Hi all, here's another fic that I've done, so enjoy.


Ages:

Ash - 15
Misty - 16
Brock - 18


The Lake
By KoalaKiller
version 1.02

	

	It was a warn and sunny day, as Misty came out of the forest and stood in front of a small lake.  The young red-head had know about this lake before she had met up with Ash and Brock.  She had found it once when she had started her pokemon journey, it was the same lake where she had caught Staryu too.  As Misty took out her swimsuit, she suddenly had an idea, so she looked around and saw no-one, so she dropped her swimsuit and started to undress.  while doing that, she thinks on what she was about to do.

'Mmmm, I should be alright, there shouldn't be anyone around here and Ash and Brock shouldn't be able to find this place'.  As she finished that thought, the red-head now stood fully naked, with all her clothes put in a neat little pile.  Looking around one more time, to make sure that no one was peeking on her, she finally entered the water and started to swim around, enjoying the fine weather.


***


"Hey Brock, where's Misty?" asked Ash, the younger of the two boys.

"She went off for a walk" he replied.

"Ooh, why didn't she tell me then?"

"She did, but you were to busy with your Pokedex" he answered, while he feed his pokemon.

"Oh" he said again and started to look around.  "which way did she go?"

"I think she went that way!" said Brock, as he points towards the forest to his left.

"Thanks, I'm going to see what she's doing, and maybe I'll find some Pokemon also" he said the last part, with a grin on his face.

"O.k" Brock replied, not really paying attention to Ash anymore.

As the dark-haired boy started to walk towards the direction where Brock had pointed, but before he left the camp site, he called out.

"Pikachu, you stay here, I'll be back later!"

"Pika-pika!"

And with that, the boy disappeared into the woods.


***


Misty was very happy, since she hadn't been able to swim naked for around a year or so now.  As she floated in the water, the red-headed girl started to let her mind wonder.

'Its been 4 years now, 4 years travelling with Brock and Ash' she then starts to stare into the sky.  'But I would have to say, these last 4 years have been the best in my life' a smile came to her face, as she started to think about the 2 boys that she travels with, 'Brock has been so good to me, like a brother.  Ever since we have met, he's always been there for me, not like my sisters'.  Misty paused for moment, then continued, 'Well, not totally true, but they never treated me right' then she sighed 'But I can tell that Brock is thinking of leaving, to start his dream of being a Pokemon breeder, and I guess the only thing holding him back is me and Ash, and what about Ash, should I tell him my feelings, that I like him, no not like, love.  Would he laugh at me if I said that to him, or would he say that he loved me too' with that thought, she sighed again 'I know his going to buy me a new bike soon, since he's been doing little jobs when we reach a town or a city.  He has gotten himself a good reparation now, most or even all the gym leaders have great respect for him and I guess that helps him to get all these little jobs' then she floats on her gut 'If he goes and gets me a new bike, I will most likely have to tell him my feelings for him, and hope that he feels the same way, because I really want to spend the rest of my life with him, I really do' a single tear fell from her left eye.  As the young teen continued to float, she didn't notice that someone was watching her.


***


	After around 15 minutes, Ash still was looking for Misty.  At first he started to call out her name, but after 5 minutes of yelling, he decided to keep quiet and try to surprise her.  As he wandered around the forest, he let his thoughts wander as well.  'Well, I should have enough money by now to get Misty a brand new bike' then a small smile came to his lips 'I can't wait to see the look on her face when we reach Pallet next week, that's when I give her the new bike' then he frowned a bit 'I hope she doesn't leave the group when I give her the bike, I would miss her too much, and besides, I kind of like her, will more then like, but I'm not ready to show her my true feelings just yet, but if she thinks she has to leave because I have repaid her, I'll just tell her that she has always been welcome to travel with me and Brock'.  Now his thoughts turned to the older boy, 'I can see that he wants to start on his dream, but I think he is holding back because of me and Misty.  If he is, I'll tell him he shouldn't hold back, like myself, I'm still trying to because a Pokemon Master, I've tried twice already and faulted, but I'm not going to give up, no way, and I'm going to make sure that I'm not getting in the way of his dreams'.  With that final thought, he walked out of the forest and found himself in front of a beautiful lake.  As he stared at the lake, he had suddenly spotted someone swimming and when he looked hard enough at the person, he could see red hair, which met it was Misty.  As he moved a few steps closer to the lake, he suddenly felt his right foot hit something, so looking down, he found Misty's swimmers and not to far away, Misty's clothes.  Slowly the boy looked back up at where the young redhead was swimming, she still hadn't noticed him.  Looking back down at Misty's stuff, an idea hit him.  So bending down, he picked up all her things and moved back into the forest to find a hiding spot.  When he found an place to hide, it was only around 20 meters from were he found Misty's stuff.  The place wa
bushes, but he was still able to see through them enough to tell when Misty got out of the water.  So placing Misty's things beside him, he sat down and waited for the red-headed trainer to leave the water.



***


	15 minutes later, Misty had decided to get out and also decided to lay on the warm grass, so she could soak up some of the sun's rays.  As she left the water, she suddenly noticed her clothes were not where they should be.  So the girl started to look around, but couldn't find them, so she started to think hard, 'Where could they be, I KNOW I left them here, and I'm sure there isn't any pokemon around here that could have took them.  The only other people that I know who are near hear, is Brock and...'

"ASH KETCHUM, GET YOU LAZY ASS OUT HERE RIGHT NOW AND GIVE BACK MY CLOTHES!!!" bellowed Misty, who now had figured out who stole her things.

Around 20 meters away from where the naked Misty was standing, Ash was wide eyed, since he thought he wouldn't get a good view of Misty's 'body', but he was wrong, he was getting a good eye full and now the boy was trying not look at her, he really was.  But on the other hand, Ash was amazed that Misty could look so good, she was only 16, but her body said otherwise.  After hearing her shout out his name like that, he knew she was mad, really mad, but he couldn't go out there, 'I think she has forgotten that she wearing nothing, or does she what me to see her naked' he thought.  He decided to take a tiny peak and see what she was doing, and again his eyes widen, but not because of seeing Misty naked, but now she had her trusty mallet out, and was smashing it down on every bush she could find.  Now Ash's mind was still recovering from seeing the young, beautiful and naked Misty, so he started to think in random, 'I wonder where she got that mallet in the first place' he winced when he heard the sound of breaking wood, 'Ooh, where is Brock when I need him, but o'well, I had my fun, but is the pain worth it though'.  So taking a deep breath, Ash got ready to stand up, but suddenly...

"Hey you two, what's with all the noise?" said Brock loudly, who just stepped out into the open, But he soon stood still when he saw Misty in the buff.  After hearing Brock, Ash decided to stand up and see what would happen.  As he left the safely of the bushes, he could see the back of Misty, who was wielding her mallet and had just bonked Brock on the head, which had knocked the poor teen out cold.  

"You pervert Brock, your not suppost to stare like that!!" yelled Misty, who hadn't noticed Ash yet, who was now standing right behind her, with the girl's clothes in his arms.  But that soon changed when Ash spoke up, with a small grin on his face.

"Hey Misty, I think you might need these?"

Misty jumped when she heard his voice, but recovered quickly and spun around, ready to knock him into next Tuesday, but stopped when Ash pushed her clothes into her and turned around.  This made Misty blink a few times before she started to get dressed.  When she finished, she spoke to him.

"ASH! why did you hide my clothes, were you playing a trick on me?"

Ash didn't reply at first, but he did when he turned around to face her, he also was blushing a bit.

"uh, yes and no" he replied "At first I was, but after seeing how beautiful you looked, well, er" he then bowed his head, and tried to find the right words to say next.

Misty was at first mad when she heard him say it was a trick, but when hearing Ash say that she looked beautiful, she started blushing as well.

"You really think so Ash, thanks" she said, and then the girl started to stare at the lake.

"Your the first person to say that to me for long time, the last person to say something like that, was my Mother" a few tears started to fall from her eyes.

"Well, I've, er, um always thought, er, you were, um, beautiful Misty and..." he was now debating if he should tell her his feelings.  When he looked up at her face, he found his answer.

"...and for around the last year or so, I've been wanting to tell you that, I, err, really like you, no I mean, I really love you" After he finished, he bowed his head again and waited and see if she shared the same feelings.

Misty was quite shocked to hear him say those words, but the shock soon disappeared, as her heart was being filled with joy and happiness from his caring words.  The only thing she could think of doing, on how to show him her feelings was...

...he was surprised at first, but was quickly filled with joy, when Misty through her arms around his neck and then hearing her whisper in his ear 'And I love you too, Ash'.  As Misty moved her head back, so that she could look into his dark eyes, but as she moved her head in front of he's, Ash suddenly moved forward and kiss her on the lips, but it wasn't just a kiss, it was a very passionate kiss.  After a minute or so of this, they finally broke free from the kiss, but continued to hold eachother for around another minute.   Finally, Misty was the first to speak up.

"Oh Ashy, I am so happy now that you know how I feel about you!"

Ash grins back at her, and replies.

"Same here Misty, same here" he said, and then he started to chuckle.

"Oh and I like that little nickname too!" when saying this, Misty started to giggled also.

"I think so too, but Ash, there is one thing you should remember for now on, if you are going to be my girlfriend!"

"And what's that?" he asked, still grinning.

Misty lets go of him and pulled out her mallet and whacked him good on the head.

"Your not allowed to see me naked, not unless I say so, o.k?" she said the last part in a cute little voice.

"Errrr, o.k" he replied, before he blacked out.

With that, Misty sighed and stared at the lake again.

"Well, I guess my life is going to get alot more interesting, and lot more fun!" she said the last part with a big grin on her face, and with a twinkle in her eyes.



End.



Author's Notes:

If you want to know, in this story, Ash started his journey at age 11.

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