Chapter 6: Serenity

May saw the light of energy from inside the center and ran out to see what was up she didn't know why she just knew it involved Leaf and if something was wrong she wanted to make sure she could help her companion. What May saw first was Terra walking up the hill leading up to Petalburg with her usual swagger, then she saw a Feebass following her and she started to think something was up. When she saw Leaf she sighed in relief thankful she was all right but something was different Leaf was cradling something in her arms and she had a look of pure bliss on her face. She ran up to meet here and stopped when she saw the sleeping Ralts in her arms.

"Who do we have here?" May said gesturing to the Ralts. Leaf smiled and turned to May taking her eyes off of Serena for the first time since she met her.

"Here name is Serena." She said with a smile "And she's my daughter."

"What do you mean by that Leaf?" May asked understandably shocked and confused by what I just told her.

"It's a long story May-sans." I said carefully stroking Serena's hair with one of my hands whilst cradling her with the other.

May sighed "Come on you can tell me the whole thing in our room." She said leading me to the nearby Inn. May then opened up a room she rented for the night and I nearly collapsed at the sight of the beds after the day I had but I settled for sitting so I couldn't wake Serena.

May sat down next to me and looked me in the eyes "So how did you become the mother of a Ralts are would I be better off not knowing." She said with a smirk. I giggled at that "No nothing like that you see…"

One explanation later

May was pacing across the room taking in my story "So let me get this straight Lucca led you to an abandoned Ralts who was terrorizing the nearby Moemon and you decided to adopt it." She said.

"We'll when you put it like that it sounds less exciting." Terra said sitting next to me lucky for her I left out the part where she ran away. "She's right May you should've been there the power she has it's nothing like ever felt before." I said gesturing to Serena who was still sleeping on my lap.

"Oi! Just because she can kill some plants with her mind does not make her stronger than me!" Terra complained. I smiled "Of course partner. Now get some sleep you've had a long day." Terra yawned "Fine. Just make sure you get some shut eye too partner." And with that she fell down on my bed and passed out. May and I chuckled at that "I think she has the right idea it's been a long day." Said May turning to her bathroom "Good night Leaf"

"Hey May there's something I've been wondering about for a while." I said nervously

May turned towards me "Sounds serious what is it?" she asked.

I blushed "Why did you kiss me last night?" I asked

May blushed at that "I was wondering when you were going to ask me that."

May moved nervously scratching her ear like I do trying how to phrase what she was about to say. "The way you battle it was really….elegant like you and Terra have been fighting for years even though you've only just met."

I nodded at this taking in every word "Not to mention the way you carry yourself like a timid girl but who can take the world by storm and then some it's just really incredible." She continued as I tried to hide my crimson face underneath my hat. I felt a hand lift my chin up to look me in the eyes. "And you're so very kind enough that you took in that poor Ralts as your own."

She moved closer to me and with a single breath told me "And because I long for your touch every time I see you."

She then moved her head closer and pulled me in for a kiss. It was a gentle wonderful kiss that filled me with a thousand emotions at once hope, fear, lust and serenity. The kiss deepened as I returned the emotions she gave me and our touch soon became a ferocious battle of will as our danced.

I pulled away with a sigh after what seemed like an eternity of glorious bliss. I looked down and slowly picked up Serena and placed her head onto the pillow next to the sleeping Moemon. I then turned to see Mays outstretched hand and beautiful smile. I took her hand and we spent the rest of the night in each other's arms.