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Chapter 7: You Did WHAT?

Ash and Misty were walking back toward the house, but they weren't walking peacefully. Misty was quite aggravated at Ash's offer. And nothing good ever comes out of an angry Misty.

"Ash, I can't BELIEVE you did that. Now we have to TRAVEL with that stinky bunch of losers that have been stalking you for six years. SIX FRIGGING YEARS, ASH KETCHUM!" Misty spewed harsh words to her boyfriend as they walked down from the hill that Professor Oak's lab sat upon.

"Misty, calm down. I'm positive it won't be too bad, especially if they quit Team Rocket." Ash said with a sureness in his voice that made Misty uneasy.

"Well, fine. Just watch your back. I still don't trust them." Misty said and folded her arms. Ash loosened them up and held her hand as they walked, which made Misty blush.

"Why don't we go back to my house and we can just, uhm...cuddle? What do boyfriends and girlfriends do beside fuck the crap out of each other? Sorry I'm not good at this yet." Ash said quickly and then looked embarrassed. Misty laughed hard at the 'fuck the crap out' part.

"Well I'm sure we'll find something to do, Ash. Besides fucking the crap out of each other, which by the way only happened once-"

"-So far." Ash finished Misty's sentence and winked at her. She then playfully slapped him and grew red. As they approached the house, they noticed someone familiar waiting outside the house for them.

"Well, if it isn't Ash Ketchum." Gary Oak said as he walked towards them. Lucky for Ash, Gary had made peace with him when he lost to Ash at the Silver Conference. After the loss, Gary went on to research extinct animals on a remote island in the Johto region. It seems like he's back now, and he doesn't exactly look happy.

"Oh hey there Gary, I haven't seen you in a while!" Ash said and put his hand out for Gary to shake. Gary sneered, but his sneer wavered. He then chuckled and gave Ash a hug. Surprised, Ash hugged back.

"Got ya didn't I? You thought I was mad. HA!" Gary said and laughed. Ash nodded and smiled.

"Well I see you're back, Gary! How did your research go?" Ash said happily and Gary's eyes gleamed with excitement.

"Oh it went great! Extinct pokemon are so fascinating. I even managed to resurrect an Aerodactyl!" Gary said with glee and Ash and Misty smiled at his enthusiasm.

"That's amazing Gary! So what are you doing back in Pallet?" Ash said. Gary sighed and looked away.

"Well I'm being reassigned. Apparently, I'm supposed to go do some research at Mount Moon. Not that I really want to. I'd rather be with my Aerodactyl." Gary said and huffed. Ash and Misty nodded understandingly.

"Well all that aside," Gary continued, "I see Misty's back. It's about time, Ash." He said and laughed. By now, Ash and Misty weren't even embarrassed.

"It definitely was." Ash and Misty said in unison and wrapped their arms around each other. But Gary looked shocked.

"WAHH! I didn't know you guys were TOGETHER together! I just thought you were traveling together! Geez, some heads up would be nice!" Gary said and laughed, now embarrassed that he didn't see it coming. Ash and Misty laughed too.

"Well yeah, Gary. Anyways, it was nice talking to you. Maybe we could hang out tomorrow?" Ash said and smiled. Gary smiled back and nodded.

"Sure. Meet me over at grandpa's lab after noon. Smell ya later!" He said then took off. Ash and Misty waved goodbye. Well, at least they have something to do tomorrow, besides cuddle.

Ash and Misty arrived at the Ketchum residence just as the sun was setting. Ash was surprised to find his mom and Mimey, her Mr. Mime, outside grilling hamburgers. Mimey was collecting firewood and his mom stood over the charcoal grill.

"Well, there you two are! Here, sit down. The burgers are almost ready!" Ms. Ketchum said and pointed towards the lawn chairs situated around the fire. Ash and Misty sat down and watched Mimey try to light a fire – unsuccessfully. So Ash stood up and called out Torkoal, a Hoenn pokemon.

"Torkoal, use Ember to start the fire!" Ash commanded the turtle pokemon, and it spewed hot embers onto the fire. A blaze was going soon afterwards, and Ms. Ketchum brought out the burgers.

"Here you are, kids! Enjoy!" Ms. Ketchum said and then went inside. Little did Ash and Misty know that Professor Birch was inside her room butt naked. So Ms. Ketchum used the bonfire as a distraction.

"Wow this is nice of your mom, Ash!" Misty said delightfully. Ash nodded and scarfed down his burger. That's so typical of him. Eat first, breathe later. He's so cute when he's shoving mounds of food down his throat. Misty thought and watched Ash eat, barely touching her own food. Ash then wiped his mouth and turned to smile at her.

"Now it's my turn to watch YOU eat." He said and laughed. So Misty picked up her food and made big dramatic motions to chew. Ash laughed hard at that.

"Well that was fun wasn't it? Now I'll eat normally." Misty said and began to eat like a normal person as Ash watched. God, she so beautiful. Her jaw line is flawless, even when she's eating. And her big blue eyes are so gorgeous. Or are they green? I can never tell. Ash thought and chuckled to himself. Misty then wiped her face with a napkin.

"So what now?" She said to Ash, who was still staring at her.

"Stay right here. I have a surprise." Ash said and ran into the house. Puzzled, Misty wondered what it was. As Ash was climbing the stairs to his bedroom, he heard a peculiar sound coming from his mom's room. It sounded like she was being attacked. So Ash peeked inside to see Professor Birch's big butt on top of his mom. Startled and most likely scarred for life, Ash continued on to his room. Once inside, he grabbed the guitar from underneath his bed and headed outside.

"Ash, you play guitar?" Misty said, surprised. Ash nodded and winked.

"I made a song for you. Well, I changed the words of an old song instead." He said with a smirk. Misty hugged him and sat to hear him play. Ash was a little rusty, but began strumming away.

"Goddess on a mountain top, burning like a scarlet flame. Goddess of water and love, and Misty was her name..." Ash began to sing. Misty recognized this song, it was pretty old. But she never realized how good of a singer Ash was. He sounded like he belonged in an old rock and roll band, and Misty liked it a lot.

"She's got it! Yeah baby she's got it!" Ash began to croon and looked deep into Misty's eyes. She was almost paralyzed by his intense and passionate gaze. Well one thing's for sure, she thought, I am definitely going to fuck him like crazy after this.