Hey guys Ice here, sorry that I've gone for so long I had a bunch of school stuff that I was trying to finish on top of studying for finals. Despite that I've managed to continue writing (though at a painstakingly slow rate) and I've got a few ideas for the upcoming chapters so get ready. As always the names of the people that are in this story such as Chijioke, Jaires, Griff, Isabel are real people and their names are used with permission. Also don't forget to follow this story so you get to know when I update (If I update (JK)) and favorite this story if you think its good. Oh and I have a few battles planned however I was wondering if you (the readers) want to be inserted. If so just PM me you name or the name you wan't to be known as (don't worry I won't tell) and you're team (Route 19 Pokemon please, or if you want a specific pokemon just ask in the PM) Kthanksbai

I should probably clarify something. My Sister tries to act smart and don't get me wrong she is but she can also be a little immature at times. She's funny as hell and I love her to death but she can also be a bit embarrassing. I guess I do enjoy playing the role of the protective and informative older brother to my twelve year old sister.

As we neared the bottom of the staircase I heard a familiar voice. It took me a second to recognize it as the voice of my friend Jaires I came around the corner as I exited the bottom of the stairwell and saw him standing there with his sister, no doubt that he was picking her up after helping with the younger kids.

Isabel hopped my shoulder and ran off to Jaires's sister, I chose to take a calmer approach and walked over nodding to his sister when she said hi; mom's skitty started playing with Jaires's magby that he hatched from an egg recently, I turned to Jaires when he started to speak.

"Happy birthday Matt, what's new?' he was a few months younger than me but he was also starting his journey today. He was pulling his purple, red, and navy blue hipster scarf out of his sisters locker and wrapping it around his neck on top of his sky blue hoodie and navy blue jeans. He had dark brown curly hair and brown eyes.

"Not much" I replied turning to watch our younger siblings talk about school. They were about the same age with Jaries's sister being a year older that Isabel. They had know each other for years and people who didn't know them thought that they were sisters and why shouldn't they think that the two of the were practically inseparable.

We started to leave walking out a side door and though the park rather than out the front and into the street. When we got outside I shivered as a gust of cold wind swept across the park and slapped me in the face. I sighed and zipped up my new jacket that I got for my birthday. My had left it on the table before she left for work, it was navy blue on the bottom half and sky blue on the top half with two gray stripes along the middle separated by a navy blue stripe. It went well with my grey jeans and blue shirt.

After walking in silence for a while Jaires spoke up. "Did you get my message?"

"What message?" I asked not realizing what he was talking about.

"The one I sent you on your X-transceiver this morning" He replied in a half annoyed tone. Our sisters were playing on the climbing equipment chasing each other in a game of tag.

"Oh right!" I checked my X-transceivers messaging system and sure enough it was there a message from Jaires saying to meet him, Griffin, and Chijioke at the lookout at 4:30 to meet Professor Juniper's assistant, looking at the main screen of my X-transceiver I saw that it was 4:15. I had completely forgotten about his message after what had happened with my mom earlier. "Right well we should get going then" I said turning, I called my sister over and Jaires did the same.

"Hey kiddo I'm going to get my pokémon, do you want to go home?" I asked her as mom's skitty walked between us.

"No, I want to stay with you" she said picking skitty up. the cat pokémon purred and licked her cheek.

"Well alright but you'll have to be on your best behavior".

"Okay" she said with a huff indicating that she already knew.

"which means no interrupting" I said pressing the matter to make sure she understood.

"Okay" she said curtly getting annoyed.

"And no pranks" I said finding things to annoy her with.

"Okay" she said starting to blush and becoming flustered.

"And make sure you keep an eye on skitty" I finished.

"I know, stop treating me like a child you're acting like Mom, I hate when you act like her" she exclaimed in an exasperated tone.

I stopped dead. She was right, I was acting like my mother, I was doing the very things that I hated. I stood there staring at her trying to comprehend it, but I couldn't. "I-I'm sorry" I muttered.

Isabel must have understood what I was thinking because she gave me a quick hug and whispered "I know".

"Hey Matt! You coming or what?" Jaires called from across the park, His sister having already gone home. I had not realized they had left. I looked back to my sister and we took off running.