"Brock, are you sure you know where we are going?" Misty asked as she was walking with Pikachu in her arms. "We don't seem to be getting to any town soon."
"Relax," Brock said as he looked at his map. "We're right..." He paused as he carefully looked at the map. He turned the mapfrom different directions.
"We're where?" Ash asked. "Don't tell me we're lost again!"
Brock sighed as he lowered the map. "Okay, I won't tell you."
"Again?" Misty shouted. "I hate sleeping on the ground so much. I don't know when the last time I had a good bed to sleep in."
"It's not so bad," Ash said.
"Not so bad?" Misty replied. "It's horrible! My body will be twisted and ugly if I keep sleeping on the ground."
"As if it wasn't already?" Ash said with a grin. Misty growled at him. She was going to jump on him, but then realized that Pikachu was still in her arms. That, and there was a reason why she didn't pummel him immediately after Ash made such comments. She didn't want to say it out loud, of course.
"DON'T SAY SUCH THINGS TO A LADY!!" Misty yelled.
"Like you're a lady!" Ash replied.
"Well, I know I'm not a bigmouth like you!"
Brock stepped between the two of them. "Hey, you two! We should worry about more important matters, like finding the road again."
"Don't worry," Ash said. "We'll find the road."
The three of them camped out by a lake later that night. Brock had cooked some stew for them. Pikachu, Ash, and Misty were on a hill looking at the night sky. It was clear, and the stars were shining.
"It's so beautiful, isn't it?" Misty commented.
"Chuuu," Pikachu replied.
"Almost makes we wonder if there's anything else that beautiful in the world," Ash said as he turned to look at Misty. From the light coming from the distant campfire, she seemed... different. Not so irritating, but kind of... No, Ash thought. She couldn't be that attractive.
"What do you mean?" Misty said as she tured to Ash. The two of their eyes locked for a moment. Each could see qualities in the other that they had never seen in their journey. Misty's auburn hair and Ash's dark black hair, their facial features... Why did they start noticing these things that they saw just now?
Pikachu looked at both of them. "Pika?" he said softly. These two were always at each other's throats. Now they seemed to act so different. Pikachu smiled and whispered, "Pikachuuu..."
Their gaze was broken by Brock's voice. "Hey, you two. Dinner's ready!"
"We'll be right there, Brock!" Misty yelled. Ash, Misty, and Pikachu walked back to the camp, realizing that she should keep what just happened a secret... at least for now.