Light.
The light of the rising sun infiltrated his eyes, sending small pains up to his head. Even attempting to open his eyes was a struggle enough. Dark types such as him couldn't stand the light. It was the one thing in the world that could make him visible. And when that happened, he was in just as much danger of being caught by a stronger pokemon like everyone else. There weren't many shadows for him to hide in. Once the sun rose to the middle of the sky, there would be no shadows left to hide in.
Yawning, Tsuki forced open his eyes, his vision unfocused due to the light. After a couple moments, his vision came into focus and he scanned the area he slept in. The first thing he noticed was that his parents were gone. This normally happened every now and then. If he weren't woken up by their screaming most mornings, that would mean that they were out hunting or spending some alone time with each other and not watching him, which was all the better for him.
Getting up, Tsuki stretched his front self forward followed by his back, stretching out the cramps in his legs. His ears twitched, hearing the faint sound of leaves rustling from behind. He smiled, tail wagging as the sound stopped from behind him. "You don't have to worry," Tsuki said. "They're not here."
"Yeah I can see that," someone said from behind. Tsuki turned around, seeing a two legged pup leaning up against a tree. His fur was blue and had on what looked like a black mask. "Of course, I already felt them gone."
"Yeah cause of your aura," Tsuki said. "Been a while since I got to hang with you, Reiki."
"I know," Reiki said. "Your parents are too freaking controlling over you. I don't see why you just run away."
"I wish I could," Tsuki said. "The problem with me is that I care too much."
"And that's the kind of caring that will be your downfall someday," Reiki said. "Now come on. We've got to go meet Kanjou."
Tsuki's eyes lit up upon hearing the name. "Kanjou?!" he said surprise. "He's here today?"
"Yeah," Reiki said. "Good timing too. Now come on before your parents get back."
Tsuki turned and instantly followed Reiki into the woods. Kanjoudakai, Kanjou for short, was the most easiest pokemon to get along with, just as long as one didn't get on his bad side. Kanjou was what you could call a troublemaker, being that he's an Absol. Not much is known about his past other than both his parents dying while he was just a kit. Since then, Kanjou lived his life growing up in the city until he wounded up out in the woods one day. Since then, he's been treated like an outcast on both sides, but he didn't care.
Of course, he spends more time in the city then he does in the forest. Every now and then if he feels like it he'd wind up coming through, which is how I met him on one of my days hanging with Reiki. But that's a story for another day. As it was, there Kanjou was, sitting next to a tree, his black horn gleaming from the sunlight while his fur was slick and smooth with a few patches sticking up here and there.
"About time you two got here," he said. "I'm not one to remain standing around all day."
"Hey!" Reiki said. "You can't blame me. I had to make sure Tsuki's parents weren't around. They would have never let him come with if they were still there."
"Hmph," Kanjou said. "It's not always about asking permission. It's about being forceful to those stupid bastards. But we'll worry about that later. I'm planning on heading into town if you two are interested in tagging along."
"Really?" I asked, joy in my eyes. In all my life I have never been in town. That was the common rule for pokemon who lived in the forest. Those who lived in the forest were to never socialize with those in town. The same goes for those who live in town socializing with those in the forest. For Reiki and I though, Kanjou had the smarts to keep us out of trouble. And even when we did get in trouble, Kanjou always managed to somehow get us out of it. In a way, I really admired him. Sure we weren't close as friends like Reiki and I were, but I did look up to him.
But nevertheless, Reiki and I followed Kanjou through the forest until we came out into a clearing. It was a nice, open field full of flowers. Off in the distance I could see tall buildings looming over the horizon. My heart raced, excited that I was taking my first trip into town.
"All right," Kanjou said, turning to look at us. "Not many rules to follow. Just stay close and try staying out of trouble. If you wander off, try to at least stay close by where I can see you or you can see me. You're both my responsibility once we enter the city, so do me the favor and try to act like city pokemon."
"Not a problem," Reiki said.
"On second thought, don't do much talking," Kanjou said. "I'll handle that. Only speak if spoken to. Understand?"
"Crystal clear," Tsuki said.
"Ditto," Reiki said.
"Good," Kanjou said. "Let's go." Turning around, Kanjou walked towards the city, Reiki and I in tow as we soon entered the city.
Comfort.
Her eyes fluttered open, her body feeling comfort beneath her. She breathed in deep, the smell of her room entering through her nostrils. She looked about her room, taking note that she was lying comfortable upon her bed. Sansu was lying at the edge of the bed, sleeping upside down. It's amazing that with all that blood rushing to her head, it dodn't blow or give her a nosebleed in the very least. Taiyou got up on her paws and stretched, yawning before padding her way over to Sansu.
"Sansu," Taiyou said, shaking her to wake her. "Wake up. Sansu."
Sansu stirred, mumbling something in her sleep. Taiyou sighed and smiled slightly as she slid Sansu off the bed. Sansu landed with a clunk on the floor, waking her. "You couldn't have thought of a better way to wake me," she mumbled after a few seconds of fully waking up.
"Mmm, I'm sure there were many other ways to wake you," Taiyou said. "It just seemed fun to do that just once."
Sansu rolled her eyes while Taiyou only chuckled. "So, don't you have a date with your noncaring soon to be mate?" Sansu asked as Taiyou walked over to her makeup table. Using her Psychic, she levitated a brush and began brushing her fur.
"In a few hours," Taiyou said. "I can still spend some time with my best friend before then. Just as long as I get back before the hour I have to spend with him." Taiyou sighed, the brush drooping down close to the floor. Sansu felt sorry for her friend for having to date someone as uncaring as Ryoku. It made her glad though that she didn't have anyone to fall for. All guys in the world were all the same. Just a bunch of tough guys pretending to care, but when it came to danger, they all chickened out and abandoned the girl to her doom.
"You know what you need," Sansu said. "I think you need a little fresh air to clear that head of yours. Have a little fun before you go out with Mr. Demon man."
Taiyou stared at Sansu for several minutes before she broke out in a fit of giggles, being that Sansu had a funny looking face. Seeing Taiyou laugh caused Sansu to break out laughing too, after seeing her face in the mirror. After a few minutes of uncontrollable laughter, both females settled down and wiped the tears trickling down their faces away.
"Thanks, Sansu," Taiyou said. "You always know how to lighten my mood."
"What are best friends for?" Sansu said, smiling. "Now come on. Get your fur smoothed out so we can go. And possibly persuade your parents to let you out for a bit."
"Sounds good to me," Taiyou said, sending the next fifteen minutes getting ready for her outing, Sansu taking a shower while Taiyou sprayed a few perfumes on her. By the time Sansu dried off and changed skirts, Taiyou was all ready to go. "You ready yet?"
"Hold on," Sansu said, grabbing a hat and placing it on her head. "Now I'm ready."
"Weirdo," Taiyou said as the two left the messy room, heading through the long corridor and traveled down the stairs. "Hey mom! I need to talk to you about something," Taiyou said as she reached the bottom. However, both she and Sansu stopped and stared straight ahead at the pokemon who sat in the middle of the foyer before them.
"R-Ryoku," Taiyou said, surprised to see him here so suddenly. "What are you doing here?"
"Now, now Taiyou," a female Eevee said as she came walking into the area. "No need to be rude. Ryoku may come and go as he pleases."
"Please," Ryoku said in a calm, yet cold, sniveling voice as he held up a paw to dismiss the comment. His eyes held no emotion, yet if one stared into them long enough, they might find a hint of evil desires deep within. As it was, Ryoku never broke his gaze away from the two girls as he continued on. "It is my fault for not letting it be known that I was coming earlier than expected. A few plans have been changed, so I simply dropped by unexpected. Therefore the apology is all mine."
"Ooh how can I not be so upset with you?" Taiyou's mom said, blushing. "You're just too perfect a guy!"
Yup. Mom's so infatuated with this asshole mating with me she can't see the obvious truth of who he really is. A shame for me for what my life will be like once we're mates. Gah! The image! I tried to push the thought away as Ryoku's voice brought me back to reality.
"Well," he said. "Are you not going to greet me?"
"Oh... uh," I stuttered. "It's just... I'm just surprised to see you here this early in the morning, that's all."
"That is to be expected," Ryoku said as I reluctantly walked over to him, rubbing up against him and purred. I almost wanted to gag myself at what I was doing.
"So what plans have changed?" I asked, trying to keep my mind off of gagging.
"I have business to attend to," was all Ryoku said. "But after all business is done, you and I can spend some quality alone time, as one might put it. However, while I'm doing business, you may do whatever you wish as long as you're in the proximity."
"May Sansu come with?" I asked sweetly, being that my mom was around at the moment.
"For the time being to keep you company," Ryoku said. "But after my business meetings are all over, she is to leave us for the rest of the night."
"I understand," Sansu said, rolling her eyes when no one was looking. Ryoku I couldn't be quite sure of. Being the prick that he was, his emotions were very hard to read off.
"So," he said. "Shall we be off? I have to be at the meeting very soon."
"Of course," I said, trying to keep myself from sighing. "You coming, Sansu?" Sansu walked after us as we walked out the door.
"Bye Taiyou!" I heard my mom said. "Come back as late as you want!" And like that, I walked out into the city with the uncaring prick that could ever walk the face of the Earth. How could this day be any worse?
