"Ok class, get together into groups and scavenge around the forest for berries. If you own a Pokemon, I suggest you take them out as a precaution. In the event you are attacked and lose, please run as fast as you can. Be safe children!" The teacher said, walking off deeper into the forest as the kids eagerly got together with their friends.
"Too bad the other two are in a different class..." Shiro sighed as he began to walk off, not really caring where he went. He walked about thirty feet from where he was originally, before he heard someone giggling, followed by a yelp of pain. Curious, Shiro walked towards the voices, hiding behind a thick oak tree as he peered over the side. He found Malice with two of her friends, one with curly brown hair, and one with short blonde hair kept into a pixie cut. The brown haired girl wore a plain green dress with a pair of green high heels. The blonde girl wore a faded red t-shirt with the words 'mama's girl' written across the chest, a pair of blue jeans, and a pair of black low tops with white laces. The three had formed a triangle around someone, but Shiro couldn't tell who it was.
"Aw, what's wrong there buddy?" Malice asked in a sweet tone, before kicking out with her foot, her reward being a sharp yelp of pain. The other two girls giggled uncontrollably at this.
"Aw, does it hurt? Lemme help you with that." The blonde girl kicked out as well, a loud snap echoing around the area.
"I think you broke something!" The brown haired girl said through her fit of giggles, making the other two's laughter increase.
"Oh man! Such a weak Pokemon!" The blonde girl stated, kicking one last time before walking off. "C'mon, let's go do this berry hunting thing." She said and the other two followed behind. Shiro gritted his teeth as he watched the person slowly get up. The first thing he noticed was that the person was a tall female, with medium, wavy white hair that reached about four inches past her shoulders, and completely covered the left side of her face, with the left bangs touching her shoulder while the right bangs were raised just above the neck. A red gem was slightly exposed from the side side of her forehead, and a red, sickle-shaped horn stuck out on the right side of her head. She was completely naked, save for a ruff around her neck that dropped down to her chest, slightly covering it.
"A Shiny Absol..." Shiro whispered in astonishment. He had never seen an Absol in the forest before, let alone a shiny type. His surprise, however, was soon taken over by an urge to help the Absol when he noticed the bruises covering her neck and cheek, as well as the limp she had when she walked. Shiro rushed over to her, and when the Absol noticed him, she whined in pain, and flinched hard, ready for an attack.
"I'm not going to hurt you." Shiro tried to reassure her, but the Absol tried to back away from him, not believing him. Shiro grabbed her right arm, trying to stop her from leaving. He noticed how she shook uncontrollably, tears forming in her eyes as she stared in horror at him. Shiro sighed and pulled her closer to him, making her lean on top of him to get weight off of her leg. She looked at him, confused. "We need to get you to a safer place. Unfortunately, we don't have a Pokecenter all the way out here, but I think my mom has a Pokemon with Fly, so we should be able to get you some help." Shiro told her as they slowly walked to what Shiro thought would be the exit of the forest. He stopped, however, when he heard loud buzzing coming from the direction he was headed in. The Absol immediately grabbed him and jumped behind a large tree, ducking low behind some bushes nearby the tree to stay hidden. Shiro winced as the buzzing intensified. He peered from the bushes they were hiding in. His heart stopped beating for a second.
"A swarm of Beedrill..." Shiro shuddered as he watched the Beedrills go by. He noticed each one had at least one wooden pole with a sharpened stone attached to it, making a makeshift spear, in each hand. It took about four or five minutes before the Beedrill passed them, and Shiro noticed that the Absol was in an immense amount of pain. "Let's go." Shiro said, helping the Absol up and continuing the walk out of the forest.
"How in the hell did you lose him?!" Elesa questioned her sister angrily, her hands on her hips as she glared at Elise. Elise shrugged as she continued to pick a few Chesto and Pecha berries, placing them in the bag next to her. "Are you just going to ignore me?!" Elesa yelled, grabbing the fur around Elise's neck. Elise sighed and looked at her sister.
"I didn't lose him, I just didn't follow him. Our mother said to watch over him if he gets into trouble, not babysit him every few seconds." Elise stated, gently pushing Elesa's hand away from her. Elesa was slightly taken aback, though she got over it and quickly walked away.
"I'm going to go find him!" Elesa stated, stomping off angrily as her sister rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, good luck finding him in this large forest you've never even been in." Elise told her, and she chuckled when she noticed Elesa stomping back to her. "Why do you care so much about him anyway?" Elise wondered, and Elesa just shrugged.
"I listened to the stories mom used to tell about her sister, Dawn, and I didn't like what I heard. She seemed like... An example of what a scum bag acts like." Elesa explained angrily, kicking at a patch of grass.
"I heard only a few of those stories. She had a bad cheating record on her husband, and continued to sleep with men even after he died. Mom isn't even sure if Shiro is her brother-in-law's actual son." Elise stated, dusting off her legs as she stood up.
"Yeah, I know. Not to mention she abandoned the freaking boy! Doesn't that get your blood boiling?!" Elesa asked loudly.
"No, it doesn't. I don't have any ties to the boy and, although unfortunate, there is nothing we can do to aid him, especially since his mother is back. We'll just sit on the side lines and see what happens." Elise stated before walking off.
"I'll do more than watch on the sidelines..." Elesa mumbled to herself as she followed her sister.
Shiro struggled to get the Absol into his house without making noise, since she would groan loudly each step they took.
"Come on, we're almost in my room." Shiro urged her.
"Shiro, aren't you supposed to be in school?!" His mother's voice questioned him as they all walked into the kitchen.
"Yeah, no, maybe? Who the hell cares. I need you to send this Pokemon to a Pokecenter." He stated, pointing to the Absol leaning on him. Dawn gasped when she noticed the bruises, and immediately sent out a tall male Pokemon. The Pokemon wore a black vest over his body, the zipper undone half-way to show off his slim chest. He had short, spiky black hair with ruby-red randomly mixed into the bangs. His eyes were almond shaped and a crimson-red. He wore baggy black jeans with no shoes visible on his feet. He was a Staraptor, the black and grey wings on his back giving this away.
"Storm, i need you to fly me and this Pokemon to the Pokecenter." Dawn said ugently, and Storm nodded.
"Let's go." He said, gesturing for them to go outside. Dawn took the Absol from Shiro and he watched as they walked out of the kitchen, waiting for the front door to close before heading off to his room. He was immediately tackled to the ground, a cry of joy echoing around his room as Claire straddled him.
"Master home! Now spend hug time all day!" Claire said excitedly, hugging Shiro close to her as he sat up.
"Never do that again please..." Shiro groaned and Claire broke the hug, gasping in horror.
"No hugs?!" She asked in a saddened tone, tears forming at the edge of her eyes.
"I didn't say you couldn't hug me. I meant slamming into me when I walk through the door." Shiro explained and she brightened up, hugging him again.
"Yay! I love hugs!" Claire stated happily with a giggle, and Shiro couldn't help but chuckle, stroking his finger slowly through her hair. She gave out a squeal of delight, nuzzling against his neck as he continued to play with her hair.
"I want to leave this place..." Shiro mumbled randomly, making Claire look at him with curiosity.
"Leave the house?" She asked and Shiro shook his head.
"I want to leave the town... I have nothing but horrible memories here, and it just saddens me to think of staying here any longer." Shiro explained, lying down on the floor as he closed his eyes. Claire let out a saddened cry, and she placed her chest on top of his, her head resting gently on his shoulder. Shiro wrapped his arms around her gently, and she seemed to purr in delight. "I hope that Absol turns out ok..." Shiro mumbled before drifting off to sleep. Claire listened to his slow breathing, the sound making her feel calm and secure. Inwardly she was slightly sad from the feeling of loneliness Shiro felt, and she kept thinking of ways to ease that loneliness. She sighed and closed her eyes, allowing the sound of Shiro's slow breathing to lull her to sleep.
A loud knock on the door brought Shiro from his sleep and he opened his eyes, blinking away the blurriness. He tried to get up but noticed that Claire was on top of him. He nudged her gently and waited until she blinked away the sleepiness. She yawned so cutely that Shiro couldn't help but hug her, making her squeal in delight. The constant knocking on the door made Shiro groan in displeasure.
"Get off of me for a sec." He said and she did so reluctantly. He stood up and stretched before patting Claire on the head and walking out. "I'll let you back on your spot when I'm done." Shiro told her and she giggled in answer. Shiro walked past the kitchen and living room, opening the front door. In front of him stood a tall blonde woman. She wore black trousers, a long black coat with black feathers rimming the cuffs and running down the end of the coat and a large teardrop shaped ornament on the center of the coat, probably used as a button, she also wore a black top underneath. Her outfit was finished with black heels with a yellow stripe on each of the shoes. For accessories she wore a large, black feathery scarf around her neck with 2 hair clips in her hair, both resembling two teardrop-shaped objects conjoined with a pale yellow stripe. The woman sighed with relief when she saw Shiro opening the door.
"Can I help you?" Shiro asked the woman curiously and she smiled at him, bowing in greeting.
"It's nice to meet you, my dear nephew Shiro. I am Dawn's sister, Cynthia, and I've come to make sure you were alright." She said, crossing her arms underneath her well developed, E-cup breasts. Shiro stared at her, wide-eyed.
"Come in..." Shiro suggested, gesturing for her to come in the house. She did so, looking around the house as she walked into the kitchen.
"Dawn's not home?" Cynthia asked curiously and Shiro shook his head.
"She left a while ago to send an Absol to a Pokecenter." He told her, bringing out one of the chairs and gesturing for her to sit in it. She did so gratefully and smiled at him when he placed a cup of water in front of her.
"My~! If only my daughters were as well behaved and well mannered as you." She joked, taking a small sip of the water.
"It's just common sense to be nice to guests." Shiro said with a shrug as he took a seat across from her, which made her chuckle.
"Then I guess they have little of that..." She mumbled, taking another sip. "So, aren't you going to ask why I never bothered to visit you until now?" She wondered and Shiro shrugged.
"No. I didn't even know you existed until now, so I won't hold anything against you." Shiro said.
"Unfortunately, the same can be said to you. I was never told Dawn had a child until she decided to send me a random call a few days ago. I decided to move out here and make sure she did her job right this time." She stated. Shiro was about to say something when Claire came in, walking tiredly towards Shiro. She climbed onto his lap and leaned her back into his chest, closing her eyes.
"Spoiled little brat..." Shiro mumbled as he patted her head gently, his reward a soft squeal of delight.
"Oh? Who might this small bundle of delight be?" Cynthia asked with a chuckle.
"She's Claire, the Ralts my mother gave me. She's very clingy and attention hungry so far." Shiro told her, making Claire growl in annoyance.
"It's good to see you have someone close to you." Cynthia said with a smile, making Shiro blush slightly.
"I wouldn't say we're that close..." Shiro mumbled, and Claire puffed her cheeks out in protest, opening her eyes to glare at him. Cynthia chuckled and leaned over to ruffle Shiro's hair.
"I should bring my daughters next time. I think Elesa would love to meet you." Cynthia stated and Shiro looked at her in confusion.
"Elesa and Elise are your daughters?!" Shiro asked and Cynthia nodded.
"Yes, they are." She said with a smile.
"Well, tell them thank you for helping me out today." He said, which made her raise an eyebrow.
"Did something happen?" She asked in concern but Shiro shook his head.
"No." Was all he said as he looked away from her. She decided no to press the issue, though she made a mental note to ask her girls what happened. As she was going to continue the conversation, she got a phone call. She took her Pokegear from her pocket, answering the call.
"Hello?" She asked, and a familiar voice entered her ear.
"Mother you need to come home. Elesa is throwing a fit about you not taking her with you, and she's getting annoying." Elise explained through the Pokegear, and Cynthia could hear Elesa screaming curses in the background. She sighed heavily.
"I'll be there soon." She said and hung up, looking at Shiro apologetically. "I must be on my way." She said sadly, getting up from the chair.
"Please visit any time. It was nice to meet you, and I hope to see you again." Shiro stated honestly with a warm smile. Cynthia smiled back before walking out of the kitchen and out of the house. Claire was still glaring at Shiro and he sighed with resignation as he hugged her. "Don't worry. You may be a spoiled brat, but I'll continue to shower you with affection." He told her, and she squealed and squirmed with delight. "Let's head back to bed." He suggested, releasing her. She jumped off of him and skipped towards their room. Shiro took the cup that Cynthia had and placed it in the sink before following her. He walked into his room and climbed into his bed, covering himself with the blanket as Claire wriggled her way underneath to get closer. she climbed on top of him, resting her head on his shoulder like she had previously.
"Night master..." Claire yawned tiredly, closing her eyes as she drifted off to sleep.
"Night..." Shiro answered back, wrapping his arms around her as he too drifted off to sleep...
Hi guys! Hope you enjoy this new chapter :3