I sat in the café with a notebook before me. Slvyeon was sound asleep against my chest, with her paws on my chest and her head resting in the crook of my neck. I had one hand on her to support her body and could feel her gentle breathing beneath it. Raichu was surfing around the table, being careful to stay close to me and invade anyone else's space. Flareon was resting at my feet, his head resting on his paws while he lazily watched the Alolan people come in and out of the Poke Center. Vaporeon was over by the fountain, gazing into the water and watching her reflection. Umbreon sat across from me, his red eyes boring holes into me. Finally, I turned and looked at him. He had recently become the jealous type and I had a feeling that he was not reacting well to Slvyeon sleeping on me.

"Don't tell me, you're jealous?" I asked.

Umbreon closed his eyes and turned his head away from me with a 'hmph'. Getting down from the chair, he started walking over to his poke ball.

"Umbreon, don't be like that." I said, trying to reach over to pet him.

I was too late by the time my hand got close to him. Umbreon tapped his poke ball with his paw and was sucked back inside. I sighed. He was going to pout until I paid more attention to him which could take hours depending on how sour he was. Slvyeon was still sound asleep, not at all disturbed by my voice or the shifting I had done. Taking a sip of my Komala Coffee, I went back to my notes and reviewed them. Recently, I had been helping the professor with his research into Pokémon moves and their connection to their relationship with their Trainer at the time. Umbreon had been giving some interesting data with how he had been acting lately but there seemed to be a direct correlation with how well and how fierce Pokémon battled and how well their relationship was to their trainer.

I leaned back in my seat and frowned. Umbreon and I had been training for years and yet his attitude was getting worse by the day. I tilted my head back and closed my eyes. I would have to talk to the professor and get his opinion on the matter and see if there was anything I could do. I listened to Slvyeon's slow breathing and the occasional noise Vaporeon made to her reflection. It was quiet besides that. It must have been about 11 o'clock by that time, surely people had already started their days. The door swooshed open and I felt Slvyeon's ear twitch, but she stayed asleep. I kept my eyes closed and continued to think about Umbreon. Surely there was something I could do to help the situation.

"Sabrina?" A husky voice said.

I frowned, I knew that voice. Opening one eye, I saw a very handsome blond man standing before me. I sat up a little and blinked. I knew him, but why was it taking me so long to recall his name? His blond hair was tied back into a bun on the back of his head, only a section of long bangs was left out and they covered a small portion of his face. His green eyes were intense, but there was something warm behind them as well.

"Gladion?" I finally asked.

The man smiled. I had gotten it right. I scrambled to stand up, my chair protesting and I scooted it away from me. Flareon had jumped up and was eyeing Gladion warily, a small growl rumbling in his throat.

"Flareon, stop that." I scolded and he stopped growling.

My scolding didn't stop him from continuing to stand guard and watch Gladion carefully though. I gently placed Slvyeon on the chair I had been sitting on just a moment before and stepped out from behind the table. Gladion smiled, chuckling at the lengths I had to go through just to get up and step towards him. We embraced and it was so soothing to be in each other's arms once more. We held the hug for just a moment longer than we probably should have and then separated. He held me at arm's length and looked me up and down, causing me to blush slightly.

"You've grown so much since the last time I saw you. You're a young woman now!" Gladion exclaimed before releasing him from his grip.

"And what about you? You're a man now. Last time I saw you, you were still just a teenage punk." I replied.

I took a moment to look over him. He was taller than me, but only by a few inches. He was slim and muscular at the same time, reminding me of a swimmer's build. But his eyes were still the same and that warmed my heart just a little.

"So, what have you been up to? It's been so long since the last time we saw each other…" Gladion started, trailing off towards the end.

The last time we had saw each other had not been pleasant, but I didn't want to recall the memory at the moment.

"It's been six years if you can believe it. I haven't really been up to much. I'm still Pokémon League Champion so I've been performing my duties for that, but I've also been helping the professor with his research from time to time. What about you? Surely you've completed your island challenge by now." I asked, curious as to why he hadn't been to challenge me yet.

"I completed the trials a long time ago, but that was enough for me. Besides, I knew I wouldn't be able to beat a strong, capable champion like yourself. After the island challenge, I just concentrated on getting stronger." He replied.

"You went to the other regions, didn't you?"

"Yes actually. It was wonderful, they have such a different system over there. Maybe we can catch up sometime soon and I can tell you all about it."

"I would love that. When did you get in?"

"Actually, I'm just getting in now."

"Have you gone to see Lillie yet? Where are you staying?"

"No, I haven't seen Lillie yet and I was thinking about catching a ferry over to Akala Island and staying at the hotel there."

At that moment, Flareon wedged himself between us and looked sharply up at Gladion. He was not pleased at having been ignored for so long nor did he entirely trust Gladion in the first place. I looked down at Flareon in astonishment, slightly embarrassed that he would do such a thing. Gladion simply laughed and bent down to look at Flareon.

"Hello there. It's nice to meet you." Gladion said, holding out his hand.

Flareon cautiously sniffed Gladion's hand but didn't reach forward to nuzzle him. He still wasn't sure about Gladion. Gladion and I chuckled at his behavior. Gladion stood up and I remembered what we had been talking about before.

"I cannot allow you to stay in a hotel, especially one so expensive. I have a spare room available at my house. You can stay there until you figure out what you're going to do now that you're back." I said, my tone implying that there was no arguing with me.

"I can't intrude upon you." Gladion protested, despite my tone.

"It's not an intrusion. Besides, you're my best friend's brother. I'm not going to let you stay in a hotel when I have a perfectly free room for you to stay in." I said, gathering my things.

Slvyeon was awake and looking at me curiously before stretching and jumping down from the seat. I gathered all their poke balls, deciding to leave them out for the walk home. I tried briefly to see if Umbreon would come out, but he was still being stubborn so I left him inside his ball. I called to Vaporeon and she came dashing over. With most of my party gathered, I turned towards Gladion.

"Let's go." I said, still not taking no for an answer.

Gladion huffed, but followed us out. Flareon had positioned himself between Gladion and myself once again while the others just roamed about. Once we were outside of the Poke Center, I walked towards the path that led to the Pokémon League and whistled long and high. Gladion stared at me, eyebrow raised as to what I was doing. I held up a finger for him to wait and in a minute, Glaceon came racing down the slope and skidded to a halt just before me.

"Did you have fun?" I asked.

Glaceon closed her eyes in delight and voiced it before turning and joining the others. With everyone gathered, I started heading towards home. With the money I made from the Pokémon League, I had managed to purchase a house in Tapu Village. It was a short walk from the café and we were there within a couple of minutes. I unlocked my house and let all of my Pokémon inside first before stepping in and letting Gladion in behind me. I turned on the lights and closed the door behind Gladion.

"Where's Incineroar?" Gladion asked, noticing that the large Pokémon was not present.

"She's with the professor right now. He wanted to study her moves and she was excited since she's been battling in the Battle Royal with him. She absolutely loves fighting in there." I explained, putting my bag down and taking the poke balls out of it.

I placed the poke balls on the floor in the corner and then took my shoes off, placing them beside the door. Gladion followed suit and looked at the poke ball I had in my hand curiously. It was then that I finally noticed his suit case.

"Umbreon has been acting up lately and he was jealous of Slvyeon sleeping on me earlier." I explained, tossing the ball and finally getting Umbreon to come out.

Umbreon sat with his back turned towards me, his face turned up into the air with his eyes closed. He was still mad and I sighed. Of course he wasn't going to let it go anytime soon. Quietly, I snuck up behind him and then started tickling his sides. He fell onto his back, squirming beneath my hands and giving out barky laughs. He managed to wriggle out from my tickling fingers and got ready to pounce. I pretended to be afraid and he launched himself at me. I caught him easily in my arms and cuddle him to me. He rubbed his cheek against mine and after a moment I put him down. At that moment, he noticed Gladion and went on the defensive.

"Umbreon, this is Gladion. A friend." I said, emphasizing the word 'friend'.

Umbreon looked from Gladion to me and the back to Gladion before relaxing his pose, but he was still on defense. I chuckled and patted his head before heading towards the kitchen and waving Gladion forward. I gave him a brief tour of the house, Umbreon by my side the whole time. Once we got to the kitchen, I turned towards Gladion.

"Have you eaten yet?" I asked.

Gladion shook his head.

"Go get settled and I'll make us some lunch. Feel free to take a shower if you want." I said.

"Thank you, Sabrina. For all of this." He said sincerely.

I waved my hand to dismiss him and he smiled before heading towards the spare room. Umbreon watched him leave before looking back up at me.

"If you're nice, I'll give you a Poke Bean." I said and Umbreon barked happily.

I smiled and tossed him a red bean which he gobbled up quickly. I checked the food bowls quickly to make sure that everyone still had plenty of food before starting to make something for Gladion and myself. In the many years that I had been living in Alola, I had figured out how to make many of the delicious meals that the Alolan's were so fond of. Deciding that noodles were the way to go, I set about making Z-noodles and all the spices that went along with them. At some point, I heard the shower in the bathroom turn on and knew that Gladion had taken me up on the offer of a shower. It was perfect because then that gave me plenty of time to cook our meal. Lunch was just about done when Gladion came back into the kitchen. He had on a pair of black capris and a plain white t-shirt. He was toweling his hair off and I smiled at him.

"Take a seat at the table. Lunch is almost finished." I said.

"It smells delicious." He replied, sitting down at the table.

A few minutes later, the noodles were done and I made up two serving trays before carefully bringing them over to the table. I placed one in front of Gladion and then placed the other where I sat down. Gladion smiled gratefully and looked down at his food with barely contained excitement. I giggled at him but stopped him from going to take a bite.

"Give it a minute or else you'll burn your mouth." I said.

Gladion frowned for a moment but nodded. I watched him for a moment and then blew on my food to cool it slightly. Once he realized what I was doing, he followed suit. After it had cooled down slightly, we began to eat. Gladion could hardly contain himself and within ten minutes he had finished his meal, spices and all. He must have been travelling for a long time without a homemade meal. I finished my meal a few minutes after Gladion and sat back. I thought for a moment before getting up and grabbing our dishes to bring to the kitchen.

"Let me help with those." Gladion said, starting to stand up.

"You stay there. I'm going to make some tea and then you are going to tell me all about your adventures across the regions." I said.

Gladion froze for a minute, not sure if he should ignore my request or stay put. After a second, he sat back down and I brought the dishes over to the sink It didn't take me long to make some tea and I grabbed some honey from the cabinet as well and brought the tea and honey over to the table. Once we were both situated comfortably, I looked at Gladion.

"So tell me about the last 6 years." I said.