I feel so horrible for taking FOREVER to update this! Don't worry! I have not forgotten about this. I'm just having problems. Game problems. Because this story went from a story about Pokemon Black to a story about Pokemon White. So I restarted AGAIN. :( And I haven't yet gotten to the point where the story is... So this chapter is based off of imagination and memeory from when I first played the game! Wow, that was long.

Chapter Thirteen

N frowned. He had lost. Again. And his Pokémon had been hurt again. Touko was smiling happily, petting her Pokémon. He had stopped believing he could win when Ordell evolved halfway through the battle. He was a Dewott now. N felt proud of the little guy, despite its obvious dislike for him.

Touko watched for a few minutes as N sat, thinking. However, she quickly grew bored.

"What are you thinking about?" She asked.

"Well… At first I was simply thinking of our battle, but it led me to thinking about other things," He said.

"Things like what?" She asked.

"Things like my goals. Things like power," N said.

"Power?" She tilted her head.

"I realize now… I need the power of Reshiram to reach to reach my goals. The legendary Pokémon that, along with the hero, created the Unova Region. It's my turn to become that hero… Maybe then…" He trailed off. Touko realized that he was talking more to himself than to her.

Maybe then, I can truly be friends with you, Touko. I won't have to hide things from you. I won't have to worry about you hating me. Maybe we will really be friends. He thought.

Touko snapped her fingers in front of his nose, and he blinked. She sighed.

"You're such a weirdo. Zoning out like that. And what's this about Reshiram? Isn't that story a myth?" She put a hand on her hip, looking up at him.

"A myth? No. I would never base my thoughts off of a myth. I believe in the truth," He said.

"The truth? What about what you believe in that isn't based off of fact?" She asked.

"I don't believe in such things. I guess you are more of a person of ideals, and I am a person of truth," He said.

"But what's wrong with believing in both?" She asked.

"In both? How could you believe in your ideals when the truth is there, showing that they are wrong or right? If they are right, then they are truths anyway. If not, then what's the point of believing in something you know isn't true?" He asked.

"But ideals and truth don't always have to conflict! Why is it that it is one or the other?" She asked.

"Because it is how I am," He said.

"Well, N, you must live a pretty one-sided life. With everything. And everyone. Whatever. I'm going back to the Pokémon Center to heal my Pokémon. I'll see you later," She frowned, looking at him, before marching off.

N put a hand to his chest. It hurt. It physically hurt. But there was nothing that had happened to him physically to cause it to do so. So why did it hurt?

Could it be that strange thing he heard of? When your chest hurts from emotional pain? But no, that wasn't scientifically proven. It wasn't even studied. Not in the Unova Region. It wasn't true.

Just because he was slightly upset from Touko leaving him like she did. Angry. N found himself worried. What if she was going to stop being friends with him? But he knew that they weren't really friends…. But what if that wasn't true. What if she thought they were friends? Would that have ruined it? One simple argument?

N sighed. He had other things to worry about. He had spent too much time sitting in front of the museum. He had done what he desired to do. He had to focus. There were better things he could do. He didn't have to sit and do nothing. N looked down at his Poké Balls with a sigh.

Soon. He would help them soon. If everything went according to plan, they would be happy. The perfect beings they were meant to be. There would be no more pain for them. That was, of course, only if everything went according to plan.

I felt like this story was too much into Touko's mind only so I decided to delve into the mind of Mr. Mystery. He's a troubled boy. Poor little fool. Oh well! Let's see how things will work out for him later. Pokelover619, a shout out to you for reviewing! Yay! Others, you can review too, you know!