Well...today's the day.

I checked my Pokebook to see if there are greeters already.

Of course, most of these people just remembered my birthday thanks to Pokebook.

I politely replied to all the greetings, and I went downstairs.

It would have been nice if you-know-who sent me a greeting.

But...none.

I went downstairs and saw that a lot of people are already there.

Oh...and not to mention there are tables. There's even a buffet, some sounds, not to mention people dressed up.

There's even a table where all the gifts are, and there's even a stage and a projector showing some of my non-embarrassing photos.

I don't get it.

Why is this party like a debutante party?

"Misty." I heard Daisy whisper. "Why aren't you like dressed up yet?"

"Why is this like a debutante party?" I asked in a whisper.

"Don't blame me. Blame Mrs. Ketchum. Now put on your dress and we'll put some make-up on you." Daisy said as she dragged me to the dressing room, where my other sisters waited.

They fixed my hair and placed a seashell clip, which I thought looked nice. They then put numerous of cosmetics on my face.

They better not make me look like a monster.

Once they were done, I looked myself in the mirror.

I looked decent. The make-up was light. It looked natural.

"Misty, you look like a princess!" Violet exclaimed.

"Yeah, but of course by tomorrow this is all done." Lily added.

"Come on, Misty! Let's go show you to your guests!" Daisy said as she dragged me to the main hall.

As we got there, Daisy released me.

To be honest, I wanted to run away. There were too many people, and most of these people are the ones I met through Pokebook.

"Misty! Happy birthday!" A familiar voice from behind greeted. I turned out to see my favorite brunette.

"May!" I said as I gave her a hug. We have met only a few times, but she has become one of my closest friends.

When May released me from the hug, I saw a blue haired girl standing beside her.

"You must be Dawn. It's nice to finally meet you." I told the bluenette.

"Nice to meet you too, Misty." Dawn said. "And Happy Birthday! You look totally beautiful!"

"Uh...thanks. Truth be told, I'm freaking out." I replied.

"No need to worry, Misty. This day is going to be great!" Dawn affirmed.

Right...there's no need to worry.

"But isn't that the time we should be worried the most?" A familiar voice said.

"Brock!" I exclaimed as I gave my other best friend a hug.

"Hey there, birthday girl." Brock said as he hugged me back while gently stroking my hair.

He released me from the hug as he was about to say something, but he saw my sisters and immediately ran towards them.

Some things never change.

"Oh yeah! I almost forgot, Misty! I want to introduce you to Drew!" May said as she showed me her green-haired 'friend'.

"So...this is the Drew I've been hearing about." I said.

"The one and only." Drew replied.

Well...I was told he was arrogant.

"Oh. By the way, Mrs. Ketchum, Brock and Cilan worked together to make the food!" Dawn said in an excited tone.

"That's an amazing combination! The food is bound to be good!" May said.

"Of course you're excited, May." Drew commented.

I then saw Daisy go up the stage.

Great. Is she going to let me make a speech?

"Like, hey everybody! Daisy here, and I'm your emcee!" Daisy said. "So...could I ask everyone at the center to go to the sides?"

And well...as if by automatic, those in the middle went to the sides.

"And Misty, the birthday girl, may you please like go to the center like please?" Daisy said.

That girl has to cut the number she says the word 'like' in a conversation.

But I did what she said anyways.

"We have like a very important video like to show you. Like it's amazing. Like you wouldn't expect it. It's not from us, anyway." Daisy said. "Like play the video."

The video started on a familiar scenery.

Like...something I saw online.

The video then showed various Kalos Pokémon doing cute things, and there was even guitar strumming as background music.

Wait...Kalos Pokémon?

And then...I saw a very familiar looking Pokémon show up in the video.

Pikachu.

My buddy, Pikachu.

It is my buddy, Pikachu, right?

Within a minute I was all packed up
I've got a ticket to another world
I don't wanna go
I don't wanna go
The silent words are hard to speak
When your thoughts are all I see
"Don't ever leave," she said to me

Wait...someone's singing video.

But who?

When we both fall asleep underneath the same sky.
To the beat of our hearts at the same time.
So close but so far away.
Can you hear me?

The video then showed some photos from the past.

As in from my journeys with Ash.

But how?

She sleeps alone.
My heart wants to come home.
I wish I was, I wish I was beside you.
She lies awake.
I'm trying to find the words to say.
I wish I was, I wish I was beside you.

The video then stopped, but the curtains I never knew were there were drawn.

What's going on?

I don't want to get my hopes up...but could it be?

Another day and I'm somewhere new.
I made a promise that I'll come home soon.
Bring me back, bring me back to you.

Wait...now there's singing in the background. It's the same voice from the video, but this time it's for real.

The voice was coming from within the room.

When we both wake up underneath the same sun.
Time stops, I wish that I could rewind.
So close but so far away.

I felt someone poke me from behind, and it was a little yellow-haired girl.

Wait...she's Bonnie. The Bonnie I've been seeing in Ash's recent photos.

"Happy birthday, Misty!" She greeted.

She sleeps alone.
My heart wants to come home.
I wish I was, I wish I was beside you.

I felt another poke, and this time, it was from a boy.

I think his name is Clemont.

"Hi, Misty. Happy birthday." Clemont greeted.

She lies awake.
I'm trying to find the words to say.
I wish I was, I wish I was beside you.

I then noticed a honey-haired girl approach me.

Well...that's her.

Serena Yvonne.

"Misty. Happy birthday!" Serena greeted. "You're one lucky girl, you know."

There are pieces of us both
Under every city light
And they're shining as we fade into the night

I then saw Pikachu, holding a rose.

"Hey! Roses are my thing." I heard Drew complain from behind..

Pikachu handed me the rose, and I petted its head.

It's definitely my old buddy.

Which means...

She sleeps alone.
My heart wants to come home.
I wish I was, I wish I was...

The curtains were finally opened to reveal the singer.

Ash Ketchum.

She sleeps alone.
My heart wants to come home.
I wish I was, I wish I was beside you.
She lies awake.
I'm trying to find the words to say.
I wish I was, I wish I was beside you.

She lies awake.
Beside you.
I wish I was, I wish I was...

She sleeps alone.
My heart wants to come home.
I wish I was, I wish I was...

I felt tears fall down my eyes as I heard the crowd cheer.

"THAT'S MY ASHY-BOY!" I heard Gary exclaim. He must be happy for his best friend.

Ash is everyone's best friend.

I heard footsteps coming my way, and I saw that it was none other than Ash Ketchum.

He opened his arms wide, and I immediately ran to him.

"Happy birthday, Misty." Ash said.

Just hearing his voice...

"Ash..." I said.

"I'm still waiting for you to thank me for this. I needed everyone's help." Ash said.

"Wait...you planned this?!" I said in surprise.

"Yeah. I know I've been a bad friend lately. I'm sorry, Misty. I just wanted to make it up to you. You're my best friend, Misty. And sometimes, I feel this little thing in my heart whenever I think about you." Ash said.

Little thing in is his heart.

"Ash...you didn't need to do all these. You could have just apologized via text or you could have sent a video if you wanted to make it feel more personal." I replied.

"But...I wanted to make it really special. Plus, I really wanted to see you again. I wanted to be beside you." He said, singing the sentence.

"Now's not the time to make references." I said to him.

"Misty...aren't you happy?" He asked in an innocent tone.

Ah Ash.

This is what I like about you.

"I'm very happy, Ash. This was not necessary, but I'm happy. You make me so happy. You have no idea how worried I was, especially for the past few days." I admitted.

"I'm really sorry, Mist. I've been told by Tracey and Brock about how worried you were. I didn't know you were so upset. I feel bad. I don't want that to happen again. If you want, I can stay here in Kanto for a while." Ash said.

"Ash...your dreams are important. Reach them. Travel to your heart's content. Don't stop doing what you're doing." I said.

"Now you're the one making references." Ash cut in.

Way to ruin the moment, Ketchum.

"I mean...you gotta keep on doing your thing. That's what makes you Ash Ketchum." I finished.

"I guess you're right. But...can I call you every time I arrive at a Pokémon Center?" He asked.

"I'd be happy to." I replied as I gave him a tight hug.

I could hear the cheers of everyone in the room, including Gary's loud whistling.

I don't mind.

I don't care.

Ash.

He was the only one I needed to make this week complete.

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Song used: Beside You by 5 Seconds of Summer

Holy fudge it's done!

Happy Pokeshipping Day!

This was fun. I wrote this whole thing in only two days because I have exams. I've written the whole thing before posting the second chapter.

So...do you guys like the story? I'm surprised I didn't get writer's block in this one (for once).

Pokeshipping has always been one of my favorite ships. I've shipped it even before I knew what shipping was. I just had this feel that I liked them together back when I was younger.

Now that this is done. You may now put this on your archives or you can simply remove it from your library.

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Other books by me (if you still aren't checking them out):

Stuck with them Pokémon Peeps (A fun book where the Pokémon Peeps do random things.)

Pokémon Oneshots (my oneshot collection)

Pokémon Shipping A-Z (where I list the many ships of Pokémon)

Crazy Pokémon Character Quiz (a quiz or game thing where you put your favorite characters into crazy situations.)

Hey...(rants, updates, life stuff, random)

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