On The Road

Chapter One

Arriete mumbled inchorenetly as the sun shone through her closed eyelids. She felt something nudge her face, and she cracked open one green eye to see the family Pokemon, Skitty, nudging her. Sighing, she sat up, stretched, and tried to untangle herself from her tangled up bedsheets. She finally fell to the floor with a grunt, cursing under her breath. With another sigh, she smoothed out her blue nightgown and made her way downstairs, Skitty bounding after her. She sleepily rubbed her eyes and yawned when her mother, Caroline, peaked her head out from the living room.

"Arriete, sweetie, aren't you forgetting what day it is today?" Caroline asked.

"Nmh," Arriete replied with another yawn.

"It's your birthday," Caroline replied with a huff. "You're supposed to be getting a starter from Birch later this morning."

At this, Arriete fully woke up and her hands flew to her mouth.

"Oh my Arceus!" she exclaimed. "I forgot all about it! I have to get ready!"

"Arriete-" her father, Norman, began as he stepped into the kitchen.

Arriete hurriedly ran by him and up to her room, ignoring him calling her name.

Norman sighed, and turned to his wife.

"Norman, you can't force her to be something that she doesn't want to be," Caroline frowned.

Norman only looked down before going to the fridge, and taking out an orange.

"...I know."

Upstairs, Arriete was hurriedly packing for her future journey. Notebook, map, Pokenav, etc. She was about to run back downstairs, when she remembered that she was still in her nightgown. Letting out a frustrated sigh, she rummaged through her closet to find an outfit. She finally settled on a black long-sleeved shirt, a blue vest, blue short shorts, black ankle boots, and white knee socks. She decided to leave her long straight black hair down, and, after shoving her nightgown into her backpack, she flew back downstairs and grabbed an apple.

"Bye mom!" she yelled, about to run outside. "Love you!"

"Arriete, be careful!" Caroline yelled back, waving.

"I love you, Arriete!" Norman tried to get his daughter's attention.

Arriete just smiled at her mom as she ignored her dad and took off running towards Birch's lab. The sky above Littleroot Town was a bright blue, the air was fresh and crispy, and everyone waved at the running girl. Arriete's smile widened as she approached the doors, and knocked loudly. She was instantly greeted with a pair of golden eyes, and a smirk.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't the birthday girl."

"Morning to you too, Larance," Arriete replied with a smirk. "Did you run here to get here first, or did you just not want to brush your hair?"

"I happen to like my hair like this," Larance huffed, running his hand through his reddish-orange hair. "And you know that I like being early."

"Yeah, I know," Arriete huffed, rolling her eyes. "Can you stop blocking the door now?"

"Do I have to?"

Arriete rolled her eyes again as she pushed by her friend, who just continued to smirk. Now that they were both inside, she was able to get a good look at her friend. He wore his regular dark purple jacket with his white t-shirt peeking out from underneath it, with a pair of blue jeans, and dark purple and white sneakers. A red and white backpack was hanging from his shoulders. The smirk on his face had vanished, and was replaced with a look of confusion.