Nick stood in his living room as Alice walked towards one of the windows. The weather in Heahea City was nearly perfect, as usual. The Sun was always shining, it never got too cold, and compared to Saffron, almost everyone was friendly. Nick just couldn't stop thinking about how great this new home was.
Well, you're going to have to snap back to reality for a little bit, Alice's voice rang in his head, We need some more groceries. May you please run to the store and get some for us, she begged in his head. When Nick had first caught Alice, she had only been a Ralts, and as such her psychic abilities had been fairly undeveloped. She still had enough mental capability for basic battling and occasional speech in his head. He had been a little surprised by it at first, but being around her for so long and her continual growth and development had allowed him to get used to it. And while they haven't battled in a while, she can definitely speak fluently. Well, use telepathy fluently.
"How did you know we were out? You almost never even use the fridge," Nick asked, a smirk on his face. Danny tried to make a sandwich, and then wouldn't stop whining about how there's 'never enough food' in the house. I don't understand why he eats anyway. He's a ghost, Alice's response came in his thoughts. She then floated from where she was over to beside Nick, laying her head on his shoulder. I don't think you have to go now, though. I'm in the mood to cuddle, she said, her eyes staring up at his. "I'll go in a little bit. I don't feel like walking to the store anyway," Nick, along with Alice drifting beside him, walked to the couch and sat down.
Almost as soon as they were on the couch, Eevee was sitting on Nick's lap. He began to pet the little pokémon as Alice curled up against his shoulder. They all remained comfortable on the sofa in front of one of the windows until an empty bottle almost struck Alice right in the back of her head. She immediately reacted by sending out a pulse of psychic energy to restrain whoever threw the bottle. Nick, along with Eevee, turned around to see who threw the plastic at them, and neither were surprised with who they saw.
Danny, Nick's Duskull, was suspended with a blue layer of psychic energy keeping him right where he was. "You guys looked so comfortable, I just couldn't help but interrupt," the little ghost snickered. The reason Danny, along with most other ghost pokémon could talk is that they used to be people before they died. Alice eventually released her telekinetic grasp on the ghost, and he then simply drifted through the wall and towards Nick's room, where all the pokéballs were lying on a nightstand.
Nick decided to go ahead and get the groceries tonight, lest he forget by morning. He slipped his shoes on, and grabbed his wallet. He decided to leave Eevee at home, but asked Alice if she wanted to tag along with him. She said yes, and grabbed a purse that he had bought her a few months ago. It was a simple white one, to match her dress. She also had a monthly allowance he gave her for leisure spending, so she could just buy whatever she wanted, within reason. After they were both ready, they headed out the door.
Their eventual destination was a little twenty-four hour store just down the street from where they lived. After they walked in, the clerk barely made a noise letting them know he saw them. He appeared to be busy stocking some pamphlets on the counter he was behind. Nick walked around the store, picking up items from a list he had made after a quick inspection of the fridge. Alice, however, had gone almost straight to the sweets section of the store, picking up a chocolate bar. Nick didn't understand why, but Alice had an intense love for chocolate. She had ever since she was a Ralts.
After they both had what they needed from around the store, they went to the front counter to pay for everything. Alice went first, since she had only one item. When Nick was paying for his items, though, he saw the pamphlets that the man had been stocking. The front of each pamphlet had Professor Kukui striking a pose with Rockruff standing beside him. Along the top of the image in bold letters were the words "Trainers Wanted." Nick slipped the pamphlet into his pocket and finished buying everything.
After they had gotten home and put up all the groceries, Nick was lying on the bed, looking at the pamphlet, when Alice walked into the room. She was just wearing a nightgown as she crawled up onto the bed alongside Nick. He turned to her to tell her about all the different advantages and excitement that come with being a trainer, and he could already see her scowl. You already were a trainer. You decided to stop all that because you said it was 'too dangerous' for us, she said, arms crossed. Nick smiled, "Yeah, but that was a long time ago. I forgot how nice it felt to sleep under the stars, a cool breeze across your face, and the dirt beneath your feet."
Fine. We can go to the Professor's lab. The day after tomorrow, though. I need to get my stuff together, and so do you. Now go to sleep, we have a big week ahead of us, Alice laid her arm across Nick as he reached over and turned out the light, both soon sleeping soundly.