finally chapter 2! Yay!

Chapter 2

May followed the Professor back to his lab, unconsciously running her fingers over the bracelet on her wrist as she did when she was nervous or bored. She always felt comfort from her bracelet because it was a present from her father. She hadn't seen him in a long time, and she was happy to be living so close to him. However, she was still sad that they couldn't live together.

"May? MAY!" Professor Birch had to scream to get her attention. She blinked, dropping her hand from her wrist. She looked around and noticed that they were in the lab already.

"Oh! Sorry!" She blushed and smiled awkwardly at the professor. He sighed.

"I was speaking this whole time you were zoned out, but I do not feel like repeating myself, so I'll just continue from where I left off." May thought this was a little rude, but she let it slide.

"As I was saying, I was wondering if you wanted to keep the Pokémon you fought with earlier." May blinked, looking down at the Poké Ball that she still held in her hand. A big smile spread across her face. She could finally have her own Pokémon! She heard the professor chuckle, and she looked up.

"I'll take that as a yes." He smiled at her.

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" She hugged him in her glee.

"How about a nickname?" Professor Birch suggested. May shook her head.

"I'll give it a bad nickname, and then it'll hate me forever," She said.

"Well, I doubt that it w—" May looked at him seriously.

"Forever," She said. The professor shrugged.

"Well… Anyway, I think you can be a great Trainer with lots of hard work! You should go see Brendan on Route 103. I'm sure he'll help you out." May nodded, thinking about the boy she met earlier. He seemed awkward, but nice. She shrugged.

"Okay, why not?" The professor smiled, then blinked as he remembered something.

"Oh! If you ever get lost, use the AreaNav app on your phone! It has a map of the entire region, so it should help you find Brendan." May nodded.

"Okay! Bye Professor!" She waved and left the lab. She couldn't wait to tell her father. Her mood darkened, thinking it would be a few hours before he ever replied. She walked onto Route 101 with the spring in her step gone. She let out her Mudkip. It looked up at her and she smiled down at it. It was really cute. It nudged her leg and she scooped it up into her arms.

"Are you a boy or a girl? Nod for a boy and shake your head for a girl." It nodded.

"Mudkip is a little man then?" She smiled as he rubbed his head against her cheek.

"Okay! We're off to see a weirdo, Mudkip! Let's forge onward!" May giggled as she marched forward.

When she reached Brendan, she had battled a few Pokémon already. They were easy battles for Mudkip, but she was able to a Wurmple, which she had never seen before. Brendan was muttering to himself as he looked at a small pool of water.

"Brendan?" She poked him in the shoulder and he jumped. He turned around quickly and sighed in relief when he noticed it was her.

"What are you doing here?" He asked.

"I came to see you," She said. Brendan blushed.

"Y-you did? W-why?" He stammered, pulling on the strap of his bag.

"Your dad said that you would help me out with being a Trainer," She said, smiling at his embarrassment. She had a guess about why he was so flustered, but it could be a Hoenn thing. All she knew is that Johto boys didn't get flustered around a girl they just met… Usually.

"Oh right. Of course. I mean, what other reason would there be?" He laughed awkwardly, scolding himself for thinking she really had just been looking for him.

"You don't talk to many girls do you?" She grinned at his sheepish reaction.

"Y-yeah well… Anyway! About that Trainer thing… To help you, let's battle!"

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