So, sorry if I haven't been posting for a while. Have this big project ahead, and it's killing me slowly :P. Plus, I had to love my princess, who can be a handful sometimes, but that just makes me love her even more. BTW, she was the one who inspired me to write this, as well as my new story I'm working on, so feel free to check that one out. Yah, love of my life and inspiration, gotta love that. Now I'm just making all the single people feel bad (sorry Kristina-chan) Hehe... Yeah you know what? Here's the next chapter. Enjoy!

Iris watched in shock as Serena struggled to get up.

"How long have you been there?" she asked accusingly, and Serena glared back.

"I wasn't doing anything! I was just climbing a tree." she said, shooting me an icy glare, but based on the little scraps and tree leaves stuck in her hat, it was clear she had never really climbed trees before. Serena dusted herself off, plucking each leaf off of her, when Ash spoke.

"Uhh… Serena?" Ash said politely, and she turned her gaze toward him.

"Yes Ash?"

"Can… can I have a moment with Iris?" he said, and Serena's face flushed with anger.

"But… But I.." she stammered, but Ash's gaze silenced her. "Fine." she spat, and stormed off, clenching her fist.

"Okay, what was it that you needed to tell me?" Ash said, and Iris gulped, loosening up her already loose collar.

"Well… I… I made you some cookies!" she said awkwardly, pulling a bag of cookies out from her sleeve.

"Wow... Thanks Iris!" Ash said, smiling as he took a bite. "They're really good too!" he mumbled, his mouth still full from shoving three more cookies in.

"Thanks... " Iris said meekly, feeling heat rise up to her cheeks, and she watched, guilty pleasure filling her up as she ate in the sight of Ash. The way his feet swung back and forth like a little kid. A smudge of chocolate stuck to his cheek, and it took all of dragon training self constraint to not just lean over, and lick it right off. She shifted a little, and Ash scooted closer, wrapping an arm around her.

"Why do you looks so nervous? It's not like you're going to fall!" he joked, shaking the branch above little, but Iris turned to him, suddenly, her face serious and solemn.

"I need to ask you something." Iris said weakly, swinging her own legs back and forth in the air, and Ash nodded.

"Go ahead."

"I… well… I was wondering… if.." she could barely finish the sentence as she watched his warm amber eyes follow her gaze wherever it fell. His skin seemed to glow in the afternoon sun, and the air around them felt warm and comfortable. The wind blew gently, ruffling his hair, which seemed wet, and smelled faintly of her shampoo. "Wait, did you use my shampoo?" she asked accusingly, and Ash chuckled nervously.

"Uh… hehe… about that…"

"ASH!" she shouted, but he only cracked up.

"Wow… it really doesn't take much to set you off does it?" he joked, and Iris shoved him.

"Why were you in my bathroom?" she demanded, and his look of innocence made her heart melt.

"I.. I needed to shower," he admitted, and Iris remembered her mirror. Covered all over in lipstick. With words she didn't want Ash to look at.

"Wait, did you look at the mirror?" she said instinctively, and he grinned.

"Uh.. yeah why? Something wrong with it?" Iris began to scramble down the tree, and Ash followed suit, asking questions the whole time.

"Iris? What's wrong with the mirror?"

"Iris! I couldn't see anything in the mirror except for myself. It was too foggy."

"IRIS!" he screamed, trying to get his attention, but Iris's mind was focused on the mirror. She needed to erase the words before anyone saw them.

"Just a minute!" She yelled back, her cheeks burning, and ran faster, her small, agile body weaving around other people, praying no one else saw it. The Pokeball on her neck bouncing up and down. If Ash saw it… she wouldn't know what she would do.

*flashback*

"There. Looks good." Iris said proudly as she stood back to admire her artwork. She had bought two extra tubes of bright red lipstick the other day, even though she never used make up. "Why did I buy these two anyways..." she trailed off, looking at her lipstick covered hands, then back at the mirror, which was almost unrecognizable. The outsides were covered with poems she had written while showering, and covered the outside. As Iris looked inwardly, the words on the mirror changed, into little things she wished for. A kiss on the beach. To meet Reshiram or Zekrom. Ash. Finally, on the very top, adorning her head as she looked in the mirror, was a heart, with the words "Iris and Ash" inside.

*flashback ends*

Serena tossed another shirt aside and growled in frustration, taking off her hat. What can Iris be hiding? Wasn't there something she could use against her? Following her around all day wasn't enough, and that stupid pidove in the tree made her fall. How else was she supposed to get Ash to hate her?

"Come on, come on!" she pounded Iris bed, and stormed into her bathroom, which was equally messy. She knocked aside bottles and threw around clothes, creating a scene, looking something, anything, that would be incriminating, when something caught her eye.

"What do we have here?" she smiled evilly, as she stared back at herself in the red covered mirror. "Aww, she wants to kiss Ash on the beach? Not. Happening." she growled as she took multiple pictures of the whole mirror, some up close and some of the whole thing. Finally, she took a wet towel, and bunched it up in her hand, before wiping it all over the mirror, blurring and smudging the words until it was almost completely illegible. "Wait... " Serena muttered, an idea forming in her head, and she rushed out, only to come back two minutes later with a hammer. "Good bye, Iris's dreams. Ash is mine." she laughed maniacally, raising the hammer high in the air, and was about to swing it, when a voice cut through the air.

"Serena! What are you doing?!" Iris screamed from behind her.

"Too late," Serena said triumphantly, and swung the hammer, shattering the mirror.

"NOOO!" Iris sobbed, kneeling down and picking up the pieces in her hands, her sorrow growing as two months, full of emotion and want. Two months of desire and dreaming. Two months worth of writing and feelings, shattered before her eyes. "Serena, why?!" she wailed, feeling both foolish and furious for acting like this. "Why would you do that?"

"Cause I hated what you wrote on it." she hissed, leaning down next to Iris's immobile body, still crouched down. Just absolutely hated it so I destroyed it for Ash, so he wouldn't have to see such hideousness. While I'm at it," Serena said with an evil glint in her eyes, palming the hammer, "might as well get rid of you too." she sneered, before swinging it high, and then bringing it down with all the strength that she had. Iris's head snapped up, just in time to see the hammer falling, and she closed her eyes, mouthing goodbye as it connected. With... A wall of light? Suddenly, a bright flash of light shined in front of Iris's eyes as they flew open, and a weight lifted from her neck. Another cry filled the air as the Pokeball she wore opened, the Pokemon inside crying out in outrage, and using protect at the last minute.

"What?... I know you! You're... "

To be continued

... whaddya think? This is my first story and my first time here, so I would love reviews and tips pleeeease! If you don't like it, or decide you wanna hate, my complaints bin is over there *points at trash bin* no hating please. Just nice helpful advice and tips. Thank you!