Opposite Passions Chapter 4a: Finally, an OFFICIAL battle... By: Finaille Nailo A/N- Hello everybody!!!! First I'd like to say sorry for such a long delay between chapters. I have just spent most of my July at various camps, but now I will be able to continue my great passion of writing. Unfortunately, my chapters might be longer delayed for the next few weeks, for I have an exchange student with me, and I know my parents won't let me on the internet. I apologize, and I hope you enjoy what I have written! "Ash, what are you doing here?" Misty screeches. "Misty, tell me right now what the..." Ash is caught off guard by Misty's mother, who is looking at him expectantly. He blinks, and refocuses his attention for the moment. "So, you're Ash?" "Uhh... yes, I'm Ash Ketchum. Nice to meet you, Mrs. Yawa." Ash murmured, as he shook her hand. "Do you mind if I speak to Misty... alone for a moment?" Mrs. Yawa got an utterly confused look on her face. She nods, "Of course, Misty, why don't you take him into your room? I'd go to my room, but I'm cleaning right now." "Mom, I'd rather..." "Misty, he just wants to talk to you." Misty gets a really pissed off look on her face, but sighs and lets him in anyways. "Come on Ash... Sam's also in my room..." Misty motions him to follow, and they both step into her room. Sam is totally wide-eyed and shocked the second she notices Ash. Ash sits down on a chair next to the desk, and Misty closes the door. Misty glares at Ash. "Well, what do you want?" There's a long moment of silence. "I want to know what the HELL that phone call was all about!" Ash demands. Misty blinks. "What? I got the phone number from Gary!" Misty shudders from the lie, but hides it. "You are so stupid for thinking I'm stupid enough to realize that Gary lives seven blocks that way!!!" Ash barks, pointing off in the distance. "My mom told me you lived here, and the second she told me, I knew you two were plotting something." More silence again. Misty's fake surprise wears away on her face as she joins Sam on her bed. Guess he's not quite as dense as I was told... "Just for your information, we weren't really... plotting anything." Sam says. "Then what in the world are you doing???? And WHAT WAS THE PHONE CALL ABOUT????" Ash screams in frustration. "The phone call was to set the battle. We weren't plotting." Misty says calmly. "Then what's with Sam being here??? When did you meet her?" Ash questions. "She's in most of my classes, Ash. Since seating in your school is always alphabetical, we just happened to always sit by each other. She started talking to me, and she was nice. When I found out she lived in Villa Square, I invited her over. Is there something WRONG with that???" Ash blinks. "No, I guess not. Sorry... after all that had happened... I just assumed..." "...that's it! You assumed!!!!! All we were going to do... is just have the both of us battle you..." Misty sighs. I can trick him... but why must lying be my pet peeve??? The both of them??? Why? Ash thinks for a moment, and a smirk spreads across his face. "What? Too scared to battle me on your own?" "What? Of course not! I can do my own battling!" Misty defends. "Fine!" He glares at Sam. "Don't you dare even think about coming to the gym tomorrow. This is my own ordeal." The clock chimes, and Ash jumps. He pauses, and starts counting the chimes. When it reaches eight, he smacks himself in the forehead. Didn't realize it was so close to eight when I left... "Anyways, I have to go. It's getting late, and I don't want to get in more trouble..." Ash gets off the chair, and leaves the room. Before he shuts the door, he looks back at Misty. "Just you and me." He says, and shuts the door. He goes out of the apartment; Sam and Misty watch him get on his bike and take off. Sam looks at Misty. "Why did you tell him about our plan?" "Sorry... I've already lied so much today... I hate lying." Misty confesses. Sam looks at Misty. "I guess he's right. I really don't have anything to do with this, it is your battle." Sam smiles, "But I know you'll win. He might be strong, but you're a gym leader." "Well, what Pokemon do you think I should use?" Misty asks. "What do you have?" Sam asks... That was more than strange... and boy, is Misty really moody. She was a bitch earlier, and though it seemed like everything was going to end up that way, especially after the phone call... but when I got there... she seemed more sorry than anything. Ash looks up at the evening sky, darkening from blue to pinks and darker blue. Life is really weird... I'm wondering if she's doing it so I'll go easy on her tomorrow. Ash laughs. Well, now I know to battle the hardest I can. I'm still not calling her my friend... yet... and I don't care if she is a girl or not! o0o0o0o0o BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!!! "Aaahhh...." Ash rolls over on his bed, and groggily puts a hand on the alarm clock. He slowly sits up, and looks at the time. Nine-fifteen... NINE-FIFTEEN! I THOUGHT I SET MY ALARM FOR EIGHT-FIFTEEN!!!! Ash runs out of bed and pulls on clothes as quickly as possible. Man... the gym is a half hour bike ride... and I only have about that long. He grabs his hat lastly, and runs to his dresser, where five Pokeballs are sitting. He grabs three: Pikachu, Groyvle, and Totodile. He goes downstairs, and makes sure that is mom is definitely gone. Luckily, a note's on the kitchen table, and he grins and he reads it. Dear Ash, Morning sweetie! I'm going to be at work late today, and I need you to run to the grocery store and pick up a few things. The list is on the refrigerator. Can't call me, I'm in meetings until two. I'll see you tonight! Love, Mom He grins. Perfect excuse to get me outta the house! YES! He grabs the list off the fridge, and goes to the garage. He opens the door, hops on his bike, closes the door, and rides to the gym. o0o0o0o0o "NOOO!!!" Misty screams, as she just totally realizes she has no idea where the Goldenrod Gym is. She is digging around books in the living room. Come on... there has gotta be a map around here somewhere...! Where though!!! She glances at her watch. And at this rate, I'm going to be late!! GAHHH!!! After digging in a box of old books, she comes across a fairly recent map of Goldenrod. She looks at the map, and freaks out more. I have to be there in fifteen minutes! It's so far away! Oh well, maybe I can finally get some exercise... She grins at the joke, and gets up off of the ground. She grabs her knapsack and runs out the door. o0o0o0o0o Sheesh... I'm actually not late for once... Ash thinks to himself as he walks into the gym right when they were planning to meet. The second he walks through the main door a familiar face pops out. "Hi Ash!" Whitney says cheerfully. "What are you doing here? Don't you have school?" Ash shakes his head. "It was... called off. I'm actually meeting a friend here to have a battle. Do you know if a Misty Yawa has come in yet?" "No, you're the first person who's been here for the last three days. It seems like everybody's off battling gyms in different cities..." "Wow, I remember when I first came here for a badge. I remember a lot of people were waiting to battle you." "Yeah, those were the good old days. But I haven't won a match in who knows how long. I'm wondering if I should give up the gym leader position to my little brother..." Whitney sighs sadly. "I'm just not that good anymore." They sat down where they were standing and talked about how each other's lives have gone. In about 20 minutes Misty finally arrives. Ash stands up, and gives Misty an evil look. "Hey, what took you so long? Usually I'm the one who is late..." Ash grins. Misty rolls her eyes. "Hey, what do you expect? I've only lived here for like, two days and it took me forever just to find a stupid map of the place." She pouts. Her eyes focus around and stop on Whitney. "Is that your girlfriend?" She adds. Whitney blushes, but Ash shakes his head. "No, this is the gym leader, Whitney. She specializes in Normal-Type Pokemon." Whitney walks over to Misty to shake her hand. "Hi, I'm Misty Yawa! I'm the... or was the old gym leader of Cerulean City." Misty says in a sing-song voice. Ash gives a loud hmph! "Really? Oh I love that gym! It's soooo beautiful inside! I love your sister's water shows!" Whitney exclaims. "Uh, Misty? I think we have a battle to fight." Ash says, interrupting the girl's conversation. "Is Sam here?" Misty glares at him. "No, she's at school. And if you want to make sure, call the friggin school and ask to talk to her!" "Sheesh... I was just wondering..." Ash leads Misty to the main gym area. Ash walks over to the other side of the gym, and takes out a Pokeball. He looks up. "Ok, how about this, I only use one type of Pokemon. You name it." Ash says, still very confident. "I don't want you having a weakness, so how about we say either Normal, Flying, or Poison." Misty says. "How about Flying? One on one?" "Great with me. Let's get this thing started." Misty says, pulling out a Pokeball out of her backpack. "Pokeball, GO!" Sheesh... I think that sounds soooo loserish... lol! Anyways, hope you like! Thanks for all the good reviews! Sorry it was kinda short, but this is kinda a two part chapter...