Chapter 7
A month had passed by since Ash and Miette's breakup and no one talked about the gossip anymore. It was all old news now. Serena and Ash continued to walk to school and back together. Some days after school Ash would help Serena battle and gain experience in pokemon training. In return, Serena would feed Ash and her Fennekin her sweets such as macarons. Serena also showed Ash tips in berry hunting and educated Ash which berry is safe to eat and not.
"Letmme try this berry." Ash said as he grabbed a big red berry off a tree.
"NO WAIT ASH, THAT'S A TOMA-" Serena called out.
"AHHHHH HOOOOOOOTTTTTT" Ash said as a burst of flames came out his mouth.
Serena quickly opened her water bottle and gave it for Ash to gulp down.
Ash sweated and wiped his mouth. "Ahhh. That's better." He gave back the water bottle.
"Thanks Serena."
"That was a tomato berry Ash!" Serena said in a worried and stern voice. She giggled soon after.
They played hide and seek, tag battles, and berry hunting.
After a couple of hours of playing, Serena opened up a picnic blanket for them to sit on by the shade. They took out their homework and helped each other.
"So fairy types are weak against….?" Serena quizzed.
"poison and steel!" Ash said. "But I don't think types really make a difference. As long as you have confidence and trust in your pokemon, you can pull off anything." Ash said with a determined voice.
Serena gazed at him with admiration.
"Wow...you're amazing Ash.." Serena said softly.
"What was that?"
"oh nothing..hehe." Serena smiled.
After finishing homework, they lied on their backs to watch the clouds.
"That one looks like your pikachu." Serena pointed at a white electric mouse shaped cloud.
"I think that one over there looks like your Fennekin." Ash replied.
Serena stared into the sky.
"Ash…? Can I ask you a question?" She said nervously.
"Yeah Serena, what's up?" Ash said with his eyes closed. His concentration was fixated on the caramel colored hair girl.
"Are we...best friends?" Serena asked slowly.
"Why wouldn't we be? I thought we kind of already established this, considering we practically do everything together." Ash replied.
"Ah i seee…." Serena said. "Can I ask another question?"
"Sure, ask me anything. Whats up Serena?"
"What kind of girls are you into?" Serena asked. The anxiety exemplified in the tone of her voice, setting an anxious, nervous mood.
Ash hesitated to answer. The awkward silence grew. Then he replied.
"I like girls who care for their pokemon. The girls that try hard and have confidence in them. They need to be determined and achieve their goals and to never give up on their dreams. Looks don't really matter to me because I think what's on the inside matters more than outside. But I do have one thing that makes me know when I like a girl." Ash said.
"And what's that?" Serena asked curiously.
"Those that have a nice smile. I like girls who have a soft subtle smile. They blush and get embarrassed at the tinest things. I'd also probably date someone I know well, like a close friend..or a… a-" Ash said.
"A best friend?" Serena asked, biting her lip.
"Yeah. I'd date a best friend…" Ash said softly before falling asleep.
Serena waved in front of his face. The sun was getting into his eyes so Serena sat up and shielded the sun with her hands.
After a while, Serena took his hat and covered his face to continue shielding the sun's hot blazing rays.
Serena turned to her side and admired Ash sleeping.
Serena closed her eyes and took a small nap. Shortly after Serena dozed off, Ash woke up with a snort. He glanced over at the beautiful sleeping girl and smiled.
Ash said to himself, "I'd date you, Serena." He leaned over and softly kissed her forehead.
Later that night, Ash walked Serena home. Serena waved bye cheerfully before entering the house.
She ate dinner real quick and ran upstairs into her room. Her mom said that she would be out for the night so Serena should go ahead and sleep without her.
The teen girl opened up the windows and saw Ash posing in front of his mirror with a pokeball. Serena took a long poking stick with a pointer finger and tapped on the glass window of Ash across her window. He noticed the noise and ran to get his notepad.
Serena got hers and wrote "Whatcha doing?" before showing it to the black haired boy at the window.
"Just practicing my throwing position. I gotta get ready because Finals are in a couple of weeks and for us pokemon trainers / Elite 4, we gotta train super hard cus we're battling against each other."
Ash wrote in lengthy sentences but broke them down so Serena could read while he flipped the notepad.
"I hope you win Ash. :)"
"Thanks Serena. I hope you'll be there to cheer me on in the area."
"Wouldn't miss it for the world."
Ash wrote "brb: be right back" And left his room.
Serena waited about 20 mins and he didn't come back. She closed her notepad and started to text her friends, study and work on homework. She also thought of a design for Fennekin's dress. Finals also meant competitions and pokemon performances.
Serena fell asleep on her desk when Ash returned. He glanced at the girl sleeping and gazed at her from his window. He threw out his pokeball and his Talonflame came out. "Shhhh Talonflame can you try to get into Serena's window and put a blanket on her? Also turn off the lights in her room please."
The bird pokemon obeyed its trainer. Ash returned it after saying thanks. He closed his window and went to sleep.
It was about 11 pm and the sky was dark. Unfortunately, Serena's window was opened and unlocked. Serena was sleeping alone while her mother was out. Serena yawned and rubbed her eyes.
Just then, she heard a whisper and a scratch. Serena froze and took her pokeball. She called out Fennekin and whispered "Hey Fenn, can you keep an eye out? I'm scared...I keep hearing things."
"Fenn Fenn!" The fire pokemon obeyed and jumped to a desk to peek out the window.
SUDDENLY, a machine grabbed Fennekin and the fire pokemon screamed its name.
Serena jumped from her seat and yelled, "FENNEKIN NO!"
Team Rocket appeared and said "HAHAAHHAH we got your pokemon! Prepare for trouble!"
"Make it double!" "To protect the world from devastation!" "To unite all people within our-"
"CHARIZARD, USE FLAMETHROWER AT THE AIRBALLOON!" A voice called out.
Serena looked out her window and saw Ash commanding his pokemon. He hopped onto the flying pokemon and let out his hand for Serena to jump on. Serena whimpered.
"Do you trust me?" Ash asked. Serena nodded. She jumped and landed safely on the pokemon's back. Charizard let out a roar and sped to the fallen rocket balloon.
They landed on the ground and Ash yelled at the trio. "You bad thieves! Give Serena her Fennekin back!"
Team rocket rubbed their heads and complained. They threw out their pokemon, Gourgeist and Inkay.
Before the enemy pokemon could attack, the powerful Charizard let out a Blast Burn against them and they immediately fainted. Fennekin used a small but inflicting flamethrower and ran back to its owner.
Serena hugged her pokemon and started to cry. "I'm so glad you're okay Fennekin."
Ash looked at his Pikachu. "Pikachu, use electroball!"
"Pika pika piikaaaa!" The mouse pokemon bursted a yellow ball of electricity at Team Rocket.
"Team rocket's blasting off againnnn!" -ding-
Ash returned his pokemon and ran to Serena.
"Hey. You and Fennekin okay?"
Serena nodded. "Thank you so much Ash. I really appreciate it."
"Glad you're okay. Now let's go home." Ash took Serena's hand and led her to Charizard's back to head home. Serena climbed back into her house and her mom, Grace bursted into the room.
"Serena! Where have you been? Are you alright? I've been worried sick about you!"
Serena hugged her mom and said, "Im okay mom, thanks to Ash." Grace looked out the window next door and Ash was outside still riding on his Charizard.
"Thank you so much Ash. What happened?" Grace asked.
"Team Rocket attempted to steal Fennekin. I'm just glad I was still awake to help Serena and I'm thankful she and Fennekin are in one piece." Ash smiled.
"Okay. Well be safe you two. I'm gonna go to sleep. You guys should sleep too, you have school tomorrow. Goodnight." Grace said as opened Serena's door to leave.
She smiled and closed the door. "Someday, Ash would make a great boyfriend for Serena...hehe."
Serena climbed back in bed and tried to sleep. She tossed and turned but was too scared of anyone breaking into her house again. She pulled out her phone and texted Ash.
"Ash? Are you awake?"
"hm? oh yeah. what's wrong?"
"I- I'm scared. Can...can you come over and stay with me till i fall asleep?"
Ash didn't reply to her text. Serena looked up to see that Ash was already climbing into her window. He dragged out a beanbag chair and sat next to Serena.
"Hey. You okay?"
Serena whimpered, "I'm scared someone's gonna try to break in again."
"Hey don't worry, I'm here now. I'll stay and keep guard till you sleep." Ash said sweetly.
He held her hand and Serena blushed underneath her blanket. She pulled the blanket up to her nose to conceal her rosy cheeks. The girl closed her eyes slowly and started to doze off.
The raven haired boy was still holding onto her hand when Serena was officially asleep.
Sunlight came through the windows and Serena woke up. She saw that the boy was already gone but she looked down to see the beanbag was stil there so she knew it wasn't a dream.
Serena smiled to herself. Ash held my hand...
Author's note:
KINDA sorta long chapter to owe for the short one in chapter 6.. hehe. yay amour!
Also, i've been getting criticism for not only this fanfiction, but my previous ones. Like guys...don't you guys read my notes and stuff? I specifically said "it's not in character" which means they don't relate to the anime's personalities. OUT OF CHARACTER... duh?
Also if you think that amourshipping is overrated and dumb, then you can get out and you don't have to read this fanfiction and i wouldn't care. So honestly, be respectful that I make time to continue this series. If you're gonna review, give me constructive criticism and suggestions. I could end this series if i wanted to right now.
k thanks.
