Shadows and Darkness (PKM Watty Best in Romance 2014)

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Alice stood up from her seat at the table. She decided. She was going to leave Striaton. Never had she spent as much time in one place as she had there. At this point, she just gave up on trying to figure out the source of her strange feelings, willing to blame them on staying in one place for too long. She looked down at the black and blue Pokémon sitting on the floor near her feet. "C'mon, Umbreon. Let's get the rest of our things from the Pokémon Center. We're leaving Striaton."

Umbreon looked up at his respective trainer. After being with Alice for so long, it was obvious to him what her logic behind leaving was. They were all comfortable there. There was no reason for them to leave. It wasn't until the incident in the Dream Yard that she had even considered leaving Striaton. The Dark type wasn't blind. He could see the effect Shadow had on his trainer, and he had a pretty good idea of the reason why. Alice was the blind one. Or rather, she was incredibly oblivious.

He shook his head slightly and followed his trainer as she walked out the door of the Striaton City Gym/Restaurant. He supposed her ignorance couldn't really be helped. After all, the majority of her life was spent interacting with her Pokémon, not other humans. The new emotions she was feeling were foreign to her.

Umbreon's head snapped to a bush as it rustled. Alice didn't seem to notice the disturbance, but he stopped in his tracks. His ears twitched slightly, and he cautiously ventured closer to the source of the sound. Peering through the leaves, yellow met green. A Purrloin. Umbreon's nose twitched. She wasn't wild, that much was obvious to him. Her scent was too deluded my that of a human. A familiar on at that, though he couldn't place it. Why would she be following them, he vaguely wondered, his trainer--who was still walking toward the Pokémon Center (She had noticed his disappearance, but wasn't too bother by it. She knew he wouldn't get into any trouble)--all but forgotten.

He stepped farther into the bushes, and closer to the Purrloin. The small, purple cat Pokémon tilted her head to the side. Umbreon's nose twitched again, as he sniffed the air. Yellow eyes widened, and several images of a white haired human male, bearing a grin flashed through his mind. This Purrloin was one of Shadow's Pokémon.

He still hadn't the faintest clue as to why she was following them. Shadow wouldn't have sent her to (He was perfectly capable of doing so, himself). Though, he supposed anything was possible. His eyes narrowed, and a short growl escaped him. "Why did Shadow have you following us?" **

Purrloin's head tilted to the side once again. "Him? Have me follow you?" Something resembling a laugh left her. "Never." She took a sudden step forward, putting herself closer to Umbreon. Though he was surprised, he stood his ground.

Umbreon looked at her oddly. "Then why the hell are you here?" If Shadow didn't send her, what other reason could she have to be here? It didn't make any sense...

She sat down, her tail swishing behind her lightly. "My trainer didn't send me to follow you. If he wanted to keep tabs on Alice, he would do so himself." Her bright green eyes shown with mischief and something else. Something Umbreon couldn't place. "I did of my own accord."

Yellow eyes blinked and shone with confusion. "Eh? Why?"

Something akin to a sigh left Purrloin. She stood and started to walk back into the forest she came from. "You'll find out in due time." Then, she was gone.

And Umbreon thought his trainer was oblivious.

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Hello, people, Pokémon, and aliens~! For those who cared enough to read this far: I AM SOOOOOOOOOO SORRY FOR HOW IT'S BEEN FOR A CHAPTER!!!!! D:

I hit a temporary wall. Literally. I walked right into a wall with "Writer's Block" painted in big red letters on it.

BUT! :D I tore it down with a sledgehammer named "Inspiration". I suggest you thank that sledgehammer. *points over to a large sledgehammer sitting on a pedestal with "Inspiration" written on the handle*

Anyway~ You know the drill~ Comment~ Vote~ Fan~ And...

*drum roll sound*

Oh, a real drum roll, nice. Thank you, Sound Effects guy. :D AND TACOS!

*drum roll ends*

You know. Sound Effects guy needs a proper name... Any ideas?

Sayonara~! (Akane)

**No, Umbreon and Purrloin are not actually talking. A human--Other than N--would not know what they were saying. As Pokémon, they can understand each other.