IMPORTANT NOTE! ! ! ! !
Don't worry, this is also chapter.
First, I would like to sat that I'm happy to know my story is going somewhere and getting great reviews and many views from you readers. Good to know there's plenty of Aureliashippers. I thought there weren't because there's only a handful of fics of the two.
Second, I'm planning to deviate from the Anime plot-line. I'll still have Ash collect all the Z-crystals since that is what he's planning to do, so I'll be implementing the episodes he earns those Z-crystals or make a whole new one to fit with this story.
I heard about Lillie's egg is going to hatch soon in a couple of Episodes, I might follow that episode depending if I like it or not, but seeing how great her character development is doing, I'll probably follow that episode and any other important episodes and apply my own stuff into them if necessary. I have more plans, but I wont be spoiling them.
Enjoy the chapter
UPDATE: 04/01/2018
Hallway
Mallow was walking behind her classmates by a few feet, looking at them with a contemplating expression. She wonders if the plan worked because right now she could not make heads or tails on the matter. During the seemingly long walk to the dining room, Mallow would notice Lillie inching a little closer to Ash, who would stroke the egg in Lillie's arms occasionally. They seem close, but they have not said a single word since they left the room they were previously in.
That begs the question, "What happened back there?" Mallow thought, somewhat worried for her friends. "And why isn't Ash telling me anything?"
She tried asking them a couple of questions, but they continued to ignore her, much to her chagrin. A blush of anger appear on her face as it also twisted into a vexed look.
"Lillie, as a good friend, you're lucky that I won't be going up your business," Mallow thought about her friend, "but for you, Ash Ketchum, you're definitely going to spill the beans or else!"
Dining Room
"Okay, something definitely happened back there."
When they got to the dining room with the really long dinner table, the weirdest thing happened: Ash did not go excited over the site of all the perfectly prepared food on the table. After getting to know him from the past month, Mallow finds that quite weird.
Instead, Ash generously pulls out a chair for Lillie before Hobbs the butler could it for her.
"Here, Lillie."
"Such a gentleman," Lillie comment with a big smile and a slight blush. She sat down, "Thank you."
Ash sat on the chair next to her, "You're welcome."
Lillie's butler blink from seeing how they were interacting right now was different hours ago. Sure he saw his young mistress and her classmate getting along, but not this close. He turned to Mallow, who shrugs at him. Putting a hand on his chin, he has a pretty good idea what is going on, but believed he should observe first before jumping into any conclusions.
Since the chairs were cushioned, Lillie places the egg on the other chair next to her. "Hobbs, can you help keep an eye on my egg?"
"Of course, Miss Lillie." He obediently obeyed as he stood next to the egg.
"Wow, there's sure a lot of food." Ash would have been drooling by now, but kept his mouth close, which is another thing Mallow finds weird. When was Ash this polite she thought.
Speaking of the green-haired chef, she sat across the table from her friends, looking at them with a calculating look. Even with her in front of them, they still did not acknowledge which continues to irk her.
"I see Maria(Her maid) made her special spaghetti," Lillie points out before turning to the boy next to her. "Try it out, Ash. It's really good."
"Okay, I will." He followed her suggestion as he filled up most of his plate with the pasta before grabbing some sides.
When they all got their first serving of food, they all chanted, "Thanks for the food!"
Before Mallow could get her first bite of her food, her jaw drop on the table for the various reasons below.
Ash was eating at a slow pace, as slow as Lillie's right now. Ash, the slob, who would just vacuum down everything in his plate in mere seconds, is actually taking the time to enjoy his food and showing proper etiquette at a dinner table with his back straight, eating quietly, and occasionally ask politely for something far from his reach when his mouth is not full of food. Honestly, Mallow is not the only one surprise, Hobbs was surprised by Ash's manners.
Is this really the same boy who ate the small mountain of macarons in under five minutes, which came into his mind.
And here comes the kicker with Lillie, "Oh Ash, you have some sauce on your face." She said with a giggle.
Ash swallows the food in his mouth before saying, "Really?"
When it was pointed out, he now felt the tomato-based sauce on his cheek. He was about to pick up his napkin, but Lillie beat him to it. The blonde slightly dampen a paper napkin with her tongue before wiping it on Ash's face.
"Here, let me."
Ash blushes slightly from the gesture, but smiles nonetheless as Lillie wipes off the red sauce on his cheek.
"Miss Mallow, I suggest you eat before the food gets cold," Hobbs advised her, "At least close your mouth before a Zubat finds its way in there."
Later
When everyone had their fill, the maid came and started gathering all of the dirty dishes. Lillie picks up her egg before standing up with Ash and Mallow from the table.
Now that they were done, Mallow was about to speak up her mind when...
"Mind accompanying me to my bedroom?"
The chef gasps. Did Lillie just invite Ash to her private room? This is definitely not the Lillie she knew from childhood. From her knowledge about her friend, Lillie has never shown any interests in boys before because she was always focus in her studies. Just how close are the two after so little alone time together?
"Sure." Ash said with a smile before following her out of the room. Again, showing his gentle side, he opens the door for her which she gives a small giggle of appreciation.
"Her room!? No! It... it can't be! Th-that's too soon!" Jason screamed inside his head. Due to his mental distress, he missed the opportunity to stop them from leaving.
The young lady bringing a boy to her room, that could mean...
"I might need to contact Lady Lusamine on this."
Lillie's Room
"Thanks for helping me out today, Ash." Lillie started once they entered her room, which unsurprisingly has a large bookshelf filled completely with book of varying size and color. There is desk with a swivel chair and a laptop on top of the desk, which is obviously where she studies. Lillie sat on her bed with the egg still in her arms.
Ash sat on her chair "No problem," He replies with a smile. "I raised a couple of Pokémon from eggs before, so I thought I could be a big help."
Lillie giggle at his enthusiasm and is slightly intrigued that he raised a couple of Pokemon egg. Soon silence loomed over the two.
Ash silently gulps, worrying that the quietness is due to Lillie's shyness around him. He was about to speak up again when he heard it.
Giggles.
Lillie was giggling and by the sounds of it, she's failing to hold back all of her laughter. It looks like her laughter was contagious Ash snorts before laughing out loud himself. Hearing him laugh, Lillie give up her resistance and laugh hysterically herself. Luckily, Lillie has a good grip on the egg incubator or else she would have dropped it.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ! ! ! ! Filled the room.
"I-I, I can't be-believe..!" Lillie tried to speak, but her voice was caught by all the laughs, "We were... able to... sur-vive that long!"
"I know, right!?" Ash snickers out, holding his side.
Lillie took a moment to catch up with her breathing, "They didn't even suspect a thing!" She then continues to laugh.
Ash, however, stops and a frown appears on her face. Lillie soon notices that he stopped laughing.
She also stops laughing, "Ash?"
"Uh... I think... Mallow might suspect something." He hesitantly admits.
Lillie blink, clearly to confused to what he means, "Hmmm?"
Ash looks down on her floor, "I might have...told her about...our first kiss."
Lillie's face then light up brightly as Lana's face when she was told that embarrassing question from her younger twin sister.
"W-wh-what!?"
"But don't worry! I told her not to tell anyone else!" He assures her.
Lillie held her chest with one hand as if she almost died from a heart attack while muttering, "Thanks goodness." She took slow deep breathes to calm herself down. After gathering her wits, she looks up at Ash, "So Mallow was never busy at the cafeteria?"
"Yeah, I asked her to help me get close to you."
"I see," Lillie said quietly. She did had a thought on how her friend was acting weird after school. It all makes sense now.
"Speaking of which," Ash started with a smile, after noticing Lillie got quiet. "I'm glad we were able to sort things out."
She frowns at him which he notices and got a frown himself, "Didn't we?"
"Ash," She started, "We kissed... three times already, where does that leave us at?"
After their latest smooch, a lot of things were going through their respective minds. That latest one was much more passionate then their previous two, what does that mean? Can they really become friends after that? Can they really see each other as friends knowing that they have kissed more than once?
"I...I don't know..." Ash said with honesty, "I mean... I never kissed a girl before."
Lillie's eyes widen slightly, "So...I'm your first kiss?"
"Well..." In his mind, various images of girl's faces appear his cheek. "On the lips? Yes." Mentioning their names is probably not a good idea.
Lillie mentally gasps inside her mind. She was his first kiss? Well...what a coincident.
"So... where does this leave us?" Ash repeated Lillie's question.
"I don't know either, I never had these kind of feelings before," Lillie admits with her hands on her chest as a small shade of red then appears on her face. "However..."
"What?" Ash urges her to continue when he notices she suddenly got quiet in the middle of her sentence. He really wants to fix this as soon as possible.
"I've been thinking about it during dinner...and..."
"Well? Well?" Ash really does not want her to feel uncomfortable around him, but being an amateur when it comes to love and dating, he is really desperate for any possible solution to this situation.
"I... IWANTTOGIVEUSACHANCE!" Lillie then covers her face the braids of her hair.
Ash has a look of stupor as he was not sure what he heard, although he did understood her entire sentence despite it was said in under a second. She did not just...?
"Um...what?"
"Please don't make me repeat it." Lillie begged behind her hair.
Ash gulps, not sure if he should continues. He's suppose to clear things up between, not make things more complicated. Although... he did promise her to do anything she wants, but...
"Why?"
"... ... ..." The blonde was quiet.
"Lillie? Please answer me"
"... I really hate my fear."