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Note: Hmmm... you know what? Tcgfan you make a good point... If I hate Rayne I hate myself... you got me there. Rayne: you're an idiot... where's Muffy when you need her? Oh be quiet... don't make me kick your ass. Rayne: what is this, Fight Club? (if you get my joke...) HEY! THAT WAS A DAMN GOOD MOVIE! Alright... anyways, fic. Yeah well sorry if I disappointed you. I just wanted to lighten the mood up a bit. So now we have a little shopping adventure with Ash and Misty. Hahaha! Wonder where they're going to shop? Hmmm Victoria's Secret? Lol... but definitely not Abercrombie, Wet Seal, Aeropastel, or any other of those kinds of store. URGH they irritate me. "Hi! Look at me! I'm wearing a skirt that my ass hangs out of! And I'm wearing a tiny ass shirt that accents my chest, but I don't really have one! Tee hee! And look I've got my visor!" ( kill me now. Sorry I just hate those stores. Well on with the fic! (Oh yes and another memo went out thanks to Pikachu! Lol clueless) Okay... one last thing DON'T FREAKING GET AHEAD OF ME! YOU'LL RUIN MY STORY PEOPLE cough shadow

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A Forgotten Face

Ch. 12 Permission

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It was noon in Pallet Town. The sun was shining, a breeze was blowing, Pidgey and other birds were chirping, and the mall was buzzing. After Mrs. Ketchum had left, Ash and Misty walked downtown to get to the mall. Each had 50$ ($$) with them and knew exactly what they wanted. Misty had to get more underclothing, clothing in general, and other miscellaneous stuff. Ash on the other hand just needed more clothing. Guys were always simple to shop for. ()

As the two reached downtown, they could see an enormous, white, building looming over the others. Cars, Pigeots, and other flying Pokemon could be seen making their way towards the mall. Ash and Misty kept on walking, dodging crazy drivers and Pokemon swooping down from overhead. Finally they reached their destination. Hand in hand, they entered the building. Never did they expect to see something this big!

"Holy sh-"

"ASH! Good lord we're in a mall where small children are."

"Just saying!"

"Well it's the mall of Pallet Town, didn't you know it would be this big?"

"Considering that I've been away from home most of my life and that I never really did come here, no I didn't know it was this big. And besides, when I was here this was only a small market."

"Weird..."

They walked around browsing different stores. Along the way they got what they needed. So far Misty had extra clothing (including bras and panties! Yay!), toiletries (;;), and other various things. Ash was finished. He had gotten what he needed and was set. (I keep forgetting about Pikachu... damn. Wait! He's delivering memos with Togetic! Silly me...) They had spent a little over an hour and a half at the mall buying what they needed.

"Well I have what I need. What about you?"

"I'm good. I think we can go."

"Yeah, I still need to tell my mom that we plan to leave. Hehehe, I guess I'm just a big procrastinator... plus I don't want her to pull that embarrassing underwear routine." He added under his breath.

"That's okay, oh and I still need to call my sisters and tell them. They should be home by now."

"AH! Brock! I keep forgetting!"

"Well let's just get back to your place. Your mom won't be back 'til 5 so we've got about 4 hours."

"Alright, well let's get home."

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Misty and Ash left the enormous mall and walked back to the residential part of Pallet Town. They were walking down the main road almost home. Ash's feet were hurting. It seemed strange to him that for traveling on foot for most of his life, an hour at the mall exhausted him. He spotted a nearby water fountain (not a drinking one) with crystal clear water spouting out of the many sprinklers.

"My feet hurt..."

"Oh Ash, stop complaining! You walk on foot all the time!"

"Yeah but that's when I enjoy it!"

Misty just growled. "Fine! God – he can handle walking 10 miles at a time but not an hour at the mall." She added under her breath.

Ash collapsed down on to the edge of the fountain. Misty took a seat next to him. The bright, afternoon sun was beaming down on the two teens. It was a beautiful sunny day. Misty was enjoying the scenery. Then, she was splashed with water. She looked over at Ash to see him looking around whistling and innocent tune. He turned and met her gaze.

"What?!"

Misty just glared, while Ash went back whistling and looking around. Yes, Ash had splashed Misty. He loved to get on her nerves and mess around with her. Plus, she needed to lighten up. So, he figured a good, playful splash would lighten the mood up. Anyways, she loved the water didn't she? Ash was yawning and stretching. His eyes closed, mouth wide open yawning, limbs stretched out. And then he was drenched. His hair was dripping down on the back of his neck, his hat was soaked, his jacket was sopping, and water was in his mouth.

"Shpgga! (I think that's spitting water out... I'm not sure)"

He turned to Misty. She was looking at her nails and picking at them. Misty looked up at Ash.

"What?!"

Ash gave her a you're-going-down look. Misty went back to "perfecting her nails." He just sat there for a minute waiting for the perfect time. Misty was still acting like she didn't do anything. Then Ash tackled Misty into the fountain.

"Ah! Spsga!" (again, water spitting...)

Ash and Misty were in the fountain splashing, dunking, and tackling each other. Laughter filled the air, along with water. They were acting like 6 year olds. Both were dripping wet but they didn't care. They were having fun.

"Umm..."

Both Ash and Misty stopped dead. They turned around and saw Gary staring at them like they were insane. They all stood there silent, staring until Ash spoke.

"Uh... we were just... swimming?"

"Riiiiigghhht..."

"Ehehe..."

"I'll just leave you guys... smell ya later." (totally forgot about how he says that)

After Gary had left, Ash and Misty just stood there.

"Well, -that- was embarrassing..."

"Yep... let's go."

Misty got out of the fountain dripping wet. Ash started to follow.

"Well just to be fair, you started that."

And then Misty pushed him back in.

"Yep, and I finished it!"

"THAT'S IT!"

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Misty started sprinting towards Ash's house for safety from her enraged boyfriend. Ash was running full throttle after Misty. She was laughing the whole way towards his house. She reached the house and opened it as fast as she could, then Ash caught her. He tackled her on to the couch. Both were laughing. Golden-brown eyes stared deep into cerulean blue. A smile lit up Misty's face, her pink lips spreading across her face. Ash leaned down and met them. Ash had his hands on the sides of her face and Misty's hands were wrapped around his head pulling him down to deepen the kiss. Still kissing, Ash started to lift Misty off of the couch. He carried her upstairs to his room (oh, strong!) where they could have more freedom (naughty, naughty!).

He kicked open the door and kicked it shut behind him. Ash gently laid Misty on his bed still kissing. Misty started to trace Ash's chest while Ash started to squeeze her hips. Misty took of his jacket leaving only is shirt. Ash slipped off her suspenders, and peeled off her shirt. Only her bra was left. Misty was tugging at Ash's black t-shirt, he helped her take it off. Both teens were now topless with the exception of Misty who still had a bra on. The two of them were both wet and filled with desire. Ash broke the kiss, he brought his hand up to Misty's lips and started to pull his finger down. His finger dragged from her lips, down to her neck, to her collar-bone, and through the valley of her chest. His eyes followed his hands all the way down to her shorts. With all his courage, he started to slip them off too. Misty didn't seem to mind. She watched Ash's movements... and loved every one of them.

Soon, Misty was only left in her bra and panties. Ash took in her body. Her hair was out of its usual pony-tail and splayed around her head. Her aqua eyes were glowing with desire, her cheeks were blushed, and her lips were slightly parted. Her chest was rising and falling with her breaths, her hips were curved, and creamy, long legs graced his bed.

She's an angel...

Ash was still staring at her body when Misty pulled him into a kiss. Her hands traveled down to his chest, stomach, and stopped right above his jeans. Her spider-like hands undid the button and zipper quickly. His jeans slid off him leaving him in his boxers. Without his jeans there, Misty could now see and feel that he was... hard. Her eyes opened with shock.

Good lord!

Ash noticed her eyes shoot open and he understood why. He gave her a devilish grin. Misty just blushed. Ash lifted up Misty. His hands reached around her back to unhook her bra. Ash was nibbling on Misty's collar-bone area leaving marks behind. Misty had her eyes closed tightly trying to hold back a moan. Ash was unhooking the bra. He had done 2 already and was working on the third. Misty was feeling that familiar heat explode throughout her body... Ash was also feeling a strange sensation flood his body. Then –

"Ash! Misty! I'm home!"

Ash dropped Misty. Both of their eyes were open with shock. Mrs. Ketchum was home already!? How!? It was only 4!

"Ash? Misty? Are you two home!?"

Shit!

Both Ash and Misty fumbled around to get their clothing back on. After falling over one another, tripping, and putting things on backwards, they finally got their clothing on. Mrs. Ketchum hadn't heard a response. She started up the stars.

"SHIT! Go to the guest room and make it seem like you're sleeping or something! QUICK!"

Misty sprinted across the hall as quietly as she could and leapt onto her bed and closed her eyes. Ash raced across his room and turned his Nintendo on and started playing a random game. Luckily, neither Ash nor Misty was caught.

"Ash?"

"Oh, hey Mom. I didn't hear you come in."

"Oh, well I got all the things I needed done so I thought I'd come home. Is Misty here?"

"I think she went to take a nap or something..."

"Oh okay. Well when she wakes up just let me know."

"Alright."

Mrs. Ketchum left his room and went back downstairs. When Ash was sure she was gone, he silently crept out of his room and over to Misty's temporary one. He opened the door and found Misty on the bed. She was trying to make it look like she was asleep... but it wasn't the greatest impression...

"Mist...?"

Ash was answered by a big, fake snore.

"Misty... you suck at fake sleeping you know that?"

Another snore.

"You try too hard."

At this point, Ash had gone over to the bed and sat down beside Misty. He knew how to get her attention. Quietly, he moved his hand over her stomach. Then he slid his hand up her shirt.

"AH!"

"Knew it..."

Misty growled and glared.

"You're evil..."

"What can I say?"

Another growl and glare.

"So why did your mom come home early?"

"She apparently got all her stuff done and decided to come home."

"Didn't Pikachu try and stop her?"

"I guess she didn't get the memo..." (lol sorry... had to write that)

"I'll have to talk to Pikachu..." he added.

"Oh well... I'm sure Togetic and him were screwing around somewhere."

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Ash and Misty got up and went downstairs. Mrs. Ketchum was at the kitchen counter working on supper while Togetic and Pikachu, with ketchup in his paw, were watching T.V.

"Ash, we need to talk to her about it."

"Yeah I know... we can do it at dinner. If I talk to her now, she'll either cry, give me another speech... or - " Ash shuddered at what his mom might say.

"Now Ash, you're growing up and you're going to be alone with Misty. So I got you this book on the male anatomy. Don't do anything rash, you're only 14! But you also need to give Misty space. She's a growing girl and sometimes - "

He broke the thought... even thinking about it made him shiver. His mom could be really embarrassing sometimes. Why couldn't she just leave him alone like normal moms? But, it was his mom so he loved her anyways. (aw... Kodak moment!)

"Mrs. Ketchum, can I help with anything?"

"Oh no dear! You and Ash go do something while I cook. Dinner should be ready within the hour."

"Okay!"

Ash and Misty sat down with Togetic and Pikachu. They flipped through the channels and found a movie to watch. Only an hour had passed before Mrs. Ketchum announced dinner was ready. Mrs. Ketchum, Misty, and Ash sat down at the table while Pikachu, Togetic, and Mr. Mime had their own little table to eat Pokemon Food. Misty kept giving Ash looks. Finally Ash brought up the topic.

"Um mom... speaking of traveling, me and Misty were thinking of going on another training trip."

"Oh, well... it's fine by me. Is Brock going to go along?"

"Uh... well we don't know."

"Okay, well you've got my permission. Where will you go?"

"Well... where do you want to go Mist?"

"Since I've already been around the mainland with you and Brock before, maybe the Hoenn Region? If that's okay with you... I don't know any of the water Pokemon there. I could always use more."

"Yeah... the Hoenn Region is just... fine."

Misty knew Ash didn't want to go back. But they'd be far away, alone, and there would be new Pokemon for Misty to see. Ash understood this, but they would also be near May. Both of them didn't want that.

"What's the matter with the Hoenn Region Ash?"

"Oh, nothing... it's fine."

"Okay... well when do you plan to go?"

"The reason we went to the mall was to get more supplies and clothing, so we're basically ready. Maybe in 2 days? We're not sure."

"You take your time. Any time you pick is fine with me. I'll get the tickets for the ferry over there."

"Thanks mom."

"No problem Ash."

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After dinner, Misty and Ash helped Mrs. Ketchum with cleaning up. Pikachu and Togetic followed. Ash and Pickachu went to Ash's room, while Misty and Togetic retreated to the guest room.

"I'm going to take a shower."

"Okay, I'll –talk- to Pikachu."

Misty giggled. She walked into the room and closed the door. Pikachu hopped up onto Ash's shoulder while they went into his room. Ash sat down on his bed.

"So, what did you do with Mom?"

"Pi chu cha pi pikachu." (We went grocery shopping, got other stuff, and dropped off letters.)

"Oh, speaking of letters..." (hehe ;)

"Piii..." (Uh...)

Pikachu looked around innocently.

"Did you not know that me and Misty would be alone?"

"Pika..." (Sorta...)

"And you didn't try and keep her out longer?"

"Cha..." (Well...)

"So you don't have an excuse..."

"PI PIKACHU!" (It was Togetic's fault!)

"Blame it on Togetic..."

Pikachu zapped Ash.

"Okay, okay! I'm just kidding..."

"Pi, cha pika pi?" (So, what happened?)

"Pikachu!"

"Pika..." (Sorry...)

"You know... sometimes I worry about you. I never knew Pikachus could be this nosey..."

Pikachu just smiled at Ash.

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Meanwhile... Misty had stepped out of the shower. Togetic was on the bed asleep. Misty had dried off and was putting on her nightwear. She opened the bathroom door and woke up Togetic by mistake.

"Oh I'm sorry Togetic! Go back to sleep."

"Toge tic tic." (It's okay.)

"So how was your day with Pikachu and Mrs. Ketchum?"

"Tic! Togetic toge to!" (Great! We had fun!)

"Good to hear!" (I'm guessing Misty's got a special relationship with Togetic where she can understand him just like Ash and Pikachu)

"Togetic to tic?" (How was yours?)

"Togetic..."

"Toge to!" (Just asking!)

"Yeah well..."

Misty was surprised by Togetic. She always knew him to be a fun, shy Pokemon, not one to ask nosey questions like that.

Pikachu must be rubbing off on him

"Well I'm tired and I'm going to go to sleep. I'll just go say good night to Ash. Be right back!"

"Togetic to tic..." (Goodnight my shell...)

Misty crept out of her room and over to Ash's. She quietly knocked on his door. When it was opened Ash was just in his boxers.

"Oh sorry!"

"Misty, I don't think it really matters..."

"Oh, right..."

"So what did you want?"

"Just to come say good night. Is that a problem?"

"No..."

"Well good night."

"Good night Misty."

Misty kissed Ash on the cheek and crept back to her room. Ash turned around and saw Pikachu smirking at him.

"What!?"

"PI! Pikachu! Cha chu pika pi!" Pikachu's became glistening and then did a kissy-face. (Translation: Aww! Little Ash! Good night Misty!" MMMMMWAH!)

"You wish you could get that..." Ash added a smirk.

"PIIIIIKAAAAA!" Sparks started to fly. Ash got the zap of his life. He fell over onto his bed.

"Pikachu pika pi! Pi cha pika pi, pikachu pi cha chu pikachu." (Teach you to mess with this. Just so you know, I'm the ladies man.)

"What are you, Brock now?"

"Pikachu!" (Oh shut up.)

Ash playfully pushed his mouse Pokemon.

"Just messin' with you buddy. Good night."

"Pi!? Pikachu!?" (What!? No kiss!?)

"You want one?" Ash smirked.

"Pi! Pika pi chu." (No! I'm fine thanks.)

"That's what I thought. Night buddy."

"Pika." (Night.)

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Soon, everyone in the Ketchum house was asleep. In just a few days, Ash and Misty would set out on another adventure all by themselves in the Hoenn Region. Though they would be near May, both teens wanted to get away. It would be something they would never forget.

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Whew! Sorry Shippo. Took like a week to write. I've been so busy! Stupid teachers... then I got into my drawing phase where I don't do anything but draw for like 3 days straight, and then! Thank the lord, RO was working! Yay! And my character was there!

Rayne: You mean me?

Yeah... anyways, Oh happy day! So I played that for a while. Anyways, hopefully I won't procrastinate as much. I've also noticed that this has gotten harder for me to write now that there's no fighting or May going on... I think I can fix that. Hehehe well I finally wrote 12! Again I know I wrote some fruity goodness (lime/lemon if you'd call it that) and stupid comedy. But Mrs. Ketchum allowed Ash and Misty to go! Wonder what she'll say to Ash this time...? Well read 13 to find out!

You know what I'm going to say! Let me hear from you! Until next time!

Night Mare579