Lillie Aether

"Hehe! I mean it, you're cute just the way you are."

Also a little bit of flirting thrown in just because.

"And I say you're perfect, Kieran."

"I'm only just barely taller than you, so you can't be over five foot..."

"Kieran? How tall are you?"

They had, and it had been a good date too. All the more reason for Lillie to feel at ease around her friend. In fact, was her hand in Kieran's own right now? Altogether likely!

To melt a certain friend's heart or no...that is the question this Sunday...

Yes. She lives in a tropical region, so it's just a natural ingredient to add to pizzas!

Granted, pizza's not her first choice when it comes to food, but she'll never complain about it!

And she'd nuzzle his cheek as soon as she felt his own. They weren't officially dating yet, were they? Well it seemed like their hearts were making the decision for them.

Lillie rests her head against his, closing her eyes.

"Kie...ran..."

"Kieran..."

Leaning right against him. There's an awful lot of trust she has when she's willing to rest so close to the fellow Trainer.

"Yawn...so sleepy today. Snowball...so fluffy..."

She is the daughter of the richest person in Alola, who owns an artificial island. Affording an entire shop's stock of Repels is but a drop in the bucket of the sheer amount of money she has available to her at one time.

Money can't buy happiness though.

"I-It's ok. I don't feel bad, not at all."

She kept her grip on him, smiling at him.

"I'm really happy actually. I think that's why I'm crying right now?"

"He's still cute."

She's playing with Snowball's footpads right now.

"but you're still cuter. And your toe beans are so squishy!"

"There's no cooler you out there."

She's smiling, and maybe tearing up too? Emotions are high right now it seems.

"I-I'm not sure why I'm crying...but I also don't want to let go of you!"

"Mhm! You're my best friend, Kieran. I'm not trading you for anything."

Her hug tightens!

"I want to go out with you more often!"

(Love this rarepair to bits~)

Surprised squeak! But she does hug back after a second.

"You heard me...?"

"He deserves so much better than he gets. That's what I feel."

a cartoon girl with blonde hair and green eyes stands in front of a blue sky ALT: a cartoon girl with blonde hair and green eyes stands in front of a blue sky

"He may look like Kieran, but no one is replacing my best friend. Kieran is Kieran!"

"Wow. What Pokemon does she have with her?"

skirt pocket. She taps at her phone, typing in Kieran's number.

And maybe putting a little heart next to his name in the contacts.

"Ok, here's my number," she replies, holding her phone up for him!

It's a wonder that Lillie doesn't start giggling at Kieran's struggles. The costume was cool, but it seemed a little cumbersome for him. Instead, she was more shocked that he'd suggest it.

"Of course! Hold on, I'll get mine out and..."

It's much easier for her to pull her phone out of her

"He's not my boyfriend, w-we're just friends!"

Cue blush.

to meet up? I think that would be great. It doesn't have to be a special occasion or anything, even if we just meet up for lunch sometime?"

"R-right. We still get to hang out."

If only there was a way to make sure they could stay in contact with each other...trading phone numbers would do, but would that be too forward?

"And I want to do it more often with you too. So um...if there's a way we could...you know...figure out times

I missed you," she says, her tone turning a bit shy. "I wanted to stay in that moment forever...just talking and having fun with each other."

She glances away slightly after the admission. Her blush growing a little bit.

"It's nice to be able to be myself around people."

"I don't know if this is the date you were imagining, but I'm looking forward to it."

She too was surprised by the quick response. Lillie had been thinking about Kieran a lot since they'd parted, wondering how he'd been doing, and when she'd get to see him again.

"I...erm...

through your grasp!

"...a-as partners. Like a date? Like when you took me to the dance? I'd like that, I like spending time with you."

It seemed like a good idea in her head, so she was happy that Kieran agreed!

"We can spend Halloween together, as a..."

A little blush forms as soon as she thinks of it. Despite this, she doesn't back down from the idea. Be courageous, Lillie, or the things that you want in life will slip

Lillie's Vulpix lets out a yip in greeting to both trainer and Pokemon! Wherever Lillie went, the snowy-coated fox was always with her.

"That's right, I'm planning on taking some samples of the soil to the Foundation to see if our scientists can replicate it in some way."