Disclaimer: dont own the slayers or pokémon! only own Lîna and Amî!

Chapter 4

Lîna, Amî, Zelgadis, and Xellos walked back into the Pokémon center. Zelgadis and Xellos just stared at the girls.

"How can one girl eat so much!" Zelgadis asked about Lîna.

"Who knows." Amî said, laughing. "I swear she has at least three stomachs."

"You should talk, Amî! You eat almost as much as I do." said Lîna, punching Amî playfully.

"They eat almost as much as Lina and Gourry!" Xellos whispered to Zelgadis. Lîna and Zelgadis went to get some drinks.]

Amî took out one of her pokéballs. "Fuego, come on out." Fuego came out of his pokéball, barking happily. Amîlaughed and took out a ball from her backpack. "Go play!" Fuego took the ball and started rolling it around. Amîsat on a couch in the main lobby and watched him.

Fuego grabbed the ball in his mouth and threw it into the air. The ball bounced off his head and bounced towards Xellos. Xellos picked the ball up hesitantly, remembering what had happened the last time. He heard Amî giggle. He looked over at her, curious.

"He's not going to bite you." Amî said, smiling. "He's usually really rentle when he isn't fighting." Amî looked at fuego, who was staring at the ball and Xellos. "Play with him. He wants you too."

Xellos tossed the ball into the air. Fuego jumped and caught it in his mouth. He dropped the ball in Xellos's lap, who tossed it back into the air. This time, when Fuego dropped the ball in front of Xellos, he jumped into Xellos, licking his face. Xellos held the dog away, laughing. The entrance door swun open. Ash, Mae, Brock, Lina, Amelia, Gowrry, Shilfiel, and Filia stepped inside. Filia spotted Xellos. She took out her club and hit Xellos on the head, taking Fuego away from him.

"What were you doing to this poor, innocent dog, monster?" Filia asked.

"It's nice to see you to, Filia-chan." Xellos said.

"Excuse me, but may I ask why you have my dog." Amî asked, walking towards them. Lîgna, Zelgadis, and everyone else came to see what was happening.

"That growlithe looks awefully familiar." Max said. Mae looked closely at Fuego. her eyes opened wide.

"Oh my God!"Mae cried. "That's Chino!"

"Chino? I thought his name was Fuego." Zelgadis said, confused.

Mae snatched Fuego/Chino from Filia. "His name is Chino! He was taken from our family 7 years ago, when we sent him to a pokémon center in Fushia City. He had been hurt really badly, and they had a good reputation, so we sent him there."

"Amî, how did you get Fuego again?" Lîna asked

"I stole him." Amî turned to Mae. "I admit I took him from the center in Fushia City, but how can you be sure they're the same growlithe?"

"The left ear is flopped over. Chino's ear was exactly the same way."

"Wait, you stole that growlithe?" Amilia asked Amî.

"Yes, I've already said that."

"But that's not the way of Justice!" Amilia cried. "Stealing is a crime that should be punished."

"Like I care." Amî sneered. "The pokémon there were torturing him because of reasons unknown."

"I won't let you take him back." Mae said, clutching Fuego/Chino closer to her. Fuego/Chino wriggled in her arms, trying to get away. He pawed at Mae's arms, making her drop him. Fuego/Chino ran behind Amî and stuck his head between her legs.

"He wants to stay with me." Amî said. "Live with it. I'm going to sleep. Come on, Fuego." Fuego trotted after Amî.