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*Colorless Paranoia*

~N's P.O.V.~

My long fingers didn't miss a note as I played the piano, hitting the black and white keys. Black and white, like the world my father and I desired to live in. Although, someone changed my perspective to the point I can't explain why I even want the world to be so colorless, just trying to remember why made me stress.

BUM!

That loud sound was caused by my hands stopping on both sides of the piano; I was changing all too quickly. I then switched my hands with my elbows so I could rest my head in my hands; I was completely aggravated for I was to be the ruler of this world where there would be no more training of pokemon.

My emerald eyes wandered and now I found myself staring at the picture where she and I sat on the ferris wheel in Nimbasa. She was a brunette named Touko White; she was the trainer who changed my views completely. How she did it, I will never know but she made me feel special in some way that it left me speechless at times.

Sometimes she would make my heart race and at others she'd make me smile unconsciously. It was weird but I'll be honest, I liked it. But she was the enemy like everyone else, else being the trainers who complained and refused to release their partners.

I let a sigh escape my lips; I was confused about how I felt around her. I came to decision awhile back that I'd tell her the night before our final battle, our test of judgment, but now I'm not so sure because I want to tell her sooner. I mean like our last battle is only a week away it's just that I'm eager to tell her now. I know, I know… My looks are deceiving, hiding my childish ways.

I want to tell her… No…

I need to tell her.

But I don't want to tell her at the same time, my father doesn't want me around her. He didn't want me around my enemy, the other hero in the Unova legend. I still did go to see her but it stopped when he threatened that he would remove all communication between us, so as a result I did as told… for a while that is. But this time we were cautious with our movements, just like a game of chess. Something else that was black and white… I must be becoming paranoid.

I couldn't take it anymore, I don't care if I get caught… I just have to see her. I arose from my seat at the black piano, my quick movements making the pages of the music pamphlet, which was placed on top of the piano, flip to a page farther than the page I was at. I walked out into the hall, brushing past the plasma members who blocked my path.

"Good morning, my King." I didn't notice it but I had passed the goddesses, Anthea and Concordia. If I knew I did, I would have returned their greeting with a smile like always, I was just too focused on getting to her.

It would end tonight, me being the innocent and curious prince. I would come out a mature and wise King. I'd finally be able to call out "checkmate" to my mysterious opponent on the other side of the chess board. The sounds of my black king knocking down his white king rang through my ears… oh Arcures, I really am paranoid.

My heart started to race when I heard a familiar voice coming from behind a door that hid a room just behind it, the voice belonged to my father… Ghetsis Harmonia. He was the one who made my childhood a living nightmare. He made sure that I was alone, subtracting away everything in my life, except toys and pokemon, so I'd be the lone variable in the equation. Terrible isn't it?

To avoid being caught, I silenced my footsteps to the point I was tip toeing past the said door. I slowly put the weight on one foot each step till I finally was far enough away from the door to go back to my quick pace.

I don't know how long it was till I got to the entrance but it felt like years. As I approached the massive double doors that taunted my height, I noticed there were two plasma grunts guarding the door. I took precaution as I walked to one of the guards and whispered into his ear, pulling out a twenty dollar bill, and gave it to him.

"Open the gates!" The plasma grunt shouted after I gave him the bribe, I smirked. Being smart really comes in handy in times like this. I bribed him to not tell Ghetsis where I was or where I went which would buy me some time, unless he betrays me.

As the doors opened, sunlight seeped in and blinded my sight. I closed them for a few seconds before opening them again to let them adjust. My feet began to move out of the doorway and into the nature that surrounded my dull castle, the place where my childhood of isolation began.

XXX

After walking miles in search of the brunette, I found her sitting on lush grass in a forest near Dragonspiral Tower where she was feeding her pokemon. The way she smiled at the creatures… I wanted her to smile like that towards me.

My eyes couldn't help but stare as she put the last bowl of pokemon food down on the ground for her Zebstrika, whom immediately began eating. That was the same Zebstrika I spoke to from the last time we met up in Mistralton City after she defeated the gym leader, the loving words for its trainer still echo in my head.

My presence was unnoticed until the Zebstrika looked up for a nanosecond, its head now up from the bowl staring straight at me.

Oh it's you, the green-haired kid.

The Zebstrika's eyes went from curious to utter boredom at my presence and went back to eating its food, pretending as if I wasn't even here. I suddenly felt rejected from the pokemon which has never happened to me before causing me to feel shocked.

'I sense you do not like me, is my senses true?' I responded and waited for a reply, it never came. The creature ignored me and kept eating the food. Patiently I waited for the Zebstrika to reply back, not taking my eyes off of the electric creature for a second. I then found myself staring at the stripes on its back.

Black… White…

Oh not again… I'm starting to get really sick of seeing these colors. My emerald eyes switched over from the Zebstrika to Touko who was messing around with her XTransceiver, I had a hunch telling me she was waiting for her pokemon to finish eating so she was trying to find something to keep her occupied till then.

Unconsciously my body took action without me noticing till I found myself only inches away from her. I felt my cheeks begin to burn for some odd reason, it was involuntary. Involuntary like the beating of my heart for it was now racing, pounding against my rib cage daring to break the bones that prevented it from jumping out of my hard chest.

Her head rapidly turned, now staring at me wide-eyed with her irresistible ocean blue eyes. Her angelic, but at the same time a bit rebellious, presence was so alluring… so intoxicating. And people call me the angel.

A sudden smile crossed her lips which surprised me, her smile was bright. Although it wasn't the same as the one she showed her pokemon. It made me jealous, even for that Zebstrika. I watched as she began moving closer to me, her wavy brown hair that was up in a ponytail began to sway from side to side. She was the definition of picture perfect.

I cleared my throat, she was now standing in front of me… still smiling. Why I acted this way around her… I don't even know.

"Hey N," Her greeting was short and simple like always. Ours eyes locked, my cheeks began to feel even hotter. I'm surprised the skin on my cheeks hasn't melted off yet.

"H-Hey," I must have sounded stupid, damn my stuttering. Wait why do I even care if I looked stupid in front of Touko? She was just my friend, someone who I can act stupid around… right? Well that's what she told me.

"I thought we couldn't meet up randomly like this anymore." The smile was slightly gone now which kind of made me a bit upset, I really like it when she smiles even if it isn't the one she gave her pokemon.

"Yeah… about that…" I scratched the back of my head, trying to think of the words I needed to say. They were wiped clean from my mind as if I've been hit with a case of amnesia.

"Go on," She motioned with her hand, eager for me to continue. The words I needed to come out were on the very tip of my tongue it's just that they refused to come out. My words were being very stubborn with me at the moment. I have the worst of luck sometimes.

I gulped before taking a shot at fate. "I…" Wow I'm pathetic, I try to say a whole sentence and all I get is one word. Touko raised one of her eyebrows. I could tell she was still very eager to hear my words.

Fate… I'm giving you one last try so you better get me out of this mess, quickly please. "I love you." What. What the hell was that? I don't know what that means so why did it come out of my mouth. Oh this confused me all. When I saw the reaction on her face, it told me that the words I said were something very important and made her face red. Oh and did I mention dumbfounded? Her jaw was literally becoming acquainted with the ground that stood under our feet. I held back the urge to chuckle, she looked cute.

Oh to hell with it.

The second I began to laugh, she snapped back to reality and glared at me, no longer was she smiling. "It's not funny, N!" Yes it was. I heard her groan, aggravated. "Do you even know what 'love' is?" My laughter stopped immediately.

"Ghetsis is a failure as a father. He hasn't even told you about love!" Was love something really important, if so why didn't my father ever tell me about it?

She began to explain, I still didn't get it. From what she told me, love is something very special felt between to people. That I understood. What I didn't get was this boyfriend and girlfriend stuff being different from regular friends. I wonder if Touko and I are boyfriend and girlfriend.

Then she went on to this subject called, "kissing". I wonder why only the boyfriend and girlfriend do it; can't you kiss regular friends too? I still didn't get it though, I sometimes learn better when given examples.

"Why don't you show me?" I watched as her face began to become a shade of red, crimson maybe. Either way she looked very cute, I mean when is she not?

"Uh… how about not…?" She turned away from me, I believe out of embarrassment. I wasn't about to let her get out of teaching me this, I'm already at a high level of curiosity. Without hesitation, I grabbed her hand causing her to look at me straight in the eye. I gave her my best Lillipup act that would bring anyone to tears. Hey being labeled as the innocent child isn't all that bad as I proclaimed it to be. "Fine…" She grumbled before continuing. "But I'll only do this once!" I nodded in agreement.

I waited anxiously for something to happen. Is this kissing? If it is, it sucks big time.

My mind went blank when Touko's lips crashed into mine. Okay I take it back, it rocks. Her lips tasted like pecha berries, it was oh so sweet. More like intoxicating. I didn't want this to end but she broke away, leaving me really upset. I saw her face was as red as a tomato and she looked away once again, trying to put her attention on something or someone who wouldn't laugh at her. "There, happy?" She mumbled.

"Again," I wanted to be greedy, for some reason I only wanted her to share her kisses with me and only me. She turned back around and looked at me as if I was crazy. When am I not, seriously I'm paranoid in the head.

"What do you mean again?" She shouted like as if she wanted the whole world to hear. I rolled my eyes and decided to take action for myself since apparently she wasn't going to cooperate. I pulled her into another kiss, it took her a minute but she finally kissed me back.

I finally understood what love was, love was something colorful.

"Now that I know what love is… I love you, Touko." A smile appeared on her lips and not just any smile, the smile I've been wanting!

"I love you too, N." I hugged her tight, not daring to let go.

We just stood there, staring into each other's eyes. The pokemon around us watched as we melted into a passionate embrace. "N…"

"I have this urge to play chess all of a sudden." Black… White… Colorless world…

Not again!