Me-Hello and welcome to my new Fanfiction, Just Friends?
Calem-And it is for what?
Me-The new Pokémon game, X & Y!
Serena-Ah, I see.
Me-However, I'm tweaking stuff here, so please bear with me!
Shauna-How are you tweaking it, anyway?
Me-Look at my summary.
Summary: Calem and Serena are childhood friends, but Calem moved to Vaniville Town when they were six. A few years later, Serena moves to Vaniville Town and they both start their journey. However, they meet some problems along the way. For example, Calem's girlfriend Sienna is trying her hardest to keep Calem away from Serena and as for Serena, she finds herself falling for Calem. However, Calem doesn't feel that way, since his heart only belongs to Sienna. How will this journey around Kalos turn out?
Calem-What in the flip!? I sound like a complete jerk!
Me-And how is that?
Calem-I reject Serena completely!
Me-Exactly.
Calem-Eh?!
Shauna-NightcoreAddictXx does not own Pokemon~!
Me-And read on!
Normal POV
Calem,
I'm sad that you had to leave. You were a great friend. Life here is lonely back in Nuvema Town. How is Vaniville Town? I hope you like it there. Is school going okay? School sucks for me, since you're not there with me. :( Well, I hope to read your reply and hopefully be able to see you soon.
-Serena
Serena,
I miss you a lot. I didn't want to leave, but I had to. My dad got a job in Vaniville Town. Remember how I never got to see my dad a lot? That was because he had to keep going to Vaniville Town just to go to work and he stayed there for a while. That was when he decided that we moved to Vaniville Town. So, that's why I had to leave. Well, Vaniville Town is okay and I got some friends here with me. There's this girl named Shauna. She's very nice and very sweet. Then there's Tierno. *rolls eyes* Tierno's only concerned about dancing...And there's also Trevor. He's very smart, but sometimes he's too smart for his own good. But, nothing's the same without you. I still remember our promise. When you start your journey, I'll start mine. Nobody's going ahead at all. :) Hope to hear from you again.
-Calem
Calem,
We're moving to Vaniville Town! X3 My mom wanted to change her life around, since she didn't want to be reminded of my dad. So, we're moving out there. It has been nine years since we've seen each other, right? I hope I can recognize you once we meet again.
-Serena
Serena,
You're moving out here? Awesome! I can't wait to see you. However, I just might not be able to recognize you, since you have probably changed a lot since the last time we have met. Oh well. When we meet again, let's have a lot of fun, kay?
-Calem
"Serena! Go get the door for me!"
Serena let out a sigh as she looked away from the window and hopped off of her bed.
She had on a black and white striped tank top with light grey short shorts. Her honey golden hair came down to her waist and her blue eyes had a light sparkle in them.
She walked down the staircase and saw her mom moving some boxes off to the side of the living room.
"Mom, do you need any help with those?" she asked.
Her mom turned to look at her and smiled.
"I'm fine, sweetheart. Just go open the door for me while I take these to the basement." her mom said.
Serena nodded as she walked over to the door and opened it to reveal a guy her age. He had on a black shirt with jeans and white high tops. He had black hair and grey eyes that reminded her so much of someone she knew.
"Are you the new neighbors?" the guy asked.
Serena nodded.
"Yeah! By any chance, do you live next door?" she asked.
He nodded.
"Yeah. The name's Calem." he introduced.
At first, the name didn't ring a bell. However, it should have, since she knew Calem for a while now.
"Hi, Calem! I'm Serena and it's a pleasure to meet you!" she declared.
It was silent for a couple of minutes before it clicked in both of their heads.
Serena's eyes sparkled as she hugged Calem tightly.
"Caley~! Oh my god, I didn't recognize you there for a second!" she exclaimed.
Calem wrapped his arms around her waist as they hugged for another minutes.
She pulled away and a bright smile appeared on her face.
"Come in!" she pulled Calem into the house. "Mom! Guess who I found!" she called out.
"Who was at the door, sweetie?" her mom asked as she came out of the basement.
"It's Calem!" she declared.
Her mom raced into the living room and she walked up to Calem.
"Oh my god, Calem! I forgot you lived in this town!" her mom exclaimed as she pulled Calem into a suffocating hug.
Calem sweat dropped.
"Hey, Miss Grace..." he squeaked out as Grace released him.
"Oh...! Did I squeeze you too hard?" she asked.
Serena pouted.
"Mom...! You almost killed poor Caley!" she whined as she put Calem to sit down on the couch.
"Sorry that I almost killed your prince, Serena." her mom said teasingly, which made Serena cross her arms over her chest.
"Mom..." she trailed off.
Her mom laughed.
"Okay, okay. Want some tea, Calem?" she asked.
Calem nodded.
"Yes, please." he said.
"Calem, you're still a sweet boy, remembering your manners. Unlike Serena..." she trailed off while glancing over at Serena.
"Mom, why are you telling Calem that?!" Serena asked.
"So that Calem can teach you again." she stated simply.
He shot a sly smirk over in Serena's direction.
"Serena, do I need to teach you how to say please and thank you again?" he asked.
Serena shook her head quickly.
"No!" she whined as Grace handed him his cup of tea.
"Thank you." he sipped on it and his eyes sparkled. "You remembered that I liked honey in my tea?" he asked.
"Why, of course! Now, I'll leave you and Serena alone while I go and take the last of the boxes down to the basement." Grace said before disappearing into the hallway.
Calem sighed as he put his cup on the coffee table and looked over at Serena, who had sat down next to him.
"I told you that I wouldn't recognize you when I saw you again." he pointed out.
She laughed.
"Same here!" she pointed out.
It suddenly grew silent between the two of them. They just didn't know what to say. After nine years, they finally meet again. It was actually kind of hard to talk to each, since they've done it in sending letters.
"Say, I was actually going to start my journey today, since I knew you were coming today. You wanna go?" he asked.
Serena nodded.
"Yeah. I'll just go and get my stuff." she told him.
Calem nodded.
"Okay." he said as Serena got up and went upstairs to her room.
She let out a sigh as she put on her black and white striped socks and her black high tops. She threw on her light grey hoodie that had a black velvet Pokeball on the back.
She grabbed her red tote bag and she walked back downstairs to find Calem finishing off the last of his tea.
"Calem, you ready?" she asked.
He nodded as he walked over to the kitchen sink and put the empty tea cup into the sink.
"Yes." he said.
They walked over to the door and Serena began to call out to her mom.
"Mom! Me and Calem are going out!" she called out.
"Okay, sweetie! You two have fun!" her mom replied as they walked out of the house and Calem closed the door behind them.
"So? Shall we go?" he asked.
She nodded.
"Okay." she said as they began to head out of town.
That was when they heard someone call out to them.
"Calem~!"
They both turned around and a girl with brown hair in two ponytails with dark green eyes ran over to them along with a guy that had black hair and brown eyes and a guy that had ginger colored hair and grey eyes.
Calem smiled while waving.
"Shauna! Tierno! Trevor!" he called out.
The three of them approached Serena and Calem.
"Hey! Who's the girl with you?" Tierno asked.
"By any chance, could that Serena?" Shauna asked.
Serena nudged Calem lightly.
"Calem, how do they know me?" he asked.
"He talks about you a lot, so that's how we know." Trevor stated.
"Um...you remember how I told you about them in our letters?" he asked.
"Oh yeah! I remember you mentioning them to me!" she said, remembering the one letter he sent her, talking about those three.
"So, where are you two going?" she asked.
"We're going to start our Pokémon journey." he said.
"Oooooh~! We're going to do the same thing, too! Trevor has the briefcase with the Pokémon in it and we're going to the small café in Aquacorde Town and pick out our Pokémon." Shauna explained.
"Excellent! Serena and I will pick out our starters one time, so it'll work out." he said.
"Cool! So, let's go! Aquacorde Town is not too far from here." Tierno said as they headed out of Vaniville Town and they walked through Route 1 and into Aquacorde Town.
They sat down at a table and Trevor placed the briefcase on the table.
"Pick your Pokémon. They have labels on the Pokeball, so you can choose who you want." Trevor explained as he opened the briefcase to reveal three Pokeballs.
Serena looked a the Pokeballs and she picked up the Pokeball that had Fennekin in it. She remembered Calem telling her in one of his letters that Fennekin was a nice Pokémon for her.
"I'll take Fennekin." Serena said.
Calem smiled.
"Of course you would. I'll take Froakie." Calem said.
"So that means that I'll take Chespin!" Shauna declared as she took the last Pokeball out of the briefcase.
Trevor closed the briefcase and snapped it shut.
"Okay. Also, I need to give you guys your Pokedexes." Trevor said as he handed Serena, Calem, and Shauna their Pokedexes.
"Thanks. Shall we get going?" Calem asked.
"Oh! I need to talk to my mom! She might not let me go unless I tell her..." Serena trailed off.
Calem tsk'ed as he ran his fingers through his hair.
"Of course...Come, I'll take you." he looked over at Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor. "We'll see you in Santalune City." he told them.
Shauna nodded.
"Alrighty~! See ya there!" she declared as the three of them left for Santalune City.
Calem sighed as they headed back into Vaniville Town.
"You want to ask your mom for permission to leave home for a while yet you don't even know your manners anymore." he teased, which made her glare at him.
"Caley...!" she complained as they arrived at her house.
Serena opened the door and walked in.
"Mom! Me and Calem are back!" she hollered.
"Back so soon?" her mom asked.
Calem nodded.
"Yes, we are. Serena has to have your permission for something." Calem said.
"She does?" she questioned as she looked over at Serena.
"I...I want to start my Pokémon journey with Calem!" she told her.
Grace smiled.
"Why, of course! You two promised, so you two might as well go ahead. Make sure to keep in touch and listen to Calem. Don't get lost and don't do anything that's going to hurt you. And Calem." she looked over at him. "Don't you dare hurt my baby girl. If I find out that you did something to her, let's just say that I'm going to do something that you're going to regret." she told him.
Calem shivered.
"O-Okay." he stammered out.
Grace laughed.
"Good boy! Now, have a good trip!" she told them as they walked out of the house.
She closed the door behind them and Calem looked at her.
"Let's head to Santalune City, shall we?" he asked.
She nodded.
"Alright." she said as they headed out of Vaniville Town and they began to head to Santalune City. And thus, their journey began...
Me-And that's it!
Serena-Seriously? That's it?
Me-Yeah!
Serena-Kay, then.
Shauna-What's next?
Me-Sienna is introduced!
Shauna-Eh?! Seriously!?
Me-*nods* Yeah.
Calem-Grand.
Me-So, let's get some things straight: Yes, Serena's nickname for Calem is Caley. Also, when we introduce Sienna, you'll realize how much of a brat is in the beginning. And yes, I made Serena from Nuvema Town. I didn't know what to do, ya know! It's not like as if Bulbapedia had any good info.
Tierno-Anywho, hope you R&R! If you do, you get a virtual pie along with a virtual Fennekin! :)