Chapter 1

"Calem!" I shouted from the roof of my house as I waved my arms. Calem was a boy that lived in Vaniville Town. Well, I say he was a boy, but truthfully, we were both fresh adults. He had just turned 18 a couple days prior and I had been 18 for about a month.

Vaniville Town, if you aren't aware, sits in the Kalos region. It's a beautiful place full of all sorts of people. In the center of the region lies Lumiose City, the biggest city in the region. The Lumiose Tower is probably one of the most well known structures here in Kalos, it's known across most of the world.

But I digress. My name is Serena. Calem and I have lived as neighbors for as long as I can honestly remember. Calem is tall, somewhere around 175 cm in height. He has black hair and blue eyes. According to his mother, she was a famous Pokemon League Champion back in her day. That was years ago, though. After she met Calem's father, the two fell in love, got married, and moved here to Kalos.

As for me, I was born here in Kalos. My mother and father apparently met under Lumiose Tower one night. They say they were enjoying the majestic sight when they bumped into each other. They fell in love, got married, and well, that's how I was born. I have blonde hair, which at the time was long. In fact, it was so long I always kept it in a ponytail. My eyes were green unlike Calem's.

On a nice warm day with soft and cool breezes, I was dressed rather simply. A blue halter-style shirt that was akin to a tube top with two white straps that crossed below my neck then wrapped around and tied behind my neck, a simple blue mini-skirt, and a pair of sandals was what made up my outfit that day. As for Calem, he was dressed in a white v-neck t-shirt, a pair of blue jeans, and a simple pair of shoes.

Calem waved back to me and I sat down on the roof. I pushed and allowed myself to slide down the roof, landing on the small balcony below it. My house was two floors tall, and my bedroom was on the second floor. With a balcony just outside of it, and with my love for high places, I regularly used it to climb up to the roof and look up at the sky.

Once I was on the balcony, I hopped down onto the lower roof of the entryway of the house, then slid down it. I then dropped to the ground on my feet. "Why not just take the stairs down like a normal person?" Calem questioned.

"It takes too long," I responded as I stepped up to him. "It's fun to climb down the house like that. Besides, I know you love the view up my skirt when I do it."

Calem blushed and cleared his throat. "Well, anyway, did you hear the news? Professor Sycamore is calling all five of us to Lumiose City."

"Eh? What for?" Calem and I had three other friends: Tierno, Trevor, and Shauna.

Tierno was a larger guy who was about 17 years old. He loved to dance, but despite how often he danced and worked out, he had a medical condition that made him big. Still, he didn't let that get him down or stop him from trying to achieve his goals of becoming a world-famous dancer.

Trevor was a short guy, probably not much taller than 152 cm and was only about 16. Still, despite how young and short he was, photography was his passion. He never went anywhere without his camera, which usually hung around his neck. He loved taking pictures of Pokemon and always wanted to take photos for some major project, magazine, or something of the sort.

Shauna, meanwhile, was a cutie. She was also short, but not quite as short as Trevor. She was also 16 and about 160 cm in height. She was excellent at puzzle-solving with her current record of Rubik's Cube solving being at only 3 minutes. She was also extremely energetic and sometimes it was hard even for me to keep up with her.

"Not sure, but Trevor said that the Professor had given him something to give all of us. We're supposed to meet in Aquacorde in about an hour."

"Then let's get going!" I grabbed Calem's hand and pulled him along as we rushed off to Aquacorde Town.

Aquacorde Town wasn't much bigger than Vaniville Town, but it did have a majestic river that ran through the northern part of it. A stone bridge had been built to cross it which was one of many big tourist spots in the town. Aside from a few shops, a cafe, and a few homes, there wasn't much else to see in the town. Still, the cafe was a huge tourist spot and was a place that we five friends liked to gather together at. Needless to say, it wasn't a surprise when we saw Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor were already there.

Trevor was currently dressed in a green short-sleeved shirt along with a pair of jeans and shoes. He also had one explosion of an afro for his hair that was orange in color while his eyes were brown. Tierno was dressed in a black t-shirt with a Vanillite on it along with a pair of shorts and pants. He had black hair that was fairly short along with brown eyes.

And then there was Shauna. She dressed in a pink short-sleeved shirt that had small black ribbons down the front of it. She wore a pair of short shorts and pair of sandals on her feet. Her hair was brown and she had it tied up into pigtails. Her eyes were a majestic emerald green hue that sparkled in both sunlight and moonlight.

As soon as we came into view, Shauna jumped from her seat and rushed over to me. She practically tackled me as she wrapped her arms around me. "Serenie~," she spoke with her cute voice. That was her cute nickname for me, and she had one for all of our friends.

I pat her on the head. "Hello, Shauna."

The three of us walked over to the cafe and sat down at the table. "So, we're all here," Calem spoke up. "So, what's going on?"

Trevor pulled out a small case and flipped it open. Inside of the case was a set of five pokeballs. "The Professor wanted to give these to us. He wants our help with a project."

"He's giving us Pokemon?" I asked.

"Yeap. There's a Chespin, a Fennekin, a Froakie, a Pikachu, and a Corphish," Trevor responded. "We're to choose who gets what."

"Fennekin!" I called out immediately.

Calem chuckled. "Alright, I'll take the Froakie then."

"Chespin!" Shauna announced.

"Guess that leaves just you and me," Trevor spoke up.

"Corphish," Tierno responded. "Pikachu seems more like your style anyway."

Trevor nodded at that and the five of us each grabbed up our individual pokeballs.

"Did Professor Sycamore say what this project was that he needed our help with?" Calem asked as he examined his pokeball.

"Nope. Just told me to give everyone a Pokemon then make our way to Lumiose City."

"Well, Lumiose City is a good few days from here. We'll have to go through Santalune Forest. We probably want to get through it before nightfall. So either we should get going now, which I might not recommend as we're unpacked and unprepared, or we leave early in the morning tomorrow."

"Then let's go tomorrow," I responded.

"Sounds like the best plan," Trevor responded.

"I can't wait for tomorrow, then!" Shauna cheered. "What should we do until then?"

"Go home and pack," Calem spoke as he stood to his feet. "We'll need at least enough clothes to last a week, along with food and money. We might be able to get food at different restaurants we hit, but only if we have enough money, and that'll only get us dinner as each town is about a day apart. Oh, and we should let our families know."

"Ugh... enough clothes for a week... that's going to be a lot..." I groaned.

"Just stuff some clothes in a bag or backpack." Calem turned to look at me. "Or are you thinking of changing every time you get dirty like you usually do? Because you're definitely going to get dirty, and I doubt you want to carry a whole suitcase."

I pouted. Calem was right. Keeping up my appearance was going to have to be secondary at most on this trip. "I guess I'll have to leave my care products at home..."

"Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, those would be good, but yes, I don't think you're going to be able to carry a full makeup kit on this trip."

"Ugh!" I groaned. I hadn't gone without makeup or had to ignore my appearance in years, but Calem was right, there was no way I was going to go on this trip with all of my beauty products. Just those alone were enough to fill an entire drawer in my dresser, carrying them and clothes would take at least one oversized suitcase if not two.

"Just take the essentials," Shauna spoke. "Foundation, a little lipstick, that sort of thing."

Well, I suppose Shauna was right on that part. A lot of the makeup I owned wasn't used on a regular basis. If I just took one or two things, I'd be able to still travel light and still look halfway decent.

Calem stood up from his chair. "Anyway, I'm heading back home. We'll meet up here tomorrow at about 9 in the morning."

"9?!" I shouted. "I don't usually even wake up until 9. You want me to wake up, get ready, and be here by then?"

"As I said, we need to leave early. Santalune Forest could take us just a couple hours to get through, or it could take us all day." Calem looked at me with a stern look. "Especially with you, since we'll probably have to stop every time a bug touches you or you accidentally step in something and have to change and redo all of your makeup."

"I'm not that terrible!" I shouted.

"Yesterday, you spent half an hour refixing your makeup and changing your clothes because your mother's rhyhorn ran by you and kicked up a little bit of dirt on you," Calem spoke flatly.

I looked away, embarrassed. He wasn't wrong. "That's..." I sighed. I couldn't win an argument with Calem over this because he was right. Ever since I had been young and Shauna had introduced me to makeup, I had become obsessed with it. I'd almost say I was outright addicted to using makeup. "I'm going to pack three sets of clothes and only essential makeup."

"Wow, only three?" Calem spoke with sarcastic surprise. "That'll only last you about half an hour."

I growled. "I'll be fine!"

Calem chuckled and waved as he walked away. "We'll see."

Who was I kidding? Three sets of clothes, not counting whatever I was wearing that day, would mean I'd have to wear the same outfit two days in a row. I never wore the same outfit more than a few hours per day. How was I going to be okay wearing the same outfit for two full days? I sulked by laying my head on the table.

"It'll be okay, Serenie," Shauna tried to re-assure me. "We'll work through it together."

I sighed. Well, I suppose I didn't have a choice but to work through it. After all, we were going to Lumiose City to meet with Sycamore about a project. Us just traveling for a week was unlikely. Sycamore was probably going to make us work on something that would take months to complete if he was wanting all five of us to work on it.

Shauna hugged me and I blushed a bit. I smiled and returned the hug. Shauna was so precious, so small, and so soft. She loved hugging everyone almost as much as I loved looking my best. That is to say, there wasn't a day that went by that didn't involve multiple Shauna hugs for all of our friends. Still, the hugs she gave me seemed somehow special. I really couldn't tell you why I felt that way, just that I did.

"Alright, I'm going to go teach my pikachu some sick dance moves!" Tierno spoke up as he stood to his feet.

"Yes, I suppose I should go myself," Trevor spoke, "I want to take some pictures of my corphish for my own collection."

Shauna and I waved goodbye to Trevor and Tierno. It was now just her and I sitting at the table. "Serenie," Shauna spoke up after a long moment of silence.

"Yes, Shauna?" I asked as I looked down at her.

"Do you think... we'll be able to stay like this forever?"

I blushed a bit as I misunderstood her question. "Wh-what do you mean?"

"Trevor, Tierno, you, me, Calem... our friendship and how we're always together... Do you think we'll always be like this?"

I looked out at the river. "No," I answered bluntly. "One day, we'll separate. All five of us will get married and have our own families. We'll all get jobs. We'll see each other less and less every day. But I feel like as long as we enjoy our time together now, we'll be happy and satisfied with what we did when we do inevitably separate."

Shauna was silent again and I pulled her close. "I don't want to separate from you or Calem or any of our friends... I want us to stay like this forever."

I giggled a little and kissed her gently on the forehead. Her face went deep red. "Well, we'll just have to see how our future goes."

Shauna and I returned home together. I told my mother about what was going on before Shauna and I went upstairs to pack my clothes. I really was going to take three outfits with me. I'd take my current clothes as one outfit, which I ensured was washed before tomorrow. I'd take a second outfit consisting of a pink ruffled camisole and pink scalloped two-tiered mini-skirt. My third outfit would be a purple tank top with a purple pleated mini-skirt.

As washing my current outfit would be necessary, I began to strip down. As the shirt came off to reveal the black strapless bra underneath, Shauna blushed. I reached behind my back and undid the bra, revealing my chest to her.

Shauna stepped forward and pressed her hands against my breasts. I giggled as I put my arms around her waist. "Excited?" I asked with a smirk.

"A-about what?" Shauna questioned.

"Me being naked."

Shauna was beat red as she nodded softly. I brought my hands up and put them on her cheeks, lifting her head up. I then lowered my head down and pressed my lips against hers.

I could feel Shauna's hand reach up and wrap around my neck. We moved closer as we kissed each other deeply for quite some time. When we finally stopped, I pulled away from her with a smile and asked, "So, you want to have some fun?"

"Yes," Shauna responded with a nod.

I brought my hands back down to her waist and gripped the bottom of her shirt. I pulled it up, and Shauna raised her arms so I could lift the shirt off her body. I brought my hands around to her back and unclipped the black, laced bra she wore. I slipped the bra off, then walked her to my bed.

I lied her down on the bed, then bent down and grabbed her shorts. I slowly undid the button and zipper, then slipped them down her legs to reveal her black, laced panties. I then grabbed her panties and pulled them down, leaving her now naked on my bed.

What followed was a moment of soft pleasure between her and we finished, I looked up at her with a smile. "Have fun?" I asked.

Shauna nodded in response. "I love when you do that to me."

"Good, cause I'm not going to stop once we're on our journey."

Shauna blushed at that. "But... what about the others? Won't they end up seeing?"

I chuckled as I stood up. "I mean, I don't mind personally. You've watched me and Calem have sex multiple times. Calem, Tierno, and Trevor are friends from our childhood. I don't mind any of them watching or joining in."

"Well, you have always been pretty open with your body." Shauna sat up as she said those words.

"And you've always been pretty modest with yours. I don't think I've ever seen you wear anything less than a t-shirt and shorts."

Shauna looked away. "I don't have that great of a body. My boobs are small, and I'm small. Not like you..."

"You're the most beautiful woman I know, so your body is perfect." I grabbed and squeezed her breasts with those words, causing Shauna to let out a squeak as her face turned red.

"Thanks, Serenie."

With that, Shauna left to return home so she could tell her parents what was going on and pack. Meanwhile, I finished stripping, washed my clothes, and packed a small amount of makeup and other essentials into my pack. As night came, I lied in bed wondering what would come tomorrow on our journey.