Thunder And Flames (N x Reader)

Ideals Ending

A month has passed since the showdown at N's castle.

N wanted to see the world, or at least the region with you, but first he apparently had to take care of some things.

You step out of Opelucid Gym, the final Gym Badge under your belt.

Your Gym Challenge had to be put on pause while you were dealing with N, but now you've finally finished!

The only thing is, N's Castle rising out of the ground caused some serious damage on Victory Road and the Pokémon League, so both are closed until things are cleared up.

Just as you step into the main plaza of Opelucid City, you run into Cheren and Bianca.

"Y/N!!!" Bianca runs up and hugs you.

"Good to see you, Y/N," Cheren says. "It's been a while.

"Did you hear what happened at the Pokémon League??"

"Bianca, everyone's heard about what happened at the Pokémon League."

Cheren's right. Basically the whole region is talking about how Team Plasma's castle came out of the ground and how Reshiram and Zekrom were there.

"How many badges do you two have?" you ask, purely to change the subject.

Cheren pushes his glasses up. "I got the Legend Badge about a week ago! I'm just waiting for the Pokémon League to re-open at this point."

Bianca sighs. "I don't think Gym Badge collecting is for me. I think I'm going to work with Pokémon musicals in Nimbasa City!"

"That sounds like fun, Bianca," you say, purposely ignoring Cheren to annoy him.

It works.

Suddenly, you feel a hand on your back. You recognize its warmth and turn around. "N!" You hug him, totally forgetting about the others.

"Hello, my dear. It feels like forever since we last saw each other."

Cheren and Bianca watch with shock.

"Y/N, you have a boyfriend??" Bianca asks at the same time as Cheren asks, "Isn't that the guy from Accumula Town?"

N lets go of you to greet your friends. "Yes, I remember you two. I believe I was quite rude when we first met. I apologize."

Bianca blushes. "Wow, so polite!"

Cheren watches him suspiciously, his glasses glinting. "Hm... Aren't you the one who was at Team Plasma's castle?"

"You're certainly quick, aren't you?"

You smell a bit of sarcasm in N's tone.

"So you're with Team Plasma," Cheren says flatly.

"I have since parted ways with them."

The two of them stare at each other with unreadable expressions.

Cheren sighs. "Fine. Whatever. If Y/N's happy, I'm happy."

Ugh, that's just like Cheren. Way overprotective. Well, he means well, so it's fine.

"I'm fine, Cheren," you say. "Don't worry about it."

Bianca breaks the tension with her bubbliness. "C'mon Cheren, let's leave them be! I bet they wanna spend some time together!" She pushes him away before he can protest. "See ya later Y/N! Nice meeting you N!"

You sigh and smack your forehead. "Sorry about Cheren. He's a little uptight."

"That's alright." He takes your hand. "I want to take you somewhere."