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Courtney's POV:
I run as fast as I can to school. I need to ask my friends if their parents mentioned a "choice". Right after I put my books away and prepare for my first classes of course.
I fit my key into the padlock of my locker and swing the door open. I pull out my schedule from my backpack. Let's see…first up is English and biology. I grab the books I need and swing the door shut with a satisfying clang. I breathe a sigh of contentment. Oh, it's good to be organised. But my satisfaction is short lived. How can I be organised when I have an apparently important choice to make that I don't even know? I have to talk to my friends.
"Courtney!" I look up just in time to jump out of the way as one of my friends comes skidding across the floor. She scrambles around, yelping in surprise, as she accidently knocks several unfortunate students over. When her mad slide finally draws to a halt, I run over to her, supressing a groan. "Bridgette, how many times do I have to tell you? There's a reason why we aren't allowed to run in the halls!" Bridgette's only answer is a sheepish smile.
Like me, Bridgette is an eevee. Unlike me, however, she is a common shiny, whereas I'm just a common. While I have brown fur, Bridgette's is a soft blond, and her ruff and tail tip are light grey as opposed to my cream.
Bridgette pushes herself to her feet and shakes herself. "I know, I know Courtney, but there's something I really have to tell you! Did you see the notice board today?" I shake my head. Bridgette's olive-green eyes are shining with excitement and her tail is wagging. "The school is starting a compulsory programme to help speed along our evolution!" I blink at her. Our evolution? My heart sinks. I think I know what the choice is now. Bridgette doesn't seem to notice my reaction to the news and continues happily. "And because of the programme, we don't have classes for the next three weeks." My jaw drops. No classes? But we had three tests scheduled for this week! And we're supposed to be starting a new project in economics! Missing three weeks of classes will leave me behind! Courtney is never behind!
This time, Bridgette does notice my reaction and sighs. "Courtney, it's not a big deal. All the classes in our year will have to do this, we're just the first. You won't fall behind."
"But other classes aren't missing weeks of projects and tests!" I shriek. Other Pokémon are casting glances our way, but I don't care. How can Bridgette be so nonchalant about all this?
Bridgette rolls her eyes. "We'll still have to do the tests Courtney. Think of it as extra time to study, okay?" she grins at me excitedly. "Besides, this is evolution we're talking about here! The next stage of our lives! Tell me that's not exciting!" It's not exciting. I know exactly which eeveelution my parents want me to become. And I know it's one I definitely don't want to be.
AN: Here's chapter 2! If any of you are confused by the "common" and "common shiny" thing, I decided to make oddly coloured Pokémon who didn't have the typical shiny colouration, mostly to help make the character's appearances more similar to their human appearances. "Commons" are normal-coloured Pokémon and are the most (duh) common. "Common shinys" are shiny Pokémon who don't have typical shiny colouring and are the second most common. Thanks for reading and please review!