Pumpkin Fights—Chapter 4.
Disclaimer: If I owned Pokemon, I'd make pikachu blast off team Rocket while wearing a fruit sombrero. Just because it's fun..
Summary: Many things in life are rather unexpected. Only some of them are ever foreseen, and almost all of them are rarely wanted. What happens when Misty meets by accident Gary Oak, there are many ways two personalities can clash with violent and usually fun outcomes. The distance between love and hate is very, very narrow.
A/N: Okay, so my school break's over, so I can't keep updating once every three days or so. XD So once a week will have to do. It's still pretty close, isn't it? Ah yes, back to school, but don't worry, the entire thing is drafted, and almost done, so this story will be over soon. As I said before, It will only have 6 chapters.
Chapter 4
Toss…
After yet another day of walking, her body was exhausted, but at last she was getting her deserved sleep. Misty Waterflower was safely tucked in her sleeping bag. After her last meeting with Oak, things had been moving a bit too blurry. Maybe it had been the sleep privation, but she remembered getting to camp place, and she had seen the day dawn in. Soon Brock was up, and spent half an hour trying to get Ash to do the same. She hadn't gotten one wink of sleep that night, and there she had been, walking as if nothing happened.
Turn…
And they had been walking yet another day, with reasonable breaks to eat and rest, she hadn't been tired then. But she couldn't stay lucid now. It was probably midnight, Brock had taken all of their flashlights away to force them to get some sleep, after noticing how restless Ash was. 'If I could only get my flashback back…' She shook her head as if trying to force better judgement to succeed. 'And go where? The beach, again?' She frowned, almost surprised at herself. Sure, she was drawn to water, but that excuse was wearing out. If she didn't get any sleep tonight, she would probably be too weak to walk in the morning. She was almost falling asleep, she knew it.
Toss…
'So what am I doing still awake?' With a grunt of annoyance she sat up, leaning her back against a tree. There was enough moonlight to make out the silhouette of Both Ash and Brock soundly asleep. To her other side, Pikachu and Togepi were just as unconscious as them. She could feel slumber leaking out, and the worst part was to be aware of her insomnia kicking in again. Reaching her bag, she took out her old black shirt. It was very old, but it was still a perfect fit. However, the worn out shirt had seen better days. Slipping on her shoes, she didn't even bother to change her pyjama baggy pants, and she begun to walk around the forest.
The forest was almost pitch-black, and she was lucky that she only got lost for about 10 minutes, for by some lucky chance, she returned to the camping place. Looking at the far away beach, she sighed. Misty knew the beach was the most lit place. Of course it was, in the middle of the night, no illumination around; the beach got most of the moonlight. The tall trees of the forest barely let the moonlight in though. She sighed again. At least she had tried to go somewhere else before going back there.
She stumbled a couple of times, and almost tripped four times, but soon enough, bearing a scratch or two, she was stepping on soft sand. She had to admit, the view was amazing; The Lake was so peaceful it almost didn't look like water, it seemed just floor you could easily step on and walk over without ever sinking. There was a tree in the middle of the sand, a palm tree that appeared to be disrupting monotony of what used to be rock one day. However, it was the perfect place to sit at.
As always, he was known to always know the cue to his entrance, the perfect timing to pop in. He was walking, wondering to himself if he was catching up with them or had out-walked them. Gary had always enjoyed a good sleep, he got up late, and walked until late in the night. Some might say it was more dangerous, a tad lonelier, but the silence was so loud you could rarely make a thought, at all. His powerful flashlight, Arcanine, was walking besides him as a mobile bonfire. So when his fire pokemon stood still trying to determine what lied ahead, he reached into his backpack, and pulled out his own real flashback, after finding nothing for a few steps, his flashlight spotted something near a tree. He smirked when he recognized the silhouette.
Misty startled awake from her temporary loss of consciousness and winced at the bright light flashing before her eyes. Gary turned off the flashlight, allowing Arcanine to do the lighting. "Don't worry, I'm not gonna mug you" He said throwing his hands up in the air.
Misty rolled her eyes "One would think you'd walk faster than this" She pronounced every word carefully trying to hide the drowsiness in her voice.
Gary shrugged, sitting in the nearby sand. "I've got plenty of time, why did you think I took the long route for?"
Misty laughed. "One would think it was because you assumed we were going to take the short road, and be on our merry way, miles away by now"
"Tha—" He tried to come up with a retort, but thought of none. His gaping was only hidden when Misty took notice of his lack of witty comments. She raised her eyebrows, surprised. "Wow, is Gary Oak speechless?"
"You wish" He smirked, as his Arcanine settled in front of them, lighting up just a little bit more, and slumped onto the sand, purring. Misty nodded "I sure do…" she stated mockingly. She smiled proudly, as if she had won round one. Gary rolled his eyes, granting her that one victory and shrugged it off. "Anyway, shouldn't you be sleeping?"
Misty let out a breath dejectedly. "I haven't been able to sleep well in days"
"Yeah, I can see" Gary smirked
Misty blinked, and then frowned realizing that was the most hidden insult she had ever heard. "Is that so? I'm surprised you can get over yourself enough to actually see" The key words 'get over yourself' being said slower for a better impact. Gary smirked. "I don't have to get over myself, I can tell from two miles away"
Misty's eyebrow jumped up. "Oh really? Why don't you go check?"
"Don't you worry! I can't wait to prove my thesis right!" He seethed.
Misty rolled her eyes "Neanderthal"
Not even finishing her remark, Gary retorted "Witch"
"Self centered jerk"
"Arrogant geek"
Some silence swept by, which lead Gary to believe she was thinking of a new name to call him. Her sleepy voice broke the silence
"…tenta…cruel…"
"Big-headed—What?" Gary frowned at such bizarre insult. Did she just say he was cruel, or actually called him a tentacruel? He shook his head, but as he took a quick glance at her, he relaxed his shoulders, slumping them. Her back had been sliding from the tree, and now was fully lying on the sand, eyes closed. 'I killed her! Being so sharp -is- dangerous' he inwardly smiled at his own bad pun. He knew she had fallen asleep. At least she was still breathing. "Quite the lullaby you had, pumpkin" he said softly enough not to wake her up. Dragging his backpack near, he pulled out a blanket, and covered her small frame, noticing she had all the classic features. Big eyes, small nose, pink lips, but he couldn't even finish that thought without going into a shock so big all he could do was gape. Thoughts not even worth continuing, he decided.
He was lying in the sand, keeping a rather large distance. It was a safety measure, she'd go psycho in the morning if he didn't. Picking up a pokeball from his belt, he called back Arcanine, and the darkness of the night engulfed both of them.
He was fast asleep.
Thanks to:
Maia's Pen: We both seem to be such Gary fans XD, I need an egoshippy fix too. So when I couldn't find enough, I resolved in writing it. And since I was on vacations the timing was perfect too. You nearly killed me with the last update of WYB, I'll be patiently waiting for the next update!. And isn't Gary smugness the best thing about him? The ego grants him a little flavour. Hehe.
MagCat She sure does! Well, it's comprehensible after travelling so long with boys. She is one lucky gal, isn't she? XD
DarkAngelTorchic Yaaay, welcome to my fic, I'm really glad you liked it, what do you think about this chappie?
Roses in bloom: Not telling! Well, only this: Misty does put an emphasis on keeping an one arm length distance between them. But he calls her Misty because he just does, I couldn't picture him in such formalities as in calling her "Waterflower"
Librastar Wahh! o I'm nowhere near reaching Kayley's excellence at egoship-ness, I think, But practice makes … something better, right?
Catstar91: Thanks for liking the interaction, It's what I'm trying my best to keep.
Author's Note: An update on Friday like I had promised. Well, not officially promised, but had mentioned it while reviewing Maia's last chapter. XD. Only two more chapters to go! Expect an update soon! And review, reviews make me go hyper happy and gleeful all over my house. One thing though, Waking up is always harder than falling asleep. XD
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