"So," Ashley began in an overly chipper tone. "Now what should we do? I mean, we can't just leave the school, that'd be against the rules. But until lunch is over, what can we do until the next class starts?"

Chloe smiled and held up her lunchbox. "Ya know, we're aloud to leave during the lunch brake sometimes."

At hearing this, Ashley quickly nodded her head, wanting to get away from the constant stares and whispers that had been circling around both the school and in class.

Ashley, Chloe, and Pikachu made it back to the lab in the middle of lunch.

"Ah, Chloe, Soleil, good to see you," Professor Cerise said. "Chloe, I saw you on the tv for the contest, but I didn't see Soleil, and where did you get a Zorua?"

Chloe and Ashley looked at each other before nodding and explaining what had happened.

"So you're not a success from my clone experience?" Professor Cerise asked.

"Nope," Soleil said, "that was just what you thought and you made me a female legal identity and got me enrolled in school before we could tell you otherwise, you were so busy, we couldn't even tell you about Chloe catching a Zorua."

"Unfortunately, we were able to tell Goh," Chloe said, "It's why we asked to go on the research trip. Ever since he has been nagging Soleil to show him a Mew."

"It's like he doesn't see me as a person anymore," Soleil sighed, as Pikachu nuzzled her. "Thanks Pikachu."

"I'll talk to him. He should be returning while you are at school tomorrow. Speaking of Pikachu," Cerise said, "do you know when Ash will be back?"

"Oh right, Goh doesn't know this, but I'm Ash." Soleil said before explaining why she hid. "Though I must admit being Chloe's sister is a lot of fun."

"Thanks." Chloe said hugging her, "though come on, we have to take a makeup test at school tomorrow, so we should study."

With that, they headed to their room while unknown to both of them, Professor Cerise, now knowing about Ash, decided to send a video of the contest to Ash's mom.

But little did he know that that would end up being the widest possible thing he could've ever done in his life.

•••

After a few hours of studying, the two girls put away their textbooks and prepared for diner later that evening.

"Oh my gosh!" Solidly muttered softly under her breath. "That was a lot of questions. Are all of them gonna be on the test tomorrow?"

Chloe shrugged and folded up her notes and placed nearly in a pink chart-blossom folder that had her name written in a pastel blue.

Soleil had just opened her mouth to respond when approaching footsteps made them both turn to face the doorway.

"Heya guys!" came Goh's enthusiastic from the stuffy area they were currently in.

Chloe rolled her eyes and blew her childhood friend a raspberry. "Um, Goh? Don't you mean to say 'Hey girls'?"

Said boy blushed and lowered his gaze to stare down at his shoes. "Does it really matter?" he grumbled under his breath to which both girls shot him an icy glare.

"Well whatever!" Goh replied back after a few moments of awkward silence. "Anyways, Professor Cerise told me to tell you that dinner is ready," Chloe and Soleil both nodded and with that Goh turned and left the room, once again leaving the two girls alone.

"C'mon," Chloe said, standing up and stretching her arms above her head. "Let's get going before he comes back to pesters us about that 'You turning into Mew thing' again." Soleil laughed at that before nodding and picking Pikuchu up in her arms before the two girls headed down stares to eat supper for the night.