Hi. So this is my first story. Feels weird. It's gonna suck like they mostly do, but you gotta start somewhere, right? Anyways, let us start this thing.

It was a warm summer evening. Many of the pokemon awake at the time were starting to leave to their dens to eat and rest, while the nocturnal ones were just waking up, preparing for their nighttime duties. But unlike the rest, there were two eevees chasing each other, running through the forest with no destination in mind. They look as they were without a care in the world, but that sadly wasn't the case for them.

Between both of them, there was a bit of sadness. They still had smiles, and to anyone giving them a quick glance, they would seem as happy as they can be. But look closely, and you can see worry. They both knew what was to come tomorrow, but neither wanted it to happen so soon. So they played as long as they can, and more so.

After a while of running, they both decided to stop and instead just talked. At first, they talked about moves, then the eeveelution they wanted to become, then the pokemon they thought was cool. And the conversation kept on switching until they landed on the topic about the events of tomorrow.

"So…" Eve said, "you're actually leaving the forest."

"You make it seem like you didn't know about this until now." Alex chuckled. They've known for a while now.

"I know, but it seems so unreal. I'm still in disbelief that you're still going." She was dazed. She didn't want to lose her best friend. Who would she hang out with now?

"I've always wanted to go out, and plus it's a tradition. Everyone on my dad's side has done this. It's not like I'm gonna break tradition."

"Why not? There comes a time where tradition fails and needs to change. Haven't you heard the stories, you have the power to change it." She was hoping to change his mind one last time. Of course, it wasn't going to work, but maybe...

"But why would I want to change it? Of course, I'm scared, but I really want to do this. I'll be fine, don't worry about it." He wanted to dismiss this conversation. He really didn't want to think about tomorrow. He was terrified, but he wasn't going to back out.

Eve sighed, "Fine. I'm just worried. What if you don't come back? Who will I play with now, everyone else is lame," added that last part with a chuckle. Of course, she was slightly serious, there weren't many eevees in the area, only their siblings and another family, but they were all younger. She knew other quadrupeds, but they weren't the same. If he didn't come back, she would miss the heck out of him. They were best friends because they were so similar. There wasn't a likely chance she would have a closer bond with someone else.

"There are other people, like that one vulpix that likes you," Alex said with a smile. He was ready for the response that was going to come from her. Maybe something along the lines of 'Eww, no,' or 'Shut up.'

"Ugh, he's weird. I'll rather hang out with anyone other than him." She noticed that he didn't answer her other question. "But what if you actually don't back though? What if you want to stay out there or something else…?"

He didn't like how she ended her sentence, so he just decided to avoid that part. "I'm not just going to leave and never come back. Even if I want to stay out there, I'll come back and at least say that I'm going to stay out there." That seemed like a really long walk.

Alex still didn't answer the whole question. "But, what if you were to die?"

There was a lot of worry in her voice. So much that it makes him reconsider actually going. But it was too late, and anyway what was the actual chance of that happening. He was a decent fighter and he knew how to heal himself and what berries did what. He was fine, she worried too much.

"Eve, you worry too much. Everything will be fine." He tried to sound convincing. He didn't know who he was convincing in the end, but hopefully, it worked.

She sighed, "Okay, just be safe out there. It would suck if I had to get a new friend." She smiled, hoping to lighten the mood. Maybe she went too far on the questions. She was worried about him, but maybe scaring him wasn't the best solution.

Alex nodded. He was hoping for the conversation to end right there. The last thing he needed to was overthink everything. Maybe he should leave, it didn't seem like the conversation was going to go anywhere.

They both stayed quiet for a while. At first, both of them were fine with the silence, but after a few seconds, the silence became too awkward. They both stayed quiet until one of them noticed how late it actually was.

"Arecus damn, it's really late. We should probably start going so we could wake up early," Alex said surprised. It didn't even seem that dark to him, though the sky said otherwise.

"Yeah, I guess I'll see you tomorrow then." That might not be totally true for her, she was losing her closest friend, so a restful night wasn't probable. She thought that maybe saying or doing something would maybe ease her mind. "But just in case…"

Eve walked up to Alex and wrapped her front paws around his head as best as she can. Being a quad, hugging was difficult for them, but she felt like maybe she had to do it, to at least soothe her mind.

Alex, on the other hand, totally found this unnecessary. He just stayed there until the hug ended. He didn't know what he could do. Once the hug ended, there was another brief moment of awkward silence, before Alex decided to say something, not before lightly laughing to hopefully clear the air.

"You worry too much." He saw her lower her head a bit, and immediately regretted what he said. Maybe he came off a bit too strong. Hoping to at least make her feel better, he quickly added, "But, if you weren't actually able to make it tomorrow, I would at least want to say bye. So yeah…um bye.

She smiled. Maybe Alex leaving wasn't too bad. She wouldn't have to deal with him always being so awkward. "Bye," she laughed. "We should probably start going back."

Alex nodded. Tomorrow was going to be the change of a lifetime. Maybe he wasn't ready, maybe a bit more time wouldn't hurt. Just hang out with friends a bit more, try to get better at fighting, anything to help him. He didn't feel ready anymore.

No, he was going to do this. Nothing was going to stop him. He'll just have to sleep, and everything will be fine. He's hung out with his friends enough and has trained maybe a bit too much. He'll be fine. He just needs to evolve and he can come back. Not too hard.

So, they both left, hoping that they will wake up and see each other one more time. One more day until everything changes. It was the first time for both of them separating for so long. Will they remember each other? How much will their personalities change? Were they ready?

Only one way to find out.

Well, that was fun, hope you guys like it. Chapters will come out whenever. I'm not good at schedules so I'll just write whenever I have time. But yeah, remember to like and subscribe and I'll see you next time. Wait...