Author's Notes:
Here ye here ye here ye, a new chapter of Alpha and Omega is here. Sorry this is a little late, it's been a rough morning for me, and I've been slacking a little bit as this should have been ready yesterday.

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Somewhere between the cities of Huelva and Malaga, we join a trio of travelers walking through the woods. And there is a good reason why it's only somewhere.

"Just admit we're lost Tierno," Trevor said in a frustrated tone.

"We're not lost. I'm just having a little difficulty finding where we are on this map," Tierno replied as he studied their map.

"Just give it to me. I'll figure out where we are," Trevor replied.

"No way! We'll really be lost then. Remember that time you called Shauna and I because you lost your stuff in the woods, while you were chasing a Pokémon just to take its picture?" Tierno shot back.

"That's because I left my map and compass with my bag. If I had them I wouldn't have needed your help," Trevor responded back as he reached for the map.

Tierno held the map up higher out of Trevor's reach. Tierno was still taller than Trevor, by not as much as he used to be. Since their time traveling through Kalos and running into Ash and the others, Trevor had hit a significant growth spurt. He was still shorter than Tierno, but not nearly as much, and was now just a few inches taller than Shauna.

Shauna groaned at their behavior, and was tired of them always butting heads, which seemed to be happening more these days. While Tierno was focused on trying to keep the map away from Trevor, Shauna took a running start and jumped up, snatching the map from Tierno's hand.

"I'm sorry babe, but this is my performance we're heading to, and I can't be late. If Trevor can figure out where we are and get us back on track, I'm going to let him," Shauna stated.

Trevor blushed a little from Shauna's comment, while Tierno huffed as he crossed his arms.

"Here Trevor," Shauna said as she handed Trevor it he map.

Trevor reached out and took the map. As he did this his hand brushed Shauna's. Her soft mocha colored skin sent electricity through his body. He of course did his best to hide this from her, but he did blush a little as he thought about how much he longed to just hold her hand, caress her skin, touch her soft supple lips with his.

Trevor shook his head, as he needed to focus. Shauna's next performance was three days away, and they couldn't be late. Trevor pulled a compass out of his pocket as he placed the map on the ground, and began to find their location. As this happened, Shauna saw Tierno pouting and walked over to him and wrapped her arms around him.

"Oh come on, don't be sad. We were supposed to be arriving today, but we haven't seen any sign of Malaga. If he can help get us back on track, we should just let him," Shauna explained.

"Yeah, I guess," Tierno replied in an annoyed tone.

"Come on, get happy. What could I do to put a smile back on that cute face of yours?" Shauna said after she heard his tone.

Tierno raised an eyebrow, as a smirk formed on his face.

"I can think of something," Tierno replied as a perverted look formed on his face.

Shauna knew exactly what he was thinking, and pushed away from him.

"Not that," Shauna said in an annoyed tone.

"Come on babe, we've been dating for almost a year now, and haven't done it yet. A man's got urges," Tierno pleaded.

Shauna looked away. Tierno had been asking for sex very quickly after they started dating, but Shauna always refused to put out. She knew he still wanted Serena, and she only wanted to have sex with a guy that truly loved her and only her. She did however consider the idea that if they did have sex that it might make him realize how good she was and forget about Serena.

Trevor was hearing this whole conversation unfold, and it made him sick. He knew that Tierno wasn't going to ever appreciate Shauna as the amazing woman she was, and no amount of sex was ever going to change that. He was pleased to know though that Shauna still hadn't given in to Tierno's whining, and given him her virginity. He just wished Tierno would stop talking about sex, as the horrible mental pictures of Tierno having sex that would enter Trevor's mind made him want to vomit.

"Ok, I'm done," Trevor announced, ending Tierno's attempts for sex.

"Great! So where are we?" Shauna replied as she walked over.

She then came up from behind Trevor and rested her chin on his shoulder, causing him to blush madly.

"Umm, we're ahh, here," Trevor said nervously as he pointed to the map. "We're a little off course, but we ahhh should arrive in Malaga tomorrow afternoon if we ummm go this way, until we reach the trail, and then follow it the rest of the way."

"Great! Thanks Trevor! What would we do without you?" Shauna praised as she gave him a hug from behind, resulting in Trevor having a deep red blush.

Shauna didn't notice, but Tierno did. Shauna released Trevor from the hug and walked over to her bag. Meanwhile Tierno walked up and put a firm hand on Trevor's shoulder and brought his head close to Trevor's ear.

"Never going to happen," Tierno whispered, then started walking in the direction Trevor said they had to go.

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A little while later, the trio were walking through the forest to find the trail to Malaga. Trevor kept ahold of the map, and checked their course regularly to ensure they didn't get off track. They heard some voices ahead, but didn't pay them much attention at first. But as they got closer the voices started to sound familiar. Through the trees, they eventually saw the people. They didn't look familiar at first, but as they got even closer Shauna was able to identify some of the Pokémon, making her almost certain who they were.

"Serena, Ash," Shauna called out as she walked through the forest to them.

"Hey Shauna," Serena replied and walked towards her to meet her.

As they reached each other at the edge of the small clearing Ash and Serena were in the two friends brought each other into a hug.

"Woah Serena, looking as beautiful as ever," Tierno praised with hearts in his eyes and blew her a kiss.

This made Shauna a little angry at Tierno, but she hid it because she didn't want Serena to think she was mad at her. Also because she hoped this would be the last time this would happen.

"Hello Serena," Trevor said with a friendly smile.

"Hey Tierno," Serena said uncomfortably by his acknowledgement of her, partly because she knew he was dating Shauna.

"Hey Trevor, " Serena said sounding more comfortable.

"Hey Tierno, Trevor, and Shauna," Ash said, announcing his presence.

"Hey Ash," Tierno said casually, not thinking for one second that he could be anything more than a friend to Serena.

"Hey Ash," said Trevor as he extended his hand to him.

Ash then shook his hand, and then Shauna came in and gave him a hug.

"It's great to see you Ash," Shauna said as he hugged him.

Truth be told, Shauna was very happy to see Ash again, because this meant there was a chance that he and Serena were dating.

"Good to see you too," Ash replied as he returned the hug.

Shauna then released Ash and went back to Serena, putting her hand on her shoulders, with a serious look on her face.

"Ok Serena, I need to know if the rumors are true," said Shauna.

"What rumors?" Serena replied, nervously.

"As to why you went to Kanto. I can see that with Ash here they are at least half true, but is the rest true?" Shauna asked with a little smile forming.

Serena smiled and nodded her head vigorously, "Yes."

"EEEEEEE," Shauna squealed as she hugged her friend again, this time even tighter.

"Umm, what rumor?" Asked Tierno.

"Yeah, I haven't heard any rumors," Trevor added.

"To be honest, I'm as clueless as you two here," Ash replied.

"Well it's not a big rumor, but it was something Miette and I heard about at the showcase office while we were meeting with Palermo before we left. That Ash and Serena are now dating!" Shauna said excitedly at the end.

"What?!" Tierno replied as he looked at Ash.

"Oh I didn't know that was a rumor, but it's true. Serena and I have been dating since she came to Kanto to see me before we came here," Ash replied.

"Congratulations Ash," Trevor replied as he shook Ash's hand again and gave him a bro hug.

Tierno didn't respond. He was completely shocked, and angry. As far as he was concerned, Ash had his chance in Kalos and blew it. This was supposed to be his time. Serena was supposed to be his girl.

Shauna on the other hand, was completely ecstatic. She was so happy for her two friends to get together, partly because she now hoped that Tierno would just give up on Serena.

While all this unfolded, the new Pokémon asked the older ones what was going on, and they explained. However Lucario didn't say a word, as he was focused on Tierno, and what he was feeling from his aura.

"Ok now Serena, you need to tell me everything. How you two became a couple, first date, everything until now. Don't hold anything back," Shauna stated.

"Actually Ash and I were about to make some lunch. Why don't you all join us and I can tell you everything?" Serena offered.

"Sounds great! I'll help you cook. I imagine it'll be nice to have some help for a change," Shauna replied.

"Actually Ash helps a lot with preparing the food," Serena defended.

"Really? I'm sorry Ash. I didn't think you would, or even knew how to cook," Shauna apologized.

"It's ok. I used to not, but I want to help Serena, and she's been teaching more on how to cook so I can be more helpful," Ash replied.

"Ash, maybe you can give Tierno a few lessons. He doesn't do anything to help. It's always me and Trevor making the meals," Shauna replied.

This resulted in Tierno pouting and Trevor blushing a little, which Shauna noticed of both of them. Shauna just shook her head because of Tierno. She had been dealing with this for a while now, and was getting tired of his childish behavior. But when she saw Trevor blush, it made her feel happy and blush a little herself. Shauna noticed this and pushed these thoughts from her mind, like she had been having to do a lot over this journey, as she was dating Tierno.

Upon noticing the Pokémon Trevor started to go a little crazy and took a few pictures of Ash and Serena's Pokémon. Tierno and Shauna joined in when Meloetta decided to casually make her presence felt by levitating in eating some berries. After Serena explained how she captured Meloetta, Shauna became jealous, while Tierno commented that it was fitting for her to have a Pokémon almost as beautiful as she was. Now Meloetta joined Serena on feeling uncomfortable by one of Tierno's comments. As she was part psychic type, she was able to read his thoughts, and knew she wanted to stay as far away from him as possible.

The group then proceeded to work on preparing their lunch. Ash and Serena had already pulled out the table, so Trevor helped Ash unfold it while Serena and Shauna pulled out what they needed to make lunch. Once the table was set up, Ash took the stock pot and went to get water from a nearby stream. Trevor went off to gather firewood, while Serena and Shauna talked as they placed the ingredients on the table and began to prep them.

Tierno on the other hand, sat down while everyone else worked. His eyes were fixed on the girls as the talked and worked, but he wasn't listening to a word they were saying. His mind was stuck on the idea of a three way between them and him. While these thoughts ran through his head, they affected the appearance of his aura. Lucario could see this, and balled his fists tightly, causing his knuckles to pop.

By the time Ash returned with the water, Trevor already had a good fire going, and had just finished setting up the stand to hold the pot over the fire.

"Wow that was fast Trevor, and good fire going on top of that. I was expecting you were still going to be getting the fire started," Ash commented.

"Thanks, but I have to give credit for the fire to my Charizard. I couldn't have gotten such a good fire ready this fast without him," Trevor replied as he gestured to his Charizard behind him.

"In that case, thank you for your help too Charizard," Ash said.

Charizard nodded in response as he socialized with the other Pokémon.

"But as good as this fire is, it won't last if I don't get anymore firewood," Trevor added.

"I'll give you a hand," Ash replied as he hung the pot over the fire.

Ash was about to walk off with Trevor, when Lucario stopped him by speaking to him through his aura.

"Master," Lucario said to get Ash's attention.

"Lucario I've told you, don't call me master," Ash replied.

"I think it's time for an aura lesson," said Lucario.

"I'm kind of busy right now, how about later," Ash replied, as he was already hungry.

"It will only take a minute. Look at the aura of the large lazy human sitting at the table and tell me what you see," Lucario instructed.

Ash sighed in defeat and looked at Tierno's aura.

"It's full of lust, a selfish, obsessive, perverted lust. It feels like he feels entitled to whatever he's lusting after. There's really nothing else, and it's extremely disgusting. It makes me feel like I need to take a shower," Ash replied.

"I know. Now focus, what is he lusting after?" Lucario instructed.

Ash took a deep breath and focused on Tierno's aura again.

"Serena. You already knew this, didn't you?" Ash asked.

"I did. From the moment he arrived. I am ready when you are. Together we can easily remove this unwanted....thing from here, and away from mistress Serena," Lucario replied.

Ash sighed from Lucario's statment. For Pokémon with mates, if another Pokémon came and tried to attract ones mate, it was normal practice that a battle would ensue, after they had been identified as a mated pair. In Lucario's eyes this was no different, as Ash and Serena were identified as being in a relationship. The only flaw in Lucario's logic was that Ash, Serena, and Tierno weren't Pokémon.

"Lucario, he's not an unwanted guest. And as much as I don't appreciate the way he's looking at Serena, that's no reason to attack him, as long as he doesn't try anything," Ash replied.

"But master..." Lucario replied urgently before Ash continued.

"We're not pokemon here. Humans tend to handle things differently. So no battling him unless he tries something. With that said, something should be done," Ash explained.

"Like what?" Lucario asked.

"A line needs to be drawn, one that will make it clear if he tries something, there will be consequences," Ash replied.

"What kind of line?" Lucario asked.

"Just watch," Ash replied.

Ash ended the aura communication, and began to walk towards Serena. Serena was busy talking with Shauna, so she didn't see him pass her then come up from behind. Ash wrapped his arms around Serena's waist and kissed her cheek.

"Ash, what was that for?" Serena asked with a smile, loving the spontaneous attention.

"No reason, I just felt like holding you and kissing you," Ash replied.

Serena then turned her head to face Ash, and kissed him on the lips.

"And I did that because I wanted to kiss you," Serena said after she broke the kiss.

Ash then kissed her again, then broke it.

"Well Ash, as much as I would love to continue this, the longer we spend doing this, the longer it will take for lunch to be ready," Serena reluctantly stated.

Ash then gave Serena one more quick kiss, then released her.

"Ok, I'll continue this again later," Ash replied, then walked off to help Trevor.

All of this happened right in front of everyone. Shauna looked like exploding if she didn't fan girl soon, while Trevor blushed as the thoughts of doing that with Shauna entered his mind. Tierno on the other hand, was filled with rage, and was directing it towards Ash. Both Ash and Lucario could feel the change in Tierno's aura. Ash was satisfied, but Lucario wasn't going to feel better until Tierno was gone.

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The lunch was served, and was delicious. Serena had made a simple Torrent dish that everyone enjoyed, including Tierno, who expressed his enjoyment of the meal several times. Shauna was irritated by these constant comments Tierno was making, but was happy that Serena had given her some of the Torrent recipes she had, so she could recreate the food herself.

Everyone ate their fill, although it was brought into question for Ash and Tierno. The two of them made sure that their weren't any leftovers, but it did look like they were about to come to blows over the last bit. In the end, this was adverted by Tierno's Blastoise, who ate the rest while they weren't looking.

With the food gone, it became time to clean up, and yet again Tierno didn't do anything. He simply sat at the table until it was time to put it away. Once he was free, Trevor began to take a photo shoot of Ash and Serena's new Pokémon, especially Meloetta and Lucario, as they were the most unique. Lucario just sat there and ignored him, while Meloetta enjoyed the attention. She felt much more comfortable with Trevor, as even though he considered her a beautiful Pokémon, his thoughts were much more pure and innocent.

"Alright, all packed," Ash stated as he zipped his bag.

"I'm all packed, but I need to fill my water bottle before we go," Serena stated as she held up her empty canteen.

"I'll go with you," said Ash.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. I'll take Pancham with me," Serena said.

Pancham then jumped to his feet, and signaled he was ready to escort Serena.

"Ok, be careful," Ash conceded.

Serena smiled, then she and Pancham walked off the the stream.

Ash talked with Shauna and Trevor as they waited for Serena. Tierno stayed off to the side, so not to be seen. Once he was confident the others were involved enough in their conversation not to notice him, he slipped away to the stream.