"Oha, Ai-chan!" he beamed as he burst through his sister's bedroom and collapsed on top of the piling heap made up of sheets and his sister's sleeping form. "Today's the day!"
His sister's response was quick and to the point, since she was the type of person to take her sleeping seriously. "Get off Ko-chan..."
"But nee-chan, Makiko-san's already gone to work, you have to help me get ready."
"Oh alright!" his ruffled and now quite pissed off sister replied, throwing her weight against her crushing sibling. "Now get off me! Go and get changed already..."
"Roger!" he chirped as he picked himself up from the floor after being tossed away by his sister's usual morning mood. "I'll see you at breakfast!"
With that, the blonde haired mop-top gave his grumpy counterpart a small wave and a cheery smile before disappearing down the hall, where he soon began to busy himself with making his own preparations for the day.
From the still warm yet sprawled sheets and covers of her bed, his sister slowly sat up in her place, rubbed her eyes and tried to gather her thoughts. Was it really that day already? It had come so quickly that she didn't even recognise how much time had passed since her brother first made the announcement of his journey; his very first Pokemon journey. But unbeknownst to him, she had her own plans as well.
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Sliding into his seat, Kozue enthusiastically surveyed the spread his sister had prepared for them for breakfast, and it was definitely a sight to behold. Two piles of buttered and jam spread toast, a couple of garnished omelets, six strips of bacon, two bowls of cereal, two glasses and a jug of orange juice, and two serves of freshly prepared fruit salad, decorated the now dwarfed dining table that occupied their kitchen.
"Wow Ai, this looks great!" he praised with utmost appreciation, his eyes glittering as they scanned the tabletop. "You've outdone yourself...all this is just for me?"
"What are you kidding?" his sister replied with an expression directly opposing her brother's as she stifled a yawn. "I have to eat too you know..."
"Well it looks great, thanks a lot Ai!"
"Yeah, yeah..."
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"You know, you should really dress in the clothes I gave you last week, they look a lot cuter than what you're wearing now," his sister began, as she stepped back to take in her brother's get up. "Although I have to admit, you can still pull off one pretty looking girl."
"I thought you said you'd stop calling me a girl already," he huffed at his sister as she gave him a not-so-gentle slap on the back, "it makes me uncomfortable..."
He often tended to ignore his sister's teasing, but every once in a while she still managed to get on his nerves, especially when it concerned his appearance. Not only did he have enough trouble trying to make his natural femininity look more manly, but his sister's compulsive infatuation with making him cosplay in girl's clothes didn't exactly help him either.
"There!" she exclaimed as she backed away from her brother's scalp after grooming his morning pressed hair. "Now you look cute."
"Don't say that Ai," he said with a flush, "it's embarassing..."
"Oh calm down, you look fine," she said with a carefree wave before sliding out of the room, "now get your things ready, your ship's leaving in like fifteen minutes..."
"What?! Why didn't you tell me earlier?" he exclaimed, tripping over himself as he scurried to the corner of his room in an effort to salvage his belongings. "I have to make this trip!"
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"Well, I suppose this is it..." she muttered as she stood on the edge of the wooden dock next to her fourteen year old brother as he prepared to leave. "You take care of yourself Kozue."
"I'll make sure I do," he replied with a subdued smile as he struggled between his building excitement for finally starting his journey and his leaving of everyone he loved, "and make sure you tell Makiko I said goodbye and that I'll miss her too."
"Alright," she said with a sincere smile, "good luck out there Ko-chan and stay safe."
Kozue nodded before embracing his sister in a last hug. "Watch out for me, I'll make sure I become a master!"
With a last wave, the blonde haired trainer-to-be picked up his belongings and hopped aboard the departing vessel that would take him to Kanto, where he would meet his first Pokemon Professor and find out what his prize would be.
"Look after yourself Ko-chan, don't make us worry about you or I'll have to punish you when you get back!" his sister called from the passing dock.
Stifling a giggle, Kozue leapt up against the ship's railing to wave off his sister with a final smile. "Don't worry about me nee-chan, you'll see me soon!"
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With a heavy thud, Kozue dropped his single strap shoulder-bag over the ship's side before hopping over the railing and landing on solid ground. After spending three days traveling all the way from Hoenn, he had finally arrived at Pallet Town via Route 21, north of Cinnabar Island. He had finally made it, the place where he would start his very own Pokemon journey.
"Well, let's get going," he beamed as he picked up his bag and left the dock, "now, to find the Professor Oak!"
OOC: Heh, sorry for the drawn out post, most of it's just unnecessary background banter, but I thought it'd be interesting to write. XP Oh and commander1, I think you were declined, so please don't spam the thread, sorry. :3