The Blues

(Just something to keep everyone busy while I try to work on Haven.)

If one lived in the forest, they would think they're would be no humans around, regardless of whether or not the one thinking is or isn't a human. Humans tend to stay near the cities, and even those living in the countryside live in small groups near each other. Then there are the oddballs who love their little homes in the woods, all by themselves.

If you lived in this particular forest, you would hear of a young man who was kind to all the Pokemon who lived near him. He was an average man, kind and humble, blue eyes and brown hair. His name is Michael, he's 22 years old, and single.

Micheal loved his small home in the woods. His house was in a small clearing, it was a humble house, a small log cabin with two bedrooms and a bathroom and kitchen. He had a TV, but rarely used it, it was too loud for him. Micheal has a strong build, lean and agile from daily jogging and workouts. Most of the Pokemon in the forest knew him and knew that he was kind and not someone to be feared. They were Micheal's friends in a sense, they were the only people Micheal socialized with, mostly because that was his only option but regardless he didn't care. He liked the Pokemon, he liked how they lived and how they acted so he often socialized with them.

The Pokemon who most socialized with Micheal were a zangoose and a liepard, and a ninetales but she rarely talked. The zangoose's name is Zane, he found his name pretty unoriginal considering his species. The liepard's name is Suzy, she often jogs with Micheal on days when she's bored. The ninetale's name is Maggie, she's pretty shy and soft spoken but Micheal liked how kind she is.

Micheal had just woken up and showered, he got dressed in his usual workout clothes and walked outside. A lot of the trees around his home had fruits on them, like apples and oranges, he usual ate from them on his morning jog. He grabbed an apple from a small tree beside his house, and was about to begin his jog down his usual trail before a small voice caught his attention.

"Um... Sir?" Someone said, Micheal looked around confused and wondering where the voice came from.

"I'm down here!" It said again, he looked down to see a very small Riolu, looking up at him.

"Oh hello, I didn't see you there. Did you need something?" Micheal asked.

"Yeah, I want an apple so I can give it to my mother but I can't reach up there." The riolu said as it pointed toward an apple on a branch.

Micheal reached up and plucked it with ease, he's 6 foot, it wasn't very much of a feat for him to do something like that.

"Here you go, now, hurry up and bring it to your mother so she doesn't worry about you too much." Micheal said as he handed the riolu the apple.

"Thank you! My names Chase! What's yours?" The riolu said happily.

"My name is Micheal, now hurry along Chase, and be careful." Micheal told the riolu, Chase nodded and disappeared into the brush.

"That's the first riolu I've seen here, and a mother too? I probably should acquaint myself with her so she doesn't think I'm out to steal her child or anything." Micheal thought to himself as he started his jog.

He would jog for a couple miles until he reached the edge of the forest, which led off to a giant lake, then he would turn around and head back home. It usually took him 1-2 hours. It kept him healthy and strong so he didn't mind.

Usually Suzy would meet him about halfway and they would talk for a while. Just as Micheal met his halfway mark, he was tackled to the ground.

"You smell of sweat, per usual." He heard someone say, but he knew who it was.

"Yeah yeah Suzy, that's what happens when you exercise." He said as the liepard jumped off his back and let him get up.

"But you stink like all the time, bring some deodorant or something." Suzy told him, Suzy once lived in the city with her partner but eventually she released Suzy.

Suzy still retained all her knowledge of the modern world and the city life. So she knew about deodorant and the such.

The two got back to jogging and socialized as they did.

"So, any love interests?" Suzy huffed.

"Umm, no, I live alone in the woods." Micheal answered.

"That doesn't change anything, just changes the species." Suzy laughed.

"Suzy, you and Maggie are the only female pokemon I know and I know neither of you like me." Micheal said.

He had considered love interest in the Pokemon grouping, it didn't bother him, he just hasn't found the right one yet.

"You don't know that!" Suzy yelled.

"Maggie told me she's not interested, and you don't find humans attractive." Micheal said.

"How did you get that info from Maggie?"

"I asked her the same question you asked me, and included the idea of a human lover, she said she considered it and then got all shy and said that I wasn't a love interest. I'm too much of a big brother to her."

"Oh, I'm sorry Micheal." Suzy said sarcastically.

"Shut up Suzy." He said as he laughed.

They had final reached the lake and they both stopped there to catch their breath. They had a little log they would sit on when they stayed there. Micheal sat down and caught his breath while Suzy drank from the lake to refresh herself.

"You really should find somebody Micheal, you stay in that house all by yourself too much."

"I could say the same too you."

"For your information, I am very social and active, you just haven't seen it. Someday I'll show you all my friends."

The two laughed and Micheal got up.

"You can go, I'm gonna stay here for a while, I might come over to your house later today as well. I know Zane is too."

"Ok." Micheal said as he said goodbye and began to jog again.

After about thirty minutes, he had to stop, he needed to catch his breath. He looked into the woods on either side of him and saw a small stream to the left of him. He went over to it and sat down, cupping his hands together to gather water to drink. He was about to get up before he heard a gasp.

He looked up to find a lucario on the opposite side of the stream, two small riolu hiding behind its legs.

"Who are you? Don't you know you're trespassing?" The lucario growled, to his surprise the voice was very feminine.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know. I'll be on my way." He apologized.

"Mr Micheal?" One of the riolu said as it peaked out from behind the lucario's leg.

"You know this man sweetie?" The lucario asked the riolu.

"Yes! He's the one who helped me get that apple!" The riolu said, Micheal noticed that it was the riolu from before named Chase.

"Chase?" Micheal asked.

"Yeah! It's me." Chase said as he stopped hiding from behind his mother.

"I'm Micheal, it's nice to meet you. I met your son earlier." Micheal said as he went to approach the lucario to shake her paw.

She backed away and pulled Chase away with her.

"Mom he's nice. Watch!," Chase said as he ran out from behind his mother and towards Micheal, "See mom! He's not a bad human!"

The mother sighed and lowered her guard, but hesitantly approached Micheal.

"I'm sorry if I startled you." Micheal told the mother.

"No, it's fine, I was just being overprotective is all." She apologized.

"No, no, no. That's a good thing in a mother, it shows you care for your kids." Micheal said truthfully.

The lucario smiled faintly and blushed. Micheal looked down at the other riolu behind the mother's leg.

"Oh her, she's shy. Her name is Lucina. Oh, and my name is Leila." The lucario said.

"Come out sweetie, he's not mean, come say hello." Leila said to her daughter.

The riolu shyly poked her head out from behind her mother's leg, she looked up at Micheal but hid behind her mother once Micheal looked at her.

"I have a friend like that, super shy." Micheal said.

"Yes, she got that from me." Leila said.

Chase played around them while they both talked and Lucina still hid behind her mother.

"Sorry for asking but, where is their father?" Micheal asked her kindly.

"Oh, yeah. Him. He's, somewhere else. He doesn't stay with us." Leila said, Micheal took notice to the sudden grim look on her face.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Micheal apologized.

"Do you have a significant other Micheal?" She asked.

"Me? No. I live alone right at the beginning of the trail, small log cabin if you've seen it." Micheal told her.

"Hmm, afraid not, I haven't seen your home."

"You can come visit if you like."

"Oh, maybe some other time." Leila said hesitantly.

Micheal noticed her hesitation, she must have some sort of trust issues, regardless he planned on gaining her trust so they could be friends.

"Well, it was nice meeting you, goodbye." Micheal told them.

"We'll see you again right?" Chase asked Micheal innocently.

"Yeah, I jog by here everyday so you should see me." Micheal told Chase.

"Well goodbye!" Chase said to Micheal as he got back to the main path and jogged off.

"See, he's nice." Chase said to his mother, who was deep in thought.

"I know some people may seem nice sometimes, but that's not always the case sweetie." She told her son.

If she were to say Micheal was a bad person she would be lying, considering she can sense aura just as easily as she can breath, she could tell that he held no ill intentions. It was just her weariness that made her untrusting of Micheal, for now at least.

"We need to get back to our home, so come on you two." Leila said as she ushered her children back into the brush, towards a small cave nearby that they were staying at home inside of.

It was cold and damp, but they could make do with it. At least until the found a suitable replacement. Chase groaned quietly as they walked back into the cave, he hated the place. It was cold and wet and the floor was uncomfortable to sleep on. He missed his old human bed that him and Lucina used to sleep in. Back where dad was. Chase knew not to bring up dad, because it made his mother sad. Even though he missed Dad, he missed his bed, he missed where it was warm and there was good food, and when everyone was happy.

He didn't know why mom had them leave dad, but he knew not to say anything. He remembered the night before they left, mom and dad got in an argument, so he guessed that was why they left. Lucina was too young to understand what was going on, because she was a year younger than Chase. Leila looked at her two children, curled up next to her in a small pile for warmth and comfort. It brought a smile to her face when there was hardly anything to be happy about anymore.

Her husband, he had cheated on her. After their marriage, their two children, after all of that she was just apparently not enough for him. So, she left her ring, she left her belongings, and she left with the only family she had left. Leila shook her head, she promised herself to not dwell on the past, or she would just end up running back to him. She knew that was not an option, he was already in love with someone else.

Leila usually pushed her bad memories far behind her, but the human she saw earlier reminded her of her ex-husband. They looked a lot alike, and almost talked the same.

Leila shook her head even more, she had priorities now, and that was keeping her kids safe. Not focusing on her husband, or the man from earlier.

Leila, seeing that her children were asleep already, got up. She looked right outside the opening to her new home, searching for food. She didn't worry about any intruders meaning to harm her children, she would of sensed their aura the minute they had bad intentions. Outside, she found a few berries, some food at least to feed her family. She brought them back to her den and laid them down in a pile. She noticed that Lucina was shivering, thinking of something to keep them warm, she ran back outside. Considering fall was not so far away, their were leaves all over the ground. She picked them up in armfuls and brought them back to her den. She laid them on the floor as a carpeting so they wouldn't have to deal with the stone floor of the cave.

Having done all she could do at the moment, Leila laid up against the wall. Her tail on her children as means of warmth and comfort, and she slowly fell asleep.

Micheal thought about Leila as he slowly approached his home. The weather wasn't too good where he lived, the rain and thunderstorms can get pretty bad, and Lucario aren't meant to get wet. Most have very thick fur because they live in places where it's really cold.

Micheal just tried to brush the thought off at the moment, he shouldn't worry about Leila being able to take care of herself and her kids or not, if the time came where she needed help, he would gladly offer to.

As he headed home, he decided he would go visit Maggie today, considering she rarely talks to anyone but him, he thought that he should spend time with her. He went off the path he usually took and walked into the tree line until he saw a very large willow tree. Underneath the tree was a Maggie's den. He went up to the tree and knocked on it, his usual way of alerting Maggie of his presence. He heard some rustling come from inside the den, a few moments later, Maggie cautiously stuck her head out.

"Hey Maggie." Micheal said to her.

"Oh hi Micheal." She said shyly as she crawled out of her den.

"How have you been?" I asked her.

"I've been okay." She told him.

"You sure? Anything troubling you?" He asked her, he could tell when something was off.

"Well, I'm kinda love struck right now." She told him nervously.

"Oh, who is it?" He asked curiously.

"Well, you know that arcanine that lives near the lake?" She asked me.

"Yeah?"

"I can't muster up the courage to talk to him."

"Why not?"

"I'm afraid he's going to hate me because I'm a ninetales."

"No he won't, I've seen him around other ninetales before."

"Really? Were they trying to flirt with him?"

"No, they were all male. So, you have a chance Maggie, you should take it."

"Are you sure?" Maggie said nervously.

"I'm sure."

"I'm going to try tomorrow then."

"You shouldn't immediately jump the gun and ask him to be with you. Socialize with him and become friends first, then when you feel like the time is right, tell him."

"Ok, thank you Micheal." Maggie said as she cuddled up next to him.

"You're welcome Mag." He told her as he sat down next to her and hugged her.

They conversed in small talk for a while and talked about their day until it was about noon. The two ate a few berries that Maggie had for lunch, and then Micheal left.

He walked back to his home, feeling unnaturally lonely. It felt off to him, it had been a while since he felt that way. Why he felt that way, he didn't know. When he got home, he sat down and thought for a bit. He needed something to take his mind off of things, so for the first time in a while, he turned on his TV. He became curious of the outside world, so he turned to the news.

What he got was just news reports, which wasn't enough to keep his mind off of things. He decided to try and shower, he needed it anyway. He went to his bathroom to shower only to find that the shower just made him think more. Micheal inwardly groaned, which he rarely did, and laid down in bed. He still couldn't get the bad thoughts out of his head. So he just forced himself to sleep.

Back at her new den, Leila was feeling restless and could not sleep. She made sure her children were fast asleep before slowly getting up and heading towards the mouth of the cave. She sat down there and looked up at the moon, she sighed to herself before breathing in deeply and closing her eyes to meditate. She took the time to think about how her day had gone, finding the cave, meeting that human. She couldn't stop thinking about Micheal, mostly because he resembled her husband so much. She could feel the tears building up in her eyes, it had been so long since she cried, and now it was just all coming out with nothing to stop it. Her tears soaked her face as she collapsed onto the floor, she missed being held in someone's arms, and she missed feeling someone's love. Now, she didn't know what to do with herself.

She sat there for a while and cried, she didn't move until she heard Lucina's tiny voice.

"Mom?" She said.

"I'm here sweetie." Leila said as she sat up and tried to regain her composure.

"Mommy, why are you crying?" Lucina asked innocently as she got up and sat next to her mother.

"I just felt bad sweetie, nothing to worry about."

"Is it because you miss daddy?"

"Yeah."

"Why can't we just get a new daddy?" Lucina asked innocently.

"It's not that simple sweetie, it takes time, and you never know who could be the right one."

"Oh." Lucina said sadly.

"Now, off to bed with you, it's late." Leila said as she picked up her daughter and brought her back to where Chase was sleeping.

Leila placed Lucina down and she cuddled up next to her brother. Leila sat down again and put her tail on top of her children for warmth. Crying had made her drowsy, so she was finally able to get to sleep.

I Hope this can quell you all over until I finish Haven, afterwards I'll jump back onto stories like this.