Hello again, TheEnigmatic97 here. It's been a few weeks since I last updated, and I hope you guys are still there. A lot of things transpired while I have been missing in action here. I had harsh exams, and it's not yet over since my professors dictate when they would give us the test, and I GOTTA PASS 'EM ALL! /me gets slapped Also, statistics wise... 13700+ views, 34 favs, and 49 follows, I did not expect this when I started, hopefully I did not disappoint you all.
Now for this chapter: The group takes a day off, and some shenanigans from our distinguished couple is expected. (Plus, some person I forgot to add the previous chapter, probably OOC, so bear with that.)
So without further ado,
'A Day Off' (And I desperately need one)
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Pokémon
-Professor Sycamore's Laboratory, Lobby, 08:02-
The group woke up to another day in their journey. Well, only thing is that they are now back to their usual routine. No events, no press, nothing but the day for themselves. The siblings arrived from their home near Prism Tower early in the morning so they decided to make the breakfast of the staff and their friends.
Another person arrived at the laboratory a few minutes after the siblings arrived. She had short blue hair and red eyes. From one glance, somebody can already conclude that she is a master performer herself.
"Where are those two?" She asked "Well, they're still asleep." Clemont replied "Last night was quite tiring."
"By the way, where were you last night, Miette?" Bonnie asked
"Actually, I was supposed to come but I had some important errands to do last night." Miette replied "So I just had to drop by here to congratulate Serena."
Meanwhile, the young couple was awakened by a loud knock on the door. Well, the only time this happens is when there is something important or they overslept. Given that they only slept for a mere six? seven hours this night, oversleeping is out of the question.
"It's open mom!" Serena replied to the knocking. She knew that it was her mother on the other side.
"You two have a guest." Grace announced to the two "I think Miette is her name..."
"MIETTE?" Serena thought "Oh, she wasn't present last night."
"We'll come down when we're changed." Serena said to her mother.
"Okay." Grace said "Be fast, Clemont and Bonnie made breakfast."
"Who's down there?" Ash asked while still adjusting to the surroundings
"Miette's here." Serena replied "I guess she came here since she wasn't at the party last night."
"PIKAAAAAA!" Pikachu just woke up from his slumber
"Good morning, buddy!" Ash greeted
"Good morning, Pikachu!" Serena also greeted
"Pikachu!" (Good morning!) The yellow rodent replied
"Well, we better move." Serena said "The siblings made breakfast again."
"Man, we should do the cooking next time." Ash replied
"Well, we do wake up late." Serena said
"That only happens when we have nothing scheduled for the day." Ash commented "Like today, its our day off."
"Aren't you getting too complacent?" Serena wondered. She noticed that Ash has not started his training for the Elite Four Battle "You still have the Elite Four, shouldn't you start your training early?"
"You're right, Serena." Ash replied "I should start training soon. I'm just waiting for the perfect time."
"When is that perfect time?" Serena asked
"When we go back on the move, first destination: Anistar City." Ash replied
"I thought we're going to have our date there." Serena said with a frown. She had at least expected something else from Ash.
"We are, honey." Ash said "Honey? Did I just say that?"
"You did." Serena replied while chuckling "Let's move, they're waiting for us."
"So you got ahead of me, Kalos Queen Serena." Miette said when the performer appeared at the lobby. "And on another thing..." She immediately whispered causing the honey-blonde to blush.
"Hi, Miette!" Ash greeted
"Pika!" (Hello!)
"Congratulations on your win." Miette greeted back
"Thanks," Ash replied "By the way, why weren't you able to come last night?"
"I had errands to do apparently" The blue-haired performer said
"You should have at least told us earlier." Serena said
"And you should have told me your plan earlier..." Miette replied with a sly grin
"Wh-what?" Serena immediately picked up what she meant "He was the one who confessed and I told him about what I feel afterwards."
"I don't get what you two are talking about." Ash was confused with what the two were talking about, Pikachu just facepalmed.
Five minutes later... (A/N: Got tired of placing timestamps with small time changes, so...)
"So that's what happened." Ash said after some long explanations from the two performers "I'd never thought that I've been placed in a tug of war between you two."
"Oh Ash, how dense can you get?" Serena reacted while holding his hand
"Actually Serena, the truth is..." Miette's tone suddenly changed "...I knew you two would get together from the very start."
"What?" Serena was in disbelief
"I just wanted you to step up your game." Miette explained "And it looks like my work here is done."
"I don't know what to say." Serena replied
"No problem at all." Miette said "You two really look good together in person."
Miette then stood up from her seat and was supposed to leave the laboratory, until...
"Why not join us in our day off?" Ash asked "The past days have been quite eventful for all of us."
Serena said "Plus Clemont and Bonnie are setting up a small theater here so we could watch some movies."
"Oh, I like movies." Miette immediately put down her stuff "What do you guys have?"
"I don't know what the lemon-blondes have, but we'll see." Ash replied "I'll buy us some snacks while you're waiting."
"Can I come?" Serena asked
"Who'll entertain Miette?" Ash said wanted to come alone so that his wallet won't be empty before the day ends
"Don't worry you two, I've got company here, and we could watch over Pikachu if you like." Miette said "Plus, it could be something like a date for you two..."
"Okay..." Ash immediately looked at Serena, who was fine with the suggestion "At least she won't worry about grabbing my hand in public unlike back in Coumarine..."
"It was different back then, Ash." Serena immediately said
"Okay, have fun you two." Miette said as she clutched Pikachu to go to where the siblings are located
-Lumiose City Supermarket, 10:22-
And fun happened to our distinguished couple, they went to a grocery nearby and chose a lot of items. Serena kept on adding items to their cart, but she realized that she did not bring money with her. Ash immediately took charge of the payment, and it looks like somebody is taking advantage of it.
"I want to get some more chocolates." Serena told Ash as she grabbed the largest box in the shelf
"I knew this was going to happen." Ash whispered to himself
"You said something?" Serena asked, she clearly heard what Ash said
"Well, i just hope that I won't be broke by the time these items get checked out." Ash replied causing Serena to frown and return the box to the shelf, that, until she felt a hand stop her
"You know, some marshmallows will be good with those." Ash said so that he wouldn't make Serena sad
"Really? You want me to get this box?" Serena's eyes glistened, like how Bonnie does
"Before I change my mind..." Ash replied and Serena immediately placed the box back to the cart
"I LOVE YOU!" Serena said to Ash loudly while embracing him causing the people to stop and look at them
"Serena..." Ash said while blushing as he returned the hug "Let's get this checked out before the ice cream melts. But first, let's not forget the ketchup."
"Okay, Mr. Ketchum, that will be 55,000 PokéDollars" The person at the counter said
"WHAT? 55,000? Can I return some items, sir?"
"It's considered sold already when the item has been scanned." He replied as Ash reluctantly gave a large bundle of bills from his wallet
"Ehehehehehe... At least we have snacks..."
Meanwhile...
"What's taking those two?" Miette asked "I told them to have fun, but they're having more than fun."
"Shouldn't we call them, brother?" Bonnie asked
"Well, we shouldn't disturb their date." Clemont replied "Let's just roam around the city and leave a few tapes for them to watch."
"Okay, whatever you say." Miette replied
"Wait a minute. I heard there is a new theme park here in Lumiose, we could roam around there." Bonnie said
"I'll just leave a note if they want to catch up." Clemont said before they left the laboratory
Minutes after the siblings and Miette left the laboratory, the couple arrived with the food items they bought. Well, there was just one grumpy raven-haired trainer carrying the items.
"Where is everybody?" Ash wondered as he placed the large plastic bag
"There is a note here." Serena said as she read the note
We're kinda bored here, you two took so long, we just went to the theme park, come if you want to join.
P.S. Pikachu is with us.
-Clemont
"Can we go?" Serena asked "So at least your frustration would go away?"
"I ran out of money because of that shopping trip." Ash replied
"I'll pay this time." Serena said before Ash would do another outburst. Ash kinda brought out his inner four-year-old and did some tantrums on the street, good thing he controlled himself with his innate maturity in front of Serena
"Okay, I'll just get some snacks for us to eat there."
-Lumiose City Theme Park, 14:34-
"THIS IS SO AMAZING!" Bonnie shouted while riding the roller coaster
"Please let me be alive after this ride..." Clemont said while holding on the safety bar firmly
"Ash, Serena, you made it!" Miette greeted the couple "What took you so long?"
"Some incident at the grocery, that's all." Ash replied while looking at Serena, who was just whistling
"Don't worry, we got snacks for you guys." Serena said
And for the rest of the day, the group had fun in the theme park, Bonnie rode almost every single attraction in the theme park, except the one which had a height limit, causing her to frown. Clemont held on for dear life everytime a ride went fast. Miette and Serena stayed at the food court, talking. And Ash, was making a simple phone call... or was it?
"Ahem... Ash. I need to talk to you about some things. You don't need to appear to me personally at the moment. I know you are enjoying your time off, but this is kinda important."
"You can always contact me, Looker." Ash replied "I'm always available."
"Good, I'll leave you my phone number, but please don't disclose this to your friends until I say so. I'll call you in a few days, until then."
"Okay." Ash said as the screen turned black and a notification was seen on his Pokédex "I wonder why..."
And that's for this chapter. I apologize for the lackluster quality of this chapter, since I'm kinda disturbed with all the events I've been through these past few weeks. Don't worry, I can manage this. I went for a slightly comedic (if it was, I'm corny) chapter this time around since I want to smile when I read this chapter after I update. Regarding with the end of this chapter, I kinda took some advice from a friend of mine here in FFN, and went with doing some stuff kinda similar to the Looker Arc in the games, with my own personal twist, and a possible drastic deviation, we'll see what transpires by then. Just keep on reviewing and giving suggestions.
Now for the next chapter: Look at who arrives in Kalos.
For those who checked my profile earlier, a side chapter was supposed to be scheduled after this update but sadly, I have to call it off and skip to the next main chapter. Hopefully, I'll be able to dish out something soon. I'm not promising a weekly update for the next few chapters. Also to reader UCCMaster, I need some personality checks for the next update, thanks.
So there we go, TheEnigmatic97 here, peace!