Chapter 37

"So what are we going to do then?" Lillie asks as now she is alone with Ash while walking on the streets of the Galar Region.

"How about we try out the new cafe opened at the southern Wyndon? I mean, we can have another date if you want." Ash says with a smile.

"Sometimes I think you spoiled me too much." Lillie sighs.

"But it is my job to spoil you, as I said before." Ash says with a loving smile towards his girlfriend.

"And I still love you for that." Lillie says, "Let's go before the seats are gone."

"You're right, after all, this place is crowded." Ash says.

As they enter the dessert store, they have ordered a full meal with the three-tier petit four stands and the milk tea from the high-quality Darjeeling tea and Moomoo Milk.

"You know, it never ceases to amaze me of how big your appetite is." Lillie says with a chuckle after seeing so many kinds of food.

"What can I say, I am always hungry after wasting energy on our Aura Weapons." Ash says. "Don't you think so?"

"You're right. And I can't believe they have this tea set as well, this sure is some good tea." Lillie says while sipping on the tea.

"Maybe this is a good store to visit." Ash says. "If you want more, I can order some for you."

"More like you want to have some more." Lillie sighs.

They continue to talk about Pokemon and other stuff, and unknown to them, the girls, along with Cilan and Alain, are also there as they gulp after seeing Ash and Lillie also having their tea time in the store.

Cilan says, "How about we go another place instead? I mean, the place looks crowded."

"But I have wanted to try out their desserts." May says with annoyance. "And it doesn't seem that crowded to me."

Iris says, "And it is you that wants us to come here just because we need to take a break from Ash."

The four girls continue to walk into the cafe, and they finally see Ash and Lillie talking and sitting at the window. The jealousy and anger are rising in their hearts as Alain gulps, "I guess that's the reason why you don't want them to enter?"

"But now we are screwed..." Cilan frowns.

"Ash! You are here as well!" Ash and Lillie are annoyed as their perfect afternoon teatime is interrupted by people who Lillie hates to see right now. The four girls are rushing to give Ash a hug, and Ash says, "Girls, please let go of me, I'm suffocating."

But the girls all shake their heads as they are sticking to him like glue. Lillie glares at them as it means, "Backoff" But the girls just glare at Lillie as they mean, "Make me."

Ash feels his breathing getting harder as he is forced to use Teleport out of the way, causing the four girls to fall down with humiliation. Misty is the first one to recover and she says, "What are you doing here? Weren't you going to fight Team Rocket?"

"They managed to get away, so we are just resting and waiting until they strike again." Ash sighs.

"And you are interrupting our date as well." Lillie mutters.

"Nobody asks you, bitch!" Dawn retorts back, and Ash yells, "Hey! Don't yell at my girlfriend!"

Lillie smirks as Ash is protecting her, while the girls are a little angry. Ash turns to Cilan and Alain as he asks, "Cilan? Alain? Didn't I ask you two to let them stay away from us for a while?"

"We tried, but there's the result." Alain frowns a little.

Ash sighs, "Now we have already met and greeted, you guys can go find a seat for yourselves while we have to finish the meal."

The girls are reluctant to leave, but after seeing how the other people are looking at them, they are embarrassed as they quickly find a seat to sit while Cilan and Alain are buying the food.

"Always Lillie...why can't Ash share the same attention to us like that?" May says with frustration.

"Yeah. Just what is so special about her anyway?" Misty mutters. "Just because they are childhood friends from the beginning..."

Lillie actually heard about that as she looks at Ash, "Childhood friends? Are we?"

Ash shrugs, "I am not sure, I mean, I met you for the first time after the Johto League, right?"

May also mutters to the other girls, "If only she and her mother really died during that plane crash instead of having Amnesia, maybe Ash won't be having too much attention to her..."

"I don't think it is a good idea to talk about that when Ash and Lillie are there." Cilan says as they realize both Ash and Lillie are looking at them. Ash asks Alain, "Alain, what do they mean by Lillie and her mother having Amnesia?"

Alain sighs and he says, "According to Professor Oak, Serena and her mother never existed, they are actually Lillie and Ms. Lusamine. Ms. Lusamine had an alias called Grace and she was a famous Rhyhorn racer, while Lillie's full name is Lillie Serena Aether."

The whole news causes shock to both Ash and Lillie, and the news strikes them just like a thousand arrows. Ash turns to Lillie and says, "Looks like we need to have some answers from Professor Oak."

Lillie nods as they decide to take out the food and they rush away. Dawn yells, "What the hell, Alain! They got away!"

"Maybe it is your fault for mentioning that to Ash and Lillie." Alain retorts, and the girls are about to hit the two boys before the waitress called Officer Jenny to drag them out of the store.


Back at the castle where both the Ketchums and the Aethers are there, Ash called everyone to the scene, including Gary, Brock, Kristen, Amber, and even Lillie. Delia asks, "Ash? Lillie? What's the problem?"

"If you're asking about Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, and Mew, they aren't awake." Brock says.

"That's not the reason why we are here, we want to ask something." Ash says. "Is it true that both Lillie and I know each other when we are at a young age?"

"What do you mean by that?" Mohn asks with confusion, and Lillie says, "Back then, Ash told me that he had a childhood friend called Serena, who has died because of a plane crash...but she didn't die, right?"

"What do you mean she didn't die?" Gary asks in confusion, and both Delia and Lusamine seem to tense up a little. Ruka notices it and she says, "Delia, Lusamine, are you trying to hide something? I don't think it is a good idea..."

Lusamine sighs and says, "Fine. The truth is, I was the one that made the plane crash happen..."

"What? So you indirectly killed Serena?" Gary asks.

"Serena and her mother Grace were never real." Lusamine shakes her head, "They were in fact... Lillie and I. After Mohn went missing, we thought that he was dead and gone in our lives forever, that's why we decided to commit suicide."

Everyone gasps as Mohn say, "How could you..."

"And I have been regretting this action after we were still alive from the crash. Gladion was never with us the whole time since he was at Alola, but Lillie lost her memories after the plane crash." Lusamine says.

"So Lillie has amnesia not because of Faba, but because of the plane crash?" Gladion demands. "Is that the reason why Lillie wasn't able to touch Pokemon?"

"No, Arceus told me that my fear of Pokemon stems from the Ultra Beasts, but this is the reason why I couldn't remember what happened..." Lillie frowns a little.

Lusamine says, "I was furious that the plane didn't kill the both of us, but eventually, we regretted the decision. Because of Adam."

"Me?" Adam asks." What does it have to do with me?"

"You were found at the site which is close to our plane crash spot, which is also in the Alola Region's Melemele Beach. You told us about how you were sucked into the wormhole from the Kanto Region, that made me realize that Mohn might be still alive, but I have been in dread because of my actions, my daughter has lost her memories. That's why I decided to fake the news of Serena and Grace being dead so Mohn wouldn't be in pain seeing that it is Lillie and Lusamine that was killed..." Lusamine says.

"I really can't believe this is such a history..." Kristen says with more jealousy, now she knows that Lillie and Ash have met even longer than before, and she is not happy about it.

"I can't believe it...my mother would try to kill me just because my father was missing..." Lillie feels her heart in pain as Ash tries to comfort her. Lillie adds, "But I can't blame her...if Ash was gone in my life, I might have done the same thing..."

"But who told you about this?" Delia asks, "I mean, how did you find out about this? We have made sure that nobody should know about this."

Ash sighs as he tells them what happened back in the new cafe, and Delia says, "I see, so Professor Oak is the one that told them, and you just accidentally heard them talking about this..."

"So you are not mad that we know about this?" Ash asks.

"How can we stay mad at you two? You have the right to know about this, I mean, everyone here in this room also has the right as well." Lusamine says, "In fact, I should be the one to apology to you."

"It's in the past now. If this wouldn't happen, maybe I wouldn't meet Ash again in the same way as now." Lillie sighs.

"But since you know about this, maybe I can teach you some tricks of Rhyhorn racing?" Lusamine asks, and Lillie frowns, "Maybe I start to regret this..."

"I can try to learn Rhyhorn racing." Ash says, "I mean, it sounds cool."

"If Ash wants to learn about it, I think I might want to learn it as well." Kristen says, "If Lillie doesn't want to learn, then it will be fine as well."

Lillie feels her blood boil and she yells, "Kristen! You are not going to steal Ash away from me! I'll learn Rhyhorn Racing if it means to keep an eye on you from Ash."

Lusamine and the other adults laugh a little at their reaction, and Amber just sighs. Gary asks, "What about you? Do you want to learn Rhyhorn Racing as well?"

"Maybe, depends on you." Amber shrugs, and Gary says, "I think we can try it out."

"Then fine by me." Amber nods.

As the others follow Lusamine, Mohn asks Brock, "Aren't you going with them?"

"I am not that interested in Rhyhorn racing, even though I am a Rock Type specialist myself." Brock says. "I'll just watch them do it from the stands."

"That's a shame, but I guess we have to respect your choice." Mohn says as they decide to go see how they are doing with Rhyhorn Races.


Here is a new chapter, and because of the girls who want Ash, they accidentally reveal the past of Lillie is Serena to Ash and Lillie, and Lillie manages to get some answers from Lusamine about what happened when she was attending the Summer Camp with Ash. I hope you like this chapter, and the next chapter will be some more Aureliashipping moments before we go into the next part of the Team Rocket battle.