Hey :P I know I said I'd upload Wednesday but I had another freaking exam I was stressing about so I'm uploading now instead -3- I do have a reason why I'm uploading at midnight (UK Time) and it's because this chapter is for my amazing techno twin. It's her birthday and this is her present. Love you loads dude :'-) So I hope you all enjoy this but especially you TT :B
Ages:
Ash: 24
Misty: 24
Ben: 5
Katie: 5
Disclaimer: I own only Ben and Katie :3
I ran down the stairs from guarding the twins while they took their nap and shuffled into the living room. I glanced all around me, taking in the sights. It was the first of December and Ash and Misty were filling the living room up with all the Christmas decorations which resided in their loft for the rest of the year. They knew that their twins would be disappointed in not being able to help but Ash insisted on turning the family room into a winter wonderland while they were asleep.
Misty smiled up at as I hopped onto the sofa and curled up into a ball, determined on catching up with some sleep. I rested my head dozily on my tail and noticed Ash's expression through my tired orbs. It was nervous and his cheeks were slightly flushed but his complexion was paler than normal. I glanced at his red headed girlfriend and saw that she hadn't even noticed and shrugged, concentrating again on heading to dreamland. If Misty hadn't noticed then nothing could possibly be wrong. With peace of mind once again, I slipped into the land of dream.
I twitched as dreamt that I had woken up and once again was glancing at Ash. Funny, his expression in my subconscious was just as nervous as it had been before I fell asleep. I sat up and my eyes moved over to the aquarmine orbed young lady. I couldn't help but smile to myself as I saw her mouth too was curved into a happy little smirk as she shook the snow globe she was holding in a childish manner. Misty hated the cold as much as anybody but Christmas was different. I knew that Christmas meant family and for the first time in her life, she finally had a proper one.
"Hey Mist?" We both glanced over at Ash as the raven haired young man finally spoke, his voice husky with not speaking for quite some time. I was aware I was still in dreamland so it didn't alarm me that everybody's voices sounded distant and far off.
"Yeah, Ash?" Misty frowned, finally noticing the unusually anxious expression on his face. I looked at her, trying to read her expression. I could tell she was going through all the possibilities for his silence, and all of them were bad.
The chocolate orbed male licked his lips and shuffled closer to his girlfriend, tossing a bauble from one hand to the other. Strange, I thought. He had been holding onto that for quite some time.
"I just wanted to tell you that I'm really happy, Mist…" My best friend couldn't help but blush deeper and let out a small chuckle. Misty, on the other hand, was highly confused by what he meant. "I'm happy with you and I have been for a long time. I'm especially happy and grateful to share my family with you; I love you all so much."
Misty cooed at this and hugged her boyfriend close. I didn't hear what she was saying because I was too busy taking in what Ash was saying. She didn't think anything other than he was just being sweet but I couldn't help but think… That sounded a lot like a proposal to me.
"Here beautiful, open this…"
I was snapped back into the goings on of the dream as Ash pulled away from the hug, handing her the bauble that he was previously holding.
I watched as Misty's aquamarine orbs grew bewildered, as did mine.
"But Ash, you can't open a bauble…?"
Misty trailed off as in my dream; Ash took it off her and proved her wrong by opening it. From where I was sitting I couldn't see what was inside but Misty let out a squeal, her eyes filling with tears.
And with that, I awoke, hearing that the squeals and tears weren't just in my dream, but were happening in reality too. My eyes grew wide as I watched the scene in front of me.
"Misty, I love you so much… You're so sweet and caring and fiery and I'm so happy that we share Ben and Katie." I watched as my best friend trailed off, giving his soon to be fiancé a sheepish smirk. "So I was wondering, would you like to share your last name with me?"
I couldn't help but smile at the scene, even though I was mad at Ash for telling me nothing about his plans to propose. Blinking back my own tears, I watched as Misty accepted his proposal and Ash slid the ring onto her delicate finger.
"I love you…" They both muttered before engaging in a passionate kiss that let each other know just how much they loved one and other.
I had been with Ash and Misty right back from when they were two stubborn ten year olds. Now, they were two stubborn twenty four year olds and I couldn't wait to witness the next step of their journey together. I had known them as friends and I had known them as more than that. But seeing them together and laughing, playing, fighting and loving was the biggest honour of them all. Congratulations, Ash and Misty.
The End.
There you go, thanks a lot for reading :3 The italics are of course Pikachu's dream and at the end, his thoughts. I hope that was clear :P I probably won't upload and save it for next Friday because I'll be updating Dear Darlings. You never know, though :P Thanks again :3
AmyBieberKetchum signing out :3