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Pokemon talk is in bold, translations follow in brackets ( )
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Chapter 3: Moonlight Song
"Misty" Ash whispered. Both teens didn't realize that their faces were edging closer, slowly. The only noise was steady breathing and their lips were just inches apart. "Ahem" someone coughed and Ash and Misty sprung away from each other and turned to face Brock who had, typically, interrupted them.
"Hey Brock" said Misty walking up to him and giving him a friendly hug, a small blush covering her cheeks.
"Nice to see you Misty" replied Brock, who had a smug look about him.
"Pikachupi!" (Misty!) A voice shouted gleefully from the floor, not wanting to be forgotten, while hopping into Misty's arms for a well-deserved hug.
"Pikachu!" Misty squealed hugging the small yellow mouse pokemon. Misty let Pikachu down and he wandered off to find Togepi, whom Misty said was in her room upstairs. Misty turned back to the boys to find Ash staring at her; he quickly covered it up with only a slightly noticeable blush sitting upon his cheeks.
"We only have one small guest room, one of you can have the bed in there and the other can take the floor in my room because there isn't enough room for a sleeping bag." she informed them
"Brock can take the bed, I don't mind" Ash said recovering from his embarrassment of Misty catching him staring at her.
"Are you sure Ash? I'm not bothered crashing on the floor" Brock responded. By this time the trio had made their way up the stairs - Misty leading, Ash and Brock behind debating who should sleep on the bed. Naturally, Ash being Ash was being very awkward. They carried on protesting until they reached a door at the end of the landing and Misty turned around. She sighed
"Ok, since you two are hopeless at deciding…" she reached into her pocket and brought out a shiny coin. "Heads Ash sleeps on the floor, Tails Brock does" The coin was tossed up into the air, flying then falling. Misty caught it in her left hand effortlessly then put it on the top of her right hand.
"Heads" she declared simply, pocketed the coin and turned her back, shaking her head a little then opened the white wooden door which was identical to the door left of it. Misty held the door open and motioned for Brock to walk in.
"It's getting late, we should get some sleep. We can catch up with each other tomorrow if you want" she suggested. Brock nodded his head in agreement; they said their goodnights and Misty closed the door behind them. She pointed to the white door on the left
"That's my room." They stepped inside in silence. Ash gazed around, smiling when he saw Pikachu and Togepi asleep on her chair; Misty's room was very different to the rest of the house. Two of the walls where pure white and the rest were a gorgeous deep blue. There was a balcony on the opposite side of the room to which they were stood, her bed to the right of it. A chestnut brown wardrobe and chest of drawers sat side by side on the left of the room, and a desk with a chair followed. Misty had made sure she had cleaned up before they arrived, hiding anything personal like her diary or songs she had wrote. One thing she realised she forgot to put away was her light brown acoustic guitar that sat proudly in a vacant corner of her room. "Oh No. Please don't notice the guitar. Please don't notice the guitar" she muttered silently under her breath. Ash put his backpack down, oblivious to the guitar, and began unpacking his sleeping bag. Misty knelt down beside him and helped lay it out.
"Thanks Misty" Ash gave her a smile. A smile that made her melt inside. Misty picked out some clean pyjamas from her chest of drawers and excused herself to the bathroom.
When she got back Ash was sat on her bed, holding her guitar and examining it.
"Hey Misty, I didn't know you played guitar. Do you sing aswell?" asked Ash
"Umm…yeah" she bit her nail "I'm not that good though" she added quickly
"I bet you are" Ash encouraged "Let's hear something"
"No" she replied
"Please?" Ash pleaded
"No"
"Please"
"No"
"Please"
"No"
"Please"
"…Fine"
"Yeah!"
"Tomorrow though, I'll sing you a song I wrote"
"Ok, cool!"
Misty climbed into her bed and Ash replaced the guitar then climbed into his own sleeping bag, turning the light off on his way.
"Goodnight Ash" Misty whispered
"Night Mist" Ash whispered back. Misty smiled in the dark at the nickname. She tossed and turned for a while, thinking of what to sing to Ash. "Why did I even agree to sing anyway?" she asked herself, sighing quietly. Misty gave up and stood, slipping into her boots and grabbing her guitar. Being careful not to wake Ash she stepped around his sleeping form and creaked open the door. What she didn't realize was that Ash too, was awake.
Ash checked the clock 23:55, it read. When he was sure Misty was at least halfway down the stairs he climbed out of his sleeping bag and proceeded to follow her. He sneaked along the landing and quietly down the stairs, nearly falling at the last step because it was so dark. Ash managed to regain his balance without making much sound and kept a good distance from Misty. "Where is she going?" Ash thought, puzzled when Misty walked out the door, down the path and towards the clear blue lake. He pulled on his shoes and slowly opened the door, stepping out into the moonlight and shutting it behind him. Even though it was late at night, the air was still warm and Ash found that the streets and areas around him were lit up by the dim streetlights and the bright moon. His eyes scanned the green space, the trees and plants until he found Misty a little further up the path. Ash took cautious steps while the gravel crunched under his trainers. Suddenly, Misty stopped, turned around and Ash, not wanting to get caught, dived into the nearest bush holding his breath. She turned back and continued to walk. Ash let out a sigh of relief and stood up, brushing himself off.
Misty reached her destination – The Cerulean Lake. It reminded her of Ash, as they had spent a lot of time here in between travelling. She walked up to the biggest tree that looked out over the blue water, sat down with her back on the trunk and pulled her guitar onto her lap. Ash was stood in the shadow of a tree, leaning against it and watching her and she began to softly strum, getting a little louder as she went along.
I like the way you sound in the morning,
We're on the phone and without a warning,
I realize your laugh is the best sound,
I have ever heard
I like the way I can't keep my focus,
I watch you talk, you didn't notice,
I hear the words but all I can think is,
We should be together
Every time you smile, I smile,
And every time you shine, I'll shine for you,
Whoa, I'm feeling you baby,
Don't be afraid to,
Jump then fall,
Jump then fall, into me
Baby, I'm never gonna leave you,
Say that you wanna be with me too,
'Cause I'm gonna stay through it all,
So jump then fall
Well, I like the way your hair falls in your face,
You got the keys to me; I love each freckle on your face
Oh, I've never been so wrapped up,
Honey I like the way you're everything I ever wanted,
I had time to think it oh over,
And all I can say is come closer,
Take a deep breath and.
Jump then fall into me,
'Cause every time you smile, I smile,
And every time you shine, I'll shine for you,
Whoa, I'm feeling you baby,
Don't be afraid to,
Jump then fall,
Jump then fall into me
Baby, I'm never gonna leave you,
Say that you wanna be with me too,
'Cause I'm gonna stay through it all so,
Jump then fall
The bottoms gonna drop out from under our feet,
I'll catch you, I'll catch you,
When people say things that bring you to your knees,
I'll catch you,
The time is gonna come when you're so mad you could cry,
But I'll hold you through the night until you smile,
Whoa, I need you baby,
Don't be afraid please,
Jump then fall,
Jump then fall into me,
Baby I'm never gonna leave you,
Say that you wanna be with me too,
'Cause I'm gonna stay through it all so,
Jump then fall
Jump then fall, baby,
Jump then fall, into me, into me,
Every time you smile, I smile,
And every time you shine, I shine,
And every time you're here, baby, I'll show you,
I'll show you, you can,
Jump then fall,
Jump then fall,
Jump then fall into me, into me,
Yeah
Misty stopped strumming and sighed to herself. In the shadows Ash was amazed at what he had just heard, Misty was an amazing singer and "Was that song about…me?" he thought.
"Oh Ash" Misty said to the water "If only you knew, If only you knew that I love you…" Ash was shocked, had she really just said she loved him?
"Misty…If only you knew, how I feel" Ash stepped out of the shadows and towards Misty, who was completely shocked and embarrassed that he had probably heard everything. Ash made his way over and sat down next to Misty, who had put her guitar down and was now gazing into his chocolate brown eyes. He brought his hand up and took her hair out of its side ponytail so it hung loosely, brushing against her shoulders. Ash moved a strand of hair out of her eyes and caressed her cheek, leaning in as he did this. Misty also leaned in, closing the gap between them and gently kissing the boy she loved with all her heart. Ash placed his hands on her waist and Misty put her hands on the back of his head and played with his hair. They broke apart for air but remained staring at each other.
"I love you Misty" Ash murmured, leaning again
"I love you too Ash" Misty whispered kissing him again, this time with more passion that expressed how they both felt about each other.
I do not own the song it belongs to Taylor Swift, its called Jump then fall
Hope you enjoyed this chapter; next chapter should be up soon.