Here it is and sorry for the wait!
9
The Basics
"Good morning," a voice breathed gently, as warm air rolled across the rim on the girl's ear. Shivering, Touko curled into the body that slid against hers, as an arm wrapped itself across her stomach. "Touko." She could feel his velvety lips on her neck, and his fingers were gently stroking her arm. Inhaling deeply, Touko let her eyes flutter shut as his gentle touches heightened her senses.
"Morning," she mumbled, lifting her hand and brushing it over his. Her neck prickled as she felt him smile, and the bed sank behind her as he heavily pulled himself up, trailing his hand softly across her shoulder. Then, he leaned over her as if to kiss her, but he hesitated, his eyebrows knitting together.
"What's wrong?" he asked, pouting down at Touko who was staring up at him with an expression of unadulterated despair. Shaking her head as her eyes relaxed, the girl reached out with her hand and brushed N's cheekbone, making him wince. "It's fine, Touko. Seriously – stop worrying." Raising her eyebrows sadly at him, she let her fingers slip from the dark, rough looking wound down to his lip, where she gently caressed the cut were his blood had dried, making a thick dark line.
"Do you like being hurt?" Frowning, N took her wrist and pulled her hand away before leaning into her and laying a kiss on her cheek. "You haven't changed – always getting so beaten up…"
"Whatever," he growled into her white skin, before dragging his bottom lip from her cheek down to her lips. "Why so concerned with my body, Touko? Were you wanting something?" he slurred, slowly rolling his hips and making her gasp beneath him.
"Calm down!" Smirking against her lips, he pushed his tongue into her mouth and slowly began kissing her as he continued to grind against her thigh. She winced and tried to wiggle away, but he had her right where he wanted her as he panted into her mouth. A sigh in her chest, she relaxed and let him keep kissing her. These things always seemed to come out of absolutely nowhere, and she could tell from the painful lump grinding into her leg that he'd had this on his mind for a while. As he finally released her lips, his grey eyes glowing with spirit, she fell back into the bed with an exasperated expression on her face. "Jeez. Like it matters what I was wanting. You always just do whatever you want anyway."
"I wouldn't do anything you didn't want me to," he said, frowning down at her. "Do you really not want to?" Biting her lip, she glanced up at him nervously.
"I do… kind of…" It wasn't that she didn't want to. She wasn't experienced at all, but even so she was pretty certain N was pretty good at sex for a beginner. He was confident enough, in any case, and he could make her feel amazing, but… she'd been completely obliterated by yesterday's events. And… she knew he was quite rough.
"I know you're tired," N murmured, his eyes fading a little. "If you don't want to even a little bit, I won't pressure you. But… I can go a little slower. You wouldn't have to do anything." Blue eyes relaxing as a smile pulled at the corner of her lips, Touko pushed her fingertips gently through his glowing hair. Smiling back down at her, he leaned back forward and gently massaged his lips against hers, as his body slowly began to move against hers again. "Ha," he panted, as she shifted beneath him.
"N," she whispered, as her stubborn mind finally let go and his warmth swept her away. Moaning, he gripped the sides of her head with his hands and kissed her harder. When she rolled onto her back, he clambered right over top of her without breaking the deep kiss. Only when he turned away to pull the green blanket over him did he pause, and when he glanced back down she was regarding him with steamy eyes and flushed cheeks. "Handsome…" Licking his lips, he smiled a little.
"Mm," he purred, rolling his hips forward. Touko took a sharp breath as something brushed against her entrance, and his lips smashed back into hers. As the heat of his body swamped hers, she gripped the back of his head tightly. "You ready?"
"Mmhm," Touko mumbled back, running her tongue swiftly across his lips. Groaning, he gave her a hard, chaste kiss as he gripped the sheets. Then he pushed. "Aah!"
"Uh…" Shuddering as his erection slid easily into her tight hole, N's eyes narrowed and a hot breath fell from his lips and onto Touko's cheek. Straight away, he felt his head emptying of all thoughts until all that was left was the need to feel every inch of her.
"M-more," she breathed, her back arching as he slowly pushed himself deeper inside her body. She could feel his harsh breaths pounding on her neck, but as he rolled his hips, he was remarkably gentle. But she was so wet that he slid in and out of her easily, and as was lying on top of her she could squeeze him tight. In seconds, the friction between them had them short of breath. Moaning, N thrust his tongue back into her mouth, their bodies moving against one another in unison. It felt totally hot and intimate, and both knew that this felt more like love-making than their previous wild behaviour. It wasn't animalistic, but human – holding one another so close that they could look deep into one another's eyes, and feel every inch of the other with every thrust. As the sounds of their lips slipping and smacking together echoed around the room with the sounds of their jagged breathing, they seemed to come back and reverberate through the lovers' bodies.
"Ha," he growled, sliding his hands into her soft hair, and shivering as he felt her do same to him. Keeping his slow pace down below, he sped up the movement of his lips against hers, though he could barely keep up with her.
"Mm!" she squeaked, as he suddenly thrust extra hard, and she felt him stab deep into her body. Groaning deeply, he locked jaws with her again and began pumping a little harder. The friction between their bodies was building, and Touko felt she was close to her limit already. His torso was rubbing relentlessly on her pussy, making her mind do somersaults in her head. Looking up at him, she could see that his eyes were narrow in passionate lust, staring back into hers with a hunger she wasn't familiar with.
"I… I'm close," he murmured, blushing deeply as he pulled away from her lips for a moment. Usually he lasted longer than this, but he'd had his mind on nothing else all morning. Body shivering in ecstasy as he slammed into her, Touko let out a tiny cry, her eyes widening.
"I… want you to cum!" Amazed she'd let herself say that, she immediately tilted her head away and slammed her eyes shut, too embarrassed to look at his depraved, impressed expression.
"Uhh!" he hissed, his body seizing suddenly as the orgasm finally shattered him. Beneath him he could hear Touko moaning as his seed exploded out his cock and filled her up deep inside. After several more shaking thrusts, N finally gave one last shuddering sigh, before sinking down on top of her, panting heavily. A gentle kiss on his neck and a gentle hand playing with the hair falling across his back made him sigh again, as the he softly sizzled on top of her.
"Sorry… you're kind of heavy," Touko wheezed, and a surprised N shot up, before clambering off her and flopping onto the mattress beside her. Face burning, he buried his face in the sheets.
"That felt… really good holding you so close. Sorry it was so short…" Already back to her usual self, she glanced away from him with a heavy blush on her cheeks. She didn't know what to say to something like that. "Did you finish?"
"No," she said carefully. "But it's okay. Touya says it's easier for guys to finish. And you don't need to apologise… It did… you know… feel pretty good." It was a habit of hers to behave coldly when she felt embarrassed, but she had to fight that for N's sake. She didn't want to hurt his feelings – she'd done plenty of that in the past. For a moment, the two lay together in silence.
"I thought I was going to lose you yesterday." Frowning, the girl glanced around to her lover. He was lying on his stomach on the bed, his head turned to gaze at her, but his soft grey eyes were sad. As her expression relaxed, Touko sighed and rolled around to face him properly, and stroked his cheek with her free hand. "I've been scared before – but nothing like how I felt yesterday. Not when I met Reshiram, or when you defeated me in the castle… not even when you told me how you feel about me…" Nodding slowly, Touko made a soft noise of agreement. It was truly terrifying. If it weren't for the compassionate forest Pokémon, they would both be dead. She didn't even want to imagine what kind of agony that monster would've put N through. And if he really was only the tip of the iceberg as he said, then there was a chance that it could happen again. She couldn't let it happen again. "Anyway… do you want a shower first, or do you want to have breakfast?"
"Um…" Both sounded like pretty good options. "You can have the first shower, and I'll have breakfast, if that's okay," she told him, and his smile faded a little. He didn't mean he wanted them to have separate showers. "I want to call Rosa."
"Okay. Could you put in a couple of pieces of toast for me?" he asked her, already sitting up and scooping his dressing gown off the floor.
"Yup," she replied, pulling on her underwear and groping around for her bra. Normally N wouldn't have let her dump her stuff straight on the floor, but he didn't feel like telling her that when she was taking off her clothes the previous night.
"Thanks." As he disappeared into the bathroom, Touko quickly got dressed before heading out into the lounge. When she got to the kitchen, she got out a plate and a bowl, and as many spreads she could find in the pantry and laid them with a knife on the kitchen island. Then she popped two pieces of bread into the toaster, wondering how that could be enough for a grown man, and poured some fruity cereal and milk into her bowl, grabbed a spoon and sat down at the wooden dining table. Spoon in one hand and X-transceiver in the other, she jabbed in her friend's number and let it ring.
"Hey. What's going on?" As the smiling pretty face shot up onto the screen, Touko felt her heart warm a little. It was nice to see someone friendly.
"Hi Rosa," she said, placing her spoon back on the wooden surface of the table. "Just wanted to check up on you. You weren't picking up yesterday."
"Yeah," Rosa replied, staring guiltily across the line. "Sorry about that." For a moment, she smirked back at the younger girl, but something in Rosa's eyes made her hesitate.
"Um… So how are things with Hugh?" she asked cautiously. "Did you talk to him?" As Rosa's round eyes shot up to hers, she blushed and waved a hand.
"Forget that. How did things go with you and N? I've been dying to hear about that!" A sadness flickered in Touko's blue eyes as she looked concernedly to her friend. If something was wrong and Rosa didn't want to tell her, it wouldn't be fair to push it.
"I told him how I feel," she muttered. Now it was her turn to blush, as Rosa's eyes grew wide and her jaw dropped.
"Already? Woah! What happened?" Well she ended up in the hotseat quickly. Scratching her head with her free hand, she gave Rosa a grin.
"Well… he got really embarrassed. But he sure seemed to have a better grip on things than me – he wasn't half as nervous. And… he said…" As her memory took her back to that moment, she felt her heart swell, and Rosa smirked watching her friend's eyes grow distant. "He said he loves me. He always loved me."
"Shocker." Touko didn't even seem to hear her, as her blue eyes became hazier.
"Then it was really awkward and I kissed him and it was a really lame kiss. But later he kissed me properly and he's a really good kisser… Yeah…" Not sure if she wanted to know that, Rosa frowned a little, but let Touko gush. She was a good listener. "He… was really eager." Rosa's eyes widened.
"What?" she gasped, her suspicion growing at the same rate of Touko's blush. "You mean you two… already?"
"I was surprised alright… But he wanted to prove to me that he's not a total dummy." Part of Touko felt completely stupid for getting so chatty and girlish about this, but she'd promised to tell Rosa what happened, and from time to time it felt nice to be excited about something. "We… actually did it."
"When was this?" A spark of curiosity lit Rosa's face as she pressed Touko for the details.
"Sunday night. And since then we've done it two more times," she murmured, a small smile on her lips as she laughed at herself for being so immature. But she couldn't help but pat herself on the back for losing her virginity. Of course she wouldn't if it hadn't been to N, but it had.
"I hope you used protection," Rosa sniggered. Suddenly, Touko froze and Rosa frowned. "Seriously, Touko?"
"I-I-I forgot!" she gasped, slapping a hand to her cheek in horror. How could she be so stupid to forget something as basic as protection? Or to forget the whole function of sex? She wasn't ready to have a family. No way. She was only seventeen years old – there was no way she wanted to have a baby yet. Not a chance. Already panicking, she put a hand to her forehead and was alarmed to feel how hot it was. "I don't want to get pregnant!" Shaking her head in disbelief, Rosa pushed her hand up her face.
"Calm down. You're probably not, but you need to get a doctor's appointment and tell him what's happened. Then you can get some contraception and a morning after pill at once." Touko nodded, feeling her nerves calm a little at this news. "The chance of getting pregnant from only having a couple of unprotected nights is low, but you should really deal with that as soon as you can."
"Okay – thanks so much, Rosa!" Touko panted, shovelling a spoonful of cereal into her mouth.
"See ya." A sigh in her chest, she shook her head and hit the hang up button. "That Touko… she thought N was the dummy..?"
"What the..?" Cheren hissed, folding his arms. "I can't believe she was telling you all that and not me. She's known you for a few days, and she's known me her whole life." Glancing up at him, Rosa smirked, shaking her head, but Cheren didn't seem calmed. In fact, he looked livid, as he speared his pancake to his plate with his fork.
"She might still get around to telling you – give her a chance," she told him, raising an eyebrow. The two were sitting at a secluded but rather sweet round table in the courtyard of an Aspertia City café, slowly eating their breakfasts as they avoided talking about the events of the day before. After their brief encounter, the two went their own ways quickly, but Rosa's guilt got the better of her, so she called Cheren to ask him to breakfast, and he shyly agreed. Now the two were quite alone, surrounded by beautiful orange leaves in the micro paradise behind urban walls.
"It's not just that though," he grumbled, pouring more maple syrup across his breakfast. "I can't believe that after everything we all went through because of that bastard, she's actually taken to him. The thought of him being with Touko makes me sick to my stomach!"
"Woah," Rosa commented past the mouthful of French toast. "I've never seen you riled up quite like this. You must hate him."
"I didn't at first," he replied, his dark eyes heavy with something between sadness and anger. "I mean, I always thought he was pretty unusual. But… he and his subordinates ruined lives. He tried to do the same to you, me and everyone in Unova. I think he's an idiot and a creep. Usually I would be supportive of Touko no matter who she fell in love with. But I can't support this." Raising her eyebrows at him, she reached forward and took the maple syrup out of his hand and placed it back on the table – though his food had already long since drowned.
"You don't know him as well as Touko does, though," she told him. "And he didn't personally ruin those lives. In fact, if it weren't for him I wouldn't be alive." Cheren gave a short huff and locked her in a stern gaze, before turning back to his food and finally taking a mouthful. "You know – I reckon those two are cute together. The two heroes in love… It's a great twist."
"It's a Shyamalan twist and I hate it." Sniggering, she looked up at him from a low angle, taking a sip from her smoothie.
"Well you can think what you want – I think they'll be happy together," she said, biting the end of the staw. "But we should probably keep this quiet and let her tell people in her own time." Lips parting slightly, Cheren stared at her with a pink tinge on his pale cheeks.
"Yeah… about that…" Glancing up at him, Rosa felt her heart pang. They'd been avoiding it all morning – not that they'd really addressed it yesterday either. "Yesterday… were you serious with me? I won't be angry if you weren't…" Rosa stared at him. Cheren was one of her closest friends, despite the fact that she'd only known him since he opened his gym in Aspertia. How could he think she'd lead him on?
"I… I've thought about it really hard," she murmured, staring into her glass. "I care about Hugh, because he's my friend. But I don't… I couldn't… I want to be with someone else. Someone who treats me as an equal, not as an accessory. I want… to be with you, Cheren. I just don't love Hugh anymore." Even though she could hear the words coming out of her mouth, she couldn't feel herself saying them. She felt numb, admitting her heart out loud. In the meantime, however, Cheren was silent. As she peered up, she felt alarmed to see the defeat in his eyes as he hung his head. He took a breath and gave her a brief glance, though he didn't seem to be able to hold it.
"I think… I think you're great, but… you know I can't be with you," he finally said, biting his lip as he felt the girl freeze. Again, there was silence. Until finally, a sound came from her lips that made him want to punch himself in the face.
"Why not?" she asked him in a teensy voice.
"I… I'm sorry, Rosa… There are so many reasons," he muttered, his heart burning painfully in his chest with every terrible word falling from his lips. "You're… too young. You've only just broken up with someone else, and I don't want to be your rebound." Rosa bit her lip as she felt her heart shiver in her chest, and tears prick at the corners of her eyes. "And I'm friends with Hugh – I don't want to make him think I've stolen you from him. Also… I am a Gym Leader with a lot of responsibilities and I don't want a relationship interfering with that."
"What?" she snapped, her angry blue eyes snapping to his. "Cheren! You kissed me back without a thought to any of that crap. I know you like me – that's all there is to it."
"Sorry, Rosa," he mumbled, grabbing his coat and standing without looking into her eyes. "But I've thought about it too. My answer is no."
"Wait, Cheren!" Rosa cried, as he turned to walk away. Somehow, those tears had broken their barriers and were flowing down her cheeks. "Please! Don't go!" But he did leave – he had to. Even though he felt like a real bastard for not finishing the lunch she'd generously bought him. And for turning her down. He was a real bastard.
x
Feeling rather foolish, Touko clutched the plastic bag that was in her hand tighter before stepping out onto the street. "Well I'm not going to let that happen again," she mumbled, rubbing her Sawsbuck's muzzle. The Pokémon snorted then knelt, allowing her to climb onto its back. "Okay – let's get back before N starts worrying." But by the time she was galloped back across to the skyscraper where he lived, it was clear he already was worried.
"Touko!" he shouted from where he was standing outside the lobby. As Touko got closer, she was alarmed to see a furious scowl on his usually calm face.
"S-sorry – I had to go out. I didn't realise it would take so l-"
"I don't want to hear it!" he hissed, as she trotted to a stop in front of him. "Just hurry up and get inside." Frowning as her heart gave a sharp pang, she clambered down from Sawsbuck and returned it to its Pokéball.
"I said I was sorry," she grumbled, brushing past her seething boyfriend to walk into the lobby.
"I really don't care!" he snapped, folding his arms as he followed her in. "I'm way too angry to talk to you right now." Rolling her eyes – though not so he could see – she dragged herself to the elevator and jabbed the 'going up' button, and stepped into the metal box as the doors slid open. As N stepped in after her, his jaw was stiff and as she looked at him he gave a short hiss and turned her head away.
"It was an emergency," she muttered. This wasn't fair.
"So much of an emergency that you couldn't even tell me? That you didn't even remember to bring your Xtransceiver?" he shot back, glaring into the back of her head as she pushed the button for the thirtieth floor of the fifty storey building. "It doesn't even matter – just forget it."
"Well it clearly does matter, so…" N huffed and turned away from her as she raised an eyebrow at him. As the elevator rose he still refused to look at her even though she was staring at him the entire time. "Don't be a jerk," she murmured, as the doors finally opened and they stepped into the corridor. There was another huff as he brushed past her and fumbled in his pocket for the key as they approached the apartment.
"I was worried sick, Touko! I went all over looking for you," he growled, jabbing the key into the lock and twisting it. "That was so selfish – running off without telling me after what happened yesterday." Pushing open the door a little roughly, the two stepped inside and there was a click as Touko shut the door behind them. A sigh in his throat, N paused. He wanted to say something conclusive, and forgive her so that they could move on and they wouldn't have to repeat something like this again, but he couldn't think of anything.
"Well there was an emergency," he heard her press, her voice a little weak. "I had to do something straight away. I don't think I did anything wrong." Gritting his teeth, N thrust his hands into his pockets and walked straight into the living room. Then he turned and sat on the cream sofa, his grey eyes burning into hers.
"You go ahead and think that," he drawled, before reaching forward and snatching up a science magazine, flicking it open to a random page. Fists clenched, Touko stared at him in disbelief as he started reading.
"For your information," she snapped, slamming her bag onto the table and making him jump, "I was at the doctor's taking responsibility of our relationship! As in I was getting protection – and the morning after pill for that matter."
"What?" he sneered, looking up sharply from his paper. "You mean you weren't already protected?"
"It's just as much your responsibility as it is mine – so don't give me that bullcrap!" she hissed, and just as he opened his mouth to reply, she whipped around and stormed into his room.
"Oh right!" he yelled after her, accidentally ripping the page he was on. "You treat me like I know nothing at all! Then you expect me to-" As the door shut behind her, he bit his lip. So she hadn't been protected that whole time? Was he supposed to ask? Still, it was no excuse for her leaving for so long without telling him or bringing her Xtransceiver. Huffing, Touko picked up her bag from the chair by the bed and looked around for anything she might have missed. With one last glance, she darted to the bathroom, where she grabbed her toothbrush, hairbrush and barely used makeup bag and shoved it all in with her other stuff. All she had to get was her Xtransceiver that was sitting where she'd left it on the dining table. Heading straight out from the bathroom to the entrance way, she stepped back out in view of N, who simply muttered under his breath and buried himself deeper in his magazine. Glancing at him with a sneer, she swept past him and round the corner, where she swiped the device up in her hand.
"Wouldn't want to forget this," she snarled, waving it at him as she came around the corner. His eyes narrowed.
"Where are you going?" he asked her, slowly shutting the magazine. He probably wasn't even reading it anyway.
"Where do you think?" A flicker of concern crossed his steel eyes, and his mouth opened slightly.
"Are you leaving? You can't be that mad at me!" Sighing, Touko flicked her hair out of her eyes and looked at the floor.
"Yes I'm mad. That's nothing to do with where I'm going," she replied, glancing up at him. "I'm going to look for answers. I want to find out who's been targeting us and I'm going to shut them down."
"What?!" N shouted, jumping to his feet. Stepping back slightly, Touko shivered as she always did when she saw him angry. He looked wild with his bright wide eyes and his teeth bared. "You are far too confident! They almost killed you twice already!"
"N – you aren't my father! You don't get to tell me what to do!" she shot back, shoving her Xtransceiver into her bag. "You can help me, or you can stay out of my way."
"Maybe you're the one who doesn't understand love if you think I'm just going to let you get killed," he growled, taking a step toward her. Eyes wide and brow furrowed, she took another step back. Then she made a break for the door. "Touko!" But she was out the door in seconds. Her breath hot in her throat, she swung around the corridor and dashed for the metallic button on the wall. For a moment, she thought N couldn't have been following her, but then she heard his door shut and footsteps running toward her. Heart pounding, she squeezed through the doors of the lift before they'd finished opening and immediately slammed her finger onto the 'close doors' button. "Stop!" she heard him shout, as he came into view, dashing toward the doors. "No!" Leaping forward, he tried to put his hand in and stop the doors, but they clicked closed. As the doors shut and the elevator began to sink, Touko felt a pang of guilt at the dismay she could see in N's eyes as he tried to reach her. She knew he was only trying to protect her. What she really wanted was for him to help her, but he needed to understand that he couldn't keep her from this. Because the truth was, if she didn't shut these people down, then they'd never be safe. As the doors finally clicked open she didn't hesitate to run across the lobby and onto the street, before snatching her Sawsbuck's Pokéball and tossing it. N could easily be hot on her heels. "Touko – stop!" Heart pounding again, she didn't even turn back as she leapt onto her Pokémon's back.
"Skyarrow Bridge, as fast as you can, Sawsbuck," she told it, holding on tight as it broke into a gallop. As the wind whipped through her hair, she felt a bitter sting in her heart. It felt wrong riding away from him, and leaving him alone standing on the street. "I'll call you soon, N," she murmured, although she knew he couldn't hear her. "I love you." She only hoped he'd actually forgive her, when it came down to it. As they galloped along the waterfront, using the bicycle lane to stay away from pedestrians and traffic, they came up to the walkway leading onto the huge Skyarrow Bridge, which stretched from Castelia city all the way across the strait to Pinwheel Forest on the other side. "Let's just get across the bridge – then you can have a nice rest." With an extra burst of energy, the two shot up the ramp, and in only a few seconds they were running toward the first set of pillars. "Woah!" Suddenly, there was a red flash in front of them, and Touko gripped her Pokémon as it skidded to a halt.
"Sciiizor!" the Scizor growled, as it raised its claws threateningly, blocking the way. Touko glared at it, as Sawsbuck calmed itself beneath her and trotted around to face the Pokémon that was blocking them. Then there was the sound of hooves. Whipping around, her eyes narrowed.
"N – I'm flattered you'd go this far to protect me," she called, as the determined young man rode up on his Rapidash.
"And I'm impressed that you'd go this far to be a hero," he growled back. His cap shaded his eyes completely, but somehow Touko could still feel the anger from him. "I'm serious. I really admire how brave you are – but you have ties now, Touko. How can I let you leave like this when I know there's a chance you'll never come back?"
"I understand, N," she sighed, as Rapidash slowly trotted around her to stand beside Scizor. "But I believe this is the right thing to do. I didn't want to run away from you, but if you can't let me go then what choice do I have?" Shaking his head, the green haired man looked into her with serious eyes.
"You can have your freedom," he drawled, stroking his Rapidash with his free hand, "but I have my freedom. And so I have the right to challenge you – if you want to get off this bridge, you have to get through me first." Touko snorted, raising her eyebrows at him.
"You want to battle me?" she laughed, crossing her arms. "Then you better have brought a powerful team."
CHEREN YOU FOOL :C Still... Hugh still isn't too clued up as to what's going on :\ Shall I go easy on him? Hmmm... you'll have to wait and see what happens :)
Also... TOUKO YOU FOOL :C she's had so many YOU FOOL moments in this chapter. But you know... at least she has her contraceptive meds.
So...
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