"POKèMON TRAINER MAY CONQUERS THE HOENN POKèMON LEAGUE AND CLAIMS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE"

May placed the newspaper down on top of the wooden coffee table she and her mother were sitting at. The teen looked over to her mother, who was smiling her head off, and sighed. Her mother was so very proud of her darling daughter, though deep inside she felt like she was losing contact with her sweet child. May on the other hand hadn't been able to sleep since the incidents with Kyogre and Team Aqua, she had been dissatisfied with herself since the events and tried to lose to the elite 4 to try and even it out, but since her last conversation with Sidney. . .

Two Weeks Ago. . .

POKèMON LEAGUE, SIDNEY'S ROOM

"Yo, Champ. C'mere," The male gestured May over to him. The man was wearing his casual outfit, a black suit with no under shit, purple skinny jeans and black lace-up boots. May happily obliged to Sydney's gesture and walked over to him.

"What's up? Do you want to tell me something?" The girl smiled at him, as he stood up, towering over her, he sighed and turned his chair around to lean on it.

"Champ, I feel it's about time I told 'ya 'bout the day you challenged me. I had never met someone with pure strength, that my commands were weak and I didn't know what I was doin'. It might have been about the conversation I had with Steven the night before,"

One month ago. . .

CHA-

"WAIT! What do you mean?!" May interrupted the flashback, and crossed her arms, looking at the man who stood before her.

Sydney sighed and sat back down, hugging the wooden chair he had crafted himself, years ago. "Steven told Pheobe, Glacia, Drake and I all to go easy on you so he could see you in the Champion's room," May stared at Sydney with a face of anger and sadness mixed together. He could practically hear her heart sinking right him his ears, echoing in the back of his head "Look May I told 'ya, I am sorry, I was only followin' or-"

"No, shut up. Stop talking. You held back. You didn't even try. The Elite Four is a challenge, it's supposed to test the strength and bond between trainers and their Pokémon, and you didn't even try," May shook her head staring at the man. She walked out of the room back out to the entry way and left the Pokémon League.

Present. . .

LITTLEROOT TOWN, MAY'S HOUSE.

May took one sip of her water and looked down towards the newspaper again. "You know May, You remind me of your Father. Always reading that newspaper every morning before heading to work. Barely sleep due to excitement-"

May cut off her mother in the middle of her sentence "It's not due to excitement mother. I can't sleep. That is all. Okay?" Her mother nodded and took her empty plate and May's half-eaten breakfast to the kitchen to wash up. May continued to read the paper that layed in front of her, when she heard a knock on the door. . .

To be continued . . .

Right now!

May stood up while her mother washed up the dishes. The girl walked over to the door and opened it, creating a loud squeaking noise and it allowed the outside air to swirl around the room. May was barely shocked by who stood at the door. "Well if it ain't Mr. Stone himself!" May shouted with an unamused expression. Steven smiled at the girl as the opened the door wider to allow him in. "Please let yourself in at 7 in the morning" she said sarcastically as she closed the door behing him. "What bring you here Steven?"

Steven cleared his throat and nodded "I apologise for barging in at this time of morning. I hope I didn't disturb you" May shook her head and Steven continued "May, I hope you didn't forget, but the monthly Pokémon league meeting is today, and it starts in an hour,"

May walked passed him and sat down as he finished talking, she let out a giggle. "Ah, Steven. Aren't you the same as ever? Always worrying about business and such. So professional. Really suitable for the heir of the Devon Corporation. Yes I did know it was today, I was planning to skip it. I hope that doesn't offend you,"

Steven sighed but smiled to cover up is anger "I expected as much, I have come to collect you. I hope you don't mind," May finished her water and stood up. She rolled her eyes and walked over to the male and tapped him on the shoulder.

"I guess there is no avoiding it, is there?" She sighed and walked up to the stair well, gesturing Steven to follow her. The two walked up the flight of stairs and walked into May's room which had recently been under soom re decoration. The pink walls stayed the same, she had recently purchased a Torchic doll and placed it next to her Lapras doll. The Azurill doll with the familiar smell was placed above her bed which had a shelf fairly high installed above it. "Don't mind the mess. Just grabbing a coat,"

"No, no, it's fine. I don't mind," Steven said as he examined the girls room lightly. "I hope you don't mind me being in here," May froze in place as she was reaching for a jacket her father recently put up, on her highest shelf. May looked over at her colleague and attempted to hide the small blush that appeared on her face.

"Wha-WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!" May grabbed the jacket and walked to Steven and lightly pushed him out of her room. Steven allowed her to push him, casually walking along with the girl behind him. He couldn't help but smirk at how cute May had been acting that morning.

May stopped pushing him, and she leaned against the wall exhausted. "Are you ready to go now, May?" Steven softly asked, smiling at the winded girl. She nodded in reply, getting up and walking downstairs where her mother was watching T.V.

"Heading off now, Mother! I will be home around 5!" Her mother smiled at May and waved to her child from the couch, Steven looked at May curiously since the meeting ended at 3 pm, he wondered what appointment May could've arranged? May smiled at Steven and opened the door. "Age before beauty~" May giggled as Steven let out a sarcastic 'Ha Ha'

They both walked outside to where Brendan was waiting, near his father's lab. "Hey! May! Steven!" Brendan ran up to the two and smiled as a gesture of a kind of greeting. "I hope I am not inturrupting anything!" Brendan smirked at May as another blush formed over her face.

May punched Brendan in the shoulder, "Shut up! What do you want? Steven and I are late!"

Brendan smiled once again "Oooohh you're late, you're late, for a very important date! If you know what I mean" Once again May punched him but harder as she grabbed his ear and pulled him up to her face.

"Listen here Birch. I am so close to punching you in the stomach so hard that you end up needing surgery, now what do you want?!" Steven flicked the back of May's head as she let go of her neighbor. Brendan apologised quickly, telling May that he'll talk to her when she got back from her day out. He ran off to the lab eventually going out of sight.

Steven stared at May, in a disappointed manner. "I don't think that the tone that you used was necessary, he was just joking around. Normal for boys his age. Especially when he has a crush on a girl,"

May stared at the man with an eyebrow raised, "Eh? You don't think- No Brendan and I are friends. Anyway he deserved it, he crossed a line,"

The grey haired male smiled and looked to the sky, taking a step to the middle of Littleroot. "I don't think so, he was being a boy,"

May smiled and nodded in reply, feeling her stomach sink in regret for what she did to her neighbor. Her heart raced and she couldn't tell why. She stood next to Steven and looked up at his sparkling face. Steven looked down and smiled, he ruffled May's maple brown hair and chuckled.

"Shall we get going, May?"