A/N: Hey everyone! Here's the first chapter, which I admit was a bit hard to write, but only because I knew I wanted to age Aadya and Kawan up, but I didn't know by how much. So Let's just say that now they are teenagers. Exact age is completely up to you. And don't worry, their child life is extremely boring locked up in castle until they turned 10 nonsense.

Chapter One

-If I met her, what would I say?

Loud noises could be heard as a small crowd was gathered in a loose circle, cheering and chanting. In the middle were two pokemon. Kawan, and a charmeleon. They stood on opposite sides of each other, and it was evident that they were in the middle of a spar. Both pokemon were equally exhausted.

Kawan planted his paws down and bright stars fly towards the charmeleon as Kawan used the move Swift. The charmeleon charged straight for him, disregarding the hits he took, but wincing from the impact. He ran faster and faster as fire ignited and engulfed him. He was using Flame Charge. Kawan blinked and quickly tried to jump to the side and dodge, but the charmeleon managed to catch him in his claws by the tail, pulling it.

Kawan felt a sudden pain and he yelped, and he felt the charmeleon let go. "Prince… I.. I didn't mean to!"

"We always spar and you always do the same-" Kawan stood up and shook his fur, and he looked at the stunned charmeleon, and in his claws was fur. A lot of white fur. The eevee tilted his head in confusion, looking over at himself. Kawan's eye widened as he realized what that pain was. "You pulled out my tail?" Every time they spared, the charmeleon would always grab his tail and pull it to stop him from dodging, and this time he had pulled too hard. A wave of panic rose over him, before he takes a deep breath and a calm settled in. "It's fine.. It doesn't hurt.. And it was.. For show.. I just don't know how Aadya would react. She loves my tail after all…"

He would huff a bit, and walk past everyone. "Pardon me. I have to go tell her right away." After all of this. The heated battle and the sudden loss of his tail, he put Aadya and her feelings about him first. They were betrothed after all, and united the kingdoms this way, so if he didn't show respect for her opinion, they could never rule together. His father taught him that. He headed straight for her kingdom. THough he knew that this time of day, early in the morning, she wouldn't be doing anything in her castle. She would be hiding in her garden.

[POV AADYA]

Aadya sat by herself under a small tree in a grove, surrounded by the bushes and tapestries that grew in her garden. There was the trickle of a fountain along with chirping of bird pokemon. She had this garden grown just for her over the years, ever since she could talk. Things were so busy in the castle, and this was nothing more than a retreat for her. When things got tough she would often run here and sit under the exact same tree.

Her ears flicked as the silence was interrupted by rustling. Who was it? Surely her parents didn't send guards after her, and she took care of the garden, so no servants. Only one other pokemon would just come to her sanctuary without any warning. And before she knew it she saw two pink eyes looking at her from the bush.

"Kawan," She says it softly, tilting her head to the side, until he pokes his head out fully and smiles at her. She returns the smile much more warmly and taps the ground next to her for him to sit down, "You had me wondering for a second… get out of my bush."

"Only a second?" He laid down next to her, and Aadya saw that his tail wasn't as full and bushy as it always was… in fact he only had half of it.

"Kawy, What the hell?" She cursed, blinking at him. Her words made him flinch, and he immediately knew what had made her curse. His eyes drifted off as he looked away from her, and Aadya could see he was deciding the best action was to pretend like he didn't hear her.

It wasn't.

"Kawy!" Aadya sighed, whining a bit to catch his attention. She reached out to the new stub of a tail and stroked what fur that was there with her paw, "What happened? It was so nice and soft and bushy…" She lowered her ears. He sat up, his expression solemn and almost as if he were lost in thought. He took a deep breath, before telling her.

"One of the guards accidentally ripped it off while we were sparring."

"You let him get close enough to rip your whole tail off?" She sounded agitated. "If that's the case, stop sparring!"

"It's only half," Kawan says sternly, growl rising in his throat, "I like sparring. I'm good at it." His ears perked up as he stared at her, and Aadya let out a loud huff before looking away from him. "I apologize for not being careful, my love." His words came softly again, and he hung his head a bit.

Aadya closed her eyes and sighs, her tail waving in annoyance. "Be careful.. No sparring so much."

"Better than prince training…" Kawan muttered out loud, and he heard faint giggling.

"Or 'lady training'."

She giggled lightly, standing up and walking a couple pawsteps in front of him daintily. "Make sure you step lightly. Ladies don't make noise."

"If Ladies don't make noise, You talk a lot for a lady."

Aadya perked her ears up, luckily not taking that the wrong way. "I do." She throws him a smile over her shoulder. Kawan made her so happy despite the slight snide comments. He was smart and gave her a sense of protection. When she was old enough to understand that he was her betrothed- and not her brother- she was glad he turned out to be the eevee he was. Smart, sophisticated, and above all she knew the care and love he felt for her.

Though she didn't know how deep her feelings were for him.. She just knew she enjoyed him being around. And she could say 'I love you' and it made her feel great inside.

She sat down gently where she had stopped walking, "Kawy will you tell me why we're united again? It slips my mind." She throws him a smile, her tail starting to wag.

Kawan blinks a little, "My father says for numbers. Not only that, but our parents are great friends."

Aadya smiled, "What about us?"

"If it wasn't for uniting… If I was just a peasant… or if I was a thief, a baker, or a nobleman. If I saw you, even from afar, you would capture my heart like the moment you did when you hatched." Kawan laid his head down subtly on his paws, "I have never seen a more beautiful pokemon."

Aadya looked at her paws, and she grins a bit. She felt herself growing red and it was visible through her fur, "Dear Kawy…" She began as she rose and walks to him once more, nuzzling his side and laying down right next to him, so close their fur brushed together and she giggles, "Words cannot express my fondness."

"Will you sing to me?" He asks with an inquisitive expression, resting his head on her side. She nods, taking a deep breath as she started to sing, the words soft but clear and loving. An old lullaby her mother and the maids would sing when she couldn't sleep at night. She watched as he drifted off and his eyes closed. His breathing steadied and he fell asleep. She lies her head against his side. She would have loved to rest her head in his tail but it wasn't there anymore.

[POV KAWAN]

As he dreamt, things went white. As if he fell beyond existence. He couldn't see a single thing for miles. The only thing that was there for him was the whitest color, tinged with brightness. He felt panic settle over him, yet things were also peaceful in his heart. "Did I just die?"

He felt his heart drop at the words and he gasped for a bit of breath, stumbling forward to his paws. He desperately tried to catch himself.

"Steady." He heard a voice. Calm and clear, soft. Like silk. He felt a bit of pressure on his shoulders as if someone was trying to use them to straighten his posture. He straightened out, and slowly a jolteon faded into view. Her creamy fur was clean and smooth, down to the white quills in her mane. Her eyes were a bright red, like rubies. She had a kind smile that filled Kawan with warmth and a sense of protection. "Settle down my boy."

What?

Kawan took a step back from the first thing that hit him; unease. He bared his teeth in a snarl and the fur rose along his back, "Who are you?"

"So handsome." The jolteon approached him, her steps light and soft, her nose stretched out to graze his head and she cooed. "My son… I know you didn't see then, but you should at least having an idea of what you mother looks like."

The peace fell and his heart shattered. Only to feel as if it were whole again.

"Sc-scarlett?"

"Of course."

He reached out to her, grabbing. He felt her fur and he was so happy he could. He felt so much happiness and protection as she pulled him close and cuddled him. She let out a bit of a laugh. "You're growing up fine! I thought your father would wear you down by now." She looks him over. His white fur, with pink here in there. "You were a surprise, you know. If the truth wasn't that I died because I wasn't ready, I died from your beauty."

He lowered his ears a bit. "Yes.. Yes. You passed when I was born."

She put a paw on his shoulder once more, nodding. "I did, but it wasn't your fault."

"You can tell me that but it doesn't change my opinion."

She lowered her gaze a bit. "You must learn to not hate yourself over that."

He stared at her, a sigh escaping. He didn't tell her how he felt about the whole ordeal, but she must have known from some supernatural power. From observing him in the afterlife. Or even just mother's intuition.

Her voice snapped him out of his thoughts. "Promise me you won't."

He was quiet, taking a step back from her, looking at his paws. "I suppose -"

She interrupted him sharply, sparks flying across her fur and lighting up the white surroundings even more. "Promise me."

He couldn't. No matter how he brought himself. He just couldn't get over the fact that she was dead because of him.

"If I didn't die, you wouldn't be here, son."

He shook his head frantically, "I don't care! I'm the reason you're dead!" He takes another step back, shrinking down to the ground. Tears form in the corner of his eyes before they started rolling down. His mother looked at him sadly, and stood closer to him. Her silky voice aiming to calm him, "If it was your fault, you would never hear the end of it. Yet your father never brings it up, does he?" She smiled softly, pulling him close into another hug, "Do not cry…"

He felt her let go of him, and she nuzzled his head, "I'll always be watching over you. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. If you ever need me.. Talk to me. I may not talk back but I am listening."

He reached out for her, but his paws phased through her. He couldn't touch her anymore as his vision blurred and he felt heavier in his chest. He gasped out for breath. And then he woke up with a start.

Kawan looked next to him to see Aadya still sleeping, her tail thumping next to her. He smiled briefly, looking around to make sure this wasn't a dream either. Once he was sure it wasn't, he settled back down to sleep.