Title: One Picture

It's a quick drabble centered on May, thoughts that haunt her at night.

Edit: I fixed some mistakes.

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon!


He slept so sweetly. One breath in, one second of waiting, and then he would exhale. The moonlight bounced softly off his face. He seemed to glow and he gently kept breathing. Messy raven hair fell on his face, his tan skin looked so smooth. His mouth opened slightly and a soft groan escaped his throat. He grinned ever so faintly and I felt my chest tightened. I wanted so much to reach over and place my hand on his chest so I could feel the evenness of his breathing. But my heart was beating so erratically that I felt if I got close to him I would perhaps disrupt his sleep and wake him. It felt like someone was hammering inside my head as the blood continued pound. Biting my lip I laid back down and stared straight up into the endless sky star after star they all seemed to be leading somewhere bigger and better. I felt the immensity of the universe and it was overwhelming.

I felt a tug on my arm and looked to my side. Ash was on his side holding my sleeve, grinning like an idiot. An idiot I admired and adored. I couldn't shake the feeling that it wasn't meant to be done this way, that I should have just told him how I felt but I knew deep down that it wasn't going to happen. Every time I looked at him I felt warm but then I would see him in my mind. Drew was someone important to me I knew that, he meant so much more than a rival. He had taught me to try hard, to move beyond what was acceptable, to always work towards my dream. And it was painful to not understand what I wanted to have.

Ash's smile faded and he let go of my sleeve quietly. He turned on his back and disappeared into his unconsciousness. I wanted to ask him what he thought on the subject.

"What does it mean to care for someone?" I whispered into his ear. "How do you know when it's no longer friendship, when its more? What if it's less…brother?" I breathed out the last word with such heaviness. I felt like crying, it was so wrong. "Guess that's what you are, Ash…b-brother" A small sob choked in my throat and I turned away. No tears tonight. I had chosen and that was that. I felt cold as the wind picked up.

"Mmm…May? Are, are you ok?" Such a soft voice calling to me; smiling I turned to him.

"Oh Drew I'm fine I was…I just couldn't sleep so well." He looked at me and I could see the disbelief in his eyes but he nodded and turned back to sleep. I lay down and looked to my side. Ash wasn't there, he hadn't been for months. All there was my decision and a picture that always lay at my side as I slept. Ash, Pikachu, Brock, Max and myself.


Too much Naruto, which I also don't own, inspired this. Hope you enjoyed it.

CherryShadowZ