Brand New Friends (Open)

[Elena Morbury]

Elena stopped in front of the door the held the items that she would need to rest in. She had yet to see the inside of the room, and yet this was where she was to stay until she was ready to make her mark. She silently stared at the door as if the gaze would somehow open the door. That wasn't her intention, but it seemed like it was anyway. She was merely going through this in her mind, and having possible second thought. Was she really doing the right thing?

 Elena shook her head vigorously. Of course she was! There was no turning back now anyway, because everything was already set. Turning back now would be horrible on the staff, and an all around cowardly thing to do. Now the only matter was when to grab the knob and open it. Would she wait out of fear, or get it over with? 

 At that moment, she glared at the door and grabbed the knob, turning it in an instant. As soon as she opened the door, she could've sworn that she saw something scurrying around the room. Elena arched an eyebrow for a moment, but she brushed it off in the end before placing her bags on her bed. She then sat on the bed, lying on it with her legs draped over the side. 

 She suddenly felt a force beginning to move her legs, and she found herself back first on the ground. Elena sat up a little, rubbing her head when she found herself face to face with a small, yellow creature, and gasped. What was this Pichu doing here? "Hello," she spoke gently. "Who are you?" The Pichu's ears twitched as a giant smile formed on its lips. "Pichu!" She squeaked before running off of Elena's belly (she was still laying down?) and ran to the mirror. There was no way that that Pichu could've moved her legs, right? It was so tiny!

 However, the real culprit was near the mirror as well. It was a grey cat-like Pokemon, looking at her reflection, relishing in just how 'fabulous' she looked no doubt. While she thought the cat looked cute, fabulous was not a way she'd describe it. She knew that the Espurr, as the Pokemon was called, was the culprit when it used confusion to lift up a book to prop herself up on. The Pichu started clapping and giggling while Elena was still bewildered. 

 Suddenly she noticed that a note was placed neatly on a desk near her bed, and she opened the letter. "Dear Elena Morbury," it read. "It has come to our attention that you have not received your first/second Starter Pokemon. In this academy, we require that each student start with two Pokemon, one with a type that matches the dorm, and another of your choice. We have read your application and we've picked two Pokemon that we find will meet your requirements fine. The Pichu is named Sparkle. She's social, but very timid and doesn't like to fight. The Espurr is Jayna. She is a very loyal, but vain companion. She can be a handful, but very reliable none the less. We trust that you'll have the patience to handle these two. It was required that they paired together because they were so close. These will be the Pokemon that you'll start your journey with. Signed, The Grey Academy."

 Elena looked at the note and back at the two Pokemon playing around. They didn't seem like the ideal Starter Pokemon, but she was stuck with them. All because she didn't have one yet. What in the world had she gotten herself into?
                                                                                         
                                                                                                   

[Yuu Lihua]

"Asshole gimme back that box!" Yuu dashed down the hall and tried to lunge for Daichu...only to fall flat on his face. The Pichu laughed at Yuu's misfortune. Today was just one of those days where the little Pichu felt more mischievous than usual. That tore it. Yuu reached for his belt but notice that Daichu turned the corner. He laid his back against the wall. He mentally counted in his head as he prepared Karamasu's pokeball.

The plan was simple, send Karamasu out. Grab Daichu, and then grab the box of strawberry pocky the little guy stole. Yuu took a deep breathe, his finger resting on the button of the ball. Yuu pushed up his glasses. Technically Hua is a better candidate, but the Oddish didn't seem to care for the antics of the two and just leaves to avoid whatever shenanigance they're apart of.

"Karamasu!" Yuu slid into the door way and sent out his Pokeball...right on to the poor person standing in the room. Daichu was sitting in a corner and laughing. "Oi no using people as shields!" Yuu did not care for the poor girl now in the way of an airborne Inkay.

[Elena Morbury]

 While considering all of these options, Elena heard a bit of a ruckus going on outside of her room. To her surprise, she saw another Pichu. It seemed to be really enjoying running away from whatever it was it was running away from, judging by its constant laughing. At first she thought he was playing, which seemed half true. "Hi, little one." she began. "What are you doing?"

 Sparkle and Jayna came out of the room to investigate, but while Jayna seemed more bold, Daichu's rambunctious reactions caused her to hide behind Elena's leg. She wasn't so much as intimidated as she was fascinated by this other Pichu. Jayna, on the other hand, was clearly not happy with whatever it was that the Pichu was doing. She seemed to be glaring at him though she tried not to.

   Then she felt something hard hit her head, and Elena yelped before rubbing her head at the hard object. Before she could even have a good look at the Pokeball, an Inkay landed on her face sending her to the ground. Elena gently moved the Pokemon from her face and allowed it to float or stand as it pleased. She then saw the source of the Pokeball and was face to face with a boy. She'd never met him before, so she acted as she always did: give a plain look at his direction before looking back at the Pichu.

 Though it didn't look it, Elena was now very much aware why the Pichu was running away: whether or not this Pichu belonged to this boy, it stole that box from him, and while she kind of appreciated the joke, she nor Jayna appreciated stealing. "You think you can do something about that?" she asked and Jayna agreed eagerly. Her eyes glowed blue as she tried to separate the box from the Pichu. 

[Yuu Lihua]

"You think you can do something about that?" It was only then that Yuu gave full acknowledgement to the girl in the room...for a split moment before looking back at Daichu. The Espurr's eyes started to glow blue as the box was separated from Daichu. Yuu took the moment to pluck the box from the air and let out an annoyed sigh. He looked over at the Espurr.

"Thank you." Yuu opened the metal case on his belt and placed the pocky box inside it before closing it. "Now as for yo-hey!" Suddenly Daichu was crawling rapidly up Yuu's body and is already hanging on to the top of his head and laughing. "You really are going to be a handful are you?" Yuu took out Karamasu's pokeball and returned the little squid.

[Elena Morbury]

Elena's only response to Yuu's gratitude was a smile and a nod, but Jayna seemed to relish the gratitude. "Espurr..." she purred, a smirk plastered on her smug face. For a moment she forgot about her anger with Daichu. However, the little Pichu hiding behind Elena's leg didn't forget about the other Pichu. In fact, she was even more intrigued the more he moved. The Espurr began scolding the male Pichu until he started messing with his Trainer. There was a glimmer of amusement in Elena's eyes, but other than that she didn't show any signs of making any sort of fun. 

 Jayna, on the other hand, showed no sign of attempting not to laugh at Yuu's misfortune. She was on the floor, laughing her head off while Elena seemed to be trying to stop her. "Oh, please don't do that." she said. "That's not very polite. How would you feel if we laughed at you?" The Espurr paused only for a moment before laughing even harder than before. Elena sighed in frustration before facing Yuu. "I'm sorry," she said, speaking to him for the first time. "I just got these Pokemon. I-I'm not all that used to them." 

 Meanwhile, Sparkle breathed in a deep sigh in order to bring up the courage to approach this intriguing creature. She seemed to be trying to calm some nerves, maybe to impress the Pichu? "Pi... Pichu?" she called over, trying to make a proper Pichu greeting. "Pi... Pichu... Pichu?" (Um... Can I play... too?) She shyly looked up at the mischievous Pichu. 

[Yuu Lihua]

"Espurr..." The psychic cat seemed really proud of itself. Yuu didn't need to speak Pokemon to understand that. He took a sigh of relief and carefully took a pocky stick out, making sure that the electric mouse resting on his head doesn't swipe it form him again. He placed the chocolate stick in his mouth as he closed the case, letting out another sigh of relief as he did. The Espurr was now taking amusement to this.

"Oh, please don't do that." The girl said. "That's not very polite. How would you feel if we laughed at you?" The Espurr stared at the girl and began to laugh harder. Even Daichu was amazed at this one's...behavior. "I'm sorry," The girl began. "I just got these Pokemon. I-I'm not all that used to them."

"Sit down with them and take your time. Relationship between trainer and Pokemon aren't built in a day." Yuu's eyes gazed upward, Daichu looking down. "I'm already slowly forgetting the days where Daichu here wasn't a part of my life." Yuu heard the other Pichu squeak. It was then Yuu bent down. "Come on Daichu, I think this one wants to say hi." Yuu shook his head forward. Daichu hopped off and then nodded...all while giving a slightly devilish smile.

"I take it you're a recent transfer?" Yuu shouldn't really talk though. He was a late commer too. "Welcome I guess." He walked on over to the door way and leaned on it, waiting patiently for Daichu to finish goofing off without paying further mind to the person in the room.