Brock munched on his toast contentedly as Pikachu lay on his lap, curled up and snoring gently. His ears began to twitch and he jumped up suddenly, sensing Ash's approach
creak
The door opened and there stood Ash, cap angled downwards, emotionless expression on his face.
Brock felt uncomfortable and broke the silence "hey where were you?" even though he already knew that Ash went to find Misty, he just couldn't think of anything else to say.
Ash threw himself on the bed and took his cap off before lying down. "Isn't it obvious where I was? Chasing after her like an idiot again" he gritted his teeth. "I try cheering her up and this is how she thanks me"
Brock gulped the last of his tea. "Don't take it personally. Maybe she wanted to get back to her gym earlier"
"But she didn't even tell me she was leaving!" Ash exclaimed
Brock tried to hold back a smirk "and why do you care so much all of a sudden? I've never seen you obsess so much over someone before"
Ash glared at him "oh that's just-" he couldn't even finish his sentence.
"Yeah, you can't think of anything to say to that" grinned Brock "...what happened between you two anyway?"
"nothing" he mumbled
"out with it" said Brock passing him a cup of tea
Ash took a sip and tilted his head back "I don't know, she said she was mad about the whole Melody thing and I tried reasoning with her but... I don't even know what's going on"
Brock felt confused "wait, are you sure you didn't say anything to offend her?"
Ash stirred at his cup nervously "no..." "I didn't say what she wanted me to..."
Brock stood up with a stretch "oh I give up. I tried helping, but it looks like this is something only you two can fix." He grabbed a towel and opened the bathroom door "I'm taking a shower"
"Whatever" Ash petted his concerned Pikachu
"Pika?"
"Yes, I'm ok" said Ash, forcing a smile at his yellow friend.
But Pikachu knew he was lying.
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Misty peeled herself off the seat as the Train pulled into Cerulean station. "home sweet home" she grimaced. She fastened the warm coat Ash bought for her and walked through her hometown in a daze. "The gym is only 20 minutes away from here but I'm too exhausted to walk. Maybe I should get a cab..." she sighed and stretched out an arm to hail one nearby.
"That'll be 10" said the driver. Misty reached into her coat pocket "what's this?" she could feel a piece of paper in there. "I'm only carrying coins, it can't be paper money..."
"You paying or not?" interrupted the driver
"Oh!" said misty startled "h-here" she shoved a fistful of coins into his palm and climbed into the back seat.
She slid the paper out nervously. It was crumpled up with dreadful handwriting all over it. She could recognise it "why?"
Reluctantly, she folded it open, knowing who it was from. Her heart racing and her stomach felt weak.
Hey Mist, Guess who?
"I suppose if you're reading this right now that means you're back in Cerulean. I hope everything is ok, please take care of yourself and tell Azurill I said "hi." You know, it's funny. As I write this, I can hear you snoring in the bathroom. Ok, it's not that funny but I am pretty mad at you. Because you're leaving without an explanation. There's so many things I wanted to find out and you never told me. You know how much I can't stand not knowing stuff. Anyway, I know that five minutes after you go, I'll miss having you around, just like before.. I never told you this, but last time you left me, things just weren't the same without you there. I had no one to argue with. Like right now. hah, now that I think of it, I get to argue and tell you whatever I want and you can't say anything back for once! Let the fun begin... hmm, where do I start... I don't like your cooking! There. I said it."
Misty rolled her eyes and continued to read
"That felt good actually XD and uhh... ah, who am I kidding? Its not the same if you aren't fighting back! Come out of the bathroom already, I can't stand being ignored, especially by one of my best friends. Its true. Even though you yell at me and make me feel really small at times, I'm used to it. Because you've always been there since day one and I know I would of never gotten this far if you hadn't of fished me out of the water on my first day as a pokemon trainer. I just wish you would cut me some slack for once. I chase you all the way out to the gym to support you, then I walk around in the cold outside trying to find a coat to give you. Do I have to say I love you to keep you happy? My friendship should be enough for you. It's not that I don't love you, I just can't say something I'm not completely sure of. It confuses me, I really don't want to get involved with ANYONE like that. If you're leaving because you regret telling me how you feel, don't. As gross as I think it is, it's nice to know someone loves me. Anyway if it makes you feel better, I do think about you a lot. Sometimes when I'm awake at night with Brock and my new friends I worry about how you're doing in that gym all by yourself. If I wasn't so busy travelling all over the world I'd visit you more often. Because things are better when you're around, you always give me advice with battles and you even looked after me when I was sick. Heh, I don't even know why I'm telling you this but I need to get out everything I want to say in case you go home. I'm putting this letter in your coat pocket so you'll have no choice but to see things from my point of view, haha! Anyway, the sun is rising. I can't believe I stayed up all night writing this. What else to tell you before I pass out... oh, and the thought of you leaving me for good is kinda scary, I really hope I have the chance to see you soon Mist, please don't forget me. You're a special girl and I honestly don't know where I'd be without you. And who knows? maybe when I'm done saving the world and I become a pokemon master, I'll finally be wise enough to understand you and things will be ok between us again - Ash
PS: If you don't visit me next time you get a vacation, then I'll have no choice but to come over there and see how you're doing. I don't care if it annoys you so hah!"
Misty's heart pounded as she folded the letter after reading that last taunting sentence. "There's still hope. He thinks it's ok if I love him, maybe he'll love me too eventually, he wouldn't keep making an effort if he didn't care" She fastened the coat tighter and felt a warm glow surging through her body as she slipped the letter into her pocket. The final verse of Lisa Loeb's "someone you should know" played on the radio as she smiled to herself.
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Open up your eyes
Don't be scared
You might find you had it all the time
What you've got is what you wanted
What you need just happens to be
What you tried so hard to hide
It was there between the lines
Of a story never told
About someone you should know
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Ash's pokenav buzzed as he laid on his bed lifeless. "Brock, can you get that?" He croaked, unable to summon the strength to pull himself off the bed.
Brock picked up the pokenav and looked at the caller ID on the screen in astonishment. "oh!"
Ash lifted his head "Is it my mom checking on me again?"
Brock sat on the bed beside him and paused before showing him the pokenav. "It's Misty"
-fin-
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I'm aware it isn't too good, keep in mind that I am a beginner and I spent a lot of time on it. Anyway, if you enjoyed this fic in the slightest then at least some good came out of it. If the ending seems unfinished, let me know. I might add an extra chapter or sequel for you