A/N: Hello to all of those that actually are reading this! Just to clarify that I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS! All of them and the names of the towns is credited to Nintendo and all of those that worked extremely hard to make Pokemon: Black & White. Also, I would like to credit Woof-chan1 for their time to help me edit this chapter and hopefully many more. Hope you enjoy!
The alarm clock went off, having a chirpy yet annoying Pidove cry, a ringing so piercing that not even the heaviest of sleepers can sleep through. White groggily rolled to the other side of her bed and slapped the top of the colourful, Pokemon-themed digital clock. She groaned and rubbed her eyes to see more clearly, not remembering that today is the day she would receive her first Pokemon. As she lay on her back and stared at the ceiling, she thought of the day she would get a Poke—wait...
"Oh no! I'll be late to Professor Juniper's lab to get my Pokemon!" The sixteen-year-old exclaimed. White quickly jumped out of her Purrlion bed and changed from her pink pajamas into comfortable clothes, which consisted of a white tank-top with a black sleeveless jacket, ripped indigo jeans, black and hot pink high tops, and a white and pink cap with a Poke-ball logo on it. ⠀
She got her handy satchel and quickly went down the stairs where she saw her mother cooking breakfast.
"Good morning, White!" Her mother greeted.
"Mom, I'm gonna be late to Professor Juniper's lab!" White exclaimed.
Before her mom could even reply, the teenager was already out the door and on her way to the lab. Today's the day I'll become a Pokemon trainer! She thought happily. ⠀
As she made her way to the lab, she caught up with Cheren, a friend of hers since they were children. Happy of seeing him, she exclaimed, "Hey Cheren, ready for today?"
Cheren, who was facing away from her, looked back and turned around. He gave her a satisfying smirk and said, "Of course. I'll be the strongest one out of the three of us!" ⠀
"Think whatever you wish," White scoffed back, "if anything, it might be that Bianca can be the strongest."
At that comment, Cheren couldn't help but laugh. "Bianca? You were joking right? She's too air-headed to even know she would be battling! Oh, speak of the devil." ⠀
Bianca came running, waving to her two long-time friends. "Hi guys! How are you two doing~? Are you guys excited or what?!" She asked cheerfully. ⠀
"We should probably get inside." Cheren and White said in unison.
The trio went inside the facility together and walked up to Professor Juniper.
The Professor spotted the three and smiled at them. She started with a speech, saying, "Welcome! My name is Professor Juniper, but most people just call me the Pokemon Professor. Cheren, Bianca, White, The moment you choose the Pokémon that will accompany you on your journey, your story will truly begin. During your journey, you will meet many Pokémon and people with different personalities and points of view! I really hope you find what is important to you in all of these travels… That's right! Befriend new people and Pokémon and grow as a person! That is the most important goal for your journey! Let's go visit the world of Pokémon!"
At this, Professor Juniper moved out of the way, revealing a brown leather suitcase. She turned around and opened the suitcase, revealing three poke-balls sitting inside. At this, she looked at the three and said, "So, who will be the first one?" ⠀
Cheren looked at white and then at Bianca and then said, "Ladies first."
The two girls then stared intently at the two and Bianca then said "White you should go first." ⠀
This resulted in White retorting back, "No, no, you go."
This kept on going for a few moments until Cheren lost his patience, who had little to begin with, and said "White, just go first!"
White, who looked unfazed, just glanced at him and said, "Ok."
She walked up to the suitcase and took a while to choose a Pokemon.
Once again losing his patience, Cheren tapped his foot on the ground and crossed his arms across his chest, muttering, "We don't have all day..."
Finally, White chose Snivy, and decided not to give it a nickname.
Bianca then giggled and said, "Ok, my turn!" She walked up and then said, "Hm... I'll choose Oshawott, and I'll call it 'Bubbles' because it's a water type!" ⠀
Cheren then sighed and said, "I guess I have to choose the only one left, which is you Tepig." He retrieved the last poke-ball and then said proudly, "You and I will be the strongest and beat the Elite Four!" ⠀
Juniper then said sophisticatedly, "Now, you're ready for your Pokemon adventure. While you'll record your findings of new Pokemon, don't forget to have fun."
At that, the three friends left and they decided to battle. Cheren, who lost to White, was too proud to admit it, and declared that one day he'd dominate her.
Afterwards, the trio went to the beginning of Route One. While the three were just going to go on their way, Bianca said, "Why don't we all start our journey together?"
Cheren scoffed at this saying, "Bianca, we don't have to do something childish like that. After all, we ARE sixteen years old."
Bianca then pouted, and after much persistence, Cheren gave in and then just held hands with her and White. While Bianca was much too oblivious to notice anything about it, White's cheeks turned pink to the rare physical contact, especially since she's had a crush on him for a while now.
"Ready? One, Two, Three!" Bianca exclaimed as the three took their first step together.
"Well, that didn't really change much for me." Cheren commented.
Bianca decided to ignore him and then said, "Well, I'll be on my way! Good luck to you two~!" ⠀
While White was about to go on her way too, Cheren grabbed her by the wrist, forcing her to stop. This deepened White's blush, and she asked, "May I help you?"
"Do me the favor and do this journey with me?" Cheren asked, looking down to hide his rosy cheeks.
Wonder what's up with him all of a sudden,White thought. Nonetheless, she shrugged it off, and just replied with a simple, "Um... Sure."
And off the two went to start their adventure.
