Ho, Ho, Hoenn!
Chapter One: Let It Snow
Max looked up. Snow fell from the sky and landed on his glasses, fogging them. He sighed, took them off, and cleaned them with his jacket. "Are you sure we're going the right why" he asked the older trainers ahead of him.
Brock turned and faced Max. "Well, at least, I think we are..." he said. Max detected a hint of unsureness in his friend's voice. "Isn't there someplace we can stay" asked May, Max's sister. "C'mon, guys. A little snow nver hurt anybody." replied Ash Ketchum. Then he sneezed.
Brock laughed. "You were saying" Pikachu, Ash's electric mouse Pokemon, suddenly pointed somewhere near the horizen. "What is it Pikachu" asked Ash. He followed his Pokemon's gaze.
He spotted some cabins just up ahead. Evergreen trees dotted the snowcovered hillside. "Cool" replied May at once. "Maybe we can stay here" The group made their way to a cabin with a sign that said "Office". Groups of young kids were making snowmen and throwing snowballs at each other.
A group of older kids, possibly around Ash and co.'s age, was standing in a circle and talking. Once in a while, the group would explode with laughter. One boy, with dark hair and blue eyes, smiled at May. May recognized him and waved. Fortunately, the boy noticed her. Unfortunanly, so did Max.
"Who were you waving at" he asked, eyeing his sister suspiciously. "Nothing." said May, blushing. Brock and Ash went inside to check in. May followed, but a snowball hit her in the back of her head. She turned to find Max, standing there.
"What" asked Max innocently. May tossed a snowball at him. "Hey" The two siblings began to have a snowball fight. They were in the midst of it when Ash and Brock came out. "Alright, guys, we're in cabin 2 and" Ash was cut off short, because one of Max's stray snowballs hit Ash in the face.
Ash quickly joined the snowball fight. As the trio continued their fight, the group of older kids walked by. One boy pulled May aside and said "Come to cabin 4 in an hour." May stared at the group as they walked away. Max came up to her. "What has that about" he asked. May didn't answer, just as confused as Max was.
Dylan threw himself down on the couch. His friends sat down, facing him. "You OK" one of them asked. "What does it matter to you, Jaron" said another. "If Dylan doesn't want to talk about it, he doen't want to talk about it." "Do you want to talk about it" asked a third boy. Dylan stood up. "Doesn't matter." he said. "You guys go out. I'm gonna get ready." His friends stood and left, each glancing at him in turn.
Dylan sighed. His friends always asked him about this stuff. Does it matter to them? he thought. Maybe it did, but they didn't want to admit it. Dylan prepared for his visitor. This would be the second time seeing her since he first left. How am I going to explain what I did? he thought, shaking his head.
As soon as Ash and his friends got settled into thier cabin, May got ready to leave. "Where are you going" asked Ash. "Out." replied May, not wanting to give him the details. Ash looked at Max for answers, but Max shrugged. Ash stared at May as she left through the cabin door. Where is she going? he wondered.
May made her way through the snow-covered hills to cabin 4. Her mind has swirlling with questions. She decided to leave them unanswered until later. Cabin 4 was decroated with lights and holly. Christmas music was playing from inside. May took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
End of Chapter 1