Newer Days *Spark x Reader*

1 - Her Name

Your POV:

"C'mon Y/N, get ready to go soon! Your father told us to get to the lab on time today, and his schedule is packed today! You know how busy he can get."my mom yells from the kitchen.

"The lab's just next door, I can get there quickly enough! It's not like my legs don't work or anything!" I shout from my bedroom. Even though I'm still a bit sleepy, I'm pretty excited that I'm getting my starters today! An interest for Pokemon runs in my family, and well... it's probably because Professor Willow is my dad... it sounds cool at first, but actually he's so busy with work that I haven't seen him at all in four years.

I shrug on a jacket to block out the chilly fall air and lace my sneakers up. I pick up a cookie and an orange from the kitchen, say bye to my mom, and step out of the house. I feel confident. I feel ready for this.

It feels like I'm already on an adventure.

When I get to the lab, I raise my fist to knock on the double doors. There are butterflies in my stomach, and I'm more anxious that I have ever been before. I knock twice, and the doors slide open to let me in. I step into the lab. I haven't been here in ages. It's enormous. The high ceiling makes me feel tiny and insignificant to whatever research he's been doing his entire career. The floor is shiny and tiled. I can almost see my own reflection.

"Hey, Y/N. I haven't seen you in a while." Dad stands smiling at me near the far wall of the room, talking to three people who aren't that much older than me. One of them is a girl with brown hair in a white coat, another one is a slightly shorter girl with a long white ponytail and a serious look on her face, and another one is a rather cute and taller guy with wild blond hair. Wait, did I just think cute?

"Oh, hey da-I mean, Professor Willow." I stand there awkwardly, everyone in the room looking at me. "Sorry, am I interrupting something?"

"Don't worry about it kiddo, we're just about finished up here. Which reminds me..." he gives the three of them a knowing look. "Candela, Blanche, Spark? Which one of you wouldn't mind a new recruit in your team? Y/N could use some guidance for a bit..."

"I can help her out with the basics." He said cheerily. The guy - Spark, I guess? - steps forward and extends his hand out. "I'm Spark, by the way. Nice to meet you..."

"Y/N. My name's Y/N." I flash him a tiny, shy smile and follow Professor Willow into another room.