This is the first story I've ever written. And I mean apart from at school. I do English literature A Level, but you don't get to write your own stuff, so I thought I'd have a go on here. This story will most likely be in the three parts and I've written it for me so I apologise when you find it crap/bad/wtf :P If you want to come back for a laugh, part two will be up within a week. I tried to do characters more similar to the anime, but I know in parts I failed abysmally. Any feedback at all on how to just improve my writing would be greatly appreciated.

Cilan stepped into the warm air outside the Pokémon centre and sighed. Not for the first time that week, he'd been arguing with Iris. Gazing gloomily over the valley below him, Cilan sat on its grassy edges and swung his feet moodily. "What a terrible flavour! I may be a Pokémon connoisseur but I sure can't make out Iris's blend." Cilan sighed to himself. "I just want her to be happy, if nothing else." His pansage sat on the grass next to him, and put its hand reassuringly on his back. "Pansage" the Pokémon lamented, mirroring the actions of its owner.

Cilan bowed his head. If he could just think of some way to think straight...every time they argued his brain just got stuck. He shook his head, trying to clear it, for Iris had just popped into his head again. He closed his eyes. This could not be happening.

Iris had a scowl on her face as she stormed into the Pokémon centre and slammed her pokéballs down in front of nurse Joy. "Oh my" nurse Joy exclaimed "are you wanting these Pokémon to be healed?" She smiled, clearly trying to hide her shock at such an impolite young trainer. She's clearly had an argument. Usually it's about a boy!, nurse Joy thought to herself.

"Hello? Are you listening?" Iris demanded.

"Oh gosh, I'm so sorry, would you mind repeating yourself?" nurse Joy asked her.

"Yes, I would like my pokémon healed and my Axew" Iris passed her Axew over to nurse Joy.

"We'll have your Pokémon fixed by this evening" smiled nurse Joy, who was left wondering what sort of argument would provoke such a distasteful reaction.

"Audino" the friendly pink Pokémon picked up Iris's Pokémon and wheeled them behind a screen. Iris turned on her heel and stormed out of the doors of the pokémon centre, passing a bewildered Ash and a brooding Cilan on the way.

"Cilan?" Cilan turned to see Ash walking towards him, and turned to see Iris stomping back towards Twist mountain, the huge rock face was visible from Cilan's cliff and the three had emerged from there earlier. "Cilan, what's up with Iris?" Ash asked.

"Iris and I had an argument" Cilan said, "It was about her fear of ice Pokémon, which I said was unreasonable".

"That doesn't sound too bad" Ash replied, "Why did she get so angry over it?"

"I tried to surprise her with a cute Vanillish I invited for lunch, a delightful recipe, I thought. Unfortunately..."

"She freaked out?" Ash grinned

"I'm afraid my recipe didn't work out." Cilan grimaced. He looked to Ash, who had sat down on the grass beside him. "The thing is, Ash, this isn't the first time we've argued over something little like this, I'm worried she doesn't even want to be friends anymore."

"Nah" Ash laughed, "Of course she does, Cilan! Iris can just be such a little kid sometimes!" His comment helped ease a smirk onto Cilan's face.

"I suppose everything is able to be fixed!" Cilan smiled, although his eyes stayed far away. "I'll just go and talk to her, I'm sure she'll see reason!"

"Me and Pikachu are helping scraggy with some speed training" Ash grinned, "Come and find me when it's lunch time!" Ash's mind was already onto the new battle strategy he was going to try out...if scraggy could just master...and then yeah! pikachu could easily...

"Sure thing" Cilan returned Ash's smile, returned pansage and headed in Iris's direction.

Walking down the path to the mountain, Cilan felt nervous. What could be the cause of that? He thought to himself. Iris is simply a friend, and I am going to make things right. Feeling more self-assured, he continued his walk down the increasingly rocky path to Twist Mountain. Cilan looked up at the foot of Twist Mountain, knowing Iris, she would have tried to climb it rather than venture inside, dragon Pokémon lived in caves on the mountain, and Cilan knew that was where she felt most at home. Putting his hand on a jagged rock above his head he lifted his foot an inch off the ground. The little rock, wedged into the mountainside was unable to hold his weight and it wobbled, Cilan along with it, until he and the rock fell to the ground. "I guess I'm no Iris" he chuckled to himself, reaching for a pokéball.

"Crustle, I need you!" Cilan launched the pokéball high into the air.

"Crustle!" The pokémon cried as it materialised in front of Cilan, glad to be out in the fresh air.

"Crustle, I need your help! Would you be able to help me get up this mountain, I think I see a cave about half way up!" Cilan pointed to a small opening far up on the mountain, the entrance slightly shielded by a small sprouting of grass.

"Crustle!" Crustle, behind Cilan, slowly began helping Cilan climb the mountain.

Iris held out her hand to the small Deino that had emerged from a tunnel at the end of the small cavern Iris had chose to rest in. "That's it, eat up, it's good!" Iris offered the Pokémon the last of the Pokémon food she had been carrying with her. It gently took the pellets from her outstretched palm and nibbled on them. "Deino!" the Pokémon cried happily, clearly enjoying Cilan's freshly made dragon food. Iris sat back and watched it broodily. Who did Cilan even think he was, trying to spook her like that? It's not like she tried to introduce him to purloin in order to "help him". Actually...Iris smiled at her knew idea. She shook her head, she didn't want to frighten Cilan like that. Why? She wondered, resting her back against the dark cave, why shouldn't I want to frighten him? Iris let out a gasp.

"Wooaah!"

The Deino quickly retreated back into the darkness of the cave. "What was that?" Iris asked out loud, peering out of the cave. Cilan's hands were just visible holding on to the edge of the rock, as he tried to stand on the back of Crustle and lift himself up to Iris's cave.

"Crustle!" The pokémon was clearly struggling holding Cilan up and began to tremble, whilst Cilan tried futilely to climb up, his feet pointlessly hitting the cliff-face. Cilan's left hand swung from the rock just as his right was caught in a grip by Iris. Cilan looked up thankfully and held her gaze as he smiled at her. I have butterfree's because I'm hanging over the edge of a mountain, he told himself firmly, nothing else.

Iris pulled with all her strength "I won't let you fall Cilan, I'd never let you fall!" she told him as she heaved his torso up, and with it, his legs.

"That's a relief" he smiled, pulling her into a hug. "Thank you Iris, that could have been close". He held her body to his, and neither moved.

"Well, it's not me who's stupid enough to climb a mountain with less than average climbing skills" Iris muttered, breaking apart from their embrace.

Cilan turned, "thank you, Crustle, return." The pokémon was pulled back into its pokéball in a stream of red light. "Iris, can we talk?" Cilan put his head slightly to one side. Iris snorted to herself, what a kid, she thought.

END OF PART ONE