The Model Teen : Chapter 6
9 year old Ayla wasn't really the most social person. She would rather stay silent instead of conjuring up the next conversation with another person. That's why she didn't really know what to say when her 17 year old brothers told her that they have a new gym leader at Nimbasa City. Apparently the girl was a teenage girl of 13 year old and she's also a new model teen whose popularity was on the rise lately.
The three of them didn't know what she looked like. Emmet and Ingo have their guesses, seeing their work means they keep some updates around the city. But Ayla's world was just around her brothers, school works, her family pokemon, baseball, school drama club, and Ntonio's company. She barely knew any updates around the city.
That's why a few days later Ayla didn't pay any special attention to the short blond haired teen girl who's wearing a pair of headphones around her neck, yellow windbreaker jacket, black jeans and shoes when she suddenly sat beside Ayla at the bench where she was resting for a while after baseball practice. Ayla was still wearing her baseball team uniform which was dark blue green cap, her silver grey hair was tied into a low ponytail, dark blue green jersey with dark pink long sleeves shirt inside, 'Dragapults' was written in cursive at the center of her jersey since the team mascot was a Dragapult, black pants, socks, and shoes, her duffel bag was beside her. She was still drenched in sweats from the practice while Jolteon and Shinx were playing on the nearby grass field, having fun but also keeping an eye on their human.
"Are those your pokemon?" the teen asked. Ayla looked at her and found the teen's pale blue grey eyes were looking curiously at her two pokemon.
"Yeah." She replied a little wearily.
"Those two are electric type right? Do you like electric types?" the teen asked again.
Ayla looked back to her two pokemon who were running around before answering, "I like electrics and how they worked with power storage, but for the pokemon type itself I don't have any preference." She answered carefully, "I didn't exactly get them like most people do with their pokemon anyway."
"Ho.." that pique the teen's interest, "Eevee is quite common in every regions. But that other one wasn't from around here, isn't it?"
"No."
"Shinx.. from Sinnoh right? How did you get it?" the teen asked.
Ayla sighed. She was tired but she wasn't rude, "He's not exactly mine.. He belongs to me and my friend. My friend got him from his cousin."
The teen looked confused at her, "Two official owners? With one pokemon?"
Ayla shrugged, "Didn't think it was possible at first but we managed it. He's staying with me though."
The teen hummed and they both fell into comfortable silence. It was very windy that day and the teen seems to relax at the change of pace while Ayla leaned back on her seat watching tiredly ahead but content seeing her pokemon get along so well.
It was maybe an hour or so before the trickle of rain started falling down. It didn't bother the two so much since Ayla's cap keep the rain away from her eyes and the teen has pulled up her windbreaker's hood.
The teen only has started to stand up when Ntonio ran to their direction while holding an umbrella. He was kept late by Coach for some extra practice and saw Ayla was still around so he came over with the umbrella. He stifled a surprise gasp at seeing the teen though to Ayla's much confusement.
"Well, I have to get going now. You really don't know who I am huh?" the teen smile amusedly at Ayla whose silver grey eyes gazed up at her with so much confusement.
"Uh.. not really.." was Ayla's doubtful reply. She never met this teen before, should she knew her?
The teen still smile with that amuse trace and shook her head, "It's okay, I prefer it that way anyway. It's a nice change of pace and I like to spend time with you. I'll see you again soon." She smiled at Ntonio who has finally reached the bench and walked away humming a content song.
"Huh.." Ayla was looking at the girl's retreating back before she turned around to see Ntonio's catching his breath while already sheltering her with the big umbrella, "Are you okay?"
Ntonio finally looked at Ayla's face and has a guess that she didn't even know who that is, "Ayla, you don't know who she is?"
Ayla shrugged, "No.. should I?.."
Ntonio smirked, "I don't know either you just didn't care like my cousin Volkner or you just that oblivious. That's Nimbasa new gym leader, Ayla. Her name is Elesa and she's the most popular teen model around. You can't go anywhere around here without hearing about Elesa especially this lately. Her career is on the rise so she doesn't go anywhere without an escort lately and you just sat there not knowing anything while having a conversation with the most popular person in the city right now."
Ayla gawked in disbelief at him, "You're kidding."
"I'm not." Ntonio's smirk widened, "In fact, I have my mother's magazine from this morning with me. She's on the front page. Take a look and tell me they're not the same person." He gave her the magazine which she took and looked at the front page.
There she was, Elesa posing for the magazine. The very same teen girl who just sat and talked to her a few minutes ago.
Ayla didn't really know what to say while Ntonio just laughed at the realization on her face, "Honestly, you need to get out and talk more with others if you didn't even know the local gym leader in the city Ayla."
"She's new! It's not like I pay attention to gym battles." Ayla looked annoyed when that just make Ntonio laughed more.
"No, but she's also the most popular model in the city Ayla. Barely no one here didn't know about her. You're probably the most oblivious person I knew so far and I bet even Ingo knew who she is." He guffawed while calling for Shinx to join him.
"Don't you dare telling him." Ayla annoyedly stood up following Ntonio while calling Jolteon to her side.
"Oh I bet Emmet will have a field day when he hears about this."
"Not him either! Wait- Ntonio wait up!"
Both children ran in the rain, chasing each other without a care while Jolteon and Shinx joined in on their chase.
Elesa who still stood nearby unseen just smiled. She will be having fun with the girl that she knew was the subway masters little sister.
After that day, Ayla got visited by Elesa for a couple times in a week for some short conversations and Elesa dragging Ayla around the city before the teen was also added to Ayla's world constant presence. It helped that Elesa also grew closer to her brothers and become their best friends since their work somewhat matches.
Ayla would never imagine this though..
A.N : Elesa made an appearance! Yes!
