The Road to our Destiny

Chapter 59

It is early in the morning, and Serena is waking up. She checks her surroundings and sees she is in her sleeping bag on the floor of the guest room. Bonnie, Iris, Mairin, and Dawn are in their sleeping bags while May is sleeping on the bed in honor of her winning the Grand Festival. There's an empty spot on the floor where Holly was sleeping, and so Serena figures she and Brock have left for Pewter City. Beside her, Absol is sleeping cutely, happy to be sleeping by its mother figure as usual.

With a small smile, Serena carefully hugs her young Pokemon and leaves the room, deciding to let Absol sleep some more. She changes into her normal clothes and walks downstairs to see Delia making breakfast for everyone in the kitchen. It isn't long before Delia notices the honey blonde girl and smiles.

"Good morning, Serena," she greets. "Did you sleep well?"

"Yes, I did," Serena answers politely as she sits down on the dining table. "I noticed that Holly and Brock are gone."

"Yes, they are," Delia says as she flips the pancakes on the pan. "You know, they told me about how they met and everything last night. They are such a charismatic couple."

Serena smiles and says, "I know."

Delia turns to Serena while the pancakes cook and walks over to her.

"Speaking of which, have you made any progress with a certain son of mine?" She asks.

Serena winces, and she looks away sadly. Delia frowns, instantly getting the message.

"I guess not," she says.

Serena shakes her head a little before she smiles slightly and says, "I did kiss him on the cheek two times. Though."

"You did?!" Delia exclaims.

"Yeah, and before I had my battle with May, I let out how much his support means to me by hugging him tightly," Serena says.

"Aw, how did he react to you doing all of that?" Delia asks.

"Well...he was actually asleep the first time I kissed him," Serena admits awkwardly. "But the other two times, he just smiled and basically said that I didn't have to thank him for being a good friend."

Delia groans and facepalms in disbelief.

"What are we going to do with that boy?" She moans.

"I'm not sure if there's anything we can do, Mrs. Ketchum," Serena says.

"What do you mean?" Delia asks.

Serena sighs before she says, "I get the feeling that Ash and I will go our separate ways after the Indigo League. I don't know what he plans to do whether he wins the tournament or not, but I feel certain it's a place I can't go. He has his dream, and I have mine, and we can't always pursue them together."

Delia looks at the teenage girl sadly, realizing she has a point. They both look down on the floor sadly for a minute until Delia gets an idea and smirks at the honey blonde girl.

"You know, you two may not have to go your separate ways, but if you do, there's something else you can do," she says.

Serena looks up at Delia, shocked, and asks, "What?"

"It's very simple," Delia says. "You just have to kiss him."

"But I just told you I -" Serena begins before Delia interrupts.

"I don't mean that kind of kiss, dear," Delia says. "I mean..."

Delia points at her mouth, and Serena's face immediately turns as red as a strawberry.