So, like, I'm starting a new story about Pokemon. The updates might be REALLY slow cuz I have writers blocks VERY often, plus I'm typing on an iPad. So, yeah. Plus, I'm lazy, so... :3 hehe

"Arhianna. Arhianna."

I opened my eyes sleepily, and saw my little brother, Alex. He looked a little gloomy.

"It's your birthday, Arhianna. Your tenth birthday," he added, as if it were the worst thing in the world.

"Why is that so bad?" I asked drowsily.

"You're going to leave to become a Pokemon trainer," he explained, as if it were obvious.

I was surprised. "You don't want me to become a Pokemon trainer?" I shook my head. "No way, Alex. You seriously have no right to boss me around. I'm going to become a Pokemon trainer no matter what, and you aren't stopping me." But as soon as I finished saying this, his expression turned even sadder. "What? What did I say?" I asked, annoyed.

"I mean I'm going to miss you," he told me quietly. "So I made you a gift."

My heart melted. I was touched. "Aww, that's so nice of you. I'm sorry." I climbed out of bed and hugged him. "Give it to me at breakfast, okay? Now, leave me alone because I'm going to change."

He waved goodbye at me, smiling, and rushed down the stairs.

I really wasn't looking forward to the gift, because, well, Alex is only six years old and he usually only draws pictures for presents. Plus, his pictures are really bad. Not the worst, but not the greatest.

I changed into a green t-shirt with a pink and purple dragonfly on it, and jean shorts. I brushed my hair and put an orange headband on it. I glanced at my calendar. Today was July 19, my birthday. The clock on my bedside table read 8:10.

I headed downstairs to the table, where my mom, dad, brother, and sister were waiting. I have an older brother and sister, so that makes me the middle of my family. My sister is five and named Alexandria, my older brother is twelve and is named Adam, and my sister is fourteen and named Annabeth. And we, are the Atkinsons. So basically, we're the A family. Heehaw!

(I'm not a donkey, that's just how I laugh...mentally.)

Anyways, fourth sixths of my family wished me a happy birthday, and I got a carrot cake, and presents. Mom gave me a Poketch, Dad gave me a notebook, Alexandria gave me a picture of our family(drawn very badly), but what Alex gave me was the most surprising.

It was a Pokemon handbook! It was what every popular trainer had. Mom was smiling as if she and Alex had planned this out together. "Do you like it?" he asked modestly.

I grinned, and nodded. "Thanks so much, everyone!"

"Your brother and sister also sent you gifts in the mail," Mom told me. Dad got up and brought back two plain, cardboard boxes sealed up in tape. He passed them to me.

I slowly opened it, revealing a souvenir from the Johto region. It was a little bracelet with a rectangular charm on it, that said, 'Hoenn rules; come visit us!' from my sister. My brother had sent me a plush chikorita, one of my favorite Pokemon. Sadly, I couldn't bring it with me because it was too big. Tomorrow I would set out on my adventure.

The rest of my birthday was uneventful. I installed some apps on my new Poketch, read a little out of the handbook, and taped Alexandria's picture to the wall of my bedroom. I started packing, my Poketch, notebook, handbook, bracelet, a pencil, clothes, and my favorite snack, goldfish.

The next day, I woke up bright and early to claim my Pokemon starter. My whole family was awake, and we hugged for a very long time. We weren't going to see each other for ages.

"Bye, sweetheart," Dad said. He hugged me once more, and I left to open the front door. We said farewells to each other one last time, and I tugged the front door open, and left.

"Bye!" they called.

"Bye!" I cried back. My heart was pounding like I had just run fifty million miles in a second. I headed to the Pokemon Center to see Proffessor Elm.

I saw the building of the Pokemon Center in about five minutes. Opening the door, I looked around. It was a vast room, and a man was sitting in a chair nearby. He looked up. "Why, hello," he said. "Are you here to claim your starter?" When I nodded, he stood up. "Alright," he said, walking over to a counter. On it seated three pokeballs. "Chikorita, Cyndaquill, and Totodile. Choose wisely."

I already knew what I was going to pick. Chikorita. "Chikorita," I said promptly.

He smiled at me. "Good choice." He took down the first one and handed it to me. He opened it, and there was a beam of light. Then, a Chikorita popped out.

It waddled over and sniffed my ankles. I picked it up and it cuddled against me.

"It seems to like you," Proffessor Elm remarked. "That's a good start."

"So, where should I go first?" I asked, putting my starter back in its Pokeball.

"You should start with the Ilex Forest," he suggested. "You might find a- well, I'll make it a surprise. Anyways, here's your Pokedex."

Arhianna nodded. She knew what a Pokedex was. She took it. "Thanks."

"My pleasure," he nodded. "Now, run along. Be careful!"

Arhianna smiled, waved goodbye, and ran out of the building. She knew where the Ilex Forest was. She knew a lot of things about Pokemon. Arhianna headed toward her destination, feeling nervous, and excited. The butterflies fluttered nervously in her stomach.