Disclaimer: I am in no way associated with either the [Pokemon] Franchise and all material rightfully belongs to the respective party. This Applies for all written material in both this chapter and any following ones.

With the disclaimer out of the way, I think a quick explanation of how this story will be told might help. This story is about two brothers, and each chapter will switch between the perspective of each of them. Later on it might not be every other chapter, but I'll be sure to say if that happens at the beginning of the chapter. This is one of my first works, and the 2nd work that I've published on FF [With the first one only the first chapter published, I need to start writing that one again]. I'm trying to limit the amount of detail and time I put into my work, since those I know have said It only makes my work drag on. Reviews on my writing are greatly appreciated especially constructive criticism, and hopefully I'll improve and write a lot more often. Anyways if you've read this part thanks, and enjoy the story.

Chp1: A Dance of Two Colors

"You call yourself Koori's younger brother..." A buizel chuckled, "You can't even stand on a log without falling off!"

"Can too, I just slipped! Besides I don't call myself Koori's brother… my name is Kari." Kari retorted as he shook the mud out of his fur and scrabble back up onto a thin stump.

"Whatever, where is your brother anyways?" the buizel yawned as he flipped a stone with his foot, "You think he'll want to play a game?"

"I doubt it, he's always busy doing boring things in the town." Kari said as he swayed back and forth trying to keep his balance. "Besides he's just a stuck up know it all. I don't see why everyone is so obsessed over him."

"His fur is made of silver, he looks like the moon!" the buizel gasped, "How can you not be amazed at that. He's practically a hero!"

"It's just a stupid color," Kari mumbled, "Who cares if he's different. It just goes to everyone's head and then they think he's something special."

"You're just jealous you're not like him," the buizel said as he flicked the stone into the air and hit it with his tail, "Half of the town would love to be related to him like you, especially when he becomes famous for his adventures!"

"The only adventure he's ever had was chasing down that old Croagunk's barn animals when they got lose." Kari snapped as he jumped down from the stump, "and he'll never be anything but a spoiled freak!"

The buizel sighed and began to walk away, "You're the only one spoiled here. You don't know how lucky you are to have Koori as your older brother."

"Ya well you don't know how annoying it gets," Kari hissed under his breath, "and all of the townsfolk to." Kari looked after the buizel as he walked away then laid down by the stump. I'll show them who the real hero is, who cares if my fur is normal. Kari looked up into the sky and squinted at the sun began to fade behind the tallest trees of the forest. It's getting late… but I don't want to go back yet and have to watch mom praise Koori for his frostbitten fur. I'll just lay here until it gets to cold. Kari began to drift off as the last rays of the sun faded from the sky and the red tint started to turn to a dark purple. The air began to chill, the warm winds of the day replaced by the chilling winter night.

"There you are," an eevee with gray glimmering fur said as he approached Kari, "I was starting to get worried."

"Because staying out past dark is going to kill me," Kari snarled as he opened his eyes to glare at the other eevee, "thanks for saving me oh mighty Koori. What would I ever do without you."

"Kari, I was just worried you got yourself in trouble again…" Koori sighed, "You should have been home by now. Come on I'll walk with you."

"What, don't trust me to even walk home on my own?" Kari shouted as he stood up, "Am I that much of a nuisance!"

"It's not like tha-" Koori started as Kari ran past him. "Hey where are you going?"

"I'm going wherever I want to go!" Kari snapped as he ran threw the bushes and into the woods, "I don't need you to take care of me!" Koori shouted something after Kari as he dashed deeper into the forest but Kari was to far away to hear him. I don't need you, I don't need anyone! A branch swung past Kari, slashing him in the face as he kept on running deeper into the woods. All they do is think he's better than me… Koori, I hate you! You think you're special because your fur is different, you think you're better than anyone else! You're not high and mighty you're jus- Kari gasped as the ground underneath his feet vanished. The bushes and trees stopped at the edge of a lake as Kari plummeted into the icy water, the impact knocking the air out of his lungs. Desperately he struggled to swim to the surface, the faint glow of the moon waving in an irregular pattern as the waves caused by the splash distorted it. Kari tried to breath, an icy chill creeping down his lungs as water chocked him. His vision blurred, his movements slowed, and then he was flung out of the water back onto the sloped beach gasping for air.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Koori shouted as Kari coughed up water and gasped for air, "You know better than to go running off into the woods Kari!"

"Jus… Just go away," Kari coughed as he struggled to stand up, "I said I don't need your help."

"It doesn't matter if you don't think you need my help," Koori said as he helped Kari up, "I'm your older brother. It's what im here for."

"That's what I can't stand about you," Kari shouted as he shoved himself away from Koori, "Why do you always have to act so high and mighty! You're nothing special yet you act like you're so much better than anyone!"

"Kari I'm not trying to-" Koori started.

"I don't care what you're going to say!" Kari shouted, "It's always 'Koori's brother this, Koori's brother that', like I'm your shadow!" Koori took a step back and looked over into the lake.

"I never viewed you as my shadow," Koori said with a pained expression, "Is that why you're always so angry, because of me?" Kari turned away and sighed, catching his breath and shaking in the cold. For a long time the gentle lapping of the water was the only sound. "Well than lets go where you want to go."

Kari looked up surprised and blinked, "Where I want to go?" he asked and Koori nodded his head as the wind blew across the lake, "Well… I've never been to the fields at night."