NOTE: Hey guys! New chapter! Woohoo! :)

Now onto replying to some reviews! :)

DJKitKat12: Hey, a few chapters back, As he and Serena agreed that they would hang out, or a date, in Serenas words, when will that happen? I also feel like there should be a bit more romance please. Sorry if the first part wounded a bit rude

I've replied to you in a PM, but I felt some people may wonder the same thing too. The story is labelled as Love & FRIENDSHIP. It's just the friendship part is playing out right now. haha However, a date will happen a couple chapters from now, and from there on there will be more "romance". Since Serena doesn't have love in her mind, its not something thats occurring too much in the story. As I've stated many times, the amourshipping doesn't happen for awhile.

gabed1298: Will other XY characters show up, like Tierno, Trevor, Shota/Sawyer or even Bonnie and Clemont or even Brock or Cilan (I know they're not xy character but still? Just asking. Also what gave you the idea to make Mairin, Alain's sister and to have her dead? It's neat idea. Just a thought or idea: since Sun and Moon is coming out. You should add characters from Alola like Lillie and Mallow, etc. You're story is great but it's just a thought.

I've also replied in a PM, but some other people may wonder the same thing too. Bonnie & Clemont will make an appearance later. Brock is actually a Professor in the school, as I've stated once in chapter 2 I believe. I've planned a sequel which will have more characters, but it has yet to be decided. And about Alain and Mairin. Idk, I dont really support Marissonshipping. I see them as more of a brother/sister relationship. I wanted there to be a cause for how Alain's acts in the story (skipping his training schedule), and stuff. :)

Thanks to everyone else who reviewed the chapter! - FantasyLover88, PunishedEagle88, Pokemonmeat, skyblu23, Guest, Q-A Authoress, aliensinnoh, and DoodleRose!

Chapter Eleven: Shauna's Confession

The crowd chanted his name over and over again. Then the cheerleaders began their own catchy rhymes, while executing a bunch of acrobatic moves.

The honey blonde sighed, feigning a smile before reaching out to shake her opponents hand. Even with her great ideas, Gary was still winning the majority. She didn't care that he was much more charismatic than she was. His ideas were no help to the students. Free food? More holidays? No homework? It all sounded great, but in the long run it wasn't going to be beneficial. All of his food suggestions involved greasy, unhealthy meals. More holidays, and no homework just forced longer school hours. No one would like that.

The year before, Serena implemented a healthy menu in the cafeteria. Everyone loved it, and didn't complain. Most of the girls even told Serena that that they never felt better. Because of Gary's pizza truck, Serena witnessed that a few girls were actually missing all of the greasy food. Serena decided to add 'Treat Day' to her platform. She stated that at the beginning of the school week, she would make a poll as to what they would want as a treat, and at the end of the week, that's what they would be serving in the cafeteria. She thought it was a great idea, but all the boys were too busy swooning over the busty cheerleaders, and the girls seemed pretty distracted by their cheers too. To add onto that idea, Serena wanted to implement fundraisers at the beginning of each month to raise money for 'Treat Day'. Headmaster Redwood was keen on bringing the two genders together. What could be more helpful than fundraisers?

She tried to win the attention of the perverts by adding more male lounges to the school. The girls had their own few private places to be just girls. The guys only had one lounge to themselves, and after this year, Serena knew that it wouldn't be enough. More boys were eventually going to enroll in the academy. There were a few unused classes. They could easily use those to add more private rooms for the guys.

Serena wanted to make the year memorable for everyone, especially since the guys were new to the school. She wanted, if they were able to, to add more events. Better events. Events that required more participation. Headmaster Redwood wanted the drastic change to run smoothly, and Serena was striving to make it so. Sadly, no one would listen.

The agitated teen walked down the plight of stairs, and was immediately greeted by her best friend.

"Alain?" she said, shocked as Headmaster Redwood walked up the temporary stage to thank the candidates, and to announce a few more things about the upcoming election. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be training with Professor Brock?"

"Oh, yeah." He shrugged his shoulders before looking away. "We finished early."

Serena eyed him with suspicion. She knew he was lying. She's seen his training schedule for the year, and she had to admit that it was pretty intense. Still, it wasn't intense enough for him to be skipping his sessions. These people were making time for him. He should be going out of his way to receive their help. Even if it meant seeing him less, Serena wanted him to keep his title and prove to everyone that he deserved it.

"I wanted to be here for your platform," he said, breaking her away from her thoughts.

"And?" Serena crossed her arms. She knew him all too well. With that distant look on his face, she could tell that there was something else on his mind.

Alain sighed before grabbing Serena's hand, and dragging her across the courtyard. He took her away from the loud gathering of students, and into the closest, quietest building. "Serena," he started. "I had to hear from Ash during the Showcase that you guys were partners for a class with Professor Sycamore."

Here it finally was. The lecture she was anticipating. "I didn't choose to be his partner," she stated. "It was random. I just happened to draw his name from out of a cup."

"Serena," he lowered his voice. "I just don't-"

"-want me getting hurt." She finished his sentence.

The black haired Champion scowled before pressing his back against the wall. "I'm just looking out for you."

"I'll be fine. If I were to like Ash again it should have happened by now," she said. "Besides, I have too much on my plate to even worry about boys. You should know that."

He hesitated for a second. "I-I guess."

"And you know what would help me?"

"What?" He met her eyes with hope.

"If you went to your training session. I heard Professor Brock was a gym leader back in Kanto. I think he'll be able to help you a lot."

"Yeah," Alain muttered. "If he ever stops swooning over every girl that passes by him."

Serena giggled. She's heard stories of the infamous Professor Brock. He never harassed any female students; he just simply… showered them with an overwhelming amount of compliments. A lot of girls went to him for a confidence boost. Maybe next semester she would join one of his classes to experience his personality.

"Then maybe he can teach you how to talk to girls… or anyone in that matter," she teased before messing his hair. She then stuck her tongue out at him and said goodbye before exiting the building.

"You can still win it you know," said Miette. "Everyone's bound to realize how stupid Gary's ideas are."

May and Dawn were quick to agree with her statement.

Serena glared at the two before painting a few letters on a banner. "May you're going to win. And Dawn, now that Amelia is out, you're basically going to win too."

Dawn chuckled nervously. "What even happened to Amelia?" She decided on changing on subject. "She usually sticks out like a sore thumb, but I haven't seen her since we outsmarted her."

"She's probably busy with Palermo," Miette answered before looking over to the brunette who just finished with untangling her third box of decorations. "So, Shauna… How are you doing?" she asked. "You're awfully quiet, and you're working faster than everyone else."

Serena and the others looked over to the industrious performer. Serena didn't want to admit it, but she sort of forgot that Shauna was there. Every girl in the current council was a friend to one another, but they all had their small group of friends to talk to while completing their tasks. It's been years since her and Shauna hung out with one another. As much as she was happy to have her as a friend again, it really was going to take some time to get used too.

"I'm really glad that you're a part of the group now," said Dawn after her and May apologized for not making her feel welcome. "Serena wouldn't shut up about you."

"Hey!" The honey blonde pouted. "Shauna was my best girl friend," she murmured. "I felt like she belonged in the group."

"Really?" Shauna asked. "That makes me feel guilty."

"Don't," said Serena. "You're here now and that's all that matters."

"I don't mean to sound rude," said May. "But why are you attending the academy? Most of us are here to be the best, and to reach the very top. You're already at the top, and have been for a few years. Why are you here?"

"I want to open my own school for performers. I've come across a lot of aspiring performers who want to attend this academy. It's really competitive, and hard to get into though. I want to be able to help those who can't come here."

It all made sense to Serena now. That's why Shauna sat at the front of the class. And that's why her notes were a bit off topic. There's been a couple times where Serena fell asleep in class, and when Shauna wasn't there, she would take a peek at her notes. She read a few notes about how the teacher was relaying their thoughts to the class. She never understood why she would take notes on how the teacher was presenting their lessons, but now she did.

"That's pretty cool," said Dawn. "And for a while I thought you didn't deserve to be Kalos Queen." She paused as she noticed the saddened expression on Shauna's face. "…Because of how you were with Amelia." She finished off.

"Yeah, I'm sorry. I met a lot of people along my journey, but I didn't have the time to actually hang out with any of them. When I first came here I was so overwhelmed by the amount of people I was going to see everyday. Then I just, sort of, ended up with Amelia…"

"So, why exactly did you hold a grudge against Serena all these years?" Miette asked.

Serena nudged her friends' shoulder. She never asked Shauna why she did, and she didn't bring it up because she didn't want to lose her friendship with her again.

"What?" Miette asked before turning her attention to the perturbed honey blonde. "You have the right to know."

"It's okay," Shauna giggled. "Miette's right. You do have the right to know. I'm honestly surprised that you didn't bother to ask me the second we became friends again. I treated you horribly without telling you why. You deserve to know the truth."

"I didn't want to upset you if I brought it up," Serena murmured under her breath before setting the banner on an empty table to dry. She then grabbed another 'Happy Halloween' banner from a different table, and began painting in the letters.

Shauna took a deep breath before setting the box of decorations down on the floor. She stood up from her chair and walked over to the table where everyone else was standing. "The truth is…" she lowered her voice, her cheeks turning a shade of pink. "I had a huge crush on Alain."

"What?!" Dawn picked the wrong time to take a swig from her water bottle. She almost spat all the contents in her mouth all over May's own painting, but instead dribbled over the letter 'O' in Halloween. Startled by Dawn's sudden reaction, May dragged her paintbrush against the canvas, and made her 'O' into a Q.

"Thanks a lot, Dawn." The girl from Hoenn glared at the bluenette beside her.

Dawn chuckled nervously before meekly returning back to painting the other half of May's banner.

Serena sat there in shock, no longer able to continue with stroking her paintbrush against the canvas. She glanced up at Miette who was the least affected by Shauna's sudden confession. Miette wasn't one to be easily surprised though.

"Yeah…" Shauna said, flustered. "Alain was in love with Serena though. He always talked about her, and always went to me for advice regarding winning her heart. The day I snapped…" Shauna looked over to Serena before continuing on with her story. "…was when I saw him kiss you, and asked you to be his girlfriend."

Serena blinked several times. This didn't make sense to her one bit. "But you knew that I didn't like him. You were the one telling me to give him a chance and be his girlfriend. So I did it because of you."

"I admit it was a mess, but I cared a lot about the both of you. I really liked him, and I wanted him to be happy, so I helped him. Especially when Mairin died. I felt he needed you the most." Shauna sighed. "And you, you were so heartbroken over Ash's departure. I thought Alain being your boyfriend would help you get over him. I didn't mean to be so rude when I snapped. I just didn't think the kiss would affect me so much. But I did it to protect myself. I probably could have handled the situation better, but I didn't really plan it out…"

"Wow," Miette said, completely unwavered by her confession. "You put their feelings before yours. You really are suitable to be Kalos Queen. I just can't believe Serena was unaware of your feelings towards him. She was your best friend. You think she would have known even if you didn't tell her."

Serena's cheeks burned bright red. "I was a sulking, heartbroken girl! I didn't pay much attention to what was happening around me." She admitted with crossed arms.

Miette chuckled while cutting up a few decorations. "Your plan kind of worked then. Serena doesn't have feelings for Ash anymore."

"Yeah, but I'm pretty sure Alain is still a hundred percent in love with her," said Dawn, causing May and Miette to chuckle.

"I don't get how you can't like him," said Shauna. "I mean, he did almost everything for you, and from what I've seen, he still puts you before himself."

The honey blonde shrugged. "I don't know. I just don't feel that way about him. He helped me get over Ash, but not by being my boyfriend. He just helped me open up to new things, and focus on myself."

"So, do you still like Alain?" Miette asked. She was always the one to ask whatever she wanted.

"Well, I…" Shauna trailed off. She began fiddling with the hem of her blazer and her cheeks began to turn a rosy shade of pink.

"You still like him!" Dawn practically shouted out, causing the rest of the council to turn back to see the commotion. "It's nothing." Dawn cleared her throat. "Return to your duties everyone!"

"You see that?" Miette leaned over to Serena. "That's how you can tell if someone likes someone." She teased.

The honey blonde stuck out her tongue towards her friend before returning her attention to Shauna. "You've liked him this entire time? After all these years?" she asked.

"No, I thought I was over him, but when I started attending the school, the feelings just rushed back into my system."

Serena placed her paintbrush on the palette before clasping her hands together. "Then I'm going to bring the two of you together," she said, determined. "He needs a girlfriend anyways. He's always bothering me, and as nice as it is, I seriously need my space."

"You don't have to do tha-" Shauna tried, waving her hands out in front of her with her pink cheeks shifting into a crimson color.

"We'll help too!" Dawn chimed in. "Starting off with the Halloween Event!"

Serena smiled widely. Shauna gave up the boy she loved. Just to help her out. Serena felt it was time for Shauna to finally win Alain's heart.

Next Chapter Preview: Happy Halloween!

"Hey Serena!" Ash called out, running towards the honey blonde. "Did you want to check out one of the mini games together?"

"I'd love to Ash, but I can't." She gave him an apologetic look. "It's my turn to patrol the area."

"Oh." He rubbed his head. "Well, I'll join you then. You know, so you don't get bored."

And thats the end of the chapter!

I just want to say, skyblu23, you are one smart cookie. In case you dont remember what you last reviewed you said "you make it sound like Shauna likes someone Serena knows." You got that right! :)

AND GUYSSSS, The games are being released soon! I'm on Team Moon! How about you? :) And have you guys checked out the new sun & moon anime yet? What do you guys think of it? :)

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