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"Hey, Ash! Wake up! It's already 9 o'clock! We're going to be late!" Misty screamed as she shook Ash until he woke up. The trio was going to a festival that was being held in Viridian City.

"Come on! Are you going to wake up, or shall I get my mallet? Or better yet, I'll get Pikachu to shock you." She said as her patience was starting to wear thin. She had been trying to wake him up for the past fifteen minutes.

"Alright, alright! I'm up! Happy now?" Ash quickly got up after fully registering what Misty said.

"Pika (Finally)!" Said the yellow rodent.

"Good," Misty said blankly.

"Hey, Brock! What's for breakfast?" Ash eagerly asked Brock as he rushed by the tent.

"You're late, Ash. Misty and I already had breakfast." Brock stated. He then walked away, leaving Ash stunned.

"What? Why?" He screamed.

Misty replied, "If you keep waking up late, this is what you'll get!"

Ash started crying like a baby after that. Misty couldn't tolerate it.

"Can you keep your mouth shut?" Misty exclaimed, but Ash kept crying.

"That's it! Pikachu, you know what to do." The Pokemon nodded and stood in front of Ash preparing himself for the attack.

"Pika-CHU!"

"Aaahhh!" The raven haired boy screamed as he was hit with the strong electric shock. Misty smirked and walked out of the tent. After a couple of minutes, she returned with a plate of pancakes and a glass of orange juice. She also brought some ketchup for the little rodent. Pikachu took the bottle from her and started to eat the ketchup from it. She set the plate and glass down in front of the raven haired boy and walked away.

"Hey! You could've given this to me earlier instead of electrocuting me!"

"You should have kept quiet when I told you to! But you didn't stop. Anyways, do you want it or not?" She said as she poked her head back in.

Ash quickly took a bite of the pancake, "I want it! I am so hungry from last night's training."

"You're always hungry," Misty sighed, "and who told you to train in the middle of the night?"

Ash smirked and kept munching on his food.

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Misty's P.O.V.

'He's such an idiot! I've been dropping hints for the past few days and he's still clueless.' I couldn't help that I was so frustrated with him. However, I know that I love him no matter how much of an idiot he is. 'After all, you get angry at the people whom you love the most.' I smiled as I thought that to myself.

I walked to over to Brock to help him with the dishes, but he said, "I'll do it by myself. I love to clean the dishes." He went back to washing the cups and plates.

"But don't you get bored doing this every day?" I asked him. He let out a soft chuckle and looked over at me.

"Nope! As I told you, I'm used to doing this every day for my brother and sisters. You and Ash are like my siblings, so I love doing this for you both." He then gave me a smile and went back to washing the plates.

After standing around and doing nothing, I decided to just take a stroll in the forest. I told Brock that I was going to go and look around in the forest. After he acknowledged that I was leaving, I walked towards the dense lush.

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Ash P.O.V.

What is wrong with Misty? Why does she keep shouting at me like that? What did I do to her? However, even though we have silly fights with each other, it still kind of feels good. Back when I had to leave Misty in order to travel, I figured out how much I missed her. I felt empty. However, now that I'm back after winning the Kalos tournament, I feel much more comfortable travelling with her again. 'What kind of a feeling is this?' I thought to myself while Pikachu happily ate the ketchup she had given to him. I finished the last bit of the pancakes, walked outside the tent and meet Brock.

"Good morning, Brock!" I said cheerfully as he finished drying the last cup. 'He might know the answer to my questions.' I thought.

"Good morning, Sleepyhead!" He turned to me and wiped his wet hand on his apron.

"So what brings you here today?"

"What do you mean?" I ask in a confused tone.

"I am asking because you usually train after having your breakfast. But right now, you're here with me. Any special reason?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Well you see... U-Um... I have this really strange feeling right now. I've never felt it before. I felt like I was empty or some feeling like that until Misty came and joined us..." I explained to Brock.

"Well, Ash, this solution to this problem is really simple. You are in love with Misty!" 

"What?!" I shouted.

'What does he mean?'

"Yea, Ash! How do you feel when you're with Misty compared to the other girls you've traveled with?"

"Like I told you earlier, I felt empty. I never felt complete when I was around the other girls." I was now getting nervous.

'Do I seriously love her?'

"See! You said it yourself. You feel different around her. It's because you love her." He paused for a moment, but he then continued to say, "Think about that time when Rudy wanted Misty to stay with him forever. How did that make you feel?"

"Uh... I-I dunno. I felt like electrocuting him with Pikachu's thunderbolt every time he held Misty's hand."

"It's because you were jealous of him." Brock explained. "And now I am jealous of you because you have found someone you love, but I haven't find my princess yet!" He started crying animatedly.

I sweat-dropped as I watched scene in front of me unfold. Not long after that, I swiftly walked away from there.

What he said was true. I did feel jealous, which means that what else he said might be true as well.

 I felt really happy at the thought of loving someone.

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After thinking about this entire situation for a while, I decided that I should go and talk to Misty about my feelings. It's been eight years since she fished me out of the river. I fell in love with her the moment I laid my eyes on her. I shouldn't have been so stupid.

I tried to fine her, but she was nowhere to be found. I went to Brock again, who had finally stopped crying.

"Brock, have you seen Misty anywhere?" I asked.

"Oh yeah! She told me that she was going to take a walk in the forest." He replied. "Are you going to tell her how you feel?"

"Yeah, I sure am! I'll tell her when she comes back. Thanks a lot for helping me, Brocko!"

"No problem. Good luck, Ash!"

After weighing my decisions, I decided that I shouldn't go looking for her. I was patient enough to wait for her until she came back. I strolled back to our tent to check on Pikachu. As I expected, he was still slurping on that huge bottle of ketchup. Suddenly, my eyes fell on a oh-so familiar red bag. It was Misty's backpack that she took with her everywhere. It also had her pokéballs, which meant that she had no Pokémon with her right now.

'I have a bad feeling about this...' I thought to myself. I looked back outside and pondered about what I should do. A nervous wave of energy washed over me as I thought of what could happen to her, and I couldn't live with myself if something happened to her. After taking a minute to gather my thoughts, I decided to wait here to see if she would come back soon. If she wasn't back before dinner, I was going to go and look for her.

'I hope she's okay.'  

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