Autumn of 2019. London, England. 6:11 AM GMT.

Cloudy day in South London. An Eevee with sparkling ocean blue eyes in a blue and red school uniform and white rain boots waiting for the bus to come. She had a tired look on her face. She wished school wasn't back yet, that the summer could stay around a little longer. All she wanted to do is relax and play video games but at that moment the bus arriving interrupted her thoughts. She took out her Oyster Card and paid before sitting down on the lower level, she sighed as the bus pulled away and put on some headphones, soon music was flowing through her big ears, she closed her eyes and pictured herself floating peacefully through the air. She smiled as she enjoyed her little dream.

On the upper level of the bus, there was a Pikachu who could barely contain his excitement. A wide goofy grin on his face, he had just moved back to the United Kingdom and he was ecstatic to meet his friends he hasn't seen in fives years, though he knew he would not see all of them, he was still fidgeting happily as he looked down at the school uniform he had on... Same as the Eevee's. The bus arrived at the stop where the both of them needed to transfer to the Overground, she got up and hurried off the bus and so did the Pikachu as the two went into the station, scanning their cards and running down to meet an Overground train still on the platform.

The two ride the train into Highbury and Islington. From there all they had to do was walk. The school, a big brick building probably built after the bombing of London during World War II, currently a lot of children playing around outside and shouting too. Outside was a plaque that said Silverwater Primary, Secondary and Highschools. The Eevee arrived at the school and sat down to read a book, while the Pikachu looked around and eventually spotted his friends, he saw one so far a Poocheyena with grey eyes, he smiled and tapped his shoulder. The Pokémon turned around and when he recognised who it was he began jumping excitedly and gave the Pikachu a hug.

"Edward! It's been so long!" He shouted excitedly.

"Yeah, bud I know!" Edward replied.

"How was New York?"

Edward sighed and gave him the most annoyed look he could...

"Smelly, dirty and full of bums. But otherwise, a nice place to live in" The Pikachu replied.

"Heh! Good to hear! You wanna know what I did over the summer?"

Edward sighed, "Okay Niko, what did you do this summer"

"Glad you asked, I went to Sydney -"

As Niko went on and on about his summer vacation, the Eevee looked up from her book and noticed the Pikachu who seemed to have no interest in the conversation. She was about to start reading her next chapter when she locked eyes with Edward who was looking around pretending to be interested in his friend droning on about stuff he did not get the chance to do. She felt her heart race as the Pikachu tilted one eyebrow up, noticing her staring at him.

"Uh um Niko"

"- so, huh? Yeah?"

"I'll be right back"

"Wait! Ed were you? -"

"Uggh! Yes, I was listening to you about to flow all the stuff you did for the summer out of your mouth" Edward replied, showing he did not forget that bad habit of dragging conversations Niko had.

"Oh um okay! Im'a go get everyone else, see ya inside" Niko said, hugging his friend and then running off.

Edward turned his attention to the Eevee who was trying to cover her face with the book in order to hide her eyes, still staring at him like he was a sweet treat. Edward tilted his head to one side and began to slowly stroll over to her.

The Eevee peeked over the top of her book - Edward wasn't there, she knew that he was either gone or talking to someone else. She sighed and looked over to put her book away, it hadn't been the first time she felt this way about somemon, then when she lifted her bag, Edward was squatting and looking up at her...

"Are you okay?" The Pikachu asked, confused as to why she was looking at him like that.

She shouted, jumped to her feet and squeezed her mane out of fright. When she saw it was him she looked away, Edward walked over to try and look into her eyes, she turned away, he tried again, same result...

This went on for probably two minutes before Edward gave up and sighed.

"Are you shy?" He asked.

She only whimpered nervously.

Edward laughed, "Haha! So cute! - Oh! How rude of me, my name is Edward! - Edward Sutton! You can call me Eddy, Eddo, whatever you want! Just so as long - oh you know - it's not offensive to me"

She whined, Edward decided she wasn't in the mood to talk so he left her alone.

"You seem uncomfortable, I'll leave you alone, come talk to me whenever you want!" Edward replied putting his paw on her shoulder and then walking away

The Eevee knew she hesitated. But she was feeling love and she honestly wanted to feel the emotion for the first time in years, she ran and grabbed his paw, Edward turned around and saw her look down at the ground so he didn't notice her blushing, she had her eyes squeezed shut out of nervousness and could only pray he didn't think she was weird for that... Edward rubbed her head gently.

"See I won't bite!" Edward told her.

"B-Blaire" She stuttered nervously.

"Who?" Edward replied.

"M-My n-name is Blaire!" She shouted nervously, "B-Blaire Alden!"

"Hey Hey! Calm down, Blaire!" Edward replied nervously, luckily no one looked over at him and her. Blaire began to squeeze Edward's arm out of nervousness.

"Hey? Are you okay?" Edward asked.

"J-Just Nervous" She replied.

"Can I see your face?" Edward asked.

Hers got redder like a strawberry.

"I don't like when people don't look at the floor when they talk to me," Edward said.

"O-Oh, S-Sorry, I'm nervous" Blaire replied nervously.

"You think I'll call you ugly, won't you?" Edward said with a laugh, "Look goofy, I don't discriminate okay? Come on look up it'll be alright"

She gulped and looked up at him with her eyes squeezed shut and her strawberry red face. Edward sighed...

"Can you please open your eyes?" Edward asked the Pikachu placed his paw under her chin, candy red.

"F-Fine" She whimpered nervously.

Slowly she showed Edward her sparkling Caribbean Blue eyes. Edward froze, he had no idea that a Pokémon like Blaire could be so beautiful, so rare, and so shy. Blaire was now more scared and more worried.

"Bwah! - You think I'm ugly!" She shouted, shutting her eyes and turning away from the Pikachu who was alarmed at what he heard. Now she was crying from fear she loved him but she didn't want to be turned away, her heart was beating nervously due to how weird she was being, all she wanted was for Edward to see her as a normal Pokémon, but fortunately for her.

"Blaire, your eyes - they're gorgeous,"  Edward said with an admiring smile.

She opened her eyes and looked over at him, "R-Really?"

Edward nodded, "Let's be friends!"

The Pikachu showing his paw so she could shake it, but rather a paw shake, she threw herself into Edward almost knocking the Pikachu over.

"Heh - Still nervous I see! Here let me get your bag!" He said going over, putting her book in her bag and then bringing it to her, she frowned feeling embarrassed as she did, Edward, however, showed her a friendly and somewhat goofy smile.

"Th-Thank You"

"You're Welcome! Come on the doors are about to open soon!" Edward said, grabbing her paw and pulling her along to the door, Blaire letting herself smile as he did. She felt love before and regret it, but now that the emotion has moved back in... Will it change her?