Hey guys, Jeff here!

So today for this chapter, I'm gonna write it in Ash's POV if possible. I'm experimenting right now with the different types of how I'm gonna write the next chapters of this story, so please bear with me.

I do apologise for the late update. I said that I will do this chapter yesterday, but I just didn't have the chance. So sorry about that :P

Just pointing this out now, the next chapters are from ideas by Hawkins579. I would like to thank him for the help he gave me with coming up with ideas for the chapters ahead. Shout out to him! :)

Anyways, let's get to reading...

(Ash's POV)

I ran, I didn't think about where I was or where I'm heading to. I didn't stop at anything or for anyone. I didn't even stop to let Nurse Joy through with a patient, because I'm in such a rush. I didn't care about anyone else right now, right at this moment; I just want to get away from her as possible, as far away from Serena as possible. After what she has done to me, I just didn't want to notice her, talk to her, to interact with her, over even worse travel with her anymore, which was a possible thought that I can't bear thinking about.

I didn't know why she had to break my heart like that. I only remembered that it was so sudden, so fast and I didn't even have time to react upon it. I didn't know what to do when she said the inevitable word of rejection – the word 'No'. I only remember that as she said that word, the word I feared for many weeks or even months, my heart skipped a beat, then an ache started to give me pain. This pain of mine was very hurtful and cannot be healed anymore. I was heart broken.

I ran faster, faster than I have ever done. I just wanted to get to my room as quickly as possible, I just wanted to be left alone for quite some time before coming back. I was thinking of coming back, but I didn't know what to expect when I did, what I will find when I do come back to them. I just thought about what I will do when I got to the room, what will spend time on thinking about. Well, the only thing that comes to my mind right at this moment is the thoughts of Serena and I, the moments we spent together, as friends of course, not yet asking her or confessing her. They were the good memories of our friendship between each other, but what I can also think of was the memories of her shattering my heart, leaving it in pieces.

I felt like crying, crying until my eyes don't have anymore tears to pour out from. I felt like having an emotional breakdown, a breakdown from being scared for life by the love of my life, my one and only crush in this world. I felt that this was the right thing to do, it was the right thing to let it all out at once. I just want to ease the pain a bit, to ease what Serena has done to me, what she has done to my heart.

I approached the room, my room by the end of the corridor down the well lit alley way. I stopped for a brief moment, trying to find the card that will open the door. I was kind of surprised that a Pokémon Centre has a card entry, apparently unique to the Kalos Region according to Clemont. I jiggled around my pockets, feeling and patting every single one so that I wouldn't miss out on anything. I looked through my pockets on my blue and white jacket, I then checked my trouser pockets and found out that my card were hidden there. I gave out a sigh of relief, as I became a bit nervous as to finding my card, but now I have found it. i then slipped it into the space where you need to let the card through and after a few seconds, the lock showed a green light and the door was open. I swung the door open, quickly went inside and locked myself in the room.

I had a look around the room, seeing the state of it as I turned my head around. I see that I was a rough sleeper. My bedsheets were scattered on the floor, my pillows were not aligned on the bed. At the side tables, I see my Pokédex was hanging off by the edge of the table, only being held back by my six Pokéballs that I have carried throughout this journey. I then see that the wardrobe on the far side of the room was open, containing my spare clothes and my normal clothes. Some were neatly placed with a hanger and some were just dangling freely.

I decided to just go and have a lie down, just to go and relax on the bed, to get off what has been bothering me for the last few minutes, that's actually going to bother me for the rest of my life.

I lied back on the bed in a comfortable position, staring at the ceiling for at least a few minutes. I reflect back, passing through memories on my mind, looking back at what actually happened today. I don't really know what I want to remember or think about though. I just couldn't think about anything about her right now, how she has shot me down or how she accepted my confession and then shot me down. I just couldn't bear to think about that right now.

'What am I going to do now?' I thought. 'I mean I tried what Bonnie told me to do and it hasn't worked. What have I done wrong?'

'Why did she have to reject me? I don't know what I have done wrong. I have said what I wanted to say from my heart and all it brought back was pain and depression.'

At that moment, a faint knock on the door was heard, a knock that was very silent and you needed sharp ears to hear it. I didn't know who it was. I have gotten to know what kind of knocks do Serena, Clemont or Bonnie do, as they normally knock quite frequently into my room for some reason. Normally, Serena's knock is quite quiet and gentle, Clemont's knock is got a tune going and knocks quite hard on the door, whereas his little sister Bonnie knocks quite rapidly, always 'in a rush' fashion; but this knock that I have just heard a few seconds ago remains a mystery to me.

I stood up, leaving the comfort of my own bed and made my way to the door. I slowly inched across my sort of messed up room, a room that I wasn't proud of anyone admiring at. As I passed through the mess of what I call a room, I finally got up to the door. Unfortunately, there was no hole to see through so that I could see who it was on the outside from the inside. I stood by the door, nervous as to who knows who might be behind this door. I guessed that it might be Clemont or Bonnie or maybe even Serena for that matter. Who knows? I just wanted to find out and get this over with.

I opened the door ever so slowly, slowly revealing who might be behind the door, revealing who knocked at the door. After the swung the door fully, I looked outside as I didn't see anyone come in. I popped my head outside the door for a brief seconds, looking at the blankly quiet corridors. I then quickly went inside once more and hopped onto my bed, stared at the ceiling once again thinking about what happened today.

Turning to my side on the bed, I spotted a yellow figure on the floor, looking directly at me. I stood up to see what it was and as I stood up, I saw that it was Pikachu, my yellow mouse Pokémon, my precious partner, my buddy. I was surprised that Pikachu came, assuming he came from the door. Pikachu will always know that when I'm upset, he always follows me and normally stays with me until I'm better. Pikachu always knows whenever I'm upset or depressed and he will always be there for me.

Pikachu smiled. "Pika-pika?" "What's wrong, Ash?"

I sighed. "Buddy, you were there right? When Serena~"

"Pika-pika, pika?" "When Serena rejected you, is that it?" Pikachu spoke apologetically, interrupting me from finishing my sentence.

"Well, you got that one right, buddy." I responded, feeling a tear going dripping down the side of my face once again.

Pikachu jumped up onto the bed and sat next to me. "Pikachu. Pika-pika." "Don't worry about Serena, Ash. There are still a lot of water-types in the sea."

"You don't understand, Pikachu." I replied, looking sort of annoyed and irritated as to what Pikachu said just a moment ago. "I like, no I love Serena, all right? I love her from the bottom of my heart. I knew her since my childhood, I knew her before you."

"Pika-pika?" "So, you've chosen her over anyone else?" Pikachu asked quite eagerly.

I sighed. "Y-you could say that... yes..."

Pikachu stared at me blankly for a few moments. He is probably wondering what on earth did I just say. He probably didn't expect me saying that I have chosen Serena above anyone else, even over the previous companions that I have travelled with - Misty, May, Dawn and Iris. Pikachu didn't anticipate hearing me this, he only knew that I liked Serena and that's probably it, he didn't know that there is an even deeper meaning, a much deeper meaning over my crush of Serena.

Pikachu titled his head, confusingly. "Pika-pikachu?" "You mean that you love Serena over everyone else, like Misty, May, Dawn or Iris?"

"Yes, Pikachu." I replied almost in an instant, giving Pikachu a straight up answer. "But, my problem is that why did she reject me like that? After all that I have said to her?"

Pikachu sighed. "Pikachu-pika. Pika-pika." "I'm sure there is a reason behind why she rejected you. We just need to find out what that reason "

"I suppose..." I mumbled. "Guess, we just have to wait for her to say the reason or we just have to find it ourselves."

"Pikachu. Pika-pika." "Don't worry about it for now, Ash. You'll be fine without her for now." Pikachu mentioned, giving me a soft and heart-warming smile, but I wished it was Serena's smile instead.

I smiled at the yellow mouse Pokémon. "But that's when I will worry the most; but thanks anyway, buddy. I really appriciate you help and kind words. I can't thank you enough, you know that."

Pikachu smiled. "Pika-pikachu. Pikachu?" "Come on Ash, I'll always be here for you 'till the very end, to support you on your journey. That's why we're partners, right?"

"You could say that, Pikachu." I said in return, giving him a smile that satisfies him from his concerns and worrying about me.

Pikachu sighed. "Pika-pika pikachu. Pika?" "Ash, let's just continue this journey together with everyone else. Let's just forget about this for now, okay?"

I just nodded, not speaking or talking back a response. To be honest, I didn't know what to say back in the first place, what to say in return if I did decide to say something back. I really hope I could forget about this whole ideal, this situation as a whole as I know, and probably Pikachu does too, is going to tear me apart from the inside out. I just want to get over this, like Pikachu said, and enjoy the rest of my journey, but still...

'But it wouldn't be a journey without Serena by my side.' I thought, tilting my head down towards the ground, making Pikachu think I was feeling depressed again and he was right to think so, before looking back at him to convince him that there is nothing to worry about.

'I still don't know what I will do without her.'

There you have it, guys! Hopefully you have enjoyed this chapter! :)

Wow, what can I say with this chapter! Ash is still very, very depressed after that then; but at least he is forgetting about it a bit with Pikachu's help of course.

I don't know about you guys, but I think I did a complete mess up of this chapter for some reason. I don't know. Place your thoughts about that in the reviews to see if you agree with me or disagree.

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