In My Heart

By: TheFifthCharmedOne

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon that belongs to Satoshi Tajiri, Game Freak, Nintendo, and TV Tokyo/Shogakukan Production Co. Ltd. I only own the idea and the plot. If any music shows up along the way, I don't own that either.

Charmed Says: Thanks for all your nice reviews! Here's chapter 5!

Chapter 5: Here Until The End

You've got a million ways to make me laugh
You're lookin' out for me; you've got my back
It's so good to have you around

You know the secrets I could never tell
And when I'm quiet you break through my shell
Don't feel the need to do a rebel yell
Cause you keep my feet on the ground

You're a true friend
You're here till the end
You pull me aside
When something ain't right
Talk with me now and into the night
'Til it's alright again
You're a true friend

True Friend, Hannah Montana/Miley Ray Cyrus

-X-X-X-

For the next couple of days, rain continued to pound on the citizens of Petalburg, making leaving the house virtually impossible. If you even went out for two minutes, you were soaked to the bone by the time you came back in.

The Petalburg Gym was closed indefinitely, and the Pokémon Center was quickly becoming overcrowded.

May and I couldn't even go out to the roof, it was constantly raining. It was cold too, which made going out there put you in danger of getting sick, which was something I didn't need. I heard that rain was assaulting the other regions too, and I wondered about Ash and his friends in Sinnoh, as well as my sisters and everyone in Kanto.

I hadn't seen or talked to my sisters in almost three months, and I regretted it because even though they constantly annoy me and get under my skin, they're still my sisters.

But I could never tell them I was pregnant. They would never understand, and they wouldn't be much help anyway.

"The minute this rain lets up we're going to the clinic." May said to me in private. She really was being a great friend, and I couldn't have asked for anything more. I could complain and say I wish this had never happened; and even though part of me does feel that way, the other part of me wants to mature and grow up. I'm going to listen to the latter. If I'm going to be a parent; and a good parent at that, then I'm going to have to grow up some and at this point in my life, it's now or never. I'd prefer now.

The rain continued well into my eleventh week, and the first time I felt movement in my stomach, my heart raced from both excitement and fear. We should go to a doctor soon, and when I told May this, she said she'd check the weather.

She told me the rain was supposed to let up within the next day or so, so we could make an appointment for the coming Friday.

-X-X-X-

Luckily, the rain had stopped on Wednesday, so the sun could dry up the ground somewhat. There were reports of flash floods all over Hoenn, and some in the other regions. Small towns were muddy messes. I hope Mrs. Ketchum and everyone in Pallet is all right. I'd imagine the League is almost over by now, I wonder how Ash did…

No, I can't think about him right now. The baby kicked inside me, as though it knew that I was thinking about his/her father.

May and I walked toward the clinic, trying to blend in with the crowd. May would be recognized, and people had come to know who I was because I had been living here for almost a month. So we wanted to avoid having to answer questions as to why we were going to a gynecologist without an adult.

-X-X-X-

We got there safely and found it to be a very comfortable setting. It was just like any other doctors' office. The walls were a pale sky blue and there were creamy white chairs and sofas set up casually around the room. There were encouraging posters about different things. May went to sit down and I walked over to the receptionist.

"Hi, my name's Misty Waterflower, and I'm here for my appointment?" I said. The woman at the desk was elderly, at least in her late sixties, and she gave me a crinkled smile that was warm and kind.

"All right just take a seat and wait to be called in." she said.

I signed some paperwork and went over to sit with May. She was thoroughly absorbed in an article about some kind of coordinating combination. I leaned my head back and thought about that night.

Flashback

"Misty, are you sure about this?" he asked me breathlessly when I reached for his shirt.

"I've never been surer about anything in my life." I replied, and he let me pull off his shirt so I could see his bare, toned chest. Six years of traveling had done him good.

We continued to kiss and completely lost ourselves in each other. I had never felt happier, and even though at first it hurt, the pain went away and gave me complete pleasure.

When it was over, I just stared at the ceiling, not really believing what had just happened, what we had just done. All kinds of thoughts went through my head, but I was mostly worried about what would happen tomorrow. He just held me in his strong arms, and I fell asleep in pure bliss.

The next day brought awkwardness and fear, just what I had always been afraid of. When I eventually went back to Cerulean, it was bittersweet because I left with an empty goodbye. When I say empty, I mean we didn't hug or kiss or anything. It was as if that night had never happened…

End Flashback

As much as I wanted to believe it never happened, I know it did, and that's the scary part. I wonder what Ash would do if he knew. He would probably try to help me, but not know how, and while trying to figure everything out, he would give up on his dreams and his life would come crashing down. I could never let that happen.

"Misty?" I heard the doctor's voice call my name. May and I looked up at the same time. I stood up and May followed, throwing the magazine on the nearby table.

"Can May come back with me? She's my friend and the only person that knows about this." I asked. The receptionist looked at me.

"Usually it's the father that comes back for the first ultrasound, but if you want I'll make an exception." she said. May and I shared a strained smile. She really was my best friend if she was willing to come back for an ultrasound. I hope she's here until the end though. I really hope she is.

-X-X-X-

After I changed into a hospital gown and was on the chair/bed, the doctor came in and introduced herself as Dr. Christina Salem (since when to doctors tell patients their first names?) and she shook my hand as well as May's.

"All right, so," she said, walking to a machine next to me. It kind of looked like a really old television, but there were buttons and things that weren't for changing channels. "Do you know how far along you are?"

"Almost twelve weeks," I replied.

"All right, let's take a look," she smiled at me, and I lifted my gown enough so she could prepare the ultrasound equipment. "The gel is a little cold," she warned me. I nodded and she smiled again. She squirted the gel on my stomach and I shivered. It was cold, but she did warn me. She took the ultrasound device and used it to smooth the gel across my stomach, and a picture showed up on the old television. "Okay, it's getting clearer…there we go."

The baby was fully grown but was still really small and its eyes were closed. Its hands were in fists and even though the baby was small, it was there.

It was my baby.

Mine, and Ash's.

As she moved the device around, I saw something else on the picture.

Another baby.

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A/N: Okay, poll time my faithful reviewers!

I've decided that Misty is going to have twins.

Now, should she have:

A) a boy and a boy

B) a girl and a girl

C) a boy and a girl

I want your honest opinion. Please vote for A, B, or C in a review or send me a PM with the subject 'In My Heart Poll Response'. Please respond as soon as you can.

Thanks in advanced!

~TheFifthCharmedOne (now you know I'm serious, I always sign with Charmed!)

P.S. I'm not kidding! Tell me!

~Charmed =D