The following content contains Amourshipping. If you are offended by such content, please turn away now. Reader's discretion is advised. This story resumes from the events of episode 22 in the Pokemon XY and Z series. I do not own Pokemon, although I often wish that I did so I could pair those two lovebirds (Ash and Serena) together already... This is my first time writing a fanfiction. Any and all critiques will be greatly appreciated. Enjoy!
CHAPTER 1 - Careless Mistakes!
The bright full moon rose overhead as Ash Ketchum and his friends Serena, Bonnie, and Clemont set up camp for the night on the side of a river. Clemont tended to the fire with Bonnie at his side, while Ash was busy training in the river with Pikachu and Greninja.
"Greninja, use Water Shuriken!" Ash commanded as Pikachu hopped high into the air, steering clear of Greninja's attack. Pikachu retaliated with a powerful Electro-Ball, but Greninja easily sliced the attack in half with a precisely aimed Cut. The split Electro-Ball smashed into the river, soaking Ash to the skin with the resulting splash.
"Greninja, use Double Team!" Ash exclaimed as he shook the water off. Serena had noticed that Ash was all wet and ran towards the river with a towel.
"Dry yourself before you get sick!" Serena yelled with concern, tossing the towel at Ash.
"Don't worry about it, everything will be alright." Ash dried himself with the towel. Suddenly, his nose twitched and itched and ahh-ahhh-ACHOOOO!
The sun rose bright and early, as did Serena, Bonnie, and Clemont. Clemont prepared breakfast while Serena and Bonnie set up the table.
Bonnie fidgeted with the utensils and then looked up at Serena. "Ash hasn't waken up yet. I wonder why he's late? He's usually the first one to wake up."
"You're right, Ash is still asleep! Would you please check up on him, Bonnie?" Serena glanced over to Ash's tent, noticing that the tent was still closed.
Bonnie scampered over to Ash's tent, reaching for the bottom flap to open up the entrance. Before she could open the tent, Ash groggily woke up and stumbled out of the tent on his own.
Serena walked over to Ash and greeted him. "Good morning, Ash! Don't forget to go wash your face-" Serena was abruptly cut off as Ash, with a feverish look on his face, slumped towards her. Bonnie moved out of the way as Ash took slow, shaky steps, one after another, towards Serena.
Serena nervously looked at Ash as he approached her. Uhhmmm… what's Ash doing? When Ash reached Serena, he stumbled and leaned onto Serena's belly, clutching her arms with his two hands. Whaaaa! Serena gasped as Ash embraced her, feeling her cheeks blush.
"Serena... " Ash looked up at Serena, fixating his eyes on her's. "Right… now…" Serena squealed at Ash's sudden words, her cheeks becoming a deep, rosy pink. "I… I…" Ash firmly grabbed hold of Serena's right hand. Serena's mind ran wild. What's going on?! Is he going to say it?! Oh my gosh does he like me back?! Serena closed her eyes, nervous at what Ash was going to say. Her face was redder than a shiny Gyarados.
"I… Iron tail, Pikachu…" Ash stuttered as he lost consciousness and collapsed onto the ground. Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie immediately ran towards Ash, concerned about what had happened.
"Ash… Ash!" Serena shook Ash in her arms. She placed her hand on his forehead, which felt hotter than a Tamato Berry.
"He's got a fever," Clemont proclaimed as he lugged Ash back to his tent with the help of Bonnie and Serena. Ash lay in his sleeping bag, sweating profusely and breathing heavily. Serena placed a wet cloth on Ash's forehead to cool him down, washing and re-cooling the cloth now and then.
"Pika pi…" Pikachu's ears flopped down as he looked at Ash with a face of concern.
"There's nothing to worry about, Pikachu," Bonnie coaxed Pikachu.
Clemont adjusted his glasses and nodded his head to reassure Pikachu that everything would be alright. "Bonnie and I will go to the nearest town and grab some medicine for Ash at the pharmacy." Serena pulled out her phone with a map to the local pharmacy and handed it over to Bonnie.
Clemont stood up and prepared to take off. "We'll hurry back as soon as possible."
As Clemont and Bonnie left the tent, Bonnie looked back with a sly grin and pulled the tent cover down, leaving Ash and Serena alone in the tent. Serena sighed and looked at Ash, wiping the sweat off his face with the wet cloth.
Serena called out Braixen, Pancham, and Sylveon. "Would you please fetch me a new basket of water?"
"Pan cham cham!" Pancham made his way to the river with Braixen, refilling the basket with fresh, cool water.
Serena thanked her companions and refocused on caring for Ash. Ash's fever had died down a bit, and he seemed more at ease now than before. Serena placed the wet cloth on top of Ash's forehead and caressed his cheek with her hand, telling herself that she was only checking his temperature as an excuse to touch him.
Everything seemed fine to Serena. Bonnie and Clemont were on their way to the pharmacy, Ash was feeling much better than before, and Serena finally had some alone time with her love interest. She fondly looked at Ash, admiring his features. He looks so adorable even when he's sick. It was all peace and quiet for quite some time, but all of a sudden Serena heard a loud guitar riff outside the tent accompanied by a loud "YAHOO!"
I already have several chapters written, but I do not plan to release them until I receive feedback from the community so I can know if people actually enjoy my writing or if I'm just wasting my time. For now, this story is TO BE CONTINUED... (maybe) Toodles!