S5E6: Campsite #2

"Congratulations Foxx, it seems you are indeed as good as rumor states." called Byron as he approached Foxx. As for Joy she'd already returned to Foxx's side ;earning agains his legs letting out a soft purr like growl.

"Either that or you're not as good as the stories all say." teased Foxx with a smile.

"Yah there's that option too but I'm not really sure that's the truth." replied Byron as he handed Foxx the Mine Badge with a smile.

After a few more back and forth jests from the two of them Foxx and Dawn made their way out of the caves to the other end of the cave. By this point it was almost night fall on their second day of traveling. Foxx then quickly set up the tent and got a fire going with Joy's help that is. As for Dawn well she was sitting just to the one side of cave entranceway waiting and sowing with Joy curled up at her feet.

Once everything was set up Foxx found a seat at the fire before motioning for Dawn and Joy to join him at the fire. At first Joy teasingly wouldn't let them get close to each at least until Foxx looked down at her with his serious glare while half jokingly tapping his belt where her pokeball was.

"So another night under the stars for you? I think it might rain tonight?" teased Dawn as she slide over right next to Foxx slipping her arm into his and leaned against his side.

"Then I guess I'll get wet." replied Foxx with a smile.

"You will not!" exclaimed Dawn with an I'm going to beat you half to death glare. "You will not be arriving to my parent's house sicker then a pidgey with the bird flu!"

"Oh, you worry too much" teased Foxx with a smile.

"Says the idiot who's only what four days out of the hospital after challenging and being beat up by an overwhelming amount of Team Galactic Grunts." huffed Dawn before pulling her arm out of his and sliding a bit away from him and crossing her arms as she added, "So if you truly wish to sleep outside then we will just part ways here and now."

"Vul? Vul, vul pix vul?" asked Joy as a set of tears formed in her eyes as she look from one of them to the other and the back over and over.

"Now we can't go and let that happen so I guess I can squeeze my sleeping bag in the tent next to yours, but first I'll have to figure out where I left it." replied Fox before booping Dawn on the nose and smiling.

"Your charm wont get you out of this mister!" huffed dawn as she stood to her feet and stormed off to the tent only to whip the tent flap open to see his sleeping bag laying right next to hers thus in confusion she turned to glare at him before adding, "You! You planed to sleep in the tent tonight and let me go on like some fool! Well now you can sleep out under the stars and I sure hope it does rain."

"Oh so you found my sleeping bag I guess I best go retrieve it then since it's getting late and if we want to spend some of the day in the city together then we best be calling it a night." replied Foxx with a sigh as he thought he was being playful but apparently he was wrong. Thus he grabbed his sleeping bag before motioning for Joy to stay with Dawn. Now he'd also left his telepathic link laying on Dawn's pillow before he found a place by the fire and crawled into his sleeping bag adding, "Goodnight Dawn."

Mad and frustrated Dawn went to her sleeping bag and sat down to which Joy crawled into her lap. Now Dawn was about to push her off when she spotted the telepathic link laying on her pillow a bit confused. Dawn even debated on picking up the link that is until she could see the great amount of sadness in Joy's eyes. Thus with a sigh she slowly placed it on her head and looked down at Joy who was trying hard to suppress her whimpering.

"Would you really leave us just for something simple as a little joke." mentally asked Joy with great sadness in her eyes.

"That's not the point." mentally huffed Dawn as she crossed her arms in anger. "He started it!"

"You were the one making such a big deal about the sleeping arrangements." calmly replied Joy with a raised eyebrow.

"What are you talking about? He's the one who wants to keep sleeping outside! Like some kind of wild animal" huffed Dawn with her arms crossed.

"No he wants to give you your space and privacy." replied Joy with a questioning glance.

"But I don't want him to give me the space." snapped Dawn as she fought back tears.

"I think that's why he was planning on joining you tonight but just wanted to play around with you a bit first." replied Joy as she snuggled up close in her lap nuzzling her belly some. "You know he really feels bad about this?"

"How would you know I have the telepathic link?" asked Dawn more confused then mad.

"I've known Foxx for three years now and we've grown very close thus I don't need to be linked to him to know everything he's thinking." replied Joy with a smile, "In fact he says more with his eye then he does his mind or mouth many times."

"Really?" asked Dawn as she looked out towards the tent entrance.

"That's why I didn't like you at first, I could see him admiring you from the first moment you two met." explained Joy with a smile, "It's because his eyes tried to tell your heart the same message it has been saying ever since that day, 'I love you' and he will always love you."

"But what about the fight we just had?" asked Dawn as she whipped away her tears.

"Well he still cares about me even after all the times we've argued but it really is up to you what happens next." replied Joy, "So let's sleep on it and after breakfast you make you choice."