Salem: I know I say this a lot, but thanks for the continued support! This chapter will be strictly about Hilda and N. Ok you caught me…I LOVE the FerriswheelShipping because Touko and N are perfect! (Still not as much the Chemei Shipping (Cheren x Mei) YESSS my favorite! Too bad the pairing doesn't get a whole lot of love...) Well…um…Enjoy is all I can say! Please continue to review if you read and thank you lots!

Purrloin and Pichu

Somewhere in Unova

N guided Hilda around an outsized weather-beaten tree trunk kindly by the hand. They kept low to the soil and slunk through the soggy brush as they unenthusiastically eyed the Pokémon Rangers circling the forest above in search for them.

N sighed and straitened his cap. "Is this really a good idea? Everyone thinks we're dead."

Hilda stopped. She began to toy with his bracelet and blinked disgracefully. "I don't like the way we had to go about this either. Cheren is one of my best friends..." She paused. "But if this is going to work, we have to make everyone believe that we are gone…At least for a little while."

N still didn't seem too confident with their condition. "But what if Cheren and Rosa are caught? Do you know what the UDF will do to them?"

"When we are finally on the top, we can get them out of detainment." Hilda clarified. "Don't worry about anything right now alright? We have this all planned out so nothing will go wrong."

N shook his head to himself and followed his wife. Whatever pleased her had always made him delighted in return, but this was pushing the line a little. He had promised himself to never be caught up in these types of dealings again but it seemed that Hilda was going to push him to split it.

He decided to change the subject. "I'm thinking about cutting my hair." He muttered before reaching up and readjusting his pony tail.

Hilda spun around. "Are you serious? N that's crazy!" She exclaimed in disbelief.

N seemed taken aback by her rapid temper. "Why? It gets in the way all the time."

Hilda put her hands on her hips and stomped over to where he stood. "No. That's all I have to say." She flicked off his cap and tousled his bangs. "If you cut it then what will I have to play with?"

N gave her a small wave. "My bangs will still be there. It's not that big of a deal."

"It's a bigger deal than you think…Please don't cut off your hair! You're too cute to do that." She teased affectionately.

N laughed and scooped up his hat from the ground. He smoothed back Hilda's dark chocolate hair and kindheartedly stuck it on her with a smile.

"Alright, alright. I won't cut it if you're so worried about it." He chuckled, straitening the brim to where the sun wouldn't catch her eyes.

Hilda grinned back at him and turned back around. "Thanks. It just wouldn't feel right if you did." She gave a long sigh and stared up at the trees. Several wild Pokémon stared down at her from amidst the foliage with interest. "Aren't they just beautiful? Their curiosity is just precious."

N nodded and shielded the sun from his eyes as he examined the several questioning faces above them. "They're talking about you."

Hilda blinked and continued walking, not taking her eyes off of the little things. "R-Really? What are they saying?"

N closed his eyes a moment and listened absorbedly. Hilda couldn't hear anything, as usual, but was wholly confident that the Pokémon were speaking through her husband. It was how they had influenced him to leave Ghetsis and his sovereignty of terror to start an organization focused on the positives of life. She wished that she could hear the fantasies he heard every moment of the day, but couldn't even fathom what the tiny creatures were saying.

After a long moment, N followed Hilda and the two continued to weave their way through the labyrinth of the forest.

"Soo…What did they say?" Hilda inquired as she stepped around a bush of thorns.

N tried to keep a straight face. "They called you insane." He laughed.

Hilda pursed her lips. "I-I'm not insane! I know that for a fact." She snorted conceitedly, crossing her arms in derision.

N cocked his head. "That's a lie. You're as crazy as they get!"

Hilda's jaw dropped and she frowned furiously. "What is that supposed to mean N? What is wrong with you today?" She snapped.

N grinned. "Hey, it was just a joke! We're all alone in the forest and it's kind of boring out here. Can't you just smile a little?"

Hilda didn't turn around. "Well…" She flew down and grabbed a handful of soaking wet leaves and mud. She spun around at top speed and chucked them at N.

To her surprise, N didn't even flinch. He merely moved to the side and let her nature bomb soar past him and strait into the trunk of a birch tree. Hilda didn't even know what to say. Too bad there was no one else to have witnessed his epic dexterity.

N raised an eyebrow. "So you want to play that way?" He prodded warmly.

Hilda's eyes grew wide, not out of dread, but humiliation. "I can't believe I missed you!" She cried. "You're not even two feet from me!" She threw her hands in front of her in incredulity of her atrocious aim.

N thought a moment them gasped as an idea came to him. "Purrloin and Pichu!" He exclaimed excitedly.

Hilda rolled her eyes and let her shoulder's sag. "You want to play that now? He will be here any minute!" She groaned.

"Oh come on Hilda! You used to love playing Purrloin and Pichu."

"No! He'll be here soon!"

"I don't see what harm it could possibly do. If I catch you, I win. If you elude me for five minutes, then you win. It's very simple."

Hilda bit her lip. N seemed so playful today. "Alright, fine! Does this make me Pichu?" She asked punching him lightly in the shoulder.

N nodded. "You said you hated being Purrloin because you could never win."

Hilda giggled. She was actually getting excited, even if the petty game was extremely childish for their age. It was as though they were back in Nimbasa City amusement park again where they truly clicked for the first time. She took of his cap and handed it back to him before flipping her long hair to the side, causing it to fall just right around her shoulder blades in a swirling bow of charismatic mocha waves. N couldn't help but stare and gave himself a small half smile. The tedious motion of combing her fingers through her hair to remove any imperfections only seen by her just made Hilda all the more desirable. It wasn't so much her talents that had peaked his interest, but her flaws.

Hilda took him by the hands and placed them over his eyes. "You can't peek!" She warned. "And you can't use your Pokémon to find me."

N frowned and glanced at her through his fingers. "Why not? We've never done that before."

Hilda waved a finger at him. "Just because those are the rules!" She fixed his hands and tapped him lightly on the nose. "Give me five and then come and get me…Purrloin."

When what seemed like his five minutes were over, N took his hands off of his face and rubbed his eyes as the shadow of his palms had made his vision blurry, even when he tried to blink it off. Hilda was nowhere to be seen and the chatter of all the Pokémon had ceased to an eerie silence. Patrat refused to peek up from the cold bushels of grass and Ducklett no longer stared down at him from the canopy. N swallowed and began to search the forest. Soft imprints of Hilda's flats lay faintly indented in the mud, trailing off into a deep thicket. Several large trees sprouted from the area where a muted rustling sounded and N wasn't sure if it was Hilda or some kind of Pokémon.

Hilda peered down from her precarious perch far above her husband. She felt she had veiled herself very well this time, covering every inch of her body in gloomy emerald pine needles. It wasn't very comfortable, however. The needles of the tree dug into every part of her body and jabbed themselves up her nose, radiating with the sickening smell of sap and pinecones. The foliage directly above her head pushed itself around in a slow array of weak motion and Hilda frowned. Slowly the yellow and green head of a tiny Sewaddle popped out and looked down at her in a mixture of surprise and awe. The sluggish insect turned its head to the side and stared at her, its black and white eyes shining with a completely vacant expression. Hilda scrunched up her face and motioned the Pokémon to remain silent as its jaw dropped. She drew her finger to her lips urgently and shook her head.

"Please sweetie no!" She mouthed silently.

The Sewaddle payed her no attention. It gave a tiny squawk of surprise and moved down closer to her, chattering the whole way. He was obviously excited about the presence of such a foreign creature in his tree that he simply had to examine what ever the strange and exciting thing was! The petite caterpillar scanned her body and let out a mew of enchantment before bumping his head against Hilda's thigh in hopes that she would give him a pat.

N looked up and immediately doubled over with laughter as Hilda began to feverishly hoist herself down from her hiding place, Sewaddle clinging like a baby to her shoulder.

"Looks like I win Pichu!" He taunted as Hilda leaped from a low hanging branch.

Hilda crossed her arms and began to pout. "That's not fair N! This little guy scared me!"

N shoed the insect away kindly and watched him scurry up the tree before wrapping his arms around Hilda.

"It wasn't you that I heard first. I asked Sewaddle to look for you." He explained.

Hilda ran her fingers through his mint green hair and toyed with the collar of his shirt. "I said you couldn't use your Pokémon you cheater."

N leaned back and studied her face. "He wasn't my Pokémon. I heard him rustling around while my eyes were closed and thought he might be able to help!" He grinned and leaned back down, kissing her lightly on the lips.

Hilda giggled and kissed him back. "I still think that's cheating silly!"

A rustling in the brush stopped them. Both Hilda and N looked around in confusion. Two men clad in black stepped out from the shrubbery, their faces masked by a piece of stiff grey fabric. Bone-hard vests protected their broad chests from any harm and bore the telltale blue crest that N and Hilda had both come to hate. They were followed by a blonde man with a fancy cerulean streak in his hair and a stern expression hidden behind his thin glasses. His outfit was slightly more intricate that the other two who had led him in. His long white lab coat flared out at the edge that made his already thin body appear even more emaciated than he was. The rest of his outfit was simple; black and blue.

Hilda frowned. "Colress? You're early." She said slowly.

Colress nodded. "I thought I heard you two out here. You are quite loud, you know that I hope?"

Hilda and N exchanged a glance.

"Erm…Did you bring what we needed?" N asked nervously.

Hilda seemed more relaxed as usual. "Yeah did you bring the papers? I want to look at them! I've been waiting for this moment for months you stupid slowpoke!" She reached for the briefcase in one of the Grunt's hands, but Colress stopped her.

"Now, now…Let's not be hasty Hilda." He chuckled. "You promised to help me find Uxie."

Hilda rolled her eyes. "Uxie lives in the Cave of Being. It's about half a mile from here, so you can go find it yourself!" she snapped.

Colress shook his head. "I don't think so. That wasn't part of our deal." He leaned forward and glared at her from beyond his glasses. "I want you to show me. I didn't come out of retirement just to be rejected by a child."

Hilda sighed reluctantly and took N by the hand. "Fine…Follow us."

So now you know (a little) what Hilda and N are up to. Purrloin and Pichu lol! Cat and Mouse? Didn't get that? Hope you did haha! Hope you liked and please review if you read! Thank you!