Fallin' Disclaimer: Alicia Keys owns the song Fallin' and other people own Pokemon. Author's Note: Sorry for the wait. ^^;; Let's take a break from psycho Ash (he won't be back till T- Yes, I lied. There's more psycho Ash) and take a look into some feelings of friendly AAML with some humorous tints. ^^;; Just to satisfy those of us who were hurt by Misty's sudden leave. (She DOES come back, just to let you know. Or at least, in the Japanese version she does. But not for a while and not for a long time. For like, three eps.) XD- This is easily the shortest songfic so far… I keep on fallin' In and out of love With you Sometimes I love ya Sometimes you make me blue Sometimes I feel good At times I feel used Lovin you darlin' Makes me so confused Misty slipped her hands into the warm pockets of her new coat. Ash had bought it for her in the last town they had stopped at; he said it was getting colder- winter was just around the corner. In front of her, Ash and his Pikachu were jumping in the piles of falling leaves that gathered alongside the road. Ash was lightheartedly laughing as the yellow Pokémon leaped in and out of the collections of leaves. Besides her, Brock walked quietly, chuckling every once in a while at the two's frolicsome antics. Misty raised her head and stared up at the golden sky, painted with leaves. A smile crept upon her face – having fun with Ash and Brock like this. It felt like they had been together forever, even though they had only gotten Ash's 6th badge not to long ago… Misty pondered back to that day. Ash had put up a good fight... Suddenly, she was shook from her daydreams and found herself falling, face first into the ground. With a loud BANG she hit her head on the dusty road, then raised it to see Ash sticking is foot out from under a pile of leaves, laughing. I keep on Fallin' In and out of love with you I never loved someone The way that I'm lovin' you "Jerk!" She uttered angrily as she helped herself up, dusting leaves and dust off her new coat. She soon found that a Caterpie had found its way into her hair, and with another screech she had thrown it across the path. She turned angrily towards Ash, who was now lying on the ground, holding his sides in laughter. Hands curled into fists, she marched over to him and kicked him good in his ribs. "Owwww!" Ash whined, now clutching his sides in pain. "Serves you right!" Misty grumbled, stomping away. Ash sat up in the pile of leafs and stared after her. "What's her problem?" He asked Brock. Brock shrugged, "She's a girl!" Oh, oh , I never felt this way How do you give me so much pleasure And cause me so much pain Just when I think I've taken more than would a fool I start fallin' back in love with you As Misty stomped away, further down the path, she thought about Ash. Sometimes, like now, he was such a jerk. She hated him when he acted like this. An inconsiderate little child! If he hadn't fried her bike, she wouldn't be here. She wouldn't have to suffer through his endless immaturity, his childless pranks, his foolish behavior. She wouldn't have been tormented with Caterpies in her sleeping bag, Weedles in her pack. God, he made her so ANGRY sometimes. But then… She thought back to the times when he…wasn't so jerky. The times she had witnessed him nursing his Pokémon back to health. The times he would stand up for the little guy. The way he vowed to protect the world from Team Rocket. The way he fought for his dream to be the Pokémon Master. It were times like those when she didn't hate. She actually kinda l… "Misty! Wait up!" She heard his voice calling her, out of breath, as if he had been trying to catch up. She turned around. "I HATE YOU!" I keep on Fallin' In and out of love with you I never loved someone The way that I'm lovin' you "Awww- come on Mist, it wasn't THAT bad!" She shivered. She HATED how he said her name like that. "The name's MISTY! And I'm not talking to you, you immature little boy!" She said, abruptly shifting back around and walking on, her head held high. "You're not talking to me, and I'M the immature one?" She heard Ash ask. "He's gotta point, Misty…" Brock admitted. She stopped in her tracks. Right. He DID have a point. "Well in any case, I'm still mad at you!" "Well if you hate me so much why don't you just leave?" He snapped. Oooh- she had angered him. Oh baby I, I, I, I'm fallin' I, I, I, I'm fallin' Fall "I'm not leaving until I get my bike back, Ash Ketchum!" She snapped back. "Just remember that- I'm only traveling with you guys for my bike – not for you!" Things were silent for a while, so Misty continued her stomp down the road. She heard Ash and Brock rustling behind her. Humph. Served Ash right. That really hurt- and she got dust all over her new coat. Which he bought for you! A voice in the back of her head insisted. Oh- shut up you! She quieted it. She didn't need any guilt now. But sadly, like Ash had earlier, the voice had a point. As much as she'd like to hate Ash for wrecking the coat- it was because of HIS act of kindness that she had the coat anyway. Guess I gotta forgive him now… Misty told herself. Drat. She hated being wrong. But she turned around anyway to apologize. "Mist…" But Ash spoke first. I keep on Fallin' In and out of love with you I never loved someone The way that I'm lovin' you "Look- I'm sorry Mist," He started, "I guess…I guess I was just being immature. But let's just put the whole thing behind us and forget about it, okay?" Mist. She LOVED it when he said her name like that. "Umm…sure Ash," She could feel herself blushing, and she waited for a second for Ash and Brock to catch up to her. Then the three continued down the road. Subconsciously, as they walked down the path, both Ash and Misty were swinging their arms. And every once in a while, their hands would touch, sending a shiver up her spine. I'm fallin' In and out of love with you I never loved someone The way that I'm lovin' you Within minutes, Misty could see the nearest town form in front of them. The sun was setting behind the rooftops and hundreds of golden leaves were falling from the autumn trees. "Wow, Ash!" She exclaimed, "It's beautiful!" Ash was silent for a moment, before chuckling out a "Yea!" "Well what are we waiting for?" Brock asked, "Let's go!" With those words he jogged down the path and into the city, waving and calling eagerly for them to follow. Misty laughed. She turned around to see if Ash was going to run with her, and caught him smiling with a weird look on his face. She blushed and gave him a small smile, too, before starting to run after Brock. She didn't get very far before she suddenly tumbled to the ground, head over heels, in almost a direct repeat of what had happened earlier that day. Pulling herself up from the ground, she leaped up and looked around for the cause of her fall. Her eyes fell on Ash, who again lay on the path, clutching his sides in laughter. Misty boiled. "YOU DORK!" And she drew her mallet, smirking as Ash's face paled. I'm fallin' In and out of love with you I never loved someone The way that I'm lovin' you Author's Note: Hmm…I really thought this would be better if I set it in winter or summer, but fall just seemed to…go. This is set before Snow Way Out and Holiday Hi-Jynx- somewhere between Pikachu's Goodbye and Who Gets To Keep Togepi?. BTW- I found a J. XD It's called 'Jealousy'…it's a kind of a rap song (O_o) so its going to be … interesting. Now I'm looking for a K other than 'Kryptonite'… Next Songfic: Girlfriend Tracey wonders why Misty is so caught up on Ash. Set in the Orange Islands Flower Powerer