Edit(ed) by: Andrizzi
It was around a week later when the egg hatched. Somehow, since I (usually) slept on a thick rug on the ground, I managed to coil myself around the egg, and as such got woken up when that started.
Adam simply left, intending on picking up a towel and a cheri berry, placing the towel below the egg and using a psychic knife to open the berry.
It took a while, but eventually a small crack appeared on the surface, then another and another. I smiled, the young one at least didn't need any persuasion to leave the egg.
After the egg broke so far that he could come out of the egg, I tried to remember what happened when I was in his position and started cleaning him. After that was done, I pulled him to myself, using my body warmth to conserve his.
I left Kyoyhoa and brought the eggshells to the professor. I wasn't sure if he had any use for them, but he seemed pleased with me for some reason.
After that, I got to the electric gym and saw that today was no battle scheduled for today. I rang, and eventually Okubo came out, raising an eyebrow upon seeing me.
FYI, I was as Adam there, not as Seto.
"You know that today's closed?"
"Yep. I wanted to speak to Imai, though. Do you know where he is?"
His face showed surprise upon realizing I knew the name of his manectric.
"No," he eventually answered, "he left earlier today."
As such, I turned to the park Ima showed me, hoping to find him there.
After passing one of the guards, I found him there, lying in the sun.
I walked over to him, then clapped my hands in front of his face. He shot up, electricity dancing along his body, but it vanished when he saw me.
{Why are you here?}
I smiled.
"I thought you would want to visit. Remember the egg? It hatched."
{Really? And why are you here? Is your other half missing me?}
I tried to deadpan but couldn't do as I was blushing slightly.
"I'll admit that she thought about that, yes."
With a wolfish grin, he strode away.
{Then what are you waiting for?}
Just what has my life become?
When dad tried to enter the room, I made my displeasure at such an action very clear, and after seeing me growling at him, he wisely chose to leave me alone.
The little one already got awake, so I pulled the cheri berry nearby closer, using what I already could use again of my psychic power to do so.
After I used the berry to feed him, I smiled upon remembering how I reacted in the exact same way to that sweet smell.
That would be his main drink/food for the next few days, after that I'd mix in some other berries. I got that recommendation online, as there was no vulpix or ninetales I could ask.
A little while after that, Adam and Imai returned, and both immediately came to our(?) room.
{That's the vulpix?}
"Are you stating the obvious today?"
{Yes?}
I chuckled.
"Question is which one of us would be considered the father figure."
{No idea.}
{Well, you know I originally was male,} I said as Kyoyhoa, not wanting my parents to hear that part of the conversation.
Imai caught on and laid down next to me, while Adam got down to breakfast.
He seemed to think about it for a moment.
{Well, I believe neither would be a good idea.}
{Why?}
He pawed at the ground for a second, then spoke his mind.
{Well… you were who cared for that egg, but since you and 'him' are the same person, I don't think it would be good if you were more than one parental figure. In the same way, I never was here, and I also don't know you that well yet,} he responded, looking away.
I smiled, realizing he did this for the little one, not for his own benefit.
{Thank you.}
{What do you…} he started, but then I had already pulled him over with psychic and nuzzled him.
Beet red, he pulled away, not managing to say anything for more than a solid minute.
{Uh… what name did you pick for him?}
Well, that was awkward. Ahem.
{Kitsune. It is a name used for nine-tailed foxes of older legends.}
{Isn't that a bit too generic?}
{Not really. Seems like nearly no one knows about that name anyways, so it isn't that common either.}
"Adam?"
"Yeah?" I asked, looking up from my bowl of cereal.
"I assume the egg you got from the professor hatched?"
Nodding, I said: "Yes. It's a vulpix, by the way."
He raised a bow.
"That's a fire pokémon, isn't it? How do you want to keep it from burning down anything?"
"Learning attacks takes time," I responded, continuing to eat my breakfast.
"You see, there is an energy every pokémon has. That energy is used to form attacks. However, when a pokémon is young, there is only very little of that energy there, and it cannot be accessed unless it's an emergency."
"Well, you know more than I do. But remember: You'll pay for any damages."
"Didn't you get a pokémon-insurance?"
"You still have to act responsible; it won't replace anything lost. It will only pay for the house."
I shrugged; he was right.
"Oh, and you remember that school starts next week, right?"
I slowly shook my head, cursing for overlooking such a detail.
Now I would need to split my attention between school and Kitsune…