#dark-star-exe

You were walking with your Eevee, enjoying the warm sunshine and the gentle breeze. Maybe you could wade in a creek nearby, let the water relax your feet.

"Hey, Y/n." A voice cut your thoughts in half. You groaned and turned to see Arlo with that insufferable smirk on his stupid face.

"Go away, Stunky-head." You growled, picking your Eevee up in your arms as she started to growl, ready to defend you at your command.

"Why would I leave when I could simply beat you?" Arlo asked, fist on his hip in a pose that made you want to roll your eyes.

"You never beat me." You replied. "Even your Scizor lost to me." You knew his prized Scizor was his strongest, but you beat it everytime with your Ninetails.

"Maybe fate's different this time!" Arlo barked, getting a pokeball out. "Fight me, Y/n!"

You blinked, then smiled in a way that gave him Butterfree. Stars, he hoped the heat rushing to his cheeks wasn't obvious. "You sound like a Pokebook internet meme. I can't take you seriously."

"I'm serious!" He snapped. "I wanna see if my newest tactic will beat you!"

"No thanks." You said.

Arlo wanted to whine. Battling you was literally the only time he could get close enough to spend time with you. Didn't you see that he only wanted to be around you?

Didn't you want to be around him?

You shrugged, turning around with your Eevee in your arms. "Maybe next time. I just wanna enjoy my day. Later." And with that, you walked off, oblivious to the hurt flashing in his eyes.

Arlo didn't understand. Why didn't you want to spend time with him and get to know him? He was an amazing person, he could spoil you rotten with his credit card anytime you asked, drop important projects to spend time with you (even if it made Boss Giovanni mad).

He would have to try harder he supposed.