((Ok, I know I don't make announcements at the top of my fanfic, normally,
but this time there's a reason. Thank you, Romantic shade of blue for
reviewing all the fanfics I've ever written (They've been taken off the
site...) and I'm sorry I offended you. Ok with that finished, on with the
completely demented/retarded story line!))
They decided they were too lazy and chose to stay by the lake for the night. It was peaceful. Unfortunately, as soon as they'd set up a small camp, Ash and Keya walked in. Misty was inside the tent and Mia motioned for Brock to go and keep her there. Taking a deep breathe, she stepped up to them, making note that they weren't holding hands at least and that Keya had a strange look on her face Mia couldn't quite make out. "You wanted something, Ash?" she asked coolly with a look that might've burned a hole through him. Unflinching he said, "Yes, to see Misty," he replied firmly.
Keya and Ash began their walk from the Pokecentre. "Listen, I'm sorry about what happened but . . . " he trailed off. Keya rolled her eyes, unseen by Ash's tilted head, "But you truly love Misty. I understand, Ash, don't worry," she said softly, her voice the exact opposite of her facial expression. He looked up to see her smiling at him, "Really? Wow, thanks. I was so afraid I'd hurt you," he said. She shrugged lightly to show she didn't mind, but not so much to show she didn't care. She really couldn't have cared less, she thought that with Ash, maybe it would have been different. Maybe it would turn out to be like all her friends who finally found whatever she was missing. But it hadn't been. He'd gone along willingly, but that wasn't it either. Mia and Gary looked exactly like her friends, maybe Gary could give her whatever she needed?
Mia stared at her brother taking in the changes, a few hours and he looked much wiser and more sincere, "Uh huh . . . right . . . Gary, pack up! We're leaving!" she yelled and began to turn away but Ash grabbed her arm. "Mia, I'm not joking, I'm here to see Misty. She's the one I love and I'm here to reclaim her," he said but mentally winced at the choice of words. Mia glared at him, "Misty is not a . . . a thing to be claimed! She is a person with real feelings and a broken heart! Now excuse us, we're leaving," she said coldly and broke Ash's grasp on her arm. He took a step toward her and stared at her. Mia glared back. The tension between the two made Pikachu nervous and he hopped off his owner's shoulder. Suddenly, Mia seemed to collapse and Ash hugged her tightly. "I missed you so much bro . . . " she whispered, silent tears rolling from her eyes. He hushed her and waited until Gary emerged before he handed her over to him. Keya, leaning on a tree, rolled her eyes and waited patiently, her eyes following Gary's movements, wishing it were her he was holding.
Ash stepped up slowly to the tent and Brock came out, blocking him. They stared at each other for a moment until Brock nodded slowly, as if some sort of secret message had been passed. He moved away from the entrance of the tent slowly but stayed close in the shadows of nearby trees in case Misty wanted help.
"Misty?" he asked uncertainly. She was sitting as far back as the tent would go, hugging her crossed legs and head down, hair falling over her eyes. She gave no reaction to his voice or her name. "Misty, come on, it's me, Ash," he whispered to her slowly. She finally looked up but her eyes were hollow, devoid of any emotion at all. He stared at her in horror and began to move closer, slowly so he didn't frighten her. She made no attempt to move when he reached out and stroked her face, "So this is what I have done to you," he murmured, "I promise I'll never leave your side, ever, Misty. Ever." He leaned in and hugged her, feeling the stiffness of her body slowly ease and relax but she didn't say anything. "I promise I'll win you back Mist, and this time, I won't lose you," he whispered in her ear, but she pushed away. He accepted that and walked out of the tent.
(( Oh look! Keya actually has feelings! Wow! Lolz, ok, sorry. And unless it's offensive, I'm dedicating this mini chapter to RMSOBlue ^ ^ ))
They decided they were too lazy and chose to stay by the lake for the night. It was peaceful. Unfortunately, as soon as they'd set up a small camp, Ash and Keya walked in. Misty was inside the tent and Mia motioned for Brock to go and keep her there. Taking a deep breathe, she stepped up to them, making note that they weren't holding hands at least and that Keya had a strange look on her face Mia couldn't quite make out. "You wanted something, Ash?" she asked coolly with a look that might've burned a hole through him. Unflinching he said, "Yes, to see Misty," he replied firmly.
Keya and Ash began their walk from the Pokecentre. "Listen, I'm sorry about what happened but . . . " he trailed off. Keya rolled her eyes, unseen by Ash's tilted head, "But you truly love Misty. I understand, Ash, don't worry," she said softly, her voice the exact opposite of her facial expression. He looked up to see her smiling at him, "Really? Wow, thanks. I was so afraid I'd hurt you," he said. She shrugged lightly to show she didn't mind, but not so much to show she didn't care. She really couldn't have cared less, she thought that with Ash, maybe it would have been different. Maybe it would turn out to be like all her friends who finally found whatever she was missing. But it hadn't been. He'd gone along willingly, but that wasn't it either. Mia and Gary looked exactly like her friends, maybe Gary could give her whatever she needed?
Mia stared at her brother taking in the changes, a few hours and he looked much wiser and more sincere, "Uh huh . . . right . . . Gary, pack up! We're leaving!" she yelled and began to turn away but Ash grabbed her arm. "Mia, I'm not joking, I'm here to see Misty. She's the one I love and I'm here to reclaim her," he said but mentally winced at the choice of words. Mia glared at him, "Misty is not a . . . a thing to be claimed! She is a person with real feelings and a broken heart! Now excuse us, we're leaving," she said coldly and broke Ash's grasp on her arm. He took a step toward her and stared at her. Mia glared back. The tension between the two made Pikachu nervous and he hopped off his owner's shoulder. Suddenly, Mia seemed to collapse and Ash hugged her tightly. "I missed you so much bro . . . " she whispered, silent tears rolling from her eyes. He hushed her and waited until Gary emerged before he handed her over to him. Keya, leaning on a tree, rolled her eyes and waited patiently, her eyes following Gary's movements, wishing it were her he was holding.
Ash stepped up slowly to the tent and Brock came out, blocking him. They stared at each other for a moment until Brock nodded slowly, as if some sort of secret message had been passed. He moved away from the entrance of the tent slowly but stayed close in the shadows of nearby trees in case Misty wanted help.
"Misty?" he asked uncertainly. She was sitting as far back as the tent would go, hugging her crossed legs and head down, hair falling over her eyes. She gave no reaction to his voice or her name. "Misty, come on, it's me, Ash," he whispered to her slowly. She finally looked up but her eyes were hollow, devoid of any emotion at all. He stared at her in horror and began to move closer, slowly so he didn't frighten her. She made no attempt to move when he reached out and stroked her face, "So this is what I have done to you," he murmured, "I promise I'll never leave your side, ever, Misty. Ever." He leaned in and hugged her, feeling the stiffness of her body slowly ease and relax but she didn't say anything. "I promise I'll win you back Mist, and this time, I won't lose you," he whispered in her ear, but she pushed away. He accepted that and walked out of the tent.
(( Oh look! Keya actually has feelings! Wow! Lolz, ok, sorry. And unless it's offensive, I'm dedicating this mini chapter to RMSOBlue ^ ^ ))