Now, everyone, here it is!!! Taa-daa! the sequel to 'a new beginning!'

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Roses of La Rousse

Chapter One

Welcome to La Rousse

A brunette hummed as she opened the door to her house in Petalburg City.

"Hi Mum!" she greeted cheerfully to her mother, who was busy cooking in the kitchen.

May had been home for a week now, deciding to come home soon after the Aishou Grand Festival. Christie had been to visit, but she had headed home already.

"Oh, there you are, May." said Caroline "I was wondering if you'd want to accompany me to La Rousse City. An old friend of mine invited me to her house. There will be a party in La Rousse at that time."

May thought for a while. La Rousse… "Sure, I can look up a few friends there, too." She thought of the people she had met at the Deoxys incident.

"Great! We'll go tomorrow." said Caroline.

"What about Dad and Max?"

"They'll come later if they want. But I think they would rather stay at the gym."

"Oh… Probably."

May and Caroline took a train to La Rousse City, as Ash and co. had before.

The house was large and beautiful. May admired the lovely flowers by the door as her mother rang the doorbell.

The door opened on its own accord.

May blinked. "Should I call that creepy, or high-tech?"

They entered the house. Its living room was cosy, with light blue carpet and pale blue walls. A lady around Caroline's age walked out of the kitchen.

"Carol! How nice to see you again!" she greeted, hugging her friend. Her green hair was curly and long and she had blue green eyes.

"Hi, Vicky!"

"This must be your daughter." kindly eyes looked at the brunette "She's a pretty girl."

"This is May. May, this is Victoria, an old friend of mine."

"Hi, Aunt Victoria."

"Vicky." she corrected "Your mother here knows that I hate Victoria. It's too stand-offish."

Suddenly a little brown haired girl ran in from the garden. Big blue eyes stared up at May. Her hair was tied in two little pigtails.

May bent down. "Hi, cutie. What's your name?"

"I'm Tiffany. I'm five." she said "You have blue eyes. Same as me. Big bro and sis have green eyes." she added innocently.

May smiled at the little girl. She adored small children.

"I have a pair of twins around your age. But they arrived home late last night and are busy catching up with their friends today. Tiffany, why don't you show May around the house." suggested Vicky.

May was immediately pulled out to the garden. Colourful flowers grew in neat rows. May gasped in delight. What a lovely garden!

Tiffany tugged on her hand. "Come see big brother and sister's garden."

Her siblings did gardening? Wow.

May had expected to see sea of brightly coloured flowers like the rest of the garden, and wasn't prepared for the roses.

The garden was separated into two. On one side, were bushes of red roses; The other side had white roses. They grew in a pattern, creating a sort of maze. The bushes reached May's shoulder.

"It's lovely."

"They gave me this for my birthday." said Tiffany proudly, showing May a potted rosebush. It had a single pink rose.

"What a pretty rose!" said May. Tiffany beamed.

"So, how old are your brother and sister?" asked May.

"They're fourteen." said Tiffany.

Only one year older than May, then. She felt that Tiffany's siblings sounded very nice. They probably would get on nicely together.

They headed back towards the house.

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