Talk

Misty's POV

I slowly unlocked my door and peeked out. It was empty. Good. I didn't want to be seen. Ash had wanted to talk and I didn't want to. I was scared of what he would say. I was only coming out because I was hungry. I had lied so I didn't have to go see him this morning, but I couldn't ignore my growling stomach any longer. I tiptoed down the halls towards the kitchen. If no-one was there, I was planning to steal some food. Who knew I would resort to being a thief? I just wouldn't steal much, I promised myself. I pushed the door to the kitchen open. Great, there wasn't anyone here. I opened the cupboards and the fridge. What could I have? There was a half-finished packet of bacon, most likely from this morning. I licked my lips at the thought of eating bacon. No, I told myself, bacon sizzles and pops, it's too noisy. What else was there?

"Misty?" I jumped, startled by the voice that had called me. Please don't be Ash. Please don't be Ash.

"Do I sound like a boy to you?" she giggled. Had I actually said that out loud? I turned. I sighed in relief, seeing that it was just May.

"Hi May," I said, "What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing," she replied, "You said you were sick."

"So I lied," I admitted, bowing my head shamefully, "I'm hungry and I was seeing if I could find something to eat without making too much noise.

"Oh Misty," May laughed, "You're so silly. Why wouldn't you want to come down for breakfast." I bit my lip, not really wanting to say it out loud.

"This has something to do with Ash, doesn't it?" May asked.

"What!" I squeaked, "Why do you think that?"

"Please Misty," May said, "I can see what's going on. I'm not as ditzy and stupid as everyone thinks I am. What happened between you two last night?"

"What if I don't want to tell you," I challenged hotly, putting my face back in the fridge to cool my blush.

"If you tell me, I'll find you something to eat, and if you don't you have to put up with your hunger until lunch in about two hours," she replied. I debated my options. I could eat now or later. I didn't really feel like talking about it. That was the whole reason I was avoiding people today. I had lasted up until now without food, surely I could go a little longer. I closed the fridge, my mind made up.

"I think I'll just-" I was cut off as my stomach growled loudly in protest. May raised an eyebrow. I blushed and put my arms across my stomach.

"Yeah, I think I'll tell, just please get me something to eat," I continued, changing my mind on the spot. She opened the fridge and got a couple of things out, including the bacon.

"Now, while I cook this, you better spill," she said, putting a pan on the stove.

"Ok, so I'll just get this over with," I said quickly, "basically last night I was kinda emotional and Ash hugged me to make me feel better. You feel asleep and so Drew carried you back to bed and-"

"So that's how I got to bed last night," May interrupted, "I was wondering how that happened because I didn't remember going to bed."

"Yeah, it was really cute," I sighed, glad to have a side track, "You fell off the rail and Drew caught you. He then carried you to bed and probably tucked you in. It wouldn't surprise me if he kissed your forehead or something." May blushed furiously.

"Why would he do that?" She hissed.

"Ah…Maybe because it's adorable," I answered, "You two are so cute together."

"Shut up Misty," she growled, "We are not cute. He's lucky I even call him a friend now."

"What do you mean by that," I teased, "I thought he was your boyfriend." I knew he wasn't, but this was good for me. Thank goodness May could get distracted so easily.

"He is not my boyfriend!" May yelled.

"Who's not your boyfriend May?" I shrieked as I heard a male voice behind me. I sighed. It was just Drew. He raised an eyebrow at May who was blushing bright red.

"Um…No-one," she said quickly, "I don't have a boyfriend so that list could really go on for ages if you really want me to list who isn't my boyfriend. Anyway, what are you doing in here?"

"Am I not allowed to get a glass of water?" he questioned. May blinked. She hurried to fill up a glass of water and then thrust it into his hands.

"Hurry up," May growled, "drink it and get out."

"I feel so loved," Drew said sarcastically, rolling his eyes. He quickly drank it and handed it back to May, who had started blushing again.

"I think you better rest," Drew said, "you look like you have a fever." He put his hand on her head and then walked away, leaving May with an open mouth.

"Yeah, like I was saying…" I trailed off, teasing her.

"Shut up Misty," she hissed, "this is all your fault."

"It's not my fault. You're the one who's blushing," I said.

"You aren't getting off that easily, tell me what happened last night," she said, turning her head away. I screwed up my nose. She had remembered after all.

"Ok, straight out…Ash…he…um…" I trailed off.

"Just spit it out Misty."

"He…Ok fine! Ash kissed me!"

I squeezed my eyes shut, unsure of how May would react.

"He what!" she shouted. I opened my eyes. She rushed over, putting a plate in front of me.

"Tell me all about it," she said, "was it random? Did he initiate? Is he a good kisser? What happened after?" I blinked. She was sitting across me with her elbows on the table, looking at me expectantly.

"Well, it sort of was random," I answered, "I made him promise not to ever leave me and then it just sort of happened. Yes he did initiate it. Yes I thought he was a good kisser and well, nothing really happened after. I was embarrassed and so I ran away. I haven't spoken to him since."

"What are you doing here then?" May squealed, "you have to go talk to him."

"No," I said, "That's why I've been avoiding him. I don't want to talk about it. I'm scared he might say it was a mistake or a friendly kiss or something. I would hate if he did that. I don't think I could bare the pain of another heartbreak."

"Oh Misty," May said softly, "You have to sort this out or it'll get awkward between you two. Ash won't hurt you, he's a good guy."

"How do you know?" I asked quietly, "he's done it before."

"How?" she questioned. I swallowed, trying not to cry.

"I used to love him a long time ago," I started, "I made it so obvious even the people around us could tell, but he never did. He never found out. I had to leave and when I said goodbye, he told me that we'd always be friends. Then what happened? For a whole year, I never got any contact from him at all. It hurt, a lot. And I decided to give up on him. He did eventually come back in contact, but by then, I was over him. I promised myself I would never fall for him again, but just seeing him in person again. I think, I think I'm falling in love with him again." A single tear slid down my face and I didn't bother to brush it away.

"Misty," May whispered, "I'm sorry. That year he was out of contact was probably when he was with me. You see, he met up with me and we were almost always on the move to get to the right cities between contests and gym battles. We never had time to call anyone, but he was always thinking of you. You should've seen his face when he got your lure."

"He did?" I questioned, "What was he like when I sent him that lure?"

"He was cradling it like it was the most precious thing on earth," May giggled, "I remember he went off into a daze and the only thing that brought him out of it was when Pikachu electrocuted him." I laughed, feeling a lot better.

"Misty," May said, "Ash would never intentionally hurt you. You should know he never does anything he doesn't mean, so don't worry about it. You have to talk to him."

"I guess you're right," I said, "thanks May."

"Just go," she laughed.

"I will," I said, "oh and May?"

"Yeah?"

"Tell anyone about what happened in here and you will find yourself looking at my mallet."

I found Ash, looking up in the sky at Jackie, who was sitting in a parachute…thing connected to the ship with a rope. Pikachu was on his shoulder, also looking at Jackie.

"Being a Pokémon ranger must be so cool," he sighed wistfully. Pikachu nodded. I decided to make my presence known.

"Yeah," I agreed, "I think you'd make a pretty good Pokémon ranger."

"Misty!" He jumped and turned.

"Hey Ash," I said.

"Misty you're out of your room," he said.

"Well, I said I'd come out in the afternoon," I said. He grinned and nodded.

"Look Ash, we need to talk," I sighed.

"Definitely," he agreed, "look Misty, about what happened, I just-"

"I never knew you weren't so dense anymore Ash," I cut him off.

"Huh?"

"You figured out exactly what I meant when I said don't let me go," I said, "you used to be really dense and wouldn't have gotten what I meant by that."

"Well, I guess growing up has fixed that," he chuckled.

"I guess," I repeated.

"Look Misty, I have to know, what did last night mean to you?" he blurted.

"And I was just saying how non-dense you were," I laughed.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"How can you not have figured that out already?" I questioned.

"Figure what out?" He scratched the back of his head. This was it. I was finally going to tell him.

"I love you Ash," I whispered. I bowed my head, just waiting for what would happen next. May had said he wouldn't hurt me, but now I wasn't sure.

"Misty…" he trailed off. I gritted my teeth.

"Ash stop drawing this out," I yelled, "just give me a straight answer. I know you don't want to reject me because you feel you'll hurt me, but just do it because this hurts more."

"I...Misty I'm sorry…I just-"

"Stop Ash," I cut him off, "you don't need to apologise for feelings you don't have."

"No that's not it Misty. I-"

"Please Ash," I begged, "just stop. You're only making this-"

"No you stop Misty!" he shouted, cutting me off, "stop interrupting me. I'm trying to tell you something and you won't let me."

"Go on," I encouraged quietly. I'd never seen Ash look so worked up.

"Misty I love you too," he said, "I was saying I'm sorry for making you believe otherwise." I blinked.

"Ash…"

"Misty, you've been my best friend for ages," he whispered, "I think; I'm finally ready to move on to the next stage. That is if you want to."

"Of course I want to," I assured.

"Then do you want to be my girlfriend?"

"I just said that idiot," I laughed. He grinned and pulled me into a hug. I smiled and snuggled into him. I guess May was right. I had to remember to thank her sometime.

A/N: This chapter is so dramatic! Ahh. Just so much drama! Anyway, now that Ash and Misty have sorted everything out, there won't be too much more drama between them. Next I'll be going back to the original plot for a while. I think I've messed around here for long enough.