Sorry for yesterday miss updated, fanfiction wouldn't update the story so I took it off. Hope you enjoy the new ch.

Chapter 12: Some fun

In the Sport Shop, May is looking at the unique bait and lure's as Misty was examining the fishing poles. "This stuff is weird, Misty."

"I don't know what you're talking about, May. Maybe I should get you a rod too and take you to the fishing area on our next time off.

May looked at one of the lures which looked like an insect. "So, do you use these?"

Misty looked over and shrieked. "No, I hate bugs."

May stepped back in fright. "Alright, I get it. Then what do you use for bait?"

"I usually make them from things I take from my sisters, for some reason their items attract fishy things," she giggled.

"So, why are you looking at so many different rods? They all look the same to me."

"Well, it just takes a well trained eye from years of experience. You can't tell its quality by how attractive it is."

May had an embarrassed look on her face. "I will stick to fashion then, but don't forget we are heading to the dress shop next. So don't take up too much time here."

Misty groaned. "I know I know, I'm almost finished here. Just give me a few more minutes."

May smiled. "Excellent; but before that we are going to get a pedicure and our hair done..."

"Hold on," Misty replied, "you never said you were going to do that."

"Come on, Misty. You can't look for dresses to go at the Ball without that. I will pay for it."

"I've never been pampered and don't want to either," Misty replied.

May sulked. "Alright, but if you do find someone to go to the Ball with, you are coming with me to the spa. You got that."

Misty smirked. "Well I'm not planning on actually going to it anyways so what the heck, if I do get someone I want to go to the Ball with, I will go to the spa with you."

May held out her hand. "Promise?"

Misty shook it. "Promise."

"Now finish up here so we can pick out our dresses," May said.

Misty groaned. "Yeah, I know."

In a dress store, May held in her hands a one piece red dress while standing in front of a changing room. "Come on, Misty; let me see you in the dress, if you don't like it you can try this one on."

"I am not coming out in this," Misty groaned, "I can't believe you talked me into this."

"Oh come on, just because the last three didn't work out too well doesn't me you should give up," May reassured.

Misty removed the curtain to reveal her in a white dress with puffy shoulders. "You can already guess what I don't like about this one."

"Because it's white?" May asked, but was glared at by her friend, "Alright, this one doesn't have puffy shoulders."

Misty snatched dress and slammed the curtain. "So, why aren't you looking for a dress?"

"Well, I am a bit faster at picking dresses; so I will look for mine as soon as we are done with yours," she replied.

Misty groaned. "I've already mentioned I hate it here, right?"

"Yes, you have," May replied, "twelve times, but who's counting? I will go look for another dress if you don't like this one."

Misty exhaled. Standing in front of the full body mirror she looked at herself in only her underwear and held up the dress in front of her. She grinded her teeth as a dark memory floated back into her mind.

At the age of eight, she wore a red dress giving to her as a hand-me-down from her sister, Daisy. She admired her new dress in the mirror, seeing how it would sparkly in the light. From there she left here room to show her three sisters. "Thank you, Daisy; it looks great."

"Oh no, Daisy," Violet exclaimed, "the dress is ruined."

"Violet is right," Lily concurred.

Misty had a confused look on her face as she looked at her dress. "I don't see anything wrong with this dress."

"See here, Misty; the dress was ruined as soon as you put it on," Daisy replied with them laughing at her.

Misty's eyes started to water as Violet added. "Yeah, a scrawny little runt like you will never look good in a dress."

Her three sisters continued to laugh at her, causing Misty to run back into her room and cry into her pillow. "You two, maybe we were a little hard on her," Daisy stated.

"Well that's what she gets for being a runt," Lily replied. "So let's go get pampered at the nail salon."

"Great idea, Lily," Violet replied, "but shouldn't someone watch over scrawny?"

Daisy could hear her sister's muffled crying. "Nah, she won't be going anywhere for a while; so let's get going."

"Misty," May's voice called out, snapping Misty out of her train of thought, "have you tried on the new dress?"

Misty wiped a tear from her eye. "I don't like this color."

"Are you alright in there, Misty?" May asked. "You don't sound angry."

"I'm alright, what's the next dress?" she asked while holding out the red dress.

Melody and Ash were just finishing up a sundae as the sun started to set. "Well, I can't believe our time is almost up," Melody stated out in a sad tone, scooping up the rim of the bowl with her spoon, "I wish it was longer, I had such a great time."

"I had a great time today as well," Ash replied as he watched her eat the last bit of ice-cream, "but it was funny when you would bury your head into my shoulder and latch onto my arm during the scary parts of that movie."

He chuckled as she nearly choked on her ice-cream. "You are not allowed to tell anyone about that or I will tell everyone you screamed at the scene when the girl broke the guy's neck."

Ash coughed from his soda. "Alright, I won't tell anyone."

She giggled. "Well, before we go our separate ways, I want to show you something."

She held up the stem of the cherry and put it in her mouth. "What are you doing?" Ash asked.

She would say anything but after a few seconds spit out the stem to see it was in a knot. "Twisting it in a knot."

Ash picked up another cherry stem and examined it before he put it in his mouth. He moved his mouth around and then spit it out to see nothing had changed, Melody giggled. "That is harder than it looked," Ash said. "Is there a point to it?"

Melody put her hand on his shoulder and winked at him. "It means, I'm good at this."

She pulled him close and kissed him on the lips. His eyes went wide but then slowly closed. She broke the kiss to see he was still in a daze and couldn't help but giggled. "You can wake up now."

Ash snapped out of it as she stood up. "Also Ash, you know of the Team Rocket Ball coming up, right?"

"Yeah, I've seen the flyers."

"Well, I just wanted to remind you since we can't be seen together there, I can't be your date for it. So if you still want to go to it you can ask another girl to it. Just don't cheat on me, alright," she winked.

"Yeah, I understand," Ash replied.

"Good; see you back at HQ," Melody said as she ran off.

I forgot I couldn't ask her to the dance, he thought in a depressed tone. So then, who should I ask?

A teenage girl in the restaurant's uniform came up to him and handed him a paper. "Will that be cash or credit?"

Ash looked at the bill and was shocked. She left me with the bill. I knew this date was going burn a hole in my pocket.

"Well we did the impossible and finally found you a dress," May said with her head held high. "Not to mention matching shoes as well."

Misty hung her head. "Well, at least that torment is over with."

"Come on, Misty. It wasn't that bad," May reassured. "Now don't forget our deal."

Misty groaned. "I remember, if I find a date to the Ball we will go to the spa."

May smiled. "Ah come on, it won't be that bad."

"I don't believe it; you two don't have a date for the Ball yet?" a female voice asked as the two girls looked over to see Melody. "I just can't see that being possible."

"Oh, hi, Melody; what are you doing here?" May asked.

"Just having a good time like everyone else, so you don't have a date for the Ball? I bet Ash is free, what about him?"

The two girls looked at each other then back at their superior and Misty said. "Well, it's just that..."

"Well, who ever you chose, have fun," Melody added with a wink and walked off.

May and Misty looked back at each other. "Our team leader is strange," May said.

In Giovanni's office at Team Rocket Headquarters, Norman walked in holding a clipboard in his left hand. "Giovanni, the Barrier Generators for the new cities in Project Expand will be complete in a matter of weeks."

Giovanni rested his head on his intertwined fingers. "Excellent, so the plan is still on schedule."

"Yes, a week after the annual Ball, Project Expand will begin; but what about the Poke'mon Lovers?"

Giovanni grinned. "Order the troops if they spot any, shoot them."

Norman was shocked. "But sir, our troops are enforced to only arrested them. We will look as bad as them if we do such a thing."

"Well, teach the troops to make it look as if it was the Poke'mon they try so hard to protect that did it. It shouldn't be too hard for you to teach them that, am I right?"

Norman's eyes went wide. "How do you...?"

"I run this Organization, so not much goes on without my knowledge. Now, are my order's clear?"

Norman exhaled. "Crystal, sir."

"Excellent," Giovanni replied, standing up and looking out the window behind his desk, grinning with victory in his heart, "now, dismissed."

Norman bowed then left the room, and as soon as Giovanni heard the door close he started to chuckle. "Very soon, this Organization's true purpose will be fulfilled and no one will be able to stop me."

To Be Continued

Now my plan is starting to unfold, keep reading and reviewing to find out what I have in store for this story.