She woke up and looked around her white walls, sterile smells, machines beeping. She was in a hospital room but why? What had happened to her? Why was she here? Where are her friends and Pokemon? It was dark outside, she noticed as she looked out the window. She felt sleepiness take over her and she drifted off again.

He was pacing in the waiting room. She has been in there for three days now and they will not let anyone in to see her. He can hardly take it. She needs to hear familiar sounds like his voice or the voice of her Pokemon. But unfortunately Pokemon are not allowed in her room. But how come they won’t even let him back? They said only family could see her, she’s like family to him. He should of lied and said she was his sister or something.

His pacing was driving the other boy waiting insane, “Ash sit down pacing about isn‘t going to solve anything!” The older boy exclaimed at his friend. “Brock, I need to see her. This is driving me nuts. No one has been in to see her. They won‘t tell us anything! Where are her sisters? We called them three days ago!”

“Well like, sorry but we had to wait in stand by cause our flight was cancelled. Have your heard any news of her condition?” The girl’s sister obviously only caught the last two sentences and missed part of what he had said, Ash sighed. “They won‘t tell us, anything because we are not related to her. Will you please find out what‘s going on for me?” She smiled sympathetically for the boy. “You bet and maybe I‘ll have a talk with the doctor so you can go see her too.” His warm friendly, saddened eyes finally lit up with some hope. “Thank you so much!” He was grateful, she could tell by the sound of his voice. Wow, I never knew he cared so much.

Lily walked around till she finally found Misty’s doctor. “Dr. Chandler, how is Misty Williams doing? She‘s my sister.” He smiled at the pretty young woman before him. “She took quite a bump to the head and has been unconscious ever since. We are not sure what happened. Her friends just found her passed out in the forest. They told us that she had been the one to look for fire wood for camping. She never returned so they went to look for her.”

“Doctor, what kind of visitors can she have besides family?” He smiled almost apologetically, “None only family.” She looked thoughtful for a minute. “But the young man is her fiance,” Lily lied to the doctor and hoped it was convincing. He sighed, “Well in that case I‘ll get him added to her visitors list, what was the lad‘s name again?” She smiled gratefully, “Ash Ketchum.”

The girl woke up again this time it was light outside and it flooded into the room. She hated hospitals so sterile and unwelcoming. She wanted to see her friends, family and Pokemon, especially him. Suddenly a Nurse walked in and looked at her, “Well,” she said in a friendly voice, “We sure are glad you woke up! You had quite a bump.” She smiled, “Can I get you something to eat, Dear?” The older woman asked her. She smiled, “Actually do I have any visitors? I miss familiar faces.”

“Yes, dear all your lovely sisters. Your friend and your fiance.” Fiance? What is going on? I’m not engaged to anyone. “Can I see my sisters, please?” The Nurse answered the eager young girl’s question. “Oh course I‘ll go get them.”

“What is she talking about fiance?” Her sisters giggled at her. “Look,” Lily began, “Ash is so worried and they would not let anyone but family back here so we told a little white lie. He is grateful and wants to see you, very much. Brock says that Ash has been a nervous wreck. He hasn‘t eaten since he found you and brought you here. He has hardly slept a wink. He blames himself, at least I think he does. Brock told me that Ash was the one who asked you to go look for wood.”

“But it was my turn anyway, oh Ash. Could I see him alone please?” She asked. “Well not yet, the doctor said that he has to see you and that we could only come in here for a few minutes. But we‘ll make sure as soon as they will let someone back that it‘s your little boyfriend.”

The girl had a fiery look in her eyes from a sudden anger at her sister, “Look, we have been through this! He is just my friend! And he just happens to be a boy. Stop teasing me about him already.” She hated lying about her true feeling, but she did not want him to know! It would ruin their friendship. I’ll never tell. She thought.

Her sisters left and the doctor walked in, “Well young lady, you are looking well. We are going to move you out of ICU, but you can still only be visited by family, Okay? Hospital rules you know.” She was suddenly grateful to her annoying sister for telling the white lie about her dear friend that she furtively loved.

Ash was still in the waiting room when Lily, Violet and Daisy came back from seeing Misty. “How is she?” He practically jumped in their faces, the worry on his face hard to miss. “Calm down,” Violet answered him, “She looks great actually. She is with the doctor right now but after he‘s done, hopefully you can go see her.” He looked confused. He didn’t know about the lie yet. “Look, I was already told only family could see her, so how would I get back there?” They all grinned at him.

Lily answered him now. “Well we sort lied and said you were her fiance. So that you could see her.” He looked surprised, “Couldn‘t you have said brother or something?” He was not comfortable with being called Misty’s fiance. “They already knew you were not her brother. Wouldn‘t you have mentioned the fact? So I asked the doctor in a pitiful, sad voice I said ‘What about her fiance?’ and he said he could add you to the visitors list if that was the case.” Ash smiled now when he realized they were just trying to help him. “Thanks.” He said sincerely with sheer appreciation.

The doctor walked out to the waiting room, “Ms. Williams. would like to see her fiance now.” Ash swallowed the word was still strange to him. It felt really well weird to him. Almost unnerving, but if it meant he could see her it was worth it.

Ash walked toward the red head's room, thankful that finally after three long excruciatingly painful days of waiting and wondering how she is. He is at long last going to see her. He hoped she was doing well and not in any pain of any kind. He recalled three days earlier when he had found the girl, she didn’t look so hot, in fact she had looked quite awful. Not ugly, just unhealthy or not well.

(flashback) “Brock, I‘m, worried it never took her this long to get some fire wood. I‘m gonna go find her.” The older boy looked understandingly at his younger traveling companion. “You do that man, I‘ll watch the Pokemon. But take Pikachu for protection just in case.”

He had walked around and looked for her for what seemed like forever. Finally in a small ditch in the forest he saw something red. It was her back pack. He looked around. Then he saw her.

She was laying on the ground unconscious and she had a huge bump with a gash the size of a apple. It looked like something had fallen on her head and knocked her out. But the strange thing was he didn’t see anything with blood on it around her. He had thought this quite strange at the time and still did now. He had panicked and ran back to camp to get his older friend. (End Flashback)

He continued down the long hallway to her room and walked inside finally. She looked up at him and he could of sworn her eyes lit up at the sight of him? “Ash,” she said almost excitedly. “Hey Misty.” He responded warmly to the girl that he has been so worried about. “So how are you doing now? Are you gonna be okay? Do you hurt?” He rambled in concern for her. She laughed lightheartedly, “I‘m fine and no there‘s no pain. At least that I know of as yet. They are giving me something for pain. The Nurse told me anyway. Are you okay?”

“Yes, I am now.” He said to her sweetly. He sighed. He was glad she was alright. What would he have done without her? She had always been there for him. There would have been a missing place in his life. She's an irreplaceable friend in his eyes. She’s special. He thought to himself and smiled at the girl. He looked into her eyes and saw her joy. She’s gonna be fine now.

He’s so handsome and sweet. I can't believe how worried he was. He must care but I’m sure it’s only as a friend. I wish he could see how I feel. I wish he would see the real true me, the me that loves him with all that I am. Suddenly a strange glowing light seemed to enter the room and surround the two teens. What is going on?

Ash looked around the room, and thought, What in the world? What are those? Are they.......

To be continued....

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a/n: So should I continue.....or does it not interest you? Alright I need a little help here, what do you all know of the Unown Pokemon. Please email me anything that might help me with this story. All I know of them is from the third movie and the episode when an Unown is sick and bonds with Lavitar (Master Quest episode).