::Prologue::

"Please Gary?"

"For the third time, no Mio," Gary sighed tiredly, running a hand through his spiky brown hair.

"Why not, I hardly ask you to do anything for me." Mio pouted her lower lip in an attempt to coax Gary. "All I'm asking is that you ask your Grandpa for me."

Gary raised an eyebrow, folding his arms over his chest. "Why can't you ask him yourself? I think you're more than capable of doing that much."

Mio snorted in reply to his question. "I can't ask him to give me a job. I don't wanna be the one to bother him since he's so busy."

Gary's eye twitched. 'So she thinks its okay to bother me, but not my Grandpa?'

"And besides, the worst he could say to me is no." Mio chirped with a grin. "So c'mon, do Growlithe and I a favor here and ask Professor Oak for me if I can do some work for him. My reputation could be at stake if I don't get hired soon!" she pleaded.

Growlithe cocked his head to the side, staring between his master and her friend Gary. Growlithe couldn't help but wonder who was going to give first. His thoughts were answered when Gary finally gave in and gave into Mio's demands. "Growl…"

"Okay, I get it. I'll ask him for you." Gary groaned.

Mio's eyes sparkled in delight at his answer, clasping her hands together. "R-Really, you will!"

"I just said I would Mio. Don't make me change my—"

Gary was cut off when Mio suddenly tackled him into a tight embrace, knocking the wind right out of his chest, but fortunately not enough to make him fall over.

"Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!" she cheered, wrapping her arms around his neck.

Gary blinked in surprise, completely taken off guard by her sudden actions before slowly unlatching himself from the cherry blossom girl's grip. "D-Don't mention it," Gary dusted off his white lab coat, coughing awkwardly for a moment before he continued.

"Just don't get your hopes up alright? I don't want you to start pouting if it turns out my Grandpa doesn't have any work for you that's related to taking pictures." Gary reminded her.

Mio nodded her head in understanding and smiled sheepishly. "Well I appreciate you doing this favor for me regardless. I know you're probably busy with your own studies too, being a Pokémon Researcher and all."

"Well, lately I haven't been as busy as I was last week with my studies. So it's not a big deal." Gary shrugged his shoulders.

"Well to show my appreciation to you, I'll take a couple of pictures of some of your Pokémon free of charge."

Gary laughed a little before he shook his head. "That won't be necessary Mio. You've taken pictures of my Pokémon before."

"Yeah, but this time I'd be able to do it professionally! It won't be like all those old snapshots I took of your Pokémon back when you were still a Pokémon Trainer."

"If it makes you that happy, go for it." Gary shrugged his shoulders and smiled faintly.

Mio pouted a little. "I think you should be more enthusiastic to have such a well-known photographer offer you such a great deal. It's not often I give out a deal like this, you should feel honored…"

Gary rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I feel so honored." Gary replied his voice laced with sarcasm.

"Do you have to be so sarcastic about it? I was just kidding around." Mio scowled.

"Only to you," Gary chuckles and shoved his hands in his pockets. "Anyway, I'm gonna head on home. I'll let you know what my Grandpa says once I talk to him about it."

"Sounds good, thanks again Gary," Mio smiled at him faintly before she turned her heel and began walking in the opposite direction, her Growlithe following in suit.

Evafan24: So what did you all think? Hope it was to your liking. I've made Mio a bit different from other trainers by making her a Pokemon Photographer, but she does own a Pokemon. If any of you have ever played Pokemon Snap on the Nintendo 64, I'm using that game as a refrence to help me make this story and you might be familiar with some of the terms I'll use from the game. I haven't been really watching Pokemon Diamond/Pearl and I'm more familiar with the older games but I hope the extra research I did on Paul's character will keep him from being ooc. Anyway, don't forget to review meh. I'll be sure to put up the next chapter stat! ^^