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Chapter 2: Telling
It had been a month since Ash and Misty's elopement. Brock, Max, May, and even Pikachu were still in the dark. The parents had taken this a lot better than what they had thought. But then again, it was a good reason for the Ketchems and Waterflowers to get back in touch with each other.
Before Misty left, Ash had given her his new cell phone number in case she needed to get a hold of him. Now that he knew for a certain fact that he would always have Misty, he became more aware of his surrounding. For example, sometimes, May would flirt with him. Of course, he didn't acknowledge her.
Team Rocket hadn't shown up lately due to the fact that they were still locked up in the Mirage Kingdom. (A/N: And they will still be until after the Hoenn League). Brock, May, and Max were getting worried. Ash knew what was happening and Pikachu could care less about the three idiots who were constantly trying to steal him.
Today, Ash, Brock, May, and Max were sitting next to a lake.
"It's beautiful. Isn't it Ash?" May had asked him.
"Hmm. Oh. Yeah." Ash half-heartedly agreed.
He had just called Misty a few hours ago. However, she wasn't there. Daisy had informed him that she wasn't feeling well and went to the doctor. Apparently, she had been throwing up for the past two weeks. So, naturally, Ash was worried.
"You ok?" Max asked his older friend.
"Yeah. I'm fine" Ash said 'It's Misty I'm worried about.' He added to himself.
"Would you like another day to yourself?" Brock asked jokingly.
"Very cute." Ash said sarcastically. "Nah. I'll be fine."
RING RING
"Ash. Your cell's ringing." Brock pointed out to the trainer who was oblivious to his surroundings now.
"Huh? Oh." He said as he answered. "Hello? Hold on." He said as he got up and walked away from the group.
"Stay here Pikachu."
"Pika?" (Huh?)
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"Misty. Are you ok? Daisy said that you went to the doctor."
"I'm fine Ash. It's just…"
"What?"
"Are the others around?"
"No. At least THEY BETTER NOT BE." He said over his shoulder to make sure they knew when he wanted to be alone, he was left alone.
"Good. I don't want them to see you freak out when I tell you what's wrong with me."
"Why would I freak? It's not anything serious is it?"
"No Ash. Not "serious". But it's not something to be taken lightly either. It's very life changing."
"Ok. Now you're making me nervous."
"Before I tell you, I want you to promise me something."
"Misty."
"Ash."
"What is the promise?"
"You have to promise me that you won't stop your journey. At least for another nine months because you won't miss anything."
"Alright. I promise. Wait. Nine Months? That means… Are you…?"
"Yes. And don't forget your promise."
"You're sure you don't want me there?"
"Ash. I do want you here for the birth, but during the pregnancy, well, I want you to be here to see the baby grow up."
"Oh. I see what you mean. Ok. I'll keep my promise. But you have to call me when you go into labor." He said while envisioning Misty with the Mother of All Mood swings.
"I'll get one of my sisters to call. If I do it, I'm bound to say nasty things."
'Not that I haven't heard them from you already.' Ash thought to himself.
"Well, I guess I'll talk to you later."
"Yeah. Have you told anyone?"
"My mom and dad went with me. I'm about to tell my sisters. You should probably tell your parents."
"Yeah. Wait. What about Brock?"
"Have you told him about the elopement?"
"No. I'm seeing how long he, May, Max, and Pikachu can go without seeing the ring on my finger."
"YOU HAVEN'T TOLD YOUR POKEMON?"
'Wow. Only a month and she's having mood swings' Ash thought. "All except Pikachu. Only because he's bound to tell the others."
"At least tell Pikachu."
"I will. Someone should cover for me when I sneak away to talk to you."
"Thanks. Talk to you later."
"Ok. Bye."
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As Ash walked back to the camp, he was busy thinking,
'Me? A Father? How did this happen? I mean I know HOW it happened. But, what do I do now? I promised Misty I wouldn't quit my journey until the baby is born. I guess I'll have to cope with this long distance relationship. We'll disprove the theory that those kinds of relationships never work out.'
"Hey Ash. Who was it?" May asked.
"An old friend" he answered. "Pikachu, I need to see you ALONE for a few minutes."
"Pikachu?" (Alright?)
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When the Pokemon and his trainer where away from the camp, Ash turned to Pikachu.
"Ok Pikachu. What I am about to tell you is strictly Top Secret. You can NOT tell the others. Let them figure it out for themselves. Ok?"
"Pika Pikapi?" (Ok Ash?)
"Surly you've noticed THIS before right?" Ash said holding up his left hand.
"Pi. Pikachu pika pikapi" (Yes. I was wondering about it.)
"If you had asked about it, I would have told you. I was trying to see how long it would take for you guys to notice."
"Pikachu pika kapi." (I noticed it right away.)
"Well, remember when I took that little vacation about a month ago?"
"Pi" (Yes)
"Well, I ran into Misty."
"Pikachupi?" (Misty?)
"Yeah. And we kind of sort of eloped" Ash coughed
"Pikachu?" (Eloped?)
"Yeah. If I had any idea that was going to happen, I would have let you stay with me. Sorry for not telling you before Buddy. Forgive me?"
"Pikachu! Pikapika pikachupi pikachu. Pikachu pika PI!" (Of course! It's just that you and Misty eloped. Meowth owes me $30. Oops.)
"Why does Meowth owe you $30?"
"Piiika" (No reason)
"Do you know who else has bets on us?"
"Pikachu pika piii Pikachupi" (Practically everyone who has seen you and Misty)
"Well, people will soon be finding out about it."
"Pika? Pikachu pika pi" (Why? You've kept it a secret for this long.)
"Well, we didn't know that Misty was pregnant."
"PIKA?" (PREGNANT?)
"Yeah. She just called to tell me."
"Piiikachu" (That's why you left the group).
"Yeah."
"Pikachu Pika?" (Are you going to tell the others?)
"Tell you the truth, I'm not sure."