Title: Touko plus N equals Red?

Summary: It's been a few years since Touko foiled Team Plasma's plans. She finally becomes the Champion of Unova; even though she isn't over N why does she keep thinking about a new guy named Red?

Rating: T

~CHAPTER TEN~

Touko and N stared at each other for a while.

"His eyes...Haven't changed..." she told herself. She cleared up her throat and tried to act brave.

On another note: Cheren, Touya, and even Professor Juniper was admiring Red.

Red shut his mouth and became pale as the three asked them multiples of questions simultaneously.

Red's companion, Pikachu, noticed the paleness of his owner's face and decided to do something about it, so Pikachu jumped out of his arms and forced the three curious people to back away.

"Pika, pika," he shouted; then the three's focus were on the small and yellow Pokémon.

Professor Juniper stared with interest and curiosity, "Mr. Red, your Pikachu is very loyal to you!"

Red nodded slowly, but he didn't look up at the professor; he hated this—he hated attention in general. How could Green ever put up with this?

Cheren's eyes bugged out as he noticed Red only wearing a tank top; he started to take off his jacket, kneeled in front of him, and placed the jacket right in front of him.

"P-Please accept this, Mr. Red...Y-You might catch a fever up here!" Cheren said as he backed up. "I-I gave him my jacket!" Cheren thought as he hid his blush.

Red picked up the jacket, brushed off the snow, and slowly handed Cheren's jacket back to him.

"He touched my jacket!"

Cheren's hands shook as he took his jacket back; he nearly squealed but he regained his composure.

"So Mr. Red, what brings you here to the Unova region?" Professor Juniper asked with intense curiosity.

Red didn't answer; he looked down to his shoes, and looked over at N and the girl with the pony tail.

Touko scratched the back of her head anxiously, "Uh...S-So...N—"

"So Touko," N said as he cut off the girl, "have you met, Red? C'mon, I'll introduce him to you!"

He took the girl's hand and dragged her towards Red.

"Red, Red~" N called out, "Red, meet Touko..."

Touko looked up, her eyes filled with delight, "H-He's introducing me like a—"

"...My best friend!" he finished.

Her heart instantly dropped; she looked down towards the snow-covered ground, "Of course N would never think about me like that...He's too innocent."

N gently shoved Cheren out of his way as the two reached Red.

The green haired man placed Touko in front of him, "Red, this is the girl I was telling you about! Isn't she even more attractive in person?"

Touko's head lifted a little, "H-He talked about me?"

But Red's paleness didn't change at all; he glanced at her and stared back down at his shoes.

"Red, don't be so shy! Talk to her! She's a very nice person!"

Red's face quickly became scrunched up with frustration, "...N...I-I..." he mumbled, "...I-I...C-Can you just—"

"Its fine Red," N said as he grabbed Red by the shoulder, "She's very friendly!"

"N...I don't think—"

Then Pikachu's bit down on N's hand, "Pika!" it shouted.

Touko gasped as N and Red froze with shock.

"Pikachu," Red said firmly; his nervous eyes changed into a fierce and strong gaze.

Pikachu ignored its master and glared at N, "Pika, pika!" Electric sparks formed around its two cheeks; the Pokémon jumped down on the ground, its back arched and its tail pointing straight up towards the gray sky. "...Pika..."

"Pikachu, calm down." Red said with a stricter tone of voice.

"...Pikaa..." its eyes clenched shut and the Pokémon's yellow body engulfed in an electric current.

"Pikachu, stop." Red said even louder; he ran towards his Pokémon and embraced Pikachu tightly in his arms, "N didn't hurt me."

Pikachu breathed slowly and heavily and the currents slowly disappeared, "...Pika?"

"Shh...I'm fine, don't worry." Red assured him. Pikachu seemed to have sighed and calmed down a bit.

"Man, that Pikachu sure is something!" Touya exclaimed as he moved closer to Red, "You two must have a superb bond together right?"

Red's shoulder twitched as Touya came closer, but he slowly nodded; he held on to his Pikachu even tighter.

Bianca paced back and forth Professor Juniper's laboratory.

"...They've been gone for a while now...! Why won't they come back? There was an earthquake for crying out loud! ...Unless—"

Bianca kneeled down to Patrat's eye level, "P-Patrat...W-What if they...DIED?"

"Pat?" the rodent-like Pokémon tilted its head.

"I-I can't be alone like this by myself! I'm the weakest one here!"

The blond grabbed her green bag and ran towards the door, "Touko, Touya, Cheren, and Professor Juniper...I'm on my way, so don't die—"

"Oh, Bianca, you're here!" the elder Professor Juniper exclaimed as he opened the door to his daughter's laboratory and home.

"I-I'm sorry, Sr. Juniper, but can't talk now; I have to rescue Touko and them right away!" Bianca shouted out as she squeezed through the tiny space between the older man and the door.

"'Rescue'? Wait, Bianca—"

Bianca hopped on her orange bike, "If you're going to tell me something, please hurry up! I don't want my friends to die!" she cried out.

Juniper's father chuckled, "Oh silly girl, they're not dead and they're not close to dying. They're on their way back here as we speak!"

"R-Really...? A-Are you sure?" Bianca asked between sniffles.

Sr. Juniper stared up at the clear sky, "I'm positive, look up at the sky; don't you see Touko's Braviary and Cheren's Unfezant?"

Bianca's head shot up towards the sky; she squealed as she saw her friends waving from it.

"Hey Bianca~ Did 'ja miss us?" Touya asked as he waved both of his arms at her.

The two flying Pokémon landed safely towards the grounds of Nuvema Town.

Touko, Touya, Cheren, Professor Juniper, and two strangers hopped off and stretched out their arms and legs.

"You guys aren't dead!" Bianca shouted as she jumped on top of her friends.

"'D-Dead'? What are you talking about? We weren't even gone for a day!" Cheren explained as he gently pushed himself off Bianca and dusted himself off. "On another note: Why do we have to bring that guy with us? He's nothing but trouble!"

"Because Cheren, it's cruel to leave a human being alone on a freezing mountain top~" Touya explained as he hugged back Bianca

"But to Touko he—"

"CHEREN!" Touko shouted, "T-The past is the past! I-It doesn't really bother me, and like what Touya said: it's inhumane to leave a human being on an isolated and cold mountain top!"

Bianca stopped hugging Touya and stared at her other friends, "Hm? What are you guys arguing about?" She stepped closer to the two and noticed a familiar face; Bianca gasped, "Oh gosh; it's N—and...? Eh?"

Bianca moved towards the other person, "Eh? Mr. Red? What is he doing here? Could it be? He's here to tour around Unova? Wait, but Mr. Red shouldn't you be back in Mt. Silver where you accept challenges from trainers?"

Bianca's long list of questions went on and on, but when Red didn't answer any of them she shook his shoulder gently, "...Uh...Mr. Red? Hello~?"

Red fell to the ground quickly, which made Bianca tear up.

"Crap! B-Bianca, you shouldn't do that to Red," Touya explained, "I don't think he's very comfortable with people crowding him, so you gotta give him so space! OK?"

Bianca sighed of relief and her shoulders relaxed, "That's good to hear!"

"If he's going to stay here, who's going to shelter him?" Cheren asked as he sipped on his coffee.

Touko opened her mouth to speak.

"And there is no way in hell that a grown man will be staying with you, Touko." Cheren stated before Touko could even speak.

Touko glared at Cheren, "I was going to suggest that both N and Red should stay at Touya's; his house is big enough for two guests and he's alone most of the time! And why do you care that a man gets to stay at my house? You're not Dad!"

Cheren sighed, "I'm just saying that he might do something with you." He blushed and set down his cup of coffee, "I'm just worried that something might happen. After all...He's a grown male and you're a grown female—"

"He's not like that, Cheren! If you haven't noticed N's a little kid in a grown man's body! He's innocent and naive...There's no way he'll ever think like that!" Touko shouted as she stood up from her seat, "God, I'm going home!" she picked up her bag and stormed out of the café.

She slammed the door closed and breathed in the fresh air, "...Even though I seriously want him to think of me like that."

Touko then slowly started walking back home.

"You guys are so dramatic!" Touya informed as he played with his colorful bendy straw, "Can't you just tell her that you like her?"

Cheren nearly spat out his coffee; he blushed, "I-I don't like her! I-I just care deeply about her!"

Bianca took a bite out of the Mago berry cake she ordered, "Cheren, honey, it's obvious."

"I told you guys that it's not that!" he screamed out.

The costumers, waiters, waitresses, and even the three Gym leaders stared at their direction.

Cheren bowed down deeply and said sorry to everyone; his head slowly dropped, "...I-Is it that obvious?"

Touya laughed hysterically while Bianca nodded her head with joy.

~AFTER WORD~

Stuck, stuck, and I'm never giving...Up, up—yeah...You get the idea...Sorry if all of my beautiful readers have waited for this chapter and I'm also sorry for not updating for a few months...Gargh!

I've got writer's block and I still don't know what I should do...

By the way...Cheren's the youngest out of the four in this series and Touya's the oldest! (Cheren, Bianca, and Touko are 18 while Touya's 19...So yeah...) Here's the order of oldest to youngest: Touya, Touko, Bianca, and Cheren. Red is 19 here, and Touya doesn't speak in a formal way with Red because Touya sees him as an equal...Not as a god. And Touko...Well, she just doesn't get the idea of Red... (She actually likes Green-kun better~)

I see Bianca as the type to like Red, but not admire him. She likes him as a celebrity like how she likes Wallace (did I mention that in the earlier chapters?), but she admires Elesa, Misty, and Cynthia.

And yeah, I deleted my Touko plus N equals Red Tumblr...

CIAO~