(A/N: Finally, a new chapter! The ending might not seem good as its not really a cliffhanger, that is because originally this chapter was 8,000 words long, so I split it in half at a reasonable place. If this and the next chapter seem slow, its because it was one big chapter. A lot happens and a lot is learnt about some characters. This one in particular has a lot of flashbacks, enjoyyyy-)
Normal POV
Dawn and Ash were inside Ash's apartment, Dawn had gradually moved them inside. The pair hadn't said a word to eachother, as Ash was in his own world, thinking about May.
Ash stayed slumped in his couch while Dawn was making them coffee. The girl carried in two cups into the lounge room and offered her boyfriend a mug. "Coffee?" She asked. Ash nodded and took it, taking it. "Thank you.." He said quietly.
Dawn took a seat beside him, sipping her coffee. She wasn't sure whether to talk or not, what would she say? She just broke it to him that his best friend was dead. Dawn felt awful.
The girl just stayed by him, not wanting to leave him alone. She placed her empty coffee mug on the coffee table and sank back into the couch.
"You should probably head home." Ash suggested, as it was getting late, and he seemed to want to be alone. Dawn bit her lip, thinking about what Ash had said previously.
"I feel like a weakness would be emotions too, once you're a vampire, everything you felt before is heightened. When you're happy, you feel on top of the world, when you're angry, you feel absolutely outraged, when you're sad, you feel depressed.. and so on."
"I don't think that's such a good idea." Dawn insisted, taking her empty coffee mug to the sink. "Dawn, honestly, go home." Ash sighed. "Ash.. I know it's a terrible idea to leave you alone like this.. you just lost someone so important to you..." Dawn sighed, cleaning her cup.
She placed the cup away before turning around to see Ash, who'd zoomed over so fast she didn't hear him. "Go home!" He ordered, yelling... His eyes had turned bloodshot. Dawn's eyes widened and she stepped back in fright, before she paused. He wouldn't usually act like this. She grit her teeth and stepped forward.
"I'm sorry, but no. I'm not leaving you alone right now! You're hurting and angry and.. probably terrified and there's no way I'm going to leave you alone, feeling this way." She said, as Ash stepped back. "So go ahead, yell at me if you really want, but I'm not going anywhere." Dawn concluded, as Ash looked away, tearing up again. "I'm... I'm sorry.." He said, in almost a whisper.
"Hey, dont be.." Dawn said, calmly and softly. "You just lost your best friend.." She sighed, the images of Mays dead body still in her mind. "I'm not leaving you.. not like this." She added, as Ash turned back to her, sobbing again. Dawn couldn't help but tear up by the sight of Ash being so upset.
Ash sighed heavily, putting his arms around Dawn, as she hugged him back. The boy struggled to make words, feeling angry at himself for yelling at Dawn. It seemed like a small act but to him, it meant a lot... he felt terrible.
"I love you so much.." Ash managed to say quietly, as he'd collapsed into his girlfriends arms again, a crying mess. "I love you too.." Dawn replied softly, before kissing his cheek.
Touko dialled Iris' number, placing the phone to her ear. It nearly rung out, but Iris had just answered it.
"Hey! How are you holding up?" The brunette asked, "Hey Touko, I'm doing alright." Iris replied, though she sounded occupied. "Are you sure?" She asked.
Iris sighed, "Actually.. I've been having a weird night.." She admitted. "How so?" The wolf girl asked, curiously. "Well I saw May tonight.. like it was her ghost.. she said something like 'protect the coffins' but I don't know what she's talking about!" Iris sighed, clearly distressed.
Touko was thinking for a moment, before she spoke, "This is definitely a long shot, but I came across some coffins the other day.." She admitted. "Wow.. Casually.." Iris laughed nervously. Touko laughed too, "I know. How strange. It was when I went exploring when I stayed with my cousins. I went into this cave and at the end seemed to be a sealed chamber with coffins.." Touko admitted.
"Hmm..." Iris sighed. "It sounds like a weird coincidence, that's for sure. Well if May said to protect them, I guess they're already protected and far away.." Iris trailed off. "Yeah, that's for sure.. Though I'm curious to what's in them.. But I couldn't get to them, as if a spell had sealed the room" Touko admitted. "Interesting.. I wonder if anyone can get passed the seal.." Iris wondered.
"It is a longshot though, but I thought I'd let you know there are coffins I know about." Touko laughed nervously. "Yeah.. Thanks Touko. I'm gonna head to sleep, I'll talk to you later." Iris yawned. "Okay, Goodnight Iris." Touko concluded. "Goodnight Touko." Iris smiled, before ending the call.
Despite the coffins Touko knew about, possibly being different from the ones May was talking about, Iris oddly felt content. Before the phone call, she felt lost, trying to figure out anything about what May had said.
The purple haired girl stood up and made her way to her bedroom, deciding to head to sleep again. She climbed into bed and closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep.
Ash had made his way to his room, getting ready to sleep. Dawn had found a cupboard of spare bed stuff and grabbed a blanket and pillow, and left it on the couch.
The girl left the lounge and wandered, over to Ash's bedroom, knocking on the door. "Come in." He quietly answered. Dawn pushed the door open and stepped inside. "Hey hun, I'm gonna head to sleep.. do you need anything else?" She asked, as Ash shook his head. "Alright," She smiled, "Goodnight."
Dawn went to turn and leave, but Ash quickly called out, "Dawn, wait.." The blue haired girl turned around. "Can you.. stay with me?" Ash asked quietly, sounding like he was going to cry again. Dawn nodded, "Yeah, of course.." She replied, sympathetically.
The girl walked over to Ash's bed, climbing into the other side, and scooting over to her boyfriend, before pulling him into a hug. Ash wrapped his arms around his girlfriend, holding her closely, as he quietly cried again. The girl rubbed his back as he did.
Dawn wished she could magically make the pain he felt, disappear. It was heartbreaking to see the one she loved, so miserable as he was.
The next morning.
Dawn woke up, still in her boyfriends arms. She looked up at Ash to still seem him peacefully, and smiled. The girl slid out from his grip, before looking back at him, this time kissing his forehead.
Dawn quietly left the bedroom, and entered the kitchen. She opened the drawers and cupboards, trying to find out where everything belonged, before beginning to cook up a surprise.
As she cooked, her phone rang. Dawn quickly took it, answering it. "Hello?" She began. "Hey Dawn! It's Serena, are you around?" The blonde asked. "I'm at Ash's house." Dawn replied. "Oh, how is he doing?" Serena asked. The blue haired girl sighed, "Terrible.. I wish I could make his pain, go away. It hurts to see him like this.." She admitted.
"It does, I'm sure you are cheering him up though.. He'd feel a lot more miserable if he were on his own." Serena admitted. "Yeah.. I'm making us breakfast at the moment." Dawn said. "Breakfast? In a vampires house?" Serena asked. "What did you expect me to do, bring him a human?" The blue haired girl asked blankly. "Yeah." Serena joked.
"I was going to ask if you could see Touko and I today. We're hanging out and really need to talk to you about things." Serena added. "I can't leave Ash on his own.." Dawn insisted, hesitant. "Hmm.. we'll only be half an hour.. what if we have someone stay with him while you're gone?" The vampire girl asked. "I don't know.." Dawn trailed off.
"We can have Barry stay over while you're gone, Ash will be fine. And we won't take too long." Serena offered. Dawn was really hesitant, but agreed. "Alright, we'll send Barry over." The blonde decided. "Okay, see you soon." Dawn concluded, before hanging up.
About ten minutes passed and Dawn had finished making breakfast for Ash, and a knock was on the door. The girl opened it to see Barry.
"Hey Barry." Dawn smiled. "Hey Dawn." Barry replied, entering Ash's home. "Ash is still asleep, he's got breakfast on the table when he does wake up." The blue haired girl explained. "Breakfast?" Barry asked, stepping into view of the table to see a plate of pancakes. "Really Dawn?" Barry sweatdropped. "God can't you guys just see I'm trying to do something nice." Dawn huffed, walking over to the door. "Bye, I'll be back soon." She concluded. "Bye."
Dawn met with Serena and Touko in a park. It was quiet and peaceful, and the three decided it was an ideal location for what they were going to discuss.
"We're having a picnic!" Touko claimed, holding a basket full of food. "Because two out of three of us, will want actual food." She added, as Serena rolled her eyes. "I'm still eating your food."
"So Dawn, I think it's time we tell you a bit about ourselves." Serena began, taking a seat on the picnic blanket that Touko had laid out. "Yeah, that would probably be good." Dawn sweatdropped. "Well, lets talk and eat, I'm starving." Touko decided, offering the pair sandwiches.
"Alright, I'll begin." Touko decided, after they'd eaten most of their sandwiches. "I'm a werewolf. Basically, every full moon I have to transform into a werewolf." She began, as Dawn was a bit surprised such a creature did exist, but listened intently. "Pretty much I have no control over myself during the night and cause chaos, so I advise you to lock your doors on a full moon." Touko explained.
"Werewolf bites can kill vampires." Touko added. "So yeah every full moon I make sure our dorm door and windows are locked." She added. "That's crazy.." Dawn sweatdropped. "Welcome to your new life." Serena laughed nervously, "Everything is crazy, from here on out."
"So how did you turn into a werewolf?" Dawn asked. "Well, it runs it my family, sometimes it skips generations but I was an unlucky one who it didn't skip. Nothing triggers it, it just happens out of no where." Touko admitted. "And it's really terrifying.. The first time I turned into a werewolf is something I.. wish I could forget.."
Flashback
Fourteen year old Touko stood in her kitchen, helping her Mother cook dinner. She was talking to her Mum about Iris and Cilan, who were her best friends. Her Mother just smiled and listened, happy that her daughter was close to the pair, as she got along with their parents really well.
Suddenly the brunette girl felt a sharp pain in her stomach, and dropped to the floor. "Touko?" Her Mother spun around, noticing her fall. Touko cried out in pain as suddenly her body started doing weird things, her arms and leg joints hyper extended. "Touko!?" Her Mother cried.
Touko's dad raced into the kitchen, hearing all the noise. "What's happening to our daughter!?" The Mother cried out as the Father watched in shock. "Oh no.. She's becoming one of them!" He panicked, before bending down to scoop up his daughter and race outside.
"Where are you going!?" Touko's mother asked. "Lock the doors and windows!" The father called back, ignoring her question.
Flashback end
"My father tried to calm me down and explain what was happening to me, as I was transforming into a werewolf. Once I transformed, I lost control.." Touko trailed off. "And I nearly killed him.. My own father.." She added, pain in her voice.
"After that my mental health went downhill, I felt like a monster and.. I felt different from every other teenager."
"I began drifting away from my friends, including Iris and Cilan, until one day Iris pulled me aside and asked what was going on, saying I had been acting different." The wolf girl admitted. "Then I told her what I was, and that I felt I didn't belong.. And then she began to tell me about her family, that many of her family members were witches." Touko said. "And she told me she was beginning to think she was a witch too." The brunette added. "And suddenly I didn't feel so lonely anymore, because she and I were both different."
Dawn had been listening intently, surprised by her story. It was quite different from Iris' story but somehow linked, because they were childhood friends.
"People began to find out about Iris and I when we were fifteen, and our families were threatened and everything. Cilan had told us he was moving to Lumiose city for school and our parents convinced us to come along, and that they've move in with us soon." Touko added. "Then we moved here and met Serena." Touko grinned.
Flashback
Touko and Iris waved as Cilan left to go down the other side of the corridor.
"He definitely has a thing for you." Iris nudged Touko as she became flustered. "Yeah, as if. He just broke up with Burgundy like two weeks ago." Touko admitted. "Oh come on, you and I both know he wasn't in love with her. And it's becoming to plainly obvious Touko, take it from the thirdwheel- He likes you." Iris admitted as Touko's face became more red. "I hope so." She admitted, trying not to squeal.
The two girls approached dorm #313. Touko and Iris both stopped at the front of the pale purple door that read "313" in big letters. "Here it is.." Iris sighed, "Here is where we're staying for the next few years." She added. Touko turned to Iris, noticing a worried expression. They were going to be staying in a room with strangers, they felt they would have to hide their true selves to hide their secrets.
"We got this Iris, there'll be nothing to worry about." Touko assured her, as Iris turned to Touko. "Yeah, I'm sure you're right.. I'm just worried.." Iris laughed nervously before placing her hand on the doorknob and twisting it open.
The Unovian duo stepped through the doorway, soon spotting a girl with blonde hair and red eyes, seated on a bed.
"Hi, we're your new roommates." Touko waved, wheeling her suitcase through the doorway. The girl looked up, peering away from her phone, "Hi! I'm Serena! It's nice to meet you." She smiled. "Hi, I'm Iris. It's a pleasure to meet you too." Iris smiled, stopping her suitcase by her feet when she reached Touko. "My names Touko. I hope we can become friends." The brunette grinned.
"Is there anyone else in this dorm?" Touko asked. Serena nodded, "There's one other girl, she's not here at the moment though... I'm sure she'll be back soon."
Flashback end
"Who was the other girl?" Dawn asked. "The other girl," Serena began, sitting upright. "Was killed by Gary". Dawn's eyes widened, "What!?"
"We all kept our secret identities hidden.. until the girl in our dorm, who was also very new, was killed.. She was killed by Gary. He drank every last drop of blood in her body and she died." Touko explained. "A small handful of us found her body and realised it was a vampires doing, but we weren't sure who it was." Serena began. "That's when Ash and I found out Gary had come to the school.." She trailed off.
Flashback
Serena closed the door behind her and tried to calm her breathing. Gary was back!? She couldn't believe it.
Her and Ash decided together they wanted the closest thing to a normal life possible and decided high school would be a start.. But now Gary is here to fuck up their plans?? He disagreed with their plans entirely and decided to go solo but now he was back in their lives, still vicious.
"God why does Gary ruin everything.." Serena sighed, her breathing calming down. She worried because of him, people would find out what she and Ash were. "Gary loved to ruin things" Serena thought.
The dorm door opened and Iris and Touko entered, worried for Serena as she left at the sight of Gary. "Serena, is everything okay?" Iris asked, worried. The blonde haired girl nodded, "I'm just scared that.. People will find out what I am, I mean.. I just want a normal life." Serena admitted, sounding hurt by all of this.
Once the body of their former roommate had been found, and Serena explained a vampire had bitten the girl, Iris and Touko were really curious to why she thought that. Hesitantly, Serena told them she was a vampire, entrusting them, which caused Iris and Touko to come clean about what they were too.
"Hey, don't worry. Nothing will happen. We'll keep your secret." Iris said softly, going to Serena's side. "If we all stick together, and have eachothers backs, there's no way anything can go wrong." Touko boomed, going to Serena's other side. Serena laughed awkwardly before looking to the girls, "You guys have been nothing but nice to me since we met.. Thank you."
Flashback end
"So Serena," Dawn began. "How did you turn into a vampire?" The blonde haired girl looked to Dawn. "My girlfriend at the time, turned me into one." She admitted, as Dawn looked surprised. She didn't think a significant other would ever do something like that.
"I don't remember everything too well but I can tell you what I do remember." Serena decided. "You've gotta tell her the story about you and Shauna! I love that story!" Touko boomed, with sparkly eyes. "Alright." The blonde scratched the back of her head. "I lived in a small town, where the community was fairly close, but Shauna suddenly moved in and seemed quite mysterious.. We met one night and I just knew there was something different about her."
Flashback
Serena and a boy had escaped from the bar, to behind the bar where it was rather quiet.
"It's so much more peaceful out here." The blonde haired girl sighed happily, looking up at the stars. "It sure is." The boy smiled, sitting down. Serena sat down beside him, blushing lightly. She had been crushing on this boy for a while but only recently have they been getting close.
"Serena.. There's something you must know.." He turned to her, Serena giving full attention to him. "In fact.. Actions speak louder than words.." He decided, before leaning in to kiss her.
Serena was stunned, but began to kiss back, not expecting that to happen so quickly. The pair then began making out, to Serena's surprise this was moving too quickly. The male then pulled away and began to kiss her neck, he then tried sliding his hand up her leg, which she swatted away.
He then tried again, which she again tried swatting away. The boy had his hand on hers, but then put pressure on it, and then went to slide his hand up her leg again. "Stop!" Serena hissed, trying to push him away from her. "Oh come on Serena." He said softly, trying once again to which she yelled. "I said stop it! God get away from me!" She growled, as he was now trying to force himself onto her.
While the boy began to harass the girl, they hadn't notice another person wander outside. The figure noticed the pair and Serena's yelling and with inhuman speed, raced over and the shoved the boy away from Serena.
"Stop means fucking stop, you twat!" The girl growled, having her hand around the guys throat. Serena gasped, noticing a short girl with brown hair, standing in front of her, had come to her rescue. This girl had some incredible speed and strength, nothing Serena had seen before.
"Who are you?" The boy choked out. "That's irrelevant. What do you think you're doing? Harassing this poor girl. I suggest you leave before I harm you." The stranger admitted coldly, "Okay-" He replied. "And leave this girl alone." The brown haired girl said before letting go the the guys throat. He then ran away, as quickly as he could.
"Thank you so much!" Serena said, gratefully. "You're welcome, nobody deserves to be harassed like that.." The girl replied. Serena stood up, fixing up her clothes. "Who are you?" She asked the stranger, who still was keeping eye contact with her. "My name's Shauna. What's your name?" Shauna asked. "Serena is my name." Serena replied.
"Hey um.. I know this is weird because I just met you.. But you sorta just saved me and I guess.. I trust you.. Would you mind walking with me home? I'm really paranoid.." Serena asked shyly. Shauna's neutral expression turned into a smile. "I wouldn't mind at all."
Flahback end
"She walked me home and I apologised so much, feeling like I was wasting her time, but she claimed she would be happier knowing I got home safe." Serena said. "And I made sure I didn't forget her name or looks so I could remember her and see her again, and luckily I did. I saw her a lot and we began to hang out. After a while we became friends.. and it was really amazing because in my town.. I didn't have too many friends." Serena sweatdropped.
"I new there was something inhuman about Shauna, but regardless, I trusted her. Time went on and we became friends, running into eachother quite often.. and before we knew it, we became best friends." Serena explained. "After nearly a year of being friends, I was starting to wonder, if what I felt for Shauna was more.. romantic. Which was unacceptable for the time.. So I remained confused." She added. "Until one day something happened.. Like it was fate.."
Flashback
Shauna and Serena had gone to one of the local bars as there was a birthday celebration for one of the locals they both knew well.
During the party, alcohol was consumed everywhere and people were beginning to act rough.
Shauna had a hold of Serena's hand, pulling her through the crowds whilst trying not to lose her. "Finally." The brunette huffed, and she noticed a little clearing for the two to stand in.
Once getting to the spot, Shauna let go of Serena's hand, and the two smiled at eachother about to start conversation before a voice spoke up, the pair looked to see a drunk stranger had approached them. "You! You're the girl my younger brother had a crush on! And you..." The man trailed off to hiccup, "Lead him on! He told me you used him!" He added, with a hiccup, pointing to Serena.
The drunk stranger had to of been talking about the boy who had once tried taking advantage of Serena, the one Shauna scared off.
Serena looked like she was struggling to get words out of her mouth, she became flustered and embarrassed.. that's when Shauna had an idea. "How dare you insult my girlfriend like that." To that Serena looked to the brunette, shocked.
"Your brother was trying to rape her! And I beat and threatened his ass. Tell your little brother to get over himself. She's happy with me." Shauna shrugged.
"You expect me to believe that you two women are in a relationship!?" The drunk man laughed, looking at Shauna, then Serena. "Uh.. Yes actually." Serena decided, playing along with it. "Your brother hasn't got a chance." She added.
"Prove it." The man demanded, almost stumbling. "What?" Serena asked, raising an eyebrow. "Prove to me that you two females are in a relationship, because I don't believe anyone would do something so wrong." He growled.
Serena bit her lip, not sure what to do. "Fine." Shauna decided, before turning to Serena. Serena looked to her best friend nervously, as the brunette mouthed the words, 'Just trust me'. Serena gave a nod.
Shauna then got on her tip toes, reaching up to Serena as she was a lot shorter. The brunette put her hand on Serena's chin, before leaning in to kiss her gently.
Serena was stunned, but began to kiss back. Shauna found her hand creeping up to wrap around Serenas neck, as Serena began to wrap her arms around Shauna's waist.
The moment seemed oddly magical to them, but what they hadn't realised is not only was the drunk man staring at them in complete shock, but half of the bar was also watching in total shock.
The two girl broke apart, gazing into eachothers eyes as they did. That was broken when someone from the crowd yelled out, "What the fuck is going on!?"
Serena and Shauna then blushed madly, realising what they had done and the position they were in. They quickly removed their arms from eachother and turned to face the drunken man who'd approached them, trying to ignore the rest of the starers.
"You wanted proof. There you go." Shauna shrugged, somewhat confidently. Serena laughed nervously, grabbing Shauna's hand, "Let's get out of here.." She suggested, as Shauna agreed. The pair made their way out of the bar, still shocked by the nights events.
Flashback end
"We just laughed it off and became embarrassed everytime the night was mentioned, but I had come to realise that I was really falling for Shauna.." Serena explained, interrupted as Touko let out a squeal, to which Dawn and Serena looked to her. "I'm sorry, I just.. Really love this story." Touko laughed nervously, scratching the back of her head, causing the pair to laugh.
"Time went by and I just couldn't stop thinking and that night.. and Shauna.. And eventually I confessed."
Flashback
"Hey Sere." Shauna smiled, opening the girl's bedroom door. "Hey.." Serena answered, her back facing Shauna. "How did your date go?" The brunette asked, closing Serena's bedroom door. Serena was hesitant to answer, "It.. it went.. horrible." The blonde haired girl admitted, as Shauna scurried over to notice Serena had been crying.
"Hey, there's no need to cry." Shauna said softly, pulling Serena into a hug. "You'll find someone, I'm sure of it." The girl said happily. Serena fell quiet, staying in Shauna's embrace, before standing up.
"No.. Shauna there's.. something you need to know." Serena said, turning to her friend who was seated on her bed, where she also sat moments earlier. The blonde was a bit hesitant to get the words out, and wasn't sure what to say, but decided she had to be honest. "I'm in love with you Shauna." She blurted, to which Shauna's eyes widened.
"I know society sees girls loving girls, as disgusting and wrong but.. god I love you so much.." Serena admitted, before wiping her eyes. "I've tried going on dates and so forth to try and get over you but.. I can't!" The blonde admitted. "And I'm sorry if this ruins the friendship we have-"
Serena was cut off as Shauna wandered over to her. "Ssh, Serena you haven't ruined anything.." Shauna said softly, as Serena had been really loud when confessing. "It's not wrong to feel this way towards girls... Girls don't have to love boys and boys don't have to love girls. Society needs to realise this." Shauna explained, taking Serenas hands.
"Sere, I love you too.. I've been crushing on you for a loooong time.. And seeing you go on dates did hurt a bit, but I only wanted you to be happy." The brunette added. "Being around you makes me happy.." Serena trailed off, before finding herself leaning closer to Shauna. The brunette noticed and began to lean closer to Serena, before the pair's lips met.
Flashback end
"Shauna and I began dating, but due to society and being against same sex couples, we had to be secretive." Serena admitted. "We were together for ten months, that's until she turned me." The blonde added, noticing Touko and Dawn listening intently.
"This part is a bit foggy for me, but one night she was at my house and we'd stayed together in my room. I was thinking about her odd abilities that I'd seen when she saved me, but everytime I asked her about it, she'd change the topic."
"I finally told her I was over her keeping a secret from me, and then she came clean and told me what she was.. And I became really scared. She told me not to be afraid and that she loved me.." Serena continued.
"Once she calmed me down, she then explained that she was immortal.. And then asked me if I wanted to be with her forever. Of course I said yes, we were girlfriends who were madly in love.. And then she told me that she'd believe there'd be a time where same sex couples could be happy and have the same rights as a heterosexual couple and I believed too that it would be a lovely time."
"Shauna then told me that she could turn me into a vampire, that she'd help me and we could run away and be happy.. away from the town we were in. I loved the idea of being with her forever and living in a society where we'd be accepted.. but I didn't understand all of the consequences of being a vampire.." Serena sighed.
"I don't remember what happened after that except she fed me her blood and broke my neck.. When I woke up, she was gone." The vampire sighed. "To my knowledge, my parents killed her. Once I found that out, I became furious and really confused, and I ran away. Hours later I was found by Gary and Ash, and they help me." Serena concluded.
"So that's how I became a vampire, at least from what I remember.. There could have been parts I easily missed from the memory of when I got turned into vampire." She admitted.
Dawn was lost in her own thoughts, thinking about Serena and Ash's stories, and how Iris' and Touko's stories differed from them. Despite being an evil species, they still seemed human. "Do you have anymore questions? I'll try not to break out into story again." Serena laughed awkwardly. "Um.. yeah.. what year did you turn into a vampire?" Dawn asked curiously. "1885.. I have been 18 since 1885.." Serena sweatdropped, as Dawn was shocked.
"I'm sorry we've hidden our true identities from you Dawn.. We just didn't want anyone else involved in this.. But that's pretty hard when you're the one normal human in our dorm." Touko laughed nervously.
"I.. I understand.. Don't worry." Dawn sweatdropped, processing this information. "I'm gonna head back to Ash's apartment.. Thanks girls.." The girl added, as the other two smiled. "All good, if you have any questions, feel free to ask." Touko smiled.
(A/N: I know it seems Serena is the spotlight of this chapter, but I needed her buildup for her story and to introduce the Serena x Shauna ship to the story-)
(A/N 2.0: I should also add, I know it seems weird that Dawn refused to leave Ash's side and then was convinced, despite being hesitant. Although their picnic took up half of the chapter, it was only in the span of half an hour. Dawn does go back to Ash in a bit of a hurry lol, but that has to come in the next chapter now due to the length of this one ️)