THAT GLACEON

In the words of the brilliant and wise ddvv33: "Update soon plz"

Well damn, I guess I gotta do it now XD

Wow, 25k+ views! That's a thousand... twenty-five times over! I've said this millions of times, but I just can't seem to thank you guys enough. Really, you are all the MVPs of this story. Oh, wait, I've said that heaps of times too. Well, just give yourself a good ol' pat on the back to make yourself feel better, alright?

Chapter 37 has hit the scene. I always found 37 to be quite an odd number. (BAD-UM, TSS) Otherwise, here it is. My girlfriend decided to pull a Zoey and stay over for the week, so sorry I couldn't get this update out sooner. I'm going to be having a couple of examinations over the next few weeks, so I'm not sure if you can be expecting a lot out of me for a bit. That doesn't mean I won't be working my socks off, though! It's 2AM and I have thousands of energy to boot, so let's do this before I... Zzz...

Does... Does this mean I can write the story? 'Cause I think Arceus-Sawss sounds way better.

Disclaimer: No copyrighted franchises are owned by Awesome Sawss here!

By the way, dearest thanks to Kitten-of-yore for pointing out that this story was rated T instead of M. However, that doesn't mean there will still be lemons in this story, so apologies to all those who twisted my arm asking for a lemon. However, I wouldn't mind if anyone else were to make their own rendition of this story inclusive of a lemon. By all means, y'know? Just shoot a PM my way, and I'll give you the green.

It was still an interesting day for Julley. He had for one, been taken to a theme park with his girlfriend and her family, and had been enjoying his stay so far. However, one event had clung onto his memories and hadn't let go since. It was only a couple of hours ago, when Cassidy had asked him about some feelings that she had experiencing, and wanted to know if he was having them too. It was specifically around her 'groins'. That had always been a place where his Mom would tell him to keep his mouth quiet about. Plus, school hadn't taught much about, so Julley would have to learn through personal instances, such as this one. What he didn't understand was, why was she having these sensations? What did it have to do with him? It was all very confusing.

Regardless, he took another bite out of his third hamburger of the day, chewing its meaty contents while reflecting on his life as a whole. All the while, Cassidy kept to her own thoughts, eventually distancing herself from the conversation she had been sharing with her brother. Under their smiling facades, both of our Eeveelution protagonists were in predicaments of their own.

Cooper checked the time on his phone. The trip back would take an hour, and considering the fact that it was already 4 o'clock, he didn't intend on spending the entire day here. He had his own work to do. In addition, the rides here sucked anyway. Well, mostly for him anyway. Unfortunately, Cooper wasn't exactly the tallest person around, so he was unable to go on the more hardcore rides due to him not being a few inches taller. The only person who really enjoyed themselves was Zoey, since she was tall enough to go on all of the rides, and she very much did exploit that. He hated the fact that he was quadruped.

"Hey guys, I think that we should start making our way back now." advised Cooper, taking a sip of coffee. Well, actually it was just mixed berry juice poured into a coffee cup. Cooper just wanted to make people around him think that he was a distinguished gentleman by doing that.

Cody groaned. This day had been a complete winning streak for him. To start off, he's gotten everything he wanted before he even set foot on these fields. Secondly, he's won about four different prizes from the ring toss, and to top it all off, he was able to sneak onto some rides despite his height. It couldn't get any better for Cody. All good things must come to an end, though, as the sun was beginning to set.

"D'aww, I was having a great time though! Can we come here again next week?" Cooper recounted the eye-twitching things that Cody did on the way here, and hesitated for a long time before giving his answer.

"Sorry, Cody, I didn't hear you. Anyway, let's be on our way." Cooper pranced off before Cody got a chance to speak, meaning that the Glaceon would have a question reserved for his elder brother on the trip back.

Cassidy followed a little close to Julley. She wanted to admire all of his features before they would be separated in the car. She took a whiff of his natural musk. It was so alluring, but she wouldn't be able to describe why.

When they all entered the car, Cooper briefly asked Cody a sequence of questions to be certain that he would not be disturbed during the trek back home. Knowing Cody, he would be the type of person to ask for food halfway down the highway.

"Cody, are you hungry?"

"Nope!"

"Are you bored? Do you want something to read or play on?"

"Nope!"

"So you won't ask me anything on the way back?"

"Nope!"

Cooper had ensured that Cody was not going to repeat what he did on the way here, thus he kicked the car into the second gear, and drove off, leaving nothing but fumes as traces. Cassidy looked back once more at the fair, and realized that she hadn't done whole lot compared to all of the rides that were there. Man, was it too late to turn back?

"Did you guys have fun? What was your favourite ride?" asked Zoey, tampering with her sunglasses. Cody launched an arm into the air and began to wave it around.

"Ooh! Oooh! My favourite ride was the one when it went all the way up... then down really fast!" yelled Cody, using his arms to act as the rollercoaster rails. Zoey smirked, a snarky comment popped into her head as Cooper made a sharp turn to join the highway.

"Wow, really? My favourite was the tunnel of love..." she purred, scratching the sensitive underside of Cooper's chin, making the Jolteon blush heavily and slam a foot up and down in gusto. Of course, he made sure that his foot was off the pedals first. Cassidy reeled in disgust, Cody laughed with nonchalance and Julley looked out the side of the window, having no clue as to what made everyone react his way. As always, the innuendo went in one ear and flew out the other. Cassidy then noticed how affectionate Zoey was to Cooper. Of course, she had always known that that two shared special places in their hearts for each other, but she never really got the time to acknowledge it. Perhaps she could experiment with it when they got back home.

It was becoming a hazy Saturday evening, what with the quickly descending sun and all, and Jasmine was hanging out with best friend Bonnie, doing what all stereotypical school girls these days would: Paint each other's claws. It was either that, or a heated game of "Trevenant Pursuit". They were both anticipating tomorrow, which would be the estimated arrival of Brendan. Jasmine was eager to see the return of the Blaziken, for two reasons. Firstly, she loved Brendan to bits, that part was obvious already. Also, it meant that Bonnie would be going back home. Jasmine adored Bonnie, for sure. The only problem was that Bonnie was also a big eater, especially when she was sad. Furthermore, Jasmine was already the void stomach of the house, so that meant that she had to keep going out and buying more and more food, even resorting to 'borrowing' some of the cash that Julley saved in his Slowpoke bank to make up for the huge amounts that she lost.

"Hey Bonnie, how do you think Brendan's holding up?" asked Jasmine, applying a thick layer of red nail varnish to the Blaziken's fingernails.

"I'm sure that he's fine, but I just can't get over what happened back then. Like, I'm finding it hard to believe that I got myself into that kind of situation." returned Bonnie, sighing as she closed her eyes and regretted ever being on the dance floor, or rather the lounge, at that particular time.

Jasmine finished customizing one of Bonnie's talons, so she moved on to the next. "Stop being so hard on yourself, Bonnie. I get what happened, and I understand if you would be upset over it, but you have to remember that it's long gone past now. There's nothing you can do to change it, so you have to overcome that guilt."

Bonnie exhaled and nodded her head. On the bright side, Brendan said that he was going to be coming really soon, so she'll have another person to comfort her. She couldn't fathom the feeling of a knife being plunged into her body, and she would never want to wish that on another person, let alone her own brother. What kind of monster would Mark have to be to pull something off like that?

"Look, I can still tell that you're feeling down. How about we get some ice cream?" Bonnie's eyes lit up at the sound of that. After all that's gone down so far, she felt as if she really deserved it.

"Finally. Home, sweet home." murmured Cooper as he sloppily parked the car into the gravely driveway. He had enough of travelling around to last him a couple weeks, especially with the insatiable Cody. The Jolteon crawled out of the car and opened the front door with his keys. He was later followed by Zoey and Cody. Cassidy and Julley still stood out on the driveway, the Umbreon having the intention of leaving straight away.

"Thanks for having me around for the amusement park. It was definitely worth it." spoke Julley, pulling at his scarf. "But, I think that I have to go home now."

Cassidy's heart sank. Where did the times go? It was still the weekend, so he could stay just a little bit longer, no?

"B-But, you can't go just yet… It's still the weekend, right? You could still stay just one more night!" earnestly asked Cassidy. Julley didn't want to overstay his welcome. He's already fallen victim to Cassidy's beseeching of persuasiveness before, and he didn't want to do the same again.

"I know, but Jasmine's expecting me to be home soon." argued Julley, scratching the fur on the back of his neck. He had the persistent feeling that he was fighting a losing battle.

"I can talk to Jasmine, just please stay once more!" Now she began to sound desperate. Julley wasn't sure why it was absolutely necessary to stay for another day. He would see her at school the day after no matter what happens.

"Oh, alright. Let's go inside- OOF!" Julley was immediately tackled to the ground and glomped by a very affectionate Cassidy. He was then treated with an over-the-top kiss onto his nose.

"Thank you so much! C'mon, let's get inside!" Man, was Cassidy ever so suddenly excited to have him stay another night. This had happened before, and Cassidy would always reply as if she was a little kid on Christmas. However, on this occasion, there was something very off. Supposedly, Umbreons were no good at sensing innuendos, but they were experts at detecting when something was up. They just wouldn't know 'what' was up.

She's been acting awfully weird lately. I don't know why though.

Last time I checked, she would act like that nearly every time you would come into that house.

Of course, but something doesn't feel right…

Perhaps you're over-reacting. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to go and run for president.

That last part made zero sense to Julley, so he sighed as he prepared to stay one more night at the Blizzards' residence.

In the lounge, Julley came across the familiar bunch of Cassidy, Cody, Cooper and Zoey, all huddled in front of the television with room next to Cassidy, reserved for him. He sat down and also partook in watching the programme. It was a movie, but Julley didn't really understand what the plot was since he just came in. Sometime during the highly anticipated climax of the movie, Cody got up and ran to the kitchen, but returned with a gloom face. No one saw that the young Glaceon was upset, so he took to standing in front of the television to get their attention.

"Move out of the way, Cody!" commanded Cassidy, waving a paw from side to side to exaggerate her point. However, Cody didn't budge.

"Someone finished all of the snacks, and now there's nothing to eat for the movie!" wailed Cody, prancing from one foot to the other. Cooper began to get a little frustrated with Cody, as he's really been messing up this day for him.

"But Mom says that you're not allowed to eat candy past 6PM." countered Cooper, putting an arm up to rest his head on. He could already tell that this conversation was going to be more than a handful.

"But it's the weekend!"

"Sorry, bro, I'll make you some grilled cheese sandwiches instead."

Cody began to sniffle, a universal indicator showing that he was seconds away from bursting into tears, and the last thing that anyone would want would be a weeping Cody. Zoey was the first to see this, and made the tactful decision of letting Cody have what he wants. She reached into her purse and whipped out a five dollar note.

"Alright, alright. Cassidy, why don't you and Julley take Cody here to the store and see what you guys want, m'kay?" There was Zoey, acting as the mother of the family once more. Cassidy and Julley got up from the couch after accepting the money. Cody gave a speedy hug to the Zoroark, much to the disgust of Cooper, before running out of the door with Cassidy and Julley in tow.

Cooper sat there, downright flabbergasted that Zoey gave in to Cody's demands so quickly. She didn't even put up a fight at all. A yellow paw found its way onto his forehead, shadowing his eyes from the Zoroark's weakness.

"You really just did that, you know?" muttered Cooper, not removing that paw. Zoey looked at him as if she had done nothing wrong.

"Look Cooper, I know he can be a little irritating sometimes, but remember that he's not only just a little kid, but he's also your little brother." This was the worst argument that Zoey could create at the moment.

"I get that he's my little brother, but don't you see what he's doing? He's taking major advantage of the fact that he's a kid, and that he can get anything he pleases once he feigns getting sad or crying." Eyelids covered Zoey's scarlet orbs as she buried her face in her hands.

"Of course, I know that already, but come on. You don't really want to make him cry, do you? That'll make you just as good as him."

An exhale left Cooper's mouth, as he eventually gave into Zoey's cleverly planned and valid points. He detested it when she was right, because he would always be wrong in turn. Slumping in his chair, Cooper awaited the arrival of his younger siblings, crossing his arms as he did so.

...

Said younger siblings were just now entering the local supermarket at the end of the street. It wasn't exactly dark yet, so they had some time to get what they needed and some back home safely. Cassidy and Julley walked Cody into one of the stalls, but the former wasn't particularly happy with his recent behavior, thus she took the time now to call him on it.

"Hey Cody, what's with you always getting upset when Cooper says no? He says no because it's for your own good, not because he doesn't like you or anything." scolded Cassidy, walking in front of Cody, who remained neck stiff with his nose in the air.

"But Cooper never gets me anything. I just want some candy, that's all." Cassidy rolled her eyes. Even when he was in the wrong, Cody still remained intransigent.

"You are just unmanageable, sometimes. Hurry up and get what you want." Cody put on a triumphant smirk as he padded on to the sugary section. Julley trotted over to Cassidy, who looked like her veins were about to pop from pure ire.

"Cassidy? Perhaps you ought to calm down a bit. You looked like you were about to Hyper beam Cody right there."

The Glaceon chuckled as her mood was lifted a little. At least Julley knew how to swap her emotions.

"Who wouldn't? He's been using his tears as a way to attract attention and sympathy from people around him, so from this he thinks he can get anything he pleases from it." replied Cassidy, slapping a cold blue paw onto her face. Cody then came back, a pack of 'Kit-Delcatty' chocolate bars in between his teeth. He proudly walked over, and gestured for the two to make their way to the checkout. Once they were in the line, Cody put his sweets of choice up on the conveyor belt, and patiently waited for the line to progress. The only problem was the Pokemon in front of them. Whoever this person was, they must have quite a lot of money, since all they put on the belt were various sugary foodstuffs and drinks. This, over time, began to aggravate the smaller Glaceon, who had less patience than a... Well, person with no patience. His abilities of condolence must of gotten straight to his head, as he audaciously strolled up to the Pokemon in front. He tapped on their back, resulting in them to turn around and unveil their blue and cream Typhlosion-like face.

"Uh... Do you need something there, kid?" asked the Typhlosion, stuffing all of his products inside of a bag.

Cody immediately froze in his tracks. He recognized that face. That was the face of the Typhlosion that he saw hanging out with his... Er, the Buneary that he had small feelings for. He backed up, shivering on the spot.

"Are you okay?" asked the Typhlosion, that you would now know as Tyson.

Cody didn't seem to give an answer, so Cassidy and Julley stepped forward, planning to make an awkward excuse.

"Uh, sorry about that; my brother here is a little shy." spoke Cassidy, laughing a little nervously. Tyson nodded, but before he could turn around, he gave a weird stare to the Umbreon.

"Heyyy... I've definitely seen you somewhere..." Tyson then looked up to the ceiling, seeing if he could find his answer there.

"Of course! You're Jasmine's brother, right?" Julley nodded and put up a smile. He felt like a celebrity as soon as Tyson recognized him for someone who wasn't a loner or loser.

"No way! My name is 'Tyonysus Tephra-Francisco Hephaestus-Vulcus Tornupto', or rather, Tyonysus "Tyson" Tornupto. The Francisco is from my Mom's side. She calls me 'Cisco', which is pronounced SEES-CO."

Yep, just in case you mistook it for Bartholomew instead.

Tyson stuck out a paw for Julley to shake, to which he did. It was a really good thing that there were short hand alternates to his name. Julley doubted that he would be able to remember all of that, let alone actually being able to pronounce it all without fail.

"Oh, right. Well, my name's Julley, this is Cassidy here, and this is Cody." Cassidy gave a polite wave to Tyson, but Cody made no such movement. It was really cramping the mood.

"Nice to meet you all. Surprisingly, I was going to Jasmine's- Er, resultantly, your house. I found that by my... Girlfriend, Bonnie was living there temporarily, so I just came by to drop them with some food." For a start, Julley found Tyson to be very friendly, a lot friendlier that he had expected, to be honest.

"Okay. Thanks. I understand that Jasmine really does like to eat." Tyson wasn't so sure about that, but he rolled with it anyway.

"Yup, so I'm just doing them a favour." Once the Typhosion put the last bottle of Sitrus berry juice in his backpack, he paid the cashier using his card, before preparing to bid the Umbreon farewell.

"Uh, so I'm gonna have to go now. But I'll catch you around, alright?" Julley agreed with this, as he wouldn't mind having time to spend in the company of Tyson, or rather, Tyonysus.

"No problem." The pair of Eeveelutions gave a salute to the leaving Typhlosion, while they progressed in the line, placing their only product on the conveyor belt. On the other hand, it seemed that Cody was nowhere to be found. This wasn't evident until the duo had purchased the item.

"Man, he seems pretty nice." told Cassidy, giving the cashier the money that was allocated by Cooper. "I wouldn't mind having him for a brother, in exchange for- Wait... where's Cody?"

Julley put his head up and looked around. His eyes couldn't catch a visual of the smaller Glaceon. The Umbreon couldn't find a reason as to why Cody would make the decision of dashing off to who knows where just by seeing one person.

"I-I don't know, but we better find him quickly." panted Julley, desperation in his tone courtesy of the need to find Cody before it got too dark. They were trusted with a responsibility, and the last thing he wanted was Claire to blow a fuse over the absence of her youngest son. Cassidy went up and down each isle, but was unable to find him there. Julley took to searching around the car parks, but found no such luck. Julley and Cassidy then met up at the entrance, feeling fearful of the consequences that were to occur if they were unsuccessful in retrieving Cody from wherever he was right now.

"I couldn't find him anywhere!" heavily breathed Cassidy, bowing her head and doubling over to catch her breath properly.

Ooooh, you're in trooouble!

"Neither could I. Where could he be?" replied Julley, doing a full 360 scan to ensure that he had left no stone unturned. As he turned around, he caught a glimpse of a blue tail, wagging back and forth beneath a bench on the way out of the store. Julley slowly approached the tail, and looked under the bench to find its owner.

"Cody? What are you doing there? We spent the last fifteen minutes looking for you." Cody met Julley's gaze with a stern one of his own.

"I... I don't like him- He's scary!" muttered Cody, moving further under the safety of the wooden bench. Cassidy trotted over, hearing the last couple of words that came out of Cody's mouth. Something must have clicked in her head, since her mouth formed an 'O' shape and she slowly looked up.

"Oh! So that's the Typhlosion you were on about! Cody, he isn't scary at all; you just need to make the time to know him a little better!" advised Cassidy, but Julley wasn't too clear on what she was on about. He didn't make it his priority to ask. He could already get the gist of the story, and was a little confused about why Cody would live in fear of the... Harmless Typhlosion?

"O-Okay, sis." barely spoke Cody, crawling out from the bench so he could be reunited with his candy.

After all the misconceptions were cleared up, the trio were now able to leave the supermarket and finally go back home. Speaking of going back home, it felt like an eternity since Julley was able to feel the comfort of his own bed. He just didn't feel the same gusto from resting on Cassidy's mattress. However, that was cancelled out by the embrace that Cassidy put on him every night. He wouldn't tell anyone this, but he truly did like it. He was secure in the hands of the Glaceon, just as she was in his. That's what a relationship is all about, no?

Along the darkening streets that the trio trekked upon, small particles of water vapour began to settle along the atmosphere of the Earth's surface, creating a very opaque mist. Cody held tightly onto Cassidy, who held onto Julley, who held onto himself and witty comments from Arceus. The Blizzards' front yard was coveted by the falling haze that partially obscured the large house from view. Cassidy slotted the house key into its respective hole in the door frame, and opened it. In the lounge were Zoey and Cooper, who seemed to be bickering about whether the change in climate was affected by eating marshmallows. Julley let a sigh escape his lips as he closed the door behind him. He was tired, and yearned for sleep. Cody entered the lounge and sat on the couch in between the Zoroark and Jolteon, opening his candy bag with pride and glee, not having the manners to thank Zoey for providing him with the money to purchase them. Cooper watched in distaste as Cody carelessly wolfed down the money earned by Zoey. How could he know that he's doing this, and not realise how much of a jerk he's being?

"Are you happy that you got your candy now, Cody?" spat Cooper, his tone being the opposite of friendly.

"Yeah, now I can really enjoy my movie!"

"Aren't you forgetting something? Maybe... Something of gratitude to say to someone?" asked Cooper, inching towards Zoey so Cody would get what he means.

"Nope!" Cooper was about to lose it. He had never snapped at anyone, but here he was, about to switch on his own flesh and blood. To be fair, Cody has been doing this for the past day and a half, and in this day alone, he had managed to pluck at one of Cooper's nerves.

"Cody... You're really starting to annoy me. Why don't you say "Thanks" to Zoey? She's the reason as to why you're eating that."

Cody rolled his eyes condescendingly, but at least still had the decency to mutter his gratitude.

"Thanks, Zoey."

Zoey got up and rubbed the Glaceon's head. "D'aww, don't worry about it, kiddo!" From there, she exited the lounge and went upstairs, leaving Cody and Cooper to visually duel with each other.

"Just because you've got Zoey on your side, doesn't mean that I'm not onto you, understand?" Cody didn't care as to what the Jolteon had to say. He had a newfound power, and he was going to do everything he was capable of doing in order to exploit it. Cody would start his reign by sticking his tongue out at his older brother, before dashing upstairs so Cooper could pursue him. Cassidy and Julley were all that remained in the living room. Cassidy turned to Julley for a reaction over the situation, and got nothing but a shrug of the shoulders.

In the local hospital where our favourite Blaziken resided, another comic book was strewn across the room. Brendan had gotten fed up of reading the same volume of "Dragonite Ball Duper", and now he was bored. Of course, he didn't expect a lot from a hospital in terms of entertainment, but come on, it was torture to sit and watch old reruns of "PsyduckTales". He wouldn't mind it if he were seven years younger. Well, okay, a couple days younger. The Blaziken would always reserve a soft spot in his heart for Saturday morning cartoons.

Brendan couldn't wait to get out of this place. His limbs ached to kick and punch. Fighters are fighters, not invalids. From time to time, he would get an itch on his lower back that he could only reach with extreme stretching. However, it hurt his abdomen like all hell to even try, so he laid there, an itch absolutely ruining his life.

Tomorrow was going to be an awesome day, since this was going to be the day when he was going to be discharged. The nurse had warned him that strenuous activities could worsen the injury, and he may have to pay the hospital another visit if he wasn't careful. In other words, he was unable to pursue his passion of battling for the next week or so, at least until his stomach stopped paining. What was he expected to do then? Study sciences? No thanks. Despite the fact that Brendan was actually very successful in terms of academics, acing examinations with an A+ to A grade standard, he found interest mostly in battling, on the mat and on paper. Sciences had never been his favorite, especially Biology. Oh, don't you dare get him started on Biology.

"Brendan, you gotta know all about the body in order to know where to attack, otherwise you'll risk getting the first punch to the face because your advances weren't critical enough to make a difference."

Coach Wheezle had a very valid point when he phrased it that way. Yet, Brendan could never bring himself to legitimately sit down and read a book about Biology and stuff. Suddenly, everything that someone would claim to be unappealing would become invigorating. The emotionless crimson walls of his bedroom would immediately find itself being a steel cage, holding back a ferocious Blaziken, feared by many books tedious to the mind. Brendan would imagine himself being a five year old Torchic once more, being fazed by everything. Never could that small Torchic ever anticipate being stabbed in the torso, though.

Abby sat alone on the floor, refusing to use the couch for its intended purpose. With her only companion being the dim light that hung from the ceiling, she heaved a sigh of defeat. Recently, her life in school had been so dull. Tormenting Julley with onslaughts of kisses had always been fun, but what was it truly without the competition of Brendan? His absence took the fun out of it, but that did not mean that she couldn't just take Julley for herself. Of course she could. It would be as easy as taking candy from a Pichu, yet that was the issue at hand.

"Boredom is in between your ears, Abigail." She would always hear Zoey say that. For once, she could admit that the Zoroark was correct. There was absolutely nothing to do.

"Make hay while the sun shines, dear." That would be in the words of her late mother. Rightfully so, Abby would add. Of course, she could simply up and attack the Umbreon any day of the week, but it entertained her to try at school, since it was more of a challenge there. She wanted to make Julley hers and no one else's for sure. However, it felt pointless without the Blaziken making futile attempts to try and stop her. It is what made the journey worthwhile. Here she was, sat in the center of her dusty carpet, whining about a subject that she easily had control over, but would never take advantage of it.

"If you're going to complain but not do anything about it, there's no point of complaining!" She would constantly remember hearing her father say that nearly every time she spoke of something in a negative way. That was instead of being a father and actually sorting out the problem and helping her. Abby blamed her upbringing for the way she acted now. Ruthless, merciless, apathetic.

"If you're ever in a pickle, don't be afraid to ask your younger brother for advice! That's what family is for, right?" Abby didn't need family. She had herself, and that was it. She only needed herself, and herself alone. She hated this nonchalant attitude her brother had toward life. She wondered how people could remain so joyous in a world full of death, disease and hatred for one another. She didn't need compassion. Compassion is an emotion that should be inflicted on those too weak to handle themselves. What was it that she felt for Julley then? No, it wouldn't be pity. Guilt? Of course not. Power. Yes, it was power. Sure, she felt power over everyone in the whole school, regardless of their social status. She was capable of eradicating a whole nation, or so she thinks at least.

Nonetheless, the school was full of battling minors, all of which fell under her paw in the food chain. So why would she insist on showing this sort of affection for Julley? Was it because she actually liked him? No! Well, yeah. Maybe. She had conflicting emotions about that subject. Regardless of whether she crushed on the smaller Umbreon, she knew that she could quite literally crush him if she wanted to. But, there was something holding her back, and it wasn't the sympathy she had over Julley, no, not that. Perhaps... It was guilt. The same guilt accumulated from her previous transgressions. How could that be? Abby didn't feel, she only did. She searched for an answer, but was unable to find one.

"Abby, no. Abby, please stop!"

"Abigail, what's gotten into you!"

"Please sis, no! Stop! Someone help!"

Those pleads for mercy were the final things she had heard come out of her family, before they too joined the dust that roamed the earth, scattered by the wind. She had no regrets, though. Some people are born to survive, and others aren't so lucky. Abby would rather put it as not being "adapted". As for Zoey, well, she didn't necessarily get away, but she endured to be oblivious and accept Abby's false witnesses concerning the disappearances of her family, and forever felt sympathetic of her "loss".

It could be that Abby actually missed her family. Her immediate flesh and blood, now gone. Maybe the result of the guilt she had paining in her heart was from the absence of her family. And that could explain, why she needed someone in her life. She needed one more to help satisfy her thirst for love and care.

Her thirst... For Julley.

Okay, two things. Firstly, thanks for that review ddvv33, you really helped me to sit down and get this chapter done and dusted XD. Secondly, I've been considering investing in a beta reader to help with this story, but I'm not really too confident around the idea. I mean, I've done all of this independently, so I've never been sure about it. But, if you're feeling that I should, give me a reason, if you get me?

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