Hi everyone, DisneyAnimefan94 here and this is Chapter 3 of Amour Bittersweet. Enjoy it as Ash faces a possible reality.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon!
Chapter 3: Comfort and Realization
It all happened so suddenly. Serena was doing fine on her debut until Fenniken accidently tripped on her ribbon and cost Serena to move on to the next round of the showcase. For the rest of the contest Ash and his friends cheered on Shauna who did move on as Ash then looked at the others.
"Hey guys I'm going to check up on Serena." He said as the others nodded as he quickly left his seat before the next act began. He then saw Serena along with her three Pokémon as he then stood by her side. "Hey Serena." He said smiling at her as she gave a sad smile back.
"Hi Ash." She said as they just stood there looking into each other's eyes until Serena embraced her boyfriend. "Oh Ash, I don't know where I went wrong, everything was going so well." She said as she started to cry.
"Shh, shh I know." He said patting her hair trying to comfort her the best he can.
"Now I know how you feel when you lose." She said as Ash looked at her.
"Yeah but it's because of those losses that help you improve so much and learn from your mistakes." He said as Serena then smiled.
"Ash, thanks for being such a good friend and boyfriend." She said as she embraced him again.
"You're welcome Serena. And don't worry, I'll always be there for you." He said as he gasped at what he said and frowned. With the showcase over and saying goodbye to Shauna who won it, the group returned back to the Pokémon Center. Clemont decided to make a big dinner for Serena's debut despite her eliminated from the competition. Meanwhile Ash was outside at the training field. He was thinking at what he said to Serena earlier. "Can I really keep that promise?" he asked himself.
"Ash?" asked a familiar voice as Ash looked up to see Clemont. "Dinner's almost ready, aren't you coming in?" he asked as Ash then smiled weakly.
"Yeah, I'm coming." He said as Clemont then looked concerned.
"Ash are you okay, you haven't been yourself for a while." He said as Ash then nodded.
"Yeah I'm okay." He said but Clemont wasn't buying it.
"Ash I know when something is wrong. Your acting just the same way my sister acts when something is bothering her, so what's wrong?" he said as Ash then sighed.
"Okay, I'll tell you." He said. "I told Serena that I will always be there for her no matter what."
"And is that bad?" the scientific gym leader asked as Ash shook his head.
"No, it's just that, will I always be there for her." He said. "I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm halfway through my journey with four more gyms then the Kalos League and then that's it." He said as Clemont nodded.
"I understand, after this you'll head for home won't you." He said.
"That's the other thing, I don't want to leave Serena behind." He said as he looked up at the stary night sky.
"Then ask her to come with you." He suggested as Ash shook his head.
"I don't know if I can Clemont. I mean would've she doesn't want to leave Kalos, would've she wants to stay. I don't want to leave her heartbroken knowing it would be another long time we may see each other." Ash said as he sighed. "What I'm actually saying is maybe I'll stay in Kalos after the league is over to help her out on her dream." He said.
"But what about home and your dream?" Clemont asked as Ash then looked at him.
"I guess I could ask mom to move here and as for my dream, that may be put on hold." He said. Little did the boys know that Serena was listening in on their conversation.
Ash, have I become a burden? She thought to herself as she walked back into the center.
This is DisneyAnimefan94,signing out.
