Chapter 22

While riding the car to the Castle, Kristen decides to ask Ruka. "Mom, what is the relationship of you guys and Ash's family? Surely it is not because that Uncle Adam is here with us?"

Ruka sighs and says, "I can't tell you that, dear. But if you want to know that answer to that question, you better ask Lillie about it."

As Amber is listening, she thinks, "So Lillie knew about this the whole time..." And then her eyes are focusing on Gary, "And what is going on with me? That boy...why do I feel my heart beating faster when I are close to him..."

"So when did Lillie know about this?" Gladion asks, then Adam says, "I told her, since she asks me about it."

Once they arrive at the castle, they are greeted by the Butler Paris, who has been taking them to the ball room. But once they see Delia there, Adam decides to take the first move. "Hey, Delia..." Adam says with nervousness in his tone.

Delia freezes as she hears the voice, and she turns around and sees Adam. Her heart beats rapidly at the sight and Adam gives her the same smile that she loved since they were dating. "Adam...please tell me this is a dream..."

Adam says, "If this is a dream I won't want to wake up." Then Delia flings herself into his arms and her head rest on his shoulder. "This day can't be any better. I finally get to see you again and I really miss you."

Adam says, "I am sorry. But I have heard everything from Professor Oak and Mohn. I am very proud of you for taking care of our little Ash even though I couldn't be by your side."

Delia says, "But now you are back, that is what matters."

Then Mohn coughs a little and then Delia finally notices the others. Delia breaks the hug and says, "Lusamine! Ruka! It is so good to see you again."

"Indeed. Thank you for inviting us for the coronation ball, Delia." Ruka says.

Then they introduce their children to her and Delia greets them. And Lusamine says, "So I heard from Adam that you have a son named Ash, right? The one who has been in par with Kristen over there."

"Yeah, Ash is as sweet as Adam, but I am sorry since he has been in his room for the preparations." Delia says.

Ruka says, "In fact, Lusamine also has a daughter that is similar to her." This causes Lusamine to blush a little. "She is sweet and smart and she is a younger version of herself."

"I would like to meet her, but where is she?" Delia asks.

Lusamine says, "She is still at the Aether Paradise, since she wants to train her Pokemon, which is very strange."

Gladion mutters, "And I wish I could train with her..." This causes everyone to laugh at the statement.


At the same time, Ash has been taking Lillie on a walk of their castle grounds without everyone noticing. Lillie has been dressed up with the white gown that suits her, she also also has the jewelry that Ash made for her and the heart shaped ribbon on her neck. Ash also does the same while wearing a black gown.

"This place is so beautiful..." Lillie says with a smile.

"I know, I am surprised that there is such a place here in the region and it belongs to my family." Ash says, then he notices a lot of friends in the ball. "Clemont, Bonnie, Alain, Marin, Shauna, Trevor, Tierno, Miette and Sawyer are here as well. How about you go greet them?"

"What about you?" Lillie asks in confusion.

"I have to be ready as the coronation as the prince. So I have to go find my Mom and Dad." Ash says with a frown. "I'll see you later and we should have our dance."

Lillie smiles as she gives him a kiss, then she changes into Serena form and go towards the group. Serena greets them and says, "Hey guys."

"Serena!" Bonnie is the first one to tackle her into a hug as Clemont uses his Aipom Arm to hold her back. "Wow, Serena. You look so beautiful." Shauna says.

"Why thank you. I can't believe that you are also here." Serena says with a smile.

"We can't miss the party Ash invited us after all." Sawyer says. "To think that he is the Prince, that is really surprising."

Miette whispers to Serena and asks, "What about your relationship with Ash? Are you getting well?" This causes her to blush and she says, "Stop it, Miette."

"It sure is lively here." Aria says as she walks towards them. "Aria? You have come as well?" This causes the group to get surprised.

"Of course, it is nice to see you again." Aria says. "Ms. Palermo is the one that invites me, since it is her daughter's coronation after all."

"Wait...you mean Ash is related to Ms. Palermo?" Bonnie asks in shock. Serena says, "Of course, since it is the reason why she has been watching over me."

Then Ash's other travel companions also notice the group and they decide to greet them. Kristen says, "Aria, what a surprise."

"Kristen." Aria greets the girl and she asks, "I guess that you are also invited."

"Yeah." Kristen then introduces the others to them while Aria does the same. But Brock, Gary and Ruka notices the heart on Serena's neck and Ruka uses a little of her aura, she is surprised to find that Serena is actually Lillie in disguise, which means that she was the one that almost beat Aria like Kristen.

"So you also traveled with Ash?" Max asks Bonnie as the two are having a pleasant conversation.

"Yeah, Ash has been amazing throughout this journey." Bonnie says.

As for the others, they are conversing as Dawn asks, "So Clemont, how did you meet Ash?"

"Well, I am a Gym Leader of the Lumiose City back in the Kalos Region. But I kind of locked myself out the gym and it is because of Ash and Serena that we manage to get our gym back."

"So you are a gym leader as well?" Misty says. "It is nice to meet someone who is also a Gym Leader. What type do you specializes?"

Bonnie says, "Big Brother is good at Electric Types, and he likes to build machines, only to explode in the end." This causes Clemont to have his face red and the Kalos native and Serena giggle at that.

"Really? That is new." Cilan says.

"As for us, we are actually his rivals." Sawyer says. "Ash has been able to amaze us all in the League and we couldn't beat him."

"Really, can you tell us more about it?" Kristen asks. "We haven't been hearing about Ash's Kalos performances and we are curious to know about it."

At the same time, Ruka, Amber, Gary and Brock are around Serena and then Ruka asks, "Lillie, is that you? Why are you disguising as a different person?"

"Wait, Lillie?" Brock and Gary are shocked, but Amber just gives a I-know-it look. Serena says, "I disguise myself so I can hide my identity in the Kalos Region. And this disguise is actually Ash's first love, who he met in seven years ago."

Gary says, "I know, the straw hat girl who died in a plane crash once she is going back to Kalos. And it was the reason why Ash didn't want to have any romance. But I am surprised that you are willing to disguise as her for Ash."

Lillie says, "I love Ash so much that I want to make him happy."

Amber says, "So are you going to reveal yourself to those Kalos friends? Staying hidden is not good in the end."

Lillie says, "That is what Ash's grandmother told me, and I think I am going to do it after I have my dance with Ash."

After that, they see that the lights are dimming and then they see Adam, Delia and Ash on stage as they are crowned to be the king, queen and the prince. They cheer for them as they say their vow and after that, the dance ball starts.

The group of Ash's former travel companions are there as then their rivals also show up and greet them.

"Zoey? Kenny? Nando? What are you doing here?" Dawn asks in shock. Zoey says, "We are invited to this ball of course. Ash is the one who invited us and we can't miss a formal event."

Kenny says, "Indeed, Deedee. Though you look really stunning in that dress." Dawn immediately yells, "Don't call me by that name!"

May is also greeted by Drew and Harley, Drew decides to give her a flirt for a greeting while Harley is taunting her, causing May to yell at him in the end.

Iris and Cilan also notice Bianca, Stephan, Cameron, Virgil and Georgia also there, though Georgia and Iris has a small argument, much to everyone's amusement.

And the next to appear is Ash's rivals, namely Ritchie, Harrison, Paul, Barry, Tyson and Morrison, they also greet the group as they all chat one another about Ash. And much to their surprise is that even the Champions have come as well.

Adam and Delia then walk towards the group as they all bow down to them. "Please don't do it, we are friends and we prefer being treated as equals." Delia says as they nod. Then Cynthia asks, "But where is Ash? Isn't he with you?"

"Ash isn't going to join us today." Adam says. "He has his own reasons."

"Well, I really hope to see him again, and to have a rematch." Diantha says as the others are curious.

"You mean you lost to Ash before? Diantha?" Lance asks in surprise, since he knows that Diantha might be the second strongest Champion in the world with the help of Mega Evolution, and the first one being Leon if they didn't count Ash in the rankings.

"Well, I battled his Greninja, but it is a tie." Diantha says, causing them to get surprised. Clemont says, "Well, it's true, since we saw it happen, right? Bonnie?"

"Yeah, and Ash-Greninja is so cool while battling the Mega Gardevoir." Bonnie says.

Adam says, "Relax, I am sure that you will have a rematch with Ash in the future. Since there will be a small tournament as it is founded by the RPA Company together with the Macro Cosmos."

"Two biggest companies to fund the tournament? That is quite new." Amber says as she sips on the Champagne. "Interesting."

Then they see a lot of people dancing, Adam turns to Delia, "Should we dance, my queen?"

Delia blushes and nods, then they all go to dance. And then the others also follow suit. At the other side of the hall, Ash and Lillie have been dancing and Lillie already changes back to herself.

"Lillie. Do you remember this song?" Ash says as Lillie smiles. "How do I not know? We made this song together, right?"

"Yeah, I can't believe that it will be here in this ball, we really have great music talents." Ash says. "But now we should enjoy our dance together."

"Yeah." Then they start to melt into the music and the flow as they keep dancing, forgetting the whole world outside them.

Once the dance is over, the group are enjoying themselves as Misty says, "That was fun."

"But it is very tiring." Cilan says as Drew mutters, "Speak about it when you have your feet stepped on."

Then Ruka asks Amber, "Are you enjoying the dance, Amber?"

Amber sighs, "To be honest, Mom. I really enjoy dancing with Gary."

"I see that you like it." Then they see Adam and Delia walking to them as they take a seat. Delia says, "Oh Adam. Thank you for making my dream come true again. I really miss the time when we dance together."

"I am glad that you like it. And I am sure that Ash has been enjoying himself as well." Adam says as Delia leans on him.

"Does that mean Ash is here?" They are startled by the girls who want to know where Ash is. Adam sighs as he knows that there is nothing to hide. "Well, I got reunited with him a month ago and I am already startled at what kind of person he is." Delia is confused and she asks, "You met Ash already? Why didn't he tell me about this?"

"He was afraid just like I was." Adam says. "But that is in the past. I met him a while ago and that kid has so many secrets that reminded me of myself and Delia years ago."

"So can you tell us where is he?" Kristen asks as she is dying to know where he is.

Before he can answer, Wallace asks, "I want to know, Kristen, what did you see in him?"

Kristen giggles a little and says, "I can't read him with my aura, that is the reason."

"You have a crush with him because you can't read him?" Dawn asks as the others are in shock.

"Yeah, you see. I am an Aura User as well as my family members, I have been trying to find a person who I can't read with the help of aura and Ash is the only one that I found. Not to mention that he is the only one that give me a hard time with the Aura Combat."

"Oh please, he is easy to read." Misty says, wanting to discourage her from pursuing Ash.

"Trust me, he has more secrets than you ever know." Kristen says.

"Yeah, right." Max says sarcastically.

"Actually, Kristen is right about that one." Mohn says as they all turn to him. Gladion asks, "Dad, what do you mean?"

Mohn says, "For example, Ash is a good dancer."

"Ash and dancing doesn't mix." Barry says.

"If you say so, then how about you look at my direction?" They all turn around and they see that a group of people dancing, there are Ash and Lillie, who have been dancing together and this causes everyone to widen their eyes.

"What the...what is Lillie doing here?" Kristen asks in shock.

Ash and Lillie are dancing as they notice the auras of those people, confusion, anger, jealousy and envy. Ash giggles, "Looks like they found us."

"Well, that is not a bad thing I guess." Lillie says with a smile. "But we should continue dancing until they find us."

At the same time, the others are watching them dancing and Amber says, "Wow..."

Mohn says, "If you not noticed, that girl over there is my daughter Lillie."

"Wait, she is your daughter? Professor Mohn?" Oak asks as he nods. Adam says, "I know what you guys are feeling. It is the same thing that we felt and thought the first time I saw them together."

"You saw them together once? When?" Delia asks her lover.

Mohn says, "In the Valentine's Day. They have been giving each other Chocolate on that specific day."

"Wait, that is why she asks me to help her with the Chocolates?" Lusamine asks as the girls are getting more jealous. "What?" They exclaim so loud as Ash and Lillie decide to stop dancing.

"You guys should keep your voices down, you'll make a scene." Ash says as the two of them walk towards the group. "Father, Mother, can we join in?" Ash asks Adam as he smiles back. Since the reveal is going to begin.


This is tiring while writing this chapter, but at least the others know that Ash and Lillie are together. Their reactions will be in the next chapter and how they met. And for another chapter I am going to write a lemon.