Hey, guys! I'm back, and, no, I'm not going to say it... I bet you're waiting for me to say the infamous line. Well, I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to say that I'm back with another chapter. Wait... Crap... I did it again. Anyway, let's just get to the chapter before I mess this up even more.


Ash and Serena arrived at the Pokemon laboratory situated in Lumiose City. Taking a seat, Serena watched as Ash walked over to a woman in a lab coat, asking her if they could see Professor Sycamore.

The woman nodded, leaving the room while Ash walked over to Serena, taking a seat next to her. "So, are you excited?"

Serena nodded vigorously, a smile plastered on her face. "Of course," she said enthusiastically, grabbing Ash's arm and pulling him towards her, embracing him in an awkward side-hug.

"Woah!" Ash exclaimed, taken aback by the sudden movement.

Serena smiled, letting go of him with a slight blush on her face. "Sorry, I'm just really happy about this. We get to relive our old memories!"

Ash nodded slowly, staring at Serena as she looked around the room, taking in the details while waiting to talk to Sycamore. Ash didn't know why, but he suddenly noticed how attractive she had grown over the years they hadn't seen each other. Just looking at her, Ash's breath was almost taken away. "Hey, Ash! What are you looking at?" Serena's voice snapped Ash out of his stupor. Ash blushed lightly, shrugging at Serena, who sighed. "Did you start to daydream or something?"

Ash nodded quickly, unable to come up with an excuse, so he latched onto Serena's explanation like a parasite with weird hair. "Yeah, I was just thinking about the camp," Ash said, hoping it would be enough to convince Serena, who believed him. "Hey, Ash!" A voice came from not too far away.

Ash turned to see Sycamore walking over to him and Serena, a smile etched on his face. "What a surprise! I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

"We wanted to talk to you about this summer camp you're preparing," Ash told him, to which Sycamore nodded.

"Yes, it's going quite well. I've got the area built and the activities are scheduled. All we need to do now is wait," he told the two. "What did you want to know?"

Ash took a look at Serena for a second, who nodded lightly. "We would like to join."

Sycamore looked at Ash and Serena for a few seconds. His smile evolved into a smirk. "Let me guess, it's because of the summer camp you went to when you were kids?"

Ash and Serena looked at him in shock for a few seconds. "How did you know?" They asked him in unison, slightly creeped out by his knowledge of that.

"I was upstairs when you came in, and I overheard you talking about it," Sycamore explained, leaving Ash and Serena to sigh in relief. This man was not a stalker- Or, at least, they didn't have any incriminating evidence to suggest that he was.

"So, can we join?" Serena asked Sycamore, her eyes sparkling as she thought about the possibility of her childhood coming back to her.

"Of course," Sycamore said, watching as both Ash and Serena's eyes lit up, looking at each other in joy, massive smiles on their faces.

"Great!" Ash exclaimed, standing up, pulling Serena out of her seat as he did so.

"Be here tomorrow for eight a clock in the morning, that's when the camp starts. Oh! By the way, there are cabins here that you will be staying in, so make sure that you ring everything you'll need tomorrow."

"How long is the camp going on for?" Ash suddenly asked Sycamore, stopping in his tracks to hear the answer.

"One week."

Ash and Serena nodded, thanking the professor as they left the building.

"I'm so happy!" Serena exclaimed, grabbing onto Ash's arm and shoving him lightly.

"I know you are, and I am too, but you don't need to push me!" Ash told her, pretending to be annoyed.

"Sorry," Serena said with a pout, looking away for a second before realising that he was joking. "Arceus, Ash!"

Ash burst out laughing, unable to contain himself. "S-Serena," Ash said, having trouble talking, trying to calm himself down to make his words understandable. "I-I c-can't believe you f-fell for that!"

"Shut up!" Serena exclaimed, shoving Ash again, but a bit harder, causing him to stumble and hit a lamp post. "Oh, Arceus! I'm sorry, Ash!"

Ash pushed off the post, stabilising himself before straightening up. "It's all right. I don't care," Ash told her, chuckling lightly.


An awkward silence engulfed the two as they made their way back to the hotel, neither of them wanting to break the silence, afraid that they'd make a fool of themselves.

As the two of them walked into Ash's hotel room, Serena realised a slight flaw in their plan.

"Ash... Where am I going to stay?" Serena asked him out of nowhere, taking a seat on his bed, watching as Ash's facial expression changed to one of confusion.

"What do you mean?" Ash asked her, causing Serena to sigh.

"We have to go to the camp at eight in the morning for the next week, Ash. I can't travel from Vaniville Town to here that early in the morning. My mother wouldn't let me," Serena told Ash, who shrugged.

"It's obvious, we'll book you a room here," Ash told Serena who shook her head.

"I don't have nearly enough money to book a room, and before you say anything, I'm not letting you pay for me!" Serena exclaimed, pointing at Ash to try and get her point across.

"Well, it's obvious. Either you sleep in this room, or I book a room for you."

Serena looked around the room begrudgingly, searching for an area to sleep, but she didn't see anywhere. "There isn't an area to sleep for me."

Ash looked at her for a second, shocked. "Serena," Ash started, gaining her attention.

"What?" Serena asked him, looking over at Ash, wondering what he was going to say.

"You take the bed, I'll sleep on the floor," Ash told her, to which Serena vigourously shook her head.

"No! This is your room that you booked, I'll sleep on the floor," Serena exclaimed, pointing at the floor, hoping that Ash would accept it.

Ash sighed, knowing that Serena was the human-embodiment of desiring to get her own way. "Fine, but at least take the blankets."

Serena looked at Ash in confusion, wondering how he could be so stupid. "But then you'll get cold."

"What do you mean?"

Serena sighed, pointing at the bed she was sitting on. "There's one blanket."

"Ah," Ash said, trying to brainstorm for an idea before Serena piped up, saying something about her idea."

"Well, it's a double bed, and..." Serena started, a massive blush taking over her face, causing her to stop talking.

Ash looked between her and the bed, getting an idea on what she was going to say. "Would you... Be alright with that?"

Serena nodded slightly, pushing her hair in front of her face to hide her blush.

Sighing, Ash turned and walked into the bathroom to change his clothes, leaving Serena in the main room to also change.

Serena turned to Pikachu, pointing at the wardrobe, asking him to get in it to give her some privacy, to which Pikachu nodded, turning around before bounding into the wardrobe.

Serena stood up before she started to undress, taking her clothes off and tossing them into a pile in the corner of the room before realising a critical flaw in their plan.

"Uhh, Ash! I don't have anything to change into!" Serena shouted to Ash though the door, who spat the toothpaste out of his mouth and into the sink.

"I've got a spare t-shirt somewhere on the floor, you can wear that."

Serena nodded lightly, despite Ash not being able to see her. Walking around the room, she eventually spotted the shirt, picking it up before putting it on. Noticing that it was slightly big on her, Serena decided to not care about her waist downwards. Ash wouldn't see that anyway, seeing as she would get under the covers before he came out.

Staying true to her plan, Serena slid into the bed, covering herself before telling Pikachu that it was alright to come out, who pushed the door open before jumping onto the foot of the bed, curling up in a ball before closing his eyes, trying to get to sleep.

"Are you alright with me coming out now?" Ash called out to Serena, who nodded.

"Yeah."

Ash opened the door, wearing no shirt and pyjama bottoms. "So," Ash muttered, sighing as he reluctantly pulled back the covers before clambering into the bed.

The two of them shifted uncomfortably as they looked at each other, unable to believe that they were actually doing this.

"Are you... Comfortable?" Ash asked Serena, who nodded, a smile creeping onto her face. "A little cold though. Could you... Hold me close to you?"

Ash looked at her in shock for a second before he gained a little smile of his own, wrapping his arms around her, pulling her closer to him until their faces were less than ten centimetres away. "Is that better?" Ash asked her, to which Serena nodded, moving her head lower until it was resting on his chest.

"It's even better now," Serena muttered, a huge smile and a huge blush plastered on her face.

"Goodnight, Serena," Ash said to her.

"Goodnight, Ash," Serena replied to him.


There we go, the chapter's done. Sorry, it took a while to write, but I just ended up taking a little break in the middle of writing this. Anyway, leave a review with anything you want in it, as I will approve. Yes, even 'hate.' It's merely constructive criticism, so I'll be happy to hear about what I need to improve. BYE!