My eyes open. It's finnaly here. It's finnaly the day I get my Pokemon! Oh, I wonder which one I will choose. As I remember from my failed attempt 5 years ago, the Pokemon that you could choose were: Cyndaquil; the fire starter, Totodile; the water starter and Chikorita; the grass starter. My choice was narrowed down to two of the Pokemon, but I knew that I could only have one. After countless minutes of pondering in my head, I had finnaly decided. I know who I want my partner to be.

I hop out of my bed and walk over to my mirror and my drawers. I change myself out of my pyjamas and slip on some casual clothes, something nice for the occasion. Just some red shorts, a shirt, and my special yellow and black cap. I walk down the hallway and tread down the stairs to meet my mother.

"Oh! Good morning honey! I made pancakes for breakfast." "Didn't we agree that you would stop calling me 'honey' when I was 13?" "Oh I'm sorry Ethan, it's just that I'll miss you so much once you'll be gone. Oh, which reminds me! I got something for you!" She says reaching into an opened parcel on the counter and pulling out what looks like a small, red phone. "This is a pokégear, it is used for calling people. You must agree to call me every week on your journey!" "Was it really that difficult to buy me an actual cellphone?" "Hey young man! Remember who is paying for you to get a Pokemon? Me, that's who! So don't criticise me about money!" "Okay then, sorry mom." She hands me the rather bulky looking block of red plastic. I open it, test to see if it is working, then shove it in my pocket.

"Now come and eat your breakfast, it's getting cold!" I sit down and begin to munch on the pancakes set in front of me. Mom's pancakes are usually bland and tasteless, but she makes damn good jam, so that takes away the bad taste. I take a few minutes, eating my food slowly and savouring it, because this is the last meal I'll have with my mother for a long while.

"Have a safe trip hon...oh, I mean Ethan!" "I'll still be in town mom, I still have to get a Pokemon you know?" "Oh right, well good luck anyway!" "Yeah...thanks mom." I bid her goodbye as I walk off towards professor birch's lab.

Then...I met...her.

I was a few meters away from the lab, but that's when I saw something odd. On the side of the building, peeking through the window, was a person. They had perfect red hair and were in navy black clothes, and brown boots. They were looking through the window of the lab and taking notes on a notepad. I was curious, because the expression on their face said that they didn't belong there.

I walked up to them and asked: "Hey dude, what are you doing?" They jolted a bit in the air and turned to face me, dropping the notepad with an angry expression on their face. "DUDE? You think I'm a dude? I AM A GIRL YOU ASSHOLE!" She person says picking up a small rock and chucking it at me. I pull up my elbow to block the stone hurling towards me. "Hey, I didn't mean to offend you! I didn't know you were a girl! And when people say the word 'dude' they can also be referring to a girl!" "Just piss off! I am busy." Yeesh, what an agitated girl. She turns back to the window, and continues to take more notes. She really looks concentrated. Perhaps she's one on the professor's assistants? But then why is she recording things in this alleyway? Eh, I guess she deserves privacy, so I'll leave her be.

I continue on and walk into the professor's lab. I talk to a scientist and he tells me where in the lab birch was. I follow his directions and I find the professor. "Huh? OH HI! Hi Ethan. So, have you decided yet?" "Yes I have. It has been hard to put my finger on only one of them, but I have decided. I would like...Cyndaquil!" "Ah, Cyndaquil, that was my first choice too, take care." Professor birch says handing me a pokéball. "Do they pay you extra to compliment me?" "Yes they do, now go on, begin your journey!"

I put the pokéball in my backpack and I head off. I open the door of the lab and I head of towards the first ro...*SMASH*! I bump into something and I fall to the ground.

"Oww, Uhg, sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going." I say standing myself up and opening my eyes. "Uhh...ow, it's fine, this happens a lot to me." A familiar voice says to me. I open my eyes fully and see the same red haired girl from before. "Got any more rocks to throw at me?" I say to her as she squints her eyes and opens them, looking up at me. "Y..you!? Uhg I mean...I'm not sorry! You should look where you're going idiot!" She blurts out nervously. "Don't pretend to lie to me, cus' it won't work. Here, you dropped this." I say picking up her things and handing them to her. "Wh...what? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?" She shouts angrily. "I have absolutely no idea." I say giving a smirk at her. She gulps and shoots a look of hate at me. She snatches the items out of my hands and shoves them in her bag.

"Th...thank you, now just...Uhg just piss off." She says starting to walk away. "Wait, I didn't get your name!" I shout to the girl. "And why would I tell you my name?" "One, you asked me who you were so you technically have to tell me. Two, if we bump into eachother again, I can apologise to you using your name." "I...Uhg, fine. My name is Silver, what's yours?" "My name is Ethan, nice meeting you." "Just...go away." She says running off down the path. What a weird girl.

I walk down the path until I get to..."Hey Gold, WAIT FOR ME!" A voice echoes throughout the town. I look behind me to see my childhood friend running up to me. "Crystal, I told you, my name isn't Gold!" I shout back to her. Then she jumps forward, tackling me to the ground and hugging me. "You know that I would never leave without you! And you must never leave without me! We're a couple, and couples stick together!" "Crystal, I told you, we are not dating! When I said couple I meant as a friend!"

I have known Crystal since I was 6, and ever since, she has been calling me Gold, I think just because elements for child names are popular in this town. We have been good friends, but as soon as we turned 10, she pretends that we are dating, even though we are not.

"I wasn't going to leave without you, I was just scouting ahead for what we'll be facing." In truth, I did want to leave without her. Why? Because she hangs around me every second of every day up until we were 15 and I got my Pokemon and up to this second. I did plan to leave without her, but she woulden't have it that way. "I saw you talking to that girl from before, ARE YOU CHEATING ON ME?" "CRYSTAL! WE AREN'T DATING! And I was not flirting with that red haired girl from before, we just bumped into eachother." "Oh, well that's fine then!" She suddenly chirps happily. "Yeah, yeah great, now can you please get off of me?" "Oh! Right, sorry, heh heh..." She saying standing up and helping me to my feet. "So, shall we go then Gold?" "My name...is Ethan! And yes, let's go." "Yay!" We both walk off towards the first route. Even though this morning has gone moderatively well, I am allready starting to regret my decision.