Authors note: Here it is *drumroll* my first fanfiction! It's a pokemon fanfic so I guess I should say that I don't own pokemon, I don't own the characters (except my crappy OCs lol), and if I did I would not be writing on here, id be rich! So, yeah hope you enjoy it; I kind of randomly thought of the story idea one day. This is just the prolouge, I want to get some feedback and then I'll post some more chapters on here. Oh, and the title is sort of tentative. I just picked a random title lol Please be nice; I'm new. =D okay thats it!

Take My Hand

Sarah took a deep breath. Okay, so things weren't exactly as she had imagined. She was supposed to be in school right about now, listening to a boring lecture by Dr. Garner about physics. Instead, she was running through a shaded woods looking for her new friend. He kind of brought this upon himself, she admitted mentally, but if something happened to Chase she didn't know what she'd do. He was becoming so much more than just the cocky, scruffy haired, kleptomaniac he had first seemed to be. Tall, handsome, and really quite soft-hearted; Sarah would never have imagined it. Suddenly, a high pitched squeal from nearby snapped Sarah out of her daydreaming. She let go of the breath she didn't even know she was still holding, and looked down at the tiny blue creature running by her side. It still amazed the girl that this little creature was real, let alone meant for only her. Pokemon were not supposed to be real, but here he was, at her side looking worriedly into her eyes.

"It's okay, Smokey, I'm sure he's fine. Chase is smart; don't worry."

Smokey gazed back at her, unconvinced, but gave a slow nod anyway. The pair continued to dash through an eerily silent forest as they searched for their friend. Sarah sure hoped she was right.

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