The Only Exception

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Hi! I AM SO SORRY FOR THE LATE UPDATE! I've been streaming a lot so yeah ;-; But now, I'm taking a break from streaming to work on my stories and comics :D I also plan on doing more art streams after my break!

My new story is currently in the works.(Each chapter is pretty long haha.) So, I'm sorry if this story takes long to update. As you can tell, I'm pretty busy with these and irl stuff lol. But I appreciate your patience as I do my best to write for all of you :D

Also watched the new episode of Pokemon Journeys. Was I disappointed they didn't have high five or interact more? Somewhat... I miss their dynamic, what happened to them?

Anyways, you've been waiting for this chapter. So enjoy!

It was finally time to move on to the next town. The group woke up and started packing away their things as they got ready to start their journey to Dendemille town.

"Hey, where's Dawn?" Bonnie asked as she looked around for the coordinator.

"Knowing her, she's probably fixing up her hair." Ash chuckled as he packed up the last of his things. "I'll check on her."

"Alright, we'll wait outside for you." Clemont said as he and Bonnie walked out the Pokemon center with Bonnie.

Ash made his way towards the room they were staying in and opened it to see Dawn sitting in front of the mirror. He then noticed Serena walk up to her with a brush. "Thanks for doing this for me, Serena." He heard Dawn say.

"No problem. I thought you'd look way prettier with your hair tied up, y'know?" Serena smiled as began tying up Dawn's hair.

Dawn chuckled at her, "look at us. When I first came here, we were practically at each other's throats."

Serena laughed, "if I recall, I'm the only one who had a problem with you." She replied as she finished tying up Dawn's hair. "How does that look?"

Dawn looked in the mirror and smiled. "Wow! Thanks so much, Serena. It looks great."

Ash smiled at the two as he slowly closed the door and started making his way out the Pokemon center. He was happy that Dawn and Serena were getting along. He still felt bad for the way he treated both of them, it wasn't exactly fair to Serena considering how long she's liked him and it wasn't fair to Dawn either for the way she was dragged into the whole mess. He was just glad that everything turned out okay in the end.

"Hey, Ash. Dawn coming out yet?" Clemont asked.

"Yeah, Serena was just fixing up her hair." Ash smiled.

Clemont and Bonnie looked at each other and smiled over at Ash. "Those two have become really good friends, huh?" Clemont said.

Ash nodded, "they sure have."

Just then, Dawn and Serena walked out together talking about something as Ash walked up to them. They both looked over at him and giggled at each other leaving Ash with a confused look on his face.

"What?" He asked.

"It's nothing." Dawn smiled. "Told you he wouldn't."

"Yeah, I guess he wouldn't." Serena chuckled as she walked past Ash.

"Wouldn't what? What happened?" Ash asked.

"Like I said, it's nothing." Dawn chuckled as she grabbed onto his hand. "Come on, let's get going."

Ash sighed and let out a small smile as he walked alongside her enjoying the feeling of her hand in his.

Serena looked at the two with furrowed brows. She was still hurt but she wouldn't let it bother her. After all, her and Dawn have become great friends now and she wouldn't let anything get in the way of that.