An Eevee's Life
Chapter 3: Luna
Midnight left the den. It was his turn to gather berries. At least now it wasn't as often as before. Ever since his first birthday, the others had started to help more with the chores. Midnight had been glad to oblige them.
Midnight headed toward a berry bush. There were several inside the area they had, and he had learned them all. Midnight decided to go for the tasty Oran berries. There was a small tree near their border. It was also near a pond, though it was on the other side of the border.
Midnight was just about to reach the bush when he heard a scream. He darted toward it, keeping under the undergrowth. Midnight reached it and saw the source of the noise. He was at the pond near the berry bush. Next to the water was an Eevee cowering from a Seviper. It was reared up over the Eevee.
As Midnight looked over the situation, the Seviper decided to attack. Its tail glowed purple and it swung it at the Eevee. Midnight knew it was using Poison Tail. Midnight darted out to help, but it was too late. The Eevee was hit and thrown through the air, right toward Midnight. Midnight went to catch the Eevee, but the force of the Eevee hitting him threw them both back against a tree. He laid the Eevee down and realized that it was unconscious.
"Who are you, sssmall fry," the Seviper hissed. "I'll get you too, if you're a friend of that thing." It reared up, ready to attack again.
Midnight got up and went on the offensive first. He used Iron Tail. His tail started to gather power and was covered in a coat of Iron. Midnight leapt and whacked the Seviper in the head. The Seviper was through back a little from the blow.
The Seviper got up and quickly tried to use Wrap on Midnight. Midnight used Dig and dodged the attack. Midnight came back up and struck it hard. The Seviper started to back up.
"I'll leave you alone, jussst ssstop it already," the Seviper called out. It turned tail and fled through the undergrowth.
Midnight turned back to the Eevee. He pulled it up to the tree and laid the Eevee against it. Midnight knew the Eevee would hurt when it awoke, so he gathered a few Oran berries and a Pecha berry in case it was poisoned. Once he had them gathered, he laid them by the Eevee and crept back to the undergrowth, past the border, and watched in case some other Pokemon tried to attack the poor Eevee.
Midnight didn't know how long he waited before the Eevee started to stir. It started to stretch and then stopped. Midnight knew it probably was from pain. It raised its head slowly and looked around, obviously confused. Midnight crouched down further in the undergrowth to escape detection. The Eevee finally saw the berries and started to sniff them. After a while of inspection and glances around, the Eevee ate the berries.
The Eevee's wounds were healed as it ate the Oran berries. It looked much better now. The Eevee got up, once done, and looked around, still confused about the berries. Midnight saw the Eevee was okay and he crept silently back through the undergrowth.
Midnight remembered at the last moment to gather berries. He gathered several and headed back to the den. Blaze and Violet were the only ones in the entry of the den when he got back.
"Hey, Midnight. What took so long?" Blaze asked.
"A Pokemon was being attacked and I helped it," Midnight said, dropping the berries on the pile.
"Well good for you," Blaze said.
Midnight nodded and went outside to bask in the sun. The incident took longer than he thought as the sun started to go down quickly. Midnight headed in for the night.
Midnight walked out into the forest. Today he didn't have any chores. Midnight headed for the Oran berry bush. There were none inside the food pile and Midnight hadn't gotten any yesterday. He soon reached it and ate a few. It was a good breakfast and Midnight headed a little ways away to a clearing. Once there, he basked in the early sunlight. The sunlight felt good, warming his fur.
Suddenly, he heard a rustling nearby. He headed toward it and saw the Eevee from before gathering berries from the Oran berry bush. Midnight was about to stop it when he really looked at the Eevee. The Eevee seemed thin and tired. It seemed harmless enough to let her have a few berries. They had plenty in their area.
The Eevee glanced around every little bit, as though scared of something. Midnight watched it go back to the tree he had left it at with a few berries. It ate the berries and then laid there against the tree. Midnight was close enough to hear it start to talk to itself. "What to do? What to do? Maybe the mysterious Pokemon will come back. Don't try to trick yourself Luna, it isn't coming back. What to do?" she asked herself.
Was the mysterious Pokemon him? It probably was. Why did Luna wonder if he was coming back? Midnight watched her a while. The Eevee tried to find ways to play by herself, but Midnight could see she wasn't having much fun. Midnight wanted to play with her, but he also didn't want to cross the border again or reveal himself yet.
Midnight was surprised to see the sun setting, later. He hadn't realized how long he had been watching Luna. He hurried back through the trees to the den. The others were already headed to their rooms. Midnight went to his room, wanting to avoid any questions. He soon reached it and laid down. For some reason, he was giddy about what tomorrow would bring.
Midnight was surprised to get two days off in a row from chores. He hurried over to the bush and found Luna taking a few more. He watched her try to do something today. He wanted to try to help her, but he couldn't work up the courage. He watched how the sunlight shined on her fur and how her mane shook as she moved.
He was watching her for a while when he heard someone behind him. He looked back to see a fleeing figure. Who was that? It could only be one of the others. He had been found out! He hurried after the Pokemon. He followed it back to the den and saw that it was Lucy.
Lucy strolled up to him and started to tease him, "So that's the Pokemon you helped. When were you going to tell us it was an Eevee? You like her don't you? That's why you were watching her for the last two days."
"I-I do not. I-I was just watching her t-to . . ." Midnight tried to deny. Why did she think he liked Luna?
"You were watching her to what?" Lucy asked.
"T-to . . . oh I don't know. What was wrong with watching her?" Midnight asked back.
"Nothing, except that you like her. Admit it, you like her and your too scared to talk to her," Lucy demanded.
"Oh, Lucy, stop teasing poor Midnight. So what if he likes a girl. It's natural for him, just like it was for Blaze and you," Violet said. Midnight hadn't noticed that she had been lying by the food pile. Did she ever leave it?
"I know. I know. It's just so cute that Midnight is finally starting to like someone," Lucy said with a giggle.
Midnight got tired of the teasing and went to his room.
"Ah, come back Midnight. I'm sorry. Please come back," Lucy called.
Midnight ignored her and laid down in his nest. He closed his eyes and tried to rest. He dreams were full of Luna. He woke in the middle of the night. He tried to go back to sleep, but eventually he gave up. The teasing words of Lucy still rang in his head. He tried to think of something else, but his thoughts kept coming back to Luna. Maybe a walk in the forest would clear his head.
Midnight got up and crept out of the den. He didn't want to wake the others. He reached the entrance and went out into the forest. He let his paws take him wherever as he tried to think. He soon realized that he was heading for the Oran berry bush. Midnight felt his hunger instantly. He had forgotten to eat dinner before lying down. He reached the bush and plucked a berry off. He sat down and started to eat it.
He had just finished when he heard rustling behind him. He turned his head and saw Blaze. "What are you doing here?"
"Violet woke me. They told me about you watching Luna," Blaze said.
Midnight looked away waiting for Blaze to also start teasing him.
"Don't worry; I won't tease you like Lucy did. I told you love is strong, though. About half a year ago, you were telling me you would never have a mate. Now you're watching this young Eevee, love struck," Blaze said.
"I'm not lo-"
"Spare me. I know it when I see it, Midnight. When are you going to approach her?" Blaze asked.
"I-I can't. Why would she like me? I'm not even a normal colored Eevee! Let alone the fact that I'm a stranger. Plus, she isn't in our group," midnight said.
"That would be easy to remedy. I could allow her in if she wanted to come. And don't talk about yourself like that. Just because there are few special colored Eevee, doesn't mean that you're not normal," Blaze lectured, "And why wouldn't she like you? You're a great guy who's faithful and honest."
"But . . . but . . ." Midnight tried to think of another excuse.
Suddenly, both of them perked their ears at the sound of a twig snapping. They looked at where it came from, but saw nothing in the dark. Then the undergrowth rustled as whatever was listening ran off over the border.
"There you go. Now you have to ask her or let her down," Blaze said.
Midnight wanted to deny it, but he knew it had been Luna listening. He wondered how long she had been listening. He couldn't believe he said that all in front of her.
"Come on, I'll lead you since you seem so hesitant," Blaze said.
Midnight followed behind Blaze. They soon heard the rustling again.
"Wait. If you're the Eevee Midnight rescued, please stop. We want to ask you something," Blaze yelled after it. The rustling stopped. Blaze quickened his pace and Midnight followed him as they reached it.
It was Luna. "W-what do you want?" she asked.
"Well first we need to be acquainted. I'm Blaze and this is Midnight. He's the one who saved you during your battle," Blaze introduced.
Luna looked at Midnight more curiously now. "M-my name's Luna," she said. "W-were you also the one who left the berries?"
Midnight nodded, looking down at his feet.
"Come on, Midnight. You're supposed to say hello or something," Blaze reminded.
"H-Hi, Luna," Midnight stammered.
"So Luna, you heard our conversation, so what do you think? Do you dislike him because he's a special colored Eevee or something because he's convinced you are," Blaze said.
Luna tensed as he asked that. "Umm, well, isn't that a little personal?" she diverted.
"Hmm . . . I guess you're right. Well, I'll leave you two to talk it out. And the offer to join still stands," Blaze called as he left in the direction of the den.
"So . . . umm . . . you're the Pokemon that scared the Seviper off?" Luna asked.
"Y-yeah," Midnight said.
"T-thanks," Luna said, "Umm . . . well the answer to that Flareon's earlier question is no."
Midnight looked up and made eye contact with her. "You don't dislike?"
"No, I don't dislike you. Why would I?" Luna asked.
"I-I don't know. I just thought you would," Midnight answered.
"So what did he mean by joining your group?" Luna asked.
"We have a group of eeveelutions who help each other get food and stay protected. W-would you like to join?" Midnight asked, looking back down.
"If you guys don't care," Luna answered.
"Sure. Come on," Midnight said.
Luna hesitated for a little before following Midnight through the undergrowth. They had only gone a little before Blaze joined them. "Hey guys. So I take it Luna joined," he asked.
Midnight nodded and let Blaze take the lead. They soon reached the den and entered it. Midnight watched Luna have the same reaction as he did when he entered the den for the first time. He saw eyes glinting in Violet's tunnel for a second before retreating back into the darkness.
"Here's our den, Luna. Now it's kind of full so you and midnight will have to share a room. Midnight, you can show her that. You'll meet the others tomorrow. Night guys," he quickly said. He went into his tunnel.
Both Luna and Midnight were uncomfortable with the thought of sharing a room, but neither of them voiced it. Midnight led Luna down his tunnel. He separated his large bed into two small ones, one slightly larger. He placed them slightly apart and sat down on the smaller one.
"This is my, I mean our, room. We'll make new beds tomorrow. Night," Midnight said.
"Good night," Luna said.
They laid down and fell asleep.