The Only Exception

5.

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"Yeah. I mean.. the way Clemont acted towards me when I accidentally bleached her hair.. it's just so obvious he's in love with her and that she's in love with him too!" Serena said.

Ash thought about it for awhile. How did this happen? They only just met. They don't know a thing about each other. Is it those love at first sight things? Maybe.. but, why hasn't she told me?

He then remembered something.

Wait.. is that why she talking to Drew last night? Did she tell him about Clemont before I interrupted? No way..

"Ash? Everything okay?" Serena asked.

"Uh.. Yeah. We should head to Ambrette Aquarium." Ash said.

"You mean.. just.. the two of us?" Serena smiled.

"Bonnie told us to meet up there after I got you." He said as he scratched the back of his head.

"Oh.. of course." Serena smiled.

"Great, I'll meet you outside."

"Kay, let me just get ready." Serena said as she closed the door behind her and sighed. I was hoping that he'd ask me to go with him to the Aquarium as a date.. but, oh well, this is as close as it gets. She thought to herself as she got herself ready and walked outside of the Pokémon center to meet Ash.

"Hey, ready to go?" Ash asked.

"As ready as I'll ever be." Serena smiled lightly.

They began walking to the Aquarium together and as they did, Ash looked over at Serena. "Serena?" Ash started.

"Yes?" Serena asked.

"Why did you bleach Dawn's hair?"

"I-It was an accident. I swear.. I didn't mean anything by it." Serena lied.

Ash furrowed his eyebrows at her and looked away. Serena was a good friend, he knew she always meant well. "Well, I guess it's okay. She actually likes her new hair." Ash smiled.

"Really? How great." Serena said, not a bit of emotion in her voice.

"I really like it too. I mean.. her blue hair was beautiful but her bleached hair is something else." Ash smiled as a small blush crept on his face.

Serena noticed this and clenched her fists. How can this be!? Ash is supposed to be disgusted of her hair not love it! And.. not only that.. She took some of her chestnut locks and looked at it. What's wrong with my hair? Is it not beautiful enough either?

They finally made it to the Ambrette Aquarium and went inside to see an embarrassed Clemont and Dawn beside him. Bonnie was no where to be found.

"That's weird.. Bonnie isn't with them." Ash said.

"Maybe she—"

Serena was cut off by someone pulling both her and Ash behind a water tank pillar. "You're late!" Bonnie shouted.

"Sorry, Bonnie." Ash said.

"What are you doing?" Serena asked.

"Observing their date to see how it's going!" Bonnie smiled.

"So why invite us?" Ash asked.

"To help me if something goes wrong of course! And because.. I don't want to be alone here." She said. She then looked over at Clemont and Dawn talking with each other. She gasped, "finally! Some progress."