"Of course I have parents!" I sassed, placing my hand on my hip, "I just haven't met them."
"Well... Technically I was right."
"Technically I don't care."
"Don't you want to find your mom and dad?"
I rolled my eyes, 'what ever I thought a few seconds ago about him being clever to figure out I don't have parents- I take back.' I thought to myself as I raised an eyebrow, "Yes. Of course I want to find the selfish bitch and bastard who thought they were too good for a freak like me."
"Freak?" Calem questioned.
Shit. I said to much, "Well. There must be something wrong with me if they abandon me. Wouldn't a mother want to keep her child? If that's all you had to say I am going to spend the rest of my life in a nice warm house with my friends. Robin." I growled my friends name, who quickly soared from the caramel eyed trainer's shoulder to mine. Stealing a look at the sky I notice grey storm clouds looming over, I have to speed this up.
Calem smirked, "Well that's disappointing if you don't go on an adventure."
Crossing my arms I frowned, "And why would that be?"
"Because, Professor Sycamore wanted us to record the growth of the pokemon we just received. You cant really train pokemon inside a house."
"Training? Is that all you associate pokemon with? What about the personality of pokemon? The companionship and friendship created over time with them?" I hissed, shooting questions at the surprised trainer, "Sorry, but I am not going traveling if I am going to have to run into people like you."
"Like me?" Calem scoffed
"Treats pokemon lower than themselves." I spat, "I know I would be running into you constantly so why bother the whole adventure. Plus I suck at training pokemon, not like I want to, so I would loose every battle and hurt my friends more."
Calem sat quietly for a few moments before a devilish grin stretched across his face, "How about this. We travel together-"
"Hell no! That's even worse!" I yelled, shifting from defense to offence.
"Wait! Listen to me!" Calem waved his hands in front of him in peace, "We teach each other! You teach me in how to treat pokemon as equals and I teach you how to train and raise pokemon!"
Hmmm... It seems like an okay offer "What about my house?" I ask suspiciously, "Its not like I can just leave it. Someone else may move in. Or it becomes taken over by Spinarak and Rattatas!"
Calem let out a small chuckle, "My mom could take care of the houses while were gone. No problem."
I glance at Robin on my shoulder who nodded solemnly, "Fine. But the adventure starts tomorrow at 1 PM. I would like sometime to sleep in, prepare and also packing. Got it? Good!" As I said these words I spun around, matched into my house and slammed the door shut.
"Alright! I'll be here around one tomorrow!" His voice muffled through the door; standing with my back to the wood I listen to the clacking of his steps as he walked away. His foot steps were quickly followed the quiet pitter patter of the rain plopping against the pavement.
"Robin." we turn our heads to face each other, "Like we practiced... 3... 2... 1... NOW!" He flew off at a top speed as I sprinted across in the opposite direction. As we ran by the walls we pulled the curtains across the windows in a flash with a slight screeching sound of the metal rings being pulled across the top bar.
After a minute or two we reunited at the living room table, throwing ourselves into the red velvet couch. My felt hat slid off my head as I hung it back, letting my fuzzy brown ears free, "Ugh... Humans are annoying!"
"I'm pretty surprised you are going to be traveling with one 24/7." Robin peeped, his wings splayed out in exhaustion.
I closed my eyes while I let out a quiet yawn, "I was surprised you trusted him so quickly in the beginning. That dude is such a jerk when he refers to pokemon, teaching him a thing or two will be good I think." carefully I ran my fingers through my honey hair, reaching the end I took out the small hair tie. After a few seconds of silence, Robin hopped up to my shoulder.
Sweetly, he rubbed against my cheek with his small head, "Because... How about you go upstairs, get in comfy clothes and we meet the Fennekin..." I smiled at my friend. Stroking him down his back I stood up, padding up to my very pink room. Finally up there I quickly change into my light brown turtle neck , and loose dark brown shorts which have a small cut in the back for my tail to pop out. Tearing off my black high tops I change my Black OTKs to white ones. Carefully in front of the mirror I slide out my annoying grey contacts, placing them into there case beside all the other colored ones. Smiling in the mirror I blinked my golden eyes. (A/N: By the way she looks like the game girl with the hazel contacts in. I was playing it and put the contacts in and noticed it was more gold than hazel.)
From my pink tote bag I pick up the fire fox's pokeball, I called Robin to fly up who did and perched himself on my bed next to where I sat. Nodding to one another I opened up the pokeball, followed my a blinding sparkly white light. After the light dialed down sitting on the floor wagging its tail was a cute little she Fennekin, who leapt onto my lap and repetitively licked my face.
Giggling I gently push her back to sit on my lap but to stop getting her saliva all over my face, "Hey girl. My name is Serena and this Fletching to my left is Robin!"
"Hi Serena! Hi Robin!" The Fennekin barked, "Everyone at the lab called me 'Fennekin' so I guess that is my name!"
"Well... You can always change your name- Wait did I just understand you?!" My eyes widened, "I can only understand pokemon who have a strong bond with me! We just met!"
Fennekin flopped onto her side revealing her stomach, "Everyone I meet I trust and love! And you are part pokemon so I trust you even more than other humans! Now rub my belly." She ordered the last bit, a bit freaked I rubbed her tummy causing her leg in the air to begin twitching. She hung out her tongue, squeezing her eyes shut all of her muscles loosened in a relaxing way.
"Ah... That's the spot... right there... You know you are really good at petting!" She yipped, her huge ears flattening in joy, "Yeah... I will just stick with Fennekin..." Taking back my hand she curled up into a small ball and fell asleep quickly.
Robin pecked her lightly getting no reaction, "Wow... A lot of energy gone like that! Well she did just go on trek from the lab in Lumiose, three cities away, to here. I guess that she would be. Should I wake her up, Ser?"
I shook my head, "Let the girl sleep. I'll start up on dinner and she will probably wake up to the smell of cooking food and come running down, but please watch her while I make supper. When she wakes tell her were the dining table is; down there I will pull up a third chair for Fennekin." Robin nodded his crimson head, turning on my heel I skimmed my hand on the hand rail down the stairs over to the small kitchen. Swinging the refrigerator door open I stood, wagging my tail back and forth thinking of what to make...
'Sushi wouldn't take that long to make... but that would be putting a knife in my hands which would go horribly wrong...' I thought to myself tapping my fingers on the top of the fridges door, 'Something simple but delicious that is warm... What about a berry salad to start off with followed by... Poached salmon? Hamburger? Ah! I know!'
After I grabbed the thin plastic box of berries from the fridge I threw it shut, to open the cupboards of dry foods and wrapped my fingers around a thin long cardboard box. To the right was the cabinet of pots and pans where I grabbed a huge soup pot, carrying it over to the sink to fill it 3/5th of water. Picking it up I carried it back to the stove where I lit it up after turning the gas on. Grabbing the box I dumped all its contents into the soon to be boiling pot.
As the pot warmed up I pulled out a hard oak cutting board and a berry cutting knife from the knife stand. Flipping open the plastic box I plucked up an oran berry and cut it into fine diced blocks, pushing it with the blade I moved onto a Pecha berry and sunk the blade into it, turning it into thin slices I push them with the oran blocks. Next was a Sitrus berry which turned into the type of fruit wrings usually made of pineapple that is placed decoratively on ham. Last was the extremely hot Tomato berry which I only sliced a spike off and chopped it into specks, that were thrown into the finally boiling pot along with a couple other spices. Repeating the first three berry process twice I had three bowls set out on the table filled with delicious berries, which I added more of.
I spun back around, grabbed normal tomatoes to be peeled and placed into another bowl followed by being crushed, creamed and turned into paste. Next the Iapapa berry(Onions) I diced, thrown into the tomato paste bowl followed by a touch of garlic powder, dumping a quarter of a cup of Olive oil in.
"Now... Some basil... Oh and parsley..." I mumbled to myself as I added them into the sauce bowl, grabbing a teaspoon I sprinkled salt in. Finally with all the ingredients in and proportions I didn't state much in, I grabbed my bamboo giant spoon and spun it all together. Mixing into the perfect blend.
Glancing over at my steaming pot I saw small gathering of bubbles drizzling over the edge. In a panic I ran over, shutting the fire off, blowing on the food. With oven mitts on I had a strainer sitting in the sink, I poured all the contents of the pot into it, hot water flowing down the drain leaving the cooked stringy pasta noodles in the strainer. I took up the strainer and threw the noodles into the sauce I was making earlier and began stirring them together. I placed the spaghetti server into the large bowl, and carried it to the dining table. In the three places one sat a average sized empty plate with an average salad bowl beside it. Across from that one was a puny plate and a tiny salad bowl. In between the two of them were the sizes between them.
As I took my seat I heard the sound of paws pattering against the steps and the chatter of the two fire pokemon who were previously in my room. Coming down they took their seats depending on their sizes and Fletching fluttered his wings in frustration.
"Spaghetti?!" Robin cried, "With out garlic bread?! This is absurd!"
"Well I'm sorry that I haven't had time to go the grocery store, since we just moved in..." I snarled, "Now eat the food I made for you, bird." Robin huffed as he flew up to grasp the Spaghetti server in his talons and dishing out goodly sized amounts for himself and Fennekin. The three of us enjoyed our meal, getting to know one another, and every now and then Robin criticizing my cooking that soon the three of us were curled up in the bed.
My two pokemon slept soundly but I stayed awake for a little while, pricking my ears up to listen to the sound of the rain hitting the roof. Tomorrow I am going on an adventure with that Calem... Wow... My mind raced with thoughts of how everything that could happen. I shut my eyes, picturing it all that I thought myself to sleep.
Just an adventure...
That's what I thought.