Getting Back to Where I Belong By Finaille Nailo Part 2 "Is he gonna come out?" Brock asks Misty, who joins him sitting on the couch. "Yeah, he said he would." Misty replies coldly. "Good. You did apologize, right?" "Yeah, kinda." Misty looks around. "Where are the others?" "Jen and Mike decided to check out what the nightlife was in Ecruteak. They said they'd be back at four or so." Brock says, checking his watch. "They won't be back for at least a few hours." "Hey guys." They hear a somewhat depressed voice say. Brock and Misty turn around to face Ash. "Hey, you're up. That's a good thing. Here, come sit down." Brock says, motioning to the empty spot next to him. Ash smiles weakly and sits down, but next to Misty instead. "Hey Ash, I'm really sorry for going about like that earlier this morning." Misty says, smiling a little. "Hey, it's ok. I guess I'm getting, I don't know, a little obsessed." Ash says, smiling, with a hint of embarrassment showing. "A LITTLE?" Misty asks, grinning. "Ok, a lot. Puh-leeze Mist..." Ash says with a bit of a laugh. "Fine, whatever. So, do you guys want to do anything tonight? I mean, since Jen and Mike are gone." Misty asks. "Sure, I don't mind stepping out this evening. If it'll get my mind off of Ren here." Ash says. "I think I'll stay back." Brock says. "Still swooning over Joy, eh?" Misty asks with a grin. "Uh huh, sure..." ************************************************************************ "Today has gone so wrong!" I say, picking at my sandwich. Emily pats my arm. "Hey, Ren, it's ok. I mean, we still ended up having a few classes together." Emily says with a smile. "I still can't believe they kept me back though. I'm very smart... and I know it." I say, taking a small bite out of my sandwich. "Hey Em." A girl says, one whom I had never seen before. She sits down on her other side. "Oh, right Ren. This is Caitlin, she moved here while you were gone. Caitlin, Rennie, Rennie, Caitlin." "Pleased to meet you." I say, extending my hand out. She shakes it and laughs a little. "So, you're the famous Rennie that Emily had talked nonstop about." Caitlin says, taking her lunch out. "Famous? I wish." I grin. "I guess I missed you so much that I couldn't shut up about you." Emily says, turning a little red. "Hey, that's ok." I say with a grin. "Well, she wasn't the only one who missed you." Caitlin says. "Huh?" "Oh, I see. Well, Matt came up to us quite a few times asking if you were out of the hospital yet. I guess you didn't know he visited you." Emily says. "In fact, he sent "Get well" flowers twice, but didn't sign them." "He... uh... did? Cool." I shrug, but smile on the inside. "Have you talked to him yet?" Emily asks. I nod. "Yeah, he's in my band class." I say, taking another bite out of my sandwich. "Ooooh!!" Caitlin and Emily squeal. I put down my sandwich. "Alright, what's going on?" I ask seriously. "Well, um, you haven't guessed yet?" Caitlin asks. "Guess what?" I ask in confusion. "Matt has the, like, biggest crush on you!" Emily shrieks. "He, uh, does?" I ask. "Yeah. Why do you seem so glum about it?" Emily asks. "Well, I do, kinda, well, have another boyfriend." I mumble. "You mean John? He's had like four girlfriends since you've left." Emily says. Amelia and Keisha join us at the table. "Yeah, he didn't even care about you." Keisha says, butting in. "No, I didn't mean John." I say. "Really? Then, who?" Emily asks. "Who what?" Amelia asks, trying to get into the conversation. "Rennie has a boyfriend and she's gonna tell us who it is." Emily whispers to her. "Ooh, I see." Amelia says with a grin. "You'll never believe me if I tell you." I say. They will either laugh, thinking I've gone completely crazy, or they will not have a clue who the heck this person is. "So? Tell!" Emily demands. I grin. "Ash... Ketchum." I mutter out. They all stare at me wide-eyed. "You're, uh, kidding, right?" Amelia asks, as Keisha, Emily, and Caitlin all stare at each other in disbelief. "Um... no, I'm not. Uh, look at the time, I gotta run to my next class. Um, bye!" I say, picking up my bag and running towards math class. "She's going out with that Ashton guy now?" Caitlin whispers to Emily. "Strange, I don't get how she would know the new guy. But... I think she wasn't talking about him." Emily replies. "Then who?" Keisha asks. "Nevermind." Emily says with a smile and eats a carrot stick. ************************************************************************ "I had a really good time." Misty says with a smile, as Ash and her had just gotten back from the movie and restaurant they had just been to. "Yeah, me too." Ash stumbles out. He stares at her and thinks; "I can't be falling for her again..." "I wonder what Rennie's up to right now anyways." Misty says, looking at the night sky. "Um, whoops, sorry." Misty says, realizing she had just mentioned Rennie. "It's ok." Ash smiles. "She hasn't been on my mind too much today anyways." "You're kidding?" Misty questions sarcastically. Ash laughs. "I'm so glad you're back... even though you've been with us for the last three or four months... I missed you before then." Ash says, hugging her. "Yeah... I missed you too." Misty says. Ash grins. "Hey, I know this really beautiful hilltop right outside of town. May I escort you there my lady?" Ash asks. Misty laughs. "Yes you may my good sir." Misty says with a smile. Ash holds his arm out and Misty links her arm to his. As they start heading farther out of town, the stars become brighter they realize that a meteor shower had been going on. "Hey, we gotta run if we don't wanna miss this." Ash exclaims, literally picking Misty off of her feet and running towards the hilltop. They get there with plenty of time, anyways. They sit down and stare at the stars, lying next to each other in the green grass. "Hey Ash?" "Yeah Misty?" "Have you ever wished on a star?" Ash looks at her confused. "No, I haven't." "It's about time you tried." Misty demands. "Pick a shooting star, and make a wish." Ash waits for a moment, and right where he was looking a shooting star glided through the night sky. Ash thinks, "If I can get over Rennie, I wish something would prove that." "Done wishing yet?" Misty asks a few seconds later. Ash smiles and nods. "You must be cold." Ash says, putting his arm around her nearly bare shoulders. "I guess." Misty says with a small shrug. "So, what did you wish for?" Ash asks curiously. Misty looks at him. "Well... I guess you could say I asked for courage." "Courage? What in the wor..." Ash is cut off by Misty kissing him. They hold the kiss for a little while, and Misty breaks it. Ash smiles and takes her hand. "I guess we both got our wish, huh?" Misty just smiles. ************************************************************************ Hmm... let's see, quadratic formula. Negative b, plus or minus the square root of b squared minus four, times a then c. God, math sucks. I look up from my math book and out the window. The stars are just becoming visible. I grab my calculator and start pounding in numbers, when the phone rings. I ignore it. But my mom calls me from downstairs. "Rennie! It's for you!" She yells. "Ok!" I yell back. I pick up my phone. "Hello?" "Hey Ren." I hear a smiling voice on the other line. A smiling "boy's" voice. "Who is this?" I ask curiously. "It's Matt." "Oh, hey!" "What's up?" "My ceiling, what else?" I say sarcastically. He laughs. "Hey, how'd you get my number anyhow?" "A little birdie told me." I hear a long pause. "Hey, um, I was wondering if you might want to come to a movie with me on Saturday afternoon." He asks. I feel my cheeks turning red. "A movie? That sounds fun." I say. "Great! Maybe I could pick you up, say around 2 or something?" "Yeah, can't wait!" I smile. "That's awesome. Well, I'll see you at school tomorrow then, ok?" "Yeah, see ya. Bye!" I say with a HUGE smile on my face now. "Bye Ren." I hear a click on the other line. I scream loudly. I got a date... in MY world. This is sooooooooooo unbelievable. "Rennie! What's all the racket?" I hear my dad yell. "Nothing!" I yell down to him. I smile and fall on my bed, in complete bliss just to mention, but that doesn't really last too long. Something in my subconscious mind made me think of Ash. I drift my thoughts back into the Pokemon World. Then, a scarier thought came to mind. Was that a dream? It's been a while anyways since I've been gone. "No, it's completely real." I hear another voice say in my head. I think for a moment, but then sleep overtakes my body and everything I had just thought about was forgotten. ************************************************************************ "Brock... um, may I talk to you?" Ash asks, stepping into their room at the Pokemon Center. Brock looks up from his Pokemon Guide Book. "Yeah, sure. What's up?" "Well, I don't know how to explain this..." Ash starts. "Explain "what"? Brock asks curiously. "Well, um... I dunno... I guess I sorta well, kissed Misty." Ash mutters. "You WHAT?" "I, um, kissed Misty." Ash says. Brock looks at him. "How senseless could you be? You were just complaining about Rennie last night, and now... you kissed Misty?" Brock asks in complete surprise. "I dunno, this weird feeling overtook me I guess. It was nice... but..." Ash is cut off. "Who do you like?" Brock asks a question that totally throws Ash off. "I like both of them... equally." Ash mumbles. "Well, you can't like BOTH of them, that's just not right." Brock states. "Hey, you like, like 20 girls right now and THAT'S ok?" Ash says, sitting down on the bottom bunk. "Hey, I don't REALLY like them in that way, and you know it." Brock says, rolling his eyes and grinning. "Yeah, I know that." Ash laughs. "But do I like Misty now? This is all getting too confusing." "Well, love isn't easy, I know that. It's confusing, and sometimes really painful, but that's love for everyone. It'll be ok, someday in our lives." "I know!" Ash replies with an annoyed voice. "Hey, chill, I know you'll do the right thing." Brock grins. "Well, if I dump Rennie and go for Misty, and Rennie DOES come back, she'll come after me, and if I stay with Rennie, Misty will think I'm two-timing. I mean, I already kissed Misty, maybe I should just break up with Rennie." Ash says, very mixed-up. "Whoa, hold it, I think you should stay with Rennie. I mean, what's the chances she's gonna cheat on you?" "I dunno, slim to none?" Ash guesses. He didn't know how wrong he was. "Exactly. I think you should wait until you know how she's doing before you dump her, it's not right." "I dunno, well, I guess so." Ash sighs. "I should go talk to Misty." "Alright, I trust you'll do what's right." Brock smiles as Ash walks to the door. "Good luck." "Thanks, I think I'm gonna need to it." Ash gulps and goes out of the door. A/N- I'm done! Plz review... I know this chapter was boring, but it does heat up next chapter, I assure you!