In My Heart: Live For Today
By: TheFifthCharmedOne
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Summary: Third and final part of In My Heart trilogy. The road of love never did run smooth, but it seems things may finally be going the way they were meant to go. Though as the old saying goes, everything is not what it seems. Poke and Contest ships.
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Chapter 9: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Wow! Mommy's kissing Santa Claus!
I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus
Underneath the mistletoe last night
She didn't see me creep
Down the stairs to have a peep
She thought that I was tucked up
In my bedroom, fast asleep
Then I saw Mommy tickle Santa Claus
Underneath his beard so snowy white
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If Daddy had only seen
Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, the Jackson 5
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MISTY POV
After I put the twins in bed, I went to my room and debated on how long I should wait before putting the rest of the presents under the Christmas tree. The twins made me leave cookies and milk out for Santa; and Ash plans to thoroughly enjoy them later.
"Mist." I heard a voice whisper to me. I looked up and saw Pikachu's lightning bolt shaped tail disappear down the stairs. I stood up and followed, curious. I went downstairs and saw the only thing lit up was the tree. It was breathtaking.
The colored lights were twinkling playfully, and the decorations were sitting proudly on the branches. The star sat atop the tree, thanks to Togetic, and it was blinking merrily. I walked over to it.
"It's pretty, isn't it?" I heard a voice behind me say, and before I could turn around, Ash had his arms around me. I smiled and let him hold me. I looked back at him and saw he was dressed as Santa Claus.
"Why are you wearing that ridiculous outfit?" I asked, trying not to laugh.
"It's for the occasion." he shrugged. Then we both heard a jingling sound and looked up. Togetic was floating above us, a huge smile on her face, holding a sprig of mistletoe. I looked back at Ash and we both smiled. "Tradition rules." he said before he kissed me gently.
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NORMAL POV
No matter what she did, Alex Waterflower could not get to sleep. Her brother Jake was the lucky one; he was out before his head had even hit the pillow. Not Alex, no way. She couldn't sleep at all.
But there was a reason for her inability to sleep. She was waiting. Waiting for Santa Claus. Her mama told her that he would come when he knew she was sleeping, but how could she wait for him when she was sleeping? It didn't make sense to her.
So she decided to get up and go see him for herself.
Climbing carefully out of bed, she opened the door slowly, hoping it wouldn't creak. It didn't, and she was able to slip out with her brother none the wiser. She tiptoed to the stairs and heard a giggle from the floor below her.
That sounds like Mama! she thought. Moving a little quicker, she came down the steps just in time to see her Mama kissing Santa Claus.
Alex's eyes widened. How could Mama do this? She loved Daddy, didn't she? What was going on?
"Mama!" she cried, her fists clenching at her sides. "Why are you kissing Santa? What would Daddy think?"
"Alex honey, you should be asleep." Misty said calmly, looking at 'Santa' with a mysterious smile. Alex didn't like this, she didn't like it at all.
"No! Santa, why are you kissing my mommy? She loves my daddy, not you!" Alex's lip puckered out and she glared at both of them angrily.
"Ho, Ho, Ho," 'Santa' quipped, kneeling in front of Alex. "Alex," he pulled down his fake beard and took the hat off of his head. "It's me."
"Daddy!" she cried, hugging him. "Why are you dressed as Santa?"
"Because Santa himself told me that he couldn't come and deliver all your presents until you were fast asleep." Alex looked to Misty for confirmation and she nodded, smiling. "So I dressed up as Santa so that I could make sure the gifts got here." He looked over to the tree. "Looks like they did."
Misty and Ash, while Alex was not sleeping, had set up the presents and then kissed under the mistletoe, where Alex caught them.
"Yay!" Alex clapped, the kissing thing completely forgotten. "Can I open them now?"
"No honey, you have to wait until tomorrow." Misty said, and Alex pouted.
"Aw, but I can't sleep." she yawned. Ash smiled and picked her up.
"How about mommy and I take you upstairs and read you a bedtime story? How's that sound?"
"Good." she said with another little yawn. Ash gave her a piggy-back ride up the stairs and they were almost at the twins' room when the door opened and Jake walked out, rubbing his eye.
"Mama? Daddy? Alex?" he said sleepily. "Daddy, why are you dressed as Santa?"
"Daddy's dressed as Santa cause the real Santa asked him too!" Alex answered. "We have to go to bed though, so Santa and all his reindeer can give presents to everyone!"
Jake didn't have a problem with that, and he walked into the room he shared with Alex, sitting on his bed.
"Which story do you guys want?" Misty asked, going to the book shelf.
"I don't want those stories. I want you to tell me a story Mama." Alex said, getting comfortable in her bed. Misty chuckled.
"All right." She sat down at the edge of the bed next to Ash and thought about what story to tell them.
"How about the day we met, Mist?" Ash suggested. Misty smiled. She nodded approvingly.
"All right. Once upon a time, a young red-headed girl was going off on her Pokemon journey. She had just turned ten and her sisters were more then ready to be rid of her. She loved Water Pokemon the best, and even though she had some from her sisters, she wanted more. So she ventured off to a river. Sky River. She cast her line from a ledge near the stronger currents, and at first didn't have any luck. She was about to give up when she felt a tug on the hook. Excited, she yanked and pulled as hard as she could until a boy was thrown on shore. He had messy black hair and a Pokemon league hat on his head. At first the girl thought nothing of it, but then she saw he had a hurt Pokemon in his arms. She was angry with the boy for not taking proper care of it, and told him to go to the nearby Pokemon hospital. He ran up and put the Pokemon into her bike basket, taking the bike! The girl, angry at the loss of her bike, gathered her things and chased after him. By the time she caught up to the clearing at the entrance to the city, her bike was nothing but ashes and charcoal. Even more angry now, she hoisted her bike onto her back and ran all the way to the Pokemon Center. She found the boy there, and began to yell at him, demanding for a new bike. The boy was very sad and upset over his Pikachu, and the girl felt sympathy for him. The Nurse Joy at the Center managed to save Pikachu, and not long after, three crooks named Team Rocket showed up. They wanted to steal all of the Pokemon in the Center!"
"Oh no!" Alex cried. She was getting sleepy, but she wanted to hear the whole story. Jake was awake as well, curious about what happened next. "What happened Mama?"
"Well, because Pikachu was still weak, the girl encouraged the boy to get it out of there, while she held off the crooks. At first the boy was hesitant, but she made him go, but the crooks Pokemon, Koffing and Ekans, stopped him. Pikachu, who had been resting, called on all of the other Pikachu in the Center and then asked Ash to generate more power, or Pika Power." Pikachu came in then , with Togetic. Ash smiled at them and Pikachu jumped up to his shoulder. Misty's Pichu came in as well, and jumped onto Misty's lap. She scratched its ear and continued the story. "The explosion of Pika Power sent Team Rocket blasting off and destroyed the Pokemon Center. The boy, the girl, and Pikachu went towards Pewter City, but not without some problems in between." Misty smiled at Ash.
"So who were the boy and the girl Mama?"
"Me and Daddy." Misty replied. Jake and Alex's eyes widened. "And Daddy's Pikachu was the Pikachu I was talking about."
"Really?" Jake said in awe.
"Now you should go to sleep; you're going to be opening all those presents in a few hours." said Misty.
"But I wanna open them now!" Jake complained. Misty shook her head.
"Nope. You'll just have to wait."
"Okay," Jake and Alex said together, yawning and quickly falling asleep.
Misty, Ash, Pikachu, Togetic, and Pichu left the room quietly. Ash had been staying in the guest room, but now Misty said,
"You can stay with me." Ash looked back at her and grinned. Misty rolled her eyes and they both walked into Misty's room, with their Pokemon pals by their side.
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A/N: Well, that was fun. I based most of that off of memory, but the stuff at the end I had to look up. ^^' Anyway, please review.
May: Also, our wedding will be taking over the next three chapters! So stay tuned!
Drew: Yeah, she's kept you waiting long enough.
Me: Hey! In case you didn't notice, the story is about Ash and Misty!
Drew: Sure, sure, but it's been over a year.
Me: Don't make me change your hair color to pink and call Harley!
Harley: I heard my name, hun?
Drew: No! No! *in horror*
Me: *evil grin*
Misty: *sighs* just review please.
~Charmed