Hey guys! This is my second ever fanfic, so bear with me. Also, this is HEAVILY based on the game, as stated in the summary. Just a quick reminder.

Nuvema Town

Melissa stared at the box. Maybe, just maybe there would be a shiny in there...

"Hey, Mel!" called Cheren. Melissa jumped. She flashed a cheesy smile at him, even though Cheren really got on her nerves.

"Hi, Cheren," she said sweetly.

"What's holding up Bianca?" asked Cheren, when Bianca came out of nowhere.

"Hey guys! Am I late? So-oo-oo-rry!" she squeaked, rushing over.

Cheren looked at her. "Bianca...I've known you for ten years, so I get that you have no sense of time...but seriously? Today's the day we get a Pokemon from Professor Juniper!"

Bianca shrugged. "I know. Sorry, Mel. Sorry Cheren." She stared at Melissa intently. "So where are the Pokemon? They were delivered to Mel's house, so she gets to choose one first."

Cheren nodded. "Naturally." He walked over. "The Pokemon are waiting for us in that gift box. Ok, Mel, you go first and take a peek in that box. I wanna meet the Pokemon right now!"

Melissa shrugged. "Alright..." She took a slow step toward the box, and then another. Carefully unwrapping it, she saw that there was a letter but took no notice of it.

There were three cute Pokemon in the box. One was Snivy, a snake-like grass type. She didn't like the way it was so conceited-looking. Another was Tepig, a pig-like fire type. No, just no. Bacon... And the last one was Oshawott, an otter-like water type. Melissa thought its nose was pretty cute, all brown and freckled. And the way it held up its arms to be hugged. Yes, this was the one.

"I want Oshawott," declared Melissa.

"Okay, I'll take this Pokemon, and Cheren, you take that one," Bianca said, picking up Tepig.

"Hey, how come you get to pick out my Pokemon?" demanded Cheren. "Oh, never mind. I wanted Snivy from the start."

"Everyone's got a Pokemon! So that's that!" Bianca announced. Suddenly, a sly smile crept across her face. "Hey, I know! We should have a battle!"

Cheren shook his head and sighed just as Melissa screamed 'No f*cking way!' "Honestly, Bianca! Even though they're still weak Pokemon, you shouldn't have battles inside a house."

Bianca snorted. "You guys are such party-poopers! These little ones are weak, like you said! We have to let them battle to make them get stronger. It's settled, Mel!"

Melissa thought it over, and grudgingly said, "Fine, fine. But if you ruin my room..."

"Don't worry, we won't!" said Bianca cheerfully. "Get ready for a battle!"

Melissa was ready. "Tackle!" she ordered her Pokemon, who she noticed was a female-but not a shiny. Oh well.

Oshawott nodded and leaped at Tepig, tackling him to the ground. Tepig jumped in surprise, and in return tackled her back.

"Eek! Ouch! I won't let you get away with that!" Bianca screeched. Melissa smirked.

It went on like that, Oshawott always using Tackle and Tepig alternating between Tail Whip and Tackle. Finally, Tepig fainted with a last Tackle and a critical hit in the mix.

Bianca sighed. "The Pokemon on both sides did their best..." She tossed $500 at Melissa, who smirked again and placed the money in her bag.

It was only then that she noticed her room.

TV broken, the trash bin spilled, dusty footsteps all over the place. The place was filthy...just filthy. Melissa's face changed colors from white to red to scarlet.

"BIANCA BELLE CATEAU!" she screamed. Bianca took no notice of her. Cheren shrugged apologetically.

"Wow...Mel, you're gonna be an awesome Trainer one day, I can tell! No doubt!" she breathed, while her friend fumed.

Cheren raised a hand. "Uh...Bianca, would you take a look around?"

Bianca looked around. She covered her mouth with her hands. "Wh-whoa! What happened?! Wow! Pokemon are amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing! So little, but so strong! I'm so glad that I get to have a Pokemon!"

"CATEAU!"

"Oh, uh...sorry about your room, Mel." Bianca sheepishly smiled.

Cheren snorted. "You...are hopeless." Shaking his head, he said, "Here! I'll restore your Pokemon for you." He used a Revive and an Oran Berry. He did the same for Oshawott.

Bianca had another idea, though. "Hey! How about you battle, Cheren? With all you know, I'm sure you can battle without turning the room into a disaster area like I did!" Melissa punched her in the face.

"Hey, um...first, that wasn't nice, Mel, and second, I believe that's a good idea..."

"WHAT?!" Melissa screamed and punched him as well.

"Ow! And...it'll be no problem for me to keep the room from getting any messier...besides, it's not fair if you two are the only ones who get to have fun battling!" He faced Melissa. "It's decided. You'll be my opponent...in my first battle! Let's see what you can do, Snivy!"

Melissa sighed and she could only hope that he was right.

This battle went the same as the last one, so there is nothing overly awesome to describe.

Cheren grunted. "I made a blunder, 'kay? A blunder! Here's your stupid money." Tossing the coins at Melissa, who smirked for the third time, he added, "But this feeling I have...I'm finally a Trainer!"

Melissa stuck out her tongue at him. "Well, you better go apologize to Mom about my room."

"Oh! I'd better come too!" Bianca squealed, following Cheren as he walked down the steps.

The main character was finally alone, and she spent some time with her Pokemon. She noticed that Oshawott was slightly hasty and liked to relax. Well, it was better than a male Pokemon, don't you think?

Melissa headed down the stairs, where she witnessed a scene that made her day. Being careful to keep hidden, she listened as Cheren and Bianca apologized to her mother.

"We're very sorry for all the trouble, ma'am..." said Cheren.

"Well, um...we can clean up..." said Bianca.

And she witnessed a scene that ruined her day.

"Cleaning up? No worries! I'll take care of that later." MOM...! "Shouldn't you be on your way to meet the Professor?"

"Yes, we should! Let's go!" screamed Bianca and Cheren, thankful that they didn't need to clear the bedroom up. "Melissa-"-somehow they had figured out she was there-"-we'll be waiting at the Lab!"

Bianca suddenly remembered something. "Oh! Wait! I've gotta go home first. Thanks for having us over," she added to Melissa's mom. She and Cheren walked out.

Mom cast her daughter an amused glance. "My, my, Melissa! Pokemon battles are so lively, aren't they? I could hear the Pokemon's cries clear down here! Hm. That sure reminded me of my first Pokemon battle! Oh, and you know? After a Pokemon battle, you need to rest your Pokemon." She took out some healing items and cured Oshawott. "Your Pokemon is looking great! Now, if you're going out, don't forget your X-Tranceiver!" She handed the phone-like object to Melissa, who took it grudgingly and put it in her bag. "You're going to thank the Professor too, right? Better get going, honey!"

Melissa gladly went.

Outside, the sun was shining brightly and there was a flock of Pidove gathered in front of her house. Bianca was standing there, and she left. The flock dispersed. Melissa went soute and made a left turn to enter Bianca's house.

She got a surprise.

She saw Bianca and her father arguing about something.

"NO, NO! A THOUSAND TIMES NO!" screamed her father.

"BUT, I'M...! I'M A GOOD TRAINER WHO GOT A POKEMON AND EVERYTHING! I CAN TOTALLY GO ON AN ADVENTURE!" shouted Bianca, as if they were on opposite sides of a baseball field. Storming out, she noticed Melissa standing there. She stopped to wipe some tears from her eyes.

"Oh...It's okay. ...It's fine! I'll be waiting for you in front of the lab, okay?" She walked out.

Melissa wasn't really fond of Bianca, but still she thought that Bianca's dad was too overboard. She walked over to the father in question.

"Why won't you le-" she began, but she was cut off.

"What nonsense is this? How could my daughter, who knows absolutely nothing about the world, go out on a Pokemon journey?" He scoffed, rudely shooing her away. Hurt, Melissa backed over to the kitchen, where she found Bianca's mother watching her sadly.

"Don't mind my husband, dear. He's just being overprotective. All children go on adventures with Pokemon. It's part of growing up," she soothed. Melissa nodded. She then remembered that she needed to be at the lab, so she said bye and did just that.

"Ready to go?" she teased Cheren, noticing that Bianca was still crying a little.

"Okay! Let's go meet the Professor!" said Cheren. He turned around and opened the door. Bianca and Melissa followed soon after.

So what do you think? Chapter Two up soon.

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