DISCLAIMER: If I owned Pokemon, I'd be rich. I am not rich, so I am to assume I do not own them. Please do not believe otherwise.

Not All Arrogance (A Gary Oak Love Story) Part 1~Old Enemies, New Travel Partners?

((Joyful Note: You will all hate me for this, I'm sure. I haven't put out part 10 of my OC south park story. I haven't written more DeanXCas stories. But I am putting out this. But hear me out! I've already written this story! An age ago, hell, I'm halfway through a sequel! So seriously, I'm just editing it and putting it out there on a site where it's easier to read, that's no crime right? I know its pokemon, I know it's another OC, but it is good I've been told. So give it a chance folks? Oh, and new readers, welcome to my section of , hope you stick with me on this! Oh and, I made all characters upgrade to age 15. Because I know they're still kids, but age 10 just seems a little too young for this story, I mean, that's grade 4. No. 15 at least gets them to freshmen level which is more reasonable I think. Basically, this story is about my OC Amy who travels with Gary Oak and it has allusions to the video games and the anime. But it's all my own story, so expect lots of uncanon things to go on))

"Hey give that back Gary you sleaze!" Amy yelled as she tried to snatch back the Trainer's manual she had been reading moments before Gary-Oak-the-Sleaze had snatched it out of her hands. He'd lived next door to her for her whole life and was continuously driving her insane. Granted, she drove him insane as well, but that was totally beside the point. He was a sleaze; she was allowed to drive him insane!

"What's the magic word?" Gary sneered. Amy grated her teeth and made a fist.

"Give it back or I'll pound your face in!" she growled.

"Yeah right." Gary snorted. "Go get it!" he threw it over Amy's head into the dirt.

"JERK!" Amy yelled and threw a swing at Gary who dodged it neatly and walked off laughing. Amy growled under her breath as she watched him leave. "JUST WAIT TILL TOMORROW WHEN I GET A POKEMON! I'LL WIPE THE FLOOR WITH YOU!!"

Gary just laughed harder. Amy's hands curled into fists again. "Why you little..."

"Hey Amy! This is yours right?" Amy turned to see her best friend, Ash, picking up her book from the dirt, wiping it off and handing it to her.

"Oh, yes, thanks Ash." Amy said smiling a bit and taking it. "Gary threw it. The sleezeball." she sent a glare over her shoulder.

"No kidding." Ash nodded in agreement. "So, we're getting Pokémon tomorrow!"

"Yep!" Amy said grinning, happy at this change of subject. "I can't wait, which one are you going to get?"

Ash shrugged. "No idea. I really like Squirtle, but Bulbasaur's awesome too, and Charmander has awesome fire power!"

Amy laughed "Well I really don't have any idea yet either to be honest."

"I'm sure we'll figure it out- oh right! I have to get home and start packing for tomorrow. See ya!" Ash exclaimed and rushed down the road to his house in the small town of Pallet. They'd both lived here their whole lives, and tomorrow they'd be leaving it to start their Pokemon journey. They hadn't actually said it, but they kind of assumed they'd be traveling together.

" I guess I'll get started too, see you tomorrow at the lab Ash!" Amy called and waved goodbye before heading for home herself. She glanced down at her Trainer's manual. It had a guide to every town in Kanto and she and Ash were going to visit them all, and compete in every gym of course. Amy finally reached her house and opened the front door.

"I'm home!" she called and started to head up to her room.

"Amy? Could you come in here a minute?" it was Amy's dad. Her mom had died when she was very young. Ash had a single parent too, but they didn't know if his dad was alive or dead. He left on his Pokémon journey long ago and never came back. Amy thought his mom was amazing to still trust her son enough to let him go out on a journey as well. Even if she made him promise to call every chance he got.

Amy joined her dad in the living room. "What's up?" she asked sitting on the couch with him.

Her father was somewhat of a thin man, but he was strong as well. She had never seen her dad cry, not once that she could remember though she supposed he must have cried when her mother died. Now however, he seemed dangerously close to it and this was scaring her a little.

"Sweetheart, you know I love you, and I worry about you a lot, I'm not sure you're ready to go live on your own." he said slowly drawing out his words as if afraid his voice would crack if he took them too quickly.

Amy stared at him like she couldn't believe it. "But Dad! I have to go! I've been waiting for this my, my whole life! Besides, I won't be alone, I'll be with Ash."

"Yes, well I don't trust that boy to protect you. Besides, he has deserter genes. You know his father..."

"Okay, one, I don't NEED him to protect me! I can protect myself, and I'll have my Pokémon to protect me as well! Two, just cause his dad isn't around doesn't mean he deserted them and even if he DID that doesn't mean Ash would do the same thing!" Amy was furious now.

"Amy. I'm sorry, but as long as you remain my responsibility you aren't going! When you turn 18, I won't be able to stop you, but until then, tough!"

"But Dad! By then Ash and Gary could already be champions! I can't just be left behind!" Amy cried, her eyes were beginning to water.

"No, and that's final! It's for your own good!" her father finished and then stood abruptly and left the room.

Amy shivered, stood, and ran to her room. She slammed the door and fell onto her Jigglypuff print bedspread, sobbing. About an hour later her dad knocked on the door and told her to come down for supper. She yelled back that she wasn't hungry, even though her stomach was growling loudly. Finally she rose her head from the mattress with a plan. She'd pack her bags, sneak out of the house before her dad got up, and go to Professor Oak's to get a Pokémon and leave before he could stop her. She'd leave him a note explaining why she had to go. He'd forgive her... eventually. Deciding this, she began to carefully pack her bags. After her dad went to bed she snuck downstairs to get food and things she didn't have in her room. She set her alarm and fell asleep.

*****

The alarm buzzed and Amy quickly turned it off. She listened closely for her dad and hearing only snores from the next room she got out of bed to dress in her jeans and pink shell top. Lifting her bag onto her shoulders she crept out of her room, down the hallway, and out the door. She was heading straight for the lab. It was about a 10 minute walk from her house, so it wasn't long before the large windmill came into view. Once it did Amy ran down the road until she reached it. It seemed that she was the first to arrive, which made sense since the sun was just beginning to rise when she'd left.

"Hey, look what the Meowth dragged in!" Gary's voice rang behind her. Amy groaned.

"Where's Ashy boy? You dump him?"

"We aren't going out! And he'll be here! I just, wanted to get here early." Amy mumbled the last part. She started up the walk toward the lab's door.

"Well gramps wanted me to come early. I have told you Professor Oak's my grandfather right?" Gary said smirking.

"Only 37 times since last week, not to mention having grown up next door to you and being introduced to him but I know your smartness level would make that hard to recall" Amy replied rolling her eyes as she rose her hand to knock.

Gary huffed and folded his arms "Smartness isn't a word"

Professor Oak opened the door. He didn't look surprised to see Amy this early.

"Alright, come in. I have to talk to you both." his face was unreadable.

"Um, okay..." Amy said uncertainly. Gary looked confused as well, but they both followed the Professor inside. He took them into his living room and told them to have a seat. The both sat as far from each other as possible on the couch, Prof. Oak sat opposite them.

"Amy, you're father called me last night." Prof. Oak said look at her with a very serious expression. Amy stared back in shock, then sighed.

"So, he told you not to give me a Pokémon?" Amy said hanging her head. Gary's eyes turned to her in shock.

"Yes. He seemed to anticipate you would try to come and get one even though he told you not to. However, I asked his reason for this denial and then I tried to talk him into letting you go anyway." Prof. Oak explained.

Life returned to Amy then. "You did? What did he say? What did YOU say?"

"Well, he finally said you could go, but only if you were with someone he trusted not to let anything happen to you. Someone he thought was... strong enough to protect you. Also, you could not travel with Ash. He really doesn't like that boy." Prof. Oak shook his head. Gary seemed intensely interested at this point.

"I know that." Amy sighed.

"So," the professor went on "I asked him if he had anyone in mind who COULD accompany you, and, he said that if I really wanted you to be able to start a journey, I would convince my grandson Gary to go with her."

Amy and Gary stared at the Pokémon expert before them for a few moments until it hit them, coincidently at the same time.

"NOT HAPPENING" They both shouted simultaneously.

"Amy, this is the only way for you to go. You can only get your Pokémon license through me, and I won't give it to you unless you and Gary both sign an agreement that you will travel together. I will not disrespect you father's wishes."

Amy hesitated. "I really want to go on this journey. I've waited my whole life. I wanted to start with Ash, and I know he'd wait for me, but I won't hold him back. If this is the only way... I guess I'll do it. But I won't like it. I know why my father said that. He figures I'd NEVER agree to travel with Gary Oak, but I won't give him that satisfaction. I will do it, if Gary agrees, although I realise he has no ties to this and it's highly unlikely that he'll want to. I mean, he hates me. Don't you?" Amy said turning to Gary. He looked at her oddly.

"I don't hate you." he said quietly. "Look, I don't want to babysit you," Amy felt a flash of anger when he said that "But I think that you're dad's being a real jerk not letting you go out on a journey, and I know that gramps will never shut up about it if I say no..." Gary trailed off.

Amy`s mouth dropped open slightly. "So... you're saying yes?" she couldn't believe it.

"Yeah sure whatever." he shrugged. "But you'd better not slow me down!" he snapped.

Amy actually smiled a bit. "We'll see who's slowing who down."

*****

So after signing the papers, they headed for the room where they would receive their Pokémon. Amy couldn't believe this. Gary had agreed. Okay, maybe he wasn't a total sleezeball. But he was still an arrogant jerk. Not to mention Amy was apprehensive about how her father was going to react to the fact she had agreed. She had read the contract before she'd signed it, and her father had said in it that if she broke the contract he'd get the police to bring her straight home. This was serious stuff. Why was her father acting this way? In any case, all such thoughts as these vanished when Amy looked upon the Pokémon in the choosing room. There were a Charmander, Bulbasaur and Squirtle, sitting on the table. Suddenly a thought occurred to Amy.

"But Professor, I thought there were 6 trainers coming today? There's only 3 Pokémon." she said confused.

"Yes, I, erm, sort of stashed away a few special Pokémon for you, Gary and Ash. Don't tell anyone though, or I'll really be in trouble." he handed them each 5 Pokeballs and a Pokedex, and then headed for the backroom. He came out with two Eevees.

"I would have liked to have gotten three, but Ash will have to settle for something a bit different." Oak said with a smile and the Eevees both leaped into both Gary's and Amy's arms.

"They're so cute! I'm going to name you Isis!" Amy laughed and cuddled the small fox Pokémon to her chest.

"Isis? Okay, well I'll name mine Slasher!" Gary said smirking.

The Eevees and Amy looked at him with distaste.

"What?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

"Slasher? How could you name such a cute thing Slasher?" Amy said putting her hands on her hips, Isis having moved to her shoulder.

"Well okay what would YOU name him then?" Gary snapped angrily

Amy thought for a moment gazing at his Eevee "Socrates." she said finally.

Gary opened his mouth to protest but his Eevee squealed with delight.

"Looks like a winner!" Prof. Oak said smiling.

"Socrates. Great." Gary muttered. He returned Socrates into his Pokeball, and Amy returned Isis. They headed out the door, followed by Prof. Oak, who was smiling in some state of smugness over how well things were going for him or something. Strange old man.

They came outside to a crowd of cheering townsfolk. Gary's mom and dad were in front, but Amy couldn't see her father anywhere. She felt sad then. She didn't really want to leave without saying goodbye, and Ash wasn't even here yet...

"WAIT! WAIT FOR ME!!!!" Ash's voice rang over the din as he ran up... strangely in his pyjamas, panting profusely.

"Amy, you weren't about to leave without me were you?" Ash said laughing once he caught his breath. "Oh, hi Gary." he said in a low voice eyeing Gary standing beside Amy.

Before Amy could open her mouth Gary answered for her.

"Actually, she IS leaving without you; she's leaving with me because her father trusts me more then you. Too bad. But Gramps'll explain, my folks got me a new car for my journey, so I can travel in style and speed. It's a convertible, nice huh? Come on Amy" he grabbed her wrist and started to pull her towards the red vehicle nearby.

Amy twisted free "YOU JERK!" she yelled and ran back to Ash. "Ash, I'm, I'm sorry but he's right, the only way I can go on my journey is if I go with Gary, my dad made me sign a contract to get a Pokémon, he'll disown me if I break it now, he's the only family I have, well, Ash, I'm REALLY sorry, but we'll see each other again, I promise." tears were sliding down her cheeks as her words fired out like a machine gun. It wasn't fair!

"Amy?" Ash seemed to only partially comprehend what she was saying, but it would hit him soon.

"AMY!" Gary honked his horn.

"HAVE SOME PATIENCE WILL YOU!" Amy screamed back. "Ash, I really am sorry, I do have to go with him. I don't want to. But it was the only way. But good luck with your journey. Oh, and, you might want to get out of your pjs before you leave on your journey, just some advice." she laughed shakily.

Ash looked down, blushed, and laughed a bit too, but he sounded like he was starting to understand "Yeah, right, okay. Bye." he said quietly and turned away. Amy stared at him a moment. Then Gary's annoying honking made her turn, glare, then sigh as she headed towards him.

'This' she thought 'stinks.'

((Joyful Note: Right. So basically I'm bored and am lacking inspiration for my other work so I'm just editing what I've already done. Oh well, at least I can read reviews on this site. From what I understand, this series gets better as it goes, so stick with me and review if you like it!))