(Next Morning)

Ash wakes up as the sunlight can be seen entering the room via the windows. He stretches his arms and yawns to get rid of his lethargy. He turns around to see his naked girlfriend still fast asleep. Ash smiles as he gets out of bed with the intention of doing some early morning training before restarting the journey. He takes a shower and puts on some clothes. When he goes into the living room he sees Pikachu still fast asleep on the couch. He is about to wake Pikachu up when suddenly he notices Serena's phone ringing. He picks up the phone only to see that her mentor Palermo is calling her. Not wanting to wake Serena up he picks up the phone to take a message.

"Hello Serena dear. Good morning." Palermo says.

"Actually Serena is still asleep. This is Ash speaking miss Palermo." Ash replies.

"Oh sorry Ash. I actually needed to talk with Serena a little urgently."

"What about?" Ash asks.

"Oh. The thing is you know that since yesterday's events I and my organization have been attempting to broker an arrangement with the Battle Frontier people to sow the seeds of Pokemon performances in other regions via their esteemed facilities. So today we are all meeting for breakfast at the Plaza hotel to discuss about this future collaboration. As the Kalos Queen and top Performer by default Serena's presence is absolutely mandatory. The breakfast will begin in 1 and a half hour. I will expect her to be present there." Palermo says before pausing for a moment and then saying "Actually I would like you both to be there. It will be better if you are both there. A seasoned battler along with the Kalos Queen sends a better message. Will you please come. I guarantee you won't regret it."

Ash think about this for a moment. Then he says "I have no problem. But don't you think we should take Grace's permission as well."

"Not to worry. I will call Grace after this and then have her message you with her answer." Palermo replies.

"OK then. Serena and I will see you there." Ash replies.

"I look forward to seeing you both. Just don't forget to wear formals." Palermo says moments before the line gets disconnected.

"Well so much for morning training. I guess better go wake Serena up." Ash says while turning around and walking back to their bedroom.

(1 hour 15 minutes Later)

"I can't wait to try the chocolate donuts of the Plaza's bakery. They are just incredible." Serena says.

"If you say so. Though at the rate we are going I guess I should buy a few more suits for formal occasions." Ash replies.

"Sure. We will go shopping after breakfast gets over then we shall have lunch and then back to our journey." Serena says while smiling.

"That sounds perfect. Wait I will just message Clemont about the plan." Ash says while taking out his phone.

(20 Minutes Later)

"Ash Serena it is good to see you two." Scott says while waving to them.

"Thanks Scott." Ash says while taking a seat.

"Young man good to see you here." Brandon says while taking a seat next to Ash.

"Hey Brandon. I didn't get to say this yesterday but good battle with Diantha." Ash replies.

"Thanks. You battled good as well kid. That was some serious battling." Brandon says in a proud tone.

Ash smiles then turns to chat with Serena. As they chat more and more people people come and join them at the table. Suddenly they both hear the clinking of a glass. They both turn to see Palermo standing with a glass in one hand and a knife in another.

After she has everyone's attention she says "Welcome one welcome all. Before we start of with this lovely breakfast I would like too take this opportunity to thank all the people who have manged to take out precious time from their schedule and joined us for this lovely gathering. Most of you already know each other. For those who don't know this fine gentleman here is Scott. He is the one who has made the Kanto & other battle frontiers a reality."

Scott gets up, gives a smile and gives a small bow.

"Then we have Brandon the Kanto Pyramid king. He recently had a 3 on 3 exhibition battle with our champion which ended in a tie." Palermo says as many people start murmuring.

Brandon stands up and then gives a curt bow before sitting down again.

"Last but not the least we have the rising Champion of KIP. The one who won against Seibold and almost managed to beat the Sinnoh champion's Garchomp. Please join me in welcoming Ash Ketchum." Palermo says as many people clap for him.

Ash turns a shade red before getting up and giving a bow as well.

"Now that the formalities are out of the way. Enjoy." Palermo says as waiters start bring dish after dish of breakfast items.

While everyone is enjoying and eating Ash suddenly sees a mysterious shadow outside the window. At first he decides to ignore it. But throughout the course of the breakfast the shadow keeps popping up at different windows. Ash gets suspicious and excuses himself.

He goes outside and looks everywhere but can't find anything suspicious or out of the ordinary. He shrugs it off and goes back inside the hotel. The moment he leaves a man comes out of his hiding place, smiles to himself and then walks off.

(20 minutes later)

"You were right Serena these donuts are to die for." Ash says while eating his 3rd donut.

Serena smiles as she finishes her breakfast as well. Then she turns to talk to Palermo. After a few moment of talking she turns to Ash and says "Let's go."

"But what about the meeting etc. ?" Ash says.

"Don't worry. All we had to do was be present here. This sends a good message. Palermo and the others will handle the paperwork etc." Serena says with a smile.

"I am glad this is over quickly. Dressing up in formal so many times can get burdensome." Ash replies with a whisper.

"Tell me about it." Serena replies with a whisper as well.

They both get up, greet everyone and take their leave. Both then walk into Serena's Limousine and ask Harry to drive.

"Since we have already taken up quite a lot of time I have an idea Ash. Why don't you leave your formal clothes with my mom. That way we can get on our journey and she can buy the clothes for you." Serena says.

"Excellent idea Serena. Well we will meet Clemont in 3 hours so what do we do till then?" Ash says.

Both Serena and Ash start thinking.

"Why not watch a movie? After that meet up for lunch. Then parcel Master Ash's clothes to Grace Madam and finally be about your journey again." Harry speaks up.

Both Ash and Serena get excited at this proposition and nod giving Harry their seal of approval.

"Excellent the Lumiose city theater is just a few blocks away." Harry says while turning the steering wheel.

After a few minutes Ash and Serena get out and walk into the theater only to be swamped by a horde of fans asking for their autographs. After signing a lot of autographs they both put on a smile and somehow manage to get away from their ever growing fan horde due to the help of the theater's security personnel.

"That was exhausting." Ash says while wiping the sweat of his forehead.

"Yup. You can say that. Thanks for the save mister manager." Serena says.

"My pleasure madam. After all it is not everyday you get to see the Kalos Queen and The KIP champion show up wanting to see a movie." the manager replies while giving a humble bow.

"No need to be so formal. So tell us which movie is going to be played next?" Serena asks the manger.

"Well the movie to be played is the one of Mrs. Diantha's movies My Sweet Sweet Lady which just came out last week." the manager replies.

"Excellent. I have been wanting to see that movie. Alright then Mr. Manger please arrange a private VIP box for me and my Ash." Serena says.

"Well there is a problem." manager replies rather nervously.

"What's the problem?" Ash asks the manager.

"All the private VIP boxes have already been booked in advance. If we had known you were coming Kalos Queen we would have made arrangements."

"Oh no." Ash and Serena say in unison in a disappointed tone.

"I am so sorry." Manger says while bowing down.

"It's OK. We should have told you in advance." Serena says quickly.

"Yup. But now what do we do. We can't watch with the other people. They will forget the movie and swamp us for selfies and autographs." Ash says in a dejected tone.

"I guess we have no choice but to find something else to do." Serena replies in an equally dejected tone.

"You can watch with me in my box."

Ash and Serena get shocked. They both turn around to see Cynthia standing in her usual outfit.

"Cynthia. How are you?" Ash says while smiling.

"Good. You two seem to be doing well as well." Cynthia replies.

"What are you doing here?" Ash asks.

"What do people do when they go to movie theaters Ash?" Cynthia replies.

Ash face palms himself for asking such a stupid question.

"You will really let us watch with you? That would be awesome." Serena says in an ecstatic tone.

"Sure no problem. Now hurry along the movie starts in 2 minutes." Cynthia says while turning around.

"Alright." Ash and Serena shout as they follow Cynthia as well.

(2 hours later)

"Wow that was an excellent movie. Wouldn't you say Cynthia." Serena asks Cynthia.

"Yes it was. Diantha at her best as usual. Certainly an epitome of grace and beauty." Cynthia replies while finishing her 3rd ice cream.

"Indeed." Serena says while agreeing. "What do you think Ash?" Serena says while turning to Ash. Ash and Pikachu are however fast asleep.

Serena and Cynthia both get shocked at seeing Ash and Pikachu fast asleep. Serena shakes Ash but he doesn't get up.

Then she loses her cool and shouts at the top of her voice "Ash Ketchum wake up this instant. How dare you fall asleep on your first movie date with me?"

Ash and Pikachu both wake up with a start. However Ash's foot slips on some water on the floor and they both fall on the ground.

"That hurt." Ash says while getting up and rubbing his back.

"Pika Pika." Pikachu replies while agreeing and doing the same.

They both turn to look at Serena and gulp upon seeing her angry expression.

"Hey Serena. Great movie huh." Ash says in a sort of laughing manner while scratching the back of his head in a nervous manner.

"Great movie my foot. You fell asleep on your first movie with me and now have the audacity to joke about it." Serena says in a controlled yet angry voice.

Ash & Pikachu gulp again while putting on a smile trying to pacify Serena.

'Things are getting serious in here. Better take myself out of the line of fire for this one.' Cynthia thinks to herself while quickly slipping out at the same time barely able to contain her laughter at Ash's predicament.

(10 minutes Later)

Ash, Serena and Cynthia are walking out of the theater with the theater's security personnel to keep away fans.

"So what are you two doing for lunch?" Cynthia asks the both of them.

"I don't know and I don't care." Serena replies without much of a reaction.

Ash decides to remain quiet. The 3 of them enter Serena's limousine and the car moves towards Cynthia's hotel to drop her of. The ride goes in pin drop silence.

Suddenly Serena breaks the silence "I can't believe you actually feel asleep."

This time however Ash gets pissed off. He says in a rather loud voice "Hey listen I said I am sorry OK. Don't you think you are making this a bigger issue than it needs to be. Give it a rest. No need to make a scene."

"I am the one making a scene? You are the one who fell asleep on our first movie together." Serena shouts back.

Both Ash and Serena shout at each other while Cynthia and Pikachu watch in silence. Suddenly the car comes to a stop. Cynthia looks outside to see that the car has reached her hotel.

"Guys." Cynthia says.

"What is it?" Both Ash and Serena shout in irritation in unison. Cynthia sweat drops at their reaction.

Both Ash and Serena upon seeing it is Cynthia who interrupted them immediately soften their tone and faces.

"I just wanted to say thanks for the ride." Cynthia says quickly before getting out of the line of fire.

Both Ash and Serena smile as they wave Cynthia goodbye. Then upon seeing each other's face they both turn around with an 'I don't care' expression.

"Where to ma'am." Harry says.

"Anywhere. As long as I can get some time away from him." Serena says.

"That's it. I can't stand you any longer Serena Yvonne." Ash says while taking Pikachu, getting out and slamming the door shut and walking off.

Serena gets sad for a moment but then ignores it and sits with a uncaring expression in the car.

"Where to ma'am." Harry asks again.

"KIP." Serena replies before turning her head and looking outside the window with a pissed off.

Meanwhile a pissed off Ash is aimlessly wandering for 20 minutes around Lumiose city. Pikachu is still perched on his shoulder.

"Man she is such a pain. I fall asleep in one movie and she starts acting like I did something unforgivable. Plus not to mention what about the tantrums I put up with. Who is the one who carries her shopping bags and always does what she wants? Has she ever done what I want? Kalos Queen my foot. Always blowing things out of proportion with her stupid ego." Ash says to Pikachu.

Pikachu however doesn't respond. Ash simply sighs and keeps walking ahead. He sees a stone on the road and kicks it hard. Ash watches as the stone flies in the air and lands in front of a cafe. He gets the shock of his life when he sees Brock and Lucy on a date in the cafe. He sees them laugh and blush and hold hands. As he does so he reminisces all the time he spent with Serena. From their first kiss to their first sex to their first dance. Ash becomes sad but then he shakes the sad feeling off. After a while he becomes sad again. He then again shakes it off. This cycle continues till he gets frustrated and suddenly kicks a tree in frustration causing him to yelp in pain while holding his foot and hopping. Pikachu sweat drops at his behavior. After cooling down a bit he decides he needs advice. He takes out his phone and dials the only person who he can trust for advice. His mom.

(Meanwhile in KIP)

Serena unlocks her apartment. She leaves all of her Poke-balls on the table. She goes into her bedroom and slams the door shut. Like Ash she gets frustrated after a while. No one to help she starts crying on the bed. After 10 minutes she hears knocking on her bedroom door. Wiping her tears she says "Coming."

She unlocks the door only to find Grace standing there with a worried expression.

"Mom what are you doing here?" Serena says with sad face.

"Harry called me saying something happened between you and Ash. So I came to check up on you." Grace says. Upon hearing that, Serena buries her face into Grace's dress and starts crying profusely.

(Back in Lumiose City)

"You did what?" Delia shouts at the top of her voice. Ash and Pikachu flinch upon hearing it.

"But mom" Ash says before being cut off.

"I don't care about any buts. You listen to me now and you listen well. Go back to her immediately and apologize." Delia says in a loud tone.

"Mom can you at least speak more softly." Ash says while sweat dropping.

"Fine. Now you listen to me. It is normal to fight in a relationship. It only brings you closer. People make mistakes. You fell asleep and she blew things out of proportion. But should such a stupid insignificant thing come between the 2 of you?"

"I guess not." Ash says.

"Finally I will say this Ash. This is your first fight but it won't be your last fight. I have been in Serena's shoes as well. I will say this. 7 times out of 10 the fault is generally that of the girl. Yet 8 times out of 10 the boy is the one apologizes. Do you know why?"

"Why?"

"Because if it comes to choosing between expecting an apology and a pretty girl, men with common sense choose the second option. So you will too. Now go back to her this instant and apologize." Delia says moments before disconnecting.

"Damn it she is right. What if Serena is crying because of me. I am an idiot." Ash says while signaling for a taxi to stop.

(In Serena's Bedroom)

"Oh Serena everything will be alright. But I will say this. You did make a big issue out of such a small thing." Grace says after Serena has settled down.

"I did?" Serena says in disbelief.

Grace smiles and says "Actually what Ash did was nothing compared to what your father did on our first date. He was so clumsy that not only did he show up half an hour late but also completely ruined my dress by spilling his drink all over it."

"He did? Then what happened?" Serena says in utter shock.

"Nothing. I just walked out completely angry like you did and didn't speak to him for a day. But then he asked me out again." Grace says while smiling.

Serena simply looks at Grace with a combination of awe and disbelief.

"So what Ash did with you is actually nothing compared to what your father did during our dating period." Grace says.

Serena gets sad when she realizes that she actually made a big deal out of the whole thing.

"He was right. I made a mountain out of a molehill for nothing. I am just the worst. I drove him away." Serena says as she starts crying again.

"Now now. Don't worry. Ash will come back." Grace says in a calm and reassuring tone.

"How do you know that?" Serena says while still crying.

"If you truly love one another then trust in your love. Trust in it sufficiently to be confidant that he will come back to you." Grace says while getting up and turning to the door to leave.

"You are leaving?" Serena questions her.

"Yes. This is between you and Ash. I can't come in the middle. You two must sort this out yourselves if you wish to succeed as a couple." Grace says before leaving Serena in deep thought.

After a while Grace is walking back to the Rhyhorn race track only to see Ash and Pikachu running at full speed towards the apartment. Upon seeing them she smiles to herself while continuing towards the race track.

(At the apartment)

"Serena. Serena." Ash shouts the moment he enters the apartment. Upon hearing her name Serena comes out of their bedroom with tears in her eyes.

"Ash." Serena says with a tremor in her voice.

"Serena." Ash replies with the same tremor.

Both look at each other for a moment. Upon seeing each other they both run towards each other with tears coming out of their eyes. They both embrace each other with their eyes closed and hands tightly wrapped around each other.

After they both separate Ash puts his 2 palms on her cheeks and says "I am so so so sorry Serena. Please forgive me."

"I am sorry too." Serena says while kissing him on the lips.