Prologue: A Lackadaisical Solitude

A girl stood in front of the window. She was watching the sunset. She smiled. She has always loved watching sunrises and sunsets because they're so beautiful. She loved the way that when the sun was halfway behind the horizon the sky would turn an orangey pink color. She loved that color so much that she painted her room that color. The sunrises are also beautiful because in Umido Town it is normally pretty humid, but when the sun sets it's cool. Umido Town is on the land called Guerrieri. Liz's family calls the land: la terra dei Guerrieri. Which means "The Land of Warriors" in Italian. This girl standing in front of the window sighed a satisfied sigh. She moved her red hair out of her eyes. This girl's red hair goes down 6 inches above the top of her butt. She has beautiful blue eyes. Her eyes are actually royal blue. She stands at 5 feet flat and her weight is for her to know and nobody to find out. This girl's name is Elizabeth Cordaro. Her family is Italian and she goes by Liz.

Liz's father has brown hair that is short. Her father's name is Anthony (he goes by Tony). Liz's dad is also pretty tall and muscular. He has blue eyes. Liz's mother has red hair that is cut short, very short. Her name is Amanda. Liz's mom is short and plump. She has green eyes. Liz is very gorgeous, but she is too insecure to realize it. She has never had a boyfriend, but she has had friends that are guys. She has probably 5 main friends at school. First there's Lauren. Lauren met Liz when Liz moved to Umido Town from Viridian City in Kanto. Lauren has straight brown hair to her back and she has green eyes. Then comes Kathryn. Kathryn moved to Umido Town from Viridian City at the same time as Liz. They've been best friends since they were babies. Kathryn (she goes by Kat) has dark brown hair to her mid-back that is wavy. Next there is Spencer. Spencer has always lived in Umido Town. He has always been Liz's friend since she moved to Umido. Spencer has blond hair that is either matted down with water or spiked up with gel. Then comes Christopher (he goes by Chris). Chris has always had a crush on Liz since she moved to Umido Town and everyone knows it, except Liz. Chris has short and curly brown hair. Last, but certainly not least, is Alex. Alex had a crush on Liz and they almost dated, but Alex fell for Lauren instead. Alex has the skater look for his black hair.

Liz turned around when the darkness took a hold of her. She walked into the kitchen and grabbed an apple. The kitchen was a pale yellow color. It had a white refrigerator and a black toaster/microwave. The stove was black also. The apple she took was green and it was on the table where the family eats. There are only 3 spots at the table because Liz is an only child. She also took a banana from the brown bowl. There were also oranges, tangerines, and other random fruits in the bowl. She bit into the apple and walked up the stairs. The stairs are carpeted with a white carpet. The beam going up the stairs is a dark mahogany brown.

She knocked on her parents' door. "Come in!" Came her mother's sweet and singsong voice. Liz turned the golden handle that was on the brown door. Liz walked inside and sat down on the white bench in front of her parents' king sized bed. Her parents' bed had silk sheets and white covers. The pillows were red, blue, and white. Liz smiled at her parents. Her mom was wearing gray pajamas with Poochyena all over them. Her father was wearing shiny navy blue pajamas. Liz was wearing a navy and light blue plaid pajama pants with a white t-shirt on. The t-shirt had a Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur standing together. She looked at her parents.

"Mom… Dad. I'm going to be 13 in 2 months when will I be allowed to go on a Pokemon Journey with my friends?" She asked her parents. Liz planned on going on a Pokemon Journey with all her friends. But since her parents hadn't said yes yet she couldn't fully plan it.

"Well," Her mother started in her high-pitched voice. "Has Kat's parents said yes?"

"Um. No." Liz replied in a hushed voice.

"What about Lauren?"

"Yep! Her mother said yes." Liz's mother looked like she just got punched in the gut.

"What about Alex, Spencer, and Chris?"

"Spencer and Chris's parents said yes." She replied.

"There! You see! Only…" Liz's mother counted her fingers. "3 out of 6 can go! That means it is a no for you! Plus, I don't want you going with those boys!" She replied in a fierce voice.

"Uh! Mom! You've known Spencer and Chris forever! And just because Alex made one bad decision—" She was cut off by her mother.

"I don't want Alex or Spencer or Chris with you! Boys at your age make bad choices. And Alex's choice at that one time was a bad one!" She replied. Alex got drunk at a party once and that's why Liz's parents wouldn't ever let her do anything with him.

"FINE! WHATEVER!" Liz yelled at her mom. She walked out the room, slammed her parents' door, and then slammed her own door. Liz's door is white and it also has a golden doorknob.

"Don't worry, hun." Liz's father said. "She's just a teenager. She's gonna be fightin' wit' you a lot t'ese days." Liz's mother sighed.

"I know. I know."

Liz threw her schoolbook across the room. It left another indention in the wall. There were probably 5-10 dents in her wall. Liz doesn't know how to deal with her anger. Liz picked up her telephone and pressed 1. It speed dialed Kat's house.

"Hello?" Came Kat's happy voice. That voice could always cheer Liz up.

"Hey chum!" Liz replied. Kat and Liz call one another chum.

"Wow! You sound depressed." Kat said.

"Hell yeah!" Liz yelled at her. "My damn mom won't let me go!"

"Shit! My parents said I could. Well, that sucks. Anyways I doubt Chris or Spence will be able to go. And my parents said only if Spence and Chris could go. So I lied." Kat told her. Liz sighed and so did Kat. Liz threw away the apple core and started eating the banana. They just sat there and didn't say anything. Liz then threw away the banana peel.

"Well Kat?"

"Yeah?" She answered.

"I have to go. It's about 10 o'clock and I have homework."

"Yeah, okay! See you tomorrow at school. Love ya!"

"Love you too." Liz hung up the phone. She walked into her bathroom and took a shower. She switched into the clothes that she had had on and dried her hair. She walked into her room and went to sleep.