"Last night was so much fun! We going to do it on new years too?" Silk chirped. "Of course! It's all we have to celebrate with! Not like we have any special food to eat this time. Speaking of food it's that time of day again: time to look for food!" "Aw, do we have to?" "Only if you don't want to starve to death." "Guess we are getting low on food…So, fish or bird?" Err… that's a toughie. "Both? I can't decide so why not nab two of each?" I suggested. "Fine by me! I like some variety in life, especially in what I put in my mouth." What's that supposed to mean?! "Tired of one mate? Thought you were more committed than that!" "Eek! T-that's not what I meant! I meant I was just joking that I was tired of- oh just shut up!" He was blushing.

"Do I really mean that little to you?" I teased. I was definitely getting a rise out of him and I was going to ride it to it's fullest. "N-no! I-I-I… Wait a minute… You're just fucking with me aren't you?" Aw, over before it began. "How'd you find out?" "Easy, you hate guilt tripping. You'd only do it to tease. You're so predictable! Can't believe I fell for-" *crunch!" "Shit! Get down!" Silk whispered. We ducked down. We sat still for an hour. "Okay Silk I think it's safe now." We got back up. *crunch!* "Aw shit!" Silk jumped. "That was me… we waited an hour here because I spooked you. Fan-fucking-tastic. We have to gather food faster now. No time to waste." "It's not my fault you like sitting on things!" "Watch it or I'll sit on your face!" "Here's hoping!"

"Ow! Stop biting me! Damn Pidgey! Just give up already I've got your neck and it's going to break!" I shouted. My mouth was muffled by the bird, it was clenched tight. "Try shaking it!" Thanks for the advice, not like I'm doing that already! "No shit! I'm choking him right now! He's got some fight though!" I shook my head quickly, twisting his neck. *snap!" "Well he's dead, time to take him back. Bastard almost bit my eye out! But I got his feathered ass." "Good job Cotton! Bird murder is your new career choice!" He teased. "Hardly, this thing took ages to die! More like torture and sloppy strangling." "Only thing you can torture is me, with boredom." "You wouldn't be bored if you went after a bird! Just strangle it with your ribbons." He shook his head. "I'm not into strangling things to death. That's your thing." "If you prefer I could make them bleed slowly to death! Think that's better?" "Point taken."

Wouldn't take long for Silk to say something stupid. He's been really quiet… "We should try cooking! It'd be nice to have a warm meal." Thank you, and good night. "Cook with what fire? We'd need a rock den anyway. We've got a really leafy den, it'd burn down." "I'll build a fire place!" Good luck. "I'll help haul the rocks, even though I think this is ridiculous. Maybe it'll bring a nice change. Besides its get really cold, we should reinforce the would den with clay and rock. It'll make it nice and warm~"

It's been a while since Silk and I shared a tender moment and we've worked our asses off all day working on the den. Think it's time we embraced eachother again. I'll make the first move if he doesn't. "Now the fireplace is done and the den is warm. Finally something warm for a change!" Silk chirped. No sign of him going to make any moves towards me. Guess I'll have to make the move. "Silk can you look at my fur? There's something stuck in it…" "better not be sap again. Last time it took forever!" Silk started walking towards me. He was steps away from me. I walked forward and kissed him. His warm lips touched mine and we shared an intimate moment. I'll never stop loving how he tastes, I could get lost inside his lips forever. The moment was getting to be too intense, I let out a quiet whimper of ecstasy. Our lips broke away from each other and we began panting. "W-wow, that was amazing…" Silk spoke softly. "Good night, I'm exhausted from all this. I couldn't possibly stay up any longer." I collapsed on the floor and quickly passed out. That was definitely something special.

"Mmm~ Silk, you smell really nice…" I said sleepily. "I have never seen you fall asleep so fast. Are you okay?" "Yeah I'm fine. The moment was just too intense for me, it took what little energy I had left." "Well I know what will wake you up…" he said mischievously. It never fails to pop up, does it? He began tickling my stomach. It didn't tickle anymore, it just felt nice ~ "Silk this feels so nice…" I moaned quietly. It felt better than a full stomach on a cold night, this was absolutely amazing. I found myself falling asleep from all the pleasure and the warmth. This new warmth in our den is bringing new intimacy to us.

"I can't believe this, I tickled you to sleep! You used to hate tickling." Silk said. That's not all you did for me, Leaf~ "I couldn't help it, it felt too nice! I just dozed off." "it's okay, not like we need to do anything today. It's all ours to do what we want. I had some fun of my own earlier anyway." Aw, wish I could've helped. That's my favorite thing to help with… "Why am I covered in grass?" "I dunno, I got bored and covered you in grass. Not like it's your least favorite thing." "... You have a strange idea of fun sometimes." "Strange is what I do best. Might not be considered normal but I'm definitely fun! Especially to play with!" "Play and other things too."

"Speaking of other things Cotton. How's that new butt working out for you?" I said. Cotton blushed. "What kind of question is that? And so late after my evolution… it hurts more when I sit down, except for when I sit on grass or sticks." You just love sitting on sticks, huh? "Is it because you have a smaller butt?" "I think we should switch topic." No problem. "Airtight, how about the front part then?" He cringed. "You already know the answer." "You're no fun. Why don't you ask me then?" "Because I already know too."

"Your evolution did favors for one end but not the other. Sad you lost your big butt." "Can we just not talk about my rear." "Why? You have a nice butt, especially when everything gets into view~" he stayed quiet for a moment. "Yeah well it's funner to stare at you." There you go! I knew you could flirt! I rolled onto my back. "Cause I put it all on display?" "No because you are always hard~" "Wouldn't always be if you walked behind me sometimes. Besides, it just shows how much I enjoy your company." I walked up and sniffed him. He started blushing again. "H- hey! What are you sniffing there for?" I gave him a big fat lick. "Leaf! What are you trying to do me?" "Groom you of course!" "That's a funny place to start grooming." "Not really, it's the best part to start at." "Y-yeah well move to another part soon. You're making me nervous." "Aw, you don't want me to lick your berries?" "... Just hurry up."

Cotton has gotten really grumpy lately. I wish he would go back to fun loving Cotton that I used to know. I wonder why he's always so pissed? Maybe he's angry because he hasn't had a good night's rest of something. I'm going to ask. "Hey Cotton?" "Yeah?" "Why are you so mad lately?" He jumped at the question. "I guess I'm just bored. Bored of life and getting into routine. I want something new and exciting. Why can't we go back to the city? I remember the one time we went there it was fun and it was amazing." I must have looked visibly disgusted because he had a puzzled look on his face. "We're staying out here where it's safe, humans are sick and sadistic animals that will trap you the first chance they get. We only went there once and I learned my lesson well. Humans are heartless." He looked scared. "I don't remember that much. Why do you hate them?" "Because they tried to trap you. You were almost imprisoned. They saw a stray pokemon and so they wanted to throw you in a cage. They don't see us as living things we're just tools for them and to them we're disposable. They think we should fight for their entertainment. That's why we're not going back to the city. I can't let them take you from me. It may be quiet here but at least it's safe. No human will find us here."

"Why didn't you tell me humans were so cruel?" He had tears in his eyes. "Because no one likes thinking about it. It's better that way. Let's stop talking about it." He looked angry, like he could hit something. "We should do something!" "No! There is nothing we can do! They are too smart to be tricked and to dangerous to be fought head on. We would need an army of billions! Please just drop it!" He let out a heavy sigh. "Okay… it's just that… what if they have my parents?" Oh no… did he find out? I never wanted to have to tell him this, but I have no choice now.

"Cotton, your parents are trapped. You are the result of them breeding. They were going to trap you from the beginning. But for some reason they let you go. My parents were the same way, except I had to escape. I was almost enslaved. I'm sorry, I never wanted to tell you." He started crying. "Why? Why would anyone do that?" "I don't know Cotton. Humans are just unnecessarily cruel." "But to trap other pokemon like that and then force them to fight… isn't there any reason?" "It's because they find it fun. They enjoy the torment of others. Some trainers aren't all bad, but life in a cage is no life at all. I wish we could stop them but they are crafty and powerful. They hold weapons that defy logic. The only thing we can do is hope that one day they are all freed." "At least there are some free pokemon… at least some of us still have freedom." Freedom is a rare commodity these days.