Me: *excitedly* My first multi-chapter fanfic! Yay!

Drew: *sarcastically* Yay!

May: Come on, Drew, be nice to her.

Misty&Dawn&Leaf: We are excited!

Paul: *mutters* Troublesome.

Dawn: Jerk!

Me: Aww! Lover's quarrel!

Dawn&Paul: *blushing* We are not lovers!

Me: I can see you blush! Where are Ash and Gary, by the way?

Drew: Trying to beat the other in a video game.

Me: *sigh* I wanted them to do the disclaimer.

May: Oh! I'll do it. BookChic.28 doesn't own Pokemon or the characters, which means us!

Me: Right you are May! On with the story now!

Chapter-1: The entrance and introductions

"DAWN! MISTY! MAY!" Leaf Green, a 21 years old brunette, yelled cheerfully to her three best friends' name. She was sitting on the couch in the living room.

Leaf along with May Maple, a 20 years old brunette; Misty Waterflower, a 21 years old redhead and Dawn Berlitz, a midnight blue haired girl, who was the same age as May; lived together in a quaint and cosy bungalow, located at the outskirts of Nimbasa city in a small neighbourhood. Truthfully, their families had spent quite a lot of money for their daughters' sake.

"What is it, Leaf?" Misty asked, descending from the stairs which led to the first floor. She was sporting her favourite short denim shorts, and a sky blue crop top. Her hair was tied in a side ponytail, her usual style. Misty was famous amongst her friends for being the fiery one.

"Yeah…." muttered a sleepy and admittedly grouchy May, still in her pyjamas, "No need to wake the whole neighbourhood up yet. It's only what? 6 am?"

"No need to get snappy, May," remarked Dawn, in her usual bubbly voice, "Let Leaf make the announcement of…..whatever it is."

Dawn was wearing a set of curlers in her hair. She wasn't quite ready yet, by the looks of it. Dawn was the most fashionable from the four of them; always staying trendy. She was also the peacemaker of the group.

"You remember how we applied for selection in the Nimbasa Academy for Talents and Arts?" Leaf said, her attitude changing from ecstatic to nervous, "Oh! Of course you do! Well…..The results are in."

Now it was the other three's turn to scream. Even the sleepy May and down-to-the-earth Misty couldn't contain themselves.

Once they quieted down, Misty cleared her throat.

"So…what does it say?"

"Don't know," Leaf replied, "I wanted to open it with you guys."

"Come on, then! What are we waiting for?!" May bounced up and down and snatched Leaf's laptop from her.

She plopped down on the couch besides Leaf and Misty and Dawn soon followed.

"Okay, guys, I'm opening it!" May said, as she clicked on the e-mail.

The webpage opened-

Congratulations!

Dear Misty, Leaf, May and Dawn,

We are pleased to inform you that you all are applicable to attend the Nimbasa Academy for Talents and Arts.

Search the website for further details.

Warm regards,
Cynthia
Deputy Headmistress

Leaf's POV

Oh my! I can't believe it! All of us were in so much shock, we didn't dare utter a word; worried that this might be a dream and would burst if we spoke.

Finally, Misty broke the silence.

"May, open the website!"

"R-right!" May replied, coming back from the trance, "It says that we are to have our first classes on….WHAT! Tuesday! That's the day after tomorrow!"

"Eeeep!" Dawn squealed. Seriously, had she even registered the news in yet?

"What Dawn?" I said, looking at her.

"We've got very less time to pack!"

Of course it's got to be clothes.

"But Dawn," Misty reasoned, "We are already in Nimbasa."

This brought Dawn to a stop.

"Hehe….Yeah…..I forgot….Sorry. But," she squealed again, "this is awesome!"

"Wait…." May said, "It says here we've got to stay in a dormitory until the term ends. We only get to go to our homes for the breaks."

"Alright!" I piped in, "Then Dawn, we've got to pack."

She squealed again and in a flash, left for her bedroom.

"We should start packing too, I guess," May muttered, got up and went upstairs too.

Misty and I sighed. "Same ol' Dawny."

May's POV

I skipped up to my room and began scuffling with my clothes in the walk-in closet. Yeah, all of us have a walk-in closet adjoining our rooms.

I heard a distinct sound of music blasting from the room nearest to mine.

I knew it was Dawn. She always played music pieces according to her mood.

Today it was "Good Feeling" by Flo Rida.

I smiled. It actually described what all of us were feeling today.

Happy.

Misty's POV

I sighed along with Leaf at Dawn and May's childish antics, but the truth was, I too was feeling as much giddy as those two.

"What are we gonna do with those two?" Leaf asked, as she tied her waist length hair into a messy bun.

"We know we can't do nothing, right?" I said, "Plus, it doesn't hurt them when they know we love them for who they are."

"Got that right, sis."

That's right. We all occasionally called each other 'sis'. We practically were.

"You know," Leaf said, breaking the silence which had fallen upon, "We should probably go pack as well. So that tomorrow, we can check out the market for any necessary supplies we might need at first."

Leaf was the most rational one in our group.

"Alright," I replied, "It's settled then. Let's go pack."

Dawn's POV

The next day passed away in a blur. We did shopping in the Nimbasa City Mall and packed our belongings.

I looked around and saw that May, Misty and Leaf were enthralled with our surroundings too.

We were finally at the NATA!

It was a huge…..I repeat, a HUGE building, which seemed to be made up of glass from outside. The glass panels shined due to the reflection of the sun. The fields were gigantic too; the margins lined with sweet smelling flowers. There were also rows and rows of what I thought were dormitories, a little distance away from the main building.

"Wow…." I heard May mutter, "It looks even better from than the pictures."

"Amen, May," Leaf and Misty said together.

I simply nodded, still in a trance by its beauty.

A few minutes later, we entered the building, only to get crashed with a group of four boys. They were heading out and were dragging suitcases behind them too, so I figured they were freshmen like us.

"Sorry!" we girls exclaimed together.

"No problem, gorgeous," one of them said to Leaf, taking her right hand in his, a smirk grazing on his lips. He was tall, had spiky auburn brown hair, black eyes and wore a collared grey t-shirt and khaki shorts. He looked and, admittedly, acted just like 'every girl's dream'.

"Don't you try to 'woo' me," Leaf said, jerking her hand out of his, "understand?"

I think he was taken back with Leaf's behaviour, as he withdrew his hand and his expressions changed from smug to surprised.

"Feisty one, aren't ya?" he asked.

"Never you mind." Leaf retorted, glaring at him.

"Now now….Why don't we start again from introductions?" the boy with chartreuse green hair and matching eyes said, coming in between our two groups. He wore a button-up blue shirt with black jeans.

"Myself, Drew Hayden. I'm a from LaRousse city, Hoenn region." He flicked his hair away from his eyes, "The brunet here, is Gary Oak, from Pallet city, Kanto region."

Wait…..Gary Oak! Is he somehow related to Professor Samuel Oak?!

"Are you related to Professor Oak from Pallet?" I blurted, before I could stop myself.

"As a matter of fact," Gary said, "I am. He is my grandfather."

I squealed. "Oh my! I'm a BIG fan of him!"

I saw Misty, May, Leaf, Gary and Drew sweatdrop.

"Troublesome," I heard the plum haired boy mutter.

"Who are you to call me troublesome?!" I yelled at him.

May's POV

Uh-Oh.

Dawn in a bad mood was as dangerous as Misty, if not more.

"Um….I think we should continue with the intros…." I piped up.

Misty was holding Dawn back, as she tried to lunge forward at the purple haired boy.

"Yeah, sure," Drew said. He too was clearly uncomfortable with the situation. "So, the boy on whom your friend is trying to pounce is Paul Shinji from Veilstone city in Sinnoh region."

"More likely the 'King of jerks' from Jerkania," Dawn muttered under her breath.

I held in a giggle.

"And lastly," Drew continued, "the raven haired boy is Ash Ketchum. He's from Pallet too."

"Hi!" Ash, the black haired boy, exclaimed. I noticed he had chocolate brown eyes, and wore a red and blue checked t-shirt and a pair of three-fourths.

"Hello guys!" I said, taking the responsibility to introduce ourselves, "I'm May Maple from Petalburg city, Hoenn. Dawn Berlitz here," I gestured towards her, "is from Twinleaf town in Sinnoh. The redhead is Misty Waterflower from Cerulean city in Kanto and last but not the least, Leaf Green, is from Pallet too!"

"Nice to meet such charming ladies," Drew said.

I concluded he had a way with words. He was smirking like Gary, looking directly at…me.

I wondered what caught his interest, so sudden.

Ignoring him, I looked around and noticed that the crowd was beginning to form at the receptionist's desk.

Leaf must have noticed it too, as nudging Misty, she said, "Come on, we've got to check-in now. The hall is beginning to crowd."

Misty nodded.

"Guys, we gotta go check-in now," she said, "Hope we'll see you later!"

"Oh, I hope so too," Gary winked at Leaf, before we parted for our own ways.

Dawn's POV

Those boys we just met were fine in my opinion. Except for Paul Shinji. How dare he call me Troublesome?!

I was brought out of my thoughts as we reached the receptionist's desk. Behind it was an old lady; probably in her late forties. The name 'Sarah' was written on the name-tag she wore.

"Hello," she greeted, "How may I help you?"

I stepped forward.

"I'm Dawn Berlitz," I said, "and these are my friends Misty, Leaf and May. We were selected here."

"Oh! Alright. Let me check," Sarah muttered and began typing furiously on the computer.

After a few minutes, she replied, "Yes, you all are on the list. You are to share Dorm no. 56 with four boys. Here are the keys and your timetables. The boys have already been here so one bunch of keys is with them too."

I thought about it. Four boys...been here before us...

"I think I know who the boys are!" I exclaimed.

"No...no...no...no...no..." Leaf caught on, looking horrified, "Not Gary!"

"Poor Leafy..." Misty said. I thought I saw her smile for a millisecond, but it was gone before I could've been sure.

"Great..." Leaf muttered, "Just great."

I smiled at her sympathetically.

We thanked Sarah, exited the building and began to search for Dorm no. 56.

I knew there and then; we were entering the hell of a world.

Me: First chapter done!

May&Misty&Dawn&Leaf: We loved it!

Dawn: Yeah! I even call Paul the 'King of jerks'!

Drew: Well, it was fine. At least now people know I'm charming.

Gary: Come on, Drewy, none of us believe that, now. Do we?

Ash: I only had one dialogue in this chapter!

Me: Sorry Ash. But don't worry. You'll have your moments too.

Paul: *sigh* At least I call her Troublesome.

Me: Now, now Paul...Don't be so mean. Anyways...Review guys!