I'm squeezing this in so I hope you enjoy it! The next chapter needs a bit more work, but since I know what to do it'll be really easy for to to finish. If it's not up today then you'll get it on Monday since tomorrow I'm going to be at a family party all day. It's going to be awesome! Hope they like my 'white elephant' gift. So, hopefully I can get it out today. if not then you'll get two chapters on Monday!
Warnings: Mentions of holding memories back. Glossed over Pokemon injury's.
Disclaimer: The only thing I own is Autumn, that's it. Although I did come up with her backstory too.
-Autumn's P.O.V.-
The trip to Aether Paradise was quick, but fun. We even docked underneath the place! "Welcome to you!" Faba greeted, "One and all."
Wicke was right behind him, "Yes, welcome!"
"Hey! It's Wicke and Faba too!" Ash pointed out.
"Thank you so much for coming out here to meet and greet us," Lillie smiled.
Wicke beamed, "We're excited to see you again and meet all of your friends!"
Faba looked really smug, "It must be nice to be back after so long, Little Miss Lillie."
Lillie blushed from embarrassment, "I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't refer to me as Little Miss Lillie! Please!"
Faba just laughed, "But you'll always be a darling little miss to me."
Lillie changed the topic, "Do you know where my mother is?"
"Of course!" Wicke answered, "She's in her living quarters awaiting your arrival."
"What?" Lillie was shocked, "The reason I brought everybody here is because she invited us to see all the work you do!"
"I'm afraid your mother's work leaves little time off," Faba weakly apologized, "By the way, my little miss," Faba leaned forward, "Might you have brought Nebby here with you?"
"Nebby's right here," Ash showed his backpack as Nebby flew out of it.
Of course, Faba was extremely happy at seeing him and tried to grab him, but got Rowlet instead because of Teleport, "What was that for?!" Ash asked, angry since he threw Rowlet.
"That wasn't very nice," Lillie pointed out.
"I do beg your forgiveness," Faba said smugly, "Thank you."
I glared as Nebby appeared in my arms, "If you want to touch Nebby, you may want to ask," I told him, "And sorry, but if you want us to forgive you, then you have to be sincere."
Faba clearly didn't like me, "So, Little Miss Lillie. Shall we proceed to the residence?" He asked, turning around.
I glared at his back, mainly so I could ignore the memories of him coming up, "Wait," Lillie asked, "I thought you were going to give us a tour of Aether Paradise."
"There will be plenty of time after you visit your mother," He answered and we followed once Wicke started walking.
I walked with Kiawe at the end of the group all towards a mansion that was a house used only for work. We met Lusamine, but she left soon afterwards and we were given free food, "Take it easy Nebby," I told him as I set him by the star candy, "We don't want you to get a stomachache."
Lillie ended up starting the tour since her mother was super busy and we ended up at the Pokemon Conservation Area. We were admiring the crazy huge area when Sophocles noticed something in the water, "Scary!" He screamed once whoever it was came up.
She took off her goggles to reveal Professor Burnet, "Hi Professor Burnet!" Ash and I waved.
"Do you actually know her?" Sophocles asked.
"Of course!" Burnet answered, "Alola, Ash! Autumn!"
"Professor Burnet has been generous enough to help mother out with her research," Lillie explained.
She joined us as we went around the place, but as we walked around I noticed something, "Are you alright?" I broke off the group and went towards an Eevee on the ground.
She sniffed, "My paw. I can't walk."
I knelt down and took a closer look at it, "It looks like you have a thorn in your paw," I gently took it out, "But there's a pretty big cut on your leg as well. I'll clean it and bandage it up for you," I slowly took a cloth and wetted it, quickly cleaning it as Riolu helped her calm down and used Heal Pulse a little. Once I was done, her leg was wrapped with a berry mixture on it to help it heal faster, "There," I picked her up, "Although you shouldn't be walking for a few hours. Would you mind coming with me?"
Eevee looked up at me with a beaming smile, "Sure! It seems like fun!"
"Autumn," Riolu pointed out, "We lost the group."
"What?!" I quickly looked around without putting Eevee down, "Oh no, I promised I would stick close!"
"I'll fly around until I can find them," Oricorio answered, "Then come lead you to them."
"We'll look for them as well," I nodded, "If we don't see them in an hour, we'll meet on the walkways near the elevator."
Oricorio quickly flew off and I started walking around with Riolu, but got… sidetracked. There were a lot of Pokemon here that were injured and I knew how to help them, "You know a lot about healing," Eevee observed.
I smiled, "I don't like seeing anyone, person or Pokemon, injured so I learned how to help."
Eevee watched as I gently wrapped another wound, "Is there any way I can help you?"
I shook my head, "Just rest Eevee. You can't help anyone until you've done that."
She nodded, but did help calm down a lot of Pokemon by talking to them as I tended to their injuries. As we went through the room, I lost track of time and didn't realize that everyone was getting worried. I was just finishing with a Poliwag when Professor Burnet found me, "Autumn! There you are!" She smiled and walked over to me, "We've been looking everywhere to find you."
"Sorry," I blushed, embarrassed, "I was just helping Pokemon heal."
"I've noticed," She smiled, "You've done an excellent job as well. Because of you, we'll be able to release them much sooner!"
"Really?!" I asked excitedly with Eevee in my arms and Riolu on my shoulder.
"Really," She nodded, "But for now, let's go tell everyone that you're alright."
I was in so much trouble, "Where did you go?" Ash asked after he gave me a hug and looked me over for injuries, "You're not hurt are you?" He sighed when he realized I wasn't hurt, "Please don't scare me like that again."
"I didn't mean to worry you," I held up Eevee, "I just saw her injured on the ground and went to help."
"Let me guess," Kiawe smiled, "You've been helping injured Pokemon all day?"
"Yep! Riolu and Eevee were a big help. Oricorio was trying to find you guys, but I guess when she did, she didn't know where we were," I scratched Oricorio on her head, "That could have been better thought out."
"It could have," Oricorio nodded, "I've been worried!"
"I'm sorry Oricorio. Because I worried you, I'll make your favorite cookies tonight!"
"What about worrying us?" Sophocles asked, definitely wanting food.
"I'll make a batch of cookies to share with everyone on Monday during lunch!" I answered.
"Yes!" Sophocles cheered.
All of us laughed, "Oh!" I set Eevee down, "You can walk now Eevee! Just let me take that bandage off," I slowly unwound the bandage and put it in a bag so I could dispose of it later.
Eevee looked at her leg in shock, "I-it doesn't hurt anymore!" She started to slowly walk around which quickly turned into running, then jumping, "It doesn't hurt!" She tackled me, "Thank you!"
I groaned, "You're welcome Eevee," I held her up again, "But next time you want to hug someone, try not to use the move Tackle."
Mallow rushed forwards, "You're such a cutie!" She took Eevee from me as she looked at her.
Professor Burnet laughed and took Eevee from her and set her on the ground, "Sorry, but we need to get going. It's getting late."
Eevee followed us onto the elevator, "Eevee, you're supposed to go back into the garden," I told her and tried to set her back in there, but she just jumped back on.
Eevee looked at me expectantly, "I wanna go with you! Please catch me!" She asked.
"I think Eevee wants you to catch her," Lillie pointed out.
"Do you have a Pokeball?" Mallow asked me.
I shook my head, "I didn't bring one with me because I didn't think I would need one."
"Here," Ash handed me one, "You can use this one!"
"Alright!" Riolu cheered, "A new friend!"
"Eevee, are you sure you want me to catch you?" I asked, crouching down with the Pokeball still in my hand.
"I'm sure!" And she hit her head on the ball, catching herself.
The ball pinged successfully a moment later, "Now you have an Eevee!" Lana smiled.
I stared at the Pokeball in shock, surprised that another Pokemon wanted to come with me, "Are you alright Autumn?" Kiawe asked.
"I've got a new friend!" I beamed and quickly stood up, "Alright!"
The entire time going home was spent getting to know Eevee and trying to calm her down on the boat since she kept on going crazy since she loved it, "This is your home?" Eevee asked once we got back.
"Sort of," I smiled and led her into my room, "It's actually Professor Kukui's house. I'm going to show you the home I built with Riolu, Oricorio and Roxy tomorrow."
Eevee started jumping all around the room again, "This is amazing! I love this place!" We all kind of stopped and watched Eevee jumping around.
"Eevee," Oricorio went up to her, stopping her, "You're amazing at dancing!"
"Dancing?" Eevee asked, tilting her head.
"You know," Riolu did a few moves, "When you move your body to music… that's the best way I can describe it."
Eevee just seemed more confused, "It's when you move your body to express how you're feeling in an artistic way," I answered.
Eevee finally perked up, "Oh! I do that all the time! It's one of my favorite things to do!"
"You're going to fit in great Rose," Oricorio smiled, patting her back.
The next day, I rushed out with all my Pokemon, "See you tonight! I won't be late!" I called to Professor Kukui and Ash as I ran outside, holding Riolu and Eevee in my arms with Oricorio draped over my shoulders.
Roxy was clipped to my backpack that was filled to the brim because of everything I was bringing, "Why are you bringing so much stuff?" Eevee asked me, looking around.
"We're going to record a music video today!" Riolu answered, "Autumn writes music for us to dance to and makes amazing things!"
"Riolu," I smiled, "I just make things that I think look cute," I slowed down so Eevee could see the entire building, "This is where our studio is, for both fashion and dancing."
Eevee jumped out of my arms and ran forward, "This looks so big! So big!"
I quickly unlocked the door and Eevee quickly explored the entire house, "Just be careful Eevee," I told her, "I don't want you getting hurt again."
"I will!" She called and started going up the stairs.
"I'll make sure she doesn't get into trouble," Oricorio quickly followed her.
"Alright," I smiled, "I'll quickly get ready and figure out how to get all of you in the video as well!"
Riolu clapped, "Let's do this!"
I got into a plain red kimono that had long sleeves and a short skirt with brown trimmings and a brown ribbon wrapped around my waist, tied into a bow at the trimming. I also had on brown leggings so I could actually dance in it. My shoes were simple red sandals, but seemed a bit fancier than normal, "I think I'm done," I showed Riolu, Eevee, Oricorio and Roxy, "What do you guys think?"
"Perfect!" Roxy agreed.
"Wouldn't do anything else!" Oricorio answered.
"I was wondering when you would wear that," Riolu nodded.
"Could you make me one?" Eevee asked, eyes wide.
I looked at the leftover fabric and smiled, "Give me an hour," And I started.
Eevee now looked exactly like me, but her ribbon was tied into a bow on her back and she didn't have any pants. Eevee, loved it, "Yes! Yes! Yes! It's perfect!" She jumped all around the room.
I beamed, "I'm glad you like it! Now, let's start practicing!" That went a lot better than I thought it would.
It went so well that we finished recording before it got to late afternoon! That's when Kiawe arrived, "Hey Autumn!" He waved as he came in.
"Kiawe!" I quickly turned around, blocking any view of the video I was working on, "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to practice martial arts," He answered a bit confused, "We've been doing this for a while."
"I'm sorry," I apologize, "I just forgot temporarily. So, you ready?"
He looked at my outfit, "What are you wearing?"
I looked down. Right, I still hadn't changed, "This is what I'm going to be wearing in my music video. We already recorded everything, I just need to finish editing it before it's ready."
Kiawe smiled, "That's amazing! Will you show it to me once it's done?"
I blushed slightly, "Sure. But only if you tell me what you honestly think about it."
He nodded, "Of course! I'll tell you everything I think about it."
"Great! Now are you ready?" I got into a fighting stance.
"I'm going to beat you today," He answered and also got into a fighting stance.
Sooner than it should have happened, the sun was starting to set and we both had to go home. I was really glad that I could edit the video on my computer, but forgot about one thing, "Autumn! That looks amazing!" Professor Burnet told me as soon as I was through the door, "Where did you get it?"
I still hadn't changed back, "This is what I chose to wear in the music video I'm making. I've already recorded everything, now all that's left is editing."
"Will you let us watch it when you're done?"
"Sure, but Kiawe's first. He asked before. Just tell me what you honestly think about it."
"Autumn," Professor Kukui interrupted, "Do you know where Ash is?"
"He was going to clean his Pokemon today," I thought, "But I haven't seen him since this morning."
"I guess that means we'll get to choose the movie," Professor Burnet winked at me.
"Finally," I answered, joining them in the kitchen as the Pokemon played, "I was wondering when it would be our turn," Nearly every other day, Professor Burnet came over and we ate dinner, then watched a movie together. The boys usually got their pick since they seemed interesting, but I was hoping for a romance movie.
"Which one do you want?" Burnet asked as we looked at the movie list, "This one's my favorite."
I beamed, "That's my favorite romance movie ever! It's filled with mystery, adventure and romance! The perfect movie!"
Ash got home just as we put the movie in, "We're watching that?" He asked, obviously not interested.
Professor Kukui ruffled his hair, "We got outvoted this time. Next time, you're going to have to be here on time so this doesn't keep happening."
Ash grumbled, but sat on the couch anyway, "Come on Ash, you may like it!" I tried to cheer him up.
He just looked at me, "It's a romance movie. I've only watched one in my entire life and I hated it! Please! Let's choose something else!"
Professor Burnet had already pressed play, "Sorry, it's already started. You'll have to endure one more romance movie in your life."
Most of us at least liked it. Ash and Professor Kukui had fallen asleep before it was even halfway over! Eevee was just like Professor Burnet and I, glued to our seats. Riolu, Oricorio, Roxy and Litten also seemed to really enjoy the movie, "Wow," Eevee turned to face us once the movie was over, "That was beautiful," Her eyes were filled with tears, just like ours.
I sniffed, "Somehow it gets better every time I see it."
Burnet nodded, "I don't know how they did it, but this is one of the best movies ever made."
I looked at the boys, "Should we wake them up?"
Burnet looked at them as well, "Let's leave them there. They must have had long days, I know Kukui did."
Well, this was the best time to bring it up, "Professor?" I made sure I had her attention, "I want to get to know you better if that's alright with you."
She smiled, "I want to get to know you better as well, but why?"
"Professor Kukui really likes you," I answered, "And you like him just as much. So, I want to get to know you better before he asks you to marry him."
"Oh," Her entire face was red, "That may not happen for a while."
"Still, I want to be able to touch you before he does," I continued, "So, would you mind going on a 'girls day' after school sometime?"
"Of course!" She smiled, "We can go to the spa for the afternoon, or go shopping."
"I'd rather go shopping," I admitted, "I've never been that interested in going to a spa."
"Alright, we'll go Monday afternoon."
The next day, Professor Burnet was waiting for me after school, "What's Professor Burnet doing here?" Sophocles asked as we exited school grounds.
I smiled, "We're going shopping!" I admitted, "I'll see you at home Ash!" I waved and ran to the car, quickly getting in.
Burnet smiled, "You ready to go shopping?"
"Mm-hm!" I nodded. I had so many ideas that I could do because Eevee really liked dressing up.
I wasn't scared once while at the stores and was able to get closer to Burnet without any fear. It wasn't touch yet, but I knew I would get there someday soon.
