Okay peoples, this is my first multichapter story, so please be gentle with the reviews. This first chapter is kinda dull and short. Trust me, there will be a lot more action later.

This story contains adventure, romance, humor, and angst. But since the other three kinda go along with adventure, I just categorized it as adventure. I hope you like it! :D

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN POKEMON IN ANYWAY. If I did, their would be a lot more pokemon, less Ash and his friends, and more romance. I do, however, own my human characters.

"NOAH! GET YOUR LAZY ASS OUT OF BED AND GET DOWN HERE!!"

Noah groaned and half-opened his eyes. He really just wanted to go back to sleep, but he knew better than to disobey his mother. He sighed deeply before crawling out of bed. He cast a look at his Umbreon, Shadow, who was stretching, as he always does after waking up.

"Well, we better go see what she wants," Noah said tiredly. Shadow nodded and walked toward the door.

"Yeah, I'd hate to tick her off THIS early in the morning," Shadow yawned.

Noah smiled. Shadow was his best (practically ONLY) friend. They'd been together since Noah had been given him as a starter on his 10th birthday about 4 and a half years ago by Bill, the professor of Cerulean City. Noah had learned how to understand the little Eevee, who grew to be the Umbreon he is now.

"Well, let's go," Noah said as he opened the door and descended the stairs. He was confronted by his mother upon reaching the bottom.

"It's about time. Now, I want you to go to the store after you get your ass dressed and get the groceries. The list is on the kitchen counter. I'm going to work now. When I get back I expect the groceries to be here, the dishes to be washed, and the house to be spotless, understood?"

"Yes, Mom," Noah said quietly, tired of his mother barking her orders in his face.

His mother seemed to be satisfied that he understood her expectation and left, slamming the door on her way out.

Noah sighed and rolled his eyes. Shadow looked up at him.

"Dude, either somewhat got that one witch out from under that house, or the other one managed to solidify herself," he said sarcastically, earning a grin and a chuckle from Noah.

"Yeah, she needs to chill out. Anyway, I better get to work on her 'orders'," he groaned as he turned and began his climb up the stairs. Shadow followed him.

Noah pulled open his dresser and pulled out a black shirt and a slightly baggy pair of jeans. He pulled them on and went to the bathroom. He looked at his relection in the mirror.

His pale skin contrasted with his shaggy, jet black hair, which covered on of his bright blue eyes. His skin and hair looked kinda grungy. He took a washcloth and got it wet with luke-warm water. He soaped it up a little and scrubbed his face. After he rinsed off the soap, he took a comb from the medicine cabinet and brushed his hair.

'Well, I look a little better now,' he thought to himself. He looked over at Shadow. "Your turn," he said. He got out Shadow's brush and gave him a quick grooming.

"Okay, now that we look decent, let's go get that shopping done," Shadow said, heading toward the door.

The two got the shopping list from the kitchen and headed for the grocery store, Cerulean Market.

"Okay Shadow, you stay out here and wait for me. You know the rule, 'no pokemon allowed'," Noah said to Shadow before heading inside. He grabbed a cart and walked up and down the aisles, grabbing anything he saw on his mother's list.

Then he came to the seafood section. He was shocked to see a nervous looking Corphish inside of a tank there. On the side of the tank was a sign that read "Corphish, 12.49 per pokemon. Specially bred for quality and taste!"

"People EAT pokemon!?" Noah exclaimed. The Corphish in the tank turned to look at him and nodded sadly. Noah lowered his eyes in thought. After a moment, he looked up, determination in his eyes. "Not while I'm around," he said.

The Corphish gave him a questioning look. Noah saw this and explained. "I can't just leave you here to get eaten, so I'm going to buy you and set you free." The Corphish didn't know whether to beleive him or not. Noah walked off and found the person who handles the seafood department.

"I would like to purchase this Corphish, please," Noah told the employee. The employee nodded and used a net to fish out the lobster-like pokemon. Then he bands on its claws and put it into a small cage. "Thank you," Noah said as he placed Corphish's cage in the cart. He walked to the checkout line and took out his wallet.

'Mom would kill me if I use her money to buy something we can't eat. Good thing I still have the 15 bucks I saved up,' he thought to himself. 'It's all I have, but it's worth it,' he added to his thoughts with a sigh. He gave the casheir the money and walked outside.

"Why are you carrying a Corphish?" asked Shadow when he saw Noah with the cage holding Corphish.

"They were going to let someone eat it. I had to do something!" replied Noah. Shadow nodded to show his understanding. The Corphish looked up at him with a surprised look in its eyes.

"You can understand pokemon?" it asked. Noah could tell by its voice that it was a boy Corphish. He nodded.

"Yeah, I picked it up after a couple years of being friends with Shadow, the Umbreon standing in front of us," he explained. "Well, we better be heading home now. I have to get my chores done before Mom gets home or I'll be in big trouble," he said to Shadow. The Umbreon nodded and they began their trip home. They paused by a pond. Noah knelt down and unlocked the cage, letting Corphish out.

"Go ahead. You're safe now. Go on and start a new life," Noah told him before straightening up. He turned and resumed his trip home. About 4 minutes later, Shadow looked behind them.

"That Corphish is following us," he told Noah. The boy turned his head and looked behind him. Sure enough, Corphish was following a small distance away. He stopped and let the lobster pokemon catch up.

"You don't owe me anything. I'm just happy I was able to help. Go on and make some friends and start your new life," he said gently, kneeling down so he could look the Corphish in the eye.

"I know. But you seem like a pretty cool dude. I've always kinda thought it'd be pretty freakin awsome to have a trainer, and the odds of finding a cooler trainer than you are pretty slim. So can I be your pokemon?" Corphish replied.

Noah bit his lip. "Sure, if that's what you want. But if you ever want to leave, you can. I won't stop you," he said.

Corphish smiled. "That's nice to know, but I don't think I'll be leaving. By the way, my name is Crusty." Noah and Shadow smiled.

"Welcome to the family Crusty," Noah and Shadow said in unison. Crusty smiled. 'I think I'm gonna like being in this family of 3' he thought to himself.

Well, there's chapter one. I hope you enjoyed it! Please review!