A/N: Hello again! Before I continue I'd like to thankeveryone whoreviewed. Anyway, the story. Misty wanted Ash how she really feels, but is stopped short by a valentine from a secret admirer. If you wanna know more, read chapter 1. Nothing more to say really so on with the show!

Chapter 2: The date.

"Your gonna go?"

15 year old Ash Ketchum was stood talking to his best(human) friend, Misty Waterflower, whom he had been friends with since he started his Pokemon journey, at the age of 10, in the crowded hall of the Olivine Pokemon centre.

"Sure I'm going, why wouldn't I?", she snapped. She had been hoping that the valentine had been from Ash, whom she had long felt something much more than friendship for. However, she was disappointed and surprised when she read the card. But she had a plan to try and win Ash over, and if it failed? Then at least this other boy might be nice.

"Sorry, I dunno, maybe 'cause this guys a total stranger?" he said, whilst keeping his goofy grin on his face.

"Oh, forget it, lets just eat". 'Hmm' she thought. 'He sure is acting strange this morning'. "Hey wait!" she cried, as she realised something missing. "Where's Brock and Pikachu?"

"Uh, Brock's flirting with Nurse Joy" Ash said, and Misty groaned. "And Pikachu's on the condiments table".

Misty sweatdropped. "Okay, I'll go get them" and she returned a minute later dragging Brock by very red ear, and holding a happy looking Pikachu who had a red mouth and was holding a bottle of ketchup.

"Hey buddy, you look happy!"

"Pika Pika!" was his response as the little yellow rat happily ran onto Ashes shoulder and started drinking the precious stuff.

"Hey, you do to, Brock, how come, I mean your never happy when separated from a pretty girl, least of all a Nurse Joy or an Officer Jenny, what's up?" he asked Brock who was, strangely enough grinning".

"Because…I've gotta date tonight!"

"WHAT" Ash and Misty yelled, and Misty continued, "Okay, who was it, and how did you trick them?"

"Ha ha" he replied. "Well I gotta go get ready for tonight, the dates at 6 o'clock"

"Okay" said Ash. "WAIT, its only 1, how long does it take you?"

"5 hours" Brock and Misty said together, "Which reminds me I gotta go get ready for my date with my secret admirer". She said the last two words to Ash in particular hoping for a response. However she was disappointed, as Ash simply carried on eating his lunch.

"You got a secret admirer Misty?" asked Brock shocked. Lucky for him, Misty had gone into daydream mode.

"Yep, and I bet he's handsome and strong and cute and smart and more!" she said, in another attempt to get him jealous. Oddly though it didn't receive a response, he just kept on eating.

"Hmmph!". And she stormed off to get ready.

"What's up with her?" a confused Ash asked.

"Pi?"

"Dunno man, but if you ask me, I'd avoid her for a few hours. Oh yeah, gotta go get ready, see you later" and he left to.

Ash spent the next few hours training his Pokemon. At 10 to 6 he went in to wish his friends luck.

First out was Brock. He was wearing a black tux and held a bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates.

"How do I look, nice?" he asked when he came out.

"Well from a girl's point of view, yes, but don't you think the flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché?" Ash replied.

"Do you even know what that means?" said Brock folding his arms.

"Ah shut up, go on and good luck!" Ash called to Brock as he walked off laughing.

A few minutes later Misty walked out of her room and Ash had to work hard to stop his jaw from dropping. She was wearing a strapless, cerulean dress to go with her eyes, which went down to her knees and had a slit going up one side to reveal most of her right leg. She had let her hair down, and was wearing a mystic water pendant round her neck.

"Do you think he'll like it?" she asked him hoping for a reaction.

"Definitely!.. uh, I mean, uh, sure, I guess" and Misty couldn't help but smile as she thought "Success!".

As she walked down the street towards the edge of town she was wondering off into her own little world, she didn't realise she had already crossed the bridge. She looked up at the clock tower as it chimed 6 o'clock. She stood there looking into the river and saw several Goldeen and Seaking swimming by and she smiled.

5 minutes later and he still hadn't shown. She thought to herself '5 minutes is nothing, he's probably just running late'

10 minutes and still nothing.

15 minutes and she had started to panic.

By 6:30 she had concluded that he wasn't coming. She sighed and started to walk back to the centre slowly. Her favourite day of the year had been wasted.

"Oh well" she said to herself sadly. "There's always next year".

A/N: So what do you think? Better or worse than chapter 1? Oh, and in case your wondering, there's still one more chapter to go so look forward to it!