Chapter 7: Truth

After leaving the plane and picking up their bags from their terminals they set out for a place called camerupt point, a place Ash had a run in with a crazy lunatone, but the place was known for its beautiful starry night skys, Ash might have been dense, but he learned enough from Brock being, Brock he guessed.

"So it looks like we will have to cut through this forest if we want to get there the fastest" Serena pointed at her map she had pulled out.

"Oh no, we will have to go around, trust me" Ash told her genuinely worried.

Serena's only response was her quizzical look on her face.

"That forest is said to be the home of many spirits who haunt the forest, and hate it when outsiders enter their land, rumor has it that people have gone in and never come back." Ash told her.

"Ash stop it!" She said annoyed "you're scaring me!"

"It's ok we will go around, there is another bridge that is t in the middle of a haunted forest right here" he said pointing to the map, but where he pointed there wasn't a symbol for a bridge, there was only a symbol for; under construction.

Serena tightened her grip on Ash's hand when she saw the newly worried face of Ash. Thruth was that he really wanted to show her camerupt peak, but past expirences with that forest told him that it wouldn't Be possible tell the bridge was fixed.

"Maybe the bridge is done and they just haven't updated the map" Ash tried to sound enthusiastic but couldn't hide that he knew he was wrong, even Pikachu looked worried.

Lurking in the shadows behind a bush something was watching, waiting, Three things actually.

"If dos two twerps want to walk into dat scary forest, I say we let dem, ain't no way I am followen dem to there demise." A talking Pokémon said to his human teammates.

"That forest isn't actually scared is it Jesse?" James asked his other partner in crime.

"Stop being such baby's you two" she said quickly, "we will go in quick and come out with pilachu"

"Den the boss will have to give us raises" the trio whispered at the same time crawling off to make a plan"

After walking and talking for an hours worth of walking, they came across their first stop, a Pokémon center, soon entering nurse joy asked what she could do for them, followed closely by her chancy.

"No thanks, we're just here for a quick break from walking" Ash said sitting down with Serena at a booth seat against the wall.

"You're not thinking of going into that forest now are you?" Nurse joy asked seeming extremely surprised "you do know that's it's haunted right?"

Serena slid closer to Ash as if they were having a picture taken that was supposed to be a group picture. Ash noticed and put his arm around her, making her blush a little and feel less scared as well as a little safer.

"I know, you can stay here with me while the bridge is getting repaired, it will only be like 3 days" nurse joy suggested.

"Really? That's great thanks!" Ash said happily.

The thought of still not being alone with Ash hurt her, but she also thought that a haunted forest scared her enough to be ok.

"Follow me I'll show you to your-" Nurse Joy pause for a moment to form her question, "rooms?"

Before Ash could answer her Serena spoke up

"One is fine" Serena blurted out looking into Ashes eyes, cheeked turning crimson."

"Ok" nurse Joy said, with a little chuckle and a smile at the couple.

Once they got everything setup in the room, which didn't take very long as they didn't have many things, it was about lunch time, and Nurse joy had already cooked the lunch, and a few treats for the Pokémon. Nurse joy also started a conversation when everyone sat down to eat.

"So, how long have you two been together?" Nurse Joy asked.

"Well, we just got together together 4 days ago, but we've known each other since we were little kids" Serena answered with a smile towards her boyfriend who was focusing on his 2nd favorite thing in the world, food.

"Well what brings you to Hoenn?" Nurse Joy continued.

"Well Ash has been here before, and was here last week, I'm a performer, and he is a battler, he almost won the Kalos league!" Serena said enthusiastically.

After they were all finished eating and talking for a while they all cleaned up, Nurse joy went into her study with her chancy, and the couple went into their room to.

"So, what do you want to do?" Ash asked Serena letting her choose what they were going to do.

"Well I think we should go check out this town, lily cove city, we could eat dinner there later to, it the biggest city here, oh this store says it has the best ice cream!" Serena said, glad that Ash let her choose the place they were going to go to.

"Ok, lets go." Ash said, wanting to spend time with Serena. He did love her after all.

"Now?" Serena asked

"Well yeah why not?" Ash responded

And with that, the young and excited couple were on there way.

I'm usually busy on weekends so I'm sorry about any delays.

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