The 3rd day of camp ended. And the next day wasn't so special. And there came the 5th and final day of camp. It was the last day so the campers were allowed to go anywhere they liked in the city. And they were to return to the campsite before it got dark. All the other campers except Serena and Misty belonged to Pallet town. So they were to separate ways at the bus stop before midnight.

For now, our four friends decided to go to the Amusement Park. They spent the day there, enjoying the rides and eating. But, the sun started to set and they headed back to the campsite. Climbing the mountain, they were talking about the fun they had these past 5 days. Serena's mood was down. She was walking slowly and behind other three.

"Is everything alright?" Serena heard a soft voice asking her. It was Ash.

"Time flies, doesn't it?" Serena asked back. "I mean, four days passed away. Too fast." She said looking at the orange sky.

"Hm. But we had so much fun." Ash said smiling.

"But.." Serena sighed. "You're gonna go to Pallet town tonight. We... we'll be far apart...again."

There was silence for few moments. Before Ash spoke up, "Wanna go somewhere before we head over to the bus stop?"

Serena looked at Ash. "Where?"

"To the park." Ash said.

"You serious? Your bus timing is like 11 p.m. The park would be so empty at that hour." Serena said.

"Just the two of us, huh. Doesn't sound too bad to me. What about you?" Ash asked with a smile.

Serena blushed and replied, "Okay."

It was about 9:30 p.m. when our campers left the campsite with all their luggage and headed down the mountain towards the bus stop.

Ash and Serena managed to get away from others and they went to the park. Alex knew about them.

Both of them reached the park and there was no one there. It was too quiet. The lamp posts threw white light and the moon was full.

Ash and Serena sat down at one of the bench.

"So, are you gonna head back to Hoenn now?" Ash asked.

"Yeah. The main reason I came here was because I wanted to meet you." Serena replied.

"I'm planning to take a break and relax for now." Ash said. "When are you going back?"

"Next week I guess. I still have to book my ticket." Serena replied. "Ash... one thing I wanted to ask you.."

"Go on." Ash replied.

"At the Kalos airport.. when I was going down the escalator..." Serena blushed.

"Yeah, so?"

"You never said anything to me about...why I did that to you...does it mean you don't mind it?"

Ash giggled. "Serena... I think I like you."

That came as a sudden shock for Serena. "What?!"

"I said I like you. Since the day we separated ways at the airport."

"What?"

"Well, you feel the same way too, don't you?"

The girl was already red. She replied, "Y-yes. Since the day we first met when we were kids."

Ash hugged Serena.

"I love you, Serena." He whispered.

Serena blushed and hugged Ash back. "I love you too, Ash."

There was silence for few moments until they let go of the hug.

"Come with me, Serena. To Pallet town." Ash said.

Serena smiled and looked at the black sky and the stars twinkling. "You know, Ash, before I met you, I had no plan for future. But travelling with you, seeing how you worked so hard to achieve your dream to be a pokemon master, I too wanted to be something. And that's a pokemon performer. I have a goal now. I do love you very much, but I too wanna do something in life."

Ash smiled. "Well then, I see you are gonna go back to Hoenn, eh?"

"Yeah." Serena replied.

"I'll be waiting to see you as a great pokemon performer and return to me someday, Serena." Ash said with a smile on his face.

"Trust me, you won't have to wait for long. And as I said before.. next time we meet, you are gonna like the kind of person I've grown into!" Serena said happily and winked at Ash.

It was totally unexpected, but that smile of Serena's made Ash do something which Serena never expected.

Ash put his left arm around Serena's shoulder and pulled her into a kiss. Ofcourse, Serena didn't step back either.

For Serena, this boy was the one she believed was for her only. She loved him since childhood and always wanted him to smile. And now she finally got him after all these years. And she was never gonna let him go now.

For Ash, this girl was more special than any other girl he met in his life. She encouraged him to never give up and stayed by him whenever he felt sad. And that's what made him like her a lot. He wasn't gonna let go of her now.

After this, Ash was on his way towards Pallet town and Serena stayed with the four sisters before going back to Hoenn. Ofcourse, Ash and Serena stayed in touch by calling eachother everyday and sending letters to eachother. Both of them worked hard for making their dreams come true. They never let their love come in between their dreams, nor they let their dreams come in between their love! They did spare time for meeting eachother atleast once every month.

So, we can say, that this long distance relationship worked out very well. And, also, after many years, surely, the church bells rang.

~The end~

Heya, folks! This is it. The end. I hope you enjoyed the story. I'll wait for reviews. Bye bye!

And guys, it would be good if you could go check out my another story 'Asherena's wedding day'. It's kinda the continuation of this story.

I'm sure you're gonna like it! Later!