So Far: Ash has left Melody and the Orange Islands far behind, but who is he secret crush exactly? And will Melody really just let him slip away? Read on to find out!

The sea air whipped its way through Ash's hair as the boat sped away from the island. He felt awful-truly he did, but he felt he had done the right thing. He just hoped Melody learnt to get on with her life and to forget about him.

He shook his head to clear away all his thoughts of Melody, and changed his mind to something happier, the girl of his dreams! He had it all planned out; he would burst open the doors (using his trusty Pokemon) declare his love and sweep her off her feet. That was providing someone else wasn't already with her.

He gazed down at the rippling clear water and thought how much he missed her. He loved everything about her: the way she laughed, the way she dressed and even the way she hit him over the head with Brock's frying pan when she was mad. All those things enchanted him, but he wasn't so sure if she liked him back. What if she turned him down? Who could he run to then?

Of course there was always May. Stupid, over-the-top May. When she had confessed her love to him he had replied stupidly 'I guess it could work…' because he wasn't sure if Misty liked him back or if he actually liked May instead. Five seconds later she was whooping with joy and practically signing up for their wedding day already. So to get out of it he had quickly added on the end 'But I don't think it will' and legged it out of Petalburg Forest. What if Misty was the same? What if hidden beneath those ginger curls was the mind of someone desperate, someone who would marry another person even if they had only been going out a week?

Ash shook his head again. He had to get rid of these thoughts. Of course Misty wasn't like that! He and her would be very happy together, he was sure of it if she just gave him a chance…

Meanwhile back on Shamooti Island, Melody was still sobbing into the sand. How could he leave her, especially since it had only been a week since he'd asked her out and then go to tell that scrawny little redhead he liked her instead? She suddenly felt a stab of anger, not at Ash but at Misty. She was sure to break Ash's heart, not knowing or caring how lucky she was to have him. She had to stop Ash before that witch got her claws into him.

She pondered for a while about how to stop him. She could take her boat, but it might not get there in time. Suddenly a thought flashed into her mind-what was the fastest mode of transportation? Pokemon!

Calmly she walked over to the water's edge and began to play a song on her shell. The water rippled slightly and a large shape began to rise out of the water.

"Lapras! Find that red boat and follow it please!" The Lapras gave a cry that meant 'Okay!' as Melody hopped on it's back and sped away from the island at top speed.

"Don't worry Ash. I'm coming to save you."

So what did you think? Please review and tell me! Ash is heading for Cerulean City with Melody hot on his trail. Will she get there in time? Or is Ash in for a happy ending after all? Find out in the next chapter! (dun-dun-duh!)

By the way, here are the replies to the reviews:

IndusLotus2001: Glad you like it, hopefully this part's a bit longer. Of course Melody will do something! But what exactly remains unknown…

Dbzgtfan2004: Sadly I can't tell you who he ends up with (because if I did it would be breaking the writer's code!) but I'm glad you enjoyed the story! I'm working on the next part now!