Chapter 4

"Jessie, James, Meowth. Take this and go on. Let no one know what you're doing. It's no one's bussiness. Hear me?"

"Yes!" They all said in unsion.

"Good." Then all communications were cut off.

"Jessie?"

"Yes, James?"

"Come here." Jessie walked over to James.

"What is it?" James kissed Jessie so passionaitely.

"That was it. I figured I'd kiss the one I love."

"Oh James shut up." She said while blushing. Then Team Rocket disperesed and made there way to their destination.

"MISTY!"

"Ash you're here again so early. You act as if we are neighbors! You're always here everday!"

"Maybe we could become Neighbors!" He winked at her. She blushed instanly.

"Shut up Ash." She smiled to him and he smiled back.

"So anyway I was wondering if you wanted to come on a walk with me right now." Ash said while his tone of voice changed from playful to serious.

"Oh sure Ash. Just let me finish up my duties." Ash nodded his head understanding. Misty walked off and came back 30 minutes later. Ash was still standing in the same stance as she left him. He looked like he was in another world though. She walked up to him. She placed her hand on her hip and looked up at him and stared at him. She wondered if he would notice. Finally she waved her hand in front of his face. "Helloooo!"

Ash looked down upon her. He smiled his brightest of smiles and lean down to her. "Hey Misty guess what?" He whispered to her.

"What, Ash?" She sounded annoyed.

"I'm taller then you." He whispered back.

"And what does that have to do with anything?" Misty sounded interested now.

Ash smirked in playfulness. Misty just tilted her head in a little of confusion. Then Ash leaned down to her some more. "That means... We actually can look like the normal woman/man couple instead of you being taller then me all those years you were taller then me." Without another peep out of Misty he grabbed her hand and drug her out of the gym. He made her run until they were somewhere in town and out of breath.

"Ash..."

"Yeah?..."

"What were you... going on about?"

"Nothing." He smirked.

"ASH!"

"Hnm?"

Misty rolled her eyes at him. "Well I thought we were walking NOT running?"

"Oh that? Well ummm... Walking is where you want to talk but running you are focusing on something so you can't talk. Now we can walk and talk."

"Well come on then." Misty started walking and Ash followed behind her then caught up to be beside her. "So really what was that about?"

"Nothing at all." He sounded bored. Misty was about to ask again until someone walked up to her.

"Hey I heard the rumor that you and Tracey had finally gotten together! GO GIRL!"

"Oh no no no Wait a minute. Tracey started that rumor but WE ARE NOT a couple. I didn't make it offical with him. He just wants to make my life go crazy because I like someone else and not him." The girl turned to look at Ash.

"Oh is he your new boyfriend then?" Misty blushed instantly.

"Oh well not yet but maybe we will be. I'm Ash Ketchum." The girl's eyes widen at his name.

"Ash? Ketchum?"

"Yes?"

"Misty talks about you all the time!"

"SORRY TO CUT THIS SHORT BUT WE GOT TO GO!" Misty was dragging Ash now down the street away from her. Finally when they stopped Ash looked at her.

"And what was that all about Misty?" He smirked.

"Nothing!"

"Oh it sure was something." He poked her in the side.

"No WAY!"

He teased her some more. "Mistyyyyyyy!"

"NO!"

"PIKA!" Ash looked at Pikachu.

"What buddy?"

"Piii! Pika! Pi Pi CHU!"

"Now if I told her now... I wouldn't be having so much fun making her guess!"

"What do you mean Ash?"

"Oh nothing Dear Misty." Ash smirked and took her by the hand.

An hour later they had made their way towards the outskirts of the town. Misty and Ash had been talking about their lives and was trying to catch up to one another. Misty had told him the time she first had gotten home and how it was hard. Nonw Ash understood way she had her Gyrados and was much pleased she could handle herself. Ash told her all about his adventures as well. He talked all about the new friends he made. He even made sure that they knew Misty was important to him.

"Well Ash it's getting late. I'm ready to go home. I need to check on the pokemon anyway. With you coming around haven't been battling as much Mister!" Misty was smirking at him.

"Ah well maybe I'll leave you alone for a few days then."

"No way! Having Tracey around me all the time is just as bad!"

"So now you're comparing me to Tracy?" No Ash was smirking so slyly.

Misty looked shocked. "Oh no tttt-that's not what I meant!"

Ash couldn't help but shake his head. "I'm just only joking my Dear Misty. Come on let me get you home."

Misty smiled. "Alright Ash."

When they got there someone was lurking around the gym...

"Who goes there?" Ash yelled out.

The figure seemed to stumble and fall, but the figure also jumped back up quickly. "I'm here to challenge the Cerulean Gym leader Misty! I'm getting my rematch!" The figure then threw the ball into the air and out hopped a Typhlosion.

Misty blinked then realized who it was. "Oh hi Travin."

The boy was tooken aback. "How'd you know?"

"Well you said rematch and out hopped your newly evolved Typhlosion. How wouldn't I know?"

"Well I was hoping for a rematch today but that's alright! I'll see you in the morning!" Then the boy scramed.

Misty was smiling. "Well I'll stay until you get the gym all ready and stuff." Ash stood by the door way.

"Pi Pikachu!" Pikachu hopped out of the gym staring at Ash.

"Hey buddy we're back."

"Okay Ash it won't take me too long." Then Misty walked in and got everything set up for tomorrow's event. Then her and Ash was on their way to her house and then Ash left.

Misty and Travin were battling it out. Travin had used different pokemon this time around as well as Misty. Travin claimed to be victorious this time around though.

"You did excellent, Travin. I now present you the Cascade badge."

"YEAH! WE DID IT!" Then the boy ran out to make his way towards some other gym.

It was about an hour later when Misty had another challenger. She beat this one all too easily. Then she had a few more and finally one beat her. She gave Misty the deserved Gym badge and the kid was on her way. Then the doors slid open to reveal Tracey in a nice suit with flowers in his hands.

"MmmmistY." He seemed nervous all right.

She sighed. "Yes Tracey?"

"This is for you and yeah." He handed them to her. She walked to her office in the gym and set them in some vase. She walked out seeing Ash had just arrived.

"Misty lets go somewhere!" He grabbed her hand and out the door they were.

A few minutes later...

"MISTY!" Misty spun around to see... Tracey... "Misty! I'm glad I finally caught up to you! You and Ash run really fast."

"And I thought we lost you, too." Ash said so tensed but lazily at the same time.

"YEAH! Whatever anyway Misty we should go on a proper date tonight. Everyone's been asking about us. So someone let us have a resturant for the whole entire night! It's romantic and you'd enjoy it!"

Misty just stared at him. Does he not understand what the word NO means? "Tracey I'm sorry but I'm going to have to turn down your offer. I only see you as a friend. Nothing more nor nothing less."

Tracey wasn't taking a no for an answer this time. "Come on! There's a pond out back and you can watch the water Pokemon swim in it! We would be eating outside. It would be just perfect."

Misty sighed. "Tracey... I sai-

"Look Tracey. It's obvious Misty DOESN'T want you. Now go away because we were hanging out."

"Listen here Ash! I'm making my move! You can wait but I'm NOT!"

"And wait do you mean by waiting? How is this waiting? I'm making sure we SPEND time together so we can get back to feeling comfortable with each other, which I think we are doing just FINE!"

"YEAH BUT I DESERVE THE CHANCE SINCE YOU WERE GONE THIS WHOLE TIME!" Tracey screamed at the top of his lungs.

Ash finally smirked waiting for that sentence... That one sentence that will get Tracey to finally shut up and hopefully end this useless fighting. Ash said softly full of confidence. "Then why wait when I come back to make your move while I'm doing it the first week I came back? What, you waited until I come back to say Hey Misty I Like You, Now Will You Date ME? While I come back and start flirting with her. Oh and I know she notices how I'm so playful with her. Anyway you can't claim her when you wait all these years to finally say something while I come back after years and I'm letting her slowly know how I feel." Then with that repeatful speech Ash looked at Tracey then at Misty.

Tracey's face had been full of anger but now... Now he had been defeated. All energy he just had went down the drain. Of course Ash was right and he knew it. He knew he couldn't make a come back this time. Tracey just sort of withdrawed and stood there hoping something would happen.

Misty was shocked at first and then was a little defendful for Tracey. She always shot him down but now when someone else did it she felt like it was her duty but they way Ash said it... Her heart felt at ease. She was glad to know. Happy to know that the little signs weren't for nothing at all. Misty's looks had changed from shock, to anger, and to happiness all in one motion. Tracey had seemed to notice and realized she had been angry and maybe... He had a little of hope. Finally he spoke up.

"Sometimes it's better late then NEVER!"

Ash rolled his eyes. "Then I guess I'm late while you'll be never."

Tracey wasn't done yet. "FINE! We should have a Pokemon battle! To determine Misty's boyfriend!"

Ash sighed once more. "Tracey only Misty can decide who she wants as her boyfriend. If she wants you she wouldn't be with me right now. She would have left with you and not have stayed with me."

"I'm going to WIN her over!"

"Tracey just give it up. You waited too long to get the girl. I came back and I'm obviously not waiting. See I'm with her right now aren't I?"

Tracey was still trying until finally Misty butted in. "Tracey you did wait too long. Ash is finally back and I think he is staying for good. If Ash wants to be with me then he can be. I want to be with Ash."

Ash looked at her smiling. With that Ash said one more thing to make Tracey to shut up and go away forever. "Well Then My Dear Misty. Will you be my Girlfriend?"

Misty did crazy backflips and Cart Wheels and other stuff in her mind while she was staring at Ash her face blushing like crazy and her mouth was slightly open due to the shock and also the fear of letting it fall down too much. Misty seemed to be in a paralyzed state.

Ash couldn't help but laugh at Misty in his mind. She looked so darn cute and he already knew the answer so he made his move. He bent down and kissed her with full passion.

Misty seemed to come out of her trance and started kissing Ash back. There was no way this moment was going to get ruined so easily.

After what seemed like a thousand years in Tracey's eyes they finally stopped. Misty was smiling then she spoke up. "Yes Ash I will be Your Girlfriend."

And with that Tracey ran hurt knowing he just lost the game.