Hello, blazingalex here, along with LucarioTheSavage, and ShinyEeveeSan. This story has become a train wreck as we have all three of us working on it at once. Oh, well. Time to move on!

Chapter 2: Meeting the Neighbors

I woke up to a knock on the door several hours later. My body spasmed on the air mattress, jolting me awake as another knock occurred. I stood up slowly before going downstairs to open the door.

"I got it, Lucas!" My dad shouted. Groaning, yet still awake, I sat down on the steps. The front door opened. "Hello?"

"Welcome to the neighborhood!" A friendly female voice greeted cheerfully.

"Thank you, and to whom do I owe the pleasure?" My dad asked, opening the door more widely.

An older Sylveon stood at the door "Sally, and what's your name?"

"Robert," he replied. "And who's that behind you?" She gestured towards me as I slowly stood up

"Lucas. My son." She stepped back in shock.

"Son? My word. And he isn't adopted?"

"Okay, that's kinda rude," I spoke up. "A human can't have a Lucario son? Can't mate with a Lucario? Are you against interspecies love?"

"Lucas, calm down, okay? She didn't know."

"I think I have the right to defend you, Dad."

"Um, is this a bad time?" Sally asked quietly. My dad turned to her.

"No, no," he replied. "It's fine. Look, why don't you come in? Make yourself comfortable." He stepped aside to make room for her. I watched her walk inside, before heading to the living room. I sat against the wall and rubbed my eyes, trying to keep myself awake. My dad and Sally sat on the couch, unnaturally close to each other. I let out a small, tired yawn and looked over at the two.

"Oh, no," I mumbled. "That's not good." I watched them talk

"I don't mean to be rude, but what happened to his mother?" Sally asked

"We got divorced a few years ago, she got a little too friendly with one of her friends," He replied.

"You seem very nonchalant about it now."

"Time does a lot for these things." I felt myself starting to fall asleep again, but kept trying to stay awake. He looked at me "Still tired?" I nodded. i remained silent, hoping that they'd continue.

Sally looked over at me. "Well...if you don't want to sleep, I have a son and a daughter that are around your age, if you'd like to speak with them."

I stood up "Sure, which house is it?" I asked

"Right across the street." She replied as I walked to the front door. I walked across the street to her house and knocked slowly.

A few moments later, I could hear shuffling coming from inside. After another moment, a young, small statured eevee answered the door. She had short silver fur covering her body, unusually. Since the normal color would've been brown. She had light blue eyes as well. Another unusual trait. She wore simple clothes, a blue shirt, jeans. Not too uncommon. She looked normal besides the colors, though clearly I didn't look normal to her. I could tell this much as an look of confusion started to appear on her face.

"Who...are you?"

"Lucas, I just moved here."

"Alright…My mother sent you...Right?"

"How'd you know?"

"Just a lucky guess….I'm Shyne."

"Ok, may I come in?"

"Shyne, who is it?" A voice came from inside.

"New neighbor," she replied. A Zangoose stepped up behind her.

"What do you want?"

"Okay, I'm not trying to hit on your girlfriend or anything…"

"Dude, she's my sister. That's fucked up."

"Fair enough, surprising, but ok."

She looked away, seemingly embarrassed.

"You know how I feel about relationships," she whispered

"Oh, come on. I know you like him, don't try to hide it. Guess you can say you have the 'hots' for him.

Her face flushed red, even through her silver fur. "S-shut it!"

"Who is 'he'?" Shyne immediately cupped a hand over her brother's mouth in an attempt to silence him.

"No one!" She panicked.

"Ok… So," I turned to the Zangoose "Adopted or interspecies?"

"Yes," the Zangoose replied in a sarcastic tone.

"Oh so helpful."

"Ehh, I ran away from my old family and was taken in here. They were nice enough to give me the needed love and shit."

"I'm missing about half of that."

She frowned. "What do you mean?"

"My mom's off somewhere doing Arceus knows what."

"...oh."

"After 12 years she apparently didn't care enough for her family to stay with them. She decided that her life was more important than her family." The Zangoose gave a fake sniffle.

"That is so sad," he cried. "I give that post a like."

"Not at all. At this point I wouldn't mind punching her in the face."

"Yeah, cunt-punt that bitch!"

"Oh that sounds fun, what's your name anyway?"

"I'm Zack. You're my new gay fling." He added a wink at the end and laughed. "Just kidding, bro."

"Zack! Don't be inappropriate with people you just met!"

"I'm sure I'll live." I chuckled lightly

She blinked awkwardly "heh…"

"Could I come in?"

She nodded. "Of course…"

I stepped inside "Nice house."

She nodded again. "Yeah...it's cozy, but it's home."

"Have you always lived here?"

"Born and raised. Zack here came in five years ago."

"Born in Sinnoh, raised all over. First time in Kanto though." I turned to Zack "What pushed you to leave?"

"Uhh, thought I told you. Ran away from my family. Disfunctional."

"What exactly happened that made you leave them though?"

"All that fun shit, such as alcohol, drugs, and a police raid. Also a small allowance."

"Sounds like lots of fun."

"Yeah, no. Ever been handcuffed before?"

"I'm not kinky like that."

"I needed some fucking lotion on my wrists. They were pressing against my bones."

"Ouch."

"Yeah, no shit. Anyways, back to Shyne and her love life." He teased.

"I am quite curious."

"Fuck off, Zack!" Shyne shouted. "It's not like that!"

"Oh, I'm pretty sure he likes you back."

"Who is he anyway?"

"One of ou-" Shyne covered Zack's mouth.

"Just a friend!"

"I'm sure he is."

She looked away. "Give me a break…"

"What is he anyway?"

"Cyndaquil…"

"He's got the hots for you, too," Zack teased again. There was a knock at the door. "I got it."

I turned to Shyne "My advice: Go for it."

"Ohh, Shyne! He's here!" The Eevee's face flushed with blush. Zack walked back into the living room, a Cyndaquil behind him.

Now, this may seem bad, but I can assure you, it's only the beginning. Remember to review and PM me if you want us to add anything to the story. blazingalex, out!