"Oh my god! Oh my god! No way~!"
I couldn't help freaking out. It felt like my heart was gonna explode!
"This can't be real… It has to be some kinda trick…"
I might be ten years old, but I'm not an idiot, okay?! I definitely don't believe that Santa is real and I never did, but Pokemon? How the fuck is that even possible?!
My Mom fucking her Cousin? That's 'normal'. That's totally mundane. With how much money he gave her recently, I'm surprised it took them this long. I have friends… Had friends that would do it for fifty bucks. Maybe less.
I wouldn't do that shit. I'm not a slut. But for fifty grand… That's a lot of money. People who would say they'd never do it for money have obviously never been poor enough.
"Eevee?" Oh yeah! Back to why I was freaking out!
"Oh my God~! You're real! You're actually real!" I was conflicted about the 'Mew' I saw before, wondering whether I was actually having a psychotic break, but now… No, now I know it's real! Not just the Mew, but all these Pokemon are real!
"Don't scare the poor girl!" My Mom took the green-tinted Eevee out of my hands and pressed the cutie against her ugly tattoo, "It's okay Princess Leah, my daughter just can't believe how adorable you are~!"
"Espeon~!(Daddy~!)Espeeeon~!(I missed you so much~!)" I was startled and looked over at the fucking Espeon that jumped up into my second-cousin's arms! It was talking! Psychically! I could hear her speaking in my mind!
"I missed you too, Sweetie~! I love you so much~! Muah~!" The slightly handsome shortie kissed his Espeon on the lips! She called him Daddy… Ew… Ew~! I couldn't help cringing as I watched them making out. Seriously, they were just making out right there and my fucking mother didn't even notice! Wait, that red gem is glowing… Is the Espeon manipulating my mother's mind?
"Alright, be a good girl. Your son said you bullied him." My 'Uncle' put the Espeon down and started scolding her.
"Espeon~!(Daddy~!) Espeon!(I didn't bully him!) Espeeeon~!(I just didn't want him running around alone at night!) Essspeon? Ess?! Espeon espeon~!(What if he gets kidnapped? Or raped?! My precious baby should stay at home where I can protect him!)"
What the fuck? I was curious and wanted to know more, but the two of them wandered off together and I was brought by my mother to the guest bedroom. Which was unfortunately, right across a very short hallway from the master bedroom.
This house is huge though, so I'm sure there are plenty of places I can go… Or they can go. I'm not too worried about it.
I'm more interested in the Pokemon! There was an Eevee named Leah, an Espeon called Evelyn, I even saw a Vaporeon named Vaevae! Supposedly there was even an Umbreon, but he sleeps most of the day and only leaves his room at night or during meals.
"Ah!" I screamed when I saw the weird purple creature on my bed! THen I looked in those big blue eyes and calmed down a bit, "Gothita?!"
It was another Pokemon! The Gothitelle Line! One of my favorites!
"Phew, calm down Melody, don't embarrass yourself… More than usual." I had to take a few deep breaths before I was able to fully accept the reality in front of me.
She didn't speak, just stared up at me… Ominously. But it was so adorable! She was so adorable!
"Wait, are you a boy or a girl?" I couldn't help feeling curious, especially since the 'clothing' was actually some sort of fabric and not part of her body. It only took a little peek inside, "So you're really a girl. That's good. Gothita should be girls."
They weren't 'all' girls, but most of them were. It's not like Ralts, where they're 50-50. Boy Gardevoirs are cute, but boy Gothitelles are creepy.
"Gothita, there you are!" Mom came into the room and took the Pokemon from me again, "Mew, you can't just leave your baby to wander around like this! Where is that bitch anyway?!"
Mom, she's been with us this whole time… I didn't say anything though, because I knew it was pointless. Just like how Mom thinks the Gothita is actually just a human baby. She can't even see Mew at all. And she thinks the Eevee and Eeveelutions are all just regular animals.
After she left, that short man entered 'my' new room with a smirk on his bearded face. I was a little scared for a moment. Thinking he was going to do something to me, or maybe asking me to do something for him… But then I saw the little egg in his hand. It looked like a chicken egg that was painted gray, black and red, but I could… I could just 'feel' that it wasn't a normal egg.
"It's probably gonna hatch soon." He handed the egg over to me so casually, "This is my child. You know that, right?"
"Your child? Like… No way…" It suddenly clicked in my brain when I saw the adorable sleepy Mew on his shoulder, wrapping that long fuzzy tail around his throat like a collar. He was 'her' mate. Or slave… Probably a breeding slave.
"I haven't named them yet. I don't even know if it'll be a boy or girl." He had a sad smile on his face, those deep brown eyes stared at the egg in my hands with love and affection, "Melody… When they hatch, you'll be their mother, their partner, the first person they see in this world. Pokemon aren't just animals. They aren't just some pet that will be with you for a few years and die. They be with you for a lifetime. Understand?"
"I-I get it, yeah… I understand." My heart was racing and I couldn't help feeling guilty. I was afraid… I'm only ten years old! I wasn't ready to be a fucking mother! But… In the Pokemon World, this is normal, right? Kids my age are always raising Pokemon and going on adventures!
I don't need to go on any adventures. Maybe a vacation would be cool, but I'm not crazy or stupid enough to go wandering around the countryside and random cities on my own. That's how you get kidnapped, raped and murdered. I see it all the time on the news. I had a friend who disappeared a few years ago and they never found the body…
"You okay? Don't worry, it's not 'that' serious. Pokemon are actually super easy to take care of… Instead of taking care of them, they're the ones that usually take care of 'you'. So just be friends. Do kid stuff. I don't fucking know. Play video games and watch movies. It's a Zorua, so they might have fox-like qualities or habits."
He shrugged and left me in the room with the egg in my hands. That was it. He just gave me his literal child and shrugged it off! What if I dropped the egg by accident?!
"Oh my god… Phew… I need to put the egg somewhere safe." I only made it to the bed when I noticed the egg shaking!
"Oh my god! It's hatching! It's actually hatching!" I started freaking out again. Then I saw the red part of the egg on the top breaking off, revealing a tuft of red fur. Then that big fluffy fox head was pushed through!
My heart melted instantly! Those big green eyes blinked, the eyelids and tiny eyebrows were red like the tuft of hair on their head, same with the little nubby feet. Really, there weren't any feet! It was just nubs! It was so weird! But so adorable!
"Zorua?" The gray face smiled at me and I think they called me, "Mommy?"
"Yes, I'm your Mommy." I tried to speak calmly to avoid scaring my 'baby'. When they were completely out of the egg and the shells fell down between my fingers, onto the bed, I finally realized that they were a boy.
"Zorua~!" He called me Mommy! He smiled at me and called me Mommy a few more times!
"There's Pokemon Milk in the fridge." I heard an unfamiliar man's voice and was startled, but when I turned around… I saw an Umbreon! He spoke in human words! He hopped up onto the bed and sniffed the egg shells, then looked up at the tiny Zorua in my hands and told me: "Yes… He is my son. It is difficult to tell, but I am fairly certain. This child was sired by my seed."
"Ew! Gross!" Doesn't that mean they both?! At the same time?! Why?! No, no, I'm thinking too much… Why would they need to do it at the same time? Maybe they just… Why am I thinking so hard about this?!
"Our child is hungry. He needs sustenance. Follow me to the kitchen." Umbreon, I mean, Midnight spoke to me with a serious expression in that cute face and hopped off the bed, leading me out of the room, across the living room and into the kitchen.
"Zor-zor~! Zorua~!" Even though he was just hatched a minute ago, my baby is already able to tell me what he wants: "Milky milky~! Mommy~!" He didn't understand what a refrigerator was yet, but he totally knew where to find my milk. Bitches always made fun of me for being too tall, too skinny or having big boobs, but I know they're just jealous.
"I don't have milk yet, Baby, but don't worry, Mommy's got… Wow, there's so many different kinds!" Seriously, there were dozens of different jugs of milk, some milk was already in baby bottles. There was writing on most of them, showing which kinda Pokemon they're from.
"This is Grandmother's milk from her time as a Zorua. I made sure to collect enough." Midnight stood on his hind legs and picked up a bottle with his paws, handing it over to me with a serious expression in those gorgeous red eyes… Why is he so sexy?! Something's wrong with me!
"Thanks…" I was probably blushing. It was so embarrassing.
"Have you decided on a name yet? I've thought of a few…" As he said that, he got back on all fours like a dog or cat again. But now he could definitely see up my skirt! He was looking up my skirt! He didn't even try to hide it! Wait, why am I embarrassed to be seen by an Umbreon?
"What about Abaddon, Destroyer of Worlds?"
"What?" I blinked a few times and he kept talking.
"You're right, Abaddon is a bit too ominous. What about Neltharion? No, that name is also not very fortunate… Azrael? The Angel of Death, but in a good way. Frank Castle?"
"Pft~! Aahahaha~! No way! You're so cute~!" I couldn't help laughing at the serious 'puppy', then I looked at the baby fox in my left hand. He was happily suckling on the small nipple at the end of the tiny baby bottle in my right hand.
"You are also… Cute. Eh-hem, I will be in my lair upstairs, if you need anything." He ran away so quickly that I could only see a black and yellow blur!
"Aww~! It's so precious~!" My Mom's voice startled me and I looked over to see her looking down at the baby in my palm, "Did you give him a name yet?"
"Uhm… Yeah… It's kinda silly and overused, but it's easy to remember." I already had an idea a long time ago. My first Zorua in Pokemon Arceus: "I'll call him Zoro." Because I know he'll evolve into a Zoroark someday!
"Zoro is a good name." Mom smiled and looked really happy. I don't think I've ever seen her look as happy as she's been today. Not just happy, but like a huge weight was lifted off her shoulders…
I get it though. I'm not an idiot. I know what she's been through. I was there. I'm still there.
"Mom… Are you sure he's not my father?" I knew it wasn't very likely, since the guy was practically a dwarf, but Mom always dated and married short guys. All her kids are really tall though.
"I've only seen my Cousin a handful of times before recently. We didn't grow up together. And we hadn't seen each other before or after you were born for at least a few years… So yeah, he ain't your father. You're not an incest baby." She rolled her eyes at me and started laughing, "But maybe you'll have a little brother or sister…"
"Mom… Are you sure you should be having kids at your age?" I was really worried, because she's already so fucking old!
"I'm 35, not 45!" She got angry for a moment, but then calmed down and hugged me, "I'm sorry… I'm sorry for being such a bitch. I love you, Mel."
"I love you too, Mom."
"Zor~!" My baby was almost crushed between us, but Mom didn't hug me that tightly and Zoro is so small.
"Mel, there's something I've been thinking about recently…" Mom suddenly held my shoulders and asked me seriously, "Do you wanna be homeschooled?"
I didn't know what to say. Who wants to go to school? But what is 'homeschooling' really?
"Sorry, Mel, I know this is a lot… Don't worry, there's no rush. Just enjoy your weekend, okay?"
"Yeah… You too, Mom." I blushed after realizing what she'd probably be doing over the weekend…
But I don't wanna think about that. I need to take care of my Zorua! My Zoro! My first Pokemon!