I still sat in the middle of the jungle, still debating on what I wanted to do. It was rather peaceful. It was quiet, to where I could actually think. I sat down criss cross style with Mimikyu looking right at me. The throbbing and redness on my biceps had gone down, and the distinct hand prints were now fading as my skin did it's job. However, no potion or revive would heal this scar on my heart now. Why did my own dad attack me like that? The more I thought about it; The more sad I became. Tears began falling down my face yet again, and my heart was heavy.

"Kyu." Mimikyu said, as she looked up at me sadly. I hated that she had to see me like this, but I was now broken. I still didn't know what to do. Today was supposed to be a good day, but no. She waddled over closer to me, and hugged me with her shadow arms that came out from underneath her cloth.

"Oh, Mimikyu.." I sobbed. "I don't know what to do." I said to her, my vision now glossy. I picked her up and hugged her tight like she was my Gengar doll. In this time; I knew who I really needed and wanted. I needed my mom more than anything right now.

"I really miss my mom right now." I sobbed to Mimikyu. "She passed away a month ago. All because of a stupid text I sent to her that could have waited." I wailed, as I hugged Mimikyu tighter. I was sure I was squishing her, but she just kept hugging me as well. I never knew a Pokemon could be full of so much love. Froslass and Gengar give me a lot of love, but the love I feel from Mimikyu was different. It was the type of love that made you feel that warmth in your heart. The love that comforted you, and made you feel whole again no matter what you were going through. However, the hug with Mimikyu triggered a memory.

"I'm far from perfect, but please.. We can get through this together.." My dad's voice echoed in my head. The night that we had our first fight, and he ended up comforting me. My mind was now a Tornadus of thoughts. My heart was in two different places still. Half of me wanted to go back, and talk things out. But the other half of me wanted to stay here and not risk getting hurt again.

I sighed deeply. I knew I would have to face my dad sooner or later. As much as I didn't want to and was scared to; I kind of didn't really have a choice. I couldn't keep living in fear. I let go of Mimikyu, and looked down at her familiar little beady black eyes. "Mimikyu.. Please be by my side while I talk to my dad." I said to her.

Mimikyu the let go of me, and looked up at me while making her baby doll eyes. "Kyu!" She exclaimed. I smiled, as my tears were now dried. I held my right arm out so she could climb up onto my right shoulder.

I took a deep breath, and prepared myself for what I was about to do. "I've got this." I said, trying to stay confident. Mimikyu perched herself on my right shoulder, and began snuggling up to my face as she always did. This made me smile, and feel a little better. With that, I stood up and began walking back to my dad's. I took it at my own pace, and walked back slowly. Anxiety and excitement gripped me at the same time, as I just took it one step at a time. Before I knew it, I was back to familiar golden dirt road that lead straight to my dad's. I could hear the ocean crashing nearby. I didn't realize I ran such a short distance away.

My heartrate increased when I saw my dad's house in view now. I stopped dead in my tracks. I put my right hand on my chest, and tried to calm myself down. I closed my eyes, and I took a couple of deep breaths. I listened to the sound of the waves crashing on the nearby shore in hopes it would calm me down. I felt the cool breeze blow around me; carrying the smell of saltwater to my nose. "Calm down, Emethyst." I said to myself.

I found the strength to pick my feet up once more and began walking back down to my dad's. However, when I got into full view, I stopped dead in my tracks again to see my dad's familiar lab coated figure outside overlooking the ocean.

"Just walk, Emethyst." I said to myself, as I forced my feet to move. I was scared for what was to come. Mimikyu cuddled up to my face again. It's like she could sense when I was feeling uncomfortable. I kept walking, until I was now almost in front of his house. My movement must have caught his attention from his peripheral vision, because he turned to his right and saw me.

His green framed eyes lit up as soon as he saw me. "Emethyst!" He exclaimed, as he ran over to me.

"Don't touch me." I said immediately, as I put my arms up. I locked eye contact with him. "I am willing to talk to you to try to fix this, but I am not comfortable with you touching me right now." I said, as I looked at the sides of my arms. The redness was still there, but the red hand marks were now blotchy to where you couldn't tell they were hand marks.

My dad's happy expression immediately changed when he saw my arms, and he stopped dead in his tracks. He was about five feet in front of me. I saw his eyes water, as he stood still. "Did... Did I do that?" He stammered quietly, his voice cracking.

I was pretty sure I gave him a disgusted look. This pushed me over the edge. "No, these marks just magically appeared on my arms. Of course you did!" I exclaimed, tears welling in my own eyes. "Why did you grab me like that?!" I screamed, my voice giving out as tears began falling down my face again. "What did I do for you to do this to me?!" I screamed again, letting it all out.

My dad looked at me with pure defeat. "Emethyst, I blacked out." He said, as he sobbed. He took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes. He then put his glasses in his lab coat pocket. "I didn't realize what I had done until you elbowed me." He said.

"Yeah, it's called self defense," I said. "You're lucky all I did was elbow you." I spat; My voice now swollen. I realized I could have actually fought him if I wanted to. The self defense class I took back in Lavender Town came in real clutch.

My dad's expression changed. The only way I can describe it was he looked half sad and half angry. He didn't say anything for the moment, except lock eye contact for the moment. His eyes were now dry. He looked to have calmed down. "Anything you want to talk about?" He asked.

I shrugged. Mimikyu then cuddled up to my face as I felt her familiar cloth on my face. I looked over to my right, and saw the deep blue ocean crashing on the shore. I thought for a moment. I began to wonder if I should tell my dad everything. About the box, the talk with Olivia, and the note.

I looked back over at my dad, and prepared myself internally. I thought back to the day I was sick with strep throat. "Last Saturday when I was sick, I received a box in the mail," I said. I watched my dad's expression carefully. "The box had no return address on it. I opened it, and that's where the note came from." I explained. "The box had CDs and tape cassettes in it. I never listened to any of them, because I got the closure I needed on Poni Island." I explained. I paused, as I sighed sadly.

"Go on." My dad said, as he nodded his head slightly.

I took a deep breath. "There was also a photo in the box. It was of you and mom. Mom was pregnant with me, and you both looked to have had bruises on you." I explained. "At first I thought they were just age spots.. But, then I realized they weren't." I said hesitantly.

My dad then put his hand over his mouth, and looked down. He then looked back up at me. "Do you still have this box?" He asked simply.

I shook my head. "No." I replied. "Yesterday when we came home, I didn't want anything to do with it anymore. That's why I asked about the post office. That box that I had.. That's what it was." I stammered a little. "I realized when you found the note that I forgot to put it back in there, and that's why I freaked out the way I did." I explained. I will admit, talking about this made me feel a lot better than I thought it would. It felt like a heavy weight had been lifted off of me.

"That makes sense," My dad said, as he now understood. "I had a funny feeling you were hiding something from me." He said, as he smiled lightly. "Aw, Emethyst, you know you could have told me about this." He said, softly. "I wish you would have." I didn't understand how my dad could be a pure ass one second, and then the next second be so nice.

I felt my eyebrow raise. "Yeah, just so you could freak out on me like you did earlier? No, thank you." I said, as I felt my nose scrunch a bit. Truthfully, I didn't know how he would react. I honestly think he would have reacted just the same way as he did with the note.

"Emethyst, I am so sorry for earlier," He said, as he put his hand over his eyes. "None of it should have happened." He said, as he looked back over at me.

I felt tears well in my eyes all over again, as I looked down at the golden ground. I knew I had to try and move on from this, just as I did with my mom. My heart was still a little broken, but like I told Mimikyu. A broken heart can be mended. I looked up at him, as I felt a tear or two fall down my face. I felt my heartbeat hard in my chest. However, forgiving wasn't the hard part.

"I'm ready to forgive you, dad," I sobbed, as I looked him straight in the eye. "But, forgetting is going to be the harder fight for me!" I cried loudly, as I just let it all out. I was so tired of crying. I have been through nothing but hell this past month. I just want to move forward. I want this to be the last of it. But, after what happened earlier, I don't know if I could look at my dad the same way again.

Through my teary vision, I saw my dad approach me. However, I took a couple of steps back. I still wasn't quite comfortable with him touching me.

"Emethyst, please.." My dad said, his voice a little swollen now as well. Before I could move, he wrapped his arms around me gently. I tensed up a little, but I just let it happen as I let out the uncontrollable sobs. Mimikyu then snuggled up to my face again, and this time she stayed there. I felt her warm shadow arms wrap around my neck. "Kyu." She said.

"Oh, Emethyst. I'm so sorry." My dad sobbed loudly. I hesitantly wrapped my arms around him. "I'm not perfect, and I will make mistakes. But please.. I love you." He pleaded.

I didn't say anything. I felt like Mimikyu and hugged my dad tight. He responded by hugging me tighter.

"I'm so sorry, Emethyst. I'm so sorry..." He repeated like a broken record and sobbed. "I will do whatever it takes to fix this. I don't quite know how to fix this, but I'm willing to try anything." I felt his chest heave. "I shouldn't have gotten so angry like that. Now that you're here, I don't want to lose you." He sobbed quietly.

I continued listening to him. His words and emotions felt genuine, but I was still a little scared. I wanted a relationship with my dad, and I thought we were doing well before this whole thing happened.

"I'm willing to give you that chance, Dad." I said finally. My voice was swollen, and my throat felt tight from crying. I felt the breeze blow over from the ocean, as I listened to the ocean waves crash on the shore. I didn't exactly know what was going to happen, but I was willing to give it another try.