Pokémon

Cheren comes hurrying into my room dressed as usual, dress pants, dress shirt and a loose tie, I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t sorta attractive but we’ve known each other since we were 5. “ Hailey…”

Cheren: “I heard from Professor Juniper... So did you get the Pokémon?”

I blush a little feeling his eyes running over my body as they always do, I smile and I’d “yeah there ri-“

... ... ... ...

Bianca comes running upstairs as fast as she can barley able to stop before running into cheren, she adjusts her green hat and takes a deep breath

Bianca: “Uhhh, I'm so sorry! I know, I'm late again...”

Cheren: “Hey, Bianca!…” cheren pauses for a moment “I've known you were a slowpoke for ten years now, but sheesh... Today's the day you get your Pokémon from Professor Juniper, remember?”

Bianca rolls her eyes a little at cherens slightly snobby behavior, “Okay, I said I'm sorry! Sorry, Hailey, Cheren…”

I smile softly as I give her a little hug “it’s fine Bianca, cheren just got here aswell”

Cheren shakes his head a little at me, just trying to make Bianca happy “So, where are the Pokémon?”

I point over to the large gift wrapped present sitting on the desk in my room “right there” I mumble out slightly nervous for this moment “so who picks first” I ask as we all slowly walk to the desk till all 3 of us are shoulder to shoulder looking at the present

Bianca glances at me “Since they were sent to yours house, I'd say You gets to choose first.”

Cheren who sounds a little annoyed by how long we’re taking still supportively adds in “Well, of course.”

I take a deep breath as I say to them “Our Pokémon await us inside that box...”

“Well, Hailey? Take the first step and check it out! Hurry, we want to meet our Pokémon!” Cheren says trying to hurry me up

Bianca: “Heyyy, what kind of Pokémon do you think they are...?”

Cheren now annoyed “Won't you open the box, already?”

I nod “yeah sorry didn’t realize a girl couldn’t be nervous for a second” I mumble to my self

I hear Bianca say “I'm sure the Pokémon are dying to meet us, too!” But I barely register her talking all my focus on the box as I take off the top of the box to see a letter and 3 pokeballs, I grab the letter and start to read it aloud, “I’ve delivered three Pokémon along with this letter. You and your friends should get together and choose among yourselves. Well, my regards! - Juniper”

We each grab a poke ball and toss them out onto the floor too see them, I gasp as I see oshawott, I drop to my knees in front of him before I lay down to be at eye level with him “oh my good your adorable, I want this one” I call out almost yelling in excitement

Bianca grabs the pokeball and calls back the Tepig “Well! I choose this Pokémon! And Cheren gets that one!”

Cheren scoffs “And why are YOU choosing my Pokémon...?”

I glance back at Bianca as she just kinda states awkwardly out of a good explanation

Cheren smirks a little enjoy his little teasing “Well, not like I didn't want Snivy from the start anyway.”

Cherry calls back his snivy as I’m still in my knees petting my new oshawott

Bianca gets excited and yells “Everyone's chosen their own Pokémon! ...Which means... Let's have a Pokémon battle!”

Cheren: “Uh, Bianca? Our Pokémon are still weak.”

I chime in “And we’re in my bedroom we shouldn’t Pokémon battle in my bedroom” I protest not wanting to get it all messy

Bianca: sighs a bit “Gosh, it's fiiiiine! Like you said, our guys are still weak, right? And we gotta raise 'em somehow, so why not fight! Thus and thus... Hailey! Let's start out with a Pokémon battle!”

I whimper a little as I get off the floor and step back knowing we’re gonna battle so no reason to complain