Hey everyone, I'd like to thank all of you for giving my first chapter a chance and I hope to keep you guys as long time subscribers. Also, I forgot to ask last time but please take a minute to leave a review. I want to hear your ideas on how to make the future chapters better. P.S. Special thanks to Lady Cocoa the advice and for recommending that story, I can feel that it will help out sticking to the style of writing in the 1st chapter.

"The things that make me different are the things that make me." ― A.A. Milne

Various kinds of creatures live in this wonderful world of pokémon. Very similar to humans there are many that exist with their own individual personality. While there's no doubt that everyone certainly loves their pokémon, it's hard to argue that people who give nicknames have more of a connection with them. Which brings us back to the story...

"Sooo... Luvia, do you plan entering the Hoenn League this year?" After Professor Birch's lecture about keeping an open mind while traveling the world, both trainers heading towards the hill outside of Littleroot.

"Maybe, I still haven't decided whether challenge gyms or perform in contests."

"Well when you do decide on what you want to do, let's both promise to cheer each other on." Leo replied with a smile plastered on his face. Of course, this caused Luvia's cheeks to turn rosy.

"S-Sure thing... um, speaking of cheer or more specifically cheery I wonder where June is?"

"I sent her a message but she said her parents won't let her leave until she finishes breakfast." Both Leo and Luvia groaned. The very thought of their friend being forced to eat breakfast with her family, especially on the day when would all choose their first pokémon, which was practically a form of torture for any child.

"Would you like to have a battle while we wait?" Luvia asked, figuring it would a good chance experience a battle using her own pokémon.

"Are you sure, you haven't known your Eevee for even half an hour yet." The blonde questioned, unaware that he had already pulled the one pokéball that was attached to a clip on his waist. Luvia simply nodded before releasing her Eevee. He responded by releasing a small pokémon with a sand colored body while it's belly was snow white. Luvia quickly took out her pokédex to analyze it.

Sandshrew, the Mouse Pokémon. Sandshrew have a very dry hide that is extremely tough. If it curls up into a ball it can bounce off enemy attacks.

"Ladies first." Leonard said with a confident smirk.

"Let's see..." Luvia checked her pokédex for Eevee's list of moves before calling out: "Start off with Quick Attack!" Eevee immediately broke out in a dash, leaving behind a streak of white light, towards Sandshrew.

"Stop them in their tracks with Poison Sting!" Leonard commanded. Sandshrew launched a barrage of small poisonous stingers, forcing the brown fox to bob and weave before finally managing to ram into and knock it onto the ground.

"Lucky shot! Attack with Fury Cutter!" The sand mouse quickly made its way towards Eevee and began slashing frantically as it missed it's mark... until its attack speed picked up, allowing the shrew to successfully chain hits before rapidly spinning around, making its tail to smack Eevee across the face and send it back towards Luvia.

"Eevee! Are you alright?" The fox struggled but slowly managed to stand up on all fours before letting out a cry. Despite its bravado, Eevee was already showing signs of exhaustion as it started breathing heavily.

"Try using Swift!" Golden stars circled around Eevee before being fired at its opponent.

"Brace yourself with Defense Curl." Sandshrew immediately curled up into a ball, reducing some of the damage from the attack.

"Use Quick Attack!" Once again Eevee took off in a sprint towards Sandshrew, who was still rolled up into a ball waiting for the attack.

"Keep it going with Defense Curl, Sandshrew!" Upon impact, Sandshrew was sent bouncing back in the direction of its trainer before finally uncurling from the... well, defensive curl. Looking a little roughed up, the shrew eagerly awaited the next command.

"Let's wrap this us with Rollout!" Sandshrew quickly rolled up into a ball and began speeding towards the exhausted Eevee.

"Stop it with Swift!" Desperate, Eevee packed all of its remaining energy in this last move before launching the attack. Either too confident or tired to dodge, Sandshrew crashed into the stars before smashing into Eevee and knocking it out.

"Alright, good battle!" The blonde teen said in an attempt of patronizing Luvia's loss.

"Thanks, Leo." Luvia replied in a disappointed tone while scooping up Eevee in her arms. Disappointment? That was strange, deep down Luvia knew she wouldn't be able to beat Leo in a battle since he's been with his Sandshrew for nearly a year. However, she couldn't help but wonder why she felt so... heartbroken. Before standing up to head back to Birch's lab she noticed that Sandshrew was still curled up inside its ball. After tapping on the ball a couple times the sand mouse finally uncurled, revealing that it had also fainted.

"Sandshrew!" Leo yelled before rushing over and picking it up in his arms.

"Man, you and Eevee are something else." The blonde commented before returning the Sandshrew to its ball. "Since June is obviously going to take forever to get her starter I'm going to stop at my house before heading out. Remember to that we'll all meet up at the Pokémon Center in Oldale Town." After both trainers going their separate ways, Luvia stopped by the Professor's lab for a quick healing session before setting out to Route 101.

"I'm guessing you had a battle with Leonard right, how did it go?" The Professor asked while harmonic music played, signaling that Eevee was now fully healed.

"It ended in a tie."

"Well, it's not about who wins and loses but both sides having fun and gaining experience." Luvia couldn't help but agree with him, even though she didn't win it was still fun being able shout commands and having her pokémon follow them.

"Alright now, your Eevee is good to go!" After Professor Birch handed over the pokéball to Luvia, he decided as her a question.

"Have you thought about giving you Eevee a nickname?"

"Um, not really, no." Luvia replied.

"I see, I'm not trying to force you or anything but I just want you to know that pokémon are a lot like people. Many of them are different from each other even if they are two of the same species. Nicknames serve as a way of saying how your pokémon different from others." With that explanation, Luvia took out the pokédex and used it to analyze Eevee again. This time, she learned that the small fox was female and was bred by someone in the Kalos region.

"I think I'll call her Evelyn."

Taking it slow this time, Luvia had her first battle with Leonard which resulted in a draw. Next time, Luvia will catch her first pokémon and maybe we'll get to meet this June person but until then here are some questions you guys could answer to help me with improving the story. Just feel free to either PM the answers or leave then in a review. One last thing, I'm not sure if I can but I'll try to upload one chapter a week so be sure to check back every Sunday.

1) What did you think about the nickname Evelyn?

2) Do you think Luvia needs another rival (a mean one) to actually bring her out of shell?

3) How many Pokemon do you think Luvia will capture?

4) What did you think about the battle between Leo and Luvia?