Chapter One: A Confused Boy, Temper Tantrums, and That Sad Little Stalker

I want to be a Pokemon Master. That's my dream, and I'm going to make sure it comes true.

Smack. "Wait, what the hell?!"A raven haired boy yelled.

"Ash, school's over, either go home or study in the library. Sleeping isn't an option." Professor Oak, the homeroom teacher for freshman students, said.

The classroom was empty except for the two beings that were having a conversation. The professor was waiting for Ash to go home so he could start his busy weekend.

"Huh? Where am I? Oh is this a dream? Wow, Professor Oak looks waaaay uglier than I thought. How old IS he? 100, maybe?"

Professor Oak just sighed, knowing that this was the usual behavior of Ash Ketchum.

"Just go home already."

"Wait, what time is it?"

"Uh, 5 o'clock?"

"OH CRAP! I was supposed to meet Misty half an hour ago! She's gonna KILL ME!"

Ash ran out of the classroom. Professor let out a sigh of relief.

"Retirement, retirement. And I'll be free of Ash and I'll finally-"

"Oh, and Professor Oak?"

"Yes?"

"Um, forget what I said about you being old. You look only 90, and you're not THAT ugly."

Professor Oak rolled his eyes. "Aren't you supposed to have met Misty by now?"

"Crap!"

The raven-haired boy ran out of the room.

"Ash! You're late AGAIN! It's 5:16! What happened to 4:30?" Misty Waterflower, a close friend of Ash, yelled. This was probably something she would have gotten used to, but this time there was something important they had to do.

"Sorry I fell asleep. I promise I won't do it again."

Brock Slate, another close friend of Ash just sighed. "Typical Ash."

Misty nodded her head in agreement. "I think we need to put an alarm clock on your phone."

He quickly added, "I don't even have a phone." He quickly shot back, unaware of the fact he just made matters worse.

"Yeah okay we already established that you're a kid that has never even heard of a watch that doesn't even have a phone!" Misty snapped. "Maybe we can get one installed in your head! Maybe it'll make you smarter, too!"

She sighed impatiently. "Anyways, we need to hurry up and get to Gary's place, the others are waiting."

Brock nodded. "We all know how May gets when we're late."

"Sorry we're late, we had to to wait for someone." Misty sneered, and tilted her head towards Ash. Ash secretly vowed to kill that girl when he gets the chance.

"It's about time." Dawn Berlitz exclaimed. Everyone else just sighed and muttered "typical Ash". In response, Dawn just blinked twice and cocked her head. She just so happened to be the new girl, so she wasn't used to Ash's ways.

"Ehhh, you'll get used to it." Gary Oak said, picking up on Dawn's confusion. "We all have."

Ash's face went red. Ash secretly vowed to kill Gary, (Ash P.O.V: Wow, I have been doing that a lot lately) only this time muttering it. "Can we just start with the project, you guys?!" he yelled.

"Since when have YOU become so interested in schoolwork?" Misty sneered, knowing he was about to embarrass himself.

"Since, since, since…since…" Ash stammered as Misty smirked. "Since I'm smarter…than you?!"

Misty looked towards the others. "Ha-toldja he wouldn't know. Pffft!"

"HEY WHY DON'T YOU SHUT UP AND MAYBE I WOULD!" Ash crossed his arms in defiance.

"And can we start this project already? Sheesh!"

"Yeah, when you learn to control your anger issues." Gary said. Although he meant it as a joke, Ash didn't take it this way. He turned towards him, curses and anger filling up inside him, and he was about to explode.

"WEELLLLLLLLLLL YA KNOW-"

"Try not to make any of those jokes Gary." May Maple said. She knew of Ash's anger issues (Which apparently made Gary's joke both a joke and a literal statement) and knew they were both funny and dangerous. "We wouldn't want to go to jail." At this everyone burst out laughing, until Ash did the unexpected.

"YOU KNOW WHAT? MAYBE YOU GUYS WANT TO FAIL! WELL I"M NOT GOING TO FAIL SINCE I'LL JUST WORK ON THIS MYSELF!" Everyone stopped and stared at him.

His face turned red again. Brock's eyes widened. "He's right, guys." Brock said, realizing that his friend was serious. "I'm sorry Ash, we'll stop with the jokes." Brock's apology was followed by multiple sorries from the others.

"Good. Now what's this project about?" Everyone fell down anime style. They couldn't believe that he threaten to do the project himself without the knowledge of what the project was.

"Uh, let's see…we have to write a report on…well, the rubric says that the first paragraph is to write about a town that fights or has a lot of crime, the second paragraph wants us to write about how that town could be changed and why you'd change it, and the third paragraph is to be about how our life is better with rules." Dawn explained.

"So, exactly why are we here?" A boy with light purple hair asked his partner.

"Well we're here to start on the project, remember? And I thought you were the smartest kid in school." His partner responded.

"Why the hell did I team up with you?" The boy shook his head in disbelief.

"Hey Paul, that wasn't very nice. I'm going to have to fine you for that!"

"I wasn't talking about you Barry. I was talking about that stalker, Conway."

"Oh." Barry's face turned red, which just so happened to make him look even more ridiculous. Paul thought that he looked like a clown, with that red face and that blonde hair that stuck up on both sides, like a croissant.

"Wait, why do you fine people? Is your dad a lawyer or something?"

"No, he owns a gym. And if your follow up question is do I want to become a lawyer, well the answer is no. Mainly because I have no idea what a lawyer is." He says with a sheepish smile and a laugh.

"Why do I even…" Paul starts, but realized that he might be threatened with a fine. "Where is that stalker? Now I feel like fining someone."

"HEY! You can't steal my line! But yeah, where is that guy?

"Right here. Maybe if you were more observant, then you would have noticed me."

That took both of the boys by surprise. Barry was on the floor and Paul was very close to being in the same position as him.

"Man I'm going to fine you big time!" Barry said, raising his fist in the air.

"Well can we just get on with this stupid project?" Paul asked, aggravated by Conway's sudden appearance.

"Well let's go to my place." Conway suggest. "It's probably the best place to work."

"NO!" Both of them yelled.

*Should we end the chapter here? Or should I continue. You know what, I'm just going to continue)

The trio finally decided to do the project at Barry's house. After all, it was the only house that was vacant.

"Surprisingly clean for someone like you." Paul remarked.

"Hehe, seems like you can't know a person by their house." Conway commented.

"Actually this is the only place that's like that, unless you count my mom's private study room."

"And you actually admit that, pathetic."

"Shut it."

"The relationship between you two is quite intriguing."

"WE DON'T NEED YOUR SMART ANSWERS CONWAY!" Both boys yelled.

Conway decided to be quiet after this. After all, Barry was never the one to yell such things.

"Well now that we're done with that, let's go to my room!"

"Can't wait to see how clean it is." Paul adds sarcastically.

"It's not that clean." Barry puts sheepishly.

"And this is my room! And Paul please hold your negative comments."

"I could say a couple of things about that sentence."

"I happen to find your negativity quite intriguing."

Paul made a fist and aimed it at Conway. "If you don't shut up in the next second, well lets say you'll be seeing stars for a month."

"Don't punch him Paul. We need him to live for high school, or until this project is due."

"Then do you want it, Croissant?"

"Bring it on Plum!"

"Hehe, this argument is pretty interesting. Care to continue?"

In less then a minute, Paul fist made contact with Conway's face. "You should've shut up when you had the chance."

Sliver: Hey! So this story is a collaboration with Nozomi and I.

Nozomi:Oh, um, yeah, WAY TO POINT OUT THE OBVIOUS! Um, well, um...*nudged by Sliver to move on* Well, what if they made Croissant-flavored starbursts? Wait no that sounds wrong ohmigod I meant, "What if they made, um, Plum-flavored starbursts?" OH CRAP THAT SOUNDS WRONG TOO...

Sliver: Well she's new to this. Anyways Drew is coming in the next chapter for reasons that involve Paul... So... Poyo?

Nozomi: She wants me to say "bye". No I want to talk forever see how I can keep this up ohmigod I'm good blahblahblahblahblah *mouth is covered by Sliver*

Sliver: She'll be better next chapter (Which we haven't made yet) So POYO!