Finding someone who makes us happy is unnerving. We begin to give that person our undivided attention, because they are the ones who make us forget about all of the bad around us and focus only on the good. They are the first person we want to talk to when we wake up in the morning, just so we can start and end each day with a smile. Having that special someone sounds great, but it's scary to always know just how easily they could leave and take that happiness we shared together along with them.

Especially when abandonment is what we fear most of all.

So to keep ourselves from getting hurt, we disappear instead. If we leave, you have to find us. You do the worrying, and your heart is the only one that's broken.

Because we closed ourselves off and didn't give our hearts to you to begin with.

"STOP! STOP RIGHT THERE!"

The sixteen-year-old girl clutched her barrel-shaped bag close to her chest as she sprinted down bleach-white hallways of a sickeningly-clean research facility devoid of all color. Her long, pale blonde hair flew about wildly as the girl dressed in all white panted heavily as her breath began to give out, running as fast as her legs would carry her. Turn left, turn right, run down this hallway... The girl kept on going as she clutched that bag close to her chest, knowing that if she stopped running now, it would all be over.

The mysterious girl stepped onto an open elevator in the shape of a triangle and quickly slammed her palm down on the red button, taking the elevator up to the next floor. She was instantly surrounded by lush trees, plants, and Pokemon exhibits inside of what appeared to be one large conservatory, and the girl took began sprinting once more in her pale blue Mary Janes, white sundress, and large, white, floppy hat. The pokeball-themed barrel bag she clutched so tightly began to rustle and make noises as she dashed down one of the walkways in-between all of the vegetation, and she came to a slow stop at an intersection as she paused to decide where to go next.

Two men dressed in all white uniforms raced around a corner and spotted the mysterious girl standing there, and twisted smirks crept onto their faces as they bolted forwards and gunned for her.

The girl widened her eyes in panic and quickly ran down a different walkway in attempt to escape the men chasing her, and her bag shook and made distressed and frightened noises all the while.

The girl skidded to a complete halt at the next intersection as two more men dressed in the same uniform appeared in the walkway she was about to run to, and as she turned around in a complete circle, more and more of these men were blocking every single exit and beginning to close in on her. The girl took a step backwards in fear, reaching up to grab the brim of her sun hat as she looked at each and every one of the frightening men's cold, dead eyes. Her bag rustled as they began to corner her, and the zipper suddenly opened itself from the inside of the bag.

An indigo light burst from within the bag, and as both the girl and the men inching closer to her looked towards the light in shock, everything around them became engulfed in the blinding, purple-blue light.


Three months later...

"Agh, this is so annoying... Come on, work already!"

A frustrated, nineteen-year-old girl gently smacked the screen of her iPad as it spazzed out yet again, trying to answer the incoming Skype call coming from her cousin. She sat at her desk with her iPad propped up with its foldable case, and her long, curly, shock-white hair was put up into a high ponytail as she wore leisurely workout clothes consisting of a pastel yellow tank top and black yoga pants.

"Hang on now, just gimme a sec..." The Skype call went through, and the image of a tanned, muscular guy wearing an open lab coat with no shirt on underneath, green-framed sunglasses, and a white baseball cap came onto the screen as he adjusted his camera to focus on him straight-on. "There! I got it!"

The girl's mouth upturned ever so slightly into a tiny grin. "It's about time you figured this thing out, Kukui."

Kukui, the professor on the call and the girl's cousin, scratched at his goatee sheepishly. "Sorry, Nova. Took me a sec' to get this thing workin', yeah, but I got it now!"

The girl, Nova, blinked her brilliantly orange eyes as a cynical laugh escaped her lips. Her eyes were a transfixing glittering mix of yellow and orange that looked like they had trapped within them the burning fire of the sun itself as it set down on the hills of a valley.

Professor Kukui clapped his hands together in excitement as he looked at his cousin on screen, who bore no physical resemblance to him whatsoever, especially with her milky-white skin. "So, the day has finally come that you're moving to Alola!"

Nova's smile turned down into a bitter frown as she looked down at her carpeted floor, which was currently covered in several cardboard boxes stacked one on top of another. "Unfortunately..."

"Hey, don't be so glum, yeah! I promise you'll love it here, cousin!" Professor Kukui grinned brightly, trying to make Nova catch some of his infectious positivity.

It worked a little, because Nova's frown disappeared and was replaced with a somewhat neutral expression. "So, you wanted to tell me more about Alola before we fly out tonight, right?"

"Yeah!" Professor Kukui gave her a big thumbs-up as that irreplaceable grin never left his face. "Alola is a region made up of several islands." A light brown dog-like Pokemon suddenly jumped up onto Professor Kukui's lap as he was talking, interrupting the conversation by pouncing his Trainer in attempt to repeatedly lick his face, which caused Nova to laugh. "Rockruff, can you wait until I'm done talkin' to play!?" Professor Kukui laughed as he fought off his friendly Pokemon, and Nova just shook her head at this ridiculous display.

"He seems friendly." Nova smiled a little, crossing her arms as she leaned back in her desk chair.

"Yeah, a little too friendly, if you ask me!"

Nova let out a tiny, quiet laugh to herself as she watched her cousin struggle to push Rockruff out of his lap, which he did eventually succeed in doing.

After five minutes of several hilarious attempts.

Professor Kukui looked off screen for a moment as the sound of a door opened and closed, and then he seemed to be in a rush all of a sudden as he wrapped up the conversation. "Alright, Nova, I've gotta introduce you to everybody, so can you send me a photo to use for your Trainer Passport?"

Nova blinked her eyes as she processed his question, then picked up her phone and opened up the camera function. "Yeah, sure. Hold on..."

Professor Kukui picked up his phone and looked at the lock screen to see that he had just received the picture Nova just took of herself and texted to him, and he gave her another thumbs-up. "Got it! I'll let everybody out here know you're on your way!

Nova's rarely-to-ever-be-seen smile disappeared from her face once more as she stone-faced looked back at the screen once more. "Alright, I'll see you soon, Kukui..."

"Wait, Nova!" Professor Kukui quickly interrupted her, looking over his shoulder at what appeared to be a person who walked into the room for a brief second, but was out of the camera's shot.

"Hmm?" Nova blinked her eyes repeatedly, looking a little confused as she stared at her cousin.

Professor Kukui seemed to change his mind about something as he looked back at her again and shook his head. "...ah, it's nothin'. I'll introduce you to him later. Can't wait to see you in person again, cousin!"

Nova screwed her face up in confusion as she opened her mouth to speak. "Introduce me to who...aaaand he just hung up on me." She frowned bitterly to herself, seeing that the call between them had been disconnected by none other than her scatterbrained cousin, and her screen faded to black. "Great. Now I'll have to die of curiosity for the next twenty-four hours."

"Nova, come help me with these boxes!"

Nova's entire body just froze at her mother's booming voice coming from out in the living room, and she exhaled sharply as she slid her chair back and stood up from her desk. "Alright, Mom. I'm coming."

The white-haired girl walked towards her door and began to step out of it, then suddenly hesitated and looked back at the inside of her bedroom over her shoulder. All of her belongings down to every last picture frame were packed into several boxes, and all of the memories she had created here in this room over the past six months were about to be left behind and inevitably forgotten once again.

Nova sighed as she flicked off the light, then walked out of her bedroom yet again without a single word.


ATTENTION: I HIGHLY ADVISE EVERYONE READ THROUGH MY AUTHOR'S NOTES AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER! It's not like I put these here for my health;;; _ come on, guys. I answer important questions in these that you may have, and it won't kill you to quickly read them.

Ahem. Anyways...here we go!

Hello everyone, and welcome to my Pokemon Sun & Moon fanfiction! Although, it's more of a Pokemon Sun fanfiction, if anything...

For those of you who are new readers who just happened to click on this book, hello, and welcome!

For all of my regular, returning readers, hi guys! The book has been officially released!

So, let's get a few things out of the way here first.

1) This book is starring two main original characters, but all of the cannon characters in the game will still be in this story.
2) This isn't a word-for-word recount of what happens in the game. This will be a very intense, emotional book that relates to real-life problems people deal with every day, and it will be an amazing read! You'll see! I've worked really hard designing this book! :)
3) Yes, this is a romance novel. There will be a main ship that will drive you crazy and make you freak out over them. Do you guys know me at all? XDDDD
4) You do not need to have played either Pokemon Sun or Moon to understand and/or follow this story, but a general knowledge of Pokemon is required! :)
5) This is a Pokemon Sun & Moon fanfiction. It's based on the games. Will there be spoilers for the games in here? YES. Literally the entire book is based off the game, so it's all like one big spoiler XD read at your own risk.
6) This book is rated PG-13 due to dark themes and strong language, but it's nothing you haven't seen before if you've read my other books. Again, read at your own risk.

Okay, now that we've got THAT out of the way...

Ground rules: do not, and I repeat do NOT review on this story begging me to update. I hate those.

Seriously, I put that statement right there in every book's first author's note, and yet those comments still happen and STILL drive me crazy^^^

Disclaimer: BLAH BLAH BLAH I DON'T OWN POKEMON OR ANY OF THAT SHIT. Goodness, I've written so many of these now that this is like my 20th book or whatever XD

Claimer: I own all OCs, changes to the plot, and all that jazz. You guys know the drill. Steal my own original content and/or characters and I will kill you.

Anyways, to wrap up this super long note, I just want to thank you guys for clicking on this book, and I PROMISE you that you will enjoy it! :) the next chapter will be coming soon, but has no set release date!

Read, review, and enjoy the story!