I'll See You In Your Dreams
by:  Angelical Proportions
Origin:  third chapter to "The Connection"
Patr no.:  3

   Misty sighed as she sat down next to Ash sitting nervously on the bed of the Pokemon Center.
"Oh... I just hate this."  she said, wiping the sweat off of her forehead.  
Misty moaned and lay down clutching her stomach.
"I feel so... sick"  she cried.
"You okay?"  Ash asked her.
"Yeah."  she said slowly, rubbing her eyes.  "I'm fine."
"How sick do you feel?  Do you need to see a doctor?"  Ash asked cautiously.
"No, no, no.  What I 'need' is to hear about your dream."  Misty said, suddenly as an excited flow of intrest made her immediantly perky.
Ash paused a moment and thought.
"Um, well, I had this dream..."  he began, but stopped.
"Yeah, I know!  Tell me what it was about."
"Uh... It was really scary, actually...  For some reason, I was really concerned about you... like I had a feeling you were hurting or something.  There was an endless fog that went on across an empty feild and I had a weird feeling like you were out there.   I ran into the fog looking for you and shouting your name, but there wasn't an echo.  I don't know what it was all about, but for some reason, only a whisper would echo... Weird huh?!"  Ash said.
Misty had tears in her eyes.  Had he had the same dream as her?  It sounded so alike.  She swallowed hard and asked the repeating question in her mind.
"D-did you f-find... me?"
"Yeah!  You acted really scared, though.  I dunno why, but you somehow found me and tackled me... then you bagan tickling me!"  Ash laughed.
Misty blushed.  Yep, this was her dream.
"Ash... I think I had the same dream as you did."  Misty stated.
Ash stared at her a bit.  "No way.  What happened next, then?"
Misty took a deep breath.  "We found a weeping willow and I asked you if you'd like to sit under it, but you refused, saying you'd seen it in a movie before... a horror movie...  Anyway, I wished for a beautiful cherry tree, and a stream, and a sunset...   Then, we sat under the blossoming cherry tree... and..."  
Misty stopped as she noticed how red Ash's face had suddenly turned, his eyes were wide with suprise and embarrassment.  She didn't have to finish the sentence, he'd seen it all before.


"Hmm... they sure have been in there a long time..."  Brock wondered as he eyed the door, wondering if he should walk in or not.
He chuckled.
"I'll just hafta ask his pikachu what he overheard."  Brock smiled, without worries.
~Two hours later~
"What the hell is going on in there?!"  Brock said, obviously peeved to have been waiting in the hallway for what seemed like forever.
"That's it, I'm comin' in!"  Brock said sternly as he gripped the doorknob, and turned.


"Do you want to know what happened next, Ash?"  Misty teased.
Ash quickly shook his head 'no', still left with the hateful blush.  Misty grinned widly.  It was without a doubt that she was really enjoying this little element of teasing.  She leaned forward.
"You almost kissed me."  she said quietly with as much bravery as she could manage.
Ash leaned backwards in fear.  He was almost sure what she was doing... or he thought he was...  That was when Brock came barging in through the door, looking as pissed off as humanly possible.  Ash sighed of relief as Misty stumbled away from his face.
"What were you guys doing?  I thought you just had to talk!  I didn't know you had to... uh... do whatever you guys were doing."
Brock observed the two carefully: from Ash's blush, to Misty's grin.  He smirked.
"You know, I think I need to go to the store."  Brock said slowly, walking out the door.  
Ash tried to manage breathing through his dry throat.  He was stuck with Misty; the girl he secretly loved for three years who was now teasing him about his dreams about her.
'Oh.. great'  Ash thought.
He looked away from the door, back to Misty, but she was gone.
"Misty?"  he asked, looking around.
He spotted her leaning down next to her sleeping Togepi; snuggled up next to Ash's pikachu.  She smiled and picked up her egg pokemon.  It yawned and opened it's eyes, blinking a few times, and yawning again.  Misty giggled.
"Togepi always brings me to a good mood."  she said, smiling at her pokemon.
"Same thing with me and Pikachu."  Ash shrugged.
He walked over to his pikachu and shook it slightly, but it shooed away Ash's hand.  He stopped, remembering the last time something like that had happened.  
"You wanna get some lunch, Misty?"
Misty looked up.  "Sure!"  
"Let's leave Pikachu here.  I can tell she needs her sleep."  Ash looked at his pikachu one last time and stood, grabbing his usual jacket and slipping it on.  Misty's smile seemed to improve.
"Where do we go?"  she asked.
"I dunno.  Wherever.  Besides, there's no better medicine to the flu than a nice walk and lunch through the park."  he shrugged.

"So, want some lunch?"  Brock asked Joy.
"Uh... I'm really quite busy."  she said politely, shuffling through some papers.
"That's okay.  How 'bout tomorrow?"
Nurse Joy gave him a agrivated sigh and turned her back.  That was when Brock saw Ash, Misty, and Togepi walk out the door.
"Where you goin'?"  he asked.
"Lunch."  Ash said, hoping Brock wouldn't want to go.
"Oh, okay."  he said quickly, then turned away from the nurse and ran to their room.
"Wonder where he's going?"  Misty watched Brock run.
"Who cares.  I'm hungry."  Ash said.
"Me too."
"Toge-prii!"


   They walked down the empty streets of Viridian.  Ash chuckled.
"What's so funny?"  Misty asked.
"The last time I've been here... this was the first city I traveled to with you following me."  Ash laughed.
"Why's that so funny?"
"It's just the memories that make you laugh."  Ash said.
Misty laughed.  "Oh, I see."
Ash looked up, the skies were dark and grey.
"I think it's going to rain..."  he muttered.
"Um, no I think it is raining..."  Misty said, feeling the sudden chill of the tiny raindrops that sprinkled her skin, she covered Togepi as much as she could.
Ash looked around him and spotted the streetside shops all with a faded "Closed" sign hanging on the doors.
"C'mon, let's walk under the shops."  Ash motioned towards the many shops.

   The rain poured and slid off the many roofs of the shops as Ash and Misty made their way towards some food.  Togepi chirped necessantly.  Misty sneezed.
"Uh oh.  I think we should go home if you're going to get sick."
"No, actually, I'm feeling a whole lot better!"  Misty lied; she felt horrible.
"I don't believe you.  C'mon, let's go..."  Ash said as he grabbed Misty's arm.
"Ash!  If you're gonna take the curtesy of walking me back, why not try to be a little more gentle!"  Misty yelled.
Ash let go of her arm.
"I don't need to walk you back."  he said and walked in front of her.
"Well... fine then!  I'll just sit out here and be sick!"  Misty shouted.
Ash suddenly felt guilty, but tried shutting it out.
"Fine... do whatever you want."
"I will!"
Ash walked away, feeling more guilty be the second.  He wanted to just spin around and grab her, but he had to act his part.  Talk about stubborness...  
   He couldn't bear any more guilt or concern so he decided to go with plan A: spin around and grab her, then drag her back with her kicking and screaming.  No, that won't work...  Oh well, it's the best plan he's got.  Ash turned and was about to run after her, but she was standing right behind him.   Oh, how this brought back a few forgotten memories...
"What?"  was all Ash could say.
"Be gentle."  she mumbled and held his hand.
"Don't you know how to be gentle to a girl?"  she asked.
Ash was too busy concentrating on his hand than on anything else to hear her talk.  She smiled.
"What's for lunch today?"  she asked sweetly.


   That night, Misty lay in the rented Pokemon Center bed brushing her damp hair slowly as she thought about her dreams.  Was it real?  Did Ash have the same dream as her?  What did it all mean?  Would it happen again?
   Ash entered the room humming to himself, seemingly as happy as possible.
"What are you so happy about?"  Misty frowned.
"Nothing."
Misty could tell Ash was up to something.  He walked over to his pikachu, who was playing with Togepi in a boardgame.
"What's up Pikachu?"
"Pika!"  it replied.
"That's nice, have a good day?"
"Chu."  it shook it's head.
"Why not?"  
Pikachu didn't answer, it was her turn to roll.
"Fine, whatever."  Ash said as he walked away and began to set up his sleeping bag.
"Hey Ash?"  Misty said as she turned off the lamplight.  Pikachu scolded her, but closed up the boardgame in agreement that it was getting really late.
"Yeah?"  he asked, laying down.
"I'll see you in your dreams."
Ash smiled.  "Sweet dreams, Misty."

~~~~~End~~~~~

   Huh!  How 'bout that ending?  Well, next chapter is about... well, I really shouldn't tell you, but it's gonna be so good!  Chap. 4 is where the horror really starts to kick in!  Oh, well, I don't really know what it's all about myself...   I mean, I haven't even started to write it yet, but I got the best ideas for it!  Yay!  ^_^