Summary: Yugi & D convince Nate to get them pets. Be afraid.

PG-13 and all that good stuff.

A Lovely Eevee-ning

By XMAN0123 (Nate)

So it wasn't the best of days, or even the worst. But Nate felt.good, truly good, and that was becoming rare for him. There was very little that could ruin his mood.and, of course, the girls would most likely test that as soon as he opened the front door.

But there was no explosion, flying objects, or even the usual broken furniture. Nate blinked and lowered his wrist, which was half-hidden in one of those fancy light shield devices straight out of Outlaw Star. Most people only hid keys under the mat. But most people didn't keep two dangerous Muses in their home, either.

"Girls? You home?" Nate asked, peering into the dark apartment.

It was an odd question, since it was his home. D had her own house, and Yugi alternated between there, Nate's place, Toonami Central, and the Pioneer offices whenever necessary. But both Muses had their own rooms in Nate's apartment, simply because they liked being close to him.

There was no reply, and Nate began to get suspicious. Quiet either meant the girls weren't home, or they'd done something and were trying to hide it. But a thorough search proved to be fruitless: there was no mess.and no Muses, either.

Puzzled by the unusual turn of events, Nate sat on his couch and tried to figure out why the girls wouldn't be home to greet him. It was nowhere near anyone's birthday or the anniversary of the days Yugi & D had become his Muses.

Nate's thoughts (and more importantly, his precious few moments of silence) were interrupted by two joyous shouts of, "Natey, we're home!" He looked up just in time to see his Muses falling through one of Yugi's portals and into his lap. Naturally, he was instantly smothered in hugs, kisses, and rushed explanations (most likely fueled by sugar rushes) of where they had been and why it was so cool.

After ten seconds, Nate finally sighed and said, "One at a time, please."

Yugi and D looked at each other, nodded, and replied simultaneously, "Okay."

Somewhat surprised by that, Nate's eyes widened, but he said nothing.

"Well, it's like this, Beloved Writer of Ours," Yugi said, looking simply adorable as she laid her head on his chest. "We want pets, and we think you should get them for us."

"Okay." It was a nice, non-committing word that Nate had come to love since acquiring Muses.

"Before you disagree, we have several reasons why you should get them. D?"

D cleared her throat and pulled a list out of her pocket. "First and foremost, Yugi is an Anime Muse. Therefore, she is required to have at least one Pokémon, Digimon, or other Anime Monster in her keeping. Second, it would be VERY rude if you got Yugi one and then didn't get me one."

Nate smiled. They'd obviously given this some thought. "Continue."

"Third, you yourself are the owner of the following games: Pokémon, Versions: Red, Yellow, and Gold."

"They were all gifts," Nate protested.

"Fourth, you recently purchased a VERY thick Pokémon guidebook."

"Uh.an impulse buy. And it was on the bargain table!"

"Finally, not getting us pets will result in hours of."

Yugi took a deep breath, scrunched up her face, and said in a perfect impression of Team Rocket's Butch, "I want a pet, Nate!"

Nate's eyes widened in sheer terror.

D put her list away. "I trust our reasons are satisfactory?"

Nate blinked. "Um.well.I've got a few conditions."

"Name them," D said confidently.

"Okay. They have to be Pokémon, since I'm most familiar with them."

"Deal," Yugi replied.

"They have to be at level 5 or lower."

D started to open her mouth, but Yugi shot her a look. "Fine."

"They can't be Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel, or Electric types. I won't be hospitalized or have my home destroyed by a 'pet' I got for you two."

"Okay," Yugi agreed.

"I reserve the right to have final say over the ultimate decision, and will remove any pet from your keeping that I think is too dangerous.assuming you don't have any yet, of course."

"We don't," D promised. "So can we have them?"

"Maybe," Nate said at last. "But I'm not cleaning up after them. You have to take care of them all by yourselves."

"So that's a yes?" Yugi asked, smiling hopefully.

"Yes."

"YAAAAAAY!"

Nate was promptly smothered in more hugs and kisses, followed by arm tugs. It seemed his Muses wanted pets that very instant.

"I know the perfect place!" Yugi said. "It's cheap, too! Oh. But you might wanna bring some of your old Pokémon, in case we have to trade."

"Not a problem. I think I've got a few Electric types in storage." He gave D a curious look. "Are you sure this isn't something Yugi dragged you into?"

D looked offended. "Course not! She only suggested it, and I thought it was a good idea. Plus, there's no way SHE gets I pet and I don't!"

* * * * *

"Gary and Gold's Eevee Farm?!"

"What?" Yugi asked. "It's cheap, just like I said!"

"And look, Nate!" D said. "The sign says they make all sorts of trades!"

"I don't know about this, girls. I mean, are you sure you want to buy anything from Gary?"

Yugi smirked. "Oh, come on, Nate. WE'RE not the ones who attempted THREE separate fanfics where Gary was a good guy."

"Untrue. He joined Team Rocket and murdered Ash & Pikachu in one of them."

"Well, he was still the main character!"

"I fail to see your point."

"Fine. You can wait outside. We're going in. We'll come get you once we've picked out our pets."

"I don't think so. You two need supervision while shopping."

"Hmm. Guess you gotta come in with us, then," D said, grinning at Yugi. "Darn."

"Darn it all to heck," Yugi agreed with a similar smile.

"Oh, shut up and get in there," Nate muttered, pushing them inside.

The first thing the girls saw was a very adorable Eevee on the front desk, playing with a rubber ball.

"Oh, it's so CUTE!" Yugi cooed. "I just gotta pet it!"

"Me first!" D shouted, shoving past her.

"Hey! You're not even an Anime Muse!"

"So? I still get one!"

However, before the girls could reach it, the Eevee leaped away, landing on the shoulder of a young man who was emerging from the back room.

"Sorry, kiddies. This Eevee's merely a display item. In fact, she's mine." He paused and noticed Nate standing at the door. "Oh. It's you guys."

Nate frowned. "Hi, Gary."

Gary grinned. "Natey-boy! Finally came to see me, huh?"

Yugi and D turned to look at their Writer. Both had huge grins. "You were supposed to come see him?"

"Oh, sure. Nate's gonna put in some of his fanfics.sooner or later. We had a deal."

"Would this deal, by any chance, help us get some discounted Eevees, Mr. Gary?" D asked hopefully.

"Nope. Wasn't that kind of deal. Sorry."

"Well, can't we play with yours for a little bit?" Yugi asked.

"Hmm.that's up to her, I guess." Gary turned to his Eevee. "How 'bout it, girl? You feel like takin' a chance on them?"

"Vee!" the Eevee replied, hopping to the floor. She was instantly surrounded.

"Oooh, look at her little tail!"

"And her ears are so cute!"

Nate sighed and pulled Gary aside. "Look. I'm sorry it's taking so long, but frankly, I don't know if people are ready for a Gary fic."

Gary smirked. "More like you don't think you're capable of doing me justice."

Nate glared at him. "I can do ANY anime character justice."

"Melvin from Sailor Moon."

"Anyone BUT him!"

"Sure, Nate."

Nate was about to say something else when Yugi tugged on his arm. "Now what?"

"If you and Mr. Gary are done shooting evil looks at each other, we'd like to see the Eevees now, please."

"Right this way, little ladies!" Gary said, indicating a door behind him. "Beyond this door, you'll find some of the finest Eevees you've ever seen!"

Yugi pulled on Nate's hand. "C'mon, Nate!"

"No, thanks, Yugi. I've seen Eevees before. I think I'll stay out here and look at some evolution stones. Just come get me when you're done."

* * * * *

Gold wasn't really busy at the moment. More like bored. Despite how popular Eevees were, every business had its slow days. Today was one of his.that is, until he heard two childlike voices.

"Oooh, look at THAT one!"

"But THAT one's sooo much better!"

"You're crazy, D! What would YOU know about Pokémon, anyway?"

"I know neither of us has one yet."

Gold turned to see two small girls entering the field, pausing every five seconds to admire the nearest Eevees. Beyond them, he could see Gary at the gate. His partner nodded, and Gold smiled knowingly.

"Well, what might you two little ladies be looking for?" Gold asked.

"Two of your finest Eevees, sir," D replied.

Yugi elbowed her. "We'd like two baby ones."

"Babies? Hmm.you'd want to look at our beginner's bunch." Gold led them over to a large patch of grass, where several tiny Eevees were playing. "These are the youngest ones we have."

"Well.how do you tell the boys from the girls?" D asked.

Gold gave her a blank look, then chuckled. "Just tell me which you want, little missy, and I'll pick one out for you."

"I know how to pick the one I want!" Yugi reached into her pocket.

"Uh.what are you doing?" D asked.

Yugi pulled out a glowing crystal shard. "I'll take the one that reacts to this shard. It's filled with some of my psychic power." She waved the shard over the Eevees a few times.

After a few seconds, one Eevee jumped up and latched onto the shard.

Yugi smiled. "See? Got mine already."

"Looks like a job for my doll collection then," D muttered.

"Doll.collection?" Gold asked, looking puzzled.

"Yup. My Endless doll collection!" D pulled out a Delirium doll. "I'll use this one, since it's the cutest."

Almost instantly, the Del doll was tackled by an anxious Eevee.

"I'm keeping this one!"

Gold scratched his head. "Well, it's not exactly a Pokédoll, but it worked just as good."

* * * * *

"Nate! Look what we got!"

Nate looked up from the evolution stone display to see his Muses running towards him, each cradling a tiny Eevee in her arms. "I take it you found what you wanted, then?"

"Not quite. Now we want stones to go with them!" Yugi replied.

Nate frowned. "No way. These things are VERY expensive."

"Aw, come on, Nate!" D whined. "You never buy us stuff anymore!"

Nate sighed. "Even if I DID have the money, you two need to learn to sacrifice. When I was your age, I didn't have ANY pets."

"That's because you didn't know about Subreality then," Yugi replied.

"That's not the point!" Nate snapped.

"Y'know, I COULD help you out," Gary said, suddenly appearing behind Nate. "But it'll cost you."

"As usual," Nate muttered. "Okay, fine. What do you want?"

"A love interest in every story you put me in."

Nate rolled his eyes. "Who?"

"Jessie, Misty.oooh, and that Frieda chick. She was VERY cute."

"Okay, okay. Now tell them they can't have the stones."

Gary grinned. "Girls, the truth is, you don't even NEED stones for those Eevees."

"We.don't?" Yugi asked. "But.I thought they needed stones to evolve?"

"Oh, sure the OLD ones did," Gary replied. "But these are new generation Eevees! Oh, you COULD settle for a boring Jolteon, a sickly Vaporeon, or a weakling Flareon, but for the best Pokémon, you have to evolve them naturally!"

"How do we do that?" D asked.

"Simple! These Eevees will grow when they have complete trust and unquestionable love for their trainers. So shower them with happiness, and they grow just for you."

"Wow!" Yugi cried. "What'll they turn into?!"

"Well.wait and see," Gary replied with a wink.

"Mine's gonna evolve first!"

"In your dreams, Yugi! Mine obviously loves me more!"

"Hold it," Nate said. "We're not going anywhere until you girls name them. I'm not gonna have you shouting 'Mine!' every five seconds."

"I think I'll call mine Cleo," Yugi said, giving her Eevee an affectionate kiss on the head. "Lookit, she likes that name, don't you, Cleo?"

Cleo squealed happily and hopped onto Yugi's head.

Yugi grinned. "See, Nate? Just like Ash and Pikachu!"

"Then your name is Leon," D said, holding up her Eevee. "How's that sound?"

Leon swished his tail against her nose.

"Now, there's the matter of the payment," Gary announced, his grin growing wider.

"Pay the good man, Nate," Yugi replied.

Nate muttered something under his breath. "Fine. I'll give you a Lanturn and a Corsola."

Gary stared at him. "What the heck am I gonna do with a Corsola?"

"The same thing I'm doing. Trade it for something GOOD," Nate growled.

"I'll take the Lanturn, but you better give something worthwhile for the second Eevee. For example, that Dratini you caught last week."

"NO! It took me WEEKS to catch one!"

"These are top-of-the-line Eevees, Natey-boy. You're not just gonna dump some washed-up Pokémon on me for them."

"What about a rare one?" Yugi asked. "Would that help?"

"It'd have to be really rare," Gary said.

"Okay, here." Yugi drew out a pokeball. "Here's a Togetic. Nate doesn't need it anymore."

"TERRY!" Nate shrieked, snatching the pokeball out of her hands. "Yugi, you heartless FIEND! I'm not giving up Terry!"

"You don't even use him that much!"

Gary grinned. "Tell you what, Nate. You can keep your precious Terry. Just let me breed him with my Ditto a few times."

Nate glared at him. "It's just like you to want my prized Pokémon's firstborn."

"Hey, you want the Eevees or not?"

"Fine! But for this, Satoshi gets to beat you in a battle!"

"What?! NO!" Gary screamed as the Writer shoved his Muses out of the door. "NATE, YOU GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!"

* * * * *

"Okay, new rule."

Yugi & D paused and looked up their Writer. "Huh?"

"If you're planning on sleeping with your Eevees, you're not doing it in my bed."

"But that's not fair! You know they require constant love and attention from us!" Yugi cried.

"Yeah! Just like WE require constant love and attention from YOU!" D added.

"Sorry, but I won't have any fur in bed. So unless you can think of another way for us all to be together without getting fur in my bed, we won't-"

"I've got an idea," Yugi said, an evil smile appearing on her face.

Nate actually took a step back. "Um.what?" he asked in a small voice.

* * * * *

"This is SO not what I had in mind, Yugi."

"Can't talk; sleeping," Yugi murmured into Nate's chest.

"You have to admit it's very comfy, Nate," D whispered, her eyes drifting shut.

"Well.yeah, but still."

Anything else the Writer might have said was lost in a loud, rumbling snore that shook the walls of D's invisible house.

Nate sighed and closed his eyes, affectionately patting the tremendous bulk beneath him. "Night, Sleepy."

As if in response, the Snorlax grunted and twitched a bit, then snored again.

Nate sighed again. "Just please please PLEASE don't let him roll over."

Disclaimer: All Pokémon mentioned belong to.er.GameFreak and Nintendo, I guess. So do Gary and Gold and all the girls Gary desires. Oh, and Satoshi, too. Yugi & D belong to me.sorta.