When Ash entered the house; Mrs. Ketchum immediately noticed something was
wrong; his eyes were a bit red and puffy, like he had been crying for quite
sometime.
"Ash, are you okay?" She asked him, Ash walked by her, she ran in front of him and stopped him before he could go up to his room,
"Did something happen at Brock's? Please Ash; tell me what's wrong. Brock called here just a few minutes ago asking if you were here." Ash looked at his mother, she could read his feelings simply by looking at the expression on his face, he was terribly depressed and sad all of a sudden, and it all seemed to have happened when Ash when to go see Brock. Mrs. Ketchum knew she wouldn't be able to talk to him in his current state,
"Go on and go to your room, lie down for a while and if you feel like talking after that come get me okay?" She said to him, he didn't respond, he just turned and walked up the stairs without one word or any comment. He fell down on his bed, and as he thought, his mother came into the room and sat down next to him,
"Please tell me what happened Ash, I want to know." His mother said, sincerely worried about him, he turned toward her and closed his eyes,
"Don't worry about it, it's not important anyway." Soon the doorbell rang a few times and there was a frantic knock at the door. Mrs. Ketchum stood up and hurried down the stairs, after a moment there were hurried footsteps, and into the room burst none other than Brock, Ash sat up and regarded Brock with cold eyes,
"So are you ready to talk now that Misty is gone??" He asked his friend, Brock took one step toward him, and his eyes suddenly got really harsh,
"I'm sick of this!!!! You're just brushing her and me off just because you're scared that I know more than you and you can't trust her! WELL YOU'RE WRONG!!! You've brushed me off for too long about this and now you're going to listen to me right now so SIT DOWN, SHUT UP AND LISTEN!!!" Brock yelled, Ash looked at his friend, and then took a seat on his bed,
"I don't see what good talking about it will do..." Ash commented,
"There you go again, I told you to shut up! Don't think you know so much about this entire situation, because you don't know anything!!! Misty didn't just leave you six months ago, she was kidnapped by Team Rocket!!!"
(A/N: Bum buum buuuuuuuuum!!! Plot twist! Now how many people saw that coming, raise your hands high! *Puts hand in the air *)
"What...what are you saying??"
"MISTY HAD BEEN KIDNAPPED BY TEAM ROCKET SIX MONTHS AGO!!! DO YOU GET IT NOW??!! I searched into it a bit, and so far nothing has linked Giovanni or any of his henchmen to it, it's the work of someone deep in the organization, and so far no leads have come up for me. I even asked Jesse and James and they said they had no idea who could have done something like that, and you know they're reliable. You're lucky Misty even had a chance to escape! The only reason she told me was because she wanted to know if she could tell you and you wouldn't try to take on the whole organization! She somehow escaped from all of that horror and came back to find you and tell you everything that happened!!! She came back to ask for you help now that you finally know!!!" Ash sat there, shocked into silence and totally stunned, he couldn't believe what Brock had just told him. Brock sighed heavily and said, "Ash just come and talk to Misty, she's completely upset and she just only wants to talk to you and tell you everything, so you won't be so mad at her anymore." Ash finally found his voice again; he stood up and replied,
"Alright, if you really mean what you say, and if that's what really happened, I'll go talk to her." Brock looked very relieved,
"Good, because ever since you left she's been crying and refuses to do anything unless she sees you."
"Then let's hurry and see her." * * * *
Misty was lying in bed, Brock had told her to use his room for the day, and she quickly went inside before he could see her shed another tear, she fell onto his bed and cried her heart out. Ash now wanted nothing to do with her because she was hiding that secret, and even though it had nothing to do with him, he didn't even want to hear and explanation. She knew that Brock's plan to get him to listen wasn't going to work, so she may as well just go back to that fortress where she had been taken to and just tell them everything they wanted to know, and she remember what that evil man had said to her the day before she escaped, 'You will fulfill every one of my fantasies without fail.' She still heard his voice, it would haunt her every night, and now that Ash hated her, she was going to hear a lot more of it once she came back to him. She didn't want to go back, but the only person she had ever loved and will ever love doesn't have any sort of mutual feeling toward her. After a while, there was a soft knock at the door to Brock's room, the door slowly creaked open and Brock's head poked in through the opening,
"Misty, are you alright?" Misty turned away from him, closing her eyes she replied,
"I have no other choice now Brock, I have to go back there before I cause anyone anymore trouble. Ash won't accept me now even knowing what happened."
"Well before you do go, someone would like to see you." Misty closed her eyes as she heard footsteps in her room, the person sat down on the bed next to her, and before she knew it she heard a very familiar voice,
"Misty you idiot, why didn't you tell me what was going on?" Misty's eyes snapped open, she turned over and saw Ash sitting on the bed next to her, she wanted to say and do so much right now, but she held it all in, she turned away from him and replied,
"Go away Ash, I know you only came here because Brock asked you to...don't try that with me..." Ash gently grabbed her by her shoulders and turned her over, making her look into his eyes.
"I came here because I wanted to finally find out the truth about what happened, and the only person I want to hear from now is you. Now, tell me the truth Misty. Were you REALLY kidnapped?" He looked intently at her, she looked back at him, then tears welled up in her eyes, and she nodded her head and instantly after burst into tears. Ash held her tight, at least he knew that the reason that she left wasn't because of him, and he knew now that he wasn't going to leave her no matter what.
"You should have just told me what you were going through before you got kidnapped, I cold have helped you then." He said as he tried to comfort her, she cried and it didn't' seem like she would stop no matter what anyone said. Ash held her close and whispered into her ear,
"I still love you Misty, I hope you know that..." Misty managed to calm herself down enough to reply,
"R...really??" She asked him, he looked her straight in the eyes and nodded his head, now refusing to let her go even though she calmed herself. She hugged him back and felt fresh tears run down her face,
"I still love you too Ash, I always have, and I can't or won't stop loving you for anything." She whispered back before she broke down into tears again. After all of the tears and emotions were expressed from her, she finally calmed down and composed herself. Ash finally let her go and stood up, Misty got up right away,
"Why don't you get some sleep for a while, I can ask you what happened later."
"No I have to tell you all of this as soon as I can, I've held this stuff in for too long." Ash walked out of the room where Brock was waiting patiently, he was relieved to see Misty walk out after him.
"Thank goodness, I thought if you couldn't talk her out of it she would have went back." She said with a sigh of relief,
"Well she's not going back, and both of you are gonna crash at my house for a while, since they know that you escaped and that you know about it they'll come after you, they won't suspect me until later." Ash said, sounding confident, but deep down he wasn't really sure of what he was saying, he hoped that Team Rocket, or whoever it was thought Ash hated Misty, then it would be at his place that they would look last.
"Alright let me just pack and we can get going." Brock replied as he walked into the room. Misty stood next to Ash and managed to steal a glance at him, he first looked to his side, then his eyes met hers, he smiled and said,
"I'm glad you're back." Misty smiled back at him and walked to him, wrapping her arms around his neck, she felt his arms around her waist and was then content with her life, and she didn't care what happened to her anymore, just as long as Ash understood what happened to her. At that moment Brock came out of the room, he saw the two of them and smiled, he was just glad that Ash figured out what happened and the three of them can continue along as friends.
"Alright guys let's get out of here." Brock said, Ash let go of Misty,
"Yeah alright." Ash responded as the three of them left. * * * *
Everyone entered Ash's house, Brock put his suitcase on the ground near the door and Misty held onto Ash, like she had the whole way while they were in the car,
"Mom, we're home." Ash called out, Pikachu ran ahead into the kitchen, coming back with a note from his mother, telling him that she went to the store.
"Alright, we can all take a break for a while, Brock you take the guestroom right upstairs. Misty, since the other guestroom is unavailable, you can take my room."
"No Ash I can't do that."
"I insist, that way I'll know where you are and you'll be safe. We'll have to get some of your stuff at your apartment, unless you just wanna forget and I'll buy you some new stuff."
"I want some of my stuff, some of it you gave me..." Misty replied sheepishly
"Alright then, Brock you stay here we'll be right back." Ash and Misty walked out the house, got in Ash's car and drove away towards Misty's apartment, the sooner they would finish their task, the better off Misty would be...
"Ash, are you okay?" She asked him, Ash walked by her, she ran in front of him and stopped him before he could go up to his room,
"Did something happen at Brock's? Please Ash; tell me what's wrong. Brock called here just a few minutes ago asking if you were here." Ash looked at his mother, she could read his feelings simply by looking at the expression on his face, he was terribly depressed and sad all of a sudden, and it all seemed to have happened when Ash when to go see Brock. Mrs. Ketchum knew she wouldn't be able to talk to him in his current state,
"Go on and go to your room, lie down for a while and if you feel like talking after that come get me okay?" She said to him, he didn't respond, he just turned and walked up the stairs without one word or any comment. He fell down on his bed, and as he thought, his mother came into the room and sat down next to him,
"Please tell me what happened Ash, I want to know." His mother said, sincerely worried about him, he turned toward her and closed his eyes,
"Don't worry about it, it's not important anyway." Soon the doorbell rang a few times and there was a frantic knock at the door. Mrs. Ketchum stood up and hurried down the stairs, after a moment there were hurried footsteps, and into the room burst none other than Brock, Ash sat up and regarded Brock with cold eyes,
"So are you ready to talk now that Misty is gone??" He asked his friend, Brock took one step toward him, and his eyes suddenly got really harsh,
"I'm sick of this!!!! You're just brushing her and me off just because you're scared that I know more than you and you can't trust her! WELL YOU'RE WRONG!!! You've brushed me off for too long about this and now you're going to listen to me right now so SIT DOWN, SHUT UP AND LISTEN!!!" Brock yelled, Ash looked at his friend, and then took a seat on his bed,
"I don't see what good talking about it will do..." Ash commented,
"There you go again, I told you to shut up! Don't think you know so much about this entire situation, because you don't know anything!!! Misty didn't just leave you six months ago, she was kidnapped by Team Rocket!!!"
(A/N: Bum buum buuuuuuuuum!!! Plot twist! Now how many people saw that coming, raise your hands high! *Puts hand in the air *)
"What...what are you saying??"
"MISTY HAD BEEN KIDNAPPED BY TEAM ROCKET SIX MONTHS AGO!!! DO YOU GET IT NOW??!! I searched into it a bit, and so far nothing has linked Giovanni or any of his henchmen to it, it's the work of someone deep in the organization, and so far no leads have come up for me. I even asked Jesse and James and they said they had no idea who could have done something like that, and you know they're reliable. You're lucky Misty even had a chance to escape! The only reason she told me was because she wanted to know if she could tell you and you wouldn't try to take on the whole organization! She somehow escaped from all of that horror and came back to find you and tell you everything that happened!!! She came back to ask for you help now that you finally know!!!" Ash sat there, shocked into silence and totally stunned, he couldn't believe what Brock had just told him. Brock sighed heavily and said, "Ash just come and talk to Misty, she's completely upset and she just only wants to talk to you and tell you everything, so you won't be so mad at her anymore." Ash finally found his voice again; he stood up and replied,
"Alright, if you really mean what you say, and if that's what really happened, I'll go talk to her." Brock looked very relieved,
"Good, because ever since you left she's been crying and refuses to do anything unless she sees you."
"Then let's hurry and see her." * * * *
Misty was lying in bed, Brock had told her to use his room for the day, and she quickly went inside before he could see her shed another tear, she fell onto his bed and cried her heart out. Ash now wanted nothing to do with her because she was hiding that secret, and even though it had nothing to do with him, he didn't even want to hear and explanation. She knew that Brock's plan to get him to listen wasn't going to work, so she may as well just go back to that fortress where she had been taken to and just tell them everything they wanted to know, and she remember what that evil man had said to her the day before she escaped, 'You will fulfill every one of my fantasies without fail.' She still heard his voice, it would haunt her every night, and now that Ash hated her, she was going to hear a lot more of it once she came back to him. She didn't want to go back, but the only person she had ever loved and will ever love doesn't have any sort of mutual feeling toward her. After a while, there was a soft knock at the door to Brock's room, the door slowly creaked open and Brock's head poked in through the opening,
"Misty, are you alright?" Misty turned away from him, closing her eyes she replied,
"I have no other choice now Brock, I have to go back there before I cause anyone anymore trouble. Ash won't accept me now even knowing what happened."
"Well before you do go, someone would like to see you." Misty closed her eyes as she heard footsteps in her room, the person sat down on the bed next to her, and before she knew it she heard a very familiar voice,
"Misty you idiot, why didn't you tell me what was going on?" Misty's eyes snapped open, she turned over and saw Ash sitting on the bed next to her, she wanted to say and do so much right now, but she held it all in, she turned away from him and replied,
"Go away Ash, I know you only came here because Brock asked you to...don't try that with me..." Ash gently grabbed her by her shoulders and turned her over, making her look into his eyes.
"I came here because I wanted to finally find out the truth about what happened, and the only person I want to hear from now is you. Now, tell me the truth Misty. Were you REALLY kidnapped?" He looked intently at her, she looked back at him, then tears welled up in her eyes, and she nodded her head and instantly after burst into tears. Ash held her tight, at least he knew that the reason that she left wasn't because of him, and he knew now that he wasn't going to leave her no matter what.
"You should have just told me what you were going through before you got kidnapped, I cold have helped you then." He said as he tried to comfort her, she cried and it didn't' seem like she would stop no matter what anyone said. Ash held her close and whispered into her ear,
"I still love you Misty, I hope you know that..." Misty managed to calm herself down enough to reply,
"R...really??" She asked him, he looked her straight in the eyes and nodded his head, now refusing to let her go even though she calmed herself. She hugged him back and felt fresh tears run down her face,
"I still love you too Ash, I always have, and I can't or won't stop loving you for anything." She whispered back before she broke down into tears again. After all of the tears and emotions were expressed from her, she finally calmed down and composed herself. Ash finally let her go and stood up, Misty got up right away,
"Why don't you get some sleep for a while, I can ask you what happened later."
"No I have to tell you all of this as soon as I can, I've held this stuff in for too long." Ash walked out of the room where Brock was waiting patiently, he was relieved to see Misty walk out after him.
"Thank goodness, I thought if you couldn't talk her out of it she would have went back." She said with a sigh of relief,
"Well she's not going back, and both of you are gonna crash at my house for a while, since they know that you escaped and that you know about it they'll come after you, they won't suspect me until later." Ash said, sounding confident, but deep down he wasn't really sure of what he was saying, he hoped that Team Rocket, or whoever it was thought Ash hated Misty, then it would be at his place that they would look last.
"Alright let me just pack and we can get going." Brock replied as he walked into the room. Misty stood next to Ash and managed to steal a glance at him, he first looked to his side, then his eyes met hers, he smiled and said,
"I'm glad you're back." Misty smiled back at him and walked to him, wrapping her arms around his neck, she felt his arms around her waist and was then content with her life, and she didn't care what happened to her anymore, just as long as Ash understood what happened to her. At that moment Brock came out of the room, he saw the two of them and smiled, he was just glad that Ash figured out what happened and the three of them can continue along as friends.
"Alright guys let's get out of here." Brock said, Ash let go of Misty,
"Yeah alright." Ash responded as the three of them left. * * * *
Everyone entered Ash's house, Brock put his suitcase on the ground near the door and Misty held onto Ash, like she had the whole way while they were in the car,
"Mom, we're home." Ash called out, Pikachu ran ahead into the kitchen, coming back with a note from his mother, telling him that she went to the store.
"Alright, we can all take a break for a while, Brock you take the guestroom right upstairs. Misty, since the other guestroom is unavailable, you can take my room."
"No Ash I can't do that."
"I insist, that way I'll know where you are and you'll be safe. We'll have to get some of your stuff at your apartment, unless you just wanna forget and I'll buy you some new stuff."
"I want some of my stuff, some of it you gave me..." Misty replied sheepishly
"Alright then, Brock you stay here we'll be right back." Ash and Misty walked out the house, got in Ash's car and drove away towards Misty's apartment, the sooner they would finish their task, the better off Misty would be...