Lilana: I'm gonna continue where I left off in the story. It kinda ended up being a cliffhanger. Sorry.
~Lava's POV~
"Well yeah, but.." Kankuro started.
"But what?" I asked.
'I think he has something messing up his head Lava. He's slow.' Totodile said.
"I think so too." I said.
"What do you think too?" He asked.
"None of your business Sir Asks-A-Lot." I replied, "If you can't understand them, then you that means you shouldn't. It also means you'll probably never have a pokemon."
"Like I care." He said.
'Can I soak him?' Totodile asked.
"Shoot." I said.
Totodile then sent a water gun in Kankuro's direction. When the water reached him, he was blasted back into a wall. He slumped to the ground and lifted his head up to glare fiercely at the small gator.
"I'm going to kill you." He said, never taking his gaze off of him.
~Gaara's POV~
When my brother said he was going to kill the small alligator, something inside me wanted to jump to the creature's defense. In fact, my sand already and started to slink closer to the gator so that, if my brother lunged at it, the sand would defend it.
'Why do I feel this way?' I thought.
'It's because you like the creature kid. You also like its owner.'
'She is not the creature's owner. Even if it looks to her.'
'See you're defending it and, in a way, you're defending her.'
'When will you leave me alone you stupid raccoon.'
'When you let me out for some fun.'
'Not gonna happen.'
'Ok then. You asked for it.'
' I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves. I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves. I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, and this is how it goes. '
'I hate you.'
~Lava's POV~
I saw Kankuro go to attack Totodile. I rushed him and slammed him up against the wall.
"Don't even think about hurting Totodile. If you hurt him, I'll personally escort you to hell. Don't even think for a second that I'm lying, because I have the power to do that. One wrong move and it's bye-bye Sir Asks-A-Lot." I threatened.
He looked at me with slight fear in his eyes. I dropped him and turned to walk over to Totodile. What I saw made me stop in my tracks. Gaara had moved in front of Totodile and was now picking him up.
'It's ok Lava. He's nice.' He said.
"I don't doubt that, my friend, not now." I said.
Gaara looked up at me and, although he wasn't doing it outright, I could see a smile in his eyes. I smiled at him. It reminded me of the day I met my first pokemon and made my first lifelong friend.
^flashback^
I walked into the pokemon lab with a huge smile on my face.
"You must be Lavanya." A man in a lab coat said, "I'm Professor Elm. Here is where beginning trainers get their first pokemon in the Jhoto region. You can pick from Cyndaquil, Totodile, or Chikarita. I'll release them from their pokeballs so that you may interact with them."
He pulled three pokeballs from his lab coat and pressed the button in the center. Three white flashes of white later and there were three pokemon sitting on the ground in front of her.
"The fire type pokemon is Cyndaquil, the grass type is Chikarita, and the water type is Totodile." He stated.
My eyes were instantly drawn to the fire type. I had seen diagrams of Cyndaquil and I knew he was small for one, even if he was young.
'Why are you staring at me?' He asked, 'Do I have something on my face?'
He used his front foot to rub his face. I laughed slightly at that.
"You just fine little one." I said.
^present^
Plume burst from his pokeball and looked up at me.
'You know what you have to do, Lava, so do it and be happy for them.' He said.
"Hey, Gaara, catch." I said and threw him Totodile's pokeball.
He caught it and looked at me questioningly.
"He's yours." I said smiling.
I knew I would miss the little guy, but he needed to be with someone who would care for him and who he likes, trusts, and would help.
'Thanks Lava.' Totodile said.
"Yes." Gaara said, "Thanks."
