AMOURSHIPPING : ONE DAY OFF
Helllowww Everybody, Welcome Back. Today I Am Here With A Brand New Chapter, More Specifically, Amourshipping Chapter.
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That's Why I Came With A Bonus; This Chapter Is By Far The Biggest Amour Shipping Chapter I Have Ever Written...
So Without Wasting More Time, Let's Get Into The Story…
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"Hello… Is this Poni Island Floating Restaurant from Poni Island?" Miette asked on the phone.
"Yes mam, the biggest traditional restaurant of Poni island, I am brad, manager of Poni Island Floating Restaurant,what can I do for you?"
"Well Mr. Brad I am Miette Millefeui, from Kalos."
"Miette Millefeui! The Sinnoh Queen! Its privilege to hear you mam! What can I do for you?"
"Look Mr. Brad, I hear your restaurant is having a function today?"
"Yes mam, it's a traditional annual function we have every year in our restaurant, to up hold the Alolan tradition."
"Well Mr. Brad, I need a favor from you."
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"I don't get it Gary, why are you so up in taking me outside?" Ash asked in annoyed tone.
"It's because Ashy boy, ever since the ship parked at Poni Island, you haven't gotten out from your room, except training in ship gym, but you need to have some fresh air." Gary replied in his usual tone.
"Thanks but no thanks, I don't need to go… do you Pikachu?"
"Pika-pika."
"Alright then, keep yourself locked at room, while me, Miette and Serena roam the city."
"Serena… she is going with you?"
"Yap."
Ash hesitated for some moments, before finally replying,
"Alright, I'll go."
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From the ancient time, there had not been much population in the Poni Island, unlike the other islands. For Poni island, it's been only Sea folk Village which is some sort populated, but that's what makes it unique.
The whole village is situated on water, a village of a wandering people who live on ships or boats. They all seem to love living free and unfettered.
When Ash and Gary entered the floating restaurant, they were quickly enchanted. Our friends were being ushered through a long hall that was brightly lit by a dozen amounts of light sources that hung up on the walls. The lights took on the appearance of torches and hanging between all of the lights were portraits of Alolan ancient knights and royalty.
Serena and Miette entered the restaurant the moment Ash and Gary took a two person table, he saw Serena, then looked down, couldn't blur out a word even if he wanted to. He just wanted to say, she looked cute today.
What caught his attention was Calem; he came with them too, and sat beside them.
What in the world that idiot is doing with them? Ash thought.
As the evening approached, the pavilion got more and more crowded with local Poni island Alolans, today seemed a special day for the restaurant, Ash was about to find out.
After several minutes of making themselves comfortable and filling their table with various kinds of foods, our friends started to stuff their faces with the delicious Poni Island foods. The other customers around them were already enjoying their meals, and the buffet area was now completely void of any people.
Suddenly, the lights around the room dimmed as a bright spotlight shone down on a man who stood at the center of the open space. The upbeat tunes from the renaissance period faded into complete silence as everyone about the room discontinued with their conversations.
"Good evening everyone!" The man at the center of the stage said before introducing himself as Brad. "And welcome to years Alolan ancient knight and queen competition, and that means it's the day where a few lucky people in the crowd get to be the entertainers!" He ended in an enthusiastic tone.
Everyone in the room cheered, and gave a round of applause. Some were impatient and yelled out that they already wanted to hear the competitors for the night. The group of friends quietly clapped.
"That looks exciting!" Miette commented.
"As usual," Brady continued on while his assistant unlatched the boxes from the strap that was hanging around his shoulders. There were two large glass bowls sitting atop two separate stools, and then the assistant began pouring the ballots into the bowls respectably.
"We will start off with picking the four lucky ladies who will compete to be the Queen's protector… ladies, thank you for informing you name while entering the restaurant." Brad said as his assistant exited the stage. The manager took a few steps forward to the stool with the female names. The crowd grew with anticipation as he dipped his finger into the pool of paper, giving it a good mix. He pulled out a piece of parchment and read, "Lana!"
The crowd filled with cheers and groans.
"Yes!" a short girl with bluish hair stood up from her seat.
"I'm definitely going to be the Queen!" she attempted to say through her starch filled mouth.
The spotlight shone above Lana as Brady asked him to join her down on the stage. Taking a few scones, Lana walked down the set of stairs.
"Our next competitor..." Brady once again reached out for another slip of paper, "Lillie!"
Again there was cheers and grown.
A long Blondie stood up from the right corner of the room, and made her way for the Brad.
Brady once again dipped his hand into the bowl of paper, "Mallow!"
This time a greenish haired tall girl stood up from the front line.
"The queen will be me!" she declared before making her way for the stage.
"And now… for the final pick of the evening is… Miss Serena, from Kalos."
Now there were loud cheers around the pavilion, thanks to the first showcase competition, people are well familiar with the Kalos beauty, Serena.
But Serena didn't move from her seat, she was hesitating.
"What the heck Serena…. GO!" Miette hissed.
"I… I don't think I want to do this Miette."
"Do you want to do with him what we previously planned or not?" this time, Miette pushed.
"Ummm… okay"
Slowly, Serena made her way to the stage.
"Alright, we have four competitors for the evening; the one who blows your mind with her dancing skill shall be the queen of the evening." Brad exclaimed.
There were more cheers and claps, Serena just gulped, she was in big mess right now, wait, at least Ash will be watching her.
"Alright fellas, give us some time so that our competitor ladies can get ready for the upcoming performances… see ya."
With that, the curtain dropped before Serena, blocking her view to the Ash.
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"What dance move I should use for the upcoming dance." Serena thought to herself while changing for the upcoming dance competition.
It's not like that she couldn't dance, she is a master in Dancing and this is the primary thing you must know for showcase performances. The problem is, she is not skilled at traditional Alolan dance moves, although she can do some.
How about she blends Kalosian and Alolan dance moves and make new moves? That may help, she thought.
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When the curtain of stage went upwards, the first thing Ash saw was Serena, much to his delight.
She looked amazing in traditional Alolan dress.
"Beautiful, isn't she?" Gary teased.
"Yes" Ash whispered, without any hesitation.
"And now ladies and gentlemen, time for the first dance of the evening, from a contestant of First Alolan showcase competition… Serena Yvonne!"
Again there were loud cheers around the pavilion, Ash just kept staring.
Suddenly all of the lights of ballroom went dim and a spotlight shined down on her, thus the dancing started.
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Serena did exactly what she wanted to do, a smooth combination Kalosian and Alolan dance moves, with a nice touch of her showcase performances, she just kept dancing, she whirled, moved her hands harmoniously, did everything to make a perfect dance.
And when her dance finally ended, there wasn't any clap or cheers, there was silence, people were still looking at her with pure fascination.
Suddenly there were heard a biggest roar of the evening, people stood up from their sits to applause.
But Serena's eyes fell on him; he was still looking at her.
One by one all other girls came to perform, but Ash could clearly say, no other girl could give a close competition to his girl, in other words, Serena just killed it!
"And now fellas… time to determine the queen of the evening, all of you have the receipts of table; write down the name of best dancer of the evening." Brad exclaimed after the last dance.
Gary quickly took off his receipt, not only that, he took Ash's receipt as well.
"What The Heck, Gary!"
"Let me write down for you Ashy boy, I know what you are going to write down."
"SHUT-UP…now give me back my receipt."
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Nonetheless, Serena was declared the queen, which looked pretty obvious, the thing people loved most in her dance was Alolan moves, with skilled Kalosian dance moves she totally charmed the people with her unique dance. But for Ash, the reason was completely different.
"And now ladies and gentlemen, time to determine the knight of the evening…" Brad exclaimed.
"But here is one difference; unlike the queen selection… any boy can participate for the role of knight, any one from you!"
There was a shrill murmur around the pavilion, that was new, right now, anyone could participate for the role of knight.
"Quick Ash…. this is your chance… Participate for the role of knight." Gary nudged Ash.
"I won't Gary."
"Are you sure Ashy boy?"
"Yes."
But soon Gary turned out to be right, and Ash had to change his mind, as soon as he heard the next announcement.
"Quick boys…hurry up, the knight of the evening gets the ultimate price, he gets to kiss the queen!"
Ash swore he lost a heart beat when he heard the last announcement, from the corner of eye he saw Calem standing up to participate. THAT WAS IT! , with a swift move Ash stood up then stormed off from the pavilion.
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Serena turned pale hearing the last announcement, it got worse when she saw Ash storming off from the pavilion.
"MIETTE! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?" She hissed out. She returned to her table after the competition, with her Alolan cloths on.
"Calm down, girl, the game isn't over yet." Miette replied in a amused tone.
"REALLY! HOW?"
"You will see"
"I Am Not Going To Kiss Any Other Person."
"You won't."
One by one, nineteen contestants stood on the stage, but no sign of Ash, Serena gulped.
"Alright fellas, we have nineteen contestants for the role of the knight of the evening" Brad exclaimed.
"Let's start the…"
"WAIT …!" a voice uttered out. "I want to take part too."
Everyone turned around the room, eyeing the new person, he was completely covered with a cloak, even his face could not be seen. Hushed tones and the boards creaking beneath their seats filled the room, followed by the sound of clunking metal. The new person took a place with the other contestants on the stage.
"I told you, he will come" Miette giggled out. "Look how stupid ass disguise he has taken now, LOL"
Serena just sighed out, at least he came.
"Alright everyone! That concludes our competitors tonight! Now we shall announce events, Tonight's first event will be... Archery!"
The raven haired trainer clenched his fists before making a glace for Serena, she looked tense and was holding her ribbon, then he turned to his faithful buddy who was sitting on his sit, fully aware about his best friend and master.
"Pika-pika"
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Amidst the hushed tones, the audience stared at the stage ahead of them with their eyes wide open, awaiting the raven haired trainer to release his final arrow from his bow.
The first competition has begun with Calem and another contestant being the first to accumulate their points. With the red circle in the center being worth ten points, and each outer ring after that being one less point than the former, each contestant had three shots at the target, and were given the chance to accumulate the highest number of points – thirty. Calem being the first to take on the challenge accumulated a total of twenty points, and other contestant totaled a number of seventeen.
All other contestants failed miserably.
Having beginners luck on his first try, Ash received nine points. The audience cheered with excitement and could not wait to witness him shoot another arrow on his second go. Sadly, the pressure was too much for Ash and he ended up with only six points. His only hope was to score at least six points on his third try in order to get ahead of his enemy Calem.
Ash took a deep breath, staring at the target in front of him. He closed his eyes, trying to calm his nerves. His palms were sweaty, making his grip on the bow rather uncomfortable. His hands slightly trembled as he felt his heart pump blood throughout his entire body.
I can do this, He thought to himself as he Serena's smile envisioned in his mind.
His eyes fluttered open as he held his breath. Maintaining his posture, Ash relaxed his fingers containing the bowstring, and released his final arrow in the process.
He slowly moved his bow to the side as he, along with the crowd, watched the arrow fly towards the wooden target. In a quick second the pointed tip pierced through the wood. Ash took a step forward, focusing his eyes on where the arrow has landed. The audience behind him did the same, standing from their own seats, leaning forwards and squinting their eyes to make out the ring that had the arrow attached to it.
"Eight points! What a score by the last contestant!" said Brad who was confirming the score with his own eyes, "A great comeback! That puts you at twenty three points!"
"Piika-piiika!"
The crowd cheered and clapped, Serena sighed out in relief.
"And now, for the final event… Two highest scorers archery shall face each other for a fencing battle!" brad exclaimed as crowd cheered out once again.
Serena had to hold her ribbon, again.
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Both Ash and Calem were given a plastic swords as they faced each other on the stage.
With a cold distant glare, Ash faced Calem. There was nothing wrong the boy had done till now, but he dared to hit on Serena, his Serena. And there was no way he is gonna let this punk kiss Serena today.
Ash literally had no experience about fencing, none. But surprisingly that sword thing didn't seem unfamiliar with him, why? Like he was used with it.
Suddenly it came into his mind, one of basic move of Greninja was Night Slash and Cut! As Ash Bonded with him regularly, that may have made him familiar with this sword.
"Alright then" Ash faced Calem with a little smile.
"Let the battle begin" Brad announced.
They both held their swords. Calem, like a traditional fencer, with his one hand. It was clear that he had experience with fencing. Ash, on the other hand, held his sword with his both hands, just as Greninja would hold his knight slash weapon.
His eyes shined out for moment, and suddenly they charged to each other.
At first, it was a simple sword fight but suddenly, it got serious.
Calem charged to Ash, Ash blocked. In a spare amount of time, Ash charged to the chest of Calem. Calem dodged. Ash stroked again, to his face. This time Calem blocked.
The fight has got into a serious fight. Everyone in pavilion was staring at them, surprised.
"Ash is fighting like his Greninja!" Serena whispered.
Calem charged to Ash's leg, Ash jumped. In a mini second, being in air, Ash charged to his head. But Calem dodged again. Before anyone could notice, he was at backside of Ash. He stroked again.
But Ash was spinning, spinning like a harpoon. In spare amount of time, she gave multiple attacks to Calem. Before anyone could notice Calem was on the ground, fallen.
"And the knight of the evening it! The very last contestant!" Brad exclaimed.
The whole pavilion roared out.
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Right now, both Ash and Serena were standing on the stage, facing each other quietly, Serena in her Alolan queen suit, and Ash, in his cloak.
"And now, for the grand finale…" Brad exclaimed, "The queen and the knight shall kiss… but first, the knight has to reveal his identity!"
Ash sighed, he saw that coming. The whole cloak thing turned out to be a stupid idea. Slowly he removed the cloak from his face, causing to gasp everyone in the room, except Gary, Miette and Serena.
"Holy Arceus! The last contestant is none other than the fight Alolan league winner! Ash Ketchum!" Brad breathed out.
The people roared out once again.
Serena inhaled quietly. This is it... the moment of kiss , She thought to herself as she wrapped her arms around Ash's neck, ready to kiss him on the lips. She leaned in as Ash did the same the space between them getting smaller and smaller. She closed her eyes, ready to experience her first kiss after their break up, as they both instinctively tiled their heads.
"Not so fast!" They heard a voice sound from behind them.
The two opened their eyes, turning their heads to see the evil warlock standing high above them on a platform.
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"Prepare for trouble we've come to ruin the show!" a female voice was heard before it was seen descending on a platform that came from above.
"And make it double, I have a twin you know!" a male voice added, as the two platforms were now at the same level, the spotlights shining on the two villains.
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth that's right!" a Meowth appeared from out of nowhere, joining the scene.
"They came back!" Ash whispered in pure disbelief, obviously he forgot about them. Serena was so surprised that she couldn't even reply.
"Hey guys, what's up" Ash said in a calm tone.
"Ow, the original brat! So you are really alive, ha..." Jessie replied.
"As soon as we heard you are alive, we came to Alola."
"Really! Why?"
"Obviously, we want to take your Pikachu."
"Really…" Ash just couldn't help but chuckle. "You guys just never change, do you? Any way, it was nice meeting with you team rocket… PIKACHU!"
"Not so fast, Inkay, I choose…"
James couldn't even finish, Pikachu ran up Ash's arm, jumping off from his shoulder and sending a powerful thunderbolt wave towards the villains. The attack broke through the materials used for the ceiling, and sent Team Rocket straight up, high into the sky.
"We're blasting off again!" They screamed out, their voices dissipating.
The crowd behind them cheered, enjoying the twist of events that just occurred. For a second Ash and Serena completely forgot that they were in about to do something. They turned to each other , as their eyes met once again.
Pikachu stood before them pride fully, as the people were cheering for his heroic stunt.
"That's right fellas; our Alolan league winner saves the night." Brad exclaimed.
But Ash and Serena just kept staring at each other.
The kiss... Serena thought to herself, remembering that she was supposed to kiss Ash. She took a step towards Ash, took a deep breath, and leaned in, kissing him on the cheek.
Ash could feel his cheeks burn up as he turned his attention to Serena, who just gave him a smile.
The curtains closed in front of them,
"There is one more thing fellas, as the knight marries the queen, he becomes the king…. See ya." Brad announced at the end, signaling the end of the evening.
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