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Ash stretched his arms while yawning and walked down the stairs. The sleep was still lingering in his eyes.
Downstairs Ash was met with the sight of Clemont, who was already preparing breakfast in the kitchen. The place the friend group had slept in apparently made you make your own breakfast.
“Good morning!” Ash smiled towards his friends. Pikachu chirped a greeting from his shoulder.
Bonnie was running around her brother, her attempting to help. “Morning!”
Clemont turned from the stove and smiled, “Good morning, sleep well?”
“Yeah!” Ash nodded.
“The food is ready now, but Serena hasn’t woken up yet as far as I’m concerned.” the inventor explained.
“Go wake her up Ash.” Bonnie practically sang and waved him away, preparing the table.
Ash shrugged, “Sure!”
The young trainer walked up the stairs to the large bedroom the friend group had shared the previous night. Pikachu follows him right in tail as Ash moved towards Serena’s sleeping figure.
Ash smiled to himself. She looked so peaceful while sleeping. And well…pretty. He leaned down slightly and shook her by the shoulders.
“Serena?” He shook her again. “You gotta wake up, Clemont made breakfast!”
The Sleeping beauty showed no signs of waking up.
Ash chuckled. Was she up baking cookies again? He kinda hoped so, cookies would be awesome on the trip today.
He leaned down closer, shaking her even more. Tilting his head, his smile turning into an amused grin “Hellooo? Serena-“
Suddenly Serena’s eyes shot open, along with her upper body.
By the way Ash was originally crouched over her, and Serena’s unexpected movement, their faces crashed into each other.
Their lips did in fact touch, or more like collide.
The teenagers snapped their heads backwards immediately. Both mirroring each other’s surprised and flushed expression.
Ash blinked at her, totally thrown off guard. He even felt his face turn slightly hot.
“Ash-! I-“ Serena spluttered. Her hands moving towards to ghost over her lips. Her face was as red as a tamato berry.
“Uh- oh! Clemont says that- breakfast is ready!” And stutters. Then he grinned sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his head, trying to recompose himself.
Serena was frozen for a moment, the color in her face not fading. “I-I see.” she managed to nod.
Pikachu was flabbergasted. But also very intrigued. This was certainty an interesting evolution in the ongoing slow burn, the yellow pokemon thought.
Slowly Serena got out of bed. Ash began moving towards downstairs again, while trying to figure out why his heart started to beat so fast.
Clemont was in the middle of placing the food on the table while he heard the sounds from the stairs.
He and his sister looked up. Clemont was beginning to greet his friends, but quickly noticed the flushed look on their faces.
Ash glancing away, and rubbing the back of his head. Seeming almost…nervous? Serena looking away from Ash while cupping her face with her hands. The half awake state Clemont expected her to be in was not noticeable at all, she looked wide awake. They both had a flustered expression.
Not to mention Pikachu snickering on Ashes shoulder.
“What happened to you two?” Bonnie questioned, a hit of amusement in her tone.
“Nothing!” Serena yelped.
Clemont tilted his head. He tried to exchange a glance with his sister, but she looked to be busy narrowing her eyes at their friends, gears seemingly turning in her head.
Clemont shrugged it off. “So are you two ready to eat?”
That seemed to snap Ash out of it. “You bet!”
The group ate like normal, sharing jokes, and planning the day ahead. But it was worth mentioning that when Ash and Serena accidentally bumped their hands, they both were quick to pull their hands back.