Heyyy guys! It's Nexxus saying sup at 3:09 am! Yea after a lot of Xbox I can't fall asleep...So many zombies (COD) so many dead aliens (halo) so many raging friends (battlefield XD) Anyways holy hell last chapter defiantly seemed to be a success. Now a few things I'm gonna say in reply to some reviews:
1) No, I will not change the shipping. It will remain amourshipping (Ash x Serena) I wouldn't pair Calem and Serena at all and especially with this story...it wouldn't work with the events coming up...caused by him CD and sorry May isn't gonna get Ash :/ I mean I'm a die hard Advanceshipping fan but it wouldn't fit for the story. In other news however if you want to read my upcoming advanceshipping fic then go to my profile and click of the "Advanceshipping TBH" and follow it for updates on when it will be released. This fic is my current project
2) To be honest no one has really gotten...cheap what was the question I asked last chapter :/ anyways that's all!
This chapters gonna be emotional. Really really emotional. Now I could be a dock and drag this chapter out into multiple cliffhangers but I'm going to make this chapter super super super long because well...shit hits the fan and I'm going to make it long because
1) don't want you to hate me
2) dont want you to hate Serena
Disclaimer: I Do Not Own monekop (that's pokemon backwards :D)
"Um Calem where are we going?" Asked Serena nervously. 'Why do I feel like this? My heart feels like its beating out of its chest' she thought to herself.
"Don't worry" Calem said softly turning to Serena. "We're almost there darling" Serena felt her face hear up and attempted to respond but only a string of babbled words came out. Calem laughed and said "Are you ok darling?"
'Why does he always do this?' Serena thought to herself angrily. "C-C-Calem..." Serena nervously said.
"Yes darling?"
"Please don't call me that" Serena said quietly. "It makes me feel uncomfterable"
"Fine darling" Calem said sarcastically rolling his eyes. He stopped walking and Serena found herself on top of a hill as the morning sun blankted a cherry blossom tree.
"Calem this-this is beautiful!" Serena said astounded at the view. "I've never seen anything like it before!"
"This? This is nothing" Calem said smugly. "However you have seen something more beautiful than this"
"What?" Serena asked confused.
"Whenever you look in a mirror you see the most beautiful thing in existence" Calem said taking Serena's hand and kissing it.
"I-umm-thank you" Serena said quickly. "So why did you take me out here?" She asked whole her face grew red.
"I thought we could catch up and just hang for the day" Calem said sitting down on the grass. "I haven't seen you since you left with...Alf when he decided to come to Kalos"
Serena grew angry and said "His name is Ash!" Calem put his hands out as if trying to protect himself and said "Sorry! I forgot!"
"Fine" Serena said sighing slightly. 'Ash...I forgot all about him...I hope he's ok'
"Hey have any of you seen Serena?" Ash asked while approach Clemmont and his sister.
"No Ash sorry" Clemmont said shaking his head.
"I haven't seen Kaylin either" Bonnie said while giving Dedenne a small poffin.
"I hope they are ok" Ash said. "They weren't in the room when I woke up" Ash frantically looked around for a sign of the two females he held close to his heart. A certain doctor noticed Ash and decided to join the group discussion.
"Hey Terra, how are you?" Asked Brock sitting down next to Bonnie. When Ash didn't respond Brock took notice of two missing friends. "Ash where are Kaylin and Serena?" He asked.
"I...I don't know" Ash whispered quietly. "I haven't seen them all morning...I hope they are-" he said until a little girls voice broke his train of thought.
"Daddy!" Kaylin squealed running up to Ash who was followed by Annabel.
"Hey Kaylin!" Ash said returning the hug. "Annabel where's Serena?"
"I think mommies cheating on-" Kaylin said until Annabel quickly inturrupted saying "Bonnie why don't you and Kaylin go play with your pokemon while I talk with these knuckleheads" Annabel said playfully.
"Ok!" Bonnie said taking the hint. "Come on Kaylin race you!" Bonnie said running into the distance followed by Kaylin who yelled "Wait for me!"
Annabel sighed sadly and sat down next to Ash. "Ash..." Annabel said softly.
"Is everything ok Annabel?" Brock asked noticing her unusual behavior.
"Serena she-" Annabel said but was but off by Ash.
"Is she ok?" He asked quickly.
"She went off with some boy that walked over to her this morning" Annabel said slowly. "I think his name was Calem"
He felt his heart shatter as the name "Calem" repeated over and over in mind. He balled his hand into a fist and said between gritted teeth "Calem is here?" Clemmont took note of the hatred in Ash's response and said "Ash calm down! Getting angry wont get us anywhere"
"Ash who is Calem?" Brock asked completely out of loop.
"Calem is one of Serena's friends" Clemmont said.
"So then what's the problem?" Brock asked growing worried. "Is she in danger?"
"She's probably fine-" Clemmont said before Ash inturrupted.
"Danger? Oh she's in danger alright. In danger of being attacked by that womanizing pigs lips" Ash said hostile.
"Ash you need to tell me about Serena's relationship with Cal-" Annabel said before Brock inturrupted saying "Ash do you love her?" Ash felt his eyes widen and before he could even respond Brock said "Ash you can't hide anything from me. I know you to well"
Ash sighed and sadly modded his head. "I...I love her Brock"
"Whoa slow down there for a minute" Clemmont said. "Since when do you like Serena...that way?"
"I...I don't know" Ash said sadly.
"Ash tell me about the relationship between Calem and Serena" Annabel said wanting to get as much information as possible before Ash had a mental breakdown.
"Calem is a guy from Serena's hometown" Ash began. "She used to talk about him all the time whenever we talked while I was traveling with Misty and Brock in the Jhoto Region"
Brock jumped in and asked "Was that who you were always calling?"
Ash slowly nodded his head before continuing. "Calem has this mental obsession with her. He always was hitting on her, buying her gifts and taking her out to places. Serena at one point said that she had a crush on him but she became disgusted by his behavior whenever another boy talked to her.
Ash felt his chest growing painful as he continued his lecture. "He is an awful person, flirting with every girl he sees. He proclaims love for all of them and-" Ash said before looking at Brock and said "Don't worry Brock Im not trying to make you look like a pig" while Brock put his head down in shame.
"Unlike Brock his...methods were disgusting" Ash said growing angry. "He would do things that would get a man slapped and kicked in the wrong places. Hell he probably would get charged for sexual assualt!"
"I still can't believe he groped Nurse Joy like-" Clemmont said before Brock furiously inturrupted.
"He did WHAT to my nurse joy?!" Brock yelled. "Nobody hurts Joy and gets away with it! HE'S A DEAD MAN!" At this point everyone was laughing at Brocks behavior.
"Anyways" Ash said trying to get back on track. "Calem is a pig. A sexist pig. A womanizing pig. I can go all day saying terrible things about him but when it comes down to it..." Ash said gripping the table tightly and said through gritted teeth "He is exactly as Drew"
"Oh Ash..." Annabelsaid sadly. "I need some time alone. Come on Pikachu" Ash said while as Pikachu hopped onto his shoulder.m He began to walk away from the group and moved his hand to his heart and whispered "Please don't hurt me like she did"
Time skihours hours. Current time: 7:59 PM
"I think I should get going Calem" Serena said. "My friends are probably wondering where I am"
Calem groaned and said "What's so special about Alf?"
"It's ASH and what is that supposed to mean?" Serena said angrily.
"I mean what does he have that I don't?" Calem said growing angry. "I have the looks, the money, the fame and all he has is some crappy league accomplishments!"
"What's your problem!" Serena yelled growing furious at him.
"I mean" Calem said before taking a deep breath and moved closer to Serena and said in a seductive voice "We can be much happier without him" and grabbed her by the shoulders and crashed his lips into hers. Serena's mind went blank. She slowly closed her eyes and have into temptation and returned the kiss.
'What are you doing?!' Said a voice in her head. 'You love Ash not this pig!' Another voice said 'But Ash doesn't love me'
'You don't know that!'
'Yes I do. I love Calem'
'Get your hormones under control! This guys is using you'
'No he loves me!'
'This isn't right and you know it'
'No it is! I deserve romance and attention and Ash doesn't give me any!'
'Regardless if he does or doesn't you know he wouldn't do this! You know Calem and you've seen first hand the things he has done to woman'
'He wouldn't hurt me like that'
'How do you know?'
'I just do!'
'Look what he has said about Ash! He insults your beat friend trying to make him look bad and what do you do? You kiss him!'
Serena's conflicting thoughts were interrupted when she felt Calem slip his goings into her mouth exploring inside. She wrapped her arms around his neck deepening the kiss. After a few moments she broke the kiss and said "I love you Calem"
I hope Red is here again" Ash said. "Pikachu I wish you were there with me when I got to talk to him and I-" Ash said before he felt his heart crumble. Near the tree he saw a honey haired trainer kissing a trainer in a red hat.
"No" Ash whispered his eyes glued onto the two. He felt his lip beginning to quiver and he looked at the ground saying "No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no"
He looked up and saw the two break the kiss and heard Serena say "I love you Calem"
Those four words made Ash cringe. He then saw Serena pull Calem into a kiss and he turned around ran away followed closely by Pikachu who was saying "Pika! Pika Pi!"
Serena broke the kiss and said "Calem did you hear something?"
Calem grinned seeing Ash run away and said "No, not a thing"
"Must have been my imagination" Serena said before Calem lunged at her giving her a deep Kiss.
A voice in her head said 'this is where Ash told me he didnt love May'
'Get away' Ash thought to himself as he ran by people on the pier. "Got to get away from her' he felt burning tears cascade down his cheeks as he passed the hotel.
Ash ran. He ran and ran and ran as far as he could. 'Must get away from-' Ash thought before he tripped over a small rock and collapsed to the ground.
"Pika Pi!" Pikachu said dashing to his masters side. "Pika?"
"No Pikachu" Ash said softly. "I'm not ok" He stood up and looked at his surroundings. "This is-" Ash said before a voice behind him said "A beach"
Ash turned around and felt his eyes widen seeing an orange haired trainer standing behind him.
"Hi Ash" Misty said.
"What do you want?" Ash snapped.
"Brock told me who you were" Misty said placing a hand on Ash's should only for Ash to shrug it off.
"Why did he tell you?"
"Because I am you frie-"
"You were my friend"
"Ash just talk to me what's wrong?"
"None of your fucking business"
"Ash" Misty said looking him straight in the eyes. "I can't help you if you don't tell me what's wrong"
Ash felt his voice crack trying to sound angry when saying "N-n-nothing" He collapsed to his knees feeling the sand blanket his hands as he began to cry,
"Ash..." Misty whispered kneeling next to him rubbing his back. "I'm sorry for what I did. Please don't cry" Pikachu said shook his head confusing Misty.
"That not why..." Ash said as he began to stop sobbing. "I'm not crying because of you"
"Then what happened?" Misty asked confused.
"I...I don't want to talk about it" Ash said softly. His tone held something that had been absent for four years until now. Betrayal.
"I won't force you to talk about it Ash" Misty said softly. "Do you want some alone time?" She asked.
"Yes"
"Ok Ash..." Misty said standing up. "I hope you feel better" she said as she began to walk away from the Pallet Native.
"Pika Pi..." Pikachu said nuzzling his trainers side trying to cheer him up.
"It's ok Pikachu..." Ash said softly. "I'll get over it...besides this isn't the first time I've lost a loved one" Ash said thinking of May and his mother.
"Pika?"
"No Pikachu, I don't hate her" Ash said feeling broken to his core. "Let'go home"
"Ok Calem" said Serena dazed by the final kiss she had shared with Calem. "I really need to get going now"
"Why?" Calem asked.
"Well I have to go back to the hotel. Kaylin and Ash are waiting for me" Serena said feeling her chest tighten slightly at the name of the auburn haired teen.
"Why go back to them when you can come with me?" Calem asked.
"Well I'm like a mother to Kaylin so I can't just leave her alone" Serena said feeling anxiety beginning to take hold of her.
"So what?" Calem asked.
"Well I have to, it wouldn't be fair to Kaylin and Ash"
"Oh I don't think Ash is going to want to see you" Calem said in a sinister tone.
"What do you mean?" Serena said nervously.
"Oh no reason" Calem said leaning closer to Serena. "Besides I can offer you so much more" he said seductively before planting his lips of Serena once more.
'Serena you need to stop'
'Why should I?'
'He's hiding something'
'About what?'
'About Ash'
'Who cares about that loser?'
Serena's thoughts immediately froze. 'What...what am I doing' she thought to herself. 'How could I even relate that to Ash?' Her thoughts were cut off when she felt something under her shirt.
Calem had slid his hands under her shirt and moved one hand to her right breast groping it roughly while the other began to unclasp her bra. Tears began to flow from Serena's eyes. She felt her bra become weightless as Calem pulled it off of her and in one swift move yanked her shirt off.
'No this isn't happening!' She thought to herself.
'Told you he was a pig' said the first voice.
Calem wrapped one arm around her neck and moved the other to her skirt. He slid one hand around her backside and squeezed her rear. Serena bit Calems tongue in a desperate attempt to free her from the boys grasp.
"Youch!" Calem yelled pulling away from Serena. "What was that for?" He asked angrily.
"What was that for?" Serena said dumbfound by Calems question. "WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!" She yelled angrily moving one of her arms to cover her exposed breasts. "You have the gall to ask me that question!" She felt tears running down her cheeks. "Calem what the hell! Why did you do that?"
"Come on Serena, don't tell me you didn't like it" Calem said moving his face closer to hers.
Serena drew her hand back and all that was heard was a loud slapping noise as her hand made contact with Calem's cheek. "Calem how dare you?"
"How dare I what?" Calem asked confused by Serena's hostility.
"You touched me Calem. You touched me in places where you shouldn't have. How could you?!" Serena said.
"But you liked it right?"
"Liked it?" Serena said angrily. "Liked it? Why on earth would I like it?"
"Well every woman I've done that to has enjoyed it"
"You're sick Calem! I can't believe you betrayed me like this! What were you even trying to accomplish?!" Serena yelled.
"Trying to get laid by a smokin hot babe" Calem said smugly. (A/N holy hell that rhymed!)
"I hate you!" Serena screamed trying to run away.
"Whoa whoa slow down there" Calem said grabbing her wrist. "Remember? You love me. You even said it!"
"No Calem" Serena said in a low and lethal voice. "I confused love for lust. Never in my life had I had any sort of romantic attraction to you. I don't love you. I don't like you. I can't stand you!"
"Don't say that Serena, I love you" Calem said finally seeing how angry Serena was.
"I don't love you" Serena said in a low voice. "I love Ash Ketchum!" She yelled with all her might.
Calem laughed when she said this. "That ship sailed a long time ago Serena"
"What do you mean?" Serena asked cautiously.
"There is no way in hell Ash wants to see you ever again" Calem said arrogantly. "Especially not after witnessing our kiss and you confessing your love for me"
Serena felt her heart miss a beat. "No...no...you're lying!" She yelled anxiety taking its tole.
"Hey whatever you say." Calem said as he stood up putting his hands in his pockets. "If you don't like my style then I'll find someone I'll find someone who will" he began to walk away but not before saying "Ash can't have you. Just like me"
"N-N-No" Serena whispered before running off as darkness began to blanket the sky.
"Pika Pi?"
"Yes Pikachu I'm positive" Ash said somberly walking down the coastline. "I can't stay here anymore. I can't see her with him"
"Pika..." Pikachu said sadly walking next to his trainer.
"Pikachu..."
"Pi?"
"Do you think I'm making the right decision?"
"Chu" Pikachu said shrugging his shoulders. (Do Pikachu even have shoulders?)
"Are you mad at me because I want to leave?"
"Chu! Pika Pi!" Pikachu said shaking his head.
"Thanks buddy..." Ash said softly as his voice began to trail off. He looked at the sky only to see that light had been all but vanished and replaced by darkness. Thunder crackled in the distance as rain began to pour down onto the duo.
"Looks like a storms coming..." Ash said softy. "How depressing can today get?"
'How could I have been so stupid?' Serena thought while running through the darkness. "I betrayed Ash" Serena said through choked sobs. Those three words replayed over and over in her mind continuously while the rain soaked her exposed skin.
'How could I have done that?' She thought to herself. Thunder boomed making Serena feel small and alone. She continued to run until she found herself near the ocean shore. She collapsed from exhaustion and began to sob feverishly.
She was alone. She was scared. She was vulnerable. She was exposed. She was weak. She was worthless. All those words filled her mind as her hot tears slid down her cheeks.
Through choked sobs she managed to say "Ash...please...save me"
"It's pouring out isn't it buddy" Ash said trying to make the most of the situation.
"Pika..."
"I can't wait to go back to the hotel and see Kaylin and-" Ash said before reality hit him like a sack if bricks. "That's right...she would be there...that's why I'm leaving..."
"Pika Pi?"
"I'm fine Pikachu..."
"Chu?"
"I'll get over her buddy...I got over May so I can get over Serena"
"Pi..." Pikachu said sadly.
"So what are we going to do Pikachu?" Ash asked his faithful companion. "The world thinks we're dead and now that I think about we don't have a home. Where are we going to go?"
"Pika" Pikachu said. Suddenly Pikachu's ears twitched hearing something. "Pika Pi!" Pikachu said as he bolted off down the beach.
"Pikachu wait! What's wrong?!" Ash called to his friend. "Pikachu!" He yelled until he grunted and chased after his partner.
"Pika" Pikachu said while running towards the cries he heard. He ran and ran until he came to the source of the cries. At first glance he was unable to identify the person but when lightening lit the sky bare skin was shone in the darkness.
Pikachu heard a female voice crying. He heard her say "Ash...I'm so sorry...help me please"
"Pika?"
Serena looked up and she saw Pikachu standing in front of her. "Pikachu?" She said out loud.
"Pi Ka!" Pikachu growled at the honey haired trainer, his cheeks crackling with electrical energy.
"Pikachu?" Serena whispered until another voice.
"Pikachu why did you run off like that?" Ash asked running over to the yellow mouse.
"Ash?"
Ash looked up and saw someone he recognized quite well.
"Serena?" Ash said emotionlessly. Serena felt the tears returning and she leapt at her friend and began to sob into his sweatshirt.
"I-I-I'm so s-s-sorry Ash!" Serena said wrapping her arms tightly around the Kanto native.
Ash felt his eyes widen feeling the honey haired trainer in his arms and he began to grow angry. "Why don't you go back to Calem, I'm sure he would love to have you there with him" he snapped making Serena sob even more.
"No! P-p-p-please don't make me go back to him!" Serena wailed. "Please! N-n-n-no don't make me go back!"
"Serena..." Ash whispered beginning to feel pity for the distressed girl in his arms. "What...what happened?"
"Calem, he...he tried...he" She stuttered unable to form a complete sentence. Ash slowly wrapped his arms around her waist and she began to continue.
"He...he tried...he tried to...it was horrible!" She sobbed harder as the rain began to rain down on them harder than the previous drizzle.
"Shhh" Ash said softly. "I'm right here Serena. Her arms wrapped around him tighter as thunder roared. "I won't make you go back to Calem"
Serena sobbed into his sweatshirt, the comfortable warmth of a loved one soothing her, in a cold world that seemed to be devoid of compassion at this moment. "Calem touched me, Ash…" she whispered, still frightened.
"Don't worry Serena" Ash said. "No one will touch you. I'll keep you safe"
"He tried to get undress me, Ash…" she whispered into his sweatshirt. A loud thunder boomed above them and she squeezed his chest for comfort in the storm.
"He touched me in places that he shouldn't have and then he tried...he tried to undress me" Serena whispered squeezing Ash tightly as raindrops slid down her bare back.
"No ones going to undress you" Ash said quietly. "No one is going to touch you. I'm here and nothing is going to happen as long as I'm here with you"
"He...he said terrible things to me...about me and about you" she whispered shivering. "He...he invaded my personal space and just kept doing inappropriate things to me"
"You don't have to worry," Ash smiling for the first time since witnessing the gut wrenching kiss. His dark hair matting to the sides of his face while he held her in his arms unwilling to let her go.
"He...he used me...he molested me Ash...he...he...h-h-he was g-g-g-going to r-r-r-rape me" Serena said sobbing once again into Ash's sweatshirt.
"Serena look at me" Ash said softly. He stared into her bloodshot eyes and said "I won't let anyone...or anything hurt you. I'm going to keep you safe. I won't let anyone do any of those things to you"
"Thank you Ash" Serena whispered smiling as she nuzzled her head into his damp sweatshirt. Ash smiled until he remembered something.
"You love him" He whispered his tone beginning to grow cold once more.
"No" Serena said shaking her head. "I confused love for lust. I never loved him"
"You didn't?" Ash asked cautiously.
"No...but..." Serena said softly.
"But what?"
"There...is this one boy I've had my eye on for a very long time" Serena whispered. She was done waiting and she needed an answer now more than ever.
"T-there is?" Ash asked feeling his heart sink once more.
Serena nodded her head and said "You actually know him quite well"
"I do..." Ash said sadly feeling his world crumbling again.
"You do" Serena said smiling into his sweatshirt feeling her face heat up. "Do you know who it is?" She asked.
"Clemmont?"
"No Ash" She said. "It's you" she pulled his face down to meet hers.
Ash felt Serena's press her lips against his. His eyes widened at the surprise that he was handed. He felt Serena's soft, tender lips against his own, and felt himself being overcome with love for this girl. He closed his eyes, letting the feeling envelop him even in the turbulent weather. He felt his mouth slowly open as Serena's did, but their tongues remained still. Serena felt as though the intrusion made by Calem had been healed and the anxiety turned to pleasure. Her heart began to beat heavily as she wrapped her arms around her beloved. The world seemed to fade away as well as its problems. The storm, the tournament, the betrayal, Drew, May, Calem, the friends not yet forgiven, what their friends would think of what the outcome, none of it mattered any more. All they felt was pure joy and closure.
After what seemed like an eternity the teens separated both smiling. Serena nuzzled her wet hair into Ash's sweatshirt and whispered "Thank you Ash...for making me feel special"
"Anytime Serena. Anytime" Ash replied.
Serena looked into Ash's eyes one last time and said "I love you Ash Ketchum"
Ash smiled staring into Serena's eyes. Feeling all the pain she had previously caused her had evaporated and he said "I love you too"
Holy fucking shit. That. Was. Beautiful. this whole chapter I could have been the biggest dick and just made soooo many cliffhangers but no I decided to be nice and meshed it all into one chapter. It seems Serena got off easy though, I had decided to originally end th chapter when she said I love you and make the next chapter have ash unsure of his feelings due to the previous events but then something happens ash save Serena yada yada yada and they kiss whatever. But I decided screw that I'm doin it this way. At long last they confess, I actually didn't plan on them confessing yet though. But well I did so yeah! I want to thank everyone who reviewed last chapter and thank you to the 200 something followers who favorited this story. It means a lot and no I depart! Also happy Memorial Day everyone!