Pairings: BlackxWhite (one-sided), WhitexN
Warnings: N/A
Rating: PG
Could be a companion piece to 1. Need
4. Give
"What are you doing here?" Black asked as he bent down to pet the strange looking pokemon. It was friendly so Black was pretty sure it had to belong to someone. "Where'd your owner get to?"
The pokemon wiggled its giant brown ears, its fluffy brown tail with a white tip held high as it ran a circle around Black. It gave a chirp/bark noise as it moved away from Black. When it saw the boy wasn't following it turned back to him and cried again, this time with a hint of frustration. "Alright, alright," he said as he stood up. "I get it. I'm coming."
The pokemon seemed content as it lead Black behind Professor Juniper's lab. Before he could even see what was going on he heard more of the creatures. 'Someone has a collection back here,' Black thought as he turned the corner.
"There you are!" White shouted in joy when the strange pokemon that had led him there came into sight. She rushed over and picked it up, scratching it behind the ears. "You shouldn't wonder off like that."
Black gulped. Seeing White was usually enough to send his heart racing, but seeing her act as a master trainer was enough to make it explode. A year older than him, she had already beaten the gym leaders and taken down Team Plasma. But that's not why she caused such a reaction. The fact was that ever since they were little kids Black had been under her spell.
"Hey, Black!" White said, walking over to him, the strange pokemon still cradled in her arms. It reached out a pawed at him, making a happy noise. White laughed, a sound that echoed inside his ears. "It looks like she likes you!"
He kicked up a little dirt, rubbing the back of his head. "I guess." The pokemon leaped out of White's arms and onto Black. He managed to catch the fluff ball and it gave another cry, wiggling its ears. "What is this pokemon anyways?"
"She's an Eevee, soon to be a Vaporeon actually. One of my friends from another region sent me a bunch of them as a thank you present. She has seven different evolutions."
"Seven!" Black looked down at the brown fur ball again. She looked up at him, obviously pleased with herself.
White nodded, smiling at his reaction. "Come on, I'll introduce you."
Black followed White to where Professor Juniper was gushing over a green, leafy version of the Eevee he held in his hands. "That one is a Leafeon. The dark one is an Umbreon, and the light purple is an Espeon," White said, pointing to two more pokemon curled up together, sleeping. "The two cashing each other are a Jolteon and a Flareon. There's also a Glaceon around here somewhere."
"Uh, is this him?" Black asked. A blue pokemon sat elegantly in front of the boy, studying him.
"Yep! You've got to watch out for him. He may not look like it, but he's a little trouble maker."
White was focused on finding something in her bag so Black knelt down before the Glaceon. "Hello." He shifted the Eevee so that he could hold her with one hand and held his hand out to the other pokemon. Glaceon sniffed his hand a few times before bumping his head against Black's two times, making a soft noise that sounded like purring in the back of his throat.
"Wow, Black," White said, kneeling down next to him. "They really seem to like you. They must be able to sense that you're a nice person."
Black was pretty sure his heart had just leapt up into his throat.
White turned her attention to Eevee Black held in his arms. She held out a blue stone before asking, "Would you like to evolve, Eevee?"
The Eevee made a noise of agreement, stretching out so that her nose touched the stone. There was a flash of light that caused Black to shut his eyes. He could feel the pokemon change in his arms. She grew too heavy for him and he ended up falling onto his back. When he opened his eyes again there was a beautiful blue pokemon with a long fish tail sitting on his chest. The Vaporeon looked down at him, head tilted questioningly. "You're beautiful," he whispered.
Vaporeon gave a happy cry, licking Black's chin. The boy smiled, wrapping his arms around her in a hug.
"Black." White's soft voice caught his attention and he turned his head. He was vaguely aware of the Flareon batting at his feet. "You wanted to become a trainer, right?"
Black nodded.
"Well, Professor Juniper doesn't have any starter pokemon right now, so why don't I give you these ones?"
Black wasn't sure he had heard her right. Was White really offering all these pokemon to him? "White, are you sure? These aren't exactly common pokemon."
"I know," White said. She had sat down next to him, leaning back on her hands to look up at the sky. "But, I'm going to be doing some intense training with Reshiram soon. These guys here wouldn't be up for it. They'd be perfect for a new trainer like you though. Besides, Vaporeon and Glaceon are already attached to you. And it looks like Flareon is about to be literal attached to you."
"Huh?" Black managed to prop himself up on his elbows in time to see Flareon pounce on his foot, sinking his claws into his prey. "Ow!" Black gave his foot a rough shake. "Stop that!" The Flareon toppled over before quickly getting back up. When he saw Black glaring at him he placed both paws on Black's knee and began making worried noises. Black sighed and scratched Flareon's chin.
"I think you should take White up on her offer, Black. It's not every day that someone gives you such a special present." Black looked up as Professor Juniper came over to them, the Leafeon following behind her. "You'll have to put one of them storage though. You're only allowed to take six pokemon with you at a time."
Black looked at all the Eeveelutions gathered around him and suddenly felt a little sad. White's hand covered his own and she shared a knowing look with him. Black squeezed her hand softly in thanks. White nodded slightly before removing her hand, but the warmth of it still lingered.
"Thank you, White."
"I'm heading to Undella Town tomorrow morning. I can travel with you for a bit." White stood up and dusted herself off. "Well, they're yours now, Black. Take good care of them." She waved as she headed back to her house.
Professor Juniper shook her head as White disappeared. "That girl."
"What is it, Professor?" Black asked. Vaporeon was still contentedly curled up on his lap.
Professor Juniper gave Black a long look before sighing. "She's destroying herself trying to find a way to bring N back."
Black wrapped his arms around Vaporeon and said nothing.
/
The next morning White was already waiting for him by Route 1. "Ready to go?"She smiled at him.
Black took a deep breath and nodded. Vaporeon made an encouraging noise, leaning against his leg.
Then, with White and Vaporeon at his side, Black took the first steps of his journey.
