A girl sat calmly on a large white beast while deciding where to land. Her parents were flying separately on their own Pokémon. The Pokémon she was riding shifted its gaze from the region and gave a questioning glance.
"I'm not ready to go yet," said the girl. "I want to take a good look at Hoenn. I've never been there before. The last time I saw May, it was when she lived in Johto."
The Pokémon nodded and looked at Hoenn again. The Pokémon made a noise that sounded as if it were talking.
The girl sighed. "I wish I could understand you, Reshiram."
Reshiram rumbled again sadly.
"Now, let's see…how about we land in…eenie, meenie…" She pointed to a small town in about the middle of Hoenn. "Let's go there. It looks pretty and I'd like to explore."
Reshiram and its trainer flew down to the town and the girl hopped off. "Return!" she called, holding out her Master Ball. Reshiram turned into red energy and was absorbed into the red, purple, and white sphere.
"Now, which town is this…?" she began, but then she stopped to admire the beautiful place. The town was covered in flowers and plants. Simple, floral Christmas decorations surrounded her. A young boy, hearing her question, bounded up to her.
"You're in Verdanturf Town, miss! I'm Wally."
"I'm Hilda."
"I have been living here for a year and it completely cured my asthma! This town works miracles," he added dreamily. "I even was able to go to the end of Victory Road and challenge my rival. Her name's May."
"May? As in Norman's daughter May?"
"Yep. You know her?"
"That's my cousin! I'm visiting her for the holidays!"
Wally gasped. "Really? That's so cool!"
Hilda laughed. "Yeah! Small world…"
"Man, if only I could come with you. But I've got my own family to celebrate Christmas with."
"Bummer. I'll tell May you said hi!"
Wally grinned. "Sure, thanks."
Hilda waved goodbye and headed through a cave that connected to the town. As she walked out, she realized something. She had no clue where May lived! All she knew was that it was in a town named Littleroot, but she didn't know which town was where!
"Hilda, you idiot!" she growled. Then she noticed city lights up ahead. "I'll just ask for directions or a map," she said to herself. She walked towards it and soon found herself in a beautifully lit up city covered in decorations. It wasn't like Castelia City back home, though. It was more of an older feel to the city, a bit more…history. Hilda liked it. She put her hands in her pockets and walked towards the Pokémon Center. When she stepped in, she immediately walked up to the Nurse Joy.
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the Joy kindly.
"Hi, I am looking for a town called Littleroot. May I have a map or some directions?"
"Sure," said the Joy. She took out a map and handed it to her. "Merry Christmas!"
"Thank you and you too!"
Hilda walked out of the Center, headed through the city, and strolled into the forest. She was so busy looking at her map that she collided with a stranger near the entrance. Her bag and map flew out of her hands as she tumbled to the muddy ground.
The stranger was on the ground, too. He sat up. "Oh, please excuse me. I wasn't looking."
Hilda coughed and sat up as well. "No, I was looking at my map and I completely forgot to look where I was going."
The man stood up and offered a hand. As the girl took it and stood up, he murmured, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah. No scratches or anything. I'm fine," muttered Hilda. "Thanks."
"You're very welcome…Hilda."
Hilda blushed deeply and looked into his eyes. They were gray and thoughtful. And familiar. Oh, how familiar. Hilda's heart ached. Her voice was less than a whisper. "N?"
Yep. Hilda and May are cousins. At least, in my humble opinion.
And yep. Hilda meets up with N.
WARNING: The next chapter is going to be...
SO
EXTREMELY
SAPPY!
So, I apologize in advance. Sorry, don't know what else to write but sappy stuff.
Until then...! ~XXPay4XtraShippingsXX
