*DISCLAIMER* I don't own Any of the characters except Lya and my friend owning Angeal Fair all other characters owned by Square Enix and Game Freak.
"No! You can't travel with him Lya!" Lea said as he headed into their kitchen frowning but his daughter continued to persist in her argument as he went on making lunch.
"But daddy he's my best friend! And it's my birthday, I just want to go my journey with him!" Lya pouted as she poked and bothered her father persistently wanting him to give her an answer she actually wanted.
Lea was honestly getting annoyed now by his daughter's poking and small pushes on his back, but still keeping his cool so he won't end up yelling at her on her birthday. He turned around and looked down at the small twelve-year-old before him her emerald-green eyes full of determination and a will that won't budge... Why does she have to be so much like her mother... "Lya sweetheart... I just don't want things... to happen too early for you on your journey, because it'll be just you and him no one else camping out-"
"Daddy! Were best friends! We've known each forever, nothing will happen like kissing! Nope! No kissing trust me!" The smaller redhead nodded smiling up at her father sweetly giving a little nod.
Smiling at that and gives he gives his daughter a small hug happily then feels others joining the hug... "Hey what are you silly's doing?" He laughed as he looked to his and his wife's Pokémon.
Pyro cuddled into his master yipping happily at Lya knowing it's her birthday today.
"You're a silly Delphox, Pyro!" Lea smiled and patted the top of his Pokemon's head. "And you Shadow are a silly Zoroark! I'm sure Isa doesn't let you be that silly huh?" He laughed and looked around. "I wonder where she is...?" He pondered as he watched his daughter run off to find her mother.
"Mama! Where are you?" Lya called out giggling as Shadow followed her trying to be sneaky, he isn't though not at all, she giggled as he fell on his face!
Shadow pouted at his trainer's daughter but got up and picked her up looking for Isa too letting out howls for her!
"Everyone is suddenly howling for me, I wonder what the problem might be." Isa emerged from the laundry room with a basket full of clothes, only to get hugged on first by her daughter. Then by a rather huge Zoroark. The combined weight made her fall to the ground. "What's the problem now?!"
"Mama don't you remember?!" The small redhead smiled at her mother as she laid on top of her with Shadow laying on them content.
Shadow let out a happy growl as he licked his trainer and cuddled her happy to see her today.
Lya slipped out pulling Shadow off by his skinny waist and looked to her mother smiling. "Come on you gotta know mama!" giggling as she helped her up and smiled sweetly at her.
Luna and Dire soon started to bark happily excited as well! All the Pokémon in this house pretty much all in an uproar today.
"OKAY!" Isa said rather loudly, letting the entire house fall into a silence. She looked to Lya after collecting her nerves. "Of course I know what today is, you silly girl. It's your birthday. How could I forget that? I'm not your father when it comes to dates."
"I am silly huh?" Lya giggled as she smiled up at her mother, she was used to the yelling being that the Pokémon aren't in pokéballs all the time in their house so it didn't bother her, most of the Pokémon here can be butts. "I talked to daddy and he's letting me go on my Pokémon journey with Angeal." She nodded as she saw her mother smile at that.
"So, your father finally listened to me, hm?" Isa smiled and hugged her daughter at her front. "I'm so glad for you. Having your own adventure and such."
Lya hugged her mother back smiling and nodding happily! "Yeah I get to travel with Angeal." She giggled and looked to her mother "Does this mean I can get my Pokémon now?" She grinned excited to meet her new friend!
"You sure do." Lea smirked walking in holding the iconic red and white pokéball in his hands, he kissed Isa on the cheek as he hands Lya her pokéball gently smiling when her eyes light up with glee!
The preteen looked at her pokéball with wonder she then held it out and said "Come out!" Then came out the cutest fox she ever seen with yellow and white fur but had these red tuffs coming out of the Pokemon's huge ears! She received a Fennekin the fox Pokémon!
The little Fennekin looked around yipping softly looking for her parent being Pryo letting out a little whine till she looked up seeing Lya making her eyes go wide and run over hopping on to her legs with her huge fat fluffy tail wagging happily as she yaps with joy!
"You're the cutest thing ever!" Lya let out with squee picking up her new friend and hugging her!
The little Fennekin let out a little ember to express how happy she is too and cuddles her new trainer happily!
"You wanna give her a nickname sweetheart?" Lea smiled but not pushing her to knowing some kids don't like to name their Pokémon, thinking it's childish.
"Yeah I'll name her Ember and gonna be the first Champions to come from the South Sector of Radiant Garden with Angeal of course!" She smirked happy that her dream may come true now that she has step one done.
"That's a big dream baby!" Lea said with a small laugh
"You always said to dream big!" Lya replied with a smirk as she cuddles Ember happily.
"Now that you have your Pokémon, it's time for you to get ready for your journey. After the party today, of course." Isa stood up from where she sat on the floor. "No daughter of mine will look like an inexperienced fool when it comes to Pokémon." She wrapped her arm around Lea's waist. "Why don't you go play with Ember, Lya, while your father and I finish with decorations and the cake."
"Okay mama, can I go to Angeal's house to play with him?" Lya asked with a sweet smile.
"Yeah that sounds good, Zack said he was really excited about seeing your new Pokémon. You're lucky he waited to go on his journey, so he could go with you that's a good friend right there." Lea nodded as he holds Isa close to him with a smile.
"I know daddy! I'm happy I have a friend like him!" She then hugged both her parents receiving a kiss from both making her smile. "Bye bye!"
She then went out the door heading right next door where the door burst open! "Woah!"
"Harley get back here now!" Zack yelled at the Lucario hiding out on the roof to get away from punishment until he looks down seeing Lya. "Oh Lya!- you got your Fennekin." He smiled then looked back to see if Angeal was out, he was as hyper as usual, it was a common Fair family trait. "Angeal! Lya's here!"
"Lya?!" Angeal looked from his spot in the yard, his Chespin resting in his lap as he played with his green spikes that sat atop his head. "Stay here, Spikey!" He then scooted back and got up, only to crash with Lya in the yard and send them tumbling. "Hey Lya! Happy birthday to you!" He had a wide smile at the girl.
"Hey Angeal!" She giggled as she hugged her best friend happily smiling as well but she soon heard some unhappy yips and quickly moved only to see Ember hop onto the grass shaking her fur out yipping unhappily at her fur being all fluffed and not smooth, Lya could see she's a little vain.. "Thank you for the happy birthday!" She smiled sweetly as she looks to Ember. "Angeal this is my Pokémon Fennekin! I nicknamed her Ember though!" Lya noted with a sweet smile to him.
"Really? That's such a cute name considering what she looks like!" He began to pet and rub the smooth fur of Ember, only to be burned by his fingers. "Ow!" He snatched his hands back and shook them, whining in pain. "Ow..Why did she burn me? I was careful not to mess up her fur." ;3;
Ember fixed her fur and licked paw fixing her ears, with a hmph! She's upset that he said she wasn't cute compared to her name!
"I think it's because you said she wasn't cute compared to her name Angeal.." Lya said with a frown, she thought Fennekin was very cute to her when she saw her.. ;3;
"Lya don't feel offended Angeal just thinks grass and fighting type Pokémon are cuter!" Zack laughed "What can we say he being raised by a grass gym leader and a former fighting gym leader." He smiled as he walked over petting Ember's fur gently. "She seems like a perfect fit for you though Lya." He replied looking to her.
"Thank you Zack, I knew Angeal meant that Ember doesn't actually look like an ember from a fire though." She giggled and grabs Ember gently and looks to her "Ember say sorry."
Ember whines but goes over and licks Angeal's hand pouting, her way of saying sorry which she didn't actually mean. -3-
"Good girl." Lya smiles softly and gave her some pets gently not know Ember didn't actually mean sorry.
"She doesn't seem all that sorry!" Angeal rubbed his reddened fingers and pouted as well. "That's what I get for being nice.."
Lya frowned at her best friend and Pokémon not getting along and looks down feeling sad.. "I'm sorry Angeal.." =(
The little Fennekin looks between the two children and sees how upset Lya is and goes over and lays in Angeal's lap gently a cuddles him gently meaning she's sorry to him. Ember maybe vain but she cares for her trainer, she was taught that she should love her trainer and be her best friend, not to be mean or upset her. And that look meant she was sad with her, she doesn't want to see Lya sad with her again not ever.
"Huh?" Angeal hugs Ember with a smile. "Awe, now she really means it! She's a little cutie when she's not being pouty or a butt." He laughed.
Ember cuddles into his hug her ears flicking happily now and whines then turns her head using the move ember, to signify she likes him.
"Awe she likes you Angeal!" Lya giggles and smiles at Ember's flicking ears she then pets her gently and sees Zack come over making her look up.
"Hey I have a suggestion, since you two are traveling together, earning badges and such why not have a little battle? It'll help Lya out in getting the hang of battling and might help little Spikey over there get used to fire types." The tall onyx haired man nodded smiling at the two.
Spike goes over and pokes Spikey on the head softly and nudges him softly the large Chesnaught wanting him to get up.
Spikey gives a whine to his parent wanting to be left alone. T3T
"But dad.." Angeal whined as well, wanting to be left alone too. T3T
"Come on it'll be good practice before you go on your journey! Plus I hear the first gym leader is tough!" Zack nodded then looks to Lya "You wanna battle?
"I would love to! But I only wanna battle if Angeal wants to." She nodded giving a small smile to Angeal and giggles as she watches Spikey and Spike argue in grunts and squeaks.
Spike grunts and growls pouting at his offspring wanting him to quit being so lazy! He's just like his trainer an overbearing parent. -.-"
Spikey squeaks wanting to do what he or what Angeal wants him too and runs off hiding behind Angeal. And he's just like his trainer too, a child who wants to be his own person.
"But dad, can't we just train after Lya has some sort of experience? I'm not calling her dumb or anything, I just don't want her to feel bad because things will be at a fast pace and even I couldn't keep up on my first few battles!" Angeal looked up at Zack.
He nodded knowing that was true. "Yeah I get what you mean." He looked down to his son and smiled knowing he just doesn't want her to defeated by him before she even gets to go on the journey. "But here's my question, are you guys gonna be battling as a team or separately against trainers and gym leaders?"
Lya looked up at that she didn't know trainers traveling together could battle as a team against others, her parents traveled together but battled separately most of the time, sometimes they battled in doubles together but not often doubles being rare and being with either twins, couples or besties.
"Team, duh! Unless one of us feels like getting a go at being separate. Then you know." The boy smiled widely. "I'll be sure to keep it a team effort!"
"I wanna be a team!" The redhead girl grinned happily with a nod "We'll be the best team out there, and I'll be sure to do my very best as a trainer and your friend!"
"Now that's what I like to hear!" Zack said smiling cheerfully at the kids as he clapped his hand together and looks to them both "Gym leaders might get a little upset but they'll deal with it, and remember after the party you have to go to Merlin's house for your trainer I.D.'s and pokédex's so you have a record for all the Pokémon you see." He nodded and ruffles their hair happily
"Yeah!" Lya giggled as she hugs Angeal smiling happily so excited for this adventure they're going to have together!