Hey everyone! So I know I haven written in a while but I am hoping to be posting more soon. Recentlu I have started a blog at and I will be updating that everyday starting tomorrow so you all can know where I am in the process of writting this story as well as any side projects I decide to do! So again I wrote this late at night so I apologize for any errors, but I just wanted to get this out there for you! So here you go! Enjoy! This chapter is a little boring, but the next one should be entertaining so bear with it!
~Chapter 3: A Surprising Truth~
I looked out over Cerulean Cape and smiled at the beautiful scenery. Even though the clouds overhead began to grow dark, they could not take away the tranquility of the place.
"I knew you would like this," a voice said next to me. I turned and looked at the figure next to me, who was casually leaning against the fence. N smiled down at me and brushed some hair behind my ear.
"The view is beautiful," I said, turning so he would not see my blushing. It was hard for me to believe that I was really in Kanto with him, traveling with him.
"I'm glad you like it, but I am hesitant to believe that you are really okay with leaving everyone you cared about behind." N's face was a little sad, and I could see that he felt guilty for taking me away from the place I had learned to call home. I reached up and touched his face gently.
"I chose to come here on my own will. I wanted to be with you." I assured him. "Besides," I said wrapping my arms around his waist "I've wanted to get out and travel for a while. Being the Champion is fun and all, but I love traveling!"
N smiled down at me and kissed the top of my head. "If this is what you want, then I am happy for you."
"-she said that she'd distract her for me today." A male voice said approaching.
"You should probably tell her, about us." A female voice said in response to the male one. "We are officially a couple, as of today. It's only fair to her."
Two teens about my age came around the corner, holding hands as they walked. The boy was wearing a black tee shirt and red vest. His hair was black, and stuck up in the front. He had red eyes that were kind and showed his confidence. The girl was in a red tank top and blue shorts. Her red hair was short, falling to her chin. Her brown eyes were also kind, but more reserved than the boy's who she was with. Her face seemed familiar to me, but I could not place where I had seen it before. When they saw us, the couple stopped.
"Oh! Sorry to bother you!" The girl said blushing slightly.
"It's okay!" I said pulling away from N. "We were just about to leave." Suddenly I knew who the girl was. "You're Misty, right? I'm Touko, Touko White, from Unova."
Misty's eyes lit recognition. "Oh yeah! We met at the conference earlier this year! I heard that you were on vacation, but I didn't know you were in Kanto!"
"We just arrived today," I said. I turned to N and motioned to Misty. "N this is Misty, the gym leader in Cerulean. Misty, this is my boyfriend N." The word "boyfriend" made me feel giddy; I was still not use to referring to N as my boyfriend. I could tell that Misty understood.
"Nice to meet you, N" Misty said smiling. "This is my boyfriend, Red" Misty said with the same giddiness as me. "Red, this is Touko, the current Champion of Unova."
"Nice to meet you" Red said politely. "If you're on vacation, who is currently taking the place of Champion?" Red asked curiously.
"I've been wondering that too," Misty said. "Did Adler come out of retirement to fill in for you?"
"No, I didn't want to bother him. Iris, the assistant gym leader from Opelucid City, is filling in for me. She is a very talented trainer and I wouldn't want anyone else to take over for me."
As we were talking the clouds above us darkened even more, and it began to drizzle. N removed his jacket and placed it over my shoulders because I was wearing a white top.
"I hate to interrupt your conversation," N said taking my hand. "But I do not wish for Touko to catch a cold, and we do not have any rain gear with us. It would be in everyone's best interest if we departed to dryer lodgings to talk."
"Good idea," Red said walking down the path. "Of friend of ours' lives right around the corner, he won't mind if we crash at his place."
The four of us hurried down the path until we reached an isolated house that I remembered passing earlier with N. Red knocked on the door and a man with short wavy brown hair opened the door.
"Red! Misty! Come in!" He said opening the door wider. "Who are your friends?" He asked, taking N's jacket from me.
"This is Touko and N from Unova." Red said removing his shoes. "Is Daisy here, Bill?" Red asked, motioning to a pair of women's shoes.
"Yes, she was just helping me with the new box system." Bill led us into a spacious room that had a large table with about eight chairs and a large machine which took up most of the room. A woman with long light brown hair and green eyes, about the same age as Bill, was writing down information on a clip board. When she heard us enter she looked up.
"Hello Red! Hello Misty!" Daisy said smiling. Red and Misty greeted her warmly and then introduced me and N. Bill walked up to Daisy and looked at her clipboard and made little notes on it.
"I think this should do it, why don't we take a break and entertain our guest."
N was looking up at the machine with excitement. "What is this?" He asked.
"This," Bill said gesturing to the machine. "Is the Pokémon transfer system! We are now officially connected to all of the regions. No matter where you are in the world, you will always be able to have access to the Pokémon that you may have left at home. Daisy and I are just finishing up the last few kinks, but then it's done!"
N began to excitedly ask Bill questions about the transfer system and Red listened as Bill explained it in detail. Daisy giggled slightly when she saw the lost looks on mine and Misty's faces.
"Why don't we girls go sit down," she offered. "Once Bill gets going, it's hard to get him to talk about anything else."
"I get it," I said taking a seat at the table. "N is like that too. He loves anything that has to do with puzzles, or math, or mechanics. He gets so excited and he begins to rabble on about it for hours."
"Yeah…Red gets like that when he talks about battling; especially when he and Green talk about it." Misty said sitting next to me.
"Well that's my brother for you," Daisy said smiling. "The ever diligent gym leader."
"You brother is a gym leader?" I asked curiously.
"Yes, at the Viridian gym." Daisy said proudly. "When he isn't working there he is helping out our grandfather with his research."
Before I could ask who her grandfather was, red walked over to the table and joined us. "I'm bored." Red announced. "Hey, Touko, battle with me."
"I don't know," I said playing with my red checkered skirt.
"C'mon," Red said grinning. "I can take you. I was the ninth champion of the Pokémon League. Don't worry!"
"Yeah," Misty said proudly. "I kind of want to battle you too!"
"Well, why don't we have a double battle? N, you battle with us, right?" I said calling over to him.
"No, that is okay, battle without me." N said quickly.
"Oh, come on N!" Red said. "It'll be a lot more fun than looking up random trainers to see what kind of Pokémon they have!"
"Bill!" Daisy said sharply. "That is a violation of privacy!"
"S-sorry love!" Bill said sheepishly. Daisy just sighed and shook her head.
"So about that battle," Red said, getting excited. Suddenly a ring filled the air, and Red looked at his Pokégear. "Hello? Oh, hey Yellow, what's up?" Misty's face darkened when she hear who Red was talking to. "Right now, um, okay. I'll see you soon." Red hung up the phone and look apologetically at Misty. "Yellow wants to meet up and talk. I think this would be a good time to tell her about us."
"Okay," Misty said standing up. "Sorry that we're leaving so soon. It was nice to see you again Touko! Don't be afraid to stop by the gym some time. It was nice to meet you N!"
"See you guys later!" Red said leaving the room behind Misty.
"Well," Daisy said standing up "I think I will go and make some tea. Would anyone else like some."
"Sure," I said.
"Love some," Bill replied.
"Yes, thank you. I will help you make it." N said following Daisy to the kitchen.
"You really don't need to, N." Daisy said as they walked.
"No, I insist."
Once N and Daisy were in the kitchen, Bill motioned to me to come over to him. I walked over, curious as to what he wanted to show me.
"Now, I know I'm not supposed to do this, so don't tell anyone, but I think you should see this." Bill typed some things into his machine quickly and pulled up a profile on his screen. So with this new system, we can keep track of the Pokémon trainers have caught and what they have done with them. For example if they've kept them in the PC box or if they've released any. Now, I've just pulled up N's profile and I was wondering if you knew that-" Bill stopped talking suddenly and looked over his shoulder to see if N and Daisy were still in the kitchen. "Well, it seems to be that N has released all but one of his Pokémon. Were you aware of this?"
I wasn't, the shock hit me hard and I was left speechless.
Before I could respond N came back into the room with Daisy. "We have brought tea!" N said proudly. "Have some Touko! Miss Daisy let me make it by myself! This is the first time I have ever done so!"