The Most Simple, Yet Complicated Thing {Pokemon Fanfiction} [HIATUS]

Chapter 7

She couldn't stop blushing the entire walk to Santalune City. Serena was cold, and she was thankful that Calem was keeping her warm, but...

Isn't it strange how in one single day, your life can change completely?

This morning, Serena woke up completely unaware of what might just happen, and who she would meet. She started the very first day of the journey that would surely change her life forever, and she was finally a Pokemon Trainer... She could finally begin to work towards achieving her dream of becoming Diantha's successor: the Pokemon League Champion of Kalos.

...and right now, she was snuggled up uncomfortably close to a guy she just met this morning.

Serena's eyes flickered up to Calem's pale face as they entered the small town decorated by frost-covered plants and flowers, studying his facial features curiously as she held onto him tighter. He was so...warm. And she liked the smell of his jacket, which made her cheeks flare up just at the embarrassing thought. What the hell was she thinking!? Ugh... Serena must have woken up this morning with her head screwed on backwards or something...

They rushed into the Pokemon Center as quickly as they could, and they were soon greeted with the warm, steamy air of the heater. Serena removed herself from Calem's side now that they were indoors and rubbed her hands together ferociously.

The two teens turned to look at each other's frost-bitten state, and both Calem and Serena's faces stretched into a delighted smile as the two laughed at their pink ears and noses. It was a truly amusing sight.

"SERENA!"

The blonde barely had any time to widen her eyes in horror before a small object of some sort collided with her body at full force, successfully knocking her off of her feet. Calem winced as he watched Shauna tackle Serena to the ground hard, immediately intervening.

"Shauna..." Calem warned her with his low voice, nudging the spazzy girl off of the crushed blonde on the floor. "Give Serena a break. She can only tolerate so much of your spazziness at once."

Shauna stuck her bottom lip out to pout as she crossed her arms at Calem. "Humph...fine."

"...ouch." Serena groaned as she gripped her head, shutting her eyes to avoid blinding herself by looking at the fluorescent lights above.

"Come on, up you go." Calem grabbed a hold of Serena's waist and swiftly pulled her up into the air, steadying her posture once more.

"Thanks." Serena straightened out her black trench coat, stretching her sore muscles.

Tierno, who stood over by the counter next to Trevor, watched as Calem carefully handled the petite Serena and held her firmly in his arms as he lifted her up off of the ground. Tierno wasn't quite sure what it was that he just witnessed, but something happened between those two while they were alone back at the forest exit. They seemed...closer.

And maybe even more comfortable around each other.

If anything, this just made Tierno grin from ear to ear, giving him a wicked idea.

"So, what do we do now?" Trevor rose his voice to be heard, breaking the awkward atmosphere between the two teens across from him.

"Hmm." Calem firmly pressed his index fingers to his lips, directing his attention towards the nurse behind the counter that had her pink hair tied up into two twintails. "After all of the training in the forest, we should probably heal up our Pokemon before we do anything else."