Life Continues

						by: Enja

	        ages: Ash: 12, Misty: 13, Brock: 15/16, Jessie: 19, James: 19, Gary:13, 
Ty:14

		       Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon! Now that wasn't so hard was it?

	a/n: This is the sequel to Life is Unfair, so if you're going to read this one and 
you haven't read Life is Unfair you shouldn't read it until you've read the other, because 
you will get the story a lot better if you have read Life is Unfair. Oh yeah these are 
Misty's thoughts!

					        Ash's P.O.V.

	It has been a month since we left on my Pokemon journey again, my leg of course 
made the trip a lot slower and harder. My life was going well since Team Rocket had 
been discontinued. We were heading to Jalana Port, so I could get my next badge. Best of 
all it was by the sea. I was going try to get my new Caina badge there. People around 
have been treating me extra nice because of my leg, like the other day a boy who had an 
attitude asked me if I needed help. My friends only asked me if I needed help if I looked 
tired. I didn't want people to treat me different or feel sorry for me. Pikachu shocked 
people away if they treated me too greatly and wouldn't leave. I hadn't won a lot of 
battles since I left because I never got to train my Pokemon while I had Polio. They 
needed extra exercise for about two weeks so they could catch up. Misty and I have been 
fighting a lot less now that we knew each others feelings. My Pokemon felt sorry for me 
too, they tried to hide it, a little still showed though. We were walking in the hills, there 
was a lot of up's and down's and it made it hard for me. We were going to set up camp for 
the night in a nice field by a river. I sat down and watched Brock and Misty set up camp. 
They wouldn't let me help because of my stupid paralyzed leg.

	"Why can't I help?" I asked. Every night when we set up camp, I would complain. 
"You're leg would give you trouble, and plus you still have to hold onto you're crutches." 
"So I can still......" I tried to think of something I could do without my hands, 
unfortunately I couldn't think of my much I could do. "Exactly." Misty answered. I 
looked down hoping I could think of something to help with. Stupid leg, stupid Polio, 
stupid crutches. Why did the dumb Polio leave me a paralyzed leg, why did it make my 
life worse than it had been, why did I still flinch when I heard or said the word Polio. 
These things were all left in gratitude of Mr. Polio. I couldn't think of anything to help 
with so I grabbed my journal out of my bag and wrote my thoughts down.

	Journal,
I am so annoyed at everybody for being sorry for me. I can't help with anything, 
everybody's treating me like I am retarded or something, the only thing I can do is while 
I'm standing up is walk, talk, and complain because my hands are full with my crutches. 
When people hug me or give me a handshake, I can't return it without some kind of 
struggle. If I lean one way I normally fall over and can't catch myself with my crutches 
and end up hurting myself. Sometimes Misty and I kiss, I can do that pretty easily but its 
hard to live life not being able to much unless I sit down. I let Pikachu ride on my 
shoulder, I tell him it doesn't hurt, but it does. I just want people to treat me like they did 
before I got Polio. My stone is reacting to my mood, it is thundering right now, but not 
raining. It is warm outside, because we are near the equator. I am happy we are not north, 
because it is the middle of winter. Well nobody has seen you so I'm happy of that. Thanks 
for letting me get this off my chest.

						Ash

	I knew that my journal was a solid object, but it helped me get some of my anger 
out of me. I stuffed it in my bag hoping no one saw it. Brock and Pikachu were finishing 
putting up the tents and Misty was going to go get water. "Hey Misty, could I just walk 
with you to get water?" "If you don't complain about not being able to help." I thought for 
a second. "Deal." I picked up my crutches and walked over to where Misty was standing. 
The river was about a 1/3 of a mile away, so I could get in a good conversation. Maybe 
the talk would help me think of something else. We started walking. "So Ash,  I heard in 
Jalana Port there is an annual dance on the beach every year, and I was wondering if you 
wanted to go with me? You don't have to dance, I just want to spend time with you." I 
thought about what people would think of me there. I pretty much wanted to stay clear of 
people. Their stupid attitude of being sorry for people who are different bugs me. "I don't 
know Misty." Misty didn't understand how much it angered me to have people feel sorry 
for me everywhere I went. "Well you think about it, ok?" "Definitely." I answered. I 
knew Misty thought that the reason I may not want to go was because she thought I 
thought that people would make fun of someone trying to dance with crutches. She was 
wrong. We talked about a lot of thing's when we were walking to the river. I was right, 
the talk made me think less about my anger's reason. We were back at the camp a half 
hour later.

	Dinner was done when we got back. I sat on the ground near the fire and ate my 
dinner. Pikachu came to sit on my lap. My anger had cleared up a bit and it was a clear 
starry night. "It's beautiful out tonight. There are so many stars." Misty said happily. 
"Yeah, it sure is beautiful." Brock commented. I stayed silent. I finished my supper and 
headed to bed. "I'm going to bed." Brock nodded. Misty got up and came over to me. 
"Good night Ash." She then kissed me gently on the lips and I returned it. "Do you guy's 
have to do that every night? I mean Ash is twelve and Misty is thirteen. Ash even has a 
girlfriend before me." Brock complained. "It's not like we French kiss!" Misty and I said 
at once. Brock turned away. "Maybe we are too young to kiss on the lips, Misty? I mean 
my voice hasn't even started changing yet." Misty nodded. "But we aren't too young to do 
this." I set my lips on her cheek for a brief second. She smiled and did the same back to 
me. Brock smiled in approval.

	Right now it was about midnight and everyone was asleep except me. Pikachu 
was curled up right by my arm snoring quietly. I listened to the flowing stream in the 
distance. The dance that Misty invited me to was on my mind. I kept trying to send it 
away until tomorrow, but it didn't work. I decided I would go to the dance with Misty if it 
made her happy. After hours of thinking I finally fell asleep. 

	I was in deep sleep, my dream had taken over my body. My dream was so real. It 
was a dream that hurt to speak of. I had been walking in the forest, in the rain. My 
crutches were not doing to well and I slipped and they sank into the mud. I could not go 
anywhere with just one useable leg. My friend had left me for some girl and he didn't 
insult me but left me with something that didn't want me. Misty had yelled to me. "I 
HATE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING, ASH!" She insulted me and ran off. I had 
walked across her one day, she didn't see me. She was hugging another boy who was 
constantly kissing her. I ran off and never saw my former friends again. Now I needed 
them the most. Pikachu could not help me on account he ran away. He blamed me for 
driving my friends away. I had nothing but my other Pokemon. I attempted to commit 
suicide. I laid face down in the mud. I had passed away in a matter of minutes. My 
funeral had been held a week later. Only two people came and one Pokemon. Mom, Dad, 
and Meowth. They were barley mourning. My spirit had wondered free. No one loved me 
enough to hold me, hug me, or even talk to me. Only my Parents. I was being poked at. 
My eyes detected something yellow. It was blurry and hard to make out what it was, but I 
recognized it.

	"Pikachu?" "Pi." (It's me.) My eyes came into focus. Everyone was hovering over 
me. My face was wet and I was burning up. It hit me, I had been crying in my dream and 
it took over my body. I was hot and sweaty. "What's wrong Ash? You were crying and 
sweating. It looked like you had a death wish after you screamed and woke us up." Brock 
explained. It was  morning. It was gray, rainy, and gloomy outside. "We rushed out of 
our tents and into yours to make sure you were ok." I was quivering. My dream seemed 
so real. I always thought of dreams in a different way than most people. I thought of 
dreams as you're soul leaving you're body and traveling to different dimensions. So if 
someone was trying to drown you or something you would wake up before you actually 
drowned, or you really would have died. You wake up before something bad really does 
happen, so you can live you're life. If you're soul stayed in the dimension you lived in it 
would either travel to the future or the past. "ASH, ASH!" "Huh." I came out of my 
thoughts and into reality. "Are you ok?" Misty asked. I nodded my head slowly. "I had a 
nightmare." That was the worst dream I ever had. Think of having no one in the world 
who loved you. "You sure did." Misty said. Misty looked really worried. She leaned 
down and set a small kiss on my forehead. I gave a fake smile. I wondered if that dream 
was in my future or just some nightmare.

	Pikachu had comforted me most of the morning. That dream....was so real. I 
thought and thought to try and push it out of my mind. It worked for awhile. I finally 
came out of my tent in the early afternoon. "We saved you some breakfast." Misty 
handed me a bunch of grapes and some water. I ate quickly, for I wanted to get on the 
road to Jalana Port and make it there by night fall. I ate in ten minutes and we were on 
the road shortly after that. We passed a small clearing with about six trainers battling 
each other. One looked up and saw me. I tried to avoid his eye's, but I failed. "Hey loser!" 
From the moment he spoke that wretched voice of his I knew it was Gary. "Ooohhh, and 
is little Ashy-poo too weak to carry on, so he needs crut-!" "Shut it, Gary! If I need you're 
insults I will ask for them!" Gary looked surprised at Ash's attitude. "What's wrong, 
loser?" "MY NAME IS NOT LOSER!" I stormed off into the tree's. No one followed me, 
and I was happy that no one did because I felt I needed to be alone. I sat down at the foot 
of a tree and sulked. I was fed up with either being treated like dirt or a fragile vase! My 
life felt ruined and could not be mended. The only thing that I was happy about is having 
people who love me. I sat for nearly a half hour and decided it was time to go back. It had 
been sprinkling all day. I picked up myself and stumbled to were I had seen Gary.

	I saw three people standing around and a yellow blob with them. Misty looked 
like she hit her boiling point and was about to explode. Brock looked really furious, and 
the last human Gary, was looking down. I walked up to them. Gary saw me and ran up to 
me. “I’m so sorry, Ash. Please forgive me, I didn’t know?” I thought about this and 
decided to forgive him on one condition. “Gary, I will forgive you if you don’t treat me 
like dirt or feel sorry for me.” “Ok Ash, I promise.” Misty smiled at the idea of Gary not 
acting like a jerk. I was glad to have another person not treating me different or like I’m 
not acceptable. “Hey Ash?” “Yeah Gary? “Do you think…..ummmm….maybe I could 
travel with you until we get to Jalana?” I thought a moment and nodded. Gary hugged 
me. “pi-pi-pi-pika-chu-pi-ka-chu?” (La la la! Don’t blame me if he gets on my nerves and 
I shock him!) “Don’t worry, Pikachu.” Everyone smiled.

	We headed toward the port again. “How many more miles, Brock?” I asked. 
“About two, we should get there around five-thirty. “Alright!” I shouted. My mood had 
been better the last five hours. We had only stopped a couple times and now we were 
going to be there early. Everyone was in a good mood and the weather agreed. We 
continued walking. I suddenly heard high pitched giggling. “Huh, what’s that?” The 
giggles stopped. I used my crutches to transport me to the area I heard it. When I looked 
in the small clearing between bushes. There in the clearing was a bunch of pretty girls in 
cheerleading outfits. It looked like a Brock heaven. "Hi Ash." They chanted in that ever 
so annoying melody. I smiled a fake one, then I noticed them as Gary's fan squad. "What 
are you doing?" I asked. "Trying to find a new trainer to cheer for." "You're sad." I said a 
little ticked off. "Oh no need to make fun of us." One of them said. "No, you are doing 
just fine on you're own." "Hmph!" They all walked away. Gary came out from behind 
Misty and Brock. "Thanks Ash. You have great comebacks." "No problem and thanks." 
Gary nodded. "What happened between you guys anyway?" Brock asked. Misty elbowed 
him in the stomach. "I don't want to talk about it." Gary said. We walked on in silence.

	"Finally, we're here!" Misty yelled. "Pi-ka!" (Yes!) Everyone looked relieved. 
"Let's go to the Pokemon Centre!" I said enthusiastically. Everyone started running 
except Pikachu. "Err....uh.....guys." "Oops, sorry Ash." I sweat dropped. "It's ok." I 
replied. We walked at my pace to the Pokemon Centre. We walked in and Brock's face 
turned hot pink. "Oh no not this again!" I said in utter annoyance. "Not this time, 
Romeo!" Misty said grabbing Brock by the ear before he could go after Nurse Joy. I 
made my way up to Nurse Joy. She looked up and smiled, she looked at my crutches but 
didn't ask. I was happy that she didn't. "May I help you?" "Yeah do you have any 
rooms?" "Of course. Let me check just incase. "Well, we have one room left but it has 
room for four people." "Ok, we're fine with that." She nodded and handed me a key. 
"Thanks." I showed everyone the key and we started heading to the room. "Ash, I need to 
go do something, I'll find a place to stay. See you around and thank you." I smiled and he 
walked off.

	I opened the door to the room. "Crud, there's only two double's." Misty said. "It's 
ok. I'll sleep on the floor." I wanted to sleep on the floor so people know they don't have 
to worry about me so much. "No Ash, you get one of the beds. You have your leg to deal 
with." I knew they would complain. "I will sleep on the floor, period." I said stubbornly. 
"It's cold on the floor though." Brock said. They were going to try every thing they could 
to get me sleep on the bed. Pikachu was the only one who wasn't complaining. It went on 
for about a hour before Brock and Misty gave in. It was settled, I got the floor. 

	We started to head to dinner when we were done setting up. “How about we save 
tomorrow for fun and the day after tomorrow Ash can challenge the gym leader?” Brock 
asked. “Sure.” Misty and I replied together. “Great.” I didn’t feel like challenging the 
gym leader right away, I felt that I needed fun. We continued to dinner. We soon came to 
an old looking restraint. “This looks like a good place to eat at.” Brock said. I nodded in 
approval. We walked in and saw that apparently was a very popular place to eat. “Hello, 
how many in you’re party?” “Four.” I answered. (a/n don’t forget Pikachu!) “Come this 
way.” We followed the waiter to the last booth. “Here you are.” “Thank you, sir.” Misty 
said politely. He disappeared to the front desk. We talked for awhile and watched people 
walk in and out. Finally a different waiter than the first came. He had very dark brown 
hair, his eyes were a sea blue and, he had an astonishing smile. He looked sort of like the 
guy in the dream I had. I already despised him. “Hi, my name is Ty. I will be you’re 
waiter tonight. Are you ready to order?” Brock and I ordered first. "May I take you're 
order Miss Beauty? Misty blushed and gave her order. Wait a second, she loves me and 
not him right. I thought a little worried. Is my dream coming true?

	I decided to keep my mouth shut about it. We were silent until the so called 
handsome Ty came with our food came. "Yumm, food!" "Pig." Misty said a little 
annoyed. She smiled at  Ty. "Thank you very much, and sorry about him." She pointed to 
me with a cold glare as she said this. It hurt me a great deal. "It is ok." He said cheerfully, 
he then walked away. I looked at Misty, I tried to hide the tears in my eyes. "What?" She 
asked coldly. I looked down and one of my tears escaped my eye. Only Pikachu and 
Brock noticed. Brock was apparently a little upset at Misty, for he knew we cared deeply 
for each other. Well at least I thought we had. I had enough worries in my life, she just 
added another. What if she really didn't really love me. This depressed me more than I 
thought. I got up and exited the restraint in a very quick manner. My crutches and my 
tears slowed me down. I ran onto the beach and sat down in the dry sand. I had ran a little 
farther than I wanted. I cried and cried. Eventually I cried myself to sleep.

					meanwhile

	"MISTY, HOW COULD YOU HURT HIM LIKE THAT?" "How did I hurt 
him?" Misty asked rudely. Brock mimicked her. "Pig." "Thank you very much, and sorry 
about him." Brock then made a glare similar too Misty's. "I did not say that!" "Yes you 
did." "Pi-pi-pi-ka, -chu-pi!" (That was cold Misty, real cold.) Misty's angered face turned 
into a worried one. "Did I really say that?" "Yes!" "Pi!" (Yes!) "Oh no, how could I hurt 
Ash like that? I love him so much and I hit on another boy." Brock rolled his eyes. (a/n- 
If he can.) "We have got to go find him."  Misty said with tons of emotion. They set off 
looking for Ash. It was raining again due to Ash's mood "He probably went to the beach, 
the ocean can make you're anger or sometimes even wash away you're sadness." Misty 
nodded. She was worried to death, mainly because it was thundering and raining. That 
meant he was angry and sad. "Oh I hope he forgives me."

					back to Ash

	I woke up a few minutes later. The rain woke me up. I knew it wasn't healthy to 
be out in the rain without gear. I didn't want to move though. I was still crying, I clutched 
my knees in my arms. "I thought Misty loved me." I said to myself. "I do." I looked up to 
meet Misty's glance. I quickly looked down. She sat down beside me. "I'm so sorry Ash." 
"Why were you hitting on someone you don't even know. Especially when you are 
already in love with me? Or do you just not love me?" I asked quietly. "First I don't know 
what came over me, second I love you very much." I was silent as I thought. "Let's go 
back to the Pokemon Centre before curfew. She handed me my crutches. I took them as 
she helped me stand up. "Where's Brock and Pikachu?" When we found you he and 
Pikachu headed back to the Pokemon Centre so we could be alone. "So do you forgive 
me?" She asked. I thought and replied a quiet "I guess." Misty gave me a weak smile. 

	I got ready to go to bed in the bathroom. I washed my face and brushed my teeth. 
I always did this with ease by sitting on the counter. I looked in the mirror. I stared at my 
eyes, they looked full with worry and a lot of emotions. I was confused. What did Misty 
mean by she didn't know what came over her?  Was it feelings for Ty?" I decided to put it 
to sleep for now. I took my crutches and made my way to the sleeping bag on the floor. I 
slid myself into it. Everybody was reading books so I decided to take this advantage to 
write in my Journal.

	Dear Journal,
I'm so upset right now. My life is still a wreck. Misty hit on another guy today, and hurt 
me deeply. It's like a temporary scar on my heart. I ran off crying, god I wish I didn't cry 
so much. It's embarrassing. I understand that I'm a sensitive person and that I can cry 
easily, but the reason I run off is because I try to look strong in other peoples eyes. This 
guy's name is Ty. He has a part time job as a waiter. He was extremely polite, and 
handsome in Misty's eyes. I could just see it. Is the dream I had coming true? I sure hope 
not. Again thanks for letting a ton off my shoulders. 

							Ash

	Misty and Brock were starting to go to sleep and I put my Journal away. The 
lights flicked out a second later. Misty looked peaceful the way she was laying down. 
Pikachu curled up at the head of the sleeping with me. He then woke up all of the second 
and ran into the bathroom with a ketchup bottle. I shook my head in happiness. I fell 
asleep a few minutes later.  

	I woke up and looked at the clock. It read 1:27 a.m. I was freezing cold and 
breathing hard. I didn't have another dream but I had a nasty thought. That wasn't 
important though. Pikachu was sleeping at the foot of Brock's bed. I smiled. "Ash? Are 
you ok?" Misty was up?! "Yeah just a little cold." I replied. "Oh." Misty said. I heard a 
loud snort from across the room. Brock was snoring. I saw a wet trickle sliding down the 
bed. "Ewww." I cried quietly. He was drooling big time. "What?" Misty asked. I pointed 
to Brock. I could tell she was just as disgusted by the look on her face. "Well why don't 
you sleep with me in the bed. You will be warmer." I crawled over to the bed with 
difficulty. I hopped up on one leg and jumped into the bed. "Thanks." I said while curling 
up into a ball. "You're welcome." Misty smiled. She gave me a hug and pulled me next to 
her. I felt kind of uncomfortable. "Feel warmer?" "Yeah." I said in a nervous voice. 
"What's wrong?" She asked. I didn't want to hurt her. "Nothing." I told her. She ran her 
fingers through my hair and kissed my cheek. I started feeling more comfortable. Maybe 
she really didn't know what was going through her head at the time. I soon fell asleep in 
comfort.

	"I woke up the next morning at 9:30. It was quiet. Everyone was up and no where 
in sight. Pikachu walked out of the bathroom a second later with a towel wrapped around 
him. "Why are you wrapped in a towel and where is everyone?" I asked. "Pi-chu-ka-pi! 
Pika-ka-pikachu-pi-chu-ka." (Brock's drool got all over me last night! Misty went 
shopping and Brock went to try to get a date with Nurse Joy.) "Oh, here I'll dry you off 
and brush you're fur." "Pika!" (Thanks!). I sat there and brushed Pikachu's golden fur. 
"Who wants a perm?" I asked playfully. "Pika-chu-pi-cha-ka!" (You do you die!) I 
giggled. "I'm..just.....kidding......Pikachu!" I said while still laughing. I tried to imagine 
Pikachu with a bundle of curls on his body. I stopped laughing and continued brushing. 
Brock then came running in with a dazed look on his face. "Ohhh....Nurse Joy." Brock 
said in that voice. "What happened?" I asked. "Nurse Joy is going on a date with me." I 
stared in shock. "SHE DID?" Brock nodded. 

	It was now 11:30 in the morning. I was looking at my plate and twirling my fork 
at my food. "What's wrong?" Brock asked. "I'm not hungry." "Oh see that’s not right." I 
gave him a look that intended him to shut-up, it worked. If I didn't give him that look he 
could go on for hours babbling on reason why I was supposed to be hungry. Just then 
Misty appeared and sat down beside me. She looked nervous. "What's wrong Misty?" I 
was curious on why she was so nervous. "Nothing!" She said too quickly. I shook my 
head. I knew it would be worthless to try to pry it out. "A-as-h, I r-an in-t-o T-y tod-ay. 
Heaskedmetothedanceandon a date,andIaccepted." She said the last sentence really fast. 
It took me awhile to figure out what she said. My eye's widened. "Why, I was going to 
ask you if you still wanted to go?" I said almost impossible to hear. I added more to my 
sentence. "I thought you loved me like I loved you, the only thing within the last two 
day's was letting me sleep in the bed so I could be warm and you cuddled me." It hit me. 
She just likes me not loves me. It hurt to love someone but have them only like you back 
when they said they loved you. Love was confusing and it hurt, maybe that's why it was 
so hard to tell Misty before. I was afraid of getting rejected. "You just like me not love 
me!" I said aloud so she could hear. "You promised to wait on me giving my answer if I 
wanted to go to the dance!" I stormed of. This left a permanent scar on my heart.

	I sat on the toilet in the men's restroom. I tried not to cry, but I did. My life was at 
it's worst for the last two month's. The days seemed to go by so slowly and dreadfully. It 
hurt badly. "Why?" I asked myself. "Life’s like that, dude." I heard a voice I sort of 
recognized say. "Who are you?" I asked. "Hi my names is Ty." My eyes widened. "Go 
away." I said coldly. "Why?" I squinted my eyes in fury. "Just go!" I heard him walk 
away. Hearing his name was already giving me day nightmares. My life was officially 
ruined. It felt like I was stabbed by a knife in the back. I sat in the bathroom for the rest 
of the day. Pikachu came in to comfort me. Washing my face worked wonders. I finally 
went out at least five hours later. I know Brock didn't come in because he knew I wanted 
to be alone.

	I walked into the main lobby. Brock was sitting on the couch. He seemed to be 
relieved when he saw me. "Hey buddy, glad you didn't drown yourself in tears." I gave 
him a scowl. He knew I didn't like to cry, or talk about my sensitive side. "So much for 
having fun today." Brock said. I nodded. "How could she." I asked Brock what I had 
been asking myself. "I don't get her, I thought she loved you and would never leave for a 
handsome face." "I did too." Everything that included Misty right now was tearing me 
apart. "Hey Ash, lets go and get some dinner and go to the movies. "Ok." I answered. 
"Pika-pi-cha-ka." (Let's go cheer up Ash.) Pikachu hugged my leg. I smiled at him.

					meanwhile

	"You know when we were still at the Pokemon centre, I ran into a kid in the 
bathroom. He gave me the cold shoulder, he was crying hard. This made Misty stutter. 
Misty nodded. She knew who that was. She felt terrible how she treated Ash. Then she 
got a thought, a thought that she didn't like, though she didn't notice. 'Ash should be sorry 
not me! He makes me go after him when he cries. It's his fault that he cries when I'm 
rude. It is his fault that we ate where Ty worked and that he didn't ask me to the dance 
soon enough. He is the one who is ruining our relationship. He can't even dance!' "You 
ok Misty?" Ty asked. "I'm fine." Misty said confident sounding. She was going to avoid 
Ash's eyes as long as she could. Who cares how he feels. "Let's eat Misty." "Ok." They 
walked off.

					back to Ash

	"How about here Ash?" Brock asked. I looked up at a sign in big aqua letters, it 
read Electric Vine Restraint. "Sure." We walked in. It was very nice inside. The place had 
nice clear glass tables, the stained windows were a nice yellow color, the waiters and 
waitresses were all wearing blue jeans and yellow shirts. The music in the back round 
was not the boring elevator music but the kind of stuff that teens listen to. It was very 
clean and not gross and trashy. A waiter came up to us. "Three, right." "Yeah." Brock 
replied to his question. We followed him to a table in the corner by the window. 
"Thanks." I told him. "You're welcome." He handed us two menu's. "I will be back in a 
few minutes." I stared at the menu reading everything. I finally made up my mind and 
looked out the window. It was a sunny day. I saw a pair of best friends walk by. My mind 
was in stare mode, I ignored all sounds. I then felt a hand on my shoulder. "Oh sorry!" I 
said quickly. I ordered. "Pik-pika-chu." (One bottle of ketchup.) Brock translated for 
Pikachu. He went to give our orders to the chef. Brock looked at me and started to speak.

					meanwhile

	"How about this place Misty?" "Good idea." The restraints name was Flame River 
Restraint. It was beautiful inside. (a/n: It looks like one of the really fancy places) "How 
beautiful!" Misty squealed. There were flowers everywhere. A women walked up to 
Misty and Ty. "Two, the Miss and Mr. Follow me." It was a huge place. Misty looked 
around. 'Wow this place is awesome. Ash would never ever take me here.' They walked 
up to a booth. There was a lot of silverware for every kind of dish. "May I take you're 
order?" A lady asked. "Yeah, um two dishes of vanilla ice cream with hot fudge and a 
cherry on top." Ty asked while smiling. "Ok." She walked away. "So Misty, who were 
those two boys I saw you with while I was working?" "Um the older tan one is Brock. He 
was the gym leader of Pewter City until he met us." "Cool, what about the other boy?" 
Misty stuttered. "I don't really want to talk about him, but his name is Ash." Ty nodded. 
The ice cream came. They chatted while eating.

					back to Ash

	"Ash, what are you going to do tomorrow?" I thought about this a little. "I guess 
challenge the gym leader and go to the beach to think and train my pokemon." "Good 
idea. Today is Tuesday right?" "Yeah." I answered. "Did you remember what Friday is?" 
"It's you're birthday right." "Yeah." Brock spoke. "Well I hope you're ok with this but I'm 
going to stay with the Nurse Joy here in Jalana after you leave which is on Friday." I 
stared in shock. My God my dream is coming true. My dream was just a step into the 
future. I am going to be alone, no one will love me or care, not even Pikachu, the only 
ones who will care is mom and dad. I was also going to die. My life was the worst ever. I 
nodded to Brock. "It's ok, you can stay." I looked down sadly. Brock jumped up and 
hugged me. "Are you sure you'll be ok?" I nodded. I was happy for Brock but on the 
verge of crying. I knew my future and it was not a bright one. I tried to hold back my 
tears. Only a few escaped my eyes. Our food came soon. I was hungry. I had not had 
dinner, breakfast, or lunch. I dug into it, I practically inhaled it but kind of normal eating 
but in a fast stage. Pikachu some how ate the whole ketchup bottle. I wanted to be happy, 
good luck to myself. We were done a few minutes later. We started to head to the theater. 
Brock ran ahead along with Pikachu. "Come on Ash." "Hello, my crutches!" I cried. "Oh 
yeah, sorry!" He yelled back to me. This is going to take a while I thought.

					meanwhile

	"Mmmm, that was very good Ty, thank you for taking me here." "You are very 
welcome." Misty smiled. "The dance should be very good, especially since we get along 
so well." "Yup!" I said happily. "Oh yeah when is the dance?" Misty asked. "Thursday." 
Misty nodded. God I hope Ash isn't there. I don't want him to ruin the dance. He can't 
dance, he'll be the laughing stock of the dance. "Say Misty, why don't we go to the 
movies?" "Sure, she replied excitedly. She hadn't gotten to see a good movie in a long 
time. They left and headed to the theater. "What movie would you like to see?" "How 
about the Master Of Incognito?" "Sure." They continued to the theater.

					back to Ash

	"Two tickets for the Master Of Incognito, please." Brock asked the ticket person. 
We had decided on that movie, the stupid theater wouldn't let me go to a PG-13 movie 
because of age. I had told the guy various rude things under my breath. "I'm not too 
young, you're too old. Look it's the butt ugly ticket idiot. Move you're old smarty pant 
brain and get a peanut brain. Eww is that mold growing in you're nose? Move you're big 
bald head so I can see in front of me." I said these all under my breath. We had finally 
gotten our tickets when we walked into the theater. We picked up some popcorn and 
three soft drinks. I handed Pikachu his Mountain Dew. "Oh god, did you have to buy him 
Mountain Dew?" Brock asked. "I know it'll make him hyper, but he'll get tired pretty 
fast." I replied. We walked into theater 2. The theater is dark, maybe I can just focus on 
the movie instead of my life.

					meanwhile
				this meanwhile is Misty's P.O.V.

	I watched Ty buy the tickets. When he was done we headed into the building, we 
stopped at the snack bar and bought two sodas. Our theater number was 2. Ty was 
running ahead into the big dark room. I walked in and gasped. No it can't be, please not 
him. We'll just have to sit behind him then. Ash was sitting with Brock and Pikachu 
around the middle back of the theater. "Let's sit in the front, Misty!" "No, I can't handle 
the front, it makes my head and eyes hurt!" I lied. I walked to one of the back rows. 
"How about here?" I asked. "Ok." We sat down we were about three rows behind Ash, 
Brock, and Pikachu.

					back to Ash
					Ash's P.O.V.

	I stared at the commercials on the screen. I kept trying to take my mind off my 
thoughts, I couldn't. I started to cry again. My life was ruined......my life, my greatest gift 
was ruined. I was cursed. I didn't want to really live my life knowing I would die in a 
matter of days. No one should have their life like this. I wanted everyone in the world to 
have a good life, including me. I didn't want people to pity me, I wanted to be loved and 
treated the same. The movie came on a few minutes later. Pikachu had seen my tears and 
hopped on my lap. He hugged me. Pikachu was the most comforting thing in my life right 
now. I know he will run away. "Pikachu, promise me you'll never leave me?" I 
whispered. Pikachu nodded and continued to hug me.

					meanwhile
					Misty's P.O.V.

	I tried to watch the movie, but I couldn't. I kept watching Ash. Poor Ash, he 
seemed so depressed. Most of it I blamed on myself for putting him down. His life must 
seem so horrible right now. People always pitying him, not a lot of people seemed to be a 
good friends except Brock and Pikachu, he must hate me now because of how I cheated 
him for Ty. I decided on something I would do after the movie. "Hey great movie right 
Misty?" "Yeah." I answered. I wasn't paying attention to Ty. I was staring at Ash. His cap 
was low, that normally meant he was crying and he didn't want people to see him. I felt 
like crud because of how I treated him and thought that it was his fault on everything that 
wrong. Pikachu was comforting him. I cried to myself. "I hate myself." I whispered. The 
movie was almost over. I pulled Ty out early so Ash wouldn't see me and Ty.

					back to Ash
					Ash's P.O.V.

	The movie was soon over. I started to get up. I then noticed Brock was snoring 
intensely. "Uuugggh." I cried. I nudged him. No response. "Pikachu you know what to 
do!" Pikachu delivered a intense Thunder Bolt. Brock instantly woke up. He was fried. 
"Oh sorry about that, Ash." "Sorry that I had to make Pikachu use Thunder Bolt to wake 
you." "It's ok." I walked along on my crutches to the door of the theater. Brock opened it 
and accidentally whacked his head on the door. I stared at him and shook my head. He 
got up and fingered the bump on his head. We walked on out into the main lobby.

					meanwhile
					Misty's P.O.V.

	"Ty, we need to talk." I gritted my teeth and clenched my fists. I was nervous. It 
was a hard decision to make. "Ok." He said. He looked worried. We walked over to 
bench outside. "Well see you know Ash right?" He nodded his head in response. "Well, 
before I met you Ash and I were.....well.....we were together. We had each other, we 
loved each other. Lately I have been treating him like he was invisible, not there, dirt." I 
could see rage gathering up in Ty's eyes. "You are a really nice guy. You will meet 
someo-!" Oh My God. I felt a splitting pain on my cheek. He had slapped me! I deserved 
that from Ash and Ty, I guess. I mean I had dated another guy when I was in love 
already. Ash and I were made for each other, not Ty and I. I could see now three tiny 
figures in the distance, it was getting closer. I recognized it as Ash, Brock, and Pikachu. 
Ty had already left. I started running away. I decided to give Ash a few days to cool off. I 
know that he would not forgive me for awhile.

					back to Ash
					Ash's P.O.V.

	We walked out of the theater and headed to the Pokemon Centre. My crutches 
were hurting the area under the arms. They made me extremely tired. If you didn't have at 
least one whole day to rest you easily could collapse. I then saw two figures in the 
distance. One was on the bench and had red hair, Misty, the other I recognized easily as 
Ty. They must of had a very good day. I thought this in a cold manner. "Hmph." Pikachu 
looked up at me and sighed. Tears once again tried to escape my eyes. I didn't let them. 
I'm never gonna get Misty back anyway. I might as well try to get over her. I didn't like 
the idea of that, but that's life. A few tears escaped my eyes. My dream told everything. I 
saw the red head run off. She probably saw me and ran away. 

	We had finally gotten to the Pokemon Centre. I almost collapsed on the bed in the 
room we were in the night before. Everything was cleaned up in the room. Brock decided 
I wanted time to be alone. He was right. My eyes followed him out the door. Pikachu was 
still in the room to watch over me. I pulled out my journal and began to write. I told it 
everything I was feeling and had gone through. I shed tears while I reviewed everything 
that had gone on. I put my journal away. Pikachu hopped on the bed beside me. I heard 
him say something. "Pi-ka-pi-chu-ka-cha?" (Oh Ash, you're life is not going well is it?) I 
shook my head. He curled up beside me and went to sleep. I buried my face in my pillow 
and wept myself to sleep.

					meanwhile
					Misty's P.O.V.

	I had gotten a small motel room with a double bed. I had left my stuff with Ash 
and Brock. I didn't want them to think I was leaving them. I decided to watch Ash's gym 
battle tomorrow and silently cheer him on. I would hide in the corner. I owed him my life 
now for what I have done to him. I took a long hot bath and thought. I used my 
underwear and shirt for pajamas. I was in deep thought, I went to the single bed and got 
under the covers. I felt so alone. I mean right now I had no friends or family. I bet Brock 
and Pikachu were very angry at me. Ash probably hated me now. Ty didn't like me. My 
sisters treated me as the runt of the family. I was sad and beyond. I thought myself into a 
deep sleep.

					back to Ash
					Ash's P.O.V.

	I woke up to my alarm clock. It was real loud. Let's say if I was at home it could 
wake the people three doors down. It read 7:15 a.m. I yawned and got up, I fell. My face 
was wet and sticky from last night. My nose was stuffy. Pikachu woke up and looked at 
me. I was sitting on floor in a weird position. I brought out Bayleef and asked her to 
bring me my crutches from the other side of the room. She passed them to me with her 
Vine Whip. "Thanks Bayleef!" I called her back. "Pi-ka-pi-chu-pi-cha?" (Are you going 
to challenge the gym leader today?) I nodded. Brock bursted into the room. "What’s with 
you?" I asked. "I just came to cheer you on at the gym." I nodded. I used my crutches to 
help me up. "Can I take a bath first?" "Sure. I'll get you breakfast and bring it back here." 
He said. "Thanks." I say. He walks out. "You want a bath Pikachu?" "Pika!" (Yes!) He 
said cheerfully. He walked over to me ready to take a bath.

	We walked in the bathroom. "Oh no, the sink is really dirty. I'll let you share the 
bath with me if you won't shock me, it would probably kill me too!" I said to Pikachu as I 
filled up the bath. He nodded. Wait a second I'm going to pass away anyway. Did I have 
to say that word? I did. Die, Kill, and pass away. Those words were sad words. Not the 
kind of jokes that you want to hear. The only reason I'm going on is I don't want to die a 
loser. My dream was coming true, I had to face the facts. The bathtub was full of hot 
water now. I stopped the water, removed my clothes, and tried to get into the bath. I had 
made it in with great struggle. My leg was paralyzed and I couldn't feel it but if I stood on 
it I would fall. Pikachu jumped in and made a splash. The hot water soaked my body, it 
felt really energizing. Pikachu was sitting under the faucet. He turned on the water and 
made sure it was hot. He bathed under it. I gave a slight giggle when the water got too 
hot. Pikachu had dived in the other cooler water. "PIKA!" (HOT!)  Before I knew it I was 
dumping practically the whole bottle of Pika Shampoo on Pikachu. We were laughing. I 
couldn't believe it I was actually having fun. Pikachu was happy because I was happy. He 
usually felt how I felt. 

	I came out of the bathroom dressed and ready. It was about a hour later. I was 
happy for once. Brock was sitting on his bed eating pancakes. "Finally. I heard a bunch 
of giggles from the next room over." He had on a weird face. "That was me and Pikachu, 
Brock." I said happily. "Huh...but how? I thought you were the most depressed boy on 
earth." "I was, and still am. But can't a depressed boy on earth have fun?" Brock nodded. 
I traveled over to my bed using my crutches. I sat down with Pikachu at my side. Brock 
came over to my bed and gave me a plate of pancakes. "Thanks." I say. He smiles at me. 
I hand Pikachu one of my pancakes. He scarf’s it down. He collapsed on a fall stomach, 
then he starts rolling around laughing. I shook my head and smiled. This is the first time 
in months that I was really actually happy. I started at my pancakes. They were delicious. 
I saw Brock give a glance over at me with Pikachu, and smiles.

	
					meanwhile
					Misty's P.O.V.

	I woke up at 9:15. I panicked. "Oh great, I've got to get ready to watch Ash's 
battle in fifteen minutes. He will probably battle at about 10:00 a.m. so I should be there 
at 9:45 so I can hide and cheer him." I said to myself quietly. I got up to get dressed. This 
time I didn't wear my regular bright cloths. I wore a gray t-shirt with my knee-length blue 
jean skirt. I left my hair down because I had to hurry. "Got to go, got to go, got to go!" I 
yelled. I rushed out the door with a black purse carrying two of my Pokemon and some 
money. I started running, the gym was about a twenty-five minute walk from the motel I 
was sleeping in. I had to make it there before Ash. I ran really fast, too late. There was 
Ash entering the front door with Brock and Pikachu at his side. I slid down the wall I was 
now leaning on. I thought how would I get into the gym without him seeing me now.

					back to Ash
					Ash's P.O.V.

	I was now entering the Jalana gym. I was going to win the Caina badge. It would 
be hard to win without Misty cheering me on but why would she care. As we came in 
through the entering hallway and into the lobby. There was a young lady at the desk. 
Brock started to get that look. "Pikachu?" I whispered. He nodded. Brock started to 
prance to the young lady when Pikachu shocked him. He fell on the floor in pain. He 
shook it off and got up and behaved. We went over to the front desk and stood in front of 
the young lady. "Hello, may I help you?" She asked. I spoke up. "I came here to 
challenge the gym leader and get a Caina badge!" I said with full emotion. She smiled 
and pointed down one of the eleven hallways. It was practically a maze in here. We 
headed down the hallway and after about a fifteen minute walk, into the stadium. It was 
dark and moist in the room. In the corner there was a little stream that went through the 
walls. The other corner was a small forest. The whole room was like a jungle. There were 
no bleachers to sit on. I spotted something about 20 feet away. It was a human wearing a 
mask. He jumped out of the hidden area were he was standing and landed in front of me. 
He then spoke, I had heard his voice somewhere before but I didn't know where. 
"Welcome to the Jalana gym, we will have a two on two battle." I nodded.

					meanwhile
					Misty's P.O.V.

	I walked into the gym five minutes after Ash. It was a lit up hallway. I walked 
through a door into a lobby. I looked at the front desk and no one was there. "Oh great, 
this will be a piece of cake to find the stadium." I said sarcastically. I started down a 
hallway and followed it to the end. There were a lot of doors. It was about a five minute 
walk to get to the end. I headed back seeing this was the wrong hall. I made it to the 
lobby again. I heard noises coming down one of those three halls. It was hard to tell 
which one it was because they were so close together. I started walking down one.

					   back to Ash
					   Ash's P.O.V

	I stared at the leader. I know I know him....but from where? "WHO ARE YOU?" 
I yell from across the arena. "I only show my true identity to trainers who battle me and 
beat me." He said calmly. I hated how he talked so soft. "Yeah well, I'm Ash Ketchum 
from Pallet Town and I will beat you!" I say coldly. "I know who you are, weak stupid 
boy." Suddenly my mood flinged from annoyed to outraged. "HUH, HOW ON EARTH 
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? DON'T YOU DARE CALL ME WEAK AND 
STUPID?" "You'll see." He said in that voice that annoyed me ever so much. "Bring it 
on." I was going to beat this bag of lard. "Go Exey!" He called out a big Exeggutor. "Go 
Quilava!" I yelled. "Exey, use you're egg bomb!" "Use you're flamethrower, Quilava." 
Quilava nodded and did so. The flamethrower hit the eggs and countered the attack, the 
flamethrower kept going and hit Exey. "Way to go Quilava!" I yelled. The Exeggutor lay 
fainted on the floor. The gym leader called Exey back and nodded. He threw out another 
poke ball, this time a Poliwrath came out. "Quilava use you're tackle." Quilava started 
running and hit Poliwrath in the stomach.

					meanwhile
					Misty's P.O.V.

	"No luck in this hall. God these halls are long." I started back to the lobby. When 
I got there I set down another hall. As I walked down it the noise got louder. "Oh good, I 
think I'm in the right hallway." I said quietly. I continued down the hall and I finally 
found the stadium door. I see Ash is battling a guy in a mask. I fail to walk in right away 
and cheer on. "What am I going to do?" I ask myself. I see Ash's Quilava getting beat up 
by the guy's Poliwrath. I clench my fists. "Go Ash!" I whisper. I see lots of emotion in 
Ash's eye's, he looks so sad and determined. I don't know what to do. I build up my 
courage and walk in. No one notices me. I stand on the wall behind the leader guy. I 
watch the battle and hear the cries of the trainers and their pokemon. Ash's Quilava 
faints. "We're even." The leader says. That is Ty's voice I thought frantically. I started 
chewing my nails and my right eye starts to flinch. Ash sends out Pikachu. "Pikachu use 
you're thunder!" "PIKACHUUUUUUUUU!" (GOOD-BYE!) Pikachu yells as it prepares 
his attack.

					Ash's P.O.V.

	I watch Pikachu shock the Poliwrath. It fell on the floor fainted. "Pika!" (Yeah!) 
Pikachu yelled. I smiled, I had actually won. This battle had been a little too easy. "Ok 
Ash, you have won." He removed his mask. "Ty!" I yelled. Something then caught my 
eye a few feet behind Ty. "Misty?!" I muttered. She saw I was watching her. She had a 
worried look on her face. She gave a small smile. I just stared. Ty turned around to see 
what I was staring at. "Misty?! So you have come to cheer me on." Ty smiled sheepishly. 
"Ne-!" "HOW COULD YOU MISTY?" I yell in fury and tears. "Ash, I ca-." I interrupted 
her again. "WHY DO YOU CARE FOR THAT BASTARD?" I asked. My tears were 
falling rapidly. "FINE, ASH! I HATE YOU ANYWAY'S. I HATE YOU MORE THAN 
ANYTHING, ASH!" That hit me right in the heart. I stared at her with all my might. My 
heart had been broken into millions of pieces. My dream was not just coming true it was 
true. Pikachu just had not run off, he promised to stay by my side thick and thin. My tears 
burned my face in emotion.

					Misty's P.O.V.

	        OH MY GOD, WHAT DID I JUST SAY? I DID NOT SAY WHAT I 
THINK I SAID! I did say it. I stared at Ash's beautiful brown eye's that were filled with 
tears. They were filled with so much hurt and sorrow. I felt a piercing pain in my heart. I 
had hurt Ash and myself. The look in his eyes would give me nightmares for weeks. I 
saw Ash turn around and walked out in a fast pace. His crutches were shaking really 
hard. Everything went blurry. I was crying. I heard rain hitting the roof hardly. I heard a 
clap of thunder. I wanted to go catch Ash but I could not move. Everyone was staring at 
me with eye’s full of fury and confusion. "Ash.....come back." I said muttered.

					Ash- Ash's P.O.V.

	My head hurt from crying. I ran out a side door and into the forest. I saw a flash 
of lighting. I ran as fast as I could through the forest with my crutches. I finally came to a 
path. There were a lot of up's and downs. I went over a couple of small hills. I was going 
down a steep hill and I fell. My crutches flung to the sides of the path. They were to far 
away to reach. I cried and cried for what seemed like for ever. I decided there was no use 
living this down. I turned on my stomach and put my face in the mud. I lifted my head 
up, in the distance I saw a red head coming this way. She didn't care about me. I put my 
face back in the position so I could not breathe. I saw Misty like ten feet away before I 
blacked out for good.

					Misty- Misty's P.O.V.

	I saw Ash's limp body in the mud. "NO!" I yelled. I turned him on his back and 
started doing my part. I gave him CPR. I would not let Ash die, I owed him my life and 
my heart, if he'll accept it. If he wakes. I sat there doing CPR for a few minutes. I heard a 
couple coughs come from Ash. He was breathing! His heart rate was not good though. I 
picked him up and carried him to the Jalana Hospital. It was about twenty minutes away 
if I ran. I would not stop whatever happened. I finally saw the hospital come into sight. I 
ran in right away. "SOME ONE, HELP HIM!" A doctor walked up to me. "What 
happened?" "That's not important, but his heart rate is very low!" I said really fast. "Ok, I 
NEED A STRETCHER FOR A YOUNG BOY!" The doctor yelled. Two nurses came 
within five seconds. I set Ash on the stretcher. They started to take him to the E.R. room. 
I grabbed his cap and held it close. My tears stained my face. I was soaking. A nurse 
came up to me. "Here dear, go wash up." She handed me a blanket, towel, a long t-shirt, 
and some stretchy shorts. "Thanks." 

	It had been about six hours since I had brought Ash to the hospital. I fingered the 
Caina badge Ash had won earlier. I grabbed it from Ty and ran after Ash. Brock and 
Pikachu had gone to the Pokemon Centre so I could be alone with Ash. We didn't know 
that he was going to try to drown himself. I had called them previously with the news and 
they were on they're way over here now. I was still clutching Ash's hat and crying. I was 
wrapped up in the hospital blanket. I was crying my heart out. I was so worried about 
Ash. I hated myself for saying that I hated Ash. If Ash didn't survive, I would surely die 
either of sadness or myself. If I hadn't yelled at him this never would of happened. I will 
understand if he doesn't forgive me, but I will never forgive myself for what I did even if 
Ash does forgive me. Right then I saw Brock and Pikachu enter the room. Pikachu would 
not look at me or speak to me. Brock just wasn't happy at me.

	"Did you mean it?" Brock asked. I shook my head. "I came to cheer Ash on. I just 
didn't think he wanted me near him for awhile. I didn't even know the gym leader was Ty, 
I dumped him for Ash." I explained. Pikachu and Brocks eye's widened. "Then why did 
you hurt Ash?" I shrugged my shoulders. "I guess....maybe....I don't know. I  blame 
myself for everything that happened. If Ash doesn't live I will never live this down." I 
looked down and shed more tears than in my life. "Pika-pi-cha-ka-chu." (I don't want Ash 
to leave.) Tears escaped Pikachu's eye's. I watched Pikachu cry, it was one of the most 
painful things to watch. I hugged my legs in my arms and buried my face. Brock 
comforted me. I take it he forgave me, but I don't think he will if Ash doesn't......make it. 
I tried to get some sleep but I couldn't, I decided to call Jessie and James. 

	I walked to the video phone, this made thing's worse being it so you can see the 
other persons face. I dialed the number to the house. Jessie and James had gotten a lot of 
money for turning in Team Rocket. Giovanni had gotten a death sentence. The phone 
rang two times, then a face appeared on the screen. It was Jessie. "Hello Misty!" She said 
cheerfully. "Hi." I said with no emotion. Jessie looked at me with worry. "What's 
wrong?" She asked. Just then James and Meowth's face showed up on the screen. "It's 
Ash." The former Rocket's faces turned pale. "What happened?!" They all yelled. I was 
happy that they cared so deeply for Ash. "He might not live, when I got to the hospital 
with Ash in my arms his heart rate was really low, he has been in the E.R. room for 
nearly six hours." I explained. They're faces got really pale, practically white. "What 
happened?" I told them the story of what happened the past four or so day's. They all had 
fury in they're eye's when I was done. "I'm so sorry, I will never forgive myself for this." 
"Well we'll be there in a day." I nodded and hung up. With all the money they had won 
they had bought a car, house, phone, etc. I walked over to where I was.

					Ash- Ash's P.O.V.

	Oh I felt so weak and in pain. I wasn't in physical pain, it was emotional pain. I 
did have a headache though. I opened my eye's a crack and peered around me. I had lots 
of wires attached to me. I sighed. I hated the hospital, I tried to drown myself for a 
reason. I could hear regular beeps from the heart monitor. I heard the door open, I did not 
want to see the person entering. I stared at her. "The doctor said I could see you." Misty 
explained. "Go away!" I said coldly. "No, I came to do something that I needed to have 
done awhile ago." I thought. "I'm listening." I still had a cold tone. Misty sat at the edge 
of my bed. "The reason I was at the gym was so I could cheer you on. I didn't even know 
that the leader was Ty. Any way’s I dumped him for you at the movies. I saw you there, 
the reason I didn't come apologize right away is I thought you wanted some time to cool 
down." Misty explained to me. She handed me the Caina badge. I was silent for a few 
minutes. She got up to go. "I'll never forgive myself." She said quietly. She opened the 
door. "Really?" I asked. She nodded. I gave her a small smile. I forgave her, I know I let 
her off too easily but I was young. "I forgive you." I say quietly. She turns around and 
runs to my side and squeezes be. 

	Misty was in my hospital room for the day hours. I enjoyed her company a great 
deal. She even gave me a full kiss on the lips. It was one of the most perfect moments of 
my life. It was now about one a.m. Misty was sleeping at my side. She refused to leave 
when the doctors told her she had to leave. I'm surprised they did not kick her out. 
Pikachu was also at my side sleeping soundly. Brock was in the chair near my bed 
sleeping. My life still wasn't perfect but close. I smiled.


					two months later

	We left on my Pokemon journey about one month and a half ago . Brock had 
stayed with the Nurse Joy in Jalana Port. Now it was me, Misty, and Pikachu. I did not 
need my crutches anymore, although I always wore pants. Do you know why? I had 
gotten a fake leg. No one knew that I did have a fake leg so I was treated the same. The 
most I did that was a clue that I did was limp sometimes. I'm happier than I have been in 
my life practically. Guess what? My voice even started changing!

a/n- how was it? please review me!