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Haru Chapter One

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Scarlett- brown hair bounced as the young girl made her way through the double doors of a lobby crammed with extravagant paintings and ornately detailed sculptures. A blonde hair woman sat behind a counter in a dark teal leather chair framed in bronze metal details. "Something I can help you with?" She asked in a less than pleased mood as she popped a bubble gum bubble.
"Yes. My name is Yamada Haurchi. I was coming to pick up my uniform," the perky haired new student replied without flinching
"You do realize school doesn't start until next week?"
"I am aware of that. I need to have my uniform altered since only Moltres students have that luxury. My family has already paid my tuition, lab, and uniform fees in full. Thank you," Haruchi struck back with a calm yet cynical tone to her voice
"Right…." The woman replied in annoyance as she sashayed into a room behind the bulky chair in which she had sat. Haruchi wondered if she was this "warm" with the other students, of if she got the pleasure of her venomous attitude because she was a first year Articuno Blue. It wasn't long before the bitter woman returned with Haru's uniform in a clear covering on a hanger. "Have a nice day" the woman remarked giving Haru a scornful half-smile as she sat back down in her chair. Haru left without giving her anymore sentiment, however, she did give the woman a final glance because the woman popped an ear-ringing bubble.

The rest of that week flew by Haru much like a crisp spring wind. On her first day of school, Haru was extremely quiet and distant toward everyone. In her first class, introduction to Fusion Theory, she watched as some girls flaunted around their newest cellphone accessories to each other. One of the charms they went crazy over was an adorable Buneary head on a golden chain. Some of the other charms they adored included a Bulbasaur wearing a flower crown and a Pikachu on a surfboard. Her eyes were glued on how adorable they were, but she had to remind herself that she was forbidden to be sucked into such pointless things. As much as she tried to tell herself she hated cute items, she could never escape their grasp. Luckily for her, the professor came into the classroom with a swaying black robe.
About halfway through the lecture, she skimmed through the class trying to remember faces in case she ever needed to ask anyone for assignments. Among the people there were a boy with shoulder length, red hair, a boy with spikey dark blackish blue hair and obviously. Her eyes became locked with a pair of blood red eyes belonging to a Zapdos Yellow boy on the other side of the room.
"Are you done daydreaming Miss Yamada so I can continue my lecture?" The monocle-wearing professor asked blocking her view of the boy
"I'm sorry. Please forgive my behavior, sensei. It will not happen again," Haru apologized embarrassedly. Snicker could be heard like pages of a worn book turning in a library, and mocking stares could be felt like needle pricks in the back. Haru hid her butterscotch eyes and burning, pink face in her overgrown hair too embarrassed to look at anyone.

A week or so went on the same with, except without the embarrassment. Haru refused to talk or look at anyone unless they happened to be a professor or staff member. She did, of course, take time to listen to what the girls from her pre-fusion theory class were saying about the latest trends. On a particular Wednesday, they happened to be conversing about plushies. Haru face lit up as one of them pulled out a Muna plushie. She tried to look away, but the plushie's cuteness took hold of her. Once again, as the teacher came in, the plushie went back to its safe place in the girl's backpack.

After school Haru was sitting alone on the edge of the Articuno quad. Alone, that is, except for a Meowth wearing a string ribbon necklace. She stroked the feline pokemon's head as it yawned, curled up in her lap.
"Hey, Yamada. Take this," A masculine voice called apparently from behind her. She turned around to look into familiar blood red eyes bordered with black and white hair. He was holding a shiny Sentret plushie with a pink bow at the base of its tail.
Haru's face, before going to an annoyed expression, was in shock, "What makes you think I want that dumb thing senpai?"
"You watch the Ross triplets everyday,"
"Oh so now you're a stalker?!"
"No. I don't have to stalk you to know you're hiding something,"
"Wh-what did you say?!"
"Just take the plushie,"
"Why?!"
"Because I know you want it,"
"In your dreams!"
"You wish you were,"
"Fine! But I'll only take it if you beat me in a three on three battle senpai!" Haru demanded as she hopped to her feet
"Battling me for something I'm trying to give you? You're quite different from the other students, aren't you?"
"So do you accept or what?!"
"Sure," the boy laughed

The two prepared their pokeshooters, exchanging looks of boredom (from the boy) and determination (from Haruchi). The small lights on their pokeshooters flickered before  the display showed the pokemon chosen at random. The few Blue students quickly ensnared the two in a ring of cheers….nearly all of which were for the boy, naming him Zear.
"Alright let's go!" Haru shouted as her first pokemon was revealed. A four-legged amphibious pokemon lazily lifted itself to a no threatening standing position from laying on its belly. Its body was as crystal blue as fresh pond water and its head supported two orange, external gill-like structures. Its shoal grey eyes watched the opposing trainer silently summon his pokemon. With a burst of blinding light, a ferocious quadruped dragon roared with raging power. Haru's pokemon, a Mudkip took a step backwards out of fear.
Zear let out a slight chuckle as he commanded, "Salamance, dragon breath!"
"Mudkip dodge it!" Haru voice echoed. Luckily, because of its petite stature, Mudkip was able to flatten its body against the ground and be missed by the swirling vortex of an attack.
"Salamance! Dragon claw!-"
"Mudkip use yawn!". The vicious dragon whipped around and struck the puny water pokemon hard.
"Looks like your efforts are in vain,"
"Tackle!". Mudkip ran full speed toward the ominous Salamance
"Ha," Zears began, "Rock slide," Salamance obeyed his trainer without question. Its slender tail pounded the ground hard causing Mudkip to fly into the air, dodging falling boulders..
"Perfect! Now, Mudkip, use ice beam!" Haru exclaimed excitedly
"Oh no you don't, Sala-?!" Zear was cut short. His salamance fell on its side in a heavy sleep. Mudkip's ice beam blasted Salamance pretty rigidly, but it was enough to even slightly move the colossal dragon. "But how..?" Zear trailed
"Remember when you used dragon claw? Well, Mudkip was able to yawn right in Salamance's face," Haru explained sounding like a boisterous child. Zear shrugged as he recalled his slumbering Salamance while Haru ordered Mudkip to use refresh.
"No more games!" Zears declared. A medium sized, tawny colored crow-like pokemon flapped its rugged wings, lifting it into the air in a dominating manor.
"Ice be-!"
"Faint attack!" Zear yelled over Haru. Mudkip's bass shaped mouth opened wide, releasing the frigid blast. It was too late; Fearow disappeared from view right before slamming into Mudkip. Mudkip's petite body bounced against the ground with a double thud. Despite Haru's pleas to stay down, Mudkip managed to pull itself to its feet. "Sky attack,"
"Mudkip! No!" Haru cried out as Fearow's beak sent Mudkip flying into the air. She caught her pokemon's fainted body as it flopped back down. Recalling her pokemon, Haru apologized to her pokemon.
"Trapinch,". The fanta orange army ant materialized in a proper solider stance. A certain readiness to battle swirled in its doll-like, beady eyes.
"Look, I have all of my pokemon left and you are down to two. You can end this battle and save yourself the embarrassment," Zear tried to reason
"Quit this early in the battle?! No chance! "
"Fearow, sky attack again!". Like before, Fearow swooped down like an enemy spy plane over a war zone.
"Hold you position, Trappy!" Haru instruct her faithful Trappinch. Like Haru said, Trapinch stood by as Fearow approached. It seemed like both a second and an eternity all in one as Haru screeched, "Rock tomb!". Trapinch jerked to stand on its hind legs as it pointed a Fearow with its fronts legs. Hefty stones erupted from the ground and collided into Fearow. Though Trapinch had the type advantage move over Fearow, the attack only did minor damage. "Trappy, crunch!". Trapinch leaped toward Fearow as if it were a bowl of premium brand pokefood.
"I don't thinks so! Faint attack!!". Fearow, once again, did a vanishing attack even the greatest magician would be envious of. Both Trapinch and Haru look around the battle field in hopes of getting a hint of where Fearow might emerge. BAM!! Trapinch flew backwards from Fearow's  straightforward attack. Trapinch landed on all fours with a cartwheel motion. "Aerial ace!"
"Toxic!". Before Fearow managed to faint Trapinch, Trapinch covered Fearow with a thick layer of toxic jell. As Fearow landed, it winced from the painful poison. Haruchi gently picked stroked Trapinch's head as she recalled it. Before calling out her last pokemon, she took a chance to listen to the [now] mob of students from Articuno Blue and some from Zapdos Yellow. Their reactions were mixed; all of their "yays!" or "boos!" melted together to form the sound of noise. It was like watching the elite four on tv and the tv gives into static. She noticed a familiar boy in the crowd, strangely enough, he was cheering for neither of them. She recognized him as a member of her introductory fusion theory class. She tried to recall his name, but now wasn't the time. "Cubchoo!" Haru began, "Hail!".  Chunks of ice dispatched from the sky, and struck Fearow.

After another few exchanges of attacks, Fearow fell to the small cub's staller techniques. Cubchoo let out a small sneeze as a sleeping Salamance reappeared. Haru's face, once again, was filled with a child-like arrogance. "Cubchoo! Sheer cold!" She squealed. Cubchoo grunted as it drew all of its energy together as it began to glow a sharp blue. The crowd went silent from anticipation. The only sound that disrupted this moment of awe was a flock of Pidove flying overhead. Cubchoo yelled as devastating ice shot up around its feet…..but that was it. Cubchoo's level was much lower than Zear's Salamance rendering the attack useless. Everyone in the crowd did a comedy fall; Zear's eye twitched. Salamance, by this time, was wide awake and snorted at its opponents as if mocking them.

"Dragon tail," Zear almost laughed. With that, Salamance swung its lean tail into cubchoo, winning the battle for Zear. Haru recalled Cubchoo silently, hiding under her face under her hair. "I believe this is yours,"
Haru stood before the upperclassman without saying a word or moving. A few minutes passed before she grabbed her new plushie in a hug with a huge grin. "You are soooo adorable! I think I will name you Cookie," she said to the doll. Zear looked off as if wondering if she would thank him for it. Suddenly, his arms were sandwiched between her arms and the Sentret plushie. "Thank you Zear-senpai!!" she squeaked turning her large eyes toward him, "I'm going to go put her in my dorm, bye!" She joyfully skipped away despite just getting owned in battled. "Wait a minute," she thought remembering the guy from the crowd, "What is his name…..?"

But……that was all last year. Haru opened the doors on her first day of her second year to her first class. She looked calm on the outside, but the truth was she was ready to burst. "I hope Zear-senpai remembers me," she giggled to herself
I didn't add many characters because, well, you'll see when you finish the story. I know Zear is late for his second year, and the reason for what Haru says last is because she bugs Zear after their battle (like little sister to big brother almost...or his sidekick XD ).

Spoilers after this line:
The red haired guy is Zane. Sometimes between her first and second year, they become firends. The "what was his name," line was a joke on Haru's character. Too naiive to remember names XD I mentioned Rider (blackish blue hair guy from her fusion theory intro class) I hope he is a second year XD If he's not then it's Bob XD

Things I forgot:
I forgot to mention Haru is currently a second year ZAPDOS student. Also, I forgot to reread for typos :P oh well hehe :3
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