Author's Note: I'm sorry for the major gap in time, but here's the last chapter. I tried to get it done, but I've been really busy this summer, so once again, I apologize. However, everyone cheer for this last addition to Silver. One last thing before you start to read: if you liked "Silver", even a tad bit, read the author's note at the bottom! -EeveeInHeat

Silver

- Chapter 19: Fin -

The Pecha berries were not hard to find with their bright pink skin. Though they appeared hurriedly placed, they were still under the meager shelter of some branches, keeping them dry. Eve sat down next to them for a moment to think.

What did Silver mean by that nuzzle? Even as a domesticated Pokemon, Eve knew that that meant something more than just friendship. She had seen it often enough between mates at the local park before she had been taken away. Did that mean Silver liked her as well? Did that mean he was willing to come with her?

But then her mind returned to the conclusion she had come to right before that Mightyena had shown up. She had thought of a possible reason that he was delaying his answer. He was going to say no, but didn't want to hurt her feelings. She knew Silver would be this way if that was his answer; he would be too nice to just outright tell her.

At first she had thought she was right, but now. . . . Was he just too shy to tell her? Or, did he like her, but didn't want to live under a human? What is he thinking? Eve wondered.

Suddenly remembering the berries, Eve picked them up and trotted back to the pine tree, hoping Silver wasn't too worried. The rain had weakened once more while she had been thinking, letting her know she had been thinking for a while. She shouldn't have stayed out so long with Silver hurt.

However, as Eve came back to the tree, she saw that Silver had already nodded off, exhausted from the fight. She placed the berries down and checked, but Silver was fully asleep. Letting out a frustrated sigh, Eve sat down beside him and began to eat as she waited for him to wake. She was determined to ask him as soon as he awoke.

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Silver slowly opened his heavy eyes, only to realize he had fallen asleep. The rain had already stopped, though it was still cloudy. Eve was sitting next to him, his uneaten berries in front of him. As he tried to sit up, a pain shot through his front left paw, making him yip as he fell back onto the ground.

All at once Eve was checking him as she asked, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah," Silver muttered, though it still hurt. He was confused about the pain for a second until all the memories of the recent events came rushing back; Mark, the fight, getting bit.

Remembering what happened afterward, Silver looked up at Eve to see her looking at him expectantly, though hesitant with worry. She had probably been wondering about it the whole time he slept, which seemed a while. It was time he told her.

Gritting his teeth, he pushed himself up into a sitting position. Though it hurt, he managed to stay upright once he got up. Eve looked worried, but he had her full attention when he began to speak. "Eve, I need to tell you something. I was planning to earlier, but the rain stopped me."

Eve seemed to hold her breathe, which meant he was right about her wondering.

"A while ago you asked if I would come with you when we found your trainer. Well, we've been through a lot while we've been traveling, and we've grown c-close. So, I w-wanted to know . . . if I go with you, will you be my mate?" Silver asked, the last part almost coming out in a rush.

The question seemed to linger in the air for a moment before Eve finally responded. Leaping at him, Eve wrapped her paws around him as he fell, rubbing her face in his mane. "Yes, yes, oh, yes, yes," Eve exclaimed excitedly.

Though Silver tried to hold it back, the yip came loudly as his paw was smashed against Eve. Eve backed off quickly, murmuring a 'sorry,' as she realized she had hurt him. Silver rolled back over into a lying position and looked at the wound. The leaf had slid down slightly, and he could see that it had been bleeding again.

"Is it okay?" Eve asked, trying to see.

"It still hurts, but I don't know if it's anything to worry about," Silver said, pulling the leaf back over the marks. There were small red spots where it had bled through.

"Maybe we should change the bandage," Eve suggested.

Silver nodded and was about to respond when a snap drifted to their ears. The sharpness meant it had come from a little away, but Silver knew that only a hurt Pokemon would break a twig or limb that loud. Something was out there, and it most likely wasn't a Pokemon; it was a human.

Silently, both Eevee backed up into the fork of the roots and crouched down, Silver ignoring the pain from moving. It provided little cover, though, so Silver fluffed his tail out over Eve to better conceal her. Soon, the sound of something walking through the forest came, the quick tempo and occasionally snapped twig confirming that it wasn't a Pokemon.

Finally, it walked into sight. It was definitely human, though it appeared to be searching for something. It looked as though the human would just pass on by, luckily not spotting them, when it paused and cupped its hands over its mouth.

"Eve! Are you out there!? Eve!" it called out.

It took a second before Silver suddenly realized it was calling for Eve. Looking over at Eve, he saw her standing, watching the human closely. Unable to figure out the expression was on her face, he looked back over at the human.

The human was looking around, but looked as though it wasn't expecting anything. Right when it appeared the human would walk away, Eve took a few steps toward it. Catching its attention, the human looked over and saw Eve.

Suddenly, Eve sprinted forward and leapt into the human's arms. While Eve affectionately rubbed up against him and nuzzled him, her tail madly wagging, the human simply sat down on his heels and stared, astonished, at the Eevee in his arms.

After a few seconds, he seemed to recover from his shock, and the human tentatively began to pet Eve, a look of joy and disbelief on his face as he slowly repeated Eve's name. Finally, he pulled Eve tight and started to weep, quietly adding in some sentences that Silver didn't catch.

Silver stayed crouched where he was, unsure what to do, as he watched the scene unfold. Even though Eve had spoken highly of her human, he hadn't expected them to be so . . . close. The scene was definitely new to Silver, who had known only a few humans so far. Even Flame hadn't seemed to be this close to his trainer. Was this really what it was like with some humans?

After a few minutes, the human had fallen silent and was simply keeping Eve close. Eve suddenly began to wiggle around some, and the human put her down. Eve immediately ran the few feet back to Silver, a joyful expression on her face, though there were also tears stains. "It's Daniel, my trainer. It's really him. This is my trainer," Eve repeated, her tail still wagging.

The human, still crouched, turned to look at Silver. "Who's this, Eve?"

"Don't worry; he won't hurt you," Eve promised, nudging him forward.

Silver looked up at the human, Daniel, timidly. He short, but unruly, brown hair, with brown eyes and a lean body. Daniel seemed to be studying Silver the same way he was. Eve came and rubbed up against Silver's side, pressing close to him. She looked up at Daniel imploringly.

"What is it girl? Do you want this Eevee to come, too?" he asked, shocking Silver slightly with his quickness.

Eve nodded quickly, her tail wagging faster.

Daniel picked her up and hugged her close again, his hand slightly brushing Silver. "Anything for you," he said, putting her back down. Silver watched cautiously as the human turned back to him and reached out a hand slowly. "Don't worry; I won't hurt you," he soothed, as his hand continued to extend. "Do you want to come with me and Eve?"

Silver had already decided, but he still found hesitance as this human crouched in front of him. Could he really trust this human? Was he really as nice as Eve had said? Would this human be like the others?

Silver stared as the hand stopped before him palm out; he was waiting for Silver to come forward. Taking the chance, Silver leaned forward and pressed his nose against the human's hand. The hand moved up and started to slide down Silver's back. Tingles went down his spine with the motion, and Silver couldn't stop from letting out contented sigh. Never before had Silver felt this strange feeling of pleasure, but it was great and he let the human continue.

Silver tensed as Daniel's hands wrapped around him and began to pick him up. His body took on a strange feeling of flying as he hung from the human's hands. Before he knew it, he was staring right at the human's face.

"So you're Eve's new little friend. Well, I promise to take good care of you, okay? I'm Daniel. We'll find a name for you later," he said. His eyes suddenly drifted down to Silver's paw, where the leaf had slid down once more. "Uh, oh, looks like you were hurt. We'll need to get you checked out at the Pokemon Center on the way home. I'll carry you so it doesn't get worse."

Suddenly, Silver was lying on Daniel's crossed arms, his front left leg hanging off, as Daniel stood up. Though Silver wanted to protest being carried, he knew it would hurt too much to walk. Eve looked up worriedly, but smiled as they made eye contact.

"I'll be right here," she promised, starting forward as Daniel began walking.

Nodding a little, Silver fell back into another doze in the last spot he ever expected, a human's arms. He had finally told Eve, she was now his mate, and they had found her, and now his, trainer. It looked like their journey was finally over. However, it looked like his life with Eve was just beginning.

The End

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Author's Note: The last author's note for "Silver". This chapter came out a lot different from the scene that had been going through my head a hundred times and was a bit short, but I feel as though this properly brings this short novel to a close. Also, I only expected ten to twenty thousand words for this, but ended up with over fifty (without author's notes), so that's amazing for me. For those of you who want to ask, no, there will not be a sequel of this story. There will be a small bonus chapter, though. The lemon (if you don't understand this word, don't look it up) chapter that I took out to make this T, will be posted as another story for those of you who are mature readers. While yes, it does give a glimpse of Silver's and Eve's future, it will mostly be a lemon, so don't worry all you teen only readers. However, this chapter will not be presently in the near future with everything I have going on, so put me on author's alert if you want to know when it comes out. Author's alert will tell you the minute I update any story or make a new one. Also, the creation of "Cinder's Exploits" will not start in the foreseeable future either because of this, though it will be the next one I start. Put me on author's alert if you want an email the instant I do start it. This story was a joy to write and I personally believe it to be my best work. Thank you all for reading, and I hope you found something out of this and enjoyed it as much as I. Hopefully I can get extra writing time in the future. Goodbye.