The human had created a fire at some point.

Bulbasaur was about to leave and try his luck, but he stopped in his tracks and sniffed the air. He located the source of the good smell, and it was coming from the fire! When he found some berries to eat, a ghostly wail chased him away, so he had not eaten since yesterday, and he felt hungry and weak.

While the spear-wielding human had his weapon set aside, he was still big, while he was small.

Bulbasaur felt stuck, he was hungry, and felt attracted to the smell, but he didn't want to go anywhere near the dangerous human.

The human had his back turned, and suddenly spoke in a friendly tone, "There's enough food to go around, and it's still cold, why don't you come warm by the fire and eat something?"

Suddenly a ghastly wail sounded in the distance, the human seemed startled, and grabbed his spear, then looked towards the direction the noise had appeared.

He then released his spear and sat back down.

Bulbasaur stood frozen where he was, but when the human began eating, he started to calm down.

He began to wonder if the human knew what monster caused the horrible noises, but his attention was soon drawn to something held in the human's hand. The man was eating something!

Hunger soon overcame fear, so Bulbasaur began moving closer, and closer. An untouched bowl of food was just sitting there.

He didn't know what it was, but he knew he wanted it.

Hearing the bulbasaurs deliberate movements over the sound of the crackling of the fire, Jared picked up the bowl of rice and leans back, then placed the bowl behind himself. He resumed slowly eating his own food.

Seeing an opportunity Bulbasaur extends two vines then tries to wrap them around the bowl of food, but he spilled the contents of it.

A frustrated noise erupts from the green creature. Hearing the clunk of the wooden bowl just behind him, Jared pieces together what just transpired, but he doesn't turn around.

He just grabs another small wooden bowl, then fills it with more rice, then laid it behind himself.

Standing up, he sits down on the other side of the fire.

He watched Bulbasaur eye him uncomprehendingly, so he resumed eating his meal.

With the bowl of food unprotected, Bulbasaur slowly moved in. Feeling the warmth of the fire, he hungrily consumes the brown rice, while periodically making sure the human was busily doing the same.

With the last grain of rice eaten, Bulbasaur looks for more and begins eating the spilled rice from earlier.

...He's small, but he sure can eat, Jared thought.

Finishing the rice on the ground, Bulbasaur finds no more, so he curiously inspects the human, but doesn't move closer.

With some rice still in his bowl, Jared speaks softly, "This is the last of it, you can have it," He then reaches over from where he sat, and placed the bowl down."

Seeing the bulbasaur was still not trusting him even after that, he sighs, then laid himself down for a nap, he didn't get enough sleep last night, and Nyx it keeping the other wild pokemon away. The bulbasaur didn't seem aggressive, so he felt safe enough to catch a few winks.

Waking up after a few hours, Jared finds the bowl of food was eaten. The Bulbasaur was lying down a few meters away, some distance from the dwindling fire.

He stood up and began collecting his things. Bulbasaur took a few steps back and watched on.

Snuffing out the dying fire with a few stomps of his shoes, Jared pulls out his phone to check his location, he then begins heading further into the forest. He had no intention of coming anywhere near the town, or other people for the time being.

Bulbasaur wasn't interested in following, but a few minutes after the human left, the ghostly noises returned.

With fear, he ran towards the direction the human went. He didn't know why, but for some reason the frightening sounds didn't appear when he was near the human.

Jared purposefully slowed his steps, and he made sure his steps were heavy and loud. If Nyx did his job, then Bulbasaur should be catching up to him soon.

Sure enough, he heard a noise in the bushes, and soon the small four legged green pokemon showed his face.

With a smile, Jared pays the pokemon no heed and continues hiking, but a few minutes later, Jared whispers, "Gastly, you there?"

"I don't like the sun."

"Right, but please keep an eye out. I won't leave the shade of the forest, so you should be fine for now. The forest is thick, and I don't know what's ahead of me. If you find something dangerous, could you warn me in advance? I want Bulbasaur to associate me with safety, so It's important we avoid danger."

Two hours into his hike, Jared nods, ...Bulbasaur must be getting thirsty by now... While there is a stream about an hour out, it's best I avoid it. I have enough water after all, and it would help things alone if Bulbasaur would rely more on him.

Sitting down, Jared pulls out a large plastic jug. Unscrewing the lid, he then pours some of the contents into a cup.

Having his fill, he gives Bulbasaur a sidelong glance "Want some?"

Bulbasaur takes a step back.

Taking out a small wooden bowl, he fills it up then places it behind himself, as he had done with the food.

...He's going to have to conquer his fears and come near me if he wants this water, because this time I'm not going to move away.

Twenty minutes pass, and soon Jared hears some slurping noises from the bowl, he smiles to himself, but he doesn't turn to look.

...This seems to be quite effective. Leaving my back to him, and appearing vulnerable seems to be winning his trust bit by bit. Until this moment, he wouldn't' come anywhere near me!

Jared reclaimed the bowl after Bulbasaur moved away, then, without looking back, he continued hiking up.

Some time passes, and a tired Jared leans against a tree to rest, and shuts his eyes.

...My asthma hasn't once bothered me since I entered this world, I also feel much stronger, how strange. If this was before, I would be out of breath by now.

He heard the bulbasaur moving closer, but he made no sudden movements.

"Balb baa saurrur Baulsur?"

Whispering under his breath, Jared asks Nyx, "What's he saying"

Nyx chuckles in Jared's mind, "He's asking if you've seen his mother"

Jared feels a flash of guilt, but he quickly hardens his mind.

...I really wish I could communicate directly, but... this is the downside of wild pokemon, they don't speak english unless taught... but maybe I can teach him?

Pretending to not know what Bulbasaur wanted, he slowly stood up and began collecting the materials needed for a small campfire.

WIth some busywork, Jared used some larger stones and created a ring for the fire, then piled the sticks to the center.

...Maybe the stones aren't needed, but I heard it helps prevents fires from spreading.

Digging two small holes, with the back of his spear, he embeds two long pieces of metal with a Y shape on top.

The makeshift spit was now created!

Finishing the preparations, he now had a pot hanging over the fire.

Bulbasaur watched the whole thing with interest, fires meant warmth and food!

With a bit of water, the rice was now sizzling.

Jared pulled out some of the C grade Bug food from his bag, but the Bulbasaur seemed more interested in the rice.

...I guess bug-type food is not as appealing to him, go figure...

With the rice cooked, and with outstretched arms, he handed the first bowl to Bulbasaur. This time Bulbasaur was a bit more courageous and walked up close, but he still held some reservations.

Placing the bowl down, Jared served himself, and he added a bit of tuna for flavor. He wasn't sure if bulbasaurs ate meat, but he felt he didn't need to know that right now, or he might lose some of Bulbasaurs trust if served him something revolting.

With the Bulbasaur eating the rice not even a meter away, Jared regrets, ...I really am such a cheapskate, I have money, yet I wanted to use this cheap rice up before buying more.

Pulling out a banana looking fruit, Jared unpeels it and takes a bite. He pauses his actions. He heard the bulbasaurs chewing cease, so he glanced over with a smile.

"You like these?"

Bulbasaur just stares.

"I only have a few, but I can give you one, but you'll have to come and take it," He said, while splitting the fruit in half, and stretching his arm out with the offering.

Seeing the warm smile, and the kind tone, Bulbasaur finally dropped his guard, and moved in to accept it, and eat from his hand.

Jared felt like laughing with joy, but he didn't want to ruin the moment, ...It has only been a day, but Bulbasaur already trusts me this much! This is going better than my wildest dreams! Pokemon really are special! If this was an animal from earth, then there would be no way I could gain a wild animal's trust this fast!

The sun was bright, but the forest was cold. The two would soon leave, but for now, they shared a happy moment warmed by the fire.