(Meira: Ugh… I just had to write another Fic…

Yami: Do I get to send somebody to the Shadow Realm?

Meira: Nope. This is a Pokémon Fic.

Yami: You could write a Yu-Gi-Oh one, you know…

Meira: Ever heard of… most of my other fics?

Yami: …

Meira: Anyways… I tried to come up with a dark story, but I just couldn't. Again, I wrote this at about ten o'clock at night. Right when I have the least amount of inspiration…

Yami: *sigh* Meira doesn't own Pokémon or me.)

"Ash…" I whisper to no one in particular.

Nobody hears me.

Who would?

I'm all alone here.

There aren't even any Pokémon around.

It's like nobody cares.

I'm used to it by now.

Nobody's ever cared.

~~Flashback~~

"Ash!" I called, waving to him. He turned around.

"May," he said. I noticed a stiffness in his voice that I never noticed before.

"How was your visit back to Pallet?" I asked brightly, hoping to get him to smile.

"Fine…" he replied, with a false cheeriness in his voice.

There was obviously something wrong.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

He shrugged indifferently.

"Nothing," he replied.

~~End Flashback~~

I smile coldly to myself.

I never did understand him.

~~Flashback~~

"Ash…" I said suddenly. "What do you think of me?"

In reality, I'd always like him.

He was nice, funny… cute.

"Truth or lie?" he asked, poking at the fire with a stick.

"Truth," I said simply.

"You really want to hear the truth?" he asked, with a weird tone to his voice.

"Yeah." I smile slightly.

Ash turned toward me and stood up. I stood up with him.

Maybe he'd say something sweet. Something like the Ash that I knew.

-SLAP!

I fell to the ground, one hand over the cheek where he slapped me.

"Why'd you do that?" I asked, confused.

"I hate you!" he shouted. "I hate you!"

He advanced toward me.

My eyes widened in fear.

"You cost me everything," he yelled, menace creeping into his face. "You turned my life into a living hell! You're the reason the only girl I've ever loved hates me!
"I don't understand," I whispered.

"You don't understand?" he cackled. I stared at him in shock. "YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND?"

He advanced toward me again.

"You bitch," he said. "You slut! You whore!"

The look in my eyes probably told him that I still didn't understand.

"I HATE YOU! GET OUT OF MY LIFE!"

I couldn't stand it.

The pain… the sorrow…

But I still didn't understand.

But I ran.

~~End Flashback~~

I've been running for days.

They haven't been looking for me.

They think I'm traveling with Ash.

I sit here… staring at the lake that I'm sitting by.

I guess they don't realize what really happened…

Because I don't understand.

Where I am right now… I don't know.

And I no longer care.

How long has it been?

How many days has it been since I last went to sleep?

Why haven't I tasted anything but sorrow?

I stare out towards the moon.

Why I feel weak, I don't know.

I don't care either.

As I slip away… I finally realize something.

…

I finally

Understand.

(Meira: *surveys fic* I could've done better.

Yami: Great… another angst fic…

Meira: Yup. For my view on this story and stuff, check my profile.

Yami: Yeah, she spent half an hour making the biography part sound dark.

Meira: SHUT UP!

Yami: … Anyways, please read and review!

Meira: Yup. Like I told Jeff… sometime… the more reviews I get, the more I write!

Yami: What about your break?

Meira: I think then… and I concentrate on school. I've got to do better on To Kill a Mockingbird…

Yami: *anime fall*)