[!!!] WARNING!! This includes mentions of d34th, sad scenes, gr!ef, uh did you read the name of the book…? [!!!] Black wandered alongside her mother, Mali. Her cream-coloured fur shimmered in the soft moonlight, and her blue eyes sparkled like the lake ahead. Her mother’s green, leaf-like ears twitched this way and that, her leafy tail swinging this way and that, her brown paws soft on the earth, her own cream-yellow fur shining, with her chocolate-brown eyes scanning - always - for any threats to her daughter. Mali always used to take Black to this lake. So had her dad, Arc. He always told her he was named after the creator of life and land, Arceus. He was a soldier who had been called to fight when a war broke out between Eevee City and Alliyah Kingdom. Black hadn’t wanted him to go, but her mum had argued it was for the best. Coming to this lake reminded them of him, but today Black’s mother was frowning. She was about to ask what was wrong when something rattled behind them in the bushes. They froze - Mali nearly jumped a metre off the ground. They spun around to face whoever had made the noise. A hooded figure with their paws behind their back stood, as if they had been there the whole time. “Wh- who are you?” Mum stammered. The figure stepped forward silently. Suddenly, a stone flew from the sky, tumbling towards the figure at full speed. They dashed out of the way just as it was about to hit them. Black heard them murmur to themself about where that came from and that they thought they were alone. “Sh- show yours- self!”Mum was trembling like an earthquake. Black hid behind her. One moment, they were just staring at each other in disbelief. The next, they lunged and took mum by surprise by pulling their hands from behind their back to reveal a [guess!]. It struck Black in that moment that soon, she may be in this alone. With a cry, mum fell to the ground. The figure dropped there [guess!] and walked away, back to the bushes. “MUM!” cried Black, falling to her mother’s side. “Mum, wake up, wake up, PLEASE! Mum, you can’t d!e, I'll be all alone, so PLEASE, PLEASE, DON’T D!E!” tears of sadness and fear fell from Black’s eyes like heavy rain in the middle of a winter storm. “Please…” Black prayed mum would be okay. “I’m just a kid…” suddenly, mum groaned. Black opened her teary eyes to look at her mother. “B- Black?” Black hugged her. “Black…” mum murmured “I need to tell you something important.” slowly, black nodded. Mum went on. “About your father…” she sighed. “In the most recent battles, he hasn’t been doing too well, and yesterday, sadly, he…” “didn’t make it.” Black finished. Mum nodded. "You take care of yourself now.” mum said, voice growing weak. “I don’t think I can keep doing this. I can hardly move.” “B-but I need you.” Black’s voice grew thin. “I’m just a kid, I can’t live alone, I-I can’t…” she paused. “I just can’t do it alone.” ~ ~ ~ 12 years later… Black awakens at the sight of light and the smell of morning. She yawns. Now that she’s an umbreon, she always seems more sleepy during the day. “Hey, Sky.” I guess it’s time I introduce myself. I’m Sky, and I'm an eevee from a place called The Cloud Kingdom. At least, I think. I can’t really remember, but I think it was something like that. I’m Black’s best friend, and I can tell you, she’s grown a lot since her parents died. After her mum died, she turned into an umbreon. She’s fiercer, older, and heaps stronger. Oh, and I came from the Sky that same night too. She basically summoned me. It’s true! Anyway, back to the story. Trust me, it’s amazing. “Good morning!” I said from the door. “Remember what today is?” [This is an edit of the original draft, from over 2 years ago!! I’ve decided not to add on just yet, so sorry not sorry for the last part!! You’ll get to read on soon enough, promise :)]
