A big thank you to chlooepm for reviewing this chapter and giving me some really helpful tips! Couldn't have done it without you!

So as a little bit of info on Yuudai, I made this little description of him. His name is gonna end in Colana for now, so that's a forewarning.

Name: Yuudai Colana

Age: 25

Height: 5' 5"

Backstory: Yuudai has a mysterious past, one hidden behind the veil of amnesia. He has no recollection of anything other than what he used to be, though that may be muddled as well. He is a very kind and compassionate person, though he has a short fuse that can be set off quite easily if you push his buttons. He likes to help out when he can, though he always enjoys a chance to be lazy.

Welp, that's that. I hope it answers any questions you guys might have about him. Onto the story!

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Last time on An Unlikely Couple

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"Giratina, i'm ready to go." I choked out, starting to sob now. I didn't feel ready to go, but I knew if I stayed any longer that I'd never leave. I had to do this, otherwise it'd turn out bad in the end.

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-Mucosa POV-

-One week time skip, outside the Colana house, on the sidewalk-

"What do I say?" I asked myself as I walked down the road, heading toward Autumns house. She told me they had a new resident living there and wanted to introduce me to them. She said his name was Yuudai. I had the foresight to bring along Xeta and Francis along, though I couldn't manage to get the others to come along because they had to take care of Nicholas.

"Don't worry about it for now. It'll come to you when you get there." Said Xeta, trying to calm me down so I was ready to meet Yuudai. I was told he couldn't remember anything and needed a psychic type other than the Colana's to help, which shocked me because not only were they psychic types, they were the strongest psychic types. I was told to come meet him right away and bring anyone I wanted, so I only brought those I trusted.

"Sorry, you know how I get around strangers. I don't want to leave a mess for Mrs. Colana to have to clean up again. It was embarrassing enough with you two, I don't want a repeat of it." I said with a huff, putting my arms on my chest and turning away from them. I even stopped walking to remind them of how serious it was for me to meet new people. When I had first met Francis and Xeta, I had done so at Mrs. Colana's house and was going to stay the night that night. What they forgot to tell me was that two boys around our age would be staying the night as well, though in separate rooms, thankfully. I had accidentally created so much goo that I had actually made an entire layer on the floor. I had apologized profusely and had been told that it was no big deal, that I was a part of the family and that things like that happen. Now…

"Yeah, don't you worry 'bout a thing Mucosa. You'll do great, just like you did with us after you got over your nervousness." Francis said, helping me calm a little more. I was so glad to have friends like them. I don't think i'd have been able to do this without them.

"Thank you, Francis, Xeta. It helps a lot to know that you two have faith in me." I said, still very nervous, though slightly less than before. "I guess I should get ready regardless, since we're here now anyways, huh?"

"Yep."

"Probably."

Wow, such helpful words from two of my closest friends. Nice to know that I was on my own here, for the most part. Oh well, might as well get ready for the likely flood… and apologies…

I saw Xeta reach for the door, about to open it, when suddenly it swung open on its own. Must have been Autumn or Jillian letting us in, having felt we were outside. Xeta shrugged and held the door open, letting us go first. Francis, another gentleman, gave me a wave to go first in a 'ladies first' fashion. As I stepped inside and looked around, I noticed a figure under what seemed like a bunch of blankets, but as I looked closer, I realized that it was actually his fur and that he was a Delphox.

"This must be Yuudai then." I said, thinking out loud. Once I realized that I had said that out loud, I immediately turned bright red. I never mean to think out loud, it just happens that way.

"That he is, sweetheart." Called a voice that I assume could only belong to Giratina Colana. "What you're seeing here is a rare case, it seems. He says he was originally a human, but it doesn't feel much like he's a human. Autumn and Jillian can't get a read on him though and Tommy, Fortune and Claire can't get a bead on his soul either. It's like he doesn't exist, but he's right here in front of us. That's not what's bothering me though. What's bothering me is that I can't get a bead on his soul. I've had to call in two specialists since he's arrived because he's woken up screaming for the past week and we need to find out not only why that is, but also what he was originally."

This came as a shock to me, because not only could Autumn and Jillian not read him, but Tommy, Claire and Fortune couldn't sense his soul. Worse still, Giratina couldn't sense his soul either, which scared me for what he might be or what might be happening. Normally, this family could tell who or what someone was from a mile away, literally. This family was like the pokemon they're supposed to be with steroid enhanced senses. They knew who you were, what your intentions were and what you were doing at that exact moment from a mile away at least.

"Oh! Hi Mucosa, Xeta, Francis! I'm so glad you could make it! I see you're still nervous as always Mucosa. At least there's no mess this time." Autumn said, coming down the steps with that stupid grin that she always had on her face. I wasn't mad that she had made a wisecrack, though it did miff me a bit that she had mentioned the previous incident with me basically flooding the room.

"Yeah well at least I haven't been the one hanging off her boyfriend since this morning, i'd assume." I said with a drool stare on my face as I looked at her. I wasn't really mad at her, but I couldn't let her get away with that wisecrack without one of my own. I could only grin as she shot me a glare that promised revenge later.

"Whatever, just go introduce yourself to Yuudai already." She said with a huff as she crossed her arms. She then walked away, cheeks pink and I thought I saw a bit of red on her face right below her nose.

"Go on Mucosa, you got this! We'll be right behind you and we'll introduce ourselves right after you." Xeta said reassuringly. I had to sigh because I knew that there was no getting out of this. I walked up to the couch, about to introduce myself, though it felt pointless now that my name had been said multiple times, when he rolled over and looked right at me, taking the breath from my lungs. Dear Arceus, he looked like he had just woke up, but he looked like some sort of model…

"H-hi, my name is M-Mucosa. N-nice to meet y-you." I said, stumbling over my words. Arceus, what was wrong with me? I felt so nervous yet all that was happening was me stumbling on some words. This couldn't be happening, not so soon!

-Yuudai pov-

As I woke up and looked into the eyes of this strange being, I felt frozen. I don't think I've ever seen anything more… exotic or… enticing before. Hell, I didn't even know what to do right now, so I simply continued to stare and listen in case she said anything.

"H-hi, my name is M-Mucosa. N-nice to meet y-you." She said, her voice shaking. I could hear the nervousness in her voice at having to meet me. This must not be something she does a lot, now that I think about it. Her voice sounded sweet, though I don't know how I could tell that. She was cute, in a way, what with her nervousness and all. I couldn't help but think that maybe she'd be someone I'd like to get to know more. It was weird but… I felt a strange pull toward her and I couldn't resist sitting up to look at her more closely.

"Nice to meet you Mucosa, my name is Yuudai. Who're your friends?" I asked, being polite and introducing myself to them all. It was strange that they had looked between me and Mucosa as if noticing something that we didn't, but I ignored that for now.

"My name is Xeta and the fox-like thing beside me is Francis. We're Mucosa's friends and sorta like protectors for her." Xeta said, leaning closer to me as if to whisper something in my ear. "By the way, me and Francis have seen the way she looks at you and the way you seem to look at her. Watch what you say and where you look, otherwise you'll have to deal with us and you don't want that."

Sadly, Mucosa seemed to have heard that and turned to him in what I assumed was horror. "Xeta! You and Francis will do nothing to Yuudai! He and I are only just getting to know each other after all! We barely know each others names for Arceus's sake!" She yelled, apparently not liking the thinly veiled threat he had posed to me.

"Xeta's right Mucosa, we're like your protectors. You know you don't like to fight and we both know you can defend yourself, but how many times have me, Xeta and Autumn had to rescue you from those bullies at school?" The fox-like thing who was introduced as Francis asked. He seemed to be like a brother to her, though I couldn't tell why or how that may be. Maybe he felt something for her?

"I can defend myself just fine thank you very much! I just choose not to bother wasting energy on those jerks. They aren't worth it or the time it'd take to even muster up the energy to get them away from me." She said with a huff, cheeks turning red from being called out. That was just so cute it was unbelievable.

"Leave her alone guys, I promise not to hurt her in any way. I'm new here and need as many contacts as possible, so I can't afford to hurt anyone here. Besides, you don't seem like bad people, so I have no reason to hurt any of you." I said, trying to calm and reassure everyone. I didn't need a fight between them, even if it was only a minor one. I especially didn't want to get hurt by angering them, so I thought it best to try and defuse the situation.

"Good, because we're pretty protective of her, as we said, so be on your best behavior." Xeta said, Francis nodding behind him. They seemed to be pretty close as well, though I couldn't tell what was between them at the moment. I guess I really should be careful with them…

"Alright, I understand. Though I'm sure you came here for a reason, so would you like to sit and have a cup of coffee or tea or something? I can make some since I've been here for a bit and know where the cups are if you want. We can bond and then help things not be so tense." I said, offering a way to get to know each other that would give us all a chance to relax and talk normally.

"I'll have a tea, I guess." Francis said, seeming hesitant to even ask for that. Must be an introvert or something.

"I'll have a coffee, if you don't mind." Xeta said, still eyeballing me. Seems I wasn't off the hook even though I had said that I would never hurt his friend. Oh well, can't really expect to be trusted with just that, I suppose.

"I-I'll just have a w-water, p-please." Mucosa said, stuttering again. Damn, I don't know what it is, but she was just so adorable when she did that. I had to force myself to look away to even answer her, let alone start walking.

"Sure, I'll be right back with those." I said, already walking at a brisk pace toward the kitchen. I needed to get a grip on my emotions or else something might happen. I don't know what to do… maybe I should get Jillian for a little help.

"Get me for a little help with what?" I heard a voice say in my head, making me jump and almost drop the cup I was holding. I keep forgetting that these people have telekinetic, telepathic and psychic powers.

"I don't know what's happening but whenever I look at that Mucosa person, I can't help but feel a slight tug toward her. It's hard to resist, but it's there, bearing down on me even now. I thought I'd go to you for help with it and see if you knew anything." I said, still a little shaken up that she just barged into my mind like that. It's normal for that to happen for me, though I am not used to it yet it seems.

"You like her." She said, shocking me enough that I did drop the glass I was holding this time. It fell to the floor and shattered, sending shards of glass into my foot, which I hissed in pain from. I was only glad that nobody heard the glass shatter.

"What do you mean, I like her? I don't even know her!" I said, wincing as I bent down and moved my foot to pick the glass out of it and off the floor. This hurt like a bitch, but it had to be done to not worry anyone. I hate to bother others with my problems, so I always try to do things on my own, no matter what it may be.

"You said you feel a tug toward her whenever you look at her, did you not? That is how I felt with Tanya. She and I felt a tug toward each other and it ended up developing into what we have now." She said, giving herself and Tanya as an example to this situation. She was quite experienced in this aspect of life, so she was perhaps the best person for me to ask and consult.

"You may be right, but what about Mucosa? What if I do try and embrace the tug and she doesn't feel the same?" I asked, wanting every situation to be covered. However, I could only ask this last question as I had gotten all the drinks ready by now.

"Then you do nothing. If she doesn't feel the same, then you just let it go and move on as best you can. Time may change things, but you can only be sure of the here and now." She said, cutting the link as I walked into the living room again.

"Here you go Xeta, one coffee for you. A tea for you, Francis and a water for Mucosa. I hope its all to your liking, it was the best I could do." I said as I handed them all their drinks. They weren't hard to make, but the Colana family had never used a stove before to make their tea and coffee, so I had to focus quite hard while talking to Jillian and making the drinks. I had simply gotten the water from the tap, being the easiest of the drinks to get.

"Thanks, i'm sure it'll be just fine." Xeta said as he took the drink. I didn't know how he liked it, so I just made it without anything added. I guess the whole point of this was to get to know each other, I think.

"Thank you, this should be good." Francis said politely, taking the drink from my hands as I pulled it back and shook it, not used to the heat. "How can you stand that heat?" I asked, blowing on my hand now to ease the pain of the steaming cup.

"I've had a lot of hot liquids in my hands before, so a little thing of tea is nothing." He said it as if it were nothing. I was just left standing there, jaw hanging open and flapping as I processed what he had said.

"Here you go Mucosa… one water…" I said automatically, still stunned by the nonchalantness that Francis had displayed. Not many people could do that and he had done it without batting an eyelash.

"Th-thank you, Yu-Yuudai." She said as she took it from me and started to sip it. Damn, she must have been more thirsty than I thought. I sat down on the couch, waiting for the others to finish their drinks.

"No problem you guys. So, what do you want to know? I only remember some stuff, but I'll tell you what all I know." I said after they were done and I had gotten comfortable in the chair across from them.

"I want to know why you're here and what you plan to do." Xeta said, jumping right into this. I think he wanted to ease his fears, but I couldn't be sure at all.

"I don't know why i'm here, but I plan to find out the answer to that. I don't like not knowing about my own life, but I know I can't find anything out unless I go and set my mind to it." I said, indirectly stating that I seemed to have amnesia, something i'm sure they were told about before coming here.

"What do you like to do for fun?" I heard Francis ask. I felt his gaze on me the entire time I answered Xeta but I don't know why he's so focused on me. Maybe he thought I was still a threat? I hoped not.

"Well, I like to read, cook when I can and learn more about what I am and what this world is. I need as much information as possible, so learning this all is pretty necessary and fun. I've heard there's a pool around here, but i'm not allowed out of the house until I have a decent grasp on the world." I said, turning to him and listing things off on my fingers. "It still feels weird to move around in this body but i'm confident enough in my movements now to not need help getting around."

"W-what about dislikes?" I heard Mucosa say. I turned to her, turning to her like I had done the others. "What all do you d-dislike about the world so far?"

This had me thinking for a minute. I had only been here a couple of weeks and hadn't really gotten to know much about the world outside of my studies. "I guess I don't like not knowing what's going on now. It's really confusing to know nothing about a world or the beings in it and have to interact with things and people in the world without having any idea what to do or say. Me and the Colana's have been practicing these things for the past week in our free time with me studying the world when we aren't practicing or sleeping. I hate not being able to do things, I guess, but that's only because of my lack of knowledge of the world. Once that is fixed, I guess I can do quite a lot on my own." I said, realizing there was more wrong with this situation than I thought. I liked the families I had been with so far, but nothing really seemed… complete. I had no goal other than finding out what the hell was going on, so I didn't really have a lot of motivation. This brought a frown to me face, one I didn't want to show.

They all stared at me, seemingly transfixed by what I was saying. I didn't think it was all that interesting, but for some reason they seemed to think it was the most interesting thing in the world. Someone like me, interesting? I couldn't even remember who my family was or if I had any family, why would I be interesting?

"Uhhhh guys? Why're you staring at me?" I asked, concerned that I had something on my face. They all seemed to snap out of it because they all averted their gaze, a blush on their face that I took to mean they were embarrassed at being caught staring for so long. "You guys ok? You were staring for quite a while. I didn't say anything interesting, did I?"

This made them all nod, much to my confusion. I didn't know what was interesting that I had said and I voiced as much, being told that I hated not being able to do things and that they would kill to be able to do nothing. Seems it wasn't only interesting, but something that made them jealous.

"Yeah, well, it's not all it's cracked up to be. It's actually really boring not being able to leave or do almost anything for yourself without having constant supervision. It gets really old really fast and I wish I didn't have to be watched like a hawk all the time." I said, giving a frustrated sigh at needing to be watched for so much all the time. It's not like I would do something I don't know about, let alone something i'm uncomfortable with, which I was forced to do because I couldn't stop being watched.

Eventually, the three of them left, going off in seperate directions from each other. I waved to all of them but couldn't help but hold Mucosa's attention longer than theirs. This pull was still there and it was really weird that it wouldn't go away. I hoped it would be gone by tomorrow, because now I had the feeling of something missing, which was really odd. I could only shrug, walking back into the house to lay back down for a while. Midday or not, I was still really tired and needed my rest for when Giratina and Lance started to teach me about the world again.

-Mucosa POV, five minutes later-

"Why is it so boring to walk home now? I used to be able to imagine things to keep me entertained whenever I went to Autumns house or Xeta or Francis's house. Now it feels like I can't do that and I don't know why." I said to myself, thinking out loud. Whenever I walked home, I used to look at the clouds and imagine what it must be like to fly in them. Was it warm and wet or was it cold and dry? Could you see in them or was your vision blurry or reduced? I always wondered these things but now they never crossed my mind. It was really bothering me as well, since there's not a lot to do and that's when i'm the most creative.

As I walked past the school to go home, a flash of white appeared in the corner of my eye, making me stop and look around. I couldn't see anything as I did, so I chalked it up to my imagination. I was probably only just beginning to imagine things now that I realized how boring it is walking home alone again. I had already walked past a bunch of alleys, so I doubted anything would happen, but I still had to hope. That was before I felt a blast of hot and cold air go down my neck, making me whip around to see who was behind me. What I saw made my eyes widen in fear. One of the bullies at my school, a Beartic named Robearto, was standing right behind me, literally breathing down my neck. I had to avert my eyes from his because of the intensity in them, one which I didn't like.

"W-what do you w-want Robearto? I need to g-get home." I said, my voice stuttering in fear. This was the one bully who I was afraid of because he didn't care what happened to him and he had already been to jail a few times. In school, I was at least safer than in the open but now? Now it was either I escape, beat him in a fight or call for help, two of which I couldn't do.

"You always hang around that bitch Autumn and her family in school, avoiding any contact you can with me. Guess today's my lucky day, huh? As for what I want, well, I just want to take everything from you. All your possessions, all your friends, all your family, everything. I've been to jail already, so none of that scares me." He said, his voice deep and rumbling, making me take a step back. He couldn't mean that, could he? Who was I kidding, of course he could. He was in a gang and had been to jail, nothing scared him anymore.

I tried to act tough, putting up my hands up as I got into a fighting stance. Calling for help would take too long and he could easily outrun me even on my best days. "D-don't make me hurt you. I-I will if I h-have to!" I said, trying to intimidate him, even if there was no way it'd work. 'Real convincing there Mucosa! Your stuttering really showed how strong you want to appear!' I thought to myself, judging myself for my poor acting.

"HA! YOU? HURT ME?! Oh boy, that's rich!" He said, doubling over with laughter. It made me frown, seeing that he found it funny that I had even attempted to say that. I started shaking, though, as he got into a fighting stance I had never seen. He looked like he could knock down a building with a single punch when he was like this. It only made me shake more as he started to look bulkier the more he moved, slowly advancing toward me. "Now then, let's see how you fair against me, shall we? Win and you walk away without getting harassed by anyone again. Lose and you lose everything you own. Now, LET'S BEGIN!" He said before charging at me.