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Sun light shone through my eyelids, disturbing my slumber. I blinked sleep away from my eyes, getting up to stretch. Can't a girl get some sleep around here?

"Can you go get some berries, Yuki? Jotai is too lazy to get them himself!" Mom (an Espeon) looked at me with her dark eyes then glared at Jotai (Tai for short,) a Jolteon who was sunning himself on a rock next to his nest.

"Sure Mom." I fixed my nest before trodding up the path leading to the berry bush.

"Suckup," Tai sneered, but I ignored him. When I walked down the path, I heard the Starly singing and the rustling Shinx playing around in the undergrowth. I breath in the fresh forest air. Living in Kanto region wasn't as bad as Tai said it would. He was nicer before he evolved from an Eevee. When he was forced to evolve by a naive trainer dressed in black, it changed his life forever. He refused play with me anymore and he once called me a pest. He has been hanging around with some bad Pokemon and when he caught me spying, he growled at me, daring me to tell mother.

When I walked into the berry bush, too absorbed in my thoughts to notice the change in my surroundings. I struggled slightly and some berries fell. When I got out my fur was a mess, leaves tangled with my soft, white , I cleaned my fur and collected the berries.

When I arrived to the clearing, Tai wasn't on his rock anymore. I placed the berries in a pile by the pond and walked over to my mother, who was cleaning my father's black fur. His yellow, ring-shaped markings glowed ever so slightly when he opened his eyes. Lifting his head he said, "Are you wondering where Tai is?"

I nodded, "He said he was going for a walk." Father shrugged his lithe shoulders.

"Don't move! I'm still cleaning!" Mother growled. Father let out a long sighed and laid his head down again.

That was when everything happened faster than a Rapidash's Quick Attack. A formidable bolt of lightning flowed through my body as I let out a miserable cry. I fell to the ground, my body unable to even twitch an ear.

"Yuki!" Mom wailed, her gray fur bristled, "Who did that?!" She questioned, a deep growl formed in her throat. Dad was up immediately and he used Wish to cure my paralysis.

"Oh, dear dear Mother, would you growl at your own kit?" A familiar voice inquired. I gasped at the sight of Tai walking out of the shadows. "What a shame that I didn't kill you Yuki. I was momentarily distracted by a little friend, but that is all behind us now isn't it?" He said in a artificial, gentle tone. I was too shocked to move, he wanted to kill his own sister!...His eyes weren't the same gentle brown ones I missed looking into. They were a dark, evil gold now.

"Jotai...how could you do this?!" Mom stammered, tears flooding from her eyes.

Tai growled. Glaring at her, eyes brimming with scorn, he said, "You gave me a Japanese name when we don't even live in Japan! You averted your eyes when the Rockets forced me to evolve! Who would call you 'Mother' after that!"

Tai thought of Mom like she was a helpless, selfish, even lazy! "Shut up! Is that how you speak to an elder Tai?!" I growled, regretting the choice immediately. He whirled his head at me, sparking dangerously with rage.

"What the hell did you just say?! 'Shut up'? Well, I'll be glad to shut you up wench!" He sparked a giant bolt at me, but luckily Dad jumped in the way, creating a psychic barrier between himself, the bolt, and me. Unfortunately, Dad wasn't strong enough to keep it up and the barrier shattered, the bolt striking him in the point-blank. Dad flew to a tree, he cried in agony when he made impact. His cry was cut short when another bolt struck him.

"NIGHT!" Mom wailed and ran over to him, sobbing with grief. I struggled to get up on my trembling legs, but they won't move.

"What a shame. He never protected me like that. Shows how weak he thinks you are, and now he can't shield you anymore!" Tai said in that creepy gentlemanly tone again. "Now it's your turn to join him!" He charged another bolt, it hit both Mom and me. I cried out and I fell back to the ground. I heard Mom cry even louder than me, the cry was mixed with the anguish of losing her mate and the shame of raising a son like Tai.

"Discharge. Nice technique, huh?" He murmured in my ear. I felt his paw connect with my stomach, sending me flying to a tree like Dad. I made a dull thud as I hit the ground. He walked away from my beat up body, possibly thinking I was dead, he walked over to Mom, who whimpered in pain and fear. He whisper, "This is for not helping me." I heard more electricity charge and Mom crying out, until she couldn't anymore. I felt tears roll from my eyes, as Tai walks away from us. Darkness crept to my eyes, wanting to take me away, wishing the darkness would to take me to Mom and Dad.

Not just yet my love. Not yet... I heard my mother's voice whisper in my head. My eyes closing, my last sight was Tai's yellowed fur as he walked back from whence he came from.

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When my eyes reopened, I wasn't in the clearing anymore. It was night and I was in a cave. I struggled to sit up but was stopped by pain. I couldn't help but yelp aloud.

"Now deary, you don't want to reopen your wounds, now do we?" A sweet voice resonated. I looked for the source of the voice. "Oops, my apologies." A ghost with a beaded necklace and flowing hair with no legs or arms to speak of appeared in front of me. I yelped in surprise and tried in vain to run away but I wasn't going anywhere. "Calm down deary. There's nothing to be afraid of!" She hovered away from me to her table, so she won't scare me farther. As I looked closely at her...abode, it reminds me of the place where I stand now. A cloth was draped over the entrance, a nest, a table with a bowl of berries on top, and a little niche in the back probably for storage.

I stared back at the strange being, when it struck me that it was a Misdreavus. She gazed back at me, nibbling on a ripe berry. She opened her mouth again and said, "Oops, my apologies again, my name is Misdreavus, Miss for short. How 'bout you darling?" I was struck speechless her soothing, buttery voice. Stammering, I responded, "Y-Yuki... But I don't l-like that n-name..." Her expression morphed from cheery to thoughtful, "I have some evolution stones, if you wish to evolve." I gasped at the absurd statement.

"Oh my Mew, no! Mo-" I croaked with emotion, unable to finish, "D-did you s-see my Mother a-and o-or Father?" I didn't even bother to steady my voice.
Miss' expression morphed yet again, "If you are talking 'bout the Espeon and Umbreon with you, then I'm sorry deary, they just didn't make it." I gasped, tears flowed from my eyes, and I wailed.

"Deary, please calm down! It's okay, calm down!"

I wailed louder, "IT'S NOT OKAY!! I LOST MY MOM AND DAD, MY BROTHER HATES ME AND I HAVE NO ONE IN THIS WORLD- ack!" An object was suddenly stuffed in my mouth. I panicked and bit it, but it wouldn't budge.

"Master Shade! Please don't hurt her!" Miss cried as I struggled against his paw, careful not to bite the paw again, though.

"Don't worry Miss, let her calm down," The voice insisted while I kept struggling until I grew tired. All I did now was let silent tears fall. He gently removed his paw and walked passed me. I gasped. He looked very much like my father except for the typical yellow rings, he had odd, attractive green rings. Self consciously, I wiped my tears away and licked my white fur clean.

"Feeling better?" He asked in a real gentlemanly tone. I nodded, giggling, hiding my face knowing that when I blush, I get REALLY red.

"That's better deary,and thank you Master Shade," Miss bobbed slightly, "Why don't you get something to eat?" I nodded and started to walked over to the bowl, slowly not to reopen my wounds. When I got up, Shade walked over to the nest I was resting on and curled up into a ball. I flushed, I was lying in his nest. I flinched as I put my left fore paw down.

"Oh, be careful with that paw deary, it was broken when Master Shade found you." I glanced at Shade, who looked like he was sleeping but his ears were perked.

Creepy, but kind of cute. I nodded again and grabbed a berry with my teeth and ate it in a gulp.

"You must have been hungry, I made a nest for you near the back, I know an Eevee doesn't like to be waken by the sun," Miss informed. I nodded and smiled, apparently Shade can be thoughtful. I walked carefully over to the nest, curling up with my tail wrapped around me protectively. I groomed quickly, wondering if I looked like a mess and lifted my head, "Um...Miss...I have some questions."

She turned her figure, "Yes deary?" I glanced over at Shade, who's ears were still perked. Eavesdropper.

"Can we talk privately...?" I asked. Miss smiled.

"Is this better?" She asked telepathically.

"Much...how can I respond to you when I'm not physic?" Miss giggled at my naive-ness.

"Just a special benefit that came along with the move. You need something?"

"Yeah...err...not that I'm curious or anything but how old is Shade?"

"I saw you blush when you saw him, don't hide it from me deary. I wasn't born yesterday. Anyways, he is...probably a year old."

I gasped at the absurdness.

"A YEAR OLD?! He looks like he's much older. Most boys my age act way~ more immature! He's the same age as me! Don't say anything !" I glanced at Shade and I heard his steady breathing, his ears were down. I sighed with relief, he didn't hear my gasp. Miss giggled.

"I won't tell a word. I think if you get close enough, he might start thinking of you in that way. Though when you get to know him, you might hate him for who he is. He is very bull-headed and rebellious, but he is also passionate, witty, and will treat you right."

I gaped at Miss. She gave me a puzzled look, "Did I do something wrong?"

I shook my head, "No, nothing at all. What about his family? Does he have any siblings or parents?" Miss' smiled turned to a frown.

"His parents died saving him from some Pokemon that wanted to whisk him away. He didn't give me much detail besides: He was only 5 months old and he learned a lot of moved from his Father, who was also an Umbreon. He learned all the basic moves of an Eevee and was going to learn Umbreon moves until they were killed. He won't talk 'bout it much but he might say some parts 'bout it. You can never predict him." Miss smiled, "He evolved to an Umberon at 11 months, when he started to trust me. I found him, like how he found you. In a clearing laden with blood and corpses. You were lucky, there was no blood in your clearing, but your parents...had the same fate as his." Tears blurred my visions but I willed them back in.

"He felt sorry for you and didn't want to leave you there to die, so he brought you back to my place." I nodded.

"Um...I have some more question before I go to sleep." Miss stared at me to continue. "Um...has Shade ever had a mate?" This question must have surprised her, but she composed herself.

"Yes, but it didn't end well...he thought he really liked her but apparently, she was just using him. He broke up with the Vaporeon, who was named Marine, but she didn't seem shaken up by the break up. Though it hurt him dearly. He mourned over his loss and he never really got close to anyone after that, afraid of the same out come." Miss sighed. "If you mention the break up, he'll snap. Trust me." I nodded and cracked a smile. She sighed, "Any other questions deary?"

"Uh...what was his friend like? The one that his mate tried to get closer to?" I tilted my head.

"Well, he was a Jolteon named--" Miss said out of telepathy, which doesn't seem to bother Shade, for he didn't perk his ears.

"Don't tell me...Jotai or Tai?" I flinched at his name. I knew that he had a mate, but he didn't talk about her much.

"Yes, that's him. Do you know him?"

"Y-yes...he's m-my brother that killed Mom and D-Dad..." Tears again blurred my vision and this time I let them fall.

"Oh deary, I'm so sorry! I won't mention him again, I promise." Miss hovered beside me, trying to comfort me.

"I'm okay, sorry. Anyways, why was he friends with...him?" I wiped my tears away and groomed my fur to keep from looking at Miss.

"Well, before Tai was forced to evolve, he and Master Shade were very close. But they didn't keep contact after that." Miss sighed, "He might get mad at me if I give you details so I'll wait until he's ready to tell you."

I nodded, "Why do you call Shade 'Master Shade'?" My questions were simple but her answers were...a bit complicated...

"I'll tell you tomorrow, it's getting late." I agreed with a yawn. "You got a big day ahead of you!" Oh, you can't imagine.

"Okay, good night Miss..." I put my head down and my white tail flipped over my nose. I closed my eyes, hearing Miss whisper, "Night deary." As I fall into a dreamless sleep

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~Rika