Hey what's up guys, chapter 4 is out. I've noticed that the number of views is significantly decreasing with each chapter :( although that might just be because this whole story has only been out for a couple days. Hopefully I'm not that bad of a writer, right? I'm still doing my best to make this story better, it's my first story ever so I wanna make a good first impression on you guys. Anyways, enjoy this next chapter! And as always, criticism (and praise) is appreciated!

Chapter 4: Sisters

5 minutes? 10 minutes? An hour? Serena didn't really know exactly how long she had been running, she was too depressed to keep track. The way Ash and May interacted with each other...those were classic signs of love weren't they? She just couldn't keep watching it, she had been too overcome with jealousy. Thinking back on it now, she realized that she had made a huge mistake. What am I going to do now? She thought, starting to feel stupid and hopeless. Now I might not even be able to travel with him anymore...ugh! She fell to her knees, her hands tightly gripped into fists.

Clemont and Bonnie had noticed Serena leave, but May and Ash hadn't, because they were both still flaming with anger. The two siblings decided it was time they broke up the argument.

Clemont spoke up first, with a nervous tone, "Um, guys, I understand that you two apparently still have a lot to...um...talk about, but I really think you should stop, I mean you are friends after all, aren't you? And I don't know if you noticed, but Serena dashed out of here just a moment ago. Any idea why?"

Ash froze in his tracks and looked around. "Wait-What the? Where did Serena go?"

May had seen Serena leave, but she didn't say so. She had a plan in mind. "We should split up and look for her. You guys go that way, and I'll go this way." May pointed the others in different directions. The wrong directions. May knew which way Serena had ran.

Clemont and Bonnie both answered, "Right!" and ran off towards the Pokemon Center. Ash immediately sprinted downtown to try to find Serena. I sure hope nothing's wrong, he thought. Why would she run off like that? His face full of determination, he ran as fast as he could, with Pikachu by his side.

5 minutes? 10 minutes? An hour? May had no idea how long she had been looking for Serena, but she was too giddy with excitement to keep track. I'm going to get to be a matchmaker! She thought to herself as she ran. Childhood friends...drawn together years later after being apart...here, in Kalos...it's meant to be!

Serena honestly felt like just sitting there in the middle of the woods forever. She had nowhere to go, and no one to talk to. Well, she supposed had Braixen and Pancham, but this was something they wouldn't really understand. She also didn't want to worry them just yet. Not until she figured out what to do. But what am I going to do? She wish she knew.

"See anyone yet, Blaziken?" May called out to her starter Pokemon, who was jumping from tree to tree, helping its trainer look for Serena. It looked down at May and shook its head, then continued its search. "Hmm," May frowned. "Maybe the others will have better luck."

Just when she felt like getting up and running some more, Serena saw a pretty butterfly Pokemon fly directly above. When it saw her, it turned around and flew away, crying "Beautifly!" as it flapped its colorful wings. Serena was too depressed to pull out her Pokedex, although she really did like the appearance of that Pokemon. Moments later, she was more than shocked to see May running towards her, with that Beautifly on top of her head. Serena got up and tried to keep her cool. What in the world is she doing here? She wondered.

"Hey Serena!" May said with a big smile on her face. She has such a nice smile, Serena thought. But I wonder why she's acting so cheery. I don't even know her.

"Why'd you run off like that?" May asked. To Serena's surprise, May actually looked genuinely concerned. "Ash is really worried about you, you know."

He is? Serena thought. Well, that's nothing special...he cares about everyone. She looked at May. "Oh," was all she could manage at that moment.

May had a sympathetic smile on her face. "I think I know what's going on, Serena. And believe me, I totally understand!"

Serena was now completely confused. What is she talking about? She doesn't even know me. Am I that obvious about it...? "Um...what do you mean?" She asked.

May replied as if she had read Serena's mind. "Well, you are pretty obvious about it...and I think that's the most adorable thing ever! I think you and Ash would make a great couple. That is, if you ever get through to him," she added, with a slight smirk on her face. Serena didn't know how to react. So May didn't like Ash? Or maybe she did? Was this a trick? She seems to be honest... Serena thought. I wonder where she's going with this though...

"I'm totally into romance. Unlike Ash, I understand love when I see it." May laughed as she talked. "Funny how I picked up on it after just a few minutes, where as you've been with Ash for quite a while now and he still doesn't have a clue!"

Although the truth was somewhat depressing, Serena couldn't help but smile. She kind of liked Ash's innocence, in a way. It was cute. But obviously, she definitely wished he'd be more aware of some things. "Yeah...ha ha..." Serena looked down and laughed halfheartedly.

"You know, I didn't come here just to bring you back," May said, her smile still shining.

Still confused, Serena looked at her. "Oh. What-What else did you have in mind?"

May laughed. "Isn't it obvious? I'm a pro at matchmaking, and seeing as how dense Ash can be, I figured this case could definitely use my help."

"Wh-What?" Serena was taken aback. "You'd...help me? But I thought..."

May laughed again. "No offense, but you've gotta be crazy to think I like Ash. Sure he's a great friend of mine, and I did think he was really good-looking when I first met him, but he's just not my type. Like I said, I'm a romantic. And, quite clearly, Ash isn't."

Serena stared at her for a second, trying to process everything at once. Earlier, when I despaired about no one being able to help me...maybe meeting May here...was meant to be, she thought, starting to feel hopeful again. A smile started to form on her face.

"I've been waiting for that smile of yours! It's definitely way more attractive than when you're crying," May said. "Now, let's go back. From now on, I'm going to be doing my best to get through Ash's thick skull, without being obvious about it of course." May extended her hand. "Sisters?" She asked, almost sheepishly.

Serena's smile turned back into her usual winning smile, and she looked May in the eye. "Sisters!" She said, shaking May's hand.

The two girls walked back the way they had come. On the way, they talked about what they could do to get through to Ash. It wouldn't be easy, but May was confident she could do it. It's time Ash grew up a little anyway, she thought.

Meanwhile, Ash had been running all over the town, searching frantically for Serena. Where could she have possibly run off too? He wondered. I've looked everywhere in this direction. I sure hope May found her.

He walked back to the theater, and to his relief, he found May and Serena there, talking to each other. What a relief, he thought. At least it wasn't something serious.

May and Serena looked up when they saw Ash. "Hey, slowpoke, where have you been? We've been waiting here for almost half an hour," May said. She was lying, of course. She and Serena had gotten there just moments before Ash. But she didn't want Ash to know how far Serena had gone.

"Well, I guess I just got unlucky, looking in all the wrong places," Ash said, grinning sheepishly and scratching the back of his head. Then his face got all serious again. "But, Serena, where did you run off too? You really had me worried there." His face definitely showed that he had been worried.

Serena suddenly realized she had no alibi. "Um...uh...you know, I-"

May interrupted, "She was just looking for the bathroom. It didn't take me very long to find her. Nothing to worry about Ash!" she said with a smile.

Being as dense as he was, Ash bought it. "Well that's a relief," he said, smiling at Serena, blushing slightly. He rubbed underneath his nose as he said, "For a while there I thought you were mad or something."

Serena and May laughed nervously, convincing Ash that nothing bad had happened. Then, suddenly, the door to the theater opened. The three friends looked over to see Dedenne and Chespin, covered in bruises and scratches. The two Pokemon weakly limped inside and collapsed to the ground. Behind Chespin, there was a trail of macaron crumbs leading outside the door and beyond.

Ash, Serena, and May all gasped and rushed over to treat the two beat-up Pokemon. Ash didn't waste any time. "Quick, Fletchinder, go follow that trail and find Clemont and Bonnie!" he shouted as he released the Pokemon from its Pokeball.

"Fletchhh!" Fletchinder quickly flew and followed Chespin's macaron crumbs. Within seconds, it was out of sight.

May was taking care of Dedenne while Serena was cleaning up Chespin. "That was good thinking, Chespin, leaving that trail of macaron crumbs. Although I wish next time you would ask for them first," she said, chuckling a little.

"Pin pin," Chespin grinned weakly, then closed its eyes, clearly more injured than it was letting on.

Ash got up. "You guys take these two to the Pokemon Center. I'll go find Clemont and Bonnie and find out what's up." He turned and started to run for the door.

Serena got up and ran after him. "Wait, Ash! I'm coming with you!" She blushed a little. "Um...their my friends, too!" She wasn't lying, she wanted to save her friends. But this was also a good chance to get some more alone time with Ash. She wasn't going to just let him run off into danger without her.

May watched them leave, smiling. You know, I've been kind of understating Ash's lack of romantic awareness. He's just plain dumb if he doesn't see how much Serena cares about him. She chuckled to herself at that thought. Then she came to her senses and scooped up Dedenne and Chespin. She sprinted for the Pokemon Center. I sure hope they'll all be okay, she thought.

Good? Not good? Let me know in the reviews! If it's still too short, tell me. I want to improve as much as possible because I have a great ending in mind and I want to make sure people keep reading. Although, if this story continues to decrease in terms of viewers, I might just bag it and start writing a new story, this time more thought-out and it'll just be better writing in general. Anyways, thanks for reading and expect chapter 5 tomorrow!