Chapter 2: She will be loved

Serena woke with a start, nearly whacking the Professor in the face. The jolt that woke her was strong enough to fall backwards off the Professor's lap. She landed with a heavy thud as her body hit the ground hard. The wind was knocked out of her.

Professor Sycamore was roused from sleep by the sound of Serena hitting the ground. He quickly jumped out of the chair to help her up.

"Are you alright?" He pulled her to her feet carefully. She leaned against him as she struggled to get her breathing under control. After a few seconds she was able to breathe normally.

"No," she whispered before bursting into tears. "He's gone and he's never coming back."

He wrapped his arms around her once more. His heart ached that the Looker leaving caused her this much distress.

Softly, he began humming the song his mother used to sing to him when he was younger and distraught. This seemed to let her relax more into his hold and her wails quieted to mere whimpers.

"Oh, Serena, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," he proceeded speaking, only in the native tongue of Kalos. He knew Serena wouldn't understand, her only moving to Kalos months ago, yet he was hoping his soothing tone would help calm her.

"Come now," he walked her back to his chair. This time he sat her down in it and kneeled in front of her. He grasped her hands in his and looked her straight in the eye.

"Serena," he waited for some type of response. All he received was her dead eyes looking into his and another small whimper escaping. "I know what you're going through is hard. Believe me, I know," he trailed off, unable to speak for a moment. His face betrayed his own sadness.

"To have the person you love," he nearly choked on the word, "not love you back and run off, but you can't let it ruin you. Not you. You are too kind, too beautiful to be unhappy. Your lips should never form the crown that they are currently displaying," a small tear slid down his right cheek.

"You are meant to smile that radiant smile only you can manage. Your eyes should not be filled with tears. They should be shining with your happiness, excitement, and curiosity towards life and the unknown. Please," he begged. "I just want to see you happy again," more tears begin to fall. She has to avert her eyes, his pain at seeing her sad too much to bear.

Serena loved Professor Sycamore long before she even knew the Looker, but she always thought he only saw her as a friend, how she felt towards Calem or Shauna. Now she could see the heartbreak he is experiencing. It was obvious now. He loves her. With this revelation, she was flooded with guilt and her own tears began to flow again.

She withdrew her hands from his grip and threw her arms around him, holding him close. Serena knew she still love her mentor, and she hopes she'll be able to show him soon, but it will take time for hear to heal from the wound the Looker left behind.

Author's Note: Song name for chapter title is by Maroon5. Pokemon is not mine in any way, shape, or form. Thank you all for reading, commenting, favoriting, and following my fic. Oh yeah, this will probably end up being quite a bit longer than a few chapters :/

PS: Happy 50th Anniversary Doctor Who! I'm sorry I can't watch you until tomorrow...hopefully :(

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Kennedian- Thank you! :) Yeah, there's not many of these fics on here. And thanks, I'm glad it's to your liking. The chapters will more than likely get longer as this goes. Originally, this was suppose to be quick to write so I could put homework off until the last minute, but now it's going to be multi-chaptered.

demons of ragriz- I wholeheartedly agree with you. I actually created myself a Tumblr account just to get more. So much for avoiding that site x)