Thanks For Being There
Part 6

     "Did you hear, Ash, I just got a letter that said you and Giselle are invited to a party, that should be fun," smiled Delilah as Ash walked in. Ash walked to his mom quickly, who was doing the dishes and leaned on the countor.
     "Mom, what do you know about Misty?"
     "Who?"
     "Misty..." He hated to say it but he knew it was the only way she'd understand so he continued. "Gary's... Girlfriend..."
     "Oh... Her... She's very nice and pretty too," smiled Delilah.
     "What is it about Gary that makes her like him?"
     "I admit they're an odd pair, but maybe she does like him, or maybe..." She grinned at her son aware of his jealousy. "Maybe she's waiting for a better offer to come around."
     "What do you mean?" Asked Ash.
     "Maybe there aren't too many good guys in Cerulean City and maybe she just decided to be with Gary til the right guy comes around," Smiled Delilah stacking the clean dishes. "Any names come to mind?" Ash looked at his mother in a blank stare, one eye brow then arched up. He gave her now a suspicious expression.
     "What are you saying, Mom?" Asked Ash leaning more to her, placing both hands on the countor, showing interest. She smiled as she continued washing the dishes.
     "Well, Giselle's nice and all but it wouldn't hurt you to expand your horizons," She then leaned closer and whispered. "And besides I don't think Giselle's eye haven't been wandering either. She doesn't strike me as the kind to be tied down to one guy."
     "You think Giselle could be cheating on me with some guy?" Asked Ash.
     "Try every guy in town," chuckled Delilah.
     "Mom! This doesn't seem like you!" Said Ash shocked at her accusations.
     "Why...?" Said Delilah in a blank expression. "You're the one who told me... Just a week ago." Ash paused for a minute.
     "Oh... Right... I remember," lied Ash.
     "Oh, good then you must be getting better, this morning it seemed like you didn't even know where you were, like a stranger in your own bed," She gave a small giggle again. Ash looked down at the invation and thought for a moment.
     "Who's going to be at this party, Mom?"
     "Oh, probably every trainer and PokeTech student," She said washing the dishes. "It's a huge place where the party is and-"
     "Where's your phone book?" Asked Ash.
     "Where it's usually kept, Ash," She said frustrated at such a silly question.
     "Right! I knew that, I was just kidding Mom!" He asured her putting his hand on his head and letting out a nervous laugh. She gave a sigh as he ran and searched through the phone book, obviously not everything had changed. He found Giselle's number, he knew he couldn't come there alone or Gary would have suspected something.
     "Hello?" Said Giselle.
     "Hey, Giselle," He cringed at his sentence all through the time he was talking, "I... Uh... Miss you. I was um... Just looking at this invatation and Uh... Would you like to go to this um... Party, we don't have to if you don't want to, though!" Ash would much rather go alone and say Giselle couldn't make it. He had trouble being with her.
     "A party! Oh! I wouldn't miss it for the world! Not the party or the chance to be with you, pick me up at eight, Ash," she said in excitment, then hung up the phone. Ash stuck out his tounge disgusted, like he just ate something sour as he hung up the phone. He hated her and girls like her so much. Even without Misty and Brock how could he ever be so desperate as to fall for her.
     When seven-thirty came around Ash came out of his room, Delilah got up from her couch and gave a blank stare.
     "Ash, aren't you going to get ready? The party's almost starting..." She reminded him. Ash was wearing his usual clothes, only his jacket was missing, so what he had on was simply his blue jeans, black shirt and usual hat.
     "I am ready, Mom, I'm not there to impress anybody, I just want to get some answers," explained Ash sitting next to her on the couch.
     "About Misty, right?" She asked. Ash nodded.
     "I don't know what it is about her, but I just have to know more about her... I have to know what she sees in Gary, I have to know what's going on, I have to have my friends back and most of all..." The fire in him began to grow and he leaned against the couch.
     "I have to have her," he continued but softly.
     "You want Gary's girlfriend?" Asked Delilah.
     "She's not his girlfriend!" Ash said uneasy banging his hand on the arm rest very angrily. For the first time actually really wanting Misty. He stood up and stormed out the room.
     "I'm going for a walk!" He called out and slammed the door.
     He walked over to Giselle's and knocked on the door, he found her address in the phone book too. Giselle walked to him in a lacey pink mini dress with the skinniest strapes that didn't even seem enough to hold up the dress. Ash smiled at her, trying to seem happy to see her.
     "Oh, Ash, no fair, you didn't get dressed up," She whinned. "Oh, well, the 'Plain Jane' look is so 'in' this season." She smiled closing the door and locking her arm with his.
     "I'm so excited!" She cheered as they walked.
     "Yeah..." Sighed Ash. "Me too."

To Be Continued...