Um, a fanfic? Again? O.o;;; Anyways, this is a teamed up fanfic with my friend, Nicole May. Yeah, she has the same name as my old fanfiction. net name. So that's why she asked me to change mine. And that's the reason why I have the name Avegaille Spellman now.

Anyways, we made a deal. She posts this one in SPPF while I post it here. So it's not considered plagiarism, since both of us worked on this together.

Anyways, read on to see what the fanfic is all about…

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Chapter 1

The buildings and houses on Rustboro City stood out more than what it seems. A young girl gazed upon all the buildings that she saw while her mother was holding on to her hand while walking together. Both of them stopped at a house that seems to be more of an apartment. The building had three floors and a rooftop. The mother pushed the doorbell button and waited for a response. Then, the door opened and an older woman with long black hair that reached up to her waist greeted them.

"Amelia, do you mind if…"

"Huh? What's the matter, Sandra?" Amelia asked as she saw Sandra's anxious face. She noticed that Sandra could no longer talk anymore. She quickly went to her as Sandra was about to fall from her stand. She caught Sandra with her arms and carried her inside the building.

The young girl followed them and also closed the door of the building. As she got to the living room, she overheard the conversation of her mother and her mother's friend.

"Amelia, I need to be off another region. It seems that I need to go there for my job," Sandra finally told her. She sighed as she looked around and saw her daughter standing behind Amelia.

"What about Nicole May?" Amelia asked out worriedly.

"Yes, Nicole… that's the reason why I'm here," Sandra murmured out. "You wouldn't mind if you take care of her while I'm away, would you? I couldn't find anyone else to look after her."

"You know I would never say no to you," Amelia said as she went near Sandra. "I don't know how much this will affect your daughter, but I'll try my best in taking good care of her."

"Thanks…" Sandra muttered out as she sighed. "I'll miss Nicole so much though…"

Nicole stood still on her spot as she watched her mother sitting down on the sofa, looking very miserable. She knew that she could no longer be with her after this day.

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"Nicole May, wake up!"

A 12-year-old girl jumped on the bed up and down which woke up Nicole. Both of them had the same age. The girl had short black hair with a cap on and wore an orange shirt with a hooded jacket on and a skirt that reached above her knees. Nicole on the other hand, had a long brown hair all tied up to a ponytail, in which only her bangs stand out. She wore a long sleeved white shirt under a blue collared shirt and wore a red skirt.

"Huh? What the?" Nicole moaned out as she slowly opened her eyes. She sat up on her bed as she saw the girl disturbing her. She gave out an exasperated look to the girl. "Avegaille… what do you want now?"

"Come on, Nicole, today's the first day of our Pokémon Journey! Isn't it exciting?" Avegaille asked out with excitement as she continued to jump up and down on the bed.

"Avegaille, stop it..." Nicole muttered out as looked at Avegaille annoyingly. "I know this is your house and this is your bed but still, I'm not in the mood for this right now."

Avegaille got off the bed as she looked at Nicole and sighed. Then, she walked up to her desk and took a book form the table. She carried it around her arms as she went back to Nicole, who was still sitting on the bed. Then, Nicole gave out a perplexed look and was also curious of what the book is all about.

"What's the matter?" Avegaille asked out to Nicole, breaking the silence of the room.

"Nothing, just wanted to know what that book is about," Nicole replied out as she got off the bed and stood up.

"It's just something I'll bet you wouldn't be interested in," Avegaille said as she turned away from Nicole.

"Oh really? And what that thing would be?" Nicole asked as she raised an eyebrow.

"Pokémon Coordinating…" Avegaille said in a low tone.

"Pfft, you're still scared of being a Trainer?" Nicole asked as she chuckled to herself.

"Hey! That's not the reason why I want to be a Pokémon Coordinator!" Avegaille exclaimed out furiously as she turned to Nicole.

"Ah, whatever," Nicole said carelessly as she opened the door of the room and went outside. Before she left, she popped her head as she looked at Avegaille. "I don't know about you, but I can stand being alone on my Pokémon journey!"

Avegaille groaned to herself as Nicole left. She sat down on her bed and opened the book that she was carrying on her arms.

"Being alone… what's it like anyways?" Avegaille asked herself as she sighed. "Maybe right now, this is the feeling…"

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As Nicole got down from the stairs, she quickly headed off to the kitchen and saw Avegaille's mother and sister sitting down together at the kitchen table, talking about something. Then, the two of them noticed Nicole standing by the kitchen doorway.

"Um, why are you looking at me that way, Mrs. Amethyst?" Nicole asked as she gave out a perplexed look to them.

"Nicole, Jane wants to tell you something," Mrs. Amethyst replied as she stood up from her seat. "Why don't the two of you talk while I try to get Avegaille to come out of her room?"

"…okay then," Nicole murmured out as she watched Mrs. Amethyst leave the room. Then, she looked at Jane, who seems a bit worried.

"Um, Nicole May, I know that you and Avegaille don't exactly get along, but still, will you do me a favor?" Jane asked in a soft tone. Jane is Avegaille's older sister who has the same hair length as Avegaille's but has most of it covered with a green bandana. She is 18 years old and has a current job in the city as a Pokémon Breeder, so she always wears that green apron with a Pokémon symbol on it. Underneath the apron, is a long sleeved blue shirt and some pants.

"And that would be?"

"Go on a Pokémon Journey with her…" Jane muttered out.

Nicole couldn't say a thing as she looked at Jane. She couldn't say no either to her since she knew Jane was one of the persons who took care of her while her mom left her with them. But she knew it would be a pain in the neck to have Avegaille around as a companion. Jane noticed Nicole's reaction and she knew Nicole isn't in favor of her request. But Jane knew that her little sister can't stand a day without being with someone.

"You know, if you really don't want to—"

"No! It's okay with me, I'll do it!" Nicole quickly interrupted as she clenched her fist and looked at the floor. "I know that I don't exactly get along with Avegaille, but I guess I could get to know her better that way."

"Well, okay then, it's all up to you then," Jane said as she shrugged. She took out something from her pocket and gave it to Nicole.

"What is this?" Nicole asked as she held the oval-shaped orange mechanism.

"It's a Pokémon Navigator, or Pokénav for short," Jane explained. "You can use it to check the map of the Hoenn region and even make calls with it. Isn't it a neat tool?"

"I guess…" Nicole muttered out. Then, she looked at the clock wall which was above the refrigerator. After that, she looked at Jane. "Um, where do I exactly get my starter Pokémon?"

"Littleroot Town, it's a long way there you know," Jane told to Nicole. "But anyways, I'll call Professor Birch for your arrival there with Avegaille."

"Well, how many days exactly?" Nicole continued as she started to operate her Pokénav.

"Last time I went there, by walking, took me two days," Jane replied. "Might be faster if you don't make any unnecessary pit-stops."

"Um, can I ask you one more thing?" Nicole asked out as she looked at Jane.

"You just did, but go ahead," Jane told her.

"Do you think Avegaille would want me as her companion in her Pokémon Journey?" Nicole muttered out as she sighed.

"I'm surely she'll be happy about it," Jane replied out with a smile.

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"Mom, I don't know if Nicole would want me to come along with her while we're having our Pokémon journey…"

"What makes you think that?" Mrs. Amethyst asked as she looked at Avegaille.

At Avegaille's room, Mrs. Amethyst and Avegaille were having their own talk about Pokémon journeys. Mrs. Amethyst gave Avegaille a Pokéball with a Pokémon inside, which came from Avegaille's dad. After that, they are now talking about having a Pokémon Journey with Nicole.

"Well, she seemed so irritable these days… I wish I knew why," Avegaille muttered out as she sighed.

"Well, maybe you should lessen the 'disturbing other people' attitude," Mrs. Amethyst told Avegaille. "She just likes to keep quiet once in a while, you know?"

"I just wish I knew what she's thinking about…" Avegaille told to herself as she looked at her mom.

"Well, there are some things which you can't have in your way," Mrs. Amethyst added in. "Maybe you should at least try to understand the other people around you once in a while."

"I suppose, but still…" Avegaille said slowly as she looked outside the window and watched the sky.

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A few minutes later, Avegaille and Nicole were sitting together at the living room, waiting for something to happen before they leave. While they waited, Avegaille started to read the book that she was carrying earlier. Nicole on the other hand, turned on the television with the remote control and started to switch the channels to find something interesting to watch.

"Hey, who said you could turn on the television?" Avegaille asked irritably as she looked at Nicole.

"Bleh, why do you care anyways?" Nicole asked sarcastically as she looked back at the television.

"Because it's my house and you're just staying in here!" Avegaille exclaimed out furiously.

"That's not a very good reason…" Nicole murmured out as she glanced at Avegaille and turned her head back on the television screen.

Avegaille gave out an exasperated look at Nicole as she tried to think of a way to get her to follow her at least. Before Avegaille could do anything else, Mrs. Amethyst came in carrying two different types of bags for traveling. Mrs. Amethyst went in front of Avegaille and Nicole to get their attention.

"What are those bags for?" Avegaille asked as she gave out a puzzled look at her mom.

"They're for traveling, of course…" Nicole replied out sarcastically as she sweat-dropped.

"Hey, I wasn't asking you!" Avegaille protested.

"Hey, hey, stop it!" Mrs. Amethyst interrupted as she placed the bags on the coffee table and quickly went near Avegaille. She sat down between Avegaille and Nicole as she quickly looked at Avegaille. "Remember what we've talked about?"

"Yes, mom…" Avegaille murmured out as she sighed.

"Anyways, every Pokémon Trainer needs a bag for traveling, so you two can choose whichever one you like," Mrs. Amethyst told them.

"I'll take the backpack!" Avegaille exclaimed out quickly as she raised her hand.

"Guess that leaves me with the shoulder bag," Nicole said as she took the shoulder bag from the coffee table. "it's what I wanted anyways."

Avegaille took the backpack from the coffee table and opened it. She placed her book inside it. Then, she placed the straps of the backpack on her shoulders as she stood up. Then, she turned to her mom and Nicole.

"Okay, I'm ready," Avegaille said excitedly. Then, her excitement faded. "Now what?"

Mrs. Amethyst and Nicole sweat-dropped as they both looked at Avegaille exasperatedly. Then, both of them looked at each other and shrugged. Suddenly, Jane came rushing in as she quickly went in front of everyone.

"You guys will never believe what I've just caught," Jane told everyone.

"What is it?" Avegaille asked as she gave out a puzzled look. "And what did you caught anyways?"

"It's a Pokémon and it's a Skitty!" Jane exclaimed out as she tossed a Pokéball from her hand. Then, a red light came out from the ball and a Skitty landed on the floor, right in the middle of everyone.

"What's so special about it?" Avegaille asked as she gave Jane another puzzled look.

"Miyah?" the Skitty asked as it looked at Avegaille.

"I think it's a cute Pokémon," Nicole remarked as she went near the Skitty and sat down on the floor to pet it.

"Miyaaa…" the Skitty murmured out as it purred in content.

"I already have a Skitty on my own, and seeing that it likes you Nicole, you can have it," Jane told her as she went closer to Nicole. "And don't worry about Avegaille, she already has a Pokémon from me."

"Is it okay with you?" Nicole asked as she gave a worried look.

"Of course!" Jane replied out. She stood up straight as she watched the Skitty rest on Nicole's lap. "Why don't you give her a nickname while you're at it?"

"Thanks…" Nicole said as she smiled a little. "Okay, I'll name her… Sandra."

Mrs. Amethyst and Jane quickly looked at each other as they both gave out a worried look. Avegaille, on the other hand, didn't seem to have a clue of what's going on around when it comes to Nicole.

"Are we going yet?" Avegaille asked as she looked at everyone.

"Well, before you two leave, here Avegaille, Linole wants to come with you on your journey," Jane told her as she handed a Pokéball to her.

"Go! Linole!" Avegaille exclaimed out as she tossed the Pokéball in the air. The Pokéball opened as a red light came out of it and out appeared a Zigzagoon. Linole looked at Avegaille as he quickly jumped into Avegaille's head.

"Guyuh!" Linole exclaimed out happily.

"Miyah?" Sandra asked as she looked up at Linole.

"Come on then, Sandra, we have to get to Littleroot Town as soon a possible," Nicole told her as she picked Sandra from her lap and placed her in her shoulders. Then, she stood up and strapped on the shoulder bag on the left side of her shoulder.

"Miyah!" Sandra exclaimed out excitedly.

"Last one outside is a Slowpoke!" Avegaille exclaimed out as she quickly rushed to the door and went out of the house.

Nicole quickly ran off to catch up to Avegaille. As the two trainers left the house, Mrs. Amethyst and Jane looked at each other. Both of them couldn't speak for a while until Jane sat down with her mother.

"Do you think Nicole misses her mother?" Jane asked as she looked at her mom.

"Well, I don't think she has an idea about the name of her mother," Mrs. Amethyst told Jane. "Sandra left Nicole May here when she was only 5 years old."

"I could remember the first time I met her, she was so shy and timid," Jane added. "I think its Avegaille who made her a bit stubborn."

"Ah, yes, it seems that the only way to stop their rivalry is if we treat them equally," Mrs. Amethyst told to Jane as she sighed.

"I just don't know how those two will get along unsupervised," Jane remarked as she frowned.

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End of Chapter 1…

Um, any reviews that can help the both of us? It would be appreciated! XD