Growlithe Love 

                                 **Prologue**

Hope you guys like this!  I’ve been thinking about it forever.  This is my 
first story.  I’ve been dieing to write an AAMRN.  My pen name is Kicon.  
Anyway, please send me reviews!  :)

Characters:

Ash/Misty/Sharon: 15
Brock: 18
May: 14
Max: 11
Flashback Ash and Misty: 13
Flashback Brock: 15
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	Ash, Brock, May and Max were heading toward Pallet Town to 
surprise Mrs. Ketchum.
     “Why did you have to live so far away Ash?” whined May.
     “I just do May.  Quit complaining.” Said Ash grumpily. He had been 
in a bad mood since a thunderstorm had delayed their trip.
     “How about we stop at Cerulean City?” asked Brock, checking the 
Poke-Nav,” it’s only a little further from here.  It would be nice to catch up 
with Misty and Sharon.”
     “Yeah!  I wonder how she’s doing.” Exclaimed Ash with a dreamy 
look on his face.”
     May, not liking the look on Ash’s face, asked, “Who’s this ‘Misty’ 
person?”
     “A girl Ash and I traveled with at the beginning, and, in my opinion, 
Ash’s REALLY good friend.”  Said Brock, with a glint of humor in his eyes.
     When Brock said this Ash turned slightly pink.
     "Hey Ash, what did she give you when she left?"  May looked like she was about
to explode when Brock said that.
     Ash turned redder, "Just Water, my Growlithe."  Ash was remembering what
actually happened.
                                        *Flashback*
     “Misty, do you have to leave?” asked Ash.
     “Yes Ash, I have to go help my sisters with the gym.” Replied Misty 
regretfully
     “Promise you won’t forget me, ever.”
     “I promise Ash, here.” Misty gave him a box.
     “I got something for you too.” Ash gave her a box.
     Misty opened hers.  Inside was a beautiful Cerulean-blue colored tear 
drop necklace.  The necklace was around a pokeball.
     Ash opened his box too.  In his box was a golden heart locket with a 
picture of a smiling Misty in it.  The necklace was around a pokeball.
     “Go pokeball!” Ask and Misty shouted.
     The pokeballs opened and revealed two Growlithes.
     “I knew you wanted one Mist.  It’s a girl.”
     “I thought, since you love Growlithes, why not. Thanks for the 
necklace.  Yours is a boy.”
     “Yeah, no problem.  Thanks for the locket.”
     “Bye Ash.” Misty said with tears sparkling in her eyes.
     “Bye, Mist.” Ash said while tears fell slowly down his cheeks.
     Misty wiped her eyes and kissed him lightly on the cheek.  Then she 
turned around and ran with her Growlithe down the road.  Not even turning 
back once.
     Ash fell to his knees, put on the locket and cried.  His Growlithe 
licked his cheek and Pikachu gave him a hug, but it didn’t help the pain.
     Brock came out of the bush.  He had watched the whole interaction, 
“C’mon Ash.  You’ll see her again.”
                                  *End of Flashback*
     “Yeah, Cerulean City here we come!” yelled Ash as he let out Water, 
his Growlithe.
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Hope you guys liked it!  Please tell me what you think.
                            -Kicon :)