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Teachers Are Fickle Things
Leo
Have I ever told you that I hate Question and Answers? Terra was prattyling on with questions that had to respond with, nearly everytime, I can't answer that. Or you don't need to know. And also the occasional why do you care. All in all he was just trying to stay awake while giving automatic answers. Until she posed one question.
"So who were your parents?" She asked innocently, not realizing the emotional corner she just put me in. I looked down trying to stall time. I considered giving another automatic answer, but she had already noticed his pause and pressed the question.
"Hm? Your mom? Your dad?" She looked questioningly at me, all big puppy dog eyes, leaning on the edge of her seat in antisipation. I surprised myself and caved. I don't know why but I did. Though I didn't tell her truth.
"My mother... she was beautiful in the way only a mother can be. Soft blue eyes, I was told thats where I got mine from, but I find mine are colder. She had curly shoulder-length brown hair framing a oval face. I can't really describe her features in anyway but gentle. Always smiling, never angry. Tall, thin, can't really describe more than that. She... died when I was young." I frowned. The picture I had just formed was accurate to my memory. It was one of many. Bittersweet.
"What about your dad? Didn't you have a father?" Terra was a little over-excited about getting some information out of me and hadn't realized she was leaning on her toes. I tried hard not to laugh as she fell flat on the floor. I couldn't control myself when Ember started shaking back and forth with uncontrolled mirth. Terra stood angry and pulled out a pokeball and called back Ember, still laughing. I just sat back down holding my sides. "That doesn't answer my question!" She was angry now. It only made me want to laugh more but I forced myself under control and continued.
"Well, my dad died before I was born. All I know about him was that he was a scientist for Silph. My mom said he was working on creating hybrids when she got pregnant with me. Dad took the opportunity to test his new research. He injected a pet pikachu's DNA into my embrio, let bake for 9 months, and WHAMMO. You get me." I think it went smoothly. Cosidering I was lying. Sorta. Terra sat quietly, nice change I might add, and contemplated what I just told her.
"What did you do after your mom died? And how old were you when she died?" She was trying to take the lead she had and expand on it. I guess she is not that stupid.
"I wandered. Mostly avoiding everything. It is kinda fun to expose myself every once in a while to an unsuspecting person then disappear using agility or quick attack. Hey, what time is it?" I was getting bored and wanted to go find Raina. We had some things we needed to talk about.
"Um, well it is about 7:30, the sun just went down." She replied matter of factly, checking her watch. I smiled and stood up, heading toward Terra's front door. "Hey, where are you going? You just got back." She was more than little flustered by my sudden determination to leave. I looked back and smiled.
"I know you'll miss me Terra, but I'll be back before you wake up tommorow morning. Just keep a door unlocked, I'd hate to have to break a window." With that I turned on me heel and walked out the door heading in the general direction of Raina's home. I truly planned on returning. I just hoped that Terra would make pancakes.
Terra
I will never get more than little bits of information from him, will I? I entered the kitchen and released Ember, who was still laughing histerically I might add. I scowled and gave her a good thwack on the head. I leave this language. Thwack. What a great word. When Ember stopped laughing I sighed and decided to just go to bed. My life is getting interesting... I don't like it.
Leo
Raina was outside the entrance to her home, a simple wood door set in a hill, it looked like a scene from Lord of the Rings. I half expected a hobbit to come out. She was tending her garden, a simple affare of basic vegetables and flowers. It was very calming. Time to ruin that.
"Hey Raina. I found Terra and she is as annoying and useless as ever. Anyway I need to ask you something." I walked toward her calmly and she turned to watch me approach. As I got nearer I noticed that her ears twitched with everyone of my foot steps. It was kind of funny to watch. Step, twitch. Step, twitch. Step step step, twitch twitch twitch. I was so focused on this I had to stop suddenly not realizing how close I had gotten to Raina. I looked up and saw a pair of laughing red eyes. Strange how I never noticed them before. I jumped back when I noticed our noses were nearly touching. She looked at me questioningly.
"Whats wrong Leo?" The inocence in her voice confused me. I stuttered out a reply.
"Uh... just a little to close for comfort." I chuckled. She giggled realizing what just happened. It was a delicate sound like a chiming bell. A chiming bell? I am really losing my tough, manly side. I sound off to our right caused her to stop abruptly, she crouched into a fighting stance. I too dropped down preparing for the worst and stood straight again, laughing. Out of the tall grass scampered a rattata. Raina looked startled. Standing she swiveled her ears around, still on edge. I looked at her imploringly, waiting for an explination. When she gave none I knew I had to get to the bottom of this. Call it intuition.
"What's wrong Raina? It was just a rattata. Why are so jumpy?" I was confused and rightfully so. She looked in my general direction, though not directly at me as though I wasn't really there but she just had a strange feeling.
"Are you really that null to your surroundings? I thought you had figured it out, after all I didn't really hide it." She stared at me in shock. I guess it is just a woman thing. It was the same look my mother gave me when the answer was right infront of my eyes and I was just failing to see it. I thought passed my mind. I quietly picked up a stone, careful not to make a single sound, and tossed it across the garden. When it hit the ground Raina's head snapped to the where it had landed. She looked confused when her face turned toward me again, still not looking at me, but in my direction.
"Your blind." It was a simple statement, yet it was a shuddering upset to my plans. Raina smiled realizing what I just did.
"There may be hope for you yet. Now, what did you want to ask me?" She was still wearing that self-pleased smile. In all honesty, I wanted her to teach me. I realized how important the ability to change forms could be. He didn't want to ask now, she must have a hard enough life living blind, and alone.
"Never mind, just wanted to see how you were doing. I'll leave now, don't want to be a burden." I sighed, putting on a fake smile, not that she could see it. Somehow I knew that she knew that I did it.
"Why, Leo? You just got here. And, yes." That same knowing smile. It was getting creepy.
"Yes to what?" Just for your information, I had nothing about learning from her... yet.
"Yes I wil be your teacher in the unearthly arts. First lesson, shape-shifting is an unearthly art unattainable by most creatures." I just stared as she calmly told me what I wanted to hear. It is very unsettling to think that some one is in your mind with you. She smiled again. Uh-oh. "Other unearthly arts include future foresight, and mental telepathy." I jumped when the next words came through my mind. Again it is unsettling to realize the thoughts your haing aren't your own. "These are more common in psychic pokemon. Many communicate with there minds, but all the same it is unattenable by most mortals. Then again you are not most mortals." I smiled as I recognized the obvious femine note in the foriegn thoughts.
My mind rapped around the concept immediatly. I assumed it was from Raina projecting the idea to me. "When do we begin." This time we shared a knowing smile.
"You learn quickly. Good." With that she entered her home with me on her tails. My life just got a hell of a lot more interesting.Chapter End Notes:There ya's go. Next chapter will be out tomorrow. You know what you want to do know, don't ya? You want to leave me a nice comment in the text box right below here. Go ahead, type a few words in there and push the nice button
Have I ever told you that I hate Question and Answers? Terra was prattyling on with questions that had to respond with, nearly everytime, I can't answer that. Or you don't need to know. And also the occasional why do you care. All in all he was just trying to stay awake while giving automatic answers. Until she posed one question.
"So who were your parents?" She asked innocently, not realizing the emotional corner she just put me in. I looked down trying to stall time. I considered giving another automatic answer, but she had already noticed his pause and pressed the question.
"Hm? Your mom? Your dad?" She looked questioningly at me, all big puppy dog eyes, leaning on the edge of her seat in antisipation. I surprised myself and caved. I don't know why but I did. Though I didn't tell her truth.
"My mother... she was beautiful in the way only a mother can be. Soft blue eyes, I was told thats where I got mine from, but I find mine are colder. She had curly shoulder-length brown hair framing a oval face. I can't really describe her features in anyway but gentle. Always smiling, never angry. Tall, thin, can't really describe more than that. She... died when I was young." I frowned. The picture I had just formed was accurate to my memory. It was one of many. Bittersweet.
"What about your dad? Didn't you have a father?" Terra was a little over-excited about getting some information out of me and hadn't realized she was leaning on her toes. I tried hard not to laugh as she fell flat on the floor. I couldn't control myself when Ember started shaking back and forth with uncontrolled mirth. Terra stood angry and pulled out a pokeball and called back Ember, still laughing. I just sat back down holding my sides. "That doesn't answer my question!" She was angry now. It only made me want to laugh more but I forced myself under control and continued.
"Well, my dad died before I was born. All I know about him was that he was a scientist for Silph. My mom said he was working on creating hybrids when she got pregnant with me. Dad took the opportunity to test his new research. He injected a pet pikachu's DNA into my embrio, let bake for 9 months, and WHAMMO. You get me." I think it went smoothly. Cosidering I was lying. Sorta. Terra sat quietly, nice change I might add, and contemplated what I just told her.
"What did you do after your mom died? And how old were you when she died?" She was trying to take the lead she had and expand on it. I guess she is not that stupid.
"I wandered. Mostly avoiding everything. It is kinda fun to expose myself every once in a while to an unsuspecting person then disappear using agility or quick attack. Hey, what time is it?" I was getting bored and wanted to go find Raina. We had some things we needed to talk about.
"Um, well it is about 7:30, the sun just went down." She replied matter of factly, checking her watch. I smiled and stood up, heading toward Terra's front door. "Hey, where are you going? You just got back." She was more than little flustered by my sudden determination to leave. I looked back and smiled.
"I know you'll miss me Terra, but I'll be back before you wake up tommorow morning. Just keep a door unlocked, I'd hate to have to break a window." With that I turned on me heel and walked out the door heading in the general direction of Raina's home. I truly planned on returning. I just hoped that Terra would make pancakes.
Terra
I will never get more than little bits of information from him, will I? I entered the kitchen and released Ember, who was still laughing histerically I might add. I scowled and gave her a good thwack on the head. I leave this language. Thwack. What a great word. When Ember stopped laughing I sighed and decided to just go to bed. My life is getting interesting... I don't like it.
Leo
Raina was outside the entrance to her home, a simple wood door set in a hill, it looked like a scene from Lord of the Rings. I half expected a hobbit to come out. She was tending her garden, a simple affare of basic vegetables and flowers. It was very calming. Time to ruin that.
"Hey Raina. I found Terra and she is as annoying and useless as ever. Anyway I need to ask you something." I walked toward her calmly and she turned to watch me approach. As I got nearer I noticed that her ears twitched with everyone of my foot steps. It was kind of funny to watch. Step, twitch. Step, twitch. Step step step, twitch twitch twitch. I was so focused on this I had to stop suddenly not realizing how close I had gotten to Raina. I looked up and saw a pair of laughing red eyes. Strange how I never noticed them before. I jumped back when I noticed our noses were nearly touching. She looked at me questioningly.
"Whats wrong Leo?" The inocence in her voice confused me. I stuttered out a reply.
"Uh... just a little to close for comfort." I chuckled. She giggled realizing what just happened. It was a delicate sound like a chiming bell. A chiming bell? I am really losing my tough, manly side. I sound off to our right caused her to stop abruptly, she crouched into a fighting stance. I too dropped down preparing for the worst and stood straight again, laughing. Out of the tall grass scampered a rattata. Raina looked startled. Standing she swiveled her ears around, still on edge. I looked at her imploringly, waiting for an explination. When she gave none I knew I had to get to the bottom of this. Call it intuition.
"What's wrong Raina? It was just a rattata. Why are so jumpy?" I was confused and rightfully so. She looked in my general direction, though not directly at me as though I wasn't really there but she just had a strange feeling.
"Are you really that null to your surroundings? I thought you had figured it out, after all I didn't really hide it." She stared at me in shock. I guess it is just a woman thing. It was the same look my mother gave me when the answer was right infront of my eyes and I was just failing to see it. I thought passed my mind. I quietly picked up a stone, careful not to make a single sound, and tossed it across the garden. When it hit the ground Raina's head snapped to the where it had landed. She looked confused when her face turned toward me again, still not looking at me, but in my direction.
"Your blind." It was a simple statement, yet it was a shuddering upset to my plans. Raina smiled realizing what I just did.
"There may be hope for you yet. Now, what did you want to ask me?" She was still wearing that self-pleased smile. In all honesty, I wanted her to teach me. I realized how important the ability to change forms could be. He didn't want to ask now, she must have a hard enough life living blind, and alone.
"Never mind, just wanted to see how you were doing. I'll leave now, don't want to be a burden." I sighed, putting on a fake smile, not that she could see it. Somehow I knew that she knew that I did it.
"Why, Leo? You just got here. And, yes." That same knowing smile. It was getting creepy.
"Yes to what?" Just for your information, I had nothing about learning from her... yet.
"Yes I wil be your teacher in the unearthly arts. First lesson, shape-shifting is an unearthly art unattainable by most creatures." I just stared as she calmly told me what I wanted to hear. It is very unsettling to think that some one is in your mind with you. She smiled again. Uh-oh. "Other unearthly arts include future foresight, and mental telepathy." I jumped when the next words came through my mind. Again it is unsettling to realize the thoughts your haing aren't your own. "These are more common in psychic pokemon. Many communicate with there minds, but all the same it is unattenable by most mortals. Then again you are not most mortals." I smiled as I recognized the obvious femine note in the foriegn thoughts.
My mind rapped around the concept immediatly. I assumed it was from Raina projecting the idea to me. "When do we begin." This time we shared a knowing smile.
"You learn quickly. Good." With that she entered her home with me on her tails. My life just got a hell of a lot more interesting.Chapter End Notes:There ya's go. Next chapter will be out tomorrow. You know what you want to do know, don't ya? You want to leave me a nice comment in the text box right below here. Go ahead, type a few words in there and push the nice button