Hey guys, Jeff here.
I bring you the next chapter of this story.
Sorry it took a while to write; but I did say on Friday I will not write a chapter (and also this chapter was a pain to write as so many ideas were revolving around my head)...
Anyways, let's get to reading...
"So, should we, you know?" Bonnie suggested to her big brother as she tugged his left sleeve, trying to get his attention to proceed to what they have to do.
"Okay, I'll go and do it now." Clemont replied to Bonnie's consent of undergoing their plan.
Ash, Serena, Clemont and Bonnie were all getting ready for the night and get a decent night sleep whilst camping outside – which never happens and never will according to Serena. Clemont was packing the dining table that they ate their dinner in and Bonnie was helping Serena washing the dishes. Ash, on the other hand, was just sitting under a tree, still filled with thought about his 'breakthrough' during dinner. He still doesn't understand how this did happen and how he had come into his senses and snapped out of it.
Now, however, he sits under the tree and was looking up into the beautiful, peaceful night sky where the stars glisten with brightness and the moon shone at its brightest stage. Whilst he sat, he feels that something is missing from him, but he cannot pin-point what, he feels that something was missing from his life. He hasn't thought about this until now, until no-one was near him to make this a bit more private for himself. Pikachu just nuzzled up beside him, as he was worried about his trainer, worried about what he has got on his mind; however Ash just gave him a pet on the head and Pikachu just responded with a "Cha…" as he showed his appreciation to his trainer.
"Hey Ash, come here for a minute." Clemont yelled to Ash to grab hold of his attention, as Ash wasn't paying attention to his surroundings and was just looking up at the sky and staring at the stars.
"Oh, I'll be there in a minute." Ash replied to Clemont as he stood up and rushed towards the rest of the group, who was just waiting only for him and Pikachu.
Having arrived where everyone was standing and waiting for Ash he then said in an apologetic tone, "Sorry guys, I have been thinking a lot of things lately."
"We're you thinking about your upcoming gym battles?" Bonnie asked, intrigued on what Ash was actually thinking, because she had a clear suspicion that he wasn't thinking about his gym battles.
"No, not really…" Ash said as he trailed off, but snapped out of it again and raised the question, "So, what's up?"
"Well… Bonnie had a nightmare last night, so she wants to sleep with me for tonight. Will that be all right if you two slept together in that tent?" Clemont mentioned to Ash and Serena the situation. As he said this, he gave off a wink to Ash and Serena – indicating that it was Serena's chance to hit on Ash, and it was Ash's chance to do the same to Serena (if he can that is…).
"That's fine by me!" Serena said excitedly, but realised what she had just said as everyone looked at her in a funny sort of way. "Oh, sorry. I mean, sure…"
"Okay…" Ash said nervously and embarrassingly.
"Well that's settled then. Come on Bonnie, let's go." Clemont said as he dragged Bonnie quickly into the tent.
"Have fun, you two." Bonnie teased as she and her brother entered their tent and zipped up the door.
"So, shall we?" Serena asked as she turned to face Ash whilst showing off a huge grin in her face.
"Um… you go on ahead… I got some stuff to think… I'll meet you there." Ash responded, which received a disappointed look from Serena who was now pouting with annoyance and irritation – as she didn't get the chance Clemont and Bonnie gave her.
"Fine. I'll be inside." Serena replied as she entered the tent and Ash walked back to where he and Pikachu were about a few minutes ago.
Ash walked up to the large oak tree in front of them and sat under its branches. He, then, looked up into the stars once more and stares at them with awe. Beside him was his best partner, the partner that he trusted and has travelled with for seven regions and the one who doesn't like to stay in its Pokéball. Pikachu sat beside Ash and occasionally lied back onto the grass, as its way of relaxing.
Ash was focused on his thoughts. His mind was clouded with thoughts about his gym battles and, most importantly, about his personal matters that he needed attending to. He wanted Pikachu beside him, as he knew Pikachu understood his feelings and Pikachu understands Ash's feelings – as they are both in sync with each other. He trusted Pikachu with everything that he does, and Pikachu trusted Ash during his gym battles and his occasional battles with other people as well as Serena and Clemont. Ash and Pikachu were along as well, so no-one will bother them during their 'private' conversation.
"Pikachu, do you ever get the feeling that you're missing something? I mean, do you ever get the feeling that something is definitely wrong?" Ash asked Pikachu as he started off their conversation after looking at the night sky for a few minutes.
"Pika-pi?" "What do you mean?" Pikachu asked as he looked up to his trainer, confused on where this is heading to.
"Well, you think that it's there but it isn't at the same time." Ash replied to Pikachu's question.
"Pika-pi pika?" "Do you mean that something is missing from your life, that kind of thing?" Pikachu suggested.
"Yeah, that's right." Ash said joyfully, as he finally made Pikachu realise what he was talking about.
"Pikachu pika." "Wait, when did this happen?" Pikachu questioned his trainer as he thinks Ash is acting strangely, not acting like himself at all.
"I had this realisation, if you will, during dinner. It was something that I have never felt before, something that was completely new for me." Ash responded, explaining to Pikachu his odd behaviour.
"Pikachu?" "Is it about your density?" Pikachu teased which made Ash giggle a bit.
"You can say that… actually, it was!" Ash exclaimed with glee.
"Pikachu?" "When did this happen?" Pikachu asked.
"Well, as I said it was during dinner." Ash said as he looked Pikachu in the eyes.
"Pika-pi?" "When was it, specifically?" Pikachu demanded, as he was quite irritated with Ash's density – as everything just passes his head most of the time.
"Well, it was when Bonnie saw Braixen and Frogadier acting quite strangely. There were both feeding each other, cuddling each other from time to time~" Ash trailed off on what he was saying and was then interrupted by Pikachu.
"Pikachu-pika." "It's because they are in love with each other." Pikachu suggested as he exclaimed squeals of joy.
"That's what Serena said, and that's when something jolted on my mind…" Ash said confusingly.
"Pikachu-pika pika-pika." "Serena said that to grab your attention, to show how people and Pokémon think alike." Pikachu said as he face palmed himself.
"I know that people and Pokémon think alike, but I wouldn't go that far. I mean, I don't think that people love each other just like their Pokémon." Ash mentioned; putting out a point, which Pikachu knew was wrong.
"Pika-pi pikachu!" "Serena said that to show how she likes you, no, loves you!" Pikachu said as it stood up and shouted at his dense trainer.
"I don't think that that is the case, Pikachu. I wouldn't go that far." Ash said to Pikachu picking it up and putting in on his lap to make Pikachu calm down just a bit.
Out of frustration, Pikachu charged up a Thunderbolt attack and zapped Ash with full force. The power of that attack was vast. Pikachu had gathered all of its stored electricity and put it all out in one attack directly on Ash.
"Pika-pikachu? Pikachu-pi pika-pika pikachu! Pikachu!" "Can't you get rid of your density, Ash? Serena had been giving out hints since she joined us in our journey. She was always trying to get you to notice that she has feelings for you! Can't you understand?!" Pikachu shouted out of frustration to Ash. It was angry at Ash for what he had just said and for how dense he actually was.
"Well, I'm not that dense~" Ash said as he recovered from Pikachu's powerful Thunderbolt attack. Ash was annoyed as to why Pikachu attacked him like that, but he understood what Pikachu felt right now.
"Pikachu! Pika-pika pika-pikachu!" "You are Ash, just accept it! Everything goes over your head so easily!" Pikachu yelled to its trainer, and Ash just sat there in silence, staring at Pikachu on how much he cared for its trainer.
"Pikachu pika-pikachu. Pika-pika!" "Ash, you're density is stopping you from seeing what is actually happening. You're missing so much!" Pikachu said having calmed down just a tiny bit.
"Give me an example." Ash said to Pikachu with a forceful tone of voice.
"Pikachu pika-pika pikachu-pika." "Just today, Serena made herself beautiful just to make you notice her; but what do you say, you said that 'She looked fine' and made her depressed, just like you saw today." Pikachu gave Ash's word and gave him an example to think about.
"I didn't realise that... how could I…" Ash said as he looked down towards the ground, now realising the mistake that he has made, the pain that he made Serena undergo on.
"Pika-pika pikachu." "If you can't get rid of your density, everything will be missing, as you'll just miss everything." Pikachu mentioned in a calm voice. He has used up quite a lot of its energy from its Thunderbolt attack and was kind of weak at this point.
"Oh, that's what I felt during dinner. My mind displayed something on my head and that's what I said at the start. Now, I do feel that something is wrong and something is missing from my life." Ash said as he realised that everything was starting to piece together, like a puzzle.
"Pika-pika. Pikachu-pika." "Congrats Ash, you've finally gotten over your density. You've realised that Serena was missing from your life. Do you get it now?" Pikachu teased and made Ash blush a bit – he blushed from Pikachu's compliment on getting over his density and suggestion that he needs Serena in his life…
"What should I do about it, then?" Ash asked Pikachu, as he was now relying on Pikachu for a plan of some kind – as Pikachu made Ash come to terms with his thoughts and made his density to go away.
"Pikachu-pika?" "Well let's start with the question – what do you think of Serena?" Pikachu teased, which made Ash blushed a bit – which shows how his density is definitely gone.
"Well… I think that she is an amazing person… she is very caring and thoughtful, but also kind and gentle~" Ash stuttered out the words from his mouth before being interrupted by Pikachu.
"Pika-pika pikachu? Pika-pi pika-pika." "You love her, don't you? You admire everything about her." Pikachu teased Ash even more and made him blush madly as a result.
"You stole the words that were coming out of my mouth." Ash said disappointedly, but he knew why Pikachu did it – it's because Pikachu just wants to find out immediately and cannot afford to wait for Ash to say it.
"Pika-pika. Pika-pikachu." "Right, so we've estsblished that. Now, we just wait for Serena to make her move." Pikachu suggested on what Ash will be doing to get Serena.
"What do you mean?" Ash said confusingly; he was baffled as to what the yellow mouse Pokémon had just suggested and pointed out on what he should do.
"Pikacku pika-pika pika-pi. Pikachu." "What I mean is that you will just have to wait until she tells you her feelings towards you. Just sit there and wait." Pikachu suggested and Ash just gave Pikachu a nod to show his agreement. "Pikachu pika-pi." "Since that was she was trying to do in the first place."
"Well, let's head back." Ash suggested as Pikachu jumped onto his shoulder.
The forest area where Ash had sat with Pikachu was surrounded by trees and hedges. The flowers on the grass below made the area more pretty, like a well maintained garden; therefore someone could sneak in without anyone noticing.
As Ash suggested to Pikachu that they should head back to where their tent was located, there was someone hiding in the hedges.
Her eyes were pouring down with tears – from tears of joy for that matter – her face had blushed madly – if you compare it with a Flareon, then you wouldn't find a difference – and her mouth was wide open – showing her shock and surprise to this information.
Serena sat against a tree; her hands were on her cheeks trying to stop her tears from going down even further from her face. She knew that Ash was going to have a conversation with Pikachu and her curiosity took over and decided to listen in them talking to each other; but she didn't expect this.
She had heard every single word spoken by Ash and Pikachu, and eventually every word she heard mattered to her at that moment.
"Now what should I do?" she asked herself that question and was on her head for quite some time whilst she rushed back into the tent, to make Ash not arouse any suspicions that she was listening the whole time.
She didn't know at this point in time; however she knows that she had one more chance to get Ash on her side.
A small beep came from the other tent, which was quiet one, so that Ash or Serena wouldn't hear. The beep was from a text sent by Clemont reading 'It is done.'
Wow! This story keeps getting interesting by each chapter.
What will Serena do when Ash gets back on the tent? (Just saying, NO LEMONS) Who is this mysterious receiver that is receiving Clemont's text messages? Will Clemont and Bonnie's plan of putting Ash and Serena on the same tent pay off?
Stick around to find out! ;) (Predictions are welcome in the reviews!)
There you have it, guys! Chapter 6 is done!
Hopefully you all are enjoying this story as much as I do writing it. I have to say, your support for this story is not as massive as Secret Messengers, but how can I complain about that. At least you are all still reading this and that's what matters! :)
Anyways, keep up the reviews and support!
I'll see you guys on the next chapter!
See ya! Have a great day!