Spice and Wolf OST : Ringo Biyori ~ The Wolf Whistling Song ;3

At first, there was nothing. A senseless, dreamless, restless void. Of nothing, I heard a sound. Goody, I have ears. I heard more sounds, some loud, some quiet; some frantic, some calming. I suddenly found that I can move, and open my eyes. No more was the darkness, instead my sight filled with a vivid, cream light. I saw part of my body, my red-tipped paws and my smoky-grey tail. I looked around wondrously and saw walls around me; thin, cream walls keeping me in. I pushed against it once, but it did not seem to do anything at all. Perhaps it is not as flimsy as I thought.

I felt the sudden urge to get out of the confined space so I pushed against the wall once again. This time, I felt the entire space tilt slightly before righting itself again. Annoyed, I rammed my body against the wall with all the strength I could muster. The wall gave away and I fell onto something hard. The harsh light burned my eyes and the atmosphere overloaded my senses.

Through all the chaos of the situation, I saw two beings in front of me. One a pink, floating, feline-like being with giant, blue eyes gleaming with happiness and a long, long tail with a slightly thicker tip. The other, a greyish vulpine being with ruby red eyes that seem sleepy. I felt naturally drawn to the fox, seeing as he also had a smoky-grey tail like me and red-tipped paws. I looked just like him, albeit a little smaller. Three words came to mind as I saw them mother, father, parents.

I looked around and the next person I saw looked very similar to mother, a pink feline. However, this one was not floating and was distinguishably smaller. It also had a long tail with a bulbous tip like my mother but it had a greyish tint towards the tip. It was also looking around. Then our eyes locked onto each other and another word popped into my mind: brother.

I looked back at my parents. Hello! Was what I wanted to say, but all that came out was a squeal. This caused a bustling reaction, which prompted me to notice the crowd of giant beings all around me. I love the attention I am getting and smiled as much as I could. I then saw my parents say something, but all I caught were two words: Luna and Cloud. Those two words resounded in my new ears, especially Luna. I guess that's my name now. Luna… I like it, it sounds beautiful and mystical, if anything.

Everything after that was a blur. I remember feeling a weird sensation like flying through the air and suddenly I was in a large room, though smaller than the first one that had all the bright lights and crowd. The lights were, to my delight, off. The room illuminated by only the evening sunlight, which streaked pass the curtains. The room itself was painted a sky blue with streaks of grey, creating a queer ambience that I cannot really describe. It looked like a sky just after a storm, with dark clouds parting, I think. The room also had a large bed and two doors, one leading to a washroom and the other into a particularly long hallway. I dared not venture out for fear of getting lost.

Both my brother and I was treated and pampered. Our parents were very nice and kind. Very kind indeed, anything we wanted, they would get for us, if we can convey the need, of course. We also met a Floatzel (a large, orange, bipedal weasel) named Aqua, who was Daddy's twin brother and thus, our uncle. Rest came after food. Cloud and I were laid down on the large bed and Mommy sung to us until I felt drowsy and fell into the mystical realm of sleep.

I awoke to the sound of the door slamming shut. Sitting up groggily, I saw a bipedal, black and blue… fox thing, along with a tiny, brown fox with my daddy. Daddy was glaring heatedly at the being that kind of looks like a fox, but not like a fox. That didn't make any sense at all, did it?

"Chrome!" Daddy hissed.

"Sorry, Pyro! I didn't know that the door shuts on its own!" the fox-like thing, Chrome, whispered back. I giggled at the sight. So Daddy's name was Pyro, that sounds cool.

"You woke her, Chrome," the little brown fox said. I jumped down and walked over. Only when I was near did I realise that the brown fox was still bigger than me.

"Hi!" I said, surprising myself. Seems like I can talk now, how delightful.

"You can talk now!" Daddy's mood switched from annoyance to pride in the blink of an eye. His eyes shone with delight as he looked at me.

"Hello there, little Luna," Chrome said before bending over to pet me on the head. I smiled at the pleasant sensation before noticing that Cloud has woken up.

"Lu- Luna?" he spoke, having a little difficulty with his pronunciation. He walked over to the edge of the bed before tripping. Luckily, Daddy was there in an instant and caught my brother on his back. Daddy then closed his eyes for a while, to the point that I thought he fell asleep. But then Mommy came into the room, floating as always.

"Come with Mommy, Cloud, come," she said, picking him up, "I'm going to teach you how to fly so you don't trip again, okay?" Cloud nodded in return and clutched onto her tightly as he was carried out.

"Thanks, Mew." I heard my dad say quietly and she nodded. And my mother's name is Mew, hmm… I think her species' name is 'Mew' too. Slightly peculiar…

"Can't I fly too, Daddy?" I spoke up. Chrome gave a loud, bark-like laughed spontaneously, making me jump slightly in surprise. The fox slapped him on the leg, for he could not reach higher.

"No, Luna. You're not the same as Cloud, you can't really fly," my father said as he brushed up near me. My ears flatten as I look down, disappointed that my brother can fly and I can't. In the background I could hear the fox berating Chrome.

"Aw come on now, Luna. Don't worry. Maybe someday you will be able to fly! But think of it like this, you can run faster than him and do many things he may not be able to do easily!" Daddy consoled me. I nodded and smiled, before looking back at the duo, seeing the fox starting to tackle Chrome, the latter laughing.

"Don't mind Elric and Chrome. They're just playful like that, I think." He looked at them too, watching their squabble. Chrome then opened the door and sprinted out, still laughing, while Elric shouted and followed. "So… how are you feeling?"

"I'm fine, Daddy," I replied, smiling up to him. The door opened again. My, there's quite a lot of visitors today. A weasel-like pokemon came in timidly.

"Y-you called?"

"Ah, you're here!" Daddy went over to him. I, seeing nothing to do, also went over. I looked the newcomer over. Everyone else, except Cloud, was bigger than me. But this one was about the same size as me, his body's just a little longer, but that's just his body structure, I think.

"Why are you so small, weasel?" I asked. I didn't know what was his name so I called him by the animal he looked like. His expression turned to one of shock, jaw dropping, while Daddy burst out laughing.

"Teasing your brother right off the bat?" Daddy asked, still laughing.

"Brother? I thought Cloud…" I was confused. The word brother didn't pop up in my mind when I looked at the weasel, unlike with Cloud.

"Well… Step-brother. His name's Vulcan, he's a Quilava, and he's older than you, so give him some respect, yeah?" he said to me, whispering the last bit.

"Vulcan?" I repeated. His name snapped him out of his shocked state.

"Yeah, I'm Vulcan. What's your name, itty-bitty fox?" he asked, grinning mischievously and ruffling up the fur on my head. I saw that my fur is now messed up from the wall-mirror on one side of the room and frowned.

"Don't mess up my fur and don't. Call. Me. Itty-bitty!" I growled and went to bite his leg but he pulled back his limb before I could reach it. Shame. He laughed at me while I glowered at him.

"Now, now, Vulcan. Don't go teasing Luna too much. She's still small- Uh, I mean young," my dad corrected himself after seeing me shift my glare to him for a moment. Daddy and Vulcan showed me around our home next. We walked from room to room to room to- you guessed it- more rooms. There's so many rooms and sections to the house I stopped counting. I really hope I can remember them after this. We also went to check on Cloud, who was with Mommy. They were both in her room, which was as large as, if not larger than the room I woke up in. Cloud was hovering happily on the spot but was a bit unsteady once he tried moving in a direction. Mommy was there to support him and helped him out every once in a while when he seemed like he was going to fall.

I, seeing Daddy going to help Cloud, wandered out the room to explore a bit more. I was confident that I wouldn't get lost in this maze of a house, not too lost anyways. The hallways are large and long, with some decorations here and there so not to make it seem bare. I soon saw a doorway off to my right with no door. What a weird thing, a doorway without a door. I went through it and noticed myself in a closed-off, square room lit by one, bright light. The room, unlike others, was not large at all. In fact, I can walk from one side to the other in less than three seconds.

The room was filled with photographs and paintings. Attached to the wall or hanging in frames were the artwork, filling the wall space of the room. I walked around, looking at the ones nearer to the ground as I did not want to strain my neck trying to look up at the ones high above. Most of the photos show Uncle Aqua with Daddy. One showed them on a beach, Daddy laughing happily while uncle Aqua seemed to be flustered and out of breath. Another showed them with another pokemon, a pink and white fox, it seems, with two bows, one at the base of its left ear and one on its neck; there were flowing ribbons attached to both the bows. The pink fox looked beautiful. Underneath that picture, I saw some writing: Pyro, Aqua, Sylvy. So her name is Sylvy, I have yet to see her. Oh wait, I think I saw her when I hatched, but not since then.

I then saw a painting that was larger than the rest, it was framed and hung in the middle of the back wall. This one, unlike others, showed two pokemon that I've never met, seen or heard of before. Both of them looked like my mother, Mew, but their colours were different. One had entirely black fur and bright, ruby-eyes that reminded me of Daddy's. The other had entirely white fur and golden eyes that shone just like Uncle Aqua's. The eye colour similarities led me to believe that they were related to Daddy and Uncle. In the background is the mansion that I think we were in.

The black Mew was depicted having a slight frown on its face, floating with its arm crossed and looking slightly off to the side. The white one, in contrast, had a bright smile on its face and was floating happily near the other, as if trying to cheer it up. The painting was so surreal that I couldn't help myself staring at it.

"Do you like it?" I heard from behind me. I whipped around to see a large, regal, black-and-orange canine. The majestic canine bowed quickly before standing up straight again.

"Wh-who are you?" I faltered, slightly intimidated.

"I am Arno von Augustus, head butler of the Great Manor."

"O-oh… 'Head butler'? So you're in charge of others?" I inquired further, intrigued. Our family has many butlers?

"Yes I am. So, do you like the painting?" He smiled.

"Yeah, who are they though?" His smile turned into a confused frown,

"Didn't Master Pyro or Mistress Mew tell-" He was cut off when Daddy burst into the room.

"Ah, here you are! I thought you got lost, Luna!" he exclaimed, trotting up to me. Arno bowed to Pyro.

"Would you like a cup of tea or coffee, Master Pyro?"

"No, but thanks, Arno," he replied. Arno backed out of the room and padded off somewhere else.

"Daddy, what's this room for?" I asked him. I see no use for the room, just a room of pictures and photos.

"Your uncle, Aqua, and I built this room. We took photos and collected the paintings others drew for us. We also tried our hand in painting but found out we're not so good at it," he chuckled. "Anyways, this room is pretty much where our memories reside. Photos to remember occasions, to remember people we meet, to remember the good times we had. It's just for nostalgia. You'll definitely be added to the room too, one of the best, happiest memory I have."

"There'll be a picture of me added to this room?! Really?" I asked, excited for reasons unknown.

"Of course, sweetie," he replied endearingly. Just then, Cloud and Mommy floated into the room.

"Luna! Look, I can fly now- Whoa… What's this room?" Cloud stopped mid-air to look around the small room in wonder.

"Pyro? What is this room? I've never seen it before…"

"Aqua and I built it. Serves no purpose, really, other than to look back at memories," he explained, to them this time.

"Daddy, who's that?" I took the chance to ask, pointing to the pink-and-white fox in the picture.

"That's Sylvy," both Daddy and Mommy replied.

"She's a Sylveon and a very, very close friend of us, you'll meet her when she comes around. Soon, I think," he continued. "But enough of that, let's get something to eat, shall we? I would imagine that you would be hungry." He laughed slightly when my stomach decided it was a good time to voice its presence, or rather, the absence of food in it.

We, once again, walked through the maze of hallways to a room that had a big, long table with chairs around it. The dining room. The instant we sat down, a giant panda-like pokemon with a green, leafed shoot sticking out of his mouth made a move to come over to us, I suspect he was one of the butlers under mister Arno's command. But then a bipedal fox, not like Chrome, carrying a stick that was on fire, came out of another door. It had large ears with lots of fur sticking out of it. Even larger was the yellow tail sticking out. From the waist down, its fur was a crimson red while its upper body was mainly yellow. It pushed the panda away and once it reached us, it bowed rather quickly,

"Lord Pyro! Lady Mew! You have not told me you were going to have a meal now! It is shameful for me not to have anything prepared for both of you!" it- no, she- exclaimed. I shivered slightly, her voice was steely and monotonous, very unnatural. "Please tell me what you wish to have for today and I will do my best to prepare it as quickly as possible!"

"Oh, I don't know really. How about you decide for me?" Daddy answered.

"Same goes for me," Mommy agreed. The fox shook her head,

"My opinion is irrelevant and my choice of food would be inferior to your standards. You should not ask a lowly cook like me for decisions of importance like this." She bowed her head as she spoke.

"N-no, no. The decision isn't all that important, is it? Anyways, I'll have something light to eat then, a sandwich, perhaps? Same goes for Mew." He looked awkward, shuffling in his seat.

"And what would you like?" I jumped slightly as she turned towards Cloud and I.

"Um… I'll have whatever Daddy's having please. A-and some milk, if you have it, please," I replied, after getting over the slight fear. That emotionless voice is seriously starting to scare me.

"I'll have some… Fish! If you have some, that is," Cloud answered excitedly. The fox bowed and retreated back to the door she came from, slamming it shut.

"Daddy, who was that?" I asked, curious as to why he would have such a scary pokemon in the house.

"That was Chef Blair. A Delphox. She's one of the best cooks we've ever heard of, her reputation spreads far throughout the lands. We've heard some pokemon say 'You've never lived until you've eaten Blair's food'. Though she could do with some more social skills, methinks." I nodded in reply and waited for our food.

Needless to say, the food was fantastic. My mouth watered from the first scent and let me tell you, the taste did not disappoint me in the least!

Just after I had taken the last bite of my food (and savouring it), I heard someone call from outside. Nobody reacted to it so I assumed that they didn't hear it or they didn't care. I, myself, could not contain my curiosity and so excused myself from the table.

"Try not to get lost," Daddy told me jokingly. I nodded and left the room. As soon as the door shut behind me, blocking out the noise of the conversation, I heard Uncle Aqua talking to someone. I decided to trust my ears and follow it, letting it guide me through the maze of hallways.

I reached a corner in the hallway and heard Uncle Aqua around it. I peeked around the corner and saw a bizarre sight.

Uncle Aqua was sat next to the pink-and-white fox from the picture, Sylvy. They were doing something which I never saw before. Their mouths were connected! Both of them had their eyes closed and seemed at peace, Uncle Aqua caressing Auntie Sylvy's face lightly while they remained connected like that for a while. I, not knowing what was going on, decided not to interrupt them since they looked totally engrossed in whatever they were doing.

I backed away and trotted back to Daddy, following my instincts this time. He announced that it was time for bed. He escorted Cloud and I back to our room, the sky-blue with grey streaks one, and laid us down on our bed. He then left, only for Mommy to come floating in. Cloud slowly drifted off while she sung the lullaby but I merely grew slightly drowsy. As she was about to leave, I asked her about what I saw earlier involving Uncle Aqua and Auntie Sylvy. She just looked shocked for a second before replying,

"Your daddy and I will tell you when the time is right, Luna. Now sleep. You must rest."

I wondered what would happen tomorrow. And why was Mommy so surprised about what Uncle Aqua and Auntie Sylvy? Soon, I felt a wave of drowsiness wash over me like a wave. I closed my eyes and gave in to the welcoming embrace of sleep.