Thunder And Flames (N x Reader)

Ideals Route [8]

N.

With Team Plasma.

Team. Plasma.

You look down at the damp sidewalk. Your shoulders begin to tremble.

No way! We're not gonna cry over this!

But you've seen what Team Plasma does! Sure, they advocate for Pokémon rights and liberation, but in the end they're hurting Pokémon too!

Why on earth would N be part of that? Does he know? Does he even care?

You lower the umbrella and let the rain hit you. Then you stand there for who knows how long.

Eventually, someone comes out of the Pokémon Center and shakes you.

"Oh look at you, you're drenched!" It's Nurse Joy. She gently takes the umbrella from you and holds it over you as she leads you inside. "You should come in before you catch a cold."

Once you're inside, she puts the umbrella away and wraps you in a fuzzy yellow blanket.

"Why were you standing in the rain like that?" Nurse Joy asks you.

You don't feel like answering.

She smiles and pats your shoulder. "That's okay. How about I make you some tea, then you can stay the night?"

You mumble a "Sure," and she leaves for some other part of the Pokémon Center.

Well, what now? You could go challenge the Gym once the rain clears up, as that might take your mind off things.

But first...what about N? It might just be easier to forget about him altogether, but you can't stop thinking about him.

The way he looked when he told you he's part of Team Plasma...and the unspoken hurt on his face when he left...

And the way he held your hand. And the way he held you. And the way you felt so warm with him.

Honestly, this news shouldn't be such a bad thing. He had been so cold to you earlier, so he's just going back to normal.

But it still kind of...hurts a bit, doesn't it? Betrayal's the worst, even when it's from someone you dislike.

But you don't dislike him as much, do you?

(N POV)

I bury my face in my hands and let out a long groan.

Zoroark and I were able to slip away from the group of grunts, so we're sitting together in a thick part of the forest.

What do I do?

Y/N hates me now.

It was a given, I guess. They're a trainer, and Team Plasma wishes to free all Pokémon. Our ideals are different.

Maybe I shouldn't have told them. I don't know why I felt inclined to open up in the first place.

...But if I had done that...it would have felt like they only knew half of me.

Why do I even care? How did spending the day with them even affect my feelings about them?

I don't care if they hate me.

No...

I do.

I really, really do.

"Zoroark...I think I'm in love with them."