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I think I finally get why Ash and Serena seemed so distant in their reunion. After Serena kissed Ash she ended up crying because Ash didn't show any reciprocation even after that and she finally understood that after traveling with him and making no real developments that her last chances to get with her childhood crush came and went wasted. Tierno hearing Where Serena was going by herself decided to take advantage of Ash being away and took it upon himself to heal her broken heart. He was kind and there for her when she needed it mostfunny sociable and showed a strong interest in her, He got closer to her and eventually managed to talk himself up while telling her how aweful Ash was for leaving her in that state. Eventually she moved on from Ash and begun having feelings for the man who was there for her and cared about her so deeply and they started dating. When She met up with Ash again she saw just how childish and dumb he really was all along without the rose tinted goggles and was able to truly move on in every sense of the word. He hardly cared about her ignored her and only interacted with her for 30 seconds completely ignoring the kiss and their seemingly close relationship leaving just like that treating her like any other random side character they parted with on their own journey with a shallow "lets meet again". Tierno was actually there the whole time and just chose not to show himself and let Serena interact with him alone to disillusion her and finally allow her to write Ash off for good and open her heart to him. Even Sylvion looks at Serena as he leavs wondering if this is fine but Serena is completely over him and ready to move on with her life with Tierno.
