Ash's who had just talked to professor oak about the assistant of professor Sycamore told misty that the only thing they knew about the assistant was that she was a girl and was from kalos.
"So does she know you?" Misty asked.
"Yes that is what professor oak told me"
"And you don't know her?" Misty asked.
"Well I don't know I knew a girl from kalos because we were at the same summer camp and quickly became friends but she is the same age as me and it is impossible that she is a professor's assistant at the age of 10."
"She could be assistant in only in name" misty said with a thoughtful look on her face.
"What do you mean" ash asked
A professor especially a regional professor has many assistants some are the main assistant which research alongside the professor but others who are young and do not have that much knowledge just act as helpers and do the tasks like feeding and grooming pokemon assistants like these could be as young as us.
"Reasonable explanation a professor has many task he or she could not possibly do all of them alone but the girl I know has a mother who is hellbent on teaching her rhyhorn racing" Ash said with exasperated sigh
"Well it is a assumption only time could tell" Misty said
"Well I do need to buy some stuff" Ash said.
"Oh well here is my contribution" misty said while putting 3000 pokedollars on the table
"So what do you need?" ash asked
"Some water type pokemon food 7 cans to be precise some rations and instant food like noddles bread and cucumbers and a bottle of mayonese would be fine the 7 cans would be from my money fully while the rest of the stuff should be half from my money and half from yours and just curious what do you want to buy fir yourself and froakie?"
"Uhh a map of the region some potions about 10 to be exact 3 paralyze heal 3 burn heal 3 antidote 1 can of water type food and 2 cans of general pokemon food and some books."
"I assume the general pokemon food is for the pokemon you catch in the viridian forest but books I did not take you for a nerd or do you like to read fantasy novel or maybe horror, fiction, romance."
"Geez sometimes you speak to much I know you are 10 year old but you act like a 7 year old."
Who told you I am 10 years old I am 13 years old and it's very rude to guess women's age misty said with a angry undertone.
Ash's eyes widened she's 13 he thought. But quickly hide his surprise and said "well it isn't exactly rude since you are a girl and not a women."
Misty's face became red in anger j-just go and buy the stuff.
"Hahahahahaa you don't have anything to refute it" Ash laughed while walking off to the exit.
"Damn you little" Misty shouted from behind
Ash's laughter soon calmed down as he exited the pokemon centre towards a girl to ask directions for the grocery store and pokemart.
While walking towards his eyes became half open as he thought it's much better to be a kid than a adult honestly why does every kid dream of being a adult quickly being a kid is much better while thinking this memories of his past life came to his mind and he sighed I think I know why he said to himself after remembering his childhood as a child he or she doesn't get enough respect from elders they treat them like they are incapable of everything for example if a two cars accidentally collide on the road even if the fault is of the older driver the society only criticizes the younger one and as for adults being over 18 doesn't give anyone a card for maturity. Maturity come from experience not age.
Ash was brought out of his thoughts by the closeness of himself and the girl ash stopped and took a look at her she had blond hair and was facing towards another street while looking in her purse for something.
"Ermm miss do you know where the nearest poke mart and grocery store is?" Ash asked with a polite tone.
"Yes it's that wa-" Her voice stopped mid sentence as she looked at him.
Both of their expressions froze as they looked at eachother.
There mouths didn't move but their minds did
Ash's mind
That's serena THATS SERENA what is she doing in kanto? Are there showcase in kanto like kalos? Don't tell she the professors assistant professor oak mentioned
Unlike ash's mind serena's mind had only one word echoing repeatedly
Serena's mind
Ash he is crying
To ash's surprise the moment after his eyes met serena's serena closed the distance between them and cupped his cheek in her hands
"What happened? Why are you crying? Did someone hurt you? Tell me" Serena almost shouted
"What I am crying" ash whispered to himself and put his hands on serena's the tips of his fingers on his eyes feeling the wet tears near his eyes the second thing he noticed was the soft skin of serena on his face her hands were cold yet it made his face warm
Serena soon released the closeness of her and ash face and started blushing oh no madly blushing her whole was red as a tomato she slowly retracted her hands from his face and repeatedly apologized
"Sorry sorry sorry"
"No really it's okay" Ash said while cracking a smile.
Ash glanced over at Serena after wiping the teardrops near his eyes she was still blushing as hard as before and looking down like someone had given her a dare to not look in his eyes
"Cute" ash thought as he kept the staring at serena's
Wait what am I talking about she is ash's girl I cannot betray ash like that what if this transmigration thing is only for a month and we would get reversed after that i only want to enjoy and train his pokemon for now but still in a corner of his mind a voice was there telling him what if this was permanent he could never get back to his world ash mentally kicked himself and thought while inhaling air I need to remember the 80 percent of the things happening in your life is happening because of your own decision and the rest 20 percent is something you cannot control so focus on the 80 percent not 20 percent most overthinkers focus the 20 percent he knows this because he as a certified phd in overthinking
"Urmm are you okay" Serena asked with a concerned tone.
"Yes I am okay" Ash said
"So um do you remember who I am" Serena asked this time while looking straight in his eyes with a tiny streak of pink covering her face as our eyes met.