Hey guys, Jeff here!

Woah, it's not Saturday, but there's a new chapter for Pokemon High School? Well, yeah, 'cause I'm kinda bored at home anyway, nothing to do or to be doing, so I decide to just write to pass the time xD

By the way, this chapter is literally the continuation from the last one, so hope you enjoy :D

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


Serena coughed, probably because of the dust in the room. "H-Hey, Ash? Are you all right?"

Ash smiled. "Why wouldn't I be?"

Serena stared at Ash for a moment. "Well, look at you."

Ash smiled, pretending like he didn't know anything about what she is saying. "What? I look fine, right?"

Serena shook her head. "Come on, Ash. Don't pretend that you're not hurt. I can see how bad a state you are in right now."

Ash scratched the back of his head. "Sorry about that."

Ash paused for a moment and took a look at himself. Ash didn't really want to look at himself or how he didn't even have time to look at himself; well, because he went over and rushed to Serena's aid when the battle was eventually over, but also, he didn't want to see himself in the state that he is in right now. Serena told him that he already looks like he has been through a lot, and she's right about that; but still, he didn't mind, because it was all for Serena's sake. He didn't really care that he has a lot of bruises all over his body as well as scratches where the blade of the sword Trip used hit him. He didn't care about himself, he only cared about Serena, about saving her from losing her.

Serena giggled. "Hey, come on. You don't have to apologise… you saved me after all…"

Ash smiled. "I guess I did."

"But, could you tell me what happened?" Serena asked out of curiousity. "I think I was unconscious during the time."

"Well, can you remember what happened?" I replied back with a question as well. "Anything at all."

Serena shook her head once again. "No, I don't; but would you mind telling me what happened?"

Ash sighed. "Well, it's kind of a long story and kind of complicated..."

Serena sighed. "Oh well… By the way, is Tierno all right?"

Ash nodded. "Yeah, he is. He's also with Shauna too~"

Serena gave out a sigh of relief. "That's good."

Wait a minute. Was Serena really worried about Tierno that much? I mean, it was kind of odd for Serena to be, since Ash knew that Tierno actually jeopardised her. Well, Serena kind of didn't know anything about that, since Ash has just discovered that she was unconscious the whole time. The most likely scenario that Serena remembers in her head was how she was just spending time with Tierno working with the assignment that was set for our class, but after that, things then got out of hand and then she was then unconscious for the rest of the time until now. That would make the most sense right now. Also, it would also make sense if Ash didn't tell her what actually happened. I mean, he was doing it for her sake, but also for the sake of Tierno and Shauna too. He just wants to prioritise the safety of everyone involved tonight, even Trip as matter of fact. He is just making everything that happened a secret from Serena.

Serena chuckled. "Wow, look at my house. It's kind of ruined, don't you think?"

Ash giggled too. "Well, I don't think it's a laughing matter, really~"

Serena laughed. "Sorry, I can't help it. I was just trying to cheer up the mood."

Ash then glanced at the state of Serena's room, where they were currently at. As Ash can clearly see, Serena's room is at a really bad state. What he means by that is the wall where the window was supposed to be, for example, was now gone. Well, it was completely smashed away and now open, most likely it was caused by the massive explosion from the beginning when, in Ash's guess, Trip came. In addition, it seems that the whole upstairs of the house was out of electricity, seeing as though there are no lights on the upstairs and how it was just pure darkness and the light was just coming from the moon shining outside. Lastly, all of Serena's stuff that was supposed to be in her room was all damaged; most of the things were in pieces and so on. It was in a really bad shape.

Serena blushed slightly. "Hey, Ash."

Ash looked back at Serena once again, staring into her blue eyes. "Y-Yeah, what is it?"

Serena blushed again, now a bit more noticeable. "I-I… I- Ash, I- I… wanted to thank you for saving me like this and being here with me."

Ash scratched the back of his head. "Oh, that's no problem."

Ash blushed a bit whilst smiling. "I mean, I'm your guide after all."

At that point, there was then a moment of silence between Ash and Serena. After Ash said what he said last, there were just both staring at each other, not aware of their surroundings and just distracted at this point.

Ash, who was looking at Serena directly, was thinking of how this moment has happened and what kind of event it was that led up to this, but then, he didn't care about it, because actually, he was looking at Serena's cute side. Normally, he doesn't notice girls this way, even though May and Dawn are doing this kind of thing every day to him, but then, he doesn't notice them. On the other hand, Serena is also in the same situation as Ash was in. She doesn't notice boys like Ash in this way, especially from what happened before, but still, this was an odd experience for herself. What is happening between these two characters?

At that moment, they were actually interrupted, well, more like disturbed by the entrance of Delia and Grace. Interestingly, Grace has just come back from when she went out shopping in the store quite far up the road, therefore she actually doesn't know what happening, and was in a complete state of shock as she saw the state of her home. On the other hand, Delia actually looked shocked and all that just like Grace; however, it was all an act. She actually saw the whole thing with her own eyes in Ash's room, since Serena's room was directly opposite to Ash's room. She actually got to see the whole thing, what happened with Ash and Trip, basically everything from when Ash left for Serena's house; however she doesn't know what clearly happened, well, with all the dust and debris in the way of her view, but she roughly saw it all. Also, she knows that Ash would make an excuse, which is appropriate for this situation.

Grace sighed. "Serena, are you okay?! What happened here!?"

Delia sighed. "Ash, care to explain what happened?"

Ash scratched the back of his head. "Well, uh… it's kinda a long story…"

Serena sat up with Ash's help. "Yeah, I'm all right… there was just a bit of an accident. Nothing major~"

Grace laughed sarcastically. "N-Nothing major!? You must be joking, right?!"

Ash smiled casually. "Well, we're sorry for the mess…"

Delia put her hands together. "With that, let's get you and Serena to our home for tonight, or until your own home is fixed. Is that all right for now?"

Grace sighed and nodded. "I guess so…"

With that, everyone departed from Serena's ruined room and they all headed downstairs. At that point, they then headed outside and was met by the police, who actually noticed and then deduced that there was a gas leak from the house that caused the explosion, which is apparently what they could tell when they inspected the outside. Of course, the police said they all wanted to ask us questions, but we all denied being interviewed and Ash and Serena's mothers just said to the police officers that we will be handing statements instead. They then claim they will be investigating the house in more detail and then apologised that they were late in the scene, because apparently they were held up by something along the way, they said an explosion that caused them to take a longer route on the way here, which Ash found it very suspicious, but then didn't mind it after a while.

After that was sorted out, Ash, Serena, Delia and Grace then continued to make their way to Ash's house, which is literally next door. They all then entered the house casually, like nothing happened, and Delia immediately headed into the kitchen to make some tea for Grace and Serena to calm them both down, whereas Ash was given the job to head upstairs and arrange the only spare room for, what he was told by Delia, Grace and Serena; but actually, it's only for Grace, as Delia decided that Serena should sleep in Ash's room. Of course, she decided that without Ash's consent or Serena's either, but she did tell him to set up a sleeping bag in his room, which obviously made Ash a bit suspicious, but actually he just followed and did what his mother told him to do, so that's what he did.

After he has done the tasks that Delia told him to do, he just stayed upstairs, which is fair enough. He just wanted some alone time, especially about what just happened, that battle between him and Trip. To be honest, those questions were still running around in circles in his head. He doesn't really know the answers for those questions; therefore he needs to find out about it on his own, and he is going to start on that tomorrow, as he promised himself that. For now, he just has to sit still and wait for tomorrow, but he was just too curious that he doesn't what to do now to pass the time until he eventually falls asleep.

Ash lied down on his bed and then stared out of his window. He looked out into the night sky, then the wrecked house of Serena's, and then sort of crime scene down below; well, because of the police cars present doing their investigations. He then looked up once again into Serena's room. He still couldn't believe everything that has happened so far and up to this point. He remembered how he fought this guy Trip, who was interested on taking Serena away. Then, he remembered how he luckily summoned this sword called Aetherius, and how this sword saved him from the verge of being killed by Trip. Finally, he then remembered how Serena was in such a bad condition, but luckily she then regained her consciousness and eventually came to. That's what really worried Ash about the most. Not how he might be in trouble, not how he has this secret sword in his possession. Not at all. He is worried about Serena the most, because he knew that he had to protect her, whatever the situation, and now, he can do that.

At that moment, there was then a knock on the door…

Ash then sat up and looked at the door. "Yeah, come in."

The door opened, revealing Serena in the light from the darkness of the hallways. "Hey, Ash. Your mother said that I would be sleeping here."

Ash blushed. "Oh, yeah sure."

"Why, mom?!" Ash thought to himself. "Have you got something planned or something? That's why you asked me to get a sleeping bag to my room, right?"

Serena tilted her head. "Huh? Is something wrong, Ash?"

Ash shook his head. "Oh, nothing's wrong!"

"Um, where am I sleeping?" Serena asked.

Ash then stood up from his bed. "Oh, uh… I guess you can use my bed."

Serena blushed madly. "Wait, so where are you going to sleep!?"

Ash scratched the back of his head. "Well, it would be better for you to sleep on my bed rather than on my sleeping bag."

Serena smiled. "I guess you're right… t-thank you…"

Ash blushed slightly. "Yeah, no problem."

Serena then sat on Ash's bed, leaving Ash lying on his sleeping bag, but then Serena signalled Ash to come and sit next to her on the bed, which made Ash kind of nervous and then made his heartbeat beat faster. He then blushed slightly, one that you can quite notice a bit if you were up close to him. Interestingly, Serena was blushing too, but was not looking at Ash as he was heading to where Serena was. You can't really blame Serena nor Ash for acting like this. You can say that things are a bit awkward between them right about now. As Ash then sat next to Serena, the two just had a moment of silence, just like back in Serena's house in Serena's room before Delia and Grace showed up.

Serena sobbed a bit. "Ash… why did this happen all of a sudden?"

Ash looked at Serena, who was trying to hold on her tears, but can't. "Serena, don't cry like that."

Serena looked at Ash. "But~"

Ash placed his hands on Serena's shoulders. "Look, you're safe now, okay? You got me, so it's all right. As long as I'm here, I promise that nothing will happen to you, got it?"

Serena nodded as she wiped some of her tears away. "All right then… thank you, Ash."

Ash then removed his hands from Serena's shoulders. "Don't worry, Serena. We'll get to the bottom of this and sort this whole mess out."

Serena smiled with some tears in her eyes. "Okay…"

Ash scratched the back of his head. "I guess you and Grace will be staying here for a while, huh?"

Serena sighed. "I suppose, until we get our house repaired. You don't mind me taking over your bed, do you?"

Ash shook his head. "No, not at all. Sleeping in the sleeping bag is comfortable enough for me."

Serena smiled. "All right, then. Well, I'll now get some sleep."

Ash smiled. "Yeah, me too. Good night."

Serena smiled before lying down and got into sleep. "Good night, Ash."

'I still don't know if I should tell her the truth, the truth that I found out about myself and Serena.' Ash thought. 'I will tell her, all in good time. For now, I need to find out the answers to my questions.'


There you have it, guys! Chapter 16 is done! Hopefully you have enjoyed this chapter! :D

Wow, what can I say from this chapter! Things should get interesting for the next chapters! Will Ash find out about his true identity? Will Serena find out what kind of situation she really is in? Is everything all right between Ash and Serena, since Serena is going to be staying in Ash's home? Find out in the next chapter ;D

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