Opposite Passions Chapter 2: You can battle without Pokemon?! By Finaille Nailo >>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<< "Are you Ash?" Misty asks. Ash looks at the girl wearing a long blue shirt and light blue jean shorts. She runs her hand through her fiery red hair. "Yes, I'm Ash Ketchum, famous Pokemon trainer who attends the equally famous Goldenrod Pokemon Academy." Ash says boldly. "You're a Pokemon trainer? What kind of loser school am I going to be attending?" Misty snaps her flip flops in annoyance. "Yes, I'm a Pokemon trainer. Why?" "You seem pretty pathetic to be a trainer, let alone famous." Misty remarks with a smirk. "Well, you seem to have quite a mouth on you." "Thanks, big shot." Misty winks. "Well, I bet I could beat you any day." Ash says smartly. "I mean, you're from Cerulean! They have the weakest gym ever! I mean, three stupid chicks trying to battle big guys- and they use water Pokemon!" "Well excuse me, but those three stupid chicks are my sisters, and water Pokemon are the best ever! And you think you could beat me? Hah!" "Well," Ash grins sarcastically, "you're just way too cute to be battling someone as good as I am. I wouldn't want to break your little heart!" "Hey Ash, aren't you going to introduce me to the new girl?" Gary asks, poking Ash in the arm. Ash blinks. "Oh yeah, I kinda forgot you were there." Ash says. He looks at Misty, who is scowling. "This big mouth here is Misty... uh?" "Yawa." Misty says, interrupting. "Now excuse me... uh... what's your name?" "Gary." "Right, Gary, Ash was just trying to prove to me that he could beat me in a Pokemon battle." "Well I can!" Ash argues. "No you can't!" "I could beat you any day, of any month, of any year! Especially if you use water Pokemon, then I could kick your butt even more!" Ash yells. Gary watches the two with his head down and his hand on his forehead. Could they flirt any more? "Fine, then how about a battle right now?" Misty asks, holding up a Poke ball. "Nah, bus is coming." Ash peers at her. "Plus, you'd be crying all day cause of how bad I'd have beaten you. After school, in the gym, got it?" "Fine." "FINE!" They both turn away from each other. Gary is just completely dumbfounded. He goes over to Ash's side. "Ash, don't forget you have to show this girl around school, remember?" Ash blinks, walks over to a pole, and whacks his head against it. "School is really gonna suck now, isn't it? Gary smiles. "I dunno, I think Misty is kinda cute." Ash punches Gary really hard in the arm. "Gary, you are so weird." The bus pulls up as Ash says this, and he picks up his back and walks to the bus. Gary just stands there. "What? What did I do?" >>>>>><<<<<<<< Mara was not the girl I expected, she had a big mouth and she did not know when to shut up!! I thought it would be hell to have to watch her around school! She treated me like garbage, and constantly told me how bad of a trainer I was... so I challenged her to a battle. Little did I know she would win. Her fire type Pokemon were strong against my rock and ground type. I barely stood a chance. "Class! I'd like you to log out of your computers so I can hand you tonight's homework." Says the English teacher. Ash doesn't hear a word she says. But even after she beat me she acted like a total BITCH! So, I decided to get back at Mara for the battle. I took her... "ASH! Excuse me, the entire class is waiting for you to log off!" Screamed the English teacher. Ash looks up to see 35 pairs of eyes staring him down. Ash blushes crimson. "Sorry, Ms. Maron..." He mumbles. He saves his work and quickly logs off of the computer. "Now class, we have another large assignment coming up. This one is worth 20% of your final grade for this quarter." Ms. Maron says. The entire class groans loudly. "I will be having each of you make a 30-80 page book, but this time you have the entire quarter to make this. Since this is the beginning of the new quarter, you will have nearly nine weeks to complete this assignment." Ms. Maron starts handing out sheets to the kids. "You will also have to find someone else who is not in this English class to do illustrations. I normally would have you students do that, but it would just be more of a waste of time." Ash sighs. Like any of my friends can draw... "This assignment will be due a week before your last final, and your final is on May 20. So it will be due on May 13. Any questions?" The class is silent. "Good." The bell rings. "Tonight, write a summary of the book you'd like to write. It will be due first thing on Friday morning. Have a good day class!" The kids slowly get out of their desks and file out the door. Ash walks out of the room, to find Misty right there at the doorway. "Woah! What are you doing here?" Ash asks, really shocked. "What do you think? You took me to my last class, which is right next door. When I went to go get a drink of water, I saw you walk in here." "Why were you here so early?" Ash asks. "You've already bugged me enough." "Oh, have I?" Misty peers her eyes at him. "I could always call your mom and tell her you're not doing a very good job of showing me around." "You wouldn't." "Oh yeah? All you do is point me in the direction of where my class is. THAT DOESN'T HELP YOU JERK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Misty yells. Everyone in the hallway stops when Misty yells, and stare at the two. "Misty, shhh, people are staring!" Ash whispers. Misty scrunches up her nose. "Oh, so you don't want people to stare, eh?" Just as Misty is about to open her mouth to scream as loud as possible, Ash covers her mouth with his hand. "Fine, I'll be a better... uh... show-er around-er, ok?" Ash says. "Good." Phew... "I'm sitting with you at lunch." Misty demands. Ash's eyes widen. "No you're not!" "Why not?" "Because, you're... weird... I mean, you like water Pokemon!" Ash tells her. "What the hell is wrong with water Pokemon?" "They are weak!" Ash argues. "And you are NOT sitting with me at lunch. EVER! You've already embarrassed me enough by having my mom making me walk you around!" Misty looks shocked. She looks at Ash angrily. "YOU JERK!" Misty slaps Ash hard across the face. The people staring at Ash and Misty start whispering to each other. "Oooh, Ash is being bossed around by another girl!" One boy whispers to another. "I always knew he was weak." Says the other boy back, laughing. Misty laughs at Ash. "I love being a girl, because I know you'd NEVER have the guts to hit a girl!" "Well, think again bitch!" Ash pushes Misty really hard into the wall. "FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!" Screams the crowd. Moments later, a hall patroller is pushing his way through the crowd surrounding Ash and Misty. He gets in between the two. "STOP THIS, NOW!!!" The patroller says. "You two should know way better!" "She started it!" Ash complains. "She slapped me!" "So? You were fighting her, too. To the principal's office, both of you. NOW!" The patroller says. Ash looks at Misty, who has a large bruise on her cheek. Ash has a red mark on his cheek and his arms are bleeding. "You're still weak!" Misty says quietly to Ash. "Shut up!" Ash lunges at Misty, but the patroller grabs him by the collar. "Guess I'll have to take you two down to the office myself..." He mutters. >>>>>>><<<<<<< "I can NOT believe you'd do this to poor Misty!" Delia screams at Ash once they've gotten home. "She's only a girl! I cannot believe you had the decency to hit her!" "But mom, she slapped me!" Ash argues. "Well, from what I've been hearing from her and what she's told her mother, you deserve it! You're grounded for a month, no ifs, ands, or buts! And that means no Battle of the Bands, or whatever that thing was called!" "But..." "I said no buts, mister! You're already suspended from school for three days! And plus you got poor Misty suspended too, and she's new! I cannot believe you sometimes, Ash..." Delia says, putting her hand on her hips. "Now get to your room, now!" "Yes mom..." Ash mumbles. He picks up his backpack and heads to his room. Misty deserved every bruise she got this afternoon, she is such a bitch! When he gets to his room, his cell phone rings immediately. Ash walks to the desk and picks it up. "Hello?" "Is this Ash?" "Yes, it is." "Ooh... hi Ash." "Who is this?" "It's Misty." Ash's jaw drops to floor. I should hang up... "Ash, I wanted to apologize..." Ash gets the most stunned look ever on his face. "But... why would you want to apologize to me? I acted like a jerk!" Ash tells her. "Hey, wait a sec, how did you get my cell phone number?" Misty laughs. "Didn't realize that Gary was my neighbor... I asked him." "You seem not... so big-mouthed anymore." "It might have been pressure, you know, first day jitters." Misty says. "Listen, I know we don't have much in common, but I'm sorry I acted the way I did... I shouldn't have slapped you. I don't know what came over me." Ash sighs. This doesn't seem right... "Anyways, you still on for that battle? I know you still think water Pokemon are weak, and I want to prove you wrong." "Promise you won't cry when you lose?" Ash says. Misty laughs. "Don't get such a big head yet, Ashy-boy." Ash blinks. Ashy-boy?? "But I'm grounded..." Ash says. "So am I. But we're both suspended, and our parents both work tomorrow. How about we meet at the Goldenrod Gym at 10:00am, ok?" Misty suggests. "Um... sure, that would be ok... Are you sure we should be doing this?" Ash asks. "You chicken?" Ash gets a determined look on his face. "Never. Guess I'll see you tomorrow then." "Yeah, guess so. Bye!" He hears a click. He turns off the cell phone. That was REALLY weird... >>>>>>><<<<<<< Don't be expecting a happy ending yet, this is going to be a LONG fanfiction... LOL! Expect the unexpected... thanks to all who reviewed! Due to the text, thoughts just don't have those indentation mark things. XD.