This is gonna be a really really deep chapter! Why I think all this stuff is deep? I think its 'cuz I really don't take things seriously. I'm so shallow. Get it? Shallow? Deep? I made a 'funny!'
Anywhizzles (that's your word, Neo!), Please read and review! And enjoy!
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Chapter 3- A not so happy reunion
Ash felt the sweat dripping off his face as he looked out the window into the cool clear, dark night. Suddenly, he didn't feel sleepy anymore. He put a jacket on over his pyjamas, and walked off into the night barefoot.
"Out here in the quiet of the night..."
He could hear singing. It was clear and sweet. Quietly, he followed the sound.
"Beneath the stars...and moon..."
It led to the lake nearby. Ash was feeling a bit spooked by now, but he kept walking. Then he saw the singer.
The red-haired girl sang softly. She was leaning back, looking at the sky; her feet dangling in the cold water. Ash felt his blood run cold. It was painful to see Misty now. Every single time he watched her, it reminded him of the scary scene from his dream.
He hid and watched the girl.
"We both know we've got something on our minds...we won't admit...but it's true...
You look at me...I look away..."
Misty sang quietly. She thought that she was alone in the night. She wasn't feeling very well. Singing was helping her to forget about Ash and May. But the song she was singing still made tears come to her eyes.
"I wanna tell you what I'm feeling but I don't know how to start...I wanna tell you but now I'm afraid that you might break my heart. Oh why should anything so easy ever be so hard to do...I wanna tell you what I'm feeling and to say that...I love you..."
There
was a rustling sound. Misty looked around alarmed. Who's there?
Misty jumped up and spun around. There was no-one. The silence
which followed was eerie.
Ash decided to leave Misty alone. He started to tip-toe away. As soon as he was a safe distance away, he heard someone scream. It sounded so familiar. Just like the scream in his dream.
Immediately, he turned and sped as fast as he could back to the lake. "MISTY!"
"MISTY!"
He arrived back at the lake and what he saw made him choke back tears. Misty was gone.
All he could see was her shoes and jacket. He fell down to his knees.
The tears rolled down his cheeks. Ash hugged Misty's jacket to his face. He couldn't stand the fact that Misty was gone. Missing.
Ash felt the cold wind brush against his face. His tears splashed down onto the ground, forming a puddle. Ash never felt the bitterness like this before.
The night was quiet after that scream. Except for the sound of Ash crying.
"MISTYYYY!"
When morning came, May woke up and saw that Misty's bed beside her was empty. Normally, she wouldn't have cared less. But when she noticed that the room next door- Brock and Max's room was empty, she began to worry.
Quickly, she ran up to Ash's room and flung open the door. The covers were messed up and the bed was empty. Her heart beating rapidly, she ran downstairs and felt relieved.
They were all sitting at the table eating breakfast.
Wait a second! Where's Ash? And Misty?
"Where's Ash and Misty?" she blurted out.
Brock looked surprised. "I thought he was still in his room! And Misty's in bed isn't she?"
Max watched for his sister's response anxiously.
"They're not here!" she wailed.
Delia dropped her fork with a clutter. "Where are they?" she gasped.
Everyone got up and ran outside, hoping they'd be there.
"Everyone spread out and look!" Brock instructed.
As May searched, she kept muttering under her breath, "Please don't tell me they eloped together! Please don't! I hate you, MISTY!"
Max ran up to the others. "I think I heard something near the lake," he reported.
All four of them ran to the lake. Delia could hear someone crying. "My baby's crying!" she cried.
That's when they all saw him. Ash was still there, from last night.
Ash was still kneeling over there. Misty's jacket in his hand, he was still in his pyjamas.
The thing that May found shocking was that he was crying.
"Ash!" Delia ran up to her son and helped him up.
Ash couldn't speak; tears were still running silently down his cheeks. He sniffed and hiccupped.
"Ash! Where's Misty? What happened? Why are you crying?" May asked urgently.
Ash slowly sank back down to the ground. He buried his face in his hands and managed to speak, breathing sharply and unevenly. "-she's-gone…"
"He looks like he's gonna die!" Max whimpered.
"Shush!" Delia leaned over her son. They had taken him back home and laid him down on the couch. Ash was still, but sniffling. He looked like he was choking on his tears.
May went up to him and spread a blanket over the figure. May put her face to Ash's and said, "Are you okay?"
Ash turned around so that his face was facing the back of the couch.
May sniffed. Brock frowned. "May, Misty's gone! She's missing! Don't you understand?" he cried.
Delia was busy on the phone. She was talking to Officer Jenny. Max was quiet. Pikachu and Togepi were there too. Pikachu was weeping silently on Ash's head. Togepi couldn't stop crying.
May was still pressuring Ash to answer her question. "Are you okay, Ash?" she hissed.
Ash couldn't handle it. He put his hands to his ears and yelled, "MISTY'S GONE! DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND! SHE'S NOT HERE! SHE'S- missing…" Ash broke down and started to cry again.
"Now look what you did!" Brock snapped.
May snuck out the door and faced the wall. I'm sorry, Ash… I know that you love Misty more than anyone else on the world… thinking about it, May started to cry. I can't believe how selfish I was… now Misty's missing and I feel like it's my fault…
Next day:
Professor Oak and Gary had to come. There was a big hubbub around Pallet Town. Prof. Oak sat down to talk to Ash. He was feeling better- on physical terms. Inside, he still felt as if he was gonna die.
Prof. Oak knew about Misty. He knew that they both harboured feelings for each other that they hadn't realised until now. "Ash, are you going to look for her?"
Ash nodded firmly, though sadly. "I'm sorry, Professor Oak but I'm going to have to put aside training until I find Misty."
Prof. Oak understood. He stood up to leave. He patted Ash on the back. "Don't worry too much, Ash. I'm sure she's safe."
Even Ash's rival was friendlier. "I'm really sorry, Ash."
Ash was about to say that he didn't need his pity but he nodded solemnly. "Yeah…"
Ash buried his head in his hands, just like he had done so many times before since the disappearance. "I have to find Misty."
Months and months had passed since Misty's disappearance. Everyone in the Ketchum household was depressed. Especially Ash. And Pikachu. The bright energetic shine in their eyes were gone, all they did was mope around and whine. Ash had gone out billions and billions of times to find Misty. May knew from the stress he was in that Misty was the most important person in his life.
May, Brock and Max avoided Ash whenever they saw him. The thing that scared even Brock was that at night, he could hear Ash crying in his room.
May, Max and Brock had a serious discussion one day.
"Are we supposed to just stay here?" Max asked impatiently.
"Yeah. Ash said he wasn't going to go back to training until he finds Misty." May said sadly.
Brock added, "I think we should just go home. You guys should go back to Hoenn and I'll go back to Pewter city."
So it was decided. They decided they were gonna leave Ash alone.
May wiped away a tear as she thought about leaving Ash for ever.
One day, Ash was doing his usual moping with Pikachu when he heard footsteps.
Footsteps? He looked up and saw someone limping up to him. "Ash…" the figure cried out and collapsed.
"Misty!" Ash leapt up to the red-haired girl.
She looked so sick, as if she had had a fever and she looked as though she hadn't eaten for days. She had big bruises all up and down her arms and legs, a deep cut ran across her face. Her clothes were torn and she looked really tired.
"Misty!" Ash held her tight. Misty lay in his arms, unconscious.
Pikachu looked really scared. "Pika Pikachu!" What if this is a trick?
Misty managed to smile in her pain. She opened her eyes so that Ash and Pikachu could see her true Cerulean eyes.
"Misty! Don't worry! You'll be fine!" Ash cried. Tears threatened to spill from his eyes again. Turning to Pikachu, he quickly said, "Pikachu! Go get Mum!"
"Pika!" Yes sir! Pikachu obediently took off for Delia.
A few seconds later, Delia and Professor Oak ran up to them with Nurse Joy. Some Chansey put Misty on a stretcher and started to take her to the hospital.
Ash followed. "Ash, I think you should wait. Misty will be okay." Delia said.
"No way!" Ash broke off from his mother's grasp and ran after Misty.
That's all for that chapter. How'd y'all like it? Was it good? Yeah, I know the characters are going through a lot of pain right now. Heheheh…
And Brock, May and Max will be back soon. Maybe a little too soon. Anywhizzles, you'll all have to be patient for the next chapters. I'm going away in the Easter break but as soon as I'm back, I'll update! R&R!
