K.M:
Level five, oh look at that! Another boss level!
Poll is closed, and our little Zorua finally has his name! But seriously guys...only one person voted...I'm disappointed in all of you... I was actually silently cheering for Rune if you didn't know, each name had a meaning that was or would be part of Zorua's character, but still, really? Just one person? Shame on you, I had given you all sticks to hit me with in case I turned Kunie into a MS, but it seems I need one for myself to punish you guys for not voting...
I'll let it slide...this time...you know what? I'll even give you something else to think about, should Kunie have or not have a pairing, if so with who, and why?
Rune will you do the disclaimer please?
Rune: Okay! Kitty Master only owns Kunie, because if she owned Pokemon it wouldn't get rid of Brock!
"Oi Fox?" I called impatiently to the stairs, "Hurry up already!"
Today was was Saturday, and I was heading over to the Professors lab to check Zorua's head...okay not really, we're doing a check-up to make sure everything is alright, and he's healthy, though I'm going to ask her to check his head regardless of the situation...
I yawned at the end of my call, I hadn't exactly been getting the sleep I usually did, nightmares and such, I had already shocked the fox with them, which may (or may not) have made me feel guilty, after all who wants to wake up in the middle of the night to find themselves being flung off the bed for unknown purposes?
Finally the fox bounded down the stairs, my eye twitched when I saw what was on his hair, a blue bow, sparkly and shiny.
Usually I wouldn't let something that shiny live in my house, but ever since mom got hooked to Pokemon contests she's become obsessed with dressing Zorua up, as annoying as it was. I sighed, and gently took off the bow (and by "gently took off the bow" I meant I ripped it off his head), I could only try to school my face as Zorua looked at me in annoyance. "Mom! I'm going out now!" I hollered up the stairs, "see you later then!" her voice called back. I nodded, though it was kind of stupid because she couldn't really see me.
"Come on fox." I said bluntly as I closed the door behind us.
On the way to the lab I took it at a slow jog, occasionally looking at Zorua to make sure he was still next to me, I contemplated getting a leash.
Nah, he'd just find a way to break it, giving only more trouble...
I had never really been to the lab, but dad had given me instructions on how to get there. I can't say I'm happy about dad's job, so I simply said it was great he was getting a good pay. Farther down I finally saw the lab coming up, it was huge, it was the size of a mansion! But I could only guess so considering one of the best professors of Unova worked here. The lab had a bright red roof, with a chimney on the left side of the lab, the walls were a nice pale wood, and there were a lot of windows, probably to make the lab more roomy for the Pokemon living in it, there was a sign in front of the building telling any foreign visitors that it was the lab. Though I don't see how anyone could miss it with how big it was.
I stopped at the door that seemed more like a small gazebo, I knocked firmly twice, I picked up Zorua, he looked at me and barked twice.
Finally the door opened, a man wearing top rimmed glasses and a lab coat stared back at me, there were small wrinkles at the corner of his mouth, showing laugh lines, he gave me a warm smile, "well you must be Kunie!" I blinked in confusion.
"How did you know?" I asked curiously, his smile widened.
"You look exactly like your father, hmm...well except for your eyes..." he tilted his head in confusion, but then his warm smile came back, "sorry to keep you out here, come in, come in." he motioned me inside and I walked in, if I thought outside was fancy, man...the inside was a palace!
Pokemon were walking around with different professors, some getting tests done.
I felt a little out of place in the lab.
"Umm...can I see my father?" I asked awkwardly.
The man smiled, "of course, right this way." he led me to a room up the stairs, when he opened the doors I saw that this room was a little different, instead of the checkered floors this one was a clear white marble. Metal tables were set up, some with computers, and Pokemon on them, and some machines where in the corners. I saw there were four professors in this one, two I didn't know, but one was my father, and the other (I could obviously guess by the absurd bun she had) was Professor Aurea Juniper.
"Your kid's here professor Nagako." then man said a she placed a hand on my head. I suppressed a pout, I hated when people touched my head.
Dad turned around, and smiled, "ah, here for that checkup?" I nodded in boredom, "can I have Zorua?" he asked gently, I nodded again, and passed him to dad, Zorua was being abnormally quiet, whenever he did that it never ended in a good way, I narrowed my eyes at him. "Thank you dear, you can sit there to wait sweetheart." I nodded and went and sat down. I sighed, I hated waiting, I started swinging my legs back and forth in boredom. As I watched dad start the checkup a question popped up in my head.
"Hey dad?"
"Yeah?" he asked as he gave me a quick glance.
"When did you get your degree as a Pokemon professor?" I asked curiously, I knew my dad had been a museum guide, a traveler, and at one point a mechanic, but a Pokemon professor?
"Hmm...well to tell you the truth it happened before I dated your mom. I had been studying it up, and by the end of college...well, I met your mom, she was a traveler at the time-" Mom? a traveler? "Before I knew I ended up joining her, I fell in love and asked her to marry me, so we settled down, then we had you, so I never really remembered about my degree until...well...I got this job..." he said it so sheepishly you would think it was nothing and pass it off with a laugh, but I could only stare at him in deadpan.
He had a degree for a good job this whole time...and decided to become a traveler...
"You...are...stupid..." I said slowly.
"Hey! Kunie! That's not nice! Why can't you say I'm cool for once?!"
"Maybe it's because you're not."
"You're so mean!"
"You're so ridiculous!"
"I'm cute!"
"Shut up! No one was talking to you Zorua!"
"Ignore her Zorua! She's just a meanie!
"Yeah! A meanie!"
I felt my eye twitch, I dragged a hand on my face, "I...can't...do this anymore..." I said in exasperation. I saw the other professors laugh, or chuckle at our little banter, my face burned in embarrassment.
"And you're all done!" I jumped to my feet happily.
"Yes! Finally!" I picked up Zorua, and headed to the door.
"Hey! What about me? No goodbye to your daddy?"
My eye twitched at the nickname, "daddy doesn't get a goodbye because daddy was bad." I said offhandedly, not bothering to even look at him.
"Your kid sure has some sass."
I left the room with dad's whining echoing behind me.
I sighed as I finally stepped out of the lab. If I never went back to a Pokemon lab, it would be too soon.
Suddenly I remembered the halfhearted reminder I made to make Juniper check on Zorua, I looked down at him, wondering if I should bring him back inside. Until I saw him looking at me innocently, my eyes narrowed, and I felt suspicious, "what did you-"
"Kunie! Zorua!" I heard someone yell, I gulped.
"You know what? We can see Juniper some other time." I said nervously as I hightailed it out of there.
"Hey!" I stopped walking, and looked to where the voice came from, there was an opening to a small park, a little blonde haired girl was looking in my direction, I looked behind me, yep, she's talking to me. I saw that behind her, under a shading tree sat two black haired boys, quietly reading books.
"What?" I asked as she ran up to me. She grinned, bright emerald eyes glowing.
"What Pokemon is that?" she said as she pointed at Zorua.
"It's a Zorua."
"It's so cute!" Why was it that was always the first thing someone said when they saw Zorua? Seriously people! He wasn't that cute!
I deadpanned for what felt like the third time today.
"Can I pet him?"
I sighed, "sure whatever..." I shuffled closer so she could pet him, her small hand descended on the big fluff of hair on his head. She pat it three times.
"So soft!" of course it was, I brushed it twice every day...
"Bianca where did you g- huh? Hey what Pokemon is that?!" I looked up as a wildly black haired boy ran up to us excitedly, more excited then he looked before when he was reading. The other boy ran up from behind him.
"Umm...I'm really sorry about them..." he said shyly with a small bow, I shrugged awkwardly.
"This is a Zorua! It's her Pokemon, right miss?" the girl- Bianca said excitedly.
I awkwardly stood there, Zorua wasn't my Pokemon per say, but it's not like he wasn't my Pokemon, doesn't that mean technically he was my Pokemon, I saw him more as the really annoying brat living under the same roof as me, but if I told her it wasn't mine, she'd want him, because she'd think he's wild, and if I said he was mine it would seem like I was a-
"Yeah...sure...whatever..." I said awkwardly.
I couldn't say I hated kids...I just didn't know how to act around them.
"Hey how old are you?!" asked the wildly haired one, "I'm nine!"
You're a loud little bugger, aren't you?
"I'm ten..." I said bemused.
"Hey, hey, I'm Bianca!"
"I'm Black!"
"I'm Cheren."
"What's your name?!" they all said it differently, while Bianca sounded excited, she wasn't as loud Black was, and Cheren just seemed too shy or nervous to look me in the eye, I was a head taller than all three, so I probably intimidated the poor kid.
"I'm Kunie..." I said softly, trying to get the ringing out of my ear, these kids were loud...where all kids like this?
"And I'm Zorua! Kunie's my best friend!"
"Ky-ah so cute!" Bianca squealed a she mushed her face to Zorua, I was the first to see Zorua's discomfort.
"Umm yeah...I'll be taking him back now..." wouldn't want him to go pranking little kids...
"Where do you live?" Cheren asked softly, he pointed to a house a little farther from the park, "I live there. Black lives there, and Bianca lives in that mansion over there." I'm surprised to see the blond little ball of sugar lived the sweet life.
I pointed to my house which actually wasn't very far.
Oh no...
We were neighbors...
Which meant they would start to think...
Oh hay no...Now they think we're friends!
By the grin on their faces I knew I was right. Why did I have such bad luck?
Meeting the neighbors was...weird...
My thoughts on them? Well...
Bianca was a bit of an impulsive girl, doing things recklessly, and then bawling her eyes out for a simple scratch on her hand (that actually happened just a second ago, she was all fine, and dandy then she got scratched with a bush, and was crying). Then the Cheren kid would act like he's the leader then shy away, and let Black take leadership, and he apologized for literally everything! Then Black, he is the most hyper-active kid I've ever met! He was just there reading books quietly, and then next thing I know he's declaring to me he's going to be the coolest, and the best (he challenged me to a Pokemon battle, but gave up when I persistently told him I wasn't a Pokemon trainer).
They were weird, but strangely reminded me of the gang back home, the thought of them made me a little homesick, it had been only a week, but I really missed them. I sent them a letter telling them about how things had been going, how I had met the weird kids next door, and much more, I wish I could see them again... The only kids near my age are the three weird kids, and even then we're not even in the same school year, they're a year younger, so they don't have the same classes I do.
Living in the new house was basically the same as back home, Zorua played pranks, and I fell for them.
Just yesterday I had found a small cake, but when I had tried to cut it, nothing happened, I kept getting sharp knifes, hoping something would go through the cake, but nothing worked, it was later that I found out it was a sponge with frosting and glitter on top, then two days before that it had been my turn to do the dishes, and weirdly enough, there was tape on the nose of it, but of course by the time I had found that out I was covered in water.
Honestly! That's like the oldest trick in the book!
I don't know if I've said it, but I will now.
I hate my life...
Almost as much as I hate Pokemon...
I laid in bed at night wondering how the gang was doing back home. What were they doing right now? Did they miss me? Did they replace me with an older and better player? I hoped not, probably not...
If I knew them like I did, I bet Yuri was preparing some outrageous gift to send me, to remind me of home.
Luca would probably be getting tickets to get the gang to visit me.
And Haku would probably be practicing some more soccer so he could kick my butt the next time we met.
Tears slowly filled my eyes, I really missed them, I really missed home...I heard the door open, and tensed, "Goodnight Kunie..." it was mom, and dad.
"Night mom, night dad." I winced as my voice cracked.
"Kunie? Are you okay sweetie..?" Well no point in hiding it, I rolled over and looked up at my parents.
"Just homesick..." I whispered.
They came and sat next to me, smiling sadly, dad brushed at my hair, and mom caressed my cheek, "I know you really miss them... but maybe you'll make new friends..." dad said.
"I don't want to replace them..." I muttered.
"Making new ones doesn't mean replacing old Kunie, Luca, Yuri, and Haku are your friends, and as much as I wish that Yuri boy would cut his hair, and that Haku boy to take off his piercings, they're your friends, and they won't stop being your friends, no matter how far they are. And no matter how old they are..." she added in fake annoyance afterward, she smiled, and I couldn't help but return it, "besides, I can feel you'll be getting a letter from them any day now." Dad said slyly, my smile widened.
"Thanks mom..thanks dad..." she gave a soft kiss to my temple, and dad gave me an overly exaggerate kiss to my nose, making me chuckle.
My parent's were awesome. In all their vanilla-ice-cream-fanatic-fantasies, and random spurts of childishness, they were awesome.
I curled to my side, it wasn't long till I felt the feeling of Zorua jumping on the bed and nuzzling next to me.
K.M: And that's a wrap!
When I first saw Bianca, Black, and Cheren as kids I wanted to pinch their little cheeks at how CUUUTTTEEEE THEY WERE!"
So Black, Bianca, and Cheren are nine at this time, which was when the manga basically started, Black got hyped about Pokemon, so he started studying, then when he became fourteen he left for his journey with his two friends, Kunie starts at ten, so she'll be traveling for five years before the story B/W starts.
Ages:
Black: 9
Cheren: 9
Bianca: 9
Kunie: 10
Zorua: 2 1/2
I'll just add this cute/sad little extra...
Dear Kunie.
How are you doing? All settled yet? Is your new house comfortable, and to your liking? I sure hope so. The gang is doing just fine back here, though I must admit, I kind of missed seeing you beat Yuri over, and over again at capture the flag. I should even tell you that I think Yuri might just be getting a girlfriend, we will need for you to come back soon so we can test if she's good enough for him. He is actually reading this over my shoulder, and telling me to stop writing embarrassing things about him, and his "waiting for a response" girlfriend, I believe he's in denial, he will come out of it in couple of years or so, though I don't know if a girl will ever wait that long for Yuri, he can be a bit much, Now Yuri is telling me he is not much. Also how is that mischievous fox of yours? still causing trouble. I don't mean to sound cruel, or rude, but truthfully I think the others are quite glad you've taken him with you, I don't think Sinnoh (or Haku, and Yuri) is (are) prepared for that Zorua just yet. I truly miss you and wish you could be here with us, I feel like I'm missing my little sister here. I hope you are very happy in your new home.
There is also something I wish to tell you about Haku, but I will let him tell you himself.
Love, your good friend Luca.
Sup Kunie
Your totally awesome, best friend Yuri here, how is it over there in Unova? Does it have a soccer field? I think if it didn't you'd go crazy...well I'd probably go crazy too, anyway, I do NOT have a girlfriend, she's just a friend, nothing more, and there is no reason for you to come over here and test her...
Anyway I'm way too lazy to more write stuff so I'll just send you a super cool present! Miss ya, and wish you were here!
The coolest person on earth, Yuri.
Dear Kunie
We're apparently writing all our letters together, so this basically looks like a jumbled mess of alphabet soup, if you can even read that idiot Yuri's handwriting~#$
Sorry, that idiot Yuri was being even more of an idiot... He tried to hit me, ended up hitting the table (he was always at terrible hand-eye coordination). Anyways how do you like the new house? Wait...it's stupid to write a question unless your going to send a response, so instead I'll just say, I hope you like the new house, if you don't you could always come back and stay with one of us, Yuri would probably want a sleepover the day his girlfriend is not there %^& Sorry, again that idiot is being even more of a moron, still in denial. I guess she's sort of okay, but she a bit...hmm...different from Yuri, more quiet, so she's nothing like Yuri, like they say, opposites attract I guess.
Anyway there's something important I should have probably told you while you were here, but now is the only time I can...without feeling...wrong...but even then it still feels wrong, you always hated it after all...doing this feels like I'm betraying you in a way, I wish you didn't move, so I could have told you this personally...
I'm going to be a Pokemon Trainer. I know you-
This made me sad...I miss the gang...And why did Haku's letter suddenly end?
ANYWAY! Please review, or PM me!