Chapter 8 =! Random filling words... Enjoy!

Ash's POV.

When we finally sat down I made sure to sit a bit close to Serena. I don't know why though. It just that, whenever I am around her I feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I feel better just knowing that she is beside me. And it happens whenever I get near her or touch her. I don't know when those feelings started or what they are, but I try to indulge them sometimes. So I would just try to sit closer and closer to her. Although I would pretend that I don't notice what I am doing. She don't seem to know what I am doing or even if she does, she seems to don't mind.

I somehow manage to scoot close enough where our thighs were touching. I glanced at Serena from the corner of my eye to see her only looking down at her cake. But her face is getting really red. 'Is she okay?' Dawn then asks what I was thinking. Serena says that she is just getting a bit hot. 'Did I do that? Maybe I shouldn't be this close to her.' But before I could scoot back a bit, a voice calls out to me and Dawn.

I look over to see May and Drew walking over to us. ''Hi May!'' Dawn said as she got out when Paul got up. ''Hi Dawn! Hi Buneary.'' May greeted back. ''How are you doing May?'' I asked. ''Well I am doing goo-.'' May said before being interrupted. ''What am I chopped liver?'' Drew said. '' Huh? Oh sorry, hi Drew.'' I laughed. ''Yeah, back at you.'' said Drew as he went to stand by May. ''Umm, May who are this person?'' Dawn asks, pointing to Drew. ''He is my traveling buddy, also my boyfriend.''

''You got a boyfriend!'' Dawn squealed as we left the bakery. ''I always knew you guys had a thing for each other.'' I said as I teased Drew, who only blushed. ''Yeah, who wouldn't, I mean look at me.'' Drew said while flipping a bit of his hair. (Authors Notes: So anyone who hadn't watched Pokemon Advanced Challenge. Drew does this alot and it was kinda obvious that May and Drew had a thing for each other.) May only blushed when she heard my remark. She then turned her head towards Serena and Paul.

''Who are they?'' May asked me. ''She is Serena, she is one of my traveling buddies, the other two had to go do something. That guy is Dawn's traveling buddy.'' I said pointing to both in turn. ''Oh. What's his name, Dawn? Dawn?'' May asked to get no response. We all look behind us to see Dawn looking around her. Out the corner of my eye I could see Paul begin to move towards her before she speaks. ''I think we have to go back to the bakery.'' Dawn says as she looks towards us. We all give her confused looks. ''Why?'' Serena asks. ''Uhhhh, because we kinda left Buneary and Pikachu.'' We look around us also, and lo and behold, there is no Buneary and Pikachu.

After we got Buneary and Pikachu back, who weren't that happy at us for leaving them behind, we continued on our way. The girls made their own group at the front while us boys were walking behind them. ''So where are you guys headed to?'' Drew asked me and Paul. Paul only glanced at him before looking forward again. ''We are going to Sakura City.'' I said. ''So are we. Me and May are entering the contest thats there. But of course we will win.'' Drew said, flipping his hair again. ''Wait, did you say that there is a contest there?'' Paul asked. ''Yeah, why? Do you do them?'' Drew asked. ''No just making sure about something.'' Paul said before looking forward again. ''Hey how about you guys travel with us?'' I asked Drew. Drew seemed to be thinking about it before he agrees. ''Okay, great.'' I said.

Dawn's POV

It is now nighttime and our now grown group is asleep. I laughed softly at what happened earlier. Pikachu and Buneary were not happy when we came back for them after we forgot them. It took at least an hour to get them to forgive us. I decided to let Buneary sleep outside her Pokeball and inside my tent. Right now though I am outside laying on some soft clovers, looking at the sky. 'So pretty, the stars and the moon.' I heard some footsteps crunching on some twigs as someone walks towards me. 'Who could be up at this time? Other than me?' I turn my head to see Paul standing beside me.

'Paul.' I look back to the sky. ''I-I know that you don't want to talk to me and not travel with me anymore, and I don't blame you, I'm sorry. I am not here to make you change your mind. Even if I still want to travel with you, you made up your mind.'' Paul started as he looks away at the ground. 'He still wants to travel with me?' ''I am just here to tell you what Drew had told me. That there is a contest in Sakura City and I know that you do contests and I am also giving you Milotic back. Just because you are mad at me doesn't mean you should be mad at Milotic.'' Paul said as he handed me the Pokeball without another word and turned around. 'He is sorry for what he says, and he isn't mad at me.' I am not mad at him.

''Paul. Paul wait.'' I said as I got up from the ground. Paul stops walking and turns towards me. I noticed that his eyes are red and puffy. 'Has he been crying?' I walk up to him. ''I-I am not mad at you. It justs why-why would you say that, do you hate me that much?'' I say without even looking at him. Out of nowhere a pair of arms just envelopes me. 'He is, he is hugging me.' I think as my face reddens a bit. I then notice shakes coming from the purple haired boy. ''I don't hate you, please don't think that. I could never hate you.'' Paul whispered. I pull away to look at his face, which as one tear going down it. 'He is crying.'

''You were my first best friend, the only person who bothered to get to know me better. And yes I did think that at first but you didn't let me finish. You said it better yourself, that we know each other better than we know ourselves. I know now that you are kind, determined, sometimes a bit bossy, that you hate anyone seeing you without your hair done. That you are always watching out for your friends,-are we even friends anymore?'' Paul asks looking up at me. 'Are we still friends?' I think as I look at Paul. Paul then starts to look crestfallen when I don't answer and begins to turn around. I grab his hand and turn him back around before I kiss him.

End of chapter, wait what chapter is this? 8,9? I dunno its the end of it though.