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Chapter One- Pokemon: Trainers

"Flareon's still able to battle! It seems this Pokemon's not giving up without a fi-"

-Click-

"Hey, I was watching that!" The pink haired girl turned sharply with a glare at the older woman. Her mother glared back and Sakura knew she meant business.

"Sakura it's past your bed time," She chided sternly. "Did you forget what tomorrow is?"

Sakura stared dumbly at her mother while trying to remember. "Tomorrow?" Nothing clicked. What was so important about tomorrow? And if it was important wouldn't she remember

Sakura Haruno had the horrible habit of forgetting dates. Yes, she is one of the most- if not the brightest student from the academy, but even someone as bright as her can have faults. Her mind was like a text book, she could recite definitions and well-known texts, word for word, but even giving her a week to plan ahead for something is like trying to coach a fire type pokemon to not be scared of water. It's not happening.

Her mother pinched her nose and sighed tiredly. 'She is just like her father sometimes.' "Aren't you and the girls starting your journey tomorrow for the Pokemon League?"

Sakura's eyed widened and she shot up like a bullet and dashed down the hall, up the stairs, and into her bedroom. She desperately sifted through her closet. Yanking t-shirts and shorts, undergarments and toiletries out of their usual places and onto her bed, where her back pack lay empty and unused.

"I forgot to pack!" Her face was so panicked at this point, that she was sure if Ino saw her, she'd never let her live it down.

Mrs. Haruno finally made it to her daughter's room. She took to leaning against the doorway as her daughter tried to organize everything. "Sakura, what are you doing now?"

"I forgot to pack mom! Hinata and Ino finished theirs earlier today. If Ino finds out about this she'll never let me live it down, and I refuse to be dead last!" Sakura moaned comically. Right now she was dreadfully regretting on slacking. It's just not liker her to slack.

Sakura's mother sighed for the nth time that day as she lingered in the doorway for a few more moments before pivoting on her heel and walking back down the hall.

"Lights out in ten minutes Sakura."

"Hai, hai." Sakura called. Her voice muffled by the comforter she currently had her face buried in.

Ino Yamanaka sat at her vanity as she brushed her shoulder length blond hair. She could hardly wait for tomorrow. Finally, she would be able to pursue her dream as a coordinator. It will take a lot of work, a lot of tears, and a lot of sweat, but just the feeling itself, the feeling when you know something exciting, something big is finally starting, was enough to make her heart beat a little extra harder.

A knock on her door broke her out of her day dream.

"Ino?"

Ino turned to face the door. No doubt, it was her mother on the other side of the door. "Hai kaa-san?"

Her mother opened the door, "Shouldn't you be in bed by now? You'll need rest for all the walking you'll be doing." Her mother chided kindly.

Ino felt embarrassment crawl it's way up her face and she was sure her mother could tell. Absent-minded was her problem, much worse than Sakura's time problem. "Gomen, I lost track of time I guess." She said sheepishly.

"Ah, I understand... I'm quite jealous actually." Ino looked questionably at her mother. "I remember when me and Nazomi Haruno started out years ago... It was the best time of my life." She smiled wanly at Ino. "And I'm confident that you'll enjoy it too. Now off to bed, it's past your bed time."

Her mom walked towards the door, but stopped as she gripped the handle. "I have a surprise for you tomorrow morning before you head off." And with that she walked out the door, leaving Ino excited for tomorrow.

Hinata Hyūga sat at her aunt's work bench. She and her aunt, Yuma Hyūga, have been working all day on a medical creams for the local farmers' Miltank. Yuma was a well known breeder in her days as a trainer. After Hisana Hyūga's passing, Yuma exiled herself from the main clan and moved into Hisana's old house currently located in Masara Town.

Yuma pressed her glasses further up her nosed as she watched her talented niece precisely chop a root with ease. Hinata had a gentle touch when it came to these procedures and when she got together with Sakura, the two were amazing at medical scholarly.

Yuma smiled. "Go ahead up to bed Hinata, I've got the rest covered."

Hinata seemed slightly startled by her aunt's speaking. "Hai, Oba-san."

She stood and bowed shortly before heading to her room for bed. She changed quickly into her pajamas before braiding her long eggplant colored her into a neat braid. A gleam of light escaped into her room and she stood to close her curtain.

The light, she noticed, came from the Haruno's place. The second floor, last window on the right. Sakura's window to her bedroom. No doubt the neurotic girl was having a challenging time with packing.

"It seems she forgot about it." Hinata giggled into her hand as she closed the blinds and headed for her bed. Before she turned the light off she looked longingly at her mother's photo.

"Night kaa-san."

What do you think? Is it good, bad, blah? I hope it's better than it's original plot line. I wasn't getting anywhere before on Naruto Pokemon Style and ended up plotting myself into a major plot hole after plot hole. Anyways, I'm begging you to review this. Please?

On a side note: For those who don't know, Masara Town = Pallet Town.