Hello, and welcome to this very late chapter. It was meant to come out earlier this week, but I suck, and sorta procrastinated. But, well, it's out now.

Shane: Unlike school.

Link: *Sighs* Yeah... Fuck. Yeah, school is back in for me, as of today. Got my Creative Writing class, though. Got AP English and History, as well. Need to change out of those next week. But, y'know, I won't bother you guys with that, just as I won't bother you with my depression and anxiety, which shall surely get even worse now that school has returned. But, well, it is my next to last year. Then after that, I'm done with school for the foreseeable future (No plans on college ATM). Which is made even more awesome by the fact that I now have my own computer. Therefore... Confetti!

*One small confetti cannon pops off, as Link and Shane deadpans*

Shane: Needs more fanfare...

Link: True. But, anyway, I got this computer now. It isn't amazing, but it's pretty good. Runs Smite and stuff with some frame issues, and I'm currently waiting for my Windows 10 update, which apparently makes it run faster, but that doesn't matter to you guys. You came here to read some things from me. So, one review, then we shall go.

Guest (Aug. 6): Err... This story? Because it isn't over. Like, not at all. Won't be for a while now.

Now then... Story time!

No One Can Know

"How did this happen, exactly?" I asked Kyle, my a Dark Pulse formed on both of my hands.

"Seriously, man?" The Zoroark replied. "You're asking this now? You were fucking here!"

As one of the multiple Mightyena surrounding us growled, I shot back, "Yeah, for the fucking fight to break out! Not for the events leading to it!"

"Oh, will you fuckers shut the hell up?" The Houndoom-Morph shouted at us from outside of the ring.

"No one asked you, asshole!" I yelled back, provoking one of the wolves around us to bark sharply.

"Shut the hell up, mutt!" The Zoroark to my back commanded the canine.

"I advise you to not talk to our friends that way, Kyle." The Garchomp-Morph told me.

"Shut the hell up, Andrew!" I yelled at him. Lowing my voice again, as the Mightyena around us got closer, I asked, "So, mind explaining how this happened before all hell breaks loose?"

Kyle sighed quietly, replying, "I guess."

P.O.V Change: Kyle

I heard a sigh from my doorway, prompting me to lean up from my bed.

"Must you always stay inside?" The Eevee in the door asked me.

I merely shrugged, replying, "Nothing better to do."

"You could join the others." Maxwell pointed out.

"Adam is normally out with Ashtynn if he's not here, and Riku and Jessica tend to leave extremely early, for whatever reason." I told him, flopping back on my bed. "Alex and Leo are on a date, Chris is hanging out with Cyr, and Val is ill."

"So what's stopping you from joining Chris and Cyr?" He asked me.

"They're seeing a movie, or something like that." I said. "It'd be awkward for me to just interrupt it."

The Eevee just sighed at me, replying, "Whatever. You could at least go out and wander around."

"It's snowing." I informed him.

"Obviously." he said. "But you like the cold." I didn't move, causing him to growl quietly, before telling me, "Kyle, either get out and do something, or I will ground you."

My head shot up, as I asked, "What? But it's the middle of December! Isn't that something to say to your kids in the summer?"

"Maybe so." He replied. "But I feel that you've been around the house too much. Too much time alone isn't good for the mind."

I rolled my eyes, sarcastically inquiring, "What are you, my psychiatrist?"

"No, I'm you're father." He told me, stepping out of the doorway. Just before he fully left, he quietly added, "Besides, it isn't like a therapist would be anything new to this house."

I froze at his words, listening to the Eevee's receding footsteps. I let out a small sigh, resting my head on my pillow. Whatever. He's not wrong, but still… He said that he wouldn't bring that up again. Or his he talking about... I shook my head sharply, attempting to clear my mind. Whatever. Maybe he's right. Maybe some time outside may distract me, despite the cold. I got up off of my bed, shaking my hair out some. I put my shoes on and grabbed my jacket, before exiting my room. I slipped the jacket on as I descended the stairs, trying to keep my mind occupied with anything, really.

"I'm going out!" I called out, as I reached the door.

Without waiting for any answer, I left the house, flipping my hood up as I stepped into the snow. Having no other real plans, I turned to my right, heading into the woods near the house. It's getting close to Christmas now. Only a few weeks away. Also means that we're getting closer to another day, as well. I shuddered at the thought, as I stepped into the trees. Maybe that's why he wanted me out of the house. Just… I just hope that he can hold it together. Riku hasn't been able to spend enough time with him to fully understand how he is, and I really don't want this time of the year to effect his opinion. I don't know. He may be able to understand. He's spent some time with Max, so there is that. This year will most likely be much worse, though. Ten years now. I let out a quiet sigh, my eyes on the ground.

"I need to stop worrying so much. I'm sure that everything will be fine." I told myself. "Everything will work out. I'm sure of it."

"Not for you, friend." I heard a deep voice growl behind me, causing me to freeze.

I slowly turned around, my eyes falling onto a Mightyena behind me, it's glaring eyes locked onto me, the Pokemon ready to pounce on me.

"Listen, man, I don't want any trouble." I told the wolf, trying to reason with him. "I didn't mean to wander into your territory. I was just walking."

He growled back at me, replying, "Think I actually give a fuck about territory? No, this is about something far different."

Seeing the determination in his eyes, I slowly packed up, asking, "What do you want, then?"

A crude smirk crossed the wolf's lips, as he told me, "You."

With a flick of the Dark type's tail, four more Mightyena stepped out of the somehow still green bushes in front of me, their teeth bared.

"Oh, fucking hell." I sighed out, tensing up.

Without waiting another second, I whipped around, taking off through the leafless trees. I heard a howl from the wolves behind me, as their feet followed me closely. I rushed through the woods, trying to either lose or wear out the pursuing Pokemon, occasionally firing a poorly aimed Shadow Ball, hitting nothing but the ground. As I ran, I saw a snow covered clearing up ahead. More room could make it easier for me to fight. I used Agility, giving myself the extra burst of speed to hit the clearing in a matter of seconds. As I came to a sliding stop, I felt my blood chill as five more Mightyena leapt out in front of me, leaving me trapped.

"Fuck." I gasped out, panting lightly.

P.O.V Change: Adam

"And that's when these assholes showed up." The Zoroark finished, motioning towards the three Morphs nearby. "And about the time that you did, as well."

I let out an annoyed sigh, replying, "Awesome. Fucking awesome."

"Hell, man, I didn't yell for help." Kyle retorted.

"You sorta did." Trinity taunted him. "Your screams of fear are essentially the same thing."

I glared at the Lopunny, as Archer rolled his eyes, saying, "Just go ahead with it. I'm tired of hearing them talk."

"With pleasure." The lead Mightyena replied, a crooked grin crossing his canine lips.

With that, he settled back on his haunches, before springing off of the ground, aimed at us. I moved to intercept him, but before I could, a transparent wall appeared before me, causing the wolf to collide with it, dropping to the ground with a whimper.

"Ill advised, fucker." I heard a voice a say, before a hooded figure dropped down onto the top of the wall.

P.O.V Change: Riku

"Now, I advise all of you go the fuck away, before things get worse." I cautioned, as the downed Mightyena picked itself up. "I don't want to have to hurt anyone."

A smirk crossed over Archer's previously shocked face, as he replied, "Oh, on the contrary, you've made my job much easier."

"And how is that?" I inquired, stalling. "Do you intend to kill us, with the help of your friends? That doesn't seem like you, puppy."

A snarl formed on the Houndoom's lips, before he said, "Oh, you don't even know me, Riku. You just fucking think that you have me figured out, all because we dueled. Well you don't even fucking know a thing about me, asshole!" I heard a tune being whistled close by, sounding like a bird, as he continued, "But I know exactly who you fucking are, Riku. You're just some lonely orphan who impressed people with his shitty little magic tricks. You act like you're all badass, but you can't fucking fight. All you'd do is hide behind your friends. You'd pick a fight, and leave others to deal with it. I've met your fucking kind before."

I growled quietly, answering, "You're so fucking wrong, mutt. You don't know a single thing about me, or my past. You're just some little fucking bitch who buys his friends, and bullies people into submission. You're nothing but fucking trash. Worthless, insignificant, atrociously ignorant, fucking trash. You belong in the fucking pound."

This appeared to strike a chord in the Fire/Dark type, his eyes glaring at me, the right one twitching. Without another word, he dashed forward, building up a Flame Charge.

A smirk crossed my face, as I growled out, "Now!"

As soon as I shouted, I leapt off of the Aura Wall, dissolving it, and leaping over a green blur that had leapt out, ready to attack the Mightyena. I hit the ground running, a Focus Punch already prepared, and started towards Archer. Our attacks collided in the center, causing a small flash of light, followed by a large explosion. The force sent both of us flying back, skidding and bouncing across the ground. I came to a stop at the base of a tree, my head aching from both the explosion and the effort of using my Aura earlier. I groaned in pain as I stood up, the dust clearing from the air. As it did, I noticed that where we made contact now held a large hole, and every eye in the clearing was on either myself or Archer, who was slowly rising to his feet across the clearing. My eyes traveled across everyone around us, noticing that two of the Mightyena were already knocked out.

Andrew and Trinity started to run over to Archer, but the Houndoom stopped them in their tracks with, "No! You two handle the others. I'll take care of the Aura freak over here."

The two Morphs looked at the Houndoom hesitantly, before nodding.

"Riku, you going to be okay taking him on?" A voice asked me.

I glanced over at the Gallade that was the green blur, before nodding, and answering, "I've got him. Just help Kyle and Adam."

He nodded back, as Archer and I returned our glares to each other. Without another word, we took off at each other, ready to get back into the fight. I opened by sending a fist at the Houndoom's face, but he quickly dodged out of the way, launching a counterattack into my stomach. The blow connected with me, knocking the air from my lungs. He quickly followed it up with another punch, aimed for my head. I shot my hands up, deflecting the attack, before sending my knee into the hellhound's gut, causing him to double over. Taking the opportunity presented, I launched my foot up, my boot connecting with his face, sending him flying back. He hit the snow on his back, blood already pouring from his nose, before scrambling to his feet.

"That all you've got, fucker?" He growled through the stream of blood. "Because it'll take a lot more than just a busted nose to bring me down."

I merely glared at him, replying, "Trust me, Archer, you don't want this fight to continue. I advise you to leave now, before I do something you regret."

A smirk crossed his crimson coated face, as he spat out a wad of blood, saying, "Trust me, if anyone will regret this, it's you."

I growled quietly, as the Houndoom reached into his pocket, pulling out a switchblade. He quickly rushed towards me, the blade aimed at my chest. My eyes grew wide as I dodged the attack, the blade instead slicing through my jacket sleeve and cutting my right arm. I winced in pain at the cut, but moved my left arm around in the same motion, sending a fist to the back of the dog's head. He flew to the ground, flipping over, the knife flying from his hand. I snatched the knife, dashing over to Archer, who sat at the base of a tree in a daze. Without fully thinking, yet not having any second thoughts, I slid down in front of the Houndoom, stabbing the knife into his left arm, pinning it to the tree. He let out a pained gasp as his arm was pierced, the blade leaving him pinned to the tree trunk, crimson already flowing from his arm.

"Archer!" I heard Trinity shout out, but I ignored her.

I leaned in to his ear, growling lowly, "Listen, you fucking mutt. You don't fucking know a fucking thing about me, and you don't have a single fucking idea about who I fucking am. Got it?" I forced him to look from his arm to me, seeing the terror and fear in his eyes, as I repeated, "Got it?" He nodded quickly and shakily, prompting me to say, "Good. Now, you're going to sit right fucking here for five minutes, got it? You'll give myself and my friends five minutes to get home, then you can leave. But you will never fucking come back or try to fuck with us. Got it? No more revenge plots, no more fucking with any of us, and you're going to stop fucking bullying everyone. Got it?" The Houndoom again nodded in fear, and I stood up, telling him, "Good boy. Now, we're leaving. Five minutes."

Without waiting for anyone to speak, I left the clearing, heading for the house. As I walked through the woods, I heard my companions catch up, walking slightly behind me, no one speaking.

As we saw the house through the trees, I heard a voice behind me say, "Riku, wait up." I stopped, allowing the three Morphs behind me to catch up, followed by the Gallade sighing as I turned to him, before he said, "Listen, Riku, I don't know what that was back there, and I honestly don't think that I want to, but we need to agree to keep what happened back there a secret. No one can know about it."

I nodded, scanning my unharmed friends, as Kyle asked, "What do we say happened?"

I thought for a second, before replying, "We just say that when we got there, you two had stumbled into Mightyena territory. So, we all took them out, and I got hit in the fight."

"But what if they tell what happened?" Adam inquired. "Then you could get in serious fucking trouble."

"Trust me, they'll stay quiet." I told him. "Archer is too scared of me now."

The Absol hesitantly nodded, and I led my group out of the woods and into the yard. As we approached the house, I saw Jessica, Maxwell, Ashtynn, and Ashley pacing on the porch. As we grew closer, they noticed us, before rushing toward us.

Before Maxwell reached us, he froze, his eyes wide, as he gasped out, "Eric."

A smile spread across the weary Gallade's face, but his voice was happy nonetheless as he said to his father, "Yeah. It's me."

I watched as the two stood in silence, while the Ashes ran up to Adam and Kyle, before Maxwell and his son wordlessly embraced. I could only see this for a few moments, however, as Jessica quickly wrapped her arms around me.

"Riku!" The Flareon exclaimed, holding me close. "You're hurt."

"Y-Yeah." I grunted out, a shot of dull pain going through my arm. I then quietly whispered, "But shouldn't we save the hugging for inside? Not that I hate it, but we don't need Kyle catching us now."

My girlfriend broke apart from me, nodding sharply, before saying, "Riku has been hurt, so we're going to go inside and patch him up."

Without waiting for a response, Jessica took me by the hand, pulling me back to the house. She rushed me through the door and up into her room, where she had me sit down on the toilet.

"Oh, Riku." She gasped out, the worry evident in her voice, as she slowly removed my torn jacket. "What the hell happened to you?"

I sighed, debating on whether or not to tell the truth, before simply replying, "They were surrounded by some Mightyena, so we helped."

The Flareon quickly pulled out her first aid kit, which she popped open. She acted quickly, cleaning my wound, causing me to wince in pain. She removed my shirt, revealing that I actually had a few small cuts through my shirt, as well. She then bandaged and wrapped my chest and arm, causing me to wince again.

With that done, she sat down on my lap, resting her head against my shoulder, as she sighed out, "You could have gotten hurt even more, Riku."

"I know." I told her, kissing her cheek. "I'm sorry. But I had to protect them. I'm sorry."

"Don't be." She said, returning the sign of affection.

There was suddenly a knock on the door, causing both of us to freeze, before Eric's voice sounded out, "It's just me, guys. And I'm alone."

Jessica nodded, before getting up. She twisted the doorknob, allowing Eric to step into the room.

He looked at us, simply saying, "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. I won't tell them about you two."

"Thanks, Eric." I replied, nodding.

He nodded back, telling us, "Maxwell went to grab some food for us. You guys hungry?"

Jessica shook her head, and I joined her, as the Flareon told him, "I think that we'll just go ahead and relax or something."

He nodded to her, saying, "Alright. If you two end up passing out, I can cover for you guys."

"Thank you." I told him.

With that, he left the bathroom, and subsequently the room. As his footsteps receded down the stairs, Jessica and I wordlessly went to her bed and collapsed onto it, with me pulling her close to my bare chest. Before either of us knew what was happening, we were both asleep.

Holy shit, a 3k word chapter. Fucking tasty. Yeah, finally got a large-ish chapter going. The arrival of Eric for Christmas, a fight scene, and more stuffs. Fun little chapter, I suppose. Not sure what I'll update next, though. Just hope that whatever it is, it doesn't disappoint. Now then, goodbye, my Knights.