It was s warm sunny day at Azalea Town. Silver moved his feet to the Pokemon Center. His eyes caught many heart-warming and loving scenes of trainers and a bunch of Slowpokes. Silver scoffed. Weaklings.

As soon as he reached the center and gave Nurse Joy his pokeballs, Silver found a quiet, secluded place to sit. The last thing he wanted was annoying company. The redhead crossed his arms against his chest and wore an intimidating look. He grinned as his posture made most of the people in the center avoid him.

A few minutes later, Nurse Joy called the redhead. His pokemon were up and jumping. Without saying thanks, he took his pokemon and went out.

"I'm so glad Team Rocket is gone and the Slowpokes are save now."

His feet went to an abrupt halt. Silver turned his head to his left. Two girls were sitting at the corner talking to each other.

"Yeah. I can't believe they're back. I mean, they disbanded three years ago." The first girl spoke.

"I thought so too," the second one sighed. "But looks like they have some unfinished business. Oh well, I'm just thankful a trainer came at the right time and stopped them."

Silver gripped the doorknob tightly. They're…They're back? But how? Those dumb ass organization is suppose to be dead! And a trainer stopped them? Who the fuck is it? Damn it! Silver clenched his teeth. He flung open the door and ran outside – only to find a certain pigtailed girl strolling along. For the first time in his life, he felt slightly relieved and ran towards her.

"You!"

Kotone turned around at the loud shouting; her eyes caught Silver running towards her. She sighed quietly. Her Quilava growled beside Kotone – resent was getting bigger and thicker for the redhead.

Silver finally stopped in front of Kotone. He bent and held his knees – catching up some air after all the running. Kotone held her hips and stared at Silver in confusion.

A few minutes later, he stood up straight and faced Kotone. The girl was awed by his height. She had to look up to see his face.

Silver frowned as the girl stare at him. Her brown eyes piercing innocently in his silver's – it made his stomach felt queasy. And he didn't like it.

He grunted as looked away. "I heard Team Rocket was back."

Kotone tilted her head slightly. "Yeah, what's in it to you?"

He smirked at the girl's tone. She sounded…taunting. Silver grunted. "I'm just checking, you twerp. I also heard some dude trainer destroyed them. And since you look like some chatty busybody, I guess you know who did it." His gaze still didn't meet hers.

Kotone seemed offended by his words. "I am not a busybody! And I'm certainly not a dude…" she muttered.

Silver looked at Kotone – his eyebrow raised his confusion. "What do you mean?"

Kotone sighed. "I defeated Team Rocket, you idiot."

Silver widen his eyes – he does not like to be called 'idiot'. "I am not an idiot you little –" Wait…what?

His eyes grew bigger. He couldn't believe what he just heard. "You, defeated that dumb organization?"

Kotone nodded – her arms crossed against her chest. Quilava scoffed arrogantly – proud that he'd beaten a bunch of bad guys. Silver gawked at Quilava and then back at his trainer. Silence filled between the two. His mind was trying to fit the fact that the small, weak girl in front of him had thwarted a dangerous group.

Kotone felt uncomfortable. Before she could say a word, Silver laughed so loud that it attracted spectators. Kotone scooched a few steps backward – worried that the redhead had gone mental.

Silver wiped a small tear of his face. "You're kidding right?" He looked at the stunned girl. She shook her head slightly. Silver couldn't believe it. Oh come on! You gotta be kidding me! He looked down at her Quilava, who was sticking his tongue out at him. Silver grunted in disgust.

He stroked his hair and sighed. His eyes were on hers. "Well, it figures. A weak person like you can take down a weak organization like that." Deep inside, he was quite impressed with her. But never in a million years will Silver admit to that out loud.

The female trainer clenched her fist. "I am not weak you jerk!"

Silver chuckled smugly. "Oh really?" He took a pokeball from his belt and release Gastly. "How about a battle to prove your statement?"

Kotone frowned and called her Quilava to come forth. Her fire starter growled menacingly at his ghost pokemon. The battle had started.

"Marreeep!" Kotone's Mareep cheered happily as she took down Silver's last pokemon – Zubat.

Silver called his fainted pokemon back in his ball. His clenched his pokeball tightly – frustrated.

"Yayy! That's my girl! Who's a cute fluffy? Who's a cute fluffy?" Kotone cooed sweetly to her giggling Mareep – aggravating the boy even more.

"Tch," he scoffed. "You just got lucky!"

Kotone looked up and grinned. "That's what you said the last time."

His fists were shaking madly. The girl was beginning to show her true colours – the intimidating kind. "Why you little – OOF!"

His words were muffled as a Farfetch'd hit his face. The bird pokemon flapped his wings frantically – messing up his red hair. Silver waved his arms in panic and ran around in circles. "Whaaa! Mmmfmf – get it off! Get. It…Off!"

Soon enough, the pokemon flew away and into Ilex Forest. His face was now filled with feathers and scratches and his hair was a complete mess. Silver heard a loud, crackling laughter. He looked in front of him – Kotone was on her bum laughing herself to death. And so did her Quilava.

Silver gritted his teeth. Never in his life had he been more humiliated. His body was shaking from embarrassment. "S-Stop laughing you little bi-" He was once again silence as a person bumped on him – causing both of them to fall.

"Gahh!" He felt a heavy weight on top of him. When Silver opened his eyes, he was flabbergasted to see a man's face inches away from him. "Oh My Arceus! Get…off!" He pushed the man away from him. He stand corrected – now he never felt both humiliated and scarred in his life. Silver growled. The man jumped up and apologized quickly before running into the Ilex Forest.

Silver was still lying on the ground. He was stunned as he felt everything around him was moving fast. The girl's laughter was getting louder and louder. Silver gritted his teeth – wishing that he could just die now.

Kotone held her stomach in pain – tears flowing in her cheeks. She couldn't bear her laughter anymore. "Oh My Arceus! That was sooo funny!" Her starter next to her guffawed even louder – satisfied at the entertainment he just saw.

Silver had had enough. He leapt back to his feet and glared deathly at Kotone.

Unfortunately, she was unaffected.

He clenched his fist. He hated seeing her laughing at his misfortune. But what's worse, he hated the uneasy feeling that took over him when he saw her laugh. Silver growled. His eyes and mind targeted the man and pokemon who dared humiliated him. Without a word, he ran into the Ilex Forest.

Kotone looked as Silver ran away. She could swear a faint blush appeared on his cheek before he left. Kotone calmed down and giggle. She slowly rose up; her Quilava was still chuckling in amusement.

Kotone smiled at her Quilava. "Come on, buddy. Let's go into the Ilex Forest."

With a satisfied nod, they both entered the forest.

It may be daylight, but the trees in the Ilex Forest were so thick and big, Kotone couldn't tell if it's day or night. She was thankful she chose a fire pokemon. Thanks to Quilava's flames, she was able to see the road more clearly and at the same time, keeping her warm.

"You little punk!"

Kotone froze. She knew that voice – the voice that began to stick permanently in her mind. Swiftly, she ran into the woods.

Only to find Silver strangling the man he bumped into.

Kotone sighed heavily. He has anger management issues.

Quickly, she paced towards Silver and held his shoulder. "Silver! Cut that out!"

The redhead growled. The girl had caught up to him. "Leave me alone! This is none of your business!" His hands were still clutching the poor boy's collar shirt.

"H-Help me…" Silver's victim trembled in fear.

Kotone suspired even heavier. She knew the boy was a hothead – which ironically matched the colour of his hair. She looked at her Quilava. "Honey, can you burn some senses into him?"

Quilava didn't need to be asked twice. He inhaled sharply and with one breath, a small gust of fire landed on Silver's bum – causing the boy to yell in pain.

"Ahhh! HOT HOT HOT!" He released the scared boy and ran around in circles again – fanning the fire out of his back. Quilava cackled even louder – his dream to inflict pain on the boy had finally come true.

Kotone giggled and looked at the frightened boy. "Hey, don't worry," she murmured softly. "That bastard won't hurt you."

Matt looked up. The girl had a soft, gentle look on her face – a complete opposite of the boy who was still yelling frantically. He gulped. "Aww man…I'm so dead…"

Kotone smiled sweetly. "No, you're not. He's not gonna hurt you anymore. Not while I'm here."

But Matt just shook his head in terror. "No…I-It's not that. The Farfetch'd. I was supposed to bring them to the forest to get some wood. But they disobeyed me and ran off." He hugged his knees. "My master is going to kill me."

Kotone stared at Matt. Suddenly her mind clicked as she remembered a Farfetch'd flying swiftly into the forest after crashing on Silver – minutes before he crashed on Silver too.

She stared at the shaken boy – her heart felt sorry. "It's okay. How about this? I'll help you find those pokemon?"

Matt stared at Kotone is disbelief – tears in his eyes. "You…You want to help me?"

The trainer nodded happily. She froze as the boy jumped and hugged her tightly. "Thank you thank you thank you!" he cried.

Kotone giggle and pulled him away. "Leave it to me." She winked. Kotone looked at her cheery Quilava and the still yelling Silver. She sneered and held up another laugh – he looked cute when he was in pain.

Finally, as if he can think rationally, Silver called his Croconaw out. "Croconaw!" he shouted and turned his back towards him "Take this stupid burning fire out!"

His water starter gawked at him in shock. How the hell did he get burned on the butt?

"Croconaw!"

The water pokemon nodded quickly and with one huge breath, he released a strong shot of water – successfully putting the fire out.

And sending his trainer flying to a tree branch.

Silver groaned. Now he was wet and his butt burns. He looked down, Kotone was laughing her ass off again as she feel on the floor with her starter. Silver growled menacingly. "You…little…" he hissed and jumped down. His feet landed perfectly on the ground. Kotone couldn't help stare at his landing in amazement.

"Ha ha ha! Ohh, the pain." She held her stomach. Today was a fun day for her. Her laughter turned into giggles as she saw Silver stomping away angrily. "Hey, wait up!" She rose up and chased Silver – clinging to his sleeve again.

"Oh no. Not again!" He quickly swatted his arm free and took a few steps away from her. Kotone smiled.

"You're gonna help me find those Farfetch'ds." She said in a soft, innocent voice that made Silver shudder slightly. Damn.

"And why would I wanna do that?" he hissed. But oblivious Kotone was being oblivious and just smiled.

"Because you scared the poor boy to death and he's going to be killed by his boss if we don't find those pokemon."

Silver laughed conceitedly and glared at Kotone. "For you information, he knocked me! And I don't have time for weaklings like you!" He turned around and walked away. Kotone gritted her teeth. Her mind was contemplating whether to let Quilava set his butt on fire again or not.

Before she made her choice, Matt shouted, "If you help me! I'll give you two a very useful HM!"

That halted Silver's legs. He faced the scared boy with an interested look. "What do you mean?"

Matt twiddled his fingers nervously. "My…My master also happens to be the Cut Master. And Ilex Forest is filled with thick trees that you can barely get through. B-But with the Hm01 move, Cut, your pokemon can cut your way to the next exit…"

Silver rubbed his chin and stare at his Croconaw. True, the forest was extremely thick. Even with his Gastly who can evaporate his molecules – enabling him to go to solid stuff, it will only be a matter of time before his pokemon loses all its energy.

Kotone stared eagerly at Silver. She knew the boy loves anything that can make him stronger. Finally, Silver sighed. "Fine. I'll find those stupid chickens. But only because I'm getting that HM!"

Matt nodded slowly. Kotone clapped her hands happily. Jerk or not, Silver helping her find the missing Farfetch'ds will help save time. With a loud grunt, he shoved Kotone away and looked for the pokemon.

It had been an hour since the search party started. Silver was starting to lose his cool. If he didn't find those Farfetch'd, he will knock down all the tress around him.

Kotone skipped behind him – her eyes moving everywhere, searching for the lost pokemon. She looked behind her. Quilava and Croconaw were laughing together as they talked. Kotone giggled. Silver may be her rival and Quilava may spite the redhead, but her starter knew Croconaw ever since they were both Cyndaquil and Totodile. So eventhough it was the fire starter's enemy, if they aren't in battle, they were naturally best friends.

"Ahh! Where are those damn chickens?" Silver yelled impatiently. Kotone was taken aback as his loud tone.

"They're bird pokemon…" she muttered.

Silver huffed angrily. "Whatever!"

Suddenly, their eyes caught a rustling sound. All four creatures turned their heads – only to find the two Farfetch'ds cuddling each other.

"Aww!" Kotone chirped happily. "They're in love!"

Silver huffed in repulse. The scene made him nauseatic. "You! Dumb chickens!" he shouted – surprising the two Farfetch'ds. Before Silver could catch them, they flew away in different directions.

"Ahhh!" Silver yelled furiously. So. Damn. Close!

Kotone sighed heavily. They were so close but Silver just had to shout like hell. She moved slowly towards the shaking redhead.

"Come on, we can split up. Croconaw and Quilava can go east to get the other one while you and I go west."

Silver snapped his head back and stared at Kotone as if she was talking nonsense. "Why do I want to go with you?" he hissed.

Kotone held her hips and frowned. "Well, one, it's obvious you couldn't keep your cool and you need someone calm to help you find them. And two, our two pokemon and faster and stronger than us. So, giving chase to the other one is easy and by the time they're done, they can help us with the next one if we're still struggling."

Silver growled silently. He glared at his starter and at hers. Croconaw flashed a pleading smile as he stood next to Quilava. The fact that his pokemon was showing emotion made his stomach curled up. He stared at Kotone. Her eyes were shining under the shimmering light of the forest. Now his heart was acting unevenly. Silver cursed under his breath. Shit. Stop acting stupid, Silver!

Finally, he turned his back and went to the west side. Kotone smiled. She knew that was his way of saying yes to her suggestion. She faced the two starters. "Okay you guys. When you successfully captured the Farfetch'd, hurry back here and help us alright?"

The two pokemon nodded and swiftly moved to the east side. With a bright smile, she chased Silver and followed closely behind him.

Silver shoved his hands in his pockets. He cussed under his breath as the pokemon was nowhere to be found. "Where the fuck is that chicken…?"

"Bird pokemon." Kotone cut his words.

Silver huffed angrily and yelled at Kotone. "Whatever!"

He cursed some more as his heartbeat was beating faster than usual. The fact that he was alone in a dark forest with Kotone made him shudder. The girl was making him feel an unwanted feeling. When he looked at her brown eyes, he felt his skin tingle. Silver shook it away. The last thing I want it some stupid hormones.

His thoughts about her disappeared as they saw the Farfetch'd sitting quietly on a bush. Kotone smiled happily. "Ah, the Farfetch'd –"

"You're dead now, chicken!" Silver shouted unwarily – waking the scared Farfetch'd and it flew away. Silver stomped and yelled angrily again. "Stupid chicken!"

Kotone facepalmed at the boy's attitude. Not again. "It's a bird poke-"

"WHATEVER!" he yelled and gave chase to Farfetch'd.

After a few chases and curses (mostly by Silver), they finally trapped Farfetch'd between them. Kotone scurried slowly to the bird pokemon's left side as Silver tiptoed to his right.

With one loud roar, Silver jumped and plunged towards the pokemon. "I got you now, you chicken!"

A loud thud was heard, Silver smiled smugly – proud that he had finally caught the bird pokemon.

"Uhh…Silver…"

He quickly opened his eyes – utter shock was written all over his face. Under him wasn't Farfetch'd, but Kotone! He had caught Kotone and now they were on the ground!

Kotone froze on the ground. Silver was on top of her and his face were mere inches from hers. Her lips trembled nervously. He was as shocked as she is. Both the teenagers froze in complete silence in their awkward position.

His eyes caught her shaking lips and he felt his skin tingled even more. Silver gritted his teeth inside his mouth. His body was responding in ways it shouldn't. And Kotone was being very close to him – making his mind go crazy with indecent thoughts.

But they were saved when the teenage trainers heard a cackle. Kotone and Silver looked up. The Farfetch'd was laughing loudly at their awkward moment. The laughter snapped Silver back to reality and he jumped off Kotone – completely traumatized at what just happened.

Kotone was still lying down – frozen in shock. Slowly, she sat up and took as many deep breaths as possible. The bird pokemon was still guffawing – irritating Silver to the max.

But the laughter soon disappeared as Farfetch'd felt a huge gush of water hit him on the back – knocking him down off the tree. Before he could stand on his feet and fly away, a small firewall surrounded him, preventing him from escaping.

Kotone and Silver stared at it in awe. Their eyes were fixed on their starters. Quilava and Croconaw showed a silly sneer as the other Farfectch'd was captured, tied up and being pulled by the water starter.

Kotone smiled proudly. "You guys are awesome!"

The two best friends huffed out a proud roar. Silver frowned. He picked the Farfetch'd off his Croconaw and moved away. "Get the last one and let's get out of here…" he grumbled – his eyes avoiding Kotone completely.

"T-Thank you!" Matt thanked the two trainers and walked out of the forest with the pokemon. Each of them received a small, golden CD – a HM01.

Kotone smiled. She looked at Quilava. "Guess who's learning a new move?" she cooed at her starter. Quilava yelped happily.

Silver kept an annoyed face and walked away with his Croconaw. The more he faced Kotone – the more his body felt a weird sensation. The redhead growled. Croconaw waved goodbye and followed behind him.

Kotone sighed. Looks like our uncanny teamwork is over now. She looked at the CD – her thoughts flew back at the intimate incident she had with Silver. Kotone blushed madly and bit her lower lip. She shook her head. Don't you dare go there, Kotone!

Quilava just stared at his trainer in confusion. He sighed quietly. Humans.