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"Leone," my mother says from the next room. "It's time for breakfast."

"Coming, Mom," I answer. "What's for breakfast?" I ask, walking into the eating room.

"Starly, bidoof, roots, and berries," she says proudly.

"Wow! What's the occasion?" I ask. We don't usually have food like this for breakfast.

"Oh, nothing," she says with a twinkle in her eye. "I was just lucky in hunting today."

I don't quite believe her, but decide not to push it. I walk over to the pile of food, choose a starly and tear into it eagerly. Starly is my favorite. But, Mom always says never to go near them because they can be dangerous.

"Leone, eat some roots," my mom says. "They're good for you."

"I hate roots," I say for the millionth time.

She sighs. "Raina! Are you coming?" she calls.

"Here Mommy!" Raina says, bouncing into the room. "Ooh, berries! My fave!" she exclaims, popping a few in her mouth.

Raina is my favorite little sister. Of course, I only have one, but still. She is so perfect. She's young and sweet and cute. I love her more than anything. Mom tells me we are lucky to have her, since most eevees are male. She says only one in eight eevees are female. I've always thought that was funny, since I'm the only male in the family.

Our little family lives in a den dug in the ground, not too far from a river. The weather is always perfect here. It's always warm and sunny, except in the winter when it gets just cold enough so the snow wouldn't melt. In the summer, there's always lush green grass that me and Raina can play in. We have a nice big den, too. We each have a room, and we have a room to eat in too. Plus, an extra room for anything else. I know we've got it a lot better than lots of other eevees. I have a great life.

The only thing missing is my dad. I know my dad left before I was born. My mom doesn't like to talk about him. But, she did tell me he was a deadbeat and she doesn't want me to ever be like him. She also told me he was an umbreon. That's why I still can't stand umbreons. I don't want to be like him. I hate him. I'll always be loyal and stay with my mate. Raina's dad was great though. At first, it was really hard for my mom to trust him and open up to him, because of her bad experience with my dad. But eventually, she let her walls come down and they became mates.

Unlike my dad, Marco didn't leave when he found out my mom was pregnant with Raina. I remember watching them croon over their little eevee together, fire and ice. This was all a long time ago, when I was little. It was like I was finally getting a real family. But of course, it didn't last. When Raina was still a kit, only three weeks old, he was out looking for food and he found a nest of starly eggs. But as he was taking them, a large mother staraptor swooped down and killed him. I don't even think Raina remembers him. She claims she remembers a cold, yet somehow still comforting, presence in her dreams sometimes. I think she just wants to believe that, though.

I still like our little family, though. Mom is big and warm and motherly. Plus, you can always tell her emotions through her tail. When she is happy or angry, her tail burns brightly. When she is calm, it glows dimly. If she is unhappy or scared, it goes out completely. Most flareons don't have tails like that. It's kind of cool.

And Raina is perfect. She's my entire world. When she was born, I promised to always look after her. I'll never let anything happen to her.

Hope you liked this chapter! If you notice the grammar isn't great and it sounds childish, it's supposed to be like that. As Leone gets older, that'll go away. But, if you see a spelling or punctuation error, tell me and I'll correct it. Thanks! R & R.