Hey, guys! I'm back again with another chapter! Quite obvious, I know, but I can't be bothered to think of a joke or something to make this an interesting start. I know what I should do though: Shut up and get on with the chapter. So, without further or do, let's get to the chapter!
Serena watched Ash leave with a slight sense of sadness. However, she didn't understand why. Sure, there's the possibility that she could've accidentally made him angry or something, but it didn't seem like it. He was just saying that as a joke or something, right?
Ignoring the thoughts, Serena followed him slowly, remembering the embarrassment those kids put her through. Hopefully, they wouldn't do that again!
Walking through the cabin door not long after Ash, she only just realised that they were in the cabin. Why? Shouldn't they be with Sycamore and the other campers? Well, to be fair, they had been in the area for a while, therefore, they had a little knowledge on the whereabouts of a few areas. Surely they didn't have to be shown twice!
"Ash?" Serena called out, wondering where he was. She walked forwards a few paces, eyes scanning the room in search of him.
"I'm over here, Serena," Ash called back, confusing Serena a little more until the saw the red of his trainers on the floor on the other side of his bed.
Serena walked over, wondering what he was doing, only to see Ash laying on the floor, half underneath the bed and half not. "What are you doing?"
"Reaching for my bag."
"Why is it under there?"
"Pikachu pushed it under here as a 'prank.' And it wasn't even funny, Pikachu. Just annoying!"
Serena looked over at Pikachu who was laughing his head off. Serena gave him a light smile and a wink as if to say 'good job.'
Pikachu nodded, signifying that he understood what she meant, giving her a light thumbs-up as he did so.
"You do realise I can see you, right?" Ash asked them, his voice only just reaching the two, causing them to nearly jump out of their skin.
"N-No, you can't!" Serena exclaimed quickly, hoping that he was just joking.
"Oh, yeah! Sorry, Serena. I was mistaken. It was a piece of wood; not you. Sorry, I was mistaken- Of course, I can see you!" Ash told them quickly, making Serena nearly die from laughter, using the bed-post to hold herself up from collapsing to the floor; her actions being closely followed by Pikachu, who rolled onto the floor, squirming around while clutching his stomach.
Ash slid out from under the bed, his bag in his hand, shaking his head. "Why can't you two just be composed? It wasn't even a good joke!"
Serena nodded, and, through tears of laughter, only just managed to splutter out a few words: "It was good!"
Ash shook his head before taking a seat on his bed, grabbing Serena's arm and pulling her down so she ended up laying on her stomach across the middle of the bed.
Serena laughed, sitting up and shoving Ash lightly, causing him to fall over onto his side.
"Oh, it is on!" Ash exclaimed, grabbing Serena and pulling her to his side, making her fall directly next to him, their faces a few inches apart.
"Ash!" Serena exclaimed, a blush forming on her face with rapid speed, not expecting the sudden movement.
"Yeah?" Ash asked her, honestly not caring about the awkwardness of the situation.
Serena sat up, getting off the bed hastily, seeming flustered for some unknown reason in Ash's mind. "Are you alright?" Ash asked her, also sitting up, slightly concerned.
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine. Just- Uhh, wasn't expecting it. That's all!" Serena said quickly, almost as if it were some kind of excuse.
"Oh, sorry," Ash said sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck, clearly feeling awkward now. "I was just messing around."
"I know," Serena muttered before rubbing Pikachu on the head, who was still recovering from his laughter fit from before.
They sat in silence for a few moments before they heard a knock on the door. Serena, seeing as she was already standing up, walked over to it and opened the door, only to see a boy around her age and a younger girl, maybe eight or nine standing beside him, both of them donning bright yellow hair, the boy with round glasses on his face. The two of them looked slightly nervous, and Serena couldn't tell why.
"Hello!" The boy spoke quickly. "I'm Clemont, and this is my little sister, Bonnie. We've been assigned to this cabin for the camp."
Ash stood up from the bed and walked over to the door after hearing what the boy, Clemont has said.
"Y-Yeah," Bonnie stuttered, slightly more calm than her brother, but not by a drastic amount.
"Well," Serena started, glancing at Ash for a moment before putting her focus on the two. "Come on in, then!"
This took Clemont and Bonnie by surprise, evident by the fact that they seemed to take a slight step back. However, the two of them obliged, walking into the cabin after Ash and Serena moved out of the way.
"So, I'm guessing you two have already chosen where you're sleeping and all that?" Clemont asked Ash and Serena, looking in their direction as he spoke.
"Yeah," Ash replied nonchalantly, seeming to be more focused on the fact that no-one had closed the door yet than showing the two newcomers around the cabin. Serena, however, started to unpack for them as soon as they had settled on which bed they'd sleep in, leaving the two to get settled in and relax after the journey and stress of whether or not they'd end up in a cabin with nice people or not nice people.
Ash finally decided on what he was going to do, walking over to the front of the cabin and closing the cabin before opening the window and leaning out. If Ash decided to be honest with himself, he'd know that he actually hated the fact that he was going to have to share the cabin with two people he hadn't met in his life. He was fine with just him and Serena; in fact, he preferred it that way. It wasn't because he was anti-social or anything. No. It all came back to his childhood and what happened to his friend. He'd always felt that it could happen again. Therefore, making more friends would be dangerous. He didn't want the same thing to happen again.
Ash looked over to the announcement area, noticing that Sycamore was making his way over there, presumably to call everyone out.
Sure enough, a few moments later, Sycamore's voice boomed over the entire camp, echoing, telling everyone to head over to the announcement area for a quick briefing on the events.
Ash led the other three out of the cabin, letting Clemont shut the door as he was at the back.
The four of them walked over to the area, the other groups also walking over from the different cabins.
"Right," Sycamore started when everyone got close enough. "For the rest of the day, seeing as it's already half-past-three in the afternoon, I'm going to leave you to get to know your new roommates for the rest of the day. As I showed you before, the canteen is on the left of the entrance, and dinner will be served at six, so be ready to head over there. I will announce that it's time to go for dinner though, just in case you don't notice the time. Anyway, I'm going to go over the activities for tomorrow in the morning, so don't worry about having to remember them throughout the night." Sycamore told everyone before giving the crowd a quick thumbs-up. "That's all for now."
At that, the crowd dispersed, heading back to their cabins to hang around.
There we go! Another chapter is done! Sorry that it took a little while to come out. I've ended up procrastinating, and I don't know why! But, nonetheless, it's here now! 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!
