[color=00a651][b][u]Ant[/u][/b][/color]

[color=00a651]"Mum... Mum... MUM just listen. I know you said he was one of the smartest people you'd ever met when it came to Pokémon but he just seemed very odd..."[/color] Ant said to his Mum in a confused tone. His Mum had rang him up to see how his first day as a Pokémon trainer was going. It was the first time Ant had ever left Johto in his life and the first time he'd been away from his family so he was surprised his Mum hadn't been ringing him every half hour to check on him. 

[color=a187be]"Well he is getting on in life now, he was old when I was a young girl."[/color] His Mum replied. [color=a187be]"So did the meeting this morning go well? Are all the other trainers nice? Were there any cute girls for you?"[/color] 

Ant blushed a little at the last question but was used to how nosey his Mum was and got carried away with how many questions she asked him. [color=00a651]"I'm not even gunna answer that last question. And yeah urm... The meeting went good... Everyone seems nice."[/color] Ant didn't really want his Mum scolding him for being too drunk to get there on time so a little white lie wouldn't hurt her. [color=00a651]"Anyway I caught my first Pokémon today!"[/color] Ant said quickly trying to change the conversation. [color=00a651]"It's a Pidgey. When she evolves and gets a bit bigger I'll be able to come and fly across to you. I don't think she'll be able to carry my weight at the moment though..."[/color]

[color=a187be]"Oh it's good to know you're doing well Anthony. I'll let you get back to your new friends then. I'm sure you don't want to be speaking to me all day. I hope Growlithes okay. I love you."[/color]

Ant looked down at growlithe who was sat calmly at the side of him. He scratched him on top of his head and the Pokemon looked up at Ant and smiled. [color=00a651]"Yeah he's doing good. Love you to Mum. Bye."[/color] He hung up and went back to waiting for his Pidgey. 

The longer he waited, the more he started day dreaming and thinking of what would be the best strategy to defeat Brock. He knew Brock was a rock trainer and fire and flying types didn't really do much against them. As he thought about catching something else, a girl knocked into him and brought him back to the real world. She apologised to him and he looked  over at her. [color=00a651]"No it's alright, I'm..."[/color] Ant cut himself off when he realised she'd already walked off from him. Feeling kind of embarrassed because he'd basically been speaking to himself, he looked straight down not wanting to make eye contact with anyone until he heard the nurse say the name "Lizbeth Rowe." Ant shot his head up looking around because he'd been told that name before from one of the assistants at the lab. It was one of the other trainers and when he noticed it was the woman who'd bumped into him. He started to build himself up to talk to her when she'd walk back past him. He was planning on stopping her and ask if he could tag a long with her but when the woman finally walked past him, he just froze and no words would escape his mouth. A few seconds later she was heading up the stairs as he just stood looking at her with his mouth open. Straight away Ants face went red from embarrassment of not being able to say anything and just looked down. Growlithe looked up and him and just nuzzled his head into Ants leg to make him feel better. [color=00a651]"Okay give me a minute. I'll have some food and then go and talk to her. She might be with the rest of the people as well! I just need something to eat first."[/color] 

The young woman had gone upstairs but Ant went over to a vending machine grabbing a drink and some chocolate. After that he moved to a bench and sat down and grabbed some treats for Growlithe as well. When they sat there eating another name was read out who was one of the people he'd been told about. This woman was the complete opposite of the first who was brightly dressed. This woman who was called Karen was in all black with hair just as dark. They both glanced at each other as she walked past him. [color=00a651]"Okay I'm gunna get up now."[/color] Ant said out loud to himself looking at the stairs. [color=00a651]"Gunna go and introduce myself now."[/color] Ant said again as he sat perfectly still.

All of a sudden Growlithe shot up and ran towards the stairs, then looked back at Ant. [color=ed1c24]"Growlithe."[/color] The Pokemon shouted at him to follow and gestured with his head to go up the stairs and suddenly he was out of sight. Ant had no choice now but to go and follow him.

When he got upstairs he found Growlithe sat down basically in-between a group of people. Ant rushed over to him and said, [color=00a651]"Will you not  run off from me next time please."[/color] Growlithe looked over his shoulders to Ant in annoyance knowing that Ant would have never approached them on his own. Ant suddenly realised he'd just ran right into a group of random people noticing the two girls who'd picked up some Pokemon from downstairs. He was slightly embarrassed because everyone was starring at him and he knew he had to say something. [color=00a651]"Hi... Urm I'm Ant. Were you lot at the meeting with Professor Oak this morning?"[/color]