If I Were A Boy

Me: as requested, I have finally put out a SummerxBen story, something different compared to the KatexKellyn, AshleighxKellyn, and KarriexKeith stories

Keith: Kellyn gets around, doesn't he?

Summer: what's he doing here?

Me: he's a minor character and I decided he helps make commentaries more fun, so he's my hosting assistant

Summer: Is that wise?

Me: Hence why I have Kaleb here

Summer: and Kate and Kellyn?

Me: Recovering Karrie and Ashleigh from Rhythmi

Ben: aren't I enough to handle?

Keith: ya, why do you need two comedy people?

Me: Ben's not comedy, well, actually he sort of is, but he's one of the main characters while you barely have a role in the story

Keith: Geez T.T thanks

Ben: ^.^ I finally get to be the star

Me: um, hate to burst your bubble but you're a star who is a bit out-shined by Summer in this story

Ben: TT_TT Summer! Quit hogging the spotlight

Summer: Don't whine to me, I didn't make the decision

Me: and don't whine to me because the decision isn't going to change

Kaleb: pokelover0ash does not own Pokemon and anything else that does not include her OCs

Chapter 1

Once upon a time, Almia along with Oblivia and Fiore were united under the Ranger Union. The Ranger Union was overseen by a board of committee members ever since once the Union was taken over by an evil woman with world domination as her motive. The woman almost succeeded, if it weren't for some of the Rangers rebelling with the help of Professor Hastings, Mr. Lamont, Chairperson Erma, and a few others.

Ever since then the Union has taken surprisingly a step to change old policies. Professor Hastings, Mr. Lamont, and Chairperson Erma barely had a voice in the committee despite their influence over the regions. On top of that, new rules were put in place: Only males can be permitted to become Rangers, only females can be permitted to become Operators, and separate schools must be made to house the three different jobs of the Union future. It was very sexist and people fought to keep the role of mechanics open to both genders.

Protest had been heard and stamped out quickly by the board. Mr. Lamont was demoted to a groundskeeper to the school island as he refused to change the only Ranger School known to the Union and the public. Chairperson Erma was assigned to look over the Operators while Professor Hastings was kept to his lab.

Eventually, people forgot about the times in which females could be Rangers and males could be Operators, or so the board believed.

This brings us to Summer Layton, a young tomboy who always dreamed to become a Ranger despite the gender barrier. She shared the same dream as her best friend and next door neighbor Karrie Chandler. The two grew up with each other in Chicole Village in the region where the Ranger Union existed, Almia.

"Summer, heads out of the cloud!" Mrs. Layton shouted from the porch at the brunette who was resting her eyes while leaning up in a tree. "Karrie and her sweet little friend is here!" Summer smiled and jumped out of the tree. Her mother loved Karrie's friend who was from Sinnoh, where there were no defined gender barriers besides the different bathrooms and changing rooms, and Summer didn't blame her, the friend was kind and respectful as well as cute, if Summer was into that sort of thing, which she wasn't.

"Coming!" Summer replied before running in the house. Her mother went over and wiped off the dirt from her face. "Mom! I'm fine."

"Did you know she's quite accomplished in the trainer regions?" Mrs. Layton asked. "And she knows celebrities! I would love to have her as a daughter-in-law! She's so sweet and so adorable!" Summer chuckled as she was used her mother finding new things to love about their visitor who went by the name of Ashleigh. "Hm, I wonder, has Kaleb met her yet?"

"He may have, you'd have ask either him or Ashleigh," Summer replied before walking into the living room where two brunettes were waiting for her. One was short and curvy that was her age with long brown hair pulled back in a braid with bangs like her famous brother Kellyn and eyes of greenish blue. The other was average size with straight chest length brown hair with beautiful blue eyes.

"Ask me what?" the average sized girl asked and Summer smiled as the girl blinked in innocent confusion.

"If you've met my handsome dear son," Mrs. Layton replied with a smile causing light pink dust to cover the girl's cheeks. The innocent girl the woman was trying to set up with Summer's brother was Ashleigh Reynolds.

"Oh she's met him, though I wouldn't call him handsome," Karrie, the other girl, said with a smile and Summer snickered.

"Oh Karrie, that would be because he's like another brother to you," Mrs. Layton replied.

"Yeah, like I need more than one brother," Karrie said with her nose wrinkled up in disgust.

"So how long are you staying in Almia this time dear?" Mrs. Layton asked.

"Not sure," Ashleigh replied along with a shrug. "I don't have anything I need to do since I've competed so much, there's nothing to do really but train. Which gets boring and tedious. So I'm here with my Pokemon pals for a long deserved break. I think I'll be touring the three regions eventually, do a little sightseeing."

"That's a great idea," Mrs. Layton commented. "You can use this house as a home base, if you want."

"Oh, I wouldn't want to intrude," Ashleigh replied. "I was going to look at apartments and other places to rent in Almia later with Karrie and possibly Summer."

"Nonsense, you can save money and stay here," Mrs. Layton said.

"But," Ashleigh started to protest.

"No buts, you can stay here with us," Mrs. Layton interrupted. "I have a guest room you can stay in, it's right next to Summer's room and right across Kaleb's room. I'd give you Kaleb's room but I never know when he's going to stop by to spend the night."

"Sorry Mom," a masculine voice said from behind her. They all turned to face a tall well built slightly tanned teenage boy who was about the same age as Ashleigh. He had brown hair that was long enough to have bangs in front but was short enough that it wasn't in the way accompanied by a pair of brown eyes. He was most definitely Summer's brother, Kaleb. "I keep forgetting to call before I show up."

"My mom's going to try to choke me from hugging me too hard again once I go over." another male voice said as Mrs. Layton and Kaleb hugged and kissed each other's cheeks. Karrie's eyes widened at the sight of her famous brother with his tall height, well built frame, Buizel haircut, brown hair, and greenish blue eyes.

"Kellyn!" Karrie exclaimed before hugging her brother.

"Well, well, what are you two doing here?" Summer asked. "I thought you two had more things to do."

"We've given permission stay at home ever so often while we patrol the area and School Island," Kaleb replied as his brown eyes found Ashleigh.

"Which reminds me, Karrie no matter how many times you send in an application, you're not going to be able to get in to the Ranger School," Kellyn said.

"But, " Karrie replied. "I want to be a Ranger!"

"Sorry Kare," Kellyn said as he shook his head. "You can't. After I went through all your applications with Erma, she decided to enroll you into the Operator School."

"WHAT?!" Karrie exclaimed. "I don't want to be behind the scenes!"

"Sorry, she was going to put you in the Mechanics school but I told her you have a bad history with technology," Kellyn replied.

"What school have you enrolled in Summer?" Kaleb asked.

"I haven't decided yet," Summer replied. "I was thinking that maybe I'll go off and become a Trainer since I can't become a Ranger. Ashleigh can be my mentor."

"I'm doing what now?" Ashleigh asked.

"Summer, don't, you could be one of those mechanics the Ranger Base gives a capture styler to like Kate," Kaleb said, obviously not wanting his sister to leave the Ranger regions.

"Trainer or Ranger, I'm putting my foot down," Summer replied. "And I know at least Ashleigh will support me with my decision either way."

"I hate being dragged into things with no say," Ashleigh muttered to herself as she looked away as she felt Kaleb's stare burning through her skull.

"Think about it Summer, dear, please?" Mrs. Layton asked. "And it's not polite to drag Miss Ashleigh into something like this without her having a say."

"Thank you," Ashleigh replied.

"And Kaleb, stop staring at her," Mrs. Layton said. "I know she's a beauty, but it's rude to stare." Kaleb quickly turned his head as red began to paint his face. Ashleigh's cheeks turned a bit red. "Dear, why don't you get settled into the guest room?" Ashleigh nodded and made her quick escape.

"She staying here too?" Kaleb asked.

"Mom basically told her that she was staying here and that she wasn't going to rent a house or an apartment when she can stay here for free." Summer replied as their mother blushed.

"She'll be staying in the Ranger regions longer this time," Mrs. Layton said as she tried to explain herself without telling her son that she wants him to marry Ashleigh.

"What's the special occasion?" Kaleb asked as he took off his boots and jacket.

"She said she was getting bored since there's nothing for her to do but train in the other regions so she's going to be on a vacation of sorts and tour the Ranger regions," Summer replied.

"Well, she won't be here for too long," Kaleb said. "If she wants to go sight seeing, there are plenty of regions elsewhere that have more to see."

"She's probably seen all the sightseeing spots in the other regions and then some." Summer replied. "And maybe she's just using vacation and sight seeing as an excuse to be here with all of us." Kaleb turned away with a expression of annoyance on his face.

"She still won't be here for long, she has a history of not being able to stay in one place for long," Kaleb said before walking to the staircase. "I think I'll retire to my room and change before dinner." They all nodded as the teenager walked up the stairs.

"Why do I get this feeling that those two knew each other before Ashleigh first ever visited Almia?" Summer asked.

"Because they did," Kellyn replied before sitting on the couch. "They've run into each other quite a few times in the Trainer regions, since Kaleb was the Ranger dispatched to patrol those regions. She even assisted in at least one mission with him. I think she came to Almia after hearing so much about it from Kaleb. I also think that he was hoping she was coming to stay and leave the life she's known behind."

"I don't think you could ever take the Trainer and Coordinator out of her, it's a part of her." Karrie commented.

"But that would explain some things." Summer said.

"Karrie!" a woman with bangs similar to Kellyn's and Karrie's that were the same shade of brown said as she walked in. "Supper's almost ready! Oh! KELLY! MY KELLY!~" Kellyn then was squeezed into a hug until he could breathe and thought his bones would break. "You're home!"

"Hi, Mom," Kellyn replied weakly from lack of air. His mother let him go only to hug him again, except more gently. She began to ruffle his hair.

"Oh my dear Kellyn-poo, you're home," Mrs. Chandler said as Kellyn turned bright red from embarrassment. Summer and Karrie snickered at the nick name.

"Yeah, I'm home for tonight," Kellyn replied.

"Well, thank you for watching the two of them for me," Mrs. Chandler said.

"No problem, they're both wonderful kids," Mrs. Layton replied.

"I feel like I'm five again," Karrie mumbled before leaving with her brother and mother.

"Well, I'm going up to see if I can help Ashleigh," Summer said before leaving Mrs. Layton by herself to take care of dinner.

~with Ashleigh~

The brunette sighed as she took out a special device she had received as an award of sorts from one of the technology companies she'd help rescue from the bad guys during her glory days of a Trainer. It was similar to a Pokeball but instead held items from books to furniture and every thing in between. She didn't want to reveal that she actually was seriously considering settling down in the quiet region of Almia or another Ranger region, but this was because Mrs. Layton would insist that she move in Chicole Village and Kaleb wouldn't believe her, he'd count how many days she'd last without going up and moving somewhere else.

She almost had gone out with Kaleb a few years back, when they were barely teenagers, but what had stopped both of them was that Kaleb would have to return to Almia and she still had more things she wanted to do before committing herself to a person. That had left an impression of not being able to put down roots, something she wish didn't happen. It didn't help that she completely avoided the subject of being more than friends with the Ranger and left after she would help him, though he left sometimes too, before she could think to. She had once not closely guarded her heart and it led her to a world of pain and suffering, so she wasn't quick to jump on that train anymore, which she knew was hurting Kaleb and her chances of actually getting him to see she was ready to settle down in the Ranger regions, like he originally wanted.

"Ashleigh?" Summer asked before entering the room. "What's up?"

"Oh nothing, just thinking of the old days," Ashleigh replied with a smile.

"You and my brother used to know each other really well before you came to Almia, didn't you?" Summer asked.

"Yes," Ashleigh replied. "And we almost dated too, except he chose his Ranger duty over me and I chose not to go to Almia to settle down and grow roots but to continue my journey through the regions."

"So you like him?" Summer asked with a crooked smile. Ashleigh blushed and nodded. "Mom wants you for a daughter-in-law and I wouldn't mind having you for a sister, just so you know." Ashleigh turned bright red. "But I guess we'll just have to show Kaleb that you're staying in the Ranger regions for a long time." Ashleigh smiled.

"I didn't tell your mom this because she'd insist on me staying in Chicole Village, but I'm planning on moving to Almia, or one of the other Ranger regions," Ashleigh replied.

"No way! Really?! That's awesome!" Summer exclaimed.

"Yeah," Ashleigh replied while blushing. "And I think I can help you with your Ranger problem."

"You'll train me to be a Trainer?" Summer asked and Ashleigh shook her head.

"No," Ashleigh replied. "I think I can help turn you into a boy."

Me: dun dun dun!

Keith: lame

Ben: that wasn't even a real cliffhanger

Me: oh shut up you two and let me have my fun!

Keith: =P but this is fun

Ben: I wonder how Ashleigh and Summer are going to pull off the turning into a boy thing

Me: oh you'll see =D

Keith: that always means trouble when she says that

Kaleb: T_T guess we better watch out

Ben: 'cause stanta claus is coming to town!~

Summer: O.O you're such a weirdo

Keith: yours truly, the most handsome Ranger of the bunch, encourages readers to review =D

Summer: T.T you're ego is way too big, shall I help decrease the inflamation of your head?

Keith: um, no thank you ^.^

Ben: I'm the most handsome, Keith, not you

Kaleb: *rolls eyes* you're seriously going to argue about THAT

Keith & Ben: yes

Kaleb: *rolls eyes* oh joy