A/N: Last chapter of this story. So, enjoy!!! Christmas Miracles Part 4 I examined the couple for a moment. The woman had long flowing red hair with beautiful blue eyes and the man had short dark brown hair with hazel colored eyes. "D-Do I know you?" I asked, my curiosity reaching its peak. "Misty...dear, its us...your parents..." As soon as she had spoken those words, everything seemed to stop. Could it really be them or was this just someone's idea of a sick joke? No...it couldn't be. Her words seemed to flow freely out of her mouth, with ease and content. I thought that maybe I was dreaming, but it felt too real to be a dream. I just couldn't believe it... "M-Mom...D-Dad..." I whispered as I felt the tears coming on. I had longed for this day for as long as I could remember, and now it was finally here. "Hi sweetie." Smiled my Mom as they both embraced me in a tight hug. I cried onto their shoulders for what felt like hours but were really several minutes. "Misty...we missed you so much honey." I heard my father say as his voice started to crack. I pulled away from them and smiled. My mother caressed my cheek gently and smiled. "Look at you...look at how beautiful you've become." Said my mother as I smiled at her. "Oh, please come in." I heard Mrs. Ketchum say. I had been so caught up in the moment that I had forgotten that they were still standing out in the freezing cold. I ushered them inside the house and closed the door behind them. "Please, have a seat." Offered Mrs. Ketchum. "Thank you." My father said. "By the way, my name is David Waterflower and this is my wife, Crystal. We apologize for barging in on you on Christmas morning, but we just had to come here." "Your Misty's parents?" Asked Brock, surprised. "We are." Replied my mother. "My name's Brock, I'm a friend of Misty's. Its nice to meet you." Brock introduced. "And my name's Delia. Pleasure to meet you." "Its nice to meet you too." My mother exclaimed. "We haven't seen Misty since she was five, so you can imagine that this is quite a shock for the both of us." My father explained. "But, I don't understand. How did you find me?" I asked. "Well, several days ago, we received a call from the orphanage in which we had sent you and your sisters. They called to say that they had a young man there that was looking for us. We came in the next day and met with him. He was a very nice young man." My father explained. "He told us that he knew where you were staying and he wanted us to come on Christmas. He gave us this address and that's the last time we spoke with him. We were so excited that we were actually gonna get to see you again, but we never got the chance to thank him." My mother finished. "But who?" I asked, confused as to who would go through all this trouble just for me. My parents then shifted their eyes behind me and smiled. "It was him." My mother smiled. I turned around to see who they were looking at and saw... "Ash..." He was leaning on the door jam with his arms folded, a big smile on his face. "You did this...just for me?" He nodded and flashed me a warm smile. "Merry Christmas, Mist." Without thinking twice, I ran over to him and engulfed him in a tight hug. He laughed and returned the hug. I then kissed him with all the passion that I could and he gladly returned it. I couldn't believe it. He had taken time out of his day just to make mine a little brighter. Right now, my love for him could not be explained in words. It was just too great. I just knew it...he is the man I've dreamt of ever since I was young...never selfish, always caring and loving. "Thank you...thank you so much Ash." I whispered as the tears continued to fall. "No problem. I just thought that you deserved one Christmas where you could be truly happy. And I'm just glad that I had the chance to make your wish a reality. Nothing makes me happier than to see you happy." His words touched me so much that I found that my own voice was caught in my throat. Just then, a question founds its way to my mind. "But, how did you--" "Find them?" He finished. I nodded, waiting for a response. "Well, remember how Mr. and Mrs. Hikari said that they owned an orphanage in Pallet?" He asked. I nodded. "I called them and asked if they knew anything of what happened to the orphanage that you were at. And, coincidentally, that's the exact same one, they just moved to a more quiet location. They still had all the files so I asked them and made a few phone calls and I eventually found your parents." He explained. "Thank you very much young man, but I'm afraid that we didn't catch your name the last time we saw you." Said my father. "My name's Ash Ketchum. Its nice to meet you, Mr. Waterflower." Ash introduced. "Its nice to meet you too Ash. Please, call me David." All of a sudden, my mother came up to him and hugged him. "Thank you...thank you so much for reuniting us with our daughter." My mother cried. "Mrs. Waterflower...I just wanted your daughter to be happy and I knew that she'd find happiness with you two. I love her very much." He finished. My mother looked up at him and smiled, gratefully. "You love her?" My mother asked, suddenly. Ash simply nodded. "Thank you for keeping her safe and protecting her." My mother finished. "My pleasure." Ash said, smiling. I then asked my parents the single question that had been plaguing my mind ever since that day. "Mom, Dad...why did you ever us?" I asked as they looked to each other and sighed. "Didn't you love us anymore?" "Oh Misty, of course we did. The problem was...well, to put it bluntly, our family was in danger." My mother said. "Danger?" I asked, confused. "Ya see, back then, Team Rocket was a dominating organization, bent on ruining people's lives. Their headquarters was and still is in Saffron City, where you and your sisters were born. They were slowly killing off any and everyone who got in their way...and unfortunately we were on their list. We didn't want to risk your lives, so we put you and your sisters up for adoption. I'm so sorry, honey. We've been trying to find you ever since." She finished, trying to hold back the tears. "Please forgive us." I smiled at them, finally set at ease as to why we were abandoned. I hugged them both tightly. "I love the both of you so much. You were just being good parents and protecting us. Thank you." I smiled. My father kissed me on my cheek, when I finally noticed that Ash was looking in my direction. "So, how did you like your present?" Ash asked me. "I loved it. Thank you." Ash then took a deep breath and began to speak. He looked so nervous. "Okay, so, here's my next question...Are you happy with me?" He asked. "Of course I am. Why do you ask?" I wondered, interested in where this was going. He took another deep breath and continued, but before he did, he did something totally unexpected. I watched as he got down on one knee in front of me and held my hand. "Ash..." My voice was barely above a whisper. "Misty...these past couple of years have been a real adventure for the both of us. Its given us a chance to become closer and really develop our relationship. Even before we became a couple, you've always been there for me...encouraging me to never give up, keeping my ego down...I'm a better person and a better trainer because of that. Your the only girl I could ever picture myself being with. I love you very much...will you marry me?" He finally asked as I just stood there, dumbfounded. He opened the lid of a black velvet box, in which was a white gold ring with a baby blue stone in the middle surrounded by two diamonds. It was beautiful. My eyes started to well up with tears and I threw my arms around him happily. He stumbled backwards, unprepared for my sudden reaction. Ash laughed and then it was at that moment that I remembered he was still waiting for a response. "Of course I will." I replied, kissing him gently. We broke away from the kiss and he smiled excitedly. "You will?" He asked, making sure it wasn't some kind of joke. "Yeah..." "ALL RIGHT!!!" He screamed, lifting me up into the air as we both laughed. I hugged him tightly, knowing that he chose me to be the one that he would spend the rest of his life with. He then slipped the ring on my ring finger and smiled. I examined it carefully and realized that it was the same exact ring from the store where I had gotten Ash's present. "Ash, this ring..." I started. "Its the same one you saw at the store, right?" He asked, reading my mind. "Yeah, but how did you know?" "Well, I must have walked in right after you did. The sales woman at the counter said that she would help me out, me being a guy and all. She said that she wanted to see a picture of you, so I showed it to her. She then showed me this ring. She said that you were in there earlier looking at it." He explained. It was all starting to make sense now. That's why that woman seemed to know something that I didn't...and I'm glad she did. "I owe a lot of it to Brock too. He helped to distract you." He said as I turned to Brock. "You remember how I saw you at that cafe yesterday? Well, I had gone out with Ash and he spotted you, so he sent me to distract you so you wouldn't see him." He said, grinning that his plan had worked. "Well, do you like it?" Ash asked. "I love it...but I love you more." I answered. I kissed him again and then turned to Brock. "Thank you Brock." I said hugging him. "Hey, I didn't do anything. I just helped out." He laughed. "Oh, Ash honey. I'm so proud of you." Mrs. Ketchum said while hugging Ash. "Thanks Mom." It was then that we both noticed my parents looking at us with very content looks on their faces. I watched as Ash approached them. "Mr. and Mrs. Waterflower...I'm asking your permission to take your daughter's hand in marriage. I love her." He finished. "I can see that" Started my father, smiling. "Of course you have our permission. Who am I to stand in the way of true love? Congratulations to the both of you." I watched as they shook hands. Was it just me or was Ash acting more and more mature everyday? "Thank you, sir." Said Ash, gratefully. "Call me David, Ash. Besides, I am your future father in law, aren't I?" He asked. "I guess you are." Ash smiled. "Thank you so much Ash." My mother started. " You've been there for Misty in times where we couldn't. We owe you so much." "All I wanna do is marry your daughter and I'll be happy for the rest of my life." Ash concluded. "I'm sure you two will be very happy together." My mother cried. "I hope so." He said while smiling at me. "Congratulations sweetheart." My mother whispered while embracing me in a hug. "Thanks Mom." "I can tell that this man will be a wonderful husband to you and an even better father to your children." She finished. "I know he will." I stated. I was then engulfed in a strong hug by my father and another one by Brock and Mrs. Ketchum. They all said very comforting words which made me all the more excited about out wedding day. This is one gift that I'll cherish forever... The snow is falling the city is white, your eyes are shining like diamonds tonight. And we're all alone, there's no one home. Your finally in my arms again. The night is silent and Christmas is here, I couldn't ask for more than having you near. Cause I love you girl (love you girl), and I always will (always will). And now I know the moment is right, the moment is right. I've been waiting to give this gift tonight. I'm down on my knees, there's no better time. Its something to last for as long as you live. Tonight I'm gonna give you (oh girl) all my heart can give. I thought I'd give you something shiny and new, I try to find something worthy of you. But I realized when I looked inside, there's some things that money can't buy (oh no). I feel the magic whenever your near, I feel it even more this time of the year. Cause I love you girl (love you girl), I always will (always will). And now I know the moment is right, the moment is right. I've been waiting to give this gift tonight (this gift tonight). I'm down on my knees, there's no better time. Its something to last for as long as you live. Tonight I'm gonna give you all my heart can give. You know I'll always be true to you, and you know I'm the one you can turn to (oh yeah). Anytime, anyplace, or anywhere, you know that I'll always be there (oh baby). Cause I've been waiting to give this gift tonight. I'm down on my knees, there's no better time. Its something to last for as long as you live. Tonight I'm gonna give you all my heart can give. Waiting to give this gift tonight. I'm down on my knees, there's no better time. Its something to last for as long as you live. Tonight I'm gonna give you all my heart can give. (98 degrees-This Gift) So here I am, five years later, sleeping with my husband, Ash. Yup, the same Ash who proposed to me that snowy Christmas morning...the same man that I've been happily married to for five years...and the same man that's the father of my two children. I looked over to my side and saw him sleeping contentedly. What I saw on his wrist surprised me so much that it practically brought me to tears. It was the same bracelet that I had given him all those years ago. It made me so happy knowing that he still cherished it, just like he did our marriage. My crying must have woken him up because he started stirring and slowly opened his eyes. "Mist...what's wrong, honey?" He asked me, worried. "Nothing, its just that...I didn't know you still wore that." I replied, pointing to the bracelet. "Of course I do. I never take it off." He said, caressing my cheek. "You look like you have a lot on your mind." "I was thinking about the day when you proposed to me. Do you remember?" I asked. "Of course I do. I remember how nervous I was. I almost didn't ask you because I wasn't how you'd react." He admitted. "Well, I'm glad you got up the courage to ask." I said. "Me too." I kissed him and then lay my head back down on my pillow as he fell asleep. Before I met Ash, I didn't think miracles were real, but when he brought my parents home, I saw everything in a whole new perspective...and I think that was the greatest miracle of all. A/N: Yes!!! I'm finally finished! Now I can start on my other fics. I was starting to think that this fic would end up being this years Christmas! Anyways, please review and check out my profile on fanfiction.net to find out some of my up and coming fanfiction. Thanks again for the reviews guys!!! AAML FOREVER!!!