The teal sleeveless vest she was wearing has become stained with the tears falling from the younger one's eyes. The sobbing of the younger girl echoed throughout the worn,wooden structure they called home. The younger girl's black hair drooped somewhat, almost like a wilted flower. "W-Why do you have to leave me?" The little girl said in her sweet, soft tone.

The older one hesitated. Her mouth hung open for a few moments before she closed it, still unsure what to say. She took her white hat off and sat it on the table beside her, her light brown hair falling gently past her shoulders. She took a long sigh and thought it over. The girl then crouched down to the younger one's level, clutching onto the young girl's shoulders. "I'm not leaving you..." She decided on to say finally, even though she knew that it wasn't totally true.

"But you are! You said so! You have to go to the lab today!" The younger one managed to say over her sobbing.

The brown-haired girl frowned and looked down at the floor. She took another sigh and looked up in the younger girl's eyes. "Look. This is an opportunity for us! Take a look around, huh? We're two girls without parents in an abandoned home! This is our chance. We can finally make something for ourselves! Maybe we can even start fixing up this old place..." She gave the young girl a smile, both to comfort her and out of relief of finding the right words to say.

The younger girl closed her eyes and sniffled. "O-Okay... but where will I stay? It's too scary to stay here alone... What if a Gastly gets in?"

The older one smiled at the younger's comment. "No Gastlys get in our home. Only Rattatas get in. As for where you'll stay... I made arrangements. Know the Oak girl?" She waited for the younger girl's response. Once the young girl nodded, she went on. "Well, you'll stay with her. She's really nice! She's pretty lonely since her grandfather is almost always working, and she makes tea, and...

The young girl cut her off. "So she's like you? Like a big sister?"

The older one thought for a moment. The younger one was right, but they weren't sisters by blood. That alone must prove how close they really were. "Uh... yeah. Exactly! You'll be fine there with her."

The little girl wiped away some of her tears. "Okay... I'll miss you."

The older girl couldn't contain it anymore. She wanted to look strong despite the situation, but the tears started falling down the side of her face. "Y-You be good now, okay? Don't you worry about me. Maybe you'll see me on TV someday." She said the TV thing as a joke mainly, and was glad it made her smile. "O-Okay?" She said, struggling to say it.

"The younger one sniffled again. "Okay." She said innocently, nodding.

"Oh! Look!" The older girl reached back into the bag hanging from her shoulders, searching through it with her hand. After a few moments, she pulled out a simple, shiny, red and white ball and held it up to the younger girl. "There! Take Nips. Now it'll be three of you... Daisy, Nips, and you." She had to blink back a few more tears after saying those words.

"Okay... But then you won't have anyone with you..." The little girl took the ball and hooked it onto her jeans belt loop.

"Oh, don't worry about me. I'll get a new friend from the lab in a few minutes anyway, okay?" The older one said. She widened her eyes when she realized she talked about the lab. Her eyes darted over to the watch on her wrist. "Oh no! I'm late! Hopefully they're not all gone." She pulled the younger one close in an embrace, and kissed her on the forehead. "Get your things now. I have to go..."

Welcome to Kanto! This is just the sneak peek/preview of a great adventure to come!