The Promise We Did

Bonus Chapter ~ Chapter 53

"So we're leaving tomorrow?" Gary asked as Dawn and Serena just announced that we'll be leaving for Hoenn tomorrow. How did you even prepare the tickets for like? all 9 of us, so fast.

"Yeap!" Dawn replied smiling.

"And how did you manage to get the tickets?" I asked.

"Aria did the arrangements for us! Now isn't she just helpful?" Serena replied with an ear to ear smile.

"What about your Queen Duties?" May asked.

"She said she'll handle that aswell" Serena replied still charmed by Aria.

"Well then...what's remaining?" Clemont asked.

For some reason, I feel like...something's bad coming. I looked at Gary and then at Brock who looked at me with an identical scared vision.

COULD IT BE?!

"SHOPPING!!!!!" Cheered all the girls and also Pikachu for some reason? since when do you like shopping.

Please save me...Arceus call me back buddy...
Hey wait a minute, this gives me an opportunity to be closer to Serena. Even though time went by like instant for me but for her it was just a big years of gap. Years of the void as she says.

Alright, I'm gonna be keeping up with all her shopping and not gonna be slob around in the back.

[Time Skip]

"Ashy, which one of these should I pick?" Serena asked as she picked up two long skirts? one green color'd while the other one was a white one with blue accents. The same blue as the ribbon she wears in her hair every day.

"The white one" I said without a doubt.

"You've got some eye for good clothes" Dawn complimented me.

"That ribbon on the waist of the skirt" I started.

The others looked at me with confusion but Serena on the other hand blushed a little when I pointed it out.

"What about it?" Misty asked.

"The color is the same as the first gift I gave to Serena, not only that but her eyes...it also matches the color of her eyes" I said with a smile on my face while my eyes were just lost in that of oceanic eyes of Rena.

"I knew you broke out of your denseness but to this level? are you competing with Brock?" May teased.

"Hey!" I chuckled.

"Speaking of Brock, where is he?" Misty pointed out.

I turned around as the boys were standing with me till now but now...THEY'RE GONE?! Even Pikachu and Lucario!?

"I..eh I'll go look for them" I said taking a step back.

"WAIT YOU'VE ONLY HELPED SERENA PICK A DRESS-" Dawn said.

"I'll send Gary as soon as I find him" I said running away.

I felt an ominous force behind me, it felt like running to my room from the kitchen after a glass of water at midnight. I used to think that Gengar and Darkrai are gonna get me if I am not fast enough. No wonder I run fast man...that thing trained me.

Now that I've run out of that outlet, where are others...wait a second, isn't this mall the same one?

[Flashback]

"I have an idea.... what if we try to escape when they take a little break?" said Brock.

"That's a good idea , but that's only gonna work IF THEY take a break...." said Gary.