Disclaimer: No matter how much I wish or how much fairy dust I use, Pokemon
will never belong to me. ;-; I only own a strange little bird, but you
don't want him. ^^ But the characters that were created out of my own
imagination were Racheal, Jason, and Aydee. ^^ Thankyou! ^-^
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"Okay..You guys just wait here. The show will start in just a half hour. And then we can go to the next city..I promise, Ash." Her eyes pleaded with his.
"Half hour? Are you serious? And the show lasts for about forty-five minutes..We'll never get out of here.."
It took way too much begging Ash to get him to come to a small concert she was going to be in. Or she was going to be the star of. Brock didn't mind, but it was Ash who wanted to become a Pokemon Master. Maybe three hours of begging and a million promises were made, and Ash finally agreed to come. Although, part of him secretly didn't mind going at all.
As you can probably tell, he kept one of his secrets about Misty quite well.
"ASH! Just relax. I have to get into costume and it will start in..." She looked at her watch. "Twenty-nine minutes. Go have a battle with Brock or something." Misty sighed. It was her one chance to perform on a stage in front of many, many people..And she didn't want to give it up.
Ash rolled his eyes.
"Go, then. Not like we'll be going to the next city anytime soon."
Misty almost groaned.
"We'll be starting off for the next city in one hour and.. " She looked at her watch again. "Twenty-nine minutes and 40 seconds. Look! I'm already a minute and 20 seconds late."
"I said to go get ready for your show. Like I said, I'm not going anywhere." Ash was pretty angry he couldn't be battling. Well, he was battling, but with Misty. He was looking for a different kind of battle.
She sighed again. She didn't want to end the argument just yet, but he was right, even if she didn't want to admit it - - she had to get ready for the show.
Both of them, being sixteen, were more stubborn then a mule and acted very childish at times like this. Poor Brock had to deal with both of them at once, but most of the time he wouldn't mind. Like now. Ash ran his hand through his hair tiredly, recalling the memory of him giving his hat to his mother for safe-keeping. It had been once too many times when he had almost lost it. His blue jacket was safely folded in his backpack. It was a little too warm out to be wearing it.
All he had left on him was his black t-shirt and darkish blue jeans. His muscles had grown and he was much stronger then how he used to be. Sure, when he was twelve you could call him cute, but now... Well lets just say many girls have fallen for him instead of Brock. But do they ever fall for Brock? Truth be known, Brock was jealous.
"Ash, we have to get some good seats. The place is practically empty, but it will be crawling with people in a little while."
Ash just managed a small nod.
"Right."
Pikachu, who stood amazingly quiet for the last five minutes, followed Ash.
'Whoa.. Can this stage get bigger?' Pikachu asked with amazement in his eyes.
"If it did, I believe it would be bigger then my whole neighborhood." Ash replied to Pikachu.
'Not one part of me doubts that.' Pikachu replied.
"Come on, Ash! Cant you look somewhat happy for her?" Brock finally said.
Ash raised his eyebrow at him. "Where did THAT come from?"
"I don't know exactly. I've been thinking about it..And it looks like you don't want Misty to complete one of her major dreams. And yet she's been behind you with your Pokemon master dream. Couldn't you see the torn look on her face when you kept complaining that you didn't want to be here!" Brock took a deep breath before continuing. "Ok. I feel better. I finally got that out. I had to get that out sometime!"
Ash looked at him strangely before continuing to speak as Brock motioned for him to come and sit in the front row, beside him.
"Brock..You know what? I don't have a good comeback yet. I think I'll get back to you."
Brock chuckled. "Just wait until you see the performance. You haven't been seeing her practice at all. You will be very much in awe. And then you will owe her the biggest apology of your life."
"Brock, No offense to Misty, but she's a clumsy ditz. I don't think she could pull off being stared at by almost ten thousand people and actually put on a DECENT show.
"And did I mention that she would get the biggest apology of her life from YOU, Ash? Be afraid, little grasshopper. Just be afraid."
Ash rolled his eyes. Ash wasn't always this mean, but now he just was in a nervous wreck about his next battle. It scared him to death, and he knew he was wrong to take it out on Misty and Brock. He guessed he'd just have to enjoy the show with Pikachu and Brock by his side..And Misty up there on that huge stage.
Ash truly had no clue what the show was about or how hard she had practiced. Misty had to communicate with the other dancers through telephone in order to learn more about her dance moves. She honestly had no idea how she was chosen. She may have been spied on when she was dancing for fun or something along those lines. She was just...chosen by people she'd never met before in her life.
Ash opposed to the idea immediately. He was happy for her, but he didn't want her to do it. Brock figured it was because he didn't want Misty to become a famous star for his own reasons. They weren't selfish reasons at all..He was just afraid he would loose her one day. Even the day he had finally returned to her the bike which he owed her for a long time. He was dead afraid that she would leave him and go back to her sisters...But she didn't.
He could not believe what she did with the bike. It made him want to cry tears of anger and happiness at the same time. He remembers it like it was just yesterday. He leaned back in his seat, relaxing his muscles as he recalled the memory.
"Mi..Misty..I have a surprise for you..That I know is a long overdue surprise..But its a surprise nonetheless." Ash sighed sadly as he tried to keep smiling.
"Ash..Are you sure I didn't hit you too hard..?" She asked with a concerned look on her face.
"Yes, I'm sure." He laughed a little, trying to lighten the mood. It didn't work.
Before Misty could speak, he began, "You know..We've been through everything together..And.....why cant I say this..", His voice drifted off as he cleared his throat and began to speak again, "We've been through everything together, right?"
She nodded and he continued speaking.
"And it was always my fault you were here..Following me everywhere we went...And I just..."
Misty interrupted him, "Your wrong! I came because I wanted to..And slightly because you basically trashed my bike..But that's not the point.. If I wanted to leave, I would have. Believe me. But I guess I just started to like you... as a friend, and I wanted to stay."
He was grateful he wore his hat on that day because an unnoticed tear slid down his cheek when she said 'I just started to like you....as a friend'. He quickly wiped away the tear. If the hat's front didn't cover up his tear, he didn't know what Misty would say. Even worse - - what if she began to hug him and comfort him? He'd be embarassed until the end of everything. He wanted to break down and cry right there, but he wouldn't let himself. He was told once too many times that 'boys don't cry'.
"Well.. about the surprise.. Since you said you want to stay, I guess it wouldn't matter much.. But.. I bought you a new bike, Misty. Mountain bike actually."
Misty stared at him with nothing but disbelief in her eyes..And not to mention the shock, until realization hit her.
"Liar..And it's not funny either." She sighed, hoping for a real surprise. What she had in mind was that he was going to give her a bracelet she knew all about. It was a special bracelet which held more meaning to her and Ash then the whole world, but we'll get into that later.
"Don't believe me, eh?" He asked quietly with a small, but sad chuckle.
"Brock..Bring it out.." He almost felt like he was on a gameshow announcing and bringing out prizes. He quickly shook away the feeling.
Brock emerged behind the huge oak tree, only a few steps away, bringing along the bike. Misty's heart quickened and joy filled her eyes. She ran over and looked at the bike, examining it carefully. She even touched it to make sure it wasn't made of cheap plastic and would collapse the second she began to ride it. Ash wasn't playing a trick on her.
She was about to jump on it and go for a short ride until she remembered about Ash. Sure, he was happy for her..But he did not want her to leave. She sighed and smiled to herself. She turned to Ash and noticed he was sadly looking over the ocean beneath him. They were on top of a small bridge, which crossed over an equally small river, at the time. He leaned against the railing. Sure he wanted her to be happy...But he wanted her to be happy with HIM.
Misty sighed. 'The things I do for you, Ash Ketchum. The Things I do.'
Pikachu grinned as it pretended to not be paying attention to what Misty was going to do next. Pikachu knew very well what would happen..And how.
"Ash.." Misty began sadly, tapping him on the shoulder, attempting to get his attention.
"I know..You have t...."
"No! Let me talk first, master of interrupting."
He sighed and then nodded. "Go ahead." He mumbled.
"I think the bike is pretty weak. And it looks like it was made out of cheap plastic. The minute I sit on it, it'll just crash.. So I don't believe this bike is exactly fit for me. I guess I'm just going to have to....."
She began to gently pick up the bike, with Brock's help.
"I guess I have to throw it...into that river....down....there.." Misty said with struggle in her voice as Brock and Ash stared at her in complete shock.
"She....She had some of that champagne you bought..Right, Brock? Or did I have a little too much? BROCK! MISTY!" Ash yelled as Brock and Misty let go of the bike...Down it went into the river with a big splash.
Misty almost cried, but she knew someone would find it who actually needed it. The river was very gentle and clean, so it would merely float upstream to where the homes were aligned along the river. Ash couldn't stop looking at her like her hair was falling out.
Brock looked afraid. As if he would cry any second.
"...Brock..? I can understand why Ash looks like a bunch of eight year olds mooned him..But whats wrong with you?"
"I'm..scared.."
Misty looked at him confused.
"..Why?"
"I think your going to make me pay for that bike someday. You or Ash. One of you evil children. Or both.." Brock shuddered at the thought.
Misty allowed a small laugh to escape her lips. She turned to Ash. "Well. I guess you stuck with me, Ash.. Better get your aspirin ready..", She paused, "And just for future reference, I doubt there's enough aspirin in the western hemisphere for you to deal with me."
Ash blinked.
"Misty...I won't say a word to you. I'm just going to walk away."
Ash turned and walked towards the tree to sit down and relax..He tried his best to realize what had just happened along his short walk.
"I'm walking now.." He mumbled. He sat down under the tree. Soon after Pikachu fell into his lap, laughing hysterically.
"What...is..so..funny?" He said barely containing his anger.
'You..are...so...stuck..with her..now..' Pikachu said inbetween laughs.
He merely rolled his eyes in response.
"Yes, I am stuck with her.. No getting out of now, Pikachu..Completely and totally stuck.." Ash said quietly, almost as if he was talking to himself.
Brock looked at him strangely, along with Pikachu.
'And they think Misty's weird. I wish I had a video camera right now.' Pikachu mumbled.
Brock couldn't understand what Pikachu had just said, but he could tell off the look on Pikachu's face that he was feeling mischievous.
Ash had an almost dreamy look on his face..And he was completely out of it.
"...Would this be a good time to put his hand in cold water... or is it warm water?" Brock said with a small smile twitching at his lips.
Pikachu knew the answer, but since Brock wouldn't be able to understand him, he forgot about the idea.
"ASH!" Brock yelled, hitting him over the head in a not-so-gentle way.
Ash finally managed to snap out of it and gave Brock a mean look.
"What?!" Ash yelled back, attempting to control himself and not to punch Brock back.
Pikachu rolled his eyes as people arriving stared at Brock and Ash, who were about to have an argument.
"Pay attention! The show is going to start in about uhm..ten minutes.."
"Exactly, Brock! Those ten minutes, as far as I know, are my ten minutes and I can spend them passing out if I want to!" Ash narrowed his eyes at him.
Ash and Brock were best friends through thick and thin.. And their argument right now was absolutely ridiculous.
"Well their MY ten minutes too and I can spend them waking you up from your little fantasies if I want to! Gee, don't we all wonder what those little fantasies are ABOUT? Or should I say WHO?!" Brock yelled back.
"Don't you assume who I have dreams about! You have no right! And as if you don't WISH officer Jenny and Nurse Joy dressing up in little play suits for your birthday!" Ash yelled quite loudly, drawing more attention.
"I don't know what your talking about. And apparently, neither do you."
Before Ash spoke again, he decide to speak lower because some people were looking at him quite strangely. Being as irritated as he was, he plainly didn't care.
"AUGH! Never mind!" He yelled over the crowds of people suddenly entering the stadium.
Brock decided not to say something like 'Yeah. Because you really don't have any idea what your talking about..' just to annoy him more, but even if he tried he wouldn't be able to get his voice over the crowds of people entering the stadium and taking their seats.
Ash had an angry look on his face before his eyes wondered towards the curtain. There was Misty, peeking out her head, staring at the crowds of people. Her eyes wondered by Ash.
She smiled nervously as he mouthed to her, "Good luck." Ash suddenly forgot about being mad at Brock and the short fight they had and waited for the show to finally begin. Ash knew it was supposed to be some kind of musical play, and it was very romantic. He knew he would yawn and end up asleep if it was a romantic play, but something told him he was going to be blown away.
'Ash!' Pikachu yelled for the hundredth time as he sat in his lap. He was about to use thundershock on him, but Ash finally looked down.
"What?" Ash tried to get his voice over the screaming crowd. They screamed as if they knew Misty or something..Maybe they were just very excited.
'Why are you scared? I bet your more nervous then Misty.'
Ash laughed, trying to act as if it weren't true.
"I'm not scared...I'm just a little....Excited, I guess."
'Well then I guess you know, since your so excited.' Pikachu made himself more comfortable on Ash's lap.
"Know what?" Ash said loudly.
'The last song..' Pikachu said tiredly.
"..Your point being? What about the last song?"
'Misty will point to someone in the crowd. Before you tense up and run away, no one knows who she will point to. Whoever she points to will be her new "boyfriend". Not for real though. Just for the play to make her other..........' Pikachu stopped talking, realizing he was about to give away the whole plot of the musical.
'Well, you just have to wait and see how the story goes to understand what I was about to tell you. Misty wanted me to tell you to listen to the lyrics mostly. That's how the story is written..Through the music. Oh..I forgot to mention, that when she picks the guy, if she accepts her they both dance to some romantic song on stage.'
Ash looked blankly at Pikachu after finally understanding all he had told him.
He slowly nodded. "Alright. Thanks for telling me..Now I guess I can get a head start on running." Ash said jokingly, but Pikachu didn't like it.
Pikachu did thundershock, scaring the living ghost out of him. First off, it burnt him to a crisp, and second, he was shocked Pikachu did that to him.
"WHAT?!" Ash yelled looking down at Pikachu. Ash gave an evil glance at Brock who was attempting not to laugh.
'Who ever said Misty was going to pick you? There are many other guys in here, Ash. And if she did want to pick you, which would scare the daylights out of me, and you ran, she'd leave and never speak to you again. And she's one of my friends too."
"Pikachu! Relax! I wouldn't run away.. I was joking! But like you said, she wouldn't pick me." Ash couldn't get his voice over the crowd anymore. It was much too strong. Pikachu merely shrugged and looked towards the stage.
Brock turned his head every which way to see if Officer Jenny or Nurse Joy would be here. "They have to be..Look at all the people..There has to be someone to direct traffic..And what if there's a sudden pokemon battle..We'll need Nurse Joy!" Brock said to himself. After about ten hopeful minutes of searching he finally gave up and turned his head to the show.
Everyone looked at the stage immediately as Misty appeared out of no where.. Misty was in costume already.. She wore low-cut blue jeans and a light blue tang top. Along with that a blue bandana, keeping her hair back. Her hair was left down which showed how long it had actually gotten. The red wavy silky strands of hair went down to the middle of her back. She was ready to go. For now at least.
"Ahem...Excuse me.. " She smiled at the crowd when they all stood quiet.
"Yeah yeah..I know what your thinking.. Here comes a big boring chat about the musical.." She heard the manager clear his throat. Practically the whole stadium heard him and felt the mean look he was giving her.
"Ahem..Anyway, Before you fall asleep on me," She got another evil glare.
"I just thought I'd tell you about this musical. It's about a girl..Who falls in love and discovers that the person she fell in love with..," She paused.. "Well....I guess you'll just have to figure that much out in the lyrics. Heh.."
The manager held a content look on his face, so she continued.
"So all I would like to say is, enjoy the show. I have lots of confidence you will..So please, just sit back and relax as me and my dancers entertain you!" She said with a small laugh.
The crowd already liked her and most of them were chattering about how nice she was.
'Nice first impression, Misty. Always a good step foward..' Ash and Pikachu both thought.
Ash grinned at her and suddenly wasn't so mad he came. He saw how much she loved it, in her eyes. She loved it a lot, and he liked seeing her that way.
"What more is there for me to say...Other then...," She let out a deep sigh. "Here we go."
She disappeared behind the slightly invisible curtain. Ash smiled at how she tried to act as if she did this on a daily basis, and wasn't nervous one bit. Yeah. Right.
The music began to blast through the speakers and Misty and four other dancers appeared on one side of the stage. On the other was a very handsome seventeen year old young man with four dancers of his own. There was a glass wall in-between them which would barely be noticeable to the people in the back rows. 'Thank God for glass walls..' Ash said in his head. He already didn't like that other boy who Misty was performing with. 'So much for his first impression' Ash thought.
Ash noticed that Misty was now wearing a microphone headset. That meant only one thing. She was going to sing. As soon as the song's beat began, Misty danced along with the other four dancers following her every move. [authors note: you may wanna have "Upside Down" by *A Teens playing.. ^^; You'll like the part of the story more! ^^]
Misty opened her mouth and sang as she danced. Ash was about to get up and kill that other boy. He was making faces at Misty until his part was to sing. He stopped making faces after watching Misty dance for a while, but then he realized it was all a part of the act because Misty was making faces at him while he sang.
My grades are down from A's to D's..I'm way behind in history..I lost myself in fantasies..
Of you and me together..I don't know why-i-i but dreaming's all I do..I won't get by-i-i- on mere imagination..
She sang quite well in her sweet voice. Especially when the background singers joined in for the chorus. They almost sounded as one as they sang.
Upside down..Bouncing off the ceiling..Inside out..Stranger to this feeling..Got no clue what I should do..But I'll go crazy if I can't get next to you....to you..
Lights shown on Misty and that other boy's face mostly. Even on the big screen for the people in the back rows to see, you could see sweat beginning to appear on her face and arms. She didn't know if it was because of her nervousness or if she was REALLY sweating.
Ash controlled himself not to boo the 'cute guy' who was singing. He wasn't that great of a singer anyway, but Ash still managed to control himself.
My teacher says to concentrate..So what- his name was Peter the Great..
Ash rolled his eyes. "I could do a better job." He mumbled.
The kings and queens will have to wait..Cause I don't have forever...
Misty sang and turned to look at the boy, the same as he looked at her every chance he could get.
I wish that i-i-i could walk right up to you..Each time I try-i-i the same old hesitation..
Upside down..Bouncing off the ceiling..Inside out..Stranger to this feeling..Got no clue what I should do..But I'll go crazy if I can't get next to you, to you....
Misty began walking towards the glass, as well as the boy..
Somehow someday..You will love me too..One day will be the day when all my dreams come true...
Misty pressed her hands against the glass wall and sang passion in her heart. She did her best not to look at Ash..Especially not while she was singing those words. The boy had to act as if he was trying very hard to ignore her. Finally, she turned away.
Upside Down! Ooh Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
She began dancing again. She sang the chorus twice more, much more confident then when she first started out.
And I'll go crazy if I cant get next....And I'll go crazy if I cant get next.....And I'll go crazy if I cant get next you.......
She finished dancing, along with the boy and the lights grew darker as an uproar of applause came. People screamed for Misty and clapped roughly, standing up.
Ash thought in his mind as he was sitting back down.. 'Okay..So far a girl THINKS she really likes this boy, but he's not so crazy about her. Got it.'
After about five minutes, the crowd waited in the darkness until the lights suddenly flashed on. It happened so suddenly, he thought team rocket was here and was awaiting to here them recite their poem, but when the music started, he figured Team Rocket wouldn't have the brains to control the music and lights.
Words are incapable of explaining how amazed he was at what Misty just did. Just now he was noticing how her beauty was now in full bloom.
The lights made their way on top of Misty, standing there by herself, waiting for the music to begin. She had changed into a white, long dress with simple spaghetti straps that hung onto her shoulders. Ash was even more amazed..If that was possible. He gasped at how wonderfully it showed her womanly features. Her dress was so simple and yet so..facinating all at one time. The dress was made for her. Her hair stood down, but this time there was no bandana.
The music began as she slowly walked towards the microphone sitting on the microphone stand.
[Authors note: yeah.. you might wanna have "I Wanna Be With You" by Mandy Moore.. heh.. ^^;]
She stood close to the microphone, feeling Ash watching her every move. She closed her eyes, imagining she was looking at him as she sang. This, coming from her wildest dreams, she knew she would never actually be able to sing this to him out of shyness. No, in stead she was singing it in front of ten thousand people. Great.
I try but I can't seem to get myself to think of anything but you..Your breath on my face, your warm gentle kiss, I taste the truth..I taste the truth..
Misty picked up the microphone from the stand and walked towards the glass wall. The boy appeared walking around the stage floor, as if he had no idea she were watching him. He seemed to be interested in reading some book.
'I really doubt he can actually read..' Ash muttered, ignoring the glare Pikachu gave him
'Shut up already.'
You know what I came here for... so I won't ask for more...
Misty sang as she gently touched the glass wall. She seemed as if she wished the glass wall was actually the boy.
I wanna be with you.. if only for a night..to be the one whose in your arms, who holds you tight.. I wanna be with you.. There's nothing more to say.. There's nothing else I want more than
to feel this way..I wanna be with you..
She was quite a good actor because she seemed like she was actually in love with that other guy. She was almost convincing Ash when the boy looked up and gave her a loving glance. 'THAT was not part of the show....' Ash clenched his teeth shut and tightened his grip on the chair he was occupying.
'Relax..' Pikachu mumbled, looking at him with slight shock in his eyes.
So I'll hold you tonight, like I would if you were mine..To hold forever more..
She finally turned away from the glass wall, looking as if she wanted to cry.
And I'll saver each touch that I wanted so much to feel before (To feel before).. How beautiful it is, just to be like this..
She kept turning back to the wall, looking even sadder every time she looked at him.
Oh baby.. I can't fight this feeling anymore.. It drives me crazy when I try to
She sat herself down next to the glass wall, touching it, pretending that she wished the boy would look at her.
So call my name, Take my hand.. Make my wish, Baby, your command?
She become more passionate as she sang the higher notes. Her eyes were closed as she faced the microphone, grasping on to it with both hands, afraid she would drop it. She stood up and walked around her part of the stage, making hand gestures as she sang.
Yeah.. I wanna be with you.. There's nothing more to say. There's nothing else I want more than to feel this way...
As the end of the song neared, she put the microphone and put it back at its place on the stand. When the last sound of the song came, she whispered "I want to be with you..." to the boy, even if she did want it to go in Ash's direction. She stepped back into the darkness and quickly ran to get into the new costume before the next song began.
She was practically shaking at how nervous she was. She didn't know if the audience liked her, hated her, loved her, and especially what Ash thought. She couldn't tell by the look he gave her a couple of times. He'd never given that look to her before. She couldn't even tell by the look on Pikachu or Brock's faces either. She was stuck.
'You could almost say they looked mesmerized or something..Well if they mesmerized already, I hope they are ready for the second part of the show...Especially Ash..' She thought to herself with an evil grin on her face.
"Misty..What are you thinking? Do I honestly want to know?" Racheal, Misty's friend that she met through the music business. They enjoyed eachother's company very much, knowing very well they would stay friends for quite a while.
"Rach..You don't want to know. Believe me." Misty said, the small evil smile never leaving her face, and poured herself a cup of water quickly, but being careful enough not to spill any.
"So.. Did you choose who your going to point at? If I were you, I'd know. Oh boy would I know. Did you see that heaven-on-earth creature in the first row? His hair as black as night.. His face as pure and soft as I don't know what....Not to mention his body. Can you say 'muscles'? Whew.." Racheal fanned herself with a towel that was supposed to be given to Misty, to help her get rid of some of the sweat.
"...Rach..Did he have a Pikachu in his lap?" Misty snatched the towel from Racheal playfully.
Racheal nodded. "Mmhm..If he follows me home, can I keep him?"
"Were you talking about the Pikachu or the boy?", She paused, "And you don't even know his name." Misty took a drink from her water, waiting for Racheal's comeback.
"No.. But I know you do. You came in here with that creature of heaven. What is his name? Please tell me, Misty!", She thought for a moment, "I'll give you a cookie." The desperation in her voice was beyond evident.
"Ash." Misty mumbled, looking away.
"He's actually..my..err...Best friend.." She added.
Racheal stared at her wide-eyed, in pure disbelief.
"You are a lucky star, Mist. You really are. Your about as lucky as they come..And you know how much I love you..And your such a wonderful singer and dan....."
"ALRIGHT, Rach! If you like him that much to comment me, I'll be somewhat nice and hook you two up. Maybe. And the comments were very nice. Continue on, my friend."
Racheal gave a small giggle and pushed a strand of her brownish curls out of her face.
"Too bad, Mist... We have to change costumes now. No time for comments. Heh. Lucky me." She said, obviously attempting to hide the nervousness in her voice.
Misty rolled her eyes as she took another sip from her water as Ash had some thinking of his own going through his mind.
'Okay..Let's see.. Boy begins to notice girl, girl is sure that it is love she is feeling for boy.. And.. That's all I've got so far.' Ash sighed, thinking to himself.
'I guess I'll just have to wait for the next part.' He brought his attention back to the stage as well as Brock.
Brock was looking over Ash with a grin on his face before when Misty sang.
'I haven't even been as sprung as him over any girl. Lucky for him, she's just as in love with him. Lucky guy. Stupid luck. He found love. And I'm still hooked on Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy.' Brock thought to himself, rolling his eyes.
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that is it! ^^ chapter 1 is ended! I promise things will get more exciting! -smiles evilly- There will be many cliffhangers you guys will be forced to face. ^^ -runs away happily, with nothing more to say-
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"Okay..You guys just wait here. The show will start in just a half hour. And then we can go to the next city..I promise, Ash." Her eyes pleaded with his.
"Half hour? Are you serious? And the show lasts for about forty-five minutes..We'll never get out of here.."
It took way too much begging Ash to get him to come to a small concert she was going to be in. Or she was going to be the star of. Brock didn't mind, but it was Ash who wanted to become a Pokemon Master. Maybe three hours of begging and a million promises were made, and Ash finally agreed to come. Although, part of him secretly didn't mind going at all.
As you can probably tell, he kept one of his secrets about Misty quite well.
"ASH! Just relax. I have to get into costume and it will start in..." She looked at her watch. "Twenty-nine minutes. Go have a battle with Brock or something." Misty sighed. It was her one chance to perform on a stage in front of many, many people..And she didn't want to give it up.
Ash rolled his eyes.
"Go, then. Not like we'll be going to the next city anytime soon."
Misty almost groaned.
"We'll be starting off for the next city in one hour and.. " She looked at her watch again. "Twenty-nine minutes and 40 seconds. Look! I'm already a minute and 20 seconds late."
"I said to go get ready for your show. Like I said, I'm not going anywhere." Ash was pretty angry he couldn't be battling. Well, he was battling, but with Misty. He was looking for a different kind of battle.
She sighed again. She didn't want to end the argument just yet, but he was right, even if she didn't want to admit it - - she had to get ready for the show.
Both of them, being sixteen, were more stubborn then a mule and acted very childish at times like this. Poor Brock had to deal with both of them at once, but most of the time he wouldn't mind. Like now. Ash ran his hand through his hair tiredly, recalling the memory of him giving his hat to his mother for safe-keeping. It had been once too many times when he had almost lost it. His blue jacket was safely folded in his backpack. It was a little too warm out to be wearing it.
All he had left on him was his black t-shirt and darkish blue jeans. His muscles had grown and he was much stronger then how he used to be. Sure, when he was twelve you could call him cute, but now... Well lets just say many girls have fallen for him instead of Brock. But do they ever fall for Brock? Truth be known, Brock was jealous.
"Ash, we have to get some good seats. The place is practically empty, but it will be crawling with people in a little while."
Ash just managed a small nod.
"Right."
Pikachu, who stood amazingly quiet for the last five minutes, followed Ash.
'Whoa.. Can this stage get bigger?' Pikachu asked with amazement in his eyes.
"If it did, I believe it would be bigger then my whole neighborhood." Ash replied to Pikachu.
'Not one part of me doubts that.' Pikachu replied.
"Come on, Ash! Cant you look somewhat happy for her?" Brock finally said.
Ash raised his eyebrow at him. "Where did THAT come from?"
"I don't know exactly. I've been thinking about it..And it looks like you don't want Misty to complete one of her major dreams. And yet she's been behind you with your Pokemon master dream. Couldn't you see the torn look on her face when you kept complaining that you didn't want to be here!" Brock took a deep breath before continuing. "Ok. I feel better. I finally got that out. I had to get that out sometime!"
Ash looked at him strangely before continuing to speak as Brock motioned for him to come and sit in the front row, beside him.
"Brock..You know what? I don't have a good comeback yet. I think I'll get back to you."
Brock chuckled. "Just wait until you see the performance. You haven't been seeing her practice at all. You will be very much in awe. And then you will owe her the biggest apology of your life."
"Brock, No offense to Misty, but she's a clumsy ditz. I don't think she could pull off being stared at by almost ten thousand people and actually put on a DECENT show.
"And did I mention that she would get the biggest apology of her life from YOU, Ash? Be afraid, little grasshopper. Just be afraid."
Ash rolled his eyes. Ash wasn't always this mean, but now he just was in a nervous wreck about his next battle. It scared him to death, and he knew he was wrong to take it out on Misty and Brock. He guessed he'd just have to enjoy the show with Pikachu and Brock by his side..And Misty up there on that huge stage.
Ash truly had no clue what the show was about or how hard she had practiced. Misty had to communicate with the other dancers through telephone in order to learn more about her dance moves. She honestly had no idea how she was chosen. She may have been spied on when she was dancing for fun or something along those lines. She was just...chosen by people she'd never met before in her life.
Ash opposed to the idea immediately. He was happy for her, but he didn't want her to do it. Brock figured it was because he didn't want Misty to become a famous star for his own reasons. They weren't selfish reasons at all..He was just afraid he would loose her one day. Even the day he had finally returned to her the bike which he owed her for a long time. He was dead afraid that she would leave him and go back to her sisters...But she didn't.
He could not believe what she did with the bike. It made him want to cry tears of anger and happiness at the same time. He remembers it like it was just yesterday. He leaned back in his seat, relaxing his muscles as he recalled the memory.
"Mi..Misty..I have a surprise for you..That I know is a long overdue surprise..But its a surprise nonetheless." Ash sighed sadly as he tried to keep smiling.
"Ash..Are you sure I didn't hit you too hard..?" She asked with a concerned look on her face.
"Yes, I'm sure." He laughed a little, trying to lighten the mood. It didn't work.
Before Misty could speak, he began, "You know..We've been through everything together..And.....why cant I say this..", His voice drifted off as he cleared his throat and began to speak again, "We've been through everything together, right?"
She nodded and he continued speaking.
"And it was always my fault you were here..Following me everywhere we went...And I just..."
Misty interrupted him, "Your wrong! I came because I wanted to..And slightly because you basically trashed my bike..But that's not the point.. If I wanted to leave, I would have. Believe me. But I guess I just started to like you... as a friend, and I wanted to stay."
He was grateful he wore his hat on that day because an unnoticed tear slid down his cheek when she said 'I just started to like you....as a friend'. He quickly wiped away the tear. If the hat's front didn't cover up his tear, he didn't know what Misty would say. Even worse - - what if she began to hug him and comfort him? He'd be embarassed until the end of everything. He wanted to break down and cry right there, but he wouldn't let himself. He was told once too many times that 'boys don't cry'.
"Well.. about the surprise.. Since you said you want to stay, I guess it wouldn't matter much.. But.. I bought you a new bike, Misty. Mountain bike actually."
Misty stared at him with nothing but disbelief in her eyes..And not to mention the shock, until realization hit her.
"Liar..And it's not funny either." She sighed, hoping for a real surprise. What she had in mind was that he was going to give her a bracelet she knew all about. It was a special bracelet which held more meaning to her and Ash then the whole world, but we'll get into that later.
"Don't believe me, eh?" He asked quietly with a small, but sad chuckle.
"Brock..Bring it out.." He almost felt like he was on a gameshow announcing and bringing out prizes. He quickly shook away the feeling.
Brock emerged behind the huge oak tree, only a few steps away, bringing along the bike. Misty's heart quickened and joy filled her eyes. She ran over and looked at the bike, examining it carefully. She even touched it to make sure it wasn't made of cheap plastic and would collapse the second she began to ride it. Ash wasn't playing a trick on her.
She was about to jump on it and go for a short ride until she remembered about Ash. Sure, he was happy for her..But he did not want her to leave. She sighed and smiled to herself. She turned to Ash and noticed he was sadly looking over the ocean beneath him. They were on top of a small bridge, which crossed over an equally small river, at the time. He leaned against the railing. Sure he wanted her to be happy...But he wanted her to be happy with HIM.
Misty sighed. 'The things I do for you, Ash Ketchum. The Things I do.'
Pikachu grinned as it pretended to not be paying attention to what Misty was going to do next. Pikachu knew very well what would happen..And how.
"Ash.." Misty began sadly, tapping him on the shoulder, attempting to get his attention.
"I know..You have t...."
"No! Let me talk first, master of interrupting."
He sighed and then nodded. "Go ahead." He mumbled.
"I think the bike is pretty weak. And it looks like it was made out of cheap plastic. The minute I sit on it, it'll just crash.. So I don't believe this bike is exactly fit for me. I guess I'm just going to have to....."
She began to gently pick up the bike, with Brock's help.
"I guess I have to throw it...into that river....down....there.." Misty said with struggle in her voice as Brock and Ash stared at her in complete shock.
"She....She had some of that champagne you bought..Right, Brock? Or did I have a little too much? BROCK! MISTY!" Ash yelled as Brock and Misty let go of the bike...Down it went into the river with a big splash.
Misty almost cried, but she knew someone would find it who actually needed it. The river was very gentle and clean, so it would merely float upstream to where the homes were aligned along the river. Ash couldn't stop looking at her like her hair was falling out.
Brock looked afraid. As if he would cry any second.
"...Brock..? I can understand why Ash looks like a bunch of eight year olds mooned him..But whats wrong with you?"
"I'm..scared.."
Misty looked at him confused.
"..Why?"
"I think your going to make me pay for that bike someday. You or Ash. One of you evil children. Or both.." Brock shuddered at the thought.
Misty allowed a small laugh to escape her lips. She turned to Ash. "Well. I guess you stuck with me, Ash.. Better get your aspirin ready..", She paused, "And just for future reference, I doubt there's enough aspirin in the western hemisphere for you to deal with me."
Ash blinked.
"Misty...I won't say a word to you. I'm just going to walk away."
Ash turned and walked towards the tree to sit down and relax..He tried his best to realize what had just happened along his short walk.
"I'm walking now.." He mumbled. He sat down under the tree. Soon after Pikachu fell into his lap, laughing hysterically.
"What...is..so..funny?" He said barely containing his anger.
'You..are...so...stuck..with her..now..' Pikachu said inbetween laughs.
He merely rolled his eyes in response.
"Yes, I am stuck with her.. No getting out of now, Pikachu..Completely and totally stuck.." Ash said quietly, almost as if he was talking to himself.
Brock looked at him strangely, along with Pikachu.
'And they think Misty's weird. I wish I had a video camera right now.' Pikachu mumbled.
Brock couldn't understand what Pikachu had just said, but he could tell off the look on Pikachu's face that he was feeling mischievous.
Ash had an almost dreamy look on his face..And he was completely out of it.
"...Would this be a good time to put his hand in cold water... or is it warm water?" Brock said with a small smile twitching at his lips.
Pikachu knew the answer, but since Brock wouldn't be able to understand him, he forgot about the idea.
"ASH!" Brock yelled, hitting him over the head in a not-so-gentle way.
Ash finally managed to snap out of it and gave Brock a mean look.
"What?!" Ash yelled back, attempting to control himself and not to punch Brock back.
Pikachu rolled his eyes as people arriving stared at Brock and Ash, who were about to have an argument.
"Pay attention! The show is going to start in about uhm..ten minutes.."
"Exactly, Brock! Those ten minutes, as far as I know, are my ten minutes and I can spend them passing out if I want to!" Ash narrowed his eyes at him.
Ash and Brock were best friends through thick and thin.. And their argument right now was absolutely ridiculous.
"Well their MY ten minutes too and I can spend them waking you up from your little fantasies if I want to! Gee, don't we all wonder what those little fantasies are ABOUT? Or should I say WHO?!" Brock yelled back.
"Don't you assume who I have dreams about! You have no right! And as if you don't WISH officer Jenny and Nurse Joy dressing up in little play suits for your birthday!" Ash yelled quite loudly, drawing more attention.
"I don't know what your talking about. And apparently, neither do you."
Before Ash spoke again, he decide to speak lower because some people were looking at him quite strangely. Being as irritated as he was, he plainly didn't care.
"AUGH! Never mind!" He yelled over the crowds of people suddenly entering the stadium.
Brock decided not to say something like 'Yeah. Because you really don't have any idea what your talking about..' just to annoy him more, but even if he tried he wouldn't be able to get his voice over the crowds of people entering the stadium and taking their seats.
Ash had an angry look on his face before his eyes wondered towards the curtain. There was Misty, peeking out her head, staring at the crowds of people. Her eyes wondered by Ash.
She smiled nervously as he mouthed to her, "Good luck." Ash suddenly forgot about being mad at Brock and the short fight they had and waited for the show to finally begin. Ash knew it was supposed to be some kind of musical play, and it was very romantic. He knew he would yawn and end up asleep if it was a romantic play, but something told him he was going to be blown away.
'Ash!' Pikachu yelled for the hundredth time as he sat in his lap. He was about to use thundershock on him, but Ash finally looked down.
"What?" Ash tried to get his voice over the screaming crowd. They screamed as if they knew Misty or something..Maybe they were just very excited.
'Why are you scared? I bet your more nervous then Misty.'
Ash laughed, trying to act as if it weren't true.
"I'm not scared...I'm just a little....Excited, I guess."
'Well then I guess you know, since your so excited.' Pikachu made himself more comfortable on Ash's lap.
"Know what?" Ash said loudly.
'The last song..' Pikachu said tiredly.
"..Your point being? What about the last song?"
'Misty will point to someone in the crowd. Before you tense up and run away, no one knows who she will point to. Whoever she points to will be her new "boyfriend". Not for real though. Just for the play to make her other..........' Pikachu stopped talking, realizing he was about to give away the whole plot of the musical.
'Well, you just have to wait and see how the story goes to understand what I was about to tell you. Misty wanted me to tell you to listen to the lyrics mostly. That's how the story is written..Through the music. Oh..I forgot to mention, that when she picks the guy, if she accepts her they both dance to some romantic song on stage.'
Ash looked blankly at Pikachu after finally understanding all he had told him.
He slowly nodded. "Alright. Thanks for telling me..Now I guess I can get a head start on running." Ash said jokingly, but Pikachu didn't like it.
Pikachu did thundershock, scaring the living ghost out of him. First off, it burnt him to a crisp, and second, he was shocked Pikachu did that to him.
"WHAT?!" Ash yelled looking down at Pikachu. Ash gave an evil glance at Brock who was attempting not to laugh.
'Who ever said Misty was going to pick you? There are many other guys in here, Ash. And if she did want to pick you, which would scare the daylights out of me, and you ran, she'd leave and never speak to you again. And she's one of my friends too."
"Pikachu! Relax! I wouldn't run away.. I was joking! But like you said, she wouldn't pick me." Ash couldn't get his voice over the crowd anymore. It was much too strong. Pikachu merely shrugged and looked towards the stage.
Brock turned his head every which way to see if Officer Jenny or Nurse Joy would be here. "They have to be..Look at all the people..There has to be someone to direct traffic..And what if there's a sudden pokemon battle..We'll need Nurse Joy!" Brock said to himself. After about ten hopeful minutes of searching he finally gave up and turned his head to the show.
Everyone looked at the stage immediately as Misty appeared out of no where.. Misty was in costume already.. She wore low-cut blue jeans and a light blue tang top. Along with that a blue bandana, keeping her hair back. Her hair was left down which showed how long it had actually gotten. The red wavy silky strands of hair went down to the middle of her back. She was ready to go. For now at least.
"Ahem...Excuse me.. " She smiled at the crowd when they all stood quiet.
"Yeah yeah..I know what your thinking.. Here comes a big boring chat about the musical.." She heard the manager clear his throat. Practically the whole stadium heard him and felt the mean look he was giving her.
"Ahem..Anyway, Before you fall asleep on me," She got another evil glare.
"I just thought I'd tell you about this musical. It's about a girl..Who falls in love and discovers that the person she fell in love with..," She paused.. "Well....I guess you'll just have to figure that much out in the lyrics. Heh.."
The manager held a content look on his face, so she continued.
"So all I would like to say is, enjoy the show. I have lots of confidence you will..So please, just sit back and relax as me and my dancers entertain you!" She said with a small laugh.
The crowd already liked her and most of them were chattering about how nice she was.
'Nice first impression, Misty. Always a good step foward..' Ash and Pikachu both thought.
Ash grinned at her and suddenly wasn't so mad he came. He saw how much she loved it, in her eyes. She loved it a lot, and he liked seeing her that way.
"What more is there for me to say...Other then...," She let out a deep sigh. "Here we go."
She disappeared behind the slightly invisible curtain. Ash smiled at how she tried to act as if she did this on a daily basis, and wasn't nervous one bit. Yeah. Right.
The music began to blast through the speakers and Misty and four other dancers appeared on one side of the stage. On the other was a very handsome seventeen year old young man with four dancers of his own. There was a glass wall in-between them which would barely be noticeable to the people in the back rows. 'Thank God for glass walls..' Ash said in his head. He already didn't like that other boy who Misty was performing with. 'So much for his first impression' Ash thought.
Ash noticed that Misty was now wearing a microphone headset. That meant only one thing. She was going to sing. As soon as the song's beat began, Misty danced along with the other four dancers following her every move. [authors note: you may wanna have "Upside Down" by *A Teens playing.. ^^; You'll like the part of the story more! ^^]
Misty opened her mouth and sang as she danced. Ash was about to get up and kill that other boy. He was making faces at Misty until his part was to sing. He stopped making faces after watching Misty dance for a while, but then he realized it was all a part of the act because Misty was making faces at him while he sang.
My grades are down from A's to D's..I'm way behind in history..I lost myself in fantasies..
Of you and me together..I don't know why-i-i but dreaming's all I do..I won't get by-i-i- on mere imagination..
She sang quite well in her sweet voice. Especially when the background singers joined in for the chorus. They almost sounded as one as they sang.
Upside down..Bouncing off the ceiling..Inside out..Stranger to this feeling..Got no clue what I should do..But I'll go crazy if I can't get next to you....to you..
Lights shown on Misty and that other boy's face mostly. Even on the big screen for the people in the back rows to see, you could see sweat beginning to appear on her face and arms. She didn't know if it was because of her nervousness or if she was REALLY sweating.
Ash controlled himself not to boo the 'cute guy' who was singing. He wasn't that great of a singer anyway, but Ash still managed to control himself.
My teacher says to concentrate..So what- his name was Peter the Great..
Ash rolled his eyes. "I could do a better job." He mumbled.
The kings and queens will have to wait..Cause I don't have forever...
Misty sang and turned to look at the boy, the same as he looked at her every chance he could get.
I wish that i-i-i could walk right up to you..Each time I try-i-i the same old hesitation..
Upside down..Bouncing off the ceiling..Inside out..Stranger to this feeling..Got no clue what I should do..But I'll go crazy if I can't get next to you, to you....
Misty began walking towards the glass, as well as the boy..
Somehow someday..You will love me too..One day will be the day when all my dreams come true...
Misty pressed her hands against the glass wall and sang passion in her heart. She did her best not to look at Ash..Especially not while she was singing those words. The boy had to act as if he was trying very hard to ignore her. Finally, she turned away.
Upside Down! Ooh Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
She began dancing again. She sang the chorus twice more, much more confident then when she first started out.
And I'll go crazy if I cant get next....And I'll go crazy if I cant get next.....And I'll go crazy if I cant get next you.......
She finished dancing, along with the boy and the lights grew darker as an uproar of applause came. People screamed for Misty and clapped roughly, standing up.
Ash thought in his mind as he was sitting back down.. 'Okay..So far a girl THINKS she really likes this boy, but he's not so crazy about her. Got it.'
After about five minutes, the crowd waited in the darkness until the lights suddenly flashed on. It happened so suddenly, he thought team rocket was here and was awaiting to here them recite their poem, but when the music started, he figured Team Rocket wouldn't have the brains to control the music and lights.
Words are incapable of explaining how amazed he was at what Misty just did. Just now he was noticing how her beauty was now in full bloom.
The lights made their way on top of Misty, standing there by herself, waiting for the music to begin. She had changed into a white, long dress with simple spaghetti straps that hung onto her shoulders. Ash was even more amazed..If that was possible. He gasped at how wonderfully it showed her womanly features. Her dress was so simple and yet so..facinating all at one time. The dress was made for her. Her hair stood down, but this time there was no bandana.
The music began as she slowly walked towards the microphone sitting on the microphone stand.
[Authors note: yeah.. you might wanna have "I Wanna Be With You" by Mandy Moore.. heh.. ^^;]
She stood close to the microphone, feeling Ash watching her every move. She closed her eyes, imagining she was looking at him as she sang. This, coming from her wildest dreams, she knew she would never actually be able to sing this to him out of shyness. No, in stead she was singing it in front of ten thousand people. Great.
I try but I can't seem to get myself to think of anything but you..Your breath on my face, your warm gentle kiss, I taste the truth..I taste the truth..
Misty picked up the microphone from the stand and walked towards the glass wall. The boy appeared walking around the stage floor, as if he had no idea she were watching him. He seemed to be interested in reading some book.
'I really doubt he can actually read..' Ash muttered, ignoring the glare Pikachu gave him
'Shut up already.'
You know what I came here for... so I won't ask for more...
Misty sang as she gently touched the glass wall. She seemed as if she wished the glass wall was actually the boy.
I wanna be with you.. if only for a night..to be the one whose in your arms, who holds you tight.. I wanna be with you.. There's nothing more to say.. There's nothing else I want more than
to feel this way..I wanna be with you..
She was quite a good actor because she seemed like she was actually in love with that other guy. She was almost convincing Ash when the boy looked up and gave her a loving glance. 'THAT was not part of the show....' Ash clenched his teeth shut and tightened his grip on the chair he was occupying.
'Relax..' Pikachu mumbled, looking at him with slight shock in his eyes.
So I'll hold you tonight, like I would if you were mine..To hold forever more..
She finally turned away from the glass wall, looking as if she wanted to cry.
And I'll saver each touch that I wanted so much to feel before (To feel before).. How beautiful it is, just to be like this..
She kept turning back to the wall, looking even sadder every time she looked at him.
Oh baby.. I can't fight this feeling anymore.. It drives me crazy when I try to
She sat herself down next to the glass wall, touching it, pretending that she wished the boy would look at her.
So call my name, Take my hand.. Make my wish, Baby, your command?
She become more passionate as she sang the higher notes. Her eyes were closed as she faced the microphone, grasping on to it with both hands, afraid she would drop it. She stood up and walked around her part of the stage, making hand gestures as she sang.
Yeah.. I wanna be with you.. There's nothing more to say. There's nothing else I want more than to feel this way...
As the end of the song neared, she put the microphone and put it back at its place on the stand. When the last sound of the song came, she whispered "I want to be with you..." to the boy, even if she did want it to go in Ash's direction. She stepped back into the darkness and quickly ran to get into the new costume before the next song began.
She was practically shaking at how nervous she was. She didn't know if the audience liked her, hated her, loved her, and especially what Ash thought. She couldn't tell by the look he gave her a couple of times. He'd never given that look to her before. She couldn't even tell by the look on Pikachu or Brock's faces either. She was stuck.
'You could almost say they looked mesmerized or something..Well if they mesmerized already, I hope they are ready for the second part of the show...Especially Ash..' She thought to herself with an evil grin on her face.
"Misty..What are you thinking? Do I honestly want to know?" Racheal, Misty's friend that she met through the music business. They enjoyed eachother's company very much, knowing very well they would stay friends for quite a while.
"Rach..You don't want to know. Believe me." Misty said, the small evil smile never leaving her face, and poured herself a cup of water quickly, but being careful enough not to spill any.
"So.. Did you choose who your going to point at? If I were you, I'd know. Oh boy would I know. Did you see that heaven-on-earth creature in the first row? His hair as black as night.. His face as pure and soft as I don't know what....Not to mention his body. Can you say 'muscles'? Whew.." Racheal fanned herself with a towel that was supposed to be given to Misty, to help her get rid of some of the sweat.
"...Rach..Did he have a Pikachu in his lap?" Misty snatched the towel from Racheal playfully.
Racheal nodded. "Mmhm..If he follows me home, can I keep him?"
"Were you talking about the Pikachu or the boy?", She paused, "And you don't even know his name." Misty took a drink from her water, waiting for Racheal's comeback.
"No.. But I know you do. You came in here with that creature of heaven. What is his name? Please tell me, Misty!", She thought for a moment, "I'll give you a cookie." The desperation in her voice was beyond evident.
"Ash." Misty mumbled, looking away.
"He's actually..my..err...Best friend.." She added.
Racheal stared at her wide-eyed, in pure disbelief.
"You are a lucky star, Mist. You really are. Your about as lucky as they come..And you know how much I love you..And your such a wonderful singer and dan....."
"ALRIGHT, Rach! If you like him that much to comment me, I'll be somewhat nice and hook you two up. Maybe. And the comments were very nice. Continue on, my friend."
Racheal gave a small giggle and pushed a strand of her brownish curls out of her face.
"Too bad, Mist... We have to change costumes now. No time for comments. Heh. Lucky me." She said, obviously attempting to hide the nervousness in her voice.
Misty rolled her eyes as she took another sip from her water as Ash had some thinking of his own going through his mind.
'Okay..Let's see.. Boy begins to notice girl, girl is sure that it is love she is feeling for boy.. And.. That's all I've got so far.' Ash sighed, thinking to himself.
'I guess I'll just have to wait for the next part.' He brought his attention back to the stage as well as Brock.
Brock was looking over Ash with a grin on his face before when Misty sang.
'I haven't even been as sprung as him over any girl. Lucky for him, she's just as in love with him. Lucky guy. Stupid luck. He found love. And I'm still hooked on Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy.' Brock thought to himself, rolling his eyes.
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that is it! ^^ chapter 1 is ended! I promise things will get more exciting! -smiles evilly- There will be many cliffhangers you guys will be forced to face. ^^ -runs away happily, with nothing more to say-