Hey guys! I am very happy to be saying that this is the second chapter to my story! I was so surprised when I looked at the traffic on my story to see that, in under a day, I had 21 views on it! I was so happy that people read it, so thank you to all my viewers! Oh, I am sooooooo happy! NOTE: I imagine Arina's mother to sound a bit like Ash Ketchum's mother in the first generation of the anime. so i just wanted you to get an idea of her voice

Thank you to my reviewers for chapter one:

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I DO NOT OWN POKÉMON OR ITS ORIGINAL CHARACTERS!

This is going back a bit so you know what point I'm at, it'll make more sense when you read, hopefully. :D

"Here, Arina, this is for you~!" My mother said, holding the blue gift box out to me, her blue eyes shining with love and excitement. I smiled and gently lifted the lovely parcel from her hand.

"Thank you, Mom!" I exclaimed, gently pulling the wrapping apart at the seams so we could save the paper. Inside was a plain brown box. I opened the box to find another, smaller, more colorful box inside. "Oh Mom" I exclaimed when I realized what the box contained.

Inside of that second box was a small electric device with a small screen on the front, called a 'Pokégear'. It was a portable telephone with a built in map and radio, although you need to insert special cards into in order to access the latter two features. I had been wanting one of these since I was ten years old. All the kids in my town, Pallet Town, had one, but I simply wanted one so that I could contact others, not the novelty of owning one, like the other children.

"Now you won't have to find a Pokémon Center in order to call me on your journey, and I remember how much you wanted one last year. Oh, but I still want you to call me from a Pokémon Center every once in a while so that you can video call me, so that I can see how you are growing up and getting along. Okay?" Mom babbled happily, motioning excitedly with her arms.

"Yes, of course, Mom! You know that I'll be missing you, and seeing you will make me less homesick." I smiled at how thoughtful Mom was.

"Alright, Arina, you should get going over to Professor Oak's lab. We don't want you to be late~!" Mom said, pride filling her eyes.

"Alright, Mom. Thanks for breakfast!" I said, hurrying to the door and putting my sneakers on, "Love you! I'll be back to show you after I get my Pokémon!" I stumbled and fell down on the threshold as I tried running out of the house in my haste.

"Oh!" Mom exclaimed as I fell, "Be careful, Sweetheart! Don't want you hurting yourself~!"

"Sorry, Mom! I'll be more careful!" I smiled and laughed. I ran as quick ( and as carefully) as I could towards Prof. Oak's Pokémon laboratory.

As I ran past a yellow*, two story house with a kind looking, brown-haired woman outside of it hanging laundry on the line, with a Mr. Mime that was wearing a frilly pink apron helping her. "Whoa! Slow down, Arina! What's the big rush?" Asked the woman, whose name was Delia Ketchum.

* Is Ash's house yellow? Does anyone remember? Leave in the review what color it is.

"Mime, mime! Mr. Mime?" Inquired her Mr. Mime, named Mimey.

" I'm off to Professor Oak's!" I exclaimed.

Understanding flooded her eyes. She smiled. "Well you better hurry, don't want to be late like Ash was!"

" Of course, Mrs. Ketchum!" I began to run off, "Oh, and have a nice day! You and Mimey both!" I looked back at her as I ran. I tripped over my feet. "Oops!"

"Please be careful!" She smiled. I nodded and turned my head forward. "Oh, and Arina?" Delia asked causing me to stop and look back, "Happy birthday!"

"Thank you! See you later, Mrs. Ketchum!" I exclaimed.

Okay, so that was my second chapter! Hope you enjoyed. Sorry it was so short! Please review! If you want me to check out a story of yours, tell me in your review or pm me! I will read any Genre!

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