Author's Note: Sorry this chapter took so long to write. I kinda got lazy. Anyway, I wanted to thank everyone who's reviewed so far. Those reviews are pretty much the only reason I've kept up on this. I'll try to be less lazy though. I'm also renaming the chapters, but they don't have any new content, so you don't have to reread them, okay? Once again thanks!


Day 3:

Opening my eyes, I yelped. Tyler was sitting in the chair beside the bed,still in his pajamas. "What are you doing?" I asked, glaring at him. "You scared me half to death." He grinned and shrugged. I pulled the covers off and stood up, stretching.

"Are you okay with going into town today? I could take you out to eat, or maybe we could see a movie... it's up to you." He grinned again. "And if we just happen to see my friends then I could totally show you off..." I stuck my tongue out. He sighed. "Fine then. No showing you off. I get it. I don't like it though."

"Going into town sounds fun. First I'll need to head home and change." I said, running my hand through my hair.

"I can walk you there," he offered, standing up.

I shook my head. "I'll get there faster without you." He made a face. "Well, I can! I'll leave now and meet you in about... twenty minutes?"

"That's fine. That gives me time to take a shower, I guess. May I at least walk you to the front door?" he asked, grinning.

"Hmm..." I pretended to think about it. "Alright then. But only to the door. No further."

"You drive a hard bargain, m'lady." he said formally. I giggled. Together we walked to the door.

"I'll be back in a little bit, okay?" I said, stepping outside.

He leaned out the door and gave me a quick peck on the cheek. "See you soon!" he said, closing the door.

I looked out over the lake. The sun was rising and casting color over the water. I headed towards my tree as quickly as I could without sprinting. Arriving there I was greeted by my Pidgey friends. "Hey guys. Good morning!" I said cheerfully, grabbing the black tank top and the gold mesh shirt. I pulled off Tyler's shirt and hung it off the branch.

How goes the romancing?" Pidgey asked, head cocked.

I sighed as I finished strapping on the bra. "I think it's going okay. Last night, before I fell asleep I thought I heard him say something, but I was too tired to really understand it. It's so frustrating!" I said, tugging the shirt over my head.

What, clothes or Tyler? Pidgeotto asked, hopping onto my shoulder.

I grinned. "I meant Tyler, but clothes are a pain too." The birds laughed and took off into the sky. "Bye guys! I'll see you later, I guess."

We were waiting for you. Now it's time for us to eat breakfast. The other Pidgey called out. Soon they were a speck in the sky and then I couldn't see them at all.

Smiling, I pulled on the pants. I felt the air move around me. "Espeon!" I yelled, turning around. Sure enough, there she was, grinning at me.

"Hello dearie. Aren't you excited? It's working!" she cried out happily. Confused, I just looked at her. "Don't you remember? What Tyler said after putting you to bed?"

I laughed sheepishly, running the hairbrush through my hair. "No, actually, I sorta fell asleep..." Espeon gaped at me. "I was tired! I'm sorry!"

Her nose twitched. "He stood there, looking at you like a lovesick fool! You didn't hear him say, 'I'm falling in love with a girl who's gonna break my heart by leaving me in less than two days... This so isn't fair.'? That's an exact quote!"

I gaped at her. "He said that? How am I gonna break his heart? He broke mine!"

She sighed. "He's. Falling. In. Love. With. YOU." She jumped up. "It's working! Everything is turning out perfectly." She looked at me. "Finish getting dressed. You have a big day ahead!"

"Can you see the future or something?" I grumbled, pulling on the mesh. It shimmered in the early light.

"I can see possibilties. And those possibilities are looking good for you!" she chortled happily."I'll see you later, kay?" I nodded. "Bye sweetie!"

I waved as she vanished. "He really expects me to break his heart?" I said, thinking out loud. "I'd never do that..." I grabbed a pair of sandals. They were gold with a wedged heel. Strapping them around my ankles, I headed back towards Tyler's house.


"Wow." was Tyler's reaction when he saw me. That was all he said, standing there in the doorway with his mouth open.

"Should I go back and change?" I asked nervously, looking down at my outfit. I thought it had looked okay, but honestly, what did I know about clothes?

"No, no. You look gorgeous. I just... wow." I blushed.

"Stop saying that!"

"Alright... alright." He grinned. "You do realize that now I have to show you off. Showing up into town with you, looking like you are, every guy there's gonna want to steal you from me." I turned even more red and glared at him. He laughed. "Don't worry, I won't let them. You're my girl now." Putting his arm around my waist, we started walking towards the bus station. "If we take a bus now, we can go see an early movie, then maybe go window shopping... we could stop somewhere for lunch..."

I smiled contently. "Whatever you choose to do is fine with me." I said, leaning into him. "Today will be perfect, I just know it."


As we stepped off the bus into the bright morning light I heard laughing and shouting. Tyler turned to me and grinned. "Those would be my friends. Can we go say hi?" I laughed and nodded. Grabbing my hand, he led me to a full table at the food court.

A guy with shaggy black hair called out, "Hey, Ty, who's the babe, and why's she hanging with you? Girl, you want a good time, come over here to me." The other guys laughed and high-fived. The girls there rolled their eyes and continued talking.

"Watch it, Char. This is Cherry, and she's my girl." Tyler said, laughing. "Cherry, that's Charlie," he said, pointing to the shaggy haired guy. "That's Evan and Gary." he pointed to a guy with a blond crew cut and a guy with red hair. "The girls are Sam, Lizzie and Dina." he said, pointing to a girl with a blonde bob, a brunnete with a pixie cut and a girl with black hair that pretty much touched the ground. They waved and returned to their conversation. The guys made room and Tyler and I sat down, him next to Gary and me next Charlie.

Charlie reached over and fiddled with my hair. I turned and looked at him. He stopped and started talking to Tyler. "So, buddy, where'd you find this little peach and where have been hiding her?" he asked, grinning at his little fruit pun. I mentally sighed.

"She's a friend a had when I was little. She moved, came back and looked me up. We hit it off great and so we're hanging out as much as possible before she has to leave again." Tyler said, lacing his fingers through mine. I smiled at him, grateful for the contact.

"Does she talk?" Gary asked, looking up from his gameboy.

"Of course she does." Tyler said, looking at me. "You are being rather quiet... are you okay?"

I forced on a smile. "Of course I'm okay. I just... don't know these people."

"Well, babe," Charlie winked lecherously, "come home with me tonight and get to know me a little better." One of the girls threw a thing of lipstick at him. "Ow!"

I grinned at the girl who threw it. "Thanks, Sam."

She glared at him. "He's a pig, don't mind him. The rest of them are a lot easier to deal with." she said, smiling at Evan. He turned red and looked back down at Gary's gameboy. She sighed and the rest of the girl's giggled. "Come sit by us. We can talk girl stuff." Tyler nudged my arm.

"Do you want to?" he whispered in my ear. His breath tickled and I giggled.

"If it'll get me away from this guy," I said, tilting my head towards Charlie, "than I'd love to." He grinned and untwined our fingers. I stood up and wandered over by the girls. Making room for me, Sam turned back to me.

"So..." she started, smiling. "How long have you and Tyler been an item."

I grinned sheepishly. "About two days."

All three of them gasped. "Only two days? He's totally in love with you!" Lizzie exclaimed, her pixie hair flying everywhere.

"You think so?" I asked, glancing over at him goofing off with his friends.

"Definitely!" Dina said, nodding. "He looks at you like you're his soul mate or something." I blushed again. "Oh! You love him too!" she squealed. The guys looked over at her. "What?!" she said, glaring. They looked at each other and shrugged. Turning back to the gameboy, they ingored us again.

"That's so cute!" Lizzie said, throwing her arms around me in a hug. "He's been so miserable lately. This is the first time I've seen him so happy." She noticed my necklace. "Did he get you that?" she asked, eyes sparkling.

I nodded. "He doesn't remember though. It was a long time ago..." They all nodded wisely.

"Is there a picture in it?" Sam asked, lifting it up.

"It's jammed." I said, leaning back so it slid out of her hand. "He offered to fix it tomorrow."

"How old are you?" Lizzie asked.

Hesitating, I heard Espeon inside my head. Seventeen. "Seventeen."

"He's eighteen now! He could totally propose to you!" They all squealed again. This time the guys didn't even look up.

"Propose?" I asked, feeling dizzy and confused.

"He could ask you to marry him! That's so sweet!" Lizzie said, bouncing up and in her seat.

"Guys, I don't think..." I started, but they were off and running with that topic.

"She should totally wear a strapless dress!"

"And have pink roses everywhere!"

"He'd look so handsome in a tux!"

"Can you imagine! They'd have adorable children!"

"Oh, definitely! Brown hair, blue eyes or blonde and brown! So cute!"

Tyler came up behind me and tapped my shoulder. "Ready to go?" he asked, glancing at the girls in their little fantasy. I nodded quickly. This talk was making me dizzy and a little nervous. "Guys, me and Cherry are gonna split. We'll see you later, okay?" The guys grunted, not looking away from the timy screen. The girls all giggled as he helped me up.

"Bye Cherry! Don't forget to invite us!" Lizzie said, giggling.

"We want pictures!" Sam said eagerly.

"We could be the bridesmaids and godmothers!" Dina cried out.

"What...?" Tyler started. Grabbing his hand, I shook my head.

"Don't ask. Please." He laughed and waved. As soon as we were out of hearing range I stopped and leaned against a wall. "Oh my gosh, are they always like that?" I asked, looking over at the girls.

"Why? What'd they do?" he asked, looking at them too. They waved.

"In that little bit of time, they had us married and having children!" I said, closing my eyes. He didn't say anything. I opened my eyes and saw him staring down at me intently. "Tyler? Are you-" He cut me off with a kiss. When he finally pulled away, I was breathless. There was cheering and clapping from the table we just left.

Looking at me with smokey eyes, he began to speak softly. "Would that really be so bad?" he asked, his voice husky.

"No..." I said softly, feeling dizzy again.

"I feel like I've known you forever." he said, tilting my head up higher. Brushing his lips against mine, he smiled. "It's been what, two days? I don't remember us being childhood friends. The only childhood friend I ever had was Eevee, but you can't be her. It's impossible." He reached over and picked up the locket.

"Is it impossible?" I asked, whispering. "Who's to say that it can't happen?" He popped the locket open and gasped.

"How..." he started, eyes wide. I looked down at the ground and kept silent. Stepping back, he noticed his friends were all watching intently. "We need to get out of here." Tears pricked my eyes. I had failed. My one chance at love and I had failed. Ducking under his arm, I ran. Past his friends, past the bus station, back to home. Tears streaming down my face, I tried in vain to nurse my broken heart again, for the last time.