Hey guys, Jeff here.
I bring you all the next chapter of this story.
Just to mention, the next chapter will be the end... :(
BUT I do have a request for you all, so stick around tomorrow... ;)
Without further ado, let's get to reading...
Serena just laid flat on her sleeping bag lost in thought whilst some tears stayed in her eyes from before. A lot of things had clouded her mind since she came back from hearing Ash and Pikachu's conversation. She was full of joy and delight that Ash had now gotten over his density and has realised that he needs Serena with Pikachu's help; but she was full of regret that she caused him pain and suffering inside. As she heard Ash and Pikachu's conversation amongst the hedges, she realised that she needs to make a move on Ash, as that was what Pikachu suggested to Ash – to wait for Serena to make a move. She couldn't wait for Ash to come back into the tent, as she was waiting for him and plans on doing something about this current situation she was in. She believed that it was time for her to make a move on Ash, so she decides to remove herself from her sleeping bag, go outside of the tent and greet Ash as he and Pikachu comes back in.
The short walk from their tent to where Ash and Pikachu were sat down was felt like an eternity. She was very nervous and was scared if Ash will actually accept her or will he reject her; however she just thought of positive things and remembered what Ash and Pikachu were saying in their conversation to give herself some confidence. As she walked down to the large oak tree where Ash and Pikachu was, she looked up on the night sky that was filled with stars and was overpowered by the full moon that shone at its brightest – she was not looking where she was going, as she was distracted with the night sky.
Nearing her destination of her walk towards Ash and Pikachu, she didn't realise that Ash and Pikachu were watching her. She didn't realise that Ash was admiring her from where he was sat – her short honey-coloured hair glisten in the moonlight, her blue eyes reflected the moonshine – which made Pikachu give Ash a pat on the back. Ash knew why Pikachu did that – to give him some confidence as well as teasing him a bit.
At that point, Serena – who was not looking where she was going and was not paying attention to her surroundings – tripped at a small rock (secretly, Pikachu placed the rock there) and made Serena fall over flat on her face; however she didn't realise where she landed at, she landed on Ash. She was now on top of Ash whilst both of them developed a blush on their faces from embarrassment. Even though Serena enjoyed being on top of Ash, she needed to remove herself from him and that's what she did.
"Oh… sorry, Ash…" Serena apologized, even though she liked being on top of Ash, as she lifted herself up from Ash's body, filled with awkwardness and embarrassment.
"That's all right." Ash said as he immediately forgave Serena from that certain mishap and instantly looked at Pikachu, who had a grin on his face, as Ash knew that that was intentional for Pikachu to place that rock there, Ash knew that was Pikachu's doing.
"Hey, Ash… can I talk to you for a second?" Serena said embarrassingly and nervously as she stood up and the sat next to Ash – as Pikachu moved just for Serena. She couldn't believe that she was very close to her crush and was overjoyed by this fact.
"Yeah, sure… what's up?" Ash asked with interest, thinking that it was now the time – it was the time when Serena will make her move, just like what Pikachu said to him a few moments ago.
"Well… it's kinda personal, so please… don't laugh about it." Serena stuttered out the words from her mouth, as Pikachu just watched Ash and Serena with awe on one of the branches of the tree that they were on.
"I promise, Serena. I won't laugh or anything like that." Ash said in a confidently and reassuringly.
"Okay… so, here goes…." Serena mumbled the words to herself before yelling out what she wanted to say. "Ash, I love you on the bottom of my heart!"
As Serena finished yelling out what she needed and wanted to say to Ash, Ash was staring at Serena blankly. A lot of emotions were revolving around his head – confusion, shock, surprise, and joy – and were staying on his head. He cannot believe Serena told her feelings of Ash straight up, just like what Bonnie suggested in the first place.
On the other hand, Serena was filled with more embarrassment. Her face was all red – if you compare it with red paint, you cannot notice the difference in the shade of the colour. She was surprised that she followed Bonnie's plan – which was to just tell Ash straight up when Tierno and Shauna were present back at the Pokémon Centre – and was hoping that it had worked on Ash.
"Serena…" Ash said softly, still shocked and surprised as to what Serena had just said.
"I'm sorry, Ash. I didn't mean to say that…" Serena said as she looked down to try and hide her shame, to try and make herself innocent and not pleaded guilty as to what she had done just now.
"Serena… I… love you too…" Ash stuttered out the words off his mouth whilst Serena had looked up and was tearing up with tears.
"Ash…" Serena said with a passion.
"Serena, don't cry. I don't like a beautiful girl like you crying." Ash mentioned in a reassuring voice to try and comfort Serena. As he said this, he felt something that he had never felt before, he felt something completely new – he felt love and passion.
"Ash, I wanted you to know that you are truly an amazing person. You just don't give up 'till it's over. You have a lot of determination in you, you have a lot of characteristics that are very likeable, and you have a lot of confidence on your gym battles. Everything about you is amazing." Serena said whilst tears – tears of joy – were going down her eyes and passing through her face before eventually dropping on the grass below.
"Serena, I also wanted you to know that you're a likeable person as well. You are a caring and loving person, but also compassionate to others. I find you very cute and beautiful at the same time." Ash responded as he hugged Serena and letting her cry on his arms.
"Does this mean that you're density is gone, I mean gone for good?" Serena asked as she looked up at Ash – who was looking at her at the same time.
"You can say that, but the one who should thank for that is Pikachu. He helped me realise something, he helped me to get rid of my density and made me realise that you're the one missing from my life." Ash explained as he answered Serena's question.
"Pika-pika. Pikachu." "Well Ash, it was all you. I just gave you a confidence boost." Pikachu mentioned as it came down from the top of the tree where he was viewing the whole scene of Ash and Serena beside the tree.
"Pikachu, did you know my feelings for Ash from the start?" Serena questioned the yellow mouse Pokémon for its knowledge of the current situation.
"Pika-pi Pikachu. Pikachu-pika." Well, Bonnie actually told me everything. She noticed it from the start, Serena." Pikachu replied in a cheeky manner.
"Well, changing the topic… what should we do now?" Ash said as he turned to face Serena – who had now stopped crying and was wiping her tears away from her own eyes.
"Well… can we become boyfriend and girlfriend?" Serena said with embarrassment, but also teasingly.
"I can't see anything wrong with that." Ash replied to his girlfriend, who was tearing up again.
"Oh, Ashy… I love you." Serena replied back as she wiped her tears again from her eyes.
"I love you too, Serena." Ash said with a passion. He actually meant what he had just said. He hasn't felt this before as his density was stopping him the whole time. Also, he thought the nickname that Serena had just made was kind of amusing and made him giggle a bit, so did Pikachu as a matter of fact.
"Should we go back to our tent?" Ash suggested, as he realised how late it was.
"Yeah, but… can you do one more thing for me?" Serena said cheekly and startled Ash a bit. Ash expects something interesting coming, as this was Serena were talking about – she had waited long enough for this moment.
"What is it?" Ash said confusingly.
"Kiss me." Serena said subtly, which made Ash jump. He didn't expect this happening so soon; but since they were in a love relationship, then this fact didn't surprise him at all.
"All right…" Ash said as he closed the gap between him and Serena.
Ash leaned towards her as his eyes were closed whilst Serena closed her eyes and just waited for Ash to make contact with her lips. As both their lips touched, they felt something they haven't felt anything that sort of before – and it was a wonderful sensation. Their kiss was passionate and felt it lasted an eternity (even though it lasted for about a few seconds).
"Serena, let's go back now, okay?" Ash suggested as he broke their passionate and romantic kiss, which made Serena upset but at least she had a chance to kiss her long time crush.
"All-right!" Serena said excitedly as she was looking forward on spending a night with Ash, her new boyfriend; whereas Ash looked shocked and surprised as he hasn't realised yet why his girlfriend was so excited about.
"Why are you so excited about?" Ash asked Serena.
"Well, I can get to sleep with you for the first time in this relationship." Serena replied joyfully, as she was looking forward spending a night with Ash.
"I see…" Ash said nervously, not knowing what Serena could do.
As both of them got into the cramped tent, they snuggled into their sleeping bags and was about to sleep; but Serena checked the time on her tablet and saw that the time was 23:12 and was shocked and surprise on how late it was, but that didn't matter as she had Ash as a part of her life now.
They lay down on their sleeping bags and were just looking up onto the ceiling, and they remained that way for a while. It was all calm and peaceful in their tent as both of them were secretly filled with delight, but they were also incredibly nervous. They could both feel each other's body warmth from how nervous they both were, even Serena as a matter of the fact. Pikachu had just come into the tent and closed the zip of the door and lay near Ash's head as it tried to get some sleep; but was actually listening very closely on what Ash and Serena are talking about.
"This feels… kinda nice…" Serena said nervously, as her excitement was long gone. As she said this, she was looking at Ash with a crimson red blush and continued to talk making the situation even more awkward. "I've... always wanted… to spend a night like this... next to you..."
"This is going to be kinda a regular thing… so we'd better get used to it…" Ash gulped as he finished what he had just said.
Ash felt Serena edge closer towards him as he heard the rustle of her sleeping bag. "I'd… like that..."
Ash looked into her bright blue eyes and mentioned, "I'm not sure if this would be considered saying too much seeing as we just got together... but you are the most important thing in my life right now, Serena. I'm glad I came here to Kalos. I love you, Serena."
Serena move up and hugged Ash tightly, tears of joy was filling her eyes once more. "I love you too, Ashy... more than you'll ever know..."
"I've only got the rest of my life to find out." Ash giggled.
Ash then felt Serena holding onto him tighter, and then asked, "Can we… sleep like this?"
"I wouldn't want to any other way." Ash replied whilst giving Serena a soft, but sweet smile. He then wrapped his arms around Serena's waist, bringing her closer to him as the new couple started to doze off.
"Wow, I can't believe it. Ash got over his density and Serena made her move on Ash. Well, I'll greet them as well as Clemont and Bonnie in the morning during breakfast." A voice whispered aloud outside Ash and Serena's tent, whilst peeking into the tent to see what's going on.
There you are, chapter 7 is published!
This was an interesting chapter, actually. Ash AND Serena made a confession to each other, and Ash FINALLY got rid of his density.
However, the only question left to be answered is - who is this mysterious person that has been watching Ash and Serena?
(Guess who it is in the reviews!) Stick around to find out! :P
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I'll see you all in the next chapter!
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