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Change of Plans

"We have been going South, instead of North," Serena announced to the whole group.

"What," Everyone exclaimed, including their Pokemon eating with them.

"Oh well," Clemont said accepting the circumstances, "is there another city or a town close by with a train station."

As she kept fiddling on her device she saw one. "Yes," She answered, "In Aquacorde town. Just beyond this Mountain range."

"Is there like a pass there," Clemont asked.

"Yes, there Is a mountain pass that leads to my hometown," Serena replied, "then from there we could go there."

The group was excited, especially Serena's pokemon, since they were going to visit her home for the very first time.

"Ok then let's go," Ash said as most of the group went to the Forrest, not even knowing where they were going. After realizing Bonnie and Serena stayed behind, they quickly came back.

"Hey, why aren't we going?" Ash asked.

"Because, We'll head out tomorrow," Bonnie said.

"Why tomorrow?" the group questioned. As a response the little blonde girl just pointed sky.

"Oh," the group realized. The sun was already setting down.

"Fine let's camp out here," Clemont suggested.

"Sure," The group agreed. They then sent back all their Pokemon back to their own pokeballs for them to rest.

"Ash, you and Bonnie set up the tents, while me and Serena should get started on dinner," Clemont advised.

They all agreed to his Proposition and started their jobs.

After some minutes later, Bonnie and Ash finished their job. With that, Ash and Bonnie checked to see if their friends needed any help. They then saw them cooking. Serena was sitting down however, because of her ankle, but was still helping Clemont by handing him spices that was close to her.

"Hey guys you need any help." Ash questioned them as Bonnie and him walked up to them.

"Yeah, can you get us some water in the river." Clemont Answered.

"Ok." Ash replied. "I'll do that, grabbing their water bottles from their backpack."

"Can I come with." Serena asked as he was about to leave.

"But, your injury Serena," As responded with a concerned tone.

"Then I guess, you'll have to carry me there," Serena said.

"But." Ash then said.

"Please." she asked.

"Fine." Ash said. He then carried her, with his back and went to the river, alone. Bonnie was going to come, but Clemont forbid it.

"Why brother?" Bonnie asked. "They might confess their love to each other now."

"That's exactly why," Clemont answered, "If they want us to know, then they'll tell us on their own terms."

"Fine!" Bonnie shouted, admitting defeat and became sad.

"Here, this will cheer you up," Clemont said, while taking two pokeballs out and then releasing them. Out came Dennene and Chespin. "Now you can play with them."

"Ok brother," she replied excitedly as she grabbed the two pokemon and went to play.

About a half an hour later, by the river. Ash and Serena were filling their Canteens with water. As they were filling it Serena finally, got enough courage to ask him a question that was bothering her since this morning.

"Ash, do you know why I wanted to come with you?" Serena asked.

"No," he replied

"Because I wanted to confirm something," Serana replied. "Alone... with you."

"What is it?" He questioned her.

"Ash," Serena said, "um... was everything last night... real?"

"What did we do... Last night?" Ash asked, not sure himself if what happened last night real. Everything he experience last night was too good to be true.

"We... We... k-kissed." Serena asked while thinking to herself. "That was a bad way to put it. I could have just said confess our feelings or hug."

"After we confessed?" Ash added on. With that both of them were in awe. It felt as a dream come through.

Serena was thinking Ash just read her mind.

In ash's mind. "So last night was real."

"S-so... Um... can we... Uh... do it again," Serena asked nervously and blushed slightly.

"If you want to," Ash replied as they now both leaned closer and closer.

Their lips touched, feeling the magic that they felt in their first. At that exact moment, they felt as time stopped. It came to a stop once they had to stop to breath.

"So, We really are a couple." Serena said.

"yeah we are." Ash replied as they hugged.

"Um... Ash." Serena said. "Can you introduce me to peaple as your girlfriend?"

"Sure." Ash answered. "After we tell our friends."

"So Ash." Serena said, pulling away from the hug. "When are we gonna tell our friends?"

"Maybe at my birthday," Ash answered casually.

"What!?" Serena exclaimed. "when's your birthday?"

"Wait, I didn't tell you about my birthday," Ash said with a puzzled look.

"You most certainly did not." Serena replied in a furious tone.

"Oh, sorry about that," Ash apologized, scratching the back of his head.

"I could have gotten you something."

"Don't you're the best present I could have ever gotten." When Serena heard this, The blush she gotten from this conversation intensified.

"So when is it," She asked again.

"Like half a week," He responded.

"aww you should have told me sooner," Serena said, "I could have got you something."

"You already have," Ash replied.

"What, no I didn't," She replied.

"yes you did."

"What is it then?"

"You," Ash answered as he took her hand and kissed it. This made her blush so furiously.

"How about our Parents, when are we gonna tell them," Serena asked.

"We could tell them when we get to Vanville town." Ash suggested. "Do you guys have a Video phone."

"Yeah we do," She said.

"Sounds like a plan, then."

"Yup," she agreed.

"Let's go Serena," Ash said as she they held hands, probably to support her up, because of her knee and walked in the Forrest, like when they first met.

They then met up with their friends eating on a retractable table. As they got there, Ash quickly helped Serena to where they were eating.

"Hey guys," Clemont said, "do you guys have the water bottles?"

"Oh no!" Ash and Serena shouted, "We forgot it at the river."

"How do you guys forget that?" Clemont questioned them.

"Uh..." They both said.

It all stoped when Ash said, "I'll go get them." He then gave Serena to their friend and headed out.

"So did you guys confessed," the blonde girl said.

Serena was unsure of what to answer. She could tell them right now, but it didn't feel like it was the right time, but what should she say.

Um.. We just talked about Ash's birthday coming up," Serena answered, thinking to herself, that technically she wasn't lying to them.

"What!?" The siblings screamed. "Ash's birthday is coming up!"

"yeah, it's in about one and a half weeks from now," Serena replied.

"why did he not tell us sooner?" Bonnie said.

"I guess he forgot," Serena replied.

"Is that smoke," Clemont asked pointing the the smoke that was going up from somewhere in the woods.

"Nevermind that, what are we gonna do," Bonnie said changing the topic.

"Let's throw a party for him at Lavvere City," Clemont suggested.

"Ok," the group agreed.

Meanwhile, with Ash, he was just blasted by Pikachu with a thunderbolt.

"I'm s-sorry P-Pikachu," I lost count of time," Ash apologized to his pokemon, while still recovering from the blast.

"Pi pi pi pika pi Pikachu," Pikachu said, still mad at Ash. (T: That was more than three hours Ash, I will never forgive.)" .

"How about If I give you a bottle of ketchup," Ash proposed.

"Pi Pika," Pikachu replied as he hopped on his shoulder.(T: Ok, I'll forgive) .

"That's the spirit," Ash said as they journeyed to the woods to the river to get their possessions.

As they got back, they saw their friends talking.

"Hey guys. what's up?" Ash said as he walked to them.

"Nothing," The group replied in unisons.

"If you say so," Ash said, "Clemont, Is dinner ready?"

"Just in a few minutes," The inventor replied.

"Ok," Ash said, "I'll set up the table." He then got into Clemonts bag and got a retractable table and set it up.

"Dinner's ready," Clemont announce. The group then released all their Pokemon and fed them pokefood, except Pikachu, who was given a whole bottle of ketchup. They, then got their own food and sat on the table.

"It's delicious Clemont," Ash complimented him as he ate a spoonful of his cooking.

"thanks," Clemont replied.

"Yeah, Clemont," Serena added on to the conversation, "You've got to give me the recipe."

"Sorry, but it's a secret family recipe," Clemont answered.

"How come I don't know about it then?" Bonnie asked.

"Because." Clemont responded. "you don't even know how to cook."

"Yes, I do." Bonnie said. "Serena taught me a few things about it."

"You did." Clemont asked the honey colored hair girl.

"Yup," Serena answered.

"I don't know Bonnie," Clemont remarked.

"Come on, Clemont, If Serena taught her then she'll be an awesome cook," Ash said.

"Thanks Ash," the girls said.

"Fine, I'll tell you the recipe later," Clemont said.

"thank you brother," Bonnie exclaimed.

Minutes later The group finished eating. The siblings was assigned to do the dishes. While they did they talked about the recipe. This left Serena, Ash and all of the group's pokemon alone together.

"Hey guys gather up, we have announcement to make," Ash and Serena announced To the Pokemon. The Pokemon then complied to his order, Since This, made the Pokemon curious. "If they had an announce, then why aren't Clemont and Bonnie here," they all wondered.

"... Me and Serena are dating," Ash finnaly said it after moments of silence.

The reaction of the Pokemon was Positive and passive. They all knew they were gonna get together so it wasn't really a suprise to them. They were glad for them, but not making a big deal about it. They all just said things in the lines of, "good job," or ,"I knew you guys were gonna get together."

"Thanks guys," The new couple said petting the Pokemon.

"*yawn* We should get to bed guys," Ash said returning all of their Pokemon except his partner Pikachu.

"So Serena, you want to take a shower first?" Ash asked.

"Ok," Serena agreed as she went in Clemont's portable shower, which luckily one of his inventions that worked and didn't explode. He helped her inside and walked away, only to comeback outside of the Machine with their friends.

A few minutes later She finished, Put on her sleepware and got out. When she did she saw Ash and the siblings. "One of you can take your shower now ," She announce as she was helped by her friends walking outside.

"Ok, I'll go," Bonnie said as she repeated the Pattern Serena took. After that Ash went in and last was Clemont. After Clemont he pack it away.

The siblings were the first to go in the tents. As they went in the other two quickly followed, after they had a quick kiss goodnight.

In the morning.

Clemont was first to wake up. After he did, he quickly, but quietly, trying not to wake up Ash, which was next to him, got out of the tent, change into his jumpsuit and cooked breakfast for everyone.

With the smell of Clemont's cooking Ash woke up and came out the tent seeing Clemont cooking. "Hey Clemont," Ash said to the blonde person as he walked up to him.

"Hey Ash, breakfast will be served in an Hour," Clemont replied to Ash.

"Ok Then I'll be training," Ash said. He then change into his regular clothes and trained his Pokemon.

During that time, Bonnie and Serena woke up and came out of their tent seeing Clemont cooking.

"Hey guys, breakfast will be served in about half an hour." Clemont said to the the girls.

"Okay," The girls responded.

"Can I help?" Bonnie asked. "This will prove I'm a good cook."

"Ok then," Clemont said, agreeing get help from his sister.

"How about Ash?" Serena asked. "Is he sleeping?"

"Nope," Clemont answered. "He's out training."

"I'll go check on him," Serena said! As she walked out to the woods, with slight pain in her Knee.

"Okay be back soon," Her friends said as they waved goodbye to her as she headed out.

She then wandered around a bit and found Ash. "Hey Ash," she said as she walked up and hugged him.

Ash then returned his Pokemon, with the exception of Pikachu, while still in the hug and said "hey Serena."

"Did I interrupt you?" Serena asked letting go of the hug.

"Nope, not at all," He replied. "I was just finishing up. Right Pikachu?"

"Pika pi," Pikachu said, nodding yes.(T: yup)

"Ok then," She responded, guessing Pikachu agreed with Ash.

"How's your Knee?" Ash asked.

"Still hurts," She replied, "But I can manage."

"You sure you can walk?" Ash said concerned for her well being.

"Yes, don't worry about me."

"Fine then, Let's go," Ash said as he grabbed her hand and went back to the campsite.

However, they stopped holding hands before they went back to keep their relationship a secret to their friends.

"Hey guys," they said walking over to the siblings.

"Hey guys, breakfast is ready," Clemont announce, grab your then released all their Pokemon and began their meal. After that meal, they returned all their Pokemon. Then the girls changed out of their pajamas to their regular clothes and the guys cleaned the dishes. They then packed up all their stuff.

"Let's go everybody." Ash announce as they headed out to the road. "And Serena If you need to stop, we'll stop okay."

"Yeah Serena," Clemont added on.

"Ok," Serena replied.