After sixteen years of not seeing Ash, Serena, now 26, finally sees him for the first time since then. Serena still has a crush on him but is still unable to tell him. Ash, also 26, is Pokémon World Champion, has two kids: a son and a daughter, but...
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A week had passed since Ash and Serena told Delia that they were dating. The two of them were relieved to know that Delia approved of Ash dating again, and that it was Serena he was with nonetheless. Delia was just happy that she approved of the girl her son was dating, and by the way she felt, she already thought that Serena was a better fit for him than Denise. Don't get the wrong idea; Delia never disapproved of Denise when Ash started dating her back then. She thought Denise was a very considerate and thoughtful woman that her son was once married to. No one, not even Ash, really knew that his mom had silently noted that whenever Ash had started dating a new girl, she would mentally evaluate her. Of course, including Serena, Ash had only dated two girls in his lifetime, so her evaluating more in the future was probably going to be slim, but she didn't mind it, not in the least.
Delia had only known Serena for maybe a few days since she met up with her for the first time in almost twenty years, she didn't say it out loud but she already knew that Serena would be a better girl for her son than Denise was. And not only that, but a better mother for her grandchildren. Nothing against Denise, but when Ash told her that Denise hardly ever saw her kids, she felt as if they needed a new maternal role model in their life. Since Delia already knew Serena before last week, she didn't just think when it came to something like this, she knew it, and she was on the spot basically every time. Now that Ash's mother was told, everyone was informed, which gave both Ash and Serena time to breathe.
The two of them and the kids were going to the park today. Serena flashed back to the last time she was there. She actually hadn't been there since a few days before she reunited with Ash when she met that kid Troy. Just to think ever since that day, a lot had happened. She had met up with her childhood crush for the first time in sixteen years, took a trip to the Orange Islands with him and his kids, became a big part in the kids' lives, and finally got together in a relationship with him. Things couldn't be better for her right now, and little did she know it, it was the same for her boyfriend (And don't forget the kids).
This time around, the both of them would be bringing at least one or two of their Pokemon with them, since they haven't really brought them anywhere lately because of their relationship. Serena was probably going to be bringing all of hers because if she brought just one or two of them, then the other one or two would feel left out and she didn't want to do that to three of her friends. Ash had already said that other than Pikachu, he would bring Bulbasaur, since Bulbasaur loved being outside, due to being a grass type. Well, not necessarily because he was a grass type, but it made sense because of that though. Bulbasaur had gotten better since that day a couple of weeks ago. Apparently it was only a minor fever that Bulbasaur had suffered, so that was a breath of fresh air.
They had made these plans a couple of days ago. They would have gone yesterday but Ash had a battle with Misty over the course of the day and was too worn out to even move a muscle afterwards. The kids and Serena understood, he had to take his breaks after he battled, whether it was for food or just for a rest. Don't think that you've got it easy ALL the time when you are World Champion. You can't just take a vacation every other week. Well, technically you could, but Ash chose not to. You know how much he likes challenges.
