Chapter 0: First Meetings.

Why must we always run when things like this happen to us? I really don't know. When we're faced with problems like this, it just seems like the only option. A problem we can't resolve easily. One we don't want to fix.

I held it in my hands, it felt good in them. I don't know why I want this or what I would do with it, but I wanted it, and there it was. I don't want to be caught, though. I need to get rid of it before bad things start happening.

And yet… I need it. I must keep it.

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The sky was clear, the day was beautiful, and yet, the lack of bubbles at night bothered Chikorita. He was expecting the Krabby to be out a little more time, blowing bubbles for mostly him to see. He was unable to sleep, it was late and he needed to get some sleep before trying to enter the guild again.

He stood up, realizing why he couldn't fall asleep: It was the guild, he was still nervous about it. It happened a couple of hours ago, but Chikorita remembered what happened. Slowly, he had climbed the stairs, decided to enter the guild, to start his new life as a member of the Wigglytuff Guild, but once he took a sight of the entrance, every step brought a new question. You are one Pokémon, would they accept you? What if it's already too late? What if the Guild is already full? Was there another Guild like this one?

The Pokémon sighed, thinking he probably would have another opportunity to go there. He looked to his "bed", a large piece of cloth he used as a blanket, next to a pile of sand he used as a pillow. It wasn't the best, but being unable to stay at someone's house that day only gave him another reason to join the Guild. It was useless to keep thinking about it, so the Chikorita prepared to try sleeping one more time. He lied on the sand, covered himself with the cloth and closed his eyes…

After a while, he began dreaming. He saw a Pokémon in the distance, running towards him, with its arms stretched. He felt the need to run towards it as well, but was unable to move. While the creature wasn't recognizable, he felt a warm feeling in his chest, it was comforting to know someone was happy to see him…

He was woken up by the sudden pain in his back. The Chikorita wondered if a Wingull accidentally hit him while he was asleep, but that couldn't be true, since it was still dark. He stood up and began walking, looking at the floor, maybe an Aipom threw a rock at him, as a prank. Suddenly he took a step back, as something moved right next to him. It had large, fluffy ears, was taller than him, and stood on two small legs.

The bunny-like creature coughed a bit of sand and then turned towards the grass type Pokémon that made it fall. "Watch where you're sleeping, can you? There are some of us that want to hide!" Its voice was feminine, probably trying to sound angry, but due to the lack of air in it, came out as scared or nervous.

"Well, excuse me. I wouldn't recommend going there, though". The Pokémon was about to keep going, but this stopped her. "Some have lost their way, not knowing what lies beneath the cave. Some say it's a monster, some say it's cursed".

"Alright, alright…" The bunny-like creature sat on the sand, looking at the one with the leaf on his head. "And who might you be, homeless looking Pokémon?"

"I'm Chikorita, and I'm not homeless, just… decided to sleep in the beach. What about you, suspicious looking hopper?" The creature didn't seem really happy to hear this.

"I am Buneary, and I'm not suspicious, I was just running towards here, not hoping I'd encounter you on the process" she sighed, lying on the sand. "Though, now that I think about it… I should've stopped a long time ago… well, at least I'm safe now".

Chikorita noticed a certain square-like object on the floor, which shined under the moonlight. He picked it up, only to be snatched by the bunny. "Hey!"

"It's my diary. I want to keep it private from strangers like you…" Buneary hissed. "Wait, where is it?" The leafed creature seemed confused while the long-eared one began looking for something in the sand. "Don't tell me I lost it… please…"

"What are you looking for?" He tried to help looking for it, only to realize he was unable to find it, as Buneary already put it in the lower fur of her body. "Oh, did you find it?"

"Yes…" she sighed, sitting on the sand again. "Is there a… I think it's called a guild, around here?" The sudden change of topic bothered Chikorita, but decided to not think too much about it.

"Yeah! Here in Treasure Town is the Wigglytuff Guild… why? Are you interested in making a team?"

"Yeah, sure. Since you're not inside the Guild, I can safely suppose you're not in it, right?" The green creature blushed a bit from the question and nodded. "Well, it would be weird to join just like that, out of the blue, so I think we could be a team, if that is allowed".

Chikorita smiled, incapable of not showing his happiness. "Well, we'll go there later. For now, let's rest, shall we? I don't have a spare blanket, so you should-"

"Oh look, it's the sun". Buneary pointed towards a light in the distance, which slowly ascended. With the long conversation, the grass creature didn't exactly notice it was becoming day already. "Maybe sleeping isn't the best of options, don't you think?"

"Oh, the sun… right".

Thank you for reading my first fic! It might not be too much, but I really enjoyed writing every part of it. I hope you like it so far, and while I'm in vacations, I'll try to update it regularly.

I received a BIG inspiration from A.R. Lore's Pokémon Mystery Dungeon story, Shiro's Gem ( s/8904539/1/Pokemon-Mystery-Dungeon-Shiro-s-Gem), so if you want a cool, romantic story, go follow it, and once you're there, follow them!

EDIT: I made a slight change in the story, mostly for future events. Nothing much, though.