Disclaimer: Pokémon isn't mine but the OCs and ideas are! :D
We made it everyone. My second story! This one was amazing to write, although it doesn't focus as much on action and adventure as it does romance and emotions. I'll be uploading this story every Sunday and my other story (go check it out) every Wednesday :3 I'm planning two more releases pretty soon as well, but that's a different idea haha. These chapters will be longer from the start, so expect chapters pushing 6k words each upload!
A huge thanks goes out to ThePenguin79 for keeping me sane and entertained while writing and to arcanineandlucariofan for sticking with me ;)
So onto this new story! Please review and leave me some feedback on how to make this better, and I'll talk to you all soon! :D Take care and lots of love to you all!
-Shade
*UPDATE*
Damn guys I fucked that one up royally. I was recently reading RyotaEdges story and totally stole one of his characters without even noticing it ;-; I want to apologize to all of you and to him if he's reading this. I've changed her name, so all should be good now :) Again, I'm terribly sorry and I'll definitely do my research on names from now on haha. Props to OrenjiSpash for pointing this out (I owe you one!)
-Shade
Fuck...another year of school. I grunted as I stood up and stretched. After ten years here I still hated everything about this forest. After being stranded alone in a Red Rescue Team camp for a few months, I was sent to this forest so I could go to school and start a life here. It was a pretty awful decision in hindsight.
School wouldn't be so awful if they just didn't mess with me. Can't those think-skulled idiots just leave me the hell alone? You'd think they had something better to do... I thought to myself as I grabbed an Oran berry and ate it in a couple of bites. I picked up a Chesto berry while I was at it, not wanting to fall asleep on my first day of school.
When I first arrived here at seven years old everyone was shocked. I was a mystery until a letter came a few days later, explaining my situation and who I was. I was found by a Red Rescue Team as an infant after a freak earthquake had almost decimated an entire forest. One of the rescuers had taken me in for a couple of years, but after his sudden death I was an orphan. The team couldn't care for me anymore so they sent me here.
They picked the wrong forest to send me to. No one had seen an Umbreon for centuries, and the last one was supposedly a serial killer that nearly wiped the town of all it's inhabitants. So from the very second I set foot in the orphanage, I was discriminated. No one would talk to me, the adults ignored me, and all the kids that were my age bullied me. I tried desperately to make friends, talking to everyone I got a chance to, but they all turned a blind eye towards me. In their view I was just another demon that was going to ruin their town one day.
When I got to start school I was relieved, hoping that it would be a safe haven away from the hell I experienced at 'home' I was so excited my first day of school, hoping I would finally make a friend. Before we got started with our lessons, the whole class had to take a pre-test to see how much we all knew. It was about a hundred questions and covered a ton of material, from math to type statistics, even nature and IV ratings. I blew through it easily, finishing a good two hours before anyone else.
They all laughed at me when they saw me turning it in, thinking that I was a complete idiot that just marked them all randomly. I tried to tell them that I actually knew the material, but no one believed me. When we got our test scores back, I had gotten a 100, and everyone else had scored lower than a 20. I should have just marked them all wrong.
Flashback
"Xen, how did you cheat on that test?!" the other kids asked me after the day was over.
"I didn't! I got my grade without cheating I swear!" I exclaimed.
Their faces contorted in anger. "Well thanks a lot, you freak! Now the teacher thinks that we're all idiots! Are you trying to make us look bad, Umbreon?"
"Look I'm sorry guys, but I didn't think I would get them ALL right! Can I just go now?" I pleaded.
"You're not going anywhere!" they roared, then dog piled onto me. I didn't even have time to protest before they started punching me.
"No, STOP! PLEASE!" I cried. They didn't listen. By the time they were done with me I had a collapsed lung, broken ribs, and a crushed soul. After that I never talked again, keeping to myself as much as I could.
End Flashback
Ever since first grade I still haven't uttered a word. I started getting beaten up daily because I tried my hardest on the tests, earning 100s nearly every single time. After a while the punches stopped hurting though. The names grew old. And my heart grew darker. No one wanted to be my friend, no one wanted to talk to me, so I just lived in solitude. As soon as I turned fourteen I moved out of the orphanage and into an abandoned cave about ten miles away from the town. When high school started, the whole charade just repeated itself. The mindless idiots knew I was rare, so that somehow translated into 'let's beat him up!' Thanks to that befuddled logic my life in hell continued, and it was just going to start again this year.
Stupid fucking idiots...
Over the summer I had bulked up a ton but it was hardly noticeable. Umbreon are naturally skinny and although I had gained over 30 levels I was still scrawny like a Rattata.
But now I'm aa level 67. I thought proudly. My level was very high for any adult, and I was still only 17.
Accepting my fate, I sucked it up and walked outside. As per usual, my door was littered with death notes and other racial slurs, an everyday occurrence for me. I peeled them all off carefully, then threw them away promptly and began my walk to school.
As I approached the campus, I felt the eyes of every student there burn into me as I padded up. They laughed at me, threw food at me, and even lashed out at me. Rather than dodge them, I just accepted all of the 'punishments' and kept walking. By the time I had reached the main office, I was covered in food, and was bruised and bleeding. The small Floette behind the desk looked at me sadly, then put my schedule down in front of me. I reached for it, but she grabbed my paw and looked into my eyes. I flinched as she touched me, and had to resist recoiling.
"Are you ok, Xen? You can always tell us who did it, and we'll fix it!" she said, hoping for a reply out of me. I stared back emotionlessly, then waited for her to let go of my paw. She sighed, then gently put my paw back down.
"Xen...you can talk to me. I'm your friend." she said sorrily, but I only grabbed my schedule and walked out.
Physics...Type Training...Leveling Up...Battle Arena...WAIT WHAT? I thought. I specifically requested no gym this year, so what the hell was this? I stalked back to the office and slapped it down, pointing at it angrily.
"Oh yes, all juniors must take at least one year of Physical Education, Xen. It's the school's rules. Maybe it won't be so bad-" she stopped as I glared at her. "-Ok it will be bad." she sighed. I looked at it again in disgust, then walked out of the room.
Fuck this. I guess I'll just have to take more beatings now... I'm so done with this. I thought angrily. As I walked, a large breeze rippled by, lifting some of my leg fur up, exposing a long cut that went down my paw. I quickly covered it and entered my first class: Physics.
I entered the classroom silently, slinking to an empty seat in the back of the room. The second I sat down, everyone around me got up and moved to the front. I didn't mind I had learned that I was quite happy to be left to my own devices. The bell rang loudly, but the teacher still wasn't here yet. As I was waiting silently with my head low, Jireo walked in with his group of cronies following at his heels. Jireo, or Jerry, was a Machoke, and said to be the best high school battler around. Unfortunately for me, he was also a massive douche that enjoys picking on anyone he could see.
And I seemed to catch his eye.
"Yo! Look everyone, the freak is still here! I'm surprised he hasn't killed himself yet, because it sure would make out lives easier! Hey, FREAK! When I talk to you, you look at me, got it?!" he roared, making everyone jump except me. I just kept my head down.
"What the hell? Are you still not talking?" he hissed angrily, and walked over to my desk. With malice in his eyes, he grabbed my head and shifted it towards him forcefully.
"That's better. Now, apologize to me." he smirked. I stared blankly at him, like I did with every other person, and didn't do anything. He growled at me and began to choke me a bit, but I still didn't react.
"You're making me look like an idiot, so you better talk, you piece of trash." he whispered, seeming quite upset. I never broke my stare, and stayed perfectly still.
"TALK, DAMN IT!" he bellowed, and slammed his fist into my side. I winced slightly, but didn't say anything.
"Fine. You know you're at a type disadvantage, right? I'm going to make you suffer!" he grunted, and charged up a Mach Punch. I knew that I would be hurt by that, but I wasn't budging. He grinned, then slammed it into my chest, sending me flying into the back wall of the classroom which in turn shattered test tubes and actually cracked the wall.
Fuck him. That didn't even hurt that bad, 'best battler' my ass. I thought. I stayed on the ground and feigned defeat, but Jerry wasn't having that.
"Now APOLOGIZE to me!" he hissed again, but I didn't say a word. He used Seismic Toss to throw me across the room again, and I slammed into the blackboard just as the teacher, an Alakazam, walked in. He looked at me first, bleeding and sitting crumpled on the floor, and then at Jerry, who had a look of horror on his face.
"Jerry. Principals office, NOW." the professor commanded. Jerry looked at him and smirked, waltzing jauntily towards the front of the room.
"Why? You can't prove I did anything to that freak!" he insisted, and shot a dirty look at me.
"You're that Umbreon, aren't you? Tell me, did Jerry do this?" he asked, and the class burst out in laughter.
"What's so funny?" he said hotly.
"Sir, that's Xen. He's a mute. Every student here knows that freak." some random student said. Everyone agreed with him, nodding and chuckling.
"Nonsense. Xen, you aren't actually a mute, are you?" he asked incredulously. I just stared at him blankly, and he matched my stare. Finally giving up, he sighed impatiently.
"Well, I suppose if no one can prove it, then there's nothing I can do-hmm?" the professor said as a student interrupted him.
"Hello, sir. My name is Vui, and I can confirm that Jerry just beat Xen up. I can also note that Xen didn't do anything to start a fight or fight back at all." a small voice said from behind a Crawdaunt.
"What? Who the hell are you?!" Jerry yelled.
"I'm an Espeon." the girl stated, and stood up. Her forked tail curled out gently from under her as she stood up, and her red forehead gem seemed to shimmer and sparkle. Everything about her just radiated beauty and finesse, and it took a couple seconds for me to tear my eyes away from her.
"And how can you prove it?" the professor asked, smiling slightly.
"As an Espeon I can see into the future. I saw you were coming in soon, but that you wouldn't be able to get here in time, so I used Psychic to start the video recorder right there." she said loudly, pointing towards a small black orb in the front of the room. "The Klink that is usually there must've taken a nap, because it was broken before."
"Heh. HYAA!" Jerry roared as he jumped towards the camera and smashed it to a thousand small pieces. He stopped as he realized what just happened, which made everyone burst out in laughter.
"Well that's plenty of proof, thank you, Vui." the professor quipped, and grabbed Jerry using a powerful Psychic type move.
"Oh sir? That was a broken camera anyways. The working one is right there if you want even more proof." she said naughtily, jutting her forked tail towards another camera in the middle of the room, and a red blinking light confirmed it was on.
"OOOOOOOOH!" the class jeered, giving her high fives and pats on the back, with Jerry looking dumbstruck. The professor nodded and used another Psychic to take the film out. He looked at me and jerked his head.
"Come on, we're going to the office. Do you need to see the nurse?" he asked.
I shook my head 'no' and he nodded.
"All right then. Class, turn to um...page...ah fuck it. Have fun, just don't break my room!" he hollered, causing all the students to cheer.
"SO. What seems to be the trouble here?" the principal asked. His name was Mr. Biggs, and he was a large male Throh known for being very kind and against bullying.
"Psh. Ask the freak..." Jerry muttered under his breath.
"I heard that, Jerry. And you need to be more considerate. Xen is a mute because of what people like you do to him! With all this constant bullying he's lost all will to try to communicate." Biggs said angrily.
I stared at Biggs and sighed. Biggs cocked his eyebrow in curiosity.
"Son, why don't you talk?" Biggs asked. I looked at him blankly and didn't move a muscle.
"See? Total freak! I'm only giving him what he deserves." Jerry growled, and Biggs slammed his rocky hand onto the desk.
"That's IT! You're off the Battle Team, Jerry! I'm sick of your horrible attitude and total lack of empathy! You do realize that we have evidence of you pummeling this kid right here with no cause whatsoever, correct? You're lucky I don't expel you on the spot." Biggs bellowed, causing the Professor to jump slightly.
"WHAT?! HELL NO! THAT'S MY TEAM!" Jerry roared and stood up angrily.
"YOU! YOU CAUSED THIS!" he yelled, grabbing onto me and lifting me up into the air. An angry look stretched across his face, and then he chucked me out of the office window, causing me to skid through the hallway with glass fragments showering around me. I stood up calmly and walked back into the room. Biggs had pinned the teenage Machoke on the spot and was being assisted by the Professor, who was holding his hands down using Psychic.
"THAT'S IT! JERRY, YOU'RE EXPELLED! GET THE HELL OFF OF MY CAMPUS!" Biggs yelled, and handed Jerry over to the school security guards, an Arbok and Wheezing.
"Xen! Are you...alright?" they asked in unison, and I stared at them again, signaling that I was fine.
"Come back to my office, we need to have a chat." Biggs said softly.
"Sorry, I never introduced myself. I'm Professor Alaka Kazam. Just call me Prof. Al! It's a pleasure to meet you." he said warmly, holding out a hand. I stared at it, then nodded. His eyes widened in curiosity, but he said nothing.
"Xen, this is serious. Name calling is one thing, but repeated assaults on you are unacceptable. Now we watched the tape, and AH! Xen...? There's glass in your back!" Biggs exclaimed. I looked at it calmly, sighing as I realized that it was quite large
Hmm. Fuck. This may hurt a bit...
I stared at it once more, then reached behind me and yanked it out forcefully. I winced slightly and laid it on the desk, then gave my fur a few hearty licks before looking at him again.
"That's a 6 inch piece of glass Xen. You need to see the nurse." Prof. Al said shakily, but I shook my head, willing Biggs to go on.
"O-Ok...As I was saying, we saw the tape, and it was obviously bullying. But why didn't you fight back? Self-defense would have been acceptable there." Biggs insisted, and I grabbed a pen and a piece of paper to reply. After a few seconds of scribbling, I handed it to him, and his eyes narrowed.
"It's easier for everyone this way? What does that mean?" Briggs demanded. I wrote a bit more, and his eyes turned from angry to sad instantly.
" 'Everyone already hates all Umbreon, so why even try? It seems to take the bullying away from others as well, since I'm a popular scapegoat. The beatings hurt, but bearable, because I know they can't break me.' Son, is that really how you feel?" Briggs asked softly. I nodded.
"One last question. Please answer it or at least write it down. Why don't you talk?" Briggs asked nicely.
Should I answer him? Or do I stay silent? The answer's obvious.
I looked at him and said nothing, instead I wrote, 'Why should I?'
Briggs sighed, then beckoned Prof. Al to listen. The two whispered for a few seconds, then backed away.
"Xen, we have a proposal for you. We want you to see the school counselor and maybe work out some of these feelings. We need someone who saw all the events unfold as well, who won't lie, so I'm going to send Vui with you. She's a new student here so be nice. Understand?" Prof. Al said cooly and I nodded again. Briggs dismissed me, so I walked across the school towards the counselor's office.
"Hey! Xen, wait up!" a girly voice called from behind me. I stopped and looked behind me and saw Vui jogging to catch up with me.
"How are you doing?" she asked. I looked at her blankly, the turned back around and kept walking.
"Are your cuts ok?" she asked again, grabbing my leg and rubbing her paw along it, exposing my long, red scar. I jumped back and glared at her angrily. Who did this girl think she was, getting all close to me?
"What was that?" she asked in awe. I stopped again, then walked very close to her. I unsheathed a claw and lightly pressed the tip onto her throat, making her gasp. Then I poked her mouth with the tip, and shook my head 'no'
"S-should I stop talking?" she squeaked, earning a nod from me. We walked in silence for a few minutes until she bugged me again.
"So you're an Umbreon...that's pretty neat.." she said slowly. It was about then that I decided to completely ignore her. She jabbered on for what seemed like hours, making the short trip nearly unbearable. We finally reached the guidance office, and I held the door open for her. She looked at me uneasily, but I nodded, urging her to go in. We were greeted by a heavyset lady sitting behind a counter, who glanced at me for our names. I looked back stolidly and the room was silent for a moment.
"Um...Xen and Vui here for guidance, ma'am?" Vui said. She looked at me curiously but I was still silent.
"Room two. What's wrong with him?" the lady asked, slightly perturbed I wasn't showing her respect.
"He's mute, ma'am." Vui said quietly. The lady looked at me and then gave me a sympathetic smile. Vui grabbed my paw to drag me towards the door, and I yanked my paw away from her instantly. I sighed in frustration, then pointed at her paw, then my paw, and shook my head 'no'.
"I can't touch you?" she asked in surprise. I shook my head no again then held the door open for her and walked into the room.
Holy shit. What the hell is wrong with this place?! I thought as I scanned the room. There were tacky support posters and piles of bean bags, even a punching bag in the corner. As we walked up to the desk, a chair swiveled around and we met a smart-looking Glameow.
"Well hello! I've heard about you from Mr. Biggs, so I know the basic outline of what's happened today and for the past years. You're quite the mystery aren't you, Xen?" the lady exclaimed. "Oh dear me, I'm so excited I forgot to tell you my name! My name is Ms. Paj! And who is your friend, Xen?"
I looked at her blankly, then went to grab a pen and notepad from her desk. Her paw held mine in place when I touched the objects and she gave me a smile. I froze instantly, and resisted yanking my paw away at full force.
"Can you try to tell me in words?" she purred. I shook my head and grabbed the materials, the scribbled some words down and handed it to her.
" 'She isn't my friend, she's just here as an eyewitness. It was Biggs' choice. I don't talk, so please don't try to get me to.' " she recited
"Ouch, you were quite frank about her weren't you?" Ms. Paj chuckled. I shrugged in response.
"Xen, I know you're mute, but that's why you're here. I want to talk to you and solve some issues." she cooed, but I shook my head again, signaling that was NOT what was going down.
"Come on, Xen! Give it a chance, and who knows, you may like it!" Vui coaxed, placing her paw on my back. I flinched and jumped away from her, baring my teeth and glaring at her with malice in my eyes.
"I-I'm sorry, I forgot." Vui said softly. I sat down again, but away from the two females now.
"Ok, we can start there. Xen, why did you jump away?" Ms. Paj asked softly.
I scribbled a few sentences on a whiteboard next to me using a marker.
"Hold on. You don't like being touched? Why is that?" she continued.
I wrote a bit more, and her eyes widened.
"You've been beaten up so many times that you don't see a need for it? Xen, that's awful! Who has been hurting you?" Ms. Paj said. Vui's eyes widened as she saw my next words.
"E-Everyone? Come on, that has to be wrong! How many people really hate Umbreon?" Vui asked incredulously. Ms. Paj answered this one.
"Vui, you're new here, so you can't possibly know. Umbreon are the most despised creatures in this area. It's because others see them as serial killers and monsters and since they're so rare everyone dumps on them, blaming all the bad things and taking their anger out on them." she said soothingly. Vui looked at her in horror.
"That's just awful! How many Umbreon are there here?" she asked me, and I nodded towards Ms. Paj. She understood and cleared her throat.
"Well...there's one. And he's right there." she said, pointing in my direction. Vui's jaw hit the floor and she stared at me. I waved my paw in front of her face, snapping her out of your trance.
"So you get all the beatings? Is that why you have those scars?" she asked, and Ms. Paj's ears perked up.
"Scars? That's unusual, with the Umbreon's healing ability. Umbreon can heal most of their injuries, so why would you have scars?" the teacher asked suspiciously. I sighed, then shrugged at the two of them.
"Hmm. Ok then, I won't nitpick. Now let's talk about Jerry and what he did. I've watched the tape, and you showed very good patience with him. Unfortunately, you showed a bit too much, which enraged him. Can you tell us in your own words what happened, Xen?" Ms. Paj asked hopefully. I rolled my eyes and walked to the blackboard, writing out what happened.
"Uh-huh. So, why didn't you fight back?" Ms. Paj asked after I had finished. I wrote some more.
"Well that's interesting. Why do you feel they would do kill you?"
"Ma'am? I think I can help. What Xen is trying to say is since he's an Umbreon and hated already, if he hits another Pokémon back, they'll be completely merciless and take his life." Vui offered, and Ms. Paj smiled.
"Good analysis, Vui. Now Xen, how can we solve this?" she asked, and I nearly chuckled in response. Instead, I pointed at myself and shook my head 'no' then pointed at Vui and nodded 'yes'
"So there's nothing we can do to help? You'll just be alienated for the rest of your life?" Vui asked softly. I nodded, then wrote.
" 'I'm a solitary person. Being alone doesn't really bother me at all.' Well, if you want that, then I guess we can't do anything else. Just clear one thing up for me Xen. What does 'they won't break me' mean?" Ms. Paj asked, referring to my conversation with Biggs.
I scribbled on the blackboard, then walked out of the room. I didn't wait for Vui.
Vui's POV
"...'Exactly how it sounds'? Ms. Paj, what is up with him?!" I squeaked after he left the room. Paj sighed and massaged the bridge of her nose with a furry paw.
"Vui...everyone here knows Xen, and it's awful. He's incredibly smart, the smartest student here by far, and possibly even the smartest one in this whole region. His IQ is 230 as close as we can measure it. But he's very emotionally depressed. We have a term for his condition in the medical world called 'traumatic mutism.' and it's scary. He was beat into submission so many times as a young pup that he's lost all the will to speak, even interact with others at the school. He is living in hell, and that's why he's so harsh on you." Paj said softly, then continued.
"He hasn't had one friend his entire life here, so he doesn't understand that you're just trying to be nice. Don't push him, but if you try to be his friend, I think it would mean the world to him." she finished, then waited for my response.
"Ms. Paj, I don't like bullying. I despise it, and that's why I told the truth to the teacher. But why, WHY didn't he fight back? No one would think that badly if he did, would they?" I whispered, and Paj's glare hardened.
"Xen has to remove all emotion from his life, hoping that everyone else here just sees him as a freak. He's silent because anything he says will be twisted around and used to hurt him and all Umbreon more. If he fought back...he would most likely be killed by a mob or anti-Umbreon groups, if not by the person he retaliated on first. When other Pokémon see him beat up and bullied they also see it as a sign of Umbreon being put into submission, and they relax, thinking that they've won. It isn't much of a battle if one side doesn't fight though, is it?" she remarked, then gave me a very serious glare.
"Vui, you did the right thing by turning Jerry in. However, no one else will think that you did and they may even single you out now. If this happens, tell me immediately, clear?" she said in a scarily low tone. I nodded, then went to walk out of the door.
"Ah. Wait one second. Tell me about these 'scars' on Xen's legs, hmm? Umbreon heal quite quickly, and I've never seen one have such a strange mark." she coaxed. I thought for a second.
Normally I would tell her everything, but Xen did seem awfully touchy about the scars, and it is my fault she knows about them... maybe I should respect his decision to stay silent about them.
"I honestly don't know, Ms. Paj. He won't tell me anything." I lied.
"Mhm. Ok, off to class. Be safe!" she called, and I scurried out of the room, running towards my next class, which was something called 'Battle Arena'
Xen's POV
Great. Now I have some nosey counselor breathing down my neck, a nosey girl following me, and every single student in the school to look out for. Thats a fucking great way to start the year!
"OK CLASS!" a large Conkeldurr barked, slamming his stone pillars on the floor.
"I'M COACH BRUNO, AND WE'RE GONNA BATTLE TODAY! EVERYONE CHOOSE A PARTNER!" he roared again, making the class jump.
"Heh. I call Xen." a deep voice said from behind the coach. Coach Bruno stepped aside, revealing a muscular Hitmonchan.
"OK! THIS IS ORAQ! XEN, ARE YOU READY?" the coach screamed at me, and I shrugged.
"HUH?! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, KID? YOU REPLY WHEN I TALK TO YOU!" he screamed again, and I stared at him blankly.
"Sir! Please don't be offended, he's mute!" Vui's voice rang throughout the gym, and the coach glared at me.
"FINE! BATTLE BEGIN!" he roared, smacking the gym floor.
I looked at Oraq, trying to figure out what his game was.
Ok, two skips, one punch. He's a boxer, so he'll be going for my chest, face, and legs. Which one is it? One, two, punch. There! His wrist curved upwards at an angle of 43 degrees, meaning he plans on an uppercut. Legs aren't his target. Eyes, what about his eyes? One, two, punch. Ok! He's looking at an angle relative to my neck. It can't be over 104 degrees, but it can't be under 87. So that would mean...face punch. I looked up and only four seconds had passed.
"Heh. Ready for this?" he whispered, then zipped towards me. I could have easily dodged but instead I stood completely still. He looked at me and grinned proudly, then hit me with an uppercut square on my jaw. I flew back and slammed into the wall twenty feet away, causing it to crack. I slumped down and pretended to pass out, smiling slyly to myself as I took inventory of my HP.
"OUCH! XEN IS OUT! POINT TO ORAQ!" Coach yelled, and the whole gym exploded in cheers. Cheering for Oraq and for knocking out the freak. Little did they know I was perfectly fine, but no one even seemed to care about the crumbled Umbreon in the corner of the gym, who got up a few moments later and walked towards his next class without even a limp.
Finally, a class I can do. Type Training is super easy since I've already mastered them all. Now I just have to avoid getting beat up again, and I should be in good shape.
I went towards the back of the room again, where there wasn't anyone else sitting, and sat down sullenly.
"Oh! Hey Xen!" Vui called and sat down next to me. I looked at her in absolute disbelief, then pointed at her schedule. She smiled and handed it to me and I compared the two.
You have got to be fucking kidding me. Six out of seven classes are with her?! Well, I guess I am killing myself tonight.
I handed them back to her and held up six fingers, then closed my eyes as she started telling me about everything that had happened to her so far.
Why do girls have to be so goddamn dramatic? Oh well, only four more classes to go-
"Score!" a group of Pokémon yelled from the other end of the room. They had thrown a rotten berry at my face which had in turn exploded all over my dark fur and yellow rings. I wiped it off of my body and dropped it into a garbage can nearby, then sat back down and laid my head on the desk.
"Hey! Stop it right now!" Vui yelled back, making the group stop their snickering.
"Oh really? What's a useless bitch like you gonna do about it? Awww, do you have a crush on the freak?" a Floatzel cajoled from the people.
"Look, just cut it out, alright? We haven't done anything to you." she sighed, and slumped down in her desk.
"I believe I can do what I want. Besides, this loser isn't going to do shit! Watch and learn." he said back, and smacked the back of my head quite hard. I looked at Vui with an expression that said 'Thanks a lot' and sighed. The Floatzel punched me right in the face this time, sending a loud 'crack' throughout the room. Everyone turned and looked at us with smiles on their faces, then froze.
"W-WHAT THE HELL?!" the Floatzel yelled in pain, clutching his wrist. He fell backwards and cried out in pain again.
"Well, I think that should teach you right, young man." a feminine voice said from the front of the classroom.
"If you had had any sense whatsoever, you would have known that Umbreon have a steel-like skull that is incredibly hard. You just punched it full force and broke your own wrist, which is actually quite amusing. Head to the nurse's office, then report to detention every day after school for two weeks, unless you would rather be suspended." the Pokémon, who I assumed was the teacher, said. The Floatzel looked shocked, but scurried out of the room while clutching his wrist.
"Now then, are you all right?" she asked me. All eyes were on me, and I stared back at her blankly. She nodded and started calling roll.
She got to my name last, since I was at the X's, and when she heard no reply, she asked if anyone had seen 'Xen' Vui raised her paw and pointed at me.
"Well speak up! Why aren't you talking?" she asked suspiciously. I stared back at her again, and everyone laughed.
"That's Xen. He's a mute and a freak. I bet his mom wishes she had swallowed!" some random kid said loudly, and everyone busted out in laughter.
"HAH! He's alone dude, this fucker doesn't have anyone!" someone else called.
"Oh wait, that's right, he doesn't have any parents!" another voice said, and the class was on the floor howling in laughter. For the first time since I had become mute, I actually felt pure rage. I dug my claws into the desk and slowly dragged my paw down, leaving long, jagged marks along the wood. I breathed out calmly, then got up and walked out of the classroom.
"Xen? Xen?" the teacher called after me. I kept walking all the way to the main office, signed out for the day, and left.