Soft breeze caressing the leaves of a willow tree, the sun's rays slipped into Phoebe's room to rest on her face. She grunted and pulled the violet covers over her eyes. She was awake but really not wanting to leave the warm confines of her nest of blankets and pillows. But there was a thought itching at the back of her mind... something important. Phoebe ran a hand through her unruly length of hair tied back in a messy ponytail to prevent a mat that would most definitely occur if it wasn't restrained. Bleary thoughts whirled around her head prodding at her consciousness, You're forgetting something! Hey you should be excited! Get your butt in gear!
Finally she chanced sticking her head above the covers and squinting at the calender on the back of the door to her room. An enormous red circle was beckoning to the date March 21st; Visit Professor Oak today!
The raven rocketed out of bed to make sure her eyes weren't playing tricks on her. Before she had taken More then two steps her foot discovered the part of the carpet that would not stay flat no matter what she did. Phoebe had been tempted to try a snorlax on it, her mother had disagreed, and now here she was face planting on the floor yet again. Almost as soon as she landed she was up again rubbing her nose, Phoebe looked at closely at the calendar.
"It's today!" She raced over to her wardrobe to strip off her sleeping attire and don her favourite pair of jeans, a violet tank top with a faded pattern of silver stars going up the side and a slightly too big cerulean hoodie. Movement from below alerted the Raven that she wasn't the only one awake in the household.
Half stumbling while trying to pull on her sneakers, she crashed down the hall and narrowly missed taking a header down the stairs.
"Slow down now Phebes." Her mother, Gladys, called from the kitchen.
"I can't Mum! You know what day it is!" Phoebe skidded into the kitchen almost knocking over her Mother. The older woman grinned at her clearly exuberant daughter, ruffling her hair affectionately.
"I know Dear, but if you get a concussion on your way there Professor Oak won't be able to give you a Pokemon today," Gladys smiled warmly offering her frazzled daughter a mug of tea, "Drink this and then go meet Aria at her house I'm sure she'll be just as excited as you are."
A distant sound of claws on hardwood floor, awoke a young girl with flaming red hair and peculiar white bangs covering her left eye. She blinked slowly, trying to comprehend what year it was and why the hell she was awake at such an ungodly hour. Her bedroom door slammed open and an unfortunately familiar face was soon inches away from her own.
"Aria! Get your ass out of bed!" Her best friend Phoebe jolted away from her face as she dodged the always expected snap at her nose.
"You Know one day I'll really lose my nose and you're gonna get a mouthful of snoot right?" She giggled maniacally. Aria sat up and squinted at the small green numbers on her old digital clock sporting a plastic umbreon curled across the top.
"Okay... Who caffeinated you at this unholy hour and why are you in my bedroom?" Her grey eyes flashed at the raven who was clearly more interested in petting the family Meowth purring on the edge of her green comforter.
"Oi," The redhead tossed a pillow at the raven, almost taking her head off in the process,"You never said why you're here and why in the name of houndour I'm awake."
A grin lit up Phoebe's face as she waltzed over to the door of the war zone of a room, that belonged solely to her lazy friend,
"Someone doesn't remember what day it is~" She deftly snatched the calender off the wall to toss at the still half dozing Aria,"I'll be waiting outside for a few minutes, We'll see if I leave without you or not~"
Aria half-missed catching the calender, squinting at the date her eyes widened. Today was indeed rather important she noted before heaving herself from the warmth of her impressive array of blankets. She glanced to where the persnickety Meowth had previously been sitting. The little purring feline had apparently followed Phoebe out. She sighed, slipping on her typical everyday attire of black cargo pants and a fiery red halter top. She managed to lace up her red and blue converse before a bored yell echoed up the stairs.
"Ar~ia, hurry up!" Phoebe lightly kicked a stuffed rat across the floor for the Meowth to chase, "I'll leave without you!"
"Oh we wouldn't want that now would we?" Aria rolled her eyes before trudging down the hardwood stairs to aim a kick at the retreating Phoebe's ass.
"Do I at least get to make a tea?" Phoebe shrugged and leaned against the counter.
"Well that all depends on if I get one too." She pet the Meowth by her foot,"Does this little fellow have a name yet or what?"
"Or What." The redhead grumbled retrieving 2 mugs and placing the kettle on to boil. Phoebe grinned and sidled over to lean heavily onto Aria's back halting her in her tracks. The girls may be the same age and height but Phoebe slightly outweighed her grey eyed friend.
Aria sighed and shifted slightly to the left and jabbed her fingers into the raven's ribs eliciting a high pitched yelp.
"Move or no tea," Phoebe's violet eyes widened, she leapt away faster than when she had stepped on her aunt's Jolteon 2 years ago. Aria snickered and poured tea into the mugs.
"Inhale that or take it with you because Oak is not going to be impressed if we are late." No sooner had the words left her mouth, when Phoebe has darted out the door almost tripping over the meowth and crashing out the door. Her mother staggered into the kitchen looking like a Nidoran that had had a battle with a hair dryer.
"Phoebe?" She raised an eyebrow questioningly. Aria sighed and nodded,
"Some genius caffeinated her and set her loose upon society if you hear sirens don't be alarmed." Her mother chuckled lightly and wished her luck.
After a great deal of grumbling and drinking scalding tea the pair managed to get themselves to the professor's lab with time to spare. By then of course Phoebe's caffeine high had deteriorated as Aria managed to semi-wake up in the process.
The large oak door of the Professor's lab swung open on silent hinges, raucous laughter echoed down the hallway,
"Thanks Granddad for letting me have first crack at the starters!" Both girls looked at each other and sighed, clearly the professor's grandson, Gary had already chosen one of the 3 starters. Phoebe hoped to god it wasn't Charmander.
"Hello Girls, have you come to receive your first Pokemon?" Professor Oak's voice shook Phoebe from her thoughts. Aria rolled her eyes and hauled her raven haired fool of a friend into the lab.
"Yes Professor, that's what we're here for." Her grey eyes grazed the room looking for the all too familiar red and white orbs containing her future companion. The elderly professor held out his hands.
In each palm there was a small round pokeball,
"Aria and Phoebe would you like to choose one of these pokemon and keep them as your companion and partner in battle?" Both girls nodded, a pair or grey eyes and a pair of violet both watching intently.
"Bulbasaur! Charmander!" A soft white light leaked from the orbs and two small creatures now stood next to the professor.
"Now girls," the professor cast glances at the pokemon at his feet before returning his gaze to the young girls before him,
"Who will you choose?"
A/N
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