(Old) Unexpected Union | Umbreon X Sylveon

Chapter 6

19/3/24: same as chapter 5, forgot to change a few instants of 'Jade' to 'Elswyth'

Elswyth didn't know what time it was, but it was seemingly almost dawn. She stared at Keir sleeping, smiling and blushing to herself.

She understood that if Keir woke up at that moment, she'd probably seem creepy and make Keir ask, "How many nights have you watched me for?"

In truth, Elsy didn't know when she started catching feelings for him, but it was fairly recent. Maybe it was a week or two ago; maybe it was when she first got to know him; all she knew now was that she had completely fallen for him.

"Why did Arceus have to make you so cute, Keir?" She whispered to herself, and that was when a thought struck her.

"Does he have a... mate? No, he can't have; if he did, he would've gone back to his hometown to be with them by now, right?" She pondered.

"Well, well, little Azzi, that's a nice-looking boytoy you have there~." A voice spoke from the entrance of the cave.

Elswyth jumped at the suddenness of the noise, but then scowled when she realised who exactly was speaking to her. A shiny Absol strolled closer to her and Keir.

"Fuck off, James, you know I don't go by that name anymore!" She hissed quietly, trying not to wake Keir.

James just smirked at her. "C'mon, Azalea, we both know you still lo-o-ove that name; other than that, won't you acquaint me with your boytoy?~" He smirked.

"He isn't my 'boytoy', but why should I introduce him to someone who isn't going to be remotely close to him?" She spat, he only leaned down to get in Elswyth's face.

"Why wouldn't you introduce him to family?" His smirk deepened. He was now standing back up straight, presumably to try and intimidate her.

"I have no family, not after you heartless bastards..." She cut herself off, James only laughed at her.

"The Warren is your family; how stupid are you?"

Elswyth said nothing; she only seethed in silence.

"We still have time to hold another inaugu-"

The pompous Absol was promptly cut off by a ribbon clamping around his throat.

"Shut. The FUCK. Up! Get the fuck out of my den before I snap off your shitty, red horn, and display it above my fucking den's entrance!" Elswyth snapped, forgetting all about staying quiet.

She saw no amount of fear in the heartless Absol's eyes, so she tightened her grip.

"I've killed one of your hunters before; why would I not skip an opportunity to kill the captain?" She spat with so much bitterness and venom. It was only then, with the threat of losing his position of power, did he show any sort of fear and remorse.

"P-please, I b-b-b-beg, let me go!" James said in an inauthentic tone, Elswyth refused to let go or even lessen her grip, only staring him down as his eyes began to grow wider

"L-let me go, Azalea!" He began to whimper, and yet Elswyth said nothing; she even felt the slightest smirk creep onto her face. She hated everything that The Warren stood for, and here she was, putting the fear of Arceus into its second strongest member.

She saw him getting more desperate, and he began to thrash, only wasting the last bit of oxygen in his lungs. After a while, he began to go limp; only then did she let go. James gasped, sucking in as much air as he could.

"If I ever see you near my den again, you won't be going back to your pretty pack of pathetic murderers.." She spat at him, letting him scamper away. As he did, he shouted one last remark: "Mistress is going to have your head for this; mark my fucking word!"

Elswyth laughed to herself. She then heard the distinct sound of someone clearing their throat. She turned, and as she expected, Keir was staring at her.

"Why is it that every time somet'ing interesting happens, I'm asleep, huh?" He questioned groggily.

She smiled sheepishly at him. "How much did you hear?" She asked.

"Pretty much all of it; I have to say though, Azalea is a gorgeous name." He smiled, making her blush deeply.

"I-it was my birth name; I changed it after, y'know, the whole Warren thing. It just... reminded me too much of my mother." She admitted in a mix of bashfulness and sorrow.

"Well, I guess that makes sense. Still don't know why you'd get rid of such a beautiful name, though; it fits you." Keir flirted, making her face go as pink as an azalea flower. He tittered smugly at her reaction.

Elsy then had an urge, her body reminding her of what she had said last night.

"U-um, Keir, th-there's s-s-something I need to tell you." She stated sheepishly.

"Sure, go ahead, Elsy." He smiled warmly.

Her heart raced, she shook a little out of nervousness, and after a little while, she had enough composure to attempt to speak.

"I... I-I..." She stammered, the words catching in her throat as they came up.

Keir waited patiently for her to finish.

"I-I love you, K-Keir; I h-have for a little wh-while now!" She smiled, a deep scarlet showing beneath her white fur.

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Keir was stunned, his muzzle quickly turning a similar shade of scarlet as Elswyth's. She smiled warmly at him, waiting for his answer.

"U-uh, well, I... definitely wasn't expecting th-that, but..." Keir stammered.

As if acting on instincts, Keir leant forward, kissing her on the forehead. "I l-love you t-t-too, Elsy!" He smiled bashfully back at her.

She smiled giddily and hugged him, wrapping him in her ribbons for good measure. The two were almost nose-to-nose again; both their hearts raced, Elsy leant forward, and so did Keir.

Their lips met for the first time, the two sat in a long, deep kiss for what felt like hours to them. When Elswyth pulled back, she smiled.

"You don't know how long I've wanted to do that, you fucking adorable Umbreon~!" She tittered while nuzzling him aggressively.

"I'm not adorable!" He chuckled as he nuzzled her back, though not as vigorously as she was.

"No, you definitely are~!" Elsy teased, Keir playfully tapped her on the nose, causing both of them to laugh.

"Arceus, how can one Pokémon be so cute and handsome as fuck at the same time?" She flirted.

"I-I'm not either of those; shut up!" He stammered flusteredly, trying to hide his smile.

"Oh, ok, we'll just have to discuss it later then~. I want a nap anyway, since I was up basically all night thinking." Elsy yawned. "I suppose you want to go back to sleep too?" She asked Keir, who nodded in return.

Elsy then moved back next to Keir, coiling her ribbons around him once again, nuzzling him as she did so.

"Goodnight, Keir, I love you!" She smiled as she leaned over and kissed him on the lips.

"Goodnight, Elsy, I love you t-too!" Keir smiled back.

Hours seemed to pass, as Keir thought. "I... didn't expect this at all; it seems so sudden, but, now that I look back on it, Elsy did seem to always be looking at me." He said to himself.

He looked outside; the sun was just barely beginning to peak over the horizon. "I should really get some sleep, but I just have so many thoughts rushing through my head." He murmured to himself.

After a couple more minutes of overthinking, he fell asleep next to his new mate, smiling as he did so.

What would happen over the next few days, however, wouldn't be something to smile about...