Fire's Light
Chapter One
I am a vulpix. I don't travel much, but I am independent. I live in a hollow under a root, and I am mature enough to have all six of my tails. I have learned the ways of humans, and avoid them at all costs. I know that they enslave pokemon to do their bidding. I will not help such horrible creatures.
I look around my den. Winter is a cold time, and snow piles up outside. A small ember peeks out of my mouth, and lights up the space around me. It brings little warmth, but it's all I can create in the harsh cold of the season.
I suddenly feel vibrations, and pick the sound of human footsteps out of the howling wind. A loud sound echoes through my den and I jump to my paws.
Peeking out of the den, I spot, through the blizzard, a human. He has collapsed, and is shivering hard.
I really hate humans, but this one seems… different. I have never seen one this young, maybe 13 years of age. He is alone, and looks so pitiful…
I drag myself out of my den and push through the snow towards the boy. Reaching him, I see he is unconscious, but breathing. Snow has piled up on him, and I nestle down next to him. As soon as he wakes, I will leave. But for now, I make what I can with the embers, but soon I feel cold and stiff. Trying to move closer to the boy, I realize we have been covered in snow. The boy feels almost frozen, but I refuse to give up.
Suddenly, the blizzard stops, and I feel sunlight above me. I struggle to dig my way upward.
Crashing into fresh air, I take huge breaths. The cold, frosty air stings my lungs, and I cough, white clouds of breath billowing away.
I don't see the boy next to me, and I dive under again. I find the boy three feet down, and drag him upward. We break the surface and lay on the icy coating of snow on top.
The boy coughs many times, but doesn't wake up. I panic. I don't know how to take care of a human, much less save one. I drag him back to my den, which is more than large enough for the both of us.
I lay him down, and notice he is shivering. I don't know how humans keep warm, but then I remember the human pelt I had found around the city. I see humans wear them when winter comes, so I drag it over from the back of my den. Covering the boy in the pelt, I notice immediately the heat rolling off his body.
But he was just so cold! I think, confused. I remove the pelt, and he starts shivering again. But the heat it still there. Maybe it's some kind of defense? I think.
I re-cover him in the pelt, and then collect some snow from outside. I put some on his face, his arms, and any other part of his body that sticks out from under the pelt, and the many pelts he is already wearing.
The heat lowers, but is still there. It's nice for me, being a vulpix, but I fear it is bad for him.
I lay next to him as the blizzard starts again. The boy is breathing, still I feel as though I must watch over him for now. I soon drift off.
When I awake, the boy is not next to me. He is on the far side of my den, still huddled in the pelt. The snow has melted from his face, and he is looking directly at me.
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