Wow. Just…wow, I havent been on FANFIC FOR SO LONG w I'm sorry for all those guys and gurls out there who have been waiting for PEARLSHIPPIN' TIME! So, I give it to you.

DISCLAIMER: Do I own pokemon? I wish I did. But I don't. Sorry D:

P.S I dunno if I'm gonna stick to the um, the rules for writing thing I did in the last chapter. Probably not. Sorry!

"Ash…ash…ash? Ash..! ASH! …oh, for god's sake…ASH!"

"Uh, urgh!" yelped a boy with spiky black hair. He jumped up at the sound of his name being called by a young girl with long blue hair. "I meant, uh, what?"

"Pika pi! Pikachu…" explained his number one pokemon, Pikachu.

"What Pikachu's saying is you," said Dawn, pointing at Ash, "you, Mr Ash Ketchum, were sleeping in LATE! And, for your information, breakfast is all ready, so unless the zombie gets up," Dawn started fingering her hair, "there will be no-more-food. For you, at least." Ash leapt up.

"Oh yeah? We'll see about that. Come on, Pikachu pal!"

"Pika pi! Pikachu…pika!" sighed Pikachu, running after Ash. Dawn grimaced.

"Oh, for goodness sake, that Ash…he really is such a kid…" Dawn noticed a straw hat next to his sleeping bag. "Where'd he get the straw hat? I'm pretty sure…" She looked at the label sticking out of it. "Se-re-na. Serena? Who is Serena? Unless…" She shook that thought out of her head. "Pretty sure it isn't. Yeah, don't be silly Dawn…probably a friend or something…"

"Hey! DAWN! Breakfast~!" Dawn dropped the straw hat, and left the tent.

"Oh sure, coming!"

"Hey…Ash?" asked Dawn, scooping up Piplup. "Come on, piplup…"
"Piplup! Pip lup pip!" replied Piplup.

"Ash?"

"Uhrh? Er, I meant, huh?"

"Uhm…you know that straw hat in your…bag?" Ash opened his bag.

"Huh? I don't own this straw hat…who does it belong to?"

"Serena. I read the label," added Dawn quickly. "Anyway, uhm, uhm, uh…who's Serena?" Ash shrugged.

"If I knew, I'd tell you. But…Serena…straw hat…it rings a bell…" Dawn nodded.

"Think, Ash. Come on, Ash. Any idea?" Ash shook his head.

"Nope. Why do you want to know, anyway?"

"Because…" Dawn covered her mouth. Shut up, Dawn, she thought, it's none of your business. And how weird would it be if you asked whether it was his girlfriend or not? That's just creepy. Just think of him as a friend…better not get in to his personal life. Ok?

But…

No, Berlitz. Now, SHUT UP. Dawn sighed.

"I don't know, it's just you had a straw hat and I was wondering…you know." Ash nodded absently, not really listening, just staring at the straw hat in awe.

"Ash, Ash. Hey, whose straw hat is that?" Brock asked, coming over. Ash shrugged.

"Belongs to a girl named Serena. You know her?"

"Se-re-na? …" Brock stood there for a while. "I'm sorry, no…"

"Oh. It sure rings a bell…" Ash sighed, tapping his head. "I wish I could remember…this is going to bug me 'til the PokeLeague!"

"Something new, then. It must be important if it will make you forget the PokeLeague," Dawn joked. But seriously, this must be important. What would be more important to Ash, 'part from Pikachu?

"Yeah…well, we better be going. I mean, that PokeLeague won't wait for us!"

"That's right. Let's go!" Brock looked at Dawn. "C'mon, Dawn! We shouldn't keep the crazy Ash waiting!" Dawn snapped out of her trance.

"Sur-sure! L-let's go! Ash…Brock! Eh heh…" She stumbled after Ash. Brock stared at them, laughing at each other. He sighed a heavy sigh. Happiny jumped out of its pokeball.

"Sure sucks…"

"Hap?"

"Not having a true love…huh, well, not having your true love loving you back…"

"Happiny…"

"But those two could…well, learn something or so. I guess…"

"Happiny…"

"You tired? C'mon, Happiny. Let's go then."

"Happiny hap hap!" Brock chuckled. Sure wish I could go carefree and stumbling like Ash…

Happiny stumbled over a twig.

…or Happiny. Brock smiled at his joke.

"Let's go, Happiny."

"Haaappiny!"

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