The morning could be described as hectic to say the least. Maiko sprang up from the bed, believing she had overslept once observing her alarm clock, and rushed down the stairs with her Mawile who was also experiencing the same feeling of anxiety. Of course that's what happened...until Aunt Mona caught Maiko at the door.

"Oh no you don't!" She said with a stern tone, pulling Maiko back by the collar of her pajama shirt. Her hair was in a messy bun and she was wearing a robe over her pajamas."You're just like my sister: always timid and in a rush when there's time still. Maiko, the lab opens in a hour and half; at least have some breakfast...and get dressed in something that isn't pajamas."

Maiko looked down at her clothes and chuckled a little. "Yeah you are right, Auntie. I'll stay for breakfast and get dressed."

Aunt Mona flashed a smile. "Good! I'll make some pancakes for this special occasion, I know how much you like chocolate chip pancakes!"

Maiko felt much better that she waited to, at least, eat breakfast. If she left then she would've missed on some delicious chocolate chip pancakes! The duo sat down at the dining table to eat, both the girl and her pokemon happily eating their food. Once plates and bowls were cleared, her aunt then turned around.

"Oh yes Maiko, I have something for you!"

"Eh?" She cocked her head along with her Mawile. "For me?"

"Yes, for you. I mean you are my niece whose going on a big journey after all. I should give a present at least!" Aunt Mona helped the girl out of her chair and quickly moved her into the living room otherwise known as her workspace. The entire room was cluttered with fabrics and sketches, a basket of thread and needles on the table. This was deemed normal to Maiko; her aunt was a fashion designer after all so her house would littered like this. Besides the table was a mannequin dressed in a outfit: a white felt hat with a red ribbon tied around it, a red blazer jacket that was open to reveal a striped tank top, and black capris with a seemingly filled backpack beside it.

"Ahh it took me all night but I decided "oh it's your niece, you should make her some outfits for her journey." and here we are!"

"Whoa..." Maiko walked up to the mannequin, feeling the soft fabric through her fingers. She was beyond speechless to say the least, she thought she could get by with the clothes she brought from her home. "I..I..well thanks Auntie but you didn't need to stay up all night for me! Ho-Honest! I could've just brought some clothes!"

"There you going, acting like my sister again." Aunt Mona said with a wagging finger, pinching one of Maiko's cheeks and causing her to whine. "Like I say, this is for you and I want you to wear it. Spoil yourself some time Maiko dear."

"Waah! Ok-Okay then Auntie!" Maiko managed to say between her whining. The two were then interrupted by sounds of growling and yelling. The two stopped and turned around to see Aunt Mona's Leavanny putting leaf clothes on Maiko's currently disgruntled Mawile.

"Oh my..." A laugh erupted out of her aunt. "It seems Leavanny made a gift for Mawile as well! A perfect way to start a journey: some desirable fashion sense!"

Once Maiko tried on her clothes, the two left her aunt's house and headed off to the professor's lab. Well...heading off is the simpler way of running as fast as they could. They were pretty sure that even if staying for a little bit more at her aunt's house was benefical to their entire cause, it probably made them late.

"Oh man, oh man, oh man! The day I meet the professor and I'm going to be late! Late, late, late! What will he say? Maybe he'll get super angry and not give me my license! Oh de-" Maiko's moment of desperation was interrupted by a sudden conk to the head and she fell onto the pavement. Maiko rubbed her head as her Mawile walked up to her, its face a mix of concern and annoyance.

"O-Ow..."

Maiko opened one eye to see that there was someone else sprawled out on the ground, probably the other force in the collision. Quickly Maiko rose up and helped the person up, repeated apologies.

"Oh gosh I'm so sorry! I was going to the Pokemon Lab and I didn't see where I was going! I'm so sorry!"

"Chillax girl, no need for all of the apologies! It was an accident after all." The person said calmly. They were of the female sex, the same age but a bit taller than Maiko and carrying a backpack but that's all Maiko could make out. The person's face was obscured by her outfit choice: a navy blue coat with periwinkle cat ears made of felt and cat themed sleeves, a gray pleated skirt, and black tights with laced boots. Maiko's look of confusion seemed to be funny to the girl since she laughed quickly.

"Oh right. I should remove my hood; mom always said that would be a problem eventually." Taking a hand out of one of the sleeves, she threw down her hood revealing a pale face with short black hair streaked with purple and blue eyes. Her appearance was interesting to say the least.

"Allow me to introduce myself and my trusted partner!" She took out a pokeball from one of her pockets and threw up into the air. A bright blue beam of light shot out of the ball and solidified into the shape of a pokemon, an Espurr to be exact. "My name is Rin, Rin Asai and this is my number #1 partner in crime-fighting, Espurr!"

Rin's Espurr gave a proud gesture to Maiko's Mawile whose face soured almost immediately.

"Whoa!" Maiko's eyes widened in amazement. "So you're a police officer like Officer Jenny?"

"Well..." That's when Rin chuckled weakly, a moment where a sweatdrop would conveniently go down her face if this was an anime. "Not yet. I have to get my license first and then me and Espurr are going all around Kalos to get super strong so we can protect everyone we care about!"

"Espurr, Espurr!" Rin's Espurr called out, eyes burning with determination much like his trainer.

"But anyway enough about me!" Rin pointed to Maiko. "What's your name?"

"Me? Uhh...Well my name is Maiko Fujiwara and this is my Mawile." Maiko replied, her Mawile crossing their arms and scoffing to which Maiko sighed. "She's pretty hardworking...and hardheaded. Even since she saw the movie PokePriestess, Mawile's been determined to be the most powerful shrine maiden just like the heroine."

"Alright then, nice to meet you Maiko Fu-Fu-Fu..." Rin's pale face flared up red in seconds, hung up on her last name. "FUJIWARA?!"

Maiko jumped back, startled. "Ye-Yes, that's my name."

"Co-Could you be related to the Akihiro Fujiwara?!" A high-pitched squeal erupted out of the future vigilante as she threw down her backpack, opened it, and rummaging through it and pulled out a poster. There printed was a male who was in their early twenties with short jet-black hair and hazel eyes, much like Maiko's, effectively stopping any lie she could make.

A shudder ran down Maiko's back. Sure, she was proud of her brother's accomplishments since being a famous musician takes a lot of skill but it was often a burden to make friends, actual friends not friends who were only there for her social status. "Well yeah, he's my brother. He left home way before I decided to come to Kalos."

"Eeeeeee! This is so exciting!" Rin stamped her feet in joy as she held her poster of Akihiro tight in her hand. "I can't believe I ran into Akihiro's little sister! I'm one of his biggest fans! I can't wait to tell my family!"

"Wa-Wait! Quiet down!" Maiko placed her hands on Rin's shoulders, a look of worry on her face. "You can't tell a soul!"

"Eh?" Rin stopped her cheering to cock her head to side, puzzled. "But why?"

"Because! The reason I came to Kalos is to make my own mark, if I started my journey back in my home in Hoenn or somewhere else then I would be showered by comments about my parents or my brother and then people would use me and that wouldn't be no fun at all!" Maiko sighed. "I just want to do things my way and find my own path in life, alright?"

"Nyahahaha! Oh now I see!" Rin spun Maiko around, effectively causing her to become dizzy. "You want to be your own blazing star just like me and Espurr. Well...we'll just keep it our little secret then." She placed a finger on her lips for emphasis and her Espurr attempted to do the same. "Anyway, come on everyone to the Lab!"

Not missing a beat, Rin put her poster back in her backpack, zipped it close, and ran off with her Espurr before turning back to see Maiko and Mawile standing with confused looks.

"Why are you going that way Rin?" She asked.

"Well the Lab is down there." Rin pointed to the lab that was a block from their location. "I guess you were running so fast you didn't know you passed it."

Chapter 2 done! I stopped here since I was too lazy to write any more ugh...but yes introducing the ever energetic Rin with her Espurr and Maiko's big secret of being the sister of a musical star! Whoever knows which character I based Rin's clothes and some of her personality on gets an internet cookie.