It has been two weeks since Brock and Holly announced their engagement. By now, every friend and relative of theirs has heard the news and is ecstatic for their engagement party. Even Ash, while he still dislikes the fact that they got together via cheating on Holly's ex-boyfriend, can't help but admits how strange yet exciting it feels to see Brock actually go so far in a relationship as want to settle down with a woman. In the years that they've known each other, Brock has had better luck with just making out with a woman for hours on end then going so far in a relationship as to want to get married and stay loyal to that said woman for the rest of his life. Nevertheless, Brock's enthusiasm to marry Holly is unmistakable.

It is the afternoon before Brock and Holly's engagement party later tonight and Serena, Lily, Shauna, and Nina are at a dress store. While Serena already has her dress after buying the red dress with Ash, she is here to help Lilly, find the perfect dress for her to wear for her cousin's special occasion while their friends just want to support her and buy their own.

"How about this cute peach one?" Nina asks Serena as they look through the racks of dresses.

"With that lilac ribbon wrapped around the waist?" Serena criticizes. "Come on, girl, you deserve better than that."

Nina frowns and looks at the dress again before she silently agrees and continues browsing.

"What would we do without a harsh judge of fashion like you, Serena?" Shauna says as she and Lillie look through a rack next to Serena and Nina.

"Oh good golly, I pray I never find out," Serena says firmly with a prideful smirk. "You ladies would be lost without me, then and there."

"Amen," Lillie says in agreement.

The four women continue to look through the dresses for a couple of minutes before Shaunna decides to strike a conversation.

"So, Serena, how are things going with Calem gone?" She asks.

Serena frowns sadly and says, "It's...okay. I guess it's really frustrating how he is going to all these different places and meeting all these people, and then when he asks me how things are going over here, I'm like, 'Oh, it's about the same, except my boyfriend is gone because he took this position without even consulting me."

Lillie, Shauna and Nina look at Serena sadly.

"You're still bitter about that, huh?" Nina asks.

"How could I not?" Serena asks bitterly. "I want to be supportive for him because it's his dream and all, but it still hurts that as far as I know, he didn't even try to consider that he should talk to me first or how this could be hard for me. He just assumed our relationship is gonna be fine and leaves."

Serena huffs in frustration and Nina is quick to take her hand for comfort.

"Maybe that's something you two should talk about when he gets back," Lillie suggests.

"At this point, that's not up for debate," Serena says. "It's been six weeks now and I can't stand having Calem around. The only thing that's keeping my head intact is you guys and my friend, Ash."

"You know, speaking of Ash, Lillie's been telling us about how you hang out with him a lot," Shauna says.

"Yeah, so?" Serena asks.

"We'll, I mean is he cute?" Shauna asks in anticipation. "More importantly, is he single? Is he someone you might want to introduce to one of your slightly desperate friends, hint, hint?"

Serena winces at Shauna's question. She gets an uncomfortable feeling inside her that she can't explain why it's there. Before she can say anything, however, Lillie steps in.

"Don't even think about it, Shaunna, I got dibs on him," Lillie says proudly.

"What? Why?" Shauna whines.

"Because he's supposed to be my rebound after Kiawe," Lillie says.

Serena's frown deepens and she says, "Lillie, you don't even know him."

"So?" Lillie questions. "He seems fine with what I already know about him. I mean he hangs out with you so he's not a total loser, he was super apologetic about knocking Calem out the window so he has a good heart, and he hasn't tried anything with you so he's not a creep."

Serena tries to think of something to counter Lillie's point but sighs defeated when she accepts that she can't think of anything.

"So? Tell us more already," Nina pleads. "Is he smart? Is he funny?"

Lillie scratches her chin in thought before she answers.

"He's definitely smart but not really funny," she says. "He's more of a sensitive shy guy who would let you hug him from behind like a human sized teddy bear while you two are watching TV on the couch. Think Shauna's ex-boyfriend, Trevor, but way cuter."

"Hey, don't hate on Trevor! He was adorable!" Shauna rebukes angrily.

As Shauna and Lily begin to bicker about who is cuter between Ash and Trevor, Serena ignores them and continues to look through the dresses. Then suddenly, she stops looking through the clothes and thinks about the idea of cuddling with Ash the way Lily describe it and giggles quietly. Then her eyes widen and she shakes her head from that thought and goes back to searching through the gowns.

After a few minutes, the girls find some dresses for Lily, Shawna and Nina to try on and so they go to the fitting rooms to start trying them on. Lily decides to buy the blue dress that she tries on first right on the spot while Shaunna and Nina continue to try on more dresses and show them off to the Yvonne sisters. As Lily and Serena wait for their friends to show off the dresses they are trying next, Serena frowns and decides to confront Lily.

"You know, you didn't have to go on and say all that stuff about Ash," she says.

Lillie turns to her sister and defensively asks, "What? What's wrong with what I said?"

Serena bites her lip and says, "I'm just saying you don't have the greatest track record when it comes to dating guys."

"What? You think I'm not good enough for him?" Lily asks with her hands on her hips. "You think I'm going to break his heart and ruin your friendship forever?"

"No, no, that's not what I meant," Serena says defensively.

"Okay. What's the big deal?" Lillie challenges. "Some of us aren't as lucky as you and Calem. Some if us just want a guy that doesn't make us feel like crap all the time. I mean you don't think Ash is the kind of guy that would do that, right?"

"No, never," Serena answers almost immediately.

"Well, then what's the problem with me going out with him?" Lillie asks.

"Nothing," Serena claims.

"Well, then there's no problem, is there?" Lillie says.

Serena opens her mouth to protest again before she sighs.

"No," she says defeated. "No problem at all."

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Meanwhile, over in Lumiose City, Brock and Ash are at a diamond store to pick up Brock's engagement ring. Brock and Holly both ordered engagement rings for each other for them to give at their engagement party and Brock's ring for Holly just arrived last night. Brock acts giddy during the walk to the store as if he's getting ready to buy a new video game making Ash feel uneasy about his best friend's demeanor while still feeling happy for him. When they make it to the diamond store, Ash decides to talk about his feelings for Serena again while they wait for the diamond clerk to bring out the ring. This time, however, Brock takes pity on his little buddy and decides to give him some options.

"Option 1: you make a move on her," he says. "This is something bold and direct. If you're lucky, she'll go out with you and then feel guilty and break up with Calem, but if you're unlucky she will realize what you're doing and end the friendship."

"So basically be sleazy?" Ash asks.

"Yeah," Brock answers plainly.

Ash thinks for a moment and says, "I don't think that would work for someone like Serena."

Brock thinks about and admits, "Yeah, more than likely she will catch wise and realize that you are..."

"Sleazy," Ash says finishing the sentence.

"Well... yeah," Brock admits. "So there's option 2: be the guy she goes to for advice. The downside is you would have to listen to her talk about Calem all day, but the upside is you could use that to your advantage to manipulate her to eventually break up with him."

"So be conniving?" Ash asks.

"Yeah," Brock answers.

Ash thinks hard about this it considers that it is possible. After all, Serena has looked to him to be someone to talk to you about her issue with Calem taking the job without consulting her, so maybe he can use that to cause Serena and Calem to ultimately break up.

"That could work," he says.

"Maybe, but she could also realize what you are doing and then break up the friendship anyway," Brock says.

Ash frowns, admitting Brock is right before his friend continues.

"So that leaves us with option 3: you wait it out," Brock says. "Either they eventually break up and then you make your move, or they get married and you're always standing there wondering what might have been pining indefinitely."

"So be pathetic?"

"Yup."

"That sounds right up my alley," Ash says with a sad smirk.

"Well, it does have the advantage of you being perfectly ethical," Brock says. " but it also has the major disadvantage of you being..."

"Pathetic," Ash says finishing Brock's sentence. "So your advice is to be either sleazy, conniving, or pathetic?"

Brock frowns and scratches the back of his head.

"Well, when you put it that way it doesn't sound like very good advice," he says.

The two friends look at each other and sighing to feet. Just then, the diamond clerk walks in with a small black box and walk over to Brock with a smile on her face. Brought squeals excitedly as she opens the box to reveal a big diamond necklace with a big "H" on top of it covered with little diamonds. Brock claps his hands excitedly while Ash stares at it in confounded amazement.

"Do you think she'll like it?" Brock asks turning to Ash.

"Um... it's not for me to say since it's not my engagement ring," Ash answers scratching the back of his head.

"I think she's going to love it," Brock declares.

"Well... Then you two are made for each other," Ash says with a nervous grin.

Brock pays for the ring and puts the small black box containing it, puts it in his pocket. After that, the two men decide to go down the street to look for something to get lunch before they take a cab back to Vaniville town. Ash has to stop Brock from jumping up and down like a little boy every few minutes as excitement is growing inside the taller man by the minute. Eventually, Brock quiets down and so there is silence between the two of them as they walk down the street until Brock suddenly speaks again.

"You know, there's actually a fourth option for handling your feelings for Serena," he says grabbing Ash's attention. "Be honest with her about your feelings. She might end your friendship with her anyway, but at least you went out there and expressed your feelings like a man."

Ash looks at Brock with a dumbfounded frown and says, "Since when does being a man mean expressing your feelings? Because last time I checked being a man means hiding your feelings forever. Like Lieutenant Surge for example. You never see Lieutenant Surge express his feelings. At best you will see him give out a hint of melancholy and the edge of a smirk."

"Dude, do you really think Lieutenant Surge would stand there and be okay with being just friends? " Brock challenges. "100% honesty is the foundation of any relationship."

"What? So you are 100% honest with Holly about everything?" Ash challenges back.

"Of course, little buddy, what do I have to hide from my fiance?" Brock questions.

"Well, how about that little incident at Porta Vista back in 2017?" Ask remarks making Brock's face fall. "Yeah, that guy, James did kind of look like a woman to be fair."

Brock blushes uncomfortably and clears his throat.

"Like I said, 99% honesty is the foundation of any relationship," he says.

Ash shakes his head and sadly says, "No, it's not, Brock. Is not worth the risk if I lose her as a friend."

Brock looks at his shorter friend and sighs in defeat.

"So that just leaves you with option 5, little buddy."

"And that is?"

"You move on."

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Ash frowns sadly as he sits bit the bar counter in the center where Brock and Holly are having their engagement party. Already people are crowding the large room dressed in nice suits and dresses while Ash quietly sips a small glass of hard cider. He thinks hard about Brock suggestion to move on from his feelings for Serena. On the one hand, it does seem like that's the only choice he has left, but in reality, it's something he knows he cannot do no matter how hard he would try. In his heart, he knows every time he has spent with Serena whether they are together or not has proved to be far too precious to let go just because he can't handle the way he feels about her despite the fact that she is still dating Calem.

Suddenly, he feels a tap on his shoulder and he turns around to see Serena smirking at him while wearing the red dress with Lillie standing next to her wearing a blue dress.

"I should have figured you'd be here drinking you girly beer instead of mingling," Serena says teasingly.

"Uh...yeah, what can I say? You two are the only people I recognize apart from the betrothed couple," Ash says.

"Oh? Is there no one here with you?" Lillie asks curiously.

"No, Dawn couldn't come because she couldn't find a babysitter for Jeremy," Ash says.

Lillie smirks in anticipation. Serena noticing what is on her sister's mind finds herself saying something without thinking about it.

"Well, then why don't the two us be your dates?" She suggests.

Ash and Lillie's eyes widen as they turn to the honey blonde woman in surprise.

"W-what?" Ash stutters.

"Say that again, sis?" Lillie asks suspiciously with her hands on her hips.

Serena freezes, shocked with the words that just came out of her mouth. She bites her lip as she quickly thinks of something explain herself.

"I-I mean Calem isn't here, so that leaves two hotties with no man to have as a date, so I see no problem with us sharing one," she says with her smug grin returning as she takes Ash's arm and hugs it, making him whimper quietly. "Besides, nothing says quite a catch like a cute guy like Ash having two dates. Am I right, Lillie?"

Lillie keeps her suspicious frown as she glares at her sister before she turns to Ash. Ash looks at his crush's sister with his face red all over as he struggles to say a word of protest to either woman. Lillie raises her eyebrow and smirks and amusement as she interprets this has him feeling bashful around her alone.

"You know what, Serena? You are right as rain," she says as she takes Ash's other hand, makes him blush even more. "How about it, Mr. Ketchum? It would mean soooooo much to us if you would be a gentleman and keep us company."

Ash whimpers hysterically and tries to think of a good reason to deny their request. But then his mind drifts to the thought of having Serena as his date. The more he thought about it, the more it tempted him to say yes even if they would be a date as friends and she would be sharing Ash as her date with Lillie. After thinking about it a little more, Ash size and gives the two ladies a bashful smile.

"H-how could I say no?" He stutters.

"Aw, thanks, Ashy. You're the best," Lillie coos, making Ash blush harder.

Just then, they hear someone tapping on a mic and they turn to see Brock and Holly on the stage.

"Hello, everyone, thank you so much for coming to our engagement party. We are so happy to have everyone we care about together in one space," Brock greets. "With that said, we have an announcement: both of us truly want to get married, but we actually hate weddings."

"Yeah, every wedding I have ever been to has completely sucked," Holly says. "Sorry, Aunt Asuma and Uncle Kiroto."

"Yeah, and we hate long engagements too," Brock says before he and Holly look at each other excitedly and he says, "So we decided we're actually going to get married right here tonight!"

Everyone in the crowd including Ash, Serena, and Lillie stares at the couple in shock. It takes a moment or two before they all smile and applaud in excitement.

"We have Amanda here, who is our registered civil officiant," Holly says pointing to an old woman standing close to the stage. "And I already picked out my dress."

"Autumn is going to be Holly's maid of honor while Ash will be my best man," Brock announces. "So thank you very much, and everyone please stay away from my Uncle Maynor."

Ash's jaw drops in surprise while Serena and Lillie smirk at their date again.

"My, my, my. Not only is our date a cutie and a gentleman, but the best man. What a catch," Lillie says giving Ash a flirtatious grin. "You come up with the best ideas, Serena."

"Of course, I do. I'm your big sister," Serena says proudly.

Ash gulps and chuckles nervously as his two dates smirk flirtatiously at him before Brock comes over to retrieve him for his sudden role as the best man.

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For the next half hour, Ash helps Brock get ready as they put on their tuxes for the ceremony. Brock's excitement made it difficult for Ash as he tried to explain to his best friend how nervous he is to be the best man.

"Brock, I really wish you talked to me about this before putting me there on the spot," he whines.

"Aw, don't be so overdramatic, Ash," Brock says with a wave of his hand. "After all, all you have to do is stand there and have my back while I marry the most beautiful and amazing woman in the history of existence."

Brock giggles in excitement like a schoolgirl making Ash groan in annoyance.

"But don't I also need to have a speech or something prepare for after the ceremony or something?" he protests.

"Ah, you'll figure something out, little buddy," Brock says. "I mean come on, you've seen me and Holly together plenty of times. You'll have plenty of material to say how crazy we are about each other."

Ash makes a nervous grim as the only things he can think of our times when he sadly watches the two of them ferociously make out. Just then, the door opens to reveal Amanda.

"It's showtime in ten minutes," she announces. "Also, best man, you are summoned to the bride's room."

"What? What for?" Ash asks.

"You're just gonna have to come over there and find out, son," Amanda answers with a shrug.

"Go on, Ash, better go see what my future missus wants," Brick says with a grin.

Ash sighs and reluctantly leaves the room and follows Amanda mentally wondering how he got into this mess. By the time he makes it to Holly's room, he can already hear her rebuking Autumn over her makeup making him uneasy as he opens the door.

"I've been summoned?" He says as he opens the door.

"Ash! Great timing!" Holly says enthusiastically while wearing her wedding dress before she turns to Autumn. "Go get me some vodka or something, I'm seriously going to freak out if I don't have any booze."

Autumn flinches nervously at Holly's order before she leaves the room. Ash gets uncomfortable and asks, "Is this a bad time?"

"No, no, no, no, no! You stay," Holly commands. "Autumn is more nervous than I am and frankly it's wiggling me out. You stay and talk to me."

Ash hesitates before he fully enters the room and stands in front of Holly. For a moment neither of them say anything.

"So...?" Holly finally says in an eager tone.

"Uh...so?" Ash asks confused.

Holly rolls her eyes and decides to get to the point.

"Why are you torturing yourself over your feelings for Serena?" She asks. "I saw you over there with her and Lillie before we made the announcement. It's clear that you're holding back from having a 10-second conversation with Serena that would answer everything."

Ash frowns and says, "I really don't want to talk about that. Besides, it's your wedding day."

"Exactly!" Holly says. "It's my wedding day, and as best man, it's your job to keep me calm before I run away and go make out with the first guy I see walking down the street."

Ash's frown deepens at that description before Holly speaks again.

"Look, what is the best case scenario if you finally admit to Serena how you feel about her?" She asks. "Do you think it's her saying, 'Ash, I love you too. Let's get married, never talk about Calem again and kiss until we die in each other's arms like in The Notebook.'"

"That actually is the best case scenario," Ash says with a small smile, imagining him and Serena doing everything Holly described.

"Okay, so what's the worst case scenario?" Holly asks. "Is it her saying 'Ash, you lying jackass, I thought we were friends but all this time you've just been wanting to shove your tongue down my throat?'"

Ash winces in disgust and says, "I think any scenario with the phrase 'shove your tongue down my throat' is the worst case scenario, Holly."

Holly sighs, irritated with the shy raven-haired man's persistence to keep his feelings for Serena a secret.

"Look, Ash," she says. "The one thing I like about getting married is that you get to go stand up in front of everyone you care about and state for the record that you believe in the best case scenario with the one you want to stay together forever with. It terrifies me to no end, but that's why the outfits are so nice and that's why it's great that Brock will be right there by my side saying the same thing. We both are crazy for each other, we want to live the rest of our lives together for better or worse and we want the whole world to know it."

Ash stares at her, taken aback at her statement.

"You care about him that much?" He asks.

"More than anything," Holly says sincerely.

Ash can't help but smile at her heartfelt confession.

"Then you really are made for each other," he says.

Holly smiles as Autumn enters the room holding a plastic cup of vodka. Holly snatches the cup and turns to Ash saying, "Cheers," before drinking the whole drink down.

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15 minutes later, Brock and Ash are back in the main hall standing on the stage with Autumn and Amanda. Ash blushes lightly both in embarrassment and in bashfulness as Serena and Lily teasingly cheer for him and shout to the rest of the audience, "That's our date! We got the best man," much to Brock's amusement. Finally, wedding music plays over the speakers and Holly happily walks down the aisle with her father until she makes it to the front stage. Both Brock and Holly giggle in anticipation as Amanda clears her throat.

"Welcome, family, friends and loved ones," she says. "We are gathered here today to celebrate the wedding of Holly and Brock. You have come here to share in this formal commitment they make to one another, to offer your love and support to this union, and to allow Holly and Brock to start their married life together surrounded by the people dearest and most important to them."

Some members of the audience "Aw!" loudly before Amanda continues.

"So without further ado, may we have the rings please?"

Brock and Holly squeal with excitement as Brock takes out the small black box out of pocket. Ash's eyes widen as he realizes that the diamond ring is actually meant to be Holly's wedding ring as Brock puts it on her finger. Then Holly turns to Autumn who reaches from inside her purse and takes out a small black box and Holly opposite to reveal another diamond ring with a "B" covered in small diamonds. Ash stares at it in disbelief as Holly puts it on Brock's finger.

"Our dearly committed have also written their own vows," Amanda announces.

Brock and Holly grin with their eyes glued to each other.

"I want you to be mine forever," Brock says eagerly.

"I want you to be mine forever," Holly says enthusiastically.

Amanda frowns and looks at a two of them in confusion as she realizes that's apparently all they have to say. Finally, she shrugs and says, " then by the power invested in me by the rejoin of Kalos, it is my privilege to pronounce you as husband and wife. You may ki -"

But before Amanda can finish the last sentence, Brock and Holly are already smashing their lips together. Amanda rolls her eyes and shrugs while everyone else claps and cheers. Even Ash finds himself smiling at this moment as his best friend picks up his new wife bridal style and proudly shouts, "I got her! She's Mine! She's my wife! All mine!"

After everyone quiets down, Amanda calls Autumn over to begin speeches. Everyone gathers together to watch Autumn talk about Holly and Brock only for her to begin crying hysterically and talk about moments between her and Holly.

"A-a-and so I learned a lot of things that night about gambling addictions and identity theft and the Unovan legal system," she weeps comically making everyone uneasy. "But the most important lesson I learned from Holly and it was a friendship."

Autumn drops her mic and walks over to hug Holly who juggles nurse that she hugs her back politely saying she did a good job. Brock turns to Ash who is standing next to him with Serena and Lily and says, "You're up." Ash gulps nervously until he feels Serena nudge him on the shoulders.

"Go get 'em, tiger," she says encouragingly. "Remember, anything you say has to easily be better than that."

"Yeah, come on, you can do it," Lillie says in agreement.

Ash smiles kindly at his two dates before he reluctantly walks over to the stage and takes the mic. He stands there nervously has all eyes on him until he thinks about what Holly says and figures out what to say.

"S-so to those of us who begrudgingly call Brock a friend, It seems impossible that any woman who could handle him for a month at best, much less want to handle him an entire lifetime," he begins. "But then you meet Holly who wants to be with him for the rest of her life without question. And in the end, that's the good news here. If these two can find each other than maybe there truly is someone out there for everyone."

At this moment, Serena's smug look fades to one of surprise. A small yet sincere smile appears on her face as she feels touched and hopeful at the idea that maybe he really means it.

"The the bad news is that given that they can't keep their hands off each other, they will procreate and their army of children will cause the Apocalypse," Ash says making everyone chuckle as he continues with his gaze focused on Serena. "But tonight we will celebrate the good news. I remember the night Brock and Holly met and that instant connection. If you're lucky, it happens once in a lifetime. And if you're unlucky, then you have to come to weddings and great people like me talk about it and assume we're all hopeless romantics."

Serena's smile fades as she watches her friend speak from the heart.

"It's very easy to be cynical about love in my eye. Just ask Brock or Serena. They'll know what I mean," Ash says making Brock and Serena chuckle a little. "But tonight it's actually hard to do. So to Brock and Holly for making the hard way look easy."

Everyone smiles and raises their glasses saying cheers and to Brock and Holly before they all take a sip of their drinks. Serena smiles, satisfied with the way Ash handled himself there and in her mind she begins to wonder if it's possible for ash to truly change his feelings about love in general. Lillie, on the other hand, looks at Ash with a coquettish grin, proud to have Ash as her date as the wheels in her mind turn for a plan to make her move on the shy, raven-haired man.

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After a couple of hours of drinking and dancing to celebrate Brock and Holly's marriage. Lillie drives Ash and Serena back to Vaniville town. She parks at the front of Serena's apartment building first before driving to Dawn's house.

"Are you sure you want to drive me other there?" Ash asks from the back seat. "I mean it's so close that it's barely worth the gas."

"Nonsense, I'm all about the door-to-door service," Lillie says with a wave of her hand. "Besides you agreed to be our date tonight so it's only fair. Now go say goodnight to Serena."

Serena rolls her eyes over Lillie's response before she and Ash get out of the car. The two of them smile at each other before Serena places her hand on Ash's chest.

"You clean up really nice, Ash," she says softly.

"T- thanks," Ash says trying to keep his cool.

Serena smirks at her nervous friend before pulling him into a hug.

"Thanks for being my date," she says.

Ash blushes before he hugs her back and smiles saying, "Anytime."

They keep hugging for a few seconds before Serena breaks the hug.

"Good night, Ash," she says as she enters her apartment building

"Good night, Serena," Ash says as he gets back in Lillie's car.

The ride to Dawn's house is shorts and quiet. It only takes a couple minutes before Lillie parks in the sidewalk.

"Thank you, Lillie," Ash says politely before Lillie suddenly takes his hand and gives him a kittenish look.

"I don't think it's a good idea for me to come inside," she says.

"What?" Ash asks in confusion.

Lillie giggles and says, "Okay, I'll come and make out with you, but we are not doing anything else."

"Uh... I'm very confused," Ash admits.

"Aw, relax, Ash, I'm only kidding," Lillie giggles.

"About what?" Ash asks.

"Everything," Lillie suddenly says with a flirtatious look.

Ash looks at her even more confused than before. Before he can ask any more, however, Lily suddenly unbuckles her seatbelt, lunges toward him and smashes her lips together with his. Ash blushes furiously as Lily moans and pleasure as she moves her lips rapidly against his. Ash doesn't know what to do or what to say, he just sits there and shock has his mind starts to think about what Serena would say if she found out about this.

"Dude, nice. You made out with my sister," Serena says with a teasing grin.

"No, no, it's not what you think," Ash begs. "I mean yeah, it is but -"

"Oh, it's totally fine," Serena says with a wave of her hand. "I mean come on. She's super hot like me and she's like, 99% genetically identical to me and just has longer lighter blonde hair. So have fun dating my sister, just know that for the record that as of this moment I will never, ever, ever, ever date you ever! EVER!"

Ash's eyes widen as he suddenly becomes terrified of the idea of never be given the chance to date Serena. He suddenly grabs Lily by the shoulders and pushes her away breaking the kiss.

"I-i-i'm so sorry, Lillie I can't do this," he says. "I think you're great and all but -"

"Great? You think I'm great?" Lillie says angrily. "What's your problem? I don't throw myself at your guys like, ever. I just made an exception because I think you're cute, and you think I'm great?! GREAT?!"

Ash tries to think of an explanation, but his attempts are interrupted by Lillie shoving him.

"Get out!" she screams. "Get the frick out!"

Ash panics and struggles to knuckle his seat belt and open the car door as Lillie pushes him out.

"I can't believe I almost put my tongue in your mouth for this crap! Goodbye!" she yells as she walks the car door and drives away.

Ash sits there with his bottom on the cement as he watches Lillie drive away. He breathes heavily, shocked at what had just transpired.

"S-s-she was about to put her tongue down my throat?" He asks in disbelief. "What the heck?"

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The next day, Lily and Serena decide to get together after work to go to the beach and lie in the sun in their swimsuits. Lillie lays down in her chair absorbing the sun while Serena lies down reading a book. The two of them remain quiet until Lillie bites her lip and turns to her older sister.

"You know, you haven't asked me what happened between me and Ash," she says.

Serena frowns, nervous to learn about anything happening between her best friend and her sister."

"I'm respecting your privacy," she lies as she mentally thanks God that she is wearing her sunglasses to hide her eyes.

"He's a big, stupid ugly jerk," Lillie claims. "He just threw himself at me and told me to kiss him."

Serena raises her eyebrow and turns to her sister.

"Seriously?" She asks, unamused.

"Seriously," Lillie says. "He just got pissed off and try to come after me. Me, your little sister. Then I told him that I wasn't that kind of girl and that he got into this big rage. Then the police came and he just shot them on the head. Some of them have little kids and they'll never get to know their father and he didn't care he just stood there and laughed and laughed and laughed."

Serena silently snickers, not buying the rest of Lillie's story for a second. The idea of a bashful and nervous guy like Ash getting into a rage and killing police officers is the most ridiculous this she's ever heard.

"You don't say," she says trying hard not to laugh.

Lillie frowns and turns to Serena.

"Have you talked to him lately?" She asks.

"No," Serena answers.

"So he didn't talk about how I made a major fool out of myself?" Lillie asks.

Serena turns to her sister and says, "No."

Lillie mentally sighs, thankful that Ash didn't blab to her sister about last night. She looks away, closes her eyes and goes back to enjoying the heat of the sun on her skin. Serena goes back to her book like nothing was said, but then she finds herself smiling as if everything in the world is slightly better now.