It was a peaceful night on Melemele Island. Ash was pleased with how the day had gone. He had won the Battle Royal match between himself, Gladion Kiawe, and Professor Kukui. Ash had enjoyed the party celebrating the return of the president of the Aether Foundation, Lusamine, her husband Mohn, their son Gladion and their daughter Lillie. He was glad that Lillie had been able to reunite with her father after a long time. He was upset that another Nihilego had targeted Lillie. Why was a beautiful girl like Lillie always a target for those Ultra Beasts?

"Wait, did I just think that Lillie was beautiful," thought Ash. "I mean, I know Lillie is cute. UGH, I did it again," Ash thought. "Why can't I stop thinking about how pretty" Ash slapped his forehead. "I did it again. It's like I am" Ash froze. "OH MY GOD, I THINK I'M FALLING IN LOVE WITH LILLIE!" Ash screamed in his mind. Ash was conflicted about who he could talk to about this situation. His Mom was a no-go. She would embarrass him. Professor Oak was out. What if his Mom was there? Goh was probably out doing some late-night catching. Professor Cerise was an option, but if one of his old classmates heard the call, he could be in trouble, especially if either Mallow or Lana walked in and heard the conversation were hopeless romantics. They were close to Lillie and might be overprotective of her. Lusamine was out. She would probably react the same way his mother would. That means he had only three options: Chloe, Kukui, or Burnett. Deciding to talk with Burnett, he headed off to Professor Kukui's house.

Ten minutes later, Ash ran into his second home. "Professor Burnett, I need," Ash stopped speaking, surprised to see Kukui and Burnett were there along with Goh and Chloe. Chloe's Eevee was napping on the couch. Burnett was cooking dinner for herself, her husband, Goh, Ash, and Chloe. "Wait, Goh, I thought you would be out catching Pokémon?" Ash asked, surprised to see him.

"Chloe convinced me to wait till tomorrow to catch Pokémon," the boy answered, a little depressed he couldn't catch anything to continue his quest of catching every single Pokémon.

Chloe looked at Goh with a frown. "We had a long day. You can catch Pokémon tomorrow. Anyway, why are you in such a rush, Ash? " Chloe asked her father's assistant.

"Yeah, you came in here faster than Pikachu using Quick Attack," said Kukui confused. He knew Ash had a lot of energy, but there was something different about how Ash came running in. He knew something big was going on.

Ash took a deep breath "Professors Goh Chloe," Ash paused, knowing what he was about to say would shock them all. "I've fallen in love with Lillie," Ash said calmly.

The effect was immediate when Ash said those six words: Chloe gasped loudly, waking Eevee, who ran towards her trainer in worry. Burnett dropped the spatula she was cooking with. Kukui dropped the magazine he was reading, and Goh's jaw dropped to the ground. The next moment Goh Kukui and Burnett all fainted from shock. Grookey worried that his trainer rushed up to him and would start banging on Goh's head to wake him up, was stopped when Chloe grabbed the little monkey. "Grookey, no, there are safer ways to wake them up." she scolded the monkey. Turning to Ash, "Are you sure you're in love with Lillie Ash?" Chloe asked the Raven-haired boy.

Ash turned to Chloe, thankful that she had not fainted. "Yes, I am sure, Chloe," Ash responded to the maroon-haired girl. Ash described his feeling when he thought about how the Ultra Beast almost attacked Lillie. Chloe, after hearing this, was convinced Ash was not joking. "I hope she feels the same way I am. I've never loved another girl my age before."

Chloe gasped, "What about Serena? You two seemed to get along?" she asked him, knowing that Serena had feelings for Ash.

Ash sighed. "She's a great friend, and I appreciated her support and Serena's company while we traveled together in Kalos and this may sound harsh, but she had almost too much faith in me."

Chloe's eyes widened before she could say something. Someone beat her to the punch.

"Wow, that was deep, Ash." Ash and Chloe turned and saw Kukui standing up with a thoughtful look. "I didn't think you were capable of such a thing."

Chloe was confused. "So why is Serena having too much faith in Ash a bad thing?" she asked Kukui.

"It's because he would constantly be feeling like he had to measure up to her view of him," Kukui explained to Chloe, whose eyes widened with understanding. Grookey and Eevee also had their eyes widened from the explanation. "Now that's explained, let's wake up your friend here and my wife."

Five minutes later, both Goh and Professor Burnett were up, and 15 minutes later, the five humans were eating dinner and talking about the situation. "So let me get this straight you've fallen for Lillie," Goh asked his constant traveling companion. Before Ash could respond, there was a knock on the front door.

"That's weird. I wasn't expecting anyone," said Kukui. He walks to the front door, opens it, and reveals Lillie and Snowy.

"Lillie, this is a pleasant surprise," said Kukui letting the young lady and her Alolan Vulpix in.

"Sorry to impose on you all, but my mother was" Lillie blushes red. "She was just" Lillie was fumbling her words now.

Kukui was concerned. "Uh Lillie is-"

Lillie blushed furiously. "I've fallen in love with someone, and she said maybe we should start preparing for the wedding. She is so incorrigible," Lillie complained.

"So, who's the lucky guy?" asked Chloe, hoping it was Ash for his sake.

Lillie blushed again. "I've fallen in love with the person who helped me regain the ability to touch Pokémon again. He also saved both my mother and me from an Ultra Beast."

Ash was stunned "wait, you mean," but he was cut off.

"Yes, Ash Ketchum, I've fallen in love with you." Lillie quickly ran up to Ash and kissed him right on the lips.

Ash's eyes widened, and soon he was kissing Lillie back. Chloe and Burnett squealed in happiness. Gob's jaw dropped for the second time that night. Pikachu, Eevee Snowy, and Grookey were cheering. Kukui smiled at the sight.

After 2 minutes, Ash and Lillie separated. "That was," Ash began, but Lillie interrupted.

"My first kiss," Lillie said, shocking Ash. "It was perfect."

Ash smiled. "You're welcome. Would you like to join us for dinner, Lillie? Ash asked his new girlfriend.

Lillie smiled. "Sure, I would love to." Soon the six adults had eaten and settled for an after-dinner discussion.

"So why are you so annoyed with your mom Lillie?" Chloe asked the Alolan native.

Lillie gave an annoyed huff. "My mother is always treating me like a baby. She doesn't understand that I am a young woman capable of making her own decisions. I can manage my own life. I don't need her help for every little thing," Lillie said. After a minute, Lillie calmed down. "Sorry, it's frustrating how my mother treats me like I am still five sometimes."

Kukui nodded in understanding. "Maybe you should start at the beginning."

Lillie nodded, "Okay, it all started 2 hours ago."

Flashback

At Aether Paradise 2 hours ago

Lillie was In her room in Aether Paradise writing in her diary. It's been a long time since our family has been together. My father had vanished into an Ultra Wormhole. It's thanks to Magearna that we found him. There was a close call when I was nearly attacked by Nihilego, who is now a part of the family. It was named after me by my dad. If it wasn't for Ash and Pikachu, I might be here. He has helped me so much, and he is so handsome.

Lillie froze, shaking her head. "Did I just say Ash was handsome? I mean, he a kind, thoughtful cute—" Lillie froze. "OH MY GOD, I'M FALLING IN LOVE WITH ASH!" Snowy Lillie's Alolan Vulpix ran over to her owner/mother.

Vul- Vulpix Vul pix Vulpix (Mommy, are you okay what's wrong?)

Lillie stroked Snowy's head. "Nothing's wrong, Snowy. I just realized I have fallen in love with Ash."

Snowy smiled at Lillie. "Vulpix pix Vul pix Vul (He's perfect for you, mommy.)."

Lillie blushed and picked up Snowy and held her close. "Thanks, Snowy. Now comes the hard part telling mother." Lillie took a deep breath, "This could go very well, or this could be very embarrassing."

Ten minutes later, Lillie reached her mother's office. Taking a deep breath, she knocked on the door. "Mother, can I come in?"

Lusamine, hearing her daughter's voice, answered, "Of Course, sweetie." Lillie entered the office, Snowy held in her arms. Lusamine walked over to her. "So, What's up?"

Lillie took a deep breath, knowing what she was about to say would change everything. 'Mom, I am in love with Ash."

The effect of those seven words was immediate. Lusamine squealed and grabbed Lillie hugging her tight and ruffling her hair. "OH MY GOD, MY PRECIOUS BABY GIRL IS IN LOVE. WHEN SHOULD THE WEDDING BE?"

Lillie had an atomic blush as she wiggled out of her mother's grip. "MOTHER, I JUST REALIZED I AM IN LOVE WITH ASH. WE DON"T EVEN KNOW IF HE FEELS THE SAME WAY."

Lusamine smiles at her daughter with a naughty, "I didn't hear that you were against marrying Ash."

Lillie's face was still red, "MOTHER, YOU'RE SO INCORRIGIBLE." After saying Lillie ran out of her mother's office and called Hobbes, asking for a ride to Melemele island, hoping to speak to Ash.

Back To The Present

"And that's what happened," Lillie finished explaining. Chloe and Burnett were smiling. "SO would it be okay if I stay here tonight? I don't want to deal with my Mom's teasing or dad and Gladion's overprotectiveness."

"Of course, you can spend the night. I am kinda in the same situation with my Mom regarding relationships, " Ash said with a slight blush. Kukui and Burnett nodded, agreeing with Ash. Lillie blushed, grateful that the young man accepted her feelings and that she could spend the night away from her overdramatic mother.

Chloe giggled to herself. These two are so cute together. I am glad things worked for the two of them. Chloe's eyes widened. Wait, why did I start shipping them?

Soon after the matter of where Lillie would spend the night, the conversation changed gears into Goh asking about what Alolan variants were on Melemele island. He decided he wanted to catch them since then Professor Cerise could study the differences. After 2 hours of this, Lillie and Chloe decided to head off to sleep, each girl taking their respective Pokémon with them. Soon after, Burnett decided it was time to put Lei to bed. Kissing Kukui good night, she left with Goh following suit, hoping to get up early so he could make the most of the next day, catching as many Pokémon as he could. Leaving Ash and Kukui as the only ones still awake or not heading to bed.

Unbeknownst to the inhabitants of Kukui's house, Faba, one of the head scientists of The Aether Paradise, was heading towards the house. Lusamine wanted confirmation if Ash shared the same feelings for Lillie that Lillie had for Ash. While she could have called Burnett, she knew that if Lillie were there, she would call her mother out for nosing into her own business. Plus, Lusamine wanted confirmation Lillie was safe. Faba arrived at the house just as Ash and Kukui walked outside (due to a request from Ash). Hiding behind a bush, Faba listened in.

Ash took a deep breath. "Professor, I have come to a decision. Once the Masters 8 tournament is over, whether I win or lose, I decide that I am going to marry Lillie.

Faba covered his mouth to keep himself from screaming and giving away his location. His thoughts were the same as those that came from Kukui's mouth. WHAT THE HELL?

We'll end this chapter here. Yeah, surprised that I'm doing a new project this late into my other stories. This is a Collab requested by DragonicFireLord with some help from other Writers here on that helped us with ideas via Discord, being EmperorDraco7 here on and KevinSchomaker on Wattpad. DragonicFireLord is doing this story on Wattpad to coincide with this story's theme as this will be a four story series. And the cover art was commissioned from MidnightMoonflower, which DragonicFireLord asked for and will give credit to. Remember that I will post the chapters when my collab writer does until the next chapter. See you all next time.