After a couple moments of Kasha watching her Eevee's efforts of trying to talk with the Charmander remain unmoving, Kasha let out a soft sigh, running her fingers through her red hair. Maybe it just wasn't meant to be. There were [i]plenty[/i] of other Pokemon she could have chosen from. This Charmander clearly had issues being around both people [i]and[/i] Pokemon... but that's what spoke out to Kasha the most. This Pokemon was never shown love, or friendship, and as difficult as that may be if she ever did get around to getting the Charmander to come with her on her journey, it would be well worth it to know that she had been the one to mend something that had once been broken.

Eevee continued to follow the Charmander around the rock, but the Charmander wasn't having it. It continued to circle, keeping distance between it and Eevee and each time Eevee quickened his pace, so did the Charmander. Eventually, it looked as though the both of them were simply trying to catch the others tail as they ran circles around the rock, chanting the first syllable of their names in their exasperation, or it could have even been translated to, 'Stop' 'No' 'Stop' 'No.' Either way, Kasha knew that this was getting her nowhere pretty fast.

Stretching out her legs, Kasha sat herself down on the grass, pulling her backpack off of her shoulder and scooted it close to her side. Opening it, she reached her hand inside, digging through the completely full pack. Finally, finding by touch one of the things she needed, Kasha pulled out a small container of Pokepuffs and set it in her lap. Her hand returned to the bag and reaching down towards the very bottom, managed to pull out a soft, fuzzy blanket that hardly looked big enough for Kasha despite her small stature.

[color=red]"Eevee..."[/color] Kasha called out in a soft, gentle tone. Eevee stopped his pursuit, halting so quickly that the Charmander accidentally bumped right into him from behind and given their height differences, ended up toppling over Eevee, face first into the grass. Immediately, Eevee's shiny, silver tail was tucked in between his legs, his eyes growing large as he looked up to his trainer, thinking that the fault was his but his worries were quickly absolved as Kasha let out a small chuckle and pushed herself back up onto her feet, grabbing the container of Pokepuffs in one hand and the blanket in the other.

[color=red]"Oh, sorry about that. I didn't think Eevee would stop that quickly. Are you alright?"[/color] Kasha asked, speaking to the Charmander who seemed to have just realized what had happened. The Charmander picked it's orange head up, eyes watching Kasha as she neared and stooped down, setting the container of Pokepuffs to the side and used both hands to wrap it up in a tight, loving bundle. The Charmander resisted at first, trying to break free of the blanket though the warmth the blanket radiated off of it's own body was soothing and coupled with how Kasha pulled the bundle into her chest, felt rather cozy... safe.

The Charmander slowly relaxed it's body, though it kept it's eyes closed tightly, as though it were just trying to 'think' away everything but Kasha had it's attention quickly.

[color=red]"There. That's better, isn't it? Nice and warm."[/color]

The Charmander, soothed by her soft voice, opened up it's eyes one after the other, it's head tilting to the side as it looked up into the face of the woman that was talking to it.

[color=red]"Oh!"[/color] Kasha exclaimed upon realization once the Charmander relaxed it's face. "You're a girl! Well, what a pretty little thing you are! Are you hungry?"[/color] Without waiting for any answer, knowing that she wouldn't receive one, Kasha held the bundled Charmander against her with one hand and retrieved the container of Pokepuffs, popping open the lid and selected an orange one with a little white frosting at the top. [color=red]"Here, I think this might be just what you need. Orange Sherbert, enough to put a smile on anyone's face."[/color]

Kasha brought the Pokepuff towards Charmander, the Pokemon quickly wriggling her hands out from the blanket to take the treat for herself and took a small bite. Her eyes closed, savoring the flavor and making a small 'cooing' sound as she opened up her mouth and popped the rest of the Pokepuff inside, chewing it quickly and licking it's fingers clean after swallowing.

[color=silver]"Vee?"[/color]

Kasha looked down at Eevee, his front paws up on her knee with a concerned look upon his fuzzy face, though Kasha met it with a warm smile.

[color=red]"Don't worry buddy, I brought plenty to feed the both of you..."[/color] Kasha looked back down at Charmander. [color=red]"I mean, that is, if you wanted to come with me."[/color] she stated softly. [color=red]"I know you are scared, but you want to know a secret? I am too. I've never been out on my own before, and I've never been so far away from home in my life. Eevee helps though. He keeps me company when I'm lonely and makes me feel better when I'm scared. But sometimes... even with the two of us... things can get kind of lonely. So we're looking to make new friends. Good ones. The ones that last forever."[/color]

Kasha had no idea what had happened to this little Charmander before coming here to the lab, but from the way she was looking back at her, her eyes full of understanding, she knew that she had said something right.

[color=red]"So... what do you say? Friends? Will you come with me on my journey?"[/color]

Charmander was quiet for a moment, her eyes flicking back and forth, as though thinking something over before finally she brought her eyes back up to Kasha's and nodded her head very slowly twice.

[color=orange]"Char."[/color] It was hardly above a whisper, but it was something. Charmander then closed her eyes, letting them flutter closed softly and turned her body into Kasha just a bit more, quickly falling into a peaceful sleep.

Kasha's soft smile split into an ear-to-ear grin. She had done it! She had befriended the Charmander and it had agreed to go with her and Eevee, adding one more to the team that would become her forever friends, just as she had promised.

With her free hand, Kasha reached back into her backpack, shuffling around until she found a basic Pokeball and popped it open. A bright light came from the opening Pokeball, encasing Charmander for a moment before she was gone, nestled snugly in the safe confines of the Pokeball, leaving the blanket behind.

Still wearing the smile as though she had just won the lottery, Kasha stood herself up, carefully placing the Pokeball inside of the backpack making a mental note to get a little bit more organized once she had a chance. It wasn't exactly practical keeping Pokeballs inside of a cramped backpack. She folded up the blanket and placed it on top of Charmander's Pokeball, her attention flicking over to Eevee who had been uncharacteristically quiet and burst out into a fit of giggles, placing her hand over her hand to muffle the sound.

Eevee looked up at Kasha with his cheeks stuffed full of Pokepuffs, his head tilting to the side and down a bit looking a bit guilty at being caught but Kasha squatted back down and scratched him on the head behind his ears.

[color=red]"Alright, alright. You deserve it. Now hurry up and swallow what you have so we can get going. Mom, dad and Kaiser are waiting for our call. They will want to say hello."[/color]

[color=silver]"VEE!!!"[/color] The Pokemon nearly choked in it's excitement, forgetting that he had a mouth full but quickly chewed up what he had while Kasha put the lid back on the container and returned it to her backpack.

[color=red]"Alright,"[/color] Kasha said, swooping up Eevee in one arm and her backpack in the other, slinging the pack back over her shoulder and placed Eevee on her opposite shoulder where he began to make himself comfortable. [color=red]"Let's see if anyone can recommend a good place to stay for tonight. I'm hungry and I don't think either of you would appreciate me eating all the Pokepuffs."[/color]

Eevee responded by lifting his paw and sliding it across Kasha's face in a playful manner, earning a laugh from Kasha.

[color=red]"Yeah, I didn't think so.[/color]