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Ayame lay in bed under the covers while staring at the ceiling. Tomorrow meant there would be two days left until her birthday. She wished she could be like Katie at times. No killing or harm was involved. It wasn't personal, but it wasn't right. Why did <i>all</i> pokémon need to be banished? Ayame didn't have the courage to ask her father that. He loved her, but he'd set Ayame up for this since her early teens. He expected more of her than she was willing to give. Why couldn't he stop for a moment and ask what <i>she</i> wanted to do in life?

Ayame also wanted someone to vent this stuff to besides her best friend. Someone she could love. She'd bury her face into his chest and let her emotions run their course. Unfortunately for Ayame, a lot of her time was spent alone. Her father shielded her from the public to the best of his ability, and it worked, but Ayame didn't get many chances to socialize with new people as a result. She barely knew how to.

She reached her right hand down and ran it along her thighs, nearing her inner. She brought it up after a moment and pressed her index and middle finger into her vaginal folds over her black shorts. Pleasing herself relieved her stress temporarily and thinking about having a lover led her mind adrift.

Ayame swallowed, pushing the blanket off of her and gripping the waistband of her shorts, but her alone time was cut short when she heard a couple of soft knocks on her door. Katie was out working. Who could that be? She got up and went to the door, where saw Kodi standing on the other side after peeking through the hole. "Hm." He rarely came to her room and never at night. At least she didn't have to get dressed. Ayame opened her door halfway.

"Hey, Ayame. I, uh, couldn't sleep."

She grinned and stepped aside. Ayame was always glad to see him. They'd spent less time together recently, so she wanted to know how he'd been. "Come in."

He did, hearing the door close after him. Kodi stayed on the third floor. His room didn't hold a candle to Ayame's. It made him feel inferior sometimes. Kodi wasn't biologically related to her or her family.

"Is something wrong?" She went to sit back on the bed by its center.

Kodi's eyes were still adjusting to the dark. Only a few slivers of light seeped into the room from the window. "Kind of. I feel like I'm being left behind. Katie is working, and you're about to. I want to do something with life too. Aren't you excited about it?"

Ayame stayed silent for a moment. That question again. "Ah... Come sit." She was glad he asked.

He took off his shoes and sat, scooting so he was in front of her and waiting intently.

"I don't think I am." She could trust Kodi. They were close.

He tilted his head a bit. "Huh, for real? You get to be an armed hunter and aren't looking forward to it?" Kodi would take her place in a heartbeat. "Dad said everything about our operations and methods are humane."

It hurt Ayame that he was fed constant lies. "Listen..." Ayame took his hands and held them, eyeing him. "It goes deeper. We're tearing bonds, families, taking pokémon from their home, and dividing Castelia. It's just not for me. I won't try and stop you, though."

Kodi couldn't argue with that, but the job sounded exhilarating from what he knew. He wanted to try it once at least. He looked down for a second. "But if you don't..."

She nodded and released his hands. "Yes, I'll have to please dad. I feel he expects the world from his only daughter."

He assumed so, but it made him think about himself again. "Do you think he feels that strongly of me? I mean, I used to live on the streets. I'm not real family, but I try my hardest to please him."

Ayame knew he had that issue, and rightfully so. "No doubt. You'll see, trust me. He loves you either way... And so do I." She slightly grinned. Ayame knew she cared about Kodi far more. She was the one that brought him home with her four years ago when no one cared about him, including his parents.

Her father didn't want to bring Kodi in or find him help initially, but her mother had a conscience. She made the final decision. Maybe Ayame had her mother's personality. She wished she lived with her or let her take Kodi, but Ayame felt responsible for him. "I'll take you on your first mission when it's time."

"Really?" He grinned, his green eyes meeting hers.

"Mhm... Promise. I'm sure I'll know what I'm doing by then." Ayame quietly yawned, which she concealed with her hand. "Now, let me get some sleep. You should try as well. Do you feel any better?"

Kodi thought for a second. "A little." Ayame couldn't help with his worry and restlessness, but her talking to him was almost as impactful as his mother's used to be. Ayame's him.

"And don't try to rush into adulthood. You'll only wish you enjoyed the years before it more. Night, Kodi."

"Goodnight, Ayame. Thank you..." He remembered why he came up here initially, and it wasn't for him. Now that Kodi knew what was on her mind, he'd check on her again soon. "But will you be okay?"

She nodded. "Sure... Don't worry about me."

As he closed the door, Ayame sat, her eyes shooting around. A part of her wished she'd never brought Kodi into her life. If Ayame hadn't crossed paths with him that day and gotten to know him personally over two weeks whenever they'd meet at Central Plaza, he'd be free and uninvolved with Unovanish. However, she couldn't bear the thought of him still roaming the streets of Castelia alone.