Serena's POV

"AND THEN HE WHAT?!" Dawn yelled out, nearly falling off her bed.

"H-he called me really pretty." I responded, blushing a deep red. Just the memory gave me warmth; I could almost hear him say it.

"Oh my gosh Serena, this is great!" Dawn squealed, laying back down and wiggling in her blanket. "Next thing you know, you'll be dating, and then you'll kiss ..." She rambled on. I blushed even harder at the mention of the kiss, shifting around. Dawn notices my movements and looks at me, wide eyes and all.

"Oh. My. Gosh. You haven't had your first kiss?!"

"I- uh, umm," I nervously mumbled, my cheeks burning up. "No, I haven't." I admitted, somewhat satisfied that I was able to gather the courage needed to admit it.

Dawn shot up from her bed, racing towards the cabinets. She searched through, looking for who knows what. "Umm, Dawn? Those are my cabinets." I quietly pointed out.

"You think I don't know that?" She replied, pulling out a blue cloth. I gasped- the handkerchief. She spun around and confronted me, moving so fast that you'd miss her in the blink of an eye. She held out the handkerchief, placing it in my hand and resting my other hand over it. "Take it to him."

I blinked, edging my head back. "R-right now?"

"Of course not, are you crazy? I'm exhausted," She quickly stood, hand on her chin. "But you have to tell him."

"Why? I mean I'm going to, but why so rushed?"

"So that he two can realize you guys have met again for a reason! Surely the gods wanted this!" She squealed, her tone similar to that of an overly ecstatic 9 year old.

"But, what if he doesn't think so? I mean," I laid back, covering myself in blankets, "What if he just shrugs it off? He's clueless." I sighed.

"Oh don't you worry about that," Dawn sneakily giggled, laying back and turning her head towards me. "I have a man with a plan."

Ash's POV

"Pikachu, Iron Tale!" I commanded. Pikachu leaped into the air, his tail shining white. He slammed down with full force, making contact with the blue blur. It fell back, struggling to get up.

"Ash, do it now!" yelled Aimar. I took out a pokeball and tossed it, landing it right on the Pokemon. The familiar red ray appeared, and soon the ball clicked. I smiled and ran towards the pokeball, picking it up and clutching it in my hand.

"Alright, I caught a froakie!" I cheered, striking a pose. "Pika Pi!" cheered Pikachu, imitating my movement. Aimar chuckled and walked over, putting a hand on my shoulder.

"Nice job, Ash." He smiled, and looked over at Pikachu. "You too, little guy." Pikachu nuzzled into his hand, small bolts of electricity releasing from the pouches on his ear.

"It was mediocre," Said a voice behind us. We looked over our shoulders to find a boy with spikes brown hair making his way towards us. "I could've done better."

No way. It can't be him. My eyes have to be playing some kind of trick on me.

"Hey Ashy Boy."

"Stop calling me that!" I yelled, glaring at him.

"Still the same young kid from Pallet Town, I see. " Gary laughed, walking over and reaching his hand out. "It's been a while."

My frowned turned into a soft smile. I took his hand, giving him a firm grip. "Yeah, it has been."

"How's life going then, Ash?" Gary asked, folding his arms across his chest. We were all in Serena's dorm; they invited us over and we decided to let Gary tag along.

"It's been great," I smiled, and glanced at Serena and Dawn, who was on her phone. "I've met good friends. Pikachu's as strong as ever, and plus I'm going to be representing the Kalos region soon, so that's something to look forward to."

Aimar scoffed. "Getting a little conceded now, are we?" He muttered, taking a sip from his water as he opened up a text message. "Don't get your hopes too high."

"Yeah," agreed Gary. "I don't want you to have your dreams shattered when I win in the final."

Aimar nearly choked, spitting out his water.

"Aimar!" huffed Dawn.

"Sorry. It's just that the bullshit coming out of their mouths is astonishing."

This time it wasn't Aimar making the mess, as Serena spit water out her mouth, bursting into laughter. Dawn joined in, leaving Gary and I offended. I put my arms behind my head, making a headrest. "I guess we'll see when the time comes."

"Yeah, you're right." Gary responded, straightening his posture. "Well, I guess I'll be going, it's getting kinda late." He walked over towards Aimar, being nearest to him, and shook his hand, a sense of respect in his eyes. He went to Dawn next, giving her a short hug and smiling. Next he went to Serena, who was sitting next to me. He took her hand, lifting it to his face and placing a small kiss in the center. She let out a small gasp, her cheeks turning a slight pink color. I clenched my fist, slight anger taking over me. I stopped myself; why do I feel like this? It's not like that little action should matter to me. He can do whatever he wants. So why do I feel like slamming his head through the door?

My train of thoughts was disrupted by Gary, snapping his fingers in front of my face. I snapped back into my senses, no pun intended, and smirked, sticking my hand out. He reached for it and pushed it off to the side, turning around and heading towards the door. He flashed a peace sign, and said, "Smell ya later, Ashy Boy," before stopping at the door, turning his head to face in my direction. "One more thing. Make your move, Ash. Or someone else will." And with that, he was gone.

I thought about what he said, looking over at Serena. She giggled, looking back at me. "Ashy boy?"

"Yeah, it's some dumb name he gave me when we were kids," I said, giving her a small smile. I looked up to find Dawn and Aimar were gone. "Gary and I go way back. Like, Pre-school back." I chuckled, a string of memories pouring into my head.

"So do we." Serena replied, standing up and making her way to her cabinet.

"We do?" I blinked, slightly confused.

"Yeah." She pulled out a piece of cloth from the drawer, turning around with a blush on her face. I looked at it, and upon further inspection realized something; that it was my own.

"No way, my blue handkerchief! I haven't seen this in years! Now that I think of it, the last time I saw it was at Professor Oak's camp." I looked at her and smiled as she sat down next to me. I took a hold of it, continuing to relive through my memory. "This girl was scared of a poliwag I was trying to chase down, and she fell over and scraped her knee. To help her, I pulled out my handkerchief, and-" My eyes widened. I felt like a lightbulb went on in my head. "...I wrapped it around her knee, as a brace. She never gave it back." I turned to Serena, "You're the girl in the straw hat..?"

She blushed, slight tears in her eyes. "Ever since that day, I kept it and took it everywhere I went. It helped me get through the things when I didn't want to do it alone." She looked at me, "The boy that day showed me that I should never give up until it's over.. I never did get the chance to thank him." She quietly said, leaning her head on my shoulder. "Thank you."

"Serena.." I mumbled, at a complete lost for words. A single tear went down her cheek, dripping onto the bed. 'Put your arm around her,' I heard Aimar's voice say. I did what imaginary Aimar told me to do, as weird as that sounds. I looked at her as she looked back at me, whiping her tears.

"I'm sorry," she sniffed, "I didn't mean to cry."

"It's fine, I'm here for you," I smiled. She put her head back down as I pulled her in close, resting my chin on her head. "I'll always be here."

I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter of Pokemon: Kalos Academy! I couldn't wait to write this chapter, I really wanted to introduce Gary into the story without disturbing the events of what I have planned. Since the only major thing k had planned was Serena confessing and Ash catching a Pokemon, I'd say it worked out rather nicely :-)) Next chapter up tomorrow!