Leaping Into The Shadows

Strange Behavior and Answers

I sighed and looked in the direction that Scorbunny had gone, she has been acting strange as of late, well actually to be more specific, she's been acting strange for a few days now.

She wasn't telling me anything or even talking with me for that matter, could she still be mad at me for what I said a few days ago? I sighed again and looked up at the sky.

I raised my head, opened my mouth and yowled up to the sky. I didn't know what I did to make Pikachu so mad at me? I looked over to where Pikachu was sitting underneath a tall tree.

"What's with your attitude?" I finally snapped at her, annoyance melting away to be replaced with a boiling inferno that was coiling in wispy, tendrils of smoke like an agitated snake inside of my chest, about to explode and burst free from my tightly closing lungs. "Pikachu, I don't know why you're acting this way at all! Ever since a few days ago, you've acted just like this. Like you just don't care. Nothing excites you, you won't high-five, and you refuse to look me in the eye! This kind of attitude has to stop! I don't understand it. Do you really hate me that much?" I meowed, looking at her with sad eyes, but she just turns her head away.

"Fine, you don't want to talk to me, but at least stop giving me the cold shoulder." I exclaimed, glaring at Pikachu, who only turned her head away.

I sighed again and stood up and made my way to Flurry's den to speak with her about Scorbunny's behavior as of late.

This was getting frustrating and I wanted to know why Pikachu is acting this way towards me.

"Um, hey, Flurry? I have a question to ask you. It's kinda relating to Pikachu and her wird behavor as of late." I said, and Flurry looked up from her task to stare at me with concerned eyes.

"What about Pikachu?" She asked and I sighed and began to explain Pikachu's behavior over the past few days and Flurry listened with rapped attention.

"Hmmm, I see. It seems that Pikachu is going through a phase of rebellion or depression." Flurry explained, and I blinked up at her with confusion shining in my eyes.

"Why would Pikachu be depressed?" I asked and Flurry then explained why Pikachu would be mad at me.

"So let me get this straight, Pikachu is disorientated after that outburst she had a few days ago, especially the part about telling you about her parents deaths, so her only way of coping is to shut herself away and not talk to anyone." Flurry gently explained, as I looked up at Flurry who nodded. It made sense but I still feel like it's my fault in the first place.

"So what should I do Flurry?" I asked and she gave me a reassuring smile.

"Just let her be and once she's ready to talk about it she will. Just let her be alone for a while." She says, and even though I didn't like that, I knew she was right, because if I do try and talk to her, she just ignores me.

"I know it's hard to stay away from your best friend, but sometimes it's necessary to give them space and time so that they can heal." Flurry said most likely reading the look on my face. I sighed, nodded, and looked down at the floor.

"Thanks Flurry, I'll just keep my distance from Pikachu and maybe she'll come and talk to me when she's ready." I said, giving a nod in Flurry's direction as I left the den and headed to the edge of out territory.

This might be a long wait though, I mean, she has kept all of that bottled up inside for years. So I just need to be patient and wait... even though I hate staying still and waiting.

As I sat outside of Flurry's den, I kept wondering about what Pikachu had told me a few days ago. About not wanting to evolve, about how her parents died and how she was determined to learn an electric-type move no matter what.

She's really blunt and head on when she puts her mind to something, that's one of the things I like about her. I wish I was like that, but I'm much mor evasive. I'm not sure how long a waited outside for, but when Flurry told me to come in, it was then that I realized that night had fallen and Pikachu still wasn't back.

I awake to Flurry licking the tuft of fur on my head. I don't know when I fell asleep, but sunlight was streaming in through the entrance of the den. I slowly sit up and stretch before I patted outside to see if Pikachu had returned. Annnnnd nooooo, not yet. 'StarClan where could Pikachu have gone?' I wondered to myself, as I stared up at the sky, watching as the stars disappeared into the unknown and the sun rose to take their place in the sky.

"Still waiting for Pikachu to return, are you Glameow?" I turned to see Flurry staring at with a warm smile on her face. I gave a long, drawn-out sigh and nodded my head, staring down at my paws.

"Remember what I told you? She'll come back when she's ready, just give her time." Flurry replied, coming over to sit biside me as she brushed her tail over ny head as a sign of comfort. I sighed again and looked up at Flurry with sad and depressed eyes.

"I know Flurry, I know. It's just that I still feel like it's my fault that Pikachu left." I quietly replied, and Flurry gave me a comforting smile.

"You just need to stop worrying so much Litten. Now, you silly cat, go play and I'm sure she'll be here before you know it." Flurry says, and I give her a hug before bounding off to find something to do until Pikachu returned. I was able to keep myself occupied by chasing a butterfly and meeting a wild Pikachu randomly in the forest.

"What in the name of StarClan is a Scorbunny doing all the way out here?" I muttered to myself, as I ran back to camp, with the Scorbunny, who I learned was named Dawnmist. As me and Dawnmist entered camp, Flurry greeted us with a bright smile. She blinked in surprise when her gaze landed on Dawnmist, who just laughed sheepishly and rubbed the back of her head with a paw.

"Oh, And look who's back!" At Flurry's excited voice, I turned my head to see Pikachu. I smiled brightly and ran up to her, but she just walked past me looking exhausted. Dawnmist just blinked in confusion as she followed after me and Pikachu.

Pikachu digs a hole in the dirt to lay in and me and Dawnmist do the same, we all curl up to sleep, yes, I am aware that it's only midday, but it's been a long few days, and I'm exhausted. With one last glance at over my shoulder at Pikachu's sleeping form, I smiled to myself and let my eyes slip shut.