When Ash approached her as she began packing, she took no notice until he called out to her gently. She visibly stiffened and turned to face him. "Yes?" she asked without a trace of emotion. "So umm... what's happening... between us, I mean?" he inquired. She remained staring at him, not making a sound. "So are we together, friends or..." he began but Misty cut him off. "Together? After what you did?" she gave a cold laugh, "No, definitely not. At least, not anytime soon." Ash shifted slightly, obviously embarrassed. "Friends then?" he asked hopefully but Misty just looked at him for a while, neither of them talking. Finally she replied, "Oh no, Ash. Not this time. This time, you're going to have to work for my friendship." With that, she swung her bag onto her shoulder and walked off to join Mia.
Once at the mall, Keya disappeared. She'd disappeared into half a dozen shops before the others could even step through the doors. "Keya and shopping go together like bread and butter," remarked Mia. The others stared at her. "What?" she exclaimed and began to walk into a clothes shop. "Meet you guys in the food court in say... 3 hours time?" asked Misty casually, not looking at Ash. The guys nodded in reply and walked off.
((Don't worry, I don't intend to bore you to death with details about what they bought)) Once they met up, Keya was off flirting with a couple of guys in the food court. Not that she had to, her latest mini skirt was so short she only needed to take a step to capture their attention. Walking up the stairs was now a problem if she didn't want to be arrested for inappropriate behaviour. "Well, Keya will always be Keya," Gary put in when Mia complained. Misty's look darkened immensely and Ash gave a nervous laugh. Brock watched the reactions closely until Mia kicked him. Looking up, he saw her sign that he was making his observation very obvious. He turned away from her but didn't attempt to look at either Misty or Ash again. Mia reminded him so much of the siblings he'd abandoned. It hurt.
Pikachu ((Due to popular demand, lolz)) hopped onto Ash's shoulder and stared intently at his master. Ash couldn't decide whether Pikachu was trying to tell him to do something about him and Misty or about food. Apparently it was both because the little yellow mouse landed beside Espeon who didn't mind sharing before walking up to Misty, waving its hands around frantically as if attempting to convey some sort of message. It looked so amusing that Mia had to stuff her lunch into her mouth to keep from laughing.
Finally getting the message, Ash cleared his throat. "So err... Misty, you had a good time... shopping?" he asked lamely. Misty stared at him and shrugged a reply. Then all went quiet. Pikachu shook its head slightly and sighed as if giving up, before heading over to where the food was located.
The whole table feeling rather deflated sat in complete silence. Mia shifted slightly in her seat and bit her lip. Upon seeing her discomfort, Gary spoke up. "Who's up for the arcade?" he asked. No one had anything better to do so they all agreed. Misty walked up to Keya, "Hey, we're going to the arcade, want to come?" she asked her. The boys Keya had been with whistled at Misty. She ignored them. Even Keya was disgusted at them, "Sure, why not," she replied with a shrug and left her latest victims calling out after her.
Once inside, they scattered. Brock and Gary had walked off somewhere together and Misty had partnered up with Keya, Ash tailing them in attempts to have a conversation with Misty. Mia sighed and bent down so she could talk to the pokemon. "So Espeon, Pikachu, Umbreon and Togepi. What am I going to do with you guys?" she asked them, not really expecting an answer. Togepi shrilled its call and jumped up and down on Umbreon's back who seemed not the least affected with the little egg pokemon. Espeon stared calmly at the scene as Pikachu attempted to persuade Togepi into not jumping up and down on an unstable surface. Mia stared at them blankly as her Espeon took lead and walked off, Umbreon following. This action freaked poor pikachu even more, now that Togepi's chances of getting hurt had increased. It jumped up and down frantically trying to get Togepi off. Mia laughed and picked up Togepi, sighing. "Ok guys, lead the way!" she declared and followed the line of pokemon with Togepi in her arms.
"So what do you make of then?" asked Gary casually whilst racing against Brock. "Ash isn't going to get Misty back easily, I'll say that," replied Brock. The game ended with Gary as the winner. "That's if he gets her back at all," stated Gary which made Brock turn to stare at him. To Gary's surprise, Brock nodded slightly, as if in thought. "She's been hurt too many times, gone through too much pain with Ash," began Brock slowly, "But that could be the same reason she'd return to him. She may feel she's sacrificed too much to not keep going." Gary thought this through. "I suppose, but then, I guess it's not up to us to decide, is it?" he asked. Brock didn't say anything in return and they got up to try another game.
Misty and Keya walked along, attempting to make conversation while Ash kept trying to be included. Keya almost felt sorry for him. "So, what'd you buy today?" asked Keya. Misty shrugged in response, "Not much really. I mean, we've got to travel so I didn't buy all that much." Keya contemplated this for a while, "I suppose... but then, I'm probably going to send most of it back home and keep my favorites," she put in. Misty shrugged in response, "So what did you buy?" she asked lamely. Conversing for the sake of conversing. Keya launched into a talk about the latest fashion and what she thought would look good with what.
To her surprise, Misty saw that Keya had pretty good fashion sense. Cautiously, she commented, "But your outfit doesn't go with your reasoning at all." Keya stared at her outfit for a while before shrugging. "What else can I do? This is the only way I know how to get a guy," she said, wondering why she was telling Misty of all people the way she truly felt. Misty nodded in understanding and sympathy. "But does it work?" she asked casually. Keya hesitated before replying, "In a way I suppose..." Misty urged her on, "Suppose?" Keya stared at Misty intently and they could see each other's pains and sorrows. "I mean, I get the guy I want but... but there's always something missing. I always know when I see it. I can't pin point what it is or why it disappears every time the boy ends up with me. Is there something wrong with me?" she said, the beginnings of hysteria evident in her slowly rising voice.
Misty stared at her calmly. What she said took Keya completely by surprise. "It's love," she whispered, "Something that happens between two people. That's why it always disappears when they're with you. They could show their love to the one they love, but to no one else..." she murmured softly and gazed dreamily right ahead of them. Keya stared at her blankly, "...love?" she repeated, almost in a whispered breath. "Yep," agreed Ash, nodding enthusiastically, "Love," he repeated, breaking the beauty of the words. Both girls looked at him in disgust before walking away. "Was it something I said?" he called out after them, but neither would reply. Instead, they gave him the cold shoulder and walked off.
((Dramatic changes of heart? Yes, I know))
Once at the mall, Keya disappeared. She'd disappeared into half a dozen shops before the others could even step through the doors. "Keya and shopping go together like bread and butter," remarked Mia. The others stared at her. "What?" she exclaimed and began to walk into a clothes shop. "Meet you guys in the food court in say... 3 hours time?" asked Misty casually, not looking at Ash. The guys nodded in reply and walked off.
((Don't worry, I don't intend to bore you to death with details about what they bought)) Once they met up, Keya was off flirting with a couple of guys in the food court. Not that she had to, her latest mini skirt was so short she only needed to take a step to capture their attention. Walking up the stairs was now a problem if she didn't want to be arrested for inappropriate behaviour. "Well, Keya will always be Keya," Gary put in when Mia complained. Misty's look darkened immensely and Ash gave a nervous laugh. Brock watched the reactions closely until Mia kicked him. Looking up, he saw her sign that he was making his observation very obvious. He turned away from her but didn't attempt to look at either Misty or Ash again. Mia reminded him so much of the siblings he'd abandoned. It hurt.
Pikachu ((Due to popular demand, lolz)) hopped onto Ash's shoulder and stared intently at his master. Ash couldn't decide whether Pikachu was trying to tell him to do something about him and Misty or about food. Apparently it was both because the little yellow mouse landed beside Espeon who didn't mind sharing before walking up to Misty, waving its hands around frantically as if attempting to convey some sort of message. It looked so amusing that Mia had to stuff her lunch into her mouth to keep from laughing.
Finally getting the message, Ash cleared his throat. "So err... Misty, you had a good time... shopping?" he asked lamely. Misty stared at him and shrugged a reply. Then all went quiet. Pikachu shook its head slightly and sighed as if giving up, before heading over to where the food was located.
The whole table feeling rather deflated sat in complete silence. Mia shifted slightly in her seat and bit her lip. Upon seeing her discomfort, Gary spoke up. "Who's up for the arcade?" he asked. No one had anything better to do so they all agreed. Misty walked up to Keya, "Hey, we're going to the arcade, want to come?" she asked her. The boys Keya had been with whistled at Misty. She ignored them. Even Keya was disgusted at them, "Sure, why not," she replied with a shrug and left her latest victims calling out after her.
Once inside, they scattered. Brock and Gary had walked off somewhere together and Misty had partnered up with Keya, Ash tailing them in attempts to have a conversation with Misty. Mia sighed and bent down so she could talk to the pokemon. "So Espeon, Pikachu, Umbreon and Togepi. What am I going to do with you guys?" she asked them, not really expecting an answer. Togepi shrilled its call and jumped up and down on Umbreon's back who seemed not the least affected with the little egg pokemon. Espeon stared calmly at the scene as Pikachu attempted to persuade Togepi into not jumping up and down on an unstable surface. Mia stared at them blankly as her Espeon took lead and walked off, Umbreon following. This action freaked poor pikachu even more, now that Togepi's chances of getting hurt had increased. It jumped up and down frantically trying to get Togepi off. Mia laughed and picked up Togepi, sighing. "Ok guys, lead the way!" she declared and followed the line of pokemon with Togepi in her arms.
"So what do you make of then?" asked Gary casually whilst racing against Brock. "Ash isn't going to get Misty back easily, I'll say that," replied Brock. The game ended with Gary as the winner. "That's if he gets her back at all," stated Gary which made Brock turn to stare at him. To Gary's surprise, Brock nodded slightly, as if in thought. "She's been hurt too many times, gone through too much pain with Ash," began Brock slowly, "But that could be the same reason she'd return to him. She may feel she's sacrificed too much to not keep going." Gary thought this through. "I suppose, but then, I guess it's not up to us to decide, is it?" he asked. Brock didn't say anything in return and they got up to try another game.
Misty and Keya walked along, attempting to make conversation while Ash kept trying to be included. Keya almost felt sorry for him. "So, what'd you buy today?" asked Keya. Misty shrugged in response, "Not much really. I mean, we've got to travel so I didn't buy all that much." Keya contemplated this for a while, "I suppose... but then, I'm probably going to send most of it back home and keep my favorites," she put in. Misty shrugged in response, "So what did you buy?" she asked lamely. Conversing for the sake of conversing. Keya launched into a talk about the latest fashion and what she thought would look good with what.
To her surprise, Misty saw that Keya had pretty good fashion sense. Cautiously, she commented, "But your outfit doesn't go with your reasoning at all." Keya stared at her outfit for a while before shrugging. "What else can I do? This is the only way I know how to get a guy," she said, wondering why she was telling Misty of all people the way she truly felt. Misty nodded in understanding and sympathy. "But does it work?" she asked casually. Keya hesitated before replying, "In a way I suppose..." Misty urged her on, "Suppose?" Keya stared at Misty intently and they could see each other's pains and sorrows. "I mean, I get the guy I want but... but there's always something missing. I always know when I see it. I can't pin point what it is or why it disappears every time the boy ends up with me. Is there something wrong with me?" she said, the beginnings of hysteria evident in her slowly rising voice.
Misty stared at her calmly. What she said took Keya completely by surprise. "It's love," she whispered, "Something that happens between two people. That's why it always disappears when they're with you. They could show their love to the one they love, but to no one else..." she murmured softly and gazed dreamily right ahead of them. Keya stared at her blankly, "...love?" she repeated, almost in a whispered breath. "Yep," agreed Ash, nodding enthusiastically, "Love," he repeated, breaking the beauty of the words. Both girls looked at him in disgust before walking away. "Was it something I said?" he called out after them, but neither would reply. Instead, they gave him the cold shoulder and walked off.
((Dramatic changes of heart? Yes, I know))