Me Notes: Probably my first and only Pokémon fan fiction, hopefully I don't screw it up and can finish it, but for that I need your help! Me no own Pokémon!

Pokémon Academy

Chapter 1: Acceptance

It was only half past nine when May heard the stomping around downstairs. Not being much of a morning person, she covered her head with her pillow and blankets and snuggled even deeper into her bed. Even though it was her fourteenth birthday, she wanted to celebrate it a little later. Sleep was the only present she requested at the moment.

The only problem was that Max apparently could not wait to get his birthday present and was already up and about. Once again, May regretted wishing for a baby brother as her birthday present eleven years ago. Maybe a puppy would have been better… May lazily thought. Or one of those unique Pokémon I've been hearing so much about… a poochyena perhaps? Oh well…

Suddenly the stomping was becoming louder and louder until the sound turned into a pounding at her bedroom door. Her remorseful wish was shouting her name to wake up, "May! May get up! You and I got mail! Come on, it's important and I wanna open it together! May!"

"Alright, alright, I'm up, I'm up," she slowly dragged her feet out towards the door. "Jeez, keep your shorts on…"

As soon as she opened her door Max sprang on her, handing her a thick manila envelope. "See? It's a package from the Pokémon Academy! I'm sure they accepted us!"

"Us?" Even though May was still drowsy, she was awake enough to realize a flaw in what her little brother said. "I never sent an application, how could I have gotten accepted?"

Max grinned from ear to ear, "You don't apply to this Academy; they're the ones who look for students. Isn't it amazing? Only a few get selected to enter the Middle school part of the academy and I'm one of them! Jake's going to be so jealous when I tell him…. Come on May, Mom and Dad wants to talk to us about it!"

Now fully awake, May understood what her brother was saying. "Wait a minute Max; I don't want to go to that school! I already planned out my freshman year at Petalburg High with Brianna and Brendan." She started to hyperventilate, but stopped herself from getting too freaked out. "I'm not just going to go to a different school away from my best friend and boyfriend. Forget it, you can go without me."

Horror appeared on Max's face. As soon as he opened his mouth wide to protest, she knew he was about to unleash a rant. So before he could finish his breath May covered his mouth and held up a finger. "Now listen to me little brother, you may be willing to leave all your friends for this 'prestige' school, but I am not and am sorry if you can't go if I don't go. I'm not going." She removed her hand when she noticed Max was squirming from lack of oxygen from her hand covering his nose too.

"But you have to go! There's only one chance in a lifetime," he exclaimed. "If you decline this offer they're giving you then you'll never be admitted into it again! Please! Just go for a year then we can leave. All I need is to attend it for at least a year then I'll be able to go back anytime I want, but I have to attend first. Please!"

"No Max," May turned around towards her bed to make it. "We'll just get you a Pokémon, you're eleven, and you need to be at least ten. That's the legal age to own one right? You help dad in the Gym anyways, so you don't need some fancy school." She started to look for clothes to wear to get out of her red boxers and night shirt.

Max's voice started to tremble, "No! It's fifteen if you don't belong to the school! You just don't understand! You're the worst sister ever!" He threw her packet into her room and ran out just as tears began to run down his cheek.

When he disappeared, May let her hand and head fall, "I'm sorry Max, but I'm not as adventurous as you are," she whispered. "My friends mean the world to me and I couldn't bear to leave them now just was we're about to enter an adventure of our own."

Once dressed, May skipped down the stairs and greeted her parents. "May, we'd like to talk to you," they both said at the same time, but May continued on to the front door.

She shook her head and gave a half smile, "I know what you're gonna say, but I just can't. How 'bout I think about it and we can discuss it later. I'm off to meet Brendan!" With that she closed the door behind her and got on her bike to go to hers and Brendan's favorite café.

After a quick hug and kiss, Brendan presented May with his gift. She opened it and saw the most beautiful, to her, silver butterfly wing necklace. "Oh it's amazing! The best present today by far!"

"What else did you get?" He smiled at his girlfriend's squeal. His silver white hair shined in the light adding to his handsomeness.

"An acceptance letter to Pokémon Academy," May shrugged off.

"Really? That's great! When are you going?"

"What?"

Brendan was starting to become confused too, "You are accepting it right? I mean it's a once in a lifetime chance." His face went from animated to understanding. "Oh I get it. You're worried because of Brianna and me right? Don't worry, she'll still be your best friend and I'll still love you as your dedicated loving boyfriend I am. We'll hang out and go out during the weekends."

"Why not after school?" she pouted.

Brenden smiled gently and stroked her hair, "May, you do know Pokémon Academy is a boarding school right?"

"What? Then even more reason not to go!"

"Don't worry about it. I'll try to get accepted the following year."

"But Max said you can't apply to get in, they choose you…" May tilted her head to the right.

"Of course, but how do you think they find you?" Brendan laughed as he saw May's wheels working. Not wanting to wait there for a while he told her. "People have got to recommend you. From what I have heard, so you must have had at least three recommendations and two were not from your parents or any relations. Your dad must have sent one and two from other people. I know the Pokémon community so it'll be easy for me to get in, no worries there."

"But-but… what about Brianna?" May was starting to get teary eyed and Brendan whipped away the first tear that was shed.

"She can follow too, I know enough people to recommend at least five others, we'll be right behind you and transfer the following semester," Brendan seemed to have everything planned out. "You better accept soon, classes start in two weeks!"

x.X.x

Max gave her a huge hug when she told him the news, but when Brianna heard, she was mad for a while but got over it and congratulated her. The last weeks with her friends were memorable, but May had a good feeling that she'd make just as good ones at the academy.

"Bye May!" Brianna waved obnoxiously. "You better get a cute Pokémon to show off to me by the time I get there!"

"I'll miss you," Brendan kissed her lightly and teased her, "don't go grabbing every guy's attention over there."

"I won't, you're the only one for me," May giggled. "I'll email you guys everyday! Bye-bye!"

Me Notes: Oops, I didn't mean to have May and Brendan together, but hey, it'll only make Drew's job harder and more fun! Also didn't mean to switch up the age to be able to own a Pokémon. In this story, you must belong to the school to be able to have a Pokémon at age 10, but everyone else can own one once they're 15… Hopefully I didn't confuse you too much and you liked it! I'll try to explain anything that is a bit confusing in my end notes after every chapter.

Please review if you liked it, and review even if you didn't, constructive criticism is great for an aspiring writer! Don't worry, romance is to come and I take suggestions!