What she saw couldn?t possibly be true. But what she saw was Ash. Tears poured down her cheeks.?Why are you tormenting me? You?re not real!? she cried.            
    Ash?s eyelashes fluttered and his eyes opened slowly.
?Misty?? he forced out,his voice cracking.
?Stop it, stop it? she sobbed, her head in her hands.      
      He slowly looked around. He was in a hallway in CeruleanGym.
?Misty what happened? The last thing I remember I was outside..talking to you? And then I-? he looked confused ?I don?t know?..?         
  Misty slowly looked up and her lips broke into a smile.?It?s you. You?re real!?she cried and dove at him.         
   The next thing she knew, she was hitting the floor. She looked up, bewildered. Only now did she realize Ash was floating a few inches above the floor. And she could see right through him.      
     Ash looked even more bewildered that her, if that was possible. He was looking down at himself, his mouth opening and closing,desperately trying to say something. ?I didn?t feel that at all? he finally forced out. Swiftly he moved over to the wall and tried to touch it. His hand went right through it.           
     Misty watched as he moved around in shock, desperately trying to touch something.
    ?Oh god, what have I done?? she whispered.      
      She jumped up to her feet and scrambled for the book. It lay at the wall just where she had thrown it. Misty grabbed it and flipped to the page where the reincarnation spell had been. The page was blank, except for some writing at the bottom she hadn?t seen before.

?WARNING: This spell may only be used once. If the ritual is interrupted for any reason,the spell may go wrong or not succeed at all?

    ?Oh no, Gary?.? she growled.                
    Ash walked up to her and looked over the page.
    ?So this is what happened? he said blankly. She looked at him guiltily.        ?Misty you had messed with something you know nothing about! You could have been hurt or worse!? he cried.
    She lowered her head in shame. He was right, and she knew it. ?I couldn?t lose you like I did everyone else? she said quietly ?I just couldn?t? He looked shocked for a moment, but then his features softened.
    ?I?m sorry? he said ?I just don?t want you getting hurt. I don?t want you to end up like me?           
     Silence settled over them, then Ash spoke again.
    ?It was him, Misty?
    She looked up.
     ?Who?? she whispered.
    ?My Dad?
    She started. ?Your Dad? Why would your Dad want to kill you and your mother??
    ?Mom?? he cried, pain written all over his face ?He killed Mom too??
    ?Oh Ash, I?m so sorry? was all she could say.
     He shut his eyes gathering his thoughts, then spoke again.              

                               ~*~Flashback~*~

            The door burst open and a man fell inside. He scrambled to his feet and swaying walked into the living room. A young woman with brown hair and big brown eyes was sitting on the couch, reading. A small boy, about the age of five, with wild black hair and bright eyes was sitting on the carpet, playing with a car.
    ?Daddy, Daddy!? he cried when he saw the man, and ran toward him.
    ?Dave? the woman gasped,looking up.       
    Dave shoved the little boy out of the way and grabbed the woman?s arm, dragging her toward to stairs.
    ?Dave let go. You?re hurting me? she cried, trying to pry his fingers off.
    ?Shut up!? his breath smelled heavily of alcohol.
    ?Dave, please!?
    ?I said shut up, woman!?he growled as he turned around and hit her, leaving her pretty face a bloody mess.
     Up to this moment the little boy fearfully hid behind the couch, but now he ran across the living room and jumped onto the man?s back.
    ?Leave Mommy alone!? he cried, repeatedly hitting Dave on the head with his tiny fists.           
     Now in rage, Dave grabbed the boy and threw him across the room. He hit the wall knocking out his two front teeth and then fell to the floor.               
     ?Leave my son alone!? the woman cried. She grabbed a lamp off the nearby table and swung it, breaking it over the man?s head.    
        As Dave collapsed, the woman?s arms slipped out of his grasp. Taking her chance, she rushed across the room, grabbed the unconscious child into her arms and ran out the door.         
   Inside, Dave got up. He reached into his jacked and pulled out a gun. He stumbled to the door, trying to focus his eyes on finding the woman. Suddenly a shadow in the distance caught his eye. It was the young woman running, the little boy in her arms, his head on her shoulder.                 
    Dave began shooting, but he was drunk and his aim was off. One bullet however, headed straight for the child?s forehead. Miraculously the weight of the child weighted the woman down and she tripped and almost fell. In that one fraction of a second that she lowered, the bullet soared over the child?s head and embedded itself in a tree.        
    Wasting no time, the woman rounded a corner and was gone.

~*~End Flashback~*~      


A/N: Oh my God, gomen nasai minna! I know it's been FOREVER since i updated, but I have a very legitimate excuse (yeah, right)! Okay, so maybe it's not so good ::sweatdrops::. Thing is, I completely fell in love with Gundam Wing and that's all I've been writing. ::dodgets pointy objects & rotten fruit being thrown at her:: That doesn't mean I don't still like Pokemon! I updated, didn't I?! ::stuff stops flying:: Arigatou. Now, I'll try to update more often, but if you like Gundam Wing you're more than welcome to check out my fanfics on FanFiction.Net under the penname Arion. It's mostly down right now, but it should be back up soon. Well that's it. Over and out.   
Luv,
Misty