Author's Note

Hiya! Been a while hasn't it? Well, I'm pleased to say that this is back up! I've already finished Chapter 9, and am almost finished Chapter 11. As I said before, this chapter is named Nothing to Forget but to Remember, which is based off a quote from Spirited Away.

-Leavmalyn


(3rd Person POV)

"Shuu-kun! Come out and play with me!" Came a demand from a little girl. The little girl, no older than 7 years old, had decided to wear an outfit made almost entirely of white. From head to toe, the girl was covered in white. White daisies were also placed in her hair, giving her a pleasant smelling aroma. In her hands, she was holding a small white rose plushie.

"Haruka," said boy knelt down, so his face would meet hers. At 15 years old, he was nearly a foot taller than Haruka. He briefly glanced at the plushie she was holding, and grinned knowingly. "You know I have to study right now. I've fallen behind ever since you began to stay with us last week." It was true. The teenager had stopped studying, favouring to play with the young child he was kneeling in front of.

Even with the 8 year age difference, they had built a bond, knowing they had to fulfill their duties as heirs.

Haruka bit her lip, trying to hold in a groan of dissatisfaction. She buried her head in as much as she could of the plushie, using it as a way to comfort herself from the evident hurt.

'Why does he have to study? I have to leave soon.'

The young girl looked towards her fiancé, hoping he would be looking at her. To her disappointment, he had walked away while she was in thought, and by the looks of it, he was now studying calculus.

'I guess I will look for Mother than.' decided the 7 year old. Haruka skipped away from her fiancé, hoping to find either of their mothers.

"GAHHHHHH!" came a piercing scream from the front courtyard. Then silence. Until.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

"MITSUKO-SAMA!" wailed one of the maids who had witnessed the seen.

Haruka snuck to the courtyard, as one curious 7 year old would do. The already heavy weight in her gut was starting to grow, eating away at any hope that was living in the little girl.

Then, it hit her.

The smell of death, dread and roses. The noises of a wailing maid and sirens, coming ever so closer.. The feeling of blood on her hands, blood that wasn't her own, and that irritating metallic taste in her mouth.

"Well, what do we have here?" cackled a voice behind the column Haruka was leaning on for support.

Haruka froze in pure fright, hoping this was a nightmare.

'There's no place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like home.' thought the distressed little girl as she tapped her heels together, just like what Dorothy did to get back to Kansas. A cruel, maniacal laugh just followed her.

"Silly girl, this isn't a dream. This is reality, whether you like it or not."

Haruka was able to get a glance of what the shadowed figure looked like. Slender and thin, yet built with enough muscle to make a person run away. The shadow's hair was down in long waves, and from what Haruka could tell, it was a brown. Not chocolate brown like hers, more of an auburn colour.

"Get the boy. He needs them by tonight." ordered the commander to her accomplices.

"Yes, Tsukina-sama! We will not disappoint." The men responded as they scurried out of the courtyard, planning to leave no inch of the castle unturned.

The lady, now known as Tsukina, turned to Haruka with a shine in her eyes that gave Haruka an extremely bad feeling.

"You know, you could just come with me and tell me where the boy is, and both of you will get away unharmed." Tsukina suggested as she sauntered up to the girl.

'Oh, it's too late for harm to be done, lady.' thought Haruka as she discreetly began to take something out of her plushie, praying for any kind of miracle right now.

"HARUKA!" shouted a voice she hoped she wouldn't hear from where she was.

Through the corner of her eye, she could see Shuu in ropes and struggling against his captors. His face and exposed skin was covered in bruises and caked blood. His expression was one of determination. Determination to protect what he had left.

A grin became splattered onto Tsukina's face.

"Perfect. Just perfect. You didn't disappoint me this time." cackled Tsukina towards her subordinates.

"THANK YOU TSUKINA-SAMA!"

Haruka knew this was her chance to take action.

Everything became slow motion. Haruka shot at Tsukina's legs, in an effort to paralyze her. What she wasn't aware of was that Tsukina had taken her gun out as soon realized what was happening. The 7 year old and adult were now pointing there guns at each other, the intent to kill on both of their faces.

BANG!

"Haruka..." whispered Shuu. He closed his eyes in an effort not to see anything, but the sounds of blood splattering and gunshots being fired would forever resound in his heart.


(May's POV)

There's no possible way that happened yesterday. I couldn't of hurt Drew and Max in that cemetery...did I? The memories of having no control over my own body continued to replay in my mind.

'My name is Haruka.'

Why must it happen that way? Why did Brendan do that? Why did Master Shuu order it?

Out of the corner of my eye, I was able to see a rustle within the shrubs. I readied myself for a fight, but somewhere deep inside me, I knew that was something to happen. "Who goes there?"

The shrubs continued to rustle. There was no response from it.

Suddenly, a very familiar Pokémon came out. A sigh of relief escaped me, but a second later, I was once again on guard.

Questions began to enter as I asked, "You are Drew's Roserade, aren't you, and how did you find me?"

She didn't reply to me at all. Strangely though, there was a sort of gleam to her eyes. How peculiar.

"Roserade, there you are! I was wonderi..." mumbled a voice.

I took in a great amount of air, trying to even out my now staggering breaths. Seeing him again put me more on edge, then when I had met them as Haruka. I quickly spun in the opposite direction of the young man, wishing I could seriously hurt his Roserade. I was slowly, but surely, losing my temper. I decided to vent my anger on Roserade, now knowing her plan from the start.

"You planned this, didn't you?!" I nearly screamed in frustration. This wasn't how this was suppose to play out.

"No, we all did, May." came a deathly calm feminine voice. My eyes popped open in the shock and disdain.

There were more people getting involved. This can't be happening. Standing before me, were the people I left behind.

Max.

Dawn.

Mom.

Ash.

Dad.

Drew.

My legs started to buckle in shock. I was now on the ground, on all fours.

'This isn't suppose to be happening!' I thought desperately, hoping this was a dream.


Author's Note

Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! The first portion was actually fun to write, since I was able to delve deeper into the characters of Shuu and Haruka.

From now on, there will be a hint from or based on the title of the next chapter.

Hint: Retold as prose in Palace of Pleasure in 1567.

Chapter 9 Update: Chapter 9 will be uploaded sometime in the very near future. Perhaps in 2-3 days from now.

-Leavmalyn