A shy little male Espurr was running inside Route 20 of the Kalos region, which was a forest named Winding Woods. The only entrance into it was from Snowbelle City. He was looking for berries, something small to snack on. The berries he was looking for war a Kasib berry- a very sweet yet hard and a bit dry berry exclusive to the Winding Woods in this region. The berry's true effect was to halve the damage of super-effective ghost type Pokemon, which helped him escape from attacks along with his Focus Sash. When he finally escaped from his attacker, he'd run to Snowbelle City to recieve help from a really generous Audino who would care for him. The Espurr would bring back berries in return, even though she really didn't need them, which they both knew. The Espurr found it fair, which made the Audino smile. The Espurr hunted for berries daily, and today was no different. As he was walking along the path, he saw something unusual for the route he was on- An Eevee, who was dragging crafting supplies such as ribbons, cloths of various colors, plush Mareep wool, liquid vials filled with dyes to color the wool, and other miscellaneous types of clothing in a basket with the handle in his or her mouth. The basket looked rather heavy, so the Espurr walked over to him leaving a bit of a distance.
"Umm, excuse me..." The Espurr said in the language only Pokemon can understand, grabbing his two hands behind his back.
"Ooh, hi!" The Eevee exclaimed, startling the Espurr a bit. The Eevee seemed to be male.
"Hello... Do you need some help with..?"
"Yes please!" Eevee said, smiling at Espurr. Espurr grabbed the basket using telekinesis and helped him pull. Eevee pulled along. "What's your name?"
"Name..?" Espurr asked, confused. "Why would I need a name..?"
"Cause names are fun and cute! Mine's Anabelle!" He said, giggling a bit.
"But that sounds like a name for a female Pokemon..." The "unnamed" Espurr said. "You can call me Espurr."
Anabelle stuck his tounge out at him. "Boo! That's boring!" He said. "And I'm just, well, girly."
"Oh, is that why you have all this girly clothing?" Espurr asked curiously.
"Yea! Well, sorta." Anabelle said gleefully, eager to explain. "I have this girly clothing because it makes me happy when I wear it, and I also use it to make me feel like a Sylveon, the Pokemon I want to evolve into."
"Well, I don't see why you can't." Espurr said, frowning.
"The reason why I can't is because I don't like to fight. And another reason, but that's a secret." Anabelle said, his cheery look disappearing.
Espurr noticed the quick change of mood and started talking to break the short silence. "Where are we going?"
"To the Pokemon Village." He said, looking ahead.
"Why?" Espurr asked, trying to peek inside the basket.
"Cause I've heard that cute Pokemon like Jigglypuff live there. I was also kinda hoping I'd get to meet a cute Riolu or Azurill on the way here, but to no avail. You see, I traveled here from Santalune City to here, and I traveled there from Lumiose City, and there from Courmarine City, and there from Castelia City in Unova!" Anabelle explained, talking as fast ashe could.
Espurr, confused on how he caould say those mouthful of words so fast, shrugged off his confusion, but was still amazed at the wide distance he had traveled.
"It's honestly been quiet the journey from Unova." He said.
"Wow.. Why come here?" Espurr asked.
"Cause... Like I said before, I was looking for cute Pokemon, but I couldn't find any.." Anabelle said, sighing.
"I doubt you couldn't find any Pokemon that you liked throughout regions. Was there?" Espurr said.
"Well, yea... There was one Pokemon I had met, but... Umm, she said she didn't like me." Anabelle said, shrugging. He seemed a bit bummed out.
"Well, she doesn't deserve you." Espurr said, frowning. "You deserve some Pokemon that's sweet."
"Why are you saying this to me? I'm just a random traveler..." Anabelle said, frowning.
"Cause it's nice to help anyone in need, and I'm shy, very shy... But's good to help anyone in need, despite any flaws in personality or other things." Espurr said.
Anabelle's eyes watered up a bit, and he smiled. "Aw, thanks. You're nice, Espurr.."
"Thanks.. And Espurr does sound a bit boring, doesn't it? How about you nickname me? Anything you want." Espurr said.
"Anything..? Well... I wanna call you... Linda." Anabelle said, looking a bit farther ahead.
Linda smiled. "Okay, then I shall be called Linda from this day forward." Anabelle grinned, happy.
They both started to push the basket again.
"How much farther do we have to go to reach Pokemon Village?" Anabelle asked, watching the sun fall while pushing the heavy basket.
"Not much farther." Linda said, eventually reaching a clearing. They were now in Pokemon Village, a peaceful location for Pokemon. There were small shelters there, and there was one open, one Anabelle walked to, followed by Linda. The place seemed a bit quiet, not really meeting the expectations of the young Eevee.
Linda set down the basket and Anabelle brung out a few of the contents: A few ribbions, a dress that had been sewn together with different types of soft materials that could only fit small Pokemon, and a few safety pins. He attached a few ribbions to the dress and smiled, starting to try to put the dress on. Linda helped him, pulling it through for him.
"Thanks, Linda!" Anabelle said happily, looking at the dress and sitting down.
"Anytime, friend." Linda said, smiling at him. He sat down by his friend.
A short silence stood around as they both stared at the dusk sky. The sun had set shortly after their settling, and Linda started gettiing a bit cold despite his grey coat.
"Umm, Anabelle, do you have a blanket?" Linda asked, shivering a bit.
"No, but I have a spare dress!" Anabelle said, grabbing out a slightly thick looking dress and handing it to his friend.
"I'll just cover up with it." Linda said, doing what he said.
Anabelle frowned. "C'mon, you'll heat up more if you wear it."
Linda looked at it, and looked back to him. He blushed a bit. "U-umm.. You sure?"
Anabelle nods reassuringly, smiling. "And anyways, you'll look pretty with it on~" He said, giggling.
"W-whatever.." Linda said, putting the dress on with telepathy. They both laid down, Anabelle scooting closer.
"We'll be warmer huddled together.." Anabelle said, looking back up at the sky. "Y'know... I've heard this region is beautiful.. But I went straight here because there were no trainers.. But I wanna see the region, it seems nice."
Linda thought the same, but never actuallly did, because trainers were everywhere and the only path to get out of Snowbelle City without having to endure a snow infested area is Route 19, a place where trainers cross a bridge daily. "Really?"
"Yea, but I usually never get to. Trainers are everywhere, and some would kill for an Eevee... I've always wanted to explore a whole region, but I've never been able to get around it... If I try to go with a friend I make, then they'll end up getting captured just after we even meet..." Anabelle said, sighing. "And I think we'll just have to go through Route 19 to get to another City. I angered a mamoswine by tying my basket to it's leg and rode in it just to get here, and I also had to go through huge forests just to get past the routes to avoid getting captured.. I don't know if my dream of fully exploring a region will ever come true..."
Linda rolled to him, frowning. "Well, if you want, I can explore with you... I've always wanted to see this region too, and I was born here."
Anabelle stared at him, his eyes widening. "Y-You wanna travel... With me..? And help make my dreams come true..?"
"Of course, you ARE my friend." Linda said, smiling at the Eevee. "And I would love to help you."
"But you might get captured..." Anabelle said, tearing up.
"Then I'll treasure our time as friends." Linda said.
Anabelle started crying, having an expression of pure joy on his face. "You're great, Linda..."
"You are too, Anabelle..." Linda said, yawning.
Anabelle yawned along with him, tired. "Maybe we should take a nap, it's getting pretty late.."
"Yea, I know... But before we go, we need to talk to my caretaker." Linda said, his eyes half closed.
"Okay... Lets do it tommorow..." Anabelle said, falling asleep. Linda fell asleep close besides him, starting an unbreakable friendship.