Me: Hello World!

Ash: Can we just get on with it?

Jimmy: Now THAT would be nice.

Me: You guys actually want this?

Paul: Yes, we want to go to the beach!

Everybody else: Yeah!

Me: Your wish has been granted! I don't own Pokemon! BTW, Ash is OOC in this chapter.

Ash: No fair!

A.N. OldRivalShipping in this story will be different because Leaf will not realize her feelings for Gary for a little bit. So, she technically cannot be in denial; yet because she doesn't even know her feelings/she doesn't even think of Gary like that!

Gary's POV

Sunlight poured though the room and I groaned as I pulled the blanket over myself. "5 minutes more, Grandpa…"

This person obviously wouldn't give up, because they started jumping on the bed and yelling at the top of their lungs, "GARY,WAKE UP!"

I sighed. That was Leaf. But I couldn't help but smile too.

I decided to annoy her even more by staying in bed, even when she knew that I was already awake. I could feel Leaf's anger radiating through her aura and growing steadily stronger as she started trying all these different tactics, some being "Roll-Gary-off-the-bed" and "Shout-in-his-ears" (I fake-snored after that and she got super mad!)

Finally, she couldn't take it anymore and yanked the covers right off the bed. I smirked when I saw out of the corner of my eye her blushing. I sat up and purposefully stretched. Her blush became deeper every time I moved. Maybe it was because I was shirtless? (hint hint)(A.N.Leaf is so childish!) Her gorgeous grass-green eyes (What the heck?)followed me up and around as if I was a hostile intergalactic space creature.

I finally snuggled closer to her and she responded by bonking me on the head with some random object. Ouch. She pushed me off the bed and I landed on the wooden floor with a big THUD. Double ouch.

I got up and started slipping a random gray over-sized shirt that was lying on top of my suitcase and said, "Nobody can resist me, you know. It's okay that you finally went out of denial."

She stammered back, "I-I um…I-what?" Her mouth was moving around like a Basculin, but no noise was coming out, like I put her on Mute or something. She then zipped straight to the bathroom and locked it.

Great. Girls take forever with that stuff.

I glanced at her and shook my head. Drew thought May was dense; well, he's obviously never gotten to known Leaf!

I smiled as I went over what just happened. Leaf was so cute and lovable, and smart too. She was the only one really unfazed by me, which is why I gave her special attention, always flirted with her, and argued as much as I could. It's practically the same reason Drew liked May, but of course he wouldn't admit it.

Woah, Woah, Woah, slow down. Since when is Leaf, lovable, smart, AND CUTE?

Since forever. You know you like her.

I blushed (wow, that sounded weird) and headed for the bathroom when I heard the lock click open. (A.N.We will now pretend that Gary's thinking took him long enough for Leaf to get ready!)

Actually, Leaf isn't that bad. She gets done in there in a reasonable speed. I'm just happy that I didn't get paired with Dawn, since there's one bathroom for each bedroom. I grimaced. Paul is the type who's on time for EVERYTHING, so it was going to be bad for him.

As I came into the hallway, Leaf burst out of the bathroom in a flood of steam and I ogled at what she was wearing. I mean, it wasn't anything special, but it looked simply amazing on her.

She was wearing a sparkly emerald green tank-top, probably with her favorite tankini under it, the green one with white polka-dots. Her denim shorts were really short. She was still drying her sleek wet jet black hair with a yellow towel as she strode past me.

Our hands brushed, and even though we didn't make eye-contact or even look at each other in any kind of way, I could tell we both simultaneously blushed.

Or, that could be my lovesick mind wishfully thinking…

Ash's POV

I bounded out of the door and sprinted toward the beach, my feet pounding on the rough pavement of the bumpy sidewalk. It's good I ate a huge breakfast. I swear, Zoey's pancakes have got to be the best in the world.

Everybody else was running after me telling me to "Wait up" but honestly, I didn't care. It's been forever since I've been to the beach! After all, I'm traveling most of the time, and when I come home, I like to just stay in Pallet Town because it's nice to feel like I'm back at home again and everything's normal.

"Pika, Pi"!

"I know Pikachu, it's been forever since we've gone to the beach!"

I suddenly noticed the change as my feet started hitting soft sand. My dash soon changed to a trudge as the sand slowed me down. Pikachu jumped up onto my shoulder as everybody else caught up. We were all laughing and arguing as we entered the beach.

It took about two seconds. We started to lay out the towels, set up the beach umbrella, and open up the chairs. Leaf was chasing after this sparkly Butterfree and Gary was trying to catch up and they were both laughing. I smiled. Those guys must've liked each other since the history of Pallet Town.

My stomach growled and I whipped out my emergency energy bar. I looked around making sure Misty wasn't there to whack me with Malletory.

I couldn't find her anywhere (which scared me a little), so I shoved the bar back in my pocket (I hate abandoning my precious Electivire Energy Bars! WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!)

I started scanning the beach for a carrot-top (She'd kill me if I called her that. I speak from experience…) I spotted Dawn giggling and sinking her toes into the sand, the sediment moving through her toes and tickling her. I didn't know Dawn was okay with getting dirty. Pikachu jumped off my shoulder and went over to Dawn.

"Piiiiikachuuuu!" That's when I spotted Mist.

Oooohhh, how nice, you made a cute nickname for her!

Oh, come on, how come I get stuck with the mean conscience?

She was by the water (duh, I should have guessed, her element) with her orange hair gleaming in the sunlight and swaying in the light breeze. She never let her hair down, and I really don't understand why, because she looks seriously pretty with it like that.

Her clothes were in a messy heap besides her getting all dirty and she didn't give a care for the world. She was wearing a cerulean one-piece bathing suit with no design on it that matched her eyes. It was nothing at all, yet she looked amazing.

I felt a blush creep onto my face as I kept staring at her. Waves rippled at her feet and she let out a loud melodious laugh that drifted all the way to where I was standing. It sounded like silver bell chiming and ringing, like at the towers in Ecruteak City.

As much as I wanted to go to her, I didn't. She looked so happy that I didn't want to ruin it. I was fine just staying here and openly gaping at her, however rude.

Yeah, like you would know about manners.

I will ignore that comment.

I guess she must have felt like someone was watching her, because she turned around, saw me, gave me a peace sign and beckoned me to come closer. No time to feel guilty as I sped down to the water. We linked hands and just enjoyed the waves and spray sprinkling our feet.

"Hey, lovebirds, you gonna kiss or surf?"

Misty whirled her head (which had suddenly become has red as her hair) around and saw Kenny standing with her sleek, long, and pointy Psyduck Surfboard.

She immediately grabbed it and ran for the waves. I grabbed my round Buizel surfboard and headed off (glaring at Kenny too, he ruined the perfect moment!)

You should have made your move right there. Your loss.

Just shut up. You don't know anything…

But I'm you. I know everything!

Shoot, how come my conscience is smarter than me?

I flipped onto my belly and paddled out to the deeper waters, where I started to float and bob up and down on the small waves. Misty was right next to me, on her stomach too, giggling the whole time. Why didn't they have her laugh on CD? It would be a hit single, that's for sure.

Out of nowhere, a truckload of water sprayed in my face. It was Misty, cracking up and saying, "Think much? That's a first for you!"

I pouted and splashed her back yelling, "Revenge is sweet!" It turned into a full splash battle. It was just the two of us in our own world. That's when the big wave rolled around.

It might as well have been a tsunami with its size. It was ginormous (A.N.Enormous combined with giant!), towering above all of us, and the lifeguard chair (now THAT'S tall!) and came out of nowhere with no warning. Some people managed to ride it, but they were pros with a load of good luck. Most people faced extreme wipe-outs. I think me and Mist got it worst.

We were both swept off of our feet (literally) as the water covered us. I was being suffocated by this blanket of blue that seemed to keep getting harder to get out of by the second! That's really scary.

My lungs felt like they were about to burst. I was in desperate need of oxygen. My vision started to cloud at the edges as black circles started to dance around in my eyes. I felt like closing them, as if a deep slumber had come over me.

I did a last-ditch-effort by grabbing my Pokeball with whatever strength I had left and mouthing with bubbles floating around as I talked, "I choose you, Chorphish!" My trusty crab pokemon was out in a flash of blinding light.

I sputtered above the water, spitting out water and forming bubbles in my frothy mouth. Chorphish saw I was in no condition to swim and dragged me to shore. I ended up on a pile on the shore, with my face eating sand and dripping.

Everybody else was scrambling up to me and exploding like fireworks with questions. Jimmy helped me up and I kept coughing till I caught my breath. I returned Chorpish without a word and fastened it back to my belt (which seemed to magically stay attached to me through everything).

The lifeguard popped up and asked if I was okay. She was gorgeous; with the soft lose brown hair that fell to her mid-back and these sharp chocolate eyes studying me expectantly. She had on this very skimpy bikini, and she kept flaunting herself out as if she wasn't revealing enough already. I guess she was attractive enough...though she didn't hold a candle to Misty…

"I'm the lifeguard, Giselle. Are you okay? That wave sure came out of nowhere!" She let out a laugh, but it wasn't anything like Misty's. It was a snobby kind of chuckle that made her sound artificial.

Misty.

My mind screamed only one name as I dived back into the ocean, with all of my friends shrieking my name and trying to pull me back. It seemed like I only existed for one purpose. To save Misty. (A.N.That sounded way too dramatic…-.-)

I swam against the freezing waves that were getting rougher by the second. The seemingly harmless waves that were really just small ripples had become rugged walls of water that were annoying and hard to get past. My head kept getting dunked under the water unexpectedly, and whenever I resurfaced I had to use more effort to breathe.

The cheerful blue sky full of puffy clouds had turned into a dark stormy rumbling frontier of black and gray. The sun had completely disappeared from view.

I looked over my shoulder. Boats were coming to shore. Numerous lifeguards were getting everyone out of the water and blowing shrill whistles. I cringed at the sheer high pitch of them. They were more effective than Marina's famous "SHUT UP!!" and that's saying a lot.

I saw all of my friends (minus Misty) were screaming that two of their friends were in the water, but in the chaos, nobody was listening to them. One blond jerk of a lifeguard must have said something touchy, because Gary jumped on him, Leaf screamed at him, and Paul landed a square punch on the face.

Misty would've hit him with Malletory…my eyes started to tear up, but I couldn't stop now. Misty needed me. I gulped. But would she still be…there?

I was now far out, where nobody would dare to go under normal conditions. My toes could just barely skim the sand.

I saw something flash above the surface. Something white and pale, with 5 things sticking out…like a hand. It disappeared under the surface.

I felt a surge of hope. There was a chance it was Misty. She was one with the water, and an excellent swimmer. And that wave could have carried anybody anywhere.

Even if it wasn't Misty, I would still save them. I can't let an innocent soul just drown and die.

"Misty!"

I pushed toward the person with the last of my strength and reached out through the frigid waters for them.

"Misty! Is it you? Whoever you are, grab on!" Nobody answered my call. I searched through the water, trying to find something…solid.

My hands clamped around something smooth and round. I pulled it out. Victory! It was a…rock.

I started cursing under my breath as I dropped the pebble and started my search once again. I snatched onto something heavy, sinking. It was a person for sure.

I pulled it up with all my might, which was not much. Red hair surfaced on the…surface.

Only one person was like that. Her cerulean eyes were rolled back in her head and her breathing was ragged. Her pulse was still strong though, so she was probably just unconscious.

I felt like it was the end of the world. I was too deep and weak to get back to shore. It was too dangerous for anybody to come and help. Both of us probably wouldn't get back.

Which was terrible, since then, I would miss the next episode of Johnny Test.

Me: It breaks my heart to leave the readers with a cliffhanger like THIS. You guys will, like, DIE for the next chapter. Hopefully.

Ash: OMG, OMG, OMG! What the heck! I'm freaking out so much that I'm speaking in an epic voice crack and sound like a girl! MIST!

Misty: Relax, Ash, I'm right here!

Ash: Thank you Arceus, for saving our lives!

*Hug each other and sob, everybody else sweatdrops*

Me: You know, we were just acting…BTW, the Johnny Test thing at the end was completely random. I don't even like that show! (If you didn't know, Johnny Test is a show on Cartoon Network)

Keep hanging onto that branch~A helicopter will eventually save you from this terrible cliffhanger! (at least, in my opinion it is…-.-)