Well, I'm sure there are a lot of girls out there who, like me, finished Black and White and fell hoplessly in love with N. (Seriously, I love him more than my real crush. Pathetic right?) Well, this is a little different from some N/Touko stories because I am using my character's name instead of Touko's. If you don't like it, go away. Okay, my boring drabble is over. Now on with the show!

BTW: if you think I own Pokemon, you are an idiot.

Ember's POV

I batted with Ghetsis easily. The combined power of my Zekrom, Ideal, my Hydreigon, Thorn, and my Serperior, Napoleon couldn't be beat. My heart pounded through the entire thing. I wasn't nervous about the battle. I had powerful pokemon on my side and he was a foolish man to begin with.

My heart pounded because N seemed genuienly concerned about me. He had shouted my name just before the battle began. I glanced at him as I ordered Thorn to use Dragon Pulse. His eyes were wide and he looked paler than usual, his lips were parted and shaking. I tried to give him a reassuring smile as his father's Hydreigon fainted.

He didn't smile back. His face only seemed to rid its self of more color.

I finally knocked out Ghetsis's last Pokemon and stepped back.

N's POV

Though I tried to block out the harsh words of my father, some still slipped through my mental barrier.

"He's nothing more than a freak without a human heart!"

"Do you think you're going to get through to a warped person like that?"

I looked down at my chest. Could I not possess a heart? I put my hand over it and felt it beating. My heart was there and it kept me alive, but just barely.

I felt hot tears of shame well up in my eyes. I shut them quickly so that Ember wouldn't see.

Ember...

What was her deal? She goes through hell and back just to prove me wrong and then tries to give me some sweet smile attempt? I continued to stare at her untill I heard Alder addressing me.

"N... im sure you have much to think about. I know you were not pursuing the truth because of Ghetsis's manipulation, but because your heart was truley inspired. That is why you were able to meet the legendary Pokemon!" He said in a way that could've been compassionate. I wouldn't know, no one had ever shown compassion to me before.

"But..." I said, struggling for words. "I have no right to be the hero!"

"Is that so?" He challanged "What you and the legendary Pokemon are going to do from now on... That's important, wouldn't you say?"

I shook my head in disbelief. He was actually trying empathy! "Acting like you understand... Up till now, we've been fighting each other over our beliefs! Yet, despite that... Why?" I asked.

"N," He reasoned. "Even if we don't understand each other, that's not a reason to reject each other. There are two sides to any argument. Is there one point of view that has all the answers? Give it some thought."

Then the wandering champion nodded to me slowly and he and Cheren led my terrible father away.

Ember's POV

"N..." I said wistfully. I was trying so unbeliveably hard to hold back tears it was almost painful.

N said nothing for awhile. He simply stood there staring at his sneakers.

Poor guy. I thought. I felt guilt boil in my stomach and tasted bile in the back of my throat.

But it had to happen... That's what happens when you refuse to listen to to reason.

"N," I tried again, reaching out to touch his shoulder. "I just want to say..."

He stepped back so he was out of my reach.

Suddenly his head flew up and his liquid emerald eyes met mine. "I want to talk to you about something." He said in a tone laced with sadness and, perhaps, excitement.

I smiled and nodded to show he had my attention.

N walked away and I instinctively followed. "It's about when I first met you in Accumula Town." He explained.

"I was shocked when I heard what your Pokemon was saying. I was shocked because that Pokemon said it liked you. It said it wanted to be with you." I blinked. How could that be suprising?

He shook his head and walked some more. "I couldnt understand it. I couldnt belive there were Pokemon that liked people. because, up until that moment, I'd never known a Pokemon like that.

He turned to look at me again. "The longer my journey continued, the more unsure I became. All I kept meeting were Pokemon and people who communicated with each other and helped one another. That was why I needed to confirm my beliefs by battling with you. I wanted to confront you hero-to-hero. I needed that more than anything." There was a pained expression across his face.

N turned away from me and walked away. This time I did not follow him. "There's no way a person like me, someone who understands only pokemon- no, actually... I didn't understand them, either."

"N-" I tried.

He held up a hand to silence me. "No way I could measure up to you when you had met so many Pokemon and were surrounded by friends... the champion has forgiven me, and... what I should do now is something I'll have to decide for myself."

His expression was unreadable as he turned to me yet again. "Ember! You said you have a dream... That dream... Make it come true! Wonderful dreams and ideals give you the power to change the world! If anyone can, it's you Ember! Well then... Farewell!"

"N!" I found myself practically shouting. "You don't have to go."

He pushed his cap up so it was out of his face. "I do. Perhaps Alder has forgiven me and maybe even you have. But others like Cheren and Bianca, or anyone for that matter, would have a difficult time accepting me as just another normal Unova citizen. Ember, thank you. You've shown me more truth than Ghetsis and Reshiram combine could've shown me."

Both he and I were blinking a lot more than normal.

"Now," He continued. "as soon as Reshiram recovers I'll be off." He winked. "I doubt that any Pokemon center will help me."

A lightbulb in my head flicked on.

"Here." I said as I reached into my bag. I handed him my last Max Revive and a Full Restore. "For Reshiram."

An unexpected grin broke out on his face. He released the unconsious dragon and revived it. He then did the most unexpected thing possible...

N Harmonia, king of the formiddible Team Plasma hugged me.

It was an awkward hug, almost unpracticed in a way. He hugged my shoulders, instead of my neck or waist, in a way that kinda hurt. I squirmed and he realized his mistake and moved his arms down to hug my torso.

I suddenly noticed that it felt like it was raining on my right shoulder.

He's crying. I realized with a shock.

I decided that that was an okay for me to let a few tears out myself.

After a moment he let go.

"Ember," He said as he wiped his eyes with his finger. "don't ever forget what I said about your dream."

He hopped onto his Reshiram and turned to look at me one last time.

"I'll come back." He promised. "I'm not sure when; but I will."

My hazel eyes met his emerald ones for the last time. "I'd like that." I said somewhat lamley.

In a blast of white hot fire N and Reshiram took to the skies and I watched them until even a miniscule speck in the sky was unseen.

For some reason, I broke down in heavy sobs.

I remembered one of the first things N had told me about himself.

"I love ferris wheels."

"Well N," I said to no one in particular. "wherever you're headed, I hope there's a ferris wheel."

That was a year ago.

Wow, this is a bit long to be called a prolouge. It was only meant to be, like half a page. Oh well. REVIEW PLEASE!