Welcome to Phases of the Moon, a Pokémon Moon (possible dabble into Ultra Sun when it is released) collection of one-shots. I'm Ghost, officially known as Gracedia of the Valley.

POVs will be: Tsuki (my Moon character), Hau, Leo (my Sun-based OC), Gladion, Lillie, Teresa (my Zygarde-based-OC), and the occasional 3rd Person POV, and possibly their AU Ultra Sun equivalents.

Each short will contain a spoiler-no spoiler warning, and it's own ratings/themes.

* This short contains no story spoilers, only what was officially released beforehand. Rating is K+. Kinda general-family-angst.

I wanted to do another take on why the main character doesn't break away from their smile (as far as we can see).

When someone is speaking in "normal quotation marks and in italics.", it means they are speaking a language that is not English. My logic is that Alola used to be a sub-region under Unova, like how Hawaii is a part of the USA, so even though they're their own region now, English is still the dominant language. People in the night class (like Hau, Moana (Tsuki's mom), and Hala) tend to speak the native Hawaiin more often, or in this case, Allolan, while people in the day class (Gladion, Lillie (originally) and Teresa) don't know as much Allolan. Back on point, most of the time, it will be translated, especially if the POV is that of the one speaking, but if the person whose POV is being used, the words may not always be translated. The three languages here in Smile are "English", "Mainland (Japanese)", and "Allolan (Hawiian)".

Pokémon does not belong to me. Only OC's.

~IGotV

(PS:I'd love it if you'd review, so I know what I could improve upon.)

New Moon

New Beginnings

Tsuki

Oka-san is fast asleep on the bed next to mine, Nya-nya curled up by her feet. Since we boarded the SS Ann to leave Kanto and began adjusting to living in the night class, oka-san has been sleeping more peacefully than when we were sleeping during the night. Probably because she is returning to her natural sleep pattern of sleeping during the day and rising in the evening.

As for me, I can't sleep.

It's not the rocking of the boat; I'd gotten used to it on the first day of our journey.

It's not the somewhat unusual practice of sleeping during the day. So far I have adjusted well.

It's not the morning sun peeking through the blinds, although that may have something to do with it.

It's not being sad about leaving my friends behind in Kanto.

It's not the nervousness of traveling to our new home in Alola.

It's not the worry of adjusting to this new culture.

I sit up and slide off the bed, bare feet burrowing into the soft carpet. I pull a blanket around my bare shoulders and slip on my sandals, waking Nya-nya in the process. The mewoth's charcoal eyes gleam in the light peeking through blinds, and I rub a hand over his head, scratching his ears lightly. He purred, head resting on the cover.

"I will be back." I whispered, and grey eyes closed. Placing the room key in my pocket, I slip out, padding through the hall until I reach the deck. There are crew members flitting about, cleaning and preparing for the day ahead. They glance at me briefly before returning to their work. Wandering to the front of the ship, I watch the waves churn below as the SS Ann cuts through them with the accuracy of a sushi chief cleaning sashimi.

'In the waves of change, we find our way.' Mami-chan had told me when we were leaving, her eyes full of knowledge.

My hand drifts upward, to my lips. Always curved upward, in the perfect mask, one set in place to protect me. To protect oka-san. But now, can I let it drop?

"Frown." I whisper, fingers on the corners of my lips. "Frown." They twitch, but barely move. "Frown." Nothing. I force the edges of my mouth down with my fingers, but they moment they move away, they tilt upward again.

...

"It's okay...there's time..." I let my fingers drop, where they tangle in my nightshirt.

What keeps me awake is the sharp relief that he will never be able to touch us again. The knowledge that where I am going, no one will know about me. The fear that somehow they will find out about us, about me, and we will receive nothing but pity.

Kanto was known as the Land where the Sun Rises, but I am going to a place where the Moon holds sway.

This is my chance at a fresh start, at a new beginning. I can't let it slip away.