AN: Hey everyone! Welcome to my new fanfiction that wouldn't leave me alone so I had to share now with you! Since apparently today, or yesterday, was sister's day, I ironically decided to post this. Also since I'm starting my mono-type run of X I felt it even more fitting. Anyway, first time winging a non-game based story that I didn't tweak. Let's hope it goes well. Be warned I tend to curse more and at first not really Pokémon orientated, but that will change by next chapter. Hope you like it!

Disclaimer: So yeah, like most of Fanfictions, I only own the characters and nothing related to Pokémon.

Peace in Darkness

Chapter 1

The heat from the flames were intense. They didn't have to be even touching and one could feel them lightly singeing. The oldest could hear their mother and father screaming at them to get out of the burning house. They couldn't get them and they never knew why. All the oldest remembered was hearing screams and then the heat and smoke rising. She quickly got her sister up to rush her out as she gave her a small pillow to cover her face. The windows were stuck and wouldn't open despite as much as she tried. It was like someone was holding them down. They had to try for the front door.

The oldest dragged the sleepy and terrified youngest out. They saw the door open wide and thought they were free. They talked about this before. If there was ever something wrong the oldest was to get the youngest out and not go back for their parents. Despite they were reluctant to agree, they both understood. Their parents wanted them to live on if they weren't able to and not suffer the same fate because they wanted to save them.

As they reached the door they girls slammed into something. It wasn't the door. Last they checked it was wide open and the smoke was drifting out of it. The oldest looked up to see a…man. Why was there a strange man in their burning home? He wasn't a fireman. He would have made himself known. Also he just stared down at her as he blocked their way to survival. It was like he was deciding whether or not to let them live or die. She moved in front of her sister who cowered behind her in case he should try anything. They needed to escape, but they didn't know if they could move. The oldest was tempted to tackle the man and tell her sister to run. At least maybe she'd be alright.

"Children do not interfere with peace. They are innocent."

The man then turned away and walked out the door. The job was done. These children weren't the problem. The oldest quickly reacted and dragged her sister with her following the same direction. They ran toward the street where firefighters and police were arriving. The oldest looked back at their home to see almost nothing as she coughed. Everything had been lost. She placed a hand on her sister's shoulder and promised to protect her. She'd make sure she'd live happy. No matter what the cost was.

"Blake!"

Blake groaned as a voice interrupted her dream, nightmare.

"Blake, wake up!"

Blake rolled over and opened her eyes. In front of her face was the person calling her, Maura. Maura was her little sister and she was thirteen. She looked over at the clock and saw it was eight. She needed to get up and get started. That and she also had work in an hour. Blake knew she couldn't afford to be late. Arceus she hated her job, but it was a necessary evil.

"I'm up…" the seventeen year old groaned again as she rolled out of bed. Blake landed to the floor and sat up. It was always a tossup of which she'd hit in the morning. The top bunk of their bed or the floor. She'd take the floor every time. It didn't really hurt and she could catch herself.

"Good. You can't be late." Maura said as she skipped out of their small room into the living room of their tiny living space.

Blake and Maura lived in the orphanage until Blake turned seventeen. They went in at eleven and seven respectively. Then she became an emancipated minor and obtained guardianship over her sister at sixteen. Neither one could live in the Lumiose City Orphanage anymore. Plus it would have ended this way to begin with. No one wanted them together. Some parents just Maura, but Maura wouldn't go anywhere with Blake. It was either both of them or none of them.

At thirteen Blake got her jobs. Well she got odd little jobs she could do around the city. At sixteen she got an official job at a café. She didn't make very much, but it was enough to get them by. She was a bus girl. She cleared off tables and washed dishes. She was prohibited from interacting with customers. Her boss said she was rude. Rude wasn't the term Blake would use. Just sassy and defensive.

"Here you go." Blake said putting down a bagel for her sister to eat until she got home.

"Thanks…" Maura said. She hated all that Blake had to go through. Well, she did too. Blake was never home between nine and eight six days a week and Maura thought it was ridiculously that she worked that much and they were so broke. Well, Maura took the time to her advantage and explored. She often visit the hot spots of Lumiose City. She decided to be mischievous and play in the hotel and that was where Maura's little secret was born. She helped them out sometimes for a little cash after she helped find missing items. She liked helping and she was easy pay so the hotel was happy. She would then slip what she got into their cash box. Blake apparently never noticed and sometimes they had extra money.

"Alright behave," Blake said kissing her sister on the head as she grabbed her bag.

"I will. Don't worry about me!" Maura claimed grinning.

"Yeah right. I don't want to get a call about having to come get you because you got lost in the city. I got in enough trouble that day." Blake remembered.

"That's your fault." Maura debated.

"No, that woman was asking or it. I've got to go or I'll be late. See you later." Blake said going for the door.

"Are you not eating?" Maura asked noticing that Blake hadn't eaten anything.

"I'm not hungry." Blake said leaving. As she got to the door she pulled it open hard and flinched hearing the door scrap across the floor. The same sound happened when she closed it.

"Liar." Maura said well after Blake had left so she didn't hear her. That was why she left then. She didn't want to be questioned about the money again. It was alright tight in Blake's perspective. After the rent was paid Blake would spend the rest on food and the other necessary items they needed. Not much wiggle room for luxuries.

Maura was so bored. There was nothing to do after she came back from the hotel. Blake said she'd come home on her lunch break to make her something, Maura told her sister she could be independent for about nine hours and be fine. Plus if Blake came home then she would find her sister gone. She went to the hotel at around eleven and got back around one or two. They even were nice and gave her lunch. She was well fed and asked sometimes could she take some of the leftovers for Blake. They happily let her and whenever Blake asked about it she claimed that Blake brought and forgot. It usually worked because Blake too tired to remember.

Maura wanted adventure. That was why she explored the city so much. It was like one in itself. Blake wanted adventure too. They lived in a Pokémon world and in Maura's entire life she had barely seen any. Only the handful that were around town. She knew that there was a whole world out there. But, she wasn't old enough. To become a trainer she needed to be fourteen and thirteen wasn't good enough. Blake could become a trainer, but Blake always objected that the poor Pokémon would be miserable in their life and that she couldn't afford to have a Pokémon. It made horrible sense. It was horrible because it was true. And Blake wanted to be a trainer so badly.

The sun was going down when Maura looked at the clock. It was nine. Where was Blake? Blake should have been home over an hour ago. She got off at eight and it didn't take long to walk back to the apartment. She hoped nothing bad happened. Even if that were true, Blake could handle herself. Blake was tricky person and could outsmart people easily. That was a reason she still had job. She played her boss a lot and he didn't even notice.

Nine-ten. Where was she? Maura got off the torn couch and went to the door. She was going to go look for Blake. As she reached the door she heard footsteps come up the creaky stairs. She then heard keys. The door roughly pushed open and came in Blake.

Maura gasped at her sister's appearance. Her black button up shirt looked soaked as did her black pants. It wasn't raining. Her clothes also appeared to have stains too. Her hair was a mess as if she was pulling it out. She looked exhausted too as she barely could keep her eyes open. Maura feared she was going to collapse. She took two steps and set a bag on the counter.

"Brae?" Maura whispered saying her sister's nickname. It came from that fact their last name was Rhetta. Blake and Maura Rhetta.

"Yeah Mar?" Blake replied using hers which just was a shortened Maura.

"You okay?" Blake nodded and shuffled to their bedroom. Maura cautiously followed her to the bedroom and saw her sister peel off the wet clothes. She changed into shorts and a tank top. "What happened?"

"Hell…" Maura knew her day was bad. Blake only really cursed when she was upset, but lately the choice words leaked into everyday vocabulary. Maura didn't mind it as she assumed Blake did to vent. "I slipped and fell over the mop bucket. Apparently then a waitress slipped in the mop water that I was still swimming in and dropped the food…on me. I just want to shower and sleep. There is extra in that bag you can have."

"Aren't you hungry?" Maura asked.

"No." Blake said getting up and going into the bathroom with her shower supplies.

Maura sighed. Blake was running herself ragged. She wished this would stop and Blake might be able to have her dream. Maura looked into the bag and saw some grilled chicken sandwiches. That thief. Extras…more like stolen. These were well made and these never were extras. Maura frowned. Blake was well known by Maura for being a thief. Mostly it was only food and Maura feared that would the act to get her fired.

When Blake got out twenty minutes later Maura expected her to come out and eat. She had to hungry. She worked about twelve hours today. Plus she wasn't sure if Blake ate on her break. She heard the light switch turn off and expected to see a better looking sister.

Nobody. Nobody came out. Maura frowned and looked down the hall to see a lump in the bottom bunk of their bed. Blake had gone to bed. She wanted the day to be over with and hope tomorrow would be better. Maura grabbed the bag and went to the bedroom. As Maura turned on the light Blake covered herself.

"Turn it off…" she moaned.

"No. You're going to sit up and eat." Maura demanded.

"I said I wasn't hungry." Blake objected. It was actually true. To be honest Blake went hungry too often to even remember what the feeling was like.

"Well sit up and scoot over." Maura said pushing Blake toward the wall.

"What are you doing?" Blake asked getting frustrated. She just wanted to sleep.

"I'm eating and wanting to be by you. Is that a crime?" Maura asked.

"I hope it is." Blake mumbled. "Please arrest her."

"Shut up." Maura said taking a sandwich out of the bag. She waved it front of Blake's face and Blake glared. She wasn't hungry and she didn't need to be reminded on how she obtained the food by looking at. Her stomach growled loudly. "Not hungry?"

"Shut up." Blake said taking the sandwich. Both sisters enjoyed their food in each other's company. It was like a family dinner to them. It meant a lot as this rarely happened. Usually Blake made dinner or brought it home then going to bed or poked at her food while Maura enjoyed food and company.

"Brae, will you tell me about your dream?" Maura asked.

"Again?" Blake questioned. "Don't I talk about it enough?"

"No. You don't. If you forget then you'll never have it."

"I don't think I'll get it." Maura hit her. "Ow!"

"Don't talk like that. Now talk."

"You're annoying…"

"You love me."

"That's up for debate. Alright…well I love Pokémon and I especially love dark types. They seem to be so misunderstood. Everyone seems to think that they're criminals. I think they need someone to show that they aren't the 'evil type'. I think I can accomplish this by being a gym leader. I can show trainers and people the beauty of dark types. Eventually, I want to join the Elite Four and show how strong they are or even higher."

Blake knew better than to talk negative while talking about her dream. Maura would just smack her again. Despite being younger, she hit really hard. Plus talking about the possible one day future made her happy. As gym leader she wouldn't have to worry about all this crap she was dealing with now.

"Blake, when you become a gym leader, can I be one of your gym trainers?" Maura asked hopefully. She hadn't asked her that before. She asked could she be a trainer and got a 'yes'. She wanted to stay with Blake. Blake was her rock as she was hers.

"You'll be the strongest." Blake promised before she yawned. Maura took this as a sign and snuggled into her side. Blake smiled and settled down before going to sleep with Maura in her arms. The night was better than the day.

AN: Chapter 1 is presented. Chapter 2 is right there so please keeping going, but please stop for a moment and tell me your thoughts! I know I need to finish my others ones first, but this one nags at me everything I write so I had to get it out there. Hope to see you next chapter! See you in a few!