~Ryu

"LUUUUUKKKKKEEEEE! GET OVER HERE RIGHT NOW!!!"

I was already running up the stairs towards the bathroom. Mom's shouting could be heard all the way outside.

"Darling! Lucy! Baby!"

Dad nearly ran me over on the way to the bathroom, I dodged and I quickly tailed after him.

"Huff! Lucy babe, what's wrong?!"

"Someone fired a Aura Sphere at me through that window- Hold on who are you?"

Mom's confusion surprised me. I nearly forgot I evolved just a few minutes ago. Dad just barely noticed I was there but he showed no surprise like mother did.

"Really mom? You don't recognize your son?"

"Ryu? Is that you?"

"Yeah mom. It's me."

"I'm having trouble reading your aura. Dear what do you see?"

"This is Ryu's aura only somewhat different. And he's feeling guilt and disbelief right now. This is our son but he has something to admit to-"

"Okay I was the one that nearly hit you mom. I just learned it and-"

Mom ran on over to give me a hug.

"Oh my baby. Finally evolved. So handsome too. I'll forgive you for the aura sphere as long as you don't aim it towards the house next until you mastered it and-"

She held me tighter trying to hold back tears of joy. I turned back to father and he offered me a proud smile and a nod of respect.

"This is amazing and just around your birthday- Oh no! Your birthday ball! You grew last minute so we'll need to make some last minute wardrobe changes!! Excuse me! I need to make some calls son!"

She quickly stepped out to make a phone call, while dad watched her walk away with a sigh of relief.

"Dad?"

Without saying a word he stepped forward and hugged me.

"I'm proud of you son. Your struggle won't be as difficult now. I'm glad for that."

"Thanks father."

"But promise not to tell your mother that you'll have to finish the evolution trial as soon as possible. She knows about the effects that come with it, and I don't want her to worry. So we'll proceed the day after your birthday like last year understood?"

"Yes sir."

"Anyways you evolving is incredible son. How did it happen?"

"I think my friends had something to do with it. Riolu evolve because of friendship right?"

"Yes they do. That means you have good friends. If they couldn't be trusted it wouldn't have worked, and you would have to aquire a happy memory instead for it to work. And you are a Riolu that can sense emotions since you learned how to tap into your aura at an early age. Since there was never a moment where they were untrustworthy they most likely played a role in your evolution."

"At least you had them with you in a time of need. I had to evolve using a memory."

"What was it?"

"A memory of me meeting your Grandpa Lucio for the first time."

"He didn't raise you?"

"When I was born he went AWOL on my mother and me, ocassionally sending her letters twice a year. Only when he found out she was dying of cancer did he come back. And me being 7 at the time it was the happiest I ever felt because my father was finally home. And when mom died he almost literally never left my side again, because he had wanted to make up for lost time with me. Then when I concentrated on the memory 8 years later I evolved."

"Wow that sounds rough. And I had no idea Grandpa Lucio was like that a long time ago."

"Yeah well Pokemon change. And I forgave him a long time ago because why fight when you only have each other?"

"Yeah. Oh I forgot my friends are still waiting outside. I wanted to thank them for helping me out by having our first sleepover. Is that cool dad?"

"Go ahead."

"Thanks dad."

I went downstairs and announced the sleepover to everyone. Once they let their parents know we spent 3 hours in my room eating pizza, laughing at jokes, and playing World Star Wrestlers 2.

"What is a Smoochum good at?"

"They kiss?"

"They smoooooch-um's each other's Poke-egg."

"Bwahahahahahahahahaha!"

I slammed the table so hard at the bad joke that I broke it in two but I was laughing too hard to care.

"Why does a Sylveon have ribbons?"

"Because they would be naked?"

"Hey!"

"Hahaha! Because they like accessories?"

"No they aren't. Because I didn't choose to wear ribbons they are literally made of flesh."

"Eww are you serious?"

"Yup. I can't take them off. Although I wish I could..."

"Can I touch them?"

"Umm sure go ahead."

Eevee gently touched them and little sparkles started to form around her brown eyes.

"Wow...this is spectacular...Guys you really should feel them. They are both soft and a little bristly it's really hard to believe..."

It felt a little wierd but soon everyone was feeling Sylveon's outstretched ribbons.

"Eventually you three will get bored of this. They're really nothing that special."

"I still think this is cool. I could never get bored of this."

Eevee 2 and me tired of it quickly and we played another match of World Star Wrestlers 2!

"Strike! Strike! Strike! Strike! Oh come on you had that!"

"Nice try but you'll have to do better than that!"

"Rargh! High Jump Kick!"

"Karate Chop!"

"No not my move!"

"Take that!"

"That's not fair!"

"You should know by now I don't play fair!"

She kept launching repeated strikes on me giving me a lot of time to counter.

"What?! But I had that!"

"You should know by now I know you leave yourself open too much! Watch out Eevee 2!"

"Oh you are so going to get it now!"

"FORCEPALM!"

"METAL CLAW!"

"THEY COLLIDE BUT WHO WILL WIN?!"

"I will of course!"

"No I will!"

We were about to see who won when the TV turned off.

"NOooooooooooooo!!!"

"Who unplugged the wire?!"

We turned to see my mom with the plug in her paw.

"It's time for bed now. Don't forget you have to get up early tommorrow because we have to prepare you a new suit. Did you forget?"

"No I didn't mom. We'll go to bed now."

"Good."

Mom quickly said goodnight and left. Gardevoir handed us some blankets and my friends tucked themselves in on the floor.

As I was settling into bed, Gardevoir bid us goodnight and switched off the light.

"Psst. Hey Ryu?"

"You're not really whispering. We all can literally hear you."

"Uh yes (*)Eevee?"

"I just noticed your tendrils got longer. Just wanted to say they look kind of cool."

The room went silent and then we all gasped at Eevee 2 in shock.

"What?"

"Did she just say a- a- a compliment?"

"I though I'd never see the day."

"Wow Eevee 2. You're starting to be so much nicer."

"Argh! I should've said nothing. Goodnight you bunch of idiots."

We all laughed at her as she turned away from us.

"Well thanks anyways (*)Eevee."

"Hmph!"

The three of us laughed into the rest of the night with Eevee 2 give us the occasional annoyed comment. We kept it up until we all passed out.

*6:00am

"Ryu. Time to wake up for your suit alterations, painting session, and ice sculpture posing."

"Argh! Do I have to mom?!"

"If we want this party to be a sucess than yes. Now get up we have a party to plan in less than 11 hours. We have no time to be lazy and waste time."

"Alright fine. Just wait outside."

How am I going to do all this on three hours of sleep? Ugggggghhhhh!!!

(Note : While Ryu plans a party ready for girls bonding time? Find out in Ch 96 ~ Eevee!)