***New Acquaintances, New Friends, & Old Rivals***

***Part 2***

Note: Finally the second edited part! ^__^

Characters:

Ash/ Misty/ Sharon: 17

Brock/ Lily/ Daisy/ Violet: 21

Lily 2: Misty’s Pikachu

Lily1: Sharon’s Pikachu

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“Hurry up you guys!” Sharon yelled behind her as she ran. “We’re gonna miss the boat!”

“I don’t know why you had to stop and buy a cheeseburger Ash! We just finished lunch!” Misty rolled her eyes she ran trying to catch up to Sharon.

“I was hungry!” Ash protested sheepishly as he ran.

“The same things over and over again right Ash?” Brock smirked as he came up beside them.

“Stop fooling around and hurry up!” Sharon barked “There’s the boat!!! Hurry up! We can still catch it!”

Sharon started sprinting with Ash, Misty and Brock running just behind her. Sighing in relief as they reached the boat she gave in their tickets leaving Ash, Misty and to catch their breath. She leaned over the railing and took a deep breath- fresh air… the oceany smell to it. She grinned, this trip was so worth it.

“Sharon- how- can- you- not- be- tired?” Ash asked between gasps.

“Huh? Oh, I used to be in track.” Sharon shrugged neutrally.

”You- must- have... won... –ton -of- medals...” replied Brock trying to regain his breath.

“A fair few.” Sharon sighed noncommittally. “Not many though. I had to give up after a year and a half- my knees wouldn’t support me like they used to.”

“I’ve- seen- her run- fas-faster- than- this.” Misty added holding a stitch in her side.

“Yeah,” Sharon nodded looking off into the ocean voice a unsteady, “I’m- I’m gonna go and email Lily to tell her we’ll be there in a couple days...”

And with that Sharon left, leaving Ash, Misty and Brock to stare after her retreating back. Soon she broke into a run, Lily holding onto her shoulder.

“What was that all about?” Brock asked as they followed her towards their rooms.

“Dunno.” Ash shrugged.

“I think I know...” Misty murmured, with a long sigh. “I think she misses being back home...”

“But she’s going home right now so-?” Ash began but Misty cut in impatiently.

“I mean where she was raised Ash. She was raised in the North Region, but she came all the way over here to try and get our whole family together since we were separated.”

“Huh?”

“We were separated when our parents died.” Misty explained. “Three of my brothers and sisters were with a distant aunt of mine, while Sharon and my other brother and sister were in the United States with our Uncle Bernard. Lily, Daisy, Violet and me were sent to an aunt who inherited us the Cerulean City Gym.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. Sharon and the rest of us never knew we had other brothers and sisters. The older ones had been told- we as in all the younger ones- had died. They believed it of course. While us- the younger ones- just didn’t remember since we were barely a year old.”

“Wow...” Brock and Ash whispered incredulously.

“Sharon left her hometown when she had heard our uncle talking about it. She was only- what? Nine years old? She continued to go to school though-” Musty suddenly stopped, biting her lip.

“But how?” Ash asked confused. “She was with us all the way over here...”

“Uh... I-I don’t exactly know actually...” Misty stuttered as they reached their door.

“But how can you not? You’re her sister so-” Brock started.

“I just don’t know!” Misty yelled abruptly.

She opened the door of her room and stepped inside, slamming the door behind her, leaving Ash and Brock completely bewildered by her attitude.

“What the heck was that all about?” Ash asked his older companion.

“Maybe your girlfriend is just weird Ash,” Brock rolled his eyes.

“She is not!” Ash retorted, “She’s beautiful, intelligent and-”

“Don’t start Ash,” Brock interrupted, “I don’t wanna hear you go on for an hour and a half about Misty okay? I've had enough of that from yesterday.”

Ash blushed a deep scarlet at this.

***

Misty sighed as she stepped into the room. She couldn’t tell Shron’s secret to Ash. After all Sharon would kill her if she did. The truth was too complicated... Besides they wouldn’t believe her even if she did tell them... they had to see it for themselves... And until that time, she would just have to pretend to not know... This secret wasn’t hers to tell… but Sharon’s.

Misty looked up and saw Sharon there already, with her laptop open and typing. She walked over to her and squinted at the screen, an unfamiliar name jumped at her.

“Tephi Winnstoc?” Misty asked causing Sharon to jump, “Who’s that?”

“My friend.” Sharon replied.

“You mean all the way in Pokemon City don’t you?” Misty questioned curiously.

“Yeah...”

The silence between the two sisters was heavy and as Misty looked at the tense posture of her sister she looked away- how different they had become because they had lived apart. She sometimes wondered what it would have been like to have lived with her other siblings. Sighing she turned away, it was something she’d never know.

She set her knapsack on her bed and hoisting Togepi more securely into her arms she walked over to the door. She turned back to look at the raven headed girl, “I’ll leave you then...”

Sharon didn’t even move as Misty slammed the door in her wake. She looked up from the screen and up at the ceiling, muttering, “How… I wonder too Misty.”

Closing her brown eyes her she closed the laptop and curled up into herself on the bed, letting the rocking boat lull her into a deep sleep.

*1 Week later*

“Finally!” Sharon yelled leaning over the railing, “We’re finally going back to Cerulean!”

“Yeah!” Misty agreed equally excited, “I wonder if there will be a good restaurant around now... “

“Knowing Lily, Daisy and Violet, there probably will be,” Ash laughed remembering the excitable Sensational Sisters

“Maybe there are some girls who will actually stay with me,” Brock stated thoughtfully.

“Good luck with that,” Sharon giggled

The steps began to descend and soon passengers were beginning to leave the boat. The four travelers did the same, looking around for familiar faces until three shouts came over to them.

“Misty!”

“Sharon!”

“You’re here!”

Turning around, they saw the three Sensational sisters sporting trendy clothes, and sunglasses, waving them over. Daisy sat in the red convertible rather comfortably as Lily and Violet were quickly proceeding to sit in the front assenger seat.

Misty grimaced and Sharon sweat dropped- they weren’t going to fit were they? Sharon shook her head as Daisy’s enthusiastic grin- only she would try to pull off something like this. And sometimes she wondered why Misty still didn’t see her sisters in a good light.

“It is like so good to see you!” Daisy exclaimed.

“Yeah you too,” Sharon and Misty replied.

“C’mon Sharon, I like want you to cook up that low- carb cake you usually make cuz I am like starving cuz I no longer like eat fat foods kay?” Violet said the travelers began to slide into the car.

“Okay,” Sharon replied nodding.

“Oh and Sharon can you like do our laundry cuz Lily can’t like wash at all?” Daisy added. “Honestly I thought she’d learn by now but apparently not.”

“Hey!” Lily protested.

“Yeah, don’t worry,” Sharon agreed nodding.

“Oh and can you like also please clean up the house cuz Violet and Daisy are like total pigs?” Lily asked.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” Sharon replied grinning.

“Oh Misty would you mind battling- wait like who am I talking to?” Daisy suddenly stopped. “Sharon will you battle as Gym leader? It’s cuz we don’t really like want Misty to battle without training properly which we know she doesn’t as well as you, ” Daisy added.

“Hey! I so can battle!” Misty crossed her arms angrily. “Besides don’t you think it’s a little too much of Sharon?”

“Oh please, Sharon can do it,” The three replied.

Sharon remained silent, the shadow of a smile playing on her lips. She wouldn’t let this bother her. Misty seemed inclined to say home but Sharon cut in quietly, “Misty- drop it. Let’s just go home.”

“Fine.”

“I’m a little tired though so a nap would be nice before I tackle all the work,” Sharon added sweetly.

“I need a nap too,” Ash added, rubbing his eyes.

“Same here,” Brock yawned.

“Why are you guys so tired?” Misty asked looking at her other companions, “I’m not.”

I was sleeping a very uncomfortable bed,” Brock retorted.

“I was making sure the Pokemon didn’t run off,” Sharon rolled her eyes.

“You kept me awake last night doing-” suddenly Ash stopped, realizing everyone had stopped and leaned in to hear.

“Doing what?” Sharon asked suppressing giggles.

“Yeah what?” Asked Brock grinning.

Ash and Misty blushed making everyone crack up with laughter. The couple blushed harder. Misty covered her face in her hands, groaning. Sometimes she forgot things could still be the same as before.

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Note: And next part coming soon! ^.^

Byes & L8rs!

DayDreamer