Touko's POV
I turned my body over to try to get in a comfortable position. Adjusting my body was the easy part, but my pillow was a little flat. I lifted my head off of the cushion and whacked it with my fist about five times until it fluffed up a little. I laid my head back down and sighed. Now I could go back to sleep. Just as I started to drift off, I heard a chuckle come from N. I groaned and turned over. I opened my eyes and looked at him. His blue eyes were staring at me in amusement. "What?" I said.
"Nothing" he replied. He was trying to sound serious, but he was obviously holding in a laugh.
"What?! Tell me."
"Nothing. I just hope your pillow is okay. You seemed pretty angry at it" N chuckled. I groaned and rolled back over. I got back into my comfy position, and N wrapped his arm around my waist. His fingers snuck under my shirt and danced across my skin making it tingle.
"Stop it. I'm trying to sleep" I said.
"No. I don't want you to sleep" N whispered against my neck. I shivered as his breath tickled my neck. I rolled back onto my back and stared at the ceiling. N moved from his side of the bed to climb on top of me. He leaned down and started kissing my face. I started to giggle.
"N, what are you doing?" I laughed. N just smiled and kept kissing me. I heard a creak, but I took it for the bed since it was made of wood. N continued kissing my face until he reached my lips and tenderly kissed me. I kissed back and soon things started to heat up. Before I got to do anything, however, the bedroom door flew open. N sprang off me, and both our faces turned red. Bianca was staring at us, and she was blushing. Cheren was behind her. He looked calm like nothing happened at all.
Bianca stood there for another second before gathering the courage up to walk into the room. She didn't say anything at all; she just handed me a newspaper. I opened it up and flipped to the page with the obituaries. I didn't see Ghetsis's name, but I didn't expect to until another day or two. I finally spoke up.
"What am I supposed to be looking at?" Bianca didn't say anything for a minute. She just kept staring at N. Even when she told me to look at the front page, she was staring at N. I think she was watching him to make sure he didn't try anything funny. I shrugged Bianca's actions off as her just being weird today. I flipped to the front page and read the headline.
"Champion Engaged to be Married" I read aloud. Huh? Suddenly, realization hit me and I brought the article closer to my face. I quickly read the piece on me and looked at N.
"How did they find out?" N whispered. We didn't want to announce our engagement to the whole Unova region yet. We were going to wait until we actually picked the wedding date.
"Alder" I said simply. "There is an interview in here with him explaining how we told him about our engagement and how he thought you were a nice guy." The only weird thing is that the article never mentioned N's name or that he was the former King of Team Plasma. Alder only ever referred to N as 'he' in the interview.
"Did you notice it didn't have N's name in it?" Cheren said. It was as if he was reading my mind. I nodded.
"Is that good thing or a bad thing?" N said.
"Both" I said unsurely. "I mean, first thing's first. If your name isn't in here then nobody will get upset by knowing who I am marrying. That's the good thing. The bad thing is that nobody knows who I am marrying, so they'll want to know. Plus, now that people know I'm engaged, I want them to know who I'm marrying. I want them to know how good you are and not bad." N looked at me lovingly.
"I don't really want to be a secret either" he said quietly.
"We'll figure something out" I said. I climbed out of bed and went to the dresser for some clothes. So much for sleeping in. I gathered up all my clothes and went to the bathroom. I got dressed and fixed my hair before going downstairs. N was already dressed and making breakfast. Bianca and Cheren were sitting on the couch. I walked past them and sat down on a chair. I grabbed the TV remote and flicked on the television.
"Today's segment is on the recent learning of the Champion's engagement" the reporter woman said. I quirked an eyebrow before turning the volume up.
"You're gonna watch that?" Bianca said with a little surprise.
"Why not? I want to hear what they have to say. I don't care if they're trashing me or just talking about me. I want to hear what they say" I said calmly. Bianca nodded while Cheren stared at the TV in interest.
"Recently, we have heard that our Champion, Touko White, has gotten herself engaged. To whom, we are not certain, for Alder, the former Champion, did not want to give any details. However, there are people who have their suspicions that it is her former boyfriend Natural Harmonia Gropius, the King of Team Plasma. The only problem we have about confirming if this suspicion is true or not is that it has never been confirmed if Touko White has ever actually went out with this particular young man. Many people who we interviewed have their own thoughts on this matter. Let's see some clips on what these people had to say" the woman explained.
"I think that she's engaged to some other guy. Not to the King of Team Plasma. Aren't they a group of bad guys? She wouldn't go out with any bad people…right?" one on-goer said.
"I don't think she's engaged at all. She's so young!" a woman said.
"Isn't that girl like seventeen/eighteen years old? I don't think she's getting married. I mean I never even heard about her dating anyone before. Besides, don't you think I have a chance with her?" some guy said. He was probably nineteen or twenty.
"I don't believe Alder would lie, so I think she's really engaged to some nice man. I don't know who, but it doesn't really matter to me."
"She can't be engaged. She's definitely single" one man said. The picture flicked back to show the lady that was talking before. She was smiling into the camera.
"We have heard quite a few different opinions. They were all very interesting to hear. But, time has run out so tune in on the evening news for more on the subject. Until next time" the lady said before some commercials started flashing across the screen. I picked up the remote and hit the power button. Bianca clapped her hands.
"That guy that asked if he had a chance with Touko was cute!" Bianca squealed. Cheren rolled his eyes. He wasn't that good-looking. I smirked.
"Is someone jealous?" I teased. Cheren's cheeks turned pink.
"No. It's just that if Bianca gets a boyfriend, then I'll feel like a third wheel or something. I'll be the only one of the four of us that's single" Cheren defended while glancing at Bianca.
"I was just kidding" I laughed. Cheren stood up and marched over to N. His face was red from embarrassment.
"Are you done making breakfast yet?" Cheren said. I could tell he was trying to change the subject. N nodded as he placed four plates on the tables. He was too busy staring at the blank screen on the TV to give a verbal answer.
"Are you okay?" I asked as I got up off the chair and walked over to N. He looked at me with worry.
"I don't think people will like me" N said quietly. I rubbed N's shoulder.
"They'll love you. I promise. Don't pay attention to what those people said on the TV. All that matters is that all your friends love you, right?" N nodded his head.
"I guess you're right" N agreed.
"Great. That's the spirit. Let's eat now" I suggested. I grabbed N's hand and led him to the table. We both sat down along with Cheren and Bianca. N already had all the food he made laid out on the table. There were scrambled eggs, different fruits, bacon, and pancakes. Our plates were filled in a matter of seconds. Once we started eating, all our thoughts about the media and their thoughts on us were gone. The food was just so delicious that we got caught up in the taste of it, savoring every bite.
"N, this is delicious" I said. N smiled.
"Thanks. I tried some new ideas. I added some Oran Berries into the pancake batter. I also, mixed some herbs in with the scrambled eggs" N enlightened.
After eating our food, we cleared the table and washed the dishes. Cheren went upstairs to see Joltik and Sewaddle. Bianca followed him. It was just me and N now downstairs. I was about to go sit next to him on the couch but the phone rang. "I'll get it!" I called. I rushed over to the video phone and sat down in the chair. I picked up the phone and answered, "Hello?"
"Hi, Touko dear" my mom said. The screen lit up and her face appeared.
"Mom? Why are you calling N's house?" I asked. My mom covered the bottom of the phone up while glancing behind her at the door. I could hear a little bit of commotion. "What's going on?" Mom glanced back at me and removed her hand from the bottom half of the phone.
"I wanted to warn you not to leave N's house. Don't even go outside" she whispered quickly.
"Why?" The door behind mom opened up a little. Mom looked back quickly and fearfully.
"Just don't" she said harshly before hanging up on me. I looked at the phone in confusion. I hung the phone back up before going to sit by N. He looked at me questioningly.
"What was that all about?" N asked. I shrugged my shoulders.
"I really don't know" I said. What was mom all worked up about? It was strange. Suddenly, there was a banging on the door but it stopped after a few seconds. I practically jumped out of my seat in surprise. Once everything went quite I snuggled up against N. He wrapped an arm around me. Bianca and Cheren ran down the stairs.
"What was that noise?" he said urgently. I pointed at the door. The banging started up again, but it was louder this time.
"Should we answer it?" Bianca said fearfully.
"I guess" N said unsurely. I detached myself from N and cautiously walked to the door. I slowly opened it up and peeked outside. Out of nowhere, reporters swarmed from different directions to stand in front of N's house. Flashes started going off from cameras and there was a reporter with a microphone beside me.
"Excuse me, what's going on?" I said angrily.
"Here we are live with Miss Touko White. Let's ask her some questions" the lady said.
"Huh?" I said stupidly. The reported shoved the microphone in my face.
"So is it true that you are engaged to be married?" she suddenly asked. I opened my mouth then closed it. I opened my mouth one more time before deciding I shouldn't speak. I probably looked like a gaping fish. I turned my head towards the cameraman to look at the lens before slamming the door shut in the lady's face. N, Cheren, and Bianca already had the news turned on and it was a live broadcast of N's house.
"Guys, I think we have a problem" I said bluntly.
A/N: So I tried to make some Cheren/Bianca moments for those of you who ship them but I also tried making them so that it could be taken as a non-shipping moment too. So it could go either way. I hope you don't mind. Please review or flame, which ever you prefer.