Yay! Another new story! This is a first for me- a multi-chaptered fic! A long way from my usual one-shots. Anyway, a very high T rating, almost boarderline M, for language and some creepy mystery stuff and some future romance stuff, but not too bad or lemon-y, I hope. I hadn't really planned on posting this for a while, however, it is almost 1 AM, I'm deathly bored, and I had two slices of pie (so im still recovering from a sugar rush), so I figured this would be a good idea. Whether or not it really is, well, we'll find out. By the way, contains Ikari, Poke, and Contest shippings, maybe a few others to be decided later. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy my first multi-chaptered fic, Hidden Darkness of Undella. (Okay, so, crappy title. Sorry guys. I promise the story is better than the title. May be changed later.)

DISCLAIMER: SADLY, I DO NOT OWN POKEMON. (If I did, there would be a lot more PalletShipping...)


Chapter One:

Fragile


Students crowded around a small memorial set aside for the young victims. Two girls were found dead two nights ago, their bodies ravaged and drained of blood. One girl, about fifteen or sixteen, stood in the back, head down, cold, wet tears rolling down her pale face, mourning with the rest of her classmates.

Suddenly, there was a rustle in the trees behind them. Obviously she was the only one that noticed.

She silently slipped away from the rest of the group, wiping her eyes and grabbing her dark gray brown hair, playing up the act a little bit just in case someone else was watching her. Once enclosed in the safety of the trees, she hissed. "Fucking. Idiots!"

"Aw, c'mon, baby, don't be like that," said a strong, soothing voice from beside her. At least, it was suppose to be soothing.

"To hell with you!" the girl said, voice breaking, pulling away from figure beside her. "Marina and Cassie were my best friends. Now they're gone, thanks to you!"

"Just be glad it wasn't you." A harsh, new voice emerged from the trees, along with two other silhouettes.

"C'mon, man, don't be so-"

"You know it's true!"

The girl wanted to scream. "These were my best friends, you morons! I know this… this thing that you do is necessary to survive but this time it's different-"

"So you're saying you approve of us killing those two little sluts back in December?" said another new voice, one of the three new figures. The girl could practically hear the smirk in his voice.

"Well, of course not! Just-"

"Well what do you expect us to do?" said the harsh voice. "There are very few ways for us to stay alive and this is the easiest."

"My best friends?" She saw the middle silhouette shrug.

"Wrong place, wrong time. Not our problem."

"Alright, guys, come on," said the last of the trio that had appeared. "This is hardly the place or time to discuss this. Leaf, go back to the memorial before anyone realizes you're gone-"

"Shut up!" his friends said rather loudly, not wanting to hear his rationalizations. They quickly realized the noise they had made, and five heads snapped backwards, confirming no one had heard the ruckus, and if they did had chosen to ignore it.

"Be nice," the girl sighed a moment later. "He's right. I should go back. We'll finish this later tonight… this morning… whatever." She exhaled again, turning to look up at the figure next to her before turning around and sulking back to the memorial service. He offered her a sympathetic smile she didn't catch.

After all, knowing exactly what had happened and not being able to do anything about was a very terrible thing.

One Year Later…

To: Misty, May

OMG I finally got my letter from U.A… I got in! EEK! we're going 2 undella academy together! this year is gonna be totally epic!

~Dawn


Alright! So, I think that went well. I hope you guys did too! :D Fair warning, the first couple of chapters wil be pretty short, but they will gradually get longer. Reviews and Flames accepted all the same, just remember, you get what you give out. Thank you guys so much for taking the time to read this! I love you all to Pluto and back!

Peace, Love, and Harmony,

MN