[quote=@Nightmare Bunny]
[center][color=82ca9d][h1][u][b]Ivy Aspen[/b][/u][/h1][/color]
[h2]“Lead the Way”[/h2][/center]

[color=662d91]"Huh? Right. Right, uh, Tyrian,”[/color] said the other girl, scooping up her wayward Pokemon. She seemed somewhat flustered, and Ivy dispassionately wondered whether it was because she was embarrassed by her Nidoran’s behavior.[color=662d91] "Uh, sorry about that. But yeah, I am a trainer, the Nidoran is mine."[/color]

So she had been right, then— this was another trainer, and probably just as much of a beginner at her new occupation as Ivy was. 

[color=662d91]"But what's a kid like you doing out here by yourself?"[/color] asked the other girl, suddenly seeming to regain her composure, and Ivy froze.

At the mention of the word [i]‘kid’,[/i] any limited goodwill that Ivy had briefly possessed for the girl abruptly vanished. The look on her face turned chillier than Snowpoint City in late December.

[color=662d91]"Don't you know that's illegal? And aren't you a little young to be a pokemon trainer anyways?" [/color]continued the girl huffily. [color=662d91]"Shouldn't you run home to your parents or something before you get hurt?"[/color]

[i]Run home to her… parents?[/i] If she wasn’t careful, Ivy was going to hit something. It was like this girl was [i]trying[/i] to push all of Ivy’s buttons. 

The following silence was so thick that it was almost stifling.

[color=82ca9d]“I’m sixteen years old,”[/color] Ivy said frostily, her fingers clenching in Mareep’s fur. [color=82ca9d]“Perhaps you should get your eyes checked.”[/color]

Calm, calm… she had to stay in control. She was alone, and [i]everyone[/i] knew that travelling alone was illegal. It was dangerous in Johto nowadays, after all.

She took a deep breath, and closed her eyes.

[color=82ca9d]“Regardless, if you’re a trainer as well, then I will have to follow you, at least until we reach Cherrygrove,”[/color] said Ivy, her voice lapsing back into monotone. [color=82ca9d]“I was unfortunately separated from my group by a wild Onix attack.”[/color]

She opened her eyes and gave Tesla one last pat before putting him back down on the ground. The Mareep pawed at the ground experimentally, and slunk off to stare maliciously at the other girl from behind Ivy’s leg.

[color=82ca9d]“Anyway,”[/color] said Ivy impassively, feeling a little calmer now. [color=82ca9d]“If we’re going to be traveling together, then I should introduce myself. I’m Ivy Aspen, from Ecruteak City. It’s a pleasure, I suppose.”[/color]

Honestly, as haughty as this girl seemed, it was probably a good thing that Ivy had run into her. Following the law was probably a good thing, after all.

She'd just have to... wait for this girl to lead the way.
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