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We'll be switching POV a lot in this chapter. And omg, you have GOT to listen to this song. Please read my long rant, because it is quite important. When I plan out stories for the first time, I either have in mind the ending or the beginning. FYIW was one of the beginning ones, which meant I ran out of inspiration easily, and so is TCOH. BHLABB is an ending one. I have been planning this chapter since August. Maybe July, actually, because that was when I got the idea. (I was so happy when I was got to write this chapter because I like to do things in order) I first heard the song in this chapter then, and I based a whole freaking 20 chapter story on that song. So please, thank Marianas Trench for making Cross My Heart. When you listen to it (please do!) listen to the acoustic version for this story. It has more emotion, even though I personally prefer the original for normal uses. I do not own Pokemon. Enjoy!
Chapter Twenty
Misty looked around, bored. May and Drew had arrived twenty minutes late, and Dawn and Paul thirty, for some reason. They were all in love, and Misty couldn't help but feel slightly bitter. She hadn't seen Ash anywhere, not that she was looking for him, of course.
So when the microphone squeaked and the DJ announced that Ash was going to sing, she was more than just a little surprised. The curtains lifted, and there sat Ash, with a guitar. She didn't even know he could play the guitar, but then again, she didn't know much about him any more.
(Ash POV)
"I-I'm doing this for someone very special to me, and I hope-I hope she realises that we have something. Because I have, and I don't want to wait much longer."
Is that her in the crowd? Yes, it must be. Her ginger hair stands out. And she looks beautiful. Not that she never does, but more than usual. She stands still, and I clear my throat nervously. Perhaps I should've listened to Paul's plan instead? I had spent the last two hours worrying. But I was doing it for Misty. So I started to strum the strings on my guitar, trying not to notice the many pairs of eyes looking at me.
"So here's another day
I'll spend away from you
Another night I'm on another broken avenue
My bag is ripped and worn
Then again now so am I
Take what you want to take
What you wanna take
What you.."
My voice sounds fine, to me, so I don't panic. I hope she's watching. Something like this reminds me of something a few years ago, when we were twelve, her about to say a short speech on stage.
...
"Aren't you scared, Misty? You're going up in front of the whole school!"
"I'll be fine. What, do you care? Ha! As if!"
"I was trying to look out for you, maybe? But I'll be watching, watching whether you'll make a fool of yourself."
"Ash! Ugh! I knew you were bad luck!"
...
"I miss the stupid things
We'd go to sleep and then
You'd wake me up and kick me out of bed At 3 AM"
(Misty POV)
He has a nice voice. And he chose this song, which is good. Though the lyrics are perhaps letting out some of our secrets. I move around the crowd quickly, to try get away from the stares from everyone and the glares that Dawn and May are giving me.
"Pick up the phone and hear you saying dirty things to me
Do what you wanna do
What you wanna do
What you.."
(Ash POV)
She moves and I start to panic, but it's fine, because I can still see her hair. She's wearing the seashell jewellery I bought her, which is a nice touch.
"Take me with you
I start to miss you
Take me home
I don't wanna be alone tonight"
...
"May! Look! Seashells! Ooh! They're so pretty!"
"Misty! Look! Dawn found a jellyfish! Ow! It stung me! My finger!"
A young May started to cry, and Dawn ran over to her. Misty, however, took a bucket and scooped the jellyfish up, throwing it into the sea.
"Why'd you do that for? I wanted to throw it at Paul!" Ash started to whine, and Misty, being rather violent when she was young, slapped him.
"Jellyfish stings can kill you! Don't you know that, idiot?"
She carried on picking up seashells, admiring every one of them, placing them into the bucket.
...
It was a good choice, the seashells. One of my many genius ideas.
"And I do want to show you
I will run to you to you till I
Can't stand on my own anymore
I cross my heart and hope to die
Cross my heart and hope to die
Cross my heart and hope to.."
The day my mom got cancer, was the day I started my new life. My horrible life, that masked the real me.
...
"Ash! Look! They cleaned up the dollhouse! Can we play with it? Please? I'll even let you eat cookies when I go over to yours later?"
"No. And you're not going to my house." The four year old Ash glared at her, and carried on fiddling with his shoe.
"Why? Is your mommy angry at me?"
"No. You just can't come over."
"Oh. Can we at least play with the dollhouse?"
"No! I don't wanna be your best friend any more either! Leave me alone!"
And with that, Ash ran, to the kids he had claimed the day before, 'annoying' and 'selfish', and started playing with them. Misty looked at him, scowled, and sat on her own, playing with the dollhouse.
...
"Hotels are all the same
You're still away from me
Another day
Another dollar that I'll never see
Gonna get the pieces
The pieces
Pieces of something good
Lie just a little lie
Just a little lie
Just a.."
No wonder Misty left me alone after that. I was such a sassy little boy back then. Then again, I've pushing her away for this long. I take a deep breath and carry on singing. If this doesn't work, then it's hopeless. I don't know what to do next.
"I wonder what your doing
I wonder if you doubt it
I wonder how we used to ever go so long without it
I don't know where to go
I'm going back to you
Be where I ought to be
Where I ought to be
Where I.."
(Misty POV)
He's still singing. I won't go back to him though. He's just showing off. He's just trying to make the other girls jealous. He's just trouble, waiting for me to go to him.
"Take me with you
I start to miss you
Take me home
I don't wanna be alone tonight"
That last line. He catches my eye. He stops playing for a beat, but carries on. But that one beat, when he looked at me, he looked sad, desperate. He looked genuinely sorry. But I don't know what to do.
"And I do want to show you
I will run to you to you till I
Can't stand on my own anymore
I cross my heart and hope to die"
(Ash POV)
This part of the song is long. It reminds me of many memories. I hope it reminds her too. Though, I've been stupid to ignore that chain of memories. It must've pushed her away more than anything else.
(Misty POV)
Is it me, or is he constantly staring at me now? It's slightly intimidating. Suddenly, memories are pouring into my head, at each repetitive little verse.
"Take me with you
I start to miss you"
...
"Hello? Is this Ash's house? If it is, please tell Ash to call me! I miss talking to him even if it's only been for a few hours since we argued. Thank you, bye!"
The young Misty, rubbed her eye, another tear falling down her face. She wanted Ash back, because he was her best friend. They even promised they would be together forever.
...
"Take me with you
I start to miss you"
...
"Hello? It's Misty. Please call me! Why are you hanging out with the annoying kids? You're not the same Ash I know. Please call!"
It was the day after the last phone call, and Misty had found out the horrible truth where Ash teased, bullied, sneered at other people. She was horrified, to say in the least.
...
"Take me with you
I start to miss you"
...
"Hi. It's me, Misty. You're not going to call back. I know you aren't. You've changed. I hope you have a good life. Thank you for any happiness you gave me. Goodbye."
It was a few days after the last, but she was already seeing that he wasn't going to come back to her. She frowned, the first frown in the next many years of her life, where smiles were not easily found.
...
"Take me with you
I start to miss you"
...
"Hey. It's been a month, two days and three hours. And you know what? I don't care. I don't care that you don't care about me. Just saying."
The little girl clenched her fist, before scowling. Whether he heard the messages or not, she didn't care. She just wanted the satisfaction of sending him a message stating her thoughts.
...
"Take me with you
I start to miss you"
...
"It's been exactly a year, now. You've talked to me, but it's not what I meant. You tease me, and whisper about me. Can it be safe to say that I hate you?"
The girl sobbed, and reached over the stroke her waist long hair. She pulled some scissors out, the ones her sisters always told her not to use, and cut off her hair, until it was short, and ragged.
...
"Take me with you
I start to miss you"
...
"When was the last one? Just over two years ago, I see. That was when I cut off my hair, to show myself how much I hated you. I'm keeping my hair short now. It's a new me, who doesn't cry at best friends who leave her."
The girl was taller now, but still there was no smile. Her eyes were dull, and her hair splayed out everywhere. But still she stayed strong.
...
"Take me with you
I start to miss you"
...
"What now? I'm thirteen. Still older than you by three months and eighteen days. I remember things. Unlike you. Who broke a promise dear to us. Or rather, me, now."
She was taller by a lot. She smiled, sometimes, now, when she was with her friends. It had taken her nine years. She didn't want to lose her smile again. It was still weak from the last attack.
...
"Take me with you
I start to miss you"
...
"It's happening again. With Dawn and May. They're leaving me. For the popular group. Just like you did. Is history happening again? You wouldn't care, though. You never did."
Her voice was reduced to a whisper. A tear trickled down her cheek. She couldn't take it again. She needed someone to rescue her.
...
"Take me with you
I start to miss you"
...
"Hey. This is the last time I'm doing this. Because I'm leaving. Leaving home. My sisters are a pain. When they were a pain back then, you would always smile and hand me a cookie. Why aren't there cookies now? Oh right, because you decided to abandon me. Have a nice life."
The girl had a rucksack on her back, and was all set to go. She frowned, and hesitated, before dropping the phone on the ground, and it started smashing and cracking. No one would be able to find all those messages. And off she went, in the rain.
...
"Take me home
I don't wanna be alone tonight"
It's been a while since my last phone call. That one was before I met Gary. They always made me feel better, pouring out my feelings to voicemail. But the phone calls tore me apart. They were like drugs, always tempting me to call more. That's how much I need Ash. But what was it? Our love or my safety?
"And I do want to show you
I will run to you to you till I
Can't stand on my own anymore
I cross my heart and hope to die"
(Ash POV)
She's disappeared. She looked so solemn a few seconds ago. She must have left. It was all for nothing. I try to fight back my tears, but it's so hard.
"And I do want to show you
I will run to you to you till I
Can't stand on my own anymore
I cross my heart and hope to die"
(Misty POV)
I've made my decision. I leave, quickly, if I wasn't going to be noticed.
"And I do want to show you
I will run to you to you till I
Can't stand on my own anymore
I cross my heart and hope to die"
(No POV)
Ash glanced around, before he finished the last verse. She was well and truly gone. And he was going to be reduced to tears after this. He finished the last verse as quickly as he could. He wanted to get out of there.
"And I do want to show you
I will run to you to you till I
Can't stand on my own anymore
I cross my heart and hope to die."
The audience start to clap, and cheer, for the brave individual who managed to complete singing a song on stage in prom.
Then there was a deathly silence, as Ash held back his sobs, and almost ran from the stage. But he bumped into something. He glanced up, and his eyes widened, as he realised it was Misty.
"I've been so, so stupid..." She whispered, tears flowing down her cheeks as he cupped her face.
"Shh...don't talk."
He kissed her, and they both knew they were in love, a place both of them knew they belonged to each other, and each other only. A place where no hearts would be broken forever.
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A/N: oh my holy crud. I have finished a story with a decent ending. For once. Woop woop!
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