*A/N:I don't own Pokemon. I believe this goes without saying.
Monday 8:09 a.m.
I woke up and sighed when I saw the numbers on the clock. It was the fourth time I'd woken up in an hour, and it was only 8 a.m. You'd think after the late night I'd had, I'd sleep 'till noon. I really need to get out of the habit of waking up early. I wouldn't be surprised if it's bad for my health.
I rolled over and shoved my face into the stiff and clean smelling pillow that came with our room. I'd packed my own, but I just didn't have the energy to go and dig it out of my pack last night.
I stayed like that for a few minutes and was fully intending on staying like that all day, but that was before I realized how bad the inside of my mouth tasted and how greasy my hair felt; I hadn't showered last night, and was in a desperate need of one. I reluctantly rolled out of the bed and stretched out my back and popped my neck. I grabbed my back from where it was tossed on the floor and stumbled into the bathroom on my second try. The first time I hit the doorway.
I cursed and peeled off my sweaty tee shirt and muddy shorts and hopped in the shower. I stayed in there for a while longer than normal, probably about twenty minutes. I hopped out and threw on a gray tee shirt and a pair of red basketball shorts, nothing different then my usual wear and threw my white-blonde and slowly curling hair up into a ponytail. I didn't bother with makeup like Maddy probably will when she wakes up from her trance. I'd probably just sweat it off anyway; I'm planning to spend all day outside in the heat.
I scraped the dried mud off my favorite blue and black DC shoes so I wouldn't track it all through the center and pulled them on over my mix-matched socks.
I pulled our room's door shut as quietly as possible and walked down the hallway to the dining room. I grabbed half a grapefruit and a pack of sugar from the buffet table and picked up Josie from an overly happy nurse Joy at the front table who said she was 'a ray of sunshine' to care for. I just nodded and said thank you politely.
Once we were outside the center I let Josie out of her ball and walk beside me as we went to a patch of trees I saw the a night before on the outskirts of town that looked like a nice and remote training place. I didn't think anyone would interrupt us out there, and if they did and they were trainers then, hey! The more the experience the better right? I've heard the first gym battle is always the hardest and I've only ever had one real battle, not counting the practice ones we did in school with the rental Pokémon.
We got to the dirt path that lead to the Viridian forest after about fifteen minutes of walking and turned left, you could see the group of trees I had saw last night a lot clearer in the daylight and it seemed deserted despite the flock of Pidgey flying above.
We went in the middle of the trees at a clearing and before I could even begin to start our training I heard a laugh come from behind me.
I jumped and turned around, while Josie let out a snarl. I know that laugh.
There he was, leaning up against a tree, tossing a Pokeball up and down in his hands and grinning maliciously at me. I knew who he was without a second glance. His jet black hair was lying neatly on his head (except for the cowlick in the back, but that's always been there) and his blue eyes were staring directly at me.
Daniel Ketchum.
"What are you doin' here, Lerman?"
"Getting ready to train. Because that's what serious trainers do. I suppose you wouldn't know anything about that though, huh Ketchum?"
He did that whole irritating boy band hair flick thing that made all the girls back home drop at his feet. It didn't affect me at all. "I wouldn't need to too. I'm already just that good."
I hate overconfident people.
"Really? I ask, glaring at him and crossing my arms over my chest.
"Yeah really."
"Prove it."
I completely expected him to jump at the chance to be able to compete with me at something, but what he did next was surprising.
"Actually, love, I was just getting done with my training and was planning to get back to the center for some sleep." Now that I looked, he did have some light circles under his eyes. "Anyway, I wouldn't want to waste any their energy on you and you're…..whatever that is." He grinned when he saw me turn red in embarrassment and anger. He always did have that effect on me. "I guess I'll see you around? Then again, maybe not." He gave me one last grin before he walked off toward the path, whistling and tossing the Pokeball between his hands all the way.
I took some deep breaths and shook my head. 'Don't let him get to you, Adele' I thought.
"Come on, Josie. We have work to do."
*A/N: Yeah, i know that was short but it's been a while since ive updated anything and i just wanted to get this out here!
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