Love and Babysitting Ch .5: “I have to believe that I am falling for the girl I met in the grocery store.” -Ash * * * Misty walked into the apartment buildings and walked up to the third floor. She stood in front of the door for about five minutes making sure she was ready. *knock knock* “Coming!” Yelled someone from behind the door. “Hey Misty.” “Hi.” “Come on in, dinner isn’t ready yet, so you can have more time to meet my roommates.” “OK.” Misty said walking in. “They’re in the living room. I have to finish dinner.” Ash pointed her to the living room and then walked back in to the kitchen. Misty walked into the living room curious as to who his roommates were. When she walked in she saw two very familiar people. “Brock, Suzie!?” “Misty!?” Brock said shocked. “What are you doing here?” Suzie pointed at her Misty in shock. “Ash wanted me to meet well…his roommates before they watched my daughter. But it looks like I all ready know them.” Misty explained. “Though I thought I’d never see the day when Brock got himself a steady girlfriend.” She laughed. “Yeah and I was the poor fool to fall for him.” Suzie said dramatically while trying to suppress a giggle. “Hey!” Suzie rolled her eyes and kissed Brock. “You should know by now that I’m just kidding.” Brock blushed then asked, “So when did you come here? I mean when did you leave the Pokemon World?” “About a month before the Pokemon league championship started.” “So you don’t know.” Suzie stated. Misty gave a confused look. “Know what?” “Um…never mind.” Suzie said. At that moment Ash decided to walk in. “Dinner’s ready.” “Great! I’m starving!” Brock said changing the subject quickly. * * * “Misty, who’s taking care of the gym?” Suzie asked while taking a bite of steak. “My sisters. I got fed up with the teasing and harassment so I left.” “You were a gym leader!?” Ash said faking shock and surprise. “Yeah, but I rarely fought anyone.” It couldn’t have been her. Could it? Ash thought to himself. “How come you never told me you were a gym leader?” “You never asked.” “I guess that is true. When was your last battle?” “Probably the best one. I remember his name. It was Satoshi.” Brock, Suzie, and Ash all tensed up at the same time, with it going unnoticed by Misty. “My sisters were just going to give him the badge without a battle. I got angry and decided to battle him. He had a really cute Pikachu. I thought he was like the rest of the trainers I battled. Small minded, arrogant, and dense, only using Pokemon for his needs. But after the first battle I noticed he was different. He was still a little arrogant and definitely dense.” Ash blushed at her comment, but she still did not notice. “But his Pokemon were more than battling tools. They were his friends, they trusted him and they would do anything for him. From then on I knew he could do it. He kind of inspired me too. I stopped working at the gym that day and decided to spend more time with my Pokemon. I heard he really did become Pokemon Master.” Misty took a drink of her milk and then asked, “Were you ever in the Pokemon world Ash?” Ash laughed nervously. “Yeah I was.” “How far did you get?” “Um…pretty far.” “How far is far exactly?” Misty said getting annoyed. “Well, um…Orange League champ, third in Johto and Pokemon Master.” He said the last part in almost a whisper. “What was the last one?” Ash was getting very nervous. He opened his mouth to say something when the phone rang. Thank you! Suzie got up to answer the phone. “Hello? Oh…uh huh…hold on. Misty its Duplica.” “I wonder what she wants.” Misty got up and answered the phone. “Hey. Who…who is that?” Her voice turned angry. “Tell her ‘Satoshi’ will call back!” Ash stiffened ‘Crap I’m a dead man.’ She calmly hung up the phone and walked to her seat and sat down across from Ash. She smiled at him. “Um…Brock, sweetie. Can you help me in my room? I need to um, move something.” Suzie said while dragging Brock with her. “But I’m still hungry! And why are we going to your room?” Suzie rolled her eyes. “Do you remember what happened every time Misty got that calm after being angry?” Brock thought for a moment and then winced. “Man I sure hope he has good medical insurance. I feel sorry for him.” “You’ll feel sorry for yourself if you don’t follow me.” Suzie said as she was in the doorway of her room. Brock had stopped in the middle of the hallway. “Huh?” Suzie smiled and walked into her room saying, “It does get a little lonely in here sometimes.” “Oh…” Brock then immediately ran to her room. * * * “So Ash…or should I say Satoshi.” She said sweetly. Ash started getting really nervous. “Could you not trust me or something? I thought you were different from every guy. I guess you aren’t. And to think you were the first guy I trusted in four years.” She started walking towards the door. I can’t believe this. I can’t believe I started falling for him. How could I even have had a chance with him? I never should have let my guard down. Tears formed in her eyes. “Misty, wait!” Ash said while getting up and he put a hand on her shoulder. “Please let me explain.” She stopped, but did not turn around. She wanted to walk away, but she couldn’t. “Listen I only didn’t tell you because I was afraid. I was trying to protect you and your daughter. Someone could have found out and reporters would be everywhere. Crowding your home, being anywhere you were. It’d be all over the papers. I’m really sorry for not telling you. If you don’t want to speak to me again I understand.” He said solemnly. Misty’s smiled through her tears. I can’t believe I said those things to him. He’s the sweetest guy ever! She finally turned around much to Ash’s relief, but he was afraid because of the tears in her eyes. He started getting worried, until he noticed the small smile on her face. “I’m so sorry.” She said as the tears fell freely from her face. Ash was just about to tell her she didn’t need to be when she jumped into his arms and hugged him tight. He awkwardly put his arms around her with a small blush on his face, Misty pulled away, but she was still in his arms. She looked up at him her tears still there. Ash smiled down at her and gently whipped away her tears. “It’s all right, Misty. It was my fault I didn’t tell you.” “But…” “No don’t say but, you had the right to be angry.” “Ash…” He put a finger to her lips. He bent down slightly, making what little gap there was between them even smaller. He closed his eyes as he tilted his head slightly. Misty blushed as she too, closed her eyes. She could have sworn she was going to have a heart attack; her heart was beating so quickly. She could feel his warm breath on her lips. *CRASH* They both pulled away quickly, blushing. “I’m sorry Suzie! I told you I was still hungry!” Ash and Misty looked at each other as if they didn’t want to know what happened. Brock came out with his hair all ruffled and his shirt tangled bit. He looked up and blushed. He scratched the back of his head. “Um...ehehe…we were uh just doing something and uh…my stomach growled. So she got mad and locked me out.” “Thanks for that information Brock.” Ash said. “You’re welcome!” Brock then went back to Suzie’s room begging for her forgiveness. “Well that was interesting.” Misty said. An uncomfortable silence followed for several minutes. Misty looked at her watch and gasped. “I’m late! I told Duplica I’d be home by 10! And it’s almost 11:30! I’m sorry Ash!” “You say that too much Misty.” She just smiled and then hugged him. “Thanks for tonight.” She kissed his cheek lightly and then left. Ash put his hand up to his cheek and blushed. “I have to believe that I am falling for the girl I met in the grocery store.” * * *