Secrets

Chapter 18 Trauma

The night Erica went to meet up with Cora

Erica's P.O.V

The moon was at it's highest point it's silver light lite up the forests trees backing the blossom trees glow bright. I made my way towards the poke town where Cora asked me to meet up with her I couldn't explain why but I had this really bad feeling it was like a knot in my stomach making me feel sick 'But Cora!s a good friend... I'm sure everything is fine. Though she was action odd earlier' then the sight of the town came to my view and all the light where out not a shop open or a hut with light every mon was obviously asleep. I make my way tow it then I hear the bushes behind me rustling making me turn my blue gaze over to see the one eyed jolteon standing there and she gives me a smirk "Great you came" she says her voice was full of mischief as she ran to me and I look at her feeling nervous before asking "Alright I'm here.... so what is it you wanted?" Her expression was not one I like it was full of bitterness and her eye was cold "I'm here to finally get our revenge" she says in a low growl. I gave her a surprised look "Uh.... revenge?... WAIT!!!? our revenge!?" I shouted feeling shocked I wasn't sneaking revenge as far as I know and neither was Cora 'Or... is she?.... there are still a lot I don't know about her' Cora then barks at me "Shut up Erica!... keep that yelper of your shut no one can know I'm here remember" I stare at her and now I'm really questioning of how well I know this jolteon "Wh-what are your intentions?" But she doesn't answer me she walks by me "Come now Vulcan will be sleeping... we should move fast" I stare after her for a get heart beats but then she glared over her shoulder her eye filled with ice "Come on I said" she growls in a low voice making me flinch but I follow feeling uneasy something about her today seemed off I then ask her "Who's Vulcan?.... and what do you plan to do to him?....a.and why am I here?" But she just snorted "Oh stop with the questions already.." I frown as we arrived at a hut that looked older and the flowers around it look as though no one's watered them for moons.

Cora then pulls a thorn out of her pelt "Okay we'll get through the back door... I luckily I know how to pick locks and the back door only has one lock on it" she informed me and I gave her a fearful look "Wait we can't break in..." but Cora snarls at me "Well to bad because we are" she then ran to the back door and picks the lock opening the door. I find I'm frozen in place the situation was starting to sink in 'She wants revenge.... on him.... is...is she trying to kill this guy?'
Cora that grabs me by the ear and drags me into the hut I hiss through my teeth due to my ear hurting from her pulling it. When she lets go I stumbled a bit but don't fall luckily then she tells me "he's up stairs now come on" she then pushes me towards the stairs and I go up them the floor was creaking under my paws making me feel sick 'how did I get caught up in this?' I then say vary quite and my voice is shaky "C.Co.Cora?....' but she joust glare when we get to the top and says in a low growl " Erica don't back out on me alright but when we get there you need to do as I say.... no questions asked... and we need to make sure he's quite alright" I didn't like this not one bit. And soon we walk into the room and my eyes widen. My eyes land in a flareon sleeping but not just any flareon by father. 'That's what she meant when she said our revenge...but why would she hate him he didn't do anything to her and for me... I. I don't want to hurt anyone'

Cora them met my gaze "Erica... hold him down and cover his mouth alright It will only be for a few seconds before the deed is done" and that's when I give her a horrified look "No we can't kill him are you mad!?" But then Cora towers over me "Erica...if I wear you I'd do it...you don't want to get on my bad side... besides he's a bad mon he killed your family don't you want to make him pay" she hissed and I drop my mouth open not knowing what to do then the flareon wake up looking startled as hell then Cora quickly jumps on him holding him down and before he could yell she covers his mouth with her paw but he struggles a her. She yells at me "KILL HIM NOW! do it Erica!" I froze staring in shock feeling my heart beating so fast I thought I was going to die from a heart attack. Then he throw Cora off and she slams against the wall and he jumps out of bed heating up his claws slide out and he lashed his claws at me and he scratched me on the shoulder I Yelp and he seemed to freeze when he saw me "Erica?" He asked his green eye land on me and all I can think of was when he attacked my sister and chased after me making me shake in fear knowing I didn't stand a chance against a flareon "Erica please hear m-" He tried but Cora cuts him off by jumping on him once again and he slashed her good ear with his claws and she yelps in pain "Err Erica help!" I shake my head finally finding it in me to move Vulcan then pins Cora down and from the looks of it he was going to kill her. I then leap at him bite as hard as I could on the back of his neck and pulls him off of my friend then Cora got up and she didn't wait to slash his throat open with her claws and soon after I hear him choking on his own blood I let go feeling horrified as I watch him struggling on the floor in pain his eyes soon roll back and goes stiff leaving a pool of blood on the floor 'What the heck did I just do?!.... I help Cora kill a non!.... no. No he was bad....but that doesn't make it okay!'

Coras voice then cuts into my mind "Come on we need to go that was to loud pokemon will be coming we need to leave now!" She ran down the stairs and I ran after her feeling like I was going to throw up I couldn't handle this we leave the house and run into the forest and soon I run out of breath and slow my past. I stare into nothing then Cora comes to my side "Great one out!... three to go!" She said sounding pleased i glare at her "What the hell Cora!... we just killed a mon!.... that's a sin Oh arceus" but then Cora scratched me on my side pushing me to the ground and I Yelp feeling puzzled and scared as I met her gaze and she snaps at me "Get a grip off yourself!...let me bake this clear Erica....we're not the good ones here no I agree but fuck it I gave up on being the good one.... Vulcan killed your mother because she is my daughter watch makes you my kin!....your sister was on with our revenge plan as well and that flareon tried to stop us and take you away from us" she tells me and couldn't believe my ears of the information I just received'm..my mother...a.and sister where with Cora?...and my father..... he was innocent oh Arceus I just killed him!!' It felt like everything was spinning out of control now and I push Cora off filled with a sudden feeling of pure hate "You!... why? Why are you doing this, why did you even tell me this?" I yelled feeling tears firming in my eyes not wanting to believe it Cora then smirks "Your what's left of them.... you will help me Erica and don't tell anyone about this!...or that leafeon... what's her name hmm oh yeah Nova.... if you go against me I'll kill her you hear me" I dropped my mouth in shock then anger takes over me and I throw myself at her in attempt to get rid of her but unfortunately she was fast and stronger and easily pins me back down "not smart Erica!... I'd do what I say or your girlfriend gets it" she then bites me on the back of my neck drawing blood I yell trying to get free but fail "Say you'll help me!" She growl with a mouth full of blood my eyes are watering and the pain in my neck was unbearable 'I don't have a chose... if I don't help her she'll kill Nova and I can't beat her'
"Fine I'll help!" I cry out and she finally lets go of me glaring at me "Good... you don't want to turn your back on kin believe me.... you'll help be get revenge on the town and that leafeon tribe!... and yes more blood will spill so get use to it and stop crying" I just stare at her with fearful eyes 'What kinda monster is she?'

She then turns her back on me before saying "I got others helping so don't even think of trying to run or attack me.... and don't even think of telling a soul about this.... I'd hate to see someone get hurt" she threatens she then takes off leaving me alone 'why.... oh Arceus why me?.... why's she doing this?....'
I then noticed the sun raising and so I headed home feeling horrified, traumatized I don't know I just want to forget this even happened. But I couldn't 'my father wasn't a bad mon... and I grow up believing that he was....I.. i killed him....'
that thought alone was driving me crazy and headed home feeling shaky not knowing what to do I was freaking out. I then come into sight of my den
I walk up to the entrance and to my shock Nova came out to met me 'oh no...I forgot'
She had a look of relief mixed with shock she looked me over and then I realized why 'I'm cover in blood... I didn't wash up' "Erica! What in Arceus name happened!..... and why where you gone all night?!" She partly yells at me making me feel guilty and nervous 'I can't tell her..... ugh I'm so. Sorry Nova be you can't know... it for the best I'm doing this for you after all'

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Present day

The sun was shining bright lighting up the forest with it's warmth I was sitting on the dead tree that fell over. It's been awhile now that Nova's been staying with me and I'm pretty sure she's hidden something but I stop asking it's not like I can speak because I to am hiding a secret from her and that's Cora. I couldn't stop thinking of that night the image of Vulcan firing the memory of Cora attacking me and telling me the dark truth about my family. 'And then threatens to kill Nova if I don't help her with her revenge'
I then hear paw steps and turn my gaze to see Nova she jumps up beside me "Hey what you doing up here all alone?" She says with a purr as she cuddles close to me making me smile "I was just doing some thinking.." she then pulls away "you been doing a lot of that lately... what's wrong?" I turn my head away it's nothing really I promise everything is fine" I tell her but I felt rotten for the lies the spill out of my mouth but what else was I supposed to do? She can't know why I'm stressed out she can never know or it would be the last thing she'll ever know.
"Alright then...." she says and I knew she wasn't buying it watch made me feel worried
'I can't lose Nova... I love her... she's my everything and I'll do what it takes to protect her and keep her safe.'

Sorry for the long wait but here it is finally chapter 18 I hope you all enjoy this one and let me know what you think in the comments :)