Fight For Me -5- NxWhite

It hadn't been long after our encounter that N departed with warm farewells and a 'see you soon'. I remained on the bridge a little longer, watching as the sun fully dipped below the horizon and hoping the dark chased away the thoughts I had of N. When I feared that I would no longer be able to see where I was going, I headed the rest of the way across the bridge and into Castelia city.

By the time I reached the entrance to Castelia, I was struck by two thoughts. First, that bridge was far too long and whoever built it was clearly out of their mind. Second, I had never seen anything like the city and I doubted I would ever see anything like it again.

The only words I could think of to describe Castelia were big and bright. The buildings rose so high up that it looked as if they touched the clouds in the sky. And the lights on each building were nearly blinding.

I was disheartened to notice that it was impossible to see the stars in a city so bright.

People bustled passed me so quickly that I was nearly knocked off my feet when trying to dodge them. Nobody seemed to even notice me. I was surrounded by wide-awake people dressed in power suits, looking as if they were ready to take on the world.

"Excuse me!" I cried, trying to gain someone's attention. Nobody seemed to notice me.

After a few more times, I surrendered and began to walk into the town. It looked like I would be forced to find my way around the town on my own. I looked at every sign I passed, noticing how different this place was. There were small café's, large restaurants, apartments and shops along all the streets.

It was some time later that I stumbled into the pokemon center in a somewhat tired, somewhat shocked stupor. The nurse inside chuckled at me.

"New to the town?" She asked as I approached the counter.

I smiled weakly, "What gave it away?"

"Don't feel bad, honey." She smiled back at me, "Nobody is ever prepared for this town the first time they come through."

"I don't see how they could be!" I retorted, glancing over my shoulder and out into the busy street.

She chuckled, "What can I do for you?"

"Oh!" I exclaimed, reaching towards my belt, "My pokemon!"

She gently took the pokeballs from my hands, in turn releasing each of my pokemon. They all stretched and looked around before settling down to be taken care of. She examined them each separately before taking them towards the back to heal them.

"Will you be needing somewhere to stay for the night?" She asked, stopping just short of the door to the back room.

"Yes, please."

"Down that hall, third door on your left. I'll bring your pokemon to you when they are all healed." She pushed the door open, holding it so that all my pokemon could enter before her.

"Thank you!" I waved, heading off down the hall.

The room she sent me to was fairly large with all the necessities. The bed was large and looked more comfortable than any bed had ever looked to me before. Next to the bed was a window, which offered me a nice view out towards the front of the city and the water that it bordered.

I kicked my shoes off and dropped my backpack on the ground, moving over and flopping down on the bed. All my muscles ached and protested against me laying down, but I didn't care. It took all my will power to keep my eyes open and look out the window towards the sky.

Still, no stars shone.

Against my will, I found myself thinking about what N's eyes would look like with the stars reflecting in them. They had looked so beautiful in the sunset, I couldn't only imagine that they would look better with the stars.

"Why?" I groaned, pulling my hat off and throwing it on the floor, "He's the enemy!"

I pulled my hair down and let it fan out across my back and block my view of the window. I shut my eyes tightly, hoping I could erase any other thoughts of N that might creep into my mind.

Unfortunately, I couldn't. I found myself thinking about how he told me to get to know him. Why did it matter? Why would he make a request like that? Especially if he was the enemy?

A guilty pang swept across my chest. If he really was with the enemy, I'd be betraying my friends and my Pokemon by taking such an interest in him. But something about him lead me to believe that he either wasn't bad, or he could be changed.

There was a light of innocence in his eyes, I admitted to myself. And there was the way he seemed so genuinely pure and nice…

"What am I thinking?" I muttered, placing my hands over my head, "Stop this right now, White! Stop it!"

The door behind me clicked open at that moment and I sat up stock-straight. I turned to face the door only to see Nurse Joy smiling at me as my pokemon ran into the room.

"Everyone is all better now!" She smiled.

"Thank you!" I cried, bending down to pick up my beloved pokemon and place them on the large bed with me.

She smiled and shut the door behind her as my pokemon settled around me on the bed, curling up to go to sleep.

"Okay everybody. Good night!" I smiled, slipping under the covers and snuggling between everyone. I didn't bother to get up and turn the light off because I knew the room would be no dimmer. The light coming from outside was too over powering.

It wasn't long before I drifted into a (thankfully) dreamless sleep.

---x---

I stirred in the morning, groaning and rubbing my eyes, I could feel all my pokemon around me beginning to wake up as well. Slowly, I sat up, looking around. I stretched my arms over my head, smiling a little as I felt the tension decrease.

"Ahhh, that feels so good." I yawned.

Blitzle crawled over to me, nudging her head against my arm. I reached down to pet her as everyone else woke up. Soon they were all surrounding me, waiting patiently to be put back into their pokeballs so we could get on with our journey.

Gently, I touched a pokeball to each of their heads, watching as they disappeared inside. From there I got up and changed my clothes for the day, brushing my hair back up into a messy ponytail. The last thing I did was secure my hat over my head before slinging my backpack over my shoulders and heading towards one of the café's.

I ate a quick breakfast and stocked up on some extra food for the road before heading back out into Castelia City.

"White!"  I heard my name called and turned to see Bianca, "White, it's awful!"

"Bianca, what's wrong?" I asked as she approached me.

"Team plasma!" She cried, "They stole my pokemon and are hiding here somewhere!"

My heart sunk at the news. I knew I would be encountering them more as my journey continued, but I didn't expect to see them this much. It seemed like I couldn't go a day without running into them somehow.

"Do you have any idea where they went?" I asked her.

She shook her head, tears forming in the corners of her eyes.

"It's okay. We'll find them and I'll get your pokemon back." I whispered, pulling her into a hug, "I promise I'll get them back for this."

I could feel her nod against me. She hugged me back before stepping away and wiping away a few stray tears, "I believe in you."

"Okay. I'll go look for them. Call me if you run into them first. And If I run into them, I'll call you after I've taken them down and gotten our pokemon back, alright?" I asked.

She nodded at me again and began to look around the town. We agreed to split the town up into halves and went our separate directions. This was not only a chance for me to get my best friend's pokemon back, but also for me to get some answers. Team plasma was starting to get on my nerves.