Ash and Dawn: Together

Misty's Reaction

She loved him.

It was painfully obvious to anyone one who knew her or had eyes and a brain to think with. She spent years denying her feelings and now, she's finally admitting it to herself.

Misty Waterflower was in love with Ash Ketchum.

She didn't exactly want to fall for him. All she wanted was her damn bike back. The same bike that Pikachu, and by extension Ash had destroyed on his first day out as a trainer. When she first started following him, it was just to make sure he paid her back for that bike but over time, as she got to know him and see what kind of person he was, she was starting to follow him for different reasons. Reasons which everyone and their mother seem to enjoy pointing out to her. Even with given a choice of being with a handsome, charming water pokemon trainer who would treat her like a princess and a member of the orange island crew and Ash, she chose Ash. It was a hard choice for her but she had to follow her heart and her heart called out to the raven haired trainer who was a total idiot to all things romantic and love related. Sadly, she's never got the chance to expand on her feelings, as after their adventures in the Johto region, she had to take over as the gym leader for Cerulean city, filling in for her globe trotting sisters. Sure, she felt she was capable enough to be a gym leader but she didn't want to leave ash. Soon, the trio went their separate ways but that didn't stop misty from pining after him.

They did meet again in the Hoenn region. She was surprised at first at the fact that Ash had found a few new traveling companions, most notably may. She was cute, with her pigtails sticking out from her red scarf around her head but it was her chest. Damn! For someone her age, she was very well developed. It was enough to make misty felt a little self-conscious for her own lack of chest development. She thought of May as a rival for ash but the time she spent with them showed her that they were just close friends. She even asked May about her feelings for him. She replied that Ash was more like "a dopey, lovable older brother". This brought a brighter than normal smile on her face because if she had to deal with may as a rival, she'd have to drink a lot of milk just to content with the girl from Petalburg city and her assets.

After that meeting, Misty made it a point to watch all of Ash's matches when ever he made it into a major tournament, even hearing about some from word-of-mouth from his mother. When she heard he had made it into the Sinnoh league tournament, she always made sure she had time off to watch him battle. His battles were exciting and unpredictable, the norm for Ash but one match really got her pumped up. Ash had made it to the finals and was facing off against a guy with purple hair and a look in his eyes that could make Entei wet himself. His name was Paul and judging from reports, he was a powerful trainer. She could tell by the way they were looking at each other that this wasn't the first time they faced off in a battle. This was a different rivalry that he had with Gary all those years ago. This guy was like a dark reflection of Ash. His equal yet opposite in every way. It was a sea-saw battle, both pulling out all the stops to gain victory. It had gotten to the point that Misty wasn't sure if he could beat such a opponent. That's when she noticed her. In the background, in the crowd, just behind Ash was a girl. She was very easy to spot, with her deep sea blue hair and most notable was her attire. She was decked out in a pink and white cheerleader outfit, complete with pom-poms. In front of her was her pokemon, all with their own pom-poms. Regardless of how loud the crowd was cheering, she cheered louder, her support clearly behind Ash and his pokemon. who was she? Misty was reminded of the squad of cheerleaders that always followed Gary around when he was still a jerk and it annoyed her to no end. Was she just some random fan of Ash's? Did he know her? What was she to him? Was she his...no. she couldn't think that. Its impossible. If she was, then Mrs.. Ketchum or prof. Oak would've told her about it. She thought it was nothing serious. Before she knew it, the battle was over and ash and Pikachu, worn out and tired, stood as the winners of the match and making it Ash's first tournament win. The skinny red head was so happy for him, tears clawing their way to the edge of her eyes but before she could plan how she could welcome him home, she saw something that made her heart stop. The same blue haired girl that had cheered so loudly for Ash was enveloping him in a hug while Brock just stood by watching. Why was she hugging her Ash? This blue haired hussy was touch HER Ash! It was official: Misty was jealous.