ooh i feel bad...but i worked super hard on this chapter...so enjoy!

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~TCW

Chapter 3: Day 1 Part 2

Written By: TheChannyWizard

The girls oohed and aahed at the jewel bestowed upon Misty's ring. It glittered in the sunlight. It was a blue diamond flower with the center a diamond yin yang sign. They sighed in happiness. It was every girl's dream to get married and have a big fat diamond on your finger...but this dream was a reality to Misty. Every time she looked at it, she got giddy with excitement.

Misty had never been in love like this. I mean, sure, with Ash maybe, but with Gary...it seemed worthwhile. She and Ash had too much in common. It was something that was never bound to work in the first place. When Misty was with Gary, it was like she was a whole new person. She blushed, giggled, squealed, and cried; something the old Misty would have never done. Gary loved her for who she was...not saying that Ash didn't...but he was another story. She still couldn't believe that May had actually invited that son-of-a-business man. After all that she and Gary had been through...well...May had said that all Pokemon trainers, breeders, gym leaders, coordinators, stylists, and all those other people would be invited.

"MISTY!" May screamed and Misty jumped and glared at the married brunette.

"Was that really necessary May?" Misty pouted and May scratched the back of her neck nervously.

"Sorry...I mean...I'm sorry for inviting Ash..." she trailed off, tears pricking in her eyes. Misty looked shocked.

"Aw, May...no need to cry about it!" she exclaimed hurriedly, hugging her. May sniffled and wiped her tears.

"I know...I don't know why I'm crying though...so what's the latest scoop with you and Gare-bear?" she smirked (Drew was apparently rubbing off on her) using the stupid nickname she had made up for Gary. Misty flushed beet red.

"MAY!" she whined as May and Dawn giggled uncontrollably. "Gary and I are fine, thank you very much," she crossed her arms and huffed. Dawn sighed.

"Was it a dream come true when he proposed?" Dawn asked softly, and all traces of happiness were gone. Dawn's eyes were glassy, and her hands trembled ever so slightly. She loved Paul, loved him with all her heart. And she certainly wasn't afraid to spend the rest of her life with him. She didn't care that some people thought he was a heartless jerk who didn't care about anyone. He had opened up to her, and she had changed him. She knew for a fact that she was the only one who could make him smile. She knew that his eyes would only soften just for her. And Dawn certainly knew she would undoubtedly die for Paul. He was her life, her soul, her single thread of existence. She couldn't bear life without him, it was simply impossible. Coming back from her trance, she noticed Misty smiling sympathetically.

"It really is. It feels like your heart is about to stop when he says those four magical words. And then..." she sighed dreamily. "And then your whole body begins to sing with happiness and you just can't stop smiling. You know your life is complete and when he slips on that ring, you feel like you can just die with joy." Dawn's eyes were sparkling and May smiled as she observed the bluenette. She knew how happy she was when Drew proposed to her, and she also knew that Dawn was dreaming, and anxiously awaiting that moment. The couple had been dating for four years; which was how long she and Drew had been married.

Dawn and Paul had met at her wedding, where Paul had spilled an expensive drink all over her brand new dress. Dawn, being the fashion loving Dawn she was, had snapped and began punching Paul repeatedly. Paul had glared and spat some mean comment which sent her crying. He then went after her, after being "persuaded" by May and Drew, and they instantly clicked. As cheesy as that sounded, it was all true.

"May? Wanna go to the beach?" Dawn asked, grabbing the attention of Misty, who loved anything to do with water. May nodded and something flashed in her head.

"We better...Ash is coming in 3 days!" she gasped and groaned, internally hating herself for causing all this drama-to-be. Misty sighed and stood up and stretched.

"Might as well enjoy it while we can..." she murmured, then got a sly glint in her eye. "You girls wanna invite the guys?" her eyebrows waggled on the word 'guys'. Dawn and May squealed, knowing how much fun this would be. Misty laughed and the girls began to go get ready.

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Misty's eyes sparkled with glee as she took a deep breath of the sea air. It was salty and made her miss the gym. They were standing on the top of wooden steps with the guys grunting, trying to bring all their stuff. Misty sighed happily as she saw the sparkling sapphire blue water that seemed to be shimmering in the sunlight. The sun was beating hard and the familiar feeling of sweat running down her back made her want to jump in the water right there and then. The sand was warm and appealing to her toes. They wiggled in it and she relished the feeling. Well...almost that is, until Gary suddenly swooped her up. She laughed and demanded that he put her down. And he did...hard...on the ground...and in the sand. Gary chuckled as she sent a death glare.

"Should have been more specific," he laughed and Misty sighed and grinned deviously, knowing the perfect revenge. Dawn and May seemed to be on the same wavelength, for at the same time, all three girls proceeded to take their huge shirts off their bodies, revealing three smokin' women in three gorgeous bikinis. May was wearing a halter bikini with a red with green polka dot top and a green with red polka dot swim suit shorts. She bent down to grab her towel, giving Drew the perfect view of her butt...until Misty whacked him with her trusty mallet. Dawn was wearing a solid pink bikini with a halter top and a regular two piece bottom. Paul began to turn red and when Dawn slyly asked, he stuttered, claiming it was the sun. Last but not least, Misty was wearing a Marill blue with white polka dot bikini. It was strapless with a regular bottom. Gary suddenly felt his pants bulge out a little and Drew and Paul hollered with laughter...until they got hit with Misty's trusty mallet. And with that, the beach day began.

Gary and Misty were on their water pokemon and Paul and Dawn were in the water, giving May and Drew some alone time. May was currently on her stomach as Drew sat beside her, rubbing lotion on her back. May frowned and brought her sunglasses down her nose, glaring at him.

"You're tense..." she whispered and he looked at her in a confused manner. May sat up and pulled Drew down onto the towel beside her, causing the two of them to fall over. Thankfully, the towel was huge and they stayed sand free. Drew laughed and May smiled, finally feeling Drew relax. It seemed that he always worked so hard for her, and she wanted him to take a break. She shifted her position and suddenly, her and Drew were a few inches away from each other. Her brunette hair fell on her eyes, and with a gentle touch, the chartreuse man pushed it back, making her shiver. He smiled and flicked his hair, causing her to giggle. Drew stared and suddenly felt a lust overcome him. Drew closed the gap rather quickly, and began kissing her. May's eyes widened but closed and she relaxed into the kiss.

From a distance, Dawn and Paul watched. Paul wretched. "Ugh...look at him, he's practically sucking her face," he grumbled. Dawn's eyes flashed with frustration.

"I think it's nice! At least he's letting her know he loves her," Dawn whispered the last part and though Paul heard, he remained oblivious to her hint.

"What's so nice about it? I mean, it's like they're eating each other's faces," he spat. Dawn's eyes flashed with hurt. It seemed that Paul would never get how she felt about him. Her eyes began to sting with tears and she turned away. Paul looked at her questioningly, but being the knowledge-less guy about love that he was, he didn't pester her about it, which made Dawn more annoyed. She plugged her nose and plunged her face into the calming sea.

Gary smirked as he watched Drew. That guy was smooth, no doubt about it! Misty gave him a questioning glance.

"What in the world are you smirking about?" she exasperatedly groaned after two minutes of that dastard smirk plastered on his face. Gary turned and smiled gently.

"Just thinking of how smooth Drew is..." he laughed and gently cupped her face with his left hand. Misty's eyes softened and her face pressed into his palm. Their pokemon got the hint and suddenly lurched together, which jolted Misty and caused her to fall on Gary. Silently chuckling, he began to stroke the ginger haired girl's hair and thought about her.

She was everything he wanted and everything he needed. She was smart, cute, and funny. He loved how her eyes always grew wide with surprise and how they would sparkle brightly when she was excited about something. He loved how her hair would fall on her face and give her that innocent look. Gary's heart began beating violently as he thought about her. Not to mention that her body was an added advantage. But he would never, never in a million years, ever take advantage of her because of what had happened five years ago. It was an experience that changed him forever. It changed his physical being and his mental being. Just seeing her so broken that night, with bruises all over her cheeks, arms, stomach, and legs. With that god-damned hickey on her neck, turning purple as he surveyed it. He knew that day, that he would never leave her alone.

It had been a few years after he and Misty had become best friends. She and Ash were together (with Ash being very protective)...but still; they were the best of friends. Misty would always come to him when she had problems and one day, he was appalled to hear that Ashy-boy (a nickname he used to call him) had a drinking problem. She also went on to tell him that he would bring home other girls and kiss them mercilessly. But there was one simple detail that Misty had left out, and it was something that Gary hadn't found out a few months later.

-0- Cue Flashback -0-

It was a beautiful day...for Gary Oak at least. The sun was bright and it was an all around lovely spring day. The air wasn't too hot or too cold and the Chattot, Pidgey, Swablu, Starly, and other bird pokemon seemed to be keeping their pestering chirping to a minimum. Gary was currently walking down the beautiful streets of Sinnoh, in fact, the same exact town where Misty and Ash lived. Coincidence? I think not! Gary's chestnut brown hair rippled in the wind and slight chills went up and down his arms, but not due to the cold.

He was currently thinking of the beautiful, amazing, talented, Misty Waterflower. She was his best friend, surprisingly, since he was born. He had actually known her longer than Ash, but that was something that he didn't want to admit. It was unfortunate, since Gary had to move to Pallet Town when he was 5 years old, away from the wonderful and peaceful Cerulean City and away from his best friend, and soon to be love of his life. After years of not seeing her, Gary nearly suffered from a heart attack. She had grown so much; her body had definitely blossomed, not to mention her chest, and her curves were becoming more prominent. She had developed a fiery temper after her parents had abandoned her and her hair was short and tied in a side ponytail, as opposed to the long orange hair she had when they were both younger. She had always been infatuated with water pokemon so it was no surprise that all her pokemon (excluding Togepi) were water types.

Gary had fallen in love with Misty over the years; of course his ego would never let him admit that. Teasing her relentlessly, flirting with her, making her blush...god, he was turning into a Drew clone! Gary had planned to make a visit to the almost engaged pair and congratulate the happy couple. It was no doubt that Ash and Misty had liked each other in their past travels. He reached their door and hesitated. Hesitation...how he hated it. Hesitation had made him stumble in his pokemon training career. Hesitation had made him loose his chance of winning the girl of his dreams. Hesitation had made him-

It was at this point that Gary had heard the bloodcurdling scream. It sent chills down his spine and the hairs on the back of his neck to stand up. His blood seemed to freeze and his mouth grew dry as he heard the slapping sound of skin making contact with skin. He could hear the weak and weary sobs, which were undoubtedly a girl's, and he could practically imagine her gorgeous azure eyes sparkling with tears, cascading down her porcelain face. He could feel his blood boiling and his fists clenching, turning his knuckles white. Gary, with his oh-so-amazing martial arts skills (who knows how he got them xD), kicked the door open in time to see a naked girl and an obviously drunk man laughing while towering over her. Gary's eyes wandered up and down her body, not checking her out, but simply checking to make sure she was alright. Ash heard the door break down and immediately turned around. His eyes seemed to burn and his words were slightly slurred.

"So you bastard, you decided to come back?" he hissed, anger clearly apparent in his eyes. Gary rolled his eyes.

"You fucking son of a bitch! What the fuck are you doing to her?" he bellowed. The protectiveness was thick in his voice, as well as the love and hurt. He and Ash used to be best friends...

"She was cheatin' on me...I...swear!" he moaned, tears dripping down his face. Gary scoffed.

"Do you expect me to believe that when a blonde bimbo is obviously hiding on the stairs?" he seethed and Ash's eyes widened with malice.

"You no good, god damn, fucking dick! I'll fuckin' show you! I'll fuckin' show you!"Ash cried. Misty, in the meanwhile, whimpered as she regained consciousness. She felt cold and remembered what was happening. The said ginger haired girl looked up to see Gary, her best friend, and Ash, the supposed love of her life, engaged in a fist fight. She struggled to put her clothes on and stumbled towards them and stood in between.

"Misty, what are you doing?" Gary asked, his eyes softening a little. Out of nowhere, she gasped as a fist came into contact with her stomach and she kneeled to the floor, tears pouring out of her eyes. All the warmth in Gary's eyes disappeared.

"You hurt her...you god damn fucking hurt her!" he growled menacingly. Misty shrank back to the wall as she let the two boys fight it out. Of course Gary beat Ash...

-0- End Flashback -0-

Watching Misty nuzzle into his neck while dozing off made Gary's mind switch gears and fast forward to the time when he told Misty he loved her...

-0- Flashback (again) -0-

Misty continued to sob onto Gary's shoulder. He felt his heart break as he slowly stroked her hair and arms, revealing tons of bruises. His blood started to boil again until Misty quieted down and unconsciously nuzzled into his neck.

"Mm...why are you so tense?" she sniffled as Gary sighed. He gently grabbed her shoulders pulling her away from him and forcing her to look in his eyes.

"It's not every day that my best friend gets abused by her boyfriend," he growled. "Honesty Mist, what were you thinking? Why couldn't you tell me?" his voice started harsh but softened and cracked at the end. "I thought we promised to tell each other everything,"

"I wanted to Gary! You don't know how much I wanted to! B-but he threatened me! H-he told me he would hunt you down a-and make you p-pay! I didn't want that to happen to you! I love you too much for that!" she sobbed and her eyes widened, and red splotches appearing on her cheeks. Gary's eyes widened and his heart pounded. He looked her dead in the eye.

"Do you love me enough to let me do this?" he breathed huskily, slowly leaning forward. She could feel her heart thudding against her ribs. Gary slowly reached forward and pushed a strand of hair back. His eyes were lustful, but in a dangerous way, and his arms were squeezing her shoulders gently. "Tell me if you want me to stop," he breathed and she almost squeaked, not realizing that his lips were against her temple. He brushed his lips down to her cheeks and then to her jaw, leaving little kisses everywhere. Soon, his lips lingered just a bit over hers and she could smell Gary. Misty's senses began to get fuzzy as she was enveloped with Gary's soul. "Last chance," he murmured and when she didn't say anything, their lips collided.

It started out slow and passionate as Gary hesitantly kissed her, but soon it turned into a hungrier kiss. It was like Gary needed Misty, as if it were the last day of his life. They pulled away in need of air but were soon at it again. Gary began to trail kisses down her neck until Misty whimpered. Gary's eyes widened and he pulled and turned away from the orange haired girl. She hesitantly put a hand on his shoulder.

"I love you Gary, I always have," she whispered, her voice a little thick from tears. Gary turned around as his hands fit right into place around her petite waist. Her arms were around his neck and their foreheads touched.

"I've loved you since I saw you with Ashy-boy during his travels. And I swear, I will never hurt you,"

-0- End Flashback -0-

"Gary?" her sweet melodious voice groaned and the brunette cracked a grin.

"Have a nice snooze?" he chuckled as she growled lowly.

"Gary! Misty! We're leaving!" May cried and the two groaned and gathered their belongings. It was now nearing the evening. The sky was a gorgeous mix between orange, pink, and purple hues and the moon shone dimly. The 6 got into the car and started to drive back.

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"Maybelle Hayden where in the world were you?" An angry voice screeched. May shrieked and hid behind Drew.

"Don't hurt me, hurt him!" she squealed at the black haired beauty. Drew turned and rolled his eyes.

"Great to see that I'm loved..." he grumbled and May grinned. Elizabeth sighed through her teeth.

"James and I were looking all over for you!" she groaned. May grinned.

"We were at the beach Lizzie...geez...who thought Drew's cousin could be so caring," she cooed sarcastically. Lizzie growled.

"You better protect your wife..." Drew groaned as he held Elizabeth back with his hand. James laughed.

"Babe, you know you shouldn't rile up May," he chuckled as he dragged Elizabeth by the waist.

"Oh sure, take your cousin's side," she whined dramatically as James continued to take her into the house.

"We're going to bed...don't wait up for us in the morning," he winked as Elizabeth flushed beet red.

"Gary?" Misty whispered as Gary rolled over to face her.

"Hmm?" he murmured as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Don't kill Ash when he comes?" she replied and Gary's eyes flashed. Misty stroked his arm lightly. "Please, for me?" she cooed and Gary sighed, kissing her forehead.

"Fine..." he grumbled and Misty cupped his face.

"You missed," she smirked and Gary looked at her confusedly. She leaned over and placed a chaste kiss on the lips. And the rest of the night passed on in bliss.

kyaaa! 3 cheers for egoshipping fluffiness!

~TCW