Chapter Sixteen! Woooohhooo! Yay! Ahem... please review.
Chapter Sixteen
Touko stomped back to the Pokémon Center. She couldn't believe it! She actually had a hard time beating that Pokémon Trainer. And she only had one while Touko had six! It upset her. Maybe she had to go train some more. But no, she wanted that badge quickly. And when she got the badge, she would focus a little more on the Pokédex. And the next badge of course.
To her surprise she saw N and Touya sitting there as well. She sat in the seat right between them.
"Hey, guys!" She said. Both boys turned to her. N's eyes grew wide at the sight of her, and Touya smiled at her.
"Hey, Touko. Did you already beat the gym?" Touya asked. Touko pouted.
"Not yet. Battling there is actually hard!" She exclaimed. N couldn't help but chuckle.
"I think that's the point, Touko," N said. At this point, N and Touya finally noticed each other.
"Oh, hi. I'm Touya," He said, holding his hand out to N.
"I am N," He said, shaking Touya's hand.
"Hey, hey, N!" She poked him in the shoulder.
"Hmm?" He asked, still examining Touya.
"Can you still travel with me after your work here is done?" She asked. N frowned slightly, tapping his chin with his index finger.
"Maybe…" He said. A little of the light went out of her eyes and he instantly felt guilty.
"Oh, okay," She said.
"I'll try though," He said. She smiled brightly at him, then turned to Touya.
"Are you going to challenge the gym too?" She asked. He nodded.
"But, I kind of want to look around the museum first. I'm just waiting to buy something," He said. She tilted her head.
"Still?" She asked. He pointed at the group of people wearing baggy clothes buying things.
"They have been there for the past thirty minutes. I mean, what are they doing? Buying the whole store?" Touya frowned and N bit his lip.
"You okay, N?" She asked. He nodded, giving her a small smile.
"Just thinking, that's all," He said.
"Well, I'm going to heal my Pokémon and go back to the gym. I'll see you guys later!" She hugged both of the boys. Touya just smiled and hugged her back, but N did so more hesitantly, and he was blushing.
As she walked away, N resisted the urge to place his hand over his chest. His heart was beating so fast and he didn't know why. What was this feeling? What did it mean? Why did this only happen with Touko? Was he… nervous? But, no, it felt similar, but not quite the same. What was this feeling?
He had never felt this way around anyone before. But, Touko was the only one he knew from "the outside" as he liked to call it. It was most likely the surprise that sent his heart racing… right?
Touya glanced at N. He appeared to be in deep thought, and he was drumming his fingers on the chair. N's cheeks were tinged pink. Touya smiled slightly. Touko had made him flustered with a hug? Touya considered this.
She was pretty, and she did it at such a random time. But Touya and Touko had only become friends recently, so he really had no idea what her relationship with N was. Perhaps that had something to do with it. Then, he began thinking about his and Touko's relationship. They had just met that day, and she was already giving him hugs. He smiled slightly. He didn't mind anyway. Touko was a sweet girl. Plus, it was nice to get hugs once in a while.
Touko began walking out when she noticed both boys were deep in thought. She smiled, and snuck up behind them. She very slowly removed their hats. She placed her hat on the chair between them, and their hats on her head. She suppressed a giggle. They must be thinking really hard to not notice that. But they would notice eventually. She wondered what their reaction would be when the finally realized.
As she left, Touya reached up to remove his hat and run his fingers through his hair. He started to panic when he realized the hat was gone. He was about to stand up when he saw N's hat was missing as well, and Touko's hat was on the chair between them. He looked out the window and saw Touko walking away with both of their hats on her head. He groaned.
"N," He said. N blinked, then looked at Touya. He saw that he was hatless and his hands automatically went to his head.
"That girl…" N muttered. But still, even when annoyed, he couldn't help that the thought of her made him smile. A small, hard to notice smile, but still a smile.
"She's crazy, isn't she?" Touya sighed.
"Yes, but being around her always provides entertainment," N said, standing up. He picked up her hat off of the chair.
"Nice to meet you, Touya. I'll return the hat to her. I hope that you are finally able to buy what you need," N said. Touya looked at the people at the counter and sighed.
"I doubt it, but thanks anyway," Touya smiled at N, and N left. After a little bit of twirling the hat in his fingers, he put it on. It was a warm hat. It reminded him of her warm personality. He blushed slightly at this thought.
"That girl will be the death of me as I am now… But perhaps I should be open to change…" N muttered, looking up at the sky. He wondered how Touko felt about him. Maybe if he asked, he could begin to understand how he felt about her…
Lots and lots of thought in this chapter! And Touko got two free hats out of it! Hehe. I hope you liked this chapter! Please review!