A/N: First fic in a while, sorry for being a little rusty…comments and criticisms welcomed. In this fic, you start your Pokemon adventure after graduating college, but you can have Pokemon already at a younger age.
Outline of education in this world:
4-6 is kindergarten years
7-12 is 1st to 6th grade
13-16 is 1st to 4th year
College depends on the course, it may take 2-6 yrs
So, technically 18 yrs old is good for leaving the house for adventure, I was never too fond of 10 yrs old leaving home.
*Oh, and just to clarify, people don't eat pokemon here....they eat normal beef, pork etc. And where they come from will not be discussed
**Oh one last thing, this fic starts in the very late October, as in two days before Halloween.
Disclaimer: I own nothing…
"…ake…up…" a boy's voice said.
"Wake up." the voice said clearly this time.
"Will you just wake up already!?!"
"OW!" a girl shouted as her hand flew to the boy.
"Aaaaagh! May!!! Why'd you hit me?!" the boy shouted back, clenching his arms around his waist.
"Oh I dunno Max, maybe cuz...you shouted in my ear!" May retorted.
"Well, because you wouldn't wake up May!" Max reasoned.
"But that doesn't give you the right to shout. And that's 'Achi' to you." May said, storming out of her bed heading directly to the bathroom, ignoring Max's further remarks.
'Oh, I'll get you someday May.' thought Max.
May's POV
I looked at myself in my mirror. Time sure flies. I'm gonna leave this house in a few months, and I won't be seeing my parents, even my brother, for a while. I'm gonna miss them, and I'm gonna miss torturing him.
I mentally sighed. I'm gonna miss my friends as well…Todd, Misty, Dawn, Kenny, Drew, Ash, and even those "stuck-ups for friends" Paul, and Gary. We've got like, 8 months left, & I'm going to make most out of it. They do say to leave with a bang. I mentally laughed to myself. Then there's picking the college and course. So many things to be done.
I showered for a bit and proceeded to wear my school uniform, finding Max gone from my room, I had just enough time to enjoy the view in the comfort of my balcony. I've always like being on high places, it makes me feel I have a purpose, but ironically I'm afraid of heights, so I distance myself a bit from the edge. I watched two Beautifly playing with each other in the rose bushes of our garden. Cute, shy looking Cherrim, changed their form when they got hit by morning rays. I even enjoyed the cute little Caterpie and Spinarak moving about on the vines of our house's exterior. One Caterpie went all the way up the vine to the balcony I was in, and started curling up before me. Hey, I'm not Misty, so I don't get bugged out by, well, bugs.
This little Caterpie is lucky, it doesn't have to worry about it's future, unlike us humans. It doesn't have to deal with the problems we humans face, like finance, emotions, changes, choices. The complicated things are always given to the higher species. In short, little Caterpie here has got it easy.
I turned away from the Caterpie as soon as someone called my name. It was Drew, smiling all the while calling me, that innocent smile. He was riding his bike, the sun reflected it's colours as flushing red. I ran down our winding stairs to the living room. I said goodbyes to my parents, the usual 'be good' and 'promise' lines were said.
End POV
"Good morning May." Drew said.
"Yeah, morning." May answered.
"Something wrong?" he asked raising his eyebrows.
"Not really."
"C'mon May, you know I don't want to see you like this." Drew said, holding May's left hand with his own.
"Well, I've been thinking… this is our last year together."
"I know, and I'm not too thrilled about it either." agreed Drew.
"But… never mind me, let's just go to school, all right?"
"Okay, but we're talking about this later again. And don't worry too much about it okay?"
"Sure." She answered back
"Promise?"
"Promise."
May rode up behind Drew, wrapping her arms around Drew's waist. Drew didn't complain, he liked it that way. He always embraced May's warmth, even if it was blazing hot. He only wished that they were really a couple, so he wouldn't feel a little awkwardness when May did stuff like this. But May's only reason was so she wouldn't fall off the bike.
Soft breezes caressed both their faces. Drew had taken in the aroma of flowers and morning dew, silently sighing to himself for the delicious odor. May on the other hand, didn't mind the smell nor did she acknowledge it. She looked preoccupied with something else or she was simply dazed off. Drew had chose to believe the second.
The ride was short yet fun. 'Anytime with May is fun time' Drew childishly thought.
They arrived at Maden High School, the town's only private school. It was just an ordinary looking school, though the colour scheme of white and purple did stand out and large trees surrounded it's whole structure. May got off the bike, followed by Drew.
May had entered it's large doors, while Drew 'parked' his bike. As she passed the adorned hallways, May had already smelled what was for lunch. 'Pizza! Yum!' she thought. '2 days before Halloween!' she excitedly added… A camera flash pulled her away from her thoughts, and she looked around to see who took the shot.
"That's it May, work it, work it!" a boy with a camera said, as he kept capturing May.
"Hehehe, Todd, you can stop playing the gay photographer now." May said.
"What, was it that horrible?" Todd asked
"No no, it…just doesn't suit you."
"I was just having fun you know & you say everything doesn't suit me." Todd said.
"Well it's true."
"Always the blunt one huh May?"
"So May, how are we today?" asked the red head girl of the group.
"Okay, why are you talking like that?" May grinningly said.
"Oh, don't mind Misty, May, she's just practicing therapy on you." a girl with dark blue butted in.
"Heh, I almost forgot, you're gonna be a psychologist someday." May said.
"What do you mean 'mind her' Dawn? I mean, I need to practice so I can be a good psychologist someday. And it's better to practice on friends rather than people you don't even know." Misty quickly answered back.
"She's got you there Dawn." Drew said.
"Why are you all ganging up on me?" acted Dawn. "What did I, ever do to you, me, a very awesome friend who would never even think of doing anything bad to you guys… and this is how you thank me?" Dawn ended.
"Aw, shut up, drama queen." A guy with purple hair across the hall muttered.
"What did you say Paul?!!!" Dawn threatened, with glares in her eyes intended for Paul.
"Are you deaf, woman? I said shut up!" Paul said, unfazed by Dawn.
"You're gonna regret saying that!" Dawn said as she stomped towards him.
"Oh boy, here they are again. Guys, we should head into class, let's leave these L-i-Q's in peace" May signalled to everyone else, and they followed.
"L-i-Q's?" a confused red head asked.
"Gosh, Kenny you are so slow." A boy with spiky hazelnut colored hair who seemed to be the only one listening said.
"C'mon, just tell me Gary." Kenny pleaded.
"Nah, I don't feel like it." Gary shrugged, following the group, leaving Kenny there.
"Some friends you guys turned out to be." Kenny sulked. "I wish Ash was here." He said as he went to his classroom.
Paul's POV
I woke up on a soft bed in this pearl white room to what seemed like a clinic, with a God-who-knows smell, that seemed like a bunch of herbs mushed together. Wasn't a clinic supposed to smell like medicine and ointments and not a garden? I guess this was one of those old-fashioned kinds.
Time passed slowly but surely, nothing worthy of note happened, except the fact that I got in a fight with Dawn, but don't think I had hit her. I'm not like that insensitive Gary. She was furious at me, it was pretty obvious. And she started punching in blind fury. Of course, all I could do in that situation was to defend myself from the onslaught courtesy of Dawn. Then, when I seemed open, she kicked me where the sun didn't shine. It just hurt so much that I had collapse right there…after that, I could only hear faint voices that resembled Dawn, and someone else's.
Yes, a girl beat me up, laugh all you want, because I don't care. Sure it hurts me mentally, not to mention physically, but this is Dawn were talking about. She's…not like other girls
Well, that nurse's apprentice Cheryl, informed me that Dawn, was sent to the principal's office. Truth be told, I kinda feel sorry, not for Dawn, but for the principal. I won't be surprised if the principal wasn't bruised and battered or at least deaf from Dawn's mouth.
I heard the bell signalling it was lunch…but Cheryl told me to take it easy. I couldn't disagree with her, who would anyway? And besides, I don't want to face everyone after I just got beaten up by a girl.
End POV
May's POV
Drew and me got our food from the cafeteria and went on our merry way to the fountain. It was kinda our spot, no one ever dared to go there and take it. In a way, they respected us.
I got the pizza while Drew had salad. He was such a veggie-head since we were 7, though I never bothered to ask him why.
We cleaned our plates quick, returned it and went back here, and we kinda just sat there.
"You know, we still have an hour before classes start." Drew pointed out.
"So, what do you plan to do Drew?" I asked eagerly
"Why don't we find the others, I thought they said they'd eat with us." Suggested Drew.
"Well, I haven't heard from Dawn or Paul yet, Todd's been called by Ms Erika, Gary's probably off somewhere trying to pick up some girl, Kenny's probably studying, I heard they'll have a big test with Sister Sabrina later, and Misty's probably moping around since Ash isn't here."
I stopped, realizing the topic was sensitive. You see, Ash has been in the hospital since yesterday, but his condition has yet to be revealed. The reason he's there is because of Drew. They had a little friendly race down Aimé Hill, the place where we all went when we were young.
"Sorry I didn't mean to say that." I apologized.
"No, it's okay May…"
"You sure?"
"Since when did you care about how I feel?"
"Since we became friends Drew." I said. "Don't tell me you forgot."
"Of course I didn't May. I could never forget a person like you."
Drew turned slightly around and took my waist while he buried his face on my back. I can't believe he's tormenting me already, & right after lunch! I can't believe he would desecrate something sacred as lunch.
"Drew! Stop!" I said as blood rushed up to my face.
He did stop nuzzling my back with his nose but he kept his hands around my waist. "May…where are you going to college?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Just out of curiosity."
"Hmmm, I don't know yet"
"I see." He said.
Just as he mouthed the words, I saw two shady people ran thru the school gates & jump across the wall & ran like crazy, as if they were chased. I told Drew to come and check it out with me…
"So, you say you saw them jump over here?" Drew asked touching the wall.
"Yes, but I think they're gone now" I said.
Suddenly, a young woman in blue uniform ran towards us, panting behind her were two very exhausted policemen "Hey you! Freeze!" she shouted as she pointed a gun toward Drew's head.
"Hands in the air!" the woman said. We soon did as she said.
"Hey officer, you got it all wrong!" I said, trying to prove our innocence.
"Oh, don't think cuz I'm not pointing a gun at you, you're not guilty."
"Don't we get a say in this?" Drew said.
"N-" What I thought was a 'no' was cut off by one of the officers.
"Officer Jenny!" the first policeman said, as he finally caught up.
"What!?!?!" Jenny shouted back.
"Restrain yourself! We do not want to repeat the incident."
She mumbled something under her breath and stepped back a bit.
"Now, you two," the second policeman pointed at me and Drew "if what you're saying is true, then what were you two doing here?"
"Well," I started." Me and my friend were just sitting on the fountain over there"
"What were you doing there?" the man asked.
"We were uh…" I was at a loss for words, I couldn't just say Drew held me by the waist and won't let go of me, that could be interpreted as attempted rape.
"We were just sitting there." Drew answered instead of me. "You see, we still had time before our classes begin."
"Oh, you go to this school huh?" Jenny asked, I noticed a little bit of envy in her tone.
"Yeah, and then May here saw two shady characters jump over the wall, and we checked to see if they were there. And then you arrived."
"Wait did you say May?" the first policeman asked.
"Yeah…why?"
"Oh, forgive us miss! We didn't know you were the daughter of this town's gym leader!" the second policeman said.
"Yes, and do forgive this girl for pointing a gun at your heads… Hahahaha!" he nervously laughed.
"In any case, did you see them go any particular direction?"
"No, they were gone, when we checked."
"Oh, okay, thanks for your time miss and sorry again for the intrusion." He said.
"Wait, who were those two and why were you chasing him." Drew asked.
"Ah yes, we believe those two were from Team Magma, they tried to infiltrate the Silph Co. branch here, they were discovered before they got to anything, and we chased them here. We didn't see there faces so we just assumed anyone looking suspicious." He elaborated.
"Okay, thanks for your time officer!" I said
"Anytime, and oh if you do see any strange activity again, don't be afraid to give the station a call." He added.
"Will do officer!" Drew said.
End POV
"Whew! Glad that's over with." May said.
"We still got thirty minutes May, what should we do now?" Drew asked.
"I don't know, got any ideas?" answered May
"Well, I have one"
Drew then took May from behind, and repeated his performance.
"Drew!!!! L- let go of me!!"
"Never!" he answered.
'I'll never let you go. I just can't.' Drew thought to himself.
A/N:…Well? What do you think?
Maden was taken from Maple and Hayden. Both from may and Drew respectively, well many believe it's what their family name is, so why not use it?
Though note, I haven't decided what their family names will be, PM me or just put it in the review if you have an idea.
Achi is from Chinese for older sister, I think it's Fukien(sp?) not Mandarin.
Cheryl is 18 and Jenny is 17, if you were wondering ;)
Ms Erika is the eccentric art teacher
Sister Sabrina is kinda their strict religious instructor.
***Note: Even though the gym leaders are here, doesn't mean there aren't any more, there's gonna be new ones, albeit I won't actually introduce, yet.
Aimé means Cherish or Cherished in French, just so you know.
Read and Review, R&R or whatever you guys call it D