*Chapter 1: Castelia🎶
It took a long time heading from region to region just to get to my destination in the unova region, a region I haven't been to for a long while since being away. The trip took longer than expected due to me getting off the private jet to explore the other regions I arrive too while the jet was being refueled.
The company I was traveling with wasn't very happy that I kept running off to do whatever, but it sure was an amazing time! It's been a dream of mine to travel, but we only stopped at a few areas in each region before the jet was ready to fly again.
Between all the stops and exploring, it took about a week to arrive to my home region where I grew up in. For the pass five years since being away, I expected this day to arrive so much later, but since I got to come back early, I stopped at many souvenir shops to get things for my loving family that's waiting for me. I wonder if they know I'm coming home at all.
"We've arrived" the company I had with me told me as I had my attention on the music playing from my music player that's probably older than I am. I looked up from the game I was playing on it and looked out the window at the airport from a distance.
"I would think to see more than an empty runway" I said. They didn't reply and started taking out my luggage. I smiled at them ignoring me and was escorted to the exit. Below the set of stairs was a familiar man who had his back turned towards me.
Without receiving help from the company I was with, I jumped off the stairs without taking a step and landed right in front of the guy who turned back to me in the same time and nearly fell back in shock. I laughed at his surprised expression.
"Looker-san!" I giggled "did I surprise you?" He groaned and fixed his tie, clearly looking annoyed "oh come on! I haven't seen you in years and you treat me with such hostility?" He gulped and turned away. I hid my hands behind me and stared at the nervousness he was trying to hide.
"H-Hello, Camilla" it was funny on how much he was sweating and stuttering just from me standing in front of him "glad to see you made it home safely" I smiled big and nodded.
"It's good to be back! Sorry it took so long! We had a few stops" the company walking away with my luggage looked beyond annoyed. I snorted at this, giggling a bit, and turned back to Looker looking at his phone.
"I've gotten a lot of reports of you causing trouble, but it didn't seem that serious so I didn't really care. You're allowed to do whatever you want as long as you don't-"
"Yeah" I nodded firmly "I got you a souvenir, want to see it?" He rolled his eyes and walked to my side so we can start walking to the car the company was putting my stuff into "We're only at a airport" I took a scarf out my carryon I carried before pounding it against Looker to take it for me, making him groan surprise and glare at me as I place the scarf on my head to hide my hair "I certainly hope not too much changed since I've been away" I said.
"Change is a natural thing to happen. You have no control over it" I brushed on the scarf for the final look "since the five years you've been away, Unova has dealt with a lot of things"
"Like?" he gave my carryon to one of the company to set in the back seat while I was brought to the front with Looker getting in the drivers seat.
"Put on your seat belt" he told me.
"Why? I'm free now, so why should I have anything hold me back? Like a seatbelt?" I joked. He didn't respond and waited for me to do as he says. I rolled my eyes amused and put it on once the company was done putting my things in the back "Thanks guys! I had lots of fun!" I waved to them from the open window "I hope we can do it again!" Looker closed the window before we drove off.
"You better lead a low profile. I wouldn't want you to cause trouble around again" I arched my brow at him keeping his eyes on the road "It's been five years since you've been away. I'm hoping you'd change"
"Right, like five years will do anything" I smirked. He gulped and gripped on the wheel, turning a bit blue. I giggled at his reaction "don't worry" I took out my music player "I won't cause trouble. I just cant wait to see my family" I hugged the music player, excited to see my little sister again "do they know I'm coming home?"
"We haven't had the time to inform them, but don't worry. I'll be there to escort you to wherever your mom is. I've asked an agent to track her down to find her easier just in case she's not home. We're not letting you roam on your own and cause trouble"
"Oh please, you don't even know me enough to know what I would do. Cut me some slack. I've been surrounded by walls since I was a kid! If I want to look around, I'm going to look around regardless" he glanced at my serious face "I hate the idea of change, but if my home city has changed, I want to see what I've missed. Why would I waste my time doing anything else?" He looked back at the road, not responding.
I sighed at the silent treatment, expecting it, and looked around the car "do you have an aux?" I didn't give him time to respond before I took out my own "got one" I connected it to the car and to my music player without asking for permission, and played a song I closed my eyes to relax to.
"I had a dream... I got everything that I wanted" I sang "not what you think... and if I'm being honest, it might've been a nightmare... to anyone who might care" I smiled, enjoying the lyrics
Song: Everything I wanted by Billie Ellish
After awhile of driving, I heard car horns going off in a lot of directions. I opened my eyes and looked up at a city full of sky scrapers "no way" I gasped "Is this Castelia City? I didn't know it was this crowded"
"It didn't use to always be this way" Looker said "Camilla, listen... We need to talk-" I opened the car door and walked out "C-Camilla!" I smiled back at him "We have to get to the ship to get to Virbank! Get back in the car!"
"Boat that goes to Virbank. Got it! Meet you there!" I winked and ran off.
"Camilla!" I laughed, knowing he was stuck where he was. He can't leave his car unattended. It's his fault for not locking the doors in the first place.
"He's so funny" I giggled and walked pass all the cars in the traffic jam "There's so many cars..." I looked up at the tall buildings "this place looks so much more different than what I remember..." I frowned "I wonder what else changed since I've been away" I ignored the city and walked pass a bunch of people not caring that they slammed into my shoulder and kept walking.
"This may be the longest I've been by myself" I spotted an ice cream shop with a very long line "Ice cream sounds nice" I patted my pockets for my wallet, but I didn't even have any money on me "damn" I pouted and spotted a couple walking pass me, holding hands while eating their cones. I watched them smiling at each other, finding it cute enough to make me smile.
"Adorable" I sighed to myself before walking off to find the ship Looker was talking about and strangely felt like I needed to look up. Once I did, I gasped amazed at the large screen above the skyscraper showing off my little sister in an interview! "Rosa!" I cupped my cheeks in awe.
There was no audio, but seeing Rosa on screen made my heart beat excitedly to finally see her after so long! I was only able to send letters back and forth from where I stayed, so seeing her and my mom in person will be the time of my life!
Her expression on screen seemed shy for some reason. I lowered my smile, knowing she was never a shy person "What..?"
"It's a shame what happened to her" someone said beside me, staring up at the screen. It was a tall man with big hair and a colorful outfit covered in paint.
"What do you mean?" I asked, shaking a bit "something happened to her?" He looked at me confused.
"Are you new here?" I slowly nodded, biting the inside of my cheeks "She's a famous actress related to the hero of Unova" hero of Unova? "She's admired by a lot of people, but she went missing about a month ago" My heart sunk so hard that I walked away immediately, not wanting to hear another thing.
My little sister? Missing..? No, that can't be true. Why wasn't I told about this? My body was shaking as I was walking, feeling anxious for answers... I just got here and I had to hear this news from a stranger?! Why didn't Looker tell me? Was he going to tell me at all?
"I wasn't told something very important..." I looked at my shaking hands "I can't believe this..." I bit my lips "that feeling back then..." I felt empty. I didn't know what it was at first, but I felt like I lost a connection.
I made it to the ship that had a sign that they were going to sail to Virbank soon. I wonder if Looker will make it here on time "I guess I'll just wait here" I sat on a near by bench that was by a woman trying to control her crying baby "I probably should had brought my things with me" I sighed, ignoring all the crying and hummed a song to myself, calming myself down from the shaking. Eventually, the crying stopped, confusing me. The lady with the baby sobbed and looked at me.
"You have no idea how long I've tried to get my baby to stop crying. You're a live savor" I smiled and walked up to her to look at the baby looking up at the sky.
"What a cute baby" I smiled as it looked up at me. I flinched and looked away so it wouldn't look at me "So pure and innocent. You've been blessed with a beautiful creature"
"Ga.." the baby called. I looked at it confused, seeing it staring at me with its hand open. I softly held its tiny hand and felt calm again, smiling at the little creature.
"You're so cute..." I closed my eyes and sang another song to it, slowly getting it to fall asleep. I released its hand and sighed, feeling better after releasing all that stress.
"Camilla!" I heard Looker shouting at me and run at me and the woman "I'm sorry ma'am, did something happen?" I giggled. The woman looked confused and denied anything happening that he thought I would do.
"She was just singing to my baby" she admit "I haven't had the ability to put him to sleep, so she's a life savor" I waved my hand and handed her my music player "What's this for?"
"You can have it. The songs I played are in there"
"I-I can't take this from you!"
"It's not big deal! I have it all in my head! Happy to help!" I skipped away, getting Looker to jump and hurry after me.
"Don't ever run off like that again! You are not allowed to roam without a guard!" I pouted at his angry face.
"It wasn't that big of a deal!" I looked away "I just wanted to see my family faster..." I clenched my fist "Looker... Is there something you want to tell me?" He was quiet for a moment.
"I wanted to tell you something before you just jumped out my car" I frowned at him.
"About my sister?" He deepened his frown "Is... Is she really missing?"
"She is. The force is working extra hard to find her. Your mom is always calling to see if we made any progress, but there's no lead"
"I can't believe I didn't know about this" I bit my lips hard "I was looking forward to seeing her... My mom lost her daughters... I can't imagine how she feels"
"Camilla-?" I slapped his hand that was reaching for my shoulder.
"Just shut up" I looked back at him with a dry smile "Shall we head back home now?" He sighed and walked to his car.
"I'm going to pull my car into the ship and pay for the shipping fee. Get on as soon as possible" he handed me my bag. I nodded and took it with me as he walked away. I need to calm down... The situation is being taken care of... but how long must I wait? What happened throughout the years I've been gone?
I stared at the ocean for a moment, smelling the fresh salty air blowing into my face, almost blowing away my scarf off my head. I had an instinct that something was rushing towards me.
"Watch out!!" I looked behind me at a girl losing control of her own running. I stepped to the side to let her fall straight on her face "Ouch!" She whined and say up, softly touching her bloody nose "Owww!" She sobbed. I chuckled and kneeled down to hand her my handkerchief. She looked up at me confused.
"Are you okay?" I smiled at her familiar features. She gasped like she was admiring me before taking the hankie.
"Yes! T-Thank you!" I chuckled and gave her my hand to help her stand up and brush the dirt off her pants "Thanks..." her held her nose with the hankie "I was in a hurry to get here to the boat before it sails away"
"Don't worry, you're just on time" she pumped her fist in victory "I hope you didn't hurt your nose too bad"
"I think I'll be okay" I nodded and walked with her to the ship where Looker was waiting for me "Is that your dad coming?" I looked at Looker walking up to us.
"Camilla! What did you do?" Looker stared me down. I laughed and hid behind Bianca "Are you okay, young lady? Did this little girl do something?" The girl looked confused.
"What? No! She helped me out after I fell and let me borrow her hankie!" Looker sighed in relief.
"You should apologize for assuming" I stuck my tongue out and held the girls hand "We're going to hang out. Don't worry, I'll get back to you when we reach Virbank" he rolled his eyes and went into his car to read his newspaper. I giggled and turned to the girl looking at me confused.
"What was that about? Did he think you hurt me or something?" I pulled her hand over to the side of the ship so we can look out in the ocean and the big city.
"Don't worry about him. He's delusional" I circled my finger beside my ear to call him crazy "Look at this view. It's amazing" I smiled at the soft wind blowing in my face, taking in the silence for awhile until it was time to set sail. After awhile, Castelia City fated away.
"And send" the girl was using her Xtransceiver before putting it away and smile back at me "Sorry about that, I was letting my boyfriend know I made it to the ship on time" I smiled and leaned on the side.
"Seeing how fast you were running, I assume you are late often?" She nervously laughed.
"You got me" I giggled "I would had gotten in trouble if I didn't make it on time" she looked at the view with me "You seem amazed by the view. Are you new to the city?"
"I was away from Unova for a few years, so I was admiring how much changed" I lied a bit "I'm heading to where my family lives in Aspertia City"
"That's where I'm going today! We should go there together" I nodded, looking forward to it "Welcome back to Unova! Where were you before?"
"In Sinnoh, working" I lied on the last part.
"That's exciting! Unova has a lot to offer! It's changed since you've been away though. I traveled all over the region with my friends a few years back. Now I'm an assistant for the Pokémon professor"
"Juniper?" She nodded proudly.
"Yeah!" She smiled big and groaned that she stretched her nose "She's pretty cool. She gave me and my friends Pokédexs and even our first Pokemon" I leaned on my chin against the railing, pretty amused. I can see why she doesn't recognize me "it was the best adventure ever! There was some ups and downs with a gang that tried to liberate pokemon, but we took care of them"
"Oh?" I listened to her ramble on and on "Tell me more" I was interested to know on the story of the hero of Unova related to my sister.
"Well, we didn't particularly did much of taking care of it, we just helped. Hilda was the main one!" My smile widened "She's awesome!" I nodded, agreeing "wait a minute! I'm here talking and I didn't even introduce myself! I'm Bianca! Nice to meet you! Thanks for lending me your handkerchief. I promise I'll have it washed and return it to you"
"Don't worry about it" I opened my hand so she can give it back. She looked at my hand confused before slowly placing it on my bare hand. I gave her a new one while I kept the other in a plastic bag in my bag "I'll take care of it"
"You sure?" I nodded and watched her staring at me like she was trying to figure out something. I just smiled and looked back at the ocean "Hey... Um" she started "You kinda remind me of someone, in appearance, but I know you're not her" I hummed amused "your name is Camilla, isn't it?"
"Yep" she held her chin, thinking hard.
"Mind me asking... but" she groaned a bit "Are you re- no, that's not possible. You know what? Nevermind" she waved her hands "I'm just going crazy"
"Awe, but I like crazy!" I hid my laugh with my fingers. She blinked confused "You always kept things to yourself when you weren't sure of something to avoid Cheren making fun of you" she flinched "You don't have to hold back, you know?"
"Sorry... How do you know that-" she gasped, staring at my face "Have we met?"
Hello readers! Welcome to my new story! Followed by the series behind Twins of kalos! The twins of Pokémon series will always follow twins in specific regions and I may make a guide book if I manage to make a third book. Not sure yet, but I hope you enjoy this one! Camilla is certainly an interesting character, and I enjoyed building it! Can't wait for you to read more!
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