Everyone was at camp. Today was the day; the dance was in the evening. They had spent the morning and afternoon getting ready. There was still two hours before they had to leave. Even though Ash wasn't completely thrilled about the dance, he wanted to make it up to Serena. Also, he heard there was going to be a buffet laid out. Ash, Clemont, and their Pokémon sat in their group like yesterday. Serena, Penelope, and Bonnie sat on the other end of the forest. Let's start with the boys first.

Ash was leaning against the tree trunk. His hat was covering half on his face as he tried to relax. There was so much tension between him and Serena now. Ash was worried if Serena didn't say yes; after all, her saying yes was part of his plan. Pikachu jumped on top of his head and peeked under the hat trying to get his attention.

"Ash?" Pikachu said climbing into his lap.

"Hi Pikachu" Ash greeted. "I'm just a little worried about tonight"

"It'll work"

"You really think so"

"I know so"

Ash sighed in relief to himself. Pikachu was his buddy for as long as he could remember. He always knew how to cheer him up. A faint chirp was heard in the distance. Ash looked over and saw Froakie head towards the willow tree. Ash stood up and ran after him.

"Ash, where are you going?" Clemont asked.

"For a walk" Ask answered as he ran after his Pokémon.

Ash found Froakie drawing pictures in the sand again. He stared at the pictures. He didn't realize the pictures yesterday but now he could see the drawings. They were little hearts.

"What are you doing?" Ash asked.

Startled, Froakie turned around to see his trainer.

"Just thinking about yesterday"

"Where are your bird friends?"

"They went to find lunch"

"What happened between you and Fennekin last night?"

At the mention of her name, Froakie turned a light shade of pink.

"I-I don't want to talk about it. What happened yesterday is a bit...embarrassing"

"Are you feeling ok?"

"I'm fine, why?"

"Well, you're drawing hearts on the ground"

Froakie looked down and noticed the drawings. To be honest, he didn't know what he was drawing.

"..."

"I need to go back and get ready for the dance, it's in an hour. Are you coming?"

"Course I am"

Back at camp...

Serena was walking around in her dress. She had bought it in town a few days ago. Her black dress was covered in ruffles and she had put a black ribbon in her hair. Her shoes were black with tiny bows on them. Penelope and Bonnie were still getting ready. They came out a few minutes later. Penelope was wearing a white dress with pink ribbons around the bottom. There were also a few tints of blue near the top. It was a dress to match Sylveon. Bonnie was wearing light green dress that puffed out near the bottom. She also had small white gloves to match.

"We look great" Serena said happily.

"If we want to make it in time though, we need to leave in fifteen minutes" Penelope told her.

As if on cue, Ash came out wearing a Tuxedo. It was black with a white collar and tie. He had a small, red rose sticking out of his shirt pocket.

"All ready to go" Ash told them. "By the way, have any of you seen Clemont anywhere?"

It was true. Clemont had disappeared. Soon, Clemont came out with Bonnie beside him. His face was in complete embarrassment.

"Time to find you a wife Clemont" Bonnie said proudly.

"Alright then, let's go" Ash said running to town.

They all walked along the path to town. There were bright lights and lanterns hanging around the street lights. The night sky was midnight blue and the stars were sparkling along with the full moon. As they entered, music played through the speakers. It was perfect. The five of them sat at a wooden table and talked for a while. Serena stared at Ash. Her heart was racing, her hands were shaking. Serena walked to the dinner buffet that was laid out to get some punch. Ash followed her with high hopes. He grabbed both of her hands and looked deep in her eyes.

"Listen Serena" Ash said. "I know I said no but it was only to protect our friendship. I want us to be friends for a long time. Maybe one day we'll be together but you have to understand I'm not ready. The thing is, how about one dance"

Serena looked at him. All her life, she wanted to be something more than friends but she knew they had to take it slow.

"Yes" Serena told him.

Ash held Serena close to him and they danced through one song. All of the Pokémon sat under an Oak tree talking to each other. Fennekin watched her trainer from a far. It was nice to know that Serena was happy. Fennekin sat beside Froakie. She snuggled up next to him making him blush. She quickly kissed him on the cheek before falling asleep in his arms.

Explanation?

Everything that night was perfect. Meanwhile, on a balcony, a girl with brown hair and emerald green eyes was watching over the couples. She was wearing a crystal blue dress with matching shoes. Her hair was decorated with blue flowers and a diamond pendant hung around her neck. Two Taillows flew down and landed on her shoulders. The Taillows watched Froakie. They flew towards him.

"We told you so" They said in unison.

Froakie looked at them surprised.

"What are you doing here?"

"See that girl on the balcony, that's Crystal. She's our trainer and organizer of this dance"

"You have a trainer?"

"That's out secret"

"I have to leave tomorrow, hopefully, we'll meet again someday"

"We will"

With that, the two birds flew back to their trainer. As the journey continues...

The End