Episode 031: Family Values
Author Note: My apologies on the time space between 030 and 031, I do hope you enjoy it, just been busy =/
Forgotten Instincts
Episode 031
"Family Values"
By Darfix
Before anyone has a chance to question the two vixens, both give a surprised smile to the other and pad closer together.
Destiny gives a friendly smile and giggles, "Michelle, you've grown some..."
"You as well, Destiny," Yuki replies with a staggered look on her maw.
"Alright, just how many names do you two girls have?" Niktsu asks, quirking a brow from the sidelines.
"More importantly..." Tiasha interrupts, glaring slightly into the oculars of Destiny, "...how come you never told us your real name?" the Mightyena asks in an interrogating manner. "I always thought Destiny was an awkward name...Sariku seems much more fitting..."
Sooner than Destiny can reply, Yuki answers the call in Destiny's defense, "...when we were younger, Destiny and I..." she pauses as if recalling fond memories, the smile on her maw and the starry look in her eyes conveying it well, "Well, both of us thought our birth names were a tad...boring. One day an elderly Sandshrew came to our clan. He spent some time with us," she comments, shaking her head childishly with a beautiful smile still shown, "He mentioned some of the names he came across in his travels, from "different worlds" as he called them. People worlds."
Destiny gives a nod in concurrence, "I guess he was a trainer's Pokémon at some time, orâ�"he spent a lot of time with those who were. He gave us many names, I picked Destiny, and Yukoni picked Michelle."
There is slight silence among the assembly, especially from Konya and Litivia, who feel they have no place in this discussion...being the newest members and all.
"...okay, but that leads me to another question..." Tiasha states, quickly asserting herself in a commanding position, "How is it you two know each other? Clearly you're from the pack we're looking for, but you express a bond a tad closer than...friends?"
At that reflection, both Niktsu and Darfix had similar thoughts in mind. Destiny and Yuki wereâ�"bisexual?
"Oh!" Yukoni giggles a bit.
Destiny giggles some as well, giving a nod, "We're sisters."
"...oh..." both Niktsu and Darfix think to themselves in a simultaneous fashion.
"Sisters, eh?" Tiasha asks, still in her interrogative mood. Despite her previous injury, she manages to circle the two Vulpixes, looking each of them over. She even leans in to give Yukoni's chest fur a sniff, causing the young vixen to lift her right paw to her chest as she rears back defensively.
"Hey!" the young girl protests, returning Tiasha's intrusive sniff with a look of abuse.
"Chill, girl, just seeing if you both smell the same, that's all..." the Mightyena retorts.
Destiny has to roll her eyes a little, "...well, since we have that settledâ�"why not have Michelle lead us the rest of the way to the pack?" she suggests.
The younger sister smiles, "I'd love to! Though, mom and dad are going to be a bit stern with you..."
Destiny only nods, as her younger sister takes point. She kind of figured, running away from home didn't usually carry a positive effect on child to parent relations.
As a result, the Flareon gives his lover and the other two girls a glance before following after Destiny. Both Konya and Litivia give a quiet nod and begin to follow. Darfix wastes no time padding up to his lover's side, leaning in close.
"...you never told me you had a sister...Sariku," he speaks, almost in a hurt manner.
Destiny sighs softly, lowering her head, "...I didn't think it was anything worth mentioning at the time, I'm sorry...but, I'm sure you'll get to know about me than you probably care to in the next few days."
Darfix senses immediately her worry. In attempt to sooth her nerves, he nuzzles her side gently. "I want to know everything about you, Destiny...if you're going to be the mother of our progeny, we best eliminate our secrets now, am I right?"
Surprised that Darfix reminded her of her current litter, even if she was still very early into it that no "side-effects" would be noticed, she gives him a look. "...so, you really are happy about this?" she asks with a whisper.
He gives a slight smile and a bit of a nod, "...I'm sure I'll manage after the initial shock wears off..." he replies in a slightly joking manner, giving her a collective wink.
This eases the mind of the young mother-to-be; she turns to gaze at the path ahead, now smiling a bit. "Darfix, I'm curious..."
"Yes, love? What's on your mind?"
"...when you and my sister came back from your search for food, she wasâ�"glued to your side. What on earth for?" she asks.
The Eevee blushes a bit, "If you're asking that we had a quickie out there as total strangers who just laid eyes on each other, then no..." he replies a little hurtfully.
"No, Iâ�"it's just, not something you see strangers do...often."
"I'll be honest with you Destiny, I don't know why...but I wouldn't tell her she couldn't...it would have been rude of me. It's not like we did anything, and now that I know she's your sister, that gives me another reason to be thankful we didn't." he retorts, giving her a playful nudge. "...just relax, I look forward to meeting your parents," he replies with a mischievous grin.
"...that makes one of us..." she adds under her breath.
Only a little while longer, the Yukoni's childish voice rings out again, "We're here!" she shouts as if she were the captain of a passenger jet.
As soon as the others manage to poke their heads into the clearing they end up laying their eyes on a pack of Vulpixes. Vulpixes as far as the eyes can see, as well as the occasional Ninetales. This is paradise for the multi-tailed foxes, plain and simple. Plenty of food to eat, friends to play with, and "friends" to "play" with...what more could a Vulpix ask for?
Niktsu's jaw hangs open, "Sweet Jesus! I've never seenâ�"so many Keiâ�"" he catches himself, his ears wilting, "...Vulpixes..."
Tiasha sighs, curling her tail around his own to show that she cared. "...try not to think much on her, love...I know it'll be hard for you here, but...try to...for me, and for you..." she comments before going on ahead.
Litivia has a similar reaction to seeing the masses of her own kind. Her mind wanders and her ears wilt, "...this clan is lucky Zathan has never located this place..."
Konya, the Eevee at her side, only nods with a frown, "...come on, Litivia, let's go make some friends!" the young girl beams with a childlike leap forward into the territory of the Vulpix clan.
Hesitantly, Litivia decides to follow, both Vulpix and Eevee soon disappearing from sight.
Tiasha only scoffs, "Foolish girls, they had better stay out of trouble..."
Darfix has to grin slightly, "You speak as if they're your own pups," he says slyly.
"Ha, ha, Romeo, you think you're a comedian too?" the large canine hits back.
"Come on you guys!" Yukoni calls back to the remaining four, "Let's go see mom and dad."
"I appreciate the offer, youngling, but me and Niktsu have other things to attend to," the dog replies persistently.
"We do?" Niktsu asks, tilting his head to the side.
Tiasha only nods, "Yes, I need to remind you that a Mightyena howls better than a Vulpix," she barks quickly with narrowed eyes, "Come!"
Niktsu grits his teeth nervously, knowing what that meant. It felt kind of strange being the "bitch" in a relationship, but he was okay with it...for now. "Yes, ma'am..." he responds, following his lover off in another direction.
Tilting her head quizzically, Yukoni turns to the remaining two, that being Darfix and Destiny. "Well, Destiny would like to see mom and pop again, and I'd like to show you my parents too, Darfix," she smiles innocently, "Come, let's go say hi!" she replies, bounding off towards what appears to be an entrance to a den.
"...she seems to think you're her courting partner..." Destiny says to Darfix, giving a hint of a smirk.
"Well, you should tell her you and I are..." he states with a frown.
"Oh, no, no, no, no! That's your deal...Romeo," she replies with a grin, brushing her tails under his chin as she looks at him naughtily over her shoulder, pursuing her sister, leaving Darfix to himself.
He sulks a little, groaning a bit, "...dammit..." he spats under his breath, before proceeding to follow the two vixens to the parents' place.
"Mom! Dad! Guess what?!" Yukoni's voice echoes from inside the den entrance just in front of them. By now, Darfix had caught back up to Destiny's side; he could see she was growing very nervous.
"Iâ�"I feel like I have Butterfree in my stomach..." she comments as if she were under the weather.
Darfix couldn't find the right words to tell her. For one, he had been parentless most of his life. Such a concept was foreign to him...how would he react in front of these two Ninetales? Now HE was becoming sick to the stomach. The next exclamations would only further increase both Vulpix and Eevee's uneasy feelings.
"Sariku?!"
"Sariku's back?!
Destiny turns to Darfix, her head still hung low, "...three...two...one..."
"Sariku! Where in Johto have YOU been!?" a feminine voice shouts as two Ninetales step out from the den with Yukoni behind them.
"You've got a lot of explaining to do young vixen!" a gruff, male's voice adds over the female's.
However, before Darfix or Destiny can respond with anything other than VERY startled expressions on their faces, another question is thrown onto the table.
"...my daughter, whoâ�"is this with you?" the mother Ninetales asks in shock.
Destiny makes a circle in the slushy soil with her right paw, "Well, heâ�""
The male's gaze narrows onto the eyes of the Eevee, as if staring right through him, scanning his body and soul. "...more importantly, why is HE accompanying you, Sariku?" the father asks as if Eevees, orâ�"males in general were forbidden to interact with his daughters in any way; and that disobeying this unwritten law would be punishable by death...or castration...
To Be Continued...
Episode 031
"Family Values"
By Darfix
Before anyone has a chance to question the two vixens, both give a surprised smile to the other and pad closer together.
Destiny gives a friendly smile and giggles, "Michelle, you've grown some..."
"You as well, Destiny," Yuki replies with a staggered look on her maw.
"Alright, just how many names do you two girls have?" Niktsu asks, quirking a brow from the sidelines.
"More importantly..." Tiasha interrupts, glaring slightly into the oculars of Destiny, "...how come you never told us your real name?" the Mightyena asks in an interrogating manner. "I always thought Destiny was an awkward name...Sariku seems much more fitting..."
Sooner than Destiny can reply, Yuki answers the call in Destiny's defense, "...when we were younger, Destiny and I..." she pauses as if recalling fond memories, the smile on her maw and the starry look in her eyes conveying it well, "Well, both of us thought our birth names were a tad...boring. One day an elderly Sandshrew came to our clan. He spent some time with us," she comments, shaking her head childishly with a beautiful smile still shown, "He mentioned some of the names he came across in his travels, from "different worlds" as he called them. People worlds."
Destiny gives a nod in concurrence, "I guess he was a trainer's Pokémon at some time, orâ�"he spent a lot of time with those who were. He gave us many names, I picked Destiny, and Yukoni picked Michelle."
There is slight silence among the assembly, especially from Konya and Litivia, who feel they have no place in this discussion...being the newest members and all.
"...okay, but that leads me to another question..." Tiasha states, quickly asserting herself in a commanding position, "How is it you two know each other? Clearly you're from the pack we're looking for, but you express a bond a tad closer than...friends?"
At that reflection, both Niktsu and Darfix had similar thoughts in mind. Destiny and Yuki wereâ�"bisexual?
"Oh!" Yukoni giggles a bit.
Destiny giggles some as well, giving a nod, "We're sisters."
"...oh..." both Niktsu and Darfix think to themselves in a simultaneous fashion.
"Sisters, eh?" Tiasha asks, still in her interrogative mood. Despite her previous injury, she manages to circle the two Vulpixes, looking each of them over. She even leans in to give Yukoni's chest fur a sniff, causing the young vixen to lift her right paw to her chest as she rears back defensively.
"Hey!" the young girl protests, returning Tiasha's intrusive sniff with a look of abuse.
"Chill, girl, just seeing if you both smell the same, that's all..." the Mightyena retorts.
Destiny has to roll her eyes a little, "...well, since we have that settledâ�"why not have Michelle lead us the rest of the way to the pack?" she suggests.
The younger sister smiles, "I'd love to! Though, mom and dad are going to be a bit stern with you..."
Destiny only nods, as her younger sister takes point. She kind of figured, running away from home didn't usually carry a positive effect on child to parent relations.
As a result, the Flareon gives his lover and the other two girls a glance before following after Destiny. Both Konya and Litivia give a quiet nod and begin to follow. Darfix wastes no time padding up to his lover's side, leaning in close.
"...you never told me you had a sister...Sariku," he speaks, almost in a hurt manner.
Destiny sighs softly, lowering her head, "...I didn't think it was anything worth mentioning at the time, I'm sorry...but, I'm sure you'll get to know about me than you probably care to in the next few days."
Darfix senses immediately her worry. In attempt to sooth her nerves, he nuzzles her side gently. "I want to know everything about you, Destiny...if you're going to be the mother of our progeny, we best eliminate our secrets now, am I right?"
Surprised that Darfix reminded her of her current litter, even if she was still very early into it that no "side-effects" would be noticed, she gives him a look. "...so, you really are happy about this?" she asks with a whisper.
He gives a slight smile and a bit of a nod, "...I'm sure I'll manage after the initial shock wears off..." he replies in a slightly joking manner, giving her a collective wink.
This eases the mind of the young mother-to-be; she turns to gaze at the path ahead, now smiling a bit. "Darfix, I'm curious..."
"Yes, love? What's on your mind?"
"...when you and my sister came back from your search for food, she wasâ�"glued to your side. What on earth for?" she asks.
The Eevee blushes a bit, "If you're asking that we had a quickie out there as total strangers who just laid eyes on each other, then no..." he replies a little hurtfully.
"No, Iâ�"it's just, not something you see strangers do...often."
"I'll be honest with you Destiny, I don't know why...but I wouldn't tell her she couldn't...it would have been rude of me. It's not like we did anything, and now that I know she's your sister, that gives me another reason to be thankful we didn't." he retorts, giving her a playful nudge. "...just relax, I look forward to meeting your parents," he replies with a mischievous grin.
"...that makes one of us..." she adds under her breath.
Only a little while longer, the Yukoni's childish voice rings out again, "We're here!" she shouts as if she were the captain of a passenger jet.
As soon as the others manage to poke their heads into the clearing they end up laying their eyes on a pack of Vulpixes. Vulpixes as far as the eyes can see, as well as the occasional Ninetales. This is paradise for the multi-tailed foxes, plain and simple. Plenty of food to eat, friends to play with, and "friends" to "play" with...what more could a Vulpix ask for?
Niktsu's jaw hangs open, "Sweet Jesus! I've never seenâ�"so many Keiâ�"" he catches himself, his ears wilting, "...Vulpixes..."
Tiasha sighs, curling her tail around his own to show that she cared. "...try not to think much on her, love...I know it'll be hard for you here, but...try to...for me, and for you..." she comments before going on ahead.
Litivia has a similar reaction to seeing the masses of her own kind. Her mind wanders and her ears wilt, "...this clan is lucky Zathan has never located this place..."
Konya, the Eevee at her side, only nods with a frown, "...come on, Litivia, let's go make some friends!" the young girl beams with a childlike leap forward into the territory of the Vulpix clan.
Hesitantly, Litivia decides to follow, both Vulpix and Eevee soon disappearing from sight.
Tiasha only scoffs, "Foolish girls, they had better stay out of trouble..."
Darfix has to grin slightly, "You speak as if they're your own pups," he says slyly.
"Ha, ha, Romeo, you think you're a comedian too?" the large canine hits back.
"Come on you guys!" Yukoni calls back to the remaining four, "Let's go see mom and dad."
"I appreciate the offer, youngling, but me and Niktsu have other things to attend to," the dog replies persistently.
"We do?" Niktsu asks, tilting his head to the side.
Tiasha only nods, "Yes, I need to remind you that a Mightyena howls better than a Vulpix," she barks quickly with narrowed eyes, "Come!"
Niktsu grits his teeth nervously, knowing what that meant. It felt kind of strange being the "bitch" in a relationship, but he was okay with it...for now. "Yes, ma'am..." he responds, following his lover off in another direction.
Tilting her head quizzically, Yukoni turns to the remaining two, that being Darfix and Destiny. "Well, Destiny would like to see mom and pop again, and I'd like to show you my parents too, Darfix," she smiles innocently, "Come, let's go say hi!" she replies, bounding off towards what appears to be an entrance to a den.
"...she seems to think you're her courting partner..." Destiny says to Darfix, giving a hint of a smirk.
"Well, you should tell her you and I are..." he states with a frown.
"Oh, no, no, no, no! That's your deal...Romeo," she replies with a grin, brushing her tails under his chin as she looks at him naughtily over her shoulder, pursuing her sister, leaving Darfix to himself.
He sulks a little, groaning a bit, "...dammit..." he spats under his breath, before proceeding to follow the two vixens to the parents' place.
"Mom! Dad! Guess what?!" Yukoni's voice echoes from inside the den entrance just in front of them. By now, Darfix had caught back up to Destiny's side; he could see she was growing very nervous.
"Iâ�"I feel like I have Butterfree in my stomach..." she comments as if she were under the weather.
Darfix couldn't find the right words to tell her. For one, he had been parentless most of his life. Such a concept was foreign to him...how would he react in front of these two Ninetales? Now HE was becoming sick to the stomach. The next exclamations would only further increase both Vulpix and Eevee's uneasy feelings.
"Sariku?!"
"Sariku's back?!
Destiny turns to Darfix, her head still hung low, "...three...two...one..."
"Sariku! Where in Johto have YOU been!?" a feminine voice shouts as two Ninetales step out from the den with Yukoni behind them.
"You've got a lot of explaining to do young vixen!" a gruff, male's voice adds over the female's.
However, before Darfix or Destiny can respond with anything other than VERY startled expressions on their faces, another question is thrown onto the table.
"...my daughter, whoâ�"is this with you?" the mother Ninetales asks in shock.
Destiny makes a circle in the slushy soil with her right paw, "Well, heâ�""
The male's gaze narrows onto the eyes of the Eevee, as if staring right through him, scanning his body and soul. "...more importantly, why is HE accompanying you, Sariku?" the father asks as if Eevees, orâ�"males in general were forbidden to interact with his daughters in any way; and that disobeying this unwritten law would be punishable by death...or castration...
To Be Continued...