Today was absolutely magnificent as days go. It's just one of those things that I have come to appreciate profoundly upon their absence. Days like these are scarce, and that's why I love them.

You do know that I was to visit Glaceon as soon as I got a few hours' worth of R&R, and that was what I did. That afternoon, I spruced up and made certain I was presentable, to a point. A few minutes' walk brought me to the door of  Glaceon's residence. I knocked a few times and stood there nervously, waiting for an answer to the door.

A couple seconds passed, and the door was open. Glaceon's trainer looked down at me and smiled a bit, then turned back to the house.

"Glaceon!" he called. "You have a visitor!" 

I heard soft footsteps inside eagerly coming to the door. I was more nervous than I should have been, probably my fine flirting edge blunted by the long trip. Glaceon looked around the door frame, and her eyes lit up. 

For several minutes, we just played, like little eevees. She would throw me over, and we would roll over and over in the frosty grass, trying to gain the advantage, laughing all the way. Finally, we came to a stop, lying side by side, sides heaving in laughter. I was so happy to see her. I leaned forward, and planted a quick kiss on her mouth. 

 And we talked. We caught up on anything and everything. The winning streak, the grand adventures, meeting my mother for the first time in a while, the battles, the pains, everything. She also had some things to tell me about. The shiny Sylveon actually came to her to try and get her to leave me. That hadn't worked, since she already knew all that had really happened. They almost came to blows, but it calmed down before, broken up by their trainers. 

I spent nearly two hours there. We still had to much to talk about. But the night was no longer young. We exchanged goodbyes and a kiss before parting ways. 

I've been thinking more seriously about my relationship with Glaceon... maybe I could propose later. Who knows? I certainly hope the circumstances permit it. Toward the end of the Worlds Championship, I probably would present her with a nice gemstone and pop the question. 

But again, nothing is certain. I'll decide later.

But until then,

-Takao

Author's Notes

Wow. I really need to update more often... I'm sorry! Please don't hate me...

Well, this was unsatisfying-ly short for a chapter that spent more than an entire week in the works. That's how all my chapters are  T_T

I hope to get things going again. School is a real pain... I really don't like it right now. But I'll keep updating for you guys. 

-Shoen_the_Gifted