A word from the Author: Hello everyone! Its me, Helix. So, I thought I would try out writing pokemon stuff again, but couldn't think of a good story. I was later thinking about how lazy I was, and then it struck me. The premise of today's story! I hope you enjoy it, but please adress any problems I fail to see.
《Pokemon does not belong to me, and nothing but the region of Gallus and my OC belong to me. If I did own Pokemon, I wouldn't be writing FanFiction》
Ah... The Beautiful Gallus region... With it's constant blue skies and green fields, you could never tell that this was the home of many different pokemon. The region of Gallus is a square-ish piece of land that borders the ocean, and The Peaks of Everfrost. The Peaks of Everfrost is the world's largest ice-type pokemon biome, and the home of the Gallus Pokemon Leage HQ.
Inside of the region, forests cover about half of it, while plains cover the other half. Villages are scattered about, with roads bridging them together. In the lower left of the region, near the ocean, is the capitol, Haiko. Haiko is quite developed, and is the most urban area in the region. This place, is where our story starts.
BEEEEP
BEEEEP
BEEEEEEEEP
SLAM
I slowly raise my head, and turn to look at the accursed alarm clock. It says it's seven o' clock... Too early... I need more rest... Don't blame me though, my mom insistined on arguing all through the night about my "pokemon journey." I am keeping my current stance on it. I will never go on a pokemon journey, even if they force me to.
Shaking those thoughts, I fall back asleep, and wake up at the much more appropriate time of 12 o' clock. Keeping my eyes closed, I think back to why I don't want to go on a journey.
Pokemon journeys take too much energy... I've heard enough from Mom, and her stories make it seem like I would need to work all day. How troublesome. Besides, it is too much work to train pokemon, much less go on a world-wide journey. I don't care if it will "make me a good person," I'm not going.
Shaking these thoughts from my head, I untangle myself from the mass of blankets I pulled around myself, and lie there for a few more seconds. After a while, I get out of bed. I stretch a bit, and look in a mirror. I was slightly paler than the average person, but it wasn't too bad. My hair was short and brown, and in a state of craziness. The area under my eyes was considerably paler than the rest of my body, and I think they are called bags... I always look tired because of that... My eyes are a dark grey, and don't help with the sleepy look I have.
I don't bother changing into some clothes, and sluggishly walk into the hallway, and down the stairs. Neither my Mom, nor my Dad are there. I can understand Dad, he's on a journey himself, but I can't fathom why my Mom isn't down here.
Maybe it's because you woke up at 12 in the afternoon. A small voice in my head suggests.
Nonsense, that can't be the reason! I focus back onto my surroundings, and see a wallet that definitely isn't one of my parent's, and six Pokeballs, all sitting on the dinner table. A note is also attached, and I walk over to read it.
My dear Nickola, I must speak to you in my room, please meet me there as soon as possible. Bring the wallet and Pokeballs as well.
-Love, your Mother.
Strange, why would she want to talk to me in her bedroom, and why on earth do I need to bring the wallet and Pokeballs? Getting a bad feeling, I grab the wallet and Pokeballs, and head back upstairs, and knock on the door next to mine.
"Come in!" Mom's voice drifted from inside.
I open the door, and walk into the room. You could say that the room was neat, the walls were white, the carpet was clean, and the furniture was tidy. The bed was tidy as well, despite my Mom aitting on the edge of it, facing me.
To describe my Mom, she was quite thin, like me. She also had black hair, brown eyes, and a permanently serious expression. Today she wore her signature white sweater and pants, and was staring at me with a smile. I knew from that point on, that I wouldn't walk out unscathed.
To elaborate, my Mom never smiles, and when she does... It is the smile of a devil. A devil who enjoys seeing you suffer, as you try to escape their grasp. That smile alone, it made me fear for my life. I forgot that it was my very own mother sitting in front of me. I nervously try to fix the situation, and ask her why I needed to be up here.
"H-hey Mom... Er... Why d-did you need to see me?"
"Why, I just want to see my only son for the last time, that's all."
I gulped, this was not going the way I wanted it to go.
"What do you mean by that?"
I know the answer the moment I said that.
"Don't you remember our little... Chat... Last night? How I told you that from now on, you are not welcome in this house?"
W-what... I comb my brain to remember last night, and then it hit me. My Mom had told me that Dad had gone missing, and now that he was gone, I was no longer needed. A son who did not want to go on an adventure was no son of hers... She only kept me around because of my father, and now that he was gone, I eill be disowned, and kicked out of the home.
"B-but, I'm your only son, wh-"
She interrupted me, and continued.
"You are no son of mine, and if I were not so kind, I would have kicked you out an hour ago!"
She walked torward me, and continued.
"You are lucky that I am giving you money to kick it off!" She geatured to the wallet in my hand. "You are also lucky that I'm giving you a pokemon! So get out! Pack your things, and get out of my house!"
I sat there, stunned. I had always knew that my mother disliked me more than my siblings, and compared me to my siblings, who went on pokemon journey's. But I never knew she hated me this much. As if like a dream, I walked out of the room, and into my own. I sat on my bed, staring at the collection of pillows on my bed, then at the pictures on the wall. I then started to feel a knob in my throat, and tears in my eyes. I dropped the wallet and pokeballs, and cried.
I cried.
I sobbed.
All I could think was, "Why? Why did you do this? Why? I thought I was your son! Why did you need to do this?" Over and over, it ran through my head, and was burned into my memory.
I continued crying.
Why?
WHY DID YOU DO THIS?
I picked up the wallet and pokeballs, and threw them into a bag.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY MOTHER!
I threw a pair of jeans, a blue sweater, and a few shirts in there as well.
I LOVED YOU!
I stuffed a few more pairs of jeans into the back-pack.
How...
I grabbed the pack, and practically fell down the stairs, tears dripping from my face.
Why...
I grabbed a one-man tent, and a sleeping bag, attaching both to my bag.
Mom... Are you really the person who raised me?
I grabbed my phone and charger off the wall, stuffing them both in my bag. I was so caught up in packing and grieving, I forgot to change. I walk to the front door, and throw it open, revealing a hill, with us being on the middle of the hill, a few more houses line the street down into the main city. I stare out at it, feeling absolutely wrecked.
I take a few steps out, and slowly make my way down, slamming the door shut behind me. As I walk bare-footed, a man who you could only describe as "normal" was walking his growlithe.
"Hey kid! What's with the pajamas!"
Not responding, I look down at myself, and slowly walk back to my Mom's house.
He tried yelling at me a few more times, but gave up after his growlithe started to chase some beautifly.
I slowly open the door, and quietly walk to my room, pull off fhe pajamas, and pull on some blue jeans, a grey shirt, and a blue sweater that I had recieved from my Dad as a gift for my 14th birthday. Pulling on some black socks and shoes, I head out for the second time, closing the door quietly.
I didn't get over getting kicked out just yet though, and silent tears slid down my face as I looked into the blue sky, making my way down to the city, so that I could find someone who could help me.
And now, a word from Helix: So, what did you think? The second and third chapters will pretty much be him walking around in the city, self-reflecting, wallowing in self-pity, and other fun stuff. I swear this won't be your average edgy fanfiction, so I really hope you stick with me. See you then!
