Jannistory19
The Eager Rper
Author's Notes
Soooo..... Valentine's Day is around the corner. I've had this plot for a story simmering in my head for nearly two years, but I haven't sat down and completed it. Maybe now, I can write a little of this thing here.... Just a good sized chapter of my story.
I've never written a romantic story before, so please don't be too harsh on any criticism that you may bestow on me.
Enjoy.
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1.
"I don't want to go. You can't make me go."1.
"Come on Shine. All of the girls are gonna go. Linxa's prepping her fur -"
"Like always, it seems." Shine interjected.
A short snort was the response to the comment.
"Nia and Baxi are looking for their friends -"
"Don't they all have friends to be with?"
"Of course they do, but -"
"Well there you go. They have their friends to be with. They don't need me to be around," Shine said as she shifted her head to the side.
All these Luxray events. It was all so annoying. Shine had better things to worry about than to go off and flip her fur around. Like taking care of her mom.
"Shine! You haven't been in this cave for nearly four summers. Believe it or not, your sisters miss you - more than they let on. They want you to enjoy the event with them. And who knows, maybe you'll even meet someone over there to talk to."
Shine lifted her head with a soft growl. Her curled tail flicked irritably; why did that have to be said?
"Mom! You need to stop talking about that. I don't need all that right now. And besides, Nuzzltov isn't for another week."
Shine's mother chuckled softly and shook her head. "True. But this isn't Nuzzltov - this is just a small gathering, for the youth to come together and just interact with one other. If you go, you wouldn't have to hear me talk about it. But since you're staying -"
Shine quickly got up on her paws and went to her mother. "No, no! I'll go. Good Arceus, I'll go insane if I listen to you all day," Shine said with a huff. Just then, multiple footsteps came into the cave. Shine and her mother looked towards the direction of the sounds and walked out of their section of the cavern to see whoever was coming in.
"Mooom! We're back!" A rather excitable voice chirped. Shine sighed as her three younger sisters bounced into the cave, their gleeful attitudes towards this trivial gathering irritating the older female.
The three Luxray sisters giggled to each other, all their furs properly fluffed and groomed. Shine groaned and sat herself down.
"You three are ridiculous. All this nonsense and wasted energy, and for what? The loose possibility of attracting someone to you?" Shine asked with a scoff.
The three sisters looked to each other and looked to Shine as if she was crazy. "Do you even know what we do?" Nia asked. "This whole thing is not just for show - even though it is fun getting our furs primped up. We are all celebrating something that somehow brings us together - the thing that manages to help everyone in mysterious ways...." Nia paused for the effect, which made the other two sisters giggle and snicker.
Shine just growled and shook her head. "What? What is the thing?" she asked with a cocked head.
Nia looked to Shine with a serious look before speaking again.
"Love. At least that's what the clan leaders say. But we do this for something else. Guys! So many guys!" The young Luxray squealed before her sisters joined in, hopping about like they were Buneary.
Shine just growled and shook her head. She didn't even know why she asked at this point. "Humph. Love. So ridiculously complicated. You give it too much credit.... Wait a minute, don't you three have, as you say - boyfriends - already?" Shine asked with a snort. She had recently arrived to her family and previous clan a couple of days ago, so she'd seen some things here and there as she walked around the clan-grounds.
Baxi, Nia, and Linxa all looked to each other before looking to Shine and their mom. "Uuuh, yeah," they all said in unison.
"So why are you flipping out about other males when you have someone with you already? Isn't that, like, betraying them?" Shine asked as if she was making a valid argument. Again, her logical thinking was mocked by her sisters' collective giggles and laughter.
"Shine..... I know you don't know this stuff, but it's called teasing. You gotta look pretty to show everyone how good you look, and if a male happens to look at you too long, you just waltz over to your partner and make the others look on with jealousy. And besides, our partners know tht we still choose them. It's so fun!" Linxa said as she spun around.
Shine snorted and looked to her mother. She couldn't wrap her head around the concept - it sounded like too much work for all that attention. Attention that would make Shine very uncomfortable.
"Soooo? Shine, are you coming along? Maybe you might actually -"
"If you say anything along the lines of what I think you're gonna say I will tackle you and maul you where you stand," Shine growled. Her fur sparked lightly with electricity as her ears flattened against her head. The three sisters shut their mouths relatively quickly.
"Shine..... Don't threaten your sisters. Besides, you're going with them," her mother said with a smirk. Shine gasped and turned her head with a scoff.
"Mooom! You don't have to say that."
"Yes, apparently I do." The mother Luxray turned to her three daughters. "Girls, Shine's coming along, so be nice to her. Make sure she doesn't get lost or anything," the mother said with a small chuckle, prompting the other three to follow suit.
Shine growled and turned her head with a snort of irritation. "Ha ha. Funny." Shine got up and padded past the four Luxray, stepping outside to the green grass and tall trees that surrounded the huge clearing before her.
It was very annoying that she had to tag along with her sisters. Her mother was hurt with some strange injury, but she still wouldn't let anyone worry too much about her. She often had her mate take care of her, while everyone else went out the cave to do their own thing.
While she had no doubt that her papa would be diligent in taking care of her mama, she couldn't help but to be worried about her. She wanted to partake in the recovery.
"Alright! You four have a good time! Tell me all about it when you get back!" Shine's mother's voice chirped. Nia, Linxa and Baxi all strutted out of the cave as they said their goodbyes, passing Shine by just a few inches before nudging her.
"Come on! We got to go and meet with our friends and boyfriends. Mama says to keep close to us," Baxi said before she and the other two sisters padded off.
Shine groaned and followed her three sisters into the forest.
This was going to be a long day.
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