Day number 11 here! It features more "Ash is as dense as stone" action, woohoo! Oh, and Merry Christmas Eve everyone ^^
Lights
"Pika…"
"Pikachu, no! Don't chew on those!"
"What does it matter if he does or not?" Misty giggled, raising a playful eyebrow, "he's an electric type. It won't hurt if he gets electrocuted."
"Yeah, but I don't want him to get electrocuted," Ash narrowed his eyes, "now come on Pikachu. Quit biting through the wires."
"Pi," Pikachu frowned, but skipped away from the tangle of bright lights, jumping up onto Ash's shoulder.
"Sorry buddy," Ash smiled, scratching behind the electric mouse's ears, "I just don't want you to get hurt is all!"
"Okay, now where are we supposed to put these?" Misty motioned her head towards the illuminated bulbs.
"Outside," Ash rolled his eyes, "duh."
"Yeah, no kidding!" Misty snapped back, "I meant where outside?"
"On the fence and stuff," Ash shrugged, "at least that's where my Mom usually puts them."
"So that's where we'll put them," Misty strode towards the pile, gathering them up in her hands. She gazed up at Ash, who was simply blinking at her. Scowling, Misty sighed, "you could help me you know."
"Oh, right! Sorry." Ash picked up the other half, holding them close to him. As a result, Misty was pulled forward, her head almost smacking into Ash's. "Oops! Sorry Mist."
"As you should be," Misty bit back, the bright colors shining off her pale face. Ash gasped lightly, noticing that several of the green lights were being perfectly reflected into Misty's emerald orbs.
"Whoa," Ash mumbled quietly.
"What's wrong with you now?" Misty rolled her eyes.
"Your eyes…" Ash breathed, "They're…the lights. They mirror the lights really nicely."
"Only you would notice that," Misty seethed, but inside her heart was racing.
"Well, mostly just the green ones," Ash continued, slowly tilting his head, "it makes your eyes look really green. More than usual, actually."
"M…more than usual?" Misty grew wide eyed.
"Yeah, your eyes are insanely green. And bright too. Sometimes they remind me of gems. Like emeralds!"
Misty bit her lip to stop a growing smile, and tilted her gaze down to stare at the lights.
"So, are you ready to hang these up?" Ash squeaked, holding up the knotted wires. Misty's breath caught in her throat. He has no idea what he just said to me, Misty thought laughingly to herself.
"Yep," Misty nodded surely, "let's go!"
Ash raised a confused eyebrow. Why's she so happy all of a sudden? All I did was tell her the truth.
Well, tomorrow's the last day! This has been fun, I must say. And I have something very special planned for tomorrow, so hopefully it doesn't dissapoint!
Until then, I hope everyone has a good Christmas Eve! For the rest of tonight, I'll be looking at lights, going to my Grandparents' house, and watching my favorite holiday special, Olive the Other Reindeer :P