Chapter 8

Serena got up out of bed the next morning and got dressed. She was just walking down the stairs when the doorbell rang.

Grace called out, "morning Serena! You're ready to go to school? You're okay right? Thank goodness Ash is neighbors with you. He'd make a good bodyguard for the future Kalos Queen...and boyfriend" Grace winked.

Serena turned red and turned around immediately. "NO HE WON'T. Stop it mom, you're embarrassing enough." Serena huffed and opened the door. She peeked out and a boy with a red hat and messy jet black hair smiled at her.

"Good morning Serena! You slept well yesterday right?" Ash asked.

Serena nodded. "Yeah! All thanks to you Ash. I really appreciate you for staying with me." Serena said shyly as she twirled her hair, slightly turning pink.

Ash thought, "dang she's so cute…"

"So….off to school?" Serena tapped Ash on the shoulder. Ash snapped out of his daydream and said, "Yeah! Okay let's go or else we will be late."

The two were walking to school when Ash turned to Serena. "Serena?"

"Yeah? What's up Ash?"

There was a small pause.

"Are you ready for finals?" Ash asked.

"I'm not sure...I guess….It starts today huh… I think I'm going to fail Oak's berry final." Serena said unsurely.

"You taught me all about berries! You know this stuff by heart, it's ME who should be worrying." Ash said confidently.

"Tell you what, if you get an A on the Berry Final, I'll …..treat you out." Ash said, hesitatingly.

"Treat me out? Where?" Serena asked curiously.

"Uhhhhh….. I'll treat you out to dinner." Ash said shyly while scratching the back of his head.

"Okay. It's a deal." Serena said and shook his hand.

Serena thought to herself, "Ash is treating me out to dinner?! I must get an A on this final no matter what."

The school bells rang and class started. Oak came into the room and faced his students.

"Alright class. This is the moment you've all been waiting for. No more studying from this point on. You either know it or you don't. Best of luck. If i catch anyone cheating, you will be sent to the principal's office and an honor code violation." Oak said as he passed out the papers face down.

"You have 40 minutes to complete this multiple choice test and short essay about Berries. Ready? BEGIN." Oak announced as he pushed the timer button.

Serena turned her paper over and read the questions being asked.

"What berry is large, red, and spicy? It is used in soups in the winter to warm up the body."

Serena instantly thought of the time when Ash ate the red tomato berry. She giggled to herself and wrote down her answer.

"This berry can not only heal poisoned pokemon, but tastes sweet and soft and is hollow on the inside. What is it?"

Ash looked at his paper and thought hard. A memory flashed back to when Pikachu was poisoned while training with Serena. The honey haired girl ran to the trees and plucked a light pink berry.

Ash thought to himself, "Pecha berry!" He bubbled in his answers.

40 mins later….The timer rang.

"TIME IS UP! PENCILS DOWN." Oak said.

Ash and Serena both stretched in their seats. The two looked at each other and gave each other a thumbs up. Everyone got up to turn in their paperwork. Oak was scanning them on the grade cam. He showed Serena's paper on the computer it flashed a solid 100. Serena smiled and fist pumped the air.

"Congratulations Serena, you set the curve for the class, once again." Oak said.

Everyone behind Serena groaned and complained. "She always breaks the curve! I can never get a good rounded score cus of her." Someone grumbled.

Ash turned in his paper and a score of 96 showed on the screen. He smiled. Oak's eyes widened. "Ash, you got a 96? That's incredible! Since when did you jump from averaging 80% to 93%? Not that I'm suspecting you of cheating or anything." Oak asked curiously.

Ash said confidently and pointed to Serena. "She makes a great tutor."

Serena blushed and smiled as she grabbed her books.

Ash walked out with Serena and turned to face her. He put his hands on her shoulders. "Wow Serena! You're amazing. Not only did you help me get a 96 on the final, but you got a perfect score! Now I have an A in this class. This is great!" Ash said happily.

Serena smiled. "Guess you owe me that dinner! Pick me up at 6?" She winked and walked off to get her books for their next class.

Ash was dumbfounded. "Not only is she smart and sweet, but she's also hella adorable."

As Serena was walking away she was knocking herself on the head. "Stupid stupid cliche move. Why did I wink at him?! He probably didn't even notice."

Ash caught up and said "Serena! We have Brock's class together remember? Let's walk together."

Serena sweatdropped and turned red. "THAT WINK WAS USED TOO SOON. I FORGOT WE HAVE THE SAME CLASSES RIGHT AFTER" She thought and groaned to herself.

Finals were officially over. Serena ended getting all A's in her class and Ash ended with 3 A's with 1 B+.

Ash sighed. "I was so close to a 4.0 this semester!" Serena patted him on the back. "Maybe if you win your battle on friday, Sycamore might round your B+ to an A-"

"Yeah, we can hope for that." Ash said. "That means I have to train even harder for Friday's battle!" Ash suddenly remembered. "Oh yeah. Can we check who I'm battling before we go home Serena?"

Serena nodded and followed him to the battle charts list in the cafeteria.

Calem pulled Serena aside and smiled at her. "Hey Serena, how were finals for you?"

"Oh it's been okay I guess! I got 4.0 this semester." Serena said politely.

"That's straight A's Serena! What do you mean 'it's been okay' you're practically the smartest student I know!" Calem complimented her. Serena blushed. "Oh i guess..i just try hard to do well in school." Serena said. A strand of hair fell down on her face.

Calem walked closer to her and put her strand back behind her ear. She started to back up against the wall as Calem crept closer to her in an alluring facial expression. Serena sweatdropped. "Umm...Calem….? What are you doing?"

"I think you're really pretty Serena. Not only are you smart, but you have a great personality and you're beautiful. So I wanted to ask you…..will you...be my girlfriend?" Calem said as he put his finger under Serena's chin, making sure she had eye contact with him. Their foreheads touched. He was so close Serena could feel his breath.

Everyone screamed "OH MY GOSH CALEM IS ASKING SERENA TO BE HIS GIRLFRIEND!" The crowd went wild.

"Soon, everyone's gonna find out about this Serena. You're not gonna be the heartbreaker that rejects me, are you?" Calem said slyly.

"Serena! Serena! Guess who I'm battling on Friday!" Ash called as he pushed through the crowd. He broke through to see Serena pinned against the wall with her eyes shut while Calem slowly started moving his lips to hers.

Ash-being stunned by this action dropped the piece of paper that showed who he was battling.

On the paper, it showed a bracket containing the names Ash vs Calem.

Author's note:

HELLO HELLO EVERYONE. I'M BACK. Sorry I had writer's block for the longest time. Plus, I really had to focus in school. Sorry I apologized if I was being rude from the last A/N. I was just tired of harsh criticism but I can tell now that everyone else truly appreciates my stories. I'm back with writing more chappies for this. I really hope you guys enjoy it! Sorry for the cliffhanger...LOLOL New chapters every 2 weeks hopefully!

PS: i got accepted into my dream college so lots of stress has been relieved :)

On a more negative note, I did get into a car accident recently so I'm suffering from minor anxiety and trauma. I'm physically healthy and in perfect condition though however please, be patient with me. I will try to use my anxiety in a more positive way by writing to alleviate my stress. Thank you for reading and being patient. I love you guys all 3