A Different Story - Kanto Journeys (Ash Ketchum Fanfic)

Chapter 4

The Museum Tragedy:

The following day had just arrived and to tell, Ash was in a better mood than expected. Was it because he finally got out from the forest? Was it because he had a new Pokemon in his squad? Or was it maybe because of that orange haired girl following him? The male was not sure for certain but the thought of the two travelling together gave the male a positive feeling, after all what is a Journey alone? Boredom.

Standing up from the bed the male let out a yawn as he found Pikachu running towards him and jumped up on his shoulder, which made the male chuckle lightly. "Slept well too, Pika?" The male asked with a grin. Who would have thought that the rooms in the Poké Center would be of such a good use. Heck, he slept better here than the regular motels even. Walking towards the wardrobe, the male decided to wear a simple black shirt along with matching pants before grabbing his bag to put on and prepare to leave. He was going to meet up with Misty after all.

Upstairs inside the Poké Center's restaurant sat the orange-haired female in annoyance, enjoying lunch with the Gym Leader of Pewter City, Brock. 'It is already 11:30 and he still has not woken up yet...how is that possible? We have to get going!' The female thought to herself but her thoughts were soon shooked off when hearing Brock's gentle tone. "Do not worry, I am sure it is alright, besides the opportunity to battle will never vanish. I am sure that Ash seems to be quite the interesting trainer, at least what I have heard from you" Brock spoke calmly which made the female calm down slightly. "Y-eah I guess I overreacte-" The female was about to finish her sentence but then noticed by the distance. Where you picked your food, Ash had arrived and Ash was talking with a girl? 'What the actual...' Misty could almost feel her blood boil, why the heck was Ash talking with her. "Brock, I will be right back." The orange haired female spoke as she slowly stood up, taking quick steps towards the raven haired teen.

"No, it is alright really. Some sauce ain't the whole World" Ash replied with a chuckle as he grabbed a tissue and wiped the sweet sauce off his shirt. The girl had by mistake bumped into the male, or more like...some stupid man had pushed the female onto him, it was not her fault after all. "By the way, the name is A-As-" The male groaned in pain as he felt someone pull his ear and tilted to the side to see who actually had pulled his ear. However his eyes widened in confusion at seeing such an expression the female wore. "Mist...are you alright?"

The female just huffed as she dragged Ash towards the table where Brock sat and made sure both joined beside him. Brock just raised his eyebrow in confusion before a smirk curled up his lips. "Jealousy.." The Gym Leader sang lightly, making sure only Misty could hear his Words.

"Shut up Brock, that ain't true! She was a stranger. What if it was a bad person?"

"Or what if you are just slightly paranoid, Misty?" The raven haired teen suddenly snapped back as he used his hand to rub his red ear. "Hell, she only apologized for bumping into me Misty, are you sure you are alright? Maybe you need some rest?" Ash finished his sentence, which brought Misty to reality. Was it really true? It must be. Why was she acting like this? She barely knew Ash either, meeting him just yesterday in the forest and now she was almost overprotective over the male teen.

Ash raised his head and glanced at the male that sat down, facing him. Ash offered his hand, making sure to greet the male. "Oh, I guess we have not met. The name is Ash" The new pokemon trainer spoke with a smile as he grabbed his hand to shake it. "Brock. It is nice to meet a future opponent, Misty has told me everything about you. I am looking forward to it."

"She has, I see." Ash sighed as he stood up and glanced over the huge window, looking at the city in view. In fact it was a very good view.

"Oh yeah, sorry about that. I guess I got all curious and wanted to tell Brock about you. Maybe you should have introduced yourself." The female muttered as she moved her hand towards the back of her neck, scratching it lightly, embarassed by her actions.