Prologue: 5 Years is a Very Long Time

It had been 5 years...

5 years of wonder, 5 years of pain, 5 years of sorrow, 5 years of realization, and 5 years to build her determination of what she knew she needed to do.

The memory of there final battle, the memory of him leaving, the memory of when she realized for the first time she loved him.

*Flashback- 5 years earlier, Throne Room of N's Castle*

White was speechless as she watched N turn around heading to the window her eyes wide from all he had just said to her but quickly she snapped out of it asking, "What are you doing, N?"

"The champion has forgiven me, and...What I should do now is something I'll have to decide for myself," he said staring out the window toward the distant horizon feeling tears in his eyes, he couldn't let White see him crying not about leaving her behind, as he called out Zekrom in front of him it floating there bowing its head down so his hero could climb on. N quickly regained himself turning around once more to White, "White! You said you have a dream... That Dream... Make it come true! Make your wonderful dream a reality, and it will become your truth! White! If anyone can, it's you!"

He climbed onto Zekrom's back still looking at White seeing tears forming in her eyes. He hated himself guilt eating at his insides though he knew she deserved a lot better then him so he called out, "Well then... Farewell!"

With that Zekrom turned around flying off into the distance tears touching his back from N crying swearing he heard White call out after him keeping his resolve to not look at her again until he was a man that she deserved.

White ran toward the window quickly trying to catch him before he left tears running down her face now calling out, "NO N don't leave me... Take me with you!"

Though she knew deep inside he couldn't hear her but she also felt a new feeling run through her, she would do anything to see him again. She turned looking at Reshiram taking a deep breath saying, "You see it too right? The heroes aren't just supposed to fight and never be near each other. We need each other, I just know it."

Reshiram looked at her new hero leaning down nuzzling her cheek weakly saying into White's mind, 'Just as Zekrom and I need each other, you two need each other. It is the basic concept of light and dark after all, mistress.'

White smiled glad she could understand Reshiram like this it made her feel closer to N who could understand all pokemon saying, "Thank you, Reshiram."

White looked down whispering to herself now, "N please come back soon, I love you can't you see that you jerk."

*End of flashback*

White stared at the ceiling with a sigh her old room hadn't changed much over the 5 years since N left. Her full-size bed was neat and tidy the purple comforter tucked up against the pillow. On the floor laid a purple plaid carpet that old and falling apart though she thought it was still comfortable as she laid on it now. Behind her was a wii that never saw much play anymore since she was hardly ever here. The tv the wii was attached too was playing the world news like it always played when she was there since she clanged to the hope that she might hear something about N on sometime.

She shook her head grabbing a book from the book shelf that was near by sitting up before opening it up to a map of the Johto region. She had the laptop near by shut after she slammed it shut from not being able to find anything on there to confirm a random letter she had gotten the other day. Thinking about the letter she glanced up to the letter she had pinned to the wall over her bed having memorized it since it was the first clue she had gotten in finding N. She went over it in her mind:

To my dear sweet White, She giggled at the thought of N actually writing that down then hastily crossing it out. She shook her head continuing her thought before she got distracted again by her day dreams.

I can't tell you much White but believe me when I say I didn't mean to be gone this long. I can tell you I've thought of you almost every day, I never wanted to go without seeing you this long. I know we were enemies and it's stupid of me to believe that you would ever care about me, though I care about you. It hurt me to leave that day in the castle, I hated to see you cry, but my mind was made up I had to go to become someone worthy enough to be your friend and not just an enemy. This is why the situation I am in is a hard one, I can't return to Unova... not now at least. Though if you come to a land overshadowed by a mountain that connects two regions. One to the east and one to the west, the west is the one you want. If fate should have it, our paths will cross.

Love Your friend, N

She had known exactly what the region he meant in the letter was, Johto. Though deep in her mind she wondered why couldn't N return to Unova. The region had been peaceful, back the way it was before Plasma, for the last 5 years. It hadn't changed at all. Nothing had changed around her except for the person she saw in the mirrior every day. She had cut her hair a couple years back so it was barely shoulder length she hid it under the hood of her gray hoodie that had a faint picture of a pokeball on the back everyday anyway. She had changed her look when N left, not wanting everyone to know who she was plus she couldn't care less about her appearance now considering the only guy that mattered to her may never come back. She had started wearing the hoodie and faded blue jeans where ever she went. The bill of her pink hat sticking out from under her hoodie she just couldn't part with it out of all things in her outfit from when she journeyed across the region to collect the badges and to stop N.

It wasn't just on the outside she changed either, the past 5 years all she did was try to get information on N or distract herself with battling giving her a very determined look that had long replaced the cheerful girl she had been 5 years ago. She worried that when N saw what she had become, he wouldn't still care about her like he said in the letter. She had become cold, stuck in the pain and sorrow of him not being there smiling his Innocent yet cute smile she had grown to love along with every other part of him. She loved him and she knew deep inside herself he loved her too, when she had gotten that letter after all these years a week ago she was happiest anyone had seen her in a long long time.

With that final thought on her mind she quickly stood up grabbing her bag running out the door and down the stairs calling out to her mom, "Mom I'm going, I'm not coming back without him." Without another word she was out the door, another second later she was in the sky on Reshiram's back heading toward Johto.