Chapter 2: The Flight and a Meeting

White rode Reshiram toward Johto hoping N would still be there and that she could finally find him. The entire way she remembered conversations she had with people about N or what she did to distract herself. The biggest had been her year long training session to finally defeat the Elite Four and Alder. Upon doing that she had to wait until she was 18 then she became Champion of the Region. She foolishly thought it would distract her from the thought N, but all it did was left her more time on her hands to think about him.

She remembered how she flew all over the pokemon world business hoping to run into him, convince him to come home with her or at least to keep in touch. She remembered the conversations with Bel and Cheren about N, how Cheren turned into a Jerk over the past 5 years saying she was stupid to think her once enemy would fall in love with her and would ever come back. She remembered a month ago when she saw Cheren for the final time and the first time she lost a battle against him.

*Flashback: 1 month ago, just outside Nuvema Town*

"Lil Lil, use Petal Dance," White called out to her Lilligant who started to dance rose petals forming around her all flying toward the Serperior rapidly.

"Counter with Leaf Blade Storm, Serperior," Cheren called out as the snake pokemon swung it's tail slicing through the petals forming Leaves as he slashed that were all sent straight toward Lilligant who was hit hard sliding back before falling forward fainted.

"No way, you actually beat me," White said surprised calling back her Lilligant since it had just been a one on one battle for training and practice.

Cheren shrugged saying in snobbish manner, "You know if you had fought like that in an official champion battle, I would have won easily. Your mind gets more and more distracted by that idiot N everyday."

"Don't call N an idiot," White said stomping up to Cheren anger in her eyes, "Plus what if I don't want to be the stupid champion anymore anyway."

"Then retire and let someone who is competent take over," Cheren said meaning himself since he ranked 2nd in the Unova League, "Your so freaking distracted by that loser that you wouldn't even recognize that you have something good right in front of you."

"What are you talking about, Cheren? I love N, I won't stop loving him even if someone did confess to me I would ignore it," White said glaring at Cheren pissed off, "It's not like there is a guy who actually loves me pass being the champion anyway."

"N this, N that. He's all you freaking talk about, and have talked about for the past 5 years. You need to move on, he isn't coming back," Cheren said looking down into White's eyes, "Anyway, your so blind to the fact that I love you White. I have since we were little kids but you never saw me more then friend."

White's eyes grew wide staring at Cheren before shaking her head looking down saying, "I'm sorry Cheren, I can't give up on N plus you belong with Bel she loves you I can only ever see you as a brother basically."

She turned around running off leaving Cheren there standing alone. 5 days later, it was announced that she was stepping down as champion of the region.

*end of flashback*

She shook her head remembering Cheren confessing to her and she broke his heart but he knew that she loved N and could never love him in the same way.

'Mistress are you alright?' Reshiram asked into White's head feeling that her master was a little sad about something.

"I'm fine, Reshiram. I was just thinking about the night I decided to step down from my title," White said with a small sigh as she looked over the dragons head toward the distant sky as they flew over the ocean, "Do you think I did the right thing stepping down? I'm not saying Cheren was right but I was getting tired of everything involved in being champion."

'Only you know that, mistress. I can't tell you that you did the right thing only you can,' Reshiram said softly into her head as she flew them toward Johto knowing her trainer was nervous and worried deciding to try to distract her a bit, 'What part of Johto are we heading, Mistress?'

White looked down at the dragon quickly replying, "Blackthorn City, Lyra is probably either there or in New Bark Town if she isn't at the Pokemon League. If I can find either her or Silver then maybe I can get some help in finding N."

'Alright Mistress, Blackthorn City it is then,' Reshiram said picking up speed as they went over Cianwood then the last bit of the ocean before it was only land.

White went back to her thoughts wondering what she would say when she saw N again. Though she knew the better question was what he would say to her. She knew she was going to hit him in the back of the head for leaving her for so long then hug him crying into his chest. She pretty much knew that was going to be her first reaction, she didn't have any idea what she would say other then that she missed him then probably ask why he couldn't return to Unova.

She felt a jolt which brought her quickly out of her thoughts as Reshiram started it's descend from the clouds toward the ground. She saw the mountains and dots of building as they slowly got closer to the ground. She saw the statue of the dragon over the Dragon's Den figuring if anywhere she could find at least Silver there since he was always training in there.

'Well where here, mistress,' Reshiram said into White's mind as she glanced up at the dark sky it had taken all evening and it was getting kind of late, 'We should probably go get some rest though Mistress and start our search in the morning.'

White sighed simply nodding she hated waiting but she knew her dragon was right as she called Reshiram back into her pokeball before walking to the pokemon center to get a key. She bumped into someone falling back onto the ground looking up seeing familiar red hair and gray eyes looking down at her.

The guy fixed his black jacket taking White's hand helping her up without her being able to refuse saying, "Hello White, you know that your fault right?"

"Yeah yeah I know, Silver," White said with a small laugh looking at the guy shaking her head, "I actually just got into town, I was going to contact Lyra and you in the morning. I need help with something."

"Looking for N, aren't you?" Silver said simply with a shrug remembering the other night when N showed up at his and Lyra's door explaining everything to them saying White would probably show up and contact them, "Yes I already know about N and you... I can't believe he has been training with us for so long yet always left whenever you were coming to visit as Champion. We never noticed, I must be blind or something."

"N's been training with you?" White almost yelled it out but was hushed quickly by Silver who shook his head with a sigh this girl reminded him of Lyra when they were younger except not quite as cheerful.

"Yes, if you had ever mentioned the story to us we probably could have saved you a lot of hassle over the years," Silver said rolling his eyes, "But no both of you kept us out of the loop, we knew N was training for some reason but we never knew exactly why."

"Well... where is N now?" White asked quickly wanting to find N as quickly as she could if Silver knew where he was.

"He's staying with us in New Bark Town, waiting for you to show," Silver said snidely, "Which you took your sweet time on, maybe he was right to worry."

"Yeah yeah, let's just get to New Bark Town," White said calling back Reshiram climbing on looking at Silver, "Well are you coming?"

"Ugh fine," Silver said hating flying normally unless he was with Lyra since he wasn't to partial on heights though he wasn't going to let anyone know about that weakness. He came over climbing on as Reshiram took off to New Bark Town now. She was almost there, after all this time she would finally see the one she loved once more.