22 May 2005

Dear scrawny girl :P

I'm actually taking on your advice about Brock. Maybe he doesn't know it yet, but May, Max and I can tell whenever he's ogling some girl or older woman on the streets – actually, pretty much everywhere we go. I really think that it's only going to be a matter of time before he gets himself into something too deep to handle. Are you sure you can't drop by sometime to set things straight with him? ;)

Geez, Mist, give me a break, will ya? I'm doing my best out here (by the way, I won the badge from May and Max's dad! Go me! :D), but I really think that asking me to catch a Milotic for you is going a bit too far. What was that saying again? 'You need to take a step before you fall'?

I hope you get used to holding on to Psyduck – you're going to be desperate for a hug to comfort you after I come back and thrash you at your own gym! Not even your mallet can save you now! :P

But you're right about me having to slow things down, Mist. I was just so focused on getting through the Hoenn League so that I could come back as fast as I could and see you and Mom again, but I realize that I should take things one at a time now. I almost forgot that quickening things up meant that I have less time left to spend here with May and Max, whom Brock and I have grown close to over the past few months. May still has a lot to learn, and I want to help her become the best trainer and co-ordinator she can, before I leave Hoenn to come back home.

You'll be glad to hear that we haven't had any incidents like that day with the Ursaring, over here ;) …well, at least not as frequently as those kind of things happened before, anyway… :S

Talking about incidents, there's a guy called Drew who we've bumped into a couple of times. Sorry that I didn't mention him before. He's a co-ordinator and a pretty good trainer, but a slightly weird guy, if you ask me: always carrying roses around. Doesn't he get sick of the smell? And he always gives a rose or two to May when we see him. Says it's for her Beautifly. I don't get it - why doesn't he just give her some Pokeblocks or Pokemon treats in that case? What good can a rose do for a Pokemon? I don't think I'll ever understand... :S

We're on our way to Fortree City right now for my next gym battle. Can you believe that we have to go all the way back to Mauville, which is where we originally came from? Hoenn is a really strange place in terms of the gyms' locations. Everything confuses me so much! Thank Mew for Brock and his map, though.

Have to go now, Mist. May's been shuffling around in her sleeping bag and whining about my night lamp for a while. I'll post this to you as soon as I can.

Miss you,

Ash.

28 May 2005

Dear Ash (Yes, I've stopped the name-calling! I'm not as immature as you, mister! :P )

I'm actually really missing you and Brock right now. Seeing him try to flirt with every Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy he sees is irritating enough – to have guy trainers come to your gym every day, sometimes just for a date than a battle is really quite worse. Why can't those guys simply take the message that I'm not looking for anyone else right now? Urgh! . I'm sure you can handle things on your own, though – I don't need to babysit you again, do I? :P

That's so great that you've won the Petalburg Gym badge. As always, I'm very happy for you . But still, you're an idiot, Ash Ketchum. That is quite possibly the dumbest 'saying' I've ever heard in my life, and I wouldn't be surprised if nobody said that at all! Heheh, just kidding, Ash, don't push yourself too hard ;) .

The only one who's going to do any hugging is you, Ash Ketchum – either hugging Pikachu while crying after your loss (and remember, he won't ever fight against me! :D), or hugging your knees and crying, all the same!

It's ok, Ash. You can take all the time you need in Hoenn, and don't just chase after badges all the time. You also have to appreciate the region itself, by going out to see everything it has to offer you, not just as a trainer, but as a person. Go out of your own way to take Brock, May and Max to places you think they'll enjoy and love – I'm sure they'll thank you for it later on. And after all…it's a part of growing up. ;)

You. Are. Hopeless, mister. No words. I'd make an attempt to explain this 'Drew''s actions, but you'll never understand. Not in a million years, knowing your brain :P . And stop whining and whingeing about having to travel to and fro! What did you expect – a taxi service?

Sabrina dropped by again the other day, which was nice of her. She drives me nuts, though; she can see right through a person, even when they try to make their own minds blank so that she can't read their thoughts. I may have been able to hide our letters from your mom, but I couldn't do anything about Sabrina. It's a good thing she agreed and promised to me that she'll keep it a secret, just between the three of us. It's kinda annoying, though; Sabrina also thinks that…how should I say this…'something is going on'. Bah! Look who I'm talking to! Oh well, I hope you're not so dense that you can't figure it out for yourself. And don't get help from Brock! No cheating! ;)

Thinking of and rooting for you always. :)

Mist