Finally, I have a new chapter for this story. Yeah, I know that I don't update this story much, and I'm sorry, but I'm trying to fix that. I'm also fully aware that a fair amount of my chapters as of late haven't been the best, so I'm trying not to rush them anymore. So, I hope that this one doesn't suck. Also, as a little note thing, now that it's the summer, I'm trying for two chapters a week, and I hope that I can do it. Obviously, not having my own computer makes this very hard, but I'm trying. Yeah, sorry if it doesn't turn out well. Like, to you guys, I may seem chill about not updating consistently, but that is far from the truth. I mean, I can never truly relax. If I'm not struggling with my depression, then I'm feeling like and asshole and worrying about the fact that I haven't updated recently. But, yeah, I've been stressed the fuck out. Anyway, here's the new chapter (It's about average length, at about 2k words.) and I hope you enjoy it. See you in the end notes.

I'm Not Alone Anymore

"You're sure that you'll stay out of trouble?" Mei asked me once again. "I don't want to come back and find a body bag."

I let out a sigh of minor annoyance, reassuring her, "Yes, I'll be fine. I won't piss anyone off." Upon looking back at her face, I saw that she still didn't appear convinced, so I added, "I promise."

After a few seconds, she hesitantly agreed, "Okay. I just don't want to lose you."

I pulled her into a hug, telling her, "You won't. But remember that we won't always be able to keep an eye on each other. Shit happens."

"I know." She said, kissing my cheek. "But that doesn't mean that I can't be overly cautious when I can watch you."

I chuckled, ruffling her hair, replying, "True, I guess. But that means that I get to return the favor."

"And I'll be more than happy to let you do so, when the time comes." She told me, burying her face in my chest. "I just hope that it's never serious, though."

"As do I." I told her, kissing the top of her head.

We stayed like that for a few more moments, before breaking apart.

"I still want you to meet them, Cloud." She said.

"As do I." I agreed. "Just that, y'know, your older brother's wedding doesn't really seem like the best time to just pop up and tell your parents that you're dating an Umbreon-morph."

She sighed, saying, "Yeah, I guess that you're right. Christmas, maybe?"

I hesitated slightly, feeling my fear boil up, before quickly forcing myself to calm down, replying, "Yeah, sure. I'll meet them then."

"Thank you." She told me, giving me a quick, affectionate kiss. She then sighed, adding, "Just wish that you weren't going to be here alone. Sucks that this is also the break that Axe is visiting some relatives."

"Yeah, somewhat." I agreed, shrugging. "But it can't really be helped."

Just then, Mei's phone buzzed in her pocket. She pulled it from her pocket, before checking the message.

She sighed, informing me, "Skyler. He says that we've gotta go."

Without another word, I pulled my girlfriend to me tightly, leaning down to kiss her. She returned the action immediately, and we stayed like this until we had to break apart for air.

"Goodbye, Cloud." She told me, looking up into my eyes. "I love you."

I kissed Mei's forehead, returning, "I love you, Mei."

We stayed there for a few more moments, before we reluctantly released each other. I silently walked Mei to the door, where she grabbed her bags. I held the door open for my girlfriend, giving her another kiss on the cheek as she left my room. As the door closed behind her, I went to my couch, before letting out a sigh and dropping down onto the piece of furniture.

"An entire fucking week to myself." I sighed out. "Fucking yay."

I jolted awake, hearing someone knocking on my door.

I groaned, getting off of my couch, shouting, "Hold on! Give me a second!"

This caused the knocking to stop, giving me some peace as I went to my room and grabbed a shirt, which I quickly threw on. As I approached the door, I finished wiping the sleep from my eyes, before checking the time on my phone.

"Now what is so damn important that I have to be woken up at three in the morning on the second day of the break?" I questioned, flinging the door open.

I froze awkwardly upon seeing who was visiting me.

"Er, this is awkward." I vocalized, my eyes wide.

"Not really, Cloud." Kynth replied, rolling his obviously tired eyes slightly. "I've had students say far worse to me, and you actually have a reason to act this way."

"Maybe so, but I'm not just a student to you." I insisted.

"And teens have a tendency to act this way to their parents sometimes." He retorted. "Besides, I'm barely a father to you." As he said the last part, I could see pain in his eyes, but he quickly pushed it away, adding, "But, I actually do have a specific reason to come and get you."

"Oh?" I asked. "And what is it?"

His expression faltered slightly, as he quietly told me, "You're getting a new roommate."

I froze, both shocked and frightened. A-A roommate? What?

"I'm getting a roommate?" I asked, stuck in my state of disbelief.

"Yes." He replied, nodding. Before I could speak, he quickly added, "But, before you start judging him, just come meet him. I assure you that he's nothing like you think."

I sighed, saying, "Alright. Just let me get some shoes on."

He nodded, and I closed the door. I went over and slipped on my boots, my mind racing. A roommate? A fucking roommate?! What the hell? I went back over to the door, attempting to calm myself. I opened the door, nodding to my father, before we started down the hallway.

As we went down the stairs, I cleared my throat slightly, before asking, "So, what makes me more likely to like this student over any other?"

"Just wait." He replied simply. "I assure you, he'll surprise you."

I glanced at him, intrigued, but remained silent. We left the building and promptly started across the dark yard, heading for the school building. We entered through the front door, from which I was led to the main office.

We stopped short at the door, and my father turned to me, before saying, "I shall leave you here. Just go into Fawkes' room; they're waiting in there."

I nodded curtly, and we parted ways. I slowly pushed the office door open and entered the room. I crossed the dark office and went into Fawkes' room, where I immediately noticed the man standing behind his desk.

"Alright." I plainly said. "I'm here."

"So I see." My obviously tired counselor observed. He motioned to the chair before his desk, telling me, "Cloud, I would like for you to meet your new roommate."

I looked down at the chair, just is it turned around. Upon laying my eyes on my new roommate, I damn near recoiled in shock.

"Hello." The lavender colored anthromorphic cat greeted me, his scarred shut eyes locked onto me. "I'm Sylva. Sylva Shadowheart."

I froze for a second, before regaining my composure and reaching out my hand, replying, "Cloud Senth."

To my surprise, he accepted my hand, shaking it as he rose to his feet, showing that he came up to about my neck.

"Nice to meet you, Cloud." He told me, nodding. I was about to speak, when he added, "By the way, yes, I can see, despite my injuries. I use the power of Psychic and shit."

I nodded, my eyes noticing his cracked jewel in his forehead, as I responded, "Interesting. So, I guess that we'll be living together for the rest of the year, eh?"

"Yeah." He agreed, dropping my hand. "Should be fun."

I chuckled, replying, "Yeah. The only two morphs on the campus."

Before either of us could say another word, Fawkes cut in, saying, "Well, it's nice to see that you two get along. Now, I don't want to be rude, but could you two go bond in your room? It is quite late, and I'm quite tired."

I chuckled, rolling my eyes, and replied, "Sure." I turned my attention back to Sylva, asking, "How many bags d'you have?"

He motioned to the two at his feet, answering, "Just these two."

I nodded, reaching down and grabbing the bags, telling him, "Then let's go. I'll lead the way."

He returned the nod, and we left the room.

As we started to navigate out of the school, I resumed conversation, "So, Sylva, why are you here now? Like, why did you not start at the beginning of the year, like everyone else?"

He chuckled, replying, "Dude, do you see me? Do you really think that I could easily get into a different country without struggling like a bitch?"

"True." I agreed, nodding. As we left the building, I commented, "Yeah, this place is fucking bad about that sometimes."

"Oh?" The Espeon asked me, a hint of worry in his voice. "Do the people here hate morphs?"

"Er, sorta." I replied, scratching the back of my head. "I mean, not all of them. Some of them sorta don't care either way, though those are very few. I have a few friends, as well as my girlfriend, who are obviously cool with it. But, essentially everyone hates morphs here. So, yeah, that sucks."

"Damn." He sighed out. "That sucks. I was really hoping that I could find at least one place where I could escape the absurd bigotry."

"Same here." I agreed. "When I first came here, i tried to hide who I am, but that didn't really last long."

"So essentially, I should just be me?" He asked.

"Yep." I replied, as we entered the dorm building. "C'mon, the room is just up these stairs."

"Cool." He said, nodding. "So, any rules I should know about the room before I move in?"

"Just some simple things." I told him. "Y'know, clean up after yourself. Preferably no music being blared at three in the morning, unless I'm up with you, then we need to turn it up louder to piss people off. Half of the storage space is yours."

"Pretty lenient, really." He commented. "Was sorta worried that they'd be fucking outrageous, in all honesty."

"Nah, I'm pretty chill about most things." I assured him, as we reached the door to our room. I pulled my key from my pocket, asking, "You get one of these?"

"Not yet." He replied. "They won't have access to the keys until the end of this break, apparently."

"That sucks." I said.

"Yeah, I guess." He agreed. "Doubt I'll be leaving the room much, though. Don't really want to deal with the shit."

"True." I responded, nodding. "I'll show you around the campus in the morning, though. Then we can just chill in the room."

"Cool." He said, a slight smile ghosting across his face.

I smiled back, causing his to spread, as I stuck the key in the lock.

"Welcome to Casa de Pokemorph." I told him, swinging the door open, revealing our room.

We stepped into the room, allowing me to close the door behind me.

"Damn." He commented, moving further into the room. "Nice place."

"Yep." I agreed, nodding. "Have to admit, it does feel pretty lonely after a while without anyone in here. Hence why I was happy as fuck to make friends."

"Well, I'm glad that I already have you as my friend." He told me. "At all of my other schools, I've been alone, but now-"

He was cut off as a loud yawn escaped his lips, seeming to startle him.

I chuckled, asking, "Tired, Sylva?"

"Yeah, sorta." He returned, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment. "I should probably unpack before I sleep, though."

I held up my hand, telling him, "Don't worry about it, dude. You crash, I'll put your stuff up."

"Really?" He asked me, surprised. I nodded, and he added, "Thanks, Cloud. Didn't really realize how tired I am until now, I guess."

"Yeah, I know the feeling." I said, smiling at the shorter teen. "C'mon, I'll show you to the bedroom."

He nodded, so I led him into the bedroom. I used my tail to close the door behind us, before pointing to the unused bed.

"There you go." I told him. "There's your bed. You get some sleep, and I'll put your stuff away."

"Thanks, Cloud." He repeated, going to his bed. "Seriously. I've been up for more than twenty four hours, and I guess it's just now hitting me."

"It's no big deal, man." I assured him. "See you in the morning."

"You too." He told me, as he kicked off his sneakers and hopped into the bed. "Night."

"Yep." I replied, as I opened up his bags. "Sleep well, my Psychic friend. For tomorrow, we shall have great adventures of showing you around this hell of a kingdom named Shadowveil."

He gave me one last chuckle, before I flicked the lights off and started putting the Espeon's stuff up. He's a nice kid. Interesting to see another morph here, but I'm sure as hell not complaining. I'm not alone anymore. Feels nice.

Alright then. New OC. Credit for him shall be dolled out momentarily. But first, I know how to help my stress.

Shane: And how is this?

Link: Motherfucking fight scenes.

Shane: *Gasps* Am I going to get to kill things again soon?!

L: Yep! You, and another sword wielding Umbreon.

Shade: Fucking finally. Ember is getting impatient. Let's go murder some shit.

L: *Smacks Shade* What the fuck?! Going OOC?!

Shade: *Rolls eyes* We're all OOC in the notes.

L: *Shrugs* Fair point. Anyway, time for the credit for the OC.

The blinded Espeon, Sylva Shadowheart, belongs to the FF user Sylvas. All rights and shit go to him, and not me.

L: And now, I make my leave. Good night, my Lunar Knights! Haunt the Night! (Trying out new end phrases. I prefer this one over Stay Sick, so yeah.)