Under Green Starlight: Ch. 1

I woke up, stretching my arms above my head and yawning. Today felt like a good morning. I opened my eyes to see a silver ball of fur on my stomach. I reached a hand down to pet it and it moved, rolling over.

"Come on, Aeva. Time to get up."

"Five more minutes, Jazz. Please?" Aeva cracked open an eye to look at me. I smiled and relented.

"Alright. But only five. Today is the day we start training for our first Contest." Aeva smiled at me and closed her eye again, quickly falling back to sleep. My hand gently stroked her fur between her ears.

Soon Aeva's five minutes were up and she opened her eyes, standing up and stretching her legs one by one. I smiled down at my little Eevee. She was a gift from my parents a couple years ago and she had grown to be strong. I have no idea where they found her, but I have had her since an egg. Not long after that, my parents died. I still hate Fire Pokemon even though it's been five years.

I clenched my fists. Just thinking about Fire Pokemon made me angry. Aeva noticed and walked across the bed and rubbed her head against my hands.

"It's going to be okay, Jazz. You know I can handle any Fire Type."

And it was true. I had specifically taught her moves that would let her beat a Fire Type.

I smiled at Aeva and finally got out of bed. I changed out of my tank top and pajama pants into a blue T-shirt, denim shorts, and black hi-tops. I brushed out my waist length, dirty blonde, curly hair and pulled it into a long ponytail. I looked at my reflection and blue eyes stared back.

Aeva walked up behind me and rubbed her head against my legs. Crouching down, I picked her up and held her against my chest, her golden eyes looking into mine. She licked my cheek playfully and I put her back down to finish packing.

Putting some extra clothes, Berries, and medicines into my black messenger bag, I took one last look around my sky blue room. My bed was made, the silver blankets straight and tidy. The floor was clean, making it easy on Lisa when she comes to clean.

I walked out of my room, shutting the door behind me. Aeva followed closely behind me, trotting happily, finally ready to leave home. I walked outside, smelling the fresh air from the trees.

I walked along the wooden bridges, people calling out "Hello" to me. I smiled and waved to each of them. Aeva even called out to some of their Pokemon, saying goodbye. People around Fortree City had gotten used to my Shiny Eevee and treated her like a regular Pokemon. I walked across the bridges and past many of the tree houses to get to Jax's house. Aeva called out to his Pokemon and Jax's Sandshrew jumped up to the window.

"Hello, Jasmine, Aeva. Master is inside getting ready to go."

I thanked him and knocked on Jax's door. Jax opened the door, his brown hair disheveled from sleep and he was still in his pajamas. I laughed.

"Sandshrew said you were getting ready. It's more like you just woke up. Late as usual I guess," I said.

"I will never understand how you know what the Pokemon are saying. That's not normal, you know."

I smiled tightly, knowing he was joking, but the comment still got to me. I was born able to understand Poke-speak. The only ones who knew were Jax and the Gym leader, Winona.

Winona found out when I helped her Swablu. It had a branch in it's fluffy wing and you couldn't see it. Winona put up a reward if anyone could tell her what was wrong with her Swablu and I went. That's when she found out. But she has promised not to tell and so far she hasn't.

Jax let me in, running a hand through his hair, then walking back to his room. I walked into the kitchen, looking around for his food. Aeva walked in behind me.

"Jazz, when will Jax be ready? Because I want to take a nap."

I smiled at her and told her she could go take a nap while we were waiting. She walked back into the living room and jumped up into a patch of sunlight, falling asleep. Aeva was always tired in the daytime. She was always taking naps, then keeping me up all night. I wondered why. I turned back to the my task at hand, looking for Berries to pack.

Jax walked into the kitchen some time later, dressed in black jeans, a red shirt with a white vest over it, red and white sneakers, and a white hat with a picture of a Sandshrew on it. He also had black fingerless gloves and was holding a navy blue pair out to me.

"Thought we could both have a pair of gloves since we are going to be traveling together." He blushed slightly.

I took the gloves from him and put them on. They fit snugly, the perfect size. I wiggled my fingers around. The gloves let me move my fingers freely and they were comfortable. I liked them.

"Thanks, Jax. They fit perfectly and don't limit my fingers. I love them."

Jax relaxed, letting out a breath. He obviously thought I wouldn't like them. I gave him a big hug, surprising him. He tentatively hugged me back and kissed the top of my head. I backed away and smiled at him. He smiled back then seemed to remember something.

"Oh! By the way I'm ready to go. Where's Aeva?"

"She was taking a nap until you were ready. I'll go wake her up."

He nodded and I went into the living room, walking over to where Aeva was sleeping. I smiled and touched her head. She opened her eyes and yawned loudly.

"Is he ready to go now?"

"Yes. Now get up. Otherwise I'll put you in your Pokeball," I threatened.

Aeva immediately jumped up, yelling,"I'm up! I'm up!"

I smiled. Aeva hated being in her Pokeball. She felt trapped. I never put her in their unless it was absolutely necessary. We both knew that when we do a Contest, she would have to go back in her ball, but for now, she would either walk beside me or sit on my shoulder.

Aeva followed me into the kitchen where Jax and his Sandshrew were waiting. Sandshrew and Aeva said hello to each other then we decided to go ahead and set out.

Walking out of Jax's house, we made our way to the stairs leading down to the ground. The wooden bridges leading from house to house swayed as we walked along them. We stopped by a couple houses to say goodbye then finally made it to the stairs. The stairs were outside a large tree, literally carved along the outside of the trunk. I turned to look back at the place I had grown up in. Some people turned and waved. I waved back, smiling. Aeva pushed her head against my legs, smiling up at me. I picked her up, and put her on my shoulder before disappearing into the darkness of the tree.