The Only Exception

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Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that I have no type of hatred towards Serena or Amourshipping. I respect every shipping! This is just a fanfic and I write things the way they are because of the ideas I come up with. So, whether you ship Ash with a different girl, that's fine with me. I think that all the Pokémon girls have a unique personality. So please, have respect for other people's ship and enjoy the story!

"Hey, guys! I have exciting news!" Ash shouted as he ran in the studio with Dawn following behind him. His friends all looked at him waiting for what he had to say.

"An old friend of mine is gonna be traveling with us from here on out!" Ash said as he gestured towards Dawn who was smiling in embarrassment. "This is so sudden, but I hope we all get along with each other!"

"Yay! They always say the more the merrier and it definitely just got merrier!!" Bonnie exclaimed as she ran up to Dawn and jumped around.

"It's great you're traveling with us Dawn. If you don't mind, I'd like to see how a coordinator performs in a contest." Clemont said.

"Sure, no problem!" Dawn smiled.

Serena furrowed her eyebrows at them and turned away. Why.. why did I Ash choose to let that girl travel with them? Was she not enough for him? What did Dawn have that she didn't?

"Serena." She turned around to see the blue haired coordinator.

"Yes?" Serena said, trying hard not to be rude.

"I hope we'll get along and be great friends from here on out!" She smiled as she held out her hand.

Serena looked down at her hand then back up at her. She then looked over at Ash who was smiling at the both of them. Serena closed her eyes as her lips formed a half smile and took the coordinator's hand in hers. "Of course. Happy to be traveling with you, Dawn."

Dawn smiled at her, feeling happy that she was able to be friends with Serena even though they got off towards a bad start.

Or so she thought.

After awhile, Serena's Pokevision video was finished and they all went to watch it in the theatre room. The first clip was of Ash and Serena walking around in the field with both their Pokémon. The next was them baking the goodies and then the last clip was them standing next to each other waving goodbye at the camera.

"Wow, I love it!" Bonnie exclaimed.

"Same here." Clemont said.

"Thank you! How about you, Ash? What did you think?" Serena asked.

"It's a great video but-"

"But?"

"Was it really necessary to put me in your Pokevision video? Shouldn't it focus on you and your Pokémon?" He asked.

"Well.. uh.. I-"

"Ash, don't be rude. I thought the video was really amazing featuring two trainers and their Pokémon bonding together." Dawn smiled.

Serena glared at her as she looked back at Ash who was chuckling in embarrassment at her statement. "Guess you're right. Thanks for having us in the video Serena."

"Sure thing." She smiled.

Afterwards, they all went back to the Pokémon center together to rest up for tomorrow. They sat in the cafeteria hall and ate dinner together talking about where they'd be heading tomorrow and soon after, they all finished their dinner and went into their own rooms. The girls slept in one room while the boys slept in the other.