The Closest Ones

45. Head into nightmares

Serena POV

"They found another team Rocket hideout." I said as were lying in our tents. Since the news exploded about the downfall of team Rocket. Police announced multiple things. Either taking down hideouts, catching team rocket grunts on run or even that the trio that was always following us was dead. There was nothing confirmed about how police was doing it, but there were some information about Police having flash drive with all the information.

And I would be normally happy, but Ash was one of the people that receive the bad call. With all those informations, there were also informations about team Rocket killing many people over the years, but it was never confirmed

Flashback

We were waiting for Ash to come out. After the phonecall, he took the keys and was gone. None of us knew what happened and so we sat in other room waiting until I couldn't take it anymore and decided to wait outside his doors.

I didn't know how long was I there until my eyes closed from our journey. I felt only the floor beneath me.

When I opened eyes, I noticed I wasn't lying on ground anymore. I lifted myself on my elbows and I was on bed. I felt a familiar situation when I noticed Pikachu next to me. But this time, Pikachu was looking really concerned. I looked beside me and Ash sat on chair, pressed his face against his palms.

"Ash?" I asked as I slowly stood up. He mumbled something but I couldn't hear it. "Ash?" I asked and came closer and kneeled before him. "Ash?" I asked, pulling his hands away. He had expression of anger, hurt and sadness.

"It was him." he said and I looked at him confused. "Giovanni that fucking man. It was him who killed my father."

I looked with wide eyes at him. "Did they call you?" 

He clenched his fist. "Yes. They got information about that Giovanni planned the whole attack on my father. All of it, the knifes, the assault. Now it will be just about time." he said looking down.

"About what?" I asked confused and he looked back at me.

"Before my father will be back on news." 

Presence

He was totally right. None of knew why, how. But on news appeared how Giovanni's wounds from knives were very similiar, even too much similiar, to one that had Ash's father and after that, it was for some time on news. Clemont and Bonnie knew some things about Ash's father before, but not his death. Now they did and they were sorry for him.

But Ash didn't like sympathy from anyone.

I looked up from my tent to look at others. Clemont was sleeping already, Bonnie too, Linda fell asleep on her chair with notebook like most of a nights, but Ash was looking up in the stars.

"What is it Serena?" tiredness was the thing I could hear from him.

I looked at him for moment before speaking. "Do you plan to sleep tonight?"

He was silent for some and for a moment, I was sure he said: "I don't want nightmares to hunt me." but after that he said: "I am not tired."

"I lifted myself and looked at him. "I know you are Ash. There is no need to lie to me." I said with stern voice. I could see his eyes turn to me, his eyebrows raised.

"You are right. There is no way I can lie to you. Yeah, I am pretty tired Serena, but... Newermind. Good night." he said, turning to side and I waited. I wasn't going to sleep until he was.

But it wasn't long because he was in a moment. It seemed like he was just waiting for his eyes to be closed longer than to just blink. So I went back to sleep.