"Great souls suffer in silence."
~Friedrich von Schiller

After a quick visit to the Pokemon Center, Kyohei did indeed give Touya a tour around the town. The older trainer was soon amazed by how different the place was from his own hometown and smiled at the beautiful surroundings. Despite the deep in his heart he was still frightened of the fact that he could accidentally bump into his friends, Touya truly did feel at peace in that beautiful town.

It was the outlook that caused Touya to feel the most amazed. The view there was amazing and every now and then the wind would blow fall-colored leaves past the two brunettes, dancing in the air like ballerinas. Even though the wind was cold and reminded both of the guys of the upcoming winter, it was really not a problem seeing that they both had a warm fire-type helping them keep warm. So they both held their pokemon on their arms, Touya his larversta and Kyohei his tepig in order to warm up a little as they watched the beautiful scenery. It was almost like watching a sea of fire with all the colors of the fall dyeing the trees like flames.

"So what brings you to Aspertia anyway, Touya?"
The question startled the older trainer somewhat and he bit his lip.
"It's quite a long story", he replied to the other brunette and petted the white fur of his larvesta. "One of the reasons is that the wild pokemon here are not quite so strong and I was thinking of training my larvesta."
Kyohei's chocolate eyes gazed at Touya with utmost curiosity.
"Any other reasons?" he asked. "We have a lot of time."
"...well..."
There was a short silence of patient waiting. The older trainer sighed deeply and looked up to the blue skies.
"I have a friend who moved here recently."
The rookie nod, thinking he understood. But he didn't.
"So you're here to meet that friend?"
"Not really. It's complicated."

Kyohei bit his lip, not saying anything for a long while. It was just like he had thought – that older trainer truly was mysterious. You could tell that the other had way more experience in life that he had. It fascinated the rookie. He wanted to know more, wanted to learn the secrets behind those brown eyes that were almost identical to his own. And learn he would. This trainer had promised to teach him how to train his pokemon well.

That was when Kyohei snapped out of his thoughts to a sudden realization. He had someone else who had promised to teach him things, too. And that certain someone was waiting for him.
"Mewdammit!" he cussed and returned his tepig in its pokeball. "I'm sorry for this, Touya, but could you please come with me? I have an appointment which I totally forgot!"
The older trainer blinked in surprise but soon enough nod.
"Sure. I don't mind", he replied and as soon as Kyohei started running down from the outlook, he followed.

And they ran, dashed through the gate to Route 119 where Kyohei immediately run to a figure that was standing near the tall grass with a large green hat on top of her short blonde hair.
"I'm so sorry Ms. Bianca!" the boy apologized sincerely and bowed a little. "I hope you didn't wait for too long."
The woman folded her arms and eyed Kyohei up and down but smiled in the end.
"It's nothing. I'm sure you have a good explanation for taking so long", she stated.
The rookie brunette nod.
"In a matter of fact I do. I met someone who promised to help me on my journey", he cheerily replied.
Bianca seemed more than delighted to hear the news.
"Ah, so you made new friends already? That's wonderful!" she exclaimed and clapped her hands together. "I'm kinda sad you didn't take your new friend with you though. It would have been nice to get to know someone new."

Kyohei opened his mouth in confusion and spun around as quick as he could, looking behind him. No Touya anywhere in sight. The brunette opened and closed his mouth a couple times like a magikarp on dry land.
"I-I... He was following me just a minute ago!" he then muttered and looked around. In a couple seconds he slammed his palm against his face. "Don't tell me... he got lost?!"
Bianca was just as confused as Kyohei and walked to the brunette, looking at him as if to find an answer.
"Your friend isn't a local?" she asked.
Kyohei shook his head.
"He told me he'd never been to Aspertia before."

The blond and the brunette looked at each other, considering what would be the best option to do in this situation. Finally the rookie trainer granted Bianca an apologizing smile.
"I better go look for him", he sighed. "I guess your lesson will have to wait until then."
"It's okay, Kyohei", the woman replied and patted the boy's shoulder. "It's important to take care of your friends. And maybe I can be of help in your search. Two pairs of eyes is always better than one, right?"
"Thanks", the chocolate eyed boy smiled and went to the gate with Bianca following him.

The whole idea of Touya having gotten lost during such a short walk from the outlook to the gate was quite absurd but still possible. It confused Kyohei, but most of all worried. He had just gotten a new friend and already gotten him in trouble. He shouldn't have ran so fast. He should have waited for the other boy. He should have-
"What does your friend look like?"

Kyohei stopped for a moment to explain the details to Bianca.
"Brown hair, brown eyes. Not quite as messy as mine. He carries a larvesta around and wears a blue hoodie and a red and white cap."
The blond woman memorized the details and froze. Her green eyes went wide and his grip on his emerald back tightened.
"That sounds like... did he happen to wear black trousers too? What pokemon did he have, other than the larvesta?"
"Uhm", Kyohei scratched his head. "A serperior, at least. I don't really know about any others."
Bianca's face was now pale.
"His... his name. What was it?" she asked with a wavering voice.
The reactions caused Kyohei to freeze as well. Oh dear. Was Bianca the friend Touya had spoken to him about? And if she was... should he tell her about him? The brunette bit his lip in nervousness. This wasn't good.
"...was it Touya?"
Kyouhei closed his eyes and nod reluctantly while repeating endless apologies to Touya in his mind.