Ding!!

Sakura shot up in bed, covers pooling to around her waist as she blearily rubbed the sleep from her eyes. Casting a glance at her alarm clock, she sighed.

5:30 AM.

Why had she woken up so early again? Hitting the alarm clock with the side of her fist and watching with a sort of gleeful satisfaction as it crumpled, Sakura got ready to go back to sleep.

Snuggling back under her warm duvet covers, she closed her eyes and was just about ready to go back to sleep when her stupid mind -she was just about ready to kill herself for disrupting her sleep- reminded her of something.

Today was the day she got to choose a starter Pokemon!

Jolting back upright once again, this time Sakura was wide awake. It was finally here! The day she would begin her own Pokemon adventures had arrived!

Quickly jumping out of her warm, cozy, bed, Sakura almost tripped over her feet as she ran to her closet to retrieve her clothes for the day. Almost giddily, she reached into it and pulled out the clothes she had prepared almost a week beforehand.

Grabbing the fabrics with one hand she reached for a towel with the other and rushed into the bathroom, slamming the door shut behind her.

Finishing her shower in record time -Sakura was one of those kids who never wanted to get out of the shower once they were in it- she quickly pulled on the emerald green crop top with mesh underneath she had chosen, and a pink miniskirt with small black spandex shorts underneath as well as knee high black leather boots.

Pulling her cherry pink hair into a high ponytail and using a head band to push it away from her face, Sakura flashed herself the peace sign in her floor length mirror before running out of the bathroom and almost breaking her leg on the stairs in her haste to run downstairs.

In a few seconds Sakura had crossed the living room and had grabbed her already prepared bag from beside the door to the house.

"Bye mom!" She shouted to her mother who was in the kitchen preparing breakfast for her little brother.

"Have fun and remember to be safe and careful!" Her mom yelled back, popping a few pieces of bread in the toaster and waving to Sakura.

She smiled and opened the door, taking a long breath of air with her eyes closed before opening her sea green orbs again and sprinting to the the Professor's office, forgetting to close the door in her haste.

Behind her, still in the house, her mom laughed and made her way to the door to close it behind her daughter, silently wishing her the best of luck in her journey.

A few minutes later, Sakura burst through the doors of the Professor's home, nearly tearing it off its hinges because she hadn't been able to stop sprinting.

Wide eyed, Sakura looked around frantically before finding a table where she assumed the starting Pokemon were.

Then she looked closer and realized there was only one pokeball left on the table instead of the three she'd expected. She frowned in disappointment, she had hoped that waking up so early meant that she would get first choice but apparently two other Pokemon trainers had already chosen their Pokemon. Sakura sighed, well, better one than nothing.

At that exact moment, the Professor entered through his doorway, noticing her and smiling a kind smile.

"Well as I'm sure you've already noticed there is only one pokeball left sadly, but go on and have a look!" He urged, waving her towards the last pokeball as he dug around in a messily organized supply box for a pokedex.

As Sakura slowly approached the table, the Professor finally found what he was looking for and handed her a plain white pokedex, which she took with a grateful thanks and tucked into the pocket of her skirt. Then Sakura reached out with her right hand and grasped the cool material of the pokeball, closing her eyes in anticipation.

As she slowly pressed the release button, she opened her eyes and saw a light forming on the floor of the office. She saw a reddish orange creature who had a flame on its tail appear when the light faded.

"Char! Charmander!" It squeaked, excitedly. Sakura ran forward to scoop up the Charmander and jumped for joy.

"I'm so happy! You're exactly what I wanted!" She said, holding the Charmander at eye level so that they could look into each other's eyes. Slowly, Sakura placed him down on the floor before pointing a single slender finger at him.

"I choose you, Charmander!"