The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, heard or even touched, the must be felt with the heart.
~Helen Keller~
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I cuddled up to Thomas as the darkness of night took place. After playing in the water for what seemed like hours, well probably because it was hours, Amy had made us all get out of the water and warm by the fire Nick had made so we would be dry well before dark. We all were in clean and dry clothes once again, gathered in a circle of cheerful moods and awaiting a hopefully peaceful night camping – each of us participating in our own little thing to contribute to our journey of avoiding Tyson until we knew exactly what we were supposed to do next. Amy was cooking dinner for the five of us plus our Pokémon. She had help from Alyssa since it was a lot to make for just one person. Nick was going over our supplies to see if we'd need to buy anything in the next town while Thomas was watching our Pokémon with my help.

Over the past few weeks I'd spent with Thomas and the group I'd figured out everyone's place and how they all contributed to the group in their own way, though I was still struggling to find where I belonged in this. My injuries over the past few weeks made it hard for me to figure it out on my own, but I had no doubt that soon I would find my place or at least, I hoped I would.

Alyssa did a lot of the cleaning and washing. She could be a bit of a neat freak as Nick had put it quite tentatively. She'd taken charge of the group as self-appointed leader since Tyson's absence, although it was obvious she took up the hesitantly, but agreed to as she could be a little over protective and seemed to go over everything that could go wrong before it did, assessing how likely it would be to happen before anything was done. Well almost anything. Amy was kind of like the mother Swanna of the group. She did all the cooking, which she was quite good at. She made medicine from plants and flowers which could cure just about anything. She could use the gifts granted to her by her Pixie to speed up the growth of plants, but this could also make their healing properties lessen if their natural growth was altered too much up too much, Amy normally only sped up a month maximum, but she did make some exceptions where absolutely necessary.

Nick joked around a lot and was quite flirtatious with Amy and Alyssa. Thomas told me he apparently tried to flirt with me a few times but after a hard glare from the Dark-Type trainer he often backed off. He was also the best at camping and very competitive. He's very loyal to his friends and could get extremely suspicious or judgmental of things he didn't quite understand. Which sort of explains why he seemed to hate me so much a little after I first arrived. Thomas worked the best with the Pokémon. He could get all the Pokémon to obey him or at the very least do what he said in their own way. Apart from Shiver who seemed to only listen to me and got aggressive if people tried to get her to move away from my side. Thomas would often take over watching everyone's Pokémon, like we were doing now, and making sure everything with them were in check while the others were doing other things. He also settled any little fights that may break out over the clashing personalities of the varied species of Pokémon... and although I didn't know too much about Tyson yet, but then I don't really want to - he still scares me - but from the little I'd managed to gather he was the old leader of the combines Pixie and Dragon Borns. He was very bossy and always preferred to do things his way with very little to no compromise. He was good with techie stuff and came from a rich family and was the only one (besides myself once) who had a sibling, which was Nimbus.

I gently stroked Shiver's slick fur while she dozed off on my lap. I knew it was safe if she was able to relax, if she felt something was wrong she would be much more alert and trying to find any source of disturbance or analyse any possible threat, especially if it was a threat to me. According to Thomas, Shiver was always naturally protective. Most the time of Alice when she was originally her Pokémon, but now to me. In a way, it made me feel special that she wanted to keep me safe.

A small smile tugged my lips upwards and I stopped stroking my Ice-Type Pokémon sitting on my lap for a moment. Shiver's ear twitch slightly before she opened her eyes and looked up me with a questioningly look as if asking why I had stopped. I just smiled at her, over the past couple of days I'd had a few limited memories of my sisters return. They were all of her and her Pokémon together, some included myself, but most were of her with the various members of her team. Shiver, once she'd decided that nothing was wrong, rested her head once more on her paws and closed eyes. She slowly relaxed once more, small puffs of foggy air puffed from her little black nose every time she let out a breath out.

"Hey Shimmer?" Thomas's voice snapped me from my thoughts. Shiver opened one eye for a moment before shutting it again.

Looking up at my red-eyed friend, I began patting Shiver again. "Yeah?" I replied, noting how much his eyes seemed to be like ruby jewels with a darkened centre. They were pretty.

"Do you have any plans on what you want to do with your life?" He asked, not looking at me but to his own Eeveelution who was having a friendly battle with Inferno, Thomas's Houndour.

I didn't reply for a moment or two. "How can I? I don't even really know who I am, so how can I have plans for my life?" I responded, lowering my gaze to the darkened grass, almost blue in the night time light, sparkling with speckles of water caught by the moon light.

"I was just thinking..." He drifted off. "Once we get this whole thing with Tyson sorted... we're all going to temporarily go our separate ways. Alyssa and Amy are going to Alola to seek out certain Legends that live there while Nick wants to go to Kanto to catch one of his own. I want to stay here and hunt down a one as well. I was thinking you might want to stay with me..." A small tint of pink showed on his cheeks, the flicking fire made it seem brighter than it was. "I know that lately you haven't really liked to be alone and well I was hoping you'd like to stay in Kalos with me. I mean, the girls probably won't mind you going with them... I was just hoping..."

With a soft smile, I looked back up at him. "I wouldn't mind it. You were really close to my sister, weren't you?" I replied. Thinking back to what I knew or remembered about the twos interactions.

Thomas nodded. "She was my best friend." He smiled, looking up at the moon with dusted eyes.

I gave him a nod in reply. "Then I want to get to know you better myself." Shiver again raised her head, eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "I mean, I'd want to get to know all of you better but..."

Thomas chuckled slightly. "You two are so much like you wouldn't believe it."

"Well we were twins..." I replied as he ran his fingers through my hair, pulling it so it draped over my shoulder. His face instantly changed to from his happy one to a more surprised or confused.

"What is it?" I asked worried, my cheeks flushed.

Thomas didn't answer for a moment making me worry that something was wrong. Shiver, feeling the sudden change in atmosphere, looked up from her place on my lap. Her ears perked up, flicking back and forth while her tail twitched in discontent of not knowing what was going on. The temperature of the air dropped a few degrees lower as it usually did with her unhappy emotions.

My friend finally answered my question. "I think I know why you don't have a mark... or didn't..." He explained, not looking at me as he did.

"Why?" I asked, feeling uncomfortable.

Thomas gently raised his hand to the back of my neck and grazed his thumb over the skin. "Because it's hiding." He chuckled as I turned to him. "What?"

"I just found it." He announced happily. "But it looks as if it's just begun fading in."

It took a moment for me to realise what he had said. I was getting a mark, a mark that shows that I am a Pixie Born. After a moment, I raised my hand to the spot Thomas had touched. "Here?"

The Dark-Type trainer nodded. "It's well hidden."

Small tears formed in the corners of my eyes, why I can't be entirely sure, but they did. I think it's because at that moment I felt happy, it was like a warm feeling that filled my entire being and wrapped around me like a cocoon. While I was lost in my thoughts of happiness, Thomas pulled out his phone and snapped a photo. I jumped slightly in surprise as he showed me the screen. The mark looked much like my sisters did, I know because Amy showed me a picture, but at the same time – it appeared different.

Although faint, I could still see what the picture would soon be. I could make out a star shape that resembled the one I'd seen in pictures of Alice but instead of a purple trail draping down my arm like hers, my star had a purple halo that seemed to big. It looked as if it had slipped from being too heavy of a job upon the stars head, so it hung diagonally across the star.

I raised my hand to touch the spot and graze my fingers over the skin. Somehow, knowing it was there helped to reassure me that I did belong here - and Thomas, Nick, Alyssa and Amy were meant to be my friends. I felt more at home now, with everyone apart of the group like part of me.

~It's so pretty!~ Dream's squeal burst in my mind.

I jumped in surprise, clinging into Thomas while he scolded the Drixie. Shiver growled at her and shot her a glare, I smiled and stroked her back, whispering it was alright which made the Glaceon relax as I too calmed down.

With a giggle, Dream did a small flip. ~I'm sorry...~ She said at the end of Thomas short lecture.

I smiled at her. "It's fine Dream, you just made me jump a little." I giggled as the pink Pokémon dashed into my arms to hug my neck.

Dream beamed happily, spinning a flipping around eagerly. ~My little girl is growing up.~ She giggled.

Amy's voice interrupted our little happy session by calling out that dinner was ready. Most the Pokémon stood up to go collect their meals while others seemed content with how they were at this time. Shiver stood up and leapt from my lap but didn't leave as she waited patiently for Thomas and I to stand and make our own way over to where everyone else was situated for dinner.

Smiling to myself, I let my friend lead me over to dinner. I truly was beginning to feel at home here.... But realistically, how long would this last? How long would peace last?

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Work count: 1992

I'm so sorry this took so long to get out. I've been so busy lately and my pain killers make me tired, writers blocks a bitch and I had three assessments due last week that I need to get done before I go back to school. My back is still killing me so hopefully not for a while...
I did have a chapter of 'Why us?' done but Wattpad decided to be a dick and say, 'you know what? Let's be a turd and delete SMG's chapter of 'Why us?' I am working on it but I doubt it will be as good as it was.
Also, I intentionally haven't posted a picture of Shimmer's mark yet. That comes later.
Well vote, comment and be careful of jumping cushion thingies (they will break your back (literally))

Stay awesome, bai~!