A/N- Done on request. Contains MewxZangoosexQuilava yaoi, so don't like, don't read.

The tiny bundle of fur bounced in the mother's hands, giggling softly. Another Pokémon watched from the sidelines, seeing everything, but never being seen himself. He had watched the mother from the day she gave birth, waiting for the child to grow. He didn't know how or when it happened. All that Mew knew was that he loved the little baby Zangoose, regardless of age.

He smiled, and the baby slowly closed its eyes, slumbering once again for the umpteenth time that day. All it would take is a few years, a few long, lonely years, before the boy would become old enough to live on his own. But Mew could wait.

O.o.o.O.o.o.O

Beta sighed. Her son, even though he was too old for this, was throwing a tantrum. Luckily, they had been getting less and less frequent, but it would need to stop all the same, "Leo, enough of this! Don't you think you're a little old for this?" She said, rubbing her temple slowly in circles and trying not to let her growing anger get the best of her.

"But…but Mommy! I…I…I want to go outsiiiide!" he whined, his voice getting shriller with every word. His mother growled.

"Leo, just SHUT UP!"

The smaller Zangoose stopped mid-complaint. His eyes wide, he sat there, staring at his mother. He sniffled, and then ran into the bedroom, which was just a small branch of the cave.

"That kid can be such a brat, sometimes…" Beta sighed, and then looked outside, where rain relentlessly pounded against the soil. No way in Poke-Hell was Leo going out in that. She started as she heard a small noise from just outside. Just the wind, she thought to herself. She tipped an ear, and listened just to make sure it wasn't her imagination. A few moments passed, and hearing nothing, she settled down in her stone chair, trying to sleep as there was nothing better to do.

Meanwhile, Leo sat in his room, sniffling and holding back tears. This had to be the eighth time this week his mother snapped at him. Lately, Leo had been thinking of running away, as any youngster would do, and he knew this, yet also knew that his mother would hate him more if he even tried. If he were to leave, then it would have to be permanent. He nodded to himself, then using his upper body strength, moved a small panel of rock to reveal a narrow, twisting passage. "Classic…" he said to himself.

He slipped through easily, and pulled the slate back over. Turning, he sidled his way, following a network of narrowing and widening passages until he saw some light. Continuing, he poked his head through and gulped. It was a long way down. Their den was in a mountain, and one side had a steep drop. His secret passage was just one of many crevices, most of which were dead ends.

Taking a tentative step out, his footpaw met a tiny ledge, and balancing, he made his way back and forth across a narrow walkway seemingly made for his sole use. It was a few minutes later when he reached the bottom. Looking around, he breathed in the clean forest smell. Not many Pokémon lived here, but those that did tended to be a bit rare.

He found what he was looking for. He dashed over to a large willow tree hanging over a window, droopy as always. Ignoring that, Leo kneeled by the roots and dug. Mere seconds later, the thin wall of soil protecting the hollow space beneath collapsed and revealed his haversack, complete with rations. He smiled, reached in to take it out, and then stopped. By doing this, he knew he was sealing his fate to Lady Luck, and his survival skills, and he would never be able to return home.

He shrugged and continued what he was doing. Slinging the bag over his shoulder, he ran back to the cave to meet his friend. He paused at the mouth of a cave. "Caprik, you there?" he yelled, hearing his voice echo around the chamber.

He started when he heard a soft moan and ran inside. He gasped. Caprik was lying in the center of the stone floor, his chest heaving. Blood slowly seeped out of a large gash on his side. "Caprik!" The Zangoose ran over to the Quilava.

The two had been planning this for a month, now, and Caprik had already fled his home in preparation, staying in this nearby cave to wait. Leo had brought him food and water to keep him going while his friend contemplated when best to leave. But now, the life was slowly seeping out of the weasel-like Pokémon.

"Caprik! What happened?" He asked, lightly shaking him. Caprik coughed, more blood spurting out onto the floor.

"Some…pink thing…attacked me…no idea…who or why…" he said, gasping for breath with each word. The flow of blood was slowing, and beneath his fur Caprik was paling.

"I'll help, don't worry, you'll be okay…Arceus, what am I supposed to do?" He held the sides of his head with his paws, and then realizing he had to do at least something, he grabbed Caprik's blanket and pressed it against the wound.

"Leo…get…Beta…anyone…I need…I need…" his head lolled, and his body collapsed as he passed out, lack of blood getting the better of him.

"Crap…I can't leave him like this…he'll die…" he muttered to himself, unaware of the creature watching him, hidden in its transformed state.

It watched in silence as a tear rolled down his face. I…I didn't think it would upset him…I just wanted him for myself…why must he be like this?

Leo turned at the noise just outside the cave. He whispered something to himself, patted Caprik, and then ran outside to investigate. Taking his opportunity, Mew reverted back to his normal, feline form and concentrated on the dying figure in front of him. As his own energy grew, so did the Quilava's, his wounds slowly closing with the Heal Pulse. Mew's ears pricked, and he abruptly stopped, re-configuring himself into a small stalactite in the process.

"Couldn't find a darned thing…" Leo muttered to himself as he walked in.

Close call, Mew thought.

The Zangoose let out a cry of alarm as he noticed Caprik awake, sitting up and rubbing his side slowly. "Leo…did you do this?"

He shook his head. "I was about to ask you the same."

The Quilava rose. "It…it doesn't hurt…I can't feel it at all…it's like Arceus herself healed me…"

How close, and so wrong, you are…

Leo started to leave. "We better get going, if you're fit enough to travel."

"I'll beat you! Yeah!" The Quilava, with a sudden burst of energy, chased Leo out of the cave and through the surrounding forest, laughing all the way.

Mew returned to his normal state, only to transform into a Pidgeot. He admired himself for a brief moment. This is a rather nice form…wings are nice, crest is well-trimmed, and…he trailed off, staring at his crotch and what his feathers down there concealed. …and I'm rather nice down there….with a shake of his head and wings, he took off, following the two friends.

O.o.o.O.o.o.O

Many years passed.

The two Pokémon, knowing that their parents might be following them, stopped to rest for only a few hours each day, trying to get as far as possible away from their distraught parents.

It was only a few months later that they realized their parents had very likely given up hope on them. But they shrugged it off and counted it as a success; another step closer to independence. However, growing up meant that they had more responsibilities, ones that their parents had never had a chance to teach them about.

Time: Six years after escape. Season: Fall

"Leo…where do you think we'll settle down? We can't travel forever." The Quilava doggedly marched onward, munching an apple. "Now that I think about it, when do you think-"

"Relax, Caprik," Leo the Zangoose cut off. "We don't need to settle down. That would be so annoying, having to look after a wife, and kids, it'd be better to just live on the run. Know what I'm saying?"

Caprik sighed. Inwardly, he knew that he would never have kids. Well, if he wanted to, he could, but he didn't want to be with a loving wife. He smiled, knowing that Leo was who he was after. With their aging, other changes had occurred, the biggest of which being puberty. Neither of them had any idea what it was, only that for a while, they wanted…something, and although they knew it would ultimately fulfill their young lives, they had no idea that it was mating. For a while, they had started to seek out females, but that eventually died down, and unbeknownst to them, the blame could have easily fallen on the pink kitty that followed them around everywhere, slowly changing their orientation.

Or so Mew thought. He couldn't really tell what they were thinking, but only the gist of it. And for all he knew, his plan was succeeding and Leo would fall for him, just like Mew did when Leo was first born.

"Leo…have I ever told you…well…"

"Spit it out, Caprik. We've been travelling together for many years, now. You can tell me anything; you know that."

Once again, he sighed. "Well…I'm…uh…" Leo glared for a moment, and then realizing he was making the awkward situation worse, he softened his gaze. "Leo…I…I…I love you…" Once they were out, the words seemed to hang in the air, making the awkwardness even more so.

"Caprik…I…didn't realize….you were like that…" Leo averted his gaze. Sighing, he looked up and smiled, and then laughed. "Heh…I guess that's a good thing…I've…thought the same for a while, now…" Shaking his head, the Zangoose grabbed Caprik by his neck. "Caprik…I love you, as well…"

With that, the pair had their first kiss, causing an enraged Mew to show himself for the first time.

The pink feline hovered in the air, fuming, waiting out the lengthy kiss the two were sharing. "Ahem!"

As if set on fire, the two broke away from each other and nearly fell out of shock. It wasn't every day you saw a god Pokémon talking to you. "Holy Mew! It's…Mew!" Leo exclaimed.

"Damn right it's me! Who else is a foot tall, floats, and is pink?"

"A Ditto that swapped abilities with a Koffing?" Caprik ventured, gaining a slap from the pissed-off legend.

"Was I talking to you?"

Caprik coughed, a small amount of blood coming up. "I would assume you were talking to…" he trailed off as Mew glared at him.

"Leo…" Mew began. "I have been watching over you since the day you were born. The second you arrived in this world, I knew one thing. I love you more than anyone else could."

A/N- Lemon next chapter! End is sorta' rushed…I need to make a new account due to computer problems, and that means uploading everything I can for now. But DtNF, I hope you like this! Especially the next chapter!