Why So Kind? (Leafeon x Espeon)

Chapter 5: The Slums

(Music recommended)

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A moderate clanging of scales reverberated around the room as my teacher frantically opened cupboards, checking the contents inside. His stress wore constant on his face, never leaving.

He seems to have grabbed something out of the cupboard?, giving it to the espeon laying on the table in front of me. "Is there something that I can do?" I ask, wanting to help.

My teacher's Draconic head looked back up me nodding his head. "Yes, there is something you can do.. but you must be quick!." His voice reverberated.. "Well, that is it?" My ears fell to the sides of my head, but determination still rooted on my face.

"Now.. listen carefully. There's a small pharmacy deeper into the slums of the alleyways... the owner of the store is a distended friend. So he should know how important this is." He said, stopping for a quick breather. "So a pharmacy, huh?. I'm guessing we need a pasific type of medicine, right?" I voiced tilting my head to the side. "That is correct, but.. there is only one problem... as I said, the pharmacy is deep in the slums of the city, Allayways. There are a lot of gangs in that area. So i need you to be on edge at all times. Don't trust anyone other than the pharmacy. Is that clear? " he said seriously, not a hint of stress or eny of other emotions His voice was monotone. His arms were folded across his body, his large-scale dreadlocks hanging over his arms. "Yes, that is very clear. I will be back with that medicine. But before I go, what type of medicine?." I ask, stretching my legs and arms. "Tell him i need a stage 5 kit. He will understand, " my teacher said his back turned to me, clearly busy with something. "Ok then.. see you soon." I say exit the room, closing the paper door behind me.

Jogging across the room towards the door, I pushed it open, locking it behind me. I looked left and right. 'What did the teacher say again?.. umm.. it's in the slums so this way.' I think to myself, head upward deeper into the alleyways.

I've been her for so long that I've sort of gotten used to the night. Although I'm a Leafeon, it feels like I always should have been an umbreon. But a Leafeon, I am stuck as. Though I am fortunate to have these nice red eyes that glow in the dark, making it easier to see at night sort of like a ganger but on a much small scale.

I knew I was getting closer to the slums. I can tell by the amount of trash there is lying about.

This is the furthest I'm been into the slums and it was starting to feel odd. When all of a sudden there was a neon sign, a lossly hanging of the wall. But still emitting light. Stoping under the light, I noticed that there was a closed garage door. 'Seems like they know that it's better not to be open at this hour.' I thought to myself proceeding onwards into the slums. Soon, the Allayways were light up with multiple colours, and the more pokemon I saw, the more the lights there were. I tried to make as little eye contact as I could. knowing that it's better not to draw attention towards me. I mostly hung low amongst the gangs of croagunks and scraftys. I eventually made my why to the pharmacy, which was lit up with white lights.

I pushed open the door, expecting some sort of charm to indicate that I'm here or somthing atleast?. "There is no chimes, my child, as it's better of not drawing attention to your self and potential alerting though ruffian out there." A voice said, coming from deeper, in the shop. I padded past the shelves off medicine such as pain killers an such. "So what bring you in this lively night?" A pokémon behind a counter said. His voice is gentle and somewhat elderly. Once reaching the counter at the back, I realised that I've been talking to a Haxorus?.

He looked to be in his prime as well, judging by how big his blade was.

"I've heard you're a distended friend of my teachers? And that you could help me with something, " I say, standing directly in front of the Haxorus. "And who is this "Teacher" you speak off?" He ask, "..Mr Drago.." I say, clutching the green tuff of fur on my chest. "Oh!.. Drago, I see. Well then, what is it you need, friend? " He said a small on his face. 'remember!. What did the teacher say?... A stage 5 kit, I think,'.

"A stage 5 kit please," I ask "wow this must be serious, huh? I'll be right back. Stay here." He said before disappearing into a backroom.
I stand there tapping my paws against the countertop. I decided to look around the shop out of curiosity. 'wonder why they would Green light this places construction here of all places?' I thought to myself padding around the shop. Arriving back at the counter, the Haxorus just came out the small push to open the door in the back, holding onto a medkit with a green cross on it. "Thanks, sir, so how much?" I ask, knowing dam well I haven't got eny money.

"Don't worry about it, child. This sounds important enough for it to be on the house." He said, handing me the kit."Now, be careful on your way home." He slid me a black bag to hide the medkit. "Thanks... I'll be on my way." I say bidding fairwell to the story clerk. I push open the door, holding the black bag in my left paw. I gain slowly make my way back through the gangs of pokemon, "Hay! Chump, what that you got there?." Someone said.

I knew it was a gang member, but I decided to act as if I didn't hear him through and continued to walk off. "HAY! Chump! I know you can hear me!" His yell soon is muffled as he gets shut up by a fellow gang member for being too loud, at least I assume so.

I soon reached the Allayways I came from. Dipping into the darkness as I watched a group of scraggy run by. 'I knew they weren't going to give up..' i thought to myself, Confidently striding through the dark. Using my brain, I followed the path I took home by traversing the maze.

Soon, being bet with the same closed garage and the few bits of trash lying about. I push forward, continuing on my path back to the teacher. And then, after a few twists and turns, I finally make my way back to the dojo. I knock on the door, waiting for an answer to be greeted by the teacher. "You got the kit?" He asked his imposing high towering over me "yes i do! Just like you wanted, " I said, pawing him the black bag. "Ok then, now get inside before it rains," he said, letting me in side.

Gently closing the door behind me. Cutting eny light off from the alleyways..

I hope I made it in time...

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HeLlO everyone!.

It mwa back at it again!. And I hope you enjoy this chapter. I was spicy, and I'd say fairly chill and awesomely subtle with important stuff!.

Did that even back sence? Whatever, I'm tired and need sleep!. Good night, everyone

And as always, have a RAURAWESOME NIGHT EVERYONE!.