(A/N: and now for what you've all been probably waiting for!…it's chapter 14! Oh my gawd it's been so long since I've updated, my regular contact, Hakki (what's up!) mentioned that it's been like around 5 months since I've updated, now that is just not nice, well I got stumped a while, and lots of other things. But now I'm out of school and have so much time on my hands! Hooray! Well, I'm so so so so so sorry for leaving it like this, but here you are! Enjoy! Please read and be kind and review for me, thanks muchly!)

"Hey, Ash?"

"What is it?"

"You still haven't told me what you promised…"

"Oh, Misty, not now please. I'm so happy right now." Misty smiled and gently kissed Ash on the neck as he said it,

"Okay, but so help me I'll hold you to that promise."

"I know, I know, Now quit moving around so much, it's hard to get comfortable with such limited space. It's hard to get warm with the heat on and no clothes." He replied as he grinned at her. They were in the back seat of Ash's car, a blanket draped around them.

"Well, I thought we were going to this place to look at the stars."

"I couldn't help it. We couldn't exactly do it in my house, ya know. This is much more private." He said as he kissed her on the head, "Are you ready to talk about it now?"

"I thought you said you didn't want to talk about it?"

"We can't talk about MY situation, not about what my dad said to you."

"Do we have to talk about it now?" Misty asked, Ash nodded his head and smiled.

"Of course you have to. You said he mentioned Gary, which has to have some kind of importance. I want to keep my little flower close to me at all times." Ash smiled wider at her,

"He just asked me how long you two hated each other, he was about to ask more, but then you came in."

"Nnnn…okay. Well you'll be just fine." He said and Misty snuggled into him,

"What does your dad do for a living anyway?"

"Promise not to tell anyone?" Misty nodded her head, "Well, he works for a secret government agency. It's real covert things. I heard he was the most feared, by the fugitives. The mere mention of his name scares the crap out of the toughest men."

"Wow…really? No wonder where your tough attitude came from." She smiled, "Why did he come back?"

"He heard about what happened to mom. He came to protect her, he was probably just lonely, though."

"Well…you're not lonely, are you?" Misty asked, Ash blinked,

"Of course not, Misty! I could never be lonely when you're here." He smiled brightly at her, she smiled back and then shifted up so she was sitting up, looking out the window. Soon after she got away from hugging on Ash, she shivered,

"Ooh…cold." Ash smiled and pulled her right back down, pulling the blanket tight around them,

"I told you, it's too cold for that, snuggling is absolutely necessary. Besides, we need to talk about more important things, like our marriage."

"Really? Already?"

"Of course, where would you like to have it?" He asked her, she thought for a few moments before replying,

"I don't know, I was thinking of getting your idea of a perfect wedding, ya know, so we can figure out what we should do." She snuggled into him and got ready to listen.

"Well…" Ash started, "I would love for it to e in the summer time, so we can have it outside. We could maybe even have it right here, or when the blossoms are in full bloom. And I would like it to be, well…all center around you. Which I know that's how weddings are supposed to be, but much more beautiful. I don't think white would really do you justice, you're color is more blue, and your hair, braided, with flowers in them. We'd have someone make us an altar and exchange our vows there, in front of our friends and family. What do you think about that?" There was no answer, "Misty?" Ash said as he looked down to her, at first starting to get worried, but he noticed the steady rise and fall of her chest, mingled with her deep slow breathing. She had fallen asleep through his explanation. Ash smiled, just the fact that he was still able to sooth her like that made him feel good. He kissed her head and pulled the cover tightly around them. "Sweet dreams, my little flower." He whispered to her as he got comfortable and then fell asleep.

Ash and Misty came back to his house in the morning of the next day; Brock and Ashura were pacing around the living room.

"Thank goodness!" Brock exclaimed as he saw them walk in, "We thought something happened to you."

"We're fine." Ash replied, "No worries here." He put his arm around Misty's waist and pulled her right next to him, she smiled up at him.

"Where did the two of you run off to?" Ashura asked as he crossed his arms and looked between the two of them, Ash was about to answer but Misty spoke up first,

"Well, I usually get real clingy at night, and I didn't want to embarrass him in front of everyone so we decided to go out and look up at the stars, it was so soothing that we both fell asleep!" She replied, making it absolutely believable. Ashura looked to Misty, then back to his son,

"Well, please don't sneak off again without telling us. Whoever hurt your mother, Ash, might still be around. So be careful, all of you."

"Dad, we'll be fine."

"You don't know that. Someone could try to get at you, especially you, Misty." Misty blinked, she was about to ask what he meant but the phone rang. Ash looked between the three of them, then walked over and picked up the receiver,

"Hello? Oh…no this isn't Ashura, this is his son, Ash…" He sighed and rolled his eyes, holding the receiver at an arm length as they heard yelling from the phone. When he deemed it safe, he put his ear back, "Yes it's THAT Ash, did you call for any purpose or…" He trailed off. His eyes widened and he stammered back a reply, "Th-they're in the hospital…what for? Holy cow…o-okay we'll be there in a little while. Thank you for letting us know." He hung up the phone, looking quite stunned, the rest of them were worried, Misty spoke up first,

"What is it?" Ash looked to everyone,

"It's…Jessie and James, they're in the hospital. And apparently…" Ash looked to his father, "It seems that you brought them there in the first place."

"What happened?" Brock asked,

"That's what I want to know." Ash replied, Ashura stood up.

"Well, you caught me, yes, I brought them to the hospital before I tried to find you. They're actually my comrades.

"Your…what?" The three sounded in unison.

"They're friends of mine, they infiltrated Team Rocket to protect you. The boss had found out about them and they were tortured for their information on me, and about all of you. I can't tell you the person who committed such transgressions against me. Ash, Misty, Brock, you must be careful!"

"We will, don't worry, Ashura." Brock replied, they walked to the kitchen, but Ashura stopped as the doorbell rang,

"I'll get it." He said as she walked from the kitchen to the living room. Brock glanced to Misty and Ash, who were both smiling at each other, he groaned,

"You two are sick." He said as she stuck out his tongue. Ash smiled sweetly at Brock,

"Hey Brock, shut up." They heard Ashura's voice,

Um…no. I'm Ash's father. Ash is asleep right now. Would you like for me to give him a message?" Much to the three's anger and shock, May spoke up.

"Yes, I am Ash's girlfriend, May. I haven't yet gotten the chance to meet you, it's a great honor to meet his father in the flesh!"

"Oh…well that's funny. I've met Ash's girlfriend, and she looks nothing like you. Her name is Misty Waterflower, and she's quite a beautiful girl, no disrespect to you. I've known her since they were little kids. So…what did you really come here for?" The answer was inaudible, and the door slammed as Ashura came back, "Wow, you've got a stalker, do ya? She looks slightly detached from reality."

"That's because she's Gary's older sister. She rejected Ash when he was kinda young, and now that he's famous, she somehow thinks that she can get with him again." Broke said, Ash sighed heavily.

"Please, can you not bring that up? I'd rather forget that I even asked her out." Misty chuckled,

"Well, don't worry about it too much, Ash. I'm sure soon that it will all blow over." Ashura shrugged and sighed,

"Well, I should go get Jessie and James, and we're going to have three wounded people in our house." Brock stood up,

"I'll go along with you." Ash nodded his head,

"Alright, well Misty and I will stay here with mom. We're going to keep an eye on her."

"Alright, then. See you two later." Ashura and Brock left. Ash scooped Misty in his arms as soon as they were gone.

"Wha! What are you doing, Ash!" Ash smiled at her,

"Carrying my fiancé to our room, of course."

"Why?" She questioned.

"Because you need your beauty rest. You look a mess." Misty laughed before she replied,

"Well that's only because you kept me up so late yesterday."

"Oh fine then." He teased, "Just blame it on me why doncha? I mean ya do it all the time." He stuck his tongue out at her and flopped her down on the bed, "Now, sleep." She smiled brightly as he covered her up with the blanket,

"Alright, will you stay with me until I fall asleep?" He sat down on the bed beside her,

"Like always, sweet dreams." He smiled and leaned over, he kissed her on the head and she smiled brightly at him. She yawned and in minutes was asleep. Ash sighed and the door creaked open, he was about to stand up but relaxed when Pikachu hobbled into the room. Ash reached down and picked him up off the ground when he came to the side of the bed. "I'm really sorry to ask ya this, buddy, but do you mind if we trained a little bit tomorrow? I'm kinda nervous." Pikachu nodded his head and nuzzled it into Ash's neck, Ash stood up, "Later, I'm going to rest of us together for practicing, but I don't want to put a strain on your energy. You've gotta get better first." Pikachu squeaked and Ash smiled at the meaning, "Yeah, I'm glad mom's okay too, but ya need to worry about yourself. I'm so glad you saved her, it makes me proud to be your friend." He hugged Pikachu and the Pokemon snuggled into his arms. Ash walked down the stairs with him and he lay down on the couch with Pikachu on his stomach. As soon as he hit the couch, his eyes started to droop, and in minutes, both him and Pikachu were asleep.

(A/N: please review for me, and thanks for your patience!)