Kisses!

They shared their first kiss at an airport. Serena was leaving Kalos. Ash felt so excited for that split second, until the escalator took her away from him, not even a Pokemon battle has pumped so much blood to his heart as that day. He confessed that to her a few months later.

Their second kiss was in a new environment, the Alola region, with two pairs of eyes (Mallow and Lillie) watching them giggling like idiots.

Their third kiss was all because of Serena's initiative. AGAIN. A few days after she started school, Kiawe asked about her life and what she did before she ended up in school. She said that it was Ash's fault, when the fire-type expert asked what that meant; Serena simply got up and kissed him. Everyone had to admit it, Ash was a lucky boy.

One night, Serena couldn't sleep, so Ash took a seat beside her bed and stroked her hair gently, telling her he would guard her sleep. She said he couldn't do that, as the next day he would face Kahuna Hala. Ash told him that all that mattered in that moment was her, so Serena fell asleep, embraced by the contact made by the fourth kiss.

Serena looked so radiant the morning after, she bought some pompons in a local store, asked Kiawe to teach her some dancing moves that the Alolan people could like and she performed a cheerleading show for his boyfriend during his battle. When the match was done, Ash, in completely disbelief, came out as the winner. She ran straight to him and gave him his fifth kiss, surprising all the presents.

After that, they lost count, but ask them and both Serena and Ash will tell you what their best kisses were and in what circumstances. Some days, they sneak out from the classroom and they share one or two kisses in the hallway, or they manage to wake up really late at night, making sure that Kukui is completely asleep, and they enjoy their favorite activity together.

Speaking of favorite, Ash's favorite kiss occurred a few days before he challenged the Alola Region final Kahuna. His whole school group was with them, exploring the Vast pony Canyon, looking for Jangmo-O and its evolution chain. The couple had completed that task a few weeks ago, so they decided to explore the valley. It was surprising, really. One second they were walking and at the next one Serena was pressing him against a wall. Ash however, could not pinpoint why exactly that kiss was his favorite. Maybe it was how refreshing it felt in a hot place like that, or the fact that it felt more passionate than other times. But most probably, it was because their friends were cheering for them from the top of the Canyon.

A close second for Ash was the time Serena was teaching Mallow how to make a Kalosian Chocolate Cake. The green haired girl asked the trainer's girlfriend if she could add it to the menu in her restaurant and Serena had to agree. Ash observed the whole process of preparation with interest, only for asking for a piece of cake when it was finished. Serena tasted the chocolate mixture and gave him a kiss, maybe the sweetest she ever gave him. When they broke apart, Mallow was nowhere to be seen, so Serena kissed him again.

As for the Performer (or should we say, Showcase Ambassadress, as that is what Serena does now in Alola, teaching her classmates and some other girls the ways of Performing) , she has to pick the day of the mud.

It had been raining since morning, and Ash didn't want to get up. Professor Kukui received a call from Director Oak; the storm was giving no signs of calming anytime soon, so classes were suspended. At noon, surprisingly, the sky was crystal clear, so she decided to go for a stroll, in company of Braixen, Pancham and Sylveon. She caught sight of a Ribombee and decided to catch it, but the Bee Fly Pokemon was more elusive than she thought. When she realized it was late, she gave up the quest and returned to her home. But shortly after she could make it, the storm started again, she called her Pokemon to their Poke balls and run towards Kukui's house, she slipped and fell into a puddle of mud. She got up quickly, and when she got to her destiny, was received by a very concerned Ash.

He politely asked for her clothes, handing her some of his, put them in the washing machine (eventually he learned how to properly use it), serve her a cup of hot cocoa and, after repeating he was extremely worried, he gave her a long kiss, which made her realize that raven haired boy was all she needed in this life.

While still in Alola, one night Serena asked Ash how many kisses he thought they have shared until that point. They both imagined an approximate response when they heard a blip behind Serena's back. Roto, the Rotom pokedex presented in front of them, stating that they had kissed a total of 187 times, or at least, that was the amount of times he saw. They shared a laugh at the idea of the machine constantly keeping a track of their kisses.

Their longest kiss they had shared lasted a total of 23.5 seconds, and it occurred on the day of their wedding.

Joseph turned eleven years old when their parents had their third from last kiss. It was his birthday party, and the little boy always liked to see his parents kissing each other.

Their second from last kiss (always according to Rotom's calculations) happened the night before The Great Contact…

As for their last kiss, that's a whole different story, one you shouldn't know about, at least not yet…