Chapter 1
A dark shape falls through the air in the dead of night, slowly gaining speed as a trail of red slowly grows behind it. As it nears the ground, a voice echoes throughout the air, seemingly only for the unconscious figure that is currently falling.
"Redemption... Must be yours..."
The figure glows white as it nears the ground, and once it hits, an explosion of dirt and dust occurs. The dust clears, and a figure is lying there, dressed in a white and black tattered outfit covered in blood.
A siren is heard in the distance, and after a couple of minutes, a single police car skids near the crater, and a lone cop gets out with a gun raised. The officer slides down into the deep crater, and nears the figure lying in the dirt.
"Holy shit.. What the fuck happened." After standing stunned for a few seconds, the cop puts the gun away and quickly pulls out his phone as he crouched down next to the bloody figure. "Yes, hello, this is Officer Enma, I need an ambulance at the parking lot of Mamonaku high school, there is an unknown person laying in a pool of blood in a crater. Please, hurry!"
As the officer puts his phone away, another siren is heard not far in the distance, and the cop makes sure that the figure has a pulse before hurrying back to the car to grab the ambulances attention.
As the paramedics arrive and start carrying the figure to the ambulance, the cop looks back at where the figure was laying and notices a shimmering object. He picks it up, and sees that it is a highly detailed necklace of a white scythe with black markings on it, and a name. He quickly pockets the necklace without looking at it too much, and heads back to his car and leaves the parking lot in the direction of the ambulance that has recently left.
POV Change - ?
I am slowly awakened by the slow beep of a machine that is near me. As I open my eyes, I see a white ceiling.
What.. what happened? Am I in a hospital? Last thing I remember, I was... I was... What?
My mind starts to reel as I notice something missing within my mind. Not just something... But the most important thing one can know.
Who am I?
As soon as I realize this, adrenaline rushes through my system as I attempt to recollect anything about who I am or what has happened. The heartbeat sensor starts beeping rapidly, and I try to move and sit up, but as soon as I do so, my entire body is wracked with pain and I fall back down as my vision starts to go black.
No... no... Stay awake... Stay...
As My vision fades fully to black and I pass out, I see a figure sleeping in the corner, sitting on a chair, and I attempt to call out to him, but my voice fails me and I fall unconscious.
8 Hours later... POV - Officer Enma
As I sit in the chair in the hospital room, my vision turns towards the unconscious figure lying in the hospital bed. The figure is partly covered in a blanket, but he is dressed in a hospital gown, with multiple bandages over what I could see of him. He seemed to be some sort of umbreon, but not one that I have seen before. While a normal umbreon's fur is colored black with yellow rings, this kid had pure white fur like an absol , and black rings in place of yellow ones.
The hell happened to this kid... He just fell out of the sky? And what's with his strange fur color? What is he?
As I ponder over these thoughts, I notice that he is slowly stirring. His eyes suddenly snap open, and I jump up from my seat and quickly run over to him.
"What... where am I? What happened? Who are you!?" The umbreon quickly spits out question after question, and he attempts to get up, but quickly falls back in pain.
"Slow down kid. You're in the hospital. I found you lying in the bottom of a pit, covered in blood and cuts. I called an ambulance and we rushed you here, and you've been sleeping since." As I tell him this, instead of getting calmer, he gets more frantic, quickly glancing around the room, scared. He stops for a second, and says something under his breath.
"...ho...I?"
"What was that? I didn't hear you. Speak up." I say, leaning slightly closer to him.
"Who...Who am I?"
As soon as the words leave his mouth, I stop for a second. I stare at him for a couple of seconds, attempting to process the thought.
"Wait... You don't know who you are? Do you remember anything?" I ask, stunned by this information.
The kid and I stare at each other for a few more seconds, and he slowly shakes his head.
"This... this is interesting." As I ponder over this revelation, I remember what I picked up from the crater. I reach into my pocket and grab it, and I bring it out in front of him.
"I found this right next to where you fell. Does this help ring any bells?" As I hand him the necklace, he slowly turns it around in his hands, giving me a good look of it too. It is a miniature white scythe, and it has a black pattern, almost like shadows, swirling up the handle to the blade. Along with that, there is a name tag attached to it.
"Luroi... that... seems to be my name."
POV Change - Luroi
As I sit there and look at the necklace, I feel a sense of familiarity with it. For a couple minutes, I just twist it around in my hands staring at it, as the Eevee cop stares at me.
"So... What happens now?" I turn to he cop, surprising him. "Actually, who are you? Why are you here?"
The cop sighs and starts to explain. "Well fist off, the name is Officer Enma, but you can call me James for now. And second, I went out on a call last night about an explosion in the middle of the local high schools parking lot. Lo and behold, I found you lying there. As I explained before, I found you covered in cuts and blood. I called an ambulance, and ended up following you back here and staying the night waiting for you to wake up. And I suspect that a doctor should be here soon enough to check on you, but other than that, I have no idea."
"So... even if I get out of here, what am i supposed to do? I don't remember anything at all. I don't have a home. Or a family. What do I do?"
"Well... I should bring you in for questioning for the explosion, but seeing as you remember nothing, I figure that I'll see if I can arrange a place for you to stay whenever you are released from the hospital. Other than that, I don't know."
"Oh... ok."
After that exchange, we went back to me just staring at the necklace, and him staring at me. After a while, a doctor did come in, and he said that I had about 3 weeks until I can be released from the hospital. I didn't mention not having memories, I just ended up nodding my head and following instructions. Afterward, James left, and I ended up falling back asleep while pondering about who I am.
3 Weeks Later
After three weeks of sitting in a bed with James occasionally checking up on me, I was finally released from the hospital with only minor pain still remaining.
I walk out of the hospital doors in nothing much other than green hospital scrubs and basic sandals. I stood there for a couple minutes, waiting for something to happen, when I hear a voice from the parking lot.
"Luroi! Let's go!" I turn and see James waiting for me in casual clothes, sitting on the hood of a car.
"Oh... hey." As I walk towards him, I ask what we on my mind. "Where am I gonna be going now? You never told me where I was staying."
"Oh, well I asked around, and I figured that you could stay with me and my family. I feel partially responsible for finding you anyway."
"Oh. Are you sure? I wouldn't wanna imposter on you or anything... not that I have anywhere else to go." I say, downtrodden that James is the only person I really have talked to over the past three weeks.
"Don't worry about it. But hey, before we go there, here. I grabbed some clothes that I thought would fit you. Those aren't exactly flattering."
I take the simple jeans and black t shirt from him, and go change in one of the bathrooms. Afterward, I entered his car and we started on the way to his home.
"So, who exactly lives with you?" I say, after an uncomfortably long silence in the car.
"Well, right now its just me and my daughter. She's at school now, which reminds me, we need to get you enrolled over there." James chuckles.
"School huh... that might be interesting."
We end up sitting in the car quietly for the rest of the drive, and we end up at his house not too long after.
After we walk in, James turns to me. "So, I'm gonna have to head over to work, I figure that you should be able to take care of yourself, we have leftovers in the fridge and other than that, just don't burn the house down. We don't have a guest room, so you're gonna be sleeping on the couch if that's alright with you."
"That's fine I guess. Better than nothing." I say as I walk into the house, and James goes out the door and heads over to his workplace.
Man... how did I get this lucky to be able to have a place to stay? Why does he even feel responsible for me? All that happened was he found me unconscious, and he got me to the hospital.
I take off my shirt and look at my bandages. I slowly remove them, looking at what remains of my wounds. Inspecting them, I find nothing remaining, other than a couple long thin scars along my body in certain places. After removing the bandages, I throw them in the trash and start to explore the house. I find that there is two bedrooms, which I don't go into, a simple living room with a tv and a couple gaming consoles, a kitchen with basic necessities, and an office with a shelf of books. Interested, I look at the books, and pick out one that interests me. I sit down in the living room and start reading. After a couple hours go by, I hear a click at the front door. I stand up, and turn towards the door as it opens. A leafeon walks in, wearing simple jeans and a green t shirt, and I find myself frozen as I wonder if James actually told his daughter who I was.
"What the-" she says, as she sees me standing there with a book in my hand. She narrows her eyes at me, and I slowly start to back away.
"Hi... I'm Lur-" I started to say, but she quickly grabs the thing closest to her, which just so happened to be a clock, and threw it at me. As it comes flying at me, I see it slow, and I think for a second. Well then... this went wrong fast. As soon as I think this, the clock hits me in the face and I pass out.
Couple of hours later...
I slowly come to, my head throbbing, hearing two voices.
"Well how was I supposed to know that he was the new guy you said was staying here? You said he's an umbreon! And looking at him, he doesn't quite look like one." My vision clears, and I see the leafeon from earlier talking to James.
James sighs, and says "I also said that he looks a bit peculiar. Even so, that didn't mean you had to throw a clock at him! He just got out of the hospital! Do you wanna put him back there?"
I stand up, both of them too busy talking to notice me. I walk over to them and poke James on the shoulder.
"Don't worry about it, I'm fine. I just have a headache. Speaking of which," I turn to the leafeon, "that was a good throw. I don't suppose i can get a name for the girl that gave me this headache?"
The leafeon stares at me for a few seconds before blushing and timidly turning away slightly. "It's Miyuki. And I'm sorry about that. Really, I am. I forgot that James said you were coming today and I kind of overreacted."
I chuckle and shake my head. "Don't worry about it, I should have seen it coming. But, I guess, if you want to make it up to me, wanna show me around the town tomorrow, seeing as it's a Saturday? I need some clothes as well."
She nods her head. "That's fine, I'll show you the mall and stuff tomorrow."
"Alright, sounds good." As I turn to James, he hands me a black iPhone and a wallet. I stare at them for a few seconds, shocked. I look up, looking questionably up at James. "What's this stuff for?"
"Well, while I was out, I picked up a phone and a wallet for you. I figure you are gonna need some form of communication with us so I put my and Miyuki's phone numbers on there, and I gave you some cash as well, that way you aren't totally helpless." I try to give it back to James, but he pushes it back to my hands. "Don't worry about it. You were gonna need it eventually, and I figure that I can have you pay me back later."
As I stand there, shocked, he claps his hand on my shoulder. "As I said, don't worry about it. Now then, I'm gonna head to bed, I've had a long day." James heads upstairs, leaving me alone with Miyuki. We stand awkwardly for a few seconds, until she ends up heading upstairs as well. I still stand there, confused as to how I managed to get in this situation, until I head to the couch.
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I step out of the shower he next day, drying off my fur. I get dressed, and head out to the living room from the bathroom, where Miyuki is chilling on the couch. She looks up at me as I enter the room, and gets up from the couch.
"Hey Luroi. You ready to head out the mall?" She asks, dressed in a dark green shirt and black jeans.
"Yeah. Let's go." We walk out the door and start heading out to the mall. We stay quiet for a while, until we finally make it to the mall. I notice a couple of stares directed towards me, and I ignore them. We walk in the mall for a bit, until Miyuki gets a phone call.
"Ok... yeah...sure!" She ends the call after talking for a bit and turns to me. "I'm so sorry, but my friends are all together over at the cafe. Are you fine hanging around the mall without me?"
"Yeah, I'll figure it out." I say, and Miyuki runs off to go meet up with her friends. I start to wander around, eventually finding my way to a simple clothes store. 30 minutes and a decent amount of money later, I end up in a black t shirt, white jeans and sneakers, and a jacket with a swirling black and white pattern, in addition to a couple extra pairs of similar looking clothes.
Man, I really need to thank James for all of the cash. I gotta figure out how I'm gonna pay him back.
After some more wandering around, I end up at a cafeteria in the center of the mall, looking for a bite to eat. I grab a simple tray of food from one of the vendors, and I quickly notice a familiar face chatting with a group in the cafeteria. I walk over, and notice that there is an empty seat near Miyuki. I sneak into the seat, Miyuki too focused with the group to notice me, and I tune into their conversation.
"...So I walk into he house and I notice someone standing in the middle of the room with a book in his hand, and I freak out, thinking it's a burglar, and throw a clock at him... Which then ends up knocking him out. He woke up later and I apologized, but it was embarrassing." says Miyuki, embarrased.
"Well what does he look like? Is he cute? Handsome?" Says a female zoroark. I decide to join in on that comment.
"Well, I sure hope so. Although, I don't exactly have much to go off of." I say, notifying the group of my presence. The entire group stops mid conversation, and they all turn to stare at me. Miyuki in particular quickly turns at me and blushes heavily.
"L-Luroi! What are you doing here!?" She says, and I chuckle.
"Well, I was just wandering around looking for a place to eat, and I got here and found you and your friends. Speaking of which," I say, looking at the rest of the group, "Care to introduce me?"
The group sits there stunned, and it takes a second for Miyuki to regain her demeanor. "I think they can introduce themselves. Right, guys?"
"Hi! I'm Sasha!" Says the zoroark from earlier. I notice that she's wearing a crimson red and black shirt, along with black jeans and combat boots. She turns to one of the others in the group. "This guy here is my boyfriend, Ezekiel, but we just call him Zeke." She points him out, and I look at him.
I see a Lucario morph, wearing a blue tank top and baggy gray sweatpants, navy blue running shoes, and a pair of sky blue headphones around his neck. He waves at me, and says, "Hey. Nice to meet ya."
"Likewise." I say, and I turn to one of the last two in the group. He is a luxray morph, dressed in a simple black hoodie and jeans. He nods at me, and says "Hi, I'm Luke. Nice threads by the way."
"Thanks." I turn to the last member of the group, and the absol morph sitting there, dressed in a simple white dress, gave me a small wave, saying, "H-Hi... I'm Saki..." I wave back, and give her a small smile.
After that, the group ends up continuing to talk amongst each other, and while I occasionally provide inputs, I end up staying quiet and just listening. After a while, I find myself dozing off, until I feel a tap on my shoulder. I glance up and see the table has emptied, and Miyuki standing over me.
"Hey, sleepy head. We should probably start to head back, it's getting a bit late." She says, and I nod my head in agreement. I grab my bags, and we walk out of the mall, and as soon as we get outside, it starts to rain. As we start to rush home, I notice Miyuki shivering.
"Here." I say, as I give her my jacket. I notice the biting cold of the rain immediately, but shrug it off.
"But what are you gonna wear? I don't want you to catch a cold..."
"Don't worry about it. It's better for me to get a cold than you." I say, and start walking. Miyuki stands still for a second, then puts on the jacket and follows behind, and we hurry back to the house.
As we walk into the entrance of the house, we quickly grab towels and dry off. Miyuki hands me my jacket, and heads up to her room to change. Quickly, I change into another pair of pants that aren't soaking wet, and take off my shirt. I walk to the laundry room and throw my drenched clothes into the dryer. As I turn around, I bump into something and hear a startled yelp as I fall to the ground, and I attempt to catch myself on the floor, to not land on what I hit. As soon as I focus, I notice a blushes face staring directly at me. I stare at Miyuki for a few seconds, and I quickly roll off of her.
"Erm... sorry about that. I didn't notice you there..." I say, slightly turning away in embarrassment. I notice that Miyuki isn't saying anything, and I turn back towards her, and wave my hand in front of her blushed face. "Hey, you ok?"
"...ou...hir..." I hear her mumble, not quite loud enough for me to hear her.
"What? I can't hear you." I say, leaning slightly closer.
"Y-Your shirt, you jackass!" She says, covering her blushes face. I quickly realize that I'm still shirtless, and I quickly grab a shirt from one of the bags and put it on.
"S-Sorry about that, I guess I forgot." I say, scratching my head. Miyuki just sits there, and I shyly run off back to the living room, and eventually I hear her get up and head back to her room. I just sit back on the couch, trying to relax.
Wow... she's actually really cute when she's blushing... Wait a sec! Where did that thought come from! As soon as I think this, I quickly slam my fiat into my head to quickly try and forget that thought. Eventually, I hear the door click and open, and James walks into the room.
"Hey Luroi. How was the mall?"
"It was nice." I say, happy to change from the from what I was thinking. "I ended up meeting with her friends over there after getting some clothes."
"Alright, good." He says, and heads to the kitchen to grab a bite to eat. While he walks away, he calls out over his shoulder. "By the way, I enrolled you over at Mamonaku High, the local high school. You'll be starting there on Monday! Just make sure you pick up your schedule from the main office when you get there."
"Alright!" I say, and after a while, I hear James head upstairs, and I'm left again to ponder about today. Deciding to think about something else, I pull out the keychain that I got over at the hospital from James.
This is nice and all, but... am I really ok with just this, and not remembering anything? How long will it be before I try to remember? Deciding to just sleep on it, I pull of my necklace and put it on the coffee table next to me, and slowly fall to unconsciousness.
Hey guys... so I'm back, after like a year or wtwo after I said I would rewrite "My Horrid Life As A Pokemorph", and sadly, if you've looked at the name, I've decided to discontinue it. Instead, I have this new series that I've been contemplating on writing for a while, so enjoy, I guess. Also, I've been writing this thing while on a trip to Europe, so if there's any grammar errors or things don't make sense, it's probably cause of me being tired or my phone being stupid. Other than that, at least I'm writing again. To those of you who sent in OC's for my last story, I'm sorry that I won't be using them for this series. I might figure out something eventually, but for this story, I'm just gonna be using what's in my head. Luckily, I'm already working on the second, and thinking of the third, so they will hopefully be out soon. I feel as if the chapters are a bit rushed, but that might be me just picking out my own flaws. Anyway, thanks for reading the first chapter of my brand new work, and I hope you enjoyed!