An Umbreon was waiting in a copy place and he was looking at the Sylveon that was working there. He ran out of patience so ring on the bell. The Sylveon heard that, came to the desk and said: "Can I help you?"

Umbreon: "I'm Umbreon and I'm here for my business cards."

Sylveon: "Oh yeah. So, how's the mercenary business going on?"

Umbreon: "Pretty good. Thank you for asking."

After Sylveon got the business cards, she calculated the price and said: "That will be - $200"

Umbreon: "What would you like me to pay with cash, credit card or check?"

Sylveon: "No one has ever paid with a check before, so I'll choose check."

Umbreon: "Very well then."

As he paid Sylveon, took the business cards, said "Bye" to her and went to a fancy restaurant called The Dragon Pearl and on the reception there was a raffle. A Herracross who works here as a waiter said: "Leave a business card in the bowl and win a special dinner."

Umbreon entered without being noticed and he hid himself. After that a Nidoking and a Nidoqueen entered, Nidoking dropped a business card and said Herracross: "A place for two please."

Herracross: "OK. Follow me."

As they followed Herracross, Umbreon took the bowl with psychic and said: "I know cheating is wrong but I really want to win for once so much." And so, he took off and threw away the business cards with psychic, and replaced them with his. After that he returned the bowl and lucky for him, nobody saw him. He escaped before Herracross came back and Umbreon returned to his best friend and roommate Jolteon.

After 3 hours the home phone rang and Umbreon picked it up and said: "This is Umbreon."

Herracross: "I'm Heracross from The Dragon Pearl and you won our raffle."

While Umbreon pretended to be surprised he answered: "Really? That's awesome."

Herracross: "Yeah. You won a romantic dinner for two with seven course meal, dancing, and riding a limousine."

Umbreon: "That is so cool."

Herracross: "Yeah. So, how's the mercenary business?"

Umbreon: "Working like a charm."

Herracross: "Great. Come at 20:00 PM to take your prize."

Umbreon: "I will. Thanks."

Umbreon closed the phone and Jolteon came to Umbreon after he heard that he was talking on the home phone.

Jolteon: "What's going on?"

Umbreon: "I finally won a raffle."

Jolteon: "Really? You won a raffle, how?"

Umbreon: "Please don't get mad but I cheated."

Jolteon got surprised and said: "WHAT? Why?"

Umbreon: "Because I never won anything from raffles and competitions, and I wanted to win for once so much. I was so desperate. Please forgive me."

Jolteon was thinking about how much Umbreon wanted this despite the fact that he cheated, so he said: "How did you cheated?"

Umbreon: "I bought a lot of business cards from a copy place and I replaced them with the ones for the raffle. But there was a nice Sylveon that made them for me and I decided to give her a tip of $100."

Jolteon was thinking: "He cheated on the raffle but he did something nice for someone" and so Jolteon said: "I forgive you since you made a good deed."

Umbreon: "Thank you. Does this mean that I can have the prize?"

Jolteon: "Sure. So what did you won?"

Umbreon: "I won a…" Umbreon stoped as he realized something "… romantic dinner."

Jolteon: "A romantic dinner? That's new."

Umbreon: "I heard that the prize is a special dinner but I didn't know that it was romantic."

Jolteon: "You won a date, that's great."

Umbreon started to speak with worries: "Yeah but there's one problem."

Jolteon: "What is this problem?"

Umbreon began to sweat but he finally let it out: "I...I've….never been on a date before."

Jolteon got surprised by that so he asked to make sure he heard it right: "You've never been on a date?"

Umbreon: "Yeah." As he confirmed it he felt relieved since he was ashamed of that, but Jolteon seemed to have nothing against the fact that Umbreon has never been on a date. After Umbreon noticed that, he asked feeling nervous again: "What shall I do?"

Jolteon: "Talk to a woman to get to their point of view."

Umbreon: "That's a great idea, how about your girlfriend Espeon?"

Jolteon: "Espeon is not my girlfriend, also she's crazy."

Umbreon: "All women are crazy these days. Call her for me." after he said that he picked up the phone and said: "Hook it up."

Jolteon: "No, I don't want to call her."

Umbreon took a step forward to Jolteon offering him the phone to call: "Come on, hook it up."

Jolteon: "I'm not hooking it up. And who says 'Hook it up.'?"

Umbreon: "I do. I want to try new stuff. So please one quick call for me. Hook. It. Up."

Jolteon realized that Umbreon won't take a no for an answer, so he took the phone and dialed Espeon. As she was in her cave reading a magazine until she heard her phone ringing, she picked it up, looked who it was and answered: "Hi Jolteon"

Jolteon asked: "How did you know it was me?"

Espeon: "You're calling from your home phone and there is no reason Umbreon would call me. So why are you calling me?"

Jolteon: "Well, my friend Umbreon needs some dating advice, and I thought maybe you could talk to him."

Espeon: "So you want me to help Umbreon?"

Jolteon answered: "Yes"

Espeon: "Would that be a nice thing for me to do?"

Jolteon answered again: "Yes"

Espeon: "And you like nice people?"

Jolteon: "Of course"

Espeon: "So if I help Umbreon, you'll like me?"

Jolteon: "I guess so?"

Espeon: "Then I'll do it!"

Jolteon said with excitement: "Great, thank you."

Espeon: "Tell Umbreon to meet me at The Black Mall in 15:00 PM."

Jolteon: "OK. Bye Espeon." After Jolteon said that he closed the phone. He told Umbreon what Espeon told him. At 15:00 PM Umbreon went to The Black Mall and he found Espeon, holding a list at a food court. When Umbreon came to her and sat with her, Espeon started to talk: "In order to have a successful date, you need to understand women. So I've written you a script filled with things that every woman will want to hear on a date. If you say these things, I guarantee that any woman will immediately fall in love with you." And after she said that she handed him the script.

Umbreon took the script and asked: "Really?" and Espeon answered with confidence: "Just say those words." And so Umbreon started to read the script: "You are a nice and beautiful woman. You're fusion of grace, beauty and femininity. You're my best friend. You're right, it's pretty good."

Espeon answered with a smile: "Told you!"

Umbreon: "You're my best friend. In fact, you're the only friend I need. Here's a good idea. Let's get rid of all of our other friends and only be friends with each other. Also, we should cut off family members that don't support our relationship. Also, we should have jobs where we work together." As she was listening to what Umbreon was saying, she fell in love with him, her eyes opened wider, her smile extended and she started to look at him with a loving gaze. "Because if there's one thing I know, it's that if we drop all of our friends, cut off our families and work together, we are guaranteed to have a perfect relationship." After he finished reading that part he asked: "What women would like to hear this part?" He noticed that she staring at him but he didn't notice that she fell in love with him, so he asked: "Are you OK?" and Espeon answered with a flirty voice: "I'm fine. I just, I never noticed how handsome you were."

Umbreon answered with a smile: "Thanks" and Espeon continued to flirt with him: "Your eyes are like rubies." Umbreon felt flattered and answered: "Thank you very much." Espeon asked even more flirty voice: "So have you given any thought on who you want to invite on your romantic date?" and Umbreon answered: "I have, actually." Espeon came closer to Umbreon and asked: "Anyone I know?" Umbreon answered: "Maybe, do you know the Sylveon from The Copy Place?" and as she heard that her look changed from loving to shocked because she believed that he was going to choose her, but Umbreon didn't noticed so he continued: "Her eyes are like the sapphires." After he said that he got up and said: "Well, thanks for the help." And Espeon said: "Call me sometime!"

As he was leaving, he herd that and answered: "Maybe I will." And he left Espeon as she was still looking at him lovingly. Umbreon went to The Copy Place, he saw that Sylveon was still there working. He scratched the back of his head, took a deep breath and he said: "Excuse me". Sylveon turns her attention on Umbreon and asks: "Yeah?" Umbreon continued: "Hi. Uh, I'm not sure if you remember me…" But Sylveon interrupts him with her answer: "You're the mercenary, right?" and Umbreon says with a surprise in his voice: "You do remember me!"

Sylveon: "How could I forget? Your check is invalid." As she said that she showed him the check and Umbreon says with a surprise in his voice again: "What? I'll need to check my check book. This time I'll pay with cash." Umbreon took his wallet, took out $300 and give them to her. After she took them Umbreon spoke again: "So, uh, Sylveon. I was wondering if, by any chance you're not doing anything tonight, which you probably are because you're not ugly, but if for some reason, you're not, would you maybe, possibly, no pressure if you can't, just wondering, you know, would you like to go out with me? If you want to." And Sylveon answered: "Yeah, I would love to." Umbreon was surprised again, so he asked: "Really?" and Sylveon replied: "Yeah! It will be fun." Umbreon said with a smile: "Great! I'll pick you up at 19:30 PM.

After he got back home, Umbreon was preparing for his date, took a shower, used an cologne and when he came out of the bathroom and went to his room, he saw Espeon on his bed in a fancy dress drinking a coke in a can. Umbreon asked with a shock: "Espeon? What are you doing on my bed?" Espeon answered with a question: "Did you ask that girl out?" Umbreon answered with a smile: "Yes I did. It was piece of cake." Espeon: "So you're gonna go out with her? What do you know about this girl? She could be trouble. She could be dangerous. You know that? Not every girl stable as me." After she said that, she crushed the can with Psychic. Umbreon said: "Sylveon is fine. She's cool, nice and she's doing her job very well." Espeon: "Are you sure? You said that she works at The Copy Place and I think only desperate Pokémon work there. She could be pretending to be nice. She could be stalker. She could be…" Umbreon interrupted her by saying: "If you're going to speak only nonsense then I think you should leave." Espeon felt offended, so she said: "Fine. But don't say I didn't warned you." And she jumped from the window landing perfectly, after Umbreon saw that, she left, and Umbreon said: "Jolteon was right. She is crazy." While Umbreon was trying a tuxedo, Espeon hid herself behind a bush near Jolteon's house and said:" I can't lose him. I've got to stop that date." After she said that she saw Jolteon returning to his house. "And I know just how I'm going to do it. Is it weird to talk to myself? No, it's not weird."

Espeon came out of the bush and said: "Hi Jolteon." Jolteon turned his attention to her and said: "Hi Espeon. How'd your talk with Umbreon go?" Espeon answered: "Great! Really great. Super great. It could not have been greater." Jolteon: "Wow! Well, thanks again for doing that. I'll make it up to you sometimes." Espeon: "How about tonight? Dinner?" Jolteon: "Oh, uh, I don't know." Espeon: "Come on, one dinner? No big deal. Nothing fancy." Jolteon answered: "OK" Espeon: "Great. I know just the restaurant. Very casual. Very laid back. Let's go." Espeon ran to The Dragon Pearl and Jolteon followed her after they reached the restaurant, they entered and they arrived before Umbreon and Sylveon did.

Jolteon asked: "This is casual and laid back?" Espeon answered with a silly question: "Who said anything about casual and laid back?" Jolteon answered: "Uh, you did." Espeon lied: "Oh-oh! Right. I meant to say fancy and uptight. Sometimes I get my words mixed up. Like I'll say "bubbles" when I really mean "pick-up truck" or "jelly" when I really mean, um, like a boat." After she said those words, she saw Umbreon and Sylveon entering The Dragon Pearl, so she kissed Jolteon to hide herself. Umbreon and Sylveon passed them as they were laughing, they didn't even looked at Jolteon and Espeon. After that Espeon broke the kiss and Jolteon asked: "What was that for?" and Espeon answered: "I show my gratitude with kissing. Let's go choose a table."

Umbreon and Sylveon sat on a table next to the window and Jolteon and Espeon sat on a table not much far from them. Jolteon said: "Nice place" Espeon: "Yeah, uh-huh, can you just schooch a little bit to the right?" Jolteon obeyed and he moved himself with his chair so Espeon can see Umbreon and Sylveon. Espeon answered: "Thank you. I just like to be able to see all the exits in case of an emergency." Jolteon took the menu, looked at it and he decided to make a joke: "Hmm. Aged beef. Where did they get that from? A retirement community for cows?" Jolteon started to laugh but Espeon wasn't listening, Jolteon noticed that, so he asked: "Uh, Espeon?" Espeon turned her attention to Jolteon and said: "Huh? Oh, yeah. Oh, I totally agree. With whatever you just said." And she continued to look at Umbreon and Sylveon without Jolteon knowing.

Meanwhile Sylveon was looking at the table, she lifted a cloth napkin and said: "Check it out, cloth napkins! Nice, right?" After she said that she put the napkin on the table and looked through the window. Unbreon put the script in the menu, took a deep breath and said: ""You are a nice and beautiful woman." After Sylveon herd that she gave Umbreon a surprised look and Umbreon continued to talk: "You're fusion of grace, beauty and femininity. You're my best friend." Sylveon answered with confusion: "I'm your best friend? But we just met." Umbreon felt nervous so he said: "Oh, uh, hold on." He looked at the script and said: "When I'm with you, every day is Valentine's day. Except for the real Valentine's day, which we will now call Super Valentine's day. " Sylveon asked with a suspicious look: "Are you reading something?" Umbreon felt more nervous and said: "How could I read this from a me…" But Sylveon interrupted him by taking the menu, she took the script, she looked at it and said with confusion: "What all women want to hear. What woman wants to hear stuff like this?"

While Espeon was looking at them, Jolteon called her: "Espeon. Espeon." Espeon noticed and she turned her attention to Jolteon: "Yeah?" Jolteon asked: "I was just asking if you want to split an appetizer." Espeon answered without thinking: "Oh, yeah, sure. Whatever you want, Umbreon." And she turned continued to look at Umbreon and Sylveon. Jolteon: "I'm Jolteon" Espeon turned to Jolteon with confusion: "Huh?" Jolteon repeated louder: "I'm Jolteon" And Espeon answered with angry face: "So what do you want, a medal?" And she continued to look at Umbreon and Sylveon.

Sylveon: "You're a grown-up. You don't need a script. Let's just get to know each other. Tell me about yourself." Umbreon: "Well I'm Level 50. I know Psychic, Shadow Ball, Shadow Claw and Dark Pulse. Also I want to learn the move Night Daze someday and I'm trying to make it possible." Sylveon: "I think I know what you are. You're an orphan that has a tragic life, few friends and this date is probably your first." Umbreon said with a sigh: "You're right. I guess the date is ruined." As he was about to leave Sylveon said: "Hey! Get back here. Relax. It's not ruined." As Umbreon came back to her he said: "But you know that I'm a tragic Pokémon." Sylveon answered with a smile: "Tragic Pokémon aren't so bad. I mean sure, you're like an abandoned building that ought to be condemned. You know, busted windows, rats running around and a real nasty sewage situation. But maybe if the right person got a hold of it and cleaned it up, maybe it will turn that disgusting building into something better."

Umbreon asked: "Are you that person?" Sylveon answered: "Lucky for you, I like the project." Umbreon: "Does this mean that you want to be my girlfriend?" Sylveon answered with a loving look: "Yes" Umbreon said with joy: "You're the best Fairy Type I've ever met."

Meanwhile Jolteon continued with his jokes: "A la cart? I guess. I mean, if you'll a cart, too." Jolteon laughed but Espeon didn't show any interest. Jolteon: "Oh, come on. Give me some laugh." Espeon said without showing an emotion: "Oh, I don't like this." Jolteon: "I need to go to the toilet." Jolteon went to toilet and since no one else was in there he started talking to himself: "What's going on? First she kisses me and now she ignores me? I mean, a retirement community for cows? That was funny! All right, pull yourself together. Date's not over. We haven't even ordered yet. Wait till dessert. I've got great dessert material. Chocolate mousse? They'll dip anything in chocolate these days. Alright Jolteon, you can do it. Just don't give up." After he came out of the toilet but he didn't knew that Espeon left the table. While Umbreon and Sylveon were laughing after telling jokes to each other, Espeon came to them pretending to be their waitress: "Ahem. Good evening. I will be your waitress." Umbreon and Sylveon looked at Espeon, and Umbreon asked with confusion and surprise in his voice: "Espeon? Since when do you work here?" Espeon: "I just started today. Can I get you anything?" Sylveon said with confusion in her voice: "Uh, someone already took our order."

Then music started to play and Sylveon said with excitement: "That's my favorite song." Umbreon: "It's my favorite song as well" Sylveon: "Wanna dance?" Umbreon: "Let's hit the dance floor." Umbreon and Sylveon went to the dance floor and they started to dance together. Espeon decided to ruin it somehow and so she decided to sneak up on the stage. Meanwhile Jolteon was still thinking what to say to Espeon: "So, Espeon, uh, you know I defeated a Zapdos. Too brave. Seen any good movies lately? Oof, too boring. You have beautiful ears. Perfect." After he came back to the table, he saw that Espeon wasn't there, so he started to look for her: "Espeon? Espeon, where are you?" Suddenly, he heard her singing on the stage.

Ooh, yeah, yeah, ooh. Who's that Sylveon with the pink dress on? Who's that girl? She's a crazy one. Not all girls are what they seem. And there can only be one girl of his dreams. Who's that girl in the white and pink? I said, who's that girl in white and pink? I said, lose that girl in the white and pink. And get with the girl who cared enough about you to break into your bedroom

Umbreon and Sylveon were confused by the song but then Jolteon interfered, he came to the stage, grabbed the microphone and asked: "Espeon. What are you doing?" Espeon grabbed the microphone and said: "I'm trying to win my boyfriend back." Jolteon grabbed the microphone again and asked: "What boyfriend?" Espeon grabbed the microphone again and said: "Umbreon" Jolteon took off the microphone again and shouted: "Umbreon's not your boyfriend. I'm your boyfriend!" Espeon gasped and Jolteon dropped the microphone. Espeon: " Say that again?" Jolteon: "I, uh…" Espeon: " That's OK. I have it right here." She took her voice recorder and played it, repeating: "I'm your boyfriend."

Jolteon said with embarrassment: "Oh, boy." Then Umbreon and Sylveon came to them, and Umbreon asked: "Jolteon? What are you doing here with Espeon?" Espeon answered with joy: "We're on a date. We're officially a couple." Sylveon: "I thought you were our waitress." Espeon realized that what she was trying to do was wrong so she confessed: "Nah. I was just trying to do something foolish." Espeon came closer to Sylveon and said: "So, you're the Sylveon that Umbreon has been telling me about? It's nice to meet you." She stretched her paw and Sylveon shaked it with her ribbons. Sylveon: "It's nice to meet you too." Espeon: "How about we get to know each other and combine our dates into double date." Umbreon: "Sounds good to me." Espeon: "How about we make another one tomorrow? You guys like Thai? " Sylveon: "Yeah, I love it." Umbreon, Espeon and Sylveon walked, talked and laughed together while Jolteon was just standing confused: "What just happened?"

Later he came to them and as they got know each other better, Espeon confessed what she was trying to do and she apologized for it. After they heard the whole thing Sylveon, Umbreon and Jolteon weren't mad at Espeon, in fact they forgave her. After hours of dating, Espeon and Jolteon decided to leave. After that Umbreon and Sylveon decided to have the limousine ride. Umbreon confessed how he won the raffle, however Sylveon wasn't mad at him. Sylveon: "This is the best date I've ever had with a mercenary." Umbreon: "Yeah, when I became a mercenary felt stronger but becoming your boyfriend is the best thing that ever happened to my life."

Sylveon: "I love you Umbreon"

Umbreon: "I love you too Sylveon"

After they said that, they kissed each other as the limousine continued to drive.

THE END