Hey guys, Jeff here!

Just to quickly say, this chapter is an inroduction to a lot of characters, so hopefully you guys and especially me won't get confused on who is who and who is saying what, and that kind of thing... :D

Without further ado, let's get to reading...


Serena stood at the foreground of the school, standing next to her was Lyra, who she had just met and has already helped her. She couldn't believe the vast scale of the school, how large the area of the school grounds were, how many buildings were there, surrounding the main building, which is probably the main hall or some sort of building where they have gatherings and that kind of thing. Serena glanced around, seeing the massive field, which is probably the school's too, maybe where they hold any sports events or do sports. She just couldn't believe the size of this school, since it was certainly bigger than her old school, probably twice the size, maybe even more.

Serena sighed. She was kind of worried about going to this school at first. I mean, she didn't expect to have met already a friend and probably gained even more friends along her school career, since she doesn't want what happened to her in her old school. Also, she didn't expect that the scale of this school was as big as this; she only thought that there would be a couple of buildings and that's it, but she was so wrong about that one, this was certainly unexpected even for Serena. She thought that she was going to be lost every time she tries to find her way round the school.

Lyra turned to Serena, worryingly. "Hey Serena, you okay? Are you nervous?"

Serena stuttered. "W-What do you m-mean nervous? I'm fine, Lyra. C-Couldn't be better."

Lyra frowned. "Are you remembering something? Maybe what happened in the past that you don't want to talk about? Or is it that it's your first day?"

Serena clenched her fist. "It's both…"

Lyra turned away for a second. "Oh… sorry, Serena~"

Serena smiled. "Don't worry Lyra, you don't have to apologise. It's kinda my fault for remembering it. I should just forget about the whole thing."

Lyra smiled. "Oh, all right then. So, shall we head out to meet my friends?"

Serena raised her eyebrow quizzically. "Your friends?"

Lyra giggled a bit. "Yeah! Come on Serena, since I'm your friend now, it's fair that you meet my own friends."

Friends? Well, that's really what Serena's weakness is. She still can't get over the fact about her old friends in her old school, she still can't forget about them; but then again, she knows that she has to, since this is somewhat a new start for her, something that she would start a whole new place with. She doesn't what her past bothering her anymore, she has had enough of it and she knows now that it is time to move on; and nothing now is going to stop her from starting her new school career, not even her past memories.

Serena smiled sternly. "All right then. Show me the way."

Serena and Lyra started to then walk together across the foreground of the school, heading towards the entrance of the main building. As they walked, Serena spotted quite sharply that some students were watching her, probably scanning her in a way, as they go past. Serena thought that they might be interested in her, but also girls were looking at her, so that can't be the reason; however, this doesn't mean it could be an idea. Another idea from Serena's head was that they were wondering who was she, since she has just joined this school after all, so that's more likely the reason.

"Hey Lyra? Why are those students looking at me like that?" Serena whispered as she walked beside Lyra.

Lyra shook her head. "Don't worry about them Serena, they're just surprised that you're a new student. You know, like a new face in the school, that kind of thing…"

Serena sighed with relief. "Oh, that makes sense… I guess…"

Lyra smiled. "Come on, we're nearly there."

Serena titled her head. "Nearly where exactly?"

Lyra laughed. "To my friends, of course."

As the two friends continue to walk towards the where you would go into the main building, they continue to approach quite a large group standing outside it. Well, it was a reasonable sized group to be honest, probably about 7 or so students there. They weren't really doing anything other than just standing there, looks to Serena like they are waiting for something, maybe a certain someone or just waiting until class actually starts, but since they were both heading towards them, it kind of shows that they are most likely waiting for Lyra.

As Serena and Lyra approached the quite large group, Lyra then started to greet one another, like the normal thing that you would do upon meeting your friends after a while or that sort of time frame. Serena, on the other hand, kind of feels a bit left out in a way. I mean, she doesn't even know anyone in the group, except Lyra of course, and she is kind of shy as well meeting new people, since she is that type of girl; but this is what she was here for, to meet brand-new people and forget about the past.

"Hey Lyra, who's the new girl?" A boy spoke out of the group quite grumpily.

Lyra smiled. "Oh, I completely forgot. This is Serena."

Serena stepped forward a bit. "Hi guys, it's nice to meet you all!"

As everyone observed Serena for a minute, Serena then got the chance to get to look at everybody, to familiarise herself with the new faces. I mean, these were Lyra's friends after all, so she knows that they could then be trusted, since they look to her as being trustworthy. They look like people that she could trust, that she could care about, that she could then be associates with and not something that she would regret knowing, unlike her old friends, or should she even call them friends?

Lyra smiled. "All right Serena, let me introduce you to everyone."

Lyra then pointed at her friends one by one. "Starting from the left is Paul, who just asked the question. Then, next to him are Gary, Barry and Drew, who are the trio who normally messes about. Next to them then is Dawn and May, who are best friends by the way. Last of all, there is Misty, who is my best friend. Together, we are all friends."

Everyone then nods after Lyra finished introducing everyone to Serena.

Paul sighed. "Say, why do you have to be so talkative, Lyra?"

Lyra pouted. "Whatever do you mean, Paul?"

"Well, you just talk a lot." Paul replied, leaving Lyra a bit annoyed.

Gary laughed. "Come on Paul, don't be harsh in front of Serena."

Drew flicked his hair. "Paul, just play it cool man."

Paul grunted. "Fine."

Misty smiled. "With that settled, why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself, Serena?"

Dawn and May nodded in agreement. "Yeah, Serena!"

Barry smiled. "It'll be great to know about you a little bit more."

Serena stopped for a second. She was hesitating upon giving them an answer that they were looking for. I mean, she was having this faint memory of her old friends, how they were just like this, meeting and greeting each other, but then something else happened between them, a sort of feud or rivalry, which Serena faintly remembers; but that's not what she wants right now. Right now, she is with her new friends, the ones that she knows can be trusted and the one's that will make her stay in this school enjoyable and fun. The ones that will actually be friends towards her.

Serena smiled. "Well, I'm from Vaniville Town and I have just recently moved here from my old school with my mother just on the outskirts of town."

Barry smiled. "Well, we welcome you here Serena. I'm sure you can cope having new friends, right?"

"Yeah, since leaving your old friends behind must be hard for you, right?" Dawn added.

Serena looked down towards the ground. "No, not really…"

Misty titled her head. "Serena? Is there something wrong?"

"Yeah, you just changed so quick there, Serena." Drew mentioned.

Lyra waved her hands around. "Wait guys, stop. Serena told me whilst on the way here not to talk about that, so please don't."

"Oh, I feel so bad about that bringing that topic up..." Dawn spoke apologetically.

"Yeah, sorry about that, Serena." Barry said with a hint of guilt.

Serena smiled shyly. "Don't worry guys; I'm also sorry for worrying you all."

"So what now?" Paul asked quite impatiently.

Lyra pouted. "Why do you always have to have an attitude, Paul?"

"Well, we're just waiting for one person, right guys?" Gary immediately put a response.

Serena raised her eyebrow quizzically. "Oh, who is it, Gary?"

"Someone who is always late, because he always oversleeps, as well as being clumsy." Paul spoke with reason.

Barry pointed his finger at Paul. "Hey Paul, come on. Don't be mean to him like that."

Drew laughed. "To be honest, it is true though."

Gary chuckled. "Yeah, it is true what Paul said."

"Come on guys, don't encourage Paul." Misty scolded.

Serena scratched her head. She was kind of confused about the whole situation that is going on right now. She didn't really know this mysterious person at all, and now everyone in the group had kind of started a heated argument about this one person that is supposedly part of this group. Serena, on the other hand, is just staying out of this as she waited patiently, just like what Dawn, May and Lyra was doing. She kind of feels sorry about this mystery person though, since you could say that the whole group is making a mockery of him in a way.

Lyra raised her hands in the air. "Hey! You guys forgot that Serena asked the question."

Gary coughed. "Oh, on a serious note, the person whom we are waiting for is Ash."

Serena paused for a moment. She just thought of the name for a second, since she faintly remembers this name, since it was faintly familiar in her head. She doesn't know how she kind of knows this name of 'Ash', but she does know is that she is definitely going to recognise this person when 'Ash' does turn up eventually. For now though, all she can do is wait for 'Ash' to turn up in order to confirm the suspicions in her head about this faint memory of 'Ash'.

May smiled. "By the way Serena, Ash will be the one taking you around the school, since he was assigned by Professor Oak to do the job."

Paul snorted. "Yeah, and he's going a great job so far(!)"

"Come on Paul, at least be kind to Ash." Dawn complained. "It's just the first day."

"I know, I know." Paul responded. "But, my point is still valid."

Barry crossed his arms. "Paul, I had enough of this attitude of yours! If you don't stop, then I will have to fine you!"

Drew laughed. "Here we go again, here comes Barry's solution to everything."

Gary laughed with Drew. "Well, that's how the does things I guess."

Suddenly, someone was then running across the foreground towards the group. He was then attracting a lot of attention to the other students, since as he went past certain students; they were probably making comments about him in a huddle or just laughing at him or at least try to hide their laughs. Serena observed this certain student. He had quite a tanned tone of skin with a black-raven hair and brown eyes, wearing a red and white cap with a blue and white jacket.

Paul crossed his arms. "Well, here comes Ash."

Gary laughed. "Late as always. I don't even know how he could have got here on time."

"Don't be mean; at least he got here on time, all right?" Misty mentioned.

"Hey, you guys!" Ash shouted as he ran, capturing everyone in the group's attention.

Gary shouted back. "Late as always, Ashy-boy!"

'Ash.' Serena thought. 'I remember that name… but where from?"


There you have it, guys! Chapter 3 is done! Hopefully you have enjoyed this chapter! :D

Wow, what can I say with this chapter! This is one interesting chapter, since everyone that is going to be playing an important role with Serena has now been introduced, except one specific person ;D
Also, what could Serena remember about Ash? Who knows? Stick around to find out! :D

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