Hi, I'm back with a new chapter. please read and enjoy this chapter and please don't forget to review. so without waiting further let's start this chapter.

chapter 1

...20 years later...

it's been 20 years since Serena received teddy doll from ash. now she was 22 years old who just wrote her final exam and waiting for results but still, she treats the teddy as her close friend. but she has forgotten ash and thinks that she received that doll from her parents. she has taken so care that it's still in full order. she resides in Kalos, a vanville town along with her parents.

Now Serena was searching for her doll frantically.

Serena after searching whole room " mom, did you see my teddy, it's missing in my room "

grace was preparing dinner, hearing her daughter asking about the doll, she answers " no sere, I don't know about that "

Serena dejected sits on the couch, she was feeling like crying for losing her teddy, don't know why she has such bond with her teddy. her father owns 100 acres of fertilised land where they grow different types of crops and also they own a milk dairy where 500 cows, 1000 sheep's are reared, her father has brought her so many dolls, toys in her childhood which she got bored when she grew up but somehow still she can't live without her teddy which was her first doll bought by her parents, she feels as if her heart is missing.

grace calls her " sere, dinner is ready "

Serena " I'm not hungry mom"

suddenly they hear someone entering the front door, they see Nick entering.

grace seeing her husband tells " Nick, please tell your daughter to come and eat her dinner "

Nick seeing her dejected face asks his wife " what happened to her, why the long face "

grace answers " she lost her teddy "

Nick hearing this laughs and tells his daughter " princess, you didn't lose your teddy, you left your teddy when you came to the barn to See Me " telling that he gives her the teddy

Serena squealing like a child " thank you so much dad, you are my hero "

her parents laugh at her antics and grace tells " so now we can have dinner "

Serena nods and goes to eat, nick joins her after washing his small shower.

...next day morning...

Serena and her parents were having breakfast when doorbells ring. nick excuses to get up and goes to open the door.

he opens the door to see Serena's close friend " Misty, come on in " turning back " sere, look who's here "

Serena gets up from the table and comes to the front door along with her mother to see her close friend misty.

Serena hugging her friend with a big smile on her face " haha, future bride, now you remember me haha "

her parents exclaim " future bride "

Serena answers separating from misty " oh you don't know, misty's marriage is in just 20 days with her fiance Gary oak " turning to misty " isn't misty"

hearing this misty blushes and all three laughs. after this they go to continue their breakfast, grace also serves misty her breakfast.

while eating Serena asks " so misty, how are the wedding preparations going on "

misty answers " it's going slow since you are not there, so I came to take you all to Kanto "

Nick pausing his eating " Now only, but there is time right, I mean we still got 20 days, why now only going with you "

grace nods her head

misty answers " uncle and aunty, I have parents but I'm closer to you both more than them and Serena, she is not only my close friend but also my sister. so please you have to come before everyone"

Nick frowning " misty I know how you feel about us and I'm very happy about it but now I have already harvested the crop and it is going to the market in one week and I can't leave that. please understand but I will definitely come one day before your marriage, I promise "

misty turns to grace

grace also answers " even I can't come leaving him because I know if I go, he will not take care of himself so even I'll come with him "

misty sadly " OK, at least please send Serena with me now only. please please please "

Nick slowly " apart from Serena for 20 days, I don't think I can... "

misty interrupting him pleads " please uncle "

Nick turns to Serena " what about you Serena, will you go with her "

Serena answers " if you both give permission, I'll go "

Nick with a smile turns to misty and says " OK you can take her with you to Kanto, pallet town "

misty squealing goes and hugs him tightly telling thank you continuously.

grace smiling " so when are you both leaving "

misty answers " today's evening flight and I have already booked all your tickets and since you are coming late, I will shift your both ticket to that day "

Nick answers " you don't have to do that "

misty smiling and doing puppy dog eyes " uncle, please "

Nick and grace seeing that face sighs, they can't say no to that face.

in evening Serena and misty boards, the plane to Kanto, Viridian city and then they are going to take a taxi to pallet town. Serena also takes her teddy along with her.

next day they reach the viridian city and they catch a taxi to pallet town.

in taxi Serena asks " hey mist, your house is in Viridian city why going now only to pallet town "

misty answers " oh, me and Gary decided that we will all stay at his mansion since it is so big and also our close family and friends. and we decided to get married in the backyard of that mansion only "

Serena " oh "

they reach the mansion after 1 hour of the ride. Serena greets everyone, Misty's parents, sister and her fiance Gary and his family.

...Sinnoh region ...

somewhere in Sinnoh region, twinleaf city, ash who was 23 years was sleeping. it was 1'0 clock afternoon and next to him slept his ex-girlfriend dawn who he met during the party and had one night stand, he was a playboy but when asked about him being a player, he would just answer that he will stop being playboy when he meets his other half, his soul mate.

ash stirs when he hears his phone ringing, he picks up the phone and answers it " hello "

from other side red speaks " ash, where are you, my son, you didn't come home last night "

ash with a smile answers " oh dad, it's you, well last night I had a party where I met dawn there, I was with her whole night "

red exclaims " party, why didn't you call me, I would have been saved from your mom for a night. that's oK, now come home, your mom screaming at me since you didn't come yet"

ash laughs and tells " fine dad, bye " telling that he cuts the call and searches for his clothes and after wearing clothes he leaves the room.

during night ash was having dinner with his parents.

suddenly his mom asks " ash where were you last night "

ash pausing his eating answers " oh me, I went out to party and I spent a night with some of my friends "

Delia " oh " turning to red she asks " red, I heard you gave a big amount to the orphanage "

red nervously answers " hmm yeah and they needed it "

Delia annoyed " it's such a waste, you could have donated to our ladies club " turning to ash " ash do you remember right, that in just 20 days your close friend is getting married "

ash thinking " who is my close friend, I don't have anyone "

Delia slapping his shoulder " ash stop your nonsense, your CLOSE FRIEND Gary's marriage with your other friend misty. and you are coming with me for the marriage and you haven't seen Gary and misty for 10 years, so no fighting, you understand " seeing ash nodding his head " good, our flight leaves tonight. do you understand "

ash grumbles " yes mom "

red wiping his mouth " wow marriage and going back to Kanto especially pallet town, I'm thrilled, I'll go and pack my bag " telling that he gets up

but Delia stops him " where are you going, you are not coming with us to pallet town since you have a conference to attend in Johto, so you're going there, do you understand "

red mutters " yes ma'am "

at night ash and Delia boards, the plane to Kanto, the viridian city where Delia was dragging Ash since ash was sad leaving his father at home who was leaving next day for Johto.

it was 10 clock in the morning when they reached the viridian city and took a taxi to pallet town.

they reached the mansion and both got down. ash runs to greets everyone.

seeing Gary he asks " Hey Gary, I heard your getting married, that too with Misty "

Gary smiling sheepishly " well it just happened "

ash mocks him and asks " so where is Misty Now "

Gary taking his hands " she is in her room, I'll take you to her "

ash releasing his hand from Gary " don't, I'll go and meet her" telling that he runs away

he goes in search of her room and he finds her room. he notices that she is picking something from the floor, he tiptoes to the room and hugs her from the behind to surprise her, he spins her around and sees her reflection in the mirror.

he wowed tells " wow misty, I didn't know you are so beautiful and if I knew before how beautiful you are means I would have stolen you from Gary "

suddenly she screams which makes ash release her,

she spins around and tells " I'm not misty, I'm her friend Serena "

ash coming near her " don't tell lie misty, come and give me a hug to your lovely friend and maybe a future lover who is going to steal you from him, that smelly Gary bear "telling that he goes to hug her but she screams Misty's name.

suddenly misty and Gary comes to the door

misty asks for Serena " sere, what happened "

Serena glaring at ash " this pervert here thinks that I'm Misty, I'm telling him continuously that I'm not you but he is not ready to believe and he is trying to hug me, such a pervert monkey "

misty turning to ash " ash, she is definitely not me, she is my close friend Serena how can you mistake her for me "

ash laughing " even I thought like that, how can you be so beautiful but just got confused "

misty glowering at ash goes to him and starts to beat him.

Gary laughing tells " misty stop it, I want my friend alive till our marriage since he is my best man, you can kill him after the marriage, so please leave him for me "

misty huffs " fine, I'll spare you ash Ketchum for now, and don't you dare trouble my friend " telling that she goes away after telling Serena that she will come in a minute and Gary follows her.

after they go out, ash sees Serena who is standing quietly. he goes near her with an intimidating seducing look which results in Serena backs away.

ash with a seducing look " you think I'm a big flirt, a pervert, a big playboy who plays with girls feeling, does a, b, c, d till X, y, z and leave her "

Serena nods timidly

ash coming fully near her face " I'm definitely like that, so be careful of me "

telling that he goes away smirking leaving fuming Serena behind.

well that's all for today's chapter

in this story, Serena loves and values her parent's words more than everything.

ash is closer to his dad than his mother. ash is a childhood friend of both Gary and misty

in this story, Delia is very money minded and red wants to help people.

let's see what happens in the next chapter.

let's see how ash and Serena will fall in love.

till then me signing off bye : )