Aimar's POV
"Thanks a lot for the help, we really appreciate it!" Ash thanked the girls for their help, giving them a grin.
"Yeah. If you don't mind, Ash and I would like to exchange numbers, in-"
"We would?" Ash butted in, a confused expression on his face. I gave him a shove with my elbow where Serena and Dawn couldn't notice.
"Yes, we would. In case we ever needed your help in the near future." I requested, pulling my phone out in the process.
"Oh, sure!" Dawn happily replied, pulling out her phone and handing it to us so that we can all exchange numbers. I looked up and caught Serena staring at Ash, seeming to be deep in thought. "Hey Serena," Ash started, "How do we know which dorm we belong in?"
"Wh-what?" She said, a hint of pink appearing on her cheeks as she snapped out of her trance. "Oh, you should have gotten a schedule back there from the man who led the orientation. His name is Chancellor Sycamore, he's in charge of what goes on in the academy."
"Kind of like you're average high school principal." Dawn added on, putting her index finger in the air as she did so.
"I guess I'll go back and fetch the schedules on my board. Ash, why don't you stay here and wait for me? I'll bring yours too." I suggested. He smiled back and replied, "That sounds great!" He turned to face the girls. "Well, we'll see you guys later." He said as they turned to walk away, waving goodbye.
Ash's POV
As Aimar left to fetch the schedules, I decided to take a look at the campus around me. In front of me was a large building where the battle fields were at, the smaller building next to it being the auditorium. To the right, a slightly bigger building was labeled 'Cafeteria'. The buildings were a yellowish brown color, glass ceilings on top of each building to allow sunlight to go in, giving them a little more life. To my left was what seemed like the female dorms, where Serena and Dawn headed off to. The buildings looked like two story apartments, 2 doors on the floor level and a staircase on the short side of the building leading up to patio-like flooring which had two more doors leading to two different rooms. The buildings were a white color with pink roofing, while to my right was pretty much the same thing but with blue roofing. Behind me was forest area; I'm guessing we can find wild Pokemon there.
"Hey Ash, got the schedules!" Aimar yelled as he came to a halt and handed me mine. "We got put in the same dorm together, room 2b. I also found out why we're only allowed to bring 1 Pokemon. Apparently, we're supposed to catch the other two in the wilderness around the campus."
Turns out I was right, I thought to myself. "Well, let's get going to our dorm then." I said, lifting up my luggage and and making my way towards the white and blue buildings.
"Here's your room key," Aimar tossed me a bronze key. "You only get one, so don't lose it." I attached it to belt where I kept my pokeballs and continued walking.
Our dorm was on the second floor, first door to the left. Upon entering, there are cabinets for our clothes and necessities. Along the wall across from us are bunk beds, and on the wall to the right was a door which lead to the bathroom. Across our bunks were shelves and a microwave sitting on a counter with a wheeled chair nearby for workspace if needed, a fairly small refrigerator next to it. At this point, Aimar and I had finished unpacking, and were currently sitting on our owns beds, his being the top.
"So Ash," Aimar started, poking his head down, "Any cute girls?"
"Cute girls? Shouldn't we be focusing on the league?" I asked.
"Well yeah, but girls are a plus." he replied, hopping off the top bunk. "So, any cute girls?"
I was still confused over what any of this had to do with the league, but I went along with it. "Well, I didn't really pay much attention to any of the girls." I said, scratching the back of my head. My mind then immediately flashed to Serena, the girl with the long, honey brown hair and big blue eyes. Her black and white sleeveless shirt materialized in my head, her maroon skirt, black stockings, and black high top sneakers appearing soon after. As if to read my mind, Aimar chirped, "What about the girl with the straw hat?"
"You mean Serena?" He nodded. "What about her?"
"She was all over you." He said, sitting at the edge of the bed.
"What do you mean?" I blinked.
"I saw how close you were holding her." He replied, a certain tone in his voice. "And the way she looked at you, oh boy. That's how I look at my McChickens."
"Maybe she was mad at me." I pondered, trying to make sense of what he was saying. "No way," he said, folding his arms across his chest. "If you ask me, I'd say she's into you."
This part confused me the most. "Into me? What's that supposed to mean?" I asked, tilting my head to the side. He gave me a look that read 'You've got to be kidding me'. "You know, like she might like you."
"Her? Like me? Well, I guess you're right," I said, still completely confused over what he was saying. "She didn't seem to have any problems with me."
Aimar fell head over heels. "You really don't get what I mean?" I shook my head. "Well," Aimar pulled out his phone, "Let's ask then if they want to hang out. Then maybe you'll smell what the Rock is cooking."
Serena's POV
Dawn and I walked into our dorm room, sitting down on our perspective beds. I sat down and started thinking about the boy with the Raven hair, slightly blushing. The way he pulled me up and held me, it was deja vu to me. My mind went back to when I was six, in professor Oak's Pokemon camp. I glanced at Dawn, who was laying on her bed using her phone.
"Hey Dawn, that kids name, what was it?" She turned and faced me.
"The cute one or the one that speared you to the ground?" I have her a look, "The one who helped me up."
"Oh, so that cute one. His name is Ash, isn't it? Ash Ketchup." She said, a funny looking face following up. I giggled at her confusion. "It's Ketchum, not Ketchup."
"Well if you knew, then why would you ask?" She slightly pouted, folding her arms on her chest. It stayed silent for a few moments, before I blurted out, "I think I know him." She raised a brow, telling me to go on. "When he pulled me up from the collision, I had a flashback; of when I was little at a Pokemon camp back in Kanto." I sat up right and made my way to the cabinets. I went in and pulled out a blue handkerchief with small pokeballs on the corners.
"At the camp, I fell and scraped my knee because I was scared of a Pokemon that appeared. A boy came out looking for it, and gave me this, putting it on my knee as a brace." I handed Dawn the handkerchief. "He told me his name was Ash."
She inspected it, and glanced at me. "So, you're saying that you believe the Ash is the same boy who helped you all that time ago?"
I nodded. "I've always keep it for good luck. It helps remind me that I shouldn't give up- 'Don't give up until it's over,' is what he told me." She looked at me, and a huge grin developed on her face. "Oh my god, your knight in shining armor!" She squealed, and I immediately felt the warmth spreading throughout my cheeks. "Wh-what?! No! We're just friends and that's all!" I said, putting my hands up in defense.
"Just friends? I didn't know friends held each other extra close like that." She gave me a smirk. "And I saw the pink on your cheeks. I bet your mother could see them from a mile away."
I froze. "You mean my mother was there?!" I yelled from embarrassment.
"No," she replied, "But that would've been hilarious." I gave a sigh of relief, thankful her joke was nothing but that. If my mom saw me that close to a boy, she would flip."
"Speak of the devil," Dawn looked at her phone. "Aimar just texted me and said him and Ash were bored and wanted to hang out." She gave me a smirk. "I bet your boyfriend wants to see yo-" I sent a pillow hurdling towards her, hitting her straight in the face. "He's not my boyfriend!" I yelled, crossing my arms and facing away from her, blushing infuriatingly.
"I know, I know. Just fooling." She waved, tossing the pillow back to my bed. "But it's fine to consider it a date if it helps."