Title: Envious
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Pokeshipping (Misty x Ash) mentioned
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #37, Envious
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Thank you. *Phantomness bows*

Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks

Warnings: Possibly OOC, angst

(Brock’s POV)

Well, all right. Everyone and their pet Pokemon knew that Ash and Misty were destined to be together. Hello, can the clueless hero and the sweet-yet-stubborn girl ever fall for anyone else? It’s a match made in heaven, and practically a cliché. Sure, she can be pretty mean sometimes, and he can be oblivious and rude himself, but if they get along with each other, it’s all good.

It’s just weird, seeing them all grown up and dating, and me? I still don’t have a girlfriend. I’m not sure I even have any female friends I feel comfortable dating. May and Dawn are more like little sisters, and I haven’t seen Susie in a long time. Oh sure, I can still hit on Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny, but it never gets anywhere.

Why? Where did I go so wrong? I’ve always been older and more mature than any of my traveling companions, but am I not manly enough? Do I not look date-able? Are all the girls I want already taken?

Of course, I would never steal Misty away from Ash, but it still bugs me. I just want a girl for myself. Someone, just for me…

Hey, what’s your name?

End Fic

Completed 7/13/09