Shuya had fallen off to sleep long before Fireplug did.  Although the battle had been intense and exhausting she was still to keyed up to sleep as she thought about the battle with Miltank.  Despite the fact that the massive pokemon outweighed her and could take her out simply by sitting on her Fireplug had been smart using speed and agility to avoid being pummeled while using a heavy dose of fire attacks against it.<br/><br/>She let out a tiny yawn of satisfaction as she curled up next to teacher and friend.  Their relationship was different than most pokemon human relationship.  She had chosen him as much as he had chosen her.Six years ago while travelling alone and ostracised by her herd after she had learned to speak human.  It wasn't as though they had been angry with her, they simply didn't understand her anymore nor she them.  She had been alone for most of year, avoiding humans and other pokemon as much as she could.  It had seemed as though her new knowledge had cost her everything until one day she observed from the side of a trail a young man travelling alone.  She could see him him almost immediately a kindred spirit.  The look she seen on his face was one she had seen on her own face when ever she happened to glimpse it.  He was as alone as she was.  Despite this she toyed with the idea of showing herself to him long before she ever did.  Instead she followed him for the longest time staying hidden.<br/><br/>She had been following him for most of a day when he was suddenly confronted by a hostile Ivysaur.  Shuya had, not had any Pokemon at the time and so Fireplug decided to step in between Shuya and the Ivysaur.  Despite being weak against fire attacks the Ivysaur was much stronger than she was.  The battle had been very difficult and had taken her almost everything that she'd had, but not before she drove the Ivysaur off.  He had taken care of her that night and nursed her back to health.  She was grateful and, when she was well enough to speak she thanked him.  The fact that she could speak surprised him at first, but it also pleased him.  They agreed to become partners.  He would take care of her and train her to be stronger if she took care of him.  They had been together ever since.<br/><br/>Coming out of her reverie Fireplug stretched out and let out a yawn before laying down and closing her eyes falling asleep.<br/><br/>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>The next time that Fireplug opened her eyes it was morning.  She stood up and stretched before hoping off the bed moving over to the bowl that he had filled with water and food for her.  Moving to the water first Vulpix drank deeply quenching her thirst and then went to the bowl of food eating her fill.<br/><br/>She knew that Shuya would wake up soon, and then the would get ready to go to the department store before setting out on the next leg of their journey.  as she drank she wondered if Shuya was going going to finally purchase the firestone he had been eyeing in the flier he had gotten from the department store.  They had been talking for sometime about the advantages of evolving her into a Ninetales.  She was somewhat leary of the idea.  She knew she would be stronger and bigger if she evolved, but she would miss being able to climb up on Shuya's shoulder and perch there, and she was afraid that she wouldn't be herself anymore once she was evolved.  It was a major decision and she didn't want to take it lightly.<br/><br/>When she was finished eating and drinking she leapt up on the bed and looked up to the still sleeping Shuya.  "Shuaya, its time for you to wake up.  You want to get an early start at the road don't you?"