We walked up and Shauna hugged Tammy as I awkwardly stood behind Tammy. Shauna looked at me with a smile “So you’re the new guy who moved into the old house in Vaniville?” she asked. “Yeah, we came from Unova to get away from…” I paused. Several seconds passed then Tammy asked. “Are you ok?” “Oh yeah sorry, I forgot what I was about to say.” I said with a hollow laugh, scratching the back of my head. They smiled and a couple of feet away two more people sitting at a table yelled over at as. “Hey, you gonna stand there or ya gonna coming over so we can start this thing?” One of them yelled. I looked over and sitting at the table was a tubby boy around the age of sixteen wearing a black shirt and short black hair in a ponytail. And next to him was a short orange haired boy who looked around the same age. “Come on Jem.” Tammy said looking over at me. I nodded and we walked over to the table and sat down. “So now that everyone is here we cans start. My name is Tierno, and this guy over here is Trevor.” “Hi.” Trevor says with a smile. “Ok everyone this is Jem, he will be joining us on our journey across Kalos.” Tammy says. “First thing first, Tierno you said you have some things for us.” “O, yeah.” He says fumbling around with a box he had below his chair. “In here is the pokemon we will befriend and will help us along our journey.” There are only five so choose wisely.” “Jem, how about you go first?” Shauna says. “What?!? Umm, ok.” I say with hesitation. “I forgot to mention though you have to randomly pick it.” Tierno says adding to my building stress. I reach in and shuffle around for a moment trying to get one that feels right to me, then about ten seconds pass until I finally grasp one. “Now Jem wait until everyone else gets one before you let it out ok.” I nod. Several minutes pass as everyone else chooses their partner. “Alright everyone, ready to meet your new partners?” Tierno asks. “Yes, let us!” Shauna yells at the top of her lungs in excitement as she cannot wait anymore. She throws the pokeball up and out comes a Fennekin. Everyone takes turns revealing their new pokemon. Tammy got a Sandshrew, Tierno picked the Corphish, Trevor, a Pikachu, and finally it came to me. I took a deep breath as I tossed the ball up into the air, the light slowly came together constructing a floating figure. “It’s a Misdreavus!” I said in amazement as it came flying over to me. It looked so beautiful and majestic as it flew over into my arms. “So little friend, are you a boy or a girl?” “Misdreavus” it said. “A girl, well then, I will call you Siaya. What do you think?” “Misdreavus!” It say with delight. I smile and think to myself, wow, one of my favorite type of pokemon. “That’s so cool Jem!” Tammy Said with a smile. We all returned our pokemon into their pokeballs. “So, our journey begins here as we take our first steps into the far reaches of Kalos.” “Yeah, but before we go our own journeys, can we spend some time together as friends?” Shauna asks. Tammy and everyone nods in agreement, but then turn to me as if they want to join them too. I nod and without any warning Siaya bursts out of her pokeball and floats right by my head. “Looks like she wants to say out.” Shauna says with a giggle. Siaya hides behind my head embarrassed. We sit there by the square for the rest of the time talking and drinking coffee and tea. As everyone heads back to their homes and hotel rooms, I stay sitting at the table, pondering what and how I will survive out there on my own. How will I get food? How will I get water? As this is happening Siaya pushes her head against my back and falls asleep in my hood as she disappears into her pink pearls around her neck. “Well this is a surprise. I thought Misdreavus only slept during the day.” I whispered to myself. I walk down the road as night swiftly approached, heading back to what used to be my home. As I walk by the gate to enter the town I can see my rooms light on, as I walked in I could hear my mom in her room crying still. I slowly walk upstairs and grabbed a couple of things like my sleeping bag and the money I had been saving for a rainy day. I walk over to my computer and turn on the screen, I open up a new note document and type a goodbye letter. I left as quickly as I came sneaking out past her Rhyhorn and left toward Aquacorde as I heard her start crying as I got past the front gate. Dear mom, I am no longer going to bother you anymore. My life is my own and I have to sculpt it now how I see fit, and with my new partners help I will quickly find a new home. I know you don’t want to see me anymore so I won’t bother contacting you, I hope you enjoy the rest of your life mom. Love your son, Jem