Songs: My Life Would Suck Without You by Kelly Clarkson and Stay in My Memory by Bim
N's POV
I searched for another half an hour then gave up. I even went to see Clay, the Driftveil City gym leader. I was afraid of him and didn't want to confront him. But when I did, he was nice and understanding. Touko did not go to visit him though. Touko was nowhere to be found. She had her Pokémon with her to protect her. She was a strong girl. She could take care of herself, right? Yeah. Before I go back to Touko's house to make sure she didn't go home, there is one more place I have to check. I ran across the bridge to the hospital. I ran to the elevator and went up. I had to see Fate. My legs carried me to the Nurse's station, and I stopped in front of the large circular desk. I was panting for air. "Fate?" I managed to get out.
"Yes?" Fate said. She was studying some files and wasn't looking up at me.
"It's me, N" I said. Her head shot up and she gave me a long hard look.
"Yes?" she repeated.
"Have you seen Touko?"
"No, I just got back from my break" she explained. "Why don't you go and check Dr. Allen's office. He's in there. Maybe she is visiting him."
"Okay, where…is it?" I quickly asked, still panting for air.
"Down that hall. It's the first door to the left" she said, pointing to her right.
"Thanks" I said and waved a goodbye. I walked as fast as I could to the office. I made it to the door and barged in. Dr. Allen was sitting at his desk and jumped at the sudden intrusion. "Touko?!" I said frantically looking around the room for her. The room was completely empty of people except for me and Dr. Allen.
"N? You're not allowed in here without Touko and a guard" Dr. Allen angrily stated. I looked at him with sad eyes. No anger present in them at all. I fell to my knees and cried. I don't usually cry, but this time I did. Dr. Allen didn't look sympathetic at all. He grabbed his phone and called security. I crawled up to him and grabbed him by the pants. "Touko? Have you seen, Touko?" I asked while crying. The doctor looked at me with a sudden worried expression. He opened his mouth to say something, but security came into the room and dragged me away. I kicked and screamed. I tried to punch someone, but it was no use. I just let them drag me away. "Touko?! Has anyone seen Touko, the Champion?!" I shouted the whole way to the entrance of the hospital. No one answered. They just looked at me like I was crazy.
"Get out," the blonde security guard that didn't like me said as he shoved me out the door "and stay out." I ignored him and called out Reshiram.
"Take me to Nuvema Town" I commanded my dragon. We took off and headed to our destination. "Touko, where are you?" I whispered to myself, tears running down my cheeks. We landed softly in front of Route 1. Bianca and Cheren ran up to me with a smile on their faces.
"So N, did you make Touko mad enough to ride her own dragon?" Cheren laughed.
"Did you guys go on a date? You were gone longer than expected" Bianca smiled.
"Where did you go?" Cheren asked excitedly.
"Was it romantic?" Bianca asked dreamily.
"STOP!" I shouted in rage. "Did Touko come home?"
"No, we thought she was with you" Cheren answered.
"Why?" they both simultaneously said.
"I…Touko…can't…she's…lost" I choked out.
"What?!" they screamed at the same time.
"We went to the therapy session. Then, she got a little better. We went to the Driftveil Market, and she went to gets some herbs. I went to go check on her, and a man said that he saw her leave. I searched and searched for her but couldn't find her. I went around the city looking then back to the hospital and then here. I just can't find her" I summarized quickly.
"Well, she must be somewhere. Let me try her Xtransceiver" Bianca said. The blonde dialed her number and stared at the little watch phone and waited for Touko to pick up. The ringing stopped and the screen went black. "Nothing."
"What were you doing before you last saw her?" Cheren probed.
"I-I was talking to the MooMoo Milk girl. I bought a case of Milk for Touko's mom. See?" I said while pulling out the bottles.
"N? Let me get this straight. You were talking to a girl in Touko's presence?" Bianca asked. "Was she pretty?"
"Yeah, I guess but what has that got to do with anything?" I questioned. Bianca face palmed.
"N, you left a girl that is in love with you, that is also suicidal, alone?!" Cheren shouted.
"She doesn't love me" I said bluntly.
"N! How can you still think that? Nobody stops loving someone just like that. They can fall in love again but not stop loving the other person just because they say they don't love them anymore" Bianca yelled.
"I-I–I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking. She likes that doctor guy" I tried to say.
"Yeah, maybe but she probably still loves you. You know what? Just drop this subject and make sure she didn't sneak past us and go home. Come on" Cheren added.
"Right" Bianca and I said. We all ran to the house. I opened the door and went in with Bianca and Cheren following me.
"Why hello, you two. I haven't seen you in a while" Mom said to Cheren and Bianca. "Cheren, I thought you would have gone back to the gym by now."
"Yeah, I was supposed to go back, but I added a few more days onto my leave. I decided to help Bianca out with her Assistant work. Besides, it means more time to be with my family" Cheren said swiftly.
"Is Touko here?" I butted in to the conversation.
"Why no, dear. Isn't she with you?" Mom asked.
"No. I sort of lost her" I mumbled. Mom dropped the plate she was washing and fainted.
Touko's POV
Cold. It was so cold in here. Ha, it was the Cold Storage after all. The unit I was in was open, but some guy came by a few minutes ago and closed the door. I didn't try to stop him. N was going to be happy with some other girl. I definitely had no point in life to keep living. Dr. Allen would find someone too. My cheeks were wet and now the tears were freezing. I held my pokéballs close to my chest. They were frozen solid. I cried so much that they got wet and froze. I tried to keep them, warm but my body temperature was dropping. I didn't want my Pokémon to suffer and die from my problems. I wanted them to be okay. I sprawled out on the cold metal floor of the storage unit I was in. I tucked my Pokémon in my bag. My hair was all messed up and my clothes were all tattered and ripped up. I was so frustrated earlier that I ripped them up. I slowly closed my eyes and let them freeze shut. I grew drowsy and fell asleep. Eternal sleep.
N's POV
One hour after Touko's mother fainted…
"Wake up. Wake up. Wake up." I repeatedly said to Touko's mom while shaking her lightly. Cheren put a wet cloth on her head, and Bianca fanned her. After a few minutes, Mom's eyes fluttered open. She sat up and looked at the three of us.
"Let's go back to Nimbasa City. You only checked the hospital, right? Maybe she's somewhere else?" Mom suggested, not even giving herself time to recover. I nodded my head. She stood up, grabbed her purse, and headed for the door. The phone rang once her hand touched the doorknob. I bolted towards the communication device and picked it up. Maybe it was Touko.
"Hello?" I said.
"Hello? This is the Nimbasa Hospital. Are you Miss Touko's mother?" the unrecognizable voice on the other end of the line said.
"Umm…no. But I can take the message. I live with Miss Touko" I said.
"Miss Touko is here at the hospital right now. She is in emergency care right this moment. We would like her mother to be informed about this. She is in critical condition. Please pass on this message as soon as you can. Thank you and have a nice day" the lady said and the line went dead. I dropped the phone and let it land on the carpet of the living room.
"Who was that?" Bianca asked expectantly.
"The hospital" I said blankly.
"Is Touko there? I thought you checked there? Is she visiting Dr. Allen and calling to inform us where she is at?" Mom questioned.
"No, she is in the emergency room in critical condition" I said indifferently.
"What?!" Mom, Bianca, and Cheren said.
"What are we standing around here for? Let's move" I said with annoyance. I stormed out the door. I called out Reshiram. I climbed onto Reshiram's back and waited for everyone else to come outside. Mom walked out first. I helped her up and she sat behind me. Bianca and Cheren came out a few seconds later. They looked at us. Bianca climbed onto Reshiram behind Mom. Cheren grabbed a pokéball off his belt and threw it in the air. An Unfezant came out. Cheren hopped on and we all rode off to the hospital. We landed in front of the emergency room and climbed off the two's backs. I returned my friend and rushed into the hospital right behind Mom, Cheren, and Bianca. We all ran to the main Nurse's Station. Bianca tripped when we reached it. She got up and quickly recovered.
"Hello? What is Miss Touko's room number?" Bianca asked.
"I'm sorry, but Miss Touko is still being treated. You can all wait in the waiting room. Dr. Allen should be down when she's finished being treated to inform you all on Touko's condition" the nurse said.
"Thank you" Cheren politely thanked the lady. We all went to the waiting room and sat down in silence.
Half an hour later…
Dr. Allen walked into the waiting room while removing his rubber gloves. "You must be Touko's friends?" Dr. Allen said to Cheren and Bianca. They nodded their heads. "Okay then. Anyway, Touko came in about an hour and a half ago. She had a severe case of hypothermia. At the scene, she wasn't breathing, but the paramedics revived her. We treated her by giving her nice warm clothes and running warm fluids through her body. She came in with a temperature of 69 degrees Fahrenheit. Now her body temperature is at a stable 95 degrees. Right now, she is in the ICU. She may have two visitors at a time. She's in a coma right now but we suspect that she will wake up in a matter of hours or days. Either way, it is not a long term coma. We were lucky this time. We almost couldn't save her" Dr. Allen explained solemnly.
"Where was she found at? I mean, this is the end of spring and she got hypothermia. How is that possible?" Mom asked in shock.
"She was found locked in a storage unit in the Cold Storage Building. This is going back down in her medical records as another attempted suicide" Dr. Allen said, shaking his head in disappointment.
"Are you sure this was an attempted suicide? Maybe it was an accident that she was shut in that unit" Mom tried to say to Dr. Charming. He raised an eyebrow.
"Then tell me, how did she end up in a storage unit?" Dr. Allen asked. Everyone was silent. Nobody had an answer. "That's what I thought. When Touko wakes up, we will ask her about it to confirm it. But for now it is going down as a possibility."
"What's Touko's room number?" Cheren asked calmly.
"Her room is 16C and remember only two people at a time. Visiting hours are over in three hours but if you would like to stay, there are rooms for family members to stay in" Dr. Allen told us before leaving.
"I think that you and Cheren should go visit Touko first" Mom said to Bianca. "I can stay here for the night. It's not a problem. You better hurry up" Mom said before sighing then sitting down in a chair. She picked up a magazine on cooking and began to read. Cheren and Bianca nodded and went inside an elevator to go up.
Two hours later…
"Touko's still asleep" Cheren said. "She didn't wake up. We only left because it's getting late. We're going to head home."
"Good…night…you guys" Bianca said in between yawns.
"Good night" I said. The two younger trainers waved and left. "Should we go up now?"
"Of course" Mom said. We rode the elevator to the fourth floor and got off. We followed the increasing room numbers until we reached 16C. "Here we are." I stuck my hand out and reached for the handle of the door. My hand froze where it was, and I pulled it back. I couldn't do it. Awake or not, I couldn't face her. Touko's mom rested a hand on my shoulder and opened the door. She gently guided me in. I stared at her face. Touko's hair was out of its signature pony. It was splayed out all around her face. She looked so peaceful. She had an oxygen mask on and an IV in her arm, but other than that she looked gorgeous. I sat down in a chair and so did Mom. "My poor baby girl" Mom cried out. Touko's face scrunched up a little at the outburst.
"Don't worry. I have a feeling that she's going to be just fine" I stated confidently.
A/N: Yikes! I bet you guys thought she died when I said eternal sleep. When I wrote it I only said that because her eyes froze shut, and they would be closed for a long time. I can't just kill off a character like that, or can I? *Insert maniacal laugh* Review! Oh I also have a poll going. Check it out if you want.