A/N: Hey everyone! This is a sort of side story to a Pokemon story which I intend to start after I get Black 2 in a few weeks. The OC in this story will eventually appear in the main one once I start writing it. This story will only be a few chapters, but I hope you all enjoy it!

My name is Melody Crescentia Spectera, and I am a pokemon trainer. Well, rather, I would be, but my parents will not allow me to leave home. I have always lived in the Johto region in either Cherrygrove City or New Bark Town; I lived in Cherrygrove as a kid, but my parents felt that it was becoming too dangerous or some other such nonsense when I was 10, so we had been in New Bark Town for nearly six years now.

I was always very upset that my parents would let me go no further than the very edge of Violet City. How was I ever going to be a master trainer then? I had been given a pokemon by Professor Elm roughly two years ago when I was 13, a Chikorita, and I had caught a Hoothoot since then, but even then, my parents still would not let me go. So I spend my days wandering the routes around Cherrygrove and New Bark Town.

One day, I woke up early on a Saturday to go train Chikorita and Hoothoot, as well as for a chance to get out of the house. I brushed my long, chessnut brown hair out of my eyes, making the platinum blond streaks in it reflect the light around me. I put on a pink miniskirt, a sky blue sleeveless top, some cute red and white boots, and grabbed my backpack with my pokeballs, as well as some supplies, inside of it. Ithen headed out the door.

I would likely walk to Cherrygrove, then head as far north as the dark cave, training my pokemon all the way. As I began walking through the tall grass, I let Chikorita and Hoothoot out of their pokeballs.

"Chiko!" happily yelled Chikorita as it cuddled against my leg.

"Hoot!" said hoothoot, stretching it's tiny wings.

"Well guys, are you ready to go?" I asked them, to which they made excited, happy noises.

"Well ok then!" I cheerfully laughed.

We began to walk, defeating numerous Sentet, Rattatta, and Pidgeys along the way.

"Good job guys!" I cheerfully encouraged my Pokemon as they won battle after battle.

After awhile, we arrived in Cherrygrove City. I returned my pokemon to their pokeballs, and went to visit some old friends for a few hours. Afterwards, I continued north, fighting more wild pokemon along the way, until I reached a pond near Dark cave.

When I was there, I released Chikorita and Hoothoot from their pokeballs and set up a picnic next to the pond for us to enjoy.

After a few hours had passed, and the sun was setting, I headed back to New Bark Town.

"You know," I said out loud to myself. 'I'm a good trainer, and am capable of taking care of myself. Maybe I should tell mom and dad that I'm going to be a trainer and challenge the pokemon league no matter what they say! In fact, tomorrow, I think I may go challenge the Violet City gym!"

I walked home with new determination.

I opened the front door of my house to see my parents sitting on the couch.

"Mom, dad, I have something to tell you," I began. "I…"

"In a minute, sweetheart," my mo said to me. "Your father and I have something to tell you."

"Huh? What is it?" I worriedly asked as my parents looked at each other.

"We're moving," said my dad.

It was at that moment that I truly felt hopeless.

A/N: Thanks for reading this chapter! The next one will show where Melody and her family moved to, which is definitely why the move mad eher feel hopeless; you'll see once I post it in a few days! Please let me know what you think of this short story so far!