Yeah, that's right, we're back. I needed an excuse to get back to writing this and quarantine provided that, so get ready for some new chapters!

I might change things about what I had originally planned because at the original time of creating this story I had not imagined the Sun and Moon anime was going to be so bland and school slice-of-life oriented.

Hope you guys can forgive the leave of absence. Let's get into it.


3:11 AM, Southern Lumiose City Pokemon Center

What is even going on anymore….

Ash's thoughts ran rampant, barely even words at this point as so many emotions flooded every nerve in his body.

Her lips are so soft….how is she this good….is that my sweat or hers?

He slowly opened his eyes halfway to make sure he wasn't just dreaming with his face in his pillow again, and sure enough, Serena was actually in front of him. He was practically drowning in his pleasure now. But out of the corner of his eye, Ash sees Clemont, standing awkwardly to the side and cleaning his glasses almost excessively with a blustered face.

He tried pulling away.

"Serena hold on just a minu-"

He couldn't even finish before Serena buried her tongue in his mouth once again. His eyes open now, Ash quizzically shrugged to Clemont. Clemont blushed furiously, practically flailing in response to show he also had no idea what to do.

Finally, Serena pulled away.

"Whew!" She fixed her hair and wiped her chin. "Sorry, I guess I was bottling up a lot of -"

She turned and noticed Clemont and her face flushed redder than his, clearing her throat as she got up.

"I'm..uhm...sorry you had to see that."

Clemont practically spoke over her in his haste to ease the awkwardness, fidgeting with his glasses more than usual. "NO! No, what? I'm totally ok! I-I mean, why wouldn't I be, right?! No need to worry about little old me...heh…"

Ash was still laid back in the booth, still dazed from the past half hour. "Hey, Clemont, what did Bonnie need? Is she alright?"

"Oh she's great!" Clemont replied, clearly still shaken. "W-well, of course not great per say, it is pretty late but, uh, no rush o-or anything!"

Serena finished with her hair and checked her map's digital clock as Ash got up. "Wow, I completely forgot! It's practically morning and Ash has his -" Her heart sank suddenly. "..flight...tomorrow.."

Ash facepalmed. "Oh crap, you're right! I was going to get up early for some special training and exercise too, I completely forgot. Serena, do you think I could maybe borrow -"

He turned to a lightly sobbing Serena, and stood there stunned for a moment before embracing her. She buried herself in his chest, tears streaming down her face. He looked up at Clemont in confusion, and he shrugged in response. Clemont mouthed that he needed to get back to Bonnie, but not before having to repeat himself at least twice so Ash could understand. He slowly backed out of the Pokemon Center as Ash attempted to reassure her.

"Here.." He dropped a bit lower and swept Serena off her feet. "I've got you."

Ash carried her out of the Center, nodding to a rather confused Nurse Joy with thanks as he did.


Ash brought her back to the bench all this had just started, setting her down gently and thinking to himself once more.

To think how anxious I was here, sitting alone just moments ago…

That's when it hit him.

Of course, that's why she's like this...and both of us were just bursting with emotions...

They sat quietly for a small while before Ash decided to speak up.

"Hey," he softly asked. "Serena?"

She sat up, wiping away her tears. "Sorry, I'm just.."

"Listen, if this is about Alola, I can just ask the Professor to -"

She cut him off. "No! No, I won't let you go ruining your future for me, please don't.."

"Are you kidding?" Ash responded as if it were obvious. "Serena, you're the only future I care about right now."

She looked at him so genuinely, Ash felt his heart skip a beat.

"Are you...really?"

"Without a doubt in my mind. It's just a favor for the Professor, I'm sure he'll understand. He's got other assistants anyway."

Serena let out a small breath of relief, but she still felt some doubt. "Well, what would we even do now?"

Ash sat back and looked up at the tower with a sigh. "I'm not sure."

After a moment, he turned back to her. "But whatever we do, it should be together. I've left a lot of people I care about, but it never felt like this."

Serena gazed at him, lost in his eyes as he spoke.

"I couldn't sleep because it felt like something was wrong, like leaving was the wrong choice. That's when I saw you leave the apartment and I realized what I was missing."

That's exactly what I was feeling like the whole day yesterday, Serena thought to herself. Maybe we really are meant to stay together…

"So, what do we do?" She asked sheepishly.

Ash thought for a moment before answering. "You spoke with uh, I think her name was Palmero, right?"

Serena giggled. "Palermo, yes, I did. But she thinks I should go to the Hoenn region, not Alola."

Ash hesitated for a moment, then nodded, but she could already tell he'd been there. She practically saw him flash back. "But, even when she suggested it, I just felt like it wasn't for me."

Ash tilted his head. "But the contests there would be great for you, no? Your performance during the cleanup of the city made everyone so happy." He grinned and rubbed his nose. "Even I went a little crazy."

She blushed. "Well, I just think that maybe I should branch out a little bit. I've seen a few contests, and they're just similar thematically. If I want to do contests, I should practice battling, and I can do stuff like baking and the acts almost anywhere."

"Oh, so wait," Ash paused. "Why don't you just come with me to Alola?"

Serena slowly rose up in anticipation, half turning away from him playfully. "Uhm, I don't know. You never formally invited me, I guess." She could feel herself blushing.

Ash grinned, got up and put his hands on her hips. "Serena, I would love for you to come with me to Alola and for us to have a journey, just the two of us."

Serena could barely keep in her excitement. She took his chin and guided his lips towards hers and they kissed for what seemed like ages under the moonlight.


Okay, next chapter should be up rather soon. I've gotta catch up on the source material, lol.

See you in the next one.