Touko looked around, eyes wide with confusion as she tried to comprehend her surroundings. She was in what appeared to be the throne room of a castle; how she got there, she wasn't sure.
"Hello," She called out, "Is anyone here?"
"Touko," A voice called from behind her. Her body stiffened as she whipped around to face the voice, her mind reeling as she tried to process it.
"It couldn't be…" She thought eyes wide as she stared at the space before her. Standing in front of her, smiling as the sunlight from a gaping hole in the wall behind him streamed in, was N. Even though they hadn't seen each other for two years since that day, he still hadn't changed.
"N…" She breathed out, walking towards him tentatively. He smiled, holding his hand out to her; she took it, shocked by how warm it was.
"You haven't changed a bit." N said. Touko blushed slightly, smiling up at him.
"Well neither have you," She retorted, "Where…Where are we by the way?" She asked, looking around. N smiled, placing his hand on her cheek; she leaned into his touch as he did.
"Call it a crossroads if you will," He said, stroking her cheek gently, "A place where I'm moving on from my past….Where what I do now will be completely up to me to decide."
"What do you mean?" She asked, placing her hand over his. He merely turned, tossing a ball out of the hole. She watched as the ball burst open with a bright white light, fading to reveal a pure white dragon with shocking blue eyes. She gasped as she recognized the creature, turning to N with shock on her face.
"That's…That's Reshiram," She stammered, "But how…"
"Touko," N cut her off, "You have dreams, right? Dreams and ideals that can change the world?"
Touko nodded. "Yes, but what-"
"Well those dreams and ideals must be realized," N said, grasping her hands in his, "You can do it, I know you can! But, until then…Farewell!"
He released her hands, jumping onto the back of Reshiram. Touko ran to the hole, watching as he began to fly off into the distance. Touko reached out to him, tears gathering in her eyes as he grew smaller and smaller in the horizon.
"Wait, N! N!"
"-And we're here," Touya shouted, slamming on the brakes. The occupants of the car jerked forward in their seats, groaning as some crashed into various objects. Touko held her head, having been jolted from her dream as her head collided with the dashboard.
"You idiot, watch how you're driving," Touko hissed, smacking Touya's arm. Touya rubbed the back of his neck apologetically.
"Sorry…"
"I'm still amazed you received your license," Cheren said, pushing his glasses up his nose as he exited the car. Bianca followed suit, pouting slightly at the comment.
"Oh Cheren, be nice! Touya is an excellent driver when he's paying attention!"
"Thanks Bianca," Touya said, grinning. Touko rolled her eyes, stretching as she stood up after having been cramped in a car for so long.
"Two years…has it really been that long?" Touko thought, looking out at scene spread before her. Dormitories were sprawled across the landscape as students just like her were carrying their luggage, moving into a new chapter of their lives.
"Hi there," Came a cheerful voice. Touko turned, spotting a girl with dark blue hair wearing a white hat, thin red scarf, a short pink dress with a black vest overtop, and pink boots grinning at them. "My name is Dawn, and welcome to Sinnoh State! Need any help moving in?"
"Um, do you know where Twinleaf is? I'm supposed to be moving in there," Touko said sheepishly. Dawn nodded, pointing out a dorm that was a little ways off from the hustle and bustle of the movement.
"It's that one over there," She replied, "And hey, maybe we'll see each other around! I'm one of the RAs staffed there this year."
Touko smiled as she heard this. "Maybe we will. Thanks a lot Dawn!"
"No problem," Dawn replied before running off to help the next batch of new move-ins. Touko picked up some of her bags, with Cheren, Bianca, and Touya also carrying some of the load.
"Alright troops, let's move out!" Touko announced, heading in the direction of Twinleaf. As they walked, Touko couldn't help but think to herself about everything that had happened so recently, all culminating to her moving in and becoming part of the Sinnoh State University life.
A few weeks before that, they had all driven out to Kanto College for Design to help Bianca move into her new dorm. Her father had been adamant about her staying closer to home, but after much begging, pleading, bribery, and ear-pulling on her mother's part, he had consented to letting her go. Bianca had chatted animatedly about her new roommate, saying how they had talked over the summer and hoping that it would be the best year ever.
"I can't wait until I actually meet her in person!" Bianca had squealed excitedly when they entered the dorm. When they had opened the room however, they were greeted with a familiar face; Anthea looked up at them, surprise clearly written on her features. After much excitement, it had appeared that Anthea had changed her name due to the advice of the police protecting her identity from Ghetsis and had decided to attend school there. With even greater serendipity, she had noticed that Bianca had chosen a room and, without a second thought, chose to be her roommate.
"Yo Touko, what floor was it again," Touya asked, looking over his shoulder at her. Touko was snapped out of her thoughts as she looked over at Touya.
"Fourth floor," She replied, "Might as well take the elevator."
"Pfft, hell yeah. I ain't walking up that many stairs with all your crap." Touya said, punching the button to call the elevator to the ground floor. Touko smiled lightly as she went back to thinking about the next exciting moment in their lives.
After having moved Bianca in and been reassured that classes were starting much later in the year, they all drove to Hoenn University for Cheren. Touya had snickered when he saw that their slogan was that they "hone in on the great minds of each generation!".
"Shut up, I went for the engineering program, not the slogan." Cheren snapped, smacking Touya across the back of his head.
They had moved Cheren in with relative ease, considering that he wasn't much of a material person and only really brought essentials. After having moved him, the group decided to go out and get something to eat at a university sponsored restaurant.
"Gotta make sure they're gonna feed ya right Cheren," Touya said, grinning happily.
"Even if this meal will cost you an arm and a leg?"
"Well that's why you're paying!"
They had sat down at a pub style restaurant called Lilycove, where everything was themed to represent a seaside resort of sorts. The food had been good, although a bit overpriced, but what had been the most interesting part of the visit had been the people they met there; or rather, the person they met.
"Oi, we need a waitress over here," Touya shouted, waving his hand. Immediately coming out of the kitchen was young woman around their age with blonde hair, blue eyes, and the restaurants uniform. Cheren's eyes widened as he spotted her, and her eyes widened as well when they locked.
"Concordia…"
Once she had gone on her break, she met up with them and told them how she was doing work-study at the restaurant to help pay for her tuition. As they finished their meal and caught up on everything, the group had decided to leave Cheren and Concordia alone to privately catch up.
"If you make-out, at least do it privately," Touya shouted back at the couple. Cheren threw a straw wrapper at his head as Concordia blushed madly.
This brings Touko back to the present, the elevator dinging to signal that their floor had been reached. The doors slid open, revealing girls and boys barely dressed moving throughout the floor due to the lack of air conditioning.
"Phew," Touya said, wiping the sweat from his brow, "Glad I chose to go to Unova and stay home!"
"That's just because you're a lazy bum." Touko retorted, heading towards her room. The floor had been styled so that rooms were clustered into quads; boys were on one half of the floor while girls were on the other. Touko dragged her bags behind her, the weight combined with the stifling heat of the floor tiring her out even more.
"Need some help," A male voice behind her asked. Touko shook her head, turning to look at the person.
"No thanks, I'm-" She stopped midsentence, eyes widening as she took in the person before her. Her heart began pounding, and she almost thought she might faint from the shock. Just past his long, shaggy green hair, she could see her friends' equally shocked expressions as they stared at their interactions.
He raised an eyebrow, smiling at her. "Are you sure? You seem a bit winded."
Touko shook her head, a small blush crossing her cheeks. "Um, a-actually, yeah, you could help me out." She said, shoving a bag in his direction. He chuckled, taking the bag and carrying it in the direction of her room.
"Alright then," He said, stopping at her dorm room. Touko raised an eyebrow, wondering how he knew where her room was.
"I'm an RA here," He said, leaning against the wall. She nodded, taking out her key and unlocking the door. She opened it, finding a bare room with only essentials for a college student; luckily for her she brought enough stuff to decorate her side of the room. The RA entered the room, setting her bag down on her bed.
"Your bag is pretty heavy," He commented, stretching, "What's in there, bricks?"
Touko snorted as she hopped onto her bed. "The only thing that could constitute as a 'brick' would be my DS."
"Oh," He asked, raising an eyebrow, "And what games do you play on that?"
"Oh, just some Pokemon," She said, shrugging. "I actually just got the newest game that came out."
"How interesting," He said, "Because it just so happens that I got the newest game as well. Perhaps we should play against each other some time?"
Touko smiled, looking over at him. "I'd like that a lot."
He nodded, heading out of the room. "Well, it was nice talking with you Touko," He said. He paused in the doorway, glancing over his shoulder at her as he smiled. "May we meet again."
"Oh don't worry," Touko said, grinning, "I'm sure we'll have plenty of encounters N."
A/N: Youcantakethatlastlinetomean theyhadsexytimeIreallydon'tcare. OH LOOK, IT'S DONE. While procrastinating for studying for finals, I wrote this last chapter. ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL? I THINK IT IS AT ONE THIRTY IN THE MORNING.
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