The radiant sun of Alola pours into my window like it does every morning, acting as my alarm clock. Just in time, my mom knocks on my door to tell me breakfast is ready. I'm in no rush to get up, and judging by the pink fluff bag on my back, neither is Skitty.

Eventually my feet touch the shiny wood floor down below. I stretch my arms to wake them up and walk to the door. My brother, Aaron, is sitting in the living room watching some TV show. He's slowly welcomed himself back into the family by actually talking to my mom and I and doing chores. He still leaves at random times but not as frequent or as long.

Hell, he even talks to me. We don't really have conversations but something is better nothing, I guess.

My mom has taken to making the Alolan traditional food of Malasadas. After she found out how often Caleb and I ate it she just "had" to learn how to make it. So she makes it all of the time now. She makes this special cinnamon variety for breakfast and it's so good. It gives me life.

Speaking of Caleb, he has just arrived with his mom. Our moms are going to a meeting later on to continue their take over of Melemele Island. I kid you not when I say that, by the way. The fertilizer my mom makes has transformed Alolan agriculture. Meanwhile, Caleb's mom is taking Pokemon care to another level. They are now partners with all of the Pokemon Centers in Melemele Island with plans to expand cooperation with the rest of Alola.

Today, they're hoping to get permission to set up a massive Pokemon Daycare in the vacant building next to the training school. Before our mothers were interested in the land it was to it was supposed to be an office building but the original owners of the land sold it after construction finished. Nobody knows who the buyers were as they were represented by a bunch of lawyers but rumors suggest the buyers were in legal trouble and had to sell certain assets.

Either way, this is something that Caleb is really excited for. If his mom gets what she wants it'll be the largest Daycare center in the world. Not only that, but the plan is to also breed different Pokemon and teach kids about all of the different Pokemon out there. Caleb really wants to help out with that and I've given him my word to do the same.

Caleb smiled and brushed his dusty brown hair from his eye as he saw me. We're still happily together and when I say happily I mean it. I've never been happier.

"I saw your Decidueye hanging around with Hala earlier."

After the Alolan Championship, which I lost, I realized that Decidueye was not the Pokemon to keep in it's ball. Hala appreciated it because apparently Decidueye is great with kids and keeps a watchful eye on the Island. I've noticed this from time to time too, especially at night.

"Did you say hi to him?" I ask Caleb.

He frowns, "Uh no."

I jokingly rolled my eyes and said, "Some friend you are. I bet he saw you and you just decided not to say hi to him."

His brows shot up as he shook his head. "No, no, no, don't say that. Oh man. I need to go back and say hi."

I laughed. "Oh relax. We can check on him later."

You know that feeling when someone is looking at you from across the room? Yeah, Caleb and I both feel that way and for good reason. Nearby, our mom's are staring at us smiling.

"Oh you two are ado-"

"Don't you dare finish that," I demand interrupting my mom. So embarrassing.

My mom, still wearing that smile shook her head. "Love is love, honey. I'm just happy for you two."

I was embarrassed for myself and Caleb.

"Mom, please stop. Don't make me tell Skitty to use swift attack on you," I joke.

We all look down at Skitty who looks at us. Then he throws up on the floor below. After looking at it he looks up at me and walks away.

"I believe that is your problem to clean up," my mom said almost too smugly.

Dammit.

After embarrassing me, my mom and Caleb's mom leave to go to their meeting. Meanwhile, Aaron also heads out to do whatever the hell it is that he does. Caleb and I stick around to eat the breakfast my mom prepared.

It's been a couple months since I lost to Caleb. I took the lost pretty well, I think. I always knew that Caleb was a better trainer than I was, and still is, but I gave him a good fight. Deep down I let myself down, but I also did my best and that's all I could ask for.

Since then we have kept our battling down to a minimum. Caleb has become a celebrity of sorts, always being asked to take pictures or sign autographs, while I have calmly settled in his shadow. The first couple weeks was tough and annoying with how ferocious people were but it's died down significantly. We can go into town without being bombarded by people.

All I know is that I will always cherish that battle and the result because it was against one of my best friends, who just so happens to be my boyfriend. We've been as inseparable after the island challenge and tournament as we were during it and it's cool.

In a couple weeks we will set our sights on Kanto and hopefully take down all of their gyms. We've agreed to pass on the Kanto Tournament and will just go straight into the Worlds next Spring. There is a chance for the Kanto Tournament to be delayed later into the summer, which is usually held in May, but with Worlds due in April the Kanto Committee doesn't want the tournaments close together. There has been a lot of issues with the IPA in recent months. They delayed Worlds until next Spring for no apparent reason, at first. There'a been some investigations and resignations at the top of management. There is a move, however, to get Worlds in February and then make that annual approach. The IPA has come out and said that once a decision is finalized they will pay for all of the competitors to come free of charge.

When it comes to the Kanto Tournament, however, I don't think I'll want to do it after World's. My runner-up status in the Alolan Tournament has already allowed me to compete in Worlds. Either way, there is still time.

The plan was to go to Kanto with Caleb and Cameron but Cam backed out last week. His dad took a tumble down the stairs and so now he has to help out with the family business. It's an unfortunate situation but to be honest it's probably for the best. Balancing my best friend and boyfriend while I'm trying to beat 8 gyms leaders sounds like the perfect way to stress myself out of the Kanto region.

"So I have something to tell you," Caleb started off. Which, by the way, is literally the worst thing anyone can say to you. I looked at him without saying a word. "I may or may not have penned you in for a Pokemon battle later."

I raised my brow, "Penned me in?" I asked throwing quotation marks up in the air with my fingers.

He bit his lower lip before nodding his head. "Well Ms. Wintrell, back at the Training School told me that two of the kids that graduated with top marks wanted to battle us. So I agreed to it and we are supposed to be there at 2 PM later. I'll see you then, okay? Bye."

Caleb walked away from me but I ran in front of him and stopped him. He was laughing. "Are you kidding me?!"

He shrugged his shoulders. "I just thought it would be good for us to get a little warm up in before we leave for Kanto. Plus they deserve a good challenge."

I sighed. "Fine, whatever. I'm not going to go easy on them then."

He tilted his neck, "Don't be a poor sport. Be nice, okay?"

I shook my head with a smirk. "Shoulda asked me about this first."

He apologized and I can see that he actually felt bad so I threw my arm around his shoulders and said, "Let's go to the beach before our battle, then."

When we got to the beach I was surprised to see Gladion there. He was looking tired but that seems to be the norm for him nowadays. I approached him and asked what he was doing here.

"We're unveiling a new filter to make sea water drinkable."

I glanced over at Caleb and he made a disgusted face. "Umm excuse me?" I ask Gladion. I've always thought the ocean water was beautiful because it's so blue and clear, but I just peed in it 2 days ago like everyone else does and I don't want to consume it.

He pulled this thing out of his pocket and walked into the ocean. Then he grabbed a cup, handed it to me and pressed a button on this device that held the sea water. Then the device spat the water out of this spout coming from the bottom of it.

The water was clear and looked very clean. Gladion told me to drink and I damn near laughed in his face. "It's not happenin', man. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever. I'd have to be stranded in the middle of the dessert to drink that."

He rolled his eyes. "Gees. It eliminates 99% of contaminants and germs. It's as perfect as it can be."

"Except for the 1% of urine, shit and garbage."

He smirked, "You drink tap water. That's water from metal pipes. Metal corrodes, you know. That'll kill you before this does."

I shook my head, "Well at least I'm not drinking pee or shit particles."

"That's what you think," I hear him mutter before some kid interrupts him.

The boy asks Gladion what device he has in his hand, so Gladion gives him the run down. For the last couple months Gladion has become more open with his work at the Aether Foundation. This allows him to help and boost the foundation's reputation. As a result he's become somewhat of a celebrity as well. He often goes to schools and villages and teaches kids about the inventions the foundation is working on. Due to such interest he has set up a education fund and program. The Aether Foundation is now paying for the studies of kids who wish to take part in the tech field. Furthermore, kids starting at a young age can come to the Aether Foundation once a week for a 2 months program and learn some of the ins and outs of the company. This in turn can lead to an internship, which can finally end with them getting a job. Gladion believes this is a way to keep Alola ahead of the game in tech. Nothing helps advances in a field more than an inspired local population.

He still isn't a people-person, but at least he knows how to help them.

After Gladion was done talking to the boy he turned back towards us and asked, "So when are you two going to Kanto?"

"2 weeks to the day. We are expected to run into Professor Oak where we will get a new extension to our Pokedex and a starter Pokemon."

"So you both are going to start fresh, huh?" he asked.

"Yup. Should be fun to raise a few new Pokemon," Caleb responds.

"Make sure to check on our Kanto Headquarters in Saffron City. Let them know who you are and you guys can stay there for a while to check out the city."

We nodded and agreed to take him up on that. Beats paying for a hotel or motel room. Not to mention it's league's better than pitching a tent and sleeping in a stupid bag.

Gladion recently offered to fly us out on his private jet to Kanto, which is fine with us. Again it pays to know a rich person, free things all of the time and at 15, we'll take it. I can't help but think the only reason he does these things for Caleb and I is because we are pretty much his only friends.

Kinda hope not, but it wouldn't surprise me.

A/N: So I'm doing another one of these. If you read my previous fanfiction, sorry about the extremely long wait for the sequel. I just didn't want to do what I had hinted at in the story so I let the story finish after the finals of the Alolan Championship and that was it. This new story will make up for it.

If you have not read the previous fic, you will be left out of a few things. I will do my best to summarize the past and how our characters have come to be and what they've been through, but it's better if you read it. I know it's a lot of words, but it'll be worth it in my opinion.

I do not have the slightest idea how often I will update but I will shoot for every couple of days or at the very least, once a week. I am absolutely open to questions and intelligent critiques.

This story, like its predecessor, will delve into mental health and other "mature" topics. However, there will not be any overly romantic themes or suggestions. That'll be PG.