Okay, here it is: the eighth chapter! The only reason I was able to update so soon is because I had already started it before. It probably will be a while until I update again, so I apologize in advance for that.

Thank you to those who reviewed! It really makes me happy to see that people like what I write and makes me want to keep writing! I have two quick notes:

1) I realized that some people are under the misconception that the Dictator has been assassinated by the anonymous person. That, however, was not the Dictator; it was someone else (you'll find out more about him later). Sorry for not making that clear in the chapter, but I wanted to keep the victim's identity as mysterious as possible.

2) I have been thinking about this lately. From now on, instead of using the names Calem and Serena, they will be X and Y. I recently found out that X and Y is what they are called in the manga, so I am trying to make this as true to the manga as possible.

That's all for the notes! Review please guys! Let me know of any mistakes and I will do my best to either address them or fix them in later chapters!

Disclaimer: I don't own all of these characters. Pokemon owns most.

This is where the chapter begins:

Black's POV:

"What do we do?" I ask Cheren. He shrugs as he plays with the water in the empty vase, shaping the water to look like a flower. I am impressed. Cheren has been working hard on his power lately. As hard as he's been trying to avoid his friends, also my friends. I slam the table, leading to the water flower to burst and spill all over the table. He raises an eyebrow at me.

"I'm done, Cheren!" I yell. "I don't like lying to our friends, our family. Why are you so against the Black Blessing? Everyone we know is in it!"

He sighs. "Black, I've told you already at least a hundred times by now. We can't risk it."

"But it's okay for our friends and family to risk it?" I demand. He rubs his temple.

"Black," he says. "I don't want to, but I'll explain again. It's different for us. Unlike the others, we didn't acquire our powers normally on that one fateful day. Remember? We agreed to have our genes mutated to turn ourselves into Gifted. We're not actual Gifted. We're Enabled.

"If the Gifted find out we're not actually Gifted but rather, fakes, what do you think will happen? The Black Blessing is run by people trying to get revenge on someone who is trying to kill them for something they didn't do. We, however, did this to ourselves on purpose. They'll kick us out because we won't fit in and leave us with less than we have now. We can't afford that. Besides, the Dictator is bound to find out if anything like that happened. We'd probably be dead."

I know he's right. Cheren's always right. I slam the table again, frustrated. I just miss my new girlfriend so much. But I know it's nothing compared to Cheren's love for Bianca. If I miss White, whom I've met only three months ago, so much, how much must Cheren miss Bianca, whom he's met two years ago?

"I just-" I begin to say, then shake my head. "I'll clean up."

I head toward the stack of kitchen towels and snatch one. I furiously mop at the water spill, taking my anger and frustration out on Cheren's element. He's watching me, and eventually says, "You know I could have controlled the water to go back in the vase, right?"

I ignore him and continue scrubbing. I feel Cheren's hand on my shoulder. This shocks me into freezing (not literally). Cheren isn't known for being a toucher. He only ever lets Bianca and Platina touch him. I turn around and look at him.

"Black," he says. "Maybe you're right. Maybe I'm wrong."

I gape at him. Cheren does not like to admit he's wrong. I grab his shoulders and shake him, rather forcefully. Of course, considering my type, maybe I shake him a little too hard.

"What are you doing?!" he exclaims. I stop.

"Who are you?" I ask. "You're certainly not Cheren. Cheren wouldn't voluntarily touch others. Cheren wouldn't admit he's wrong. Cheren wouldn't let me shake him this hard without drenching me."

He pushes my arms off, and the next thing I know I'm completely drenched.

"That better for you?" he asks. "I was being serious. Maybe the Black Blessing isn't that bad. And like you said, everyone we know is in there. White, Ruby, and Bianca won't let the heads kick us out."

I look at him with disbelief.

"Are you saying…?" I begin to ask, but am too surprised to finish.

"Maybe we should give it a go," Cheren says. "I agree with you. I'm done with lying to the only people we can trust in this world."

He goes into his room, calling over his shoulder that he was going to write a letter to Bianca, and that I should write one to White. I am still taking this information in. When I finally get over it, I race into my room, grabbing a paper and pen. Without wasting any time, I begin writing to White, the love of my life.

Bianca's POV:

I reread the letter from my boyfriend, over and over again. I'm not entirely sure what to make of the whole situation. I've discussed his and Black's letters with White, and we don't know what to do. We know we will have to ask Lord Red to accept them at some point or the other. White and I are trying to tread lightly on the matter, though. We don't want to make it seem like Lord Red has no choice but to accept them.

I finally get up and head to Platina's room, knocking. Diamond, Pearl's childhood and best friend, opens the door.

"Hey," he says. "Bianca, right?"

I nod, then look past him, trying to quickly see if Platina is in the room. However, Diamond blocks most of the view, so I can only see my reflection in a mirror.

"How can I help you?" Diamond asks.

"Umm," I begin. "Is Lady Platina here, by any chance?"

"Yes, I am," a gracious voice sounds from the room. "Dia, let her in."

He steps aside and I step into the room, the same size as mine. At first, this surprises me, but then I realize Lord Red would never be unfair in any prospect, no matter how rich and influential anyone was. I spot the navy-blue haired professor sitting on her bed and my brother sitting back on the desk chair, his feet on her desk.

"I thought you guys had separate rooms," I comment.

My brother looks up and, noticing me, he jumps up and squeezes the life out of me. I eagerly hug him back. It has been years since we last met. So long, I've almost forgotten about his endless energy and enthusiasm.

"Arceus, Binky, you're so tall now!" he exclaims. He then turns to Platina. "Missy, this is one of my twin sisters, Bianca!"

Platina smiles, gets up, and gives me a hug, which shocks me, but I hug her back.

"A sister of Pearl's is a sister of mine," she beams. "It's indeed a pleasure to meet you at last. Pearl has told me much about you and your sister."

I nod, then remember the reason I came here in the first place. I become serious, adjusting my glasses.

"Pearl, I'm so, so happy to see you after forever!" I say. "But there's something I need to discuss with Lady Platina. Alone."

"Just Platina is fine, Binky," she says, calling me by my nickname, which surprises me. "We are both Professors, aren't we? And if you need to talk to me, then Pearl. Diamond. Please leave us alone for now."

"Bianca, what do you mean?" he asks, frowning at me. "What is it you need to tell Missy that you can't tell us? Why can't we listen, too?"

I open my mouth, about to tell him no. But then I realize that the more people White and I have as support, the better. Besides, Pearl, Diamond, and Platina are so close, they are like one person, split into three.

"Can I trust you guys to keep a secret?" I ask them. "It's about Cheren and Black."

"Cheren?" Platina whispers, slightly shocked.

"Black?" Diamond asks, also surprised.

"Yeah, he's White's relatively new boyfriend," Pearl explains. Diamond shakes his head.

"I know who he is," he bites his lip. "He's my brother."

"What?" Platina, Pearl, and I exclaim.

"Dia, no, I mean, Diamond. Since when did you have a brother?" Pearl demands. "And how come you've never told us?"

Diamond looks half-sheepish and half-nostalgic. "Truth is, I've never met him before."

We blink at this statement. Now I know that I definitely have to include Pearl and Diamond.

"Okay, you guys can listen, too," I look at Diamond. "You deserve to."

I tell them about the letters Cheren and Black sent. The four of us muse over what to do in this situation. Then, Platina snaps her fingers.

"Are we seriously wondering about this?" she asks, shaking her head. "I know Ruby, who knows Sapphire, who knows Green, who knows Red. Red would never kick them out, I'm sure of it, despite the fact they are Enabled, not Gifted. But if what they say is true, that it's possible that there are people like them, Enabled, not Gifted, then it may cause some complications to our plan. But nonetheless. We have to tell Red."

"But what will the others think?" I ask. "Green, Yellow, and Crystal are Red's closest advisers. What if they decide it's too risky?"

"Then I can send them to live in my palace," Platina replies without missing a heartbeat. "It's not as safe there, but definitely safer than any other place they may be. Sebastian will look after them well, as will the rest of my servants."

I am more than surprised.

"You...you would do that?" I ask. Platina nods, almost sad.

"Of course. Cheren is my beloved brother, and Black is, too, now," she replies. "I would do anything to make sure they're alive and well."

"Thank you so much!" I grab Diamond, Pearl, and Platina in a group hug. "White will be ecstatic when I tell her! And so will Cheren and Black!"

"It's the least I can do," Platina smiles. "How about we all go to tell White together? And then we can tell the rest of the Gifted."

"Sounds like a great idea!" I reply. When I first read Cheren's letter, and later Black's, I was so confused and had no idea what to do. But now, I feel happier than I've been in a long time. Who knew that telling other people your secrets made you feel so relaxed and happy? So free, in a sort of way?

Yellow's POV:

I walk around the palace looking for Red, while thinking about the meeting we've just had. White, Bianca, Platina, Pearl, and Diamond informed us about the new group of people, the Enabled, during the meeting. After some debate and thinking over, Red decided that since there was no definite way to tell the difference between Gifted and Enabled, so he sent out invitations to Black and Cheren to join the Black Blessing. I knew he did the right thing and was proud of him for it.

But now that I know there are more people out there that could be killed by the Dictator, I am worried. Even more so, because Platina cannot detect Enabled. If we ever come across any, it will be pure luck. The good thing is that once they realized this, all the Professors in our company, Green, Crystal, Sapphire, Platina, and Bianca, agreed to meet regularly to try to come up with a way to detect Enabled and Gifted. Suddenly, I crash into someone and fall down. I shake my head to wake myself up from my thoughts and see Silver, who is helping me up.

"Sorry, Yellow," he says.

"No, it's my fault," I smile. "I wasn't paying attention."

"Actually, I've been looking for you," he sighs. "There's something...something I need to tell everyone."

"Everyone?" I repeat. "We've only just come out of the weekly meeting, Silver."

"I know, but it's important," he presses on. I look into his eyes and see an emotion I've never seen in Silver's eyes. Whatever it is he needs to tell us, it's definitely important.

I sigh, "I can see that. I'll talk to Red, though he probably won't call another meeting until next week."

"I can understand that," Silver nods. He takes my hand and squeezes it. "Thank you."

He lets go and walks away, leaving me in shock. Now I definitely know something's up with him. I've never seen him hold anyone's hand that way. It was a tender hold, almost desperate. Almost like he's trying to convince himself he's not dreaming. Almost like he's trying to keep himself standing. I hurry over to Red's bedroom and fling the door open, not bothering to knock. I see a very surprised Red and Green, who must have been talking to each other. I can understand their surprise. I probably look more concerned than I've ever been for someone, because I am. When he was holding my hand, he shed a few tears. Silver shed a few tears.

"I'm sorry for interrupting," I quickly apologize. Red opens his mouth, about to excuse me, but I keep talking. "We need to hold another meeting."

Red blinks, now even more surprised, and not just at my comment. I've never interrupted someone before.

"But we just had one, Yellow," he holds my hand and gives it a comforting squeeze. Arceus bless him, he can see that I'm distressed. "What's the matter?"

"I'm not entirely sure, but it's about Silver," I say, squeezing Red's warm hand back. Red and Green share a look. "He...I ran into him just now, and something's upsetting him. He asked me to ask you for a meeting, and...and he was crying a bit."

"What?" Green demands.

"What?" Red echoes. "Okay, we're scheduling a meeting. Silver isn't the type to cry unless something absolutely major has happened."

"How about day after tomorrow?" Green asks me. "Princess Blue will be arriving here, too, so we're going to have a meeting anyway. Maybe the sight of his sister will cheer him up, too."

I quickly hug Green as thanks for being so understanding, then hug Red and kiss him on the cheek.

"You guys are incredible," I whisper. Red tightens his hold on me. "Thank you so much."

"Us? We're only doing what any good friend or partner would do," Green replies. "Silver needs us, so we're being there for him."

I break away from Red, give Green one last hug, thank both of them heartily one last time, and sprint out of the room, looking for Silver. I find him in the garden after a while, sitting on the ground, twirling a blue morning glory in his hand.

"Silver?" I call out to him breathlessly. I see him quickly wipe his eyes, meaning he has been crying. I sit down next to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "The meeting is going to be day after tomorrow. Blue's coming here that day, as well."

He looks up at me, shocked, then mouths, "Thank you."

"It's the least I can do, really," I say. I then realize there are no morning glory vines in the palace. "Where did you get that, Silver?"

He looks at the flower and continues slowly twirling it around and around.

"My mother," he softly replies.

That's the end. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Review please and don't be afraid to call me out on mistakes I've made! And now for the chart:

Red - ?

Green - ?

Blue - Ice

Yellow - Grass

Gold - Electric

Silver - Dark

Crystal - Psychic

Soul - Psychic

Ruby - Fairy

Sapphire - ?

Emerald - Flying

Platina - Ghost

Pearl - Rock

Diamond - Ground

Black - ?

White - Poison

Cheren - Water

Bianca - Fire

X - ?

Y - Fairy

And there we go! Once again, X is Calem and Y is Serena, for those that are confused. Review please!