The Closest Ones

40. She...she...she...

No POV

Lumiose city. The center of Kalos region. During day, it would be very active. During the night, it would lit up with multiple lights and tourist would look up to see the highest building, Prism tower.

But today was entire city was talking about the mysterious explosion of an old pub and about destroyed roads with melted trail from forest into the same pub. The police investigated the reason of explosion and dead body in those ruins.

Information weren't leaked to public, but there rumours about blue black pokemon running out from Lumiose labs rampaging through city and then disappearing after the explosion.

As the entire city was alive, talking about the mystery, the prism tower locked for any new trainer. The whole gym was mourning.

Serena POV

I couldn't believe it. When we came that evening, I was so happy to find Ash only with burned cloths, but then Clemont's cry changed everything.

Bonnie was gone.

And I couldn't stop crying. But all of us mourned in our way. Clemont closed himself inside his office. Ash seemed like walking ghost. When he woke up, he didn't remember anything and when he heard what we knew, it devastated him and then he was appearing and disappearing with cold face over his face, the only thing changed was Pikachu, either Pikachu was on his shoulder or not, and if he smelled by alcohol. We didn't see Meyer since yesterday, but he somehow knew about it, because when we came back, the table in kitchen was completely smashed. Clembot stayed at door, turning people away and even if it is robot, Clembot was from time to time freezing.

We didn't stay yesterday any longer there. None of us noticed that Blaziken mask arrived only when he dragged Clemont away to give him small hug. I didn't understand it much, but I guess he knew Clemont needed it. The girl that was there, she pulled out some strange type of pokeball and recalled Emboar. She introduced herself as Linda and said that she and Ash knew each ither but nothing more. But to me, I could see it had something to do with Emboar, but I couldn't care in that moment.

Five months. Five months I knew Bonnie and she was like younger sister to me. We knew everything about each other and helped each other everytime we could. I thought things I knew and she helped me with my performing. I remember how we had fun with Miette.

A few weeks ago

We waited for commercials to end so we could watch Calem in finals, when hands covered my eyes and they were too much smooth for them to be Ash's.

"What do you push inside something that is pink and pointy?" I recognised the voice and almost laghed.

"Do you mean Slowpoke's tail inside Shellos??" Bonnie asked, my brain hoping for her not to get ambiguity.

"Well, see Serena. Even she gets the one half of it." Meitte laughed as she let go of my eyes. "Planning to watch your ex fight?"

"Yeah, but not in the way you think." I countered and she laughed.

"Oh I know, you have new one. Btw how is it going with new one?" she asked, as her eyes looked around. "Where are misters anyway?"

"Ash said he had some headache so he went to jog and my brother is in Lumiose city. Anyway do you wanna join us or do you plan to release waters like Skuntank its liquids?" I looked at her completely shocked, but Miette sat next to us completely laughing.

"Oh god, I knew I liked you!" she bursted and I joined her after few seconds. After few minutes, we were stopped in it by TV.

"And here it finally comes. Final battle between Calem and Alain. Both trainers from Kalos region and people don't tell me that region isn't special one. And here they come. Although it is his first league, he already made it to finals. Say hello to CALEM!" the whole audience roared with cheers and applauses. Camera zoomed closer and there walked Calem waving his hand and coming closer to battlefield. "And other side, we have last finalist in Kalos league, but for unanswered reason left the league and letting his opponent free win. But most people talk about he would win it. HERE COMES ALAIN!"