Found Part 1 He laid there in the natural silence of the night, as he had for several nights now; Unable to sleep, with the slightly calming flutter of a ledian or perhaps a hoothoot in the background. He had so many ideas running through his adolescent mind… “Why her? Why now? Do I really… feel… this way? *sigh* Does she feel the same?” he grunted in a half sleep manner. Ash readjusted himself on the ground so that he could see the stars more clearly. “Pikachu...Can you find the two brightest stars in the sky?” he ask his faithful companion. “Pika-pi?” he replied in an almost inaudible tone. “Well… I can’t find them in the sky, but I can find them in her eyes… *yawn*…*sigh*” It was quiet again. All you could hear was the breathing of Ash and Pikachu. In a soft sleepy whisper, he said “It practically steals…*deep breath*… my breath away.” Silence fell again, as the two drifted off to sleep. The next day came and gone, with almost nothing said between the trio. Ash remained silent, as he had before. Brock and Misty carried the flow of silence as the walk through the forest. It seemed to an eternity before a single utterance was made. “Hey guys, can we take a break? I saw a small lake near by; I want to give the pokémon some air.” “Okay.” Brock and Ash replied in unison. “Okay, see ya Brock… s-see ya ... Ash.” When Misty was out of sight, Brock turned to Ash, “Couldn’t sleep again, huh? ......Listen you need to tell her. If you don’t, you’ll regret it.” Ash nodded his head in agreement. “It’s driving me insane, Brock! … *sigh of frustration* … I can’t remember sleeping, but I can’t remember what I thought about either.” “Well perhaps you are afraid. JUST TELL HER!!! YOU NEED TO!! It’s not a question of ‘IF’ anymore.” Then Ash jumped up, “I’ll be back, Brock.” He walked off in the direction Misty went in. Upon reaching the lake bed, he set eyes on the fiery haired beauty he had fallen for the past 4 years. He went unnoticed as he watched her contently; she was watching her pokémon. Misty at there with her knees pulled up to her chest and arms hung loosely on her legs. Ash, in a tone that only his heart could hear, whispered “I love you.” Her heart must have heard it too, but when she looked up Ash was gone. So tell me what ya think! This is my first fic about Pokémon, so be kind ^_~ pssrbym@hotmail.com Oinkster!!