Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon. If I did, I doubt even the first episode would be aired.
A/N: Alright, so the name of this chapter may not make sense, but I couldn't think of anything good. I gave it the name because Ash spends time with Misty, so there is a bit of PokéShipping involved. Also, this chapter is about 4 times longer than the first chapter only because I had a lot of stuff to put in about Ash and Misty. The next chapter might be just as long, but that has yet to be thought out.
-Chapter 2: A Misty Day-
The following morning, Ash was the first one to wake up. Wait… Ash was the first to wake up? Holy crap! It's a sign of the apocalypse! Oh, hang on. Never mind, it's just a fanfiction. Anyway, Ash headed downstairs after waking up and getting dressed and he got himself a bowl of cereal to eat as he started to think about what to do for the day with Misty.
'Let's see. I know girls like to do a lot of shopping, but Misty's a tough girl. Maybe we should try looking for Pokémon battles,' Ash thought to himself, but then hit himself in the head. 'No, not today. I'm trying to spend time with Misty, not look for a fight. Guess I'll take her around town first and see what she wants to do.'
Not long after, Brock woke up from the couch. He got up and walked towards the kitchen when he saw Ash sitting at the table having breakfast.
"What the? Did I really sleep that late?" Brock wondered.
"No Brock, you're the second one up," Ash answered.
"I see. The second one… What the?! You were the first one up?!" Brock questioned, thinking something was wrong if Ash was up first.
"Calm down Brock. Geez, is it really that odd to see me wake up first?" Ash asked.
"Well yeah. Considering that on every journey you'd always be the last one to wake up," Brock said.
"Yeah well, I'm going to be the first one up for the next two days as well," Ash told his friend.
"Why's that?" Brock asked.
"Don't you remember what we talked about last night outside the house? I'm going to spend some time with Misty, May and Dawn. So I need to be up early to think about what we're going to do for the day," Ash answered.
"I see. So who are you going with today?" Brock asked.
"I'll spend time with Misty first. I've known her the longest and she was the first one to join in our adventures," Ash said.
"That's true and I guess that's a good enough reason," Brock said.
"Oh, but one thing," Ash continued.
"What is it?" Brock asked.
"Think you could look after my Pokémon for me when I go with Misty? I don't want to take them with me because then I might end up looking for a battle. So I won't be taking them with me for today or the next two days," Ash asked.
"Sure thing. But wait, even Pikachu?" Brock asked.
"Even Pikachu," Ash answered.
And as if on cue, Pikachu ran down the stairs after finding out Ash wasn't in his bed. Once the little mouse made it to the kitchen, its eyes were wide in shock that Ash was up so early.
"Not you too," Ash said as he looked at his best friend.
"Pika pi?" Pikachu asked.
"Sorry buddy, but you'll be staying here with Brock and the others today," Ash told his Pokémon.
A few minutes passed and Delia, Misty, May, and Dawn were up and also headed downstairs. One by one they were shocked to see Ash awake before them only to receive blank stares from the trainer. After everyone else ate, they started to engage in other activities, like the three girls were starting off from their last night's conversation while Brock and Delia were washing the dishes. Ash just stood there looking at Misty, but the girls didn't seem to notice him looking at her. After building up the courage, Ash walked over to the red-head.
"Um, Misty? Could I talk to you for a few minutes?" Ash asked her.
All three girls looked up at Ash.
"What is it, Ash?" Misty asked,
"I just have something I'd like to ask you," Ash said.
The three girls looked at each other and their faces turned a light red, thinking that Ash was going to confess something to her.
"Sure thing, Ash," Misty agreed.
The red-headed gym leader got up from where she was sitting and both she and Ash walked outside.
"What is it you wanted to ask, Ash?" Misty asked.
"Misty, would you like to spend the day with me walking around town for a bit?" Ash asked.
Misty tilted her head a bit, puzzled by Ash's strange – strange to her – request.
"That's not like you, Ash. Do you just want someone to walk around with you to cheer you on as you look for battles?" Misty asked, a little angry.
"No, that's not it. We haven't seen each other for a while so I just want to hang out with you today. I'm leaving my Pokémon here for Brock to look after to make sure I don't get into a battle when I'm with you," Ash answered.
Misty started to blush.
'Ash wants to spend time with me?' the red-head thought to herself.
"I'll understand if you don't want to, Misty. After all, we've already been on several adventures together, through Kanto, the Orange Islands, and even Johto. But the reason why I'm asking this is because I want to know what you've been up to while I was in Hoenn and Sinnoh," Ash said.
Misty crossed her arms and gave Ash an "I'm very angry with you right now" look. Ash flinched upon seeing that look, but then Misty smiled.
"Sure. It'll be great to catch up and find out what I've been missing," Misty said.
Ash put a hand on his chest and let out a sigh of relief.
"So, where were you planning on going?" Misty asked.
"Actually, I was going to leave that up to you, Misty," Ash said, causing Misty to blush.
"Well, what all is there to do around here?" Misty asked.
The girl hadn't been to Pallet Town in years, so forgot a few good hang-out spots.
"Well, we do have a small beach, though it's kind of connected to the docks. After all, the boat from here goes directly to Cinnabar," Ash said.
"Oh right, I completely forgot," Misty said, a little down that she forgot a lot of things from her friend's hometown.
"It's okay, Misty. You've been busy with the gym I assume, so you couldn't of had much of a chance to come here," Ash said.
"Thanks, Ash," Misty said as she cheered up a bit.
"There are several food places and stores to do some shopping. I really think that's about it," Ash said.
"You think?" Misty asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Remember, I haven't been home in a long time either," Ash said, scratching the back of his head.
"It's alright, Ash. I'm just joking around," Misty said with a giggle.
"So then, where do you want to go first?" Ash asked.
"Well, why don't we head to the beach?" Misty asked.
"Sure. I know how much you love the water," Ash agreed.
The two of them then headed for the beach. Brock watched the two walking off from the window while Delia, May and Dawn were busy with other things.
"Good luck, Ash. Just try not to get Misty angry. Remember what she used to do when that happened," Brock thought to himself.
Upon arriving at the beach, Misty just stared at the open waters.
"Oh wow. It's beautiful," Misty said.
"Not as beautiful as you. But it's a shame I still have two others to choose from as well. This sucks," Ash thought to himself.
"Hey Ash, why don't we go for a swim?" Misty asked.
"Sure. And I'll go rent a beach ball or something," Ash said.
"Great idea. I'll be right back," Misty said as she ran to a nearby change room. Ash went to the men's change room and quickly got on a pair of swim shorts. He then walked out and went over to a beach stand that rented out stuff like beach balls, tubes, and other stuff. Ash paid to rent a beach ball and then walked over to the beach as he waited for Misty. It wasn't that long of a wait as the red-headed girl walked out of the change room wearing a bikini. The two of them looked at each other and just stood there.
"Whoa. I haven't seen Misty in a bikini in a long time. Her figure's great," Ash thought to himself.
"Oh my. I didn't think Ash had muscles like that," Misty thought to herself as she looked at Ash's arms which were more muscular, considering that he was a bit scrawny when she traveled with him.
After a while, Misty was the one to break the silence between them.
"Let's get in the water, Ash," Misty said as she made a run for the water.
As soon as Misty got in the water, Ash lifted up the beach ball.
"Heads up, Mist!" Ash shouted as he threw the ball to her.
Misty turned around when she heard Ash call her "Mist" and then caught the ball, though she was more focused on Ash calling her "Mist".
'Mist? He's never called me that before,' Misty thought to herself as she started to blush lightly.
Ash then got into the water and swam near Misty.
"Hey Misty, you okay?" Ash asked.
"I'm fine," she answered.
"You sure? Your face is a little red," Ash said, noticing her blush, but thinking she was either starting to get sick or was getting a sunburn.
"It's nothing. Really," Misty said.
"Okay then," Ash said, not wanting to make Misty angry for fear of her mallet, though he wondered where she'd pull it from now anyway, but he didn't want to get hit later on.
After a few hours of playing with the beach ball and the Water-Type Pokémon, Ash and Misty left the beach to get dried off, dressed back into their clothes, and Ash gave back the beach ball to the rental shack. When Ash walked back to where Misty was waiting, he finally noticed what she was wearing. The same yellow t-shirt, blue jean shorts, and red suspenders that she wore when she used to travel with him. Misty saw Ash staring at her.
"What is it, Ash?" Misty asked.
"Nothing," Ash said, finally coming to his senses.
"Whatever. But I'm starting to get a little hungry," Misty said as she put a hand on her stomach when it growled a bit.
"Well, how about some ice cream?" Ash suggested.
"Sure. Know where we can get some?" Misty asked.
"Of course. And I'll even pay for you," Ash said.
"Do you even have enough money?" Misty asked.
"Yeah. I got quite a bit of money for winning the Sinnoh League, so it's no problem," Ash answered.
Ash then led Misty to an ice cream shop. Misty decided to sit down and rest while Ash went up to get their ice cream.
'Alright, let's see here. What was Misty's favorite ice cream again?' Ash thought to himself as he looked at the ice cream choices and started to think. 'Oh right, now I remember.'
Ash then walked up to the register.
"Two Pistachio ice creams, please," Ash ordered.
"Sure thing," the man at the cash register said.
After getting the ice cream and paying for it, Ash sat at the table where Misty was sitting and gave her one of the ice cream cones. Misty's eyes widened.
"Pistachio? How did you know I liked Pistachio ice cream?" Misty asked.
"Back when we were in Alto Mare, I remember you saying something about hoping the ice cream store had Pistachio. So I figured it was a flavor you liked," Ash said.
"Thank you, Ash," Misty said as she blushed again.
Misty then saw also got a Pistachio ice cream.
"Ash, why did you get the same as me?" Misty asked out of curiosity.
"I wanted to try the flavor you liked, and it tastes good," Ash said as he licked some of the ice cream.
Misty's faced turned a little pink as she also started to eat her ice cream. Once they finished, they left the ice cream store and started to wander around a bit.
"Let's see… I'm not sure what else there is to do around here. Sorry if it's a little boring, Misty," Ash said.
"No, no. It's okay," Misty said.
The two of them then walked by the Pokémon Center of Pallet Town when a Chansey walked out. It spotted Ash and grabbed his arm.
"Whoa, what the?" Ash wondered.
"Chansey chans chans chansey," the Chansey spoke and pointed to the doors of the Pokémon Center.
"I think it wants you to go inside, Ash," Misty figured, the Chansey nodding at Misty's guess.
"Really? But why? I don't have any Pokémon in there," Ash said.
"Maybe you have a package or something. Someone probably knew what town you lived in, but not your house and so dropped it off at the Pokémon Center," Misty guessed.
"Well, I guess it's worth going in to see," Ash said.
The Chansey led the two trainers to the front desk and Nurse Joy looked up at them.
"Hello Ash," Nurse Joy said.
"Um, hi. Chansey just led us in here, so I'm guessing there must be something here for me?" Ash asked.
"Yes, a box arrived for you not that long ago. Though it's a bit odd," Nurse Joy admitted.
"Odd? How so?" Ash pondered.
"Here, maybe you can make more sense out of it," Nurse Joy said as she reached under the desk, pulled out a medium-sized box, and handed it to Ash.
"Now let's see here," Ash said as he took the box.
Ash then saw a note attached to the box and took it off and started to read it.
"Dear Sir Ash Ketchum, enclosed in this box is the very costume you wore during the Pokémon Battle Competition which is held every year in Sir Aaron's honor here at Cameron Palace. I am sending it to you thinking it would have better use in your possession. Sincerely, Princess Ilene of Cameron Palace," Ash read aloud.
"Hm? What's that about, Ash?" Misty asked.
Ash's eyes were just widened after he read the note. He slowly opened the box and looked at its contents. A smile steadily grew on the young trainer's face. He then looked up at Nurse Joy.
"Would it be alright if I borrowed a room for a change of clothes?" Ash asked.
"Yes you may. One second and I'll get you a key," Nurse Joy said as she walked away from the counter.
"Ash? What is it?" Misty asked.
"It's a costume I wore a while back for a Pokémon tournament held here in Kanto while I was taking on the Battle Frontier. The hostess of the competition sent it here thinking it would be a good idea if I kept it," Ash explained.
"Can I see?" Misty asked.
"Sure. That's what I got the room for. But you won't see it until I have it on," Ash said to Misty in a teasing way.
Nurse Joy then returned with a key.
"Here you go. The room is up the stairs and it's the third door on the left," Nurse Joy said as she handed Ash the key.
"Thank you, Nurse Joy," Ash said as he took the keys.
Ash then grabbed the box after closing it and went upstairs to the room, Misty following behind him. Ash opened the door and went in. Misty was about to go in as well when Ash stopped her.
"I'm going to be changing, Misty. So of course you can't come in," Ash said, causing Misty to blush a bit when she was about to enter.
"Sorry Ash, I guess my mind just wandered a bit," Misty apologized.
"It's okay, Misty. But I'll let you know when I'm changed," Ash said.
Misty just nodded as Ash closed the door and Misty stood in the hallway. A few minutes passed when Ash finally spoke up from inside the room.
"Alright Misty, you can come in," Ash said.
"Why don't you just come out?" Misty asked.
"Otherwise I won't be able to get into a good pose," Ash complained.
Misty let out a sigh as she grabbed the doorknob and opened the door. Her eyes widened at what Ash was wearing, and not so much at his pose.
"What do you think, Misty?" Ash asked as he stood in a heroic pose wearing the Sir Aaron costume he had worn back at the Cameron Palace Pokémon Competition.
'Oh wow. He looks really good in that,' Misty thought to herself as her face turned a darker pink, though more of a red color.
"Misty? You okay?" Ash asked after not hearing a response from his friend.
"Huh? Oh, yeah. I'm fine," Misty said as she focused herself from staring at Ash.
"You sure? You've been acting a little off today," Ash said.
"I said I'm fine, Ash," Misty said, getting a little angry, causing Ash to back up a bit.
"Okay, okay. I'm sorry," Ash said defensively.
"Well, now what?" Misty asked.
"Why don't we walk around a bit more?" Ash suggested.
"With you in that?" Misty asked.
"Why not? I don't see a problem with it," Ash said.
"Alright then," Misty said with a quiet sigh.
Ash then picked up the box, which held his regular clothes, and both he and Misty left the room. They went back downstairs to the counter where Ash asked for Nurse Joy to watch the box and that he'd pick it up again later. The two trainers then left the Pokémon Center and started to chat, mostly just catching up. When Misty asked Ash what he'd been up to during Hoenn, the Battle Frontier, and Sinnoh, Ash told her just about everything, including the Cameron Palace Pokémon Tournament and the talking Lucario, but left out information about the King of Pokélantis, thinking that Misty would freak out if she knew he had been possessed.
"And while I was in Sinnoh, after battling Maylene and her Lucario and saving the Riolu from Pokémon Hunter J, I remembered that the Lucario we helped back while I was going around in the Battle Frontier said I had a large amount of Aura. So before nightfall, I'd actually sneak away for a while and practice using it. Not to brag or anything, but I've gotten fairly good," Ash said.
"Is that so?" Misty asked, though a bit skeptical that Ash could use Aura.
"I could show you a bit if you want," Ash said.
"Sure, I wouldn't want to miss this," Misty said, thinking Ash was just making this up to impress her.
"Alright then," Ash said as he stopped walking.
He then held out his arms as Misty watched her friend try to make an idiot of himself, or so she thought.
"The Aura is with me," Ash said calmly and quietly.
The orbs on the gloves started to glow a bit and a blue sphere appeared in front of Ash's hands. Misty's eyes widened in shock and disbelief.
"Wh-what the?" Misty questioned as she watched her friend create a blue sphere.
"I can do more than this, but I don't want to wear myself out," Ash said.
He then relaxed himself and the sphere faded.
"Wear yourself out? What do you mean?" Misty asked.
"Well, I did say I can control my Aura a bit. But I can't fully control it. If I exert too much, I'll just get really tired," Ash answered.
Ash then looked at the sky and the sun was still high up.
"Man, we still have a lot of time to kill," Ash said, a bit irritated.
"What? Don't you like hanging out with me?" Misty asked, a bit annoyed at what Ash had just said.
"No, it's not that. I just thought we used up a lot more time than we actually did. Looks like we need to find some other stuff to do," Ash said.
"Like what?" Misty asked.
"That's just the thing. I'm not really sure. I guess this place is a little boring for you," Ash said.
"No, it's not boring. I had a lot of fun. But I do wish there was something else we could do for the rest of the day," Misty said.
Just then, someone walked up to the two trainers. He seemed like a stage performer, or at least someone that worked with a theater.
"Excuse me, but could I trouble you two for a moment?" the man asked.
"Uh, sure. What is it?" Ash asked.
"You see, I'm the director of a small traveling theater. We're about to put on a play in this town, but two of our actors were badly injured and can't perform. Would you two be interested in being in a play?" the man asked.
"What roles do you need?" Misty asked.
"They're the lead roles. A princess and a knight," the man answered.
Misty started to think about it.
"The knight doesn't wear armor, does he?" Ash asked.
"No, he's more of a personal knight who protects the princess directly," the man said, then he examined the costume Ash was still wearing. "That's a perfect costume! Much better than what we already had."
"Well, what do you think, Misty? Wanna give it a try?" Ash asked.
"Sure. It'll be a good way to make the time go by," Misty said.
"Thank you so much," the man said. "Now just follow me and I can give you your lines to practice."
The man then led the two trainers to the theater's trailer. Once inside, the man gave Ash and Misty their scripts. The two of them then practiced their lines until they got the emotions in the voices that the man wanted, then they acted out some of their scenes until they got the poses that the man liked. The man then introduced Ash and Misty to the rest of the cast. Misty was then called to put on her costume, so she went to the change room while Ash waited with the other members of the cast. When Misty walked out of the change room, Ash just stared at her as his faced turned slightly red. She was wearing a beautiful, though somewhat coincidental, cerulean-colored dress with a tiara in her hair, which was let down. Misty saw Ash staring at her and also blushed a bit. The stage director then called the cast to get ready to go on stage. The cast went on the stage every time it was their turn and did a magnificent job, though Ash and Misty blushed at each other a bit when they did a scene together. Aside from that, the play went perfectly and the crowd cheered (A/N: please forgive me, I suck at planning a lot of stuff and I didn't want to make the chapter too long). When it was over and the cast went back to the trailer to change back into their normal clothes, with the exception of Ash, the stage director mentioned a Pokémon competition to show off ones Pokémon and that this little contest would be held during the next two days.
'Well that's convenient. At least that gives me something to do with May and Dawn,' Ash thought to himself.
The boy then looked up at the sky and saw the sun was starting to set.
"Wow. That definitely took a while. I didn't think it lasted that long," Ash said.
"Maybe it's because you were having fun," Misty said.
"What about you? Did you find it fun?" Ash asked.
"It was very fun. And I wouldn't mind doing it again sometime," Misty said and then blushed slightly at her own words.
"I guess it's time to head back home," Ash said and the two of them started walking towards Ash's house when he suddenly stopped. "Oh man, I almost forgot."
"What is it, Ash?" Misty asked.
"I still need to grab my clothes from the Pokémon Center," Ash answered.
Misty let out a sigh, but quietly laughed when she did. The two of them then ran to the Pokémon Center. After a few minutes, they walked back out and Ash was in his regular clothes again, carrying the box which contained his costume. They then went back to Ash's house and went inside.
"Well that was really fun," Misty said.
"Yeah, it was," Ash agreed.
"I'm glad you asked me to spend the day with you, Ash," Misty said as her face turned a light pink.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I liked hanging out with you as well," Ash said.
Brock then poked his head around the corner from the kitchen.
"Just in time you two. I just finished making dinner," Brock said.
It was then that Ash and Misty realized they went the whole day eating nothing but one ice cream cone each and their stomachs growled loudly once Brock mentioned dinner. After dinner, everyone went to bed in the same rooms they were in last time, though May and Dawn were asking Misty questions about what she and Ash did for the whole day. The three girls went to sleep not long after.
'Okay, so that went really well. But now I have to spend tomorrow with May. At least the contest thing will be going on, so there's something she'll like. Then that leaves Dawn for the day after that. I know both like to shop. I somehow feel like I'm going to regret this one,' Ash thought to himself before falling asleep.
A/N: So this is what happened in the chapter. Sorry if I didn't explain too much or if I got some stuff wrong about Misty, but I'm not much of a PokéShipper and I haven't seen any of the older episodes lately since it's nearly impossible to find them on DVD or anywhere else for that matter. So as mentioned in the last line of the chapter, Ash WILL be spending time with May, so there will be AdvanceShipping and thus there will also be PearlShipping in the chapter after that (chapter 4). Who Ash picks will remain a secret until the last chapter (most likely chapter 5) and I don't care who you readers vote for (not to be mean or rude or anything) but the ending has indeed already been decided as to who Ash will be with, so I don't want any whining or complaining in the last chapter about "Ash should be with Misty since he has known her the longest" or "Oh, but Ash should've been with May because she's hot" or even "Ash should be with Dawn because Dawn is so cute". My decision will be final, so to any of you PokéShipping, AdvanceShipping, or PearlShipping fans, please don't get mad or upset if I didn't pick the pairings you like.
Please R&R