Tryst with Destiny: The Beginning of the End (Main Story)

8 : Initiation Day

( Next Morning )

Serena's eyes open the next morning. She yawns and stretches her arms to rid her body of lethargy. She sees Ash still fast asleep and smiles. She stands up and opens the window to breathe in the fresh morning air. It is indeed a lovely morning and that too one where she has woken up without the threat of Fletchling waking her up with a Peck attack. She then walks into the other room to check on the Pokemon. Seeing them asleep, she walks to the kitchen to get some water. Suddenly there is a knock on the door. She opens the door to find her mom standing there all dressed up and ready.

"Morning sweetheart. Ready for your big day?" Grace says while walking inside and sitting at the dining table.

"Yup. As ready as I ever will be," Serena replies.

"Where is Ash?" Grace asks.

"Oh! he is still asleep. We were up late for quite a while last night," Serena says.

Grace's eyes suddenly narrow. Serena seeing that says "No mom, we didn't have sex. Just kissed each other. It's too soon to get so intimate with each other. Besides I haven't broken up with Calem yet."

"Why not? I would dump that pompous prick without a moment's thought," Grace says.

Serena smiles on hearing that and says, "Oh! Trust me I will, the second I get the chance."

Suddenly, there is a violent banging at the door. Grace and Serena both look at each other with a puzzled expression.

"Which lunatic is banging on the door at this early hour?" Serena says in an annoyed tone while unlocking the door.

As soon as she opens it, she turns white as chalk upon seeing Calem standing there with a livid expression.

"What is the meaning of this?" Calem shouts at the top of his voice as he shoves a newspaper into Serena's face. Serena looks at the article in the newspaper titled 'Kalos Queen dumps next in line for Elite Four'.

Serena looks at it for a few moments then calmly hands the paper over to Calem and says, "The truth Calem. We are done being girlfriend and boyfriend. I am breaking up with you."

Calem looks back at her with a shell-shocked expression. A few moments later he suddenly pushes Serena back with his hands. He pushes her with such force that Serena falls down on the ground.

"What do you mean we are done? No one walks away from me like that," Calem yells with a venomous tone with his spit flying all over the place.

"Behave, young man. Or I shall be forced to report you to the authorities," Grace says as she goes to the defence of her daughter.

"You think I am scared of you? I know you must have been the one who turned Serena against me. You pathetic woman," Calem snarls.

"Calem! Don't you dare insult my mom," Serena angrily shouts while standing up. 

Grace, on the other hand, is silent. She's visibly shocked at Calem's behaviour. She sees Calem get angry at Serena and raise his hand to slap her. Serena closes her eyes and shields her face with her arms, awaiting the slap which never comes.

She slowly opens her eyes to see Ash standing between her and Calem. His expression, livid with anger. His face resounding with pure rage and his left arm is tightly held around that arm of Calem with which he was going to slap her.

"You put a hand on either of them. You lose the hand," Ash says slowly, each syllable resonating with anger while pushing Calem away from Serena.

"Who the hell do you think you are? Mind you own business asshole," Calem says while again moving to hurt Serena.