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Finally a new chapter. I promise I'm not dead. If you want to know why I hasn't been so active I'm telling you at the end of the story.

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Chapter 12

Change

Zane was sitting in his room. His heart was beating hard and fast. He knew that Anromeda was having problems but he never expected this. The sweat ran along his back. Is she hurting herself? What can I do? I'm never going to have chance to sleep like this, and besides there are only a few more hours left until its morning. Zane tried his hardest to get it out of his head and sleep but it didn't help as it was stuck in the forefront of his mind. He tried and tired but by the time his clock rang he hadn't gotten an ounce of slept at all. The black zoroark tried to call Andromeda but no one answered.

The next day Zane roamed around at school with Glory walking besides him. He was shocked after what had happened to Andromeda As they were heading for their lockers, Glory walked away to the toilet. When she did that someone took the chance and sneaked up behind Zane. Zane didn't even bothered looking behind himself as the person hugged him and licked him in the ear.

"Got anything to tell me?" Nicole said and released him.

Zane huffed before talking,"I don't have any notes today."

I'm not going to let her blackmail me anymore. I hate her for doing this to me!

"I won't give you any notes this time, forget it," Zane said and turned away form her.

"And you know what I will do then," Nicole said and walked closer to him.

"I don't care. Do it, punish me, stop me, destroy me. Just do it. I'd rather that than letting you keep blackmailing me. Hell I would even tutor you than letting this go on!" Zane said and barred his teeth. Nicole took a step back at his sudden outlash. She understood that she would lose the fight soon but she quickly got an idea on how she could get her way. To Zane's amazement she suddenly lunged forward and gave him a tight hug.

"Thanks Zane! No one has offered me that before."

Zane immediately tried to wriggle his way out of her grip. What did I say now?

"When shall you begin tutoring me? Today? Tomorrow? When?"

Zane's whole inside fell together at that. Why did I said that? I'm stuck now. Idiot! He gently undid himself from her and took a step backwards.

"I won't tutor you, find someone else that will do it for you," Zane said and opened his locker, putting his bag and jacket in it.

"But no one cares about me! They just talk to me because it makes them popular. When it comes to the point, they don't care about anything more than that," she spoke as she lowered her eyebrows while staring at Zane.

Zane froze for a few moments.

She is lonely. You can't just leave her when she needs your help. A voice in his head said.

Another one began speaking: Why would you do this for her? She is the most bitchy, self inflated, and reckless person you have ever met.

Don't you understand what she said? She wants you to be her friend and take care of her. This isn't about tutoring, it's about a friendship.

Are you crazy? Giving in to tutor her? Imagine what problems that would put you in. The rest of the guys in this school would probably try and kill you as soon as you came into their sight. What was seconds for Nicole was an hour for Zane. In that second he made a life changing decision. A decision that would change the life of Nicole.

"I will tutor you if you just tone yourself down a little," Zane said and closed his locker.

"Thanks!" she said and gave him little smile. As Zane was about to go he noticed that she just stood and stared at him.

"I don't think you can imagine how thankful I am when you want me to do this for you..." she trailed off and he looked in her eyes. What he saw was gratitude. A gratitude he never would have expected from someone like Nicole.

"Hey what's happening here?" A voice behind him said, hooked his shirt and dragged him a few steps away from Nicole. As soon as Nicole saw Glory, she turned around and disappeared behind a corner. Glory huffed something and turned her attention to Zane.

"Stay away from that bitch, she just wants to hurt you," Glory said and thought. If she dares to put herself on him one more time I swear I'm going to kill her with my bare hands.

Zane was up in his own mind and problems. How shall I tutor her and stay away from her at the same time? Should I even tell anyone about this? Especially, how will Glory take it?

At the other side of the school was Uran. He was standing in a corridor, that had plain, white walls and nothing else in it. As he looked down it, he saw Nicole walking towards him. What does she want with me? Last time I ended up hurt. Uran scratched himself on the stomach. Nicole approached him and spoke up.

"So how is it going with those two annoying eevees?" Nicole said and leaned herself against him.

"They are slipping out of sight as soon as I try something," Uran said and put his arm around her shoulders.

"I've decided to take care of them by myself beca…," she was off cut by Uran.

"And what does that means about my little reward?" Uran said and shook her.

"Still the same," Nicole said and wriggled herself away from him.

"Good," he muttered as she walked away while thinking: What problems have I put myself in?

Zane had spent the rest of his day with trying to call Andromeda. As soon as he was home, he checked his phone every ten minutes. It was one of the worst days of his life. The longer that time went without him being able to get in contact with Andromeda, just made his worry escalate. As he sat in his room, he buried his head in cushions, trying to just forget everything. He didn't want to think about anything else. What if she killed herself? What if I failed? What if this was the last I hear from her? Zane immediately felt how tears began forming in his eyes at the very thought of losing his friend. He felt how is body quaked as he began crying.

Someone opened his door and walked over the floor to him. He didn't bother to look up. Someone sat down on his bed besides him. The person lifted his head and put it in her lap. She covered him with a covet and caress his mane and soft fur. Zane just cried and put his arms around himself while letting the familiar smell of Glory fill his nose. She stopped caress his fur and put her arms around him.

"What's happening with you Zane?" Glory whispered in his ear. Zane just dug his head harder into her lap and sobbed. She grew quiet and continued stroking him in silence. They just sat there in complete silence. The only sound was that of Zane, who moved a bit to make himself comfortable but otherwise they just sat there, letting time pass. Seconds that turned into minutes. Minutes turned into hours. Soon Zane drifted of into an uneasy sleep while Glory guarded him in his slumber.

Zane woke up a few hours later and he had his head in Glory's lap like earlier. She still sat upright and looked at him.

"Good afternoon," Glory said and scratched him behind the ear. Zane made a jolt when he understood that he was lying with his head in her lap. He felt how his cheeks began to turn red under his fur. He tried to move away from her but she gently put his head back. "It's okay Zane, you need some care today."

Zane didn't say anything and just hoped that his blush was hidden under his fur. Before he had a chance to think about it anymore Glory turned him over so he was facing upwards to her face.

"We need to talk Zane. What was all this about? Can you tell me what's wrong?"

Zane closed his eyes as all the memories flooded back. He let out a sigh and spoke, his sadness echoed in his voice. "My friend, the one I've told you about that is depressed. They were about to commit suicide," Zane said and heard how his voice grew unstable and a few tears appear.

Glory took a few seconds before answering. "That's sad to hear, have you tried to talk to your friend?"

"Their is no answer on their phone. I'm suspecting th…," Zane drifted off and broke out in tears. He didn't talk anymore, he just cried. This doesn't sounds good at all Glory thought and felt a bit worried to herself.

"We have been friends since young age and I can't lose her like this," Zane said, covering his eyes with his arm.

"Her?" Before Zane could react Glory pushed him off of her knees so hard that he fell over the edge of the bed with a loud thud. The sudden pain made him stop crying and instead he lost himself in amazement over Glory's behavior. She stood up and looked at him where he laid on the floor.

"Why are you telling me that it is a she now?" Glory almost screamed. Zane laid there in silence from shock.

Glory just growled and took a step over him and rushed out of the room, the door being slammed after her. Zane sat up from the floor and stared at the closed door. What happened with her? I'm not the only one here that is out of balance. I'll ask her about it later.

Zane sat up from the floor and slumped down onto his covet. He closed his eyes and began sleeping without caring about his empty stomach.

"Is everyone here? Good," Umbria said as she opened the front door. Lavender, Zane, and Glory walked out in front of her. Their goal was a psychologist center that was placed in a city close to theirs. From the beginning it was Umbria's plan to take Lavender to psychologist but she refused to go if Glory didn't accompany them. Then Glory persuaded Zane to go with them.

Glory walked hand in hand with Lavender as they approached a big building that was know as the psychologist centrum. Zane and Umbria walked behind them while Umbria enjoyed the bright sun. As the walked to the inside of the center they were shown to a waiting room. It was a white clinical room with nothing in it more than a few chairs, a table, and a window. Zane, Glory, and Umbria sat down in a chair and waited, while Lavender paced back and forth in front of the window.

"Calm down Lavender, there is nothing to be worried about," Umbria said in a calming voice and caught Lavender with a hand. She gently put her down in her lap and fondled her chin.

Soon a psychologist appeared. The psychologist, Lavender, and Umbria walked away to talk, while Glory and Zane were advised to walk away and look around.

Zane and Glory walked along a grey, concrete wall. The path under them was made of stone pavement. All around them walked different pokemorphs all different from the other in a constant stream against what Zane identified as a cafeteria. Zane looked at all the people while Glory looked at the harsh sun.

"It's so interesting, this whole place works like a little society by itself," Zane said and avoided walking into a big salamence. Glory just bridled at Zane.

"Still mad?" he said and glanced at her. I can't understand what's wrong with her. Why is she so angry? Glory didn't give him an answer and just looked away like he didn't existed.

Zane sighed and gave up. Why are girls so hard to understand? Is it genetic?

Zane was so up in his own thoughts so he bumped straight into someones face. Their noses collided and he looked up at the person. He stared at her. She stared at him. Suddenly he burst out in laughter and hugged her while she hugged him. Tears of joy ran from Zane's eyes. Stop your creating a scene! A voice in his head screamed. Zane didn't care. The person in front of him was no other than his friend since childhood, Andromeda. She looked like Zane remembered but in difference to the day they split, she didn't have bags of tiredness under her eyes and she walked straight, not crumbled as she had always did before. Her eyes was filled with joy, a joy Zane hadn't seen in her since her brothers death. They just stood there and hugged each other. In his joy Zane never noticed the heavy bandages that was wound around her arms, legs, chest, and neck.

"Where have you been? I'm going away to a place for sick people because you are going away to a new home. Then you are going to the same place as me and you don't tell me where you live. Idiot!" Andromeda said and laughed while clasping him hard.

"Is it my fault? Why didn't you tell me where you lived?" Zane said and rested his head against her shoulder. Andromeda just smiled in response and wished she could stop time. As Zane moved his head he softly hit her neck and he felt how she jolted and how her grip around him loosened. He looked up at her face, while trying to hide that he was worried. Her eyes were filled with pain. Before Zane could ask she began speaking.

"It was quite bad. I was close to dying last night. Closer than I've been before. I tried to stop myself but at the moment everything felt worthless."

Suddenly she glanced quickly around herself.

"I'm not supposed to be here. I escaped as soon as I got the chance. They are probably searching for me right now."

Before Zane could say anything more he suddenly felt how someone took and dragged him away from Andromeda. They were violently tugged away from each other. Andromeda grunted and folded herself double. Zane saw that she was in great pain. Between him and her stood Glory. Zane managed to catch a glimpse of her face. Her teeth were showing and the corners of her mouth were lifted into a furious grin. What's wrong with her? Zane thought as he tried to walk up to her but she just gave him a hard jab with her elbow in his stomach.

She should never have put her dirty hands on him. Glory thought and took as step closer to the weak arcanine.

So there we go. A quite good twist right? Expect more of this later on. I've always felt that Glory has been way too flawless for being such a important character. As you can figure out this is at least the start of a new act of this story. I hope you will like it. Constructive criticism and likes are appreciated. Now I owe you some answers and here give youthem.

Why haven't you been writing anything?

I've actually been writing on a few other thing. Check my profile and you find a story similar to this one that I've started.

Why haven't you been writing on this story?

First I took a pause form writing on the eevee mansion and instead worked on my other story. Then life came in between and I stopped writing totally but know I shall begin again.

Sweet dreams - Paarthurnax!