Two days later…

N's POV

I groaned as light hit the back of my eyelids. Where was I? I slowly sat up and opened my eyes. Black dots spotted my vision as my head made the world seem like it was spinning…fast. I brought a hand up to my head and pressed my palm against my temple. The spinning stopped, and I took in my surroundings. The familiar décor made me smile. I was in my bedroom. If I was in my bedroom, does that mean Touko is here? I swung my feet off the bed in glee. I stood up and my legs gave out from under me. They felt like jelly. "Tou—" I tried to say before falling down and hitting my chin of the floor. "Oomph." My eyes watered as the pain edged its way to my senses. Loud footsteps could be heard coming towards the room. I moaned out in agony, and the footsteps quickened their pace. My bedroom door opened up to reveal a surprised Touko.

"N?!" she called out in shock before rushing to my side. She grabbed my arm and helped me back into the bed.

"Touko" my voice said hoarsely. Touko looked at me for a second before grabbing a glass of ice water off the night stand. She handed it to me, and I gulped it down like there was no tomorrow. I was parched. "What happened?" I said slowly, testing out my voice.

"I don't know. You tell me. One second you're at my front door and the next thing I know, you're on the ground unconscious. The doctor told me that you were dehydrated, had heat exhaustion, and were physically and mentally drained of energy. What happened to you?" Touko said softly. I could see her eyes starting to tear up. One tear escaped her eye and I gently wiped it way with my thumb. She leaned into my touch.

"Don't cry" I whispered soothingly. "Everything's okay now. I promise."

"I believe you. So what happened, and who's Prescott?" I tensed up under her curious gaze. Touko must have noticed my actions because her eyes narrowed at me.

"Where did you hear that name?"

"You were talking in your sleep. You have been for the past two days."

"Oh. Well she's a girl I met at the Team Plasma Castle. She was my fiancée for a little while" I said, shrugging it off like it was no big deal. I didn't want Touko to make a big deal out of it.

"Fiancée?!" Touko screeched.

"Yeah, but that wasn't the worst part" I said. "The worst part was seeing my father again. I could have lived the rest of my life without seeing that man again. He was malicious."

"So you mean you didn't want to marry that girl?" Touko asked carefully.

"Of course not! Why would I? The only girl I would ever want to marry is you!" I said. Touko stared at me in awe. I clamped my mouth shut as my face started to heat up. Touko sported a light blush on her cheeks. I opened my mouth to say more but no sound came out.

"I want the whole story" Touko said. I smiled. I knew she would.

"Well my problems and misery all started in the helicopter…got beat up…then I was made king…Rosaline and Eve, who looked just like you…I may have cracked and tried to kiss Eve…Prescott looked like some kind of mean school girl…I snapped once she slapped me…we devised a plan for me to escape…I wrote a letter to everyone saying that Team Plasma was officially over…Eve confessed her love to me…my friends helped me…the sun was excruciating and my feet were killing me…ran into a few Team Plasma grunts…made it to Nuvema Town…saw you and I guess passed out" I explained. I tried to nail the story down to every last detail and throw in a little extra.

"Wow" Touko breathed out. "You went through a lot in that month. Do you want to know my side of the story?"

"Yeah! I bet you couldn't cope without me" I guessed with a wiggle of my eyebrows up and down. She lightly punched me on the arm.

"Of course I couldn't cope without you! I practically cried every night, and I couldn't sleep" Touko scolded. My playful smile immediately turned into a frown as guilt filled my heart. I wrapped my arms around Touko and pulled her close. My chin rested on top of her head.

"I'm sorry. I wanted to come back a lot sooner than I did. I didn't mean to upset you" I mumbled into her hair. I planted many small kisses on her head too. Touko gave a small shake of her head and weak but sincere smile.

"N, how am I supposed to tell you what happened if you keep talking?" she joked.

"Sorry, continue" I urged.

"Anyway, after you left I decided to go search for you and possibly rescue you. I told Cheren about my idea but not my mom. I was going to tell Bianca, but I couldn't find her. The next day after making my decision to go, I set off…I was attacked by Team Plasma grunts while flying on Zekrom…spontaneously and erratically grunts came out of nowhere…my Pokémon were physically drained even if I did have my legendary team…kept travelling but getting nowhere…decided to give up the search because I could get within ten miles of the castle…waited for your return while staying at my house…and poof! You appeared out of nowhere. Been with you ever since" Touko finished off.

"I thought I was the one having problems. Aren't you super tired too? Your Pokémon sound wore out, and I'm worn out still. What about you? I don't want you pushing yourself" I added out of concern while rubbing Touko's arm with my hand.

"Sure, I'm tired but not drained. I've had quite a few days to rest at home. Besides, I'm tough. I don't get taken down that easily" Touko complimented to herself. I chuckled.

"Right, whatever you want to believe."

"Don't be so mean! I might just leave and go home. I won't come to see you unless you get up and visit me yourself" Touko threatened. "It might be a few days though. Your leg muscles still need to rest, and you need to get your energy up while drinking lots of fluids of course" she added thoughtfully.

"You wouldn't" I said lowly.

"Try me" she challenged. We glared at each other for a minute before she stood up. "Guess I'll be going then." The teenager started to walk away, but I grabbed her wrist before she could get any farther.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you" I pouted with my lower lip sticking out. She turned her head just enough to look at me from the corner of her eyes. Her cheeks puffed out and a hand flew over her mouth to stifle her laughter. She couldn't contain it anymore before just letting the sound resonate throughout the house. "What's so funny?" I questioned out of confusion. Her slender hand pointed an accusing finger at me.

"Your face!"

"My face? What does it look like?" I reached up and touched my face with both hands. Nothing felt out of the ordinary.

"It looks pathetic" she said bluntly.

"Thanks for telling me" I grumbled sarcastically.

"No. Not because of your pouting. It's because your face is really pale, and it's sort of sunken in. There are quite a few scratches everywhere too."

"So I look like I've been out in the wild trying to survive or something?"

"Yeah, that's a way of looking at it" Touko giggled. She sure knows how to lower someone's morale. "Don't worry though. You're still handsome." I smirked.

"Come here" I playfully growled. I yanked on Touko's wrist and pulled her towards me. She was caught by surprise and fell back onto the bed beside me. I wrapped my arms around her body and drew her towards me. Her back met my bare chest. Touko squirmed.

"N, let go of me" Touko demanded with no ounce of seriousness in her tone at all.

"You'll have to persuade me" I said seductively in her ear. I just got Touko back, and I wasn't going to let her leave me that easily. Why not have a little fun with her?

"N" Touko said distastefully.

"That wasn't persuasive at all" I complained. Touko's struggle increased as she tried to release herself from my hold. Her nails dug into my arm as she clawed at the flesh. "Ow."

"I know! How about after we eat breakfast, I can do whatever you want me to? Deal?" my mischievous girlfriend purred. My eyes grew as big as saucers. Whatever I want her to?

"I-I-I" I stuttered. My arms loosened their hold on the slender girl, and she wiggled free.

"I'll take that as a yes" Touko chirped. She ran out the room and down the stairs. My hearing picked up on the clattering of pots and pans. I was still too stunned to move. I could get Touko to do whatever I wanted, but what did I want her to do? My mind was blank as I tried to think of an idea. I wouldn't want Touko to do something she wasn't ready for so doing what I really wanted to do was out of the picture. Maybe I could ask for a kiss. No that's a bad idea. I can't waste an opportunity like this on something I could get anytime I wanted. So what?

"N! The food's almost finished. I'll be up in five minutes. I hope you have an idea of what you want me to do" Touko's voice rang out. I opened my mouth to call back but no sound came out for the second time that day. Why did that girl have such an effect on me? My mind began to wander as I pondered on more ideas. Before I could come up with anything, Touko came back into the room with a tray of breakfast foods. She climbed up onto the bed beside me and set the tray down on my legs. "We can share." I nodded and reached for a french toast stick. Touko reached at the same time I did, and our hands touched. Touko blushed and looked away. "You can have that one." My mouth went dry as I stared intently at Touko's face. I instantly knew what I wanted Touko to do. I gulped and licked my lips in anticipation. What would she say to my request? Reject it? Accept it?

"Touko?" I started to catch the young girl's attention. She looked at me and her lips were drawn into a smile.

"Hm?" she hummed out in question.

"I thought of what I wanted you to do" I said softly, shyly. I could feel my face slowly heat up. A light pink dusted her cheeks as I stated that I knew what I wanted.

"Y-Yes?" she asked nervously.

"Earlier, I said that the only person I would want to marry is you. I wanted you to make me that happiest guy in the world by marrying me. So, will you marry me?" I asked gently but confidently. Touko's face turned a bright red at my proposal.

"M-M-Marry you?" she stammered. "I'm only sixteen." I chuckled at her flushed expression.

"I know. We don't have to get married right away. We can wait until you're old enough; I just wanted to ask now. I really want to know what you would say, how you would answer. So what do you think?" Touko stared at me intensely as her eyes flickered back and forth across my face. I couldn't read her expression as different emotions flickered on and off her face. Our blue eyes met, and I knew she had an answer.

"N, you know I love you with all my heart, right?" the teenage brunette said.

"Of course. I love you too" I said sadly. Her voice sounded apologetic as if she was going to reject me. My body started shaking.

"Then why are you asking me silly questions like 'Will you marry me?' You should already know what I would say. Of course I'll marry you!" she shouted out excitedly. Touko threw her body at mine and landed on top of me. I couldn't help but grin uncontrollably at her response. Touko wrapped her arms around my neck, and I returned the gesture by doing the same thing to her. She flashed me a toothy grin before pecking me on the lips.

"You have no idea how happy I am right now. This is the best welcome home present ever." We both started to laugh, and Touko laid her head on my shoulder. "Can we keep this to ourselves? At least until I'm better? Afterwards, we can spread the news together."

"Anything you want. I don't care what we do, as long as I'm with you." I sighed out in happiness.

"Thank you" I murmured into Touko's hair. "I really missed you."

"I missed you too" she replied.

A/N: Oh! Next chapter has Touko and N telling everyone about their engagement. Review or flame.