A Part Well Played Chapter 1 Our heroes, Ash and Misty, are on their way to Cerulean City and have stopped in the forest to rest. Misty said to Ash "Please Ash we’ve been going from one gym to another for the past 4 months straight can't we just take a vacation? Even a week off would be fine." "No Misty, Gary is already ahead of me and besides you are the one who said I should start taking my training seriously." "Yeah but you are already a pokemon master and so is he, what is the point of competing anymore?" Misty sounded as annoyed as she felt. "Pika.chupika" (I feel another fight coming on) Pikachu leaned against a rock on the ground. "Look we're going to go visit your sister's in the Cerulean gym aren't we?" Ash said just as annoyed as Misty. "We've been traveling together for 5 years now and you obviously don't know me or my sisters at all do you? But what should I expect from someone as dense as you," Misty stated now with a slightly raised voice. Ash now furious " I am not dense and what do you mean, I thought you wanted to go home and visit your sisters. You told me you were homesick just a couple of days ago and were looking forward to the visit. In fact, that is the only reason we are stopping there at all." " I am looking forward to the visit its just that, to me seeing my sisters doesn't count as a vacation. Haven't you noticed every time we see them they want us to help with something and I end up doing all the work" "Give me a for instance " "The Magical Mermaid play," Misty stated bluntly. "Oh yeah, you were really good in that," Ash complimented. "Save it Ash I still want to go on a vacation" "Well were not gunna" "Yes we are" "Are not" "Are too" "Are not" "Are too" By now Pikachu was all ready asleep on the rock and was snoring rather loudly but that didn't seem to bother the arguing teens as they continued on in their fight. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Misty and Ash fought a lot but they never really meant what they said, its just a way they released built up emotions that they didn't know how to express. They camped out over night in the forest and by the morning the fight was forgotten as most Ash and Misty fights usually were. "So where do you think we should go for a vacation?" Misty asked. (well almost forgotten) " Don't start that again Mist" " Look we always go where you want, for once can't..." Misty was interrupted by Ash who hoped to stop another fight in the process. "We're here, the Cerulean City Gym," They both looked at there surroundings and realized they arrived at their destination. They walked into the gym accompanied by Pikachu on Ash's shoulder. It had been at least two years since they had been back in Cerulean or seen Misty's sisters apart from the occasional telephone call on the video phone. They had called earlier that week and told Misty's sisters they were coming, even though Misty was against it. She claimed to have a feeling that they would have something for her to do when she got there. Ash told her she was paranoid and that Daisy, Lilly, and Violet are probably just going to be happy to see there little sister again.(boy was he wrong, as usual) "Like little sister your here!" Daisy, Violet and Lilly all squealed as they entered the gym. They pulled Misty into a hug and then let go of her and took a step back as if to study her. Granted it had only been two years but two years is a long time for a teenager. Misty had gone from a scrawny and cute 13 year old girl to a tall, curvy, beautiful 15 year old young woman. Her hair had even gotten a darker shade of red that was now well past her shoulders and worn down or in a low ponytail. Right now it was down, mostly because Ash said it looked better that way. She definitely turned heads much to Ash's dismay. "Wow" they said in unison "You look great Misty, you definitely look like a sensational sister now." " Thanks," Misty didn’t know whether to take that as an insult or a compliment. In the shadows a tall figure looked on in amusement as it watched the idiotic display of affection by the Cerulean sisters. "You look perfect for the part," Daisy said. "What part?' Misty asked baffled. But her question went unanswered as the three sisters turned their attention to the tall boy, or should we say man, standing in front of the entrance. "Damn," Lily stated as all three eyed Ash. Ash had also changed(what, you thought Misty would be the only one?) from the short, thin, messyhaired little kid they once knew, to the five-foot ten and still growing, tanned, athletically built, black spiky haired (without the hat) gorgeous guy they saw before them. His dark amber eyes looked at them confused and a little scared as they eyed him up like a fearow would their prey. Ash was also known to turn a few heads himself, no longer dressed in jeans and a t-shirt he wore comfortable long black loose-fitting pants and a black shirt that hugged his torso in all the right places. Any girls that checked Ash out would usually get dirty looks from Misty that would have scared a Garydos away. "Oh this is too perfect, wouldn't he be like the best Jake?" Daisy asked her other two sisters as they nodded their heads in agreement. " Hold on a second, what is going on ?" Misty asked very loudly obviously annoyed that her first question went unanswered. "Well little sister, we are putting on a play and you and Ash are going to be in it." Violet stated. "We are?" Misty asked while she thought 'I knew this was going to happen, stupid Ash' "Yeah, there's only three main characters the hero, the villain, and the beautiful maiden. Guess who you are going to play." "The villain," Ash joked but by the look on Misty's face he could tell that now definitely wasn’t the time. "Let me guess, Ash is going to be the hero," Misty said in a annoyed tone even though inside she jumped for joy because she knew what happened between beautiful maidens and heroes. Unfortunately so did Ash and the thought of having to play someone in love with Misty sent a shiver down his spine from nervousness and a blush to his face from embarrassment. Honestly this all hit to close to home for Ash and even though it was just pretend it was close enough "I don't want to be the hero," Ash whined. "Wow that’s something I thought I'd never hear you say," Misty mocked. "Well actually...," Daisy was interrupted by the arguing teens. "Look I could help out but I don't want to be in the play" "This is your fault in the first place, so if I have to be in the play then you have to be in it too," Misty was now getting angry. "Guys, I was just going to say that Ash isn't going to play the hero he is going to be the villain," Daisy concluded the fight and her sentence. Misty was feeling very disappointed and sad at this statement. Surprisingly Ash felt a little disappointed himself but tried to shake it off. "Well if Ash isn't going to play the hero does that mean that one of you is going to do it," Disappointment was apparent in Misty’s voice and that did not go unnoticed by her oldest sister Daisy who smiled inside herself. "No we'll be to busy with directing.....," Daisy said. "costume designing....," Lilly added. " and set building," Violet concluded. "So then who?" Ash asked still confused. "Me," said a tall figure who stepped then out of the shadows from where he had watched this interesting display.(didn't forget about him did you?) "Gary?!" "Pika" Ash, Misty, and Pikachu said in unison.