Sorry for such a late update!  I've been really busy with my poems and other two stories on here, and not to mention that I have had severe writers block, AND I am trying to think of new ideas for my next pokemon Fanfic. If you have ANY ideas on what I should do for my next fanfic, Or on this one, then PLEASE….HELP ME!

By the way, this chapter is dedicated to:
Michelicious: you've been there for me since the beginning thanks! This story would be nothing without you! I always look forward to your up front honesty about what I am doing well on, and what I need to improve, thank you! I really think I have improved some, but only thanks to you!  Wuvs ya! By the way, I updated (Finally!) now it's your turn! lol

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And thanks to many of you that have read this far, I promise all of you, this story will get better, I am still creating the story line within the story, so that by the end you will get everything, and not be confused or lost, so hang in there! I'm improving! –lol

Neways, and now, the moment you've all been PATIENTLY waiting for, for oh so very long, chapter eight of, Things Change! Before I start rambling on, and on, and on…lol Oh, by the way, when May's yelling on one part, she kinda cusses a lot…sorry….go ahead…sue me…

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Pokemon. But if I did, I would totally be in love with myself! Seriously if I owned Pokemon, I would love myself SO much, that if I could, I would run across a beach, into my own arms. lol jk

-OoXoO-

'Let teh Rain Fall'

'Last night was the absolute best night of my life…It would've been better, if I were there with Ash instead, though…..'

The next day was fairly awkward, first of all, I had to make a major decision, and I had to look Ash in the eyes, and ask him…. Well, see what happened for yourself….

I woke up at 6:20, as usual, got dressed, and took treads for downstairs where everyone would meet for breakfast. I began to approach the kitchen entry way when I suddenly stopped.

'Oh no, Ash. What would he say? What would Gary say? What would Gary DO? Oh, just sneak back upstairs and pretend like you haven't woken up yet…Yeah, that's it.'

'Ooops, too late, you've been spotted…May.'

She jumped up from behind me with a huge grin on her face. "Hey, Mist….So," She asked as she leaned in closer to my ear. Then whispered, "What happened?"

I could feel my cheeks becoming red. "Um, well, ya see…" Suddenly, my determined, stubborn side popped up, "nothing, we ate dinner, walked in the park, and talked. That's it." I crossed my arms and sighed.

She didn't buy it. "Of course that's what happened, Mist." She replied in a sarcastic tone. She whispered something again, "tell me, come on." Then she said something that made me feel kind of guilty,

"I thought I was your 'Only true friend right now?'" she trailed off.

I turned around and looked at her face, she looked defeated and innocent.

'Oh, common Misty, be nice. She is, you're her friend, she won't judge you, and plus, you need to tell SOMEONE. It's not healthy to bottle up all of your emotions.'

Then came another voice from the very far end of my mind that I tried to push away years ago, it always got me into trouble. That's why I always listened to my 'New continence' as I called it. It was the annoying and BAD advice giving side of my personality. I never listened to it, but sometimes….

'Heya! What have you been up to mist, causing trouble for everyone you meet? Neways, I say don't tell her! She is just going to continue to encourage you to further your relationship with Gary, which will leave 'you know who' for herself! Wait, Gary Oak, IS cute…and rich….and sexy… second thought, tell her. You DESERVE Gary, not Ash! He's sooo immature, Gary is hot, and-'

'Shut up! Don't tell her that! Ash was meant for you Mist, continue going after him.'

'No! Mist go after the rich, sexy God of money!'

I shook my head rapidly trying to shut them both up. They always fought… and they always gave her stupid advice…just tell her. I sighed loudly, and then looked her in the eyes.

"Fine, I'll tell you-AFTER breakfast, in my room, alone…okay?" Her smile grew wider across her slender face, "yay! Okay,"

My face went solemn for a moment, "but what I tell you stays between YOU and ME ONLY, got it?" She nodded, and walked into the kitchen, dragging me along with her.

Brock was hovering over the burning stove, Max was sitting on the marble counter top, talking non-stop to Brock about God-knows what, and, there they were, Gary and Ash sitting at the table, across from one another, silent.

May grabbed a chair for me and her, surprisingly not near either of them. Ash sat on one end of the enormous, rectangular oak table. Gary on the opposite end, May chose seats on the right side.

As soon as we were seated, I could feel hard cold eyes staring at me, I was to nervous to look up and see who it was, so I just sat there looking down at my hands in my lap like some kind of dork.

Brock broke the silence by clearing his throat loudly, then he looked over at me and May, "hey girls, good morning. Breakfast is almost ready." He smiled at me, so I returned the gesture.

'Mist, now that you are looking up, now's your chance to find out who else is looking at you….'

I looked around rapidly, beforeIrolled my eyes.

'Oh great, EVERYONE excluding May was glaring at me. Ash just sat there with a menacing look, Brock obviously smiling, before he turned back around to the stove, Max passed me a curious glance until he noticed me looking back at him, then he quickly looked back down at whatever Brock was preparing and began rambling again, and of course, Gary….He was-Smiling at me? Wait, what?Well I can't be rude.'

I quickly smiled back at him until, out of the corner of my eye, I saw the hurt look in Ash's eyes. I looked over at him for a moment.

'Hang on, is that-Jealousy too? No, it can't be. Oh well. Your mad at him remember? He was spying on you and Gary!'

'Oh, relax. He just cares about ya Mist.'

'What? Not you again! Won't you EVER go away!'

'Nope, I'm part of your continence too. Of course, I give REAL advice.'

'No, he was butting into your privacy, your date. He stole your trust years ago, and now he is giving it back to you. So take it back from him! Don't just ignore the fact that he was intruding on you, and pretending like he cares! He probably just can't stand to see you happy! The heartless little'-

'Hey, I thought that YOU were the one that was supposed to be encouraging Misty to keep pursuing him, now you're calling him names? Oh forget it…This is all just your hormones talking. Forget about last night, and move on with your life, it was a bet. You lost. DEAL WITH IT! He'll get over it…..eventually…he just needs time, like all good things.'

I shook away the voices yet again, when I heard someone speak. "Breakfast is served!" We ate in silence, thanked Brock quietly, and then we all left and headed in different directions.

Brock and Max stayed to clean up, Ash went into the living room, as well as Gary, where they both fought over the remote, and me and May silently crept upstairs to my room.

-OoXoO-

Without us knowing, Brock and Max finished cleaning, and followed us up the stairs, where they were listening in on us… of course, Gary was curious so he followed suit, and Ash just didn't want to be left out, so he came too…

-OoXoO-

"Okay, now tell me everything." May eaged me on. "Okay, first of all..." About a half hour later, I finished telling her the entire story. By the end her face had tightened and her jaw dropped in shock.

"WHAT! Ash spied on you! I am so gonna-"She tried to stand up, but I pulled her back down on the bed,

"NO! May, you promised!" She calmed down and sat back down on the bed.

"Your right. Sorry, anyways, did you have a good time? Do you like Gary now? Do you still think that he's a jerk? What about Ash? Are you mad at him now? Is he still mad at you?" She asked these all to fast, but I slowly comprehended them.

"Okay, first question, Yeah I had a GREAT time! Gary's actually really sweet.
"Second question, I dunno if I like Gary now….It's-complicated. But, I mean, he is really cute…and has gorgeous eyes!
Don't ya think, May?
"Third question, no I don't think he's a jerk, I just think he acts retarded around Ash.
"Fourth question, as for Ash, I dunno if I'm mad at him or not, should I be?
"And last but not least, the Fifth question, I don't know if Ash is mad at me, he might be…But what I really don't know, is WHY is he mad at? Do you know, May?"

I looked up at her again as she was still absorbing my replies. Then she shrugged, "I don't know, Mist. I think you should go ask him."

I stared at her in awe for a moment before answering,

"No. I am NOT going to go down there and talk to that inconsiderate jerk! He was spying on me and Gary last night, this whole entire visit he has been acting like I've done something awful to him, he's barely even talked to me at all! It's like,"

I sighed before continuing,

"It's like he doesn't even care anymore…Or maybe it's just because he doesn't want to be friends anymore….I dunno…" I trailed off as we both jumped from a loud BOOM sound coming from outside.

"It was just thunder," May tried to reassure me. Then we saw a long, bright bolt of lightening strike down towards the ground in the distance. Then came the rain, hard, fast, and beautiful.

'I loved the rain, especially at night, but too bad it was only 8:00 in the morning…..'

Suddenly another bolt of lightening followed by thunder came.

"Look Mist, how about I go ask Ash for you, okay? I won't tell him anything like, 'Misty told me to ask you-'or something, cause it's MY choice to do it, okay?"

I sighed; I knew I was obviously defeated; May was NOT going to give in. I nodded, "Fine, go ahead." She shrieked, obviously excited, ('I dunno why') as she ran towards the door and swung it open, only to be mobbed down by the bodies of four unexpected eavesdroppers.

She shrieked again, this time from shock, though. I jumped up and ran over to the pile. "May, are you okay?" I asked helping her up to her feet once again. "May? What about us? We fell too."

Max complained as he tried to pull himself out from underneath Brock, Ash, and Gary, before he got crushed by the weight.

"Yeah, but May wasn't spying on me! And apparently she IS my only true friend here!" I shouted at the three startled boys.

'What jerks! I can't believe them! Even Max and Brock were in on it! Oh no, hang on…..Did they hear, well, everything? NO! Then, Ash will think I like Gary! …And GARY will think I like Gary! Well, calm down Mist, maybe they didn't hear any of it…Or at least the important parts…Maybe they just got here…yeah, that's it….'

Gary stood up and smiled slyly at me, "So, Mist, you think I have 'Gorgeous eyes'?"

'Yep, they heard.'

Suddenly, Ash stood up without a word, dusted himself off, and walked away silently.

'Is he STILL mad at me? Why is he mad anyways? HE'S the one that was eavesdropping on me and May's PRIVATE conversation, and last night he was spying on me!'

I looked at Gary, then through gritted teeth replied, "Shut up."beforeI quickly rushed outofthe door after Ash, "Ash! Wait a minute!" I could vaguely hearMay began to yell at Gary, Max, and Brock,

"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU THREE! GARY, BROCK, YOU TWO SUPPOSED TO ACT MATURE, IT'S A BAD INFLUENCE ON MY BROTHER, SEE? EVEN HE WAS SPYING! YOU THREE ARE THE BIGGEST, MOST IMATURE, SHIT HEADS, I HAVE EVER MET!"

May suddenly turned to Brock,

"AS FOR YOU BROCK, THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF WHY NO GIRLS LIKE YOU! YOU'RE TOO IMATURE AND DESPERATE FOR ATTENTION!"

She then turned to Max,

"MAX, I WOULD'VE EXPECTED BETTER OF YOU, YOU OF ALL PEOPLE FOLLOWING SUIT TO THESE TWO JACK ASSES? I AM VERY ASHAMED! YOU SHOULD NEVER EVER SPY ON GIRLS, UNLESS YOU DESPERATELY CRAVE DEATH!"

Her cold stare turned to Gary

"YOU….YOU, OH, YOU CLAIM TO LIKE MISTY, AND YET YOU SPY ON HER, BUT INTO HER PRIVACY, AND THREATEN HER RESPECT AND TRUST IN THE PROCESS!

"THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST IGNORANT, SHALLOW, GOOD FOR NOTHING, SHITTY THINGS ANYONE COULD DO!

"OF COURSE, I SHOULDN'T HAVE EXPECTED ANYTHING LESS FROM YOU, I MEAN; YOU DO THINK YOU OWN EVERY ONE AND EVERYTHING!

"BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING IMPORTANT YOU PERVERTED JACKASS……..GIRLS ARE NOT ITEMS!"

And with that said, she ran down the stairs after me, of course, the three startled boys had to follow.

'Now Ash thinks I like Gary, and he probably thinks I hate him! And Gary is probably NEVER going to let me forget about this! Oh, now, everyone hates me but May… And I HATE when people are mad at me! My life is officially over! I'm useless to everyone! No one likes me, I'm obsolete! What will Ash say to me? Probably nothing, just like he has since the beginning of this stupid visit. Oh, this is going to be an extremely LONG 2 weeks!'

I cried out again, "ASH! Wait! I have to talk to you!" I followed him out onto the porch, before I finally grabbed hold of arm, which was now soaked from the ran.

"Look...Ash, I-" He quickly pulled his arm away and harshly replied,

"Save it, ooh, Misty I-I can't talk to you right now. If ya wanna talk to someone, talk to your boyfriend, Gary." He began to walk away until I grabbed his arm again.

"Ash, what is wrong with you? Why have you been pushing me away? I thought we were friends-The best, in your words."

I had to yell now, because the rain began to fall harder, and the thunder grew louder. Now, May, Max, Gary, and Brock were listening from the open doorway, this time, not hiding.

"Things Change, Misty. And if you really want to know why I'm not talking to you, ask your boyfriend!" He was still trying to break free from my grasp, as he struggled to walk away in the direction of the forest.

"Ash, he is NOT my boyfriend! And I am sick of you saying that! Now tell me, What. Is. Wrong."

He startled me by turning around and grabbing me harshly by the shoulders. I didn't say anything, but it did hurt. He looked me straight in the eyes and stated,

"Leave. Me. Alone. Idon't want to be here,I can't talk to you, and I'm sick of you and Gary parading around flawnting your stupid relationship around to everyone!"

I was taken aback by this statement,

"Excuse me? We don't flaunt anything! We don't even HAVE anything to flaunt! What are you-"

He quickly pushed me back, and started to walk away again, when he stopped in his tracks. I heard a small sound coming from ahead of me,

'Wait, was he-Crying? Why? Oh Mist, what did you do now?'

"Ash, I-I mean- what's wrong?" He tried to wipe away his tears, and he turned around back towards the house as he trudged up the stairs to his bedroom.

I called after him, "Ash, I-I'm sorry...For, whatever I've done..."

-OoXoO-


Well there ya go. I FINALLY updated! lol I absolutely promise the next chapter will be good and it won't take so long to update!  Sorry for the wait! I REALLY AM!
Neways,

Love always,

Sloppy kisses!

-Shelby

PS

Review please! This time I need at least 10 reviews on this chapter before I update again! By the way, To Michelicious….UPDATE PLEASE! 