Note- This is a special chapter for Christmas. This isnt related to the story at all.
It was the Christmas Eve yet Serena was bored. It was fun an hour ago though when she was baking a cake along with her beloved pokemons and Bonnie. It was quite hilarious for the young yet matured Bonnie to act her age. To say she was clumsy would be an understatement. She had knocked off all the flour on Braixen, who looked surprised. But now as it was being baked, she had nothing to do other than standing near the window and looking at the evening sky. Bonnie had gone out to call Ash and Clemont, who had gone to train (no surprise), so her pokemons were giving her company. Sylveon, sensing Serena's emotions of boredom and loneliness, held her hand with her ribbons. Serena looked down at her, smiling as Braixen also scooted closer to her.
"Hey, Serena!" she heard someone calling her name and she saw Bonnie running towards her and along with her were Clemont and Ash, with Pikachu on his shoulder as usual. She smiled and waved at them as they came to a halt infront of her.
"Hey guys, you are back! The cake will take some time to be baked though so lets just sit together since I have to see if it goes well." Serena said. She frowned when she looked at Bonnie who was sending her a smirk.
I hope she isn't planning anything weird.
Surely enough, her suspicions were proved when Bonnie began, "Serena… why don't you and Ash go and bring some Christmas goodies while Clemont and I look after the cake. We'll make sure that it tastes great and not burn the place."
Serena gulped nervously but before she could say anything, Ash enthusiastically chimed, "Sure that would be great. I'll buy some gifts for my pokemons too. Why don't we do that, Serena?" He turned towards her with his infamous grin. And how could she deny that smile. She found herself smiling and nodding in affirmation as Bonnie grinned in victory. She passed a glare to the younger girl before leaving.
"Hey buddy, why don't you all stay here? I'll bring out the others and you can have fun. I'll be buying your gifts and they are supposed to be a surprise." Ash told to Pikachu as the mouse pokemon nodded. He brought out his other pokemons as Serena did the same.
"Okay, we are all done here! Let's go now Serena." He said before grabbing her hand and pulling her with him. Serena found herself blushing very hard and was glad that the weather was cold and people could assume the redness on her cheeks was due to the snow.
Reaching the town, they walked side by side looking at the Christmas lights and the shops. Ash let go of her hand and turned towards her.
"Lets get the gifts for everyone and meet here in an hour?" She nodded, feeling a bit disappointed before they parted ways.
Time seemed to go a slower than usual as she sifted through the items and wondered what she will get for her friends. Picking gifts for her pokemons was easy since she knew their likings, but she had to think hard for her friends. Soon enough though, she found gifts for everyone but Ash. She was confused what he liked. He loved pokemons but she couldn't necessarily buy a pokemon for him, can she? She ended up getting loads of chocolates for him because after pokemons, food was his second love. One hour was already up so she hurried back to their rendezvous. She found Ash waiting for her. She smiled slightly before hurrying towards him, gaining his attention. He smiled as she reached him. His eyes widened looking at the number of bags she was carrying.
"You bought loads of stuffs!" He said in amusement. Serena grinned, "Yeah, had to get for everyone."
"Great! Then let's go?" Ash asked as she nodded and they started heading back. Ash cleared his throat and Serena's attention was on him. He looked at her before coughing slightly.
"Ash, are you feeling sick?" she asked concerned. Ash's eyes widened before he shook his head frantically.
"Well, the thing is, I was buying gifts for my pokemons when I saw this, umm well, this thing which was really cute and I got it as a present for you." He blurted out as Serena found herself blushing furiously again.
"Oh." She had lost the inability of speech altogether as she struggled to make a sentence. Ash smiling slightly, rummaged through his pockets and bringing out a shining object. Serena squinted slightly before she realized that he had bought a necklace for her. It was minimal with a little figure and as Ash described really cute. Serena couldn't hold herself before squealing and her eyes shining in delight. Ash sighed in relief, seeing that she loved the little gift he bought for her.
Without saying anything, he moved towards her and grabbed her shoulders, taking her off guard. He moved behind her and tried to hook the necklace. He emerged successfully before turning her towards him. She was tomato red and now it was Ash's turn to be concerned.
"Serena, are you sick?" She shook her head before impulsively throwing herself on him, hugging him tightly. Ash froze before slowly wrapping his hands around her waist, his heart thumping as if he just won a battle.
This Christmas sure was an eventful one. And it turned more eventful when they reached their place to find smoke coming out from the windows. Bonnie and Clemont had managed to burn the cake afterall!
A/N- Hello this is Pix. Merry Christmas everyone. i hope you all are enjoying this day with your loved ones!
