Me: I swear the last chapter was amazing in my opinion. I really think I'm getting better as a writer, but of course, that's up to all of you to decide. If you've been reading, thanks a lot! This story is planned to be about 7 chapters long. Possibly more or possibly less. I'm not really sure. Anyway, on with the chapter!

Serena's POV

Last night when May went to bed she looked even happier than usual. When she dragged Ash off she better not have made a move on him. I DO NOT need another Miette.

"Alright guys! Let's get to the train! We have about an hour to get there so let's go early!" Ash exclaimed. He seems to be like his normal self. But that gives away nothing about what May and he talked about last night. We left for the train station which wasn't gonna be a long walk. It was about a 20 minute walk.

"So Ash, you're ready to win the league I bet?" May asked him. "Oh you bet I am! I haven't won a league in over 5 years" He responded. "I didn't know you've won a league before Ash. Which one?" I chimed in. I wanted to stop May with what she could possibly be doing. May, surprisingly, didn't flash a glare at me. Is this girl really that nice or does she not know I'm distracting Ash from her? Whatever. I can live with either of those options right now. "I won my first and only league so far in the Orange Islands. Which was pretty much a mini-league. It helped me get recognition from fellow trainers, but it wasn't major" Ash gave me an answer. I didn't know he'd won a league before. "But this time, things are different! We're gonna win this time!" He shouted. "Pika!" Pikachu added, also excited about the Kalos league.

"Ah! We're almost there!" Bonnie said. "I'm getting super cold!". "Here" Max gave her his jacket. He clearly got a hint. "Thank you Max" she blushed like wild. What was going on with those two? Were they slowly forming a relationship? I had no idea. But right now, that wasn't what I was wondering. I needed Ash and May's potential relationship to be terminated!

May's POV

What was that all about? Max and Bonnie? Max gave his jacket to A GIRL in 20 degree weather. Willingly. Whatever. That's for them to figure out. We finally arrived at the train station 30 minutes after we left. Max and I bought tickets because we needed to buy some. "Geez. 400 pokedollars each? I could buy 2 days worth of meals for myself and Max with that much money!" I was a bit ticked off but I gave in, as there was no other way I was going with Ash, so I paid up.

The train arrived 10 minutes after sitting in the station. "ATTENTION PASSENGERS! THE 10 O'CLOCK TRAIN TO THE POKEMON LEAGUE HAS ARRIVED. PLEASE GATHER YOUR ITEMS" the ridiculously loud loudspeaker echoed. Nonetheless it was time to go to the Pokemon League.

Max's POV

We got away from the rest of the gang for a little bit while boarding. Since Clemont and Serena were stuck together and so were my sister and Ash, We were staying in a 2 person room next to them. "ATTENTION PASSENGERS! THE TRAIN IS LEAVING IN 2 MINUTES!" The loudspeaker screeched. "That is one really loud speaker isn't it?" Bonnie said to me. "Sure is. It's causing a ridiculous ringing in my ears" I answered. "So Max? Should we tell them we're going on a journey together, that we're kind of a thing too?" Bonnie questioned me. "I think we should wait until after Serena gets over my sister and Ash". "What do you mean?" Bonnie asked. "Well, right before we went outside to talk last night, they went upstairs to talk too. I think they're developing something" I answered her question. She looked at me a little confused but eventually she said, "well that's super cute! I've seen the way they adore each other. I have to agree with you, May just seems like she makes Ash happier". "Yeah… tell you what. We'll tell them after Serena's a bit cooled down after the train ride" I said. "Sure!" Bonnie responded quickly.

May's POV

I sat down next to Ash who just gave me the most adorable smile. His smiles are the cutest thing. I did catch Serena glaring at me once or twice before we departed. That helped me piece it together. She likes Ash. I'm not trying to be the villain in her head, but I'm not just gonna give up Ash. Not for anything on this earth. He makes my life feel whole.

"So Ash, May, how long have you two known each other?" Clemont said breaking the silence. Thank god he did that. "Four and a half years" we said in unison. "You know Ash? That reminds me, do you still have this?" I said, pulling out my half of the Terracotta ribbon from all that time ago. "Of course I do May. Like you thought I wouldn't!" Ash pulled out his half and we pulled them out and matched them. Right as that happened, "ATTENTION PASSENGERS! WE ARE NOW DEPARTING TO THE POKEMON LEAGUE! WE WILL BE THERE AT AROUND 1PM. ENJOY THE RIDE" The loudspeaker boomed.

Serena's POV

What is that ribbon? What does it mean? It must be a sign of their friendship. May's known him for so long, they have things like this. "So what does the ribbon mean?" I asked them. "Well… it's a symbol of our friendship." May finished. I had to ask, "where did you two get it?". "We won it on our goodbye day. We both reached the finals of that contest but tied. So I had my Sceptile split the ribbon in half to remember each of us by" Ash answered my question very well. "Wait…" I started, "you have a Sceptile?". "Yeah he's back at Professor Oak's lab in Pallet Town. I haven't seen him in a while…".

Ash had a Sceptile? What? Well I heard from Sawyer that Sceptile mega evolves. "Ash, you remember when Sawyer said you could mega evolve Sceptile?" I asked him. "Yeah. Of course" He responded. "Well mega evolve Sceptile in the pokemon league!" I exclaimed. "Well I would but I don't know what mega stone I have. I have to get that checked out first. Besides, what's the likelihood of it being a Sceptilite?" Ash made a valid point. There was a low likelihood of it actually being a Sceptilite. But one can hope. after about 3 hours, we hopped off the train.

Bonnie's POV

Well, it was time for Max and I to tell them our little secret. Oh who am I kidding big, like REALLY big secret. "Ready Max?" I asked him. "Yup. My sister might disapprove but who cares. It's not her right". "Same goes with my brother" I told him, "come on. Let's go tell them".

We went and joined the rest of the group.

"Hey Max, Bonnie. How was the ride?" May asked us. "It was fine May" Max replied to her. "Actually… we… have something to tell you guys…". "What is it Max?" May questioned him. She was obviously confused. "Well… Max and I are going around the Kalos region for our journey" I grabbed his hand, "together".

"What!?" Clemont screamed. "Bonnie you're gonna go with him!?". "Yeah Clemont. I'll do gym battles like Ash, showcases like Serena too" I answered him. He looked like he was about to pass out. "Why are the two of you going together?" May asked us. "Because… well… we like each other" I answered her question. "Oh that's so cute!" May replied, "Oh and Max? Be careful. And make sure she's happy. Hell comes loose when a girl isn't happy and you know that" May said teasing her little brother. "Max. Do you promise to protect my sister at all costs?" Clemont asked Max. "Clemont I'll be fine! He doesn't need to protect me!" I said practically shouting. "Well then, just make sure she's happy…" Clemont finished.

We all walked to the Pokemon Center. Knowing Max, he was outside. I joined him outside and we talked a bit.

"Well that went better than expected. I was expecting Clemont to lose his mind!" I said to Max. "Same here. I was expecting May to go bananas!" He answered. We started laughing like crazy.

Clemont's POV

May and I were sneak peeking at what those two were talking about. I was so confused. It wasn't like Bonnie to fall for a guy. Well, as long as she makes her happy. I'm okay with him.

"How dare they tease us?" May whispered to me. "Remember May, they're 10 years old. They're young. They do that" I responded. "Isn't it just so adorable though? Young love?" May said. At first, I was a little confused at what she was getting at, but I replied saying, "Yeah… they are cute… May? Do you have any problem with this?". "Not at all! They clearly bring out the joy in each other. I've never seen Max so happy before. I'm glad someone was able to bring out the sheer joy and happiness no one ever has before. So for your answer, that's why I don't mind"
May is clearly good at giving well thought out answers quickly. But as soon as I saw what she was talking about, I saw what she meant. While my sister was pretty much always happy, it's like she's had a permanent smile stapled to her face for the last couple days. "Yeah…"

Max's POV

We were talking about cool pokemon. She said she met a Tyrunt that evolved in a Tyrantrum while saving her from falling. That's super cool. I'd shared how I met Jirachi and bonded with it. She was so evidently jealous. Then I noticed that May and Clemont were watching us.

"Hey! What are you doing!?" I shouted at them. "Max? What's wrong?" Bonnie asked me. "May and Clemont are watching our conversation…" I replied. "Rude!" Bonnie shouted. "Hey we uh… actually wanted to bring you inside but got… sucked in" May said. At first I thought it was just a dumb excuse that was off the top of her head. "If you wanted to bring us inside, you could have just walked up to us and asked us to come inside…" Bonnie replied to May's stupid excuse. "Yeah. And why do you need us May?" Max added to their argument.

May's POV

Great. Now I needed a reason to bring them in. Then, a stroke of genius hit me. "It's something rather important" I said to the two. "What is it?" Max asked me. "Come inside and I'll tell you" I answered him.

We went inside. Ash and Serena were talking about Arceus knows what. I decided to tell them the important thing now. "Guys! I have… something important to say…" I said. It was time to confess. I basically dug my own hole in three words, but I guess it would make sure Serena's hands were off of him. So I was willing to do it. "Ash and I are… a thing".

Everyone gasped, Bonnie and Max celebrated "Yay!" they said in unison. I was surprised they were actually celebrating. It's like they were rooting for us all along. "I knew it!" Serena screamed. "You worthless whore!". I wasn't exactly expecting a positive reaction from her. I honestly thought she might be a bit sad, concede defeat, and move on. But no, she calls me a whore to my face.

"My sister is NOT a whore! You take that back! She's kind, talented, smart, and she makes Ash happy! If you really loved Ash, you'd let him be happy instead of insulting the love of his life!" Max shouted back at her. I wasn't expecting that either. But he stood up for me. What true siblings do.

"B-but wahahah!" Serena ran off to her bedroom. "Thanks for helping me there Max" I said to him. "No problem. That's what true siblings are for. They stick up for each other right?" He replied. "Yeah…".

We went over to the cafeteria to grab some food. I felt mad at Serena for calling me that name, but I also knew how she felt. I wanted to apologize to her for Max's reaction, but I had to thank him later.

We all grabbed our food and ate. "I can't wait for tomorrow! I got some of my past pokemon for the league and the professor identified what mega stone I have!" Ash exclaimed. "Really? What pokemon?" I asked him. "Glad you asked. Come on out guys!" A Glalie, a Krookodile, and a Cyndaquil appeared out of the three pokeballs he threw out. "Hey guys! It's been so long!" He practically lost it. He hugged the three pokemon with all his might it seemed. Right after that, Glalie flew right up next to me and nuzzled my cheek. "Brr… Glalie that's cold. But nice to see you too!". "Glalie!" It was happy to see me. I just remembered this pokemon knows me. "Ash? Is this the Glalie back from way back then?" I asked him. "Sure is May. It seems to remember you too!" He answered.

"Ash, why'd you bring out these Pokemon?" Clemont asked as Glalie went to nuzzle Max's cheek. "Because, these three Pokemon are all some of my strongest back from Johto, Hoenn and Unova. Glalieite turned out to be the mega stone that I had, and Glalie was a Pokemon from the past that I had. While it wasn't for Sceptile, it was still for another Pokemon I just so happened to have" Ash answered him.

"Guys, I'm gonna go get Serena some food. Be right back!" I told them. I grabbed her some of the things I've seen her eat over the past couple days. Some rice balls, Tomato soup, and a small vanilla cake. I walked up to her room and knocked on the door.

She opened it and just said, "What do you want" in a mixture of a nasty and hurt tone. "I just wanted to bring you some food" I said. "Thanks May…" she said. She looked a bit embarrassed that I was giving her food even though she'd been harsh to me. "Look May, I'm sorry about what I said" she started crying. "It was first instinct. I've known Ash for almost ten years now and it just felt horrible to lose him…" she was sobbing now.

"Don't take it too hard on yourself. I know how you feel. A few years back, when I really thought I fell in love with my rival, my other rival swooped in and stole him from me. I called her a piece of shit. She wasn't as nice as I try to be and decided to just hate me for what I called her that day. Even though I apologized, she still decided to make my life a living hell. She egged me in my sleep, made sure I WATCHED them do… it, and even went so far as to dump me in a pool and seal it shut. She tried to kill me that day. Luckily after that, he dumped her. Serves her right" I said to her. "Wow May, you've really been through a lot of stuff" she replied. "I hope we can still be friends…". "Of course we can" I replied. We started giggling and talking about other things. After a while, we noticed a lot time had gone by.

"Wow! It's 10:30! We've just been talking for two hours!" She told me. "Yeah" I yawned. "Let's turn in for the night". "Okay May. See ya tomorrow. And May?" She asked. "Yeah Serena?" I replied to her. "I'm glad to be friends again…". "Me too." I finished.

With that, I left the room, went to my room 2 doors down,before I went in, I looked downstairs to see where the others were. "I guess they went to sleep" I said to myself. I went inside my room, turned in and went to sleep.

Me: Another mega long chapter! Ideas just keep a flowin'. I'm having WAY to much fun writing this aren't I? The next 3-4 chapters will have focus on the pokemon league. I'm not revealing what will happen, but this is fanfiction. You can probably guess. Oh well. That's it for me for today. Peace.