A/N Oh no! I've done something no author should do, and in my first fanfiction too..I PUT A SELF INSERT! Now while on this topic, I don't have the same personality as her, (I'd never yell in public, or at anyone for that matter) Forgive me if you hate the protaganist, I'll try to do her some justice and prevent her from becoming a mary sue. I am focusing more on the other major characters that will appear in the story, each with their own wacky personality. Oh and yes I may purposely add in tropes just to better my understanding of them, unfortunately, the trope may not play out so well. Please review and critique, I would like to improve on my writing and feed back would be well appreciated. Now for the disclaimer

Ives: Sawakaze-Steph16 does not own Pokemon in any way, even if she did, she'd probably ruin it forever XD

Stephi: Hmph, I could do a way better disclaimer than that!

Ives: No time! I must go cosplay!

A girl of rather small physique ran across the bustling city of Jubilife. Her name? Stephi, an odd name of all sorts, a 14 year old that was 3 months into her solo pokemon journey. Her ever so optimistic Buneary was bouncing at her side. Stephi wore a determined look on her face, a rather rare look that would only sprout when she saw HIM. He was the reason why she running, she had just caught a glimpse of his blue hair. A few more steps and she'd be right behind him. This time for sure, she would beat him. You're going down this time you cosplaying, marty-stu (in her opinion), jerk!

"Ives! I want a battle now!" She yelled out. Bystanders' heads were turning around to look at the commotion. Stephi realized her sudden outburst and began to blush in embarrassment. Ives turned his head to face Stephi, his eyes looking droopy and tired. He clearly did not look interested in the matter at hand at the moment.

"How about no?" he bluntly replied.

He's mocking me! She seethed in anger that she only felt around him, her lifetime rival that bested her at everything, whether it came to video games, grades, social status and many other things. The two grew up together in Twinleaf Town, they never bothered trying to be friendly with each other and any attempts failed. Stephi was scared to have a friendship with Ives since she assumed he had trouble emotionally connecting with someone. Stephi was also conflicted with deep feelings of jealously with all the accomplishments that he had. Everyone in town loved him, and always compared how inferior she was to him.

Heh, this time, I will surpass you, I'll become the most accomplished trainer of Sinnoh, then they'll notice my potential.

Ives voice interrupted her thoughts, "You didn't put up much of a fight back in Sandgem, and Rowan must have been disappointed" 3 months have passed since then, perhaps she.. Continuing on with his previous thoughts "I have two badges, just won a badge at Eterna a few days ago"

Stephi had a look of disbelief on her face, not willing to accept that fact that Ives was not only 1 but 2 steps ahead of her!

Ives noticed the distressed look and proceeded to ask her "What have you accomplished in the past 3 months since starting our journey?"

Stephi died inside a little bit, she lost a pokemon contest, lost to Roark twice and blew off all her money with her spending impulse. She was literally living on the petty allowances from the youngster trainer battles. In addition, she stayed in Jubilife's Pokémon Centre most of the time, not wanting to be any more exposed to the cold than she had to. It was her fault for starting a Pokemon journey in the winter though. A dark aura spread over Stephi as she willowed in self-pity. Ives sweat dropped.

"Your silence tells me that you haven't done much…" Ives concluded. "Either way I cannot battle you, my next cosplaying costume isn't done yet. Oh I need to dye my hair too, guess I'm taking a breaks from battles now" Ives trailed off.

Stephi bitterly remembered their first battle in Sandgem Town, before they could begin though, he insisted on cosplaying. To her surprise, he chose to cosplay L, though she wouldn't admit to him anytime soon, he made a pretty good L. She was then reminded of her humiliating loss to him subsequently. Just then, Stephi finally understood Ives' previous statement.

"No way...you're refusing to battle me and other trainers…JUST SO YOU CAN MAKE A STUPID COSPLAY COSTUME? YOU"RE A BIGGER OTAKU THAN ME! HAS IT EVER OCCURRED TO YOU TO JUST GO OUT AND BUY COSTUMES?" Stephi was enraged, how could this strange boy that obviously has not set his priorities straight be her rival?

Stephi was ready to deliver a huge lecture before she saw the death glare that Ives threw her. She slowly backed away from him, Buneary following suit.

He kept his head down, hiding his eyes behind his blue bangs. "You idiot.." he muttered in a slow but hateful tone. He looked up to her with a calm composition. Stephi grew confused Um, is he bipolar or something?

"Only real cosplayers make their own costumes! From scratch nonetheless" he crossed his arms.

"You don't need to cosplay to battle me" Stephi quickly retorted.

"It's an OCD thing for me" Ives sheepishly admitted, sweat dropping with a nervous smile on his face. Another thing Stephi wouldn't admit to him. She treasured those small moments when he smiled, which was probably the only time she ever actually liked the guy.

"Wear your L costume again!" Stephi exclaimed, hoping he would do so.

"It has to be a different costume every time! I'm creating a reputation here!" A vein appeared on Ives' head. He focused his attention on Stephi once more, "There's no point in battling me, you haven't won a single badge! You are far too incompetent to battle with the likes of me" With that he brushed her aside and began a brisk walk to the PokeMart. Stephi stared after him with a blank look on her face. Buneary looked up to her in understanding.

'Bun' Stephi smiled down at Buneary and bent down to pet her fur affectionately.

"All the motivation I had earlier is gone, I wish I never bothered talking to him in the first place" she ranted on to Buneary. She knew though, that even if she hadn't talked to him today, she still would have no motivation to continue on her journey. My loss to Ives at the beginning, that took away all my confidence