This is a songfic based on Utada Hikaru's song "Simple and Clean" on Kingdom Hearts. And I don't own anything except the plot. Ages: Ash: 18 Misty: 18 ******************************************************************************************** You're giving me too many things Lately you're all I need You smiled at me, and said, ******************************************************************************************** Ash just lay on his bed. It was two years after he became Pokémon master, two years after Misty left him. He yearned for her like Pikachu yearned for Ash. He couldn't understand why he told nobody about this. ******************************************************************************************** Don't get me wrong, I love you But does that mean I have to meet your father? When we're older you'll understand What I meant when I said "No, I don't think life is quite that simple" ******************************************************************************************** When he was ten he never understood what Misty had meant. Then again, he was a mere immature ten-year-old boy with a stubborn attitude. Now, at eighteen, he fully understood. He knew Misty had loved him and he felt the same way. There was only one problem-how to tell Misty. Ash knew he couldn't just go up to her and say, "Misty I want you back." That would be a stupid move and a foolish one. The day Misty abandoned him would live in his heart forever… ******************************************************************************************** When you walk away You don't hear me say please Oh baby, don't go Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight It's hard to let it go ******************************************************************************************** 2 years earlier… "Misty, come on, don't leave! I need you supporting me or else I'll never become a Pokémon master!" "Well tell it to your new girlfriend May! I'm through with you Ash Ketchum! Come back to me when you grow up a little!" ******************************************************************************************** The daily things that keep us busy Are confusing me That's when you came to me and said, ******************************************************************************************** It was decided. He was going to Cerulean City to get Misty back. "C'mon Pikachu, we're going to see Misty!" *Finally! I've been waiting for you to say that for a while.* Ash grabbed his backpack and said to his mom, "Mom, I'm going away for a while. But I'll be back one day." "I know where you're going Ash. Good luck!" He opened the door and set out for Cerulean City, Pikachu at his side. ******************************************************************************************** Wish I could prove I love you But does that mean I have to walk on water? When we're older you'll understand It's enough when I say so And maybe some things are that simple ******************************************************************************************** "Pikachu, I can't do this. She hates me. She'll slam the door in my face and turn me down for that Danny from the Orange Islands." *Don't say that, Ash. She loves you and you know it!* 'Maybe she does. We are older and wiser than we were at 16. Let's go Pikachu! There's Viridian City!" ******************************************************************************************** When you walk away You don't hear me say please Oh baby, don't go Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight It's hard to let it go ******************************************************************************************** Hold me Whatever lies beyond this morning Is a little later on Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all Nothing's like before ******************************************************************************************** Ash was determined to win Misty over. He knew if he could become Pokémon master, he could do this. And with Pikachu at his side, he was even more confident. "Watch out Misty Waterflower 'cause here comes Ash Ketchum!" ******************************************************************************************** When you walk away You don't hear me say please Oh baby, don't go Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight It's hard to let it go ******************************************************************************************** Hold me Whatever lies beyond this morning Is a little later on Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all Nothing's like before ******************************************************************************************** Hold me Whatever lies beyond this morning Is a little later on Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all Nothing's like before