My mother was opening the door when my father and I reached the entry way.

"Hello," my mother said cheerfully, plastering on a big fake smile. "Come in." The door blocked my view, but i was 99% sure it was Chance.

"Thank you ma'am," his throaty voice replied politely, and Chance stepped into view. Just the sight of him took the breath out of me. He was groomed, with his hair was properly brushed and gelled back. He shook my mother paw, "Its a pleasure to meet you."

"You as well,"my mother replied.

Chance was looking around and when I came into his line of vision, his eyes widened slightly and he smiled . I smiled in return, I wish it could have stayed like that, but my father noticed our locked eyes and cleared his throat...loudly. We both snapped out of our daze, and I looked at my father slightly annoyed.

"Dad, this is Chance, my date," I say sweetly.

Chance cleared his throat,"Hello, sir. It's very nice to finally meet you."

"Finally?," my dad eyed me suspiciously," How long have you been seeing each other," he ask accusingly. My mother gave him a sharp look, which he ignored completely.

"Dad! Chance and I haven't been seeing each other..." I glance over to Chance quickly," We're just friends."

"Friend don't go on dates," he retorted.

"Sir," Chance interrupted," I have only known your daughter for a week, give or take, and I think she is wonderful girl. I want to get to know her more, while I'm still here in town."

"What do you mean..you're leaving town soon," my father asked curiously.

"Well... sir... I don't live on Mt. Frolic. I'm a traveler, so I will most likely be leaving soon. Traveling gives me a short window of opportunity to make new new friends. That's why I was so surprised to find one in you daughter."

My father walked slowly towards Chance, the room growing more and more intense with every step. Chance my dad were about the same size, but my dad seemed to tower over Chance in that moment. He leaned in close and whispered ferociously," Just because you don't live here, doesn't mean I won't track you down, boy. If you so much as even hold look at her and she doesn't like it, I'm coming for you. If I hear you were anything but the perfect gentleman, Ill find you, no matter where you go, I'll be there. She is my daughter, and I won't let any scum like you, cause her any harm whatsoever." My father took a few steps back and the room was deadly silent.

I could feel the pain and anguish building in my chest, I was going to go off on my father. Why did you have to do that? He is going to scare Chance off...But's that what he wants, isn't it!?

I opened my mouth to talk, but Chance beat me to it," If I ever do anything that Violet disapproves of," he said staring at my father unblinking," you won't have to track me down, I'll come here by my own free will. If I EVER do anything to cause her harm, there would be no reason to run. Running doesn't solve anything, but I assure there will never be a need. I plan to do nothing, unless Violet is comfortable, that includes hugging...sir."

I walked over to him and hugged him, right then and there, in front of my father. Chance was tense at first but then relaxed and hugged me back, I rested my head against his neck and inhaled, smelling his pine shampoo, then let go.

"I'm comfortable," I stated smiling, then I look at my dad and my smile fell. I try to make my eyes seem cold and betrayed, but I didn't know if I had succeed. I knew that had made a point when I hugged Chance, so I was pleased nonetheless.

"Ill see you later," I say to him. I turn to my mother and smile ,"Goodnight mom," I hug her and whisper, "Thank you," in her ear. When I do she squeezes tighter and lets go.

"Have a magical evening," she winks at me.

Finally! We were out of that house of horrors. Chance seemed relaxed for a guy who was just threatened with... god only knows what my dad was threatening him with.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't think my dad would go off like that. He jus-," I began ranting.

He cuts me off by saying,"I love that he would do anything to protect you, and make it known for anyone who poses a threat. It makes me respect your dad, but it also makes me curious about him," he said while we were walking down the mountain trail. We were walking side by side, and it made my heart flutter faster than usual.

The night was beautiful, the moon was just starting to show and the stars were starting to peek through the sky, while the final colors of dusk were being swept away. The was a slight breeze blowing through the trees, cooling us down on the humid night.

"What do you mean?," I asked him, as we headed further away from the top of the mountain.

"What I mean is he seems to have a distinct hatred to Growlithes, and I makes me wonder why? Do you think he would have minded as much if your going on a date with a... let's say, a Espeon?," he asked, carefully thinking of how to phrase his question.

"Uhm...," I thought for a moment,"I'm sure he would find something to dislike about Espeons, too."

He laughed quietly," That's the thing, Violet. He gave no excuse to his hatred me. No explanation as to why he despised my very being. It was just because of the simple fact that I'm a Growlithe."

I thought about that, replaying the night over and over in my head. Chance had a point. He had given no reason, besides the fact that Chance was not of the Vulpix species. Jade had dated outside of our species, but he had never been upset about that. He had greeted them all, not kindly, but in a pleasant enough manner. There were no 'Ill hunt you down' speeches her number of boyfriends. Why did he make such a big deal over Chance? It made no sense.

Chance must of seen me deep in thought because he spoke up, "Hey, don't worry about it. It's no big deal," he said soothingly. "Just make me one promise?"

"What?"

"Tell me when I cross the line," he said jokingly.

"Shut up!," I say while laughing.

We walk until we are at the base of the mountain. "Where are we going, Chance?"

"I'm going to show you, the beauty of the Forrest," he said confidently walking into the brush.

I froze,"Chance," I said uneasily," I don't know about this. The woods are dangerous at night. That's when trainers come out to catch rare pokemon. I don't want to go in."

"Really? Is that what you think? I have traveled in the woods at night loads of times, and never seen a trainer. Especially here, we're basically at the edge of the world, Violet. No trainer is that serious about pokemon to come here," he told me reassuringly. "Plus there is so much beauty that you can't see in the Forrest during daylight."

I look around, as if someone will pop out and tell me 1,000 reasons to not go, but the bushes remained silent and the tree's never spoke up. What's life without risks, Violet. If you wouldn't have taken the risk to go see Chance, you wouldn't be here with him now. Maybe it's a sign to take more risks?

"Okay, let's go," I tell him. He smiles and leads me into the deep unknown Forrest.