Me: Ah! What a beautiful day! Time to get to work on Wattpad!

AP Exam: OH NO YA DON'T!!! *tackles*

Me: NO!!!!!!!!

So yeah, finally got this done. Hope you enjoy

I left Serena at the front of the school to investigate the source of the noise. I made my way down the side of the school which was pretty desolate. Bushes lined the brick walls of the building. Further from the wall was a metal wire fence which divided the school property from either a forest or a park. I wasn't sure which. I looked around warily, searching for any sign of movement. Hearing a bush rustle on the side of the school, I took a step back in shock, ready to face whatever might pop out. The tension in the air rose and balled my hands up into fists. I watched as a man with shoulder length blue hair stepped out of the bushes. He wore black boot and gloves and white pants and a white shirt. And how could I forget the tell-tale big bright pink "R" on his shirt.

"I don't have Pikachu and you know it," I muttered to him.

"I'm not here for that," James tried to explain, but I couldn't help but be skeptic. Who could blame me? This was the guy who had been stalking me for 5 years of my life with his friends, trying to take my Pokemon. Why should I trust him?

"Alright," I said, deciding to play along for the moment. "So what are you here for then?" I asked folding my arms across my chest.

James sighed. "What's up with you twerp?"

My eyes widened and I felt the tension in my body ease up. "What do you mean?"

"It's rather obvious that you aren't acting like the twerpish trainer we try tricking time and time again," James stated narrowing his eyes at me, as though he were studying me. "I, for one, am curious to know why."

"I'm fine. I don't know what you're talking about," I lied looking away towards the fenced off forest. I noticed a Zigzagoon running freely between the trunks of trees. I felt jealous. It could live freely, while I was stuck here at a school that I never wanted to be at in the first place. Why couldn't that be me? Running again without a care in the world, searching for the next adventure.

I silently sighed and turned to look at James who had a frown upon his lips. I wasn't being very convincing and we both knew it. I wasn't exactly the best liar.

"Why do you even want to know?" I asked. There had to be some other motive behind that question. After all this was Team Rocket. If they were asking about me, it wouldn't be out of concern. Why? Because it wouldn't benefit them at all.

James bit his lower lip. "I may be evil, but I'm not heartless. Jessie however is a different story," he muttered. "I've known you for years twerp and I can tell something's up. So spill."

"I'd rather not talk about it," I replied quietly. 

"I suppose I have to respect that," James huffed. I thought that was either when he would've walked away or put whatever plan he had into action.

But he didn't. He did the last thing I expected him to do.

I watched him slowly as he approached me and...hugged me.

James of freaking Team Rocket hugged me.

He pulled away with a sad smile. The funny thing is, it looked genuine. Without another word he ran off and I watched as he ran further from the spot I stood, jumped the fence, disappearing from sight.

For a minute I just stood there, feeling insanely confused. And slightly disturbed. Does James actually have a heart?

Out of the three pesky members of Team Rocket, James certainly seemed the most humane. He cared a lot about his Pokemon and his friends. He wasn't as much of a bully as Jessie or Meowth. That didn't mean he didn't have his own fair share of problems, like the mechs he engineered for thievery. But he was definitely more...sane?

A flashback of James in a Moltres costume then popped into my head.

"I AM THE MIGHTY MOLTRES!"

Yeah, sane might not be the best word to describe him, I thought to myself.

I shook my head and turned around, making my way back to the front of the school. I saw Serena peek her head around the corner of the school to look at me as I approached.

"So did you find it? What made the noise?" she asked.

"Oh, yeah. Some people were just hanging out behind the school," I lied. Well, maybe not lied. There was a person back there, after all. But I wasn't going into anymore detail on whatever that was about.

"Come on, don't you want to go now?" I asked, trying to change the subject.

"We never said where we were going," she noted.

I shrugged. "Wherever you want."

Serena's eyes lit up at that. "In that case..." she seemed to stop, looking down at her feet. Her facial features scrunched together as she thought about her options. "You know, how 'bout we just go on a walk?"

"That's all you want to do?" I asked. I thought she might want to go to the mall, or do something girly.

She nodded smiling, "I want to spend some time with you. I haven't seen you for so long and I'm sure we have A LOT to catch up on."

I shrugged and gave her a half smile, "I can't argue with that."

"With spending time together or having things to catch up on?" she asked

"Both."

Alright ya'll, that's it for now! Hope you enjoyed! Next chapter: Hopefully some dirt on our two protagonists! And MAYBE some minor fluff. 

The next update will probably take awhile. AP exams are right around the corner and I have a final exam for that class REALLY SOON! Hopefully I do well...if I don't die of a panic attack first...

But yeah, the next few updates will take quite awhile. Sorry! But summer's coming soon so hopefully more updates as well as stories that I want to start. Well, crossovers. Here's a hint at what one will be:

Yeah don't know if any of ya'll are Hamilton fans, but we've got the Schyuler sisters and Aaron Burr as Pokemon characters. Unfortunately I do not have a set start date yet. I'm hoping to start a story based on this concept soon but this will be different from my other books. This will be a graphic novel. 

I plan on creating a lot more illustrated stories as well as graphic novels. For those of you who don't know, I'm an artist and have been drawing for nearly my whole life. I think combining 2 of my long time interests will be fun and hopefully work out great!

Okay, finally, Question of the Day: Who's your favorite pokegirl and why?

Mine is ... not Serena. Actually, I prefer Dawn. She's super confident in her abilities and has a lovable and iconic Pokemon team. She and Ash have an insanely strong bond. She isn't afraid to speak her mind and take risks. She's basically Ash if Ash was a girl! XD

Well, thanks for reading and I'll see ya'll next read!