I do not own Pokémon in any way, shape or form. Even Jessie and James should be able to know that, but then again, they have Meowth as their brains, so in the end, probably not. Now let me make it clear. I am NOT a fan of Amourshipping, but I have a friend who is, so I figured I'd do a little story for her about it. This is my second Pokémon story in a while, nor have I followed the anime, so if anyone seems OOC to you, I apologize in advance. With THAT out of the way, let's get the love train rolling.

"You've been on other journeys, Ash?"

Serena had been sitting quietly while Ash and Clemont talked, so she hadn't been paying too much attention, but suddenly learning about Ash having been on other journeys for the first time suddenly got her interested.

"Well, yeah. Of course I have", the Pallet born trainer admitted, sheepish about how he hadn't said anything in regards to his journeys outside of the Kalos region sooner. "I've been to 5 other regions."

Bonnie was jumping up and down excitedly, unable to contain her energy anymore as she jumped onto the table, getting in Ash's face with a big starry look of wonder in her eyes, but before she could ask the obvious question, Clemot's Aipom arm picked her up and set her down next to him. Laughing slightly at the pout on the younger female, Serena couldn't help but chime in.

"So tell us already! What were the other regions you travelled to like?"

Ash was about to say he'd rather focus on planning his next gym battle, but seeing how Bonnie got all excited and how Serena went from being quiet to being interested just kept him from saying no. So he began.

The trio stared at Ash as he explained his journey to become a Pokémon master alongside Pikachu, starting with the moment Ash woke up that very morning to find that he had woken up late with Pikachu being the only Pokémon left, how Pikachu went from hating him to being best friends with him, how he won his first gym battle, how he, Misty, and Brock became a trio during their early days, how Tracy became a friend to him.

"So where did you go after Kanto?"

Ash instantly stopped all talk of Kanto and the Orange Islands and proceeded to start going on about learning about the Johto region. The people he met there like Casey and Harrison, the gym leaders there like Clair, Jasmine, and Morty, the funny things that happened like Casey thinking he was cheating when they battled and how Brock almost got married, and-

"Wait, wait, wait. Misty said WHAT?"

Ash seemed confused at Serena's sudden request to stop when he had only reached his explanation of his Johto journeys, since she seemed so invested in his story up until what he just said.

"Um, she said that seeing Brock up on the alter made her think of what she and I will be one day. Why?"

Serena looked like she had just been slapped in the face and didn't know whether she wanted to return the favor by slapping Ash across the face herself or burst into tears. But it didn't seem to matter since Ash stood up and started walking away.

"Where are you going?!"

Ash jumped slightly at the sharp and accusing tone in Serena's anger laced voice, but he turned around and gave her an honest answer, since he wasn't about to tell a lie to Serena.

"I'm just going to use the phone. I won't be long."

As Ash walked away, Pikachu stayed behind, quickly recognizing Serena's emotions being all over the place and jumping onto her shoulder, nuzzling her cheek comfortingly.

"Thank you, Pikachu", she said as she pulled out a handkerchief and dried her eyes before any tears fell. "You're so sweet. I just wish Ash was just the same." Serena just quietly pet Pikachu while Bonnie begged Clemont to let her go to Kanto when she became old enough to travel on her own.

Well, there's the first chapter. I'm gonna be honest and say this is gonna be a three chapter story, so don't get TOO excited for something big. I'll see you in the next chapter, tomorrow.