Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon.

A/N: Sequel to "Age Doesn't Matter." One year after the events of "Age Doesn't Matter."

Ages: Touko-17 and N-28

N's POV

"N! I'm home!"

I smiled to myself as I heard those words. I turned around and saw my favorite teenage brunette walking through the door. "Touko, you're back earlier than I expected. Not that I'm complaining" I stated. Touko smiled. I removed my stethoscope from around my neck and gently placed it on the kitchen table then started walking to the couch. I sat down as soon as I got there. Touko placed her pink bag on the floor and sat down beside me.

"Well the challenger wasn't too hard to beat, so the battle went by quickly. After the battle, I just decided to come straight home. I mean I can't stay away from my fiancé too long, can I?" Touko questioned with a smirk.

"I suppose not" I agreed with my own smirk. Before anything else could be said, I leaned down and kissed Touko. Touko didn't complain and kissed back. Just as I started to deepen the kiss, the front door flew open. I mentally kicked myself. I should have suspected an interruption. I mean, it always happens.

"Touko!" the teenage blonde screamed in glee. I pulled away from Touko and sighed. I slowly turned my head towards the intruder.

"Hello, Bianca" I said politely. Bianca either didn't hear me or she ignored me as she walked past me to jump on Touko and wrap her in a hug.

"Can't breathe" Touko said in a panic.

"Bianca, you're suffocating her" I said jokingly. Bianca immediately released Touko to turn around and glare at me.

"Excuse me for wanting to see my friend after a whole week and a half of not seeing her. You always get to spend time with her. I never get to see her anymore because of my work but mostly because you hog her. You need to learn to share" Bianca huffed.

"I'm sorry. Kidnap her anytime you want to see her. I promise I won't get in the way" I said. Bianca nodded her head in approval.

"N" Touko whined. She grabbed my doctor's coat and pulled me towards her. "Do you know what she makes me do sometimes? She makes me do horrible things. The worst thing she always makes me do is help her with her paper work. Do you know how much she has and all the complicated vocabulary it has on it? It is only stuff geniuses or Cheren can understand. It is not fun. Why are you doing this to me?" I chuckled.

"I don't want Bianca to hate me. Besides, how can I hurt that face?" I said while looking at Bianca. Touko turned to look at her and her expression of distress faded away. Bianca was wearing her new outfit and glasses. It really complimented her, but her seller look was her big eyes. They were so cute.

"I guess I see your point but promise me that if she makes me do paper work that you'll come save me" Touko pouted.

"Sure."

"Yay."

"Guys?" Bianca said.

"Yep?" I said while staring at Touko's beautiful face.

"Did you hear a word I said or were you too lost in each other's eyes?" Bianca teased. I blushed and so did Touko.

"Sorry" we said in unison.

"It's alright. Anyway, what do you say about us all going to Nimbasa City on a trip then head down to Aspertia City to check out where Cheren's Gym is going to be at after it opens in a few months. I think it would be a fun trip for all four of us to spend together. We've never been on a trip together before. It would be a blast. I promise" Bianca said.

"Well…" I said. "I don't really have anything else to do, and we did have an interesting experience in Nimbasa the last time I went there. I'd be willing to go if Touko wants to go" I said casually.

"N! Stop being a loner. Even if Touko doesn't want to go, you can still go with Cheren and I. You don't need Touko to go somewhere to have fun" Bianca cried out in exasperation. Touko chuckled.

"She's right, you know?" Touko giggled. I draped an arm around Touko's shoulder and pulled her towards me.

"Trust me, Touko. I've been out in the real world before I even met you and it wasn't the most exciting experience. But just so you know, everything is a lot more fun with you around to keep me company" I stated. Touko blushed at the compliment. Bianca stood there with an offended look on her face. She stomped her foot in defense.

"I can be fun too, N" Bianca hissed. I threw my hand up in defense.

"I have no doubt about it, but things aren't just the same without Touko" I said seriously. Bianca sighed.

"Whatever but Touko still didn't answer my question. Do you want to go or not? Cheren wants to leave in two days, so I need an answer now." Touko smiled.

"Sure, I'd love to see where the Gym's going to be at. I've only been to Aspertia once and that was to see the lookout there. It has a great view that will take someone's breath away. Besides, I'll know where to go when the Gym opens and be able to face Cheren" Touko snickered evilly.

I nudged Touko. "Way to crush Cheren's dreams as a Gym leader. No offense to him but he wouldn't stand a chance against you. He'll probably feel lousy after a battle against you."

"Relax, it's better to crush his hopes and spirit now when he's starting off his career fresh. I'll toughen him up" Touko said like it was nothing. I sighed. I turned my attention back to Bianca.

"I guess we're going. So, how long will we be away?" I asked.

Bianca smiled. "Two weeks." With that said, Bianca left us alone again.

My eyes widened in slight horror. I swiveled my head to face Touko. She was staring at me with wide eyes too. "Why is this trip unusually long, and why did Bianca have a creepy smile on her face when she left?"

"I don't know, and I don't want to find out" Touko said quietly. I hung my head in defeat. Bianca will definitely be the death of me one day.

The next day…

"N…N…N" Touko said repeatedly as she shook me.

"Hmmm….." I said groggily.

"Wake up, I know you don't really look in on people's Pokémon but there is a girl from the town over here to see you. She has an injured Pokémon with her" Touko whispered. I sat up and stretched.

"What? Why didn't she just go to see the Nurse Joy there?" I asked while putting on some slippers and heading to my dresser for some clothes to put on.

"Well, she said that she was walking through Route 1 and her Pokémon got injured and she was closer to Nuvema than to Accumula Town. She heard that you were the only Pokémon Doctor around here" Touko explained as I slipped my pants on over my boxers.

"Alright, I'll look at the Pokémon but only because I could never turn one away. I just hope it's not too bad. I don't have any surgical utensils." I quickly buttoned up my white shirt and grabbed my Doctor's coat too before going downstairs. There was a young black haired girl sitting on the couch patiently waiting for me. By my guess, she was no more than nine years old.

"Hello, I'm Doctor Harmonia. What seems to be the problem?" I said as I carefully sat down next to the frightened girl.

The girl sniffled. She must have been crying earlier. Slowly, she turned her body towards me and revealed a small Pokémon in her arms. It was a Drilbur, and someone could obviously see it was poisoned.

"Me and my Drilbur were playing in the woods and this big mean Scolipede came out of nowhere and attacked us" the girl said. She shivered at the memory.

"It's alright. Why don't you come with me and we can see what we can do with your friend?" I said softly. The girl nodded. I led her to my Infirmary upstairs and had her lay her Drilbur down on the table. I did the basic check-up procedure before getting down to business. I went to my medicine cabinet and pulled out a few berries and mashed them into a pulp with a mortar. I mixed different berries together to cure the poison and help the Pokémon get back its strength.

Using my fingers, I rubbed some of the berry mush onto the Drilbur's tongue. It cringed at the bitter flavor of all the different berries mixed together before actually swallowing the stuff. I gently picked up the Drilbur off the examination table and laid it in one of the small beds in the room.

"Why don't you come down stairs and let Drilbur rest for a little bit. I think my fiancée made some cookies. I can smell them. You can have some while you wait" I offered. The girl nodded and hesitantly grabbed my hand. I squeezed her hand reassuringly before guiding her to the kitchen. She was obviously frightened by the traumatic event that happened before her eyes and was scared of being away from home. As I suspected, Touko made some cookies and already had three glasses of milk out and ready for us.

I took my own chair and so did the girl. Touko sat down shortly after. "So," Touko began, "what's your name?"

"Uh…" the girl said while looking from me to Touko. "My name is Elena."

"It's nice to meet you Elena" Touko said sweetly. I nodded my head in agreement. Elena just stared at us…well mostly Touko.

"Are you the Champion?" she said bluntly while dipping her cookie in her glass of milk.

"You bet" Touko said proudly. Elena abruptly looked at me with big eyes.

"Wow, you're going to marry the Champion?" she said in total awe. I smiled at the little girl.

"Uh-huh" I said.

"That's so cool, Doctor Harmonia. I bet you get to heal her Pokémon all the time."

"Not all the time, but sometimes" I answered the excited girl. At least she wasn't scared anymore. Elena stared at me for a long time before saying something that completely blew me away and not in a romantic kind of way either.

"My mommy read me something about you in the newspaper before. I think it was when I was eight but she never said anything about you going to marry the Champion. She just said something about you being the King of Team…uh…whatcha-ma-call-it…and how she was disgusted at the Champion for dating a guy a lot older than her. My mommy said it was sickening. But I don't care what my mommy says because the Champion is my hero and you seem like a nice guy Doctor Harmonia" Elena said rapidly.

I couldn't even wrap my mind around what the girl just said. I probably looked like an idiot with my mouth gaping open. "Thank you" I said unsurely after a while. Touko, however, just clenched and unclenched her fist around her glass. "How about we go see how Drilbur is doing? Shall we?" I said while pulling Elena's chair out and taking her back upstairs.

Surely enough, Drilbur was already out of the bed I put it in and playing with a ball on the floor. I returned Drilbur to the girl before ushering the little girl out the door and warning her about not leaving the house again without her parents. When I went back to the kitchen, Touko was furiously washing a cookie sheet and grumbling to herself.

I went up behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist, resting my chin on the top of her head in the process. Touko stopped scrubbing the cooking item and sighed. "I know I shouldn't let these kinds of things get to me, but I wish people would stop judging me or you before they get to know us" Touko said sadly. I nodded my head and led her away from the sink, so she couldn't harm my cook ware anymore. We sat down on the couch and just sat there.

"You know I wouldn't let anyone talk bad about us? And you know I love you right?" I said softly. Touko scoffed.

"Of course. We wouldn't be engaged if that was the case" Touko said. I chuckled.

"And I know you love me back, so we don't have a problem" I said cheekily. Touko smiled.

"You are such a weirdo" Touko said while slapping my arm.

"But I'm your weirdo" I said before giving Touko a kiss. She smiled. After we broke apart, Touko looked up at me with shining eyes.

"You know, you're going to be a great dad one day" Touko said suddenly. My eyes widened.

"R-R-Really?" I stuttered out in surprise and embarrassment.

"Really" Touko confirmed. "I mean you were so kind to that little girl, and I know how you were when I was younger. You were so caring and considerate. You're great with children."

"You'll be a great mom" I said shyly. Touko stared ahead without saying anything. We sat there in silence for a little bit.

Finally after a little while longer, she looked at me and opened her mouth to say something, but I think she changed her mind because she closed it again. But I must have been wrong because she said, "I don't know about that. I mean, did you see how I acted towards that little girl? I was rude. Sure she didn't notice, but I know how I was acting. I was horrible."

"No, you were just a little upset. But trust me. I can tell you'll be a great mom one day" I said reassuringly. Touko smiled once more.

"Thank you, N."

A/N: What do you think will happen on their two week trip? Review and tell me what you think.