welcome to my first fan-fic! I know the first chapter is sort of short, but I'll make the rest longer. :D. Anyways, feel free to criticize or help me fix spelling and grammar issues. Hope you enjoy it!

"When are we going to get to Cyllage city"?

The boy who asked that was a raven-colored hair boy, whose dream was to be an Pokèmon Master. His name was Ash. He also has an electric rat Pokemon, which is his Pikachu.

"Ash, be patient. We'll get there eventually".

The person who spoke those words goes by the name of Serena. She knew Ash from childhood and joined his journey when Ash invited her to. She liked Ash dearly, even though Ash could be a ignorant at times.

"Based on my calculations, we'll be there in a few hours".

The boy who spoke these words is Clemont, a young inventor and the Lumoise city gym leader. When he first met Ash, he was astonished by his bravery and courage. He is journeying with Ash to help him build these characteristics also.

"Clemont, Dedenne is getting hungry, we need to stop by a PokeMart to get more snacks for it!"

The young Pokemon was biting the girl, trying to find some good food to eat.

The young blonde girl who spoke these words was Bonnie. Bonnie loved Pokemon, espiecially her Dedenne, a Pokemon her brother, Clemont, caught just for her. When Bonnie heard Clemont was going on a journey with Ash, she tagged along with them, much to Clemont's disapproval.

Clemont frowned.

"Bonnie, have you been feeding Dedenne too many snacks? I told you, Dedenne needs it's nutrients from its Pokemon food, so don't feed it too many snacks!"

"That's no fun! I wanna keep feeding snacks so it doesn't starve"!

While Bonnie and Clemont argued, Ash and Serena were trying to figure out what to do when they get to Cyllage city before Ash's gym battle.

Serena was currently looking through her PokèNav, trying to search for what they were going to do.

"Hey.., this looks fun! It says here, Couples tournament! Go through a fun forest side path to test your relationship"!

Ash was the first to reply. "Gee, that sounds cool! You wanna try it out with me Serena?"

"Sure"!

"I'll also enter the contest with Bonnie"! Clemont added.

Then a thought occurred through Serena.

Wait, what does it mean by couple? It couldn't be for... Oh no, how am I supposed to explain this to Ash?

After a few hours the gang had finally reached Cyllage city.

"We're finally here!" The group exclaimed.

"I'm exhausted, you guys want to find the nearest Pokèmon center"? Clemont panted.

"Yeah! Looks like the Pokemon Center is right over... There!", Serena said pointing at the center.

"Race you guys there!" Ash shouted.

After a warm, delicious dinner, the group got ready to rest. Serena, however, was restless.

I can't stop thinking about what's going to happen tomorrow at the tournament. I hope everything will be fine in the end!

The next day arose quickly, as the group got ready for the contest. They slowly got up, and sprinted to the woods, where the contest was being held. There, they began to sign up.

"Ok, you're through".

Officer Jenny was checking who signed in the tournament, to make sure no one evil or bad is joining.

As Ash and Serena made it through, Serena slightly glanced back at Clemont and Bonnie. To her fears, Officer Jenny wasn't letting them go through.

"Officer, why can't we go through"? Asked a curious Clemont.

"Because, you can't expect me to believe your a couple with a 7 year old girl, you're too old for her"!

When Serena heard this, she started blushing. Thoughts were going through her head fast, and when she thought she was going to collaspe, she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Serena, are you ok? Your face is red", Ash asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine, just a little nervous", Serena replied.

"There's no reason to be worried Serena, it's just a fun contest".

That's not I'm worried about, she thought.

After a few moments of waiting and sitting around, a bell ripped through the silence, causing everyone to look at the source. There was a man up on a pedestal.

"Welcome ladies and gentlemen! We welcome you to 21st annual relationship contest! All of you will have to navigate the forests, to find a little house at the end of it. In the house, there will be keys, one for each couple. You will then have to take the key back to the start and turn it in to one of our workers. That sounds easy right"?

Everyone yelled with approval.

"There's just one catch, you and your loved one will be handcuffed together to make it harder"!

While Serena was surprised at the handcuffed part, Ash was surprised at something else the announcer said.

"Loved one"?

Serena started blushing. "Umm, yeah I think I misread the article, I-I think this is a contest for couples, s-sorry Ash".

"It's no problem, you just misread, that's all. Now, are you ready to win"?

Serena was happy how well Ash was taking this, although she could have expected more, but she was happy she didn't ruin their friendship. She was ready to win the contest with Ash.

"You bet"! Serena waved a finger at Ash and winked.

The two kids ran over in excitement to get there handcuffs on. Once they got them on, they went over to the starting line, where the race was going to start.

"Is everyone ready"? The announcer asked.

Everyone replied with a yes.

"Alrighty, then. Take your marks, go"!

Ash and Serena ran like they never had before with victory on their minds.

make sure to tell me what you think of the first chapter!