It was cold back at the cave, even with the fire burning in front of me. N sat across it watching me so I suppressed as many shivers as I could, I didn't want to worry him anymore tonight. For a few minutes it was silent, his face blank as he stared at the fire which reflected in his eyes as a gorgeous green flame. I stared at him for the period of the silence…he was silent the whole ride back to the cave, no doubt he was thinking about what he told me back at the lake.
"You're a very valuable person, White." This sounded like a thought he accidently said out loud rather than a statement to me…then again, had N ever done anything on accident? This time, I knew for sure he was talking to me because he tilted me chin up to look him in the eyes and they were deep in their emerald green in seriousness, "You have a connection with Pokémon no one could ever understand, not me, not Professor Jupiter….not even Ghetsis…" I stared back, what did his father have to do with anything? "N, I'm confused, is that the reason I-" he put his finger to my lips to hush me, "Yes, you see, Pokémon, whether they know you or not, can't help but trust you…Lluvia absolutely adored you and would've sacrificed himself for you…and that was the first day you got him! Can you imagine how he feels now after almost two years? It's incredible the calming, trusting affect you have on Pokémon. I talked to Reshiram before while we were flying south to trick the Shadow Triad, she kept asking was 'Will White be ok?' 'Are you sure this will work?' ' I need to go back, I can't trust Zekrom with White, what happens if they do make it to Victory Road? He doesn't know how to take care of her properly.'…she sounded like the most concerned mother in the world…I didn't know a Pokémon could feel a motherly bond for a human before." His eyes looked over me when we heard Reshiram cry out in the distance; the tone was that of embarrassment almost. N shook his head and smiled, then looked down at me, "You are a truly wonderful person, White, with an amazing gift that I'd always admired…unfortunately, I'm not the only one who's admired it." Usually, people are supposed to want others to admire their "gifts" but the look on his face when he said he wasn't the only one made me wish I never had it. "Others? Like who?", he looked enraged by my question, and I wished I could hide my face or take it back; he laughed an almost evil laugh and frowned, "Who else? Apparently it runs in the family to admire you." Something in my brain clicked, he wasn't mad at my question but the answer to it, the other admirer to my gift, as he called it. I could feel my knees get weak, "But, he's in jail." That was my way of making myself feel better…there's no way the man could hurt me, he was behind bars, but I knew that he was clever enough to find a way to get me, to find a way out. N nodded like he was reading my mind. A thought occurred to me though, "Why does he want my gift?" N shook his head, "I haven't entirely figured that part out yet…I think he wants to use you to befriend a legendary and then get you to use its power for his plans…I really don't have a firm answer to that yet. But if your gift worked on the legendary like I think he wants, there could very well be a disaster on its way. Of course he wouldn't get his own hands dirty so he hired this lot." He jerked his head in the direction of the two unconscious shadows. My brain was picking everything he said apart, something wasn't fitting in with what he was saying. He let my face go and walked around to untie my arms, I cringed while he was working on it, tugging here and there, these ropes were extremely tight. I heard him whisper "I'm sorry" a few times and I just shook my head and let him continue, my brain was more concerned about the missing "link" to his words. It hit me when I heard him say something about how the Shadow Triad really didn't need to tie my arms back so tight; if Ghetis wanted my gift, then why would he send the Shadow Triad to kill me? What if Ghetis wasn't trying to kill me with them, just hurt me, and make it look like I was dead so people wouldn't go after him to find me? What if he wasn't even the one that was hiring the Shadow Triad, what if someone else was trying to get rid of me? A shocked gasp of realization left my mouth; N ran in front of me and looked down at me, "What? Did I hurt you?" Of course he thought he did something, I just shook my head, "Then what is it!" He cupped my face again, looking at me with a concerned face…I could only imagine what emotion mine showed…probably terror. "White, what is it?" I cringed as the last thought…the thought of not one person after me but two, entered my mind again. This time he grabbed my shoulders and shook me, "White!" I couldn't keep him in suspense any more, so I explained all the things my brain had come up with…the things that could be the missing link to what he knew.
This brings me back to now, the silence that had been between us since the flight back to the cave that only made me more worried. I sighed and looked away from him and curled my knees to my chest, staring at the fire as well. I didn't like it when he was quiet with such a serious face, it wasn't like him, he was more of a knock-your-breath-out smile kind of guy, and the frown he wore didn't suit him. I rested my head on my knees and tried to push all the missing link thoughts out of my head. The sound of footsteps grew until they stopped beside me; I turned to him while he knelt down so our faces were at an even level. His green eyes were burning furiously, and while I found this mesmerizing and kind of beautiful, I didn't like it, it wasn't him, it wasn't the soft melted looking emerald I loved. "White, we're going to have to leave." I looked at him confused…we'd just gotten here. "We can't stay in more than one place too long, we'll have to be traveling constantly, never settling down. You understand?" I nodded, I knew he thought it was too dangerous to stay somewhere too long, they could track us down easier. He stood and offered me his hand, but his face was still the face I hated to see him wear, so without thinking, I refused it and stood on my own. Once I realized what I'd done, I turned to him and he actually looked hurt. I hated hurting him, "Sorry." I sighed and he sighed too, "I'm not making this any easier, am I?" he looked down at the ground, "What?" I couldn't imagine him making it harder, I'm pretty sure him being here is what was keeping me together. "You know, me being all serious, silent, and worried for the last hour…I'm sure that didn't help your nerves at all." He frowned a sad frown this time, "No, it's alright, I don't mind. You needed some time to think about all of this," I motioned my hand in a circular motion. He shook his head but sighed, I suppose he didn't want to argue because I could tell he disagreed with what I said. "We'll had over to Nimbasa and stay at a Pokémon center there…", "Wouldn't it be better to camp on a route?" He nodded, "Yes, but that's the closest city and we need to buy supplies before begin our lives as nomads. And I thought you'd appreciate a nice warm bed one more time." He gave a sarcastic smile and I nodded in agreement…despite the fact I thought we should camp, I didn't want to argue either.
Since the city wasn't far, we decided to walk…I much less noticeable way of traveling, no need to draw attention with our huge dragons or even flying in on Pige. By the time we got there it was around one in the afternoon…plenty of time to kill before we had to go get a room at the Pokémon center. N went straight to shopping for supplies and I just followed him from shelf to shelf in the mart. I'm sure I looked like a lost Lillypup following him around like that, but I didn't care. While he was paying, I glanced over at the man behind the counter who gave me a smile. He was handsome enough, I suppose but unless he could some how transform into N standing beside me, then there was no way. I turned away quickly and pretend that I didn't see his smile. Once he had paid we walked out, N walking out much faster than he had walked in or around the store, I stared at the ferris wheel that was now closed down for repairs. N took my hand in his and stared at it with me, that ride held memories to the both of us…this whole city did; I sighed knowing this was one of the last times I'd visit my favorite city for who knows how long. Walking away with my hand still in his, he pulled me over to the Pokémon Theater. "What are we doing?" N looked at me with a smile, "I figured we'd do something fun while we can." When we got there, he paid the woman at the front, who, was eyeing him over with a smile while he paid. She was a pretty girl, much prettier than me, with a soft soprano voice…much more deserving of N than me. Once he was done he smiled at her with an average smile (I wasn't used to that…the only smiles I'd ever seen from him were always the knock-your-breath out ones) and she, of course, smiled back flirtatiously. With that, N turned to me and gave one of his dazzling, amazing smiles and took my hand again and pulled me back to the actual theater room. I turned a glanced back and the girl at the counter who eyed our hands and slumped in her chair. A slight smile came to my mouth but I hid it before we took our seats.
(N's point of view)
She followed me around the PokeMart, shelf to shelf; it reminded me of a Lillypup. I couldn't stop the thoughts about how much I liked her following me, how I had wanted her to follow me the time I left…I stopped at the counter and pushed that thought out of my head, now wasn't the time to regret a past decision. The cashier at the counter turned to her, my items obviously weren't the only things he was checking out. She glanced at him for a split second, time enough for him to give a flirtatious smile, but she turned away like she didn't see it. He gave a quick frown when she didn't respond to him, and I gave a slight smile, but of course, that didn't stop him from eyeing her. I glared at him while he checked the rest of my stuff out…much slower than he should've…I sighed internally…I couldn't blame the guy, she was the prettiest girl I'd ever seen, it was only natural he'd think the same. When he was done and I had paid, I walked out the mart as fast as I could and she was, of course, right behind me; I smiled at that, I didn't know why I liked that so much, it's really hard to express in words. While I was lost in thought, she walked in front of me and stared at the ferris wheel that loomed over all rides at the park across the street. She looked sad, like she had just seen someone important walk away leaving her…of course my mind flashed to the time I left her. I shook my head and told myself, "Now's not the time…it's over with." I wondered if I'd ever tell her how much I regretted leaving her a year ago. Grabbing her hand, I stared at the memory filled ride with her. I didn't like seeing her so sad, I wanted to cheer her up…but how? I looked over at a tall theater looking building and a thought hit me. I pulled her over to it with me, "What are we doing?" she asked in her beautiful voice, "I figured we'd do something fun while we can." She gave a cute half smile and I smiled back in response. When we got there, we were greeted by the lady at the counter; she looked directly at me and smiled. I looked at her, she was pretty, I suppose, but I'm not much for blondes and she wore too much makeup…and I could tell that she wasn't my type…at all. Unlike the guy at the mart, White paid close attention to this girl, how odd; I couldn't quite figure out why. When I was done, I smiled in thanks at the girl, who's return smile was identical to the man at the mart's. It was then that I realized why White paid attention to this girl, it was the same reason I paid attention the guy at the mart. Turning, I smiled down at White who returned my smile. I grabbed her hand and ran to the theater room, I glanced and saw her looking back at the girl at the counter with an almost proud smile. We reached our seats in the crowd and the lights dimmed.