Kalos Academy: Love & Friendship

Genre: Romance, Friendship, Drama

Disclaimer: I've never put a disclaimer on one of my stories before, but just in case, I do not own Pokemon.

Summary: AU. President of the Student Council, Serena Yvonne has attended Kalos Academy, an all girls' school for two years. Going into her third year, Serena is finally given the chance to give it another go at becoming Kalos Queen. Aside from that, Kalos Academy has welcomed boys into the school, reuniting her with a few childhood friends - a few which seem to take interest in her. Due to her busy schedule, love has become the last thing on her mind.

Chapter One: Kalos Academy

Fifteen-year-old, Serena Yvonne flipped through the pages of the brochure that was used for advertising the school. She's been attending the school for two years now, and today marked the first day of her third year.

Her eyes glossed over the pictures of the school before she began skimming the information that was printed on the page. She always seemed to flip through the pages of the school brochure whenever she was in the waiting room leading her to Palermo's office, the Head of the Performer's Faculty. It just seemed to amuse her. It reminded her of the time when she received her very own pamphlet in the mail, and how she rushed up to her bedroom to fill out the application. She's been dying to attend the school ever since she found out that there was a Performer's program being led by the one and only, Palermo. Thousands of kids her age apply to the school every year, but only fifty seats are available at a time. It just amazed her as to how she was one of those fifty students. Out of the thousand applicants, she was chosen, and looking at the brochure reminded her of how lucky she was.

This time, though, it wasn't the fact that she was a lucky girl that amused her. It was the fact that the brochure was revised and reprinted the year before. Not just because they had to add new pictures of the new buildings, but because of the words that were printed on the pages. The word 'girls' or 'female' simply had to be changed to words like 'students', or 'his/her'. For the longest time, Kalos Academy was a school for girls only. After a heated debate between the members of the Board of Education, it has been decided that boys were now welcome to the school.

"Serena?" The lady behind the counter called out, staring directly at the honey blonde who sat with her legs crossed in her seat.

The young teen cleared her throat, and sat up straight. "Yes?" She glanced over to her left, her eyes meeting Palermo's assistant, Miss Anderson.

"Palermo will see you know."

"Thank you."

Serena stood up from her seat before bowing her head at Miss Anderson. She smiled at the young assistant before walking over to the door labelled 'Palermo: Head of Performer's Faculty'. Turning the knob, the honey blonde slightly opened the door, and peeked her head into the room.

"Serena," said Palermo who stood at the end of the room, vacantly staring out the window. "Must you always peek your head through the door? I see you almost everyday, and you've been receiving special training from me for two years. I would like to think that you're comfortable with me by now."

"S-Sorry," she apologized before stumbling into the room.

Serena began smoothing down the non existent wrinkles on her school uniform skirt before taking a seat in one of the two chairs that were placed across Palermo's desk. "Why did you want to see me?" She asked, fiddling with the hem of her skirt. No matter how hard she tried to act comfortably around the woman in front of her, it just never seemed to work. Palermo was a rather intimidating woman who always had a stern look plastered on her face. Even when she found something funny, no one could get a grin out of her.

"I wanted to talk to you about the Showcases happening this year," said Palermo who discontinued her gaze out the window. Crossing her arms behind her back, Palermo averted her gaze downwards before circling around her desk.

Serena groaned. "Yes, I know. I won't beg to take part in them this year. I promise. I'll only take part in them when you think I'm ready," she said as if she were practicing this short sentence for hours. Ever since she became a student under Palermo's supervision, she was not allowed to try out for Kalos Queen until Palermo deemed her fit to try out again.

"I think you're ready."

"I wasn't begging!" Serena rolled her eyes, "I just said- Wait, what?" Serena gripped onto the edge of the armrest's as she straightened her spine. "You- you think I'm ready?"

With a straight face, Palermo simply nodded before responding with a yes. "I will PokeMail you the details as soon as I have more information about where you can obtain Princess Keys." She circled around the desk once more before, once again, looking out the window.

"Really?!" Serena shot up from her seat, clasping her hands together with joy. "You won't regret it! This time I will win for sure!"

"Times have changed, Serena. Don't expect too much." Palermo offered her vaguely piece of advice. Something she seemed to do everytime a student stepped foot into her office. "Now, as school president, I think you have a few duties to take care of."

"Huh?" Serena's eyes blinked as she stopped herself from doing a victory dance. Without having to say a word, Serena understood as to why Palermo was so eager to stare out the window after giving her the good news. Maneuvering herself around the desk, Serena peeked through the slightly opened blinds to see a crowd of students, both boys and girls, crowding around the entrance of the school. "The boys have arrived!?"

The gathering of students began to grow before her eyes. Her mind began to fill with every possible scenario that could have led to the gathering of her schoolmates. What if the boys already hated the school? What if the two genders couldn't get along? As school president, it was her job to make sure that the change would run smoothly. The rest of the teachers had their own problems to deal with.

The honey blonde furrowed her eyebrows in worry. Her first day back, and her stress meter was already close to spiraling. She shut her eyes and took a deep breath before bolting out of the room, leaving Palermo without a goodbye.

"What's going on!?" The anxious president squeezed through a few female students before coming close to a couple, familiar faces that stood at the back of the circle.

"Hey Serena!" The bluenette from Sinnoh stretched her arm above her head, waving at the honey blonde. "Over here!"

Maneuvering herself around a few girls and boys Serena came to a halt in front of Dawn and May, two students who excelled in the Coordinating program.

"Hey Serena," teased Dawn, winking at the flustered president. "Already attending to your duties I see."

"What's going on? Why are they crowding around the entrance?" Serena asked, cutting to the chase. She then tiptoed, bobbing her head from left to right. She was trying to make out the figures who stood at the center of the circle – the newly, possible troublemakers who were preventing the school day from starting.

"I heard that it's a Champion," said May. "But I could be wrong."

"Maybe it's Alain." Dawn winked, causing Serena's face to flush red. She had something special with the Kalosian Champion, Alain, once upon a time. Of course, that's a whole different story. Serena was blessed to have Alain in her life though. He was a great friend to her, and she wouldn't have it any other way.

"I hope it's Cynthia," said May, her eyes twinkling.

"Why would Cynthia attend the school?" The bluenette turned to look at her friend. "She's a little too old to be a student now."

"Well, maybe she's a teacher."

Serena rolled her eyes before she rubbed her temples with her index fingers. She didn't have the time to listen to her friends bicker. Wouldn't the registration office inform her if a Champion were attending the school? Even if it was Alain, it shouldn't be such a big deal. Being Champion of Kalos, he often visited the school to attend important meetings. After awhile, the swooning stopped, and everyone treated him like a regular person.

The honey blonde shook her head before making a fist. She was determined to disperse the crowd before the sound of the first bell.

"Will you please let me through?" She asked kindly to the group of girls who stood at the back of the circle.

Knowing Serena's title, the group of girls moved aside, allowing her to squeeze through a few people. As soon as the other female students saw her, they tried their best to make room in a space that was clearly lacking a lot of it. This would have been a breeze for her if the crowd consisted of only girls. None of the boys were aware of who she was. After all, they were all new.

As she continued maneuvering herself around the crowd, she could hear the shouts of many boys, dispersed throughout the area, encouraging whoever was in the center of the circle to have a battle. Serena shook her head at the request that was being made. Were the boys already picking random students to battle with? They should have been told that battles could take place during break time in the battle arena. With a few pushes, Serena danced through the crowd, almost reaching her destination.

A little out of breath, the honey blonde stumbled to the front, almost losing her footing. As she stood up straight to recompose herself, the first thing she saw was Alain, standing at the right side of the circle, one of his fingers brushing up against the leather strap of his utility belt. After years of watching Alain as a Champion, Serena knew that he was ready to engage in a battle whenever he brushed his finger against the strap of his utility belt.

"You know, I've been dying to have a battle since I've arrived here in Kalos!"

Serena heard another strangely, familiar voice coming from the opposite end of where Alain stood. Before whipping her head around, Serena could feel her heart jolt in a certain way that she hasn't felt in years. Maybe it was because she knew whose voice that belonged to without even having to take a look.

"Pika Pikachu!"

The first thing Serena saw upon turning her gaze was the electric mouse Pokemon, jumping up into the air before landing on the ground. Her eyes moved upwards before resting upon the facial features of the childhood friend she hasn't seen in years. With broader shoulders, and an immense increase in height, the boy looked like a upgraded version of his younger self, with a much more mature looking face.

"Ash...?" She mumbled to herself as she instinctively reached towards her chest where a special blue ribbon once laid.

She took a couple minutes to process the image of the boy who only stood a few feet away from her.

"Kalos Champion versus the Alola Champion? This is something I have to see!"

The random comment from the crowd broke Serena from her reminiscent feelings. Serena shook her head before clenching her fists. She took a deep breath before marching into the center of the circle, a stern expression on her face.

"This is your school president speaking!" Serena yelled from the top of her lungs. She was naturally, a quiet girl, and it took every ounce of energy in her body to talk loud enough for people to notice or listen to her.

"Get out of the circle!" A boy yelled out, unpleased.

"I will happily remove myself from this circle if you continue walking to your classes!" The honey blonde yelled out. She watched as most of the girls pick up their bags from the ground, and walk away from the scene. The guys on the other hand were persistent to see a battle between two Champions of the Pokemon world

"Yeah, I want to see these two battle! I'll go to class after this!"

"No, she's right," said Ash, walking towards the honey blonde. "We should all get to out classes. We don't want to get in trouble." The raven haired Champion placed a hand on Serena's shoulder, causing her to slightly flinch.

She watched as the disappointed students disperse from the area, grabbing their belongings in the process. She sighed. She didn't want to disappoint the boys on their first day of classes. She especially didn't want them already hating her as the school council president.

Serena quickly scanned the area before noticing a megaphone lying on the ground next to a group of cheerleaders who were hanging around the school fountain. The honey blonde ran towards the fountain, grabbed the megaphone, and stood on the bench next to it.

She lifted the megaphone to her mouth, turning it on in the process. "If you'd like to see your Kalos Champion battle against the Alola Champion, please attend the assembly taking place this afternoon!"

Note: Hello everyone! I have decided to do my own take on a Pokemon school fic. If any of you guys enjoy reading those kind of fics, then maybe stick around?

Now, just in case anyone is wondering the ages. Everyone is set to be around 15-18 years old. The first few chapters will be a tad bit boring because of introductions and such. This would be taking place after the Kalos League, except in my version the Kalos League has taken place when they were twelve years old. Of course, because this is an AU, it loosely follows events that have happened in the anime.

If you have any other questions or comments, feel free to leave a REVIEW or PM me. :) Thank you!