Gah! So sorry for the late reply! The reasons are always the same so I won't bother saying them.
I realized that in the last chapter I got the wrong sage. It was Sage Gorm that stole the skull and thus would be the one to attack White.
Ch. 7:
(N's PoV)
It was already extremely difficult keeping White to stay in one place to the point that I failed each time but now the difficulty is on a whole new level and I don't think I'm prepared. I like difficult problems to solve but this is one I can do without. Castelia City is the worst city in all of Unova to leave White by herself (well Black City might be worst but there's no way I'm going there). The trainers themselves are enough of a problem but there are much more terrible influences lurking in the shadows of the city waiting to taint a pure girl like White; and thus she can't be left alone. But I can't bring her with me. What am I to do?
White isn't going to listen to a thing I say. The look in her eyes is one of pure excitement. The only thing that's keeping her from taking off is the shock of seeing the massive city. This is going to be very difficult. I can already feel the headache forming.
The shock is gone and the only thing keeping her from vanishing is my grip on her arm. She pulls and points at the city, uttering all kinds of noises because she's incapable of putting into words just how much she wants to explore. Difficult? This going to be downright impossible. Let the throbbing begin.
"White-" I'm barely able to get out.
"Nononononononono!" she chants and begins to struggle more. Normally Black would intervene right now but he seems to be on my side. At least one of them is weary of humans.
I sigh and she starts to try to pry my fingers away with strong determination (her determined face is really cute). I shake my arm and she counters with a sudden, sharp pull that nearly frees her arm. In frustration she starts pulling harder and she gets to the point where I have to wrap my arms around her. It's a good thing no one is around or this would be a very uncomfortable situation to explain. Despite her trashing around it feels strangely right to have her in my arms.
"N!" she finally cries out and Black gives me a warning growl.
I didn't want to resort to this but he'll keep her safe and in check. "Don't run," I whisper into her ear and she grunts back at me. Slowly, I unwrap my arms and once I'm sure she won't run I'll let her go completely.
She turns to face me, crosses her arms, and puffs out her cheeks and I have to hold back my laughter and I don't think I'll be able to hold on for much longer. She stomps her foot and slams her arms to her side and it's just so adorable. "N!" she roars and I fight to get my laughter back under control.
"I'll have someone guide you around." She obviously doesn't like it by the fact that her face drops; she's so expressive. "Don't worry there's no one that I trust more in this world." I guess it's not the fact that it's a stranger guiding her that's bothering her (but it does for Black).
"…You're leaving me again?" I should have known. The face she's making just makes me want to hold her tight and never let go, but I have to. It's too soon for him to meet her and thanks to Sage Gorm White won't listen to anything I have to say about my people.
"I'm sorry. I really am but it will only before a short while, I promise." That's not enough; of course it isn't, I've always taken longer than I said I would. "I'll make it up to you, okay?" Reluctantly, she nods yes. "Please wait right here as I get my friend." She doesn't say anything or move, so I guess that's a yes.
I didn't want White to meet him yet; at least until she wasn't so eager for a battle but she isn't giving me much time to think of something else. I hope he isn't at headquarters and is possibly nearby. He's able to fool everyone even with all the pranks he pulls but I'm not sure a Zoroark clouded in an illusion will not be enough to fool White. And if she learns of his true identity it will only be a matter of time before the battling decelerations begin.
Hopefully he's nearby and not at headquarters, if he's there than I don't what I will do. I should focus on finding him around the city right now. He should be able to hear my whistle if he's nearby. Please be nearby, White will only wait for so long.
I get dirty looks from everyone nearby for the loud, obnoxious noises I generate and I offer them a sheepish grin as an apology. The looks quickly pass as everyone continues on with their lives and it looks like he isn't here. I'll have to look in another area. White please wait just a little longer.
"N!" someone calls before crashing into me. I gasp out as I'm knocked to the ground. My name is chanted over and over by my assailant, who won't get off of me.
I try to wiggle out of his grasp but he won't have it. "It's nice to see you again but could you please get off of me?" I manage to say as I fail again to free myself.
"Sorry," he chuckles. After I dust myself off I turn to my attacker, a stranger who is grinning at me. I pity the poor guy that Zoroark is mimicking; I wonder just how much trouble he has gotten into thanks to the illusion Pokémon. "It's me! Zoroark!" he says just to makes sure I know and I nod to confirm. Zoroark's name is impossible for humans to pronounce so he just told me to call him what the rest of the humans do (and to be honest I don't like it).
Our happy reunion has turned into an awkward situation very quickly. Zoroark kept his illusion of a man going the whole time he had me pinned to the ground and it grabbed everyone's attention. Some are looking at us with curiosity, annoyance, and a few with disappointment (mostly women on the last one). The looks don't bother my clueless friend but they do for me so it's time for us to leave. I don't need strange rumors about me spreading; it's not dignifying and will make it harder for me to convert people. Ignoring everyone I politely push past a group of girls (who try to take pictures of me) and Zoroark follows, keeping the girls at bay.
"N, what are you doing here? Are you here to play?" he chirps happily as we get farther away from the crowd. He still has his illusion on. How long is he going to keep it going? Or did he forget about it? Either way, it's easier to move around like this. If everyone knew about his true identity all kinds of trainers would flock to us for battles or for worst trading. The very thought of it is enough to anger me.
"Let's play hide and seek!" It's hard to stay angry with him around.
"Sorry, I can't right now." At my response he releases his illusion so I can see all his disappointment; it's a good thing we are at a part of the city that isn't so crowded. I pet his head but this doesn't really cheer him up. "I have business to do right now but we can play later, I promise." That cheers him up a bit.
"But until then can you help me with something?" He nods his head vigorously. "I have a friend who's new to the city and needs to be shown around, can you do it?"
"Yup, what kind of Pokémon is your friend?"
"She's not a Pokémon…she's a human." His eyes widen and he's speechless. He doesn't have a problem with humans, if he did he would have never taken me in; but I can understand his surprise I've never really gotten close to another human beside Anthea and Concordia (and I was never planning to get close with anyone else).
He's starts to jump around singing a combination of "Who is she" and "I want to meet here". I'm glad he's excited but shouldn't he be at least a little worried about meeting a human? Why would he when he's constantly playing pranks on strangers all the time. "Hey N, what's she like?"
"She's kind, strong, brave, difficult, and so much more." I could go on and on about her but I'll stop there, I don't need him getting the wrong impression of my feelings for her. He's watching me curiously, I guess he wants more; I did leave out the most important part. "She's like me." And that has him tilting his head seeking an explanation. "She was left behind and raised by Pokémon. She can understand you."
"Now, I really want to meet her!"
"Thank you." He smiles one of those that show off his teeth usually a sign that he means to do something bad but I don't get that feeling from this one. "I don't want her to be corrupted by the evil of this city so please keep her away from the bad parts and if you possibly can away from trainers."
He nods quickly after I give a quick explanation of what she looks like and starts dashing in the direction I point to. I need to get going and get this meeting over with; not really looking forward to it. Wait, I forgot to tell him something very important. "Zoroark!" He skids to a stop and turns to face me. "It's very important that White and her partner don't learn that you're a zoroark." Or I'll never hear the end of her declarations for battle. He nods and creates and illusion of a new man as he continues on his way.
I arrive quickly at my organization's new base of command. I'm not happy about its location being right in front of the accursed Castelia's gym. Ghetsis' reason seems valid (to watch the gym) but I just don't like. I don't want to be anywhere near that place but I will unfortunately have to return later with White.
Once I enter I'm immediately bombarded with compliments and greetings from the lowest members that are stationed here. Putting on my brightest smile the women swoon and the men smile back and let me know what floor Ghetsis is on (the top floor of course). Saying quick thanks I make my way to the elevator and one of my subjects that is eager to please pushes all the necessary buttons for me. I wonder how White would react to an elevator ride. I should take her on one, especially the clears ones but the problem is most of the open office buildings are full of trainers (why they battle inside makes no sense to me).
At the back corner on the last floor, behind a giant desk is where Ghetsis sits. There's a pile of papers stacked on the desk something that I should take care of but he decided that it's not necessary for me to deal with. He stops what he's doing, walks around the desk, and greets me and I do the same.
"I have a few things I need to discuss," I say as I take his offer to sit down. He nods and returns to his side of the desk to sit. "I've been thinking about the future of Team Plasma."
"As a good king should," he adds.
"Thank you, anyway I was thinking of how we should deal with those that do not agree with us." I go into detail about the importance of not using violence. He's completely silent throughout my entire explanation; my only proof that he was listening was the occasional nod.
"That does make sense. I shall alert the others for you."
"I also want to tell you about my new plan." Again I go into detail this time about White challenging the gyms for me so I can somewhat legitimately challenge the Pokémon League. I know it's still not completely right but I just can't tolerate gyms and if I defeat White in battle it should be okay. He tries to act innocent when I mentioned her but he can't fool me; if Sage Gorm knew than of course he would know.
Now that my two main points are done with we begin to go over other little things. Suddenly, he gets a call requesting his assistance. He tells me I don't need to concern myself with it and goes off to deal with it and now I'm alone. It's getting close to sunset again I'm taking much longer than I planned to. I wonder how White is doing. Was Zoroark able to handle her? I get the feeling that she might be the one person to much for him to deal with.
After a few minutes pass Ghetsis returns and he's upset. Before I can even ask he dismisses my question with a short wave. Once he's at his desk he goes on to tell me that he's busy and we should end our meeting, which is fine with me. Forgetting all the formalities I'm rushed out of his office and my subjects struggle to say their farewells and hastily get back to whatever they are doing.
Glad that's over with now to find White and Zoroark. I should have probably asked him where he was planning to show her around but it probably would have been pointless considering who he's with. I have faith in him to know that even despite White's craziness and boundless energy he'll be able to keep her away from all the bad influences.
I need a way to keep in contact with White when we are separated. An Xtransceiver would be good even though I don't want one. As long as no one in Team Plasma learns that I have one than it should be tolerable, but the problem is will White be able to take care of one?
Cheap is the way to go when it comes to things she isn't interested in, and I'm glad because Xtransceivers are expensive. Now that I have that taken care of that, the problem of finding them returns. I don't know where Zoroark usually stays at and I can't think of any safe places that White would be interested in. This city just has to be frustrating large.
"N!" a familiar voice cries. I face him before he can tackle me and he's in his original form. Did White figure him out? "She's a challenge."
"You don't like her?" I say a bit hurt.
He vigorously shakes his head no. "She's really fun but hard to keep up with."
I'm glad that they have gotten along but I don't see her. "Where is she?" He looks away. "You didn't-" He shakes his head no. "What is it then?"
"I couldn't keep her from learning that I'm a Pokémon and…" I figured as much when he came to me in his normal form but I arch my eyebrows to alert him that I'm curious. And with a heavy sigh he finishes, "And keep her away from trainers."
Oh White, what do I have to do to get you to listen to me? "Where is she?" Wordlessly he uses his illusion again and leads the way.
He leads me down an ally with three suspicious men; I do already not like it. He stops at some random door and point to it. The sign in front says it leads to Café Sonata. What's a café doing in an ally? I do really not like this place.
Taking a deep breath I push open the door and the café isn't bad as I had feared, quite nice actually. But the feeling of relief quickly passes when I spot White with Touya and his friends. I didn't want them to meet and yet the met and now here they are associating with each other as if they are friends. My plans only go awry when White is involved, it's very frustrating.
"N!" she calls all too happily as she runs to me. Just as every other time her smile rids me of my anger but I fight the urge to smile with her. She tilts her head in confusion at my stern face and her actions make it harder to keep it that way. I wish she would just stop seeking out trainers but even if she does she will still go with Touya. She likes him; he was all she could talk about all the way to Castelia City. I can't explain why her talking about him annoyed me so much.
White chanting my name breaks me out of my train of thought. Against my will (but honestly I don't struggle much) I'm forced to sit at everyone's table but at least I'm in between White and Touya (but I really don't want to be in the same area as Touya's friend).
She begins to excitedly tell me about her day. She's talking so fast and moving so much that it's impossible to understand her at all; in fact I'm not even sure if she's breathing. Every time I try to interject to get her calm down I go completely ignored but laughing for Touya catches her attention and he's able to get her to slow down and it irritates me.
"N!" she shouts suddenly and it causes me to jump. She's grinning from ear to ear before darting to the counter.
White's too full of energy it's strange. I glance at Touya, who's now in a laughing fit, looks like I won't get an explanation from him. Much to my dismay it's Touya's friend that answers my unspoken question; they gave her coffee and it wasn't just one cup too. The last thing I want to deal with is hyped up White.
"N!" she shouts again disrupting the calming piece of the café if the glares are anything to go by. In my face she shoves an orange fur ball; it's too close for me to make out any detail. "His name is Vi and he's my newest friend!"
I gently push Vi back to actually see him and I'm not sure if I believe my eyes. What White is holding and calling her friend is the legendary Pokémon, victini. How did White meet him? I look to her for confirmation but of course she won't offer one as she too busy grinning, it's the same for victini.
"Team Plasma was out to steal Vi and White and I stopped them," Touya finally explains after he stops laughing. I shoot a look at Zoroark and he looks away. Why was Team Plasma after victini? I didn't hear of any plans to go after the victory Pokémon?
"N!" her shouting once again breaks me out of my concentration. "You have to try this drink!" She shoves her mug at me only for it to be empty. "All gone? Mister, I need more, please!"
"I think you had enough," I interrupt and pull the mug out of her hands. She doesn't like that and the protest begins and victini joins. They sure are close for only recently meeting; then again White does have that effect on people. But I could really do without White having backup. This is going to be a long night; there's that headache that threatened me earlier today.
What is this? Did N's chapter really take over 3,000 words to write? Woot! Finally a long one for the boy! Even though I say that, I don't think this was a very good chapter...More like a filler...
By the way, I really need to know. Am I doing okay for N's chapters? I don't feel like I'm getting N's personality…Please tell me if I'm not so I can work on it!
By the way, wanna drop me a review? I'll like you for it!