DISCLAIMER: I do not own Pokémon, Calem, Serena, Tierno, Trevor, or Shauna. They are property of Nintendo. I do, however, own a few of the characters.
I based this on Pokémon X and Y, which are due to be released in October. I decided that I'd write a fanfic based on the start of the games, which involve the player character moving to Vaniville Town. Calem is the male player character and Serena is the female player character. Tierno, Trevor, and Shauna are the player characters' friends.
This is basically a prequel to the games - before the player gets their Pokémon.
THE ESTATE OF NIBIRU-MUL PRESENTS
NEW FACES, NEW PLACES
CHAPTER 1: VANIVILLE TOWN
It was a warm spring afternoon in the Kalos region. The sun was shining and it was beautiful out - perfect for spending time outside.
The focus is on a house in Vaniville Town. The house has a moving van in front of it. There are workers moving all sorts of things into the house to get it ready for the new family that was moving in. The family had the surname of Tremblay. They consisted of a couple, Pierre and Cecilia, and their son. The couple also had a daughter who was older than their son, but she had recently bought a place of her own.
The son's name was Calem. He was fourteen years old, with brown hair down to his shoulders and vivid blue eyes. He wore a blue jacket, blue jeans, and a red cap with sunglasses. Calem was a shy kid. He never had many friends, and he was often very lonely. He spent much of his time at home, playing with his family's pet Spheal, Snowflake - one of his few friends.
Calem was visibly upset at the idea of moving. He just sat outside and sighed.
"I don't like the idea of moving," said Calem. "It's always very hard for me. I feel bummed out about it."
Calem's parents looked at their son.
"I know you feel bad," said Pierre. "But I got a new job in this town, and we have to live here if I want to work at my new job. I'm just hoping that you will make some new friends while we're here."
"New friends?" said Calem. "I don't think that will happen. Remember the last town that we lived in? I made hardly any friends. The kids at school made fun of how socially awkward I am."
"Don't be so hard on yourself, dear." said Cecilia. "You'll find friends. You'll just need to keep looking."
Calem looked down at the ground.
"I did see a couple of kids your age," said Cecilia. "Our neighbor has a daughter around your age. I think that you can be friends with her."
Calem hesitated for a moment. He then decided to go see this girl.
"I guess I will," said Calem.
Calem got up and walked over to the neighbor's house. He knocked on the door gently.
A woman came out of the house. She looked at Calem and smiled.
"You must be the Tremblays' son," she said. "I'm Grace Leroux. My daughter had heard about the new family moving in. She wants to meet you."
A girl who was Calem's age came out of the house. She had dirty blond hair and blue eyes. She wore a black top and a red skirt.
"Hello," said the girl. "You must be the new kid. What's your name?"
"My name is...Calem," stuttered Calem.
"I'm Serena," said the girl.
"Nice to meet you," said Calem.
"You're going to like it here in Vaniville Town," said Serena. "Everyone here's real nice."
"My family is still bringing stuff in," said Calem. "Can I hang out with you for a while?"
"Sure," said Serena. "I know three people who would love to meet you!"
Serena introduced herself to Calem's parents and asked if the two of them could spend some time together. Calem's parents agreed to it.
Once Calem had gotten his parents' approval, he went to see Serena. Serena took him to an open field not too far from their houses. Calem saw three other kids his age standing nearby. The first one was a fat boy wearing a black T-shirt with a Vanillite on it. The second was a thin orange-haired boy wearing a green sweater vest, a white T-shirt, and black jeans. The third was a tan-skinned girl with brown hair in pigtails. She wore a pink shirt with bows and blue short shorts.
"You'll love these guys," said Serena.
The three kids turned around to Calem and Serena.
"Who is this?" asked the fat boy.
"My name is Calem," said Calem. "I just moved here."
"Nice to meet you, Calem," said the girl with pigtails. "I'm Shauna."
"My name's Trevor," said the orange-haired boy.
"I'm known as Tierno," said the fat boy.
"I just moved here today," said Calem. "My parents...they're still getting everything in the house."
"Are you a Pokémon Trainer?" asked Shauna.
"No," said Calem. "I don't have any Pokémon...to call my own. There is a Spheal in my house...but I shared it with...my family."
"Is something wrong, Calem?" asked Tierno.
"I'm just a little shy," said Calem. He sighed. "To tell you the truth, I'm very nervous about spending time with others."
"Don't worry about a thing," said Shauna. Then there was a sudden burst of energy from her.
"WE'RE GONNA HAVE LOTS OF FUN!"
Calem was startled by Shauna's energy and took cover behind Serena's back.
"What's wrong?" asked Serena.
"That girl scares me," said Calem.
"I can't believe it," said Trevor. "Scared by a little noise. How old are you, Calem?"
"Fourteen..." said Calem.
Trevor facepalmed.
"That's old enough to be hanging out with friends normally," said Trevor.
"I really don't want to be here right now," said Calem.
"I think this excitement is stressing Calem out," said Serena. "I think I'm going to take him back to my place."
"Okay," said Tierno.
Serena took Calem back to her house.
Tierno was kind of annoyed with Shauna and Trevor.
"I think you two should be a bit more sensitive to Calem," he said. "I moved to this town when I was seven, and it was hard for me too. You should understand that he's a newcomer and our job is to make him feel at home."
"Don't worry," said Shauna. "We'll find something to cheer Calem up."
Meanwhile, Serena was showing Calem around her house.
"This is the kitchen...this is the living room...and this is the best room of all - my room!"
"I like your room," said Calem, looking around the room. He especially liked the little TV with a Wii in front of it. "It's cool that you have a television set in your room. My parents won't let me have one in my room. But then again, I don't want one."
"Want to play some video games?" asked Serena.
"Sure," said Calem. "I enjoy playing video games."
The two of them decided to play Super Smash Bros. Brawl on the Wii. Serena liked that Calem always played as the cutesy characters like Yoshi and Jigglypuff. She was impressed by his skill in the games - he beat her quite often.
"Wow," said Serena. "You're better at video games than I am."
"Do you play with other kids?" asked Calem.
"I play with Shauna, Trevor, and Tierno," said Serena. "Trevor is horrible at video games, so we don't play very often. But Shauna and Tierno are good."
"I'm kind of hungry," said Calem. "Do you have any refreshments?"
"We do," said Serena. "My mom made some fried calamari. Do you like dipping it in sauce?"
"Yes," said Calem. "But be warned: I double dip. It drives my older sister crazy. I hope you don't mind."
"Not at all," said Serena. "Between you and me...I double dip too."
Calem and Serena ate some fried calamari together. They washed it down with orange soda.
Later, it was time to go home. Calem's parents had gotten in all of the stuff.
"It was nice meeting you," said Calem.
"It was nice to meet you as well," said Serena. "If you want, we'll hang out all the time!"
"That would be great!" said Calem.
Calem went home. He went inside his house to see how it looked. It looked as if the family had always lived there. Calem went up to his room and saw that it looked very comfortable.
That night, Calem talked to his mom before going to bed.
"It was sure nice of Serena to be friends with me," said Calem. "I would like to see her more."
"I'm glad you made a friend," said Cecilia. "Tomorrow you can play together as much as you want. But right now, you need your rest."
"Okay, Mom," said Calem. "Goodnight!"
Calem hugged his mom before she left. He was in his room with Snowflake. Calem was dressed in a black T-shirt and a pair of white boxers with red stripes.
"I really like that Serena girl," said Calem. "Not only is she nice, but she's very pretty. I would love to get to know her more. Never before have I had a friend who was so nice to me and so honest. I hope we have many good times ahead of us." Calem hugged Snowflake. "Goodnight, Snowflake."
Snowflake left the room as Calem closed the door behind him. Calem got into bed, turned the lamp off, and lay there as he slowly drifted off to sleep.