Disclaimer – I Don’t Own Pokemon.

Authors Notes – Alright folks, many apologies for the lack of updates on the 
current ongoing fics! My laptop is currently on the blink. So here’s the start 
of yet another peace to keep you going, hope you enjoy and as always any 
feedback is welcome.

Summary – How something as simple and innocent as a little white lie, to spare 
the feelings of others, can expand and Manifest into you living out your most 
cherisht desires, Although in Misty’s case as with life she is going to find 
walking that fine line between reality and fiction her most toughest task to 
date.

The Pretenders

Chapter 1 – Messages & Explanations 

Misty

“I’m back!” I called stepping inside the apartment I had not long moved into and 
shared with both May and my oldest sister Daisy.

“Anybody home?” I shouted walking over and placing my car keys down on the table 
beside the phone, while dumping my bags on the couch.

“I am in the kitchen sweetie….” I heard my eldest sister respond, As I noted the 
small red light on our answering machine.

“I’m just making myself a sandwich….Do you want one?” Daisy asked poking her 
head from the kitchen’s doorway.

“No thanks, I had a bite to eat at the mall..” I told her while pausing briefly 
to indicate the answering machine.

“Have you listened to this message?” I asked gesturing the now clearly visible 
to us both red light. She frowned at me momentarily before replying.

“Nope, It must have come in while I was in the shower..” she emphasized, as she 
turned on her heels, and returned back to the kitchen to complete her previous 
task. I merely shrugged to myself, and pushed the play button, as I intently 
listened on in interest.

“Misty, May, Daisy?...It’s Ash…..if your there pick up…..I guess you guys are 
out, anyways just letting you know, I was able to pull some strings and I 
managed to get us reservations for a bite to eat, before we head off out into 
the club scene tonight…..Tracey and a few others are meeting us there…..Brock 
and I are just going to get checked into our hotel….so should be at your place 
around 2, so will talk to you then….oh and Mist?...happy birthday sweetheart….”

And with that the phone message ended, I smiled contentedly to myself trust Ash 
to figure out that I would be the one to end up taking the message. My trance 
was Broken as Daisy entered the room and sat at the table with her newly made 
sandwich in toe

“So…who was it?” my sister asked while distractedly cutting her sandwich in to 
with her knife.

“Ash…..” I murmured softly, pausing a second as I said his name, Daisy reverted 
her concentration from her food and eyed me worriedly.

“Is everything ok?” she asked cautiously.

“Oh yeah, everything’s fine Dais….there just checking into their hotel at 
present, they even scored us reservations for dinner tonight” I explained 
reverting my eyes to the bags I had brought back from the mall and had dumped on 
the sofa when I had arrived home

“Did he say reservations for where?” Daisy asked. I shook my head in her 
direction as a third voice was heard.

“Huh?...What’s this about reservations?” May chided entering from the hallway 
from the direction I presumed to be her room.

“Ash and Brock Got us reservations for dinner before the drinkathone..” my 
sister commented.

“Ah sounds great….” May replied as she stopped before me.

“Any luck with that discount store Mist?….” I sighed.

“Sorry hun…..no refunds…but I picked out another pair of shoes that I figured 
might go with that dress you showed me last night.” I said picking up one of the 
bags and handing it to her.

“I picked them out, on a whim, May, so if you don’t like em …” I was interrupted 
as a squeal of delight came from my flat mate as she had walked around sat down 
on the sofa and produced the shoes now amply trying them on for size.

“There fantastic Misty….thanks….” I smiled at her as I took a seat beside her.

“Oh…snug as a bug…..you’ve got a great eye Mist…” May proclaimed as my sister 
finally broke her silence.

“May how many pairs of shoes do you need? You must have over 20 pairs at least 
sitting unused in that closet of yours, or at best not worn in a while” Daisy 
commented as I smirked playfully at May.

“You know she does have a point” I told her, as May placed the shoes back within 
the box.

“Fair comment guys” May said as a small grin came fleeting across her lips.

“Finally she gets the message” Daisy muttered. I was about to say something else 
to rebuttal that comment when a Sharpe gasp from May was heard.

“Oh my god!...speaking of messages Mist. Sorry it totally slipped my mind. You 
had a call when you were out…” At first I merely shrugged, no big deal a phone 
call, that sort of thing wasn’t exactly uncommon in today’s day and age.

“Alright May no problem..” I said getting up from the couch and walking towards 
the direction of the phone table

“So.. Who was it?” I asked distractedly picking up the small book with numerous 
numbers on it with the intension of calling whomever it was back.

“Sakaura?…Casey?…..Lisa?” I asked firing off some names of some of the girls I 
had met in the Johtto region and had remained great friends with till this very 
day

“Wrong gender Mist…..she was a he…..and the guys name was…..Rudy” as soon as the 
name left May’s mouth I upon impulse I feel dropped the book within my hands to 
the floor as my breath had became stuck in my throat. Rudy? After all these 
years? What could he possibly want? I hadn’t seen him in over 11 years.

“Misty is something wrong?” May asked in concern as I picked the book from the 
floor and stumbled over to take a seat next to my sister at the dining table. I 
sighed wearily laying my head to rest on her shoulder.

“Dais…..what could he want?” I got out weakly as if I was a four year old child, 
as My sister placed an arm around me sympathetically.

“How about the thing he wanted over a decade ago…..” she mused as I pulled my 
head away in annoyance.

“Daisy your not helping matters!” I snapped as she grinned sheepishly at me 
amongst muttering her apologies to me.

“Did I miss something here?” May asked out of the blue. Daisy eyed me a moment 
then bit her lip, I sighed yet again.

“That depends……what did he want?” I asked almost fearful of the answer.

“Uh….as far as I could tell not much, he just said he was in town and wanted to 
look you up, so I gave him the address and he said he’d stop by a little later 
this afternoon” At this point my composure literally was lost as I jumped to my 
feet in both a touch of fear and dread.

“You did What!” I shouted as Daisy jumped from the table holding me back from 
doing something I might regret.

“Misty…what’s with you?…god you’d think he was an ex boyfriend or 
something…I…..” May stopped and covered her hand with her mouth as she arose 
from the couch.

“Oh my god……he is isn’t he?...” she paused as she rushed over to me grasping my 
shoulders.

“Misty I’m so sorry…I…” I inhaled sharply

“May, he’s not an ex boyfriend…..although if it was up to him…..” I stopped 
feeling somewhat dizzy, moving from May and taking a seat on the couch once 
more.

“Let’s just say there’s a history there…” Daisy got in seeing how uncomfortable 
I was with the situation.

“What kind of history?” May probed, I cast my eyes at Daisy before reverting my 
eyes to the floor, inhaling some oxygen, I slowly began my explanation of the 
past events.

“Back when Ash and I were traveling through the Orange Islands….there was a 
group of gym leaders that Ash had to defeat in a bid to qualify for the 
tournament in that region known as the Orange Crew” I stopped and eyed May who 
by this time had taken a seat next to Daisy and was intently listening on to my 
story.

“uh-huh…nothing new there, Ash zooming through a region with a tournament in 
mind and all….but where does this Rudy guy come in?” May asked, I believed just 
wanting me to get to the point.

“Well…..you see Rudy was the third out of the four gym leaders that Ash had to 
face, And upon arrival on Trovita Island after saving his younger sister from a 
potential drowning situation, well….lets just say he took a bit of a shine to 
me” I told May, as Daisy could not help but let loose a small chuckle before 
getting her two cense in.

“A Bit of a shine?...God! from what Tracey told me his tongue might as well have 
been always strapped to his ankles, and that he was ready to hand over the keys 
to his kingdom” she commented sarcastically as I merely scowled at her in 
disgust.

“He sounds like a nice guy…..if a tad unorthodox” May supplied as I nodded in 
agreement with her.

“Don’t get me wrong May he was and I dare say, still is a nice guy…it’s just 
well….he was a tad to nice” I told her as she sat back in her chair folding her 
arms with a rye smile, what a bitch! I thought playfully, she was loving every 
moment of this and I knew all to well she would be determined to soak every bit 
of it up.

“Indulge me…. Just how nice was he willing to be?” May inquired playing with her 
hair.

“Well…you tell me….he showered me with gifts…..wined and dined me that very 
night….and before an hour had past after we had eaten he had asked me to remain 
on his island with him…” I supplied with a smile of my own as I noted May’s eyes 
almost imploding from their sockets.

“What the hell did you do to him?” she had asked suddenly implying I must have 
at the very least drugged him at best in order for him to offer me so much after 
just meeting him for the first time. I pretended to look offended at her last 
comment and smirked.

“Nothing….” I got out with a small giggle.

“Like I told you earlier, I saved his sister, but heck I would have done the 
same for anyone, besides I never knew she was his sister at the time” I informed 
her. May gazed at the floor for a second before casting her eyes to Daisy before 
locking her gaze on me once more.

“Ok…So that explains who the guy is…, but that doesn’t explain why you almost 
wiped the floor with me when I told you he was stopping by…” May told me, I ran 
my hands down my face.

“Yeah I apologize for that May, I’ll be honest with you….I freaked ok?...I just 
thought when I left his island that day I had assumed he had gotten the 
message….and now that he’s coming around I guess…well….” I was cut short as my 
sister spoke up once more.

“He’s aiming for another ride…on the Misty go round” she supplied. I jumped to 
my feet in apparent disgust.

“What! you couldn’t come up with a less disgusting adjective!” I scowled as she 
waved away my protests with a wave of the hand and a smirk.

“Sis…calm down will you?” she advised softly as she got up from the chair, and 
led me back over to the couch

“Look Misty….I apologize for having some fun at your expense…but” she closed her 
eyes briefly and opened them again before grasping my hands.

“Don’t you think you might be over reacting just a little?” Daisy said.

“What do you mean?” I quizzed, she sighed while rubbing my shoulder.

“I mean that over a decade is an awfully long time to carry a torch, maybe he 
just wants to say hello and see how your doing..” she explained as for a brief 
second a wave of hope that, this indeed was the case enveloped my body.

“Oh god….I hope your right Dais….” I muttered uncertainly.

“There is something that still confuses me here…..” May commented as Daisy and I 
reverted our eyes to her.

“What’s that?” I replied.

“You keep saying that this Rudy guy was a nice guy…” I frowned at her wondering 
where she was going with this.

“Yeah so?” I asked.

“Well that being said, why should you care even if he comes around here and 
offer’s his heart to you on a silver platter?…if you feel the same way you did 
back then just tell him so” I lowered my head realizing why she had asked that 
question.

“Actually May it’s not quite as simple as that….you see….I did actually consider 
staying on the island…..but it was mainly for his kid sister…Mory was a little 
sweetheart and I…well….it took a lot of will power to say no to that face let me 
tell you” May scratched her head.

“So how did he take it, when you said no?” I fell silent a moment.

“um…..I never actually told him to his face I wouldn’t be staying…” May blinked

“Then how in the hell did he know? What is this guys psychic or something?” I 
faltered.

“whaaa….uh.well…Rudy sort of….figured that my…um..” Daisy once again chipped in 
with her now becoming tiresome brand of humor.

“The guy spotted she wanted to jump Ash’s bones…..” she supplied as my face 
reddened at her remark as I tried my best to maintain my composure. May’s Jaw 
almost hit the floor.

“Wait a minute!...you had a thing for Ash…..way back then?….” May got up from 
her chair in what I feel was astonishment as my anger towards my sister for her 
last statement began to subside. The room fell into a short silence as May had 
approached and was now leaning against the phone table.

“Guess Daisy was off the mark about over a decade being a long time to carry a 
torch….” May muttered breaking the silence.

“ A torch? nope was right on the mark about that May….However I can’t…legislate 
for a full frontal burning volcano that my darling little sis, seemingly has 
burning inside of her” Daisy told her as I lowered my gaze to the ground yet 
again, as stupid as it sounds, I was a little bit hurt at the fact there words 
were directed at me, but in a sense I also could not blame them ether I’ve had 
plenty of opportunities to declare myself to Ash over the years and each and 
every time I lose my nerve at the vital moment.

“Misty….Why are you continually denying yourself something you obviously crave?” 
May asked playing with the phone chord.

“May, I’ve told you before it’s complicated…” I said flatly.

“No you don’t! complicate in terms of 4, 5 years….but over a decade?…that’s just 
bordering on the god dam ridiculous” she exclaimed with a tone I realized meant 
she was becoming a little frustrated at me.

“Honey….” Daisy started placing a hand on my shoulder.

“May’s right, my god… Think about it, over the years…the both of you have been 
involved in many of a casual relationship with others…and yet for one reason or 
another they don’t pan out….now I’m no mathematician….but you do the sums will 
you?…”Daisy advised as I looked into my sisters eyes, they portrayed that of 
knowledge…wisdom, love, and above all else, genuine desire to see that her 
little sister’s happiness came to fruition

“But….what if he doesn’t…..feel the same?….” I whimpered trying without much 
luck to suppress my emotions.

“What if he does….and you never find out…..” Daisy said smiling softly at me 
while caressing my cheek. I lowered my head trying to hide my tears. .

“Life is to short to live on what might have been Misty…..don’t you think it’s 
time you made a grasp for that brass ring?” May asked picking up the phone and 
gesturing it in my direction.

“Rejection from him scares the life out of me…” I said gazing at May.

“Come on Misty! are you sitting there trying to tell me you and Ash have a 
normal friendship?…bullshit!” She mused with a smile as she indicated the phone 
yet again, I swallowed hard.

“No…I can’t do it over the phone….this is something I have to do face to 
face…."I Informed her as the phone in May’s hand began to ring, I noted May 
picking it up as Daisy softly spoke.

“At least this way….you’ll have closure on the matter sweetie….I think it’s the 
not knowing that is driving you nuts..” she said laying my head to rest on her 
shoulder.

“Ash is gonna have to go on the backburner for the time being….” May commented 
hanging up the phone.

“Why is that?” I questioned looking up from Daisy’s shoulder. May Stalled 
momentarily.

“That was our doorman from the lobby...Rudy is on his way upstairs…”

To Be Continued

Author’s Notes – Well guys a tad long for a start off point I know and my 
apologies for that, however without the laptop I am up the provincial creek 
without a paddle at present. Hope to get more of this one as well as others with 
your soon, cheers for now guys!

TheBossGeo