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Life is Full of Little Surprises

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Disclaimer:

Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu, Team Rocket, Persian, and all the other 250 Pokemon do not belong to me.  They belong to 4Kids, etc.  Please do not sue me you will have better luck trying to get water from a dry well.  The base story, Gabby the Gyarados, and the Jesse James Restaurant are the property of Jaelle and Orla I asked before posting. ^_^

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Warning: AAMRN (Ash and Misty Romance Novel) so if you don't like it go read something else...don't say I didn't warn you!

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About nine years after the first Pokemon T.V. series in other words not Jhoto!

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Prologue

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After becoming a Pokemon master Ash Ketchum went back home to Pallet town after collecting Misty Waterflower from Cerulean City Gym. His mother (Delia Ketchum) got married to Professor Oak. He was now the Gym Leader of Pallet Gym and Gary took over Cerulean City Gym with Misty's sisters.

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It has been about five months since the opening of Ash's Gym. He and Misty will be getting married in half a month. As far as the gym is concerned it has been a success. Ash is sitting on the swing chair in his mother's former garden, thinking back to opening day...

* Flashback *

Announcer, "Welcome everyone to the grand opening of Pallet Gym! Gym Leader and Pokemon Master Ash Ketchum and his Assistant Gym Leader Misty Waterflower (Misty would break out the mallet here about the assistant thing but we need the announcer) will now cut the ribbon."

**Silence**

"SNIP!!"

"Okay, let the festivities begin! First up is a team Pokemon battle Ash and Brock verses Gary and Richie. Next up is a water show staring the Mer-Princess and the Sensational Sisters from Cerulean City. On a side note if your hungry eat at the Jesse James Restaurant open all day long just for this special occasion. Then last but not least the grand finale, a fireworks show later tonight!"

* End Flashback *

Ash was so caught up in his thoughts that he doesn't notice Misty sneaking up behind him. She caught him by surprise and covered his eyes, "Guess Who?"

"Hey! Wait isn't that a board game?"

Misty looks like she is about to whip out her mallet and Pikachu face faulted.
Fortunatly for Ash she her hands were busy covering his eyes.

"Ummm...okay then...Pikachu!..."

"Pika chu!" (No, you idiot!)

"...No?...I know!...Psyduck!..."

"Psy!?" (...!?)

"...lets see ...I see small delicate hands...umm...I really don't know...*think*...I know! A beautiful lady named...Misty!" [Sheesh! I almost thought Ash would never figure it out!^^;;]

"Right!" She took her hands off his eyes and sat next to him.

He put his arm around her shoulder and hugged her.

"Can you believe we are getting married in two weeks?" She snuggled in to his arms resting her head on his chest.

"Yeah, time sure does fly fast."

Misty turned to Ash and made him look her in the eyes. "Ash, are you sure everything is taken care of?"

"Yes, I am positive everything is taken care of." He took a list out of his pocket and scanned it. "Umm...lets see...cake, tux, decorations, entertainment, food, invitations, minister, license, tent, tables, chairs...Yep! Everything I was supposed to do is checked off." * Hmmm...why do I still feel like I'm forgetting something? *

* Wow! I guess being a gym leader and traveling has really helped him mature, he's so organized now! * "Good now all we have to do is wait for Tracy, Brock, Richie, and Gary to come."

At the mention of those four names Ash suddenly remembered what he forgot and cringed. "Ahhh!...Tracy, Brock, Richie, and Gary! I forgot!"

* Never mind I take that back! * "HOW COULD YOU FORGET YOR BEST MEN?!!!"

Suddenly the mallet came out of nowhere.

 

Ash covered his head and pleaded for his consciousness. "Misty, I am extremely sorry...please don't hit me...” * Think damn it * :...besides I need all of them here so I can talk to them and straighten everything out."

"Well add it to your list so you don't forget again!" * I'm marrying a MORON! Well at least he isn't as bad as he was when he was younger. * [Whew close one there! ^_^]

Ash was trying to gather his wits when a fleeting thought crossed his mind. * Maybe...hmmm...I should wait until she has calmed down some more. *

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When the mallet was gone for at least five minutes Ash decided that it should be safe. She was sitting at the opposite end of the swing chair from him, still fuming. "Misty?"

"What!"

"Umm...well...we've been engaged for half a year now and you still don't have an engagement ring."

She shifted uncomfortably in her seat. She was still angry but it was starting to fade especially when she saw the puppy dog look he was giving her. Her tone softened a bit, "And?" * I wonder where this is going...I told him that he didn't need to get a ring...thought it would be nice to have one. *

Ash picked up on the change in her tone of voice and smiled a bit. * Here goes noting! * "Well, here." Ash took a small blue velvet box out of his jacket pocket and opened it. Sitting in the middle of the ring box is a one cart blue diamond set in a platinum band. He took her left hand and slipped it on.

 

Ash sat there holding her hand admiring the ring he picked it seemed as though it was always there. He then looked up and into her eyes, which still held the shocked gaze. [Okay for all of you out there who think the diamond should be bigger...I don't care! It's just not practical to have a ten to twenty cart diamond on your finger, its ridicules.]

Misty is in shock. She stared at the ring like it was a figment of her imagination. She of course has never really seen a blue diamond before. The shock started to ware off and she regained her motor abilities first. She quickly embraced him and nearly kissed him to death.

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Ash didn't know what hit him, one second she was sitting still as a statue in shock and the next he couldn't breathe. "Maybe I should do this more often...ugh...can't breathe...need air.*

*Uh oh, I think I should let him go now it doesn't seem like he can breath.* She let him go and they both inhaled deeply, after they both caught their breath she regained control over her vocal abilities. "Gee that was as romantic as your second proposal."

"What exactly is that supposed to mea..." he started to interrupt but she continued on.

"Now I can tell our children that their father was really romantic...NOT!" She didn't realize the ramifications of what she said.

Ash began to get angry but that last comment caught his attention and he paled.

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She was joking around and smiling when she turned to him, she then noticed he looked like he had just seen a Gastly. It was then that her own words registered in her brain...

"Ddid I just say that?"

For the second time in one hour they both sat there and stared at each other trying to think of what to say to each other next.

"..."

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Ash was the first to collect himself..."Umm...Misty...are you alright? Going in to shock twice in less than an hour can't be healthy...heh heh" He was scratching his neck nervously.

His little joke broke her out of her shocked state. "Yah..." she didn't sound too sure of herself.

Ash gathered up his courage to continue the touchy subject. * It had to come up sometime...it might as well be now. * "Well do you want to have children? We never really discussed it."

Both of them squirmed in their seats.

She pondered his question a while...actually she had been thinking about it a lot since they got engaged. "Yeah, I guess so..."

Ash felt a little hurt from her uncertainty. * She doesn't want to have a child with me? What am I thinking...Idiot...she's just as unsure as I am about this. Am I, No, are we ready for the responsibility of life that is dependent on us. Right now I, myself would have to say no but I can't speak for her.* "You don't sound too sure."

She heard something in his voice. * Does he feel the same way? Or is that note in his voice disappointment? * Not thinking about it she said the first thing she could come up with, "Ask me again in a year."

Ash face faulted off the chair, he got up and dusted himself off. "Isn't that what you said when I first asked you to marry me? What do you mean ask you again in a year?"

 

He seeing the pained look in her eyes he realized the reason. * She feels the same way I do, she doesn't feel ready for the responsibility...Sigh* "How about you tell me when you feel you're are ready and we will discuss this again then. This decision will affect you more than..."

Ash didn't get to finish because she jumped into his lap and started to cry on his shoulder. He held her and rubbed her back trying to calm her down. It broke his heart to see her cry even though he had no idea as to why she was crying.

She was actually crying out of happiness * I can't believe he understands...* Her thoughts were interrupted by his question. "Misty what's wrong?"

She heard the hurt in his tone of voice and looked up at him. He looked deep in to her endless blue eyes and saw understanding and happiness. Not the sorrow he half expected and dreaded. "Its okay, I feel the same way. Hey, how about we call it a day and go inside?"

She dried her tears and smiled at him. "That sounds like a good idea. But I wouldn't mind staying just like this for a while."

He gave her a big smile and hugged her some more, "Sure and by the way if we were going to have kids how many would you want?"

She climbed out of his lap and thought for a while, "I guess one of each would be nice but I'll let you know when I'm ready."

As soon as she finished speaking Ash started laughing, he laughed so hard he fell off the chair. Misty stared at him and whipped out her mallet but by then he was rolling on the ground and going in to hysterics. He didn't have a chance...

* BAM! *

"WHAT THE HECK IS SO FUNNY!?"

He shook the Pidgies from his vision. "Sorry...it's just that you sounded like you were deciding on what shirt to buy at a store, it's the way you phrased it."

She thought about it and grudgingly agreed. "I guess it did sound that way, didn't it?"

"Yes, it did. Its getting dark out here, how about we go back into the house?"

"Okay."

Ash got off the ground and dusted himself off, helped her up and they both went in the house.

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Ash went to take a shower while Misty warmed something up for dinner. When he came back downstairs they ate in relative silence, cleaned up, and went to their separate rooms.

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In his room Ash thought about the last part of their conversation as he drifted off to sleep. Pikachu left him to his thoughts saying something about going to visit Togepi.

Misty went to take a bath. While in the tub she also thought about the last subject they discussed before coming in the house. As she got ready for bed she came to the conclusion that she did want to have children with him but not just yet. As she drifted off to sleep she thought about the past year and wondered what the future held for her and Ash.

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To be continued.

Author's note: Since this fanfiction is based on Jaelle and Orla's "Pokemon Reunions and Revelations"(http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~jaelle/Pokemonindex.htm) you may want to read it. Also I hope you like it so far. If you are wondering where this fic is going...you have to wait until the next chapter comes out or read the unedited version on fanfiction.net. I will however say this...next chapter will have more humor and not so much mushy stuff. As for the separate room thing let's just say I'm conservative and if you don't like it too bad. You may take your complaints about that up with the local Jigglypuff and its dreaded marker (I gave it a special marker just for you).

 

Well until next chapter...

 

Kitcat *_*

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