Chapter 3
As the duo flew to Driftveil City, Hilbert comforted Hilda. "Hilda, Sinnoh might be unfamiliar, but who knows, maybe luck will be on our side."He said. "Yeah, and maybe I'll never see N again."Hilda said bitterly. She didn't want to get her hopes up, only to be crushed when disappointment struck.
A month passed before the duo arrived at Sinnoh. During this month, Hilda and Hilbert grew closer, regaining their childhood closeness. Hilbert tried to make her forget N, but she didn't. Every day she yearned to see N again, take in his youthful, innocent face and never leave him again.
This day, the duo alighted at Canalave City. As the cool breeze ruffled his hair, Hilbert asked Hilda, "Where do you think N will go?" Hilda pursed her lips together thoughtfully. After some time, Hilda suggested Fight Area, picking the name up from her Town Map. "Let's start there. It's a place for battles, and N hates that. Perhaps he'll try to persuade people there to release their Pokémon there."Hilda offered.
"Oh, there was a man who came here to make a scene some weeks ago, rambling about freeing Pokémon. Crazy fellow, I guess. My Pokémon are perfectly happy."The yellow-haired young man told Hilda.
She and Hilbert were at Fight Area. The young man had been very friendly, and so Hilda had asked him about N. After thanking him, the duo wandered off to the pier, disappointed. The young man had offered no hints about where N would be now, so they were out of leads.
Suddenly, Hilda brightened. "Wait-if N still thinks about me, he'll remember our meeting at the Ferris Wheel that day!"
"Hilda, you should know that this is nearly hopeless. I don't think that N loves you so much that he would remember the exact date of the meeting and rush back to Unova just to honor it."Hilbert said. "But I have to try, "Hilda countered, "I could never live knowing that I'd missed a chance to see him again."
Hilbert sighed. "Okay, okay. You go back to Unova. I'll stay in Sinnoh and try to find N here."He said. He walked with Hilda to the arrival area, and then parted ways with her.
Since it would take a month to reach Unova by boat, and the date was less than a week away, Hilda decided to use Reshiram at full speed. Reshiram zipped through the skies, passing the Unova-Sinnoh border in just less than six days. During this time, Hilda survived on berries. This meant... Only a few more hours to the meet time!
Hilda hurriedly told Reshiram to land on Nimbasa City. Forty-five minutes later, Hilda withdrew Reshiram into its Pokeball. Then she ran to the Ferris wheel.
Darkness cloaked the city. It was getting late, and only a few people were waiting for their turn on the Ferris wheel. Hilda's heart sank. There was no sign of any green-haired Trainer. Then, out of the corner of her eye, Hilda saw a man hiding in the cover of trees near the Ferris wheel. Green hair, black cap… It was … "N!"Hilda screamed, startling several couples. The figure in the trees lifted his head, only to see Hilda running towards him. "Hilda!"He cried out, embracing the brunette. Amidst the clapping of the people present, Hilda and N hugged each other. "You came."They said at the same time. The couple walked down the now-quiet Route beside Nimbasa City. "Ever since I left you, I've been feeling so numb and out of place, Hilda."N said. "Me too. I figured that you'd come to the Ferris wheel, figured that you'd come to the Ferris wheel. So-there I was."Hilda said, smiling. She was so glad that they were back together again.
In fact, she was so distracted that she failed to see Hilbert standing in the trees, smiling bitterly. He'd known that this might happen, but he still couldn't bear seeing Hilda with N….
~THE END~