At first sight

Chapter 1: Our first encounter

Hello to all the readers. I'm here to bring, a work that maybe can be of your interest. This is a story, from a collection called "Kalosmania", but I want to bring this in particular on English, for being something that very less people think about to do, and I want to show this idea. This is a story about a Pokémon performer, who is not someone we all know, and if you see the cover, maybe you got an idea of what kind of performer is, so, let's get started.

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon, all rights reserved to Gamefreak

Warning: English is not my home language, so don't judge me, if grammatically, is not what you expect, I do my best, to translate this the best I can.

Chapter 1: Our first encounter.

In a cafeteria in Coumarine City, where one more edition of the Pokémon Showcase was held, two girls were sitting at a table, seeming to be talking very casually.

—Too bad we didn't make it past the first round. —Said one of them, who was a brown-haired girl with brown eyes.

—And I tried as hard as I could. —replied a girl with black hair, which was adorned with a red bow. —We will have to double that effort for the next one, Clarice, otherwise, we will be far away from competing to be the Kalos Queen.

—Changing the subject, Alouette, —said Clarice, opening a new topic of conversation.

—Yes, what do you want to talk about? —asked Alouette, although when she saw that Clarice wanted to talk, a blush appeared on her face, and she made movements that made her look a little nervous.

—Well... You... Do you believe in love at first sight? —Clarice asked, to the surprise of her companion, for it was a subject she never expected.

—Well, I don't particularly. Wait, don't tell me you?

—Well... you could say yes. Days ago, I ran into a guy, I think he captivated my heart, even though our encounter was fleeting. Just thinking about him makes me feel butterflies inside, —explained Clarice, her experience, and what she felt at that moment.

—That's why I don't believe in it, how does someone fall in love like that? Although with how dreamy you are, I don't wonder what you say.

—But I have no doubt, this is definitely love! —Clarice exclaimed, defending what she thought.

—And what was that encounter like? What kind of boy was he? —asked Alouette, about more details of what Clarice was telling.

—I will never forget him. He really was someone handsome, but far from that, he was someone with a very good heart, and too kind. —Clarice began her story, starting to describe this person, from there, she would tell about her encounter with him.

Flashback.

Two days before the present, Clarice was found arriving in the city, ready to face her next Pokémon exhibition, after getting her first princess key in her previous performance.

—All right, what comes next is to rehearse a new routine that will surprise the audience, it will be one more step for the future Kalos Queen! -said Clarice, with a lot of energy and enthusiasm about her goal. —Although, since I'm here, I should take a walk around the city first, before going to the Pokémon center.

As she set out to do, Clarice began to explore as much of the city as she could, and see if she could find anything interesting nearby. 30 minutes later, she found herself in a store, to buy ingredients for Poké puffs, not only because it was a theme of competition in the showcase, but also for her Pokémon.