Shalourshipping (Korrina and Ash) part 1 Time in anime: Shortly after they split up at maple-san's treehouse things. Hope you enjoy :D This is also my first fan fic :D

"It's goodbye Korrina…"

I couldn't sleep. It's been a mere day after I parted with Ash, but I couldn't stop thinking about him. I was confused. I was in pain. I was being tortured. Is this love? On my journey to retrieve the lucarionite I've encountered countless trainers, but Ash was different. I felt like I saw myself in him. His bond with his Pikachu was simply indescribable, his passion for battling and his will to persevere just made me realise he was someone that could help me grow as a trainer and also as a person.

I felt like he understood me. When Lucario was being manipulated by his own wave, Ash was there for me. He reminded me how much Lucario meant to me and how I should never give up on him, just like how he never gave up on his Charizard. Listening to Lucarios's steady breathing, sleep gradually washed all my senses away. But before I was completely abducted by sleep, I knew that everything would be perfect if Ash was by my side…

The golden gleam of the sun revived me from the grasps of sleep. As the Shalour city gym leader, I had to get stronger and stronger. Lucario just learnt to gain control over his wave and I was determined to not let him lose the feeling of it. Usually, we meditate to concentrate and connect our physical body with our spiritual soul, today was no exception. As old thoughts and feelings ebbed out of my head, new thoughts flowed in. But one feeling stayed. I felt alone; I always had Lucario but at this point in life I craved human accompany, more specifically his company. I felt abandoned.

"It's goodbye Korrina" those words felt as if they were carved into my head.

However, I was determined to not let some boy ruin my goal of becoming a stronger trainer. My grandpa taught me to extract myself of the situation to perceive it from an unbiased point of view, that would help me make a sensible decision. It helped me learn that I wasn't afraid of being distracted by Ash, I was terrified he didn't feel the same way; fear nearly made me give up on him. I didn't give up on the boy I loved, I knew he would come by Shalour Gym to collect his third gym badge. I told myself, I'm not going to let this opportunity slip away, I'll never be able to forgive myself if I do.

I began to devise plans on how I'll tell him hope I felt about him. I even began to fantasise a future with him. Lucario clearly knew I was in no mood to train, so he swiftly bounded into the forest to train alone. Ash drove me crazy, he made me lose all composure; the was fun, unpredictable, charming, charismatic and his heart was capable of love. Deep down I think Ash has the ability to love someone with his whole heart, but he's clearly too oblivious to realise that.

All of a sudden, I heard a familiar voice call out my name. It was Bonnie, one of the friends Ash travelled across kalos with.

"Korrinaa! Wait uppp!"

My very first thought was Ash. The very person I craved to see. I was excited, relieved, terrified all at the same time. I looked past Bonnie, Clemont and Serena and there he was the hilarious goof I fell for. I saw him approaching me and my heart started pound, my cheeks began to flush, I was even trembling with fear. I've never felt so unprepared and vulnerable.

"Korrina, I can't do it."