Ash couldn't sleep. No matter how hard he tried. He just couldn't. His mind was a whirl. Thinking about something. Something very unusual for him. He was thinking of a girl. Not just any girl – a red headed, hot headed girl. Yes, he was thinking of Misty. His best friend. Ash knew it was not unusual to think about someone you are close to but this was ridiculous. Deep down, he knew why. Ever since he met Misty at the age of ten, he had a crush on her. He only began to realize it when he was in hoenn. Now he was about to turn 16 in exactly 38 minutes.

'Arghh!' Ash groaned out loud. He had spent the whole time in bed thinking of Misty. The angry noise awoke his dear friend and pokemon, pikachu, who stretched and cocked his head at the teenager as if to ask what's wrong. Ash softy spoke to the electric mouse. 'I'm thinking of her again'

'Chuu' pikachu replied. He then went ran out of the room, squeaking as he went.

'Wait up, buddy.' Ash mumbled.

Pikachu stopped outside the room next door to Ash. The guest room. He knew where this was going.

'I can't go in there!' Ash fiercely whispered.

Pikachu cocked his head as if to say sure you can.

Suddenly the door creaked open and a teenager with red hair stepped out. 'Ash?' she sleepily mumbled.

'I uh…' Ash muttered

'What are you doing outside my door?' Misty rubbed her sleepy eyes

'I uh couldn't sleep… Ash began to say

'So you came to see me? Misty blushed

'I uh… yeah. He could feel himself turning red.

'So you uh.. wanna come in?'

'Um sure' Ash muttered. 'Come on pikachu.'

'Uh ash, pikachu went back to bed a while ago. It's just you and me.' Misty stated, feeling herself turning beet red.

'Oh… ok. Let's go' Ash stammered

Misty led the way into the guest room and sat down on her bed. Ash seated himself on the chair opposite her. He looked around the room. 'Very Misty.' He thought to himself as he saw the piles of different shorts on the dressing table.

Misty broke Ash's thoughts:

'So you wanna do something ash?'

'Like what?'

There was a slight pause.

'You wanna play truth or dare?'

'I uh… okay…' Ash blushed for the thousandth time in 30 minutes.

' I'll ask you first.' Misty said

Ash braced himself.

'Truth or Dare?'

'I uh… Truth… I think' he said

'Okay. Have you ever kissed a girl.'

' Uh no…' Ash turned beet red.

Misty sniggered then asked 'Your sixteen and you haven't kissed a girl?'

'Technically I'm sixteen in precisely 4 minutes.' Ash stated

'Ooh sorry, Ashy boy.'

'Don't call me that!' Ash growled. 'And I've changed my mind – I choose dare.'

'Okay then. I dare you to kiss me…' Misty looked away, blushing.

'Okay!' Ash said happily. Then it sunk in. 'I have to kiss you?' Ash said looking horrified.

'Don't bother then if you think I'm that bad!' said Misty, looking hurt.

'No, I will. For you.'

'Actually it's for you.' Misty said. 'You don't wanna be a laughing stock – 16 and haven't had a first kiss!'

'Your right…' Ash said reluctantly. 'Let's do this'

Misty patted a space on her bed, indicating for him to sit down.

'Right now what?' Ash stated, dumbly.

'Uh we kiss?' Misty sniggered.

'I know that!' Ash snickered.

There was another pause.

'Right Ash – purse your lips.' Misty ordered

Ash did exactly that.

'Now I…' Before she could finish, Ash tipped her chin and kissed her on the lips.

The kiss lasted for over a minute. It would have lasted longer but they were interrupted by the sound off an alarm clock.

'So ash…' Misty blushed. 'You're exactly 16 now.'

'Yeah.' Ash did his trademark grin

'You have to make a wish now.' Misty stated.

Ash pretended to. He didn't need a wish this birthday. His wish had already come true.