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"Hey! Has anyone seen my Styler?"
The call went out to the kids in the dorms, and a few heads turned. She felt a slight blush tingeing her cheeks when she noticed Keith staring at her. Isaac and Rhythmi looked over as well, and before she knew it, the three had offered to help her.
Great. Just great. Her crush, her best friend, and her best friends crush. Just. Perfect.
Isaac and Rhythmi said they'd search the building, and Keith and Kate should go check the grounds. There was little conversation as they walked around, and eye contact was minimal. She noticed once that his face was slightly red.
It was nothing compared to her own, she was sure.
She kept her eyes and ears peeled as she wandered the grounds, a few feet away from him. She could hear her heart beating wildly in her chest.
Why was it always her?
She spotted something gleaming in the sunlight, and her face brightened, "Hey! I think I found it!" she jogged over to the bright thing to see it was a little squirrel type that she recognized, "Pachirisu!" she laughed, "Did you take my Styler?" the small pokemon sparked, "Okay, maybe not." She reached down to pat it on the head. "I'm sorry but I can't have you as a Partner yet. I'll be graduating Ranger School in a few days, then I'll be free to have you. Think you can wait that long?"
The pokemon chattered as it dropped the Styler into her hand and she smiled again, rubbing its head. Keith knelt beside her and chuckled, "Looks like this little one just couldn't stay away from you."
She turned her gaze away, her face heating, "Yeah, looks like." She made a mental note to remember his laughter. When she looked back over to him, she noticed his face was pink. He turned his gaze away this time.
"Guess we'd better go find Isaac and Rhythmi." He muttered.
She let him lead the way into the school again, and as they searched the conversation was fun. She found that she could talk to him quite easily actually, as long as she didn't think too much about the fact he was her crush. With any luck, they might even be friends.
She pushed the door to the library open and smothered a laugh at the sight that greeted her. Rhythmi and Isaac were buried in a pile of books, both faces red.
"Do we even want to know?" Keith asked with a wide grin. Isaac helped Rhythmi out of the books, carefully avoiding her gaze. Both of their faces reddened even more when he offered her his hand, a detail both Kate and Keith noticed.
Needless to say, the rest of the day was spent trying to find ways to embarrass Isaac and Rhythmi.