Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon… Nor' Hershey Kisses…Thank you very much.
By LittLeTriXta (sHaiBBy369@aol.com)

Genre:(AAMRN)

Author's Note: I don't know where this came from, but I suppose the idea must have came when I was sitting with a pile of ..yes.. Hershey kisses. And it made me think. Hmm… what kinds of questions could arise between two kids and a bag of kisses? Here's what came to my mind…

What's In a Kiss Misty?



"Hey Misty, how do you 'spose they get the little almonds into one of these things?" Ash asked holding a Hershey's kiss between his thumb and fore-finger. They were sitting out on the edge of the docks waiting for the next boat to come in, and Brock, who said to go on ahead when the trio happened to come across a pretty young lady with no mind to make a run for it when she had the chance.

So, they were left alone, with their shoes to the side and their legs dangling down just about low enough for their toes to sweep across the water's surface. The weather was warm and the water was cold, so it brought a funny feeling to the both of them. Nonetheless, they felt they had to uphold the childlike tradition of sticking their toes in the water.

"I 'dun know, Ash. Maybe they have tiny devices that shrink the almond small enough to stick through these microscopic holes at the bottom of the Hershey, and we never notice them because their in our mouth and down our tummy before we ever get a chance to wonder about it."
Misty replied popping two or three of the chocolate covered almonds into her mouth as she watched Ash turn over the kiss to inspect the bottom of it for tiny holes.

But a light giggle caught Ash's attention, and he scrunched his nose half in annoyance, and half for feeling slightly deceived. "Hey! That was a lie! There aren't any tiny holes or small devices!" Ash yelled. "And stop laughing!" He said before throwing his Hershey at her, who only in turn, caught it single handedly, and popped it into her mouth along with the rest.

"Aw. Don't pout Ash, I was just kidding." Misty half-smiled while holding out one of her kisses to Ash. He hesitated, but accepted it with a smile and went back to playing with Pikachu who was sitting silently atop his lap, as was Togepi on Misty's. There was a hushed silence for a few moments before Ash suddenly spoke again.

"Maybe…maybe they have special Pokemon that melt the chocolate, dump the almonds into a big pot of it, then use special powers to harden the chocolate and shape them into these little tear looking things." Ash said looking down at Pikachu who was carefully licking his paws of chocolate.

'Same old Ash, with his same old thoughts about Pokemon..'
Misty shook her head and smiled. "Maybe, Ash."

"Hey, Misty…" Ash started up again, giving Misty the strong feeling that another bizarre question was arising. Misty sighed, "Yea Ash?" Ash seemed to be thinking more about whatever it was he was trying to ask this time.

"Why do you think they call 'um kisses?" Misty had to think about this one herself. She really didn't know. But it wasn't long before she thought of an answer to hopefully satisfy Ash's curiosity. "Well… maybe because they taste sweet and you get a funny feeling when the chocolate melts in your mouth." Misty replied pleased that she came up with such a simple answer to such an uncommonly thought about question.

"D-do you think they call it that, because…that's how a real kiss feels like?" Ash asked. Now this question caught Misty completely off guard. What would make Ash ask a question like that? Honestly, one minute they were talking about chocolate and almonds, and the next they were talking about kisses and all that other stuff. Funny how a conversation leads to things…

"Uh. I-I don't know. I haven't kissed anyone before." Misty replied wondering whether Ash could say the same. "H-have you?" Misty could tell by the way that Ash was looking down, and the pink colored streaks forming on his cheeks that he was feeling just about as awkward as she was. She didn't know why they were acting so uncomfortable, she knew they had no reason to, but they were.

"…No." Ash finally answered. "Me neither." Pikachu and Togepi were now out of sight, watching from a far, and both Ash and Misty were too deep into conversation to even notice.

"Do …you think we should try? Just to see?" Ash asked calmly while watching Misty's eyebrows raise slightly. "Ok." Misty replied feeling a lump in her throat. First she pulled one of her feet back up so it was easier to turn and face Ash, then he did the same. Next all they could find themselves do was stare.

'Was this happening?' Sure, she was there witnessing it all happening herself, but she felt the need to pinch herself, or snap her fingers to try and see whether or not she was just having one of those daydreams. But it seemed real. And who was supposed to lean in first? Her? Ash? Were they both supposed to lean in at the same time? What happened to chucking chocolate almonds at eatchother? Now Misty felt herself asking all the questions.

'Maybe I should close my eyes.' Misty thought shutting her eyelids.

'She's closing her eyes.' Ash thought to himself. 'What now? …Hmm…I know! I'll close my eyes too.' Ash considered before doing the same.

'I wonder if he's waiting for me to lean in first…' She thought.

'How do I know whether or not to lean in If I can't even see who I'm leaning in to?' He thought.

"Ash?" Misty asked with her eyes still shut. "Yea?" He answered with closed eyes. "When do we know when to lean in?" He thought. Then thought again. Then thought once more. "Uh…I know! On the count of three, ready?" Misty nodded (even though he couldn't see it.)

"One…Two…Three!"

And they kissed. Like they planned. It took about three or so minutes before it happened, but they did it. And the funny thing about it was that it actually wasn't that much like a Hershey kiss after all. How did they know for sure? Well…that's one question that even they can't answer.

You'll just have to see for yourself…