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This is the first chapter of a fanfic I wrote in about three hours in the middle of the night and then improved the next night in an hour. This was inspired by my imagination, my love for the Pokémon series and several other Pokémon fanfics I've read (notably "Blood and Love" by infinity~PROKNIFER69). Just to warn you, this is rated M for language, sexual themes, and a M/F Human/Zoroark lemon in later chapters (if I decide to continue with the story). I hope you enjoy my first ever piece of fan fiction!
Pokémon Journeys: Aaron's New Experience
It was 4 o'clock in the morning. Aaron woke up lazily feeling thirsty. Luckily, he keeps a water bottle on his nightstand so he can drink it, go to the bathroom to refill it and try to go back to sleep. However, he usually can't even fall asleep afterwards, not after what happened.
Prologue:
Aaron was a twenty-year-old college student. He was about 5 feet 6 inches, was pretty overweight, with short, dark brown hair and eyes of the same color. He drove 15 miles every day from his home to the university. He didn't really care what he'd end up doing most of his life so long as he got paid enough to get by and live a decent life. At least that was until he met her.
During his junior year of high school he met a girl named Natalie through his high school's Gaming Club. He was always one of the top contenders in tournaments at his high school and he met her while they were both in charge of keeping the club running. One day during a Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament, Natalie asked Aaron out and he won second place. It was the best day of his life. He placed in his first Brawl tournament and got his first girlfriend. Little did he know that it would be one of the best relationships he'd ever have.
Aaron shared some of his first moments with Natalie. His first kiss, his first time feeling a woman's body, and his first sexual fantasies all involved Natalie. He was in love with her and would do anything to be with her. Then things changed.
After almost three years, Natalie became incredibly busy with school and couldn't talk to Aaron despite his numerous efforts to communicate with her. She became fed up with his clingy behavior and broke up with him. Aaron was heartbroken. All his friends were either in other cities or too busy to hang out and he knew nobody at the college he went to. With nobody to be with and no hopes of finding a new love any time soon, Aaron was truly alone.
Chapter One: A True Miracle
Back in his room, Aaron just stared at the ceiling thinking to himself. 'Why did I have to ruin everything like that?' He had ruined the best thing that had come into his life and he felt ashamed of himself. He just laid there until he eventually fell back asleep.
-Two hours later-
It was 6:30 a.m.; Aaron's mom came in and asked "Are you awake?"
Aaron awoke almost instantly; he was always a light sleeper. "Yeah." He said lazily.
"Okay, your brother got out of the shower about ten minutes ago so you can get in there whenever you want to. It's icy out there today so leave early," his mom said.
Aaron still lived with his parents while he went to college because it was cheaper and he couldn't find a part-time job even if he tried harder than he actually did. His brother Drew also lived with him. He was a freshman in high school that was much more athletic than he was. He was a gamer like Aaron but spent most of his time playing nothing but Call of Duty or World of Warcraft.
Aaron always preferred variety and so played more than just one or two games. He also appreciated classic games like Zelda and Mario series of games. Pokémon was always his favorite game series of all time. Whenever he felt down, playing Pokémon always cheered him up. He loved the game and the idea of befriending animals in order to pursue his goal of being the best trainer of all time. But it was just a game and nothing more. That didn't stop him from always dreaming of Pokémon becoming real one day. Like his game, it would only be a dream and he would have to accept it and get back to reality.
Aaron went into the bathroom to shower. He usually showered for half an hour, a lot longer than you usually should but the feel of the warm water always calms him. If he didn't soak up like a sponge and hot water was plentiful then he'd stay in the shower longer. But he had classes to go to and other things that needed to get done so he had to clean himself and get out of the shower to get to school on time.
After his shower, he checked his e-mail, looked on the computer for any important news, his phone for any messages, none from you know who. He got dressed, put his glasses on, and got ready to go to class. He usually skips breakfast because he's either in a rush or just doesn't feel like eating. As he got downstairs his dad greeted him by saying "Good morning AJ."
AJ was a nickname used by his dad and friends of his dad. It's because his middle name was James and as a result his first and middle initials were AJ so it makes sense. Aaron didn't particularly like being called that because he doesn't really care about his dad at all. He was a retired railroad worker that had a condition where he had a tough time walking around a lot. He tries to talk with Aaron much to his annoyance with him. Aaron just replied with a "Morning", grabbed the keys to his car and walked out the door as quickly as possible.
The university he went to was okay. It wasn't anything impressive, there weren't many things Aaron found impressive anyway. He basically went to his classes; either took notes carefully or just fooled around on his iPod Touch while taking notes in a lazy manner. After that he usually went home but today he took a little detour before heading home.
The place he stopped at was not too far from home. It was a little spot off the main road to his home that overlooked much of the city he lived in. He often thought of bringing Natalie there to watch the sunset and then kiss her passionately. Now, that's all in his daydreams of what he wish could have happened.
Aaron just stood there at the front of his car staring off into the sky, thinking to himself. 'I wish I had someone that cared for me as I cared for them again.'
Aaron closed his eyes as tears began to pour out. Suddenly he heard a rustling in the bushes near him. "Who's there?" he said.
There was no response. Aaron readied his car keys in his fist with the end coming out between his index and middle fingers. He hated fighting avoided it as much as possible, but he wasn't afraid of it. He looked to the bushes ready for who or what would pop out. It was a little girl. A five-year-old girl with dark brown hair like Aaron's. Her hair was longer and better kept than his, though a girl's hair is usually better taken care of than a boy's. She was just barely 3 feet 6 inches and slowly inched towards Aaron. Aaron relaxed and looked at her and said "Hi there. Are you lost?"
The girl remained silent. Aaron tried again to communicate with her. "My name is Aaron. What's your name?" Still no response.
Aaron got down on one knee to see her eye to eye and said "Listen, I know I'm a stranger but that doesn't mean tha-" he stopped suddenly as something about this girl caught his eye.
He looked around her and saw a glimpse of something. A tail. He saw a small, gray, fluffy tail was coming out of the girl's rear. Aaron got suspicious. "Wait a minute" he said.
He had an idea for what this girl really was but he had to know for sure. The girl slowly backed up a foot but Aaron grabbed her hand. "Wait!" He said. "I know you're afraid of me but I think I know what you really are. I promise I won't harm you. Could you please show me your true form?"
The girl looked into his eyes for a few seconds. Aaron's eyes were a little teary from earlier and she could tell he was speaking the truth. She nodded and then suddenly, a shroud of black appeared around her. Aaron stared in awe at what he saw. The little girl was not really human; it was something he thought he'd never have a chance to see in a million years. A Pokémon.
This was no ordinary Pokémon, it was a Zorua. A small fox-like creature capable of creating illusions to trick others. It was around two feet tall, with a dark grey coat of fur, a patch of black fur on her neckline, a patch of fur with a red tip protruding from her head, red foot paws and crystal-clear blue eyes. The Zorua gave a couple short yips and wagged its tail as Aaron looked at the vixen with amazement. He always dreamed of a day when Pokémon could be real and today was the day that his dream had finally come true.
Whenever he played through Pokémon Black and White, he would always trade an egg from one version to a new game on the other so he could play through most of the game with a Zorua and evolve it into Zoroark. He always loved using them and both were his favorite Pokémon in that generation of the series.
Aaron smiled and said, "I can't believe it. Are you...really a Zorua?"
Aaron slowly reached out his hand towards the Zorua. The vixen saw this and almost walked away but she knew that this human meant no harm and so it inched towards his hand and let his hand feel her head. Her fur felt really soft to him. She was every bit as fluffy as his cats were, only much cuddlier.
The Zorua closed her eyes as she felt Aaron's hand on her forehead and let his hand travel to the back of her ears as he scratched them softly. The ears were a spot a lot of animals liked to be scratched and pet and Zorua was no exception. She lay on her stomach and enjoyed every bit of the pleasure she received from the human's touch on her sensitive ears. After what seemed like ages, in reality it was about thirty seconds, Aaron stopped petting the vixen and said with a smile "Wow, your fur feels really soft."
The Zorua gave a little smile and yip-yip that Aaron translated as a thank you. Aaron just sat there on the pavement near his car next to the little Zorua he had befriended in a manner of minutes. He always had a way with animals but he never thought he would ever befriend a wild Pokémon this easily. Aaron came out and asked the Zorua, "Zorua, where did you come from? Do you have a family?"
The Zorua looked down from hearing the word 'family' and started tearing up. Aaron saw this and nearly started crying as well from seeing the Zorua like this. "Hey" he said as he gently wiped the tears from her eyes. "It's okay. Everything will be okay."
Aaron got closer and brought the Zorua into his arms and gave her a soft hug. The surprised vixen quickly got comfortable as she snuggled into the caring human's chest as they both closed their eyes and enjoyed their loving embrace. Both of them enjoyed every second of the short hug. This was the first time both the human and Zorua had received this kind of affection from anyone in a long time. Aaron eased out of the hug and asked "Do you feel better?"
The Zorua responded with a lick on the human's cheek. Aaron saw this as cute and chuckled from the amount of affection they were giving each other after only knowing each other for such a short time. Aaron said "Well, since you don't have a family, I was wondering..." Aaron hesitated to ask this question. "Would you like to come home with me?"
The Zorua's eyes widened and her mouth slightly went slightly agape as she heard this. The first human she ever came in contact with, actually wants her to come live him. Her amazed expression turned happy, she yipped with glee as if to say "yes". She leapt at Aaron gently tackled her human friend to the pavement. Aaron laughed hard at this and said "I'll take that as a yes." Aaron set Zorua to the side, slowly got up and said "Now we need to give you a name..."
Aaron thought for a few seconds and suggested a few names."Rika?" Zorua shook her head. "Rogue?" Again, Zorua shook her head. All Aaron could think of were characters from video games or TV. Then he thought back to what he used to name his Zoruas in his video games. He thought of one in particular. It was the only Pokémon he ever leveled up to 100 without the Rare Candy hack in the original games. "How about Layla?"
Zorua thought for a minute and yipped a couple times, did a little back flip and stuck the landing. 'Wow, if Pokémon Contests turn out to exist too, she'd win with energy like that' Aaron jokingly thought to himself. "Well then, I guess we'll call you Layla from now on" Aaron said with a smile.
Aaron got up to his feet and said "Come on Layla. Let's take you to your new home."
Aaron opened the car door and directed Layla to the passenger seat. She began getting comfortable but as Aaron sat down in his seat; she leapt onto his lap and laid there looking at him with a smug grin. Aaron sighed and said "Okay, but don't get used to this. I can't have you on my lap like this all the time while I'm driving."
Aaron started the car and drove home with his first Pokémon lying on his lap. 'How did Pokémon become real? How am I going to take care of Layla? Do I need to find Poké Balls to keep her safe? If I do, then where in the world can I find them?' These were the thoughts that went through Aaron's head the entire drive home. Only in time would he find the answers.
End of chapter 1
I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of my story. I will continue the story if there's enough demand for it. Thank you for reading my first ever fanfic. You are awesome. :D
