Turn Back The Time (Poké Vs Ego Vs Orange)

1 - Tracey

Tracey's POV

I decided to visit Misty at the Cerulean City Gym again today. I don't know what it is about her that always makes me feel like she reminds me of someone. Yes... someone important to me. I don't know how, but she reminds me of someone I use to know who was very close to me. I knew her a long time ago... and we'd known each other for as long as I could remember. I also don't know how I can usually sense when she's not okay. It pains me of how hard she's taken the loss of Ash. He was her first real friend that didn't treat her unkindly. She thought highly of him, no doubt. I had always seen the way they looked at each other, the way they laughed off the stress they inflicted on each other after arguing. I know that she doesn't see it like I do. She sees herself as a lowly, bossy, rude girl, that was the least important of her best friend's other friends. She sees herself as a hopeless romantic that fell for her best friend, that'd never love her back because she couldn't change who she was in time. But I see someone who's beautiful and sweet, and especially thoughtful. She knows when to stop herself from crossing the line. I see someone else, who deep inside, knows that Misty is special to him, but sadly, she's too blinded by her negative thoughts to see that. What I see, is two best friends, that love each other. Not like. Love. Real love. Yet, they don't understand.

But... what she also doesn't see... is that I love that way too... and understand it. I think I've learned it from experience, but I'm not sure how. I've never had a --um-- real girlfriend before, so how would I have this knowledge?

I looked ahead to smile as I see the Gym in front of me. I giggled to myself as I overheard the fiery orangette yelling in annoyance at her crazed sisters who, in my opinion, weren't nearly as sensational as her.

"Ugh! What do you guys not understand!" I heard her shout. I wasn't even that close... "We aren't like that!!"

Now that got my attention. I wonder who she could be talking about.

I heard some other voices, but I couldn't tell what they were saying. I decided that it probably wasn't worth it, and decided to make my appearance. That's when I heard Violet say...

"Misty! We know how you feel about Ash!" Could that be who they're talking about? I know Misty better than to deny how she feels about him, even if it's her sisters, "You shouldn't have another boy come over here just so you can replace Ash with him for your own amusement!"

I halted, pain stabbing at my heart. I was already a foot past the entrance inside the Gym. They haven't noticed me though. Could that be true? That she only replaced Ash with me so she wasn't bored? T-that couldn't be... She... She wouldn't do something like that... Am I really that meaningless to her?

They still didn't notice me when I saw her face redden from anger. She looked offended. None of the other sisters joined in with Violet, so I assumed that they had conflicting opinions.

"HOW COULD YOU EVEN SAY THAT!?" Misty sneered at her sister, much louder now that I was in the Gym, "I'D NEVER DO THAT! NOT TO TRACEY!"

"What makes you say that!?" Daisy responded this time, jealousy trickling like a stream, "Why Tracey?!"

I internally twitched. I knew why she'd be jealous. We went out together for a couple of weeks until Misty told me the truth about why Daisy went out with me. Daisy was only impressed with my plumbing skills when they had asked me to fix the pool. She said that Daisy only wanted to dare me was because I was cute, and above all, gullible. She only wanted me so she could show me off to her friends to make them jealous. She used me, and Misty knew that I hate fake relationships, so she helped me break up with her.

I noticed the gears turn in Misty's mind. Analyzing the way her features quickly turned into a smirk for a split second before her scowl returned, I realized just what she was going to say. Thankfully, I knew what she was planning to claim wouldn't be true, thanks to me knowing that she was only going to say it to upset Daisy.