Serena's POV

The movie turns out to be wonderful. Bonnie and I spend half of the movie squealing, while the boys merely tolerate it. I think they enjoyed it more than they let on though. I glanced over at Ash a couple times during the movie to see his reaction and found him with a small smile turning up the corners of his mouth. He caught me looking one time; I pretended I had been looking at a fly that had landed on his head, but I don't think he fell for it. If he didn't fall for it my blush surely gave me away. After the screen goes dark at the end Bonnie and I sigh.

"I love romances," she says, smiling and hugging herself. I nod in agreement.

"Let's go Bonnie, time for bed," Clemont instructs. She tries to protest, but unfortunately a yawn escapes her at just the wrong moment, making Clemont the winner of their battle.

"I will come clean up after I take Bonnie to bed," he says, leading a grumbling Bonnie up the stairs.

"We can clean up Clemont, you just worry about Bonnie," Ash volunteers. I go to stand beside him.

"Yeah Clemont, we can handle things down here," I agree. Clemont looks unsure.

"Are you guys sure?" He asks with uncertainty. We both nod.

"Alright then, thanks guys," he replies, heading down the upstairs hallway. After a moment Ash looks to me.

"Well let's get working then, shall we?" He says, flashing a smile my way. Ash turns on some music and starts working on dishes while I wipe off the countertops. After finishing the countertops I move to sweeping the floor. I have always enjoyed sweeping, mainly because when I was little I would use the broom as a dance partner, skipping and twirling across the kitchen. Ash and I mostly don't say anything, but the work keeps us busy. I hum along to the music as I work. After a while, a familiar song turns on; Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran.

"I love this song!" I exclaim, turning it up a bit. I can't help but quietly sing along to the words, swaying along with my broom. I find my self almost dancing with it, just as I did when I was little. I catch myself giving the wooden broom handle a small twirl.

"That broom doesn't make a very good dance partner," a voice says. I turn around in surprise.

"What was that?" I question. Ash turns off the water.

"I couldn't help but notice that broom doesn't make a very good dance partner," he says again. I laugh, feeling silly.

"Yeah," I admit.

"May I?" I stare at Ash's outstretched hand. Wait, is he-

"Unless of course you prefer the broom," Ash adds. I smile.

"It would be my pleasure," I say, taking his hand. He places my other hand on his shoulder then we begin to dance. The dance doesn't quite have a certain form, but we don't care. Ash twirls me, then dips me unexpectedly, making me giggle. Ash makes an attempt at singing along to the song, but he can't seem to remember the words. The words he does know he says with huge emphasis so it all sounds mismatched and uneven. I laugh and help him out.

"Cause, honey, your soul could never grow old, it's evergreen
And, baby, your smile's forever in my mind and memory
I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe it's all part of a plan
Well, I'll just keep on making the same mistakes
Hoping that you'll understand," I sing along. That's when the thought occurs to me; I am singing a love song... with Ash. I feel myself blush. Why am I embarassing myself like this? But I don't stop. I keep singing, quieter now.

That, baby, now
Take me into your loving arms
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Place your head on my beating heart
Thinking out loud
Maybe we found love right where we are (oh, oh)

We are dancing slower now, my voice is hardly audible.

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, lo-ud

My voice trails off although the song keeps playing. We continue to sway back and forth.

So, baby, now
Take me into your loving arms
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Oh, darling, place your head on my beating heart
I'm thinking out loud

I look into Ash's deep brown eyes and he looks into mine. We both stand there, unmoving, only inches apart.

But maybe we found love right where we are

My heart beats frantically.

Oh, baby, we found love right where we are

We lean in closer. I barely hum the last line.

And we found love right where we are.

That's when we hear a noise... footsteps, coming down the stairs. I don't move for a moment, wanting this moment to last forever.

"Hey guys, finally got Bonnie to sleep," Clemont says from the other room. Ash and I both snap back to our senses. We both step away from eachother, looking a down. I breathe out, realizing I had been holding my breath. Ash gives me an "I'm sorry," look before answering Clemont.

"Oh really? I guess she really was tired then," he says. I pretend to be examining the countertop. Clemont chuckles, unaware of what just happened.

"So close," I think, sighing. But who am I kidding, this isn't a happily ever after romance movie. I'm not a Disney princess.

"But wait," I think. Maybe for one night, just one night, I can be.

Yeah. I know you are all really mad now lol, And Clemont is going to get a lot of hate in the comments. BUT PLZ DONT GIVE UP! (Or kill me) (or Clemont). I PROMISE YOU WILL GET A CUTE HAPPY EVEN MORE FANGIRLY CHAPTER NEXT CHAPTER! I'm sorry, I had to have Clemont come ruin things. I thought about a bunch of different situations and future chapters and I had to do it. Hehehe I so evil they were so close 😈 BUT PLZ DON'T PULL OUT YOUR FLAMETHROWERS JUST YET. Anyways, thx for reading, don't forget to vote and comment ;)