Hey, sorry about the long wait. I haven't been able to get on the computer for a while. But now I can! Anyways, thanks for waiting and reading! Now, all you all need to do is review more so that I'll WANT to write more. Well, bye for now! Oh, and special thanx to: Michelicious, Scribbles, Gi,Gi-MistyShrine, Wolf-ivr-1, Natasha Fletcher, and my 16 year old cousin, that got on here a few weeks ago and R&R my fic, but reviewed from MY e-mail address! LOL anyways, thanks to these special peeps for reviewing! You guys rock! Especially thanks to Natasha Fletcher for all of your inspiring words! Neways, Now, it's FINALLY fanfic time! The long waited moment of Misty and Gary's date together! Will it end in a bust, or will sparks finally fly? Find out—NOW!

"Okay mist. Don't worry yourself over nothing. It's just a stupid date, with a stupid jerk. Don't take it seriously, but have a good time. Alright?" May's words barely reached Misty's ears as she stared in the mirror at her reflection. "Oh, I know May. It's just that, because of that stupid bet, Ash and Brock are both mad at me, and you are my only REAL friend right now. Thanks for"- - I was cut off as the ringing sound of the door bell echoed throughout the mansion.

I gulped as I walked towards the door. 'Great Mist. Just great. Look at all of the trouble you caused! Some friend! No wonder Ash ever came to visit you! You don't deserve friends!—Wait, what am I saying? This whole thing isn't my fault. It's not my fault that Ash is a stuck up wimp that can't stand anyone hanging out with someone just because he could never beat Gary in a battle. It's ASH'S fault, not mine.' I tried to reassure my self as I slowly turned the knob, and glanced back up at May, who was watching from the hallway.

"Hey, Mist, Ready to go?" Gary said slyly looking up at where May was. I looked back one more time at Mayas she stoodsmiling, 'Wait, why is Ash behind her? Is he spying on me? He's probably going to rub this whole thing in my face when I get back, right? Or did May tell him something stupid, and so now he wants to watch and see if I am enjoying myself, or killing myself because he's pissed off at me? Hang on, now I know. May wants me to fall in love with Gary so that Ash will be all hers! Oh! - -Stop Misty! She is your ONLY friend right now, so drop it! Oh, let's get this over with, and TRY to enjoy yourself.' I snapped out of my confused thoughts, as Gary grabbed my arm lightly, and pulled me out of the door.

"So, um-where are we going?" I asked trying to sound excited. "Oh, you'll see." 'What a reply. I don't want to go, but I guess I have no choice, do I?'

Soon, we began walking through the moonlit park, to an open area right by the lake. "Whoa it's beautiful." 'Ooops! Misty you weren't supposed to SAY that! Just THINK it! Now he'll probably start bragging, and never stop!' "Yeah, I thought it would be nice to take a pretty lady, to a pretty spot." He smiled down at me.

'What the-? Why isn't he bragging about how he NEW I would like it here and how GOOD he is at choosing locations or some other nonsense like that. What is going on, though? Gary is acting-different. He's actually acting, well, human? This is really weird.'

We then approached a large Oak tree that had a blanket spread out beneath it, along with a picnic basket. 'Oh, I love picnics! They are soo romantic! Oh man, why can't I be here with Ash instead of Gary?' He led me over to the blanket where we sat down on either sides of it. He then began rummaging through the basket pulling out silver wear, cups, candles, and plates of food.

They were set in a pattern arranged nicely on the blanket that was when I noticed that Gary was staring at me. 'Oh no! We are ALL ALONE out here! No one is around, no one could here me scream for help if Gary were to try and—Oh stop Misty, I am sure you could handle it on your own, even though Gary is stronger than you. But just to be safe…..'

I reached into my purse and pretended to be looking for my lip gloss. 'YES! I have it! Okay you have your cell phone, Mist. So if this perverted jerk tries to pull something on you, you can call Ash—no, wait. You can't call him; I guess that means call Brock and May. But they wouldn't get here in a while, so why not call now! Just in case, tell Gary you have to do something really fast. Yeah…that's it…He'll DEFINITLY fall for it…maybe…'

"Um, Gary? Listen, I'll be right back, alright? I need to go-ur- to find something. It fell out of my purse!" I tried to sound convincing, but I don't think he bought it. "Oh really? Well, Mist, what was it?" He gave me a sly smirk.

I sat there for a moment, and then shot a smile back at him. "My cell phone. On our way here, I got it out to turn it off, and when I went to place it back in my purse, it must have slipped and fallen somewhere." I sat confidently, waiting for a reply.

"Oh, sorry Mist. Well, how about this idea, we BOTH go look for it." "Um, well, okay, but we will probably need to go separate ways, so that we can find it faster, deal?" He sat pondering the thought, "Well, okay. I'll look around here; you go back to where the trail started."

I didn't wait for him to say anything else; I hopped off from the blanket and ran off towards the trail we came through earlier. I quickly dialed in the number. "Brock? May? Look, I don't know if Gary is going to-try something-to me on this stupid date so, will you come just in case? Please?"

Brock immediately answered, "Well, I would Mist, but I guess being as smart as you are, you would probably find out anyways. Ash is already there. He told me that if Gary took you to a hidden place, ALONE, he was going to go to. But if you still want, we could come and –"I cut him off by hanging up the phone.

Something suddenly shifted in the bushes. "Um, Ash? Gary? Wh-Who's there?" I tried to hide the fear in my voice. All of a sudden, a cold hand rested on my shoulder. I jumped and made a slight shrieking sound. "Oh, Gary. It's you. God, don't scare me like that!" He made a confused face, "Why were you scared in the first place? Oh, and I see that you've found your phone."

I stifled a chuckle. "Look, Gary. I, um, don't want you to take this the wrong way, but I never REALLY lost my phone. I just"- He cut me off immediately, while rolling his eyes.

"You thought that I was going to try and make a move on you, so you made up this excuse so that you could call and get help, right?" He gave me a sincere smile, then turned serious, "Misty, I would never pull a move on you, okay? Cause I actually like you. You're well, real, unlike all of those cheerleaders that follow me everywhere. So, what do ya say we go back and start this date over, huh?"

I smiled back, "Um, yeah, thanks. I would like that. But first, I think that there is something in the bushes." The bushes began to rustle again, but this time louder. I looked back up to Gary to see if he was scared. His face was solemn, that turned into a grin as he walked towards the bushes and kicked at it. "OUCH!" And, what do you know, Ash came flying out.

"Pikachu! It's all your fault that they found us! Why were you attacking me?" I made a relieved look, which then turned to anger. "Ash! What are you doing here!" I placed my hands on my hips and gave him my evilest glares. "well, I um, dunno." He giggled and then tried to run. Gary grabbed him by the collar, and yanked him back, "Wait, Misty asked you a question. Now answer it." Gary said seriously,

"Okay, fine. Misty I don't trust this guy, you really think I was gonna let you alone with him inthis remote area? What if he tried to, well, you know." He looked at me eagerly,

"Oh, Gary, let him go. He's harmless, but stupid." I stated and then started off back towards the lake. "Okay Ash," Gary whispered once I was out of view.

"Listen here, Misty is this close to being my girlfriend, now if you screw that up, or even SPEAK more than two words to her, I will mess you up so bad, you'll be begging me to finish you off. Got it, kid?" Gary whispered only inches away from Ash's face. Ash began to tighten up, "Fine, I'm mad at her anyways. But, if you do anything to hurt her I swear I'll"-

"You'll do what? Beat me in a pokemon battle, heh, like you could ever beat ME at ANYTHING!" Gary threw Ash to the ground, and walked away. "Just remember Ashy-boy, not a word about this to Misty." Ash scrambled to his feet and ran back to the gym.

About ten minutes later, Gary returned. 'What was he doing for so long?' "Hey, Gary, what took you so long?" He sighed as he sat across from me. "Oh, trying to get Ash to stop being mad at you. I told him it was my fault not yours, but he didn't believe me, so he ran off back to the gym."

I smiled. We talked for what seemed like hours, but then I decided that I had to ask him the question I have wanted to know about since this whole thing started. "Um, Gary? I want the truth. Why did you get a sudden interest in me?" I asked trying not to sound stupid.

"Heh, well, don't get mad, but in the beginning, when I saw you sitting on the bench all alone, I knew ithadsomething to do with Ash.So, this really all started because I wanted to piss Ash off. But then, after we started actually hanging out, I started to like you more and more. So, do ya hate me?" He asked with a nervous smile spread across his face.

I smiled back. "No, I guess I sorta knew about the whole "Ash part." Gary sighed then asked, "So, Mist, do you STILL think that I am a jerk?" I blushed, "No, just when you're not around Ash I guess, because then you just act like a spoiled, snobby jerk! I'm glad I got to know the REAL you instead." After that, we sat in silence for a moment, and then we stood up, and left.

A few minutes later, we arrived in front of the door to my room. "Well, g'night." Gary whispered so that he wouldn't wake anyone. Then, without warning, he bent down and kissed me on the lips. It lasted a moment, and then he turned and walked down the stairs to his room.

I stood in the hallway for a moment, in shock and excitement. 'Whoa, I guess Gary isn't so bad after all.' I turned around to open my door, but then stopped at the site of someone down the hall. 'It was Ash, of course. Who else?' I decided to pretend like I didn't see him and rushed into my room.

I smiled at the thought of Gary and me-together! Then, I threw myself onto my pillow and drifted off into a peaceful sleep.

Well, that was it! Sorry if ya didn't like how it went along, but I won't know that unless you R&R me! By the way, I PRMISE that I will update faster from now on, okay? Well, keep reading, and reviewing, and I'll keep writing! Neways, thanx for reading-NOW REVIEW!

Love always,

-Shelby