Chapter One
Introduction
I blinked lazily as the sun came through the cracks in my blinds. Rolling onto my side I yawned and grimaced at the loud chitter chatter and bickering of the pidoves outside my window. "What was there to argue about so early in the morning? Oh well." A smile crept over my face as I saw my companion still curled up sleeping in the large purple pillow bed across the room. My ninetails who preferred to be called by her name Sear is a truly beautiful specimen. She has a shine to her coat that sparkles menacingly with flecks of red fur that seemed to shine almost as bright as the fire within her. She has been my constant companion ever since I was four months old. My constant staring must have stirred her from her slumber because just then she mumbled, "Good morning Sierra," and began to stretch and groom herself before we got started on our busy day.
The ability to speak to Pokemon came to me at the age of three. I don't know how or why I can, but I am grateful to Arceus or whomever granted me this gift. Being born deaf life would have been much more difficult without my mental link to these wonderful creatures.
"Your Mom is coming up the stairs and I believe she is carrying something," Sear said before returning to her grooming. I nodded and sat up to make my bed.
Mom walked in holding a large box wrapped in shiny blue paper and tied around it was a very big sparkly red bow. Mom signed to me "Professor Juniper dropped this off earlier, Cheren and Bianca will be here soon and once you are all here you can go about choosing your starter Pokemon," she smiled at me before turning to leave. This was a moment we had both been waiting for. My Mom had been a strong trainer back in the Kanto region, then when she had me she moved us here to Nuvema town in Unova. At my sixteenth birthday party last month Professor Juniper announced that we could begin our journey and having Mom's approval meant the world to me even though I knew on the inside she was worrying about me travelling, but with Sear, my friends and my new Pokemon with me I know I will be just fine.
Truly though Bianca and Cheren are amazing friends, they were allowed to start their journey two years ago, but they waited to start with me. Shaking the sleep from my eyes I got dressed in my new shorts and white shirt. I slipped a black vest over top and strung some of my hair threw my pink pokeball hat. Finally I slung my already packed back pack on the floor by the stairs and anxiously waited for my friends to arrive.