With the arrival of July, school holidays were knocking on the door.

You and your group of friends, made up of Ash, Kiawe, Lilian, Lulu and Chris, decided to go on a cruise together with your guardians, as Alola was a region full of water, so cruises were common there.

It seemed like the perfect trip, and it really was meant to be... If Team Rocket hadn't stuck their nose in the middle of it all again.

Knowing that Pikachu's guardian would be in such a vulnerable environment, the two wasted no time, soon finding a way to disguise themselves as employees and enter Cruzeiro, hoping to steal not only Pikachu, but other Pokémon as well.

And to James, the plan seemed like it would be executed perfectly well. What would stop them? Well... You. You were the obstacle.

When James saw you boarding the cruise alongside your friends, he felt a strange feeling in his chest... Was it attraction? He didn't even know how to describe it. He only knew that he found you beautiful... Very beautiful.

Now that was a problem.

You were at the stern of the ship, watching the sea with your friends. James, Jessie and Meowth were a little behind you, disguised as Cruzeiro employees as they watched the scene and waited for a moment of vulnerability... But secretly, James is completely focused on you.

And it seemed that fate was on the boy's side, as he saw you turning and walking towards him, probably to ask for some information... And luckily for James, he had researched the structure of the cruise well before boarding.

The boy hadn't even spoken to you, but your beauty was something he would hardly forget...