Last edited on: 2022/02/01
"Nice to meet 'cha!"
That's what the girl said. That's what she also said when they had their 'first meetings'! But, it's just too weird!
"Lu, do you want to introduce yourself?"
No, no. Lucas was just probably tired from school. Yeah, that's it! Maybe Lucas should dive straight to bed after this. Why's he freaking out, again?
"Um, Lucas?"
Oh wait. it's that! Her voice! It's impossible, it's heck-a impossible! It's like she's—
"Uh, Lu?" his mom whispered to Lucas. "Did you just get a new crush? You've been staring at her face."
C-crush? Lucas just realised that he's been making the guest awkward. Oh shoot!
"AH! S-sorry about that! M-Mary, right? I-I'm very sorry for that." Lucas quickly grabbed her hand and shook it. She kinda jumped a bit. "I'm Lucas, by the way. N-nice meeting you."
Dangit, I blew it!
The girl just smiled. "Oh. It's okay, Lucas!"
Great. Just great. Lucas wanted to jump off a cliff right now. He's blushing too hard in front of this girl. This was way too embarrassing for him, especially in front Mom and her friend! Aw, man. Aw, man!
"Johanna-dear, I think it's best to have our children warm up to each other first. Let's have our adult-talk outside, if that's alright with you?" The foreigner lady finished drinking from her cup and stood up from the chair.
"But of course, Ms. Tabangon! I was also planning to show you what the house looks like." Mom turned to Lucas and had that 'mom' look on her. "Please behave with our guest, now. Okay, Lu?" His mom patted him. Oh yeah, the headpats really wiped his worries away.
Yeah, maybe he was just overacting a moment ago. Maybe it's 'cause he was tired and he needed to sleep right after dinner. He'd walk to his home from school, but it wasn't a pain in the butt. Anyway, he'd better say sorry one more time to Mary for acting like a weirdo.
Dangit, this sucks…
"Y-yes, Mom. I'm sorry. I just got home from school. Take care outside, too, Mom and Miss… Tabangon, was it, Miss?"
Ms. Tabangon nodded and smiled. "Yes, Dear. You can call me Tita Emi if you want."
'Tita'? Was she Spanish or something? She did kinda look like one though, but that really didn't matter.
"Mary-dear?" Tita Emi turned to Mary. "Please behave as well with our dear Lucas, alright?"
Mary nodded. Later on, Tita Emi and Mom left the house, so that left Lucas and Mary in the house. Lucas let Mary follow him to the sofa where he placed his bag. The two crashed there and just rested. Lucas was yawning 'cause school—and two very friendly schoolmates—made his totally restless day.
"You have a nice house, Lucas. I like it!" Mary said.
"Oh, thanks. Owe it all to Mom for making it look home-y," Lucas replied and yawned again.
"You're awfully tired, huh, Lucas?" Mary started asking.
"Yeah, I am. School's tiring, and it's just our first day."
"Well, I feel you." Mary giggled. "Must be hard when you get bossed around by your superiors, right? You just wanna kick their asses one day to make them shut up." She punched the air after saying that.
Woah. Mary's language sure is kinda dirty and straight-up honest. It's like… Nah, can't be. Lucas told himself again not to go on with that stupid idea.
"Um, actually. There's just one teacher, but the rest are okay." Lucas would've said Miss Cassandra, but he let it slide after she gave him a small snack some time ago. He's referring to that one teacher who called him out while looking out at the window.
"I see. That's nice." She started playing with her hair. "How was your lunch by the way, Lucas?"
"Lunch? Oh, I cooked it myself, and it's not that bad. I just had some rice, fish meat, and berries." Lucas scratched his head. "I could've sworn there were more berries than how much I put in, but I really didn't think much about it. Food is food, y'know?"
Lucas and Mary laughed a bit. Huh, she's actually a nice friend to talk to, kinda like Dawn and very, very unlike Barry.
"I'm sure you just happened to put more without knowing, or maybe some pokémon snuck in and added just a teensy-weensy bit more," Mary explained.
That's a kinda good answer, but only Munch was with him when he prepared it. "Really? Then my pokémon or I should've noticed back then."
"What if," Mary put her hand under her chin and looked up, "that pokémon went invisible and levitated right behind you when you weren't looking? That might've happened."
"Thanks to them, I guess, but won't Munch notice it? I'm sure munchlaxes could detect them." Well, that was what he read up last week about munchlaxes.
Mary smiled. "Oh, some pokémon are just way too good at hiding, Lu~cas."
Okay, that's a bit of a creepy way to say my name. Lucas was getting a little uneasy. In the end, he just ignored it.
Speaking of Munch, Lucas should let him out of his poké ball by now. Poor critter might wanna get some fresh air after being stuck in his poké ball the whole time.
"Oh, hang on, Mary. I'll just let out my partner, Munch, out. If that's okay—"
"Wait up, Lucas!"
Mary quickly grabbed Lucas' arm with both her hands when he was about to stand up. Lucas jumped after being surprised. He swore that her grip's a bit tight.
"Would it be alright if it's just us two talking, for now? I… uh… wanna get to know you more. Please?"
Lucas felt weirded out, but his mom taught him to always listen to what the guest wants. Especially that it's his mom's friend he didn't know till now, he had to listen to Mary's request. It's for the best, he guessed. She even said 'please' at the end. It's just weird that she's kinda bossy in his own house.
"Um, alright, Mary." Lucas crashed back to the sofa.
"Aw, thank you, Lucas! Sorry for suddenly jumping like that, hee hee~" Mary replied.
No, Lucas. It's not Mes. She just happens to sound like Mes, that's all.
Lucas sighed and closed his eyes a bit. He's not gonna think too hard about it, no sir-ree. He should just chill and get to know his new neighbour.
Oh yeah, Lucas felt like he should say 'sorry' again, just to make sure that she knew why he looked like a weirdo. He wanted to clear up any bad thoughts he guessed that she might have now. Still, he was getting creeped out a little bit by Mary 'cause she's just getting weird.
"Mary?"
"Yes, Lucas?"
Lucas put on an apologetic face. "I'm sorry, too."
Mary looked confused. "H-huh? For what?"
"I kinda acted like a weirdo the way I stared at you before I shook your hand, so I'm really sorry if I looked—"
"No-no! It's fine, really!" She quickly held his hands "Don't worry about it, Lucas!"
"Um, Mary?" Lucas said while looking down to his hands.
"A-ah." She quickly let go of his hands. "S-sorry about that." She looked away and played with her fingers.
Huh, bingo… Guess I was right after all.
Lucas didn't feel weirded out now, but he's growing more uneasy, but also excited. He felt that his feeling tired's been swapped out with excitement. The picture's becoming a little clearer, but he needed some investigation, video game-style. If he said that he wasn't gonna think about it that much just a moment ago, then he wanted to refund his words. This girl's acting more and more like her, so he went to ask her why she's like that.
I mean, she's a legendary pokémon! I'm sure that doing those crazy stuff is a piece of cake for them. He meant changing into a human like in those video games and TV shows.
"Mary? Hope I don't sound rude, but aren't you acting a bit too buddy-buddy with me?" Lucas asked with the politest voice he could use.
"Oh, about that, Lucas," Mary held her pink sweater shirt and played its buttons, "it's just that you remind me so much of a very cute friend of mine." She smiled and closed her golden eyes. It's like her emotions did a 180 from nervous to… confident?
She said it. Just a little more, and I'll really know who this 'Mary' is.
This was it. It looked like he's gonna go with that wacky guess, but it's finally time for Lucas to answer his million-dollar question. He's actually gonna pull off those turnabout-stuff like in those video games he played with his classmates.
"Oh really? Y'know, it's like I'm talking to a very special friend of mine, too." Lucas replied. He's trying to hide his real feelings, but he already knew that it's pretty much useless now.
"A-ah~ S-special~?" Mary—no, wait—the mystery girl put her hands on her cheeks while twisting around. "Is that really how you look at this friend of yours, Lucas?"
Okay, maybe what she's doing's weird and all, but Lucas smiled and felt a bit… what's that word… 'nostalgic'. The girl in front of him was getting kinda shaky, but he just decided to go with what the heck's going on.
"I mean, yeah. She's one-of-a-kind, bubbly, a bit hyper, runs her mouth a lot, and hates spicy food. Oh, and she's very, very kind-hearted… Mary?"
Uh oh. Mary's breathing can be heard already. Lucas could even see her face was becoming redder, and she was getting shakier. Maybe he shouldn't have continued complimenting her. Wait a minute, it's like she's about to fall!
"Um, Mary? Are you alright?"
"I d-don't know, L-Lucas. M-maybe~ S-something's g-gotten into me." It's like she had a hard time replying to Lucas, and this didn't look good at all.
Lucas was a bit scared for her now. "H-hang on, Mary. I'll get you a glass of water."
"No."
She used both hands to stop Lucas from going to the kitchen. Her voice changed again so quickly. Seriously, is that another legendary pokémon thing?
"Please just stay here with me, Lukey."
"Mary? What's—"
"Quiet." She now hugged Lucas while resting her head under his neck. She wasn't looking at him, though. Okay… she might be a bit touchy-feely and rude for a 'nice to see you again'. "Please stop calling me by my disgusting human name, Lukey. I hate it."
Oh, wow. Lucas really missed that 'hate for humans', too… not. Still, it'd be very bad for him and her to say even 'Mes' out loud. What if his mom heard him? What if his airhead best friend heard him? He'd have to think of a good excuse for that.
"I don't care. She's not here, and he's not here." Dang, Lucas forgot she could read minds and all that crud.
Lucas gulped. "A-alright, Ma—Mes. You're kinda freaking me out, y'know?" He only got the silent treatment. "M-Mes? You alright?"
"Seven days. One human hour. 36 human seconds and counting," Mes replied. What the heck, now she's like a robot. "That's when I last touched and saw you, Lukey." That's a weird way to put it. "In between, my sister slapped me in the face; I was scolded by my bosses; I had to let them know the truth of six years; and, I was told to face detention. This all happened on the first day, or night, or midnight, or whatever! I hated it!" Mes said while shaking and hugging Lucas tighter.
S-so this was why she was gone for a week… It all made sense to Lucas, but that part when she said 'truth'—
"I had no choice but to tell it, Lukey!" she screamed, kinda loudly, and he could hear… sniffling? "I really, really, really missed you!"
Oh no, she's gonna cry, again. Lucas hugged her back and patted her back. It's what friends are for, and Lucas, even though he was pretty much used to this, had to comfort her some way.
"They… they were gonna take me away from you! A-and then, they were gonna literally erase your memories with for good, with or without my help. I didn't want that, and I know you don't want that," Mes looked at Lucas straight in the eye with her teary golden eyes, "right, Lukey?" Holy—they were gonna take his memories with Mes away? Crud, that's crazy talk! Just why would they do that? Lucas didn't really get the whole picture, but that's just plain wrong! Mes looked away for a sec. "You wouldn't get it, Lukey… You're too young for this—pardon the word—bullshit." Lucas' face turned kinda sour when he heard that, but let it slide. "Once you're older, I guess you could get it. But!" She turned back to him with the same eyes. "But you wouldn't want that, right?!"
Lucas didn't know how to answer that, but if it meant losing Mes, then that was bad. She was the one—the only one—who could truly feel him, from when his dad passed away till now. Lucas completely changed when his dad passed away, and only she could get how he felt. If she was gone, then how could anyone ever get him? His mom or Barry, maybe, but it's like they never got the whole picture. He'd be all alone. Alone. And no one knew the feeling of it. All those years of friendship, gone to garbage. Lucas even felt watery eyes now, and he put his head beside hers.
"No, Mes. I don't wanna think about it."
When he's with her, he'd feel even more than at home. It's a weird feeling, but it's something like finally being with a crush and being with Mom. Lucas didn't want her to just poof out of him. No, he can't let that happen.
"Lukey…" Maybe Mes could really understand him right now. That's probably why she's the one patting his back, now. It really felt like something else. "Thank you so much for understanding, Lukey, and I'm sorry for being the first one to break our pinky-promise," she said. "I think I'm a bad, bad friend for doing that."
"No, don't say that, Mes. I kinda don't really care if you did. I think you had to do it for super-important stuff," Lucas replied. "And, Mes?"
Lucas looked at Mes' cute golden eyes. Yup, he could tell that it's still the same ol' hyper Mesprit from all this time.
"L-Lukey?" she asked with a squeaky voice. Dang, that's just too cute!
Lucas put a hand on her shoulder and said, with a smile, "I missed you, too!"
When she heard that, she started tearing up even more. Oh man, that stuff usually worked in video games. Just what did he do wrong, he asked himself.
"L-Lukey… Oh, Lukey~!" she said when she looked back at him.
"Erm, Mes? I think we should already—" Wait a minute, her eyes aren't golden anymore. They're black!
Dangit, it's come to this, again! He knew what he had to do: keep his distance a bit. Why? 'Cause she's gonna act all weird like those crazy people in the movies!
"Why're you going away from me, Lukey~? Don't be shy~! Come back here, and I'll show you what real maturity is!" she said while slowly inching closer to him. Dangit, he knew what's gonna happen next, and he's not gonna fall for those tricks of hers!
Dangit, I don't really wanna do this to her, but this'll go haywire if I don't act fast!
Acting fast, Lucas held her by the shoulders, making her gasp, and then he literally shook the heck outta her. Crud, he did NOT wanna see her go haywire! No sir! Anything but that!
"H-huh? Lukey? What's going on?" Oh great, her eyes turned golden once again. "W-why're you holding my shoulders?"
"Sorry, but your eyes turned black like last time, Mes. It looked like you were gonna jump on me like last time."
"Jump on—ah! I-I'm so sorry, Lukey!" She turned away from him and hugged her legs, curling up like a ball and all that. Sneaking a peek, her face looked like she just wanted to jump off a cliff, too. "I let it out again…"
He sighed. "It's alright, Mes."
Jeez, what a reunion… and I really hate it when she does that. Lucas remembered the first time she did that to him many years ago. Dang, he swore that he was gonna call an adult or Barry to kick her butt when she tackled him with those scary-looking black eyes. Good thing I stopped it in the nick of time, whew!
Lucas let out a big sigh. This was pretty awkward, but it's still rude to keep guests quiet and uneasy. "Oh, uh, hey! Y-you thirsty, Mes? I can get us some water."
"S-sure thing, Lukey. T-thanks, too," she replied, still curled up and all. Time to drink some fresh water 'cause he's pooped!
"Alright. I'll just—ack!"
"Lukey?!"
Crud, that must be the wound! Lucas felt Mes go near him and hold his shoulder.
"W-what's wrong, Lukey? Did I do something bad to you?" Mes really sounded worried.
"I-it's nothing, Mes," Lucas lied. "I can fix this."
When Lucas took some bandages out, Mes quickly held his arm and looked him in the face.
"No, Lukey." Mes shook her head. "Don't give me that. I don't really know what happened, but it's probably my fault that you're hurt. I should be the one to fix it. Besides," her other hand started glowing pink, "I can fix minor wounds and injuries, remember?"
Huh, she's serious about it. She didn't actually do anything, but maybe it'd be better if she treated it herself. She's a legendary pokémon, after all!
"Alright, Mes, you win." He slid the bandages back in his pocket.
"So, where does it hurt, Lukey?" she said when she sat on the floor. "C'mon, show me!"
"Alright, alright. Relax, jeez." Lucas pulled up his pants up to his knees, and the wound looked like it got worse. Heck, it's painful, and the blood started to come out. Hey, there's even another scratch on the other knee.
Mes' face looked broken. "Oh no… I-I'll fix this, don't worry!" She quickly put both hands on the wounds on the knees. Mes really sounded worried for a sec there.
The healing process was kinda fast, and she even got the dust off them. Hm, maybe he should show his elbows, too.
"Um, Mes? Can you also do my elbows? Kinda dirty, too."
Mes' face was really, really looking worried there. Maybe he shouldn't have asked.
"O-of course! Anything for you, Lukey. I'm so, so sorry once more if I was being rough on you," she said when she was cleaning up the small cuts and dust there.
Lucas just sighed. "Oh, it's alright, Mes. You didn't do anything crazy for now."
"B-but, didn't I let my wild side go off?" Huh, she's whimpering like his mom when she loses some important stuff. "And hey! Don't you start comparing me to anyone, Lukey!"
"I'm joking, Mes. Tried to pull your leg for once, y'know?" Lucas said. Mes just grumbled right after.
"S-still. I shouldn't get too overboard with you, Lukey. Look, you just got hurt because of me."
"Oh, c'mon, Mes. Listen to me for a sec. You weren't the one who hurt me, alright? You got those weird black eyes, but it wasn't you at all."
"No, no. I know it was me, Lukey!" Mes looked away for a moment. "Uh, well, I don't really know 'cause I wasn't really me at that time, but still!"
Dang, she's really pushing that she did it. Lucas was getting tired of Mes sounding really sorry. He didn't want to tell her, but he wanted to calm her down quickly. Mes freaking out was the last thing Lucas wanted to see. Oh boy, it's like speaking to Barry and Dawn at the same time.
"Mes, really. Calm down, okay? Deep breaths, deep breaths. Sit here beside me, too." Mes did as what Lucas told her to do. Her breathing was getting slower, and she was calming down pretty fast. Finally! "Okay, so you're gonna listen to me, alright?" Lucas said.
Mes nodded slowly. "R-right, Lukey."
"I got those wounds because I got bu—I tripped in school, alright?" Lucas even smiled at the end.
"Wait, hold on," Mes said, strongly. Well, guess the smile didn't work. "You were saying something else, Lukey. I believe that you tripped, but what'd you say before that?"
"Uh, noth—"
Wait, what's the point in hiding?
Lucas knew very well his friend in front of him could read minds. Heck, since day one of their meeting, she's been doing it pretty easily. Perks of being a psychic-type pokémon, he guessed.
"Lukey," Mes cut his thoughts, "I just wanna make something clear with you. Again, if you've forgotten."
"Yeah, Mes?" Uh oh. If Lucas forgot something in front of her, that really wouldn't end well.
Mes started giggling. "Relax, Lukey. If you're thinking that I'm gonna kick your ass if you forgot something, then I'm just joking. I wouldn't do that to you! Maybe get annoyed, but not hurt you!" Lucas sighed and felt relieved when she said that. "But as I was saying," Mes continued, "I really don't want you to get the wrong idea when it comes to me reading your mind, or anyone's mind!"
"What do you mean, Mes?"
"I mean, you really shouldn't feel discouraged or forced to speak when you're talking to me, at least. I'll only read your mind when it's very, very needed. I won't chuck out what's in your head every single time we speak, Lukey. N-not literally, alright, Lukey?" Mes corrected herself quickly, and Lucas laughed at her funny expression. "Anyway, my point's this: don't feel weirded out or forced to speak out what's on your mind when talking to me. If it's gonna make you feel better, I'll avoid reading your thoughts more fervently next time. Think of me as… a normal… urgh…" Mes looked like she's having a hard time speaking the last part.
"As a normal what, Mes?"
"Normal h-h-hyu-hyu-human. Urgh!" Mes' face turned sour. "Think-of-me-as-a-normal-human when talking to me, alright?" Her first words were kinda fast, but Lucas got the gist. He could feel that her blood was boiling when she said that word.
"You really can't shake that feeling off, huh, Mes?"
Mes paused for a moment and frowned before speaking. "You know why, Lukey. Just… please answer my question."
He really couldn't do anything, so he just nodded as a reply. He didn't get what 'fervently' meant, though, but he got the idea of what she wanted to say. Mes smiled once more. There's the smile he wanted to see.
"So, Lukey? What were you saying before you tripped? That you got what?"
Lucas sighed. Maybe he really shouldn't be manning up at some times. The truth's gotta come out some day, his dad and even Mes would tell him before.
"I was saying that I got b-bullied, so that's why I tripped and got those wounds, Mes."
"You see? It's not all—wait, what?" Uh oh. Lucas knew where this was heading. This was also why he didn't wanna tell her at all. "Lukey?" Mes' eyes were glowing, and her hair was even rising! "Did you say you were bullied?"
Lucas gulped. "Y-yes, Mes."
Oh no. Oh no! An angry Mes wasn't good! Lucas swore that he saw her eye twitch, and even some of the stuff near him shaking! He started watching what he's gonna say, or else he'll get something nasty!
"Lukey," Mes started, "were they the same people from last time?"
Oh dang! The last time Lucas told Mes—no actually, when Mes found out that someone was bullying Lucas, Mes' reaction wasn't very good to look at. He could clearly remember Mes asking him where they lived. Heck, after a few days, those guys even changed schools! Lucas wondered just what happened with those former bullies, or what Mes did to those bullies.
"N-no, Mes. They're two different students."
"How long were they bullying you?"
"S-since last school year, a-after winter break."
S-shoot! Her hair's becoming like her pokémon form's pigtails, and her eyes were glowing brighter, too! Dang, even more of the stuff around Lucas were shaking!
"Where do they live?" Mes asked, but her voice wasn't the cheerful type at all! He knew better than to rub her off when she's mad, and he didn't want another one of those 'special treatments'!
"I-I'm sure in Jubilife City, but I don't know where exactly."
"Lukey."
Lucas jumped at her scary voice. "Y-yes, Mes!"
"With your permission, may I scan your mind to know what they look like?"
"S-sure thing, Mes."
Suddenly, Lucas felt something like a zigzagging finger running in his mind, but it felt more soothing than painful.
"Hmph, pitiful humans," Mes said out of the blue. "This is why you lot shall never achieve true perfection."
W-woah, those were the exact same words from last time. Lucas was slowly beginning to understand what the strength of a legendary pokémon was, but he felt relieved when Mes slowly returned to her usual form.
"But not you, Lukey~!" Mes cheerfully said. "You're way more special than those disgusting humans! You can maybe achieve great feats like us legendary pokémon if you try!" Whew, glad she's back to being the normal Mes he knew and liked, but what she said rubbed Lucas the wrong way.
Lucas frowned and looked down. "Are you sure you're not saying to make fun of me?"
Mes put her hand on Lucas' chin and the other on his cheek. "Of course not, Lukey! Here's a secret from me to you: there are some humans in the world who can achieve incredible feats with the right training, or even luck! Maybe you could get psychic powers in the future, or do something like stop a disaster from spreading!"
Cool! If that were true, then Lucas could probably start doing those awesome psychic-telekinetic mumbo-jumbo like in those video games. Mes smiled at how Lucas took in that info.
And at that moment, Lucas could already hear his mom's and Tita Emi's voices from outside. Both of them looked out of the window to see them coming back to the house.
"It's Mom and Tita Emi, Mes," Lucas said.
"Wow, I never knew that, Lukey. You might be as smart as my smartass sister!" Mes joked. Lucas rolled his eyes while Mes giggled.
Speaking about Mes' sister and Tita Emi, Lucas wanted to know more about her sister Uxie and also who 'Tita Emi' really was.
"Oh, Mes?"
"Yeah, Lukey?"
"Can I ask one last question before our parents arrive?"
"Sure thing, Lukey!"
"It's about your sister Uxie and Tita Emi's real form. I wanna know more about your so-called bossy sister, and I have a feeling that Tita Emi's a legendary pokémon too, or at least a pokémon that could transform into a human. So, can I ask why?"
Mes began playing with her hair. "About that, Lukey. Uh, how should I put this… Ah, there we go! My sister Uxie is a selfish bitch, while my 'mama' or your Tita Emi is a—"
Right there, the door was opened by Lucas' mom. Tita Emi was next to come in.
"Ah, Lu and Mary," Mom said. "Did you two behave while we were gone?"
"Yes, Mom."
Wanna continue this later, Mes?
"Yes, Mrs. Kouki!"
"Don't worry, Lukey~ We will."
"Very good, dears. And actually, we both have some news for the both of you." Tita Emi turned to Mom. "Johanna-dear?"
Mom nodded. "Well, Lu. Until our new neighbours finally move in, your new roommate will be your new friend, Mary."
Lucas became bug-eyed. "Huh?"
Mes stood up from the sofa. "Really?!"
"As I was saying," Mom continued, "remember our former neighbours, the late Tyson's family?"
When he heard Tyson's name, it hit a part of Lucas that made him sadder. Mes seemed to pick this up 'cause she looked worried for Lucas.
"L-Lukey?" Lucas didn't want to answer Mes about it.
"I'm sorry for bringing that up, Lucas. We already attended his wake, and we know that he's already in a better place," Mom said.
"Y-yeah, you're right, Mom. Anyways, nevermind that. What about Tyson's family?"
"About that, his family agreed to let your Tita Emi and Mary rent the house after they move their things to their new apartment in Jubilife City. It's most likely going to take two-three days for that, so while our honourable guests wait," Tita Emi laughed while Mes smiled, "they'll be staying with us. It's perfect timing as well since I was given two days off my work this week, tonight and tomorrow."
"Of course," Tita Emi added, "my dear daughter is well-behaved that she won't disturb her dear roommate during that time, right, Mary-dear?"
"Yup, Mama! I'm gonna be a good roommate to Lucas, and I'll behave during our stay, Mrs Kouki!" Mary said and smiled.
"Aw, thank you, sweetie," Mom said to Mary.
Well, this day literally keeps getting weirder and weirder. But hey, at least it's a good sign for Lucas that he'll be kept company in the house. While she's with him, Mes'll really make sure that Lucas won't get bored in the evenings.
"Lukey~ Hee hee~"
You sound like you're planning something, Mes.
"Am I~?"
Oh, boy…
"Ah, would you look at the time!" Everyone looked at the clock. "It's almost seven o'clock!" Mom faced Lucas. "Lu?"
Lucas knew that was the signal to help cook the dishes. "Yes, Mom." At least for two days Lucas could spend some more time with his mom before she goes to work again. That kinda made him happier.
"Johanna-dear, allow us to help you. You've been kind to me these years, and I want to help you in the littlest ways," Tita Emi said.
"I can help out, too!" Mes added.
Lucas smiled, and he felt something warm in his chest. It's like there was something missing that was being filled up. Hm, he didn't really know what it was, but it felt good. Yeah, he was gonna enjoy their stay till they moved into his former house.
First thing's first, he should focus on what they were gonna do.
Alright, Mes. I think we're having something spicy for dinner. And there, Mes quickly looked at Lukey like she wanted to smack him real bad. I was joking, Mes!
Mes looked like she forced a smile at Lucas. "You better be, Lukey. You better be…"
When Mesprit was released from her one-week detention and training on human related topics, she was assigned by the Hall to do something. It involved her duty as being one of those who bore the fragment of the Red Chain. She had to utilise her powers to prevent some catastrophic event that may bring upon chaos and destruction. She was even given this cryptic message:
"One mind shall open
The red gates of space and time
Which darkness heralds"
And here's the continuation:
"Three shall be granted
The gifts for the psyche and heart
Aiding your mission"
Mesprit knew that it'd involve her Lukey, some humans, her 'sisters', and a few of her colleagues, plus maybe some superiors. She also had an idea as to who might these be, but she didn't really think too hard about it. All that mattered was that she'd been given an assignment, and she had to fulfill her role as Mesprit of Lake Verity. Damn, the Hall really knows how to make the lives of the Hall members and those disgusting humans hard. And the worst part? She wasn't even given a date as to when it'd happen!
This sucks, but if what they promised of me being with Lukey undisturbed is true, then so be it.
That's the least of her worries today, though. The reason being that she wanted to spend favourable time with her Lukey!
He was really the cutest when he had those expressions. Ah~ she could never get bored with him. And the best part? She gets to sleep with him. Oh… Lukey~ If only he was of the ripe age…
"No way!" her Lukey exclaimed. "Like, you had to go that much training? Dang, you're tough!"
Basically, Mesprit filled in what her Lukey had been asking after finishing his 'homework' for tomorrow. Most of them were what she had to do during the week of absence: learning how to act like those disgusting humans. Urgh.
"Yup! All that just to drill in my head what the heck those nasty humans would do. I swear, when Az or Chief weren't there, Yux was such a bossy, know-it-all bitch!"
Her Lukey now knew pretty much everything he needed to know: her sisters, Chief's disguise, and very little about the Hall of Origins. There's still one thing she didn't tell him, though: her new assignment from the Hall. Of course, she made sure to keep him quiet about such details. She'll probably tell him one of these days, but it didn't really matter now. Hell, what's important to her was that she could sleep with her Lukey. That was enough to fill the void of one week's detention.
"A-alright, Mes. I know you're not really buddy-buddy with your sister, but she's still your sister. At least try to, y'know, know why she's doing it?"
"Look who's talking, Lukey!" Mesprit stuck her tongue at her Lukey; she hated it when he got the better of her sometimes, but he's got a point. Hmph! He merely sighed at what she did.
Well, even if he knew a fraction about Yux, she still kept her past a secret. It's still not the right time for him to know the true relationship between Mesprit and her 'sisters', and also how she was inducted into the Hall and the events before that.
Her Lukey started yawning right after. Crap, looking at the clock, it's already 10 o' clock. Damn, were they really talking for two hours straight? It only felt like maybe a few moments passed!
"Hey, Mes?" he called her, with obvious hints of tiredness.
"Yeah, Lukey?"
Her Lukey was yawning. "I guess it's time for us to sleep. Even Munch's fast asleep already. We still have classes tomorrow."
Ah, she also filled her Lukey in that she was gonna be the new 'classmate' they were gonna have. Of course, his reactions were all 'No way!' and 'I don't believe it!'. He even said that maybe some of his friends might be… into her. Well, Mesprit couldn't care less. Those disgusting humans could fuck off for all she cared. If they tried anything, maybe they wouldn't see the light of tomorrow. Maybe~ Only one could be with her.
Yes, only one… My one and only~ Oh, Lukey… Just when will you realise~?
"I'm gonna turn of the lights now, Me—"
Hah, beat him to it! With a bit of her powers, the lights went out with a click!
Mesprit put up a smug face at her Lukey. "You were saying, Lukey?"
"Uh… good night, Mes. Sleep well." Heh! Sounded quite defeated there.
"Good night, too, Lukey! Sleep well, too~!" she replied.
Mesprit took a quick glance at Munch who was distanced away from her. "Good night, Munch. Sorry again about last time, too." Munch probably didn't hear her, but she didn't care.
"Hey, Mes?" her Lukey said from his bed.
"What's up, Lukey?"
"I, uh, hope you understand why Mom had to let you sleep on the mattress on the floor."
Aw~ So sweet of him. "Don't worry, Lukey! I'm literally a few tip-toes to you, so what's the big deal?" Actually, not seeing her Lukey's face was the problem.
Tsk, damn his mother! If only she wasn't here right now!
"Thanks for understanding, Mes. You're the best," he said with a yawn. Guess his school really drained his precious energy. "I have to… sleep… Me…"
"Lukey?"
Hm, no reply. Well, he falls asleep pretty quickly if he's really tired. She'll just confirm once more if he's really asleep later, and she has some methods she can use~
Alright, time for Mesprit to execute her plan. All she needed to do was wait for his mother to do her rounds. It wasn't too long when his mother came upstairs and saw both of them sleeping. Obviously, Mesprit pretended to be sleeping. After some time, her mother went downstairs, and a door closing was heard.
Next thing on the list was Chief. She'll be asking Mesprit for the daily report. Mesprit's done it already, so she didn't have to worry. She waited awhile for Chief to appear. Maybe her Lukey's mother was making idle chit chat with her; she didn't know.
"Mesprit-dear," a voice said after the sound of something teleporting.
It was Chief, and she was in her mew form.
"Yes, Chief," Mesprit replied and summoned two written papers. It wasn't written in any human language. They had their own writing system that was unique to them, and it's also to make those disgusting humans think it's just some random useless piece of paper with some weird writings of a bored individual in case it gets lost.
"Thank you, Dear." Chief got the papers and made them disappear. "Going to sleep soon?"
"Nah, I have one last thing to do."
"Have you included it in your report, and does it have to do anything about our Lucas-dear?"
"Yes, Chief. Also," she looked at her own chief with glaring eyes, "it's 'my' Lukey. Don't claim him as 'ours' or 'yours'. He's mine. No one else's."
Chief raised a brow. "Oh? And what if some human or some pokémon does get to be with him forevermore?"
Mesprit smiled. "The human disappears. The pokémon, I'll think about it."
"Kuyawa jud oy!" Chief clapped once and laughed quietly. "This is what makes us different from humans, Dear." Of course. Mesprit never wanted to be compared to those disgusting beings. Ever.
"Anyway, Dear," Chief now had a strict face, "don't cause anything that may arouse suspicion. You and I may be reprimanded. Remember, your assignment and being together with your Lucas are on the line."
Ah, that ambiguous poem-like assignment. "Well, Chief. I know what to do, to avoid, to uphold, bla bla bla."
"My, my, Dear. Your age and your mind do not equate. In fact, the latter is still akin to those rebellious teenage humans." Chief hummed. "At least one of your personalities seems a bit mature."
For a moment there, Mesprit's mind seemed to give her a mentally smug smile. She grumbled and blushed out of embarrassment; it's one of her personalities acting up, probably the most mature one. Chief didn't have to shove it on her face, but she's right. Being holed up in that cavern for a century really slowed her maturity. She didn't want to admit it, but it's true.
"Don't you dare compare me to those filthy beings, Chief. Also," Mesprit transformed to her original form, dropping her pajamas, "it's time for me to go."
"Very well, Dear. Take care in your excursion, and do well to stay out of trouble. Good night." With that, Chief teleported out of her Lukey's room. It's about time she moved.
Oh, before she left, she tried to see if her Lukey was indeed sleeping. She knew that he's a deep sleeper, but she still wanted to test it out.
She hovered over her Lukey's sleeping body. "Lukey~?"
No response. Poking his face twice, he still didn't respond. She smiled, and started to go nearer to his ear.
"I love you, Lukey~! You're mine, and mine alone~!" she said while breathing audibly and poking his face a bit more.
Surprisingly, still no response from him. What a deep sleeper, he is! Oh~ how she'd love to stay and de-stress with him at the moment, be it in her pokémon form or her disgusting human form.
But no. She still had to do something.
At that moment, Mesprit carefully removed herself from him. Then in an instant, she changed personalities with a slight headache. It's something she developed over the years since being inducted into the Hall.
Those humans had a name for it, and she remembered that it's a disorder for them. One thing that piqued Mesprit's interest was why it's even a disorder for humans. Hell, if you're able to bridge or 'make peace' these different personalities, then there'd be no problem. Humans, really. They'll remain mindless cretins if they don't get their act together.
But she didn't care. She had one objective in mind now.
Give those bullies hell.
With the bullies' appearances in mind and her resolve, she turned invisible. She first gave a parting kiss to her Lukey's smooth cheek, arranged her pajamas neatly, and teleported away from her Lukey's room.
She reappeared over Jubilife City, overlooking the bustling streets and lit buildings of the city. Humans and their creations. She admitted that they could achieve great things, but they're still imperfect little humans. She could feel the presence of over tens of thousands of people, but it wasn't a pain for her to locate his two bullies.
When Mesprit tapped into his innocent mind, and while she did carefully avoid any delicate and private information or memories, she successfully acquired the data needed of those two bullies. Finding them was a cinch.
Teleporting over the first bully's home, she studied the exterior of the house. It's quite pleasing to the eyes, and it seemed like it consumed a lot of unwanted resources.
Next, she studied the movements of the people inside and focused her powers to pinpoint where this 'Fred Rossa' was.
"Fred Rossa. Same age as Lukey, but a little taller. A disgusting face for a disgusting human, too," she muttered to herself. "Found you."
He seemed to be entering a room—his bedroom, maybe. In fact, the human and one more were the only ones awake in the household. Ah, a pokémon's with the human too… a poochyena. That must be his partner. Six more entities were felt—three pokémon and three humans, and it looked like they were sleeping. Perfect timing.
Once he closed the door to his bedroom, Mesprit summoned a soundproof barrier around his room. Right after, she teleported in front of his door. If someone was near her, an aura of bloodlust could be felt.
"Fred Rossa. Your—argh!" She suddenly had a headache. It's like a voice began speaking in her head.
Remember the code of the Hall, Mesprit! More importantly, Lukey's life mustn't be endangered in any way!
"Yes, I understand. Don't needlessly exterminate. Lukey must not know. Lukey must be safe," she muttered.
Mesprit quietly tried to open the door, but it's locked. Sighing, she telekinetically undid the lock and entered the soundproofed room, quietly locking the door once she closed it. Her studies on human locks years ago helped her do so.
The room was hell-a messy; it's basically a dumpsite for trash. Mesprit revealed herself for the pokémon to see.
The poochyena started barking at Mesprit, alerting the disgusting human on his machine. Unfortunately for the human, the poochyena had been hypnotised by the time the human turned to look back. Before the human even got a chance to focus on Mesprit, he was hypnotised. Now, two sleeping bodies lay on the floor. Her anger metre was literally about to blow when she saw his face, but she had to keep it in.
Mesprit teleported the pokémon and the human away from the room to a nearby forest and turned the lights and machine off. She had to find the next one faster.
Teleporting to the next house, she ignored the house aesthetics and wasted no time in pinpointing the next human. Bingo, in his room with a pokémon, too.
Setting up the soundproof barrier, she hastily teleported in his room. The human and his pokémon—a nincada—were asleep, so she teleported them to the nearby forest where she put the other two. She felt relieved that this was the easiest, but the best part has come. Putting on a smile that the two would surely be afraid of, she teleported away to the forest.
And now, the fun begins!
The forest could've had nearly zero visibility had it not been for the clearing, but she knew her way within the forest whether it was night or day. Oh, it's within her own abode, Lake Verity, but nearer to the city north from there than Twinleaf. She set up a Trick Room barrier beforehand to prevent escape.
Mesprit woke the two humans and their respective pokémon. They rested on a rock when they were teleported there. At least show some decency to everyone, including those scum and degenerates, Mesprit thought.
When both humans and their pokémon woke up, fear was immediately plastered on their faces, and they were trying to understand where they were. Much more did they grow scared when they saw Mesprit's body floating in front of them.
With the politest voice she could muster, she greeted them, "Good evening, Fred Rossa and Derrick Thomas!"
"Ah! S-stay back!" one of them said.
"W-who the hell are you?!" the other asked.
When the two humans looked at each other, they frantically started asking each other questions. Their pokémon were also restless.
Mesprit grew angry that they were ignoring them. "Excuse me, I believe it's rude to ignore your hostess." With a single hand movement, the four were frozen in place. "Thank you for your courtesy."
The humans were whimpering already, but their pokémon seemed like they're about to tear down Mesprit with their power. She could sense it: the humans were afraid, while the pokémon were very resolved to take her down. Why must they defend such useless creatures, Mesprit asked herself.
Mesprit hovered down to the poochyena and nincada. She then spoke to them in her own tongue.
"You, poochyena."
The poochyena growled in anger at Mesprit. "Whaddaya want, Missy?! I'll bite you down if you hurt my master!"
Mesprit was amazed by the poochyena's resolve at a time like this. "Oh, my… You're a feisty one. You do realise that your master's—"
"Don't talk crap about my master, Missy!" The poochyena spat on Mesprit's face.
"Y-yeah! Atta boy, Doug!" the poochyena's owner said, but the fear was still present.
Mesprit sighed as she wiped the spit off her cheek. "I have to commend you, Doug, was it?"
"Shut up, Missy!" Doug barked and struggled to break free.
Knowing that nothing can be borne further from continuing the conversation, Mesprit turned to the nincada. "You, nincada."
Anger was also detectable from the nincada. "Lemme go, you little pixie!"
The nincada wasn't as fidgety as the poochyena, but it was still a nuisance. "I believe your master has committed some sins that need to be repented for. Do you understand where I'm getting at?"
"Shut up, pixie!" The nincada also spat on Mesprit's face, but she was able to block it with her arm. The spit felt like it burned her skin off, maybe because it's bug spit. She didn't really mind, though, since she healed her wound.
"N-nice one, Dust! J-just keep it up!" the other human cheered.
"Your name is Dust, right? Here I thought you were more civilised than that poochyena. Oh well, it can't be helped."
Seeing that the pokémon were very restless to have a well-constructed conversation, Mesprit then hovered up to the filthy humans. Just then, their fear rose exponentially, and it felt so, so good to see karma befall them! Just what happened to that courage from a moment ago, she asked herself.
"Fred Rossa. Derrick Thomas."
"W-what's going on? How'd you know our names?" the taller human asked.
"Be quiet. I never asked you to speak." Mesprit painfully forced their mouths shut. Both of them were crying from the pain, and their pokémon grew wilder seeing their owners in pain. "Now, before I let both you go, please answer my question," Mesprit sent a mental image of her Lukey to the humans' minds. "Do any of you know Lucas Kouki?"
Mesprit released the grip on the shorter human's mouth. "You first, Derrick Thomas."
"L-Lucas? I-I don't know him!"
Mesprit sighed. "The same goes for you, right, Fred Rossa?"
"Y-yeah, I know him!"
She smiled at him and then patted his shaking head. "Aw, aren't you honest? I'm going to have to reward you for that, but first…" She turned to the nincada, which had developed a bloodlust to Mesprit. She faced back to the two scared humans. "How about this, we settle this fair 'n' square with a pokémon battle, I'll let both of you go if you defeat me. Deal?"
"YES!" both humans said.
"But a one-against-two doesn't seem fair now, does it?" Mesprit mustered her power to summon a Double Team clone, infusing it with one of her split personalities: the most mature one. "There, better."
"Please don't resent us," the clone said, summoning three orbs around her and putting up a fighting stance. "Bullying is a form of tormenting, and it is never the answer to anything. What needs to be paid has to be paid in due time, so our sincerest apologies, humans."
The two humans were still scared, but their pokémon were riled to stand up for them. Really, it's very amusing to see their courage contradict their masters' fears.
"Boss, just lemme handle this pixie myself!" Dust said.
"Yeah, leave 'em to us, Master. You don' need to order us!" Doug barked and then faced the mesprits. "I'll bite you down, missies!"
It looked like their respective human masters understood them, even if they had the pokémon-human language barrier. Amazing, so this was what bonds are capable of.
"Doug. Dust. Are both of you ready?" the clone asked them.
"SHUT UP!" both of the opposing pokémon yelled and began charging at their respective targets.
"Alright, humans. Just sit tight and relax," she said while ensuring they were frozen in place. Suddenly, a splitting headache happened to her, causing her to fall to the ground. "ARGH!" Horrid images of the humans being tormented began flashing in her head as she felt her vision blur.
Hey, hey, Mesprit! They hurt our Lukey, so they must vanish from this world!
N-no! I won't do it 'cause it's against the rules!
Rules, schmules! You wanna bash their heads against that rock over there and drag their bodies on the floor!
Stop it. Stop it! Lukey doesn't want that, and that's… extreme. Just… go away… for now! Mesprit successfully repressed her violent tendencies. Unbeknownst to her, the poochyena was charging to her closeby. Crap!
"Oh yeah, you're mine!" Doug growled and jumped at the real one with shining teeth.
"No, you don't!" The clone fired Swift at her opponents, making Doug and Dust get blown away to give them distance. "Mesprit, are you alright?"
"Yeah… Just had a small fight with my violent side."
The clone nodded. "Alright, but shall we still prolong this farce?"
Mesprit looked at the clone with cold eyes. "No. We'll finish it now."
The clone looked puzzled. "Didn't you originally plan to prolong this? How fickle of you."
Mesprit hmphed. "I don't care. Change of plans. I want to dish out karma ASAP."
The clone sighed. "Very well. You're the mistress."
Suddenly, white needles were fired at the clone. Mesprit and the clone quickly summoned Light Screen to ward them off. Behind them, Doug was charging at them with shining canines once more. In front of them was Dust and his glowing forelimbs.
"Behold." Mesprit and the clone charged up and began glowing. Doug and Dust jumped at them when they got close. "The power of a legendary pokémon."
"GET AWAY YOU GUYS!" the bullies yelled at their pokémon.
Too late. Mesprit and her clone let loose a dazzling gleam of light at their cocky opponents.
"IT BURNS!" Doug howled. Meanwhile, Dust gave off a buggy cry of pain.
And just like that, the poochyena and the nincada flew to their respective masters and knocked them off their feet.
"It's prime time I return back to your psyche, Mesprit," the clone said before poofing away. Mesprit felt something enter her system, signalling it the return of her split personality.
Mesprit slowly hovered to the cowering humans. "Well, it looks like both of you lost." The replies she got were screams while they were clutching their fainted pokémon. "A deal's a deal, am I right?"
"W-why? Why're you doing this?" the shorter human asked. "You monster!"
"Yeah! You're a freak!" the other human yelled.
Mesprit closed her eyes. Monster. Freak. Name it all, but she had long been used to being called and branded such by a lot of humans. All but one, special boy. She would be hurt, but it wasn't as heavy and painful as it was before.
"You must think that I'm heartless too, right?"
"Hell yeah, you are!" one said. The other one nodded. "Now let us go, dammit!"
How amusing. Their fear was still present, but courage and vengeance were slowly consuming them. Humans were really interesting creatures when backed into a corner.
"Urgh!" Dammit, the headache's acting up again!
C'mon, we have the power to vanquish them. So, why wait?
Shut up, shut up! I… I won't… give…
"KYARGH!" Dammit, the urge to harm was too strong, and those humans kept calling her harsh names. She couldn't suppress it, and she felt her vision fading. Her levitation was also weakening. She ultimately succumbed to it, thinking that it's best not to argue with herself any longer.
Fine… Take control, but don't you dare harm them!
Relax, I won't. Mesprit fell flat to the ground. The switch was now complete.
"Uh, what the hell's going on, Derrick?"
"I-I don't know, Fred, but we can move now! Let's beat it!"
The sound of the barrier being collided with rang out. The humans began banging it and screaming for help, to no avail. Meanwhile, Mesprit was slowly trying to get up. Her eyes were now coloured black.
"Humans. Face me." Mesprit swiped her hand to force the pitiful humans to face her and freeze in place. She also made their mouths shut tight that they won't needlessly scream. "I don't care if you bully anyone, but your sick antics aren't meant for Mr. Lucas Kouki, my Lukey."
The humans began whimpering like a helpless pup. She could tell that they were both confused and frightened to the max. Hmph, their courage was just blown to bits at that.
"You know what? I'll just cut to the chase, as you humans would put it." The humans whimpered some more. "What's that, you ask? Very well, I'll tell you." Mesprit closed her eyes, and her hands began to glow a bright pink.
"Your emotions shall be taken away unless you apologise to Lucas."
She opened her eyes and then cast Hypnosis to the boys, so they won't be much of a nuisance to her. Their pokémon were moved aside as she gently healed them. Slowly approaching the helpless humans, she looked up and said with a smile, "You're going to love this, Lukey!"
Unbeknownst to Mesprit, a Shadow Ball flew to her. Good thing she blocked it in time.
"Damn, someone saw me. Gotta—shit!"
Another beam, Moonblast, came from above. Moving away in time, the attack separated Mesprit from the humans and their pokémon.
"W-who's there?" Mesprit summoned three shining orbs around her. "C'mon, show yourselves!"
Her only reply was a set of black beams raining on her, further separating her from the humans and their pokémon. After that, another set of white bullets greeted her sides. Quickly deflecting them, she unleashed Swift in all directions from the orbs revolving around her.
Suddenly, she felt a black shadow zoom past her side. And with that split second of distraction, a black tendrils wrapped Mesprit, draining her power and immobilising her. Damn, if only she wasn't distracted!
Crap, I thought I set up a barrier around me!
She then felt the presence of two entities surrounding her. One of them teleported on the humans and their pokémon. Mesprit got a good look at her opponent, and damn, of all the pokémon to show up. A bright moonlight shone on her and the humans like a spotlight.
Well, if it isn't an old friend. If she's here, then the other one must be the one trapping me.
Darkrai and Cresselia, the Lunar Duo. These two were veterans as individuals, and they had a history of butting heads with each other a long, long time ago. Hell, Darkrai was once a notorious fugitive, but that's one story Mesprit'll probably never know. One thing Mesprit knew was that this darkrai was tried for his actions, but then Cresselia vouched for him. Mesprit didn't really know much of the details since it was privy to the higher-ups of the Hall. And then stuff happened, they reconciled, corny drama stuff, and bla-bla-bla. She even thought that they might've 'taken it to the next level'. Well, they're a couple now, so maybe.
"Cress, please take care of the children and their pokémon, and please give them each your Lunar Wing," a voice came from behind Mesprit.
"Alright," the Lunar Pokémon said. With that, the five of them disappeared into the darkness, and the moonlight dimmed.
"Now then," the tendrils were released from Mesprit, "I don't think we need to introduce each other, Mes? Or is it not the original you I'm talking to right now?"
Can I take the—
Go on. Do as you please.
Mesprit closed her eyes. "There's no need, Darky. And it's me." She revealed her amber eyes to the Pitch-Black Pokémon who was crossing his arms. She sensed the disappointment in him. "All I wanna know is how you were able to break the barrier."
"You can thank Cress for that."
"Yeah, sure. Let your girlfriend do all the work."
"Whatever you say, Mes," Darky shook his head while chuckling. "My turn to ask: just why did you have to do that?"
"I think you know how it feels when the wrong people hurt the person you love. That's my answer." Mesprit crossed her arms. "Don't you agree, Darky?"
Darky nodded. "I do, but I would like to point out that they are still children. Don't you think that your actions, if they succeeded, may have resulted in their mind being broken?"
"Listen to me, Darky." Mesprit hovered nearer to Darky and tapped his red collar. "I give zero fucks about how some human grows up to be. Alright? Z-E-R-O."
"As for Lucas?"
Mesprit closed her eyes, and she showed him her other personality, making her eyes look as black as his color. "He's an exception. I love him with all my heart, and no one is allowed to get near him but me." Mesprit felt that Darky was smiling. What a softie. She quickly reverted to her original state.
Just then, the sound of something teleporting came from behind Mesprit. Damn, it's time to get another earful from one of her colleagues. Mesprit only sighed at what's to come.
"I'm here, Rai," a voice said from behind Mesprit. "Alright, Mesprit No. 100601. For violating Article 2, Heading B, Subheading—"
"Cress, enough. That's not necessary, for now." Nice. It feels good that Darky's defending Mesprit.
"Huh? Don't try to stop me, Rai!" Cressy replied while going beside Darky. "She violated—"
"Just let it slide, Cress."
Damn, it's like watching an old couple fight. How enjoyable. Soon, her Lukey and she will be the ones to have these kinds of friendly fights~ Oh, yes… Soon…
"Tsk, Rai! I have my own principles, so don't boss me around!"
"Mes here just got off from her detention earlier this morning. Also, cut her some slack; it's her first time transforming into a human."
"B-but! The children! What she was about to do might've broken the children's psyche!" Tsk, Cressy sounds like she's siding with those humans.
"I know, but can't you let it slide? What's done is done, and she won't be doing it again any time soon. We'll make sure of it. She won't be too happy if she's taken away from her…" Darky closed his eyes for a moment, "friend."
Oh shit! No way are they taking my Lukey away!
Mesprit was suddenly at the mercy of her colleague. "C-Cressy? I-I just had a t-tantrum, yeah! Y-you'll overlook this, r-right? I-I'll stop doing these kinds of things, promise!" She's even sweating bullets right now.
Damn-damn-damn-damn I don't wanna be separated from my Lukey again! Please overlook this, Cressy!
"Also," Darky added, "they somehow deserved it. They're bullies, Cress. Karma's bound to them. So please, just this once for all of us here, Cress?" Oh yeah, her boyfriend's on my side! Can't say no to him now, can she?
"I-I…" Cressy seemed conflicted at first, but she ultimately gave in. "Argh, what I wouldn't do for you! Good night!" Clutching her head, Cressy teleported away. Damn, was it that time of the month?
"That woman. Her principles and heart do conflict with each other," Darky commented. Yup, Mesprit agreed with him. "Anyway, Mes?"
"Yeah?"
"Stay out of trouble, and, uh, watch over Lucas."
Mesprit chuckled. "You don't need to tell me that, Darky. Oh, and thanks for that save. Jeez, that Cressy."
Darky did what Mesprit called an 'eye-smile'. "She just got interrupted from her night's rest, and no problem. I know the feeling of getting grilled all too well. Anyway, we have to get going now. Good night, Mes."
Bidding each other good-bye and good night, Darky's body burst into dark feather-like dust. It's time for Mesprit to get going, too. She wondered what could've happened if Darky didn't vouch for her.
Mesprit sighed at the events that happened tonight. "What a night. Well, at least that let some steam off."
In a flash of pink light, Mesprit disappeared into the night.
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