Chapter 1: It Begins
Monday.
The sun shined brightly as it peeked into the bedroom and gave everything in it a warm feeling. Outside, the birds were tweeting in the trees and the morning dew made the grass below sparkle. Currently, back in that bedroom, it was time for a certain somebody to get up and prepare for school. A boy, around the age of 15, was sleeping, wrapped up in his warm bed covers and snoring silently. Nearly his entire body was surrounded by his blanket, only his smooth black hair was showing from the top. A little mouse Pokémon was nudging at his side, trying to wake the boy up.
"Pika…Pi-Pikachu…" said the Pokémon, which roughly translated to "Get up, Felix. You're gonna be late for school!"
The boy stirred in his sleep and rolled over right on top of the poor Pikachu. The little Pokémon wasn't going to let that go unpunished and zapped a small wave of electricity into the sleeping Felix. The shock wasn't enough to hurt Felix, but it sure was enough to wake him up in a flash. The boy wildly rolled out of bed and fell to the floor, much to the amusement of Pikachu.
"Good morning to you, too." Said the boy sarcastically while still lying on the floor.
"Did you really have to shock me?" asked Felix as he got off the floor and made his way to his clothes drawer.
"Pika-Pikachu." Which translates to "Well, I couldn't just leave my best friend in bed and let him miss school, could I?"
Felix smirked at Pikachu. The two had been best friends for as long as Felix could remember. Of course Felix could never understand exactly what Pikachu said whenever he spoke; he did roughly know what Pikachu was saying., and that was good enough. Felix got dressed for school in a jiff. A black T-shirt and blue jeans. Basic stuff. After that, Felix walked out of his room with Pikachu riding on his shoulder. The two made their way downstairs and into the kitchen where Felix's mom was making breakfast.
"Good morning, sunshine! I made you a nice, happy Monday breakfast to start the week off nice!" said Felix's mother. She was always so happy and upbeat. Felix thought she was the coolest mom ever. Felix licked his lips as he gazed upon the platter of pancakes, sausage, eggs, and toast in front of him.
"And I made some for you, too, Pikachu. Hey, that rhymed!" chuckled mother as she set down an extra plate for the pet Pokémon. Pikachu smiled as he enjoyed how Felix's mom would treat him like a true member of the family. Soon, Felix's dad came into the kitchen.
"Something smells really good. I bet its pancakes?" said Dad.
"Bingo! Two points for you, dear." Said Mother.
Everyone had a laugh as they sat down to eat their glorious meal. Felix loved mornings at his house. Everyone was so chipper and well spirited, even at the early hours of the day.
The food was delicious; just the right consistency for everything. It was topped it off with a hearty belch from everyone.
After he finished his food, Felix finished getting ready for school. He got his backpack, spare pencils and lunch money. Then, Felix headed towards the front door to leave for school.
"PIKA!" shouted Pikachu as he jumped into Felix's arms. He began whining a bit, trying to make Felix stay home yet knowing that he had to go to school.
"Don't worry Pikachu. I'll be back at 4PM, okay? You know that." Said Felix. Pikachu did this every day. He didn't want Felix to leave. He wanted to spend as much time with him as possible. Felix gave his pet a big squeeze and put him down. Then, Felix was out the door, off to school. As he walked away, he turned around to see Pikachu in the front window, looking at him with sad eyes.
"Clingy little mouse." Chuckled Felix as he waved goodbye one last time.
Felix began walking to school. He had to leave his house exactly twenty minutes before school started to make it on time. Felix couldn't take the school bus; his house was inconveniently far from school, yet close enough that the school bus route didn't go to his house. Felix didn't mind though, he enjoyed his walks to school. There were lots of pretty trees and houses that Felix passed by.
Felix took in his surroundings. There were various small Pokémon scattering about as Felix trekked onward. Suddenly, Felix stopped walking. He got the strange feeling that someone or something was watching him. The kid looked around him: nothing. Felix shrugged it off and continued walking.
This might have been one of the weirdest days of school for Felix. In every one of his classes, Felix couldn't help but get the feeling that he was being watched. In science class, in math class, in gym, lunch period. Felix could have SWORE he saw a red and white figure for a split second in the window in English class. Well, school ended for the day and it was time for Felix to walk home. Five minutes into his walk, that feeling of being watched came back. Felix felt a bit irritated by this feeling. He tried to pay no attention to it and kept walking. For the most part, ignoring the feeling actually worked. That is until, out of nowhere, someone covered Felix's eyes with their hands. Or paws…
"Guess who?" said the voice. It was feminine, so Felix concluded that whoever this person was, they were female.
Felix was dumbfounded. It wasn't like he didn't have friends at school; it's just that he wouldn't EXPECT any of them to pull such a juvenile prank as "guess who?". Felix couldn't tell who the culprit was by the voice-he had never heard it before. Felix reluctantly decided to play along.
"Is this Jennifer?"
"Nooooo." Said the voice playfully.
"Umm, Mary?"
"No, no, no."
"Chelsea, perhaps?"
"Sorry, try again."
Felix quickly became irritated. He tried to spin around and see who was playing with him, but whoever-it-was quickly span with him, keeping her mitts covering Felix's eyes.
"I said 'try again', cheater." Giggled the voice.
Felix saw that there was no way out except to play along.
"Ashley?"
"No."
"Sam?"
"Nope."
"Vicky?"
"Try again."
"….Christina, Alex, Michelle, Katie, Jessie, Brittany, Bran-"
"Nope, it's none of those people."
"I give up. Who are you!"
With that, Felix was set free as his vision returned. He quickly spun around to see a person that he had never seen before. It wasn't even a PERSON. It was a Zangoose.
"Hi." Said the Pokémon.
"Uh, hello." Said Felix awkwardly.
"I'm sorry but….I don't think I've ever met you." Said Felix.
"Oh, you haven't."
"Then why did you play 'guess who' with me? That's usually a game you play with a person you KNOW." Stated Felix.
*giggle*" You're so funny, Felix."
"Wait, how do you know my name?"
"I know many things, Felix."
Felix got a bit suspicious.
"Yeah? Well, exactly WHAT do you know?"
"I know that you're really cute and that I like you."
Felix didn't see this coming.
"Oh, well, uh thanks…."
"Felix? Do you think I'M cute?"
Felix blushed a bit. He really didn't know how to talk to girls, especially one as direct as this one.
"Oh, um…..y-yeah…You're cute…" said Felix avoiding eye contact.
Zangoose ran up and gave Felix a big hug. She blushed as she purred into the boy's chest.
"Oh, Felix. You're so sweet! Stop sweet-talkin' me!"
"Um, pardon me, but, how do you know who I am?" asked Felix.
"Oh, uh…I've sorta been watching you for a while now…"
"So that was you spying on me while I was in school? I knew I wasn't crazy…"
"Yeah, sorry about that. You're just soooo cute. I just wanted to meet you." Coaxed the Zangoose. Still hugging on Felix.
"…Well, I guess you really didn't cause any harm…Well, it's nice to meet you, Zangoose." Said Felix. He returned a hug to Zangoose, showing that he forgave her for her spying. Zangoose squealed as Felix wrapped his arms around her.
Zangoose then playfully yanked on Felix's ears and giggled. She then behind a nearby tree and peeked her head out at Felix.
"Come on, Felix! Play with me!" squeaked Zangoose as she wagged her tail playfully.
Felix figured since Zangoose just wanted to be friends, he could spend some time with her for a while. Bringing his attention back to playing, Felix figured Zangoose wanted him to chase her. Felix took a charging stance and Zangoose ears perked at his sudden change in mood.
"Okay, you'd better run, here I come!" said Felix as he began charging towards Zangoose. Zangoose giggled as she began running in random directions, trying to throw Felix off her trail. Once, Felix got close to grabbing her, but Zangoose quickly faked right and threw Felix off.
"Slippery little piggy!" shouted Felix playfully. Zangoose bounced up and down while swaying her tail left and right, teasing the boy.
"Come on, Felix! Catch me!"
Felix once again charged at the Pokémon, but it was futile as Zangoose jumped into the air, and onto Felix's head. She then front-flipped onto the ground and dashed behind a nearby tree, laughing all the while. Felix couldn't believe what just happened. Did that Pokémon just jump on his head? He was being toyed with. Felix turned and began walking away from Zangoose.
"Hey! Where are you going, Felix? Don't go way! Please don't leave!" begged Zangoose as she began running towards Felix. Felix said nothing and kept on walking. Zangoose began whining as she went to grab Felix by the shirt. When she was right behind him, the boy quickly spun around, catching Zangoose off guard. Felix then grabbed the Pokémon and wrapped her in a big hug.
"Gotcha, girl!" said Felix victoriously. Zangoose squealed as she realized Felix was still playing.
"No fair, Felix! You cheated!" said Zangoose playfully. She then broke free of the hug and took a battle-ready stance.
"Now, I'm gonna catch you!" said the Pokémon showing her fangs.
Felix gulped and began running away as Zangoose chased him. Being a Pokémon, Zangoose was far more superior to Felix at athletics and easily caught the boy. Zangoose tackled Felix to the ground. She purred into Felix's face and began licking his cheek.
"Hey, that tickles! Okay, you caught me!" said Felix surrendering.
Zangoose playfully nipped at Felix's ear. Felix giggled even more.
"You sure are a playful girl, huh?" said Felix as Zangoose kept on tickling him.
"Come on, let's play some more!" said Zangoose getting off the ground.
Felix and Zangoose began to play more games together. The two lost track of time and before anyone knew it, the sun was beginning to set. Felix looked up and saw the sky glowing an orange-ish hue.
"Oh, man. What time is it? I need to get home." Said Felix, catching his breath. He had been playing quite a while with Zangoose.
"No! Just a little while longer!" begged Zangoose. She put on a sad face for Felix. Felix wasn't going to fall for that; he got that face every day from Pikachu.
Pikachu….
"Oh, man. I totally forgot about Pikachu. He's gonna be mad at me." Said Felix, expecting a thunder shock when he got home.
"Sorry, Zangoose, but I really need to get home." Said Felix turning to leave.
"But I—" Zangoose didn't get to finish her statement; she was cut off by her growling stomach, which was grumbling quite loudly, enough for Felix to hear.
"Oh, you sound hungry. Whens the last time you ate something?" asked the boy.
"Uuh….yesterday…" admitted the Pokémon, looking a bit embarrassed.
Felix couldn't just leave his new friend out here to starve while he went home to a hot meal.
"Would you like to come to my house for dinner? You'd be a welcome guest and my mom makes the best food." Offered Felix with a smile. Zangoose ran up and gave Felix a big hug.
"You're offering me to come into your home? I'd love that, Thank You! You're so sweet, Felix." Said Zangoose nuzzling into the boy's neck.
"Geez this is like the tenth hug she's given me." Thought Felix.
Felix returned her hug and chuckled a bit. Felix knew that Zangoose liked to be near him, especially when she hugged him, so he didn't mind all of the physical contact between them. He actually kind of liked all of the hugs Zangoose gave him.
The two new friends began walking towards Felix's humble home. As they walked Zangoose would stare at Felix out of the corner of her eye. Felix would get that feeling that he was being watched and turn his head towards Zangoose, but she would always avert her gaze before Felix could see her staring.
While they walked, Zangoose hesitantly began to move her paw closer towards Felix's hand. Felix caught on and grabbed Zangoose's paw. Zangoose blushed and looked away as she wasn't expecting Felix to actually hold hands with her. Felix just figured that she was just being friendly, so he didn't mind holding hands with Zangoose. The two held hands all the way to Felix's house.
Soon, the two were at the front door of Felix's house. Still holding hands, they walked inside to the living room to the smell of dinner being cooked.
"MMMM, mom's makin' fried chicken." Said Felix.
"Smells good." Added Zangoose.
"PIKA!"
Upon hearing the front door open, Pikachu dashed into the living room to see Felix. He quickly jumped into Felix's arms, causing the boy to let go of Zangoose's paw. Zangoose became jealous and glared angrily at Pikachu, but no one noticed.
"Hey, buddy! How ya been? Sorry I didn't come home earlier today. I was—"
Felix was cut off by Pikachu shocking him. Waves of electricity surged through his body.
"I guess I deserved that…"
"Pika." *which translates to* "You're damn right you did."
"Zangoose, I'd like you to meet Pikachu. He's my best friend." Said Felix, presenting Pikachu to Zangoose. Zangoose had been glaring a Pikachu the whole time and didn't hear Felix.
"Uh, Zangoose?" Felix tapped her shoulder. Zangoose snapped out of her trance and noticed everyone looking at her.
"Huh, oh…I'm sorry. I was just thinking about something. What did you say?" asked Zangoose.
"I said meet Pikachu." Repeated Felix.
"Oh, hello, Pika." Said Zangoose with a fake smile.
"Pika!"
The two shook paws as Felix's mom popped in from the kitchen.
"Felix, is that you?"
"Yeah, mom. I came home late. I brought a friend over for dinner."
"Okay, just be sure to wash up for dinner." Said Mother going back to finish making dinner.
Everyone went to clean up for dinner. Along the way, Zangoose met Felix's dad and the two exchanged introductions. After that, Felix, Zangoose, and Pikachu went up to the bathroom to wash their hands for dinner. Zangoose glared at Pikachu all the while, mad that Pikachu had to come along. Pikachu rode on Felix's shoulders, which mad Zangoose grit her teeth; she didn't like Pikachu. She figured that the little mouse Pokémon was stealing all of Felix's attention away from her.
Soon, everyone was at the dinner table, with Pikachu eating his poke-food in a dinner dish on the floor. Zangoose made sure she snagged a seat next to Felix. Everyone began to dig into the food. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, steamed vegetables, with berry juice to drink. Zangoose scooted her chair closer towards Felix and blushed a bit. Felix's dad noticed this and chuckled.
"Well, son. It looks like you've got a little girlfriend, huh?" teased Father.
"What are you talking about?" asked Felix. He was very naïve when it came to girls.
At one point in dinner, Pikachu sneaked over under the table to Felix and put his paw on the boy's leg, begging for a little piece of chicken. Felix caught on and slipped Pikachu a chunk of meat. The mouse Pokémon happily snatched the food and gobbled it down. Zangoose watched this little scene and once again became jealous of Pikachu. She growled silently and quietly kept eating her meal.
Dinner soon ended with everyone totally satisfied. Father went to go watch the evening news on TV, while Mother went to play a handheld gaming device; she was a kid at heart. Pikachu went and tugged on the bottom of Felix's pant leg with his teeth, signifying that he wanted to play. Zangoose noticed and quickly intervened. She went and grabbed Felix's arm and tugged at it.
"Come on, Felix! Let's go play!" said Zangoose playfully.
"Okay, come on, Pikachu." Said Felix.
Zangoose frowned at the request of Pikachu tagging along. Pikachu bounced onto Felix's shoulder as the three went outside. Zangoose once again glared at Pikachu. The sun had gone down and it was dark outside; only the light of the stars and moon illuminated the area. Once the three were outside and on the front lawn, Felix proposed an idea for a game.
"Let's play' hide and seek'. If you're 'it' then you must find the other players. If you find a person, you must catch them. Then the next player is 'it'. The game will be more challenging since it's dark outside."
Everyone agreed on the rules of the game. Zangoose offered to be 'it' first.
"I'll be 'it'." Said the cat Pokémon, raising her paw.
With that, Felix and Pikachu scattered off in search of their hiding spots. Zangoose covered her eyes and began to count to thirty.
"…twenty eight….twenty nine….thirty! Ready or not, blah-blah and so forth!" said Zangoose.
It was dark outside, but Zangoose's enhanced night vision made seeing in the dark a breeze. Zangoose listened for any unusual noise: ruffling in the bushes and footsteps in the grass. Without even having to move, Zangoose quickly found Felix's location in the distance; the boy was hiding up in a nearby tree, cleaver for a human. Hunting was natural for Pokémon, so a game like 'hide and seek' was no challenge to her. But her target wasn't Felix. She quickly disregarded his location and continued listening for any other sounds. Soon, she could faintly hear breathing in the distance, in a bush. Zangoose silently went off in the direction of the noise. She neared the bush and stopped a few feet in front of it. Zangoose began to growl at the bush, hoping to bring the being inside of it out in the open.
In the bush lied Pikachu, to whom it had become apparent that his hiding spot had been discovered. He had to make a break for it, les he be tagged and become 'it', losing the game. Without second thought, Pikachu darted out of the bush, whizzing past Zangoose in a flash. Just as planned, Zangoose caught sight of Pikachu and began chasing after him.
The two ran around the front lawn with Pikachu whizzing this way and that, trying to throw off his Zangoose chaser. Fortunately, Zangoose had just spent a whole afternoon playing 'tag' and her chasing skills were at its very best. In no time, Zangoose grabbed Pikachu, 'tagging' him. But she wasn't done there. After grabbing Pikachu, Zangoose then slammed him into the ground and began driving his face into the dirt. Poor Pikachu didn't expect this from a simple game and got a face full of dirt and grass.
Zangoose then followed up by heaving Pikachu a good distance away. Pikachu slammed into the ground hard and rolled a few feet before stopping. Bruised and scrapped, Pikachu lied on the ground as Zangoose approached him. Zangoose bent down and held Pikachu onto the ground with her paw. Then she raised Pikachu's ear and spoke in a threatening voice.
"You listen to me, rat, and you listen good. Felix is mine now, got that? You'd be wise to stay away from him from now on. I'm Felix's best friend now and I'm not going to let ANYONE stand between us, so just get lost."
Pikachu couldn't believe what he was hearing. Zangoose released her grip on Pikachu and walked away, leaving the mouse very confused in the darkness…..
Zangoose then went off to find Felix, who was still hiding in the tree. Zangoose quickly located him and scampered up the tree. She tapped Felix on the back, obviously didn't notice Zangoose behind him from the expression on his face.
"Found you! I win!" said Zangoose.
"Oh….I guess you do, good game." Said Felix, trying to be a good sport. The two climbed out of the tree and walked back to the center of the front lawn. Felix then called for Pikachu.
"Hey! Pikachu! The game is over! Zangoose found me! You can come out now!" yelled Felix into the air.
Pikachu slowly made his over to the others. He had a slight limp in his walk. Felix noticed Pikachu walking funny.
"Hey, buddy. What happened to your leg?" asked Felix with concern.
"P-Pika…pikachu….pika…."
"He said that he tripped when he was running." Said Zangoose. That wasn't at all what Pikachu had said.
"Oh, well the game is over anyway, so let's go inside. You should rest that leg of yours.
Zangoose then let out a yawn.
"Felix? I'm tired. I wanna go to sleep."
"Yeah, I'm getting tired, too. You should probably head home for the night. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Actually….could I maybe….stay here for the night?"
Pikachu looked on in shock. He only wished that he could speak English so he could tell Felix about Zangoose.
"PIKA-PI! PIKACHUUUU!" *which translates to* "Felix, don't! DON'T LET HER STAY HERE! TELL THIS BITCH TO LEAVE!"
Zangoose glared threateningly at Pikachu and showed her fangs. Felix looked at Pikachu, wondering why he was acting so weird.
"Pikachu said 'That sounds great! Let's have our new friend over for a sleepover!'."
"That's not what I said, you wench!"thought Pikachu.
"Well, okay. You can stay over tonight, Zangoose. My parents won't mind." Said Felix
Zangoose hugged Felix tightly.
"Oh, Thank You, Felix! You're the nicest boy ever!" said Zangoose innocently.
Pikachu face palmed.
Bed Time
Felix was snuggled in under his warm blankets and Pikachu took his usual spot at the foot of the bed. Zangoose then came up and snuggled up right next to Felix. Felix didn't mind much; if Zangoose was a HUMAN girl, then he would nervous. Zangoose began licking Felix's face as Pikachu watched on in anger. Zangoose noticed this and grinned at the yellow mouse.
"Goodnight, everyone." Said Felix.
"Pika…"
"Goodnight, Felix." Said Zangoose. She breathed a bit into Felix's ear, causing the boy to stir a bit from the strange feeling. Zangoose then leaned in and whispered into Felix's ear; making sure she was just loud enough for Pikachu to hear.
"I really like you Felix. You're my best friend. I want to be with you…"
Zangoose wrapped her arms around Felix.
"…..forever…."
