Chapter 14:
Looking at the boy who stood in front of her. His hair was sleek and black with a small tuft at the top of his head. He had deep brown eyes with thin-rimed glasses. He looked about two or three inches smaller than her and he wore a light blue blazer with a white and red shirt underneath it. His pants were a tight black like the color of his hair and his sneakers matched his blazer.
Lifting up one of her eyebrows Touko spoke, "Can I help you?"
"Maybe…" Stepping away from the railing, the boy began to inspect Touko. Lifting up her arms, the boy suddenly stopped in front of her again.
"What are you doing?"
"Well, it looks like you need to take my measurements or something. Right?"
"No. I guess you're not her. Good day." Walking away from her, the boy headed back to the forest.
Shrugging, Touko spun around to the opposite direction and began to walk forward. Walking proud and tall, she suddenly stopped. 'Where the hell am I going? And where's N?' Stepping on to the railing, Touko glanced around. There was no one else on the bridge it seemed. Disappearing she was suddenly onto of the beam that held the bridge. Glancing around, she could only see the weird boy walking on the bridge, no N.
Lifting up her skirt, Touko grabbed a pokeball and sent Zekrom out. Leaping on to his back, they soared into the air. Flying her over to the end of the bridge she sent Zekrom back into its pokeball and disappeared.
Appearing in front of the other exit to the bridge Touko walked in. The room looked exactly the same as the one on the other side of the bridge, except the shape. Racing around the room the young looking grunt eyed Touko as she made her way around the room. Running over to the grunt, she was now breathing heavily.
"Excuse me."
"Yes?" It was a male. Not even a good-looking one. Were all grunts gingers?
"I lost my friend can you help me find him?"
"What's his name?" Sighing the man turned around to a computer.
"Ahh… Eiro Fowler."
"And yours."
"My what?"
"Name!"
"Oh, Daisy. Ah… Daisy Slate."
"Gesh. Alright Daisy, I'll send out a report that you're looking for this dude. If you find him come tell one of the team plasma members on station that you found him. Alright?"
"Sure! Thank you so much!" Dashing away Touko headed back towards the bridge. 'Maybe N was still on it?'
Leaping on to the rod iron suspension, Touko sprinted up the side of it, staring down at the walkway there was no sign of N.
Coming to the middle of the wire, Touko bent her knees. Pressing her weight, she sprang forward. Landing on the walk way the boy stood there staring her down in the face.
"Explain."
Her eyes widened. Someone saw her. N told her not to see her. Wait it was only about disappearing! Saved!
"Well, my friend and I are a traveling circus act. Trapeze mostly. And I lost him so I'm looking for him. Have you seen him?"
"Maybe."
"Well, he's really tall. Has black hair covering one eye, brown eyes and has a tight madras shirt on."
"I saw him."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Could you tell me where he is?" Pleading with him now, this stupid ass kid was her last hope.
"Why?"
"We'll because I asked."
"So?"
"Well, isn't that a good enough reason?'
"NO."
"Well, what do you want?"
"Information."
"Such as?"
"About you." Point the kid at Touko she was screwed now. Straightening out his blazer, a large grin smirked across his face.
"Well, it looks like we have a little busy body here." The sweet calm deep voice came out of nowhere from behind Touko. Spinning around, N stood tall and proud as he smiled warmly down at Touko. Giggling she turned back to the boy.
"Good by little boy." Spinning around, she grabbed N's hand and sprinted towards the city as fast as possible. Right before they entered the room in between the city and bridge N caught Touko's hand this time.
"Daisy?"
"Yeah?"
"I got you this." Handing her a tiny flower with long white petals and a tiny yellow center, she smiled and smelled in its sweet smell. The smell was oddly familiar. Shrugging it off she took the flower and tucked it behind her ear.
"Thank you Erio. It's beautiful."
"Come on it's getting close to lunch time. You must be hungry now." Crossing into the room that was in between the city and the bridge, Touko let go of N's hand an dashed over to the counter in the corner of the room.
"Sir?"
"Yeah? What'd ya want Chicky?"
"I-ah found my friend."
"Well, how about that. Thanks. By." Turning around, Touko ran back over to N who was now by the door waiting for her. Taking his hand they stepped through the door into the city.
There were people everywhere. The buildings seemed to touch the sky they were so high. They sky. It was beautiful shade of blue, softer than her eyes but just bright enough for the clouds to stand out. Looking back over at N, he motioned for them to move. Jogging to try and keep up with him, they were almost running down the streets. Glancing down at the avenues that were in the opposite direction, N almost seemed like he was dragging her down the road. Coming to a sudden turn, N was leading Touko into a tiny café.
Glancing around the room, there was a small bar with ten stools. There were five smaller tables lined against the adjacent wall. Letting go of her hand, N walked over to the counter and sat at one of the empty stools. There was only about ten or so people in the café.
Stepping over to him, Touko sat down next to him and opened a menu. 'There was three pages of food she had never heard of and N was expecting her to choose?' Eyeing the pages it all seemed so foreign. Looking over at N, he was just closing his menu. Shit, he had already ordered. Shoving her face in the menu, Touko began to study the names of the foods.
Peaking out at N, he was talking to someone in front of him. Looking up a young girl of about thirteen was talking to him when the both looked over at her. Directly in the face. Crap.
"Ma'am?"
"Huh? What?" Slamming down the menu Touko looked up at the young girl.
"What would'd ya like to order?"
"Um…"
"Daisy?" Shooting a nervous look at N, he sighed. "Crystal, my friends from out of town. I'll be ordering. Just double mine. Alright?"
"Sure thing Erio!" Smiling at N, she blushed and ran into the kitchen that lay in the far corner of the room hidden behind a tiled wall.
Staring down at her napkin, Touko began to drawn circles in the paper with her fingernail.
Smiling down at her, N sighed.
"It's fine Daisy. Not everyone is used to the city life. But on day I'm sure you'll figure it out." Lifting up his hand, she began to stroke her bangs away form her face. Looking up at him, a tiny smile crossed her face.
Taking his hand and furling the top of her head, she ducked down. As N began to get up. Lifting up his hand, she began to comb out the knots he created. Glaring up at him, he laughed at her.
"Daisy I have to go to the bathroom. I'll be back in ten minutes."
"Ok!" Stepping out of the café, two men a little shorter than him stepping in. Glancing over the place, one's eye caught Touko who was staring off into space. Nudging the other one, the two men sat on either sides of her.
Tapping her on the shoulder Touko glanced over at the brown haired one with tight curly hair.
"Yeah?"
"I haven't seen you around before. You new?"
"Yup. This is my first time in the city!"
"Well then, how about me and my friend here take you around town after lunch."
"That sounds great!" Lifting his arm around her shoulder, Touko began to chat with the other man.
"So, baby, what do you usually down for a living?"
"Well, I mostly garden. But me and my friends trapezes."
"So, gymnasts. Right?"
"Yeah I guess so."
"You know why don't we just go now and forget lunch."
"But I'm waiting for my friend."
"Baby they'll just have to wait. Come on." Grabbing her hand, the curly haired man began to drag her out of the café.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"O-ok." Following the two men out of the café, N was just leaving the pokecenter. Turning in the direction of the café, Touko and the two men were just turned down the alley next to the entrance. Shaking it off N began to walk over to the café.
Following the two men down the alleyway the sunlight began to get thinner and thinner. Glancing down at the ground, old moldy water was leaking out of some garbage cans they just walked by. Looking back up at the two men, she tried to speak up.
"Excuse me?"
"Yeah baby?" The other man said.
"Where are we going? I thought we were going on a tour of the city."
"Well, you wanted a tour so we're going to show you the back parts first. It that ok?"
"Yeah that's fine." Just missing a deep muddy puddle, the curly haired man suddenly open up a really none descript door. First the other man went in then him. Looking around inside, strobe lights were going off everywhere. Shrugging it off, she stepping in after them.