I honestly have no idea where N. could have gone off to. He had been missing for sometime, since yesterday to be exact. While it wasn't exactly normal for him to be around a lot, it was very uncommon for him to be gone for long periods of time. I'm sure N. would be fine, but that did not stop me from worrying about him.

I sat on the couch absentmindedly watching TV. It's not that I wasn't really interested, it was that my mind was preoccupied. I sat momentarily before I stood up and began pacing. Where could N. be? Maybe he was visiting one of my neighbors? I had told him to do that once... I think. It wasn't as though I was telling him to get out, it was more of a 'go be friendly' type of thing. I stopped pacing, and sat down again before quickly standing up again. Deciding that I wasn't going to find N. walking around my apartment, I headed off to Gary's.

I quickly half-jogged down the stairs and knocked on his door. I knew it was a bit early and Gary sounded slightly upset to be hearing someone knock on his door at this hour. He answered it glaring.

His glare softened when he saw me. "What do you want Black?"

"Oh, nothing..." I said, scratching the back of my neck. "I just sort of kind of... don't know where N. is."

"N.? Ah, you mean beanie. Haven't seen him." Gary remarked.

"No? Are you sure?" I asked, concerned.

Gary sighed. "Come inside Black." Gary let out softly as I followed him inside. I took my usual seat as Gary closed the door. "What do you want to drink?"

I scowled. "I don't have time for that." I said, about to get up.

"No, no, no. You stay where you are, I need to talk to you." Gary poured himself a cup of cold coffee and came to sit down. "So, what are you doing?"

"I'm looking for N."

Gary nodded. "And why are you looking for N.?" He took a sip of his coffee, cold.

"Well... I haven't seen him these past few days and I'm concerned about him."

Gary nodded again, and took another sip of his cold coffee. "Ok, why are you really looking for N.?"

"...Because he kind of lives at my place and he hasn't shown up these past few days?" I stated, a bit shakily. Gary shook his head. "Well, then I don't know." I choked out. I wiped at my face and felt that my face was wet, apparently I had started crying.

"Black, let me volunteer a reason. You like N."

I frowned at Gary. Of course I liked N. He was a decent friend, and was admittedly funny at times. "Well, duh. But what does that have to do with anything?"

"Because you miss him."

"I don't think I understand. I do miss him, and I do like him, but I like a lot of people and I don't randomly cry when I don't see them." I wiped my eyes again.

"Not like-like, jeez. Like-love, or love-like, or is it love-love. I forget. Regardless you like him some way beyond just 'liking' him." Gary finished off his coffee, and he made a face at the after taste. "Remind me to never do that again."

I rolled my eyes. "Gary, I told you I don't swing like that."

"Of course you don't. I don't know why I thought that, it's not like you didn't make-out with another man or anything." Gary spun the coffee mug around in his hands.

"How many times do I have to tell you it was a dare!"I crossed my arms, silently fuming.

You say it was a dare, but who dared you? Your sister? Even still, you were smiling for the next two weeks."

"I don't want to talk about it."

"You really need to stop denying yourself, it's not healthy."

"I don't want to talk about it." I frowned.

"Is that why you live practically alone, afraid to live your life? Think someone's going to talk about you behind your back. As if someone cares about how you feel."

"I said I don't want to talk about it." I glared.

"You walk up to me, beg to kiss me for days on end, and then I finally appease you in front of your giggling sister and what are you doing several years later? Still denying yourself! I did that to get you out of that shell that you had, still have, so you could enjoy yourself, and here you are. Still that little wartortle that I knew."

She was giggling?

I had trusted her. She told me that this would be the right thing to do, and that everything would work out, but it didn't. Nothing came of it, nothing came from it. I was still alone, still utterly alone.

I began to shake my head. I wanted Gary to be quiet.

"What about N.? Do you honestly think he's going to sit around forever waiting for you? That's probably why he's gone now. He's not going to wait for you forever." Gary paused. "He's moved on, Touya; where he's going you can't follow."

I shook my head as tears dripped from my eyes. I wiped furiously at them. I wanted what Gary said to be a lie. All a big lie. Gary was silent.

I sat and cried for a bit, before I looked up and noticed that Gary was watching me intently. I wiped my eyes one more time before he spoke. "So are you ready to accept it? Or are you just going to wallow in self-pity?"

"Leave me alone," I choked out before getting up and leaving his apartment. I was done with Gary, I had trusted him...

I slowly crept upstairs and into my apartment. I shut the door behind myself and slid down it, continuing to cry. I wanted my mother back, my sister... I wanted N. back.

I sat there crying, occasionally whispering a name... until I fell to sleep.

I was awoken by the sound of someone knocking on my door. I shot up. It was probably N. I had another chance! I ripped open the door, and it the few seconds it was open a body flew past me. I turned to see who it was. It was Tetra. I sighed, I was not in the mood for anything stupid today.

I pointed at the still open door. "Tetra, get out." I said sternly.

Tetra said nothing but moved over to the kitchen area and began rummaging through drawers. I pushed at the door and walked over to Tetra.

"Tetra, I said get out."

"Why would I do that? I only just got here." She said smiling evilly at me. I studied her eyes, which were a reddish color. She was obviously high off of something.

I sighed and rubbed my temples. "What have you been smoking? Your eyes are practically bloodshot."

"Nothing..." She said, twirling a foot around trying to be as cute as possible.

"Whatever. Just get out. Go find Loki or something."

"Loki is mean to me in the morning." I can only imagine why.

"I don't care! Get out!"

Tetra nodded and began walking for the door. I rolled my eyes and headed for the couch, lying down upon it. I heard the door open and then swing shut. I looked over and it seemed Tetra had left. I settled into the couch and prepared to go back to sleep... when Tetra pounced on me.

I growled at her. "Get off." I pushed against her, but she quickly pinned me. I tried to escape but she had the strength of a Bouffalant. She didn't budge, and wiggled a bit.

"Oh, someone's mad. Why's that, Blackluster?" Tetra twisted her head in an odd fashion before continuing. "I've waited years for this moment. The humble patriarchy dies today!"

I struggled against her hold. "What are you talking about?" She started tearing ferociously at my clothes crazily.

As she was pulling at my belt, I slipped one of my arms free and narrowly punched her in the chest. She snarled and snatched me up by my arm. She stood at her full height now, about a foot above mine. My feet dangled several inches above the ground.

"Put me down!" I yelled at her, attempting to kick her. She growled and struck my arm, bending it in a way I didn't know arms could bend. I sneered, as the pain shot through and I landed a kick on her shin. She abruptly dropped me, and I came crashing down hard on my broken arm. I yelped and grabbed it before Tetra pinned me again.

"You're not going to do that again, are you?" Tetra laughed, dragging me back onto the couch.

I groaned, I was in no shape to put up a fight against her. She had me beat. I struggled little as she returned to undressing me. As she was pulling at my pants, that she had yet to get off fully, I heard my door swing open. I wondered who it could be. Perhaps Gary, come to save me? Or nosy Lipton, spying on me.

It was neither. It was N. He said nothing, but I could hear the pain he felt, or perhaps that was mine. Regardless Tetra addressed it.

"This one is mine!" She yelled at him. I heard panicked footsteps signally a fleeing N. I had to go after him! This could be my only chance!

"Tetra, get off of me. I have to go after N." I winced, my arm was so warm, and hurt. I was bleeding.

I didn't not hear her reply, I was unconscious.

So I've found my Tumblr account again. If you want to follow me on that, you can. I'll be posting when I update stories on there, and it can be a little section where people ask me things and I tell the stories of my seemingly boring like. Anyway, enough about me, there are only two more chapters to this story, I planned it as such. Though, to date, this will be the only story of mine (unless you count the original ITMOD) with an actual proper ending. This one is going to be slightly different, as you can tell from this chapter alone. Anywho, please review, or don't! It's fine either way, honestly! (Although I would greatly appreciate it if you do)