Hey, guys! I'm back again with another chapter, something that you already know. Anyway, let's get to the chapter!
"Don't kiss my boyfriend!" Serena exclaimed, stepping back for a second to watch Rebecca's reaction.
"Don't slap me, you bitch!" She exclaimed, going to slap Serena back before Ash grabbed her wrist, preventing her from doing so.
"Touch her and you're dead," he threatened, knowing that it was unlike him to say something along those lines, but choosing to anyway in order to make sure that the situation didn't evolve like a Pokémon.
"You never told me that you have a girlfriend!" Rebecca exclaimed, pointing at Ash.
"Why would I?" He asked her, smirking slightly as he had to hold back laughter. "You never asked."
"Whatever," she said, clearly annoyed. "You're ugly, anyway, so I didn't expect that you'd have one."
That statement made Serena lash out at Rebecca, screaming that Ash was "the most attractive guy that she'd ever met," making Ash blush a little.
"Come on, now!" A security guard shouted, grabbing Serena and Rebecca before pushing them away from each other. "No need to fight."
Both Rebecca and Serena stopped their attempts to attack each other, taking a few steps back before taking a few deep breaths.
"I apologise," Serena said to the guard, a little out of breath.
"It's okay," the guard said. "I saw what happened, so I understand why you reacted like that. Just try not to react so violently in these scenarios."
Serena nodded, watching as the guard turned to Rebecca and said practically the same thing, to which she also agreed.
"Shake hands, now," the guard said, to which Serena and Rebecca solemnly shook hands. "Now, I think it would be a good idea if you two stay away from each other for the rest of the night."
Both Rebecca and Serena nodded, agreeing with him before Rebecca left the area, heading to the other side of the palace.
The guard proceeded to leave, heading back to his post in case something else happened.
"That was intense," Ash muttered, making Serena turn to look at him for a second, raising her eyebrows.
"It was more than intense, Ash," Serena said, shaking her head a little.
"I'm sorry about all that," Ash said, knowing that it wasn't his fault but guessing that it would be best to apologise anyway.
"It's okay, Ash. I know it wasn't your fault, so I really don't care," Serena told him before leaning in and giving him a peck on the lips, giving him a little taste of the alcohol that she'd consumed.
"Should we leave?" Ash asked her, to which Serena nodded.
The two of them bid farewell to their new friends before they left the palace.
Ash and Serena entered the Pokémon centre again, now being eight at night. They were greeted by Nurse Joy, who merely gave them a wave, making it evident that she was tired.
Making their way to their room, Ash and Serena opened to door to be greeted by Pikachu, who was sat on the bed waiting for them.
"Hey, Pikachu," Ash greeted him, giving a little wave, to which Pikachu returned to wave with joyful shouts of his name.
"Honestly, Pikachu," Serena started, grabbing some pyjamas to put on after she had been in the shower. "Tonight was hectic," she finished, giggling a little before pointing at Ash. "You can explain what happened to him. I'm going for a shower."
Serena left the room, going into the bathroom while Ash stayed with Pikachu.
"Basically," Ash started, unable to find the correct words for a moment. "We arrived and decided to split up and meet some new people, but I ended up meeting a girl who was interested in me, and then she tried to kiss me before Serena slapped her," Ash told him in one breath, taking a moment to regain it while Pikachu processed what he had said.
"Pika," Pikachu muttered, a little confused.
"Thanks, Buddy," Ash said sarcastically. "You don't need to say that it's rare for someone to like me, you know. It just damages my self-esteem."
Half an hour later, Serena came out of the bathroom, explaining to both Ash and Pikachu that she wanted to take another one because the alcohol made her feel dirty.
Ash, not wanting to take an unneeded shower, quickly stripped down to his underwear and hopped into bed, Serena getting in next to him and resting her head on his chest.
"I love you, Ash," Serena said, looking up at him.
"I love you, too, Serena," Ash replied, looking at her for a moment before kissing her on the forehead and turning the light off.
"Goodnight," they both said in unison.
Ash woke up at half past nine the following morning to find that Serena had rolled on top of him, her face inches from his.
Still unable to understand how she managed to get into these positions while sleeping, Ash shook Serena until she woke up.
"What time is it?" She asked solemnly, unwilling to get up.
"Half past nine," Ash told her, to which she sighed.
"Will you force me to get up?" She asked him, to which Ash nodded as much as possible without headbutting Serena.
"I'll give you another half an hour if you like," Ash said, making Serena look at him, joy etched onto her face.
"Really?" She asked, not believing him slightly.
Again, Ash nodded a little, making Serena delighted as she pecked him on the cheek before proceeding to rest her head on his shoulder, muttering about how he was the best.
By the time ten-o-clock arrived, Ash got out of bed, being followed by Serena, who was happier to get up than she usually was. Mainly because Ash let her sleep for longer.
"Get dressed quickly," Ash said as he walked into the bathroom with his clothes to take a shower. Both Ash and Serena had established that Ash should shower but that Serena shouldn't as she had showered before going to bed the night before.
"I will!" Serena called out as Ash closed the door. Rushing a little, Serena grabbed her clothes and threw them on before grabbing any of her belongings and packing them away in her bag.
"Pika!" Pikachu exclaimed, tugging on her arm a little in order to gain her attention.
"You're hungry?" Serena asked Pikachu, who nodded as a response. "Okay," she said. "I'll take you and the other Pokémon down to Nurse Joy to be fed."
As Serena had said, she grabbed both hers and Ash's Pokéballs along with Pikachu before heading out of the room and towards Nurse Joy, asking her if she could feed the Pokémon.
"Of course," she replied, smiling as she released the Pokémon and took them into a separate room where all of the food was held, bringing them back to Serena a few minutes later. "All done!"
"Thank you," Serena said, returning all of the Pokémon to their balls before she let Pikachu hop back onto her shoulder, heading back to the room.
"Ah, there you both are," Ash said when they arrived, packing his things away.
"I just took our Pokémon to be fed," Serena told him, to which Ash smiled.
"Thanks, Honey," he said, zipping up his bag and putting it on.
"No problem, Ash," she replied, grabbing her bag and putting it on.
"Got everything?"
"Yes."
"Let's go, then."
The two of them emerged onto Route seven, taking a look around them, they could both see that all of the Pokémon were quite highly levelled compared to their Pokémon.
"Ash," Serena started, looking a little worried. "Should we train our Pokémon until they're all about level twelve?"
Ash nodded slowly, letting her know that it was a good idea as he released his Pokémon while she did the same.
Both Ash and Serena collapsed next to their Pokémon. They were all exhausted and unable to stand up straight without their legs aching. Like Serena had suggested, they had trained all of the Pokémon until they were all level twelve, and, of course, both Ash and Serena trained with them the whole time.
Some Pokémon learnt new moves and some didn't. Some evolved, too. Pikachu didn't learn anything new, Froakie forgot Growl and learnt Lick, Fletchling learnt Peck, Ralts forgot Teleport and learnt Disarming Voice, Fennekin learnt Howl, Zigzagoon forgot Growl and learnt Headbutt and Scatterbug evolved into Spewpa and learnt Harden before it evolved into Vivillon when it reached level twelve.
"What time is it?" Serena asked Ash, who pulled out his phone and looked at it.
"It's quarter-past one," Ash told her, to which she looked over at him, a mixture of shock and confusion etched onto her face.
"How?!" She exclaimed. "It didn't feel like we were training for that long!"
Ash nodded, "we left at quarter-past ten," he told her, to which Serena nodded, urging him to continue. "We were training for three hours. It makes sense, too, as Vivillon was still level seven before this session."
"How does that prove anything?" Serena asked something, to which Ash facepalmed, leaving a thin layer of palm-sweat on his forehead.
"We would've had to have trained for three or more hours for it to level up five times and evolve twice," Ash explained, to which Serena finally understood.
"Sorry that I'm slow," Serena said after a moment of silence. "I'm just tired after all of that."
"Well, we should have lunch and rest for an hour or so," Ash said, getting up before going into his bag and pulling out the Pokémon's food bowls and the Pokémon food, giving each of the Pokémon a bowl of food.
"I want to stay here," Serena muttered, giggling slightly when she saw Ash roll his eyes.
"I let you stay in bed before," he said, shaking his head a little before grabbing Serena's hand and pulling her up from the floor. "I'm not letting you stay where you want again, for today, at least."
Approximately two hours later, Ash and Serena stood up from the tree that they were resting under. Serena managed to fall asleep on top of Ash, who let her sleep for a while before waking her up and letting her adjust.
The two of them packed everything away before they slung their bags over their shoulders and started heading towards the end of the route.
The two of them had only been walking for a few moments when Serena noticed something.
"Is that a Roselia?"
There we go! Another chapter! I've managed to post this a few hours earlier than I usually do, which is miraculous. I had to overcome writer's block, too, at one point. Anyway, leave a review with anything you want in it, as I will approve. Yes, even 'hate.' It's merely constructive criticism, so I'll be happy to hear about what I need to improve. BYE!