"I have nothing further to say to you Ash... I only wish that if you do find love... that she'll make you as happy as you did me for the short time before this trip...Unless you share my love then I beg you not chase me... This is goodbye... Ash...I'll never forget you"

Upon finishing the note I fold it in half and go towards the door to open it when I hear a loud bang on from the other side followed by a voice I didn't want to hear. "Serena!? Are you in there!? Open the Door!" I was frozen in my tracks, shivering out of pure terror... never in a thousand years would I would be so horribly terrified of a voice I used to look forward to hearing everyday "Please Serena! I just want to know that you're okay! If you're in there say something! Anything!" I backed away from the door, shivering, trying to find a way out of here. It hurt me so much to leave him begging at my door this way but I didn't have the courage to face him anymore... just to see his face would break me again... just hearing his voice makes me suffer horribly. I place the letter on the counter along with my hotel key necklace since after I get away from here they'll need them... As I searched for an exit I found it in the form of a window from the bathroom. This was my only chance as I now heard Clemont, Bonnie and Iris at the door. "Ash, let's ask for the Master Key at the front Desk!"

"I'll go, you guys stay here in case she comes out!" says Clemont as he ran to the lobby to retrieve the master Key. I was on the second story so getting down was very dangerous but I had to try. Quickly I climb out the window, reclosing it so is not to leave clues of how I got out. I stood against a wall on a very thin piece of outcropping from the building. The next room over had a tree I could climb down but I had to be careful getting there... careful and fast! So, I carefully made my way over, trying to reach the tree in time. As I reached the closest place to the tree I reached out for the branch, stretching my arm as far as it could.

"Common... common... Almost... hmmm..." I hear the door from my room swing open as Ash and the others burst in and call my name. "Serena!? Serena!?" I didn't have the luxury of time, I had to jump for it. "H-hey, it's a note!" As I jump I reach out as far as my arms could stretch, catching a branch somehow and dangling from it. I had to be fast for it wouldn't be long before they start to search for me again. Hopefully my note would keep them busy for at least a few minutes, every second I got was precious. Bellow me was a big, puffy bush and while it would not leave me unharmed it would break the fall. So I released the branch, falling straight down into the bush where my clothing was ripped and torn by the bush branches. Before anyone could look out the window I got up and ran for it, going as fast as I could towards the nearest route.

Meanwhile, Clemont reads the note while Ash and Iris look around the room trying to find any clues that might lead them to me. "It's no use, she took everything with her! It looks like she left somewhere!" sighed Iris as she finished scanning the main room. "But Why?! Why would she leave without saying anything!? Something horrible must have happened to her!" Replied Ash, still in a panic as he searches the closet. As they searched and squabbled along themselves Clemont frowns and wears a very upset look "Iris is right... Serena did leave..." He shivers, clenching the paper tightly before shoving it in Ash's face. "Here! Read it yourself!" After doing so he goes to the lobby with a very worried Bonnie, seemly mad about these events.

"C-clemont...? " Ash looks down at the note, reading it to himself. As he reads it his eyes grow wider and wider with pain and disbelief.

"Dear Ash

I once thought that being with you would be a dream... that with you by my side I will never lack the strength to continue on... However, people do say that fantasies rarely come true... almost always dying for one reason for another... That reality is harsh... I guess I didn't believe them... and now I suffer the consequences... I never thought that chasing you and being with you... would scar my heart so...

When you smiled I always saw myself sharing that smile... It let me know everything was okay. When you cheered for me I was encouraged to try my best at, not only my Kalos Queen contests, but at everything I did. With you by my side I never lacked the strength to get through every hardship we endured... You are very special to me... Irreplaceable... but then I wonder something that brings me fear whenever I think of it... What am I to you?

So many people have walked by your side... every new one I find puts my heart in a bind... When I look at your face, one that used to seem so perfect and handsome, all I see now is misty... Slowly I could feel my heart freezing over like an Iris struck by a sudden strike of snow in May. I wait for the light of dawn to warm me and bring Serenity back to me... But I can't deny it now... Ash... I know nothing about you. To me you're a complete Stranger

Learning all these things about you... doesn't change my feelings for you and it makes me feel like a fool. With all these wonderful friends lined up before me... I know I'm not your number one... I know I'm not your first choice... Not once have you seen me as more than a friend... and that's why I feel a fool... why can't I not see us as just friends?...

Ash... my faith in us is breaking... I only want to hear what you think of me... Because if those thoughts are not the same as mine then... I don't think I could ever be by your side... the pain would be too much... What do I think of you...? Well, simply put... I love you Ash... more than you'll ever know...What about you?

I have nothing further to say to you Ash... I only wish that if you do find love... that she'll make you as happy as you did me for the short time before this trip...Unless you share my love then I beg you not chase me... This is goodbye... Ash...I'll never forget you.

-Serena

P.s. Clemont, Bonnie, I'm going to miss you both very much... I hope we can meet again someday."

I've cried enough tears to fill an ocean over these last two days... and even now as I run away I shed even more tears since there's nothing worse than leaving something behind... This road I trek alone will show me what I can do... I will swim my ocean of tears to a new day... at least while I can, before I figure out that when the depths of oceans finally become shallow... it's loneliness I find... There's something inside me that hopes that Ash will follow me... but let's not kid ourselves... it's likely I'll never see him again... So this is how the story ends... me broken in half and alone...and never getting to see Ash again...

Or is it?

Perhaps someday we'll have another chance... in a time where I am more of myself and no longer afraid of being second rate... One day... but for now... All our adventures and times together... was just a Dream Crushed by Heartache...

Hi guys, It's nice to finally get speak with you since I haven't done this once in this entire Story. I hope your in for the long haul since this is only the halfway point. Yes, that's right, it's not over yet... Not by a long shot. I've been updating these Chapters fast because most of it is pre-written meaning I made and completed this story in advance... So please don't ask for changes... it's not going to happen.