Correcting My Mistakes…

By: Enja

Chapter: 5

Heh, sorry about the long wait and cliffie. @_@ Lately I have been really, really tired. I felt weak for all last week and the week before, but I’m back now! J

I practically fainted then and there. I was twelve again! This was really freaky… That was it! I couldn’t stand it anymore! My legs fell weak and I fainted…

“MISTY!”

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I felt warm; my sleeping bag surrounded me, pleasantly. My brain was telling me to wake up, but my body wouldn’t obey. (A/n- don’t ya just hate that?) I was enjoying just laying there, but then the thought came to my head. I squeezed my eyes tighter shut; maybe I could fall asleep again and wake up fifteen again. I then felt an arm nudging me.

“Misty?” I rolled over on my back and looked up into beautiful, chocolate brown eyes. “You okay, Misty? You fainted. Why?”

“I-I don’t know why.” I lied. No one would believe me that I was back in time, not even Ash… “I guess I-I…umm…well, was just tired.”

“Oh, you’re okay now, right?”

“Yeah.” I sat up in my sleeping and peered around, I then saw Tracey a few feet away, watching. “Oh Tracey, how have you been?” I asked, very enthusiastically.

“Uhh…fine. I guess.” Right then and there I remembered; Ash and I were traveling with Tracey at eleven and twelve.

“Are you sure you’re alright, Misty?” Ash looked at me again, his eyes deep with concern. I had never seen that before.

“YES! I am FINE!” I got up and stomped away from my sleeping bag and into woods that were nearby. I walked along the trail that was made in the woods. I watched shadows cast an eerie spell on me. I ignored it though and kept on going.

I soon came to clearing. I sat on a log nearby. I put my face in my hands and started crying. This was really scary. I wanted to go back to my own time… No I don’t, but then again, I do. If I went back Ash would be dead again. If I stayed here…I could…I could…I don’t know.

“Misty?” I looked strait up into concerned eyes. “Tracey said I should come find you.” Ash continued. “Something’s up with you, I can sense it.”

I still kept quiet. I’ve seen these kinds of things before. If you go back in time a change something it will effect how your life is in the future.

“Misty, please answer me.”

“Hi…” I say pathetically.

“Misty, please talk to me about this. It’s hurting you.” His voice grew more and more concerned by the second, which made it very tempting to talk to him about. I couldn’t though.

“You wouldn’t understand, Ash.”

“Why does everyone say that? Misty, you’re just eight months older than me.”

“It’s a girl problem.” I assured, trying to get rid of Ash. It was getting more difficult to resist him.

“Oh. Well can I sit here with you? We don’t have to talk.” I just nodded slowly. Ash came over to the same log I was sitting on. I kept my glance down so I could avoid Ash’s eyes. A ghostly silence fell in the woods surrounding us. I was becoming more and more uncomfortable. Not because of Ash, because…I don’t know. Oh great, I’m stupid again.

I was never really stupid, just slightly thickheaded. Otherwise I was pretty clever. As I thought more and more about this, another tear fell from my eye. Ash obviously noticed.

“Oh Misty, please don’t cry.” Ash stunned me when he hugged me. “It’s going to alright, whatever this is about.”

“N-no i-it won’t.”

“Misty…” I leapt into Ash’s arms and hugged him back. Ash seemed a bit surprised by this. “Shh…it’s okay.”

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We headed back towards camp together, silent. Ash was stunned about my reactions and I was worried. How was I to get through this?

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Morning sunlight beamed through my closed eyelids. I turned on my stomach faced down into my pillow to try to stay away from getting up. I was about to fall asleep again when I heard some clinking and clattering around the campsite. I turned my gaze upwards and opened my eyelid half way.

“Who are you?”

A/n- Sorry this chapter is quite short. I kind of had a writer’s block when I started this chapter. Then I thought of this and decided this was a perfect cliffie. Hee! Reviews!