A Jewel in Water

Part 2

As Misty scanned across the computer screen she found a lot of things that caught her eye. She was in the Royal Technology Room.

"Ashton Ketchum?" she asked herself quizzically "Why does his name sound so familiar,"

"Well I can answer that Misty," an annoying voice said behind her.

"Rudy!" she yelled, not to pleased.

"Nice to see you remember me. Unlike Ash… whom I regret giving that Orange Island Badge to…" he said slyly but muttered the last part.

"Rudy stop this stupid act and explain to me about what you are talking about!" Misty said with a hint of venom in her voice.

"Misty, you have only met me like… twice remember? Of course you do!

The time on the Orange Islands and that meeting at the gym, this was two years after he left you. That day you broke my heart." He said with a disturbingly large smile. "Makes you think whom you like more…"

"I have no idea what you are talking about and why are you here anyway?" she said with no idea.

"I am one of your suitors silly!" he laughed.

"I only have two" Misty stated.

"Did your father tell you about the 'third suitor'?" he asked.

"What? The one that left?" she replied with a question of her own.

"Exactly! The one that 'left' or rather 'left to get you a present'," he said as if he was expecting something big.

"Why would I want ANYTHING from you? You are the lowest of the low and if you supposedly hate Ashton so much- and supposedly I was there so I should know what you are on about but surprisingly I don't- why did you give him that badge?" she asked rather quickly as if to catch him out.

"I may be, what you call, the 'lowest of the low' but I am (or was) a gym leader and gym leaders have to abide by the rules." He said as if it was obvious.

Misty was about to think of something witty to say but was interrupted by a knock on the door (which was twice that she was interrupted by the same thing) but this time it wasn't the maid, it was the whole cause of the conversation; Prince Ashton. She looked around to see Rudy's reaction but, surprisingly, he had slipped away. He had left a deep blue box on the table, next to where he was standing. Misty quickly grabbed the box; frightened that Prince Ash might thing something was going on if he saw Rudy escape. He obviously didn't but he was suspicious. You could tell because of the following:

"Sorry to intrude Princess, but is someone here? I thought I heard something."

"No no-one is here only me. And now you!" she said while she tried to subtlety close the window, on the computer (the website that she was about Ash) that she was on, in case he got offended that she didn't know him.

"Right…" he said as if he didn't believe her.

Ash had seen what she was researching, but didn't feel the least bit offended. He felt rather amused. Of course he had heard voices, they weren't that quiet and he also knew what that Misty and RUDY was talking about. After that big lecture she still hadn't realised that it was HIM. The one she had spent four years of her life with and also forgotten. He used to remember her as quite smart but also quite harsh person as he had more than a fair share of her hitting his head with her mallet. He was surprised that he had enough brain cells left to even become the Pokémon Master. At least he still had a chance to play around just a little, even if Rudy almost made her get to that conclusion. Considering how she abandoned him all those years ago, it was only fair to play a little joke on her. Well, if there was any good time to start the plan this would be the right time to do it. This might be the last time they could be alone.

"Princess, may I give you something?" he asked rather abruptly

"Why yes. Of course!" she asked as if he was compelling her to say it.

"Here," he said shyly as he passed her the cerulean blue wrapped box. "I've heard that its your favourite colour, so I got it for you."

"Strange… how does he know my favourite colour?" Misty thought.

"Ok…the plan, the plan, the plan… Oh what am I on about? I didn't think of what to do from here! I don't even know how to trick her! I think I may need some help on this." Ash admitted (to himself) as he walked out of the room "Oh no! I forgot Pikachu! He is still waiting outside for me!" Ash remembered then dashed outside.

Meanwhile Prince Elliot walked purposefully where Ash had just been. He needed to tell Misty the truth. He can't marry someone if he is in love with someone else! Even, if that person might be in love with someone else too! But he has to tell Misty that he was dropping out of this rat race called "Marriage" and he was going to tell her WHY…