I awoke at 8 am without an alarm. It's one of these days. I can wake up now and feel better later, or go back to sleep and risk being late. Not even a question. I jumped out of bed and got dressed then went to the school. I let my Pokemon out as a walked and carried the child. I got breakfast with everyone, getting them people food due to my early morning laziness. A breakfast anyone would like. Waffles... nuff said. Oh yeah and oatmeal for Igglybuff.
After eating, I returned the usual ones. Then, I headed to the school. I got in line and waited for it to open. A line of maybe three people. I guess a lot of people are excited about school. Then again, most people don't have reasons like I do. At about 9:29, right before it started, five more people showed up. That made the total student count come to nine as the instructor came out to get us.
"Good morning everyone." He said. "If you'd all follow me, I'll show you to the class room."
I followed the group for about 5 minutes. Then we entered a room with about 20 desks where we all took a seat.
"I'm positive you all know why you're here." The instructor said. "But I'm going to explain a few things. This school consists of four classes: Beginners Classroom, Beginners Practical, Advanced Classroom, Advanced Practical. The classroom classes obviously in the class room and the practical classes are outside with the Pokemon. In this class we are going to give you a test today. If you score 70% or higher, you can move right outside. We want to ensure we aren't holding you back to much."
I spent a few minutes looking at my classmates. Just seeing if there is anyone I'd potentially be friends with.
"So, I'm going to hand this test out." He started. "If you're caught cheating, automatic 0%, am I clear?"
At that we all nodded and handed the tests out. I returned Igglybuff and got started. After about 40 minutes, all tests were handed in. This test was painfully easy. I looked around again. It seemed only 2 others passed. A blonde girl and a ginger boy. I didn't see any potential friendship in them so I'm going through this solo. I called Igglybuff out so I could talk to someone. Then a female instructor called us over.
"Okay, listen closely, things are a bit different out here." She started. "We won't progress you through quickly. We need to make sure you're ready. The Classroom classes are different. But today, you will go out and befriend a Pokemon this Pokemon will be with you through the entire time at the school and will then go home with you after, as your starter. So, go on out and pick your partner. But you." She pointed to me. "You have Pokemon, why are you here?" She asked.
"I have Pokemon but I'm scared and not sure I'm quite ready to be a trainer." I replied.
"Okay that's fair, just don't get your Pokemon mixed with ours." She said.
I was looking carefully but wasn't sure if any of them were in this class. I looked for a solid 15 minutes but, of course none of them. I continued to look. In the far corner I heard some fire. I saw a Numel using Ember on a Pokemon. I felt really bad but saw a worker run over and grab the targeted Pokemon. All I saw was a cloud of smoke then he said something.
"You have to stop instigating. You're going to get really hurt someday." The worker said.
He picked up the Pokemon, it was a Kirlia. My Kirlia. This was it the moment I've been waiting for. So I spoke up.
"Hey, mister!" I called over. "I want that Pokemon."
"You don't want her for your starter, she's a trouble maker." The worker told me. "No one even wants to deal with her as one of the other choices."
I just thought: "Wow, that's plain mean."
"Trust me sir." I pleaded. "Give me a few minutes."
So he agreed and set down the defeated Pokemon without leaving just in case. I looked at her, but she never looked up to make eye contact. She looked so different, so destroyed, it hurt me so much to see her like that. I knelt down to get closer and she still never looked up. Could she sense that it was me? The worker was standing there tapping his foot, obviously in a way to say come on already.
I looked back to Kirlia and with out saying a word I hugged her tight. Then after a few seconds she started crying. Tears streaming down her face. So I held her tighter as she wrapped her arms around me, still never looking. Then I set Igglybuff down spoke.
"This is all you wanted here, isn't it?" I asked. "Someone to comfort you. Go ahead you can let it all out. Everything will be okay."
I looked back to the now wide-eyed worker. Just shocked at this site.
"You guys ever think to try comfort?" I asked.
Then the worker left in silence. We just stayed there as she cried into my shoulder.
"Everyone's mean to me and it makes me mad." I heard in my head. "I told them that I was taken from my mate. I said he'd come for me but he didn't. Then they laughed at me for waiting. Then they started trying to force me to get picked by someone else. It hurt so much. Then the workers yelled at me for fighting back." She told me all of this trying not to cry.
"Everything will be fine." I said. "You'll find him don't worry."
I saw Igglybuff join in the hug as well. I guess having a second person in the hug helped snap her out of it. Cause she picked her up after breaking the hug and smiled for a second
"How do you know?" She asked now looking up.
"Because like I told you so many times." I said looking down to her. "I love you Kirlia."
I felt her heart skip a beat. Then the tears started coming from both of us. I couldn't hold mine back any longer. She set the infant Pokemon down and hugged me again. We both sat there. Holding each other even after the tears stopped. We didn't move until the instructor called me over.
"Tony!" She called. "You pick yet?"
"Yeah!" I answered. "I'm coming back over!"
I held her hand as we walked back holding Igglybuff in my other arm. "I told you, I'll always be there for you." I told her. "I meant it."
"I did trust you." She told me. "But after 2 months, I almost lost hope. I'm sorry."
"No don't be." I reassured her. "I took a long time. I didn't know where you were. I'm just glad that I have you back know."
"Me too, I missed you so much." She told me.
We got back to the group when the instructor spoke up. "Okay, who did you pick? She asked looking down. I saw her eyes go wide then she turned around and went inside. She came back out a few minutes later.
"Okay, here you go, her Pokeball." The instructor said.
"Why'd you have to go inside?" I asked.
"TO get her ball." The instructor said. "Due to her personality, she never got picked by other trainers, so we stopped bringing her ball with the others, and left it inside."
"Oh okay."I said.
So then the other students sat down with their Pokemon so Kirlia and I did the same. Then, the class continued.
"Okay, since this Pokemon will be your starter, this will end the class for the day." Our instructor told us. "We want you to spend the day getting to know your new partner. You can go where ever you'd like, within city limits. All we ask is that you don't leave the City. Are we clear?"
Again we all nodded yes and were free to go. So I went with Kirlia to the room we were staying in at nights for the duration of the class. There I put Igglybuff away.
"Tony..." Kirlia said my name to get my attention.
"Yes?" I asked looking back at her.
"The others... they were mean too." She said looking down. "Mawile attacked me and Braixen laughed at me too. I fought back at the both of them and when I got back up to apologize, they were gone each time. Is something wrong with me?"
"No, nothing is wrong with you." I told her. "You were just following your heart. And look, in the end it worked."
"Yeah." She agreed leaning on my side. "It was so hard to make friends though. Because I fought with them, everyone thought that I would freak out on them too. Your the first to be nice to me in about a month and a half. I'm so glad you're here."
"Don't get too comfortable here." I said.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"I plan on getting all of you guys out of here." I told her. "I don't know how long it will take, but it'll happen."
"Well, I knew about me going already." She said.
"Then why'd you ask?" I asked her.
"TO see if you had a different plan." She laughed at me.
"Well, this way already works." I told her. "So, I would rather do what I know works rather than try something new and risk losing you again."
Then I felt an arm wrap around me. So I put an arm around her and just held her there.
"I kinda wish I could lay my head on her." I thought to my self. "Eh too bad."
I snapped out of my trance by the growling of a stomach. Then I looked to see a certain green and white Pokemon holding its stomach.
"Well someone seems hungry." I laughed as Kirlia's face turned red.
"Don't laugh at me." Kirlia whined as she punched my shoulder.
"Ow, that hurt." I said making a pouty face.
"Good, now let's go get food." She said.
"No, you gotta go." I said.
"You mean alone?" She asked.
"Yep." I said.
"I can't though." Kirlia told me.
"But I can't either, I'm broken, you broke me." I said.
"Are you being serious?" She asked me flatly.
"No, just trying to have some fun with you." I laughed.
"I told you not to laugh at me." Kirlia whined again.
"Just don't hit me again or I will make you go by yourself." I snickered.
"You jerk." She told me.
"Love you hun." I said.
"Sure you do." She said.
"I do love you." I said as I got up to head out to find a place to eat. "If I didn't I probably wouldn't have come for you as fast as I did."
"True." She said as she followed.
"See." I told her as I grabbed her hand.
She blushed when I grabbed her hand. "Why are you blushing?" I asked.
"You're holding my hand." Kirlia defended.
"So?" I asked. "You haven't blushed over hand holding in a while."
"I haven't?" She asked.
"No, you haven't." I said.
"Oh, I didn't know that." She said. "Anyway where were we going for food?" Kirlia asked changing the subject.
"Depends on what you want." I told her.
"Pizza!" She said excitedly.
"Okay." I chuckled at the excitement. "Pizza it is then."
We were heading for the front gate when we were approached by another student from our class.
"I heard that your 15, is that right?" The female student asked.
"Yes, why?" I replied.
"I was just wondering because i saw you around and wanted to talk to you." She said.
"And what does my age have to do with this?" I asked.
"I'm 14, and I wanted a friend during this class." The girl started. "I didn't waant to hang out with 9 or 10 year olds, and I knew you weren't that young so I decided to ask."
"I can't really blame you for not wanting to hang out with them." I started. "They can be annoying."
"So, where were you headed." She asked.
"Well, Kirlia and I were about to go get pizza." I said.
"Oh cool, could I join you?" She asked.
I sent a thought to Kirlia.
"What do you think?" I asked Kirlia.
"She can, I trust you." Kirlia said.
"Sure I don't see why not." I told the girl.
"Okay thanks." The girl said. "By the way my name is Lauren."
"I'm Tony." told her. "If you don't mind. Kirlia is hungry so I'm heading out."
"Okay." She said.
"Thank you." Kirlia said.
"Thanks for what?" I asked Kirlia.
"For going finally." She said. "My stomach is still growling."
"I know, I'm sorry." I told her.
"Why are you talking to yourself?" Lauren asked.
"I'm not I'm talking to Kirlia." I said.
"Wait how?" She asked.
"Do you want the short or long answer?" I asked.
"We have time." Lauren told me. "So, let's walk and talk."
"Tell her everything." Kirlia told me.
I nodded at Kirlia.
"We were on a boat going to Dewford. I knew the trip would be a while so I thought up a surprise." I started before Lauren cut me off.
She gave me a really dirty look. "What, do you think I was born yesterday?" She growled. "We just got our Pokemon today."
"Kirlia was my Pokemon before I got there.'' I said. "We got separated."
"Okay sure." She said.
"Okay then we'll do this." I started. "After we eat, we'll go to Roxanne's gym."
"What'll that solve?" Lauren asked.
"Kirlia was beside me when I battle with Roxanne." I replied. "I'm sure she'll remember my Kirlia."
"Okay, fine." Lauren sighed. "Anyway, finish your story."
"Anyway, I thought up a surprise. Then it started to rain so we went below deck to my room, then I could put my plan into motion." I told her. "She tried to lay by me, so I moved a lot to mess with her. That made her mad when all I intended was to joke around. But she got upset so to cheer her up, I kissed her. Then, I was able to understand her."
"That sounds awkward but whatever." She said.
"We're here!" Kirlia said excited.
"Oh yeah we are." I noticed "Let's go." I motioned to Lauren.
After we went in we got a table for 3, then ordered.
"You're just gonna give her people food?" Lauren asked.
"Yeah." I said.
"In class, they said that it's bad for them." Lauren told me.
"She's such a block head." Kirlia said.
I looked at Kirlia and flicked her.
"Oww." She whined. "What was that for?"
"Don't be mean." I told her. "She hasn't done anything to deserve that."
"What she say?" Lauren asked.
"That you should've known that." I said lying.
"Oh, okay." Lauren breathed out a sigh of relief. "I thought it would be something bad."
"Nope." I lied again.
I saw Kirlia's face light up. So, I looked over. The pizza was here. Sausage and Pepperoni, the best.
"So, you said you kissed your Kirlia?" Lauren asked out of the blue.
"Yeah..." I said confused.
"So, does that mean you two are a couple?" Lauren asked.
"Yep." Kirlia said through telepathy.
Lauren started the normal freak out that everyone has.
"Kirlia can use telepathy." I said.
"Oh okay, makes sense." She said. "But, you two are?"
Kirlia and I nodded our heads.
"So Kirlia, that story was all true?" Lauren asked.
Kirlia nodded her head again.
"Okay, at least that's all cleared up." Lauren said again.
The three of us chatted while eating.
I paid for the dinner then we left and started towards the gym. While walking, Kirlia grabbed my hand.
"We don't need to ask Roxanne. I believe you." Lauren said.
"You sure?" I asked.
"Yeah." She replied.
With that we went back to the school or more specifically, the building within the school that had our rooms. That's where we split ways.
"I respect that you two are together." Lauren said. "But, that doesn't mean that I can't try. I did like hanging out today though."
"You can try but you won't get him." Kirlia said through telepathy.
"Yeah, she's right." I chuckled. "Good luck, see you in class."
"See ya." Lauren said.
We waited until Lauren was out of sight, then we started to talk more.
"She's gonna try really hard too." Kirlia said.
"Yeah I can tell too." I said. "This is gonna be the Kylie incident all over again."
Then Kirlia glared at me darkly.
"I swear, if we see her now, I'm going to blame you for jinxing us." She growled.
"Wow, this is a whole new side of you." I said. "I don't know how I feel about it."
"A lot of people and Pokemon were mean to me." She started. "So, you should've expected it."
"Yeah, I guess." I replied.
With that we started walking finally. I felt wind blow past that felt just like a bad omen. It scared me a little. I tried to shake it off as we walked to the Pokemon Center.