Choices

Part 18:

Wanna Come?

Note: Well here’s another chappie! 17 chappies plus Epilogue left!

Characters:

Ash: 20

Misty: 20

Dan: 21

May: 19

Sharon: 20

Damien: 20

Max: 14 ½

Mary: 14 ½

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“Dan? Misty…?” Ash asked.

Misty and Dan looked up surprised at who was standing before them.

“May? Ash…?” Misty asked uncertainly.

“Oh my…” May whispered incredulously. “Misty… you’re… you’re…-”

“…Pregnant…?” Ash finished in a hollow voice.

Misty smiled and nodded. Dan stood up and greeted Ash by shaking his head. Misty watched in silence. She found it rather odd that Dan greeted Ash with such formal manners, they were enemies weren’t they? Dan hated Ash and Ash hated Dan from the moment they knew what the other meant to her…

May smiled faintly at the two, wondering silently. Why were they acting so nice to each other? May knew Ash hated Dan and it was known that Dan hated him right back. Maybe the fact that Misty was pregnant prevented them from having a fistfight.

“It’s good to see you Ash.” Dan smiled forcefully.

“Same.” Ash replied with a vigorous smile. “I’m sure you remember my girlfriend, May White right?”

“Yes of course.” Dan smiled. “You remember Misty, I’m sure.”

“It’s a really a surprise to see you too.” May grinned brightly.

“Ditto.” Misty replied smiling.

“How far are you along?” May inquired.

“Seven months now…” Misty looked down at her belly in happiness. “I found out the same day of the Final of the Central Park Pokemon Tournament. According to Dan I fainted while out on the field, he took me to the hospital where they took some tests and we found out the very next day that I was pregnant.”

‘He lied to her…’ Ash thought curiously. ‘I guess it was best that he did that…’

“Congratulations Misty!” May exclaimed full of happiness. “I always knew you’d be the first to be a mom.”

“Well that’s not entirely true.” Dan added as he held Misty tightly. “We found out that very day that the day before Sharon had found also found out she was pregnant.”

“Wow!” May exclaimed surprised. “Motherhood seems to have just come knocking to your doors! Too bad it still hasn’t come to me…” May frowned as she looked up at Ash.

“I’m so sorry.” Misty sobered.

“Oh we try… but…” Ash shrugged. “So Misty, Dan… I heard you guys are having a Christmas party…”

“Well it’s also a sort of reunion cuz well all our friends are invited so we can meet up again.” Dan replied coolly.

“Oh…”

“Do you guys wanna come?” Misty ventured softly.

“Well…” Ash shrugged looking down at May.

“Of course.” May replied sweetly as she smiled. “When is it?”

“On Christmas Eve.” Dan replied. “We’ll send you an invitation with all the detail if you’d like.”

“That’d be perfect.” May nodded. “You know at what hotel we’re staying at?”

“Yes, Max and Mary told us.” Misty replied. “It’ll be nice to see you two there. That means all our friends will come.”

“It’ll be a really nice party.” Dan added. “Sharon, Lily, Daisy and Violet organized it perfectly. Plus Sharon, Brock, and Mimi are the one’s who’re cooking. It’ll be a feast!”

“That sounds delicious!” Ash exclaimed as he kept his arm around May securely.

“It’ll be great.” Misty smiled as Dan kept his arms around her protectively.

“Well we better get going. Don’t want my girls getting sick.” Dan grinned indicating to Misty and her stomach. “Plus today it’s her birthday. We’ll be celebrating.” Dan smiled again.

“Oh happy birthday Misty.” May smiled.

“Yeah happy birthday Mist.” Ash nodded

“Thanks.” Misty nodded.

“So we’ll send you an invitation later kay guys?” Dan extended his hand towards Ash.

“Yeah. See you later.” Ash nodded shaking his hand as Misty gave May a swift kiss of farewell on the cheek.

“See you then…” Misty added.

“Catch ya later…” Ash put in.

They looked at one another briefly but otherwise showed no emotion. Dan steered Misty away and May steered Ash away.

Misty looked back at Ash’s retreating figure with May, looked away and sighed. She hadn’t wanted to see him again… No, not again… How long had it been…? Four long years… of not seeing him and now that she had seen him again… it felt awkward… She couldn’t help but feel that same warm fuzzy feeling in the pit of her stomach every time she remembered when he had smiled…

Ash looked back at Misty withdrawing away with Dan, looked away and sighed. He didn’t think he’d see her again after what happened six months ago… he had thought that maybe he’d never see her… leaving him in peace to live with May… Seeing her again arose up feelings that he had thought had been gone… But now… they were back and… He just couldn’t seem to get her out of his head…

Dan looked over at Misty as he watched her look back at Ash then look away and sigh. He didn’t know exactly what was going on in her head but he could guess… She was thinking about the last time she had thought she had seen him… She still thought she hadn’t seen him for four years when in fact it had been six months ago the last time they met. He had to tell her the truth… he couldn’t keep this from her forever…

May looked up at Ash as he looked back at Misty then looked away with a sigh. She couldn’t help but feel a little guilty for what was going on. Ash was suffering and she knew it… She wished he would just be happy but he wasn’t… He still loved Misty and she had done wrong in separating them… They still loved each other and they couldn’t be together… and it had been her fault. She let a tear slide down her cheek as she felt the guilt sink in. She had to make things right again… She didn’t know how but she had to… They had both been her best friends and now she had become their worst enemy… ‘Oh how things seemed to have gone so wrong…’ May thought as another tear fell.

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Note: Awww… That nearly made me cry… May crying and feeling guilty… Isn’t that so sweet? *Sigh* Oh well… Soon Choices’ll be done. LOL. Well not really, we still need seventeen more chappies plus the Epilogue so yeah…

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