The Trade by TwistedReality A/N I think Pikachu is a girl. Even if you don't believe me, I'm referring to Pikachu as a she, so there! (sticks out tongue immaturely) Chapter Two "More Than Intuition" Misty Waterflower yawned and stretched as she tried to rub the sleepiness from her eyes. She hadn't gotten very much sleep last night because Ash had tripped over the cooking pot while Brock was making some spaggetti. Fortunately, nobody was hurt, unless she counted Pikachu shocking Ash several times for his klutziness. It did take awhile to clean the mess, while Brock had to start over with a new dinner. She groaned in annoyance when she saw that Ash was the only one still asleep. Suddenly, a devilish smile came to Misty's face. "Oh, Pikachu..." she said, with mischief in her voice. "Pika?" the pokemon asked in confusion, wondering what Misty would want. Misty wordlessly pointed at Ash, trying not to laugh at what she was planning. Pikachu looked up at her, then Ash. They both shared a smile of mischief. Pikachu chuckled inwardly. She was going to enjoy this... Ash suddenly screamed in pain when he recieved a shock of several volts of electricity to his system. Normally, when he was awake, he had grown so accustomed to Pikachu's thundershocks that he only felt a slight pain when he was shocked, but when he was asleep, his system was never quite prepared for the sudden rush of electricity. This resulted in a very painful way to wake up. Misty giggled when she saw Ash jump to his feet the instant that Pikachu looked she was going to shock him again. "I'm up! I'm up!" Ash said quickly. He looked down and saw Misty laughing. Ash tried to preserve the rest of his dignity by walking away as if the incident never happened. Misty and Pikachu decided that they had enough fun with Ash, and they went to join him in eating breakfast. *** Misty sighed. Ash had gotten them lost again, because he had ignored her when she told him that he was holding the map upside-down. She was about to point out that they were lost again because of Ash's stupidity, but she suddenly stopped. She had seen a flash of something. No, seen wasn't the correct word. She felt something. It had only lasted a millisecond, and she thought she knew what it was for the moment, but the knowledge was gone as quick as the flash. She was about to dismiss it, and continue on with her comment, when the flash appeared again. This time it lasted a few seconds. It was Ash. He looked the same, only his hair was longer. "Ash..your..your..hair..." she said quietly. Ash turned to her in confustion. His hair was its normal length again. "What's wrong with my hair?" Ash asked with a little embarrassement in his voice. Misty was lost on what to say. She couldn't exactly tell Ash that she had seen his hair suddenly look longer. It sounded too crazy, even to her. "Its...uh..uh.." she stammered. Ash realized that he wasn't going to get a straight explanation from Misty and he turned to Brock, silently asking him what was so wrong with his hair that it would suddenly have Misty flustered. "There's nothing wrong with your hair." Brock said, sending a puzzled look to Misty. Misty sighed, knowing that she was going to have to make up something. "Its...uh..." Misty began, searching her mind for something mean to say about Ash's hair, so her comment would seem normal. "Why don't you ever comb it?!" she said loudly. Misty knew that it was weak, but she hoped it would work. Ash and Brock just shrugged, as they continued walking. She could hear Ash mutter "girls," under his breath. Misty couldn't ignore that comment. "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY, ASH KETCHUM?!" Misty cried, with her head looming over Ash. "Uh...nothing..?" Ash said meekly. "Good answer." Misty said, with her head back to its normal size. *** Scott yawned as he sorted through old copies of his news magazines. He had come across a few articles about Ash winning the orange league, and a few mentions about him when he stopped team rocket a few times. As he read more and more of the articles, he only grew more curious about Ash Ketchum and his travels. However, the most wonderful part about Ash Ketchum's life was something that he had never even imagined having in his own life. His two traveling companions. His two friends. He had seen an article in a magazine that contained a group photo with Ash, Brock and Misty. He instantly recognized the gym leaders even before reading the article that came with the group photo. Gym leaders were almost like celebrities to the press. Scott's heart thudded harder when he saw the picture of Misty. She was beatiful. Her face. Her beautiful green eyes. Everything. She was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Scott seethed when he stared at his lookalike, smiling with a pikachu on his shoulder. He knew that Ash never could appreaciate her the way he did. Then a great surge of anger came to Scott's heart, as he thought of Ash Ketchum with a sudden hatred. Scott's eyes narrowed. He wanted to tear up the picture of Ash in rage and frustration. It was almost ironic that Scott could hate an image of someone who looked exactly like him. Scott didn't really consider the irony as he seethed at the photo, allowing the hate to grow stronger and stronger. He doesn't deserve his wonderful life, Scott decided, gritting his teeth. Scott could see the mirror, hanging on the wall over his dresser. The image only brought more rage into his heart as he stared at the image that looked so much like Ash. Suddenly, the mirror shattered, and Scott smiled. *** This is an old fic that I decided to clean the cobwebs out of and complete, but I'll work on the next part-when I'm NOT working on Ash and Misty's Love, or my writer's block fic...well, um bya! Please read/review, even if it is just to flame me.