TDBigJ's message: Hello everybody! What is up? I am TDBigJ1213. Most of you may not know me, mainly because I've never written a Pokemon story before. That's right! This is my first Pokemon story. I only have two other stories, but I'm not really typing a lot on those two stories right now. I do plan on writing for the Pokemon fandom from this point on, so this won't be my only attempt just so you know. This story will focus on Amourshipping. Yes, I am a big fan of this pairing. You know what it is. So this will be my first Pokemon story as well as amourshipping story. Anyway, on we go!

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon or it's characters, they belong to game freak and Nintendo, and… whoever else.

It was a calm and early morning in Pallet Town. Nothing but the bright, sunny sky and the chirping of Pidgeys throughout the air. One specific bird, a Fletchling, stood on the windowsill of a certain honey blonde girl. It was given orders by it's owner to wake up the girl who was sleeping soundly in her bed. The Fletchling did what it was told and woke up the girl by continuously pecking her on the head. She woke up with a jolt and rubbed her eyes, very irritated.

"Darn it, Fletchling! Do you always have to wake me up like that? You know I don't like waking up that way." Serena complained.

"Fletchling!" The red bird Pokemon chirped apologetically. Serena did like that bird that her mother caught over in Kalos, but it's wake up methods were repeatedly annoying. Suddenly Serena's mom Grace opened the door and stood in the doorway.

"Rise and shine! You've got a big day ahead of you." Grace said. Serena rolled her eyes

"Yeah, like going to school really brightens my day." Serena said sarcastically.

"Oh come on. I thought you would be happy. We moved back here for a reason. This is what you wanted, right?" Grace asked, trying to cheer up her daughter. This only worked slightly.

"I appreciate that you listened to me and moved back here to Pallet, but is going to school within the first week back really necessary?" Serena asked, getting up out of her bed.

"I feel like it is so. Besides, you might meet some new people to hang out with. And maybe, just maybe, you might find a sweet boy to start dating." Grace stated. Serena's cheeks blushed a bright pink.

"Mom, why do you have to insist that I have a boyfriend? I would like one too, but I doubt I will find one on my first day, let alone my first week." Serena explained.

"You will find one eventually. But get ready. School starts in less than an hour." Grace said and starting leaving the room.

"Yeah, whatever." Serena said under her breath as she went into the bathroom to take a shower.

After about ten minutes, Serena emerged from the shower and put on her usual clothes. She put the red vest over her pink shirt and then went to brush her short honey blonde hair and then put on her red fedora. She went to her mirror to look at herself. After accepting the way she looked, she left her bedroom and went downstairs to eat breakfast. Her mom had already made it when she got to the table and then she sat down and started eating. She wasn't a fast eater, so it took her some time to finish it. After she was done, she took her plate and put it in the sink. Grace spoke up, alerting her of the time.

"Honey, school starts in thirty minutes. You better get moving." Grace said, giving Serena a heads up. Serena looked at the clock and immediately sped up to her room.

She went into her room and grabbed her binder and closed the door behind her. She quickly walked down the stairs and walked towards the front door. Her mom suddenly stopped her before she could open the door.

"Have a good first day! I love you!" Grace said from the kitchen.

"I love you too!" Serena said back and then turned the knob and exited the house and walked towards the school.

The school wasn't far from Serena's house. It was a good fifteen minutes away by walking. She approached the front doors of the school and stood in front of it for a minute.

"Well, here we go." Serena said and then pulled the door open and walked inside. Luckily she wasn't late, due to the fact that there were still many students roaming the halls. It was her first day here, so she wasn't familiar with anybody. But maybe she might make a friend or two before the day was out.

She went to the front office and received her class schedule. She looked at it for a couple of minutes just so she had a good idea of what was ahead of her. The classes were in different buildings. Since it was her first day, she didn't know what buildings were where. She took another good look at her schedule. But since she was looking down at her schedule, she was totally unaware of the passing students. Because of that, she accidentally bumped into someone. The person, a girl, turned to her with a scowl.

"Watch where you're going!" The girl snapped. She looked at Serena and took notice that she has never seen her before. "Are you new here?"

"Yes." Serena answered.

"Well, focus on where you're walking, newbie. I don't want to bump into you again." The girl growled again and then returned to walking.

"Hm, what was that for?" Serena asked. She returned to walking as well. But a few seconds later, she bumped into another person, this time a boy.

"Hey, watch it!" The boy snapped.

"I'm sorry! By the way, do you know where the C building is?" Serena asked.

"Why? First day?" The boy asked. Serena nodded her head. "Then go ask someone else. I'm in no mood to help you." He then went back to going his own way. Serena then returned to heading towards her first class. She bumped into a few more people along the way, each person scolding her for doing so. She asked for help from each of these students, but each refused to help her. She sighed. This was going to be a long first day. She then bumped into another person, a boy. She turned around to face him.

"Sorry about that! I should have watched where I was going." Serena apologized to the boy. She was expecting a rude answer, but she didn't get one as the boy raised his hands.

"Hey, don't blame yourself. That was my fault. It was me that should have watched where I was going." The boy stated. Serena looked at him, he wore a red and white cap and a blue and white short sleeved jacket. Seriously needing to find where her first class was, she asked him.

"Hey, it's my first day here. Could you show me where the C building is?" She asked. He took a look at her schedule to see which building that class was in. His eyes widened and a smile appeared on his face.

"Oh, you have the same first period I do. I'll walk you there." He responded. "Come with me." He started walking with Serena walking right by him. The boy, seeing as he hasn't introduced himself to her yet, held out his hand.

"My name is Ash Ketchum, and welcome to Pallet High." He greeted her. She grasped his hand and shook it.

"I'm Serena, and thank you. I've been asking people where these classes are but each of them didn't want to help." Serena stated. Ash rolled his eyes.

"Some people here are pretty arrogant, so just ignore them, it's what I do." Ash suggested.

"I'll take note of that." Serena said.

"Hey, let me see your schedule. I could tell you where the buildings are located." Ash said and gladly handed her schedule to Ash so he could help her out. He took a good thirty seconds to examine it before he started to explain where each of her classes took place. He explained where each of the buildings were at and how the floors and classrooms were marked. He handed her schedule back to her after describing everything in full detail.

"Okay, thanks. That helps a lot." Serena thanked Ash for his help.

They continued walking towards their first class, which was in a building known as the C building. Ash pointed out where each of the buildings were at, making sure Serena wouldn't get lost. They entered the C building and walked towards the classroom where their first class was held. It was in the entry level so they just walked straight ahead. Ash found the classroom and they walked in together.

"This is where it is at. Go up to the teacher's desk and find your seat. He'll gladly help you out." Ash stated.

"Okay. Thanks a lot Ash. I really appreciate your help." Serena thanked the raven haired trainer. She went up the teacher's desk, and the teacher, by the name of Mr. Hargroves, introduced himself and told Serena where she was going to sit. Her seat was behind a blue haired girl named Dawn. She went to her seat and sat down. Dawn looked behind her and introduced herself to Serena.

"Hi, I'm Dawn. Welcome to Pallet High." Dawn greeted holding out her hand and Serena shook it.

"Hi, I'm Serena. How did you know I was new here?" Serena asked, a little confused to why Dawn knew about this being her first day.

"Well, for one I saw you coming in with Ash and I've never seen you before, and two, Ash told me." Dawn explained.

"So you know Ash?" Serena asked.

"Yeah. He's one of my best friends. You'll like him. He's always helping people out and he's a really nice guy." Dawn answered.

"Yeah he is really nice." Serena said. "And kind of cute too." She thought.

First period went by rather quickly, since it was only fifty minutes. Serena looked at her class schedule once again and checked where her next class would be. Her next class would be an elective: Pokemon attack strategies, so she was quite excited for that. She arrived there a little slow but just in time. This was her first day you know.

She went up to the teacher, by the name of Mr. MacIntosh and informed him of this being her first day. He gladly helped her and showed her where she would be sitting. She went and sat down in her seat, waiting for a few other students to show up. She stared off into space for a brief moment before a voice snapped her out of her trance.

"Well, well, well. It's good to see you again." The voice alerted her. Serena turned her head to the right and saw none other than Ash sitting right next to her.

"Ash? What's this? I had no idea you had this class too." Serena said smiling.

"You kidding? This is perhaps my favorite class. Teaches you new things about Pokemon battling. It's very informative." Ash explained.

"Oh, so you are a Pokemon battler? That's very cool!" Serena exclaimed.

"Yeah, and the cool thing is, they have a Pokemon battling class here. The staff even lets students battle during lunch." Ash stated.

"Really?" Serena said with an eyebrow raised.

"Yeah, but there are certain rules though: You can't battle indoors during lunch. It has to be in a wide open space outside." Ash explained.

"Oh, well that makes sense." Serena said.

"Looks like class is about to start." Ash stated seeing Mr. MacIntosh get up from his desk and walk towards the front of the room.

"Well you should probably go sit in your seat." Serena stated.

"I already am. I sit right next to you fortunately." Ash said. Serena chuckled.

"Oh, that's great." Serena said with a hint of excitement in her voice.

It was almost the end of the period and Serena was having a little difficulty with the questionnaire she was working on. Mr. MacIntosh noticed and spoke up.

"You doing okay, Serena?" Mr. MacIntosh asked.

"I'm fine. This is just a little hard to understand is all." Serena answered.

"Don't worry, I understand that it is your first day and I don't expect you to fully understand the whole subject right off the bat. Would you like someone to help you?" Mr. MacIntosh asked.

"Yeah, sure, that would be great." Serena replied.

"Would anyone like to give Serena a hand with her work?" Mr. MacIntosh asked out loud to the whole class. Five seconds passed and no one answered. "Nobody?"

"I will help her out." Ash responded getting an affirmative nod from Mr. MacIntosh.

"Thank you Ash. I appreciate it, and I'm pretty sure Serena will appreciate it as well." Mr. MacIntosh stated. The bell suddenly rang signaling the end of the period. Serena left the classroom and headed off to her next class.

Another two periods went by and then it was time for lunch. Serena went and got her lunch and then looked for a place to sit. She couldn't find an open spot until a voice called out to her.

"Hey, come sit over here." A voice shouted. Serena looked over and saw that it was Dawn, the girl that she met in first period. Serena put on a small smile and walked over to sit next to Dawn. Dawn wasn't by herself, there was a boy with spiky brown hair and two girls, one with long brown hair and a red jacket and one with black hair and a pink t-shirt. She sat down next to Dawn and Dawn spoke up.

"I remember you from first period. How have the last few periods gone out for you?" Dawn asked.

"They went pretty well." Serena replied.

"Well, that's good. By the way these are my friends." Dawn said, motioning her hand to the other three people that were sitting with her.

"I'm May, it's good to meet you." The brunette with a red jacket said.

"I'm Shauna, good to meet you as well." The black haired girl said.

"And I'm Brock, it's great to meet you too." The brown haired boy said.

"It's really nice to see you all too. My name is Serena, and I'm new here." Serena introduced herself.

"So why did you move here?" May asked.

"I originally lived here before but my mom and I moved to the Kalos region many years ago. My mom was a famous Rhyhorn racer but since she doesn't really do that anymore, we decided to move back here." Serena explained.

"Oh that's cool. So how are you liking your first day?" Brock asked.

"It hasn't been too bad. It didn't start off well but I did make a new friend shortly after arriving." Serena answered.

"That's great! What's their name?" Shauna asked.

"His name is Ash Ketchum." Serena answered.

"Oh I know Ash. He and I are great friends. We're almost like brothers." Brock stated with happiness in his voice.

"Ash seems really kind. He helped me find out where all my classes are when no one else would, and was the only one to volunteer to help me in the Pokemon attack strategies class." Serena explained.

"You'll get along really well with Ash. He's perhaps one of the easiest people if not the easiest person to be friends with in this school. He can't say no to helping someone." May said.

"That is very genuine of him to do that. I just want to know why no one but him is willing to give me a hand." Serena wondered.

"A lot of the students at this school are pretty rude, but once you've been here a while, you'll get used to it." Shauna explained.

"Yeah, you're lucky you got us and Ash. We would give you a hand with no second thought." Dawn stated.

"I appreciate that you guys, thanks." Serena said.

So the five of them continued on their conversation for the rest of the lunch period. It was time for fifth period so they all parted ways since each of them had a different class. Serena was walking towards her next class. But all of a sudden she was approached by a random girl.

"Hey you, I saw you walking around with Ash earlier." She said.

"Yes, and you are?" Serena asked.

"I'm Miette, and I heard you are new here." The girl said.

"That's correct." Serena replied.

"Well since that is the case I will let you off with a warning: Don't you even think about getting to close to Ash." Miette growled.

"How come? Are you his girlfriend?" Serena asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No, but I don't need someone like you ruining chances of that happening." Miette ordered.

"I'm sorry you feel that way." Serena stated.

"Just take what I said and we won't have a problem." Miette said, calming down a bit.

"Okay." Serena said a little confused.

"Good. Bye!" Miette said in a sweet tone and skipped away. Serena was a little perplexed. She wondered why a girl that wasn't even dating Ash would be defensive about him. She shook it off and walked towards her next class.

About an hour and fifty minutes later, the final bell rang, signaling that school was over. Most students barged out of their classrooms ready to go home, others just calmly walked out. Since this was her first day, Serena didn't really have any homework to do, so she walked out the school's front doors and started walking home.

Ten minutes later and Serena's walk home was a silent one. No wild Pokemon or random people appeared to scare the living hell out of her. She wasn't really bothered by this though, since it was silent the walk was very peaceful. Seeing as it is, she held her binder close to her chest and started humming a tune. But every good thing must come to an end eventually as after a few seconds of humming a wild Beedrill popped out of the bushes, startling her. The Beedrill had it's sights set on her, and Serena let out a loud but brief scream. The Beedrill inched closer to the defenseless Serena. Serena backed away slowly, letting out a few silent but scared whimpers. The Beedrill, seeing this as the perfect opportunity to strike, instantly flew at a fast pace that would make a Ponyta look as slow as, well, a Slowpoke. Serena, knelt down on the ground, closing her eyes and letting out a few tears, braced for the impact, fearing the worst until…

"Pikachu, use thunderbolt!" A voice shouted, and a blast of thunder erupted out of nowhere, shocking the unaware Beedrill to a burnt crisp. The Beedrill, since it didn't know the attack was coming and took a huge hit, fell to the ground, fainted. The Pikachu stood in front of the fainted Beedrill, still in a battle stance. Serena was surprised that she was saved, but who helped her? She didn't have the smallest clue, but her question would be answered when she saw the figure come out of the bushes. It was Ash. Her jaw slightly dropped. She was speechless. It was Ash who came to her rescue? What are the odds? Ash walked up to her and held out his left hand.

"Need a hand?" Ash asked with a smile on his face. Serena was still short of words, but she grabbed Ash's hand and he lifted her up, but when he did, she realized that Ash had his arms around her, and she had her hands around his shoulders. Ash leaned back and looked at her for a few seconds.

"You all right, Serena?" Ash asked, trying to see if she was hurt in any way.

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine." Serena responded, confirming she wasn't harmed.

"Good. I'd hate to see you injured, especially since I just met you." Ash stated, giggling a little bit.

"I'm fine. Thank you so much!" Serena said, grateful for Ash's heroics. She looked at him and after a few moments, she pulled him into a tight hug, letting out a few tears.

"Thank you, thank you! You have no idea how scared I was." Serena said, still whimpering from the whole incident.

"I know, and don't worry, you can count on me if you need any help." Ash stated. Serena looked at the Pikachu that was now perched on top of Ash's shoulder.

"Hey Ash, who is this with you?" Serena asked, pointing at Pikachu.

"Oh, this is my partner Pikachu. He and I are best friends." Ash replied.

"He's really cute. But how come I didn't see him with you today?" Serena asked.

"It's because the school doesn't allow you to carry around Pokemon while class is in session. The only time they let you is during lunch or if you're in the Pokemon battling class. When they aren't with you, luckily the school has about three rooms where you can keep your Pokemon until you are allowed to have them out." Ash explained.

"That's something I could know. I have a Fennekin that I got back in Kalos but I didn't bring her today because I didn't think the school would allow it." Serena said.

"Well, now you know. You can bring Fennekin tomorrow but remember to put her in one of the three rooms before you go to class." Ash stated.

"Thanks for telling me Ash. I will make sure to do that." Serena said.

"So are you sure you are okay?" Ash asked, double checking Serena's status.

"Yeah I am, thanks to you, and you too Pikachu." Serena said and cuffed Pikachu's cheek and gave it a light kiss.

"Pikachu!" Pikachu cooed while a light red blush appeared on it's face.

"Come on, I'll walk you the rest of the way home." He grabbed her hand and started walking towards Serena's house. Serena was a little startled that he was holding hands with her and blushed a heavy pink, but she wasn't complaining about it, and took it with excitement.

Ten minutes later they arrived at her house, Ash then noticed something.

"Hey, you only live a few houses down from me." Ash stated.

"Really?" Serena said.

"Yeah, I live right there." Ash said, pointing at a house that was three houses away from where they were standing. Serena's eyes widened in surprise.

"Oh wow!" Serena exclaimed.

"Well I guess this is where we say goodbye." Ash said.

"Yeah." Serena said and Ash started walking towards his house. He stopped after about five steps and then walked back towards Serena.

"Oh, and I just wanted to tell you that if you need any help with your schoolwork or if you just want to hang out, come over and ask me. I'm more than willing. I'm not that far away as you can see." Ash said and the two shared a laugh.

"Okay, thanks Ash. I will take that into consideration. Goodbye!" Serena said.

"Goodbye! Have a good day!" Ash said and waved goodbye and started walking towards his house again. A thought popped into Serena's mind.

"Maybe I was wrong. Maybe I did find a sweet boy on my first day." Serena thought to herself and opened the front door and walked in her house.

Author's Note: Well, how about that first chapter? I thought it went pretty well, but I'll leave that for you guys to decide. Since this is my first Pokemon story I am new to writing stories for it, so it might not be my best work, but I will do my absolute best to entertain all of you. And a little note, Serena will have her new look in this story, i.e. shorter hair, red hat, etc. If you didn't know that yet. But the only thing that won't be a part of her outfit is the ribbon Ash gave her. At least she won't have it yet. Anyway, here is a preview of the next chapter.

"Okay, here is how it works out: fire types have a weakness to water types but have an advantage over ice types." Ash explained. Serena looked at her manual to check if he was right. It appeared that he was.

"Now I understand that. But why is that?" Serena asked.

"It is because water can put out a fire but fire can melt ice. Put it that way." Ash explained in further detail.

"Okay, now I get it." Serena responded and marked it down on her paper. "Wow Ash, you know a lot about this."

"I am very fond of Pokemon. I seek to become a Pokemon master someday so I like studying this kind of subject." Ash stated.

"Thanks for coming over to help me Ash." Serena thanked.

"Oh, no problem. Glad to help!" Ash said.

"I really need help with this. I'm still new to Pokemon and I don't really participate in that many battles." Serena explained.

"Well, you're lucky to have me to help you." Ash stated and the two laughed. They stopped laughing after a second.

"Yeah, I'm very lucky." Serena thought to herself. Many thoughts came into her mind, but there was one that stood out, and she didn't know what to do.

"Now would be as good a time as any. He's right there. I should do it. But I shouldn't. I don't want to freak him out. But what other chance will I get?" Serena continuously thought. She pondered this for a minute and then made her decision.

TDBigJ's message: Hm, Serena seems to be up to something. Will she do it? Wait and you'll find out in the nextchapter. I'll see you then. Leave a review. It's not required but you can still do it so I know what your thoughts are. Just to let you know I will be putting a preview of the next chapter at the end of each chapter so you can get a glimpse of what will happen. May be big, may be small, you never know. And if a Slowpoke isn't really slow, I'm sorry. There are some things about Pokemon I'm still trying to learn again since I got back into it a few months ago. Oh, and by the way, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY ON SUNDAY. And one more thing, I will try to update every Friday. So with that being said, see you in the next installment.

TDBigJ out!