Chapter 4- I love you, Misty!

Ash wouldn't leave Misty for anything.

Since Misty remained unconscious for two whole days, he would always be sitting at her side. Even though the doctors said that she had a 99.9 of survival, Ash feared that Misty would never wake up.

One evening, Misty opened her eyes slowly. She closed them again. And then, as if in shock, she opened them and sat bolt upright in bed. Looking around, she could see Ash. He was asleep in the chair, his head resting on her bed.

Misty felt her head throb. Ack, what the heck happened?

She lay back down again and stared at the ceiling.

Ash felt the bed shift, quickly he looked up. "Misty! You're finally up!"

It took Ash all he had to stop himself from throwing himself at her. "I thought you were gonna die!"

Misty stared.

"It's me, Misty! It's Ash!"

Misty blinked at him. "What happened?"

Ash said, "Oh. Um, I'm really sorry but I heard someone singing at night. And then I went out to see who was singing. Then I heard you scream, and when I ran back to the lake, you were gone and it was just your shoes and jacket."

Misty looked blank. "I don't remember anything. Where am I?"

"You're at the hospital because when you came back you were all bruised and everything. I think the police are really interested in what happened to you when you disappeared."

The police were crowded around the door, trying to peer in through the window.

"I don't remember anything at all."

Ash felt his blood run cold. "Do you remember who I am?"

Misty stared at him. In the long silence that followed, Ash was about to cry. NOOO! Misty doesn't remember me!

"Yeah. You're Ash, right? You told me before."

Right? What the heck? "What did they do to you?" Ash prodded.

"Who's they?" Misty looked confused. "What's my name again?"

Ash felt tears prick at his eyes again. Luckily for him, Nurse Joy came in with Officer Jenny. "Ash, could you go outside for a second?"

For the first time in two days, Ash agreed and left the room. Misty looked wistfully at him as he left.

Ash wiped away tears that threatened to spill. He sat on one of the couches in the waiting room, staring at the door to Misty's room.

"Hey Ash."

He looked up. "Hey, you came back!"

Brock, May and Max came in and sat down next to their friend.

"We heard that Misty came back so we returned immediately." May said.

"Yeah, is she all right?" Max squeaked.

Ash buried his head in his hand. "She doesn't remember me," he said hoarsely.

Brock gave Ash a sympathetic look and Max started to whine.

"I'm sure that she'll come around soon," Brock tried to comfort Ash.

Ash shook his head. "She has come around. She's up and energetic but…she doesn't know me anymore." Ash started to cry. Brock and Max stood up to walk him back to his house.

May felt so guilty.
She knew she should be feeling sorry for her friend, but all she was thinking was: Great! Now that Misty doesn't remember Ash, I have a great big chance of hitting on him!

May felt so ashamed. Why am I so selfish? I can't believe how mean I am!

Quietly, she snuck over to Misty's room and looked at her through the window in the door. Misty looked so confused. She was sitting there, all bruised and battered with police firing questions at her that she couldn't answer. May watched, interested.

Misty started to look tired. Then she just dropped off to sleep.

"Pika Pika Kachu pi Pikachu pika pi!" What happened? Is Misty okay?

"Pikachu, Misty's forgotten about us." Ash mumbled.

Pikachu and Togepi looked really confused so Ash explained, "She can't even remember her name, or who I am. She just knows that my name is Ash."

Togepi started to whimper. "Toge-toge-prii…" WAAAA!

"Hey Ash!" May ran up to them.

"Hello May," Ash grumbled.

May sat down next to him and edged herself over so close to him that she was almost sitting on Ash's lap. A little warning bell ran off in Pikachu's mind. Pika pi pi kachu pika- Is May the one who did this to Misty?

Pikachu frowned. Pika Pi chuu- But impossible! She's not evil! Pikachu Pi Pika pi- She's taking this as an advantage though!

Pikachu stood up, electricity surging from his cheeks. Pika Pika kachu pi- I can't forgive her! Pikachu gave May and Ash a huge shock that sent them flying off.

"Why did you do that, Pikachu?" wailed Ash.

"Aaahhhhh!" May screamed.

May and Ash found themselves flying off. There landed somewhere near the hospital. May was lying on top of Ash. Ash found that he could barely move from that fall.

Misty blinked her eyes open. Brock was sitting at her side.

"Hi Brock!" she said brightly.

Brock looked surprised. I thought that she couldn't remember anything. "Hi," he said choosing his words carefully.

"You won't believe what happened to me when I was kidnapped," she sighed. "They-"

PLOP!

"Huh?" Brock and Misty looked out the room window.

"Hey isn't that Ash?"

Ash and May were lying on the ground, tangled up in each other. May looked like she was making the most of this chance. She was lying on top of Ash.

To Misty, it looked like they were making out.

Misty started to cry, "What are they doing? Why are Ash and May doing that? I thought he-" Suddenly Misty stopped mid-sentence.

Brock looked worried, "Misty, are you okay?"

Misty looked back at him with a blank stare. "Why am I crying? Who are those people making out outside anyway?"

Brock gasped.

"And who are you?"

"Get off me!" Ash said loudly.

May took a long time getting up. She helped Ash up. "Well what do you know? We landed back at the hospital!"

"There's Brock and Misty!" Ash got up and sped into the hospital.

May watched him go and shook her head. "Hi! Who are you?"

What the? May looked in the direction of the voice. Misty was leaning out the window with a bright smile pasted on her face. Brock was standing behind her looking exasperated.

"Er, I'm May!" squeaked May in a voice she couldn't recognize.

Misty being clueless scared her so much.

"Um, I have to go," she ran off.

"What's wrong with her?" Misty frowned.

Brock said, "Misty, I think you better get back into bed. You shouldn't be running around yet."

"Okay!" She got into bed, happy as Larry.

Ash ran into the room, face bright red and flushed. "Misty!" he gasped.

"Hi Ash!" she said. "How are you?"

Misty started to yawn and started to fall asleep. Brock and Ash held a quick hushed conversation in her room.

"She remembers you!" Brock whispered.

"No, she doesn't."

"Yes she does! She has this weird thing. She'll forget everything for ten minutes and then suddenly she'll return to normal. And when she's normal, all of a sudden she forgets everything again."

"What?" Ash cried.

"SHHH!" hissed Brock, "If you're here when she gets her memory back then you'll be able to talk to her!"

"Oh yeah!" Ash couldn't help crying out.

Misty stirred in her sleep.

"Shut…up…" Brock whispered. "She's really really tired."

They crept out of the room to give Pikachu the latest update.

Ash slammed his fork down during dinner. Brock, Max, May and Delia watched in surprise.

"I have to go see Misty RIGHT NOW!" he said. He started to get up.

"What?" Delia started.

"I'll explain," Brock offered.

Ash gave him a grateful look and disappeared out the door, Pikachu trailing at his heels.

Delia noticed the look May had on her face and sensed it. Something was about to go terribly wrong.

Misty was awake. She was sitting up in bed, poking at the disgusting stuff they called "dinner" that was served at the hospital.

BANG!

"Ash?" she questioned as she saw Ash climb in from the open window. "Why are you climbing in from the window?" she frowned.

"Because the hospital won't allow visitors at this time," he sighed.

"Oh…"

There was an awful silence. "Misty, do you remember me? Do you remember that we've been friends for ages and ages?"

Misty gave him a look that told him he was stupid. "Der!"

Ash breathed a sigh of relief. He went up to her and said, "Are you okay? Where were you? I was so worried? What did they do to you? I –"

Misty laughed. "I'm okay. But I don't really know what happened to me. I can just remember that someone in a long black cloak picked me up and dragged me away. And then they just asked me questions I couldn't answer. After that, I can't remember anything…"

"You can't?" Ash cried. "You've been gone for ages! They must've done something to you. Did they torture you or something?"

Misty went quiet.

"Misty?"

"Hello Ash! I'm Misty! It's so nice to see you again!" she cried happily.

Ash buried his face in his hands. Not again. He looked at Misty. "Misty, I came down here to tell you something. I wish I could tell this to the real Misty but she's disappeared again. Misty, I…love…you," he finished in a whisper.

Misty just stared. Then recognition came back to her eyes. Tears started to fall. She didn't say anything.

Ash crept out of the room. Just after he left. Misty whispered, "I love you too, Ash."

Then she buried her head with the covers.

HELLO PEOPLES! That's chapter 4. It's not going too far right now because everyone said that I rush things so I'm going to take things slow! Hi Neo! Anyway, I'll be writing again real soon. It's the Term break and I have all the time in the world! R&R!