Chira was awakened by the town's dodrio call. Her eyes closed again sleepily, then snapped back open. Today she turned sixteen. She scrambled out of bed and nearly tripped on Growlithe, who happened to be sleeping next to it. She apologized to it quickly and got dressed. She could hear the sounds of her mother preparing breakfast as she popped in her specially made tinted dark blue contacts. She pulled on some tan slacks, admiring herself in the mirror. At five-foot-three, she was content, happy to be not short, but not tall either. She grabbed a t-shirt and pulled it over her slightly muscled torso.

She brushed her chin length dyed dark hair back and tied a red ribbon headband style to keep it out of her face. She paused with her hand on the door knob to take a steadying breath. Maybe today… She shook her head to clear it and headed downstairs, Growlithe padding down softly behind her.

"Good morning!" She greeted her parents cheerily as she slid into place at the breakfast table. Her dad put down his newspaper as her mother began putting the food on the table.

"Good morning, Sweetheart. How's our birthday girl?"

"I'm fine, Daddy. What are the plans for today?" She added with a bit of hope.

She took a bite of eggs as her father glanced at her mother before answering. "Well, your birthday dinner is going to be this evening when all your family is here. We'll have your gifts then, so you will pretty much be able to do whatever through out the day." Chira struggled not to let her shoulders slump in despair. He had said gifts, as in plural. That meant…

"Will you be taking Cami out to the woods, then?" Her mother was asking.

"Huh?" Chira snapped back to Earth. "Oh. Yeah, I suppose."

"Well, be sure to take it easy. It's supposed to be quite hot today. Why don't you take a lunch, and you can spend the whole day out there. I'll even pack some apples for Cami."

"Really?" Chira beamed. "You mean it? Oh that would be great! Are you sure you guys wouldn't mind?" At their nods she jumped up and hugged them both. "Oh, thank-you, thank-you, thank-you! I'll get going right away! Where are those water bottles?"

Her father grabbed her arm, effectively halting her passage out of the kitchen. "Just make sure you're home by five, alright? And be careful of wild pokemon."

"I'll be fine, Dad. Besides, if anything happens I'll have Cami with me."

"He nodded and let her go. "Just don't take any unnecessary risks, alright?"

She nodded and raced out of the room. Her father sat back down, shaking his head. His wife smiled at him. "She certainly doesn't get it from my side of the family."

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Sorry it's so short. Next chap longer, maybe. Bear with me here, first fic and a bit unsure of myself. Reviews would be nice.