Chapter 2

Masao

We walked in silence for what seemed like forever. our paws in sync. I glanced over at him, his head was low to the ground, and he was sulking, he looked up at me.

...What? Are we almost there .? He asked. His eyes probed mine.

..I wish.. I mumbled, almost to myself.

What?...Oh nevermind, we must not be close then He mumbled.

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Are-Are you hungry? I asked him

He didn t answer for awhile. I was about to ask him again, but he answered at the last second.

...Yeah, I guess.. he finally answered, looking over at me

Well .what would you want? Ratatta?Pidgey?Or ? I asked

I don t really mind. Thank You . He said and blushed

...Thank me for what? I Questioned. We had stopped walking. It seemed he had been trying to be nice, but didn t want me to stop walking. He didn t know what to do, he started talking about food.

Yeah,..so .Uh...Ratatta are really good this season, nice and plump, running around He said, blushing again.

What did you want to thank me for ? I Pressed.

Well you know Helping me, getting me food Uhm...yeah He said

Oh. Your Welcome,... -I stopped, I didn t know his name

Oh, I m sorry, I m Masao..and you are? He asked

Akemi .. ,I blushed, Well, we should probably eat then.. I said

yeah, I agree. I m starved.. He said exasperated

It was a while later that we talked again. We were done eating, and we started to walk again.

That wasn t a bad Ratatta...Thanks for catching it, usually I go for the bigger prey, so I wasn t used to being that quiet and steathy.. He chuckled

Yeah, I agree, it wasn t that bad, and Thanks again, Masao I replied.

We walked the bend in the river, stopping for a drink. The water was cool, and it quenched my thirst. The bushes rustled to my left, and I turned my head, and saw a face! It was another Eevee! She looked younger than me, but she was a Jolteon. She smiled at me, then Masao. He never saw her. Little flecks of electricity came off her face.

Hey guys! she exclaimed

Masao jumped backwards,and swallowed his water the wrong way, and started coughing. He wasn t expecting her.

Hello What s your name little Jolteon? I asked politely, as if I were talking to a baby.

My names Ai! What s your guy s names? She exclaimed with a smile

Mines Akemi, this is Masao ,I told her, .Is it just you, or do you have any friends or .? I asked

Oh! I have a brother, his name is Takeo! He s off somewhere in the woods I don t know where though.. She said and looked around

Masao finally spoke up.

So how old are you? How old is your brother, and why did he leave? Oh, and last but not least, why are you talking to us, shouldn t you be looking for your brother? He asked

Well.. , she sighed, I m newly a Jolteon, my brother has been a Vaporeon for awhile..He was looking for food, he was hungry. And well, I m not the least bit of worried. He s probably fine. , She confessed, Well I just got lonely, and I- I miss my mommy . , tears filled the rims of her as she said this.

Oh... Sorry for asking... where s your mommy? Masao asked her softly

She wiped her cheek with her paw, and sat down.

She-She died she said in a whimper

Im so sorry , I said softer than Masao, Would you like to come and travel around with us?You could ask your brother? Want to? I asked

Yes ! I would like to come with you, I could ask him also when he gets back.. She said, looking up and smiling at me.

Ok then it s settled, you and your brother are coming with me, and Masao I smiled at her.