"If that's what you want..." Winter bluntly replied with a blush. 
                          
---
                          
After paying for the plane tickets, the five sat down in the waiting area with a large sigh of relief. The plane was scheduled to leave in an hour, however, so the five could go home quickly.
                          
"What a cute couple~" A female Ninetails told her mate. She was referring to Spark and Winter, who were still holding paws. The two Eeveelutions heard this, and Spark began blushing heavily. 
                          
---
                          
Aiden dozed off the second the five sat down in the plane. He leaned on Skylar's shoulder, who blushed heavily. She put an arm around the Eevee and smiled before falling asleep. 
                          
Winter gripped Spark's paw nervously as the plane began moving. She gulped back a whimper before the plane began accelerating. She whimpered loudly before Spark rubbed the Glaceon's paw slowly. Winter turned to the Jolteon before Spark gave her a big grin. 
                          
"Everything's gonna be fine." Spark smiled before Winter calmed down. As the plane began to rise, Winter immediately fell asleep, leaning on the Jolteon's shoulder. 
                          
---
                          
Near 6:00 P.M, Aiden needed to go to the restroom to splash some water on his face. He got up and tried to wiggle out of the aisle, before a sleeping Skylar wrapped her feelers around him.
                          
"Huh?" Aiden asked before he was brought into an unconscious cuddle by the Sylveon. 
                          
"Don't ever leave me Aidie..." The Sylveon said in her sleep. "Don't ever leave me again..."  
                          
"'A-Aidie'?" The Eevee thought before his face went red. Skylar's feelers wrapped around him tighter before Aiden let out a soft groan. 
                          
"S-Sky...?" Aiden asked, pulling his arm out and tapping her cheek. "You're squeezing me..." The Sylveon woke up before seeing the Eevee.
                          
"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry!" Skylar exclaimed quietly. "These feelers are still new to me and all, an-" Aiden cut her off before laying on her lap. 
                          
"If you wanted to cuddle, then why didn't you ask?" The Eevee asked innocently. The two looked at each other before blushing heavily. The two hugged before Aiden leaned up to her ear. "I won't leave you again, Sky." Aiden blushed, thinking about what Skylar told him.
                          
"As a sorry..." Skylar replied. "And to tell you that I love you." 
                          
Aiden's face went a deeper shade of red before the two dozed off. 
                          
---
                          
"Home sweet home!" Spark exclaimed, walking into the house the five shared. But the house wasn't as empty as they thought. Spark's team was waiting in the kitchen. 
                          
Aiden walked into the kitchen before he saw the three sitting there. The Lucario, Espeon, and Arcanine looked at the small Eevee before he screamed and ran away. He ran to the group before shouting indistinct phrases and words.  
                          
"What are you talking about?" Spark asked, "There's strangers here?" 
                          
"In our house?" Winter snarled. The five peered into the kitchen before Spark gasped. 
                          
"Dan? Justin? Cecelia?" Spark asked before the three turned to the Jolteon. 
                          
"Spark!" The three exclaimed before Cecelia tackled the Jolteon into a hug.
                          
"Oh my Arceus we were so worried!" Cecelia cried. "We got your voicemails, but by the time we got here, you were gone. Are you okay?" 
                          
"I'm fine, Cece." Spark laughed as the Espeon looked at his bandages. 
                          
"Oh my... Your wounds..." Cecelia gasped worriedly. 
                          
"Spark." An enraged voice spoke from behind them. "Who's this girl?" The two turned around and saw Winter, who had ice growing from the floor. 
                          
"Don't worry." Cecelia told Winter telepathically. "I'm twenty-one." Winter's eyes widened before her expression calmed. 
                          
"So who are you guys, anyways?" Tyler asked. 
                          
"We're Spark's research team." Dan replied calmly. "My name is Dan."
                          
"Justin." Justin waved nonchalantly. 
                          
"And I'm Cecelia." The Espeon smiled calmly. 
                          
"So what are you doing in our house?" Winter asked coldly. 
                          
"Technically...." Spark and Dan began. 
                          
"It's Dan's house until I repay him and start paying rent." Spark told the Glaceon. "So he can come in and out whenever he wants." 
                          
"So that's how you paid for same-day tickets to Kanto and back." Tyler told Spark. "You have a job. That explains a lot." 
                          
"So what happened?" Dan asked Spark, to which Tyler groaned and began to gesture to his, Winter, Skylar, Spark, and Aiden's bandages.
                          
"I think it's pretty obvious." Tyler sarcastically replied. "We fought for our lives! Spark nearly bled out, Winter nearly froze herself to death, Sky passed out from exhaustion, Aiden broke his ankle, and I nearly got stabbed!" 
                          
"Tyler... Calm down..." Spark remarked. 
                          
"Nah man!" Tyler retorted. "I'm tired, man... I need some sleep..." Tyler yawned before walking to his room. 
                          
"Could you guys leave?" Dan asked, "We would like to have a word with Spark." 
                          
"Sure." Winter bluntly replied, walking away. "Night." 
                          
"Goodnight, big bro." Aiden smiled, hugging Spark. 
                          
"Night, Aiden." Spark smiled, patting the Eevee's head. Skylar smiled before picking Aiden up using her feelers.
                          
"See you tomorrow." Skylar smiled as she walked off, carrying Aiden as she went. 
                          
Spark sat down at the table before Dan gave him a suspicious look. Dan waited before he heard the last door shut before asking questions. 
                          
"What do they know?" Dan asked him. 
                          
"They only know that I own combat knives." Spark replied nonchalantly. "I told them that I bought them."
                          
"Who kidnapped your brother?" Justin asked. 
                          
"Tyler told me that it was a shiny Jolteon." Spark answered. "I don't know what he wants with me or Aiden though." 
                          
"Oh so that mob boss that seemingly disappeared two years back?" Justin asked. 
                          
"It could be any other shiny Jolteon." Dan replied. "Did you speak with him?" 
                          
"I think I did over the phone before leaving..." Spark told him. "He just said 'it's me' and then told me where Aiden was." 
                          
"Him it is." Cecelia remarked. "It's the same guy!" 
                          
"Okay. I'm going to put in a request to the agency to take this mission." Dan told the three. "You don't mess with our team's little boy." 
                          
"I'm just as important as you are!" Spark pouted, his face going red.
                          
"How about we go out for drinks?" Dan asked with a sly smile, "Spark, you can get apple juice." 
                          
"Or maybe a soda?" Justin remarked. "Wait, we don't want the baby to get too hyper." 
                          
"Hey!" Spark exclaimed as the four walked out of the house. "I'm not a baby, you guys! I'll be able to drive in a while!"
                          
Meanwhile, Winter looked out of her window before seeing Spark, Dan, Cecelia, and Justin all laughing as they got into a black car. As the car drove off, Winter looked at her paw before a small smile formed on her muzzle.
                          
"Here." Spark smiled, grabbing the Glaceon's paws. "Mild frostbite needs to be treated with gradual warming, so hold my paws until you feel better. Okay?" 
                          
The Glaceon blushed heavily before laying down on her bed. She grabbed a book from under her bed before beginning to read it with a concerned expression. 
                          
The book's cover read; "Am I in Love?"