TO: Ash Ketchum 32 Charmander Way Pallet Town Kanto, Japan FROM: Misty Waterflower 145 Cerulean Street Cerulean City Kanto, Japan Dear Ash, I want to tell you something, but every time I start to tell you, I choke up, and find a way of not telling you. I decided to write this in a letter so that I wouldn’t be able to choke up. Ash, I have to tell you how I feel about you. I know you probably don’t feel the same way about me, and if I told you to your face what I’m about to tell you, and you don’t feel the same way, and then it would be very awkward. Do me a favour Ash; forget about this letter unless you feel the same way. Don’t tell me you even got this letter unless you return my feelings. Okay, I think I’ve stalled long enough. I am not going to wait any longer. Maybe I should e-mail this. No, I’m just stalling. Ash Ketchum, I am in love with you. If you don’t feel the same way, don’t keep reading. I want you to tell me if you feel the same way. I’ve loved you forever. When I first met you, I thought you were cute, but now I’m really in love with you. I just can’t describe how much I love you. As I send you this letter, I prey for the best. I love you. Please love me. Love, Misty Waterflower P.S.: Please burn this when you’re finished reading this. Misty pushed the letter into the letter slot, and immediately tried to fish it out. What was she thinking? She had to burn this letter! NOW! “I’ll just call Mrs. Ketchum!” said Misty. “Tell her to burn it when she gets it.” Misty turned to go to the phones, but Ash and Brock caught up to her before she got there, and there was no way she could call Mrs. Ketchum with Ash there. She forgot about calling Mrs. Ketchum. Two weeks later, the trio stopped in Pallet Town to pay Professor Oak and Mrs. Ketchum a visit. Mrs. Ketchum took Ash aside for about five minutes. Not until Ash got back and started acting spaced out did Misty realize what happened. “Do you know what the letter said?” asked Misty to Mrs. Ketchum. “No,” she responded “Ash burnt it for some reason.” The rest of the visit was very quiet. Ash seemed to be sizing up Misty every time he saw her. An awkward month later, Ash and Misty were collecting firewood, and Ash started to talk to Misty. “I thought about it,” said Ash. “Thought about what?” asked Misty. “The letter.” “Oh.” “And…” “And?” “We need to talk about this, or we’ll never be back to normal.” Misty agreed. The two sat down on a log. “We’ve got to decide right now what we’re gonna do,” said Ash. “Yeah,” whispered Misty. “You see, Misty, I don’t want to hurt you, but, I don’t know if I’m ready for a relationship.” “Yeah,” this was all Misty could say. “I just don’t feel ready to explain to everyone what’s going on.” “Yeah. Wait, what?” “Let’s keep it a secret.” “Excuse me?” Misty could barely believe what she was hearing. “I, well, I,” stuttered Ash, “I kind of feel the same about you as you do about me.” “Kind of?” “More then kind of. Really. I really love you.” “Good. Because I love you to.” And Ash and Misty became a couple, but only in secret. A/N: Well, I decided to make a no brainer, just to put more up on the site. I’m trying to work on a bunch of stories now that it’s summer. (If you have any type of story you’d like to see, suggestion welcome!) I’m thinking of making a fan influenced story. Meaning I write each chapter depending on what people suggest in their reviews. Please review. It’s nice to know my work’s being read, and reviews are the only way I know anyone reads. So please, review, comment, and critique. PS: As you may notice, I don’t put disclaimers in any of my stories. I know Pokemon and all associated trademarks are owned by Satoshi Tajiri, Nintendo, Gamefreak, WB, Hasbro (yes Hasbro), Wizards of the Coast, and other such companies, but the thing is that to infringe on copy write laws, I’d have to make a profit from all this. So, if anyone who actually owns Pokemon reads this, you can have your fair 50% of the profits. 50% of $0 is still $0. So, I hereby place this disclaimer on this fan fic to replace all disclaimers I don’t place. I don’t own Pokemon.