A Smile and A Song (N x Serena was-supposed-to-be-a-Oneshot)

Part 1-Love At First Battle

"Aaaah, so magnifique," said Serena, kissing her Iceberg Badge on the way out of Snowbelle Gym, "zat is all eight! I can enter ze League now...but, am I ready? Yes...yes, I think I am. I vas worried when I defeated Team Flare zat I would not be up for battling again for a long time...but zat seems silly now."

Her thoughts were interrupted when a courier rushed toward the gym. "Monseur Wulfric! An emergency! A strange man in the Pokemon Village..."

Serena's eyes narrowed. "A strange man?" she said aloud, "More trouble? Some things never change..."

She managed to beat Wulfric to the Village-no mean feat even with a head start. "Someone's here?" said a boy a few years older than her, his back turned. Serena was put off-his hair was dyed an unnatural green, though she had to admit it LOOKED natural, somehow, not like those silly gothic people-and his outfit was the least fashionable she'd seen in a long time. "She's good? Well...guess I'll introduce myself. My name is...N," said the boy.

"If zat is your real name, zen I am a Furfrou," said Serena, "I vill not be toyed with...zis place iz for those Pokemon who were mistreated...a haven for zem. You shall not despoil it!"

"Nothing could be further from my mind," said N, "After all, I myself have founded such havens in Unova...despite HIS meddling with his own designs. This is a place of true beauty, though...Nate was right, I should have visited much sooner. Such beautiful peace..."

"You...came here to see it? Why not go home, Unovan tourist!" said Serena, irritated even more by his unflappably cool demeanor.

"I came here on business...a meeting with madame Diantha, to discuss the state of Pokemon treatment in the Kalos region. I thought by checking how many Pokemon were here, I could get an idea of how many Pokemon are mistreated in Kalos."

If N thought that would calm Serena down, he was sorely mistaken. "Vous cannot see ze CHAMPION like zat! She is not merely champion...she is an actress, a vorld class celebrity! What if you two are seen togezzer?! Non, NON! We must fix zis! Let's see...vere is ze nearest boutique..." she said, opening her map. "Oh, but of course! Zere is one in ze very Snowbelle City! Come on, Unovan Tourist, vous cannot look like such a dullard vith Diantha!"

Unceremoniously, Serena grabbed N by the arm. "W...wait a second! You haven't even told me your name."

"Serena," said Serena, "now hurry up!"

Even MORE unceremoniously, Serena burst into the Snowbelle Boutique with N in tow. "Zis man has a fashion emergency!" she said, "I demand that you fix it!"

"Emergency?" said the clerk on duty, "You mean TRAGEDY! Oh dear...I've seen worse, but not much. Somebody get zis man some outfits!"

"I, uh...don't have much money on me..." said N, looking for an excuse to escape this.

"I vill cover it," said Serena, "I am a trainer vith eight badges. At my level, money practically leaps at me like trout from a stream. It is not expensive, here."

"Of course, mademoiselle Serena," said the clerk.

Just under an hour later, N was in a bought and paid for brand new outfit. "ZAT is more like it," said Serena, "but...I suggest you conduct your business with madame Diantha quickly. As I said, I have eight badges...I vill have my OWN buisiness vith her soon enough."

"Err, thank you," said N, "but I really must be going. If I don't leave now I'll be late." He whistled, and Serena gaped as N's ride arrived. "Zat...is the most formidable Pokemon I've ever SEEN! Vell...possibly SECOND most, I'm not sure."

"You have someone who can challenge Zekrom?" said N, intrigued, "Perhaps we'll find out someday. Farewell for now!"

He rode off. "Vell...I suppose I shall start for ze long way through Victory Road now," said Serena, doing just that a moment later."

One Week Later-Order of Kalos Award Ceremony

AZ was in tears, having just been reunited with his beloved Floette...and having just been restored to his true self. However...the story was not to end just yet. A second voice called out from the crowd, "Serena...you are truly remarkable. I feel truly honored to have met no less than three remarkable trainers now. When last we met, you said you traveled with a Pokemon that could match Zekrom. May...I see it?"

"In front of all zees people?!" said Serena, "I don't know..."

"Perhaps it iz not such a bad idea," said Diantha, "vous defeated AZ un duex trio, no? I am curious as to how zis N will do."

"I just...want to see it for now," said N, "we CAN'T battle here with all these people! Zekrom's power is extreme...and if Serena's pokemon can match it, the collateral damage they would cause in a battle would be unconscionable."

"What about a Sky Battle?" said Diantha, "Zey could hardly cause collateral damage high above ze clouds."

"That might work," said N, "...all right, let's try it. With a whistle, he called Zekrom. "To the skies!"

Serena looked on for a few seconds, then nodded...and released Yveltal. "Let's do it, my friend. To ze skies!"

Below the pair, Diantha smiled. "I hope all of you are ready for a REAL air show!"

The battle was an intense spectacle, neither of their Pokemon giving an inch-until finally, they were forced to make emergency landings just outside Camphrier Town. "Vous are amazing," said Serena, "such intensity...only Calem comes near matching it."

"As are you...mademoiselle," said N, "it was wonderful to be able to let Zekrom loose for once."

"I must say though..." said Serena, "if ve parted ways now, it would not be much of a first date."

"A...date?!" said N, "I...I suppose there's a cafe over there, we could get..." but Serena cut him off, as he fought desperately to control his blushing. "Goodness, I vas kidding," said Serena, "but if you are not leaving by tomorrow...have you visited ze city museum?"

"No," said N, "I, er...that is, if you don't have plans, I'd...I'd like that."

"You must see someone about the red on your face," said Serena with a smile, "Shall ve say, 2 o'clock, zen perhaps dinner after?"

"Um, yeah...sure," said N, and they once again parted ways.