THAT GLACEON

10th chapter! Not much for me to say, aside from my appreciation towards those who reviewed. Thank you! This chapter was remastered, so be wary of any lurking easter eggs out and about. Now, onwards with the chapter!

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Julley was laid back on his bed under his black silk covers, his curtains closed despite the fact that the sun was still bright and healthy in the sky. He was confused. He didn't know what to feel. He was lamenting over the small kiss Cassidy had given him an hour ago. Julley put a paw where Cassidy's lips once rested, before sighing and lying more comfortably on his bed.

Well... I hope this isn't an awkward time but... I called it. Jus sayin'.

Julley was in no mood to be arguing with... himself, as he was more worried about how tomorrow would play out, now that Cassidy expressed her feelings in the form of a kiss. They weren't even dating!

*KNOCK* *KNOCK*

The teenage Umbreon's thoughts were replaced with the noisy sound of violent knocking at his door. With another sigh, Julley reluctantly pulled himself out of bed, and opened the door to the other family member in his house.

"Hi Mom." greeted Julley to his mother.

"Afternoon sweetie, how was your day?"

Julley contemplated telling her what actually happened, before he remembered an important rule from one of his favourite TV programmes as a child, Nidoran's Classified School Survival Guide: "What happens in school, stays in school.", and quickly replied with the #1 most common response for any parent.

"It was fine."

April then gave her son an assuring smile, however, something smelled very fishy, and it wasn't the Magikarp she had fried a couple minutes prior. As for now, she would leave it alone, but she sure was determined to find out whatever her oblivious son was hiding sooner or later.

"Okay, well, I had made some food for you downstairs, so when you're ready to eat, just warm it up and help yourself!" she instructed. With that final sentence, April closed the door. Julley wasn't hungry, since he already had butterflies in his stomach and he did not want anything else being put in. All he wanted was for sleep to take him over.

Therefore he laid down on his bed for some more, before he slowly crept into the world of slumber. Maybe his dreams would have some advice for his conundrum.

The next day, Julley awoke in the morning with a slight back pain, and eyelids the weight of a Snorlax. He got out of bed and performed all of his morning routines, before finally heading out the door for school. How fun.

"See ya later mom." he said, the dire need for sleep loitering in his tone.

In only 15 minutes, Julley was able to get to school on time, and made it into his form room, with the ever-so-happy Mr. Telepo monotonously reading a book titled "To kill a Pidgeot". To his dismay, Julley couldn't find anyone to sit next to, as neither Cassidy nor at least Jasmine was present yet. The Umbreon scanned the room for any potential desk neighbours.

Oh look! By the window! You could sit by that totally ho- I mean appropriate Greninja!

I don't know, that girl seems to be in the major leagues of this school.

At least you're honest. Hey, you got those Mr. Mimes over there. Wait; shouldn't they be called Mr. Junior Mimes if they're at that evolutionary phase yet not actually old enough to be an adult?

Beats me, but I doubt I could make decent conversation with them.

At least you got your buddy Brendan at the back!

Yikes, as if I would ever sit next to him!

Well, what does he have against you? He doesn't know you pulled his chair, therefore he actually has no right to be angry with you. Especially with no Cassidy around, he has nothing to compete for.

The more Julley thought about it, the more it began to make sense. Another question sparked in his head: Why is Brendan so mean to him? Sure, he doesn't expect to have the Blaziken running around like a headless Torchic trying to be his best friend, but prior to the prank, Brendan did not have much of an alibi for him to be threatening him like that. Maybe it's just how social protocols in school operate. It's the survival of the fittest in these premises, and the only way to prosper was to prove that you were a bigger jerk than everyone else.

Are you done trying to replicate Martin Luther Kingler's "I have a fantasy" speech yet?

You know what? Yeah, I'm gonna sit next to him. He doesn't have a reason to be irritated with me, as I'm just a student, sitting down at a desk.

Y-you know I was only kidding, right? It was too late, as Julley had already placed his rump firmly upon the seat. Ever felt the pangs of immediate regret? Julley certainly has.

Be that as it may, Brendan had not realized that his "victim" had willingly sat down in the most vulnerable position yet, as he was looking at some photos of himself showing off his half nude body, exhibiting a large amount of pectoral, abdominal and bicep muscles on his phone, smirking in accomplishment at each one he observed. Good grief, Julley had to give it to the Fire type - under that hoodie, Brendan had an envious figure.

"If only pops could see me now..." he whispered to no one in particular but himself. Is he so engrossed in his self portraits that he can't even take the time out of his life to turn his attention to the Umbreon beside him?

Apparently not, as Brendan switched from looking at the pictures, to a screen that had a text interface on it.

After waiting a couple of minutes in absolute silence, a crude idea popped into Julley's head. Whilst he was waiting for classes to begin, he decided to slowly but surely stretch over to observe whatever the unsuspecting Blaziken had on his phone.

Wow Julley, when did you hop on the Bad Boy Bus?

As soon as I started taking advice from you.

Well, I'm not sure whether I should be flattered or offended.

As Julley peeked (or rather stretched), he started to take notice of the messages sent by Brendan. At the top of the page, the text recipient was a person by the alias of 'Tythecoolestguy'.

Julley began to snicker to himself, albeit carelessly; Brendan had distinguished the high pitched and almost inaudible chuckle coming from his right. Straight away, he flicked a small glance in the direction of the sound, expecting one of his buddies. One the other hand, he got something completely different to the extent that he had to perform a double-take, giving Julley enough time to revert back to a normal position with only a nanosecond to spare.

"What the- Were you there this whole time? What do you want?" Brendan asked in quite a loud and menacing voice.

"N-No! I just got here! I-I'm j-just sitting here, doing absolutely nothing." Julley replied quite calmly, sans the MASS PANIC that he was going through internally.

OHGEEZOHMANHERECOMESTHEPUNCHTOWARDSMYFACE

Brendan glared at him in an irritated manner, before turning back to his phone and saying: "Whatever..."

Whaddya know! That went way better than expected!

WHOA. You actua-, he actual- I'll be right back.

Arceus frantically stumbled into the main room in the Hall of Origin, where Its cohort Giratina was peacefully reclined in a beanbag, sipping on a cup of crushed rare candy solution whilst watching an episode of "Everybody loves Raichu".

"Giratina! You remember that Umbreon I was messing around with, right?

"...Yah" dully replied Giratina, not even bothering to take its eyes off the screen.

"And how that Blaziken was pushing him around like he was weightless, correct?"

"...Yah."

"He stood up to him."

Now THIS caught the lazy legendary's attention, so much that he actually looked away from the screen.

"No way."

"YES WAY!"

"Well, it's about time that Umbreon grew a pair." Giratina remarked, before taking a sip of his unhealthy drink and turned back to the screen.

"Yeah… Wait, what are you drinking?" Giratina knew that Arceus kept strict rules about the consumption of rare candy, so he had to think of something. Fast.

"Uhh, well, you see, this is my prescribed medicine from my doctor."

The look on the Normal type legendary's face said that he wasn't buying it one bit.

"You have a doctor?"

"...Yes."

"Really?" Arceus asked in false interest, knowing already what it was. "What are you suffering from?"

"Burnpoisonsleeparalysisconfusion...itis."

"..."

Arceus was no longer amused.

"Gimme the cup."

Back on earth, Julley was still sitting next to the ticking time bomb that was Brendan, not without a bit of fear running up and down his spine. Julley realized that Brendan was distracted and seemed to have 100% of his attention devoted to his phone. The Umbreon must've woken up on the gutsy side of the bed, as he had another go at looking at Brendan's phone.

The Blaziken was texting a different person this time. Upon closer inspection, he seemed to be talking to someone called "Booger", and their profile picture was that of a Blaziken, yet looking way more feminine. He didn't know who this "Booger" person was, but they had to be close to Brendan in order for them to be texting to one another.

Julley must have been snooping pretty loudly because this time, Brendan immediately snapped his head towards him, catching him in the act. Brendan pointed his blue yet all the while terrifying eyes at the poor Umbreon, who looked like a deer in headlights.

"Were you looking at my screen?" interrogated the Blaziken, loud enough to get the attention of every other student present in the classroom, but not loud enough for Mr. Telepo to care.

Julley had absolutely no idea what to do. He sat here because Brendan had no reason to pound him into a pulp if he ever tried; Now that he had a reason, Julley genuinely feared for the safety of his life.

Without another word, Brendan effortlessly picked up the quivering Umbreon as if he didn't have any mass at all by the scruff of his chest..

Oh geez, this is the end, he's gonna take my head off in one clean shot, then eat it for breakfast, but not before grinding it up in a blender, right after he-

Before Brendan could grind the Umbreon to bits, the main classroom door was opened by none other than the Principal Latias, with Vice Principal Latios in tow. Everyone knew Principal Latias could be a bit of a push over, but Vice Principal Latios was no joke. Sneezing in his presence could get you suspended for a couple weeks. As soon as Brendan saw the two head authorities stood (Or shall I rather say; levitating) at the doorway and realized the current situation he was in, he had to resort to doing the most humiliating and regrettable thing he was ever going to do in his life.

Without hesitation, Brendan pulled the petrified Umbreon into the biggest tightest hug ever known to Pokemon and put on a cheerful smile that would give Sans a run for his money. Julley had absolutely no idea what was going on, but just went along with it and put on a half-hearted smile, which he found was pretty tricky to do as Brendan's feathered cheek was smashed against his own.

Julley would never in a million years want to admit it aloud, but… He felt strangely comfortable in the embrace of Brendan. It was just so warm and fuzzy. He could fall asleep in his arms given enough time.

Of course, Arceus had his prankster cap on, because no one other than the Glaceon that gave this story its name just so happened to stroll through the door.

"Sorry I'm late Mr. Telepo, my brother hurt himself on the stai-" Her sentence was cut short as she witnessed the very friendly performance by two very unlikely participants. Silence ran through the air as the Blaziken continued to cuddle the Umbreon with all vigor, before it was instantly filled with laughter from the oblivious Glaceon, as soon the rest of the class joined in. Some even taking pictures. However, all this commotion was simply just not enough to deter Mr. Telepo from even looking up from his book.

"SILENCE!" bellowed VP Latios, his booming voice shutting everyone up.

Clearing her throat, the Principal Latias began, "Thank you Mr. Latios. Brendan, I would like a word with you if you're quite done expressing your emotions."

"Alright." said Brendan as he began to put down the dazed and perplexed Umbreon, but not before muttering.

"This never ever ever happened. You really lucked out today, shrimp." and with that final sentence, he left with the two principals.

Cassidy trotted over to the still shocked Umbreon, asking him one question with a big, mocking grin on her face,

"I knew you guys would be buddies all along!"

"Ha-ha, yeah..." weakly chuckled Julley, glad that he had made it out of that predicament alive.

"Buddies..."

Man, that took a lot outta me, but nonetheless, there was chapter 10 for ya guys, thanks for the reviews, and please do not be timid to leave one down, as I absolutely LOVE reading your ideas.

-Sawss, dissolved by the solvent Awesome to create the solution known as Awesome Sawss.

QUESTION: Aside from the protagonists Julley and Cassidy, Which character would you wish to see more of?