she was 13 and hasn't seen them since, only talked to them occasionally. So, yeah!) It didn't seem like a lot to some people, but to me, it did. I flipped the page over, eager to see what I had drawn so long ago.

I blinked twice as I stared at the drawing.

It was a messy drawing, for sure, but I could clearly make out what scene of my life this was from.

On the page was a stick figure of me, in my old, very un-fashionable clothes that I used to wear. The sky was scribbled gray, with grayish white clouds that had dots of blue coming out of them(rain, obviously) There was also yellow, jagged lines coming out of them as well.(lightning) I was standing next to a wide, poorly drawn river, and had a surprised, but annoyed look on my face. There was a speech bubble coming out of my mouth. I carefully read it.

Hey, that's my bike!

A memory of images suddenly stuck me. I looked at the figure not too far away from the stick-figure-me; a boy.

He had messy black hair and black and white sneakers. He was riding my bike, and a yellow and black mouse-like creature was in the basket of my bike. And that boy's name was Ash Ketchum.

There was a speech bubble coming out of his mouth, too.

I'll give it back someday!

I wrinkled my nose, now remembering how Ash and I first met. Ah, what a meeting that was. A small smile crept up my face as I continued to examine the picture, noticing little details and such. I wasn't much of an artist at the age of 12, but I tried.

"MISTY! For cripe's sake…please!" I heard Lily shout again. She sounded angry now. Really angry.

I quickly put the picture down, dashed into Violet's room, grabbed the book, stuffed it in my backpack, grabbed my backpack, ran downstairs, and sat down at the kitchen table. Phew. I hope I burned a few calories from that.

"Finally," huffed Daisy. My sisters were all done eating already; even Togepi was done. I grinned sheepishly and ate the Captain Crunch cereal in front of me like there was no tomorrow. I then lifted up the bowl to my lips and slurped the milk from it, while all my sisters cringed with disgust.

"…right then," said Violet. "Mist, you got to go."

I looked up. It sounded like I was going to be voted off a TV show.

"Um…okay," I answered. I picked up my traveling backpack and slung it over my shoulder. "Why so soon?"

Lily smiled nervously. "Sorry, sis, we tried to find the cheapest flight for you to Hoenn, but we could only find the early one for 9:00 AM." Daisy and Violet nodded.

I tied my hair back into a side ponytail, and glanced at the clock. 8:15 AM.

"I guess I should get going," I sighed.

"Toge, toge, priiiiiii…" squeaked Togepi. She looked up at me with innocent eyes, and I smiled down at her and picked her up in my arms.

I looked at my sisters, the Waterflower sisters, and my eyebrow rose curiously. "So…who's driving me?"

PLEASE don't be Daisy…

PUH-LEASE don't be Daisy…

Lily and Violet looked at each other while Daisy was staring at her baby blue painted nails.

"Well, since Violet and I don't have a car yet…" said Lily slowly.

NOOOOOOOO!

NOT DAISY!

PLEASE!!

"…Daisy will be driving you."

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Daisy smiled at me cheerfully. Hiding my disappointment, I smiled back.

I loved Daisy as much as loved my other sisters, but Daisy was a horrible driver. And when I say horrible, I MEAN horrible. She drove way too fast; so fast that sometimes she skipped stop signs or red traffic lights. I don't know how many tickets she's gotten, but she's probably got at least a hundred by now.

Luckily, she's never had to go to jail.

"Daisy, go start the car," said Lily, pointing to the door. Daisy nodded and went outside. My two other sisters turned to me, and I saw that their eyes were a little teary.

"Sis…I'm gonna miss ya!" whined Lily. She embraced me tightly, and I could smell rose perfume on her. Coughing slightly, I hugged her back, then let go.

"I'll miss you too, Lily," I replied, trying to keep a straight face. I looked down, and I swear, my ponytail was probably drooping.

I felt another tight hug; Violet.

"Hey, don't be so sad, Mist," chirped Violet. She let go and stared at me with tearful eyes. "You're going to see your friends again."

"I know…but…I really will--"

"Miss us, we know, Misty. But what we want most is for you to be happy! So please, don't worry, be happy."

I smiled. "Okay, I will."

My sisters smiled in return.

"C'mon, Misty! Let's go!" shouted Daisy from the car. I sighed deeply, clutching Togepi to my chest. My Pokeballs were around my waist on my belt, dangling.

Lily and Violet's smiles turned to grins. "See ya, sis," said Lily. Violet nodded, her grin as wide as Lily's.

I wrinkled my nose for the second time that day. "Yeah, see ya." I then ran out the door and jumped into Daisy's car, knowing that if I didn't leave now, I never would.

Daisy smiled at me. "Hey, there you are! Now, let's get to that airport!" She practically stamped on the pedal and we zoomed off so quickly, my heart skipped a beat.

I looked back as we drove in Daisy's red convertible, staring at the house. I didn't know why I was so sad about leaving; I wanted to see my friends so badly, but I knew how long I'd be away from my family, and my home city.

And for some, very odd reason, I felt as though something terrible would happen once I met up with Ash and Brock again.

I shook my head quietly as the house disappeared from sight. Daisy didn't notice.

Something terrible? No way. That would never happen. After I see them again, it'll be fun adventures for us again, like it was before.

Right?

Right.

Now facing forward, I looked back once again. The house was gone; I couldn't see it any longer. I sighed a very, very long sigh, and then wondered how I had so much lung capacity to do that.

"We're almost there!" chirped Daisy. The radio was on full blast, playing "Fly" by Hilary Duff. Daisy loved pop music, so it didn't surprise met that she was on the top popular music station.

But we were almost there. Once again, I thought about seeing Brock and Ash again…

I held my nose to keep it from twitching once more.

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Hmm…kinda boring chapter here, ne? Oh well. For those of you who think Misty shouldn't have been sad to say goodbye to her sisters, wouldn't you be sad to say goodbye to your family? Misty's going to be gone for a LONG time now, and probably won't visit in at least a year. In my opinion, anyway.

So, yep. PWEASE REVIEW!!

Ja ne,

Kioko-san

Random Question of the Chapter

Whenever I type 'Ja ne' on Microsoft Word, the Spell Check or Grammar Check or whatever changes it to 'Jan e'. Jan e? What's that mean? If anybody finds out for me, I'll post the answer on the next chapter followed by your username next to it, saying you answered it. It will become 'Random Fact of the Chapter' then, with a different 'Random Question of the Chapter'. Then so on, and so on. Simply answer the question in your review. If nobody answers, I'll post the answer myself.(Or just skip that question)

So, basically, the question of this chapter is: What's 'Jan e' mean? Kinda easy if you search it on Google or something…(cough)HINT(cough cough) Heheh. Well, there is no Random Fact of the Chapter today either, because I don't have the answer yet. SO YEAH! I'm feeling lazy too right now, so I'm not gonna look up the answer. MWAHAHA! FEAR MY LAZINESS...yah, ok.(falls asleep and snores)