A Merry Merry Christmas

It's my first one-shot! Though I'm not sure, because I have an idea that would connect to the end of this, and it could continue maybe as a two-shot or three-shot… it depends on how many reviews I receive. Don't get me wrong, I'm not forcing you to review, but it would be nice… :)


May's POV

I was going to do it. I was going to give it to him.

I took two steps forward... but chickened out and stepped back one. I sighed, and looked down to the little wrapped box in my hands, then stared at his broad back, looked down again, took a deep breath and stepped forward again.

Go, May, go!

I kept repeating it over and over in my head, so that my feet wouldn't stop.

Go! Go! Go!

Stop!

I stopped right behind him; he hadn't noticed me yet.

"Drew," I said, quietly. He didn't hear me. "Drew," I repeated, a little louder, but he continued talking with his friends. It didn't help that the setting behind us, which was the Christmas party at Dawn's house, was extremely loud and noisy. I could barely hear myself think. However, I worked up more courage, since I looked kind of funny just standing behind him doing nothing but breathing his air (he smelled good). I reached up and tapped him lightly on the shoulder and called out his name.

"DREW!"

He turned around, alarmed, but calmed when he saw me. He started to smile, and then it turned into a smirk. The smirk I hated and thought was annoying but at the same time I loved so much...

His friends noticed me, and with knowing smiles on their faces, patted Drew's back, then running off.

"Good luck!"

One of them sniggered and yelled, "Remember to use protection!"

He blushed, and I rambled to myself in my head about how adorable he looked.

"Umm..."

"..."

"..."

There was an awkward silence, but after a while, he broke it.

"What's up, December?"

My cheeks flared, and I glared back up at him, though I was pretty sure he wasn't that intimidated by me.

"What do you want?"

I took another deep breath, willing myself to calm down.

Looking at him now, he looked just as nervous as I was. His cheeks were tinged pink, and he kept looking around. First, at me, then he quickly looked to his side, then at his feet, and finally he settled for looking straight ahead, just above my head, but not meeting my eyes. He was trying to look and keep cool, but he seemed more impatient and expecting something.

"What do you want?" he murmured from the corner of his mouth, quietly.

I was holding the carefully chosen and wrapped present behind my back; I was almost scared to give it to him. What if he didn't like it? I spent so much time choosing it; wrapping it nicely and making sure it would be perfect. I couldn't even sleep last night; I laid on my bed, just thinking about whether or not he would like it, and what were the possible outcomes if I gave it to him.

I brought it out from behind my back and presented it to him. I couldn't look at him; I was too embarrassed.

Quietly but clearly I whispered,

"Merry Christmas, Drew."


Drew's POV

*Thump* Thump* Thump*

My heart was beating so loudly, I could barely hear myself think.

My friends had abandoned me, even embarrassing me in front of none other than May Maple, who I secretly…uh...um…I-I don't know…

I blushed, just thinking about her.

Don't tell anyone. Especially not May.

She was fidgety, and when she looked up at me with those big, beautiful blue eyes…

Oh my god.

What's wrong with me? I never used to act like this around her. Sure, I liked her a little even before, but I was always able to act normal and, uh…control myself; maybe it's because it's Christmas? Maybe I'm expecting something from her?

I met her eyes directly, hoping to make conversation, but as soon as we made eye contact, I wasn't able to help myself and looked away immediately. My cheeks reddened, and I tried to look anywhere else, but my eyes always wandered back to her. I settled for looking to the side, and tried to speak; I wondered what she wanted. I'm pretty sure I looked anything but cool right now, but I tried my best.

"What do you want?" Was all I could get out; I was too distracted.

My eyes widened and my breathing almost stopped. She brought her hands out from behind her back, and held delicately in her hands was a box about the size of a square tissue box.

I wanted to say something smooth or clever, so she would at least think that I was keeping my cool, and not jumping up and down with excitement and joy.

I wasn't expecting her to get me anything, since, well…

The truth is, (flashback scene!) I was…in the lobby of the Pokémon Center, waiting for my Pokémon to get rested up, and thinking about whether or not I should stay for the night, when suddenly, a group of girls came marching up to me and asked me for my autograph. I didn't mind, but once I saw May walk in through the lobby doors with Ash and her brother, I had a strange urge to ditch the girls and hide.

So I did.

Don't get me wrong, hiding behind a potted plant and observing and taking notes on whatever one girl did for the rest of the evening is not called stalking.

I was merely, as I said before, observing.

Well, I heard her say to her brother that she might not be getting anyone anything this Christmas, because she was flat out broke, and if she did get anything, it would be for her closest friends.

I don't think of us as really close friends… oh! Not that I don't want to be close…sometimes I think I want us to be more than friends…

Oops.

That wasn't supposed to get out.

By this time, my cheeks were tomato red and I felt like they were on fire.

May looked up at me, and innocently asked, "Aren't you going to open it?"

"Oh! Um..y-yeah…"

I carefully tore apart the wrapping, and I could feel her eyes on me the whole time.

Inside the box was a plastic action figure of Roselia and a single rose.

I stared at it for a moment, then regained my senses and chuckled.

May looked up at me with wide eyes, as if she was startled.

"Drew? Y-you don't like it?"

I looked in the eye and smiled. Actually smiled.

"No," I said, "I love it."

"Oh, great," she sighed, letting out a big breath I didn't notice she had been holding. " I got you the rose, but then, I ran out of money, so the Roselia was all I could get for you."

She covered her mouth with her hands and said, "I didn't want you to think I was cheap."

I chuckled. She is so cute.

I mentally slapped myself as I turned red yet again. She reached up and put her head to mine.

"Are you okay? You're heating up, Drew! Drew? Hey! Are you listening to me?"

However, all she said went in through one ear and out the other.

Her face is so close to mine…

And without thinking, I closed my eyes, leaned in, and pressed my lips softly to hers.


I'm gonna end it here, because my mind is drawing a complete blank. I was going to post this last month... but I was too lazy but at the same time too busy (having fun) to remember to.

R&R!