Keya didn't arrive back at the pokecentre for hours. No one would really care but they had to wait for her before they could continue. Mia was out training somewhere with Ash and Brock was drooling over Nurse Joy. Misty made a face and got up. "Come on, let's get you outta her way before she calls the police for harassment," she said, dragging him away from the thankful Nurse Joy by the ear. Normally he would have complained but decided it was much better Misty than Mia. 'She sure kicks hard for an 11 year old girl,' he thought ruefully, remembering the pain in his leg.

Finally the siblings arrived looking refreshed and glowing with happiness. Checking in their pokemon, Ash sauntered over to Misty whom he'd been neglecting to train with his sister. Misty, on the other hand, wasn't completely put off, she'd been looking through all she'd brought with her on the journey.

Lying on her bed had been the completely gorgeous blue dress she'd worn to her dinner date. She was wearing her sleeveless yellow top and white denim shorts. Inside her small bag was a blue pair of shorts, one pair of jeans, a cute white jacket and two other tops, one in white and one in blue. Her heels she'd worn with her blue dress were still at the foot of her bed. She was wearing her blue/white sneakers and had a pair of sandals in her bag (how she managed to fit all this in? Her bag can carry a lot without changing shape, ok? Use your imaginations!!!). She had a small makeup bag but it was in Mia's possession for the time being. "I'm going shopping once we get to the next town," she declared to no one in particular.

After dinner, Keya finally came back. When she was sighted, the laughter stopped abruptly. Mia's head bent down and she sipped her soup quietly, Misty taking her lead. Ash's clutch at his fork strengthened and Brock just sat in silence, watching tension seep into the room. Keya, however, was too content to notice. "Seems she got her daily fuck," muttered Mia into her soup. Keya glared at her but looked up again and strode off to her bunk, not replying to Mia. Brock raised an eyebrow at Keya's behavior but stayed silent.

Throwing down her bag, it came loose and some items slipped out of it. Among them was lipstick, blusher powder, eye mascara, mobile, an address book and a list of all the nearest bars for a quick one-night stand. She scooped them back in before anything else could fall out and went off to change. She grabbed her strapless v-neck top in hot pink and a dark denim mini skirt plus a g-string and her bra. Then she rummaged around in her suitcase for her make up bag and stalked into the bathroom.

Inside she took a long hot shower, savoring the moment as hot water flowed down her neck and back. She smirked, that guy knew how to satisfy a girl and he could do it well. What was his name again? She shrugged, information like that was unimportant. Closing her eyes she could almost feel it coming back to her. She turned around in the shower to face the mirror. She felt herself copying where he'd placed his hands only a few hours ago, tracing her body's outline perfectly. One nigh stands had its good points. The sex was great, really, but he wasn't what she wanted. She craved a man who could give her something more. Great sex, definitely, but something more, something she'd never received. She shook her head as if to clear the fog within. No, that wasn't the reason, she forced herself to think, she had all she needed. Besides, it wouldn't be fun unless they were innocent, would it?

Stepping out of the shower, she dried herself and dressed. She sat in front of the mirror and looked at herself. 'Beautiful? Duh!' she thought to herself turning this way and that to see what effects she could get in the mirror. Her eyes darkened. With Misty out of the picture, she would have Ash. She'd seen the sibling bonds broken and now all she needed was Misty out of the way. Then again, she thought, her eyes giving itself a smirk of its own, why stop at Ash? Why not grab Mia's guy as well? She deserved it, right? Trailing with these goody two shoes was annoying, but she wouldn't stop until she'd got him. Until then, what was his name? Gary? Yes, he had something in him. He was more . . . dangerous. She liked those prospects very much. Licking her lips, she could almost feel both boys surrounding her body. Her eyes gleamed and she returned to the mirror. Standing up, she gave her top a tug and looked. It made her seem twice as large and twice as good to fuck. Well, she thought so, anyway. She twirled and pulled her skirt up a bit more before walking out.

"I'm going out, I'll be back by tomorrow morning," she yelled into the room full of people and walked out with her handbag, list in hand. Mia sneered and returned to her book. Misty and Ash barely noticed; they were two immersed in each other. Brock took note of her disappearance but didn't say anything as he looked around, also noting Mia's sneer. Two minutes later, she announced she was going to the park and dropped her book carelessly onto her seat. Brock raised his eyebrow but chose to ignore it, knowing she could take better care of herself than Ash could at her age.

She wore her worn out jeans and a white singlet top. Walking towards the park, she could feel the light wind blow and scatter leaves to form patterns as they slowly floated back onto the ground. It was beautiful. She inhaled the fresh air and felt much more relaxed, continuing down on her way to the park. Of course, she hadn't expected anyone else to be there. If she had, she probably wouldn't have come, but as it was . . .

The wind blew at his brown hair, missing it slightly but not tangling it. His eyes were downcast and he was obviously in deep thought to not have noticed her footsteps. Mia stared at the figure sitting where Misty and Ash had been only last night. She sucked in her breath at the sight. The moonlight had been reflected by the pond's surface, making Gary look like he was glowing. Mia was about to walk up to him but paused. These scenes were always happening in her romance novels, if she approached him now, they'd sit together silently and then kiss under the moonlit sky. 'No,' she thought, 'better not risk it,' and pulled up from her pocket a flute.

The notes floated into the sky, the wind blowing them right around the town. Still, it took Gary a while to notice. In his hands he was playing with a small pink butterfly clip. It used to be Mia's favorite from all her hair accessories. He kept twirling it around in his hand, smiling as the memory came back.

~*~ Flashback ~*~

Mia sat on a small patch of grass by the river near Pallet Town (a/n: if this isn't right, sorry. If there is no river there, too bad, there is now) hugging her eevee and crying. Gary heard her and came looking. "What's wrong, Mia?" asked Gary, sitting on the ground beside her. Sniffling, Mia had told him what had happened to Minna (a/n: whole story in chapter 8). He listened intently, not daring to interrupt in case he made things worse. She had begun to cry again when she finished her story and leaned onto a startled 11yr old boy for support. Not knowing what to do, Gray had awkwardly placed his arms around her and let her cry till no more tears could be shed, his shirt wet right through but he didn't try to move her.

Reduced to sniffing, Mia had glanced up at him shyly, her large sky blue eyes gazed innocently at him. He'd blushed and looked away, confusing the poor 8yr old into believing she had done something wrong. He regretted his actions because she got up from where she lay and sat across from him. Looking back, he saw her apologising for wetting his shirt and promising to repay him some day but he'd brushed it away. He got up and began looking around. Curious, Mia couldn't help but watch where he was going, wondering what he was up to. He seemed to have found what he wanted because he returned to sit down across from her a short time later. She tilted her head in confusion as Gary began to take something away from behind him.

He gave her a single white flower, just in full bloom with a beautiful crisp clean scent. She'd sniffed it and thanked him continuously, saying she should give something to him in return. However, she didn't have anything with her except her favorite butterfly clip in pink. Taking it out of her hair, she gave it to him, telling him she hoped it gave him as much luck as it had given her. Knowing his fan club was going to arrive soon, she had wished him luck on his journey before running back into her house, her eevee running by her side. He'd smiled in spite of himself and got up, brushing away the dust on his pants before going home to change shirts.

The morning after, when he had finished packing, he'd headed towards Mia's house. When she answered the doorbell, she smiled and said hi, asking him if he wanted to come in. He'd declined the offer and had proceeded to give her a small wooden flute, promising he'd teach her to play it when he returned. She in return had promised to have it never leave her side.

~*~ End Flashback ~*~

He had just replaced the clip in his pocket when he heard it. The pure notes that floated around him made him feel all his problems had been lifted from his shoulders. He turned around to face the 11yr old Mia who had changed so much since he had begun private training sessions with her. He smiled in spite of himself, knowing what was expected. Taking out his own flute, he began playing as well. No one talked, just played. Their music was all they needed to communicate at that moment.

"I see that flute really hasn't left your side," said Gary when they'd finished playing. Getting up, the small pink butterfly clip slipped out of his pocket, making Mia blush, but it disappeared as quickly as it had come. "I see that hasn't left your side," she retorted as he hastily picked up the clip. They both smiled but left it at that. "I'd better get going now, bye," said Mia, waving and ran out of sight. "Bye," whispered Gary and headed back to his hotel room.

"My my, what do we have here? A valuable flute, I see. Well maybe its time Mia lost it," whispered a voice, sneering at the couple who'd walked away.

Hey guys! Thanks for reading this. I'm sorry if you've had any disappointments, I'm not a very good english student for a 13yr old. Oh yeah, and Nick? These are my answers to your questions,

To be honest, I'm not really a plot-before-you-write sort of girl, I much prefer going along with the flow, writing whatever comes to me in my dreams though I admit I have quite a few chapters planned out. Of course, if I told you my plot, what would be the point in reading the story, right?

Well, if you read through my fanfiction, you'll know. They're up to the 8th Jhoto gym but they're 14. The reason is because after the first pokemon journey, Ash went home to help his sister train and teach her what he knew. Gary did the same thing for reason unknown until I dream it up, ok?

Umm . . . here's the other thing, I love Pokemon and all but I'm not very good with maps. This is set at the last Jhoto Gym, you know, the dragon trainer? Of course, they'll be on a route I made up myself completely by the next chapter. Anyone who disapproves, I sorry, ok? But I wanted to do all the fun things without having to pass the Jhoto Leauge yet.

Mia is 11yrs old. Gary, Ash and Misty are all 14. Keya is 16 and Brock is 18.

I don't exactly understand this question but I'll take a wild guess. On their journey, they had met up with an 'innocent young lady' named Keya. Her parents hadn't wanted her to go on the pokemon journey alone so Ash promised to look after her for them. By the way, if somebody has a birthday, I'll tell you, ok?

What do you mean? Ash was in Pallet Town with his sister in training, Misty had been with her sisters and Brock with his siblings. Ash called them up for another adventure, they agreed and Tada! Together again!

x.x;;; Are you asking repeated questions or something?

Aiiyaa, they were there to win the 8th badge!!! Sorry if I'm being rude but come on, if you read my fanfic, you'd know all this! And sorry for being rude but I just had a music test, geography assignment, science assignment, and received a few more assignments. I'm telling you, Wednesdays are SO not nice to me!

-.- Read what I wrote for no. 8

They are heading onto a road filled with interesting items such as theme parks, tea ceremonies, anything else I can think of, blah.

And just for the record, if you must know, you can email me at distant_angel@hotmail.com ok? Well, thanks for your review and cya!

Angel_Skykitten