The Eevee House

Chapter 9 - T'was My Destiny

Destiny finally had some free time. She was sitting down on the couch next to Buster, who was slouching during his relaxation as he usually did during the daytime.

From the windows, snow could be seen gently falling atop a white landscape. A fireplace was keeping the living room warm and cozy. It was lit by Sunny, who was currently busy in the kitchen baking some delicious gingerbread cookies.

The Espeon glances anxiously towards the kitchen, her expression betraying a sense of worry before she gets startled by a black paw landing on her shoulder.

Her Umbreon husband reminded her, "Hey, no need to worry all the time. Just relax."

"I know, honey, but—"

"ACHOO!" Asher sneezes loudly. He was sitting down on the carpet covered in blankets, scarves, and hats.

"Asher, I told you we should've gone inside sooner! Now you're all sick." Emily sat a few feet away from him, her face filled with concern.

He sniffs, "B-but the snow's so much fun..."

"I mean, yeah, I guess, but it's not something to get sick over!"

"Well, Asher does come from Eternia." Destiny interrupts. "It doesn't snow there much, if at all."

She turns to the sniffling shiny Eevee sympathetically, "That must be why you were so excited to play with it, was it not?"

"Y-yeah..." He tries to nod, even with all the garments weighing his head down.

"Hey, that reminds me, Mom." Her heart hair clipped daughter looks towards her, "You lived in Eternal City too, right? What was it like there?"

"Oh, um, well, it was..." Destiny trails off, but Buster supports her.

"It was a great place to live!" He places his paw on her shoulder again. "Where we met in that school together, fell in love, and had our first kiss."

He smirks, "Remember that, m'lady?"

Destiny playfully shoves his paw off her shoulder, lightly blushing, but also chuckling to herself, "Yes, of course I do."

She rolls her eyes. "And, I also remember me telling you to stop calling me that."

"Ooh, I want to know more about your guys' love story!" Emily's eyes light up with interest.

Asher comments, "Hey, I think Mom told me about this before. She said you literally brought Uncle Buster and some other Mon home randomly one day to work as your butlers!"

"Haha, yup, remember that clearly!" The Umbreon smiles.

"Well, I bet she didn't tell you the whole story." Destiny frowns. "Plus, your Mom brought a lot of boys home as well. Many more than I ever did."

"Wait, really? She—achoo!" Asher, while piqued, forgot he was sick.

"Yes, really. She was nice, pretty, and everyone loved her. I was the only one who knew how truly silly she was though. She was kind of like you, Asher, haha."

Emily had been thinking for a moment before she looked at her mother curiously, "But Mom, you were pretty too, right?"

Before Destiny could respond, Buster answers for her, "Of course she was. And still is!" He then smirks at her.

She rolls her eyes again, although with a smile. "Yeah yeah, honey, thanks for the compliment."

"Though, compared to Fate, I wasn't really that popular. I was just a normal-colored Eevee, mostly walking home by myself after school."