TDBigJ's message: Sup guys? What's going on? Me? Well, I just started my job on Wednesday and let me tell you that is was pretty awesome. I am so excited to finally start working and start the next chapter of my life. That is one step completed, next step, driver's license, and then things will go from there. What about you guys? For those of you who also work, how was your week? For the rest of you… how was your week? Shouldn't have split you up into groups. Sorry, work is on my mind now, had two orientation days including today, so yeah, my life is going to be pretty occupied now. Oh, just a random note, one of my new coworkers names is Sarena (That's how she spells it), go figure! Remember what I said, now that I am working, updates will be slower, after 5-7 chapters they will at least, we'll see. I still have to edit the chapters that I have finished and I don't know if work will interfere with that, just have to wait and find out. One last thing before I start responding to reviews, I still want an opinion on if I should keep my OC in the chapters I've already finished or take him out. Only one person has given me their opinion and they say keep him in, but I want at least a few more people to give me their vote. I'm not going to set up a pole for this mainly because the story is already in progression and I don't want to put this story on hiatus until the poll is over, don't want to halt this story just for an opinion on something. With that, I will get to the next thing that I don't know how many people even read.

76ers (Guest #1): Do you mean Phil or my OC?

Espeon44: I agree. Ash is fair.

Wolves22 (Guest #2): Glad you do!

Armorshippingfan: I like that he has some fans left too. I thought it'd be better fitting for the story if not everybody turned on him. Thanks for the review!

Shadic4566: It still felt wrong to not mention you in the first chapter but I'm glad it doesn't bother you. Oh, so you wouldn't be mad at Ash (Man, I've got to stop reading things wrong)? You would just be ashamed at the people who turned on him? Gotcha! Yeah, it was now time to mention the kiss at the end of XY&Z, felt good to put that in. Glad to know you like how they ended up getting together last chapter. Thanks for the review!

Brig nodrm2347: Yeah that scene last chapter would have fitted pretty well in the anime if Ash won the Kalos league, I agree. I like that Phil is in this story too as you said, Serena doesn't have to talk to herself any more. I'm going to be original with their date this chapter, I've got some ideas, maybe just a couple. Yeah, I'm implying that "knock her dead" will mean "amaze her", you've got the right idea. The kids will come in around chapter 6 or 7 which is about the same time my OC will come in, only if you guys want him though, but I see you do. Thanks for the review!

Guest #3: Hey man, good to see you again. The next chapter will be out within the next few days (Man I hope I can keep my promise this time). Thanks for the review!

TheAztecKing: Good to know you like it, glad I made your day. Thanks for the review!

Darkaura808: Hey, very happy to see you back. Thanks for giving me such a huge welcome back, I appreciate it. I'm also happy you've been anticipating my story for a few weeks, makes me happy that one of my readers is eagerly waiting for me to come back. Oh dude, don't worry, if you thought this was a sequel to Against All Odds but found out it wasn't, I'm sorry if I lead you the wrong way. Happy to know you like the plot of the story. I thought I would go in a different direction for this story. Rather than it being mainly drama and romance, I wanted to change it up a bit and do drama and hurt/comfort but all the while keeping the romance intact (Can't forget that). Anyway, happy to see you back and I hope you enjoy the ride. Thanks for the review!

Oliverqueen01: Yeah, I know. Undertaker is going to be missed, he was my fifth favorite. Good to know you don't hate Roman. He's my third favorite behind Cena and Ambrose. I agree that he is a good in ring performer, I just wish people didn't boo him all the time. Happy to know you're enjoying the story. Ash will definitely knock her socks off. I'm not going to do anything too big, just something different. Thanks for the review!

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon or it's characters, they are owned by Nintendo, Game Freak, and… whoever else.

"Aw, I may be a guy but… aw." Phil commented.

"What did you think?" Serena asked.

"I think that was perfect. It was great to see how you two ended up getting together. Believe me, I wish the story of how I met my wife was like that." Phil stated.

"How will your wife feel if she heard you say that?" Serena asked.

"Eh, the most I'll probably get is a nudge. Like you, my wife's not one to get angry that often. She's a very calm person, but yeah, she probably wouldn't like me saying that."

"At least she's calm. The most I would ever do to my husband is just playfully slap him on the back. I'm not the violent type."

"Looks like you got the better end of the deal." Phil joked. The two of them shared a laugh. To Serena, it felt good to laugh again. It had been a while since she laughed a good one. Yeah, she has laughed since Ash left, but none of them were as good as before when he was around.

"I find it hard to believe that Ash left a good a woman as you when he went into disappearance." Phil commented.

"Thanks that means a lot." She replied.

"I'm very happy to see you're still loyal to him especially after so long, shows how genuine of a person you are." Phil stated.

"I'm glad you think so." Serena responded and then held up her left hand, which revealed the wedding ring that still kept it's presence on Serena's ring finger after twenty four years. "That's why I wear this to this day."

"Whoa, gee, even though he's been gone for so long you still wear your wedding ring?"

"Well, hey, I'm still married to the guy. No chance in hell am I ever taking this off." Serena stated, boldly committing herself to someone she still believed in… and loved.

A smile played at Phil's lips. "Ash is a very lucky guy. It brings me joy that he had a wife who gave her heart out to him and still does. It seems that there are a shortage of people these days just like you."

"That's the most sincere thing someone's said to me in years." Serena smiled. "It seems your wife's a lucky one too."

"I try."

"It's good to know that there is somebody out there who still believes in my husband after so long. For a while I thought I was the only one besides my friends that still did, but am I glad I was wrong." Serena explained.

"I may not be the only one. I've got a couple of sisters who looked up to him too, he was their main reason for going out on their journeys when they turned ten." Phil stated.

"Maybe I was just jumping to conclusions, something I shouldn't do, or anybody for that matter."

"Now that I know, what else happened after that?"

"After Ash and I got together?"

"Yeah."

"Well, probably the most obvious one… we went on our first date."

"How did that turn out?"

"I can tell you that. Here's how it went…"

Thirty six years earlier

Ash sat there on the couch in the lobby of the Pokemon center, hands in his pockets, looking at the ground, looking deep in thought. There was something that he was thinking over, and he wanted to make sure he was ready, and more importantly, making sure she was going to be ready. Pikachu looked up at his trainer, who he knew was trying to make a crucial decision. He hopped up onto the bench and looked up at Ash. Ash caught sight of his longtime partner and wondered why he came up near him.

Ash rubbed the top of Pikachu's head. "Trying to help me out, buddy?"

"Pika pi." Pikachu responded, nodding his head.

"Thanks buddy, but this is a decision I need to think about on my own. I appreciate your support though." Ash stated.

But then, Serena came through the front doors of the Pokemon center. She apparently was looking for him. Once Ash saw her, he now knew he had to make a decision at THAT moment, because he saw her coming towards him, and the first thing that came to mind was that as soon as she approached him, she would sit down next to him. And wouldn't you know, she did.

"Well, it's now or never Ash. You have to do it." He thought to himself.

"I found you finally. I've been looking all over for you for the past forty minutes." She said.

"I'm surprised it took you that long. This is usually the first place people look when they look for me." Ash stated.

"Yeah, that is correct. But I guess I didn't have that come to mind first off." Serena said. "Now I feel like an idiot."

"Don't be hard on yourself. You're never an idiot in my eyes." Ash said. "But now that you're here, I want to ask you something."

"Yeah, what is it?"

"I've been thinking for the past week since my win. Since that moment we had together shortly afterwards, my mind's been on something, and I've been thinking that I think that I'm ready to give it a shot."

"Well, what is it?"

"Serena, will you… perhaps… like to go out… on Friday?"

Now Serena definitely thought she was dreaming. Her longtime crush had just asked her out on a date. Was this actually happening? She noticed his physical position and the way he was just saying those words. He was sounding nervous as hell. Serena always thought she would be the one that would be nervous (Well, she actually was at the moment) but he was the one that was. Serena found that cute about him. The moment that was happening before her was exactly how she imagined it. Well, not exactly but pretty close.

"Ash, are… are… are you… asking me out?"

Ash took a deep breath. "Yes… yes I am." He looked her straight in the eyes. "So, what is it?"

Serena took no time to think on this because she already knew her answer. She slammed into a hug with him. "Yes! Yes, of course I will."

Ash hugged her back. "Great! Glad to hear that." She released from the hug about thirty seconds later. She knew she had to release before it got too weird. "So, I'll see you Friday then?"

She nodded her head. "Without a doubt." She got up from her seat.

"Ash?"

"Yeah?"

"Wear something nice."

End of flashback

"So he was the one that asked you out?" Phil asked.

"Yeah. I always thought that I would be the one that asked him out, but it worked out nicely and he did it first." Serena explained.

"So, what did he plan for you two during the date? Did you guys go to dinner? Movie? What?"

"Well actually, he went above and beyond and changed things up."

"What do you mean?"

"We actually did things differently. We did things besides the obvious of what people would usually do on dates." She explained.

"How did your date pan out?" He asked.

"Well, I remember that date perfectly."

Return to flashback

Ash was getting dressed up for his first date with Serena. He was wearing a black jacket over a white turtleneck, black jeans, and gray slip ons. He sprayed cologne on and then applied some aftershave under his chin. Brock, Cilan, and Clemont were there, helping him prepare for the date. Ash looked at himself in the mirror again, making sure nothing was out of line.

Brock, Cilan, and Clemont had been giving him advice for the past half hour regarding to what he should do during the date and how to look the part. Brock's advice was the best as Brock knew the most about romance and also the fact that Brock was the only one that had a girlfriend.

"So Ash, you getting ready for your first date with Serena?" Brock asked.

"Yep. Hard to believe our lives came up to this. We knew each other as little kids, who would've known that we would end up going out together?" Ash explained.

"Hey Ash, you and Serena have a history. I think it fits perfectly that you two ended up a couple." Cilan stated.

"Yeah, I guess so. But… she's done so much for me for the past decade of my life. I feel like I owe it to her that I treat her like the girl she deserves to be." Ash stated.

"I'm glad to hear that from you Ash. It's so great to see how mature you've become in the last six years." Brock said.

"Yeah. I was kind of tired of everybody saying I was dense. But at least that's in the past now."

"Ash, you weren't dense in general, you were just dense on the subject of romance. It wasn't until Serena kissed you that you got a better understanding of it." Clemont explained.

"I think you're right on that, Clemont. I'll admit that I was a pretty dense kid back then. But I think Serena opened it wide up for me, and I thank her for that." Ash said, fixing the collar on his jacket. He checked his watch, which read 6:27. "Looks like I should be heading out. Thanks for the talk guys."

"No problem, Ash." Brock, Cilan, and Clemont said in unison. Ash then grabbed his keys and headed out the door, but not before being stopped by Brock.

"Hey Ash?"

"Yeah?"

"Knock her dead."

Ash smiled at his best friend and left his apartment. Brock, Cilan, and Clemont stayed at his apartment for the night. It was okay with Ash. They did it on a constant basis which didn't bother Ash. Ash took a deep breath and started on his way.

Twenty five minutes later

Ash looked at his watch. It was about twelve minutes before their date and Ash was only a couple of minutes away from their first destination. He had called Serena about ten minutes ago and said she would be on her way within five minutes. Seeing as how it had been twenty five minutes since he left and ten minutes since he called her it should have been five minutes since she left, so he assumed he was ahead of her at this point.

He finally reached his destination, which was the boardwalk. They wanted a nice place to meet up and thought this would be the best. Ash checked his watch once again and then put his hands in his pockets and looked around. There were a few people who were walking past him or standing a few feet away.

He stood there waiting for about five more minutes and she had yet to arrive. Pikachu had not come along as he knew that Ash had to go on this date alone because this was his lady and she had to come first at the moment. He had put Pikachu ahead for years but it was time to change things up for once.

All of a sudden, someone's hand had covered his eyes, obscuring his vision. He knew all too well who it was. He gently grabbed the person's hand and removed it so he could see again. He turned around to see Serena there.

"Yeah, yeah, very funny." He said as she was giggling to herself.

Ash looked at her and she appeared to be wearing a gray long sleeve dress that went down to her knees and she was wearing white sandals and wearing a silver and gold cross shaped pendant and gold diamond earrings. Ash thought she was absolutely breathtaking.

"So… you ready?" He asked.

"Yeah. Couldn't be more." She replied. "Where do you plan to take me first?"

"Come with me, I'll show you." He grabbed her hand and started walking the direction he was facing.

First, Ash thought they would do a little sightseeing. Take her to see a couple places (The ones he knew she liked). Five minutes later they arrived at a spot where there was a building which was relatively new but Serena had fallen in love with since it first opened. It was a twenty story high tower that had colored lights every five floors, each with a different color. Serena thought it was beautiful, Ash thought it was a good looking building, something even he was interested in, although not as much as Serena.

"Don't you think that is incredibly gorgeous Ash?"

Ash nodded his head. "Mm hm."

They stood there for a few more minutes gazing at the building. There was another building around town that Ash knew Serena liked and it was not too far off. He asked her if she was done looking at the multi-colored building and when she said she was, he grabbed her hand again and pulled her along.

A few minutes later they reached another building. It was a building that was at least twenty yards long but had a shining Dragonair at the top, the pearl of the figure glittering like a disco ball.

"What do you think?" Ash asked.

"I love it!" Serena responded. "How did you know I liked these places?"

"Hey, I listen and pay attention. I know what you like."

Serena smiled and pecked him on the cheek.

"Come on, Serena. I've got another place for us to go."

Ash took Serena to a dance hall. Ash took off his jacket once they got in there so he could dance without a little bit of interference of his jacket flapping around while they danced.

As the dance went on, Serena was surprised to see that Ash's dancing had improved from when they were ten. Sure, during that dance party from a long time ago he improved a little but it was a lot better now in Serena's eyes. Had he been secretly taking dance lessons without her knowledge? That seemed unlikely but you never know.

"Wow, Ash, you're dancing… so gracefully. What happened in the last six years?" Serena asked.

"I've just been getting help from a few of my friends, female more specifically, teaching me how to dance better. I know I was a sloppy dancer at first but after a few lessons from Dawn, May, and maybe once with my mom I learned how to dance better." Ash explained.

"Seems like they taught you a lot, didn't they?" She asked. She then smiled a bit. "How good do you think they taught you?"

A smirk then appeared on Ash's face. "How's this?"

He then tightened his grip and spun them around one hundred eighty degrees, twirled her a few times, and then dipped her and pulled her back up, Serena barely being able to get a grip on Ash's back. Boy, was she surprised.

"Let's just say I've seen more than enough." Serena stated. Ash's smirk returned and he closed his eyes, seeing as he proved something.

After that, Ash took her to a couple more places, one to get something to snack on and one that tickled Serena's fancy, a dress shop. He was not into that but he knew she liked it. He was making it about her tonight.

Now that they were done with all that, they returned to the boardwalk where they started the night but went to the end of the docks and looked out into the midnight blue, sparkling ocean, with the reflection of the night moon luminescent on the waters.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Ash asked.

"Yeah, I've always liked this sight. Just shows how stunning the horizon can be."

Ash looked over at her. The moon was now illuminating her features, making her seem more beautiful than she already was.

"Did you have a good time tonight?" He asked.

"It was an amazing night Ash. I'm glad we did what you planned tonight. It was totally different than usual. Thank you for that." She replied.

"Anything for you. I wanted our first date to be one that we could look back on decades from now. Something we can tell our future kids. If we get that far."

"I hope we do get that far." Serena stated.

"I just wish I knew if we will, and how." Ash said.

"I bet you know how." She said.

"Yeah, you're right. Maybe I should." He then turned so that he was now facing her. She looked to her right so that she was seeing him. "What?"

Ash grabbed her and pulled her in for a kiss. This took Serena by surprise but she immediately melted into the kiss. The kiss only lasted for about ten seconds before their lips parted ways.

"Serena?"

"Yeah?"

"I think we will get that far."

She smiled. "Yeah, I think so too."

Author's note: That seemed like a very good date to me, but what about you guys? I really think that people ought to switch things up these days, be original. Come on people, spark your creativity a bit, will ya? Okay, I better stop before I go on one of my psychotic rants, trust me, thinks will go apesh**. All right, all right, let's get to the preview, before anything else happens.

Ash sat there on his couch, waiting for Serena to arrive. He had called her over because he wanted to ask her something, and this was important. He wanted to take their relationship to the next level, but not in the way you think.

Ash checked his watch (Yes he wears one now), it read 1:37 in the afternoon. He had called her about a half an hour ago but she lived at least fifteen minutes away. Maybe she needed time to get herself ready, but knowing Serena, she probably didn't need to. She was the neatest girl he knew.

"Come on, Serena, any time now." He said to himself. Pikachu was sitting there near his feet, knowing about the whole situation. He was eagerly anticipating this as well, seeing as it was his buddy's girlfriend. Ash looked down at Pikachu and rubbed his head. Pikachu was a few years older as well but still had the young heart he had when he first became Ash's Pokemon six years ago.

Jiggling of the door handle soon emitted. Ash then realized that the door was locked. He got up and unlocked the door, letting Serena in.

"Hey, you called me over?"

"Yeah, there's something I wanted to ask you, and it's very important. Come sit down."

The two of them went over to Ash's couch and sat down. Serena brushed her hair behind her ears. "So, what is it?"

Ash rubbed the back of his neck before starting. "Well, you see… We've been dating for a while now and I feel like there is something we could do. Something that could advance our relationship."

"Okay, what did you have in mind?" She asked.

"Well… it's just… I…" He started but was getting nervous at each passing word.

"Are you sure you're ready to tell me?" Serena asked, clearly seeing Ash's nerves kicking in.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm sure." He replied. He took a deep breath, which eased his nerves.

"Serena… I want you to move in with me."

Author's note-2: So it seems like they are moving in together now, what else will unravel? Will they have any struggles before and/or after? We'll see in one short week. I've got some things to do, with this story and work. No, really, I'm serious. The one time I actually decide to be serious. Now, I'll see you all really soon, only seven days away, until then…

TDBigJ out!

"Woman, I am the cavalry!"

-Luke Hobbs, Furious 7