A/N: All main characters that would be under 18 canonically will be 18 in this story to make the romance less weird, and I know Lucas is the Sinnoh guy's name, just bear with me. More details at the end of the chapter. Enjoy kthx :P:P:P

Ch.1: A Glimpse of Starlight

Lucas let out a sigh sitting in his new room. Moving from Kanto to the Alola region wasn't easy, but he and his mother did it. On top of moving to a whole new region, this was also the day he officially became a Pokemon Trainer, since he turned 18 just days before moving day. He was expecting to get a message from Professor Kukui, the Alolan Pokemon Professor, at any moment, then he would be ready to go get his first Pokemon. Should've been an exciting day, yet Lucas was having a hard time getting up from his desk chair. The lack of motivation was not unfounded. He's always been this way. Awkward and afraid to talk to people.

Breaking his train of thought, his computer rang with a notification. The professor was calling him. Psyching himself up, he put on a smile and answered. Onscreen, the professor himself faded in.

"Hang on, now. Gimme just a sec…" Professor Kukui said, adjusting his camera. "Hey there! Good afternoon! So the day has finally come that you're moving to Alola! Alola is a region made up of several islands. That could be the reason the region is chock full of nothin' but rare Pokemon, yeah! There's no shortage of cool Pokemon out here in Alola, either! Such mysterious creatures!" Kukui took out a poke ball and chucked it up to release a Rockruff standing in the foreground of the shot. "You find 'em all over. In the grass, in the caves, in the sky and sea. Here in Alola we love our Pokemon, and we depend on them heaps, too. Some of us even battle with 'em, if we call ourselves Pokemon Trainers! Rockruff! Can you wait until I'm done talkin' to play?!" Rockruff gave a nod before jumping offscreen. "All right, I gotta ask you some questions about yourself so I can introduce you to everybody! So your name is Lucas, correct? That's a name that hits you like a Thunderbolt outta the sky! Woo! Smile for the camera and I'll take a picture for your Trainer Passport!" Lucas forced smiled for the camera, and the picture taken was presented onscreen. "Should I use this photo?" Kukui asked. Lucas nodded, and Kukui smiled. "10-4, good buddy! I'll let everybody out here know you're on your way. Can't wait to see you in person then, cousin!" Professor Kukui gave a wave before hanging up the call.

As soon as the professor disappeared from his screen, Lucas regressed to his usual state. Slouching in his desk chair, wondering what he could do to talk to anyone. Back in Kanto, any time he tried to talk to anyone, they would just look at him weirdly and walk away. Especially if they were girls that he had a crush on. Some people came and went, but it mostly came down to children of his mother's friends resulting in a "blind date" of sorts, being forced to hang out, which almost always ended awkwardly. Having practically no real friends for his whole life really ate away at his self-esteem. It

Lucas took a deep breath, looking around at his room at all the boxes. A new region. A new start. A new life about to start for him. Perhaps Alola would be the place for him to finally thrive and make some friends.

Interrupting his train of thought, their Meowth came in and started beckoning at him.

"What is it, Meowth?" Lucas asked. "Does mom want me to help with boxes?" Meowth nodded, and Lucas sighed. "Okay, I'll be right out." Lucas pat Meowth on the head, making it smile, before it left his room. Lucas got up and stretched left his room to see his mom hard at work.

"There he is," his mother said. "Did Professor Kukui call you?"

"Yeah," Lucas said. "I figured I could head out after I helped."

"Oh no, if he contacted you, you should go right away!" his mother said. "I'm sure you're pumped to meet some Alolan Pokemon?"

"Yeah… I guess," Lucas said, rubbing the back of his head.

"You should really get a haircut," his mother said. "It's getting a little long."

"It's the only thing I have, mom," Lucas said.

"Don't be silly," she said. "You're a very handsome boy."

"Tell that to all the girls from Kanto," Lucas said.

"Don't be so hard on yourself," she said. "Look at me, dear. I know you weren't happy in Kanto, but this is a fresh start for all of us. You don't know anyone here, and neither do I. But use that as motivation to start clean. You can make some new friends, and maybe even find a girl?"

Lucas blushed. "Mom… please…"

His mom giggled. "I can take care of the boxes myself. Don't keep Professor waiting. Get out there and be the best Pokemon trainer you can be!"

Lucas gave his mom a nod and went back to his room. He checked his bag to see if he had everything ready before slinging it over his back and going to the mirror to see if he looked alright. He wasn't anything special to look at. His mother disagreed, but she was his mother, and was supposed to think that. He wasn't ripped, but he wasn't too big either. He was just… average. Just an average slim guy. Pale skin from staying inside most of the time with gray eyes and auburn brown hair. With his hair being a little longer than average as well as having an cool natural reddish tint that made it look like copper, he typically tried to focus on making it look better, aside from his other features. He didn't wear a hat, wanting to instead style it up and parted it to his right with product. His mom didn't like it, but he saw it as his only form of expression, and his only feature that wasn't so plain. Looking himself over, he decided that a pep talk would be healthy.

"Mom's right. It's a clean slate, dude," Lucas said. "You've always wanted to be a trainer. This is your moment. Your life starts now. No more cowering. No more being scared. Go out there and make something of yourself. You can do this."

DING DONG

Lucas heard his mom open the door, and footsteps were followed by a familiar sounding voice.

"Lucas! Professor Kukui is here!" his mother called out.

"Coming!" Lucas called back, giving himself one more look in the mirror. "Be. Something," he said before leaving his room to see the professor himself in the house. Just like on the video call, he had a white hat, shades, and a white lab jacket which showed off his ripped body. He probably wore it also because it was generally warmer in Alola.

"Hey there, Lucas!" he said. "I'm Kukui. Good to meet you, cousin!"

"Nice to meet you too… um… cousin…?" Lucas said.

Kukui laughed. "Just a saying. Must be tired after that long trip all the way out here to Alola! I just wanted to come over and welcome you both personally! Also, to bring Lucas to the next town over. It's time for him to meet the Island Kahuna and get him a Pokemon, yeah!"

"My starter Pokemon?" Lucas asked.

Kukui nodded. "That's right! The kahuna who lives in Iki Town is always happy to give any kid who wants to have an adventure their first Pokemon, yeah. Just don't try taking on the kahuna yourself! The kahunas are crazy-strong Pokemon trainers."

"They'll simply give Lucas a Pokemon?" his mother asked. "Then those kahunas really are worth meeting! You should go right away, dear."

"You got a stylin' hat like mine?" Kukui asked.

"Nah," Lucas said. "I get horrible hat hair. Besides, I like to style it like this."

Kukui laughed. "You did seem to put a lot of effort into your hair. Looks really good on you!"

Lucas smiled. "Should we get going, then?"

Kukui nodded. "Let's head out!"

"Bye, Lucas!" his mom said. "Come show me your first Pokemon before you leave for good, okay?"

"I will. Bye, Mom!" Lucas said before leaving with Kukui.

Walking outside, the crisp Alolan air graced Lucas's senses. He took a deep breath, starting in awe at the view. They were right next to the shore, able to hear the waves landing on the beach. The sea spray kept the air vibrant and refreshing, and the sun filled the ocean with gold.

"Enjoying the view?" Kukui asked.

"Absolutely," Lucas said. "Nothing like this in Kanto."

"Yep. Welcome to paradise, cousin. This is the Alola region. Folks here in Alola get along by living together with Pokemon and working together too. After all, you can go anywhere, yeah, as long as you got Pokemon helping you out here. That's why we gotta get you to the kahuna! First, we're off to Iki Town! Come on, it's not far if we cut up here."

Lucas followed the professor up the trail.

"Did you have a lot of friends in Kanto?" Kukui asked.

Lucas bit his lip. "Um… well… not really."

"Really?" Kukui asked.

"Yeah. I-I've been awkward all my life, and I guess I didn't really develop good social skills," Lucas said.

"Well, Alola is home to some of the friendliest people in the world," Kukui said. "I'm sure you'll make plenty of friends in no time. You've got one already." He said that with a wink.

Lucas chuckled. "Well thanks."

They quickly arrived in Iki Town. Very small town, only a few house here and there, but a very nice atmosphere. It felt like this could be a very tight community.

"Here we are!" Kukui said. "Welcome to Iki Town!"

Glancing forward up the staircase there was a wooden stage in the center of town. Must be something for festivals.

"This town is where folks come to worship Pokemon that watches over Melemele Island. Tapu Koko keeps us all safe and happy." Kukui turned his head either which way, as if he was looking for something. "Huh? What's going on here? We were supposed to meet everybody right here, yeah. Maybe they're all back there on Mahalo Trail. That's where the ruins of our guardian deity, Tapu Koko, are, yeah…"

"Ruins?" Lucas said.

"Yep!" Kukui said. "Hey, Lucas. Do me a solid and go find the island kahuna! I'll wait around here to make sure we don't miss each other."

"Me go find him?" Lucas asked. "I-I've never even seen him."

"Oh, you can't miss him," Kukui said. "He looks just like a kahuna!"

Well, that didn't help much. He must stand out in some fashion. Walking up the staircase, Lucas got a better look at the wooden stage, as well as the other houses around the area. Very small, but nice-looking town. A pleasant place. Alola was very nice so far.

As Lucas looked around, something caught his eye. Right in front of a clearing in the trees stood a girl. A very nicely dressed blonde girl looking like she was struggling with her bag.

"Really? You want to go up to the ruins? I don't know what you hope to find there…" she said, speaking to her… bag? Was there something in there? He continued to watch as she walked into the clearing. Lucas couldn't help but be curious. Who, or what, was she talking to in her bag? He bit is lip. Would it be wise to follow her? He needed to go check out the ruins for the kahuna anyways, but would she get freaked out if someone were following her? Could he risk immediately becoming a creep during his first day in Alola?

"Lucas, no," he said. "You're not being a coward anymore. Just go. See what's going on with that girl. Besides, the kahuna might be up there."

Taking a deep breath, and with a slightly increased heartrate, he ventured into the forest clearing. On the other side was a path weaving through the hill, surrounded with trees. When he reached a wooden staircase close to the top, he saw the mysterious girl again. Whatever was in her bag seemed to get agitated again, startling her.

"You can't come out!" she said. "We'll get in trouble if anyone sees you." She calmed down whatever was in her bag before walking towards the ruins.

It sounded like a Pokemon cry when her bag shook. What was in there? And why was it so top secret? Now, curiosity had him. He continued to follow the girl up the last wooden staircase, only to see that they weren't at the ruins quite yet. Instead he saw a sketchy-looking wooden bridge high above a river. He saw the girl running towards the bridge, and when she got to the cliff edge a strange Pokemon appeared from her bag. A Pokemon that looked like a mini purple cloud with two smaller blue clouds for antennae. It flew out to the middle of the bridge with the mysterious girl reaching out to it. A split-second later, it was swarmed by Spearow right in the middle of the rickety bridge. It cowered as the Spearow flew around it, with the girl standing next to the bridge looking helpless.

Lucas immediately ran out to the girl.

"Hey! Are you okay?!" he called out.

She peeked behind her before turning around to face Lucas with the most worried expression he had ever seen.

Lucas felt his heart skip a beat when he saw this girl's face for the first time. He couldn't speak for a second. This girl… was gorgeous. Even though she looked clearly worried, Lucas couldn't help but stop and stare at how beautiful this girl was…

"Ah…" she said.

Her whimper broke Lucas's train of thought, and he remembered why he rushed up to her so quickly.

"H-Hey. What's going on? Who are you?" he asked.

"N-Never mind me!" she cried. "Please! Save Nebby!" She looked back at the Pokemon named Nebby and it let out a cry of distress. She turned back around to Lucas. "Those Spearow are attacking it! But… but I'm too afraid to go out there. My legs feel like they might give out…"

Lucas bit his lip. The bridge looked so unstable, but this girl was clearly beside herself, looking like she was about to cry.

"Don't worry, I got it," Lucas said. Steeling himself against all fears in his mind, he rushed out onto the bridge. His heart practically stopped when the wood began to give underneath him, but he pressed on. He finally reached the cowering Pokemon and fought through the Spearow to cover it.

"It's okay, little guy. I got you," Lucas said, trying his best to form a body shield for it. "Get back!" he yelled at the Spearow, batting them away. This didn't help. It only provoked them more. He did his best to protect the cowering Pokemon underneath him. As the Spearow were coming in for another attack, a blue light shined from underneath him. Lucas looked down and saw the light was coming from the Pokemon.

"What the—"

Suddenly, it emitted a pulse of energy, causing the bridge underneath them to collapse.

"Oh no!" the girl cried.

Lucas screamed as he and the Pokemon fell, thinking he was absolutely done for. Right before he hit the water, a strange yellow light flew in and scooped him and the Pokemon up, depositing both right next to the girl. Lucas sat up to see what saved him, only to see a Pokemon staring right back at him, and a majestic one at that. It looked like it might be the Pokemon that the ruins were meant to worship. The legendary Pokemon of Melemele Island. Lucas and the mysterious girl just stood in shock at the sight of it. And just as suddenly as it appeared, it was gone in a trail of lightning.

When the Pokemon was gone, the weird Pokemon floated back to the girl, who looked relieved.

"Oh, thank goodness!" she said. "You tried using your power again, didn't you? Oh, Nebby… you know what happened last time you used it. You couldn't move for ages after that. I don't want to see you like that again." She shook her head. "No… I shouldn't say that. I'm sorry, Nebby. I know you were trying to save me that time, and I couldn't even help you in return."

Lucas just stood and stared at the girl. Now that she looked calm, she looked even prettier than she did last time.

Nebby cried happily and walked over to something left in the ground, bringing it up to the girl.

"A sparkling stone?" she asked. "It feels almost warm somehow."

Suddenly she gasped, looking at Lucas, remembering he was here. Lucas felt himself get arrythmia when she looked at him.

"Please, forgive me…" she said. "I am so grateful to you for helping us out of that dangerous spot."

"Oh no… y-you're fine," Lucas said, struggling to speak. This girl just got prettier the more he looked at her. Her face was perfect. Her hair was braided in the front and fell so delicately over her shoulders and flowed down her back like a golden waterfall. Her sleeveless white dress showed off a perfect hourglass figure. And her eyes… her eyes were perhaps her most beautiful feature. Deep, green, puppy dog eyes that were accented by her uniformly colored clothes. They were like two twinkling stars. The sunset sky reflected off her flawless skin, making it glow. Her skin looked so smooth and silky. Every facet of her beauty was accented with her big, adorable white hat. Her white clothes and glowing skin, along with the fiery sunset sky behind her, made her look like starlight incarnate, and Lucas couldn't help but be captivated by perhaps the cutest, prettiest girl he's ever seen.

"I think this stone must belong to you," she said. She walked closer and gave the rock to him. Lucas's heart lit with a small ember when she gave it to him and felt her hand brush his for a split-second.

"Oh… um… th-thanks," Lucas said, trying to stay cool. The stone appeared to be sparkling and was warm to the touch.

"Please… don't tell anyone about this… about seeing Nebby," she said, the worried expression returning. "I-It's a secret, okay?"

"Um… s-sure," Lucas said, rubbing the back of his head. "I-I didn't see a thing."

"C'mon, Nebby. Back into the bag," she said. Nebby was compliant, coming over to her and hopping back into her bag. When her bag relaxed, she started to walk back towards Iki Town. Lucas, just lost in her beauty, forgot to even speak as she walked away. Before she walked too far, she paused and glanced back at Lucas. "Um… I'm worried we might get attacked again by some wild Pokemon or… or something. I know it's too much for me to ask it, but… do you think you could see us back to town?"

The ember in Lucas's heart ignited into a flame upon hearing that. Was he really gonna be able to escort this perfect girl back to town?

"N-No, it's not too much," Lucas said. "I-I can help you. Can I just ask… what's your name?

"Oh, I'm sorry," she said. "Lillie. I-I'm Lillie."

Lillie… even her name was beautiful.

"N-Nice to meet you, Lillie," Lucas said, holding out his hand for a handshake. "I'm Lucas."

Lillie blushed and bashfully reached out to take Lucas's hand. "Th-Thanks for helping us, Lucas."

"Yeah… no problem," Lucas said, shaking Lillie's hand. On the inside, he was trying not to go too crazy from touching Lillie's hand. Her hand felt so soft and delicate, as if he could break her by shaking too hard. He stopped shaking when he noticed Lillie looking deep into his eyes. Time seemed to stop as he held Lillie's hand in a frozen handshake. He got a closer look at her face… she was even more perfect up close. Her beautiful green eyes like deep pools of starlight, her adorable cheeks as smooth as silk, her hair flowing so beautifully like bright liquid gold, and her lips… so small and delicate. Lillie never felt tense as he held her hand. In fact, she looked like she was staring back. She didn't look worried, or like she wanted to get away. She just… stared. Her eyes seemed to sparkle even more as she looked. Her face was just so… perfect… and Lucas, as he stared at her lips, felt an urge to… lean in…

Lucas glanced down and saw that he had subconsciously gotten closer to Lillie, and instinctively pulled back. His face had gotten much closer to Lillie's, getting close enough to maybe feel her breath.

"Um… w-we should go," Lucas said.

Lillie blinked, appearing to be in a trance like Lucas was.

"Yes," Lillie said. "W-We should go."

Lucas led the way and was tempted to see if Lillie wanted to hold hands but decided that might've been too much for just a small moment. Still… he never felt Lillie get tense as he looked at her. She never looked worried. She never tried to get away. She just stood there, and even seemed to stare back.

As he escorted her back to town, he occasionally stole glances at her, and he even caught her doing the same sometimes, her head darting back onto the path when he looked.

Was there something here?

There was a lot on Lucas's mind as he walked Lillie back. Lots of questions about where the kahuna was, who he is, what Nebby is, why is Lillie asking to keep him secret, what Lillie's past was like… and was there a spark between them back at the bridge? Amidst the barrage of thoughts, one thing was for sure. Lucas could tell from the moment he first laid eyes on her.

Lillie… Lillie was something special.

A/N: So we aren't working with 10 year olds here, assume any main character that would be 10 canonically to be around 18 in this story. This is based on Pokemon UltraSun & UltraMoon btw, with elements of the first version. One more thing is the male's name is Elio canonically, but I really don't like that name. I've always liked the name Lucas (the Sinnoh protagonist), so I'm going with that for my incarnation of the protagonist. I told you this at the end after the first chapter so Since most people reading the story have played the game, I'm going to be cutting out as much fat as I can, paraphrasing when possible, not meticulously copying each line of dialogue, and adding more interaction between Lucas and Lillie. Some stuff will be verbatim, and the others will be reworked a bit to fit the narrative. Whatever happens, I hope you all will like it. Plenty of fluff to come. Please notify me of any errors, and stay tuned for more. kthxbye :P:P:P