TW? for depression, mentions of suicide, and rape(kinda)?
To anyone who cares, until school is out, I don't have anytime to draw. So have more Moana.
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I can't feel anything.
All I can feel is the constant darkness that surrounds me, that tortures me.
A deep, dark abyss that I can't escape no matter how hard I try.

That's not even the worst part.
Hershel is lying to Miracle.
He's making her work for somebody who's already dead.

Harper stands by idly, letting her father use Miracle like some kind of slave.
Thinking about it makes me sick.
Sicker than I already am.

I want nothing more than to die.
I lived for her.
She was my everything and now, she's gone.

I can't eat.
I don't eat in the hopes that I'll die from starvation.
But Leafeon don't work like that.
We feed off of the sunlight and photosynthesis gives us our energy; gives us our life.
Even in these dark and ruined stables, light still finds it's way through.

My sleep is plagued by nightmares.
Every night, it's the same thing.
They're all about her.
I refuse to sleep.
I stay up all night, lost in my thoughts.
But, I'm never tired.
I never get tired.
I wish I did.

If I could get tired, I could forget about everything.
Even if it was only for a second.
A second of relief from the pain.
A second of forgetting.
Forgetting who?
I want to forget Kapua the most.

That child.
Her child.

I can't look at him.
Because all I see is her.
I resent him because of this, for something that's not his fault.

I should love him.
I promised her I would take care of him.
Isabelle won't stop telling me this; it's like she thinks I don't know.
But, I don't blame her.

She's broken.
I never thought someone as brilliant as her could fall so hard.
I always thought she was a stone tower, strong, impenetrable.
But she crumbled under the weight of grief.
Of course, it's not obvious grief.
It's the quiet kind that you keep to yourself.

It's strange.
When she speaks of her mother, she shows little to no sadness.

It's like she doesn't care about her mother in the slightest.
Yet, she still sent her away.
She said that Pokémon, no matter who they are, deserve a punishment for harming or taking the life of another.

If Isa hadn't chased her away, would she still be alive?

I like to think that she would be.
I like to think that all of this is just one big, unending nightmare.
But then, I remember that the world doesn't work like that, and you just have to live with the pain.

I wish I could run away from it.
'Think about something happy' I say to myself.

The only happy thoughts I have are the ones with her.
She said to remember all the good times we had.
All the good times we'll never have again.

If only....If only it could've been me.
I have no place in this world.
My Clan hates me.

She had a family that cared for her.
She had so many dreams she wanted to come true.
She meant something to everyone.
Her smile really could light up a room; I bet even WaveClan would finally feel the sun's light-

"It truly is a tragedy."

The voice rips through my thoughts and fills my body with fear.

My head whips around.

Father.

His voice is full of mockery.
Of pride and triumph.

My blood turns to ice in just a split second.
I've never heard him sound so ecstatic.

He pads over to me, his aqua blue eyes shining in the darkness.
I already know what he's going to say.

"Isn't it a shame, Leafeon?" He asks with false sympathy, "Maybe you should've listened to your old man."

I say nothing and turn back to face the stable wall.
That's what I'm supposed to do.
But his voice makes my blood boil.

"I told you." He purrs, "Never get close to anyone because, in the end, we all die. Either you die before them, leaving them to deal with the pain, or they die before you, leaving you to mourn them, no matter how bad they were to begin with."

My eyes flicker to him before resting back on the stable wall.

"Nothing to say, huh?" He sounds genuinely disappointed, "What if I told you..." He leans in closer, I feel his hot breath on my ears, "I was the one who got her sick?"

Time stops.

I don't know when or how, all I know is when it sped back up again, Father was on the ground.
His left eye closed shut, deep claw marks causing it to bleed profusely.

I look down at my white paw.
Claws unsheathed, soaked in Father's blood.

Father stands and places a paw on his injured eye.
He stares at the blood for a long time before a big smile creeps across his face.

"You did it..." He pants excitedly, "You actually did it! I didn't think you had it in you!" He sighs softly, "I've never been more proud."

Proud? My Father proud...of me?

The smile slowly fades, "Ahh. Never mind, scratch that." He turns his back to me and sits next to me.
Too close for my liking.

"Y'know." He says admiring his black, thorn-like claws, "I never did like that Salazzle. She was way too....friendly." He sheathes his claws and begins washing his paw, "It's not that she was gay, although, that was pretty bad; look at what it did to you, no. She was nothing but a liar."

"And you're a murderer," I mutter.

He chuckles slightly, "At least I don't hide that I've killed."

I stare at him in disbelief.
He smiles, "When you think about how perfect your little girlfriend is, remember that she still killed someone and that she never told you about her little 'rape baby'." He walks out, laughing softly to himself.

The words he said play on repeat in my mind.
He's right.
H-how could he be right?
I can't stop myself from shaking-

Suddenly, I feel myself being lifted into the air and dragged outside, all the way to where Isabelle is.

For once she seems to be interested in something.
A little bit in front of us is a large crowd of people.
I cover my ears with my paws in the hope that it'll block them out.
They're screaming so loud!
I feel like my ears are gonna fall off.

Once again, Hershel is telling Miracle that she still needs more money, only this time she's giving him a death glare.

"Is something the matter?" He asks gently.
Harper moves uncomfortably behind her father.

"West and August told me what happened." She says, holding back her anger.

"Oh." He turns to the young men and puffs some smoke in their direction, "What did those two boys tell you?"

She looks down at the ground her hands trembling as they ball up into fists, "Is it true?"

"Hm?"

"Is Nightshade-" she closes her eyes and her body begins to shake, "Is she really gone?" Her voice is crumbling.

Hershel sighs and throws his cigarette butt down, crushing it with his boot, "Now, I'm a simple man-"

Miracle lifts her head and stares at the man as he walks around her, "You killed her...." she mumbles.

He chuckles, "No, you killed her. You should have given me money."

August walks up to Hershel, towering over the small, older man, "Don't you blame this on her, you snake." He growls, "West and I heard you and Harper talking about it."

"She was going to die anyway." Hershel states, pushing August away, "She was weak when she got sick, and even if she had lived, she wouldn't be able to walk; she'd be useless. Just as useless as your blind Mudsdale."

"You don't know that!" Miracle yells, her anger surprising even Isabelle, "You don't know that because you gave me medicine at the last minute!" She begins pacing back and forth, "First, Rudy and I get stuck in that tsunami and when we come back all you have to say is 'Good job on not dying'! Then, you make me slave outside like, an actual slave,-" She stops to catch her breath, "And now, Nightshade is dead! And it's all your fault, all because you wanted some money that you would've gotten from the race!"

Hershel narrows his eyes, "You done yet, sweetheart-"

She glares at him, "Do not call me sweetheart."

"Fine. But what I was trying to say was, you're rich now!" He throws his arms up in celebration, "See, you didn't work for nothing."

Miracle's eyes widen in disbelief, "Are you fucking serious?" She grabs some money that was in her pocket and throws it in the old man's face, "I am not you, Hershel. I don't care about this money, I want my Salazzle! Nothing you say will change my mind that you weren't using me."

Hershel shrugs and bends down to pick up the money, "Then I'll take it."

Look away for a second and you miss it.

Something inside of Miracle finally snaps and she kicks Hershel right in the jaw, sending him flying.

He groans in pain as Harper runs over to him.
She kneels next to him and whispers something in his ear before standing to glare at the girl, "What the hell is wrong with you?"

"You knew!" Miracle yells as angry tears roll down her face, "You lied to me!"

Harper shrugs, "It's a family business."

"Your 'family business' is to kill Pokémon for some money!?"

Harper frowns and walks over to Miracle, grabbing her shirt collar and pulling her close, "We didn't kill her, we just gave you false hope that she was going to live."

Miracle pushes her away, "Don't you ever touch me!"

Harper looks on in shock that soon turns to anger, "I should call the police on you."

"Do it. See if I care. Once my dad finds out, and I tell him what you and your slimy, sorry excuse for a father did to me, you'll be the ones in prison." Her words come out in pants.
She looks about ready to kill someone.

"Yeah? We'll see about that." Harper pulls out her phone and calls the police.

Not even five minutes later and the police show up.
How'd they get here so fast?
Hershel, being the lying snake that he is, says Miracle attacked him for no good reason, using his bruised jaw as an example.

Because a 16-year-old attacking a random old man for no reason what so ever makes sense.

The police here are useless.

The police handcuff her and drag her away to the car.
They didn't even ask for her side of the story.

August and West don't say a word, but I can tell by the way August squints at the car as it speeds off, he's thinking of a plan.

It seems that Isabelle is as well.

She looks down at me and sighs, "Stupid girl." She says almost to herself, "But, we can worry about that later. I have something that I need to show you."

Back to the stables that have been taken over by Maui and some coconuts.

A big, goofy, smile creeps onto his face when he sees Isa.
He eagerly holds up a coconut, barely able to hide his excitement, "This one can save you-"

Isa covers his mouth, "I don't care about your fetish. Where's the diary?"

Maui laughs and pulls out a diary covered in bright yellow flowers, "The murderers diary?"

"I'll be on your murder hit list if you don't give it to me."

"I just wanted to see into the mind of a killer."

Isabelle sighs and looks away, mumbling, "Goodbye dignity." Before turning back and sniffling?

"I...I just wanted you to be nice to me, dad..." She says in a high pitched voice.

Maui's attitude instantly changes to one of deep concern. He places the book down and slowly waddles over to Isabelle, taking a long look at her face, "No. Nonono. Please don't cry."

Isa quickly glances at him before shielding her face and turning her back to him, "I can't believe you would hurt me like this."

Maui's eyes widen and he quickly grabs the diary and shoves it in her face, "Here! Just please stop crying."

Isa instantly changes her posture and snatches it from him, "Thank you."

Maui's mouth drops opens in shock but he quickly closes it.

He straightens up and clears his throat, "You're welcome," He says with a mischievous smile before waddling out of the stables, laughing softly under his breath.

Isa groans and tosses the diary at me, "It's Nightshade's." She says flatly, "No, I did not read it, so don't ask."

As she begins to waddle away, I feel a sickening feeling come over me.

It's the same feeling that I felt when-

"Don't go!"

I instantly lower myself to the ground and pull my tail close to my body.

"What in the world are you doing?"

I lift my head up and see Isabelle standing over me with an annoyed look on her face, "Get up." She pushes me roughly with her flipper, "There will be none of...of that. I'm not a babysitter and I don't plan to be; so get up and tell me what you want."

I stare at her in confusion before slowly rising to my paws, my eyes never leaving hers.
They're so intense.
They're like a forest with a beautiful stream that one would find on a perfect afternoon.
Her eyes are beautiful.

"Leafeon. Leafeon. Leafeon. Holly. L- oh never mind."

My fur prickles, "Don't call me that."

"Don't stare at me."

She lies down and opens the diary before glancing over at me, "Well, get over here. I don't have all day."

I limp over and lie down close to her.
I quickly glance up at her before looking back at my paws, "Has anyone ever told you that you have really pretty eyes?"

"Yes." She says while flipping through the pages nonchalantly, "Her name was Nightshade and when she said that I wanted to punch her." She slams the book and turns to me, our faces only centimeters apart, "Conversation over. Don't ask me that question ever again."

I nod quickly, "O-ok."

She sighs and opens the diary again, "Being a kiss ass won't bring her back. So stop."

"I was only-"

"Just stop."

She stares at one page of the diary before sighing and closing it.
Again.
She slides it away and lies her head down on the ground.

"Do you....miss her?" I whisper.

She scoffs, "What kind of stupid question is that?"

"I..I don't know. You just- you never seem sad about anything. When you were talking about how Opal died you-"

"That's because I didn't really care. I remember my mother as a Primarina who was controlling and mean. But only to my father. She was abusive, always telling him what he was doing wrong, how much of a mess up he was because he was shiny and he was a male Primarina that acted more feminine than most. She made fun of his uniqueness, his optimistic outlook on life, his childish nature. Her own mate. I can't understand why...how he could love someone like that."

"Was she nice to you?"

"Yes. She treated me and my sister like we were her whole world." Her face turns dark, "She's a hypocrite. The only reason Nightshade killed her was because she put Kapua's life in danger."

"Do you think she's happy?"

"Who?"

"Both of them. Do you think...they miss us?"

She sighs, "Opal had some problems, so, yes, I do think she's happy to be dead. I don't think she misses anyone because she thought it was a good idea to send a Pyroar and a Leafeon down here to lecture me about things that I already know."

She smiles thoughtfully, "And do I think Nightshade is happy? I don't know. She's always optimistic." She drags the dairy back over to her, "This time I won't close it."

She opens the cover and reads the first page titled Day one.

Dear Diary,
How does this stuff work?
Do I put dates or..?
If you want a date, I think it's the middle of December.
It doesn't snow here, but Percy says snow is cold and when it falls from the sky, it's the most beautiful thing.
Then again, Percy sings about being king and dancing with water and hellfire...
Percy told me that I should write down my 'feelings'.
Ugh, what does that even mean?
My feelings are just fine!
Now she's telling me that I'm doing it wrong!
Whatever.
We're done here.
I need to go pick some flowers and mess with a stupid Vaporeon.

She stops, "Alrigh-"

"Wait, don't stop." I say eagerly, "I want you to read more."

Isa sighs, "We'll be here all day but fine."

Day Two
Dear Diary,
Tidal Wave has two kids now.
No one told me this!
I can't believe it!
It's....it's outrageous!
One of them is named Wildkit.
She's really funny; I can tell she annoys Hawk Flame and it fills my heart with joy.
The other one doesn't have a name because Tidal Wave is a butt face but she's alright.

Day Ten
Dear Diary,
It's been a while, my good friend!
That's because I hate this stupid book.
That's right diary, you suck!
If you want to know what's been happening, I met this Popplio named Uilani. She's funny.
That's it! That's all I got!

Day Twenty
Dear Diary,
I think my life is falling apart.
I met this really nice Charmander today.
She's got really weird colors and talks in a funny way.
Her name is Honey.
Every day, she'll come over here with her brother (Who I hate. He's really creepy and is aways staring at me in a weird way) and we'll just talk and play.
She's funny and really, really expressive.
When I'm around her, I get this really strange feeling in my chest.
I kinda like it.
I asked Percy about it and she said it was a crush.
Crushes are weird.
I could never fall in love with someone.

Day Twenty-one
I decided to ask Percy about how she knew what crushes were and she told me about some dude she used to know named Jackson.
It was painful.
But anyways, today I kissed Honey.
Right in front of her stupid brother.
I'm such a rebel.
And then, I found this little spider.
He's or she's yellow and spiky and extremely tiny.
I shall name it Kapua!
I really like that name.
Percy told me it means flower and I love flowers!

Day Twenty-five
Dear Diary,
I'm long gone.
The ship has sailed.
I think it's wrong, though.
Because Honey and I are both girls.
Is it weird?
Can you answer my questions book?
Can Kapua answer my questions?
The world may never know.

Day Thirty
Dear Diary,
I just got rejected.
I told Honey how I felt about her and she said she didn't feel the same way.
She said I was too young and that she didn't like girls like that.
I'm sad about it but I'm sure I'll get over it.

Day Forty
Today Honey and Ryder showed up with some wings.
I thought Honey looked cooler; she's pitch black.
But, I don't like the way Ryder looks.
He's stronger now.
He towers over my sister, a totem Pokémon.
I'm afraid of him.

Day Fifty
I was right about Ryder all along.
But nobody listens to me, no, I'm just the crazy little sister!
I knew he was bad, I knew he was gonna do something to me.
Lilo says I should throw the egg in the lake in Percy's den and Percy says I should smash it with a rock.
They're both idiots.
I said I would get rid of it, but I lied.
There's a little baby in there.
My baby.
I can't kill it.
Plus, it is mine, I should be able to decide what I want to do with it.
Lilo tells me parenting is really hard.
Of course it is!
I wasn't born yesterday!
She only says it's hard because Tidal Wave is a mess of a son.
But, back to the egg.
I wonder if it can hear me talk.
It moves around a lot so I guess it can.
I don't know what to name it, though.
I want to name it Kapua, but I already named this spider thing that.
If I have to, I'll just change his name to Jerry.
Oh! I found out that Kapua is a dude!
Don't ask how.
You weirdo.

Day Fifty-One
For some reason, there's some stupid Primarina hanging around here.
She sounds like she's trying to be Siren, but failing 'cause she's mean.
Not Uilani awesome mean, she's child killer mean.
I was just strolling around with my egg because Percy wouldn't leave me alone and then I ran into Opal, she saw the egg and said, 'Aren't you a bit young to be a mother' and I said, 'Aren't you a bit old to be a mother? You're older than Maui!'
And then she batted the egg out of my hands!
What's wrong with this woman!?
Luckily for me, Jerry caught it.
I love Jerry; he makes me smile.
I've also decided to name the baby Kapua because I feel it suits a Salandit better than a weird spider thing.

Day Sixty
Something's wrong.
Lilo said the egg was supposed to hatch a week ago.
It's all stupid Opal's fault!
I don't know what it is with water types and hating me.
I really hate her.
She said she was going to drown it when it was born.
I think she needs to talk to someone before she gets cut.

Day Sixty-Four
I'm so happy!
The egg hatched!
I almost stepped on Jerry in my excitement!
Poor Jerry.
But anyways, the baby is a girl.
She looks really weird though.
Her head is a ghostly white while her body is a smoky black.
My family has really weird genetics.
She's so cute!
I love her so much.
She makes the cutest little noises.
She's so perfect.
But I don't deserve her.

Day Sixty-Five
Percy says Kapua is a curse.
She said that Kapua would bring nothing but bad fortune to us.
Because she's nothing but mistake child.
'It's only a mistake if you make it out to be.'
That's what Violet taught me.
I think that Percy has completely lost it.
I also think that Opal is the bad one.
Because she nearly killed Kapua when she wasn't even born....and can you guess it?
She tried to drown her!
But, I do think something is wrong with Kapua.
She shakes, really bad.
She'll just start shaking out of nowhere.
Sometimes, it'll last for an hour.
She'll pass out and not wake up for hours.
I asked Percy what it was; she said they were seizures.
And she's telling me Kapua's the cursed one.

Day Seventy
Percy tells me that I lie too much.
I told Violet that I went to check the perimeter today, but instead I went out to find food for Kapua.
When I returned, I said everything was clear and she believed me.
Later today, Lilo told me to make sure Asher was alright because he was sick.
I instead went out and watched that human who owns that really loud and annoying Trumbeak.
Percy says that my lies will get someone killed one day.
That's not true!
Asher can't die, he's a god.
And Pokémon don't just die.
They have to be murdered...Right?

Day Seventy-five
Kapua knows my name.
Kinda.
She calls me mama.
It's so cute when she says it!
It makes my heart melt every time.
She calls Jerry 'Ary', Percy 'Ercy', and Lilo 'E'.
I taught her well.
She also really likes to build things, and dance and sing, and she loves to laugh!
I love her laugh!
It'll start out as a really small giggle and then bam!
You can't get her to stop!
Percy and Lilo hate it, though.
I just think they hate children in general.
Especially Lilo.
Maybe that's why Tidal Wave is such a wreck.

Day Eighty
I did it.
I killed Opal.
I say it was an accident...but it wasn't
I meant to kill her...I wanted to kill her.
Yesterday, she crossed the line.
I saw her.
It was late at night and Percy, Lilo and I were making sure that Violet had gotten to bed safely.
When we got back, I saw Opal coaxing Kapua to follow her to the bottom of the lake.
That stupid rat!
I was so angry.
When I slashed her neck open and saw her blood flow into the river, all I felt was relief.
Kapua was safe.
That's all that matters to me.
I know what you're thinking.
'You're a murderer, you're evil.'
Let me ask you this?
Have you ever asked a murderer why they killed?
Maybe if you knew why, your outlook on them would change.
I might be a killer.
But that doesn't make me bad.
I did it to protect the one good thing that's happened in my life.

Day Eight Five
I'm all alone.
I still have Jerry, but he's sad and doesn't want to do much.
Kapua is gone.
I couldn't take care of her so I gave her to Lilo and Percy.
Stupid Nightshade.
I have no reason to stay with my sister.
I left, with her permission, of course.
Now, I'm looking for that black trainer.
She seems to know what she's doing...She has Uilani with her, who doesn't remember me and neither does Eevee.
Nice to know that I'm that forgettable.
Hopefully, Kapua will never forget me.

Day Ninety
Miracle is the trainer's name.
Uilani has a new name, too.
It's Isabelle.
I like it; it's pretty.
Also, Miracle is magical.
She named me Nightshade.
That's already my name!
Weird.
Jerry is still here; he likes to steal Hau's malasadas.
This is why I love Jerry.
I wonder if Kapua would like malasadas.

Day ninety-five
Today, I got to talk with Eevee, she's a Leafeon now, though.
She's really...Pathetic?
Nonononono.
No.
Pathetic is the wrong word.
Flighty? Skittish? Shy?
I guess.
Anything but confident.
But it's ok.
It is my job, and Jerry's, to make people more confident!

Day one hundred
It happened again!
Only this time it's worse!
So, I think I might have a crush on Leafeon.
I told Isa because she's awesome and she offered to help me.
See?
She's so much better than her mother!
She said some Pikachu named Larry could help us, but all he did was sit in a tree!
Larry and Jerry.
Oh no!
Jerry is an electric type and their names are similar!
Nah.
Jerry is clearly superior.

Day one hundred twenty.
Guess what?
I found someone better than you, Diary!
I call her Holly.
It's got a nice ring to it, no?
She's no Kapua, but she's really sweet.
Anyways, I evolved... that's it.
Bye, Diary.
I'm sure Jerry still thinks of you.

Day two hundred or whatever day this is.
I'm dying.
Slowly.
It hurts.
I always thought Pokémon could only die if they were murdered.
I wish I was right.
That stupid old man won't give Miracle the medicine.
He's killing me.
And he knows it.
I won't live to see tomorrow.
But, I'm not scared.
I want to die.
I want to forget about everything.
But I can't die without leaving something behind.
I should start with Jerry.
My first friend.
I want Holly to take care of him.
He's tiny but he'll stick to you.
Oh, Jerry.
I don't even know where he is anymore.
Next is Isa.
One of the best water-types I've met.
I'm sure she knows what to do.
And I can't forget Rudy.
He was too pure for this world.
He was like a son to me.
And lastly, Holly.
Isa told me that she's going to bring Kapua.
I never told you about Kapua or about Opal.
And..I'm sorry.
But no matter what you think of me, I need you to do something.
Take care of her.
She means the world to me, as do you.
I don't know if I'll still be alive by the time you come and see me but, I want you to know something.
First, you're strong.
I know you don't believe me, but it's true!
I remember how you kicked Strongheart's butt that time!
That was amazing!
Now, all you gotta do is beat Tidal Wave's butt.
I'll be waiting for that.
Second, I love you, Holly.
I always will.
Don't ever forget that.
I'm really tired.
Goodnight Diary, goodnight everyone.
Please don't forget about me.
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Isabelle softly closes the diary, "I guess we should find that Joltik?"

Her voice echoes from far away.
Why? Why did she give up so easily?

"It wasn't her decision, Leafeon," Isa says as if reading my mind.

"But she-"

"False hope won't save anyone. It'll just make it more painful when it doesn't work out."

"I wish it were me-"

Her eyes narrow, "Stop that."

I leap to my paws, "But I do! Nobody would miss me! I can't live without her, Isa!" I slowly sink to the ground.
How could she think I could do this on my own?

"Know who you are."

"What does that even mean? Are you high!?"

She places her flippers on my shoulders, "First, calm down. Second, no, I am not high and you should let me explain before you flip out."

She places a flipper on my heart and clears her throat, "They have stolen the heart from inside you. But this does not define you; she is not who you are. You know who you are."

I look around awkwardly, "I thought you were going to tell me what it meant not sing a song."

She closes her eyes and sighs deeply, "It's ok, Isa, you got this; stop raising your blood pressure."

She opens her eyes and stares at me, "You don't need somebody else to tell you who or what you are. Be your own person..or pokémon. Nightshade might be dead but she isn't gone. She lives on in her son, I know you can see it."

"Did anyone even tell Pua what happened?"

Isa freezes, "No. Uhh...I'm sure he found out."

"I brought flowers!" A surprisingly chipper voice yells.

It's Kapua.

He walks over to us with a bouquet of bright purple flowers.

"Did you know that today is mother's day?" He says with a smile, "I brought some flowers."

Isa and I exchange looks.

"Uhh" Isa stutters, "Maybe...you could..umm..."

Kapua's smile fades, "You don't want my flowers?"

"What?"

He points at me, "The flowers are for her. You're my Mama's girlfriend, right?"

"Y-yes."

He hands them to me and looks down at his feet, slightly kicking them, "I heard what happened to Mama...I really wanted to see her again. Lilo told me all kinds of cool things about her. The flowers were supposed to be for her, that's why they're purple." He quickly wipes his eyes, "Do you think...do you think she can see me?"

Isa shrugs, "Probably," she mumbles.

Pua walks over to the flowers and sticks his face in them, "mmhmmhm."

"What?"

He lifts his head up.
Sitting on the tip of his nose is a really tiny yellow spider, "I found this thing. Lilo says its name is Jerry."

Isabelle laughs, "Why isn't that thing dead yet? I mean...yay! Jerry!"

She awkwardly clears her throat, "Yeah..."

Kapua blinks, "You can be my Aunt!!" He exclaims.

His tail begins lashing back and forth in excitement, "I could call you Auntie Isa! Won't that be fun!?"

"You will call me Isa or Isabelle nothing more.

"Can I call you Moana?"

"What did I just say?"

"OK." He says in a small voice.

She waddles outside and takes a deep breath, "Now." She points to me, "You've got some stuff to do." Her hair blows dramatically in the random wind that showed up.

"Like," I ask, sitting next to her.

"We need to go visit Hawk Flame. I have some questions I need to ask him. And then, we have to go to Primarina Island so I can ask Maui some questions."

"Like?"

She rolls her eyes, "Keep on asking and you can visit Nightshade in heaven."

Pua gasps and covers his mouth.

Isa shrugs and smiles, "I have no shame, kid. Better get used to it."

She waddles away heading towards the new stables, "We leave tomorrow morning. Bring Jerry and bring food."

Jerry hops onto my shoulder at the mention of his name.
My body automatically shudders at the touch of his tiny, sticky, spider feet things.

Pua climbs up onto my head, "What should I call you?" He asks innocently.

I look out at the setting sun.
The evening sky could take your breath away.
Alola's sunsets always look so pretty.

Tonight, the sky is nothing but a light shade of purple.

For the first time, I can feel something other than grief.

Happiness.

Pua waves his hand in front of my face, "Are you ok? You were crying."

I wipe my eyes and gaze out at the sunset before following Isa's tracks.

"You never did answer my question." Pua points out.

"Mom. You can call me mom."
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Word Count: 5197 (New record, Yalunda. Calm the f down)

This was unintentionally emotional. Well, for me anyway.
Also, I didn't mean for this to be a mother's day thing. The dates just kinda lined up.

Recap:
~Miracle beat Hershel and I couldn't be happier.
~Tidal Wave finds it funny to talk about a dead person/girlfriend to his grieving and mentally unstable daughter.
~Leafeon needs to beat up Tidal Wave more.
~Isabelle has feelings, guys!
~Nightshade had the hots for Honey
~Some Opal stuff (This won't be the last)
~Jerry is better than Larry
~Kapua is precious and I love him so much!!