K.M:

Hey everyone! Sorry for being gone for like a whole 2 months, I've just been so tired lately, my dad recently got us a dog, it was meant for my brother, but he hates it, so it sort of now belongs to my sister and I, he's super cute though, he has a really curly fluffy tail that I just love to play with. Besides the dog I've also had to deal with laziness. XP

But that is not relevant to the story my little kitties so on to that.

I do not own Pokemon, because if I did then Brock would have never left. I own Kunie.

(Warning: slight blood!)

I was...disappointment. Not the "I didn't get what I want" kind of disappointment, or the "I can't believe you did that" kind of disappointment.

No...this was more of a "I expected a little more than this" kind.

Gold had signed up for the gym battle in the Nacrene city, it was my first Gym battle.

It was exhilarating.

It was inspiring.

It was confidence-boosting.

It was none of the above.

I was bored out of my mind, slowly picking at all the mistakes I had seen, whether the Pokemon was too slow, or the trainer hesitated too much, or the Pokemon wasn't trained well..

I wasn't talking about Gold, he was amazing, and showed flawless control and connection with his Pokemon.

The trainers at the Gym? Not so much.

Red seemed to have picked up on my thought process because he was eventually chuckling at my annoyed, and slightly judging eyes. Rune didn't seem as bored as I was though, as he was cheer-leading Gold on, and excitedly barking at the top of his lungs. Eventually he had beaten the trainers, and even solved the clues at the gym, I found them confusing at first until Red explained the little tricks to me, the museum had questions in a couple of books, and we were supposed to find the book that was the answer, it was annoying at most.

Then he came up against Lenora, the gym leader.

I'll admit she wasn't as bad as the trainers in the gym, but she most certainly lacked something Gold, and Red had.

I don't know what it was, but after seeing them with their Pokemon and how they battled, all other trainers seemed to lack in luster, and power.

I felt like a hypocrite, I was a beginner, and just a couple months ago I couldn't stand Em. But I couldn't help it...

My battle came and went smoothly, I kept a nonchalant act, but inside I was disappointed.

Rune finished her off quickly and efficiently, I had my badge, but I was still unnerved by the symbol of the badge itself, so I just kept it in it's case, deep in the crevices of my bag, next to the package.

"You've gotten better Kunie..." Red admitted, I frowned, knowing Gold would say something.

"But you're clearly not good enough." I glared at him, Rune growled beside me, almost hatefully, it was probably because he didn't like seeing people bad-mouth me.

"Clearly? seems to me like you're clearly delusional, I was great in my battle, and I don't need you to tell me otherwise B.E.E.B." I huffed.

"No. Seriously, all you were doing was beating Lenora's Pokemon to the ground, you didn't use tactics, or even pace yourself, you just used all your strongest moves all out." He continued to correct me, I looked at Gold, seeing for the first time that his eyes were serious. I stood from the wooden bench I had been relaxing on, Gold stood as well, looking at me sternly.

"Why would I need tactics or strategies when she's weak enough for me to just beat her, I didn't need to pace myself, I only needed to beat her. And I won! so what's the problem?" I growled at him, feeling annoyed at the way he was belittling me, I was not some kid he could just push around, he was only a couple years older than me, and yet he acted as if he had any right to treat me like I was wrong.

"The problem was that the battle was only to show Lenora you could beat her, but you were completely merciless, to both hers and your Pokemon's limits. You just wanted to get the battle over with."

"So what if I was?!"

"Honestly are you so thick-headed, and arrogant that you don't even see it?!"

I was losing my patience. I clenched my fists in anger.

"See what?! what a big deal you're making out of this, cause I can definitely see that!"

"That's enough! Both of you!" Me and Gold were pulled away from each other harshly by the back of our shirts, I looked up to see Red, glaring at us with blazing red eyes. "You are both acting childish, and immature-" Red suddenly yelped in pain, he let go of us, my eyes widened as I saw him flinch away from us.

(Warning: stop here if ya don't want to read about a bit of blood, I'll recap ya at the end)

Rune hanging of his arm.

When he let go I saw that there were holes in Red's arm, and he was bleeding.

My eyes widened, I looked at Rune, who was growling at Red vehemently, his muzzle stained red.

Fear. I'm scared. Stop. No. No. Not red. Not that red. Why was it so familiar? Doesn't matter. Stop it. Stop it!

I backed away from them, seeing the stones glow brighter, my fear growing, I felt the air around me choking me, I was suffocating, Red looked at Rune with wide, shocked eyes, Gold tensed, his hand going to his belt, the light was almost blinding, people gasping in fear, and shock, "Stop..." I managed to whispered, I remembering clearly what happened in the lab, the pain, the weeks on bed-rest, I had been angry, but that didn't mean I wanted anything to happen to Red or Gold.

Just like that day. Just like it. Those speckles of red. So much red. They were all over.

My whisper seemed to snap Rune out of it, he jolted, and looked at me, his eyes confused.

I looked at Red, and Gold, they were staring at Rune in shock, and fear, my fear grew.

Stop the fear. Stop it. Make it stop. How do I stop it though?

I rushed to Rune, and picked him up, running as fast as I could away from them, ignoring their shouts for me to come back.

Fear, fear. Alone. All alone. By myself. No one can hear me scream again. Just like that day. All alone, because he was gone.

Rune attacked someone, with no hesitation, he acted hatefully to someone, I could hardly believe it, in truth I still don't know what even happened, maybe what I saw was all a dream, or a nightmare, maybe Rune never even touched Red, maybe he was still my innocent but stupid fox, the brat, the baby of the family...maybe I wasn't really running to keep him with me.

I knew the consequence of a Pokemon attacking a human, it was a severe one. I knew what would happen.

I didn't want to be alone, for days, for weeks, no, no, not months, years, many, many years...

Tears built in my eyes as I ran, bumping into people carelessly as my vision blurred the more I ran, the weight in my arms felt too real, the pain in my chest hurt too much.

What if he really did bite Red? What if I really was running?

What if they really did try to take him away from me?

No. No. This didn't sound like my Rune, My Rune would never bite anybody!

Don't take him away, don't, don't! He's all I have!

I turned into an alley and hid behind a dumpster, gasping for breath, how long had I been running, I looked down at Rune, my eyes widening at what I saw, big beautiful electric blue eyes staring at me innocently, and ignorantly, the small face saying he was the innocent, that he did nothing.

His face was also innocent, he didn't do anything... he didn't, why did they take him away?! Why?! Why?!

The drops of blood on his face said otherwise, it was real, it was all real my breath hitched, a part of me wanted to throw Rune away from me in disgust, that part of me was telling me that I should have known better, that anything to do with Pokemon ended up resulting in pain.

That blood was too familiar.

Pain, not physically, but emotionally, it all hurt, it hurt too much, I felt almost...betrayed, maybe I had portrayed a stupid image in my head telling me that what happened before wouldn't happen again, that I could give this life a second chance, and it would be alright, why did I think it would be alright? things aren't alright, I was scared, alone, and I just didn't know what to do.

The right thing, a voice reminded me.

He wasn't alone, I was with him, but they took him away, why was I alone?

The right thing would be to walk back to Red, and Gold.

I had no one...

The right thing would be to say goodbye to the live I was living right now.

Because he left me, no, no, he promised he'd never leave...no...they took him...

The right thing would be to take Rune to the scientists to have him put down.

...I remember...I remember what happened...it hurts to remember...

The right thing felt so wrong.

I miss him so...so much...

I didn't know what to do. I just... didn't know what to do. I couldn't think.

I clenched my eyes, telling my mind to shut up, to stop thinking, I needed...I needed.

Silence.

(Warning over, y'all can come back now)

I trudged through the forest silently, Rune in my arms, with his head face-down in shame. He had spoken up a few times only for me to ignore him. Truthfully I didn't even know what he was saying, I was too tired to process the words, so I ignored them, the only noise being from a small portable radio that was softly playing music on my belt, though that was also ignored.

My legs felt itchy from being trudged through the undergrowth of bushes, and bugs. I ignored that too.

The sun was setting, it was getting darker, and colder, ignored.

I felt like I would topple over any second, I was exhausted, I just wanted to close my eyes forever, everything hurt.

I heard the sound of a Pokeball, and the familiar weight of Em leaning on my leg because she could no longer rise on my shoulders, I didn't bother to look.

"Trainer, why are you sad?"

I didn't answer her.

"Trainer I find you ignoring me quite insulting."

How could I answer her, I didn't know what to say, I wasn't thinking.

"I suggest you answer me now, unless you wish to face the consequence of your defiance."

But I was, I was thinking, but I wasn't supposed to, thinking was bad, thinking made me think of what would happen, worries, pain, abandon-

I gasped at the pain on my cheek, burning, real, physical, I opened my eyes and looked up, only to find a Servine standing above me with a harsh glare, I absently noted that Rune was trying to claw out of my arms to charge at her, but my grip was still tight, even after falling to the ground, maroon eyes glaring darkly.

"Enough, of your ridiculous moping, stand up you stupid trainer, and answer the question."

I stared only for second before my mouth moved on it's own, "Rune attacked Red, I don't know what to do." Emerald narrowed her eyes at Rune, glaring at him, I could only gasp, "It's not his fault, he was only protecting me!" I tried to defend him.

"There is a difference from protecting someone, and lusting for battle." she sneered at Rune, "And this fox only lusts for power." At that Rune stopped, staring at Emerald in shock.

I gaped at Rune, to find him staring at the floor in shock and shame, "Rune..." I muttered, looking at him worriedly, what Em said couldn't be true.

"She's...right..." my eyes widened at Rune's words.

"I only want to fight, and...fight...I don't know how to stop it."

"You certainly won't if you travel with the others, you only run a greater risk of hurting others, and eventually getting put down." Em said to Rune.

I panicked, "I won't leave Rune!" I shouted at her, almost not noticing I was.

"I'm not telling you to. I'm telling you to leave the others." She said as she smoothly looked at me.

I balked, staring at her in confusion.

"Red trains Pokemon to get stronger, and Gold teaches you how to raise them, you don't need any of that right now, right now you need to understand yourselves, and each other before you are even ready to start training, you may have known each other for years but that means nothing in the face of battle. Knowing how to battle isn't the only thing Pokemon can do, but it is what the stones are telling Rune, right now we need to control our bodies before we can control the stones."

Her words washed over me, calming me instantly, the first thing that came out of my mouth was "That's the longest I've ever heard you talk..."

She was silent, but she was staring at me in amusement.

Logic, think logically, that was how I always had been, and it usually helped, sometimes I would think emotionally, that sometimes also helped, but not now.

Now I needed to do what I thought was right, which didn't feel emotional, or logical.

"W-what's the plan?" I stuttered to Em, she raised an eyebrow.

"You are the trainer, shouldn't you know?" she asked almost condescendingly.

I nodded to myself. "Yeah...yeah..." I stood wobbly.

We walked in a random direction, the radio playing Story of the year almost ironically.

"~Until the day I die, I spill my heart for you...~"

K.M:

(Recap, go to the end of this to get to the author note!)

Well basically Kunie sees Rune biting Red, the stones getting ready to attack him, Kunie whispers in fear for it to stop, so the stones stop, Kunie freaks out, takes Rune and runs, she hides behind a trashcan to try to think, but all her thoughts are jumbled up, and she's scared that Rune will be put down if people find out what happened, she's also staring to think that maybe it was all fake, and she was just in a nightmare, then she starts to remember Him, and memories flood her of something that happened, she starts to have a mental-breakdown she's so scared of her thoughts that her mind actually shuts down, and she just stops thinking.

(Recap over!)

I think this chapter was very intense and hard to write, because Kunie's thoughts are literally all jumbled up, she has no idea what she's thinking, her mind is trying to get her to either think things logically, or emotionally, and then seeing the blood caused her to remember bad memories, but she ends up just completely in shock. Truth is emotions aren't something that are easy to write, and it took me forever to get this chapter the way I wanted it. I guess I wanted to portray that feeling of loss, and confusion, so most of it is just babble.

And Rune just bit someone...Things have gotten pretty serious. Much like animals were put down if they attacked someone I would think that would apply to Pokemon, though it has shown in both anime and manga before that head-strong characters would just stand there and take it when a Pokemon attacks them just to prove some point, which I don't think would actually happen in the real world, some animal attacks? The person gets sued, and the animal is put down for being "dangerous". You'll only have to wait and see how that progresses.

Emerald here showed she has a bit of an arrogant bit of her with the way she bosses Kunie around, and the way she smacked her, showing her tough love, I think Kunie needs that with her arrogance, someone that would knock her down a few pegs, and I really wanted Emerald to be that, even if she had seemed silent all the time. I like to think of her as a mixture of Weiss, and Blake from RWBY, Weiss is arrogant (I added a dash of that into Emerald), but also shows she cares about the people around her, and Blake is silent, but not scared of saying what she thinks when the matter counts (and a dash of that). I think Emerald would be a good friend to Kunie that would help her grow better, I had originally not planned on adding her, but eventually did when I noticed something lacked in Kunie only having Rune. I had always seen that Kunie seemed to force herself to focus on not freaking out when bad things happened because she felt she had no one, but I think this time she let herself freak-out because unconsciously she knew she really did have someone, though I guess some of you might see it differently.

Again the character called "Him" has been brought up, no I don't plan on telling you any time soon.

Anyway did I say Happy new year to any of you guys? I don't I think I did. Well anyhow Happy new year! I hope you all manage to accoplish your resolutions, those who have some.

So I believe that's all I wanted to say, I hope you all have a good day, week, month, year, whatever, Review, tell me what you thought of this chapter, is it too long? Too dark? If any of you have questions, feel free to ask, even the guests, or the users who are too lazy to log in, I want to hear what you think, PM, or review whatever, see ya kitties.