Dana looked down. Her first battle, and she lost.
"You better get your Eevee to a Pokemon center." Hayden said. "I'm heading that way, so we can walk together." Dana looked at him and nodded. "That was pretty good for your first battle."
"It would've been better if I won." Dana muttered.
"Not everyone can win all the time. You two held your own against us pretty well for a rookie. That's something." Hayden said.
"I guess." Dana said as she began to head toward the Pokemon Center she was just at. They made it all the way there, and gave Nurse Joy their Pokemon.
"So where are you heading?" Hayden asked after a minute of silence.
"Don't know yet. Just far from here." Dana said. Then she reluctantly told Hayden how she had run away from her home. About half-way through, she began to worry that Hayden might tell Officer Jenny about her, or (even worst) her father. So she left out where she lived and who her father was.
"So you're a runaway?" Hayden asked, slightly alarmed.
"For now, just until I can prove to my father I can take care of myself." Dana said.
"I see. I was the same way."
"You ran away?" Dana asked.
"Nah, I didn't go that far, but I would constantly bring in wild Pokemon and help out at the Pokemart until my mom finally saw how serious I was and let me go to Lumiose City and get a starter Pokemon." Hayden explained.
"Starter Pokemon?" Dana asked.
"Yup." He opened a Pokeball and a Frogadier came out. "See. Me and Frogadier have been together since he was a little Froakie."
Dana said nothing. Frogadier went over to get a better view of her. "Hi." She said awkwardly to the blue Pokemon. It went back to Hayden.
"Why don't you go to Lumiose City? You can go meet Professor Sycamore. He might even give you a starter Pokemon." Hayden offered.
"I guess it couldn't hurt to go. Gives me something to do." Dana said. Nurse Joy came up to both of the young trainers.
"You're Pokemon are all ready." She announced.
"Thank you." Hayden said as he went to go get his Staravia. Dana right behind him.
"Vee!" Eevee said when she saw Dana. She jumped off of the table into Dana's arms.
"Well, looks like you feel better." Dana said.
"Vee." Eevee purred.
"Well, we better be going." Dana said to Hayden.
"See you around. Next time we should battle again." Hayden said as he left the Pokemon center. Dana waved until he was out of view. Then she walked up to Nurse Joy.
"Do you have a map?" She asked.