When friends reunite
Misty! Are we ready to go yet?" Ash called upstairs, annoyed at how long she was taking to pack.
"Almost! Mew, don't be so impatient."
Ash groaned.
"Pika Pikachupi pikachu?"
"I don't know why Misty's taking so long, Pikachu. I think women just take forever to get ready," Ash said the last part in a slight whisper. Pikachu nodded.
Ash sighed and slumped onto the couch. But his frown soon turned into a smile when he remembered how hot yesterday's night was. He suddenly started replaying the images in his head.
"Well, now what are we smiling about Mr. Pokemon Master?" Ash looked up to see his wife standing in front of him, winking as he blushed for a second. When he gained back his confidence he smirked, placing his hands on Misty's bare waist. "You know Mist," He tried his best seductive tone, "I think we have a few minutes to spare."
"Ash, you're the one who wanted me to hurry up!" Misty said, stepping aside. "Besides, we really don't have any minutes to spare. We have to catch our flight to Sinnoh!"
Dang, guess it didn't work, Ash thought to himself. Mist always gets me with her seductive tone no matter what!
"Ash... hello?" Misty waved her hands in front of his face and he quickly snapped back to the present. "Okay, okay, Let's move out of the house at least" Ash sighed,
Standing up to help Misty with her suitcases. They put them in the back of the car where his already were. Ash slid into the driver's seat and Misty in shot gun while Pikachu took his place in her lap.
"We're meeting May and Drew at the airport, right?" Ash asked, pulling out of the driveway. (A/N: The reason May and Drew are in Kanto in the first place, is because they traveled here for a couples contest a few days ago. They are both pretty semi-famous in the contest world, mostly known for being in couples contests.)
"Yep! I'm so excited to see them, it's been a while," Misty replied.
"Me too! I hope they're doing good."
"Oh, don't forget to turn on the GPS, Ash!"
"I hate that stupid thing," He said. "Why did we have to buy it? It's a waste of money"
"We had to buy it because you're horrible with directions! We can't be getting lost and taking your stupid "short-cuts" this time Mr. Pokemon Master. We really need to get our flight!"
"Pika pi pikachu," Pikachu agreed.
"Fine." Ash groaned, turning the wretched device on which was centered in the middle of the car's dashboard. "But why do we need to get to Sinnoh a whole week before the wedding even starts?"
"Dawn wants me and May to help her pick out her wedding dress, which takes quite a long time for any woman, and I'm guessing especially for Dawn," Misty giggled good-heartedly. "Plus, she wanted to spend some time with all of us. And then of course, there's the rehearsal dinner."
"Alright, but I'm still a little skeptical about Paul," Ash said.
"All the more reason to talk to him and Dawn! I think he really has changed and Dawn speaks so highly of him now. It's really quite sweet."
"I guess," Ash shrugged.
"Anyway, I'm really excited for this wedding, Ashy!", Misty chimed
"Well, I'm certainly not. Not like I'm unhappy for Dawn buf we are going to miss out on having the actual fun.", Ash groaned.
"Baby, now stop being reluctant about it, and I still owed you a lot beforing leaving", Misty sighed.
"Mhmm"
XXX
A few hours later, Ash and Misty arrived at the Viridian City Airport. They pulled their suitcases out of the back and locked up the car.
"Shit," Misty said.
"What? What's wrong?" Ash asked.
"Um..." Misty sweat-dropped, feeling quite embarrassed for the both of them. "We brought our car to the airport."
Ash and Pikachu looked confused, "So?"
"So, how are we gonna get it back to our house? We're going to board a plane soon, if you haven't noticed."
"Oh, uh ya... shit," Ash said, putting his hand behind his head, embarrassed that he didn't know what Misty was talking about the first time.
"If you have no one to bring your car back home, then you can leave it in the long-term parking area over there," Said a voice. Ash and Misty turned around to see some man who worked at the airport pointing to a large parking area, separated from the
main one they were in.
"Oh, thank you, sir!" Misty said, smiling. Ash simply nodded and they got back into the car, and parked in the lot where the man pointed too. They stepped out of the car again and grabbed their suitcases, Pikachu helping them.
"Hi, you guys!" Said a girl's voice. The married couple turned around. "May! Drew!" Misty set down her suitcase as May ran up to her and gave her a big hug. "It's so nice to see you!" May smiled at Misty. "You too, Ash!"
"Nice to see you too, May," Ash smiled then turned towards Drew, "Hey Drew, how have you been?"
"Been good," He nodded. "What about you and Misty?"
"We've been great!"
They all headed into the airport, going up escalators, passing security systems, until they reached the appropriate gate. They stepped onto the plane, where Misty and May sat together in one row, while Ash and Drew sat next to each other behind them, with Pikachu in Ash's lap. Ash was having a good time talking with Drew, but the loud squeals coming from Misty and May were starting to bug the both of them. It's as if they thought the guys couldn't hear them at all.
"Oh my god! I can't believe he did that!"
"Oh and Misty? Is Ash romantic?, May hissed.
"I can't say he is", Misty laughed.
Meanwhile, Ash and Drew were listening to their conversation from behind.
"So Ash, you guys are married for almost 2 months. And she says you aren't romantic?", Drew laughed.
"Drew, you shouldn't ask such questions to anyone", Ash hissed, slightly blushing.
"One time Drew had a stolen a bunch of roses from our neighbor's yard and then he got scolded so ruthlessly", May said, and both the girls burst out laughing again.
Ash turned to Drew, who's face was as red as roses. Ash couldn't help himself, he burst out laughing along with the girls.
"Shut up, Ash!" Drew yelled.
May and Misty turned around and peeked their heads above the seats to look at the two. "Are you listening to our conversation?" Misty raised an eyebrow.
"No!" Ash and Drew quickly said in unison. Misty gave them a look that said she did not believe a word they said.
Ash was the first to speak, "Okay, yes, but.. how could we not? You two were being so loud!"
"I know!" Drew agreed. "God, you girls sound like squealing thirteen year olds!"
"You need to be more quiet," Ash said.
"You guys were the ones laughing and yelling like maniacs," Misty said simply.
"You were telling personal and embarrassing stories of us!" Drew said, still embarrassed.
"We're married women, that's what we do from time to time," Misty winked at the two.
"Exactly," May agreed with a laugh.
"Oh ya, well maybe I'll tell Drew an embarrassing story about you, Misty," Ash challenged immaturely. The death glare he knew all too well from his wife told him that married men don't tell embarrassing stories about their wives.. unless they want to be hurt. Usually Misty didn't get all squealing, girly, and gossipy unless she was around her closest girl friends. It always annoyed him, but obviously Misty would need to hang out with the girls once in a while. Just like he needed some guy time.
Misty and May went back to their squealing girl talk, while this time Ash and Drew just tried to block it out.
XXX
A few hours later and everyone arrived at the Sinnoh airport. They were all a bit tired, but not so much that they couldn't be excited to see the rest of their friends waiting for them at the gate.
"Hi Dawn!" Misty and May shouted right away, all of them enveloped in a group hug.
"Hi girls, it's so great to see you," Dawn smiled. Misty turned to see Paul standing right next to her with a small smile. She had to admit, she'd have to get used to seeing Paul smile.
"Hey Paul," Misty smiled at him, holding out her hand.
"Hey Misty," Paul said. But instead of shaking her hand, he pulled her in for a hug. Misty was surprised, but she returned the hug. Ash saw this and grew aggravated. Not that he didn't mind Misty hugging any of her guy friends so much, but he just didn't trust Paul.
They pulled apart, and Misty turned to Brock, and practically pounced him into a hug. He was always like a big brother to her, and she hadn't seen him in a while.
"It's great to see you too, Misty," Brock laughed, returning the hug. "How have you and Ash been doing?" He asked after they broke the hug.
"Everything's been going so wonderful," Misty replied with a happy smile. "Although, Ash being Ash has been making a few goofy slip-ups here and there" They both laugh. "But that's one of the things I love about him" She blushed a bit.
"Hey, aren't you the Maid of Honor, Misty?"
"Why yes she is," Ash interrupted.
"See, Ash's there." Misty giggled.
Ash chuckled, having one arm around her waist as he said hello to Brock.
The whole group finished saying hello to each other, except for Ash who didn't say hello to Paul.
"Ash, I think you should greet Paul now," Misty said, getting annoyed at her husband's relectance. "Please? He's changed. He was really nice to me when I greeted him."
"Ya, a little too nice," Ash said, feeling aggravated that Paul of all people had hugged his wife.
"It's not like that, Ash," Misty said. "Just please go say hi?"
Ash nodded his head reluctantly and walked over to Paul. "Er, nice to see you," He said, holding out his hand.
"You too, man," Paul shook his hand. "Listen, I know we have gotten off to a bad start and I wasn't the best person to you... or anybody. But I've changed, and I love Dawn. I know she's like a sister to you." He flashed a smile, which Ash couldn't tell if it was genuine or not.
Ash felt a small squeeze from Misty, urging him to agree.
"I guess," Ash said through slightly clenched teeth.
When Paul left to go stand next to Dawn again, Misty turned to look up at Ash.
"Thanks Ash," She said sincerely, giving him a tender kiss on the lips. "I love you," She said a little too sweetly. She meant it, but her super honey-coated tone was just her way to try and keep him on track to a friendship with Paul.
Ash rolled his eyes slightly, catching on to her much too sweet tone of voice. "I love you too," He smirked against her lips, kissing her.