Chapter 8

Still, in hours of searching, Ash and Misty were in no luck in finding Pikachu nor Togepi.

"Ash, where could they be? We've been looking and looking.....I'm so scared,"Misty trembled.

"It's ok, Mist. I'm sure they're around here,"Ash reassured her.

"I wonder if they found their way out of the cave...."she said.

"I dunno. Let's just keep on going,"Ash said.

"Ok," she smiled. She loves how he's so confident and brave. It makes him more attractive to her.

They kept on going until they walked into another area with a beautiful lake in the middle, with an ice-fountain in the middle that was shooting water up in the air. It was magnificent to their eyes.

"Wow, Ash! Look at that! Isn't it beautiful?"Misty awed.

"Yeah,"Ash replied. (Beautiful...just like you)

"Let's make a wish," she turned to him and smiled.

"A wish?" he asked. He thought it was kind of weird, because he didn't think this fountain would grant wishes.

"Yeah, c'mon let's just try, one wish, 100 wishes, just make one,"Misty pleaded.

"Ok,"he gave in. It was worth a shot. And he knew exactly what he would wish for.....

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(With Brock and Officer Jenny)

"Man, this cave is deep, we may never find them here Officer Jenny,"Brock said while walking through the cave.

"Yeah, but a good police investigation requires to never give up so let's keep on movin',"Jenny carried on.

"Anything for you my lovely," Brock cooed.

Officer Jenny just rolled her eyes. (Oh brother)

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(With Ash and Misty)

The two opened their eyes after making their wish(es) and sighed.

"Made your wish?" Ash asked Misty.

"Yes, I did, you?" she also asked.

"Yup."

There was a long pause between them as they looked back onto the lake.

(I wonder what he wished for....)

(I wonder what she wished for...)

The lake sparkled even more as their thoughts became more complex.

(Should I tell her what I wished for?)

(Should I tell him what I wished for? I love him so much, maybe this is it....)

Ash once again, looked back on what his mother said before he left on his journey:

"If you ever find someone you truly love, go for it. If you don't soon, she might go away to someone else. If you really love her, tell her, no matter what the chances are of her turning you down. It shows that you truly care."

He smiled. He used to think that he was too young to be hearing that from his mom back then, but now it made more sense.

"Why are you telling me that now, Mom? I'm not even 18 yet!" Ash had said as a response to his mom's wise words.

"Because I met your father while I was on my journey....you could meet your future wife while on your journey," Delia replied.

It seemed like his mom knew he would find his special girl while on the journey. That relaxed him more.

"Ewww, girls are gross Mom," he had said.

"It's just a piece of advice that I want you to remember for the rest of your life, ok?" his mom smiled warmly.

"Okaaay," Ash rolled his eyes.

Now he knew why his mom told him that before he left his home. He knew it was the time to tell her...........

"So, what did you wish for?" he asked, trying to lead in his 'plan to get Misty'.

She hesitated. (I can't tell him...he'll reject me....I just won't tell him the WHOLE wish....)

Misty had wished for his love and to get Togepi and Pikachu back....but she was just gonna say that she wished to find the Pokemon.

"I wished that we would find Pikachu and Togepi," she said bluntly.

Ash's hopes went down a little...but it wasn't going to stop him. He had to tell her.

"What did you wish for?" Misty turned to him.

"I also wished that we would find Togepi and Pikachu," was all he told her. He thought he had a lot of confidence, but his voice wouldn't make any more sound. That fear in the pit of his stomach kept him from telling her what else that was in his desire in his wish....

"Oh,"she was also disappointed."Do you think that wishes could come true?"

"If you ever find someone you truly love, go for it."

"Yeah, I do," Ash replied.

"Me too," Misty said.

"If you really love her, tell her, no matter what the chances are of her turning you down."

Ash continued to stare at the lake, then he looked over at Misty.

"It shows that you truly care........."

He couldn't take it anymore."That wasn't all I wished for."

"Well, what else did you wish for?" her hopes raised again.

"I wished for your love," he said. With that, he put his hand on the side of her face and brung their faces closer until their lips met in a sweet, but short passionate kiss.

He released her from the kiss and said softly,"I love you, and I always will."

Tears started rolling down her face."Oh my gosh, you don't know how long I've been wanting to hear that! I love you too Ash!" She smiled as she put her left arm around his neck and pulled him into another kiss, but she kissed him harder this time, and he responded the same way. It lasted for a long time, but then they released as they were breathing deeply for air. They smiled and knew their lives were complete. Even the title of Pokemon Master would NEVER EVER compete with this. This was much better to him. Or even having the title of Greatest Water Pokemon Master for Misty, couldn't even compare to this.

"I love you," they both said together and they hugged each other tightly.

"Let's keep on looking for Togepi and Pikachu,"Misty said with the smile, unfading.

"Ok," he said while holding her hand. He kissed her on the cheek and they started walking again.

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3 more hours later......

They were still holding hands with smiles on their faces, and walking until.....

"Pikapi!"

"Togebrrrrriiiii!"

"Huh?" Ash and Misty chorused.

Togepi and Pikachu saw Ash and Misty from behind a rock and ran up to them in their arms (A/N: Well...Togepi waddled then reached up its arms for Misty...hehe).

"Pikachu!" Ash cried.

"Togepi!" Misty also cried.

They hugged their Pokemon and they hugged back.

"How did you all get this deep in the cave?" Ash asked Pikachu.

"Pikachu-ka-PIKA-pi. Pi-chu-pika-pika-chu-pika...pika-cha-ka-cha-pika(I have NO clue. After what that Slayma did....I don't know.),"Pikachu answered.

"Togepi?" Misty asked.

"Toge-togep-bri-togepi-toge-to. Toge-to-bri-toge-brriiii-toge-toge-briii(I don't know either Mommy. I just woke from the storm and I was somewhere around here)," Togepi said.

"That's weird," Misty said.

"Yeah," Ash nodded.

"Chu-pika-cha-pika-pi-pika-chu-pi (Were you all looking for us this whole time)?" Pikachu asked.

"Yup," Ash smiled.

"Pika-pika-chu-pika-pika-cha-ka-pika-chu (And what's with the holding hands thing?)" Pikachu grinned at Ash slyly.

"Well, what do you think?" Ash chuckled.

"Pi-chu-pika-cha-ka-cha-ka (That you two are together)?" Pikachu guessed. It was kind of obvious though.

"Yup, she's my baby now," Ash smiled and hugged on Misty and kissed her on the cheek. Misty blushed and hugged back.

"Pikaaaa-chu-pika (Awwww, how cute)," Pikachu teased.

They all laughed.

(From the distance....)

"Ash! Misty! Over here!" Brock called out to them.

"Brock!" they yelled in unison.

They ran over to each other and slapped high-five.

"Hey, how'd you find us?" Misty asked.

"We left to find you all yesterday, and we came upon this cave and thought you all may have come in here 'cos of the storm a few days ago, and then you got lost...am I right?" Brock asked.

"Right.....wait a sec.....YESTERDAY?! You left to go and find us yesterday? It took us forever before we got this far in the cave!" Ash cried.

"We must've found a shortcut then,"Officer Jenny told them."So, what happened this whole time while you all were in here?"

The couple (Ash and Misty) explained the whole story. Except for the part where they got together....hehe. That's until later. ^_^

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(2 days later at Mahogany Town at the Pokemon Center)

(A/N: Brock still doesn't know about Ash and Misty yet...)

"I love your eyes, those majestic eyes," Ash awed while looking at his girlfriend's eyes.

"Aww, thanx sweety, but I like your eyes better,"Misty blushed.

"Your's better," Ash fought back.

"No your's!"

"No your's!"

A few minutes later.....

They were finally done arguing...sheesh. -_-

"Hey, let's just finally let Brock know that we're going out now,"Misty said."I want to see what he says...plus, he'll find out soon or later anyways."

"Ok..... how about we make out?" Ash said slowly with a wide grin.

Brock was over at the desk talking to Nurse Joy (plus, having a beating from her ~_^).

"Ok,"she grinned back.

They put their arms around each other, with Misty's left leg over Ash's right leg and they were in action!

Brock rubbed his face from the smack and turned to see Ash and Misty making out on the bench.

"OH MY GOSH!"Brock exclaimed as he walked over to the two love birds.

Yup, it was his friends, Ash and Misty. His mind wasn't playing tricks on him. (What in the heck)

His mouth was still opened, watching them kissing each other and rubbing each others' backs.

"Hey, since when did you two get together?" Brock asked, poking at their shoulders.

Ash and Misty released and said,"While we were in the cave."

"Why didn't you all tell me?" Brock put his hands on his sides.

"Why didn't you ever ask?" Ash snapped back while laughing.

Brock started laughing too."Wait a minute.....how come you got a girlfriend before me? AAAAH!" Brock put his hands on the sides of his head ran out of the building and went to......um, I don't know but he'll be ok, I think.

"Uhhhhh..." Ash and Misty looked at each other.

THE END

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Finally! I'm done! So....how did you all like the story? Good, bad, ok...? This was my 2nd fanfic I've ever completed. I'll probably make a sequel to this or just write a completely different story soon, so, I'll catch you all l8ter. Rawk on! ~Daring Warrior~