A Beautiful Sunset on a Lonely Island

{Energy: 19 - 11 = 8}

Xander had taken a single step onto the first stepping stone that led into Fallen Leaf Copse before he stopped and stared at the beautiful island in front of him. I've... never seen anything so pretty... Eager to get onto the island, he continued to make his way across the stones. But, on the last stone, he lost his balance and fell into the freezing cold water. Frantically, he swam to the surface and quickly got himself out of the water. The fire-type cursed under his breath as he shivered, his body numb from the cold. Ugh... I hate water so much! He thought, irritated. Hmm... I guess I could start a fire.

So, the Houndour began gathering sticks and putting them in a pile close to the water. After he had enough wood, he sat down and sighed, a little tired. He wasn't freezing like he was before, but he was still quite cold. Xander opened his mouth and used his ember attack on the sticks. Now that he finally had a fire, he could relax. It took him awhile to gather all of the sticks and the sun was starting to set. He looked at the beautiful colors in the sky and smiled. Wow... This was the only sunset that he had ever really taken the time to watch in a long time. And he had it all to himself! So far, he hadn't seen a single pokemon. Warm and happy, he grew tired. Without thinking, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

{energy: 19 - 11 = 8}

During her travels Cana had heard of this beautiful island that was supposed to be in the middle of a lake. Right now she was staring at that island. It is much more beautiful then I imagined... Her eyes were twinkling a bit. She really wanted to go there now and see the beauty up close.

Cana jumped from steppingstone to stepping stone, almost falling in at times because of how excited she was. The sun was already setting by the time she reached the island. The sunset really was pretty. The Fenniken stared at the horizon for a while. This was one of the most beautiful she has ever seen.

When she averted her eyes, Cananoticed smoke rising a bit further away. Curious and a bit worried, she moved towards it. When she got closer, she noticed a campfire and a pokemon that looked like a houndour laying next to it.

Cana looked fascinated at the flames. Not really paying attention to the houndour, she moved closer. Her fur was shining from the glow of the sunset and the glow of the flames. She wasn't paying attention to where she was going and accidentally stepped on a branch.

Because he was a light sleeper, Xander woke up immediately when the Fennekin stepped on a branch. Startled and unaware of where he was, he looked around. He remembered that he had fallen asleep watching the sunset. But... Who was that? His eyes landed on a pokemon he recognized as a Fennekin. It seemed to him that the pokemon was trying to attack him. Why else would it have been so close to him? He let out a low growl, warning the fire-type to stay away from him. Without knowing the true intentions of the pokemon, he opened his mouth and shot a warning ball of fire at them, aiming a few inches from its paws.

"Go away!" He snarled, grumpy because he was woken from his nap. Also, he just liked having this island all to himself. He knew there were probably feral pokemon here, but they hadn't disturbed him yet, so that didn't matter to him. So, in a way it was like he was the only pokemon on this island... But this Fennekin just had to ruin it! It seemed like every time he found a nice place to relax someone had to come disturb him.

Cana was very startled when the Houndour woke up and seemed to attack her. She stopped and stared at him a bit confused and scared. He seemed angry to be disturbed and told her to go away. Wh-What was I doing? Cana totally had no clue. She glanced at the fire. Oh.... I should really pay more attention next time. She had realized she had been too captivated by the flames to notice what she was doing.

"I-I'm sorry. I didn't notice you." The Fenniken looked down. She felt bad. She never meant to wake him up. Now he probably was angry at her and hated her. She didn't even know why she felt sad about that. It's not like she knew this pokemon, right? Could she even trust him?