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Chapter 11

Her eyes lit up like fireworks, and she grinned happily.

"Great! Also, I haven't slept at all, so if you have work to do, we should split up at the Pokémon Center. I'm going straight there and going to sleep." Touko yawned, and he smiled at her child-like behavior.

"The last time I had an all-nighter was with Bianca last year…" Touko's eyes grew sad, but she forced them to brighten. She didn't want to drive him away after just getting to travel with her. Especially when she knew they would be splitting up soon. She had been lucky to have someone with her anyway.

N yawned beside her as he examined her expression. It seemed like a forced sort of happy. He shrugged, thinking if she wanted him to know, she wouldn't hide her more negative feelings.

"Touko, I was wondering why you wanted me to come with you," He said. She stiffened.

"W-well… I was thinking we could be friends." He glanced over at her, frowning.

"Is that true? I've never had a true human friend before," He said.

"Really?" He nodded grimly and it was silent between them. Touko stumbled slightly, her eyelids lowering.

"Perhaps we should stop…" N looked at her worriedly. She shook her head vigorously, smacking her cheeks lightly.

"I'm fine! Don't worry!" She grinned at him, but he frowned.

"Are you sure?" He asked. She nodded, and quickened her pace.

"L-let's get there already, yeah?" She was practically running, and N hurried to keep up with her, which was easy with his long legs.

"Hey!" He called out, but she didn't stop and they soon made it there.

"Well, I guess we split up here! Have fun with your work, and I will definitely enjoy my sleep. Oh! Let me get your number!" She handed him her Xtransceiver, which he looked at with narrowed eyes for a moment. He hesitantly put in his number and handed it back to her. She smiled at him.

"I'll call you some time soon so you can have my number too!" She waved with a large smile, and skipped off to the Pokémon Center. N looked down at Pin.

"Why do you think she lied about being so happy?" N asked. Pin sighed.

'Maybe that fear has transferred to people as well… I don't know… Maybe she just didn't want to bother you. You did say that you had work. And you were reluctant to join her at first.' Pin looked up in annoyance as he groaned.

"I was reluctant the whole time…" He muttered.

'Honestly… They should make a book about the female mind. Maybe then you'd finally be interested in learning about her. Maybe then you could actually be friends with humans who are willing to be friends with you.' Pin rested his paw on N's shoe patting it and scratching his leg at the same time. He was annoyed and he felt pity for his Trainer.

"Ow! How many times are you going to scratch me… Anyway… Wouldn't it be better to read a book about the human mind?" N picked Pin off the ground.

'No, because there is only Touko who wishes to be your friend. I feel as though it may only ever be Touko who wants to be your friend… And if she finds out who you really are…. Maybe not even her.' N frowned, his heart sinking at this thought. I will never have human friends? N frowned and slowly walked to where he was supposed to meet up with his underlings.

Touko woke up to the sound of her Xtransceiver ringing. She squinted at the name and answered it immediately when she saw Cheren's name.

"Hey Touko. Did you just wake up? Your hair is amazing." He said sarcastically, laughing at her hair.

"Shut up! You've slept over at my house enough times to know that I have terrible bedhead!" She pouted.

"Indeed you do." He smiled at her.

"So, what's up?" She asked, trying to flatten out her crazy mess of thick, brown waves.

"I just made it to Nacrene because I decided to sleep instead of just going straight there in the middle of the night." She blushed and wish she could smack him.

"I hate you." She muttered.

"Mmhmm. Love you too. Anyway, I was wondering if you wanted to meet up for breakfast." She was absolutely ecstatic at this proposal.

"Yes, yes, yes!" He laughed at her.

"You're just like a little kid sometimes," He muttered.

"That's why you— the mature one— must act as my older brother/ knight in shining glasses." Cheren laughed at her.

"In exchange, you battle me whenever I ask." They smiled at each other, before hanging up, promising to meet in twenty minutes, outside of the Pokémon center.

Touko showered, fixed her hair, and brushed her teeth. She was full of excitement when she exited the Pokémon Center. Seeing Cheren, she ran and gave him a tight hug.

"Hey, what's with the hug? I saw you last night." Touko pulled away.

"I know." Cheren rolled his eyes at her.

"You're strange. Come on, let's go eat so I can battle you already." Touko laughed and let Cheren drag her away.

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