This chapter took way too long... I mean, the only outlines to this chapter was the begining with the crying(I'mma shuttin' mai mouth nao) so I had to come up with something. I was lacking inspiration... Anyways, highlighted review again! XD "iLen-Rin: My theory is that N's a magical pixie- -shot- jkjk xDDD" You do NOT know how much that made me laugh. So much so, I did a quick sketch. XD Here it is: .com/art/Pokemon-BW-N-the-pixie-200978496

Chapter ten
Cry and Smile

Celadon City... Keith and I had just made it through and were on our way. It was peaceful. Every day, we went on a little schedule. First, a talk about Skyler. Then, a phase of denial about N. Then, a small talk about how far we had gotten. Even though it was the same thing every day, I didn't get bored of it. Keith always made it enthusiastic. Today was different though... For some reason, Keith was very quiet today. Was something bothering him? He did seem a bit pale, looking at him now.

"Are you feeling okay, Keith?" I asked him, stopping him by pressing my hand on his shoulder. He looked at me, his usual smile wasn't there. Something definitely was wrong.

"Do you think we could take a break today?" Keith hesitantly said. This was odd. I mean, I was fine with a break, we deserved it, but Keith was always the one going 'we should go faster' and 'being there sooner will be awesome' so I was a bit surprised.

"Yeah, sure. But you're pale... You're not sick, are you?" I asked him. He shook his head.

"I just have a bit on my mind..." he said. I still wasn't sure.

"Do you want to talk about it?" I asked. "You always listen to my problems. I'd like to make it up to you."

"Well..." he sat down on a nearby bench, I followed him. Because we weren't too far away from the city, as well as close to Saffron City, there was still civilization items around. "I've been having a lot of dreams about Skyler..." Keith started. "She was apologising to me... I don't really know why."

That did it... What if what N said in my dreams was true? Because Keith only talked about Skyler, he must have been very close to her. For that reason, and because he was dreaming about him... It got me suspicious... And apologising? N had apologised to me too.

"She was trying to turn me away though... Trying to make me go home... What do you think that could mean?" he asked me. I didn't know, actually... N didn't ever try to... Okay, now I was thinking shiz... They were just dreams... It must have only been coincidence, right? ... Right?

"It's probably just stress." I said to him What else could I say? I didn't have a clue.

"Dream City is a strange place though... The one you're closest to, you share your dreams with if they're not in the city with you." Keith said, objecting. "If I'm dreaming this, it's not stress. Skyler was actually trying to push me away..."

Oh man... If Keith was saying this, it must have been true. This guy hadn't lied to me from the start, nor would now. How did he know this though?

"Isn't it that the person that's closest to you, they have to be close to you too?" I asked for confirmation. Keith shook his head.

"No, it can be one way." he replied. Boo yah! I knew I didn't like N. I looked down at my feet. My shoes were dirty, now that I was thinking about it. I then heard a whimper. When I looked up, Keith's head was hanging low, tears streaming down his face.

"Oh, Keith." I said, giving him a hug. "It'll be fine, I promise." I reassured him.

"Thanks White... I know this is hard for you too, I shouldn't be crying. You have it harder..." he said. What did he mean by that? Oh well, I felt really bad now. Keith must have really loved Skyler...

"N told me..." I started. Keith looked at me with pleading eyes. "That I was in danger and everything happened as he said... The burn, the river... Maybe she's just looking out for you." I said. "I know it doesn't help much but... But Skyler would be proud to see you trying so hard just for you to see her again."

"Thanks..." he said again, still disheartened. "I hope so..."

"I know so. You're a kind man, she'd never give you up." I tried again. It was never good to have someone sad... Keith being sad was just awkward. It was like Bianca, happy go lucky and sad just didn't mix...

A while later, we headed out. Keith was still a bit sad but he toughed it out. He wasn't as pale anymore either, which was good.

"Have you been to Dream City before?" I asked Keith. He knew all about it, as well as the way there without a map. He must have been there before, right?

"Yeah, I grew up there." Keith replied. He grew up there?

"Well I guess then you can't forget anything when you go there." I said, laughing. He shook his head, but smiled in the process.

"No, I can forget things. Not from my childhood but from my journeys in the outside world." he explained. I guess that made sense... "Either way, Dream City's always said to hold misfortune... It's not that bad of a place." he said. That boosted my spirits of that city.

"But you said you could forget things here. If you forgot them, would you not be able to leave there again?" I asked. He nodded this time.

"Yeah, it's hard to explain but..."

"No, I understand. I mean, sort of..." I said. Now, I didn't want to even ask this, because of the earlier incident, but I wanted to ask. If Keith was always talking about Skyler, could he be like... Promised to her or something? I mean, I knew a bit about Keith in general but I wanted to know more... He knew a lot about me anyways.

"Keith, I want to know about you a bit... I mean, I know about you but I want to know more..." I said, Keith thinking of an answer.

"When I was born in Dream City, I was born in high expectations. They raised me as a child prodigy for all sorts of things but they never sunk in. When I was thirteen, I ran away from home, outside of Dream City. I never really knew where I was but with my pokemon brought from Sinnoh, a Leafeon, I was okay. I travelled all the way to Johto on my own, and that's where I met Skyler. She was eleven then... She was an orphan so I couldn't compare anything with her but she let me stay with her. I ended up falling in love with her after a few years. What I loved was she was calm and didn't care about who I was... But soon after I turned eighteen, some goons started to appear. They were trying to find me to bring me back home. It was then that Skyler and I escaped. I brought her to Dream City but I had to flee once more to bring the goons away from her. We changed our identities that day. Her name is Lillian." Keith finished the main story. "I told you her real name in other words."

"Why did you trust me though? I could have been a goon in disguise or something..."

"I knew I could trust you. You have the same gleam in your eyes as Skyler does." he explained. Something came to mind though.

"What's your real name then, Keith?" I asked. He winked and said it.

"Cole."

Whee, awesome, right? Anyways, I am going to describe "Keith" and "Lillian" now. Keith is tall, has brown Beiber hair(XDDD Ew), with red eyes but he wears green contacts. He actually needs them to see. XD He has a red cap and black sweater. Lillian has blonde hair that's long at the shorter at the front but grows long at the back. The side strands are tied up, like MisaMisa! XDDD (Again, ew). She has blue eyes like White, too.

Anyways, thanks for reading~