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A stroll down memory bliss
"Your mom is resting for the night. I just tucked her in." Serena said. "She actually ate all of her dinner tonight. We were both surprised. What have you been up to?" Serena asked as she came into his room. She had already changed into her pyjamas and was glad to see Ash had as well. It was a long day and she looked forward to a night of relaxation. She encircled him in a hug as he was bent over some papers by his desk. He smiled at the contact when he felt her arms and decided to take a break. He turned around from his work and gently pulled her into his lap. He immediately pulled her into a hug, burying his face into her chest, nuzzling her shoulders. She couldn't help but smile at his puppy-like behaviour but hugged him in return.
"I was just looking at some stock reports Mom's restaurant needed. They need inventory and I have to sign off. I think I'll ask Professor Oak to recommend a proper manager. This work is cutting into my training and Mom's care." Ash sighed a bit, rubbing his eyes. They burned a bit." Thank you for putting her to bed tonight. I was swamped with work." Ash said, pouting a bit. She smiled at him before softly kissing him on his lips.
"You know it's not a problem. I love you and I love your mom. You're right though, you need an overall manager to look after your mom's business. She still tries to work even from her bed." Serena said as she placed her head against Ash's, stroking his hair from behind.
"I'll call him tomorrow. Tonight, I want to focus on my favourite girl. Pikachu, Braixen and the rest of our Pokémon have abandoned us and gone to the great tree to be part of the grass festival."
"I wondered why Mimey was not on my case when I was making dinner tonight." Serena laughed a bit. "Well, what do you want to do? Your mother is sleeping strong because she wanted a sleeping pill tonight. We have no Pokémon to mediate over as they are not here to fight." Serena looked at Ash with mischief in her eyes.
"I think, I know what you want to do…" Ash responded, his voice smirking a bit. . |o_o|o_o|o_o|o_o|o_o|o_o
"Yes! Yes! Pay up Ketchum! I'm the fricken man! Woo!" Serena cheered as she schooled Ash in Scrabble once again
"How does someone bet in Scrabble?" Ash asked as he paid her. He was losing sorely but he didn't care. It was worth it to see her smile. She was so angelic. It had been so long since Ash's return to Kanto and Serena's move here that they got to spend time with each other. In between taking care of his mother, his handling of her business, he was not too sure what was going on with her branches but his mother had it in such a way the businesses and banks took care of anything. He was not the wiser of what a real empire she had going on. If he wasn't doing that, he was training with his Pokémon which required most of his energy. He felt bad because he ended up neglecting Serena the most even though she was just as busy helping him or practicing her performances. It was hard on him when she would leave to do a performance in a next region but he would always wait with open arms when she returned. They had a good routine going on between them and it was nice to actually have some time to spend with each other. They had eaten for the evening and were busy playing Scrabble on Ash's bed in his room. It was a cool, summery evening and the duo were caught up in a new game of Scrabble.
"Really? Is that your word?" Serena said as Ash stacked his letters on the board.
"What?" As he sat back and allowed her to form her next word.
"Pecker? Is that your word?" She asked incredulous while shaking her head disapprovingly.
"It's a real word, isn't it?" Ash said, feigning innocence and smiling. "Double word score to." Ash winks and laughs at her.
They carry about trying to outdo the other, coming up with more innuendos they could subtlety place with their chits when the opportunity arose.
"I've got a word!" Serena said. She placed it five chits around an 'S'. "Kissed, gimme my points."
"Oh really? Here is mine." Ash placed three chits around her 'E.' "Bite." He stared at her, a smug look over his face. "I'll take my points because I landed on a double score."
Serena stared hard at Ash, she didn't know where this was going but it was leading to something very dangerous. She shuffled her hand in the chit bag and pulled out some of her letters. She placed three chits on her 'S'
"Suck! Like on a lollipop." Serena said mildly. She straightened up and stared at Ash. He dug around the bag and pulled out his own letters. He used his 'T' this time.
"Tease, like you…" Ash said straight. Serena looked at him, offended. She ignored that comment and went on. She dug around and got the best letters she could have hoped for.
"Cock, like the bird." She said, sarcastically before sticking out her tongue to tease him. Ash watched her dubiously. He didn't bother shuffling around. He threw the bag onto his bed and released the chits. He found his letters and placed it on her other 'S." Ash's room began to feel rather warm. The tension grew between adjusted the ceiling fan to increase its speed.
"Pussy, like a cat…" Ash said, Serena looked scandalised by his cheating. She dove into the pile and pulled out her own letters. She took out more that the allocated number of chits and placed the word on any part of the board. "Fucking… like something pleasurable." She stared at him, hard, looking a little too proud of herself at one upping him. He looked at Serena for a few moments before collecting three letters and placing it directly under her word.
"You…?" She watched it and looked up at him in surprise, saying the word. With that, Ash flung away the scrabble board before pouncing on Serena. He sent them both back into the bed, attacking her. Scrabble chits could be heard bouncing off the wall and ground at the force they travelled in. For the first time, in a long time, Ash had initiated a kiss. Serena was caught off guard by this but quickly got into the grove of things. He was kissing her like no tomorrow. This wasn't like the previous make out sessions they had before. This felt more chaotic. More primitive. It felt almost raw to her. She was fighting Ash through her mouth, her hands were travelling under his shirt while Ash's hands travelled under hers. She felt him and he felt her warmth. Things were getting out of control quickly.
"Wait… wait Ash…" Serena said breathless. He stopped kissing her mouth but continued down her neck and shoulder. "Are you okay with this? Serena?" Ash asked, his voice distorted as he continued his ministrations.
"Stop for a minute." Serena said, he immediately came off of her and sat up, he was breathing harshly as he looked at her, concerned. She got up and closed the door of his room, she closed the windows and curtains before taking off the lights, leaving the room illuminated in just the lamps he had. She approached him cautiously before sitting next to him. She looked so vulnerable in that moment. Her pyjamas were on her loosely and rumpled, her hair was mussed up where he dragged her against the pillows and her lips were plump and in the process of swelling. Ash never thought she looked more beautiful. Slowly, he leaned into her and kissed her forehead, her eyelids, her nose and finally a chaste kiss on her lips. He pulled back and stared at her for a moment. She stared at him as well. Showing her nervousness but conveying what she wanted. He took her hands that rested in her lap and kissed them each. He covered them with his hands and addressed her.
"Serena? Are you sure? We don't have to do anything." He asked her. She stared at his eyes and she knew he meant everything he was saying.
"Yes. I want to… I want you." Serena said quietly. Ash smiled at her gently before looking at her with a soft expression. They slowly inched towards each other before sharing a kiss. That kiss never broke as Ash gently laid her down on his bed.
Serena pulled his shirt off of him while Ash unbuttoned her pyjamas top. She had no bra on as she slept without one and Ash couldn't have been more thrilled. She tried to cover herself up with her hands but Ash pulled them away, setting them above her and making her back arch a bit.
She watched him as he bent over her body, observing him through hooded eyes as he kissed her chest, her shoulders and each nipple agonizingly slow before raising up and watching her, a serious expression on his face.
"Never cover yourself in front of me, Serena. I love you. I love every inch of you and I always want to see you, the true you. You never have to hide from me." He said, his voice deadly serious. It was soft and clear but she heard his sternness. "Don't ever hide from me. Understand?" Ash said to her. Stopping all his movements. She stared briefly at him then nodded at him. He smiled again at her before lowering himself on her. "This is our first time. Let's enjoy it." He whispered to her.
With that, he kissed her deeply, he pulled off her pyjama top completely so now they were chest to chest. Feeling each other's skin. Serena began to feel less self-conscious and became more brave as Ash continued to make her feel wholesome. She daringly reached for his pyjama pants and rolled them down his legs, taking his boxers along. He kicked it off and came on top of her. With that, he began a trail of kisses down her chest, past her boobs, under her boobs, her navel and finally to where her pants were. He grasped them firmly and she lifted her hips to allow him to pull them off. In one fluid movement they were sailing on the other side of the room. They were both naked, now. Ash was very inexperienced but with talks with his older friends he had a general idea what he had to do. He and Serena were not completely clueless. They managed to have done everything but the final big one. Ash knew how to please her with his hands and mouth and same with Serena but they never had the courage to actually do the main deed. They always shied away but tonight was different. They wanted it. They felt they could handle it. To ensure she was ready and she would not have any discomfort, he trailed kissed down her legs, he opened her legs and applied his mouth to her. She gave out a small moan at the contact but melted into his ministrations. He was teasing her and making her incredible wet. She clutched to her head as he held her hips down as he drove his tongue into her, her eyes crossing a bit. He pushed her legs up, gaining more space to suckle at her sweet taste. Serena could only pant in need as he inserted a finger in her while still using his tongue. She was dripping now and could feel herself going crazy.
"Play with yourself." Ash instructed before continuing with his task. She played with her clit a bit, enjoying the new sensations they were creating. Ash increased a finger now, he was trying to get her to cum. She needed to or else she would not enjoy this. He was playing her like an expert musician. Hitting the right notes, keys and making music to his ears. After hitting the right chords, he heard her heading towards her climax. He played and played until…sweet music came out of her as she released herself into a vortex of pleasure. She went limp as she endured her orgasm. Silently getting lost into a next world. He crawled up top of her melted body and smiled down at her. She looked at him as if he were not real, and pulled him into a passion filled kiss. Mixing the taste of herself and him into one. She was breathing rapidly after coming down.
"Are you okay to continue?" Ash said, his voice mindful now. Serena nodded earnestly. She wanted to be done with it. She wanted to feel all of him inside her now. She wanted him.
Ash nodded. He readjusted her against the pillows and laid her down gently on them. He kissed her forcefully, trying to convey how much he loved her. How much he was glad she trusted him. She kissed him back equally back, forceful. Trying to show him how much she did trust him. He pulled back and got himself into position.
Serena was not worried; she knew it would be painful but she knew she would overcome it. "I love you, Ash." Slowly, Ash pushed himself into her. "I'm so sorry, Sweet girl. I love you. I love you." With that he pushed all the way in. Serena felt the burning pain. She tried not to scream out but the pain was unbearable and she had no choice but to let out a low cry of agony. Ash was apologising, sorry for hurting her, sorry for making her feel pain. She felt Ash was about to pull out, unable to see the look of pain on her face but she hurriedly grabbed his face to kiss her. She cried her pain into his mouth as he kissed away the discomfort, waiting for her to adjust to the foreign feeling. She felt amazing to him. The tightness was maddening. It tortured him to know something so pleasurable to him, felt so painful to her. He remained still though, waiting for her. He held out, he had to, he felt Serena breathing in slowly as the pain tried to alleviate itself. She had her eyes closed so Ash would not truly see the pain she was in. She was tiny and he was big. It took a while but they both waited. She tried to move and felt it was okay. She grasped Ash and nodded to him. Kissing him on the cheek for reassurance.
Ash began to move slowly. Pleasure spreading through him in an unbelievable speed and he felt all of her around him. He felt if he rushed, he would finish soon. The feeling was strong and too overpowering. He moved slowly for a while until he felt himself building. Before he knew it he had reached his breaking point and collapsed onto Serena. They were both breathing hard. They began to smile at each other. They were satisfied with what they had and could only share a sweet kiss at the end.
"I love you so much." They both said together, resting their faces against one another.
"Well that was fun. I hope we get to do that soon again. A lot." Serena said as she and Ash had cleaned up and were cuddling in his bed, pyjamas back on, covers thrown over them. Serena felt safe and protected in that moment. She never felt like that, ever. Even when she was home in Kalos. Maybe it was because where ever Ash was, was home for her.
"I hope you aren't going to turn into one of those girls who demands sex from their boyfriends all the time because, I will be good with that." Ash said laughing at her. He later realized all he said turned out to be true.
"I like that name by the way…the one you called me…" Serena said, hiding her face.
"Sweet girl?" He questioned.
"Yeah, I like it." Serena said, blushing a bit.
Ash smiled down at her before pulling her face to him.
"Well, it's true. You are the sweetest girl in the world to me, you are kind, patient and so loving. The name fits" Ash kissed her gently.
"And then you taste sweet to." Ash said crassly, winking and laughing a bit when she shoved him for that comment.
"You know, I never told you how much I loved your short hair. You look gorgeous even more." Ash said and he tugged her hair a bit while she snuggled up to him before falling asleep.
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"Your hair has gotten longer." Ash whispered to Serena as she huddled on his lap, he tugged her hair once again. "It's nice." She was watching and listening to Brock talk about the pond that was contaminated. Nurse Joy had just messaged him to let him know they were already taking samples to analyse what was in it. She looked up at Ash in surprised, wondering where did that remark come from. She smiled at him thoughtfully before nodding and going back to listening to Brock.
Bonnie had fallen asleep again but this time on Clemont and Brock. Brock had pulled an afghan over her so she would not feel cold. Clemont was resting his head against hers, smiling while he listened to Brock speak about the many Nurse Joys he had encountered, Clemont chuckled softly when he heard Brock got dragged away by Bonnie more than 5 times before the Joy from Chrysanthemum island returned his affections. Miette was still enjoying her loving foot massage; she was almost making indecent noises. When she would get too shameless, Serena would throw Ash's ice cubes at her, telling her "Here, you might need some ice to cool those pipes you have." Miette would just stick her tongue out at her.
They were talking for a while. Most of the men said they were full from eating some of the food and desserts while Miette and Serena felt they would get upset if they even watched food. Serena sat on Ash's lap and was now overthinking the decision she had just made. Yeah, sure she was pissed he left that she punched him hard in the shoulder for that but in her hungover state she felt the best thing in the world for her in that moment was to sit in his lap and be wrapped around his warmth once again. It would always be her safe place. She never strayed from that thought even after all these years.
She sat now thinking about how perfect this all felt. Ash was here. He was happy, he was talking enthusiastically about some battle the guys had watched online between Cynthia and Alder a few weeks ago. Brock and Gary were giving their input on it while Clemont broke down every aspect of it. They argued about some of Cynthia's strategies as well as Alder's. She watched as he would gesture passionately with his free hand while the other would rub soothing strokes on her shoulder or pass his hand through her hair. It was such an unconscious behaviour that she was sure, Ash didn't even realize he was doing it. It was as if no time had passed between them and they were having a normal night together with their friends, talking about life.
She saw Miette was whispering something to Gary now, she had straightened up and was now massaging his shoulders while he talked to her as if she was the only person in this room. She watched as Clemont stroked Bonnie's hair, smiling as his sister slept peacefully. When Serena had awakened in Miette's room, she noticed Bonnie in the middle of them, snuggled up to Serena as if clutching to Serena for her dear life. Bonnie's face looked troubled and worried. Brock was gazing at Bonnie, an adoring look to his face as he spoke about her attempt to save a beached Wailord who had come in contact with the pond somehow.
"She gets so passionate about these Pokémon that sometimes I have to remind her they were wild and No, Clemont did not have space at the gym to house all of them." Brock chuckled as he should his head at the memory.
"I bet she pouted at you for a day after that comment." Clemont said, laughing a bit as he could see Bonnie and Brock having that conversation.
"She pouted and gave me the silent treatment, well until I asked her to help me with an injured Swellow, then I was her best friend again." The entire group laughed at the antics of Bonnie.
The Pidgey grandfather clock Serena had in the living room tolled loudly into the night. It woke up Bonnie.
"It's late you guys and I'm feeling jet lag. I think I'm going to bed. C'mon Bonnie, I think your bed is calling to you." Clemont said as he urged her off the sofa.
"Oh Clemont, I know! I'm twenty you know. I can head to bed myself." She grumbled at him while rubbing her eyes a bit.
"Really? You haven't told me that in what? 5 hours? How could I have forgotten?" He said sarcastically while pulling her with him.
"Night you guys! Brock! Can't wait to start learning about rock Pokémon already! I have my sand and water together…" Bonnie' voice trailed off as she walked away.
"Wait, Bonnie! You can't treat a rock Pokémon with water!" Brock shouted, a bit scandalised. If he wasn't too careful, Golem might be in for a horrible awakening. "Goodnight everyone. Ash, we will talk in the morning." Ash nodded at him and with that Brock hurried off after Bonnie to straighten her out.
Miette saw that it was her, Gary, Ash and Serena. Serena was staring at Miette as if she was sending some Morse code. Miette chose to ignore the face. She loved Serena dearly but now was time for her to face her deeds. Her deed was Ash and she had done him. Miette snorted at that internally at her silly joke.
"Well, I'm tired after a long flight. With the long commute, drinking myself unconscious, palpable tension and chatting like no tomorrow, I say it was a good day... After that wonderful massage, I'm off to bed." Miette said standing up and cutting Gary and Ash's conversation short. "Gary, I need some help with my suitcase in the foyer, can you help me?"
"What Miette? I brought it to your room earli…YoW!" Gary clutched his shin in slight pain. Miette watched him sternly before shaking her head slightly. "Right, right, your suitcase…in the foyer. Night you guys, I think I'm going to head for bed as well." Gary said as he got up. He pulled Miette away who was having a fierce eye battle with Serena. She blew a sweet kiss at Serena before smirking and dashing off with Gary. Ash gave his good nights in good nature, oblivious to the mind reading conversations around him while Serena sent fire to Miette.
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It was now the two of them.
'I hate Miette so much at this moment. I am so going to come up with a meaner password.' Serena internally thought as she thought of destroying her favourite poke puff pipping bag.
Ash watched Serena as she got lost in her head. He was passing his hand in her hair while taking a sip of his now watered down drink. He remained silent until she realized she was in his lap. He didn't want to disturb Serena in her hungover state. He was taking the opportunity he had at the moment to indulged in Serena's warmth. Embracing her bold gesture to sit in his lap even if he was confused at her behaviour. She was all over him one minute but distanced a next. She was on him but she hadn't spoken a word directly to him since sitting. He was quietly staring at her hair; how blonde it really was, with a hint of brown darkening it. He really could not stop himself from touching her.
It was like he gave himself a giant speech on how he would give Serena her space but he forgot about it now. He told himself he would let her dictate how things were going but now…knowing what he knew now…he honestly didn't give a fuck about anything anymore except for her, his Pokémon and finding Pikachu. He was being bold in his gestures now, because he now knew he always intended to follow Serena where ever she went, he had to clear the air between them and lastly he knew Serena was still interested in him because well…she fucked him as well as cuddled up to him after her horrible hangover and had yet to move off of him especially since everyone else had gone to bed.
He was unclear in what she wanted. They had to talk but what exactly Ash was unsure of. How was he supposed to act around her? He still had to tell her what Thomas said. Hell, he had to tell her about why he left her for a day and a half. From the sting in his shoulder, he had a feeling she was pissed about him leaving so suddenly as well.
"Ash, don't you want to go to bed?" Serena's voice pulled him out of his thoughts. He realized both of them were still sitting, curled up on the one seater with Serena still perched on him. It had been a half hour since everyone left for bed. Serena was looking at him as if she just realized he was still there.
"Um, sure but…I was waiting for you to come off me…not that I'm rushing you."
"Oh! I'm so…" Serena made a move to get up but Ash held her down. She remained in position, confused. He readjusted himself and her, that her back was now comfortably resting against the chair arm while she faced him completely. He pulled himself up as well so he was comfortable now. They were staring at each other, silently.
Ash could not help it. She looked so sweet, so innocent and so lost in that moment. He could not help it; his emotions were getting to him. He finally, with clarity understood he had her again. He had her, here, with him. It wasn't a dream he conjured up or some sick illusion he had when he was in a dark room, thinking how horrible his life had gotten. She was real again and Ash knew this for sure.
He grasped her cheek a bit, brushing his hand over her face, similarly like the night he came to understand what Thomas had done. He felt her soft skin under his finger pads, same when they were on the balcony, talking about setting things free. He realized something in that moment, he was a Pokémon trainer no matter what, his job was to catch Pokémon but right now, his job was to catch Serena and ensure she stayed with him this time.
Serena remained still, allowing him to touch her, feeling the warmth of his rough hands. A million emotions seemed to go through his eyes, each changing by the Nano-second but she caught every single one. The last one she saw was determination and resolved. Before she knew it, Ash brought his face closer to hers before pulling her into a kiss.
She responded without thinking about it. She grasped his shoulders to brace herself before allowing herself to melt into the kiss. She felt him open her mouth and gained entrance. Ash rarely ever would directly kiss her; he was a very affectionate person but he never directly initiated a kiss until Serena did. When he would, Serena would get loss in the intense feelings she would get because she knew how special they were to him and her. He brought his head back so now he was leaning back against the chair while continuing with his caressing. It was an unhurried pace, one which was very foreign to Serena. She was not accustomed to such a relaxed nature, heck she was not accustomed to making out. The last time had been years and with Ash, he always had that tone when he wanted to take his time with her. She felt like he was the only person she had the patience to do such an act. To her, it was intimate. She felt like Ash was exploring what they were. To be honest, she was in the same aspect as him. She wasn't quite sure what they were, if they would become something. She was just in a hopeless, empty space, floating around and searching. She was seeing Ash in the distance, floating but he was looking at her, trying to get to her and if she wasn't lying to herself, she was fighting hard to get where he was. She was fighting hard.
She felt him dragging his fingers in her hair once more, brushing her neck delicately, making her giggle a bit. She felt him smile against her lips. He took her bottom lip in between his and began to suckle at them slowly. He released them slowly, using his teeth to drag on her lip, making it pull back slowly before letting it pop back to her mouth. He was breathing a little harshly, taking in some much needed oxygen.
She looked at him for a moment before lowering her eyes and then resting her head in-between his shoulder and neck, fitting in perfectly.
"Hi." She said meekly. She heard Ash let a small sound as if he gave a small snort.
"Hi, yourself." Ash responded. He pulled her hand into his and played with her fingers while he relaxed his head against hers.
"Ash…" She whispered, she really didn't want to move from the most fucking comfortable position she had in years but it was important she did. She needed to talk to him. They needed to talk.
She raised up and was now looking down on him.
"What is it, Serena?" Ash asked, he was giving her the floor, he was the one letting her dictate. Always the skilled battler, he was assessing her every move, ready to strike or to wait. Serena could only shake her head at typical Ash behaviour.
"Where did you go? I thought you left forever…I thought you were not coming back." Serena said quietly.
"Is that why you drank your house empty in liquor?" Ash asked. "Why would you think something like that? I can't…stay…away…" He trailed off…his eyes softening.
"You shouted to me you didn't know when you were coming back, how was I supposed to know?" Serena said, playing with his shirt. "What the hell happened to your arm? My Arceus, is it still bleeding?" As she noticed the light pink against the gauze. She immediately got off him, leaving him feeling like he loss something before heading to the kitchen, ignoring the bottles on the floor. She was glad to see all the food was put away, to get the first aid kit. She hurried back to the living room to see Ash standing up. She pushed him right back down before crawling on top of him to resume her seat. She immediately began to undress the wound and clean it.
"You know, for a person who could have barely been around me for the past couple of weeks, you sure know how to be rough with me." Ash teased as she cleaned his wound. Serena only gave him a sour look as she examined his arm.
"Why is your hand bandaged as well? Ash, you better tell me what happened to you." Serena threatened. She stared at him long and hard while still tending to his wound.
"I went to visit Thomas. That's why I left." Ash said simply looking up at her as she was higher than him. She had a shocked expression on her face. Never would she have guessed that.
Ash began to explain to her about going to Dr Ivy, convincing her, going to the station, getting attacked by Bianca…
"Serve that slut right…" Serena said sinisterly. "Serena…" Ash admonished her. She just looked at him as if to let it go. "It's true and don't tell me you don't think she was dangerous…Look what she did to your arms in her psychotic state, Ash! She could have done worse to you. She attempted to take advantage of you! For Arceus sake she took advantage of some men!" Serena said while wrapping his arm in fresh gauze. The dressing had gotten dirty with the length of time he didn't change it. "Bianca explains your arm and the scratches on your face…what about your hand?"
Ash took a deep breath. He was not proud of his physical violence but fuck did it feel good to punch Thomas and actually feel the satisfying crack of his face. Ash just hoped he created a little bit of pain in Thomas so he would feel just a fraction of what he put Ash through all these years. But to Ash it would only be just a fraction…Thomas would never know the true amount of agony Ash had been through. He continued to tell her about everything Thomas had done…to the final part where he punched Thomas three times and walking out with nothing to lose.
" Officer Jenny called right before you and the girls came outside. Thomas got a life sentence, not eligible for parole." Ash said, not looking at her. "That's why you saw us having a drink, the guys wanted to toast Thomas' demise." Serena sat back on Ash in a stunned state. She was processing all the things she didn't know that had occurred. She felt sick knowing what Thomas was truly capable of.
"He's gone?" Ash nodded
"He gave me Racun?" Ash nodded again.
"He gave an overdose of Racun to your mother…killing her in the process." Ash let out a deep breath before nodding. Not looking at her. He understood why Delia wrote the letter now, she knew she was dying and she wrote it to hopefully warn Ash but the letter never made it to him because of Thomas' interferences. That was probably why Arceus prevented her from dying right away. Delia had to warn her son.
Serena watched him for a moment. This lovely man, this sweet man was destroyed again, willingly, to hear something about that night. Ash put himself through hell so he could get answers. She could only do what a human being could do. She enveloped Ash in a giant hug. Holding on to him and never letting him go. He froze at the hug, not really expecting such a reaction before returning the hug slowly. He melted into the hug. It was just her and him in this world and he felt it. He now truly saw what Serena was telling him all those years ago. Serena was the only person he needed to feel happy and content with life.
"What compelled you to go see Thomas? Because we slept together?" Serena asked confused pulling back away from him. Watching him.
"Not necessarily, when we got talking the morning after about the night you left…I realized something…Serena you asked me to come with you…thing is, I thought I was not. I didn't know what my decision was to be perfectly honest. It was just… the moment you walked out of your bedroom…I felt horrible, I felt sick…I knew I could not exist in a life where you were not with me and I followed you. I didn't realize, I had collapsed on the ground that night." Serena's heart broke at this. Why didn't she look back…? She knew if she had turned back, she would have gone back upstairs and never left him. She didn't know he followed her. She felt her eyes watering at this. "I only saw you walking away from me. For 7 years, I only saw you walking away but the other night, I realized…I didn't stop following you…I was forced. Thomas gave me a second dose of Racun that afternoon because he knew we were arguing and I think…. Serena, Thomas knew you were leaving me and he knew I would follow you, no matter what. The Racun messed with my mind to believing I didn't follow you because I thought…I thought you would be happier without me. I thought you would live a happier life without me being in it because I wasn't making you happy." Serena heard Ash's voice crack at this. She saw he was holding back, his fingers were digging into her shoulders, urging her to understand. "I lost you because Of Thomas… I lost you… I lost everything that night." Ash whispered before covering his eyes with his hand. Moving his head to the other side, away from Serena.
"Ash…" Serena was crying now; she was overwhelmed. She felt cheated, cheated of losing so much time for miscommunications and interference from outside parties. Feeling the time wasted as life seemed to have been playing a sick, torturous game on both of them. "Ash…I'm so sorry…. I'm so sorry!" Serena cried into his neck. She held onto him. She hugged him, allowing her tears to fall on him. She could not believe all the destruction that had occurred. They stayed together. Unbeknownst to Serena, Ash was finally allowing the whole trial to overcome him. He grabbed her and cried into her chest, allowing her to hug him. He allowed every grief stricken emotion, all sadness, all hate and all sorrow to pour out of his body while Serena endured it. She absorbed her ex-lover/lover's tears, being the support only she could be for him. Allowing herself to wipe his tears while letting hers flow freely. He was breaking down and he was glad he waited till he was with her. He cried about everything in this moment with Serena. He cried for his mother, being robbed of her life, he cried for his Pokémon, being destroyed for being innocent and loyal to him. He cried for Serena, being destroyed by a man who could not see Ash be happy and crying for the fact she and him lost each other because they didn't understand the sick game they were unknowingly apart of. He cried for the fact his Pikachu suffered a terrible fate because he loved Ash so much and suffered a terrible fate for that love.
Serena held on to him as close as she could. She was trying to be strong for him. She was strong for him as she hugged him into her. Becoming his safety place, returning what he always became to her. She held onto him, closing her eyes as she heard the painful cracks of his voice as he came to terms with what happened to him. With what happened to them. They were in that moment, mourning for the loss of what could have been as well as what did.
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"Good Morning my beautifully, hungover, drunk, twins!" Gary came strolling into the kitchen. He saw Miette and Serena were up, looking like the devils' mother and an attitude to match. They scowled at him rather vengefully before sipping on some coffee Bonnie had lovingly made them by the kitchen corner where she stood. Bonnie had gotten up in a rather cheery mood, far from what she had yesterday and was making a giant breakfast for all. Gary came over, gave a kiss to Miette on her temple, making her blush a bit before poking Serena in the waist, making her jump. He knew he was stirring a boiling pot and he would get burned if he was not careful. He grabbed the morning papers and hurried over to the kitchen nook's table with a cup of coffee where Clemont sat already. Clemont was working on some device early this morning, coming in exuberantly to tell the girls he had a new idea. They unenthusiastically cheered with him before going back to their life source that was the coffee. Mindful of the heated glares they were getting from the girls, the both boys stayed in their space, avoiding them. Even though the girls had gotten up yesterday night, they still felt the effects of a fully blown out hangover. Followed by Gary's loud entrance, Brock was seen walking slowly into the kitchen, yawning a bit to see nearly everyone was up. He normally would be the one getting coffee first. He saw Bonnie behind the stove cooking up some pancakes. He was suspicious but left it alone. He grabbed a cup of coffee himself before strolling over to where Gary was, stealing a part of the paper Gary was not reading.
"What are you guys doing today?" Serena croaked, her voice was rather hoarse this morning.
"I'm going to do some more experimenting on electrical processes using Luxray and Electivire." Clemont said, Gary without question gave Clemont Electivire's poke ball without even looking up from his papers.
"I will be busy doing some field work in Viridian forest today. Umbreon is excited because she hasn't been on the field in so long." Gary responded.
"Bonnie and I are heading down to the Pokémon centre, she now has a clear idea on how to treat rock types." Brock said not bothering to look up at her sticking her tongue out at him. He knew very well she would. "Nurse Joy has asked me to treat Ash's Ivysaur today so hopefully Ash would be there to see his beloved Pokémon wake up." Brock concluding, same time Ash came in. He looked horrible. His eyes were bloodshot, his hand looked like it was paining him and his hair was all over. He hobbled to where Brock sat and pulled the coffee mug out of the doctor's hand, downing the entire thing.
"Maybe, I spoke to soon." Brock said, shaking his head at Ash.
Ash was heading towards Gary's own when Bonnie, like a ninja knocked his hand away before replacing it with his own mug. She then refilled Brock's mug, with that she headed back to the stove. Everyone was watching Ash in shock. He normally would be a bit livelier but he looked like a Seviper ready to strike.
"What's eating you?" Gary asked as he saw Ash nibbling on a muffin petulantly.
"Rough morning, that's all. Brock? What time are you going to treat Ivysaur today?" Ash croaked himself. His voice seemed horse to everyone as well.
"Hopefully by 3 if no emergencies come up. We are hoping he responded to the antibiotics we gave him a couple of days ago. He would be able to wake up today." Ash nodded at this and said he would be there. Bonnie placed a giant plate of pancakes on the table and everyone dug in. Serena and Miette took a place at the table, sharing a seat as they attempted to eat the fluffy goodness.
Ash didn't really want to have to explained that he cried like a little bitch on Serena last night, went to bed with a horrible headache and was in a foul mood because he realized he hated being away from her for the night. He hated the fact she was sitting so far from him this moment but he mostly hated how last night ended. They really didn't discuss anything. After Ash was finished, exhausted from his breakdown, Serena lead him quietly to his room. Told him to take a long shower and head to bed. She gave him a very soft kiss on the cheek before walking away from him into the dark hallway. He felt so empty when she walked away that he felt like she was walking away for good. He could only stare at her until she disappeared into her own room way down the hall. The same room he slept blissfully in only a couple of days ago.
He could only think that this was his closure. Serena got what she deserved and it was her closure. Her peace in understanding what happened that night. Maybe now they could really be friends again. He was appalled at that option but if that was what she aimed to be with him. He would take it. He just wasn't too sure how long he would last until he cracked. It was all he could hope for, now that he realized she didn't want more with the kiss she gave him last night. It felt like a farewell kiss. It was particularly painful to him, especially after the kiss he gave her. The one he thought conveyed how he felt to her. He thought he showed her he was willing to do anything to be with her again and she understood. But all those thoughts went down the drain when she kissed him on the cheek before walking away like nothing. That stupid cheek kiss…
"Ash? Ash! I think that's too much syrup!" Bonnie called to him. He came out of his self-hate when he heard Bonnie's voice. Indeed, he had poured a little too much onto his plate, making the pancake look like a sunken boat. Everyone was watching him in bewilderment. He got up suddenly, startling Clemont and Brock.
"Right! It was great, Bonnie. I'm full!" Ash said.
"But he didn't even eat…" Miette whispered quietly to Gary. Gary was looking at Ash like he lost it. Maybe Ash did.
"I think I'm going to see Dr Ivy." With that, he left the kitchen and headed to his room, leaving a befuddled group to blink about in confusion. Clemont decided to get up and check on him. Mainly because his sessions would not start with Dr Ivy until later in the day and Ash was acting a bit perturbed. When he came to Ash's room, Ash had left, his poke ball and backpack were gone. It looked like he used Charizard once again. Clemont groaned. He was worrying about Ash a bit. The pass couple of days seemed to be catching up with him, adding to the fact that he and Serena were in some kind of limbo must have been driving the ex-researcher crazy. No wonder he wanted to see Dr Ivy. Clemont decided to head to the west wing where Pikachu was being kept. The mouse was a bit put out being in his Poke ball yesterday but Clemont had to do it so Ash would not have seen him. Clemont thought he would bribe the mouse with ketchup for forgiveness. Pikachu was still being adamant about not seeing Ash and Clemont felt horrible to do it. He would be running some scans on an electric sample from the mouse to see what the composition was. It was not normal electric energy from a Pokémon and Clemont was becoming obsessed with finding out why Pikachu was glowing since he was awakened that night. He resigned himself to continue with his work. It was part of the reason Serena asked him to come here in the first place.
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"So, you had a very interesting couple of days." Dr Ivy asked as she and Ash entered her office. He was here bright and early, she decided to see him first. Ash nodded at that a bit.
"Did you go to the station or are you going after your therapy session?" Dr Ivy realized it would be one of those days where he struggled to talk. His body language showed he wanted to be here but with the number of things on his mind, it made it difficult for him to speak. His short answers and silence spoke volume.
"After." He said quietly. "I think I need to be in therapy first, before…before I deal with life…" Ash said, his eyes going side to side as if confused by his choice of words. Dr Ivy nodded as if she understood exactly what he meant. Hell, to him, maybe she did.
"We're going to talk about Serena today, Ash. I think it would be best as it can be a significant growth in your mental development." Dr Ivy told him. He gathered she was not asking him and he was going to do this whether he liked it or not.
"What do you want to talk about?" Ash said, he actually decided to lie down on the chaise she had and was staring into the air. He now understood why people in movies laid down to talk to their therapist. It was overwhelming to have so much unresolved emotions. Dr Ivy saw that this was going to be a trying session.
"How about you tell me where you and her are at?" Dr Ivy edged to him.
Ash folded his arms at that. He was glaring at the ceiling. Dr. Ivy had some shinny kind of ceiling, he could have seen his outline a bit. He looked like a petulant child he saw.
"I don't know where we are." He got up and scrubbed his face. "I told her everything last night, everything Dr Ivy. I told her what Thomas did to her, to my mother. How I didn't stop following her and how the Racun prevented me from going with her. Oh! I kissed her last night. I kissed her with everything in my existence. I tried to show her how I…How I…" Ash trailed off. He got riled up for a moment, letting all his first frustrations out to them before coming back mute.
"How you?" Dr Ivy hedged.
Ash wiped his face of apparently non-existent sweat. He blew out some air before thinking a bit, staring into nothing.
"What do you want?" Dr Ivy tried a different approach.
"I want Serena." Ash answered like it was nothing. "I want her to be… I want her to be with me again. I want to work towards a life with her. I am afraid…" He trailed off as if going into deep thought. Dr Ivy waited until a couple minutes passed.
"What are you afraid off?" She asked him quietly.
"We were young when we got together…. We were young when we broke up…I sometimes feel like we lived a whole lifetime together and if we start again… No… that's wrong, I don't feel like that…I…I don't know how to exist with her right now, but I know I cannot exist without her. It's like I'm stuck on an equinox and I have no way to go. I can't be her friend…I mean I would try but it will kill me, bit by bit, every day. Especially if she meets someone else. I know I can't act normal in front of her if that is the case. I thought she was with Siebold and it lead me to her and I having a confrontation and us sleeping with each other. I slept with her even though I thought she was with someone. I was heartbroken about that situation and it wasn't even real. She told me afterwards that Siebold and her were not together. I was still heartbroken however. I realized there was nothing stopping me from actually having her then." He waited a bit before saying his next part.
"I can't live through a next heart break again, Dr Ivy."
"We will go back to your confrontation. Why do you fear a heart break this time so much? You have to have expectations that something cannot last. You have to work around your misfortunes to ensure it stays together. But why are you so afraid?"
"I'm afraid I would be the reason for us not working. I had the excuse of Thomas, I had the excuse of the Racun…I had excuses, things to blame. But if this time I try with her, what if we don't work and I am the sole reason for this… Like I believed I was, 7 years ago…"
"Also I have the fear she would not want me anymore." Ash said, exhaling loudly, groaning a bit.
"But you and her slept together? If a person didn't want someone, why would they commit in the act of love."
"I would not say it was love… I would say it was emotions boiling over, unable to contain themselves for something familiar."
"What does Serena have to say about all of this, Ash?"
"I don't know." Dr Ivy stared at him seriously for a moment. She adjusted her glasses a bit before scrutinising him
"It seems to me, you have your mind made up, you didn't come here to figure out if you wanted her, you came here thinking you and her were over. Did you speak to her about your feelings?
"No?"
"Ash? What do you want?" Dr Ivy asked him vaguely.
"I want Serena. But Dr Ivy, what I want the most in this world is, I want Serena to want me back. The same urge and feeling I have towards her, I want her to have the same towards me."
"Ash, what happened after you kissed her last night?
"I… I ... I broke down…. She was there for me…we were hugging and crying, together…. She kept apologising to me. I'm not too sure about what…. I just knew in that moment I had to hold her, be close to her and let her know how I was feeling. After I broke down, she took me to my room and kissed me on the cheek before heading to her room. It was there, I thought she didn't want me… anymore.
"Because she kissed you on the cheek? What did you want her to do?"
"I …I don't know, I thought…." Ash sighed, hating how he sounded. "I thought she would have come into my room and at least laid down to sleep with me…just sleep… or would have at least given me a kiss goodnight. A real kiss. Like I did with her. I don't know, I felt like I lost my safety when she kissed me and I had no way of handling that. Serena was my safety in that moment and when she walked away, I felt… exposed."
"Do you think your dependency on her was a bit too much?
"I just had a break down Dr Ivy, I only allowed myself to be like that with her. Other than that, I never allowed myself to feel what was going on with me. I felt safe in that moment where I could have shown her what I was truly going through. I guess, I was in a bad place and I put an expectation on her and when it wasn't met I felt like…Like she didn't want me anymore."
Dr Ivy stared at the grown man in front of her. She understood it took a lot for Ash to say something like that.
"Poor choice in words on my part. You were feeling vulnerable and a sizable amount of burden was released off of you. You wanted comfort and you're right, you deserved that comfort. Maybe Ash, Serena thought it would be best to let you be by yourself so she would not send you mixed signals. If she wants you guys to work maybe there is a possibility she was not trying to take advantage of the situation. Maybe, she wanted you to know she wants to be with you but not take advantage of your vulnerable state…" He didn't respond.
"Maybe… you just need to speak with her about exactly what you both want instead of the what ifs and could haves." Dr Ivy said. Ash stared at Dr Ivy for a moment. He considered that yes. He needed to talk to her instead of thinking for both of them.
"Ash, how did you manage to sleep with each other if you said it was unintentional?"
"I came back to Serena's sectional. She met me in the living room, looking like she was ready to confront me about something, going on about something, about her being a good friend. She was then going on about Bianca coming by the sectional, she confronted me and we kind of had it out. Nothing where it was serious but I honestly believe the tension between us was getting to be too much. I'm not the clearest person when it comes to emotions, sometimes my friends describe me as dense, so I'm not sure what Serena was feeling herself. Serena and I were alone for 2 days, by ourselves since I met her that night Thomas was taken away." Dr Ivy nodded. "I, I could not be around her, I also saw her with a man, it was an Elite Four member, Siebold, from Kalos. I saw they had a familiarity about them, body contact, a kiss. Maybe I read the situation too much. I kind of hid from her for the next day. I told you this already. I couldn't be around her!"
"I was thinking about everything in my life and then there she was. I saw that she was happy with someone else. She was everything to me and she was gone. She was this representation of goodness, happiness and my stability. I felt if I got to close to her, I would destroy that representation. I felt, I would destroy her. But then, I saw she was gone. The night before I came to you about meeting Thomas, she cornered me. She had locked the doors, there was no room to escape from her. I was tired, I was nervous and there she was in her living room, telling me I was bringing other girls by the sectional, that I didn't respect her which was the furthest thing from the truth. I immediately told her Bianca was not my girlfriend or even a bother. I asked her about Siebold, well I told her I knew about Siebold. She was stunned. I let slip that I was suffering…That I had to see her with someone else and that my life fell apart the night she left me. I told her I was trying to leave the sectional and that all I wanted was her happiness, which to this day I still want. I felt defeated. I felt hopeless and I felt stupid for saying all of that to her. I thought, I could escape but still everything was closed." Ash took a deep breath, he had a sip of water. Calming himself.
"Then she got mad at me… she slapped me… she then told me she hated me, because she loved me so much and then she kissed me. I tried to stop her but she fought me and then… and then it happened. I could not resist her." Ash gave a small, tortured smile at the last part. He scrubbed his face once again.
"But, in a way, didn't she not say she loved you?" Dr Ivy asked softly.
"Loved, Dr Ivy. Serena and I would always love each other. I'd like to think a part of us would always have that but times have changed and she said it in past tense. It is the past. I know that but I don't know if it's the same love we had."
"Ash. Do you love her?
"Yes." Ash answered simply.
"No, Ash. Do you love this woman? Do you adore her? Tell me, how do you love her?" Dr Ivy pushed.
Ash watched Dr Ivy for a moment. He thought about Serena, 7 years ago. He thought about Serena now, how feistier she was. How she was still such a loving person. Taking care of her friends, her family. He thought about the dinners they had with their friends. The banter he heard Serena give to Miette about baking. He thought about how everything about Serena drove him crazy. He thought about the dreaded moment he would leave the sectional when he got control of his life because he would not need to live there anymore because he would have back his life… but he just didn't know if Serena would be a part of it. Friend or not.
"Yes, I love her. I love her because she's my... She's my soulmate. She is the person I want to see after a long day. She is the person, who I want to curl up with and talk about nonsense with. She is the person who I want to spend my time with no matter the occasion. She is the person I can talk to no matter what, even if I am in a foul mood. She does not take my bullshit. She is my best friend. She still is my best friend. The crazy thing about all of this Dr Ivy is, there are times where I forget, everything wrong in this world because I'm with her. Even if we are not together anymore. I forget everything because she makes it better for me. She makes me want to be the better version of myself. I love her because deep down I know, I could never get a feeling like this in the world. I could search this world and never find this feeling and the scary part is…I don't want to. I want her or nothing else. I have to work my ass off to get her. I don't know how but I will." Ash whispered. His voice grew softer the more serious he got. The more determined he got.
"Well, if you want my advice, I suggest you talk to her. I suggest you continue to be the better version of yourself for her and I suggest you don't lose yourself in your head. You may be surprised with what Serena has to say. The best thing for you is… you need to speak with her. If she is who you desire the most. Talk to her, find out her fears, her sorrows, her conditions, what she wants and work with her. Embrace the change in your relationship. You can only go up from here with her, Ash." Dr Ivy concluded. Ash only nodded at that.
"I want a next session with you to speak about Serena but not so soon. We will work on your Pokémon next session. Are you going to see them today?"
"Yes actually, Brock is performing a procedure today." For a very brief moment, Ash saw something pass through Dr Ivy's eyes at the mention of Brock but she covered it quickly. It was the first time he had mentioned Brock in a long time. He really wanted to know what was going on between them but he knew it was not his place. "He will be waking my Ivysaur today. I am very excited."
"What are your plans with training? Is it still your desire to become a Pokémon Master?" Dr Ivy asked after clearing her throat a bit.
"Yes, I think I will do some training soon but I need to ensure my Pokémon are fit and ready. I want to be mentally ready as well if I want to do something light with Charizard." Ash said while Dr Ivy nodded at him. She got up briefly, searching around some books and pulled out four.
"Here." She gave him in his hands, mindful of his injured one. "These books are good for some reading on training. You may have been very skilful in your younger days but it is never too late to refresh your mind. These are wonderful books. One is written by Brandon, The Pyramid King. I think you are well acquainted with him. From that smile, I would say yes" Dr Ivy smiled a bit at him. Ash began to grin once he heard Brandon's name.
"Really! Thank you, Dr Ivy." He said. She nodded back at him. Dr Ivy noticed he already began to leaf through the pages, excited to stimulate his mind.
"We are finish for the day. You better head over to the station. Officer Jenny told me last night your paper work should come through." Dr Ivy said, smiling as she sat behind her desk now. Ash stood up and nodded. With his books in hand, he waved at her in goodbye and left. He checked his phone and saw he had some time. He decided to clear his mind a bit. He walked his way to the station, rather than fly with Charizard. He was mindful this time as he didn't want to bump into anyone and create a next circus in his life.
He thought of Dr Ivy's words. Was he flying of the handle. Yes. Did he need to speak with Serena? Yes. But how?
He was brought out of his musings as he came across the station.
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"And, I need your signature over here, here, over there, initials here, signature here and initials here…" Officer Jenny was going on as her fingers flew over various papers for Ash to sign.
"Are you sure you don't need my left kidney as well?" Ash asked exasperated as this has been going on for half an hour now. Officer Jenny looked at him before letting out a tinkling laugh. It sounded like bells.
"I know it is a lot of paper work but it is better you get it all out of the way. This way, we don't need to call you back for anything." She said, as she slammed some papers against the desk to ensure they were even and aligned. She placed a fresh batch of papers in front of him and gave him a shrug as he began to sign the new ones in between reading what he was signing. Most things were none disclosures and things verifying he was Delia's son.
As he was signing some more documents, a file she had next to the him fell off the table and spilled all over the office. Papers and pictures flew all over. Ash hurried to gather them as well as officer Jenny. He picked up a paper and saw a familiar trio standing in front of a huge building. They were smiling in a ridiculous pose that Ash was accustomed to seeing them do.
"Officer Jenny? Is that Team Rocket?" Ash gasped unable to believe what he was seeing.
"Hmm? Oh yeah! You are familiar with them a bit… It seems 8 years ago they sold out Team Rocket and made their own business empire. They are by the book business people but we have officers watching them ever so often. One day, I decided to confront them, they said they had nothing to chase after anymore and retired. Kind folks they are now. I think Jessie and James got married to." Officer Jenny said as she finished gathering the file. She then placed them back on her desk and got back to organizing Ash's documents.
Ash sat back down quietly and resumed his task. He was shocked to note Team Rocket had dismantled and were now living normal lives. It was eye opening a bit. He realized everything had indeed changed and he had to fit himself back into this life where things had changed but for the better.
"Can you tell me where they reside now?" Ash asked her softly.
Officer Jenny looked up confused for a moment. She watched him in a slightly bewildered look but nodded.
"I'm not supposed to but knowing your history with them, sure. They live in Vermillion city. They have a robotics company there. They supply most of Kanto with the new police robots we have that patrol the streets." Officer Jenny said. Ash nodded to this and continued with his signing.
After an hour of fully signing, reading, arguing, groaning and hand cramping, Ash was finally finish with his task. Officer Jenny nodded at everything.
"Right, this is much faster. Congratulations Ash. The banks will notify you when the changes occur. Now, some more good news. Thomas released information about the accounts. He seemed to have been rather shaken up after his 'fall'… An officer had gone in after wards and spoke with him. He released all the information and we have gotten a hold of it. It seems he was holding it in several accounts in Sinnoh. Your money will be given back to you. You're rather lucky for this."
"How much have the banks deduced he took from me?"
"A little over 10 million, the exact figure I'm not sure." Officer Jenny said, pulling out some more documents to show him.
"WHAT!" Ash shouted, he felt light headed and he needed a seat. He was already sitting "How? How? When did my mother have that kind of money? HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS?"
"You mother kept everything well. She was definitely a good business woman and had good people handling it. What can I say? People in Kanto love their noodles. Be grateful that's all he took, you have more in other accounts he hid." Ash could only blink at this. He watched her like she was nuts. No wonder he told himself he had petty accounts to get by. Compare to that figure his petty accounts were just that. Petty.
"I think; I think I am going to visit the bank tomorrow. I have to go to the Pokémon centre now. I'll …Officer Jenny I'll call to let you know if I have any more concerns. "Ash said, a bit dumbfounded. She could only giggle at him. The Officer just waved at him.
"I mean, I know she had money but I never estimated it was so much… and she left it all to me? Mom? Why didn't you tell me all of this?" Ash mumbled himself. He was rushing to the centre now. He had so many questions. "She could have given me a heads up… I mean really mom?" Ash groaned as he climbed up the step to the centre. He collided with someone this time and was surprisingly knocked off balance.
"Ash? Are you okay?" Dr Ivy asked from above him. Ash looked at her like she had three heads. He got up, rubbing his head a bit. He was seeing things a bit blurry.
"Um…can you define okay? Dr Ivy, nice to see you. Why are you by the centre this hour? Didn't we just have a session."
"Um…Yes, My Butterfree was not feeling well so I decided to drop her off. I was just heading back to the office. Don't worry, Ash. It was nice seeing you again. See you at our next session!" With that, Dr Ivy fled the scene leaving Ash very curious. Why didn't she just have Hope do it?
Shaking his head, he entered the Pokémon centre. He felt strange. Ivysaur was such a special Pokémon to him. He was one of Ash's first Pokémon ever caught. Right after Butterfree and Pidgeot. He spoke to nurse Joy and she directed him to Brock's current office. In there, he saw Bonnie was sitting in a giant office chair behind Brock's giant, wooden desk, looking bored to tears, reading a giant text. It looked like someone had homework. A big smile spread across her face when she saw Ash smiling at her. She got up and dragged him to a chair.
"Brock is busy with a Butterfree at the moment. When he's finished, he told me to tell you he would take us up into the operating room that has Ivysaur. I can tell you Ivysaur vitals are very strong. The antibiotics did their job. He might have a speedy recovery after we give him the antidote today to wake him up." Bonnie smiled at Ash, glad when the smile spread across his face.
"So why are you in Brock's office instead of helping him?"
"I'm having problems with Rock type care, so Dr Harrison has given me detention by making me read a text dedicated to rock care. After, we are going to watch a lecture on Rock care for the finest!" Bonnie said dramatically, her voice going into a high falsetto. Ash only shook his head at Bonnie, over the weeks he understood Bonnie was very good at her field, especially in electric types but there were still some places she lacked in. Brock was honestly the best person to teach her as he had experience from since he was a teenage boy. She was very serious when he was teaching her or explaining things to her to the point Ash didn't even recognize it was Bonnie but the moment Brock called for them to be finish, she was her usual bubbly, excited self. He also knew she mocked Brock when he was serious by calling him, Dr Harrison. Ash was glad Brock found someone to pass on his skills to.
Ash and Bonnie talked about the books they had, he was telling her about what an amazing battler legend Brandon was when Brock came into his office looking like he had seen better days. It all disappeared when he saw Ash sitting there, smiling and looking more like his usual self then how he looked this morning.
"Was therapy good today?" Brock asked, heading to where Bonnie sat.
"Well, I don't feel like to throw myself into some rampaging Tauros, so I say that is progress." Ash smiled at him. Brock only shook his head at him. He checked some documents Bonnie handed to him silently and nodded to all. He signed somethings quickly and handed it back to her. He turned to Ash now and was ready.
"C'mon, let's go. Ivysaur is waiting to be treated." With that, everyone left Brock's office and headed towards the OR's in the back of the centre. Through the window, Ash saw Ivysaur was hooked up like all of his other Pokémon were when they were about to be treated. A Chansey was busy checking the giant grass Pokémon, greeting Brock happily. It must have been Brock's Chansey in the room. He saw his little flower build was light in pink, not the florescent pink he remembered it to be. He saw Ivysaur looked like he was in a deep sleep but could not tell the look on his face. Brock quietly opened the door and allowed Ash to enter. Brock and Bonnie got suited up and started the procedure, giving Ash a mask and gloves as well. It was a couple of minutes as Bonnie measured the amount of antidote for Brock. It was quiet when Brock got it in the syringe and ejected it into one of Ivysaur tubes. The machines began to hum stronger when the antidote made contact. In the distance, Ash saw some dead flowers in a vase start to bloom again while little golden sparkles seemed to float out of Ivysaur's bulb. Brock nodded to Ash behind his mask and gestured for him to go closer to his Pokémon. Brock began to make some notes, while watching the progress. Ivysaur's bulb began to tremble a bit and Ash could have heard a quiet sound coming from the Pokémon. He saw the blue Pokémon begging to open his eyes. Watching as clarity began to form in his face. He held on with deep breath as he noticed the Pokémon coming into consciousness.
Ivysaur was seeing light for the first time after years. His vision was blurry but he blinked slowly to clear it.
Ivysaur saw Ash, watching him with worry etched on his face. Ash could not help it, he began to stroke Ivysaur, same as he did with Snorlax and the others who were treated already and were in recovery. He hoped to pass comfort onto his Pokémon. Ivysaur began to smile a bit, happy to see his master had returned but in that short span of time, he remembered Ash returning him one night and never seeing him again for a long time and then feeling himself falling into a horrible sleep which was painful and torturous. He didn't want to see his master… his master did not save him. Had his master forgotten him…like his previous master? Ivysaur sent out a feeble vine whip to knock Ash's hand out of the way and turning his head to not see him.
Ivysaur could hear Ash letting out a soft sound of pain as the vine made contact. He watched him, cut eyed to his master clutching his injured hand and looking hurt at Ivysaur's actions. Ivysaur heard Bonnie and Brock gasp at the attack that landed on Ash. They stared in shock at the Pokémon's cold deposition, even in its weak form.
"Ivysaur?" Ash whispered to him, sounding like the ten-year-old boy who found him in the hidden village all those years. It made Ivysaur feel bad for a moment but it was not ready to forgive him yet.
Ash shook his head and smiled at his Pokémon. He shook away Bonnie and Brock's concern and headed back to where Ivysaur was. He had a feeling this might happen as his Ivysaur, when it was a Bulbasaur had a very distrusting nature. Ash knew Ivysaur might be a little hurt at the situation. None the less he came back to the grass Pokémon and gave it a pet again. He spoke slowly to Ivysaur knowing it would listen despite the angry feelings it had.
"I know, you're angry at me, I'm angry at myself to but I promise you, you will never have to feel like this ever again. I promise you I will never let this happen to you again. It's okay that you are angry at me. I'll always try to gain back your trust. I will work towards it because you are my friend. I'll never leave you now, Ivysaur. I promise."
Ivysaur didn't watch him, staring at the other side of the clean room he was in. He felt himself getting sleepy once again… it was pulling him. He only had time to say his master's name before succumbing to his sleep. "Ivy…. Saur" Ash continued to pet his Ivysaur even after it had fallen asleep. He was just glad he got a moment to reassure his Pokémon before he was moved to recovery.
"Chansey, can you please take Ivysaur to recovery?" "Chansey!" She called to him after Brock placed Ivysaur on the stretcher. Ash waved at his sleeping Pokémon, feeling a little overwhelmed at Ivysaur's cold behaviour. Brock, in that moment believed in reverence that Ash truly was a destined Pokémon Master. He handled that situation in only a true Pokémon trainer could have.
"Well, I guess that is a next thing to add to my list." Ash sighed as he removed his mask. "Is there anybody who likes me still?" Ash groaned, sarcastically, forgetting about Brock and Bonnie in the room.
"I don't know." Brock came over before clapping him on his back. "I still like ya…is that enough?" Brock laughed at that. Ash smiled at him sadly but nodded. Indeed, it was. Ash was happy his friends still liked him. He was surprised they did. He didn't hear when Bonnie mumbled sarcastically "Serena" under her breath. Bonnie didn't understand how dense Ash could be, especially since he and Serena acted like they were still together. She loved her friends dearly but they really were to slow for their own good.
"I'm going to work on your Feraligatr in a couple of days. He has responded to the antibiotics better than some of your Pokémon so now he is scheduled to be given the antidote. Don't feel anyway at Ivysaur, you know that little green-bluish bulb loves you more than anything in this world." Brock said as he led Ash out of the OR. Ash nodded, he felt bad but knew Brock was not kidding. To be realistic, Ash didn't expect all of his Pokémon to forgive him right away. He was dreading Snivy's return to him. He knew she held him in a highest contempt. He would have to earn back their trust.
"If you wait a bit, we can all head home together. Bonnie is done for the day and I have to check on my last patient. A Butterfree." Brock told him as he, Bonnie and Ash headed back to his office. They were all about to take a seat when Ash began to respond to him.
"Sure, I don't mind. I'll read some books Dr Ivy…wait did you say a Butterfree?" Ash asked his head snapping up at Brock, giving him wide eyes. He recalled Dr Ivy dropping her Butterfree off earlier.
"Uh? Yeah, it's a real sweetheart to. Nurse Joy asked me to look at her. Why?" Brock asked a bit confused, looking at Bonnie for clarity on what he was saying was true. She only shrugged at him before continuing to gather her things.
"Hmm, oh nothing. Just making conversation." Ash blew it off and took out a book from his backpack to read. He resumed his chapter like it was nothing before a ghost of a smile spread over his face. Brock looked at him suspiciously but continued on to his last check-up.
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After Ash, Brock and Bonnie arrived back at the stoop and decided to enter through the Arena, they were assaulted by a mass group of Pokémon in The Underground. Serena was seen talking to both Nurse Joys. It seemed both Tattooed Nurse Joy had made it back as well as her sister had brought back all Serena's Pokémon from their examinations. It was very lively. Delcatty were running all over, Machoke and Machamps were showing off their muscles to Miette who was applauding them when they lifted heavy objects. Serena was checking her Milotic as the beautiful snake like Pokémon skirted around her, to showcase how her skin or scales were shining even more. Her Meowstic and Miette's Meowstic were playing with each other, levitating some of Serena's Machop. Serena's Altaria and Mystevis flew around the arena before coming in front of Bonnie and dragging her to play with them. Her half a dozen Mr. Mime were busy doing various tricks for Bonnie now. It was a rather chaotic affair but all the Pokémon seemed to be happy that they were home once again. They stayed near Serena, each trying to get a moment of her time while she listened to the breakdown of their condition. She had her Kirlia in her arms while Sylveon and Pangoro stood behind her. Delphox stood tall besides her.
"The only concerning thing was your Delcatty seemed to have lacked some calcium but we fixed that in a jiffy. All your Pokémon have been restored and by the looks of the room, I think they are feeling fantastic." Nurse Joy said as Serena's Lileep came up to her, taking affection from the Nurse. They were all interrupted by a white blur.
"I would say so, Nurse Joy, glad to see you're back from Chrysanthemum Island and Nurse Joy, I'm sorry I didn't get to see you at the centre today." Brock said, turning up the charm, grasping both of their hands and bring it to his chest, his eyes turning silvery as an unknown breeze began to blow through the stadium, simple violin music began to play from somewhere. "How about we become reacquainted tonight as I daringly ask for both of your company…AHHHH" A blue and black hand was seen stabbing Brock. A Toxicroak could be seen, glowing in the back of him, laughing wickedly at his master. He immediately began to drag him away after Brock collapsed while high fiving Bonnie in the process.
Ash just shook his head at Brock. He was going to head upstairs to where the sectional was when he was stopped by a Machoke. The Machoke held out it hand and Ash immediately recognized it. He returned his hand where they did some dorky hand shake before nodding. Ash was glad to see his body guard Machoke was doing it well. On the other side of the Arena, Serena was smiling fondly at Machoke and Ash. Ash noticed her staring at him. He didn't know why he suddenly felt a blush spread over his face but he ducked away and headed to the sectional. He was not ready to really deal with emotions at the moment. Frankly, he really didn't know how to deal with Serena, he didn't know if he could just stand there and have a conversation with her and be okay or he might forget everything, pick her up and drag her to his room and have his way with her. He felt spent and decided he would go to his room and relax. He needed to think about everything today, his talk with Dr Ivy, his revelations and his own issues. If he wasn't careful they might have a repeat of the other night which would make things complicated. He needed to ensure they did not sleep with each other again. That could only lead to more complications and his life was already complicated.
"Hey Ash!" Miette called to him. She noticed the exchange between Serena and Ash and saw Serena's face drop when Ash turned away and was escaping. Ash halted his steps and turned around to where Miette was, several Machamp watching her. "Tomorrow, The Underground opens up." She called to him. "Hope you watch. We have some heated trainers for tomorrow's matches."
Ash smiled at Miette, he looked at Serena who was still watching him and nodded.
"I look forward to it, Miette." Ash responded before finally escaping up the stairs that lead to the sectional.
Serena was confused by his behaviour. She had no idea what was going on with him but she knew she had to figure out what. Ash Ketchum was not going to escape from her now. She now knew everything and she was not going to let Ash stand in the way of his own happiness. She had a feeling he was avoiding her after last night. She just was not clear why.
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