Hey, guys! I'm back again with another chapter! Again, I always say that for practically no reason. Anyway, seeing as I have no reason to go and elongate this part of the chapter, mainly because hardly anyone will actually fully read this, I'm going to get straight to the chapter!


Ash lay in bed, nervousness flooding his mind, destroying all rational thought. All Ash could think about was consequences like: 'What if she finds out and hates me forever?' 'What if Clemont or Bonnie saw?' 'Would they tell her?'

Forcing these thoughts out of his head, Ash closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. Surely nothing bad would happen, right? She was asleep, and so were Clemont and Bonnie.

After a few moments of deep breathing, Ash finally fell asleep, leaving the worry behind. Serena, however, did not fall asleep for the rest of the night. All she could think about was that Ash kissed her. Sure, it was only on the cheek, but it was still a kiss!


As soon as the first ray of sunlight beamed through the window, Serena immediately hopped out of bed, hastily grabbing her things and taking a shower. Despite it being five AM and the day after a massive hike combined with her lack of sleep; Serena wasn't tired. In fact, she felt completely energetic.

After stepping out of the shower, Serena threw her clothes on, sprayed a little perfume, and left the bathroom. Seeing as she was only in there for ten minutes, everyone was still asleep.

Walking over to Ash's bed, Serena smiled, placing her hand on his cheek and rubbing it with her thumb. She was calm on the outside, but ecstatic on the inside. Ash kissed her! Maybe he loved her. Serena couldn't tell if it was him acting on impulse, or if it was thought out. Surely he thought that she was asleep. Or, maybe he knew. No. That couldn't be right.

Serena continued to stroke Ash's cheek before she had a little idea. Almost not knowing what she was doing, Serena threw back the covers and slid into bed next to Ash, resting her head a few inches away from his head before throwing the duvet back over them both.

Now that she was in bed again, Serena started to feel a little tired. She didn't originally want to fall asleep next to Ash, but it might not be the worst idea in the world. Hopefully, if he awoke to find Serena next to him, he wouldn't freak out. They've slept together twice before, and he was alright with it, or, at least, he seemed to be alright with it.

With a little sigh, Serena closed her eyes and nuzzled her head into the crook of Ash's neck, forcing him to move his head to let Serena in the gap. If Serena had to be honest with herself, she'd have to say that she loved the feeling of being so close to him. But, at the same time, she felt scared. It was hard to explain, but she could figure out that she was scared of being so close to getting with the boy she loved, quite literally as well, but the chance still being there that he didn't love her back. Even after he kissed her, Serena still felt like that. Maybe because he could have done it without thinking. She couldn't tell.

After a few moments, Serena's thoughts were interrupted by Ash starting to stir in his sleep. Panicking slightly, Serena threw herself out of the bed, flew the duvet back over Ash, and darted into the bathroom, pretending to wash her hands as Ash got up.

Confused, Ash walked up behind Serena and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Are you alright?"

Serena, although seeing Ash approach via the mirror, still jumped, spinning around. "Y-Yeah, of course! What are you doing up so early?"

Ash sighed. "Why are you also up? And dressed?"

"I couldn't sleep!" Serena suddenly exclaimed, hoping that she would be able to come up with a consistent string of lies.

"Okay," Ash murmured, before continuing. "Then can you tell me why you were in bed with me?"

Serena started to stutter, a blush forming on her face. "I-I j-just wanted to relive t-the warmth."

Ash smiled lightly, grabbing her hand. "You can just ask me if you want to cuddle with me, you know?"

Serena's eyes widened as Ash led her out of the bathroom and back to his bed, getting back in before Serena clambered in next to him, placing her head on his chest. "Thanks, Ash," Serena muttered, a massive smile covering her face.

"Anytime, Serena," Ash replied, closing his eyes, Serena following with the same actions.


Two hours later, both Ash and Serena woke up around the same time, both getting up before Ash went into the bathroom to get ready for the day. And, seeing as Serena had already showered, she just laid back down on the bed, waiting patiently for Ash to come out again, which he did after a few minutes.

By now, everyone was awake. Clemont and Bonnie had both woken up and were both dressed and ready for the day. Neither of them bothered to shower every single day, but, instead, every other. Both Ash and Serena disagreed with that, seeing as hygiene is important, but, at the same time, it isn't needed every day provided that there isn't a lot of activity.

"So, what time is it?" Ash asked nonchalantly, not caring who gave him the answer; he just desired one.

"It's twenty past seven," Bonnie responded, a cheery tone evident in her enthusiastic voice.

"Oh, really? It's still that early!?" Ash exclaimed, bewildered, to which all three nodded. "Wow."

"Well, seeing as we've got some spare time, why don't we go on a walk?" Serena suggested.

"Not another bloody walk!" Ash exclaimed immediately, dreading the idea of having to move his legs in front of the other every single second that passed.

Serena giggled at his response while both Clemont and Bonnie simultaneously agreed with Ash while also laughing their heads off, with Pikachu rolling around at the foot of Ash's bed, clutching his stomach just as he did on the day both he, Ash and Serena had arrived at the camp when he had shoved Ash's bag underneath the bed, much to the dismay of his raven-haired trainer.

"Moving away from that idea quickly," Clemont started, only just managing to get his words out in between little spurts of laughter he was experiencing. "Why don't we just go and talk to Sycamore? He can tell us about the activities for the day, and, at the same time, maybe he can tell us a bit more about why he started the camp."

"Actually, he can start telling us about why he started the camp," Bonnie corrected. "We don't know anything."

"You're both making this sound like a spy film," Ash muttered, letting only Serena and Pikachu hear, who ended up with little smirks on their faces, trying to not laugh.

Clemont noticed the struggling looks on their faces, gaining a look of his own: confusion. "What are you laughing about?"

"Correction," Serena started. "Trying not to laugh about."

At this, Ash grew the same kind of smirk, although, unlike the other two, couldn't contain his laughter seeing as he broke into a light chuckle a few seconds later.

A few moments of awkward silence passed by before Pikachu jumped off the bed, exclaiming his name a few times before pointing at the door; his way of saying: 'Well, come on, then!'

As if Pikachu were their trainer, Ash, Serena, Clemont and Bonnie all left the cabin, closing the door behind them before heading over to the stage area where Sycamore was, adjusting the microphone stand.

"Hey, Professor!" Ash exclaimed as they approached, watching as Sycamore stood up and waved at the group of four.

"Well, this is a surprise! I wasn't expecting to see anyone out of their cabins this early!" Sycamore said, looking around, only to see that no-one else were out.

"Yeah, we all just ended up out of bed and ready quite early, so we decided to come and find out what we're doing today," Clemont explained, to which Sycamore put a single finger up, signalling for them to wait for a second while he reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper; presumably with the timetable on, or something along those lines.

Sycamore unfolded the piece of paper, looking at it for a second before placing it back in his pocket, looking up at the four. "We'll be doing Ryhorn racing for the whole day."

Serena's eyes lit up for a brief moment before she regained composure. "Great!" She exclaimed. "Mum Ryhorn racing as a career, and she's taught me everything! I love it, so much!"

The group laughed, Sycamore included. "Well," he started. "That's great! Both my assistant and I have done it before, but we don't know everything," he said before coming up with an idea. "Serena, would you like to help my assistant and I with the other campers? You know, showing them the basics?"

Serena nodded ecstatically, almost as if she was anticipating the question. "I'd love to!"

"Great," Sycamore said before placing his hand on her shoulder. "I'm glad you're willing. Otherwise, half of the people here would have to wait a long time to get onto the Ryhorn; and that's the easiest bit!"

Serena laughed, noticing that the other three weren't laughing at all. She turned to face them, concerned. "What's wrong?"

"Your Mum's career is being a Ryhorn racer?" Clemont asked her, surprised.

"Yes?" Serena said, wondering what he was leading to.

"What's your last name, Serena?" Bonnie asked, confusing the honey-haired girl even more.

"Yvonne. Why?"

Both Bonnie and Clemont gasped, shocked. "You're the daughter of the most famous Ryhorn racer in the world!?"

"Most famous? No. She's got a load of trophies, but she's definitely not the most famous," Serena explained. "She told me herself."

"She was definitely being modest," Clemont said. "Grace Yvonne, right? That's your mother's name?"

Serena nodded as a response.

"She won the biggest tournament ever that was held on Ryhorn racing!" Bonnie exclaimed. "She's the most famous! And you are too because you're her daughter!"

Serena became even more confused. "If I'm famous, why have I never been interviewed or anything? No press taking my picture for the newspaper. Not even any taking a picture of Mum! I can't be famous!"

Sycamore placed his hand on Serena's shoulder again, causing her to look at him. "You are, Serena," he started. "But your mother faked her death before coming to Kalos."

"Faked her death?" Serena asked, bewildered.

"Yes. She became famous in Kanto. Everyone knew she was pregnant with you, but she faked her death before she gave birth to you. She stayed in Kanto, though; for about eight years, I believe, before she came to Kalos with you."

"Eight years?" Serena asked; everything was starting to make sense. "That's why I was forced to leave a week after the summer camp ended."

Serena looked over at Ash, who had also started to piece everything together.

"Well, thank you, Professor! We'll see you at eight!"

And, with that, the four of them headed back to their cabin.


There we go! If you're wondering why this chapter ended up so long, it's just because I wanted to get that information in here. So, now you know why Serena moved to Kalos. Well, that's only correct in this story, not the animé, seeing as Nintendo don't want to include death with something like Pokemon... Well... That's excluding all the graveyards. 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!