The day has soon come to an end. Ash and I leave the carnival right after the fireworks end. We reach Vaniville Town at approximately 8pm, and Ash decides to walk me up to my house.

"Today was fun." Ash says as he stops in front of my house.

"I agree." I reply.

"Same here." He smiles.

I move in closer to him and put my hand on his right shoulder. I don't know if I should be doing this, but I want to. Like I said, I will start giving him tiny hints about how I feel. I move my head towards him and plant a small kiss on his cheek. I pull away, and blush as red as a Magicarp.

"Pika?!" Pikachu says, wide eyed as it watches.

Ash looks at me with a surprised expression on his face. He slowly moves his hand and holds his cheek.

"W-what was t-that for?" He stutters.

"T-that is a thank you...for such a great day."

"O-oh..." He blushes. "No problem."

I look down to my feet. Oh my arceus. Now I regret doing that. Did he hate it? Or did he like it? It's hard to tell.

"W-well, I better get going." He says.

"Right. Bye, Ash." I give a small smile.

"Bye..." He replies.

As he turns around, he bumps into the gate of my house. The effects of the kiss were still on him.

"Ow!" He cries.

"Hehe. Are you okay?" I giggle at his clumsiness.

"Y-yeah. Didn't see that there." He nervously chuckles.

"Anyways, see you tommorow." I say as I open my door.

"Okay. See ya." Ash rubs the shoulder that bumped into the gate.

Ash's P.O.V.

I sigh as Serena enters and disapears into her house. What just happened? Why did she do that? We are only friends, nothing more. I got to admit, I kind of liked it. But still, why did she do it? Does she like me too? There are so much questions to ask.

"Man...what a day." I say as I walk to my house.

"Pika." Pikachu replies.

"I don't know what happened, Pikachu." I say as I hold my cheek again.

"Pi pika." Pikachu shrugs.

I get to my house and open the door. I find my mom in the living room watching a movie.

"Hey mom. I'm back."

"Oh, Ash! How was your day?" She says.

"It was great. I had a fun time." I reply.

"Who was the girl you went out with again? I'm sorry, I am terrible at remembering names."

"Serena." I blush at the thought of her.

"Serena? I feel like I recognize that name..." She says.

"Yeah, it's the Serena from summer camp."

"Really? Wow, you guys reunited." She says.

"Yup." I nod.

"You need to bring her over some day. I want to see her." She says.

"Mom, she has visited already. She came over for our science project, remember?" I sweatdrop.

"Right! Sorry, I am getting old and forgetful."

"I can tell." I roll my eyes.

"But I do still want to get to know her better. Why don't we invite her and her mom over for dinner tommorow night?"

"Uhh, yeah sure. If you want to." I reply.

"Great. I'll call Grace tommorow and invite them. Anyways, go shower and get ready for bed. You seem tired and you have school tommorow."

"Yeah, okay. G'night." I say and head upstairs to my room.

I do as my mom says, take a short shower and shortly after head to bed. Today was fun.

* * * * *

"Erg..." I grunt as I carry my science project.

It is the next morning, and right now I am carrying the volcano to the bus stop. Who knew this thing weighed a ton. I slowly make my way towards Serena and the others, who were already at the bus stop. Once I get there, I place the volcano on the ground and groan.

"Finally here! This stupid volcano is so heavy!" I sigh.

"Really? That volcano looks like nothing. You just ain't strong enough." Gary smirks.

"Oh yeah? I'd like to see you carry this thing." I roll my eyes.

"Hmp. Watch and learn." Gary says.

He bends down and picks up the volcano. He struggles to stand up straight.

"Looks like it's too heavy for you too." I hear Serena giggle.

"Shut up. I-I can do this." Gary grunts.

I give an evil smirk as I watch Gary fail to pick up the volcano.

"Okay, I give up." Gary sweatdrops and lets go of the volcano.

"That's what I thought." I laugh at him.

"Whatever." He crosses his arms.

A few moments later, the bus comes and picks us up. I get a seat for myself so I could have a spot for the volcano. About ten minutes later, we arrive at school.

First period went by pretty okay, the class all took turns showing everyone their projects. Our volcano was successful, it erupted just like how we expected it to. Serena and I got a good mark for it, so nothing to worry about.

Speaking of Serena, she hasn't mentioned anything about what happened last night. She is acting like nothing has happened at all. Ever since that happened, I feel more shy around her now. I should just ignore it for now and tell Gary and the others about it later.

First period has just recently ended, and now I am making my way to second. I get to class right before the bell for the start of class rings, and I take my seat beside Clemont.

"Good morning, welcome back from the weekend." My teacher smiles.

"Good morning." All the students say together.

"Today, I have a special guest to come teach you guys about his latest research."

"Special guest? I wonder who that is." Barry says.

"Please welcome, Proffesor Sycamore." My teacher says.

Sycamore reveals himself from the back room. He walks over to the front of the class.

"Proffesor Sycamore?! I have always idolized him!" Clemont says with stars in his eyes.

"Hello. For those of you who don't know me, I am Sycamore, the proffesor of the Kalos region."

Sycamore puts one hand in his pocket as he starts walking the classroom.

"I recognize a few of you guys from the day you got your first pokemon." He says.

"Yeah! Sir do you remember me!" A boy sitting at the back of the room raises his hand.

"Ah, yes. Mark. I remember you. How is your Froakie?"

"It's great, sir! It is now a Frogadier!" The boy replies.

"Excellent! It makes me proud to see my students making progress." He smiles.

He walks to our table, and notices someone else he recognizes.

"Serena!" He says.

"Hello Proffesor. Long time no see." She says.

"How is your Fennekin?" He asks her.

"She's great!"

"That's good." Sycamore replies.

"You have met him before?" I turn to Serena.

"Yes, Ash. He gave me my very first pokemon." She replies.

"I see." I say as I look back at Sycamore, who is now standing at one spot infront of the class.

"Do you guys learn about pokemon evolution?" Sycamore asks.

"Yes, proffesor." The class replies.

"Well, I am here to teach you about mega evolution." He says.

"Mega evolution?" Gary repeats.

"Yes, it is a remarkable thing I have found out about not too long ago."

"What exactly is mega evolution?" Iris asks.

"Mega evolution allows pokemon to evolve even further."

"Huh?! Is that even possible?!" Clemont asks.

"Yes. You see, mega evolution requires both the trainer and the pokemon to have a special stone. The trainer must have a key stone, while the pokemon's stone varies. For example, a Charizard would need a Charizardite while a Garchomp needs a Garchompite."

"Interesting." Kenny says.

"Although, mega evolution is only temporary. Usually after a battle, the pokemon will return to its normal form."

"Impressive." Serena says.

"Proffesor, are all pokemon able to mega evolve?" I ask.

"No. Only specific pokemon who have reached their final evolutions will be able to do so." He replies.

"I see..." I sigh and the thought of Pikachu not being able to mega evolve.

For the next hour, Proffesor Sycamore explains more about mega evolution, such as who can use it and the special bond needed to activate it. He also goes through a whole list of pokemon that can mega evolve. Unfortunately, all the pokemon I currently have can't mega evolve. I got jealous at this one kid with a Ralts as his partner finding out that Gallade and Gardevoir can mega evolve.

The afternoon went by quickly, and the school day has soon come to an end. We leave the school building and make our way outside.

"Today was tiring." Misty sighs.

"You can say that again." May sighs along with her.

The bus arrives and drives us home. Once we get to Vaniville, I remember that Serena and her mom might be coming over for dinner. I decide to go and tell her.

"Serena?" I walk up to her.

"Yeah, Ash?" She looks at me.

"My mom is inviting you and your mom over for dinner tonight. Is that fine with you?"

"Dinner? I need to ask my mom about it, but sure, sounds great." She smiles.

"Alright. See you tonight." I say and walk to my house.

"Bye, Ash." She says.

As I enter my house, the smell of spaghetti enters my nose. I start drooling. The scent leads me into the kitchen. I find my mom just finishing up her spaghetti, one of my favourites. She places the large plate on the kitchen counter.

"Spaghetti..." I say to myself as I grab a fork and try to get a bite.

"Ahem. Ash Ketchum, don't even bother to take any of that." My mom turns around.

"How did you know I was here?" I sigh as I put the fork down.

"I saw you from the corner of my eye." She says.

"Ehehe, woops." I sweatdrop. "Anyways, why are you cooking so much?"

"I already told you last night. Serena and her mom is coming over. I already called Grace, and they should be here in an hour."

"Oh, right."

"Did you tell Serena about it?"

"Yeah." I reply.

"Okay, finish up your homework and be ready in an hour."

"Yes, mom." I reply.

I head upstairs to my room and do my math homework. Sooner or later, Serena and her mom arrive at our place. I run downstairs to go greet them.

"Hey Serena." I smile.

"Hi Ash." She smiles back.

"Welcome, Grace." My mom says.

"Pleasure to be here, Delia." Grace replies.

"Dinner will be ready in a few." Delia says.

"Fenn!"

"Cham!"

Fennekin and Pancham come out of nowhere from behind Serena and make their way upstairs to Pikachu, who is in my room.

"Fennekin, Pancham! Wait!" Serena calls out.

The two pokemon don't stop and continue their way to my room.

"We can wait in my room until dinner." I turn to her.

I grab her hand and follow Fennekin and Pacham up to my room.

"O-okay then." She starts blushing.

We find Pikachu once again running around in circles with Fennekin and Pancham. Those three seem to be great friends.

I sit down on the corner of my bed while Serena sits beside me. I start thinking about what happened last night. We haven't properly talked about it yet, so I decide to do it now.

"So Serena, umm...about last night..." I nervously start.

"Hm?"

"Why did you do it?" I ask.

"I told you, Ash. I-it was a thank you." Her cheeks start turning a light shade of pink.

"Are you sure? I feel there is another reason why." I say.

"Maybe it's about time you should know..." She quietly says.

"Know about what?" I ask, confused.

"A-ash...I umm..."

"You what?" I look into her eyes.

"Ash, I really like y-"

"Ash! Serena! It's time for dinner!" I hear my mom call.

"I-i'll tell you some other time!" Serena sighs with relief.

She quickly gets up and walks downstairs.

"Wait! Serena!" I call her.

Why is she acting all weird all of a sudden? I decide to just ignore it for now and ask her about it next time.

I head downstairs and sit down beside my mom, in front of Serena. After dinner, Serena spends a little more time with me. I show her a few funny videos I found on Poketube, and we go through the pictures in my Summer Camp Booklet. We laughed at how funny we looked in some of the pictures.

Later on, it was starting to get late so Grace decided it was about time for them to go home. I wait with Serena downstairs in the living room until my mom and Grace are finished talking.

Normal P.O.V.

"Delia, your son seems like a very nice boy." Grace says as she looks over at the two.

"Yes, he can be very clumsy and unorganized at times, but other than that, he is wonderful." Delia replies.

"Ash and Serena seem to have a special bond, don't you think?" Grace says.

"Indeed. Especially with them being childhood friends, they will be able to take their relationship up to the next level with no problem." Delia smiles.

Delia and Grace already know how their children feel about eachother.

"Yup, I can see my daughter's feelings for him are clearly getting stronger." Grace says.

"I know, I am not to sure about Ash though..." Delia sighs.

"Just wait, and I am sure Ash would eventually realize what Serena is feeling. And once that happens, he will make his move. Just see." Grace replies with a smile.