K.M:
Hello little kitties! Kitty Master is back!
So hey guys. I bet you were pretty confused about the last chapter, don't worry I was too when I was writing it (I'm kidding!), but you'll find out more of his origins soon enough, DON'T BE SCARED!
As always hold on to your M.S. (Mary sue) Sticks and hold em tight!
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon, because if I did, then Ash would have progressed into a stronger trainer by now...
Onward!
"I don't like it."
"I don't really care if you like it or not. It's your name from now on."
"But I don't like it."
"What? Did you really expect me to call you Shadow or something?"
"It's cooler than Rune."
"Stop complaining, you wanted a name, I gave you one, so stop being such a -"
"Kunie, dear."
"Yes?"
"Who are you talking to?"
"Rune."
"That's not my name."
"Shut up or I'll legally name you Zorua..."
"Shutting up now."
"...okay...I'm...gonna go get the doctor... just...stay put..."
The door closed with a soft thud, and click.
Rune, and I ignored it in our preference to bicker.
Right...I know I shouldn't have been talking to Rune in front of dad but...
I could really care less about anything.
By the time I had actually regained enough sanity to figure out what happened, I had already stopped seeming sane. Doctors and scientists were running frantic, dad didn't know whether to press charges, no one knew what was happening, some of the guys in the suits had tried to take Rune away from me, and had only ended up with brightening blue rocks in their faces, they had all backed away in worry that whatever had happened would happen again.
Not that anyone really knew what happened.
Even Rune was confused.
All I really knew was that I was badly hurt. Burns all over my back, bruises, cuts, apparently a concussion, and a lot of pain.
I'm surprise I'm not dead!
Though I'm not gonna lie, I would prefer it to this pain.
I looked at the newly dubbed Rune in question. He had a bushier collar ("You look like a bush"), and brighter eyes ("close your eyes for a second, they're blinding me..."), there were five stones floating above him, and even though he had clearly been troubled before, he seemed totally at ease now. I can only say I was confused, with many random questions questions, like: Why did I name Rune "Rune"? Why did Rune have blue rocks floating above his head? Why did they glow? Why did they float? Why did they hospitalize me? Are the rocks sadistic serial killers that want to destroy everyone on the planet? If so, why start with an innocent little 10 year old? Am I going to die?! If so can I get some breakfast before then?
I wonder where the last one came from.
You see? This is what happens when you try to save your Pokemon from a lab of crazy scientists who obviously have next to no idea what they're doing, getting you killed by putting dangerous glowing blue lights right next to said Pokemon you're trying to save!
You go insane.
"I'm tired." I cut in, Rune stared at me angrily as I kept cutting him off whenever he spoke.
"I would expect so." I looked up to see Prof Juniper, and the doctor, dad was behind him looking at me worriedly. the doctor walked forward, he sat down on the chair next to my bed and smiled, I only stared at him in annoyance, couldn't they see I was having a bit of a conversation here?
"Your dad told me that you were talking to your Pokemon... is that true?" he asked kindly, looking between me and Zorua.
I sighed and shrugged to my best ability. huh, I never realized how annoying it is to talk to people while you're lying down.
"Yeah okay. So ever since we got Rune I've been able to understand Pokemon, now when is mom coming?" I said quickly.
"Don't call me that."
I sighed in aggravation, "Look if I want you to be called Rune that's what you're gonna be called, I didn't get a choice in my name when I was born, and neither are you, and since technically your my Pokemon I can name you whatever the hay I want!"
"But it's such an uncool name!"
"Y-you can understand Pokemon?" The doctor thought we were kidding.
Idiot.
I sighed, I had looked up this strange power a few months after I heard some Budew near the soccer field (back in Sinnoh), I knew it was rare, but it wasn't impossible, there had been many rumors about people who could understand the language of the Pokemon, I had at first thought it was a fluke, but when I thought back to all the other times, I realized I could actually understand Pokemon, I would be passing by the streets and I would hear actual words coming from the Pokemon.
It then made sense as to why mom thought I was crazy when I told her he was psychic.
Either way it made everything much more difficult to understand.
The doctor seemed to have regained his composure *cough*dignity*cough* "It is possible. What is Zorua-"
"Rune." I clipped in offhandedly.
"Sorry, Rune, saying right now?"
I looked at him. He only glared at me, still unhappy about his name.
"He's not saying anything, but he said, before you asked, that he didn't like the name Rune. Not that I really care."
"And you've been able to understand Pokemon since you got him?" Juniper jumped back into the conversation.
I shrugged, "I wouldn't really know, It's not like I "like" Pokemon, I don't make a point to have a conversation with one everyday,"
"This is usually something people are born with." The doctor said as he pushed his glasses up a little.
"But wait you like me!" Rune exclaimed, contradicting my earlier statement.
"Not really, no, you're an exception that I tolerate because I have to live with you, so you don't count."
"Mean!" He whined, stomping his paws like a child, which he was.
"And true." I deflected smartly.
Pain flared all over my back, I tensed, and sucked in a deep breath, but I made sure to stay quiet, not wanting mom or dad to come in to check if I needed to go to the hospital. The doctors had let me go back home, mom had been fussing over me none stop, dad hasn't come out of his office since, and Rune is almost always in the corner of my room, neither mom or dad go near him, at night he'd come out of his corner, and snuggle with me.
I find it all ironic.
The very people who had been trying to get me to like Pokemon are avoiding them.
I just acted aloof, and indifferent of the whole thing. No point being all hung over by this obvious accident. No one was to blame.
Okay maybe there was someone to blame, but I didn't know who, I would blame the rocks but I don't really know if they still feel like taking over the world, and I don't want to make an enemy out of them if they decide to, so just in case I'll act as if they're innocent. That didn't mean they weren't suspects.
Every two days a bunch of scientists, and doctors would come to the house, and check on Rune, they couldn't do much, and usually ended up leaving with nothing, but it didn't seem to stop the pointless meetings. We knew the rocks only attacked when I wasn't nearby, so I was required to stay for all meetings apparently.
They had in the end found out there was nothing they could find out about the rocks because the rocks wouldn't even let them near, slowly the meetings dwindled and they just stopped coming.
Besides that I had finally heard from the gang back home.
Yuri sent me a rainbow colored soccer ball, clearly he painted it, it was tacky looking, and it was ridiculous, but I loved it, mostly because I knew it was ugly enough that no one would even think of stealing it!
Luca had sent me a plane tickets for three, I'm guessing mom, dad, and me (I rhymed!).
Haku didn't send me anything, but the letter...
I wasn't very happy about what he wrote, in fact I was angry for weeks. But I realized I couldn't judge him for it.
"Remember we leave tomorrow."
Mom, and dad raised they're heads, and looked at me in puzzlement, "what?" Mom asked.
I shoveled another piece of sushi in my mouth, "I said 'remember we leave tomorrow', so we have to be at the airport at eight." I huffed at them impatiently.
I swear if they forgot...
"Where are we going?" with those words out of dad's mouth I glared at them.
"What do you mean 'where are we going?'?!" I stood from my seat in shock, "this ain't Dora! We're going to Sinnoh! Remember?!" I pointed to the calendar hanging on the wall, a large circle dating the day of tomorrow, both my parent's stood in shock.
"Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry Kunie, I've just been so busy..."
"I had so many things on my..."
"It completely slipped my mind..."
"I didn't think we would with everything going on..."
I glared at them as they stumbled over each others words, both looked so guilty I wanted to let up on them, I knew they were pretty stressed abotu everything.
But that was no excuse! They knew how important it was for me! They could miss hundred soccer games! But I wasn't going to skip out on seeing my friends!
"Busy my butt, we leave tomorrow, You guys are packing, and we leave 8:00 am sharp..." my voice took a chilling tone.
I really did wonder who was the parent sometimes.
Nonexistent siblings? You are so lucky you weren't born...
I envy you.
"Right of course, we will." Mom, and dad promised with tight smiles.
Bags under their eyes, tense figures, and if I look close enough I can see mom hadn't brushed her hair in a while, and dad hadn't shaved this past week.
Honestly they seem to need this vacation more than me.
And how did they even forget?! I kept reminding them ever since I got the tickets, even Rune had had enough with me talking!
Man, this is disappointing.
"Rune?"
"Yes?"
"You are to not leave my side..."
"Uh...why are you talking like that?"
"Do you hear me you little brat?"
"Yes ma'am..."
"I don't want another plane accident like last time..."
"Why are you talking like that?!
"Like what?"
"Like that!"
"With a British accent?"
"Yeah like that!... I mean...What's a British accent?"
"...You know? I'm much to lazy to explain that to you, but because I would rather have you entertained, and at my side, than running around causing another plane accident, I will..."
"Luca!" I shouted as I ran to him, he grinned as he ducked slightly, I bowled into him in a hug, he stood, swinging me around in a circle. When he put me down he smiled sweetly at me, he looked the same as I remember him, chocolate hair swept across his face handsomely, glowing amber eyes hinting at his features, a heart shaped face, and the cutest button nose, the picture of innocence.
"Have you been fending off those fan-girls?" I teased with a smirk. He laughed nervously and scratched the back of his neck.
"Not as well as you and the others." He admitted with an embarrassed flush, his lips quirked nervously.
Mom, and dad walked up behind me, both saying hello to Luca. Zorua sat at my heel, the five stones circling him, he looked up a me with a grin.
"Hey what about us! We need our dose of Kunie love too!" I looked behind Luca at Yuri, I faked a confused look.
He changed his look a bit, he had cut his hair, even though it was still really spiky, though I knew those spikes to be a lie, knowing his hair was silky soft, his blue eyes seemed a little lighter too, he would have seemed innocent if it hadn't been for the mischievous look I caught on Zorua, and the bad-boy look he wore, was he trying to copy Haku to look manlier?
"Do I know you?" I asked in confusion.
"Gah! You're so mean! You brat!" he hooked his arm around my neck, raising his other hand, and rubbing it hard on my head. When he pulled away he smirked at his work, I only stared in confusion.
I didn't know what he had done until after he had done it.
He noogied me...
I growled, and tried running my fingers through my scalp to fix my hair, keyword being tried, he really didn't know the hours I worked to keeping this long hair knot-free. "Whoa careful Kunie, or you're gonna start sounding like a Pokemon." He teased with a smirk, I kicked his shin, hard, he shouted in pain and grabbed his shin in pain. I heard Luca laugh in amusement, and behind him snickering.
I looked behind to see Haku.
He looked much of the same, unless you took in the fact that he got rid of all his piercings, thank goodness.
Same shaggy black hair though...same rugged appearance, same bad boy look...
Eh... maybe they didn't change as much as I thought, though I do remember they're going to college soon...well...maybe not Yuri...
When Haku caught my eye he stopped laughing, nervously looking away.
All three tensed, looking at me worriedly.
Honestly...these people...
Way too serious...
"Are you gonna give me a hug or not? You didn't when I left and I'm not gonna lie, it made me feel like you didn't love me at all." I crossed my arms in fake anger.
They stared at me blankly, I pretended I didn't notice the Chimchar at his heels, and walked to him, I hugged his waist, because yet again that was all I could reach.
And I don't mean to quote Disney, but...for the first time in forever he hugged back.
And by hug I mean he put his hands on my head affectionately.
Because I was pretty sure that was the only thing he could reach.
Why the hay were these people so tall?
K.M:
Yup Kunie is back in Sinnoh...
Okay I know you guys are still confused about the really weird thing with Rune and the stones, but I promise, it's all gonna make sense later.
I'm only gonna say one thing, it has to do with team Plasma.
But I kinda needed to give Kunie's parent's a break, their daughter did after all just have an accident in a lab with nuclear rocks or something... But I'm not writing their vacations here, I'll just make a one-shot story of it, because I'm way too lazy to write it right now...
So yeah, tell me how you liked it, Review, and if you have any questions PM me.
Don't forget to vote for Kunie, relating whether she should have a pairing or not, I have no idea, so I decided to ask you guys...
Anyway, hold your M.S. sticks tight until the next chapter!
Kitty Master out!