Prologue
It was late at night, the moon shined dimly behind the dark storm clouds. It was raining hard and a little girl in an orphanage new that tonight, was the perfect time to escape from the cruelty of the other people.
She did not own anything so she slipped out the door. She did not have to be quiet because the rain and thunder boomed and tattered loudly. She ran through the streets in the rain. She was getting sicker by the moment as she ran and ran under the pouring water. Her eyesight started to fail of her. Eventually, she fainted and fell down behind someone about half a year or so older than her. His hair was green and so were his glimmering, emerald eyes. He wore a black long sleeved shirt and a purple short sleeved vest over it. His jeans were a bit greenish. He turned around, due to the sound of a splash and a thud, and gasped. He saw a little 9 year old girl. He was scared and surprised at first, but then realized her forehead was heating up and that she needed help. He carried her on his back and ran to find a near by shelter or a forest clearing where he could set up a camp.
When he got to a clearing, he set up a tent and placed a sleeping bag on the floor. He placed her on top of it. After that, he examined her closely. She had short, brown hair that was supposedly in pigtails, but soaked from the rain. She wore a red, faded gown that was torn at the bottom. The small gown flowed to her knees.
After examining her, he took a rag out of his bag and slightly wet it, using the rain water. He placed the wet cloth on her forehead. She stirred a bit, and rolled over. He was hoping that she would wake up. He was curious about her and wanted to know what happened.
As the hours passed, he had grown tired and fell asleep beside her. The next morning, he woke up to see the clear, blue sky and the bright sun shining brilliantly. The air was fresh and there was a slight, gentle breeze flowing by. About 15 minutes later, she woke up. She realized someone was there and covered herself with the sleeping bag. He saw this and knew that she was shy, probably wanted to know what happened, why she was here and how.
"It's ok, you don't have to be shy, the name's Drew, what's yours?" he asked.
"M-m-my, my name's May." She managed to reply, "what happened and-and why am I here?" She asked scared and confused at the same time.
"I'm guessing you fainted and fell on the sidewalk behind me while you were out in the rain, so I brought you here so your condition won't get any worse. I felt your forehead and it was burning up." Drew answered truthfully.
"Um, ok." May replied. "Achoo!" She sneezed. Drew dodged this and decided to talk about what happened.
"So, what happened to you? Why were you out in the rain?" Drew asked curiously.
"Well, it is kinda a long story, but I'll try to make it as short as possible." May said. "I'm an orphan. I was alone for a long time and people at the orphan place were really mean. I did not like it there and decided the rainstorm would help me run away without other people noticing," May replied as short as she could.
At this, Drew was shocked. "Was this your first try to escape or something? You could have tried before." Drew said still shocked.
"I've tried before but I was too loud and people caught me. When I would try to run away, they'd catch me and give me these boring lessons about running away and what would happen if I did. I did not care. I just wanted to get away from these people." May replied.
"Well anyway, we should go to the pokémon center to get you some help. Can you walk on your own?" Drew asked seriously.
"Yeah, I-I-Achoo! I think I can," May sneezed.
"Tissue?" Drew asked.
"Yeah, thanks," May said. "Hey, why are you being nice to me anyway?" May asked suspiciously.
"No reason." Drew replied.
At this, they became silent and just walked. Drew led and May followed. The air was still warm, but breezy. Leaves on the floor danced around in small circles. May constantly sneezed and sniffed on the way to the pokémon center. Drew was a very annoyed at first, but got over it knowing that she can't really help herself. They finally arrived at the pokémon center as Nurse Joy came up to them.
"Can I help you?" Nurse Joy asked.
"Yeah," Drew replied. "She has a cold from the rainstorm last night. Can you help her?" Drew asked.
"Oh, my! Of course we can. You're lucky I specialize in humans too, and not just pokemon. Come here, dear. What's your name?" Nurse joy asked.
"My name is May and he is Drew," May replied as she gestured a finger towards Drew.
"Ok May, come here," Nurse Joy said.
They went to a quaint room were sick people could be treated. Nurse joy gave her some medicine and instructions to go with it. May understood and went out to tell Drew.
"I told Nurse Joy my story and she says that if I don't want to be in the orphanage, I have to stay here until my cold wears off, which is about 4 to 5 days." May said.
"Ok. I'll stay to keep you company," Drew said.
"Really? Thanks!" May replied happily.
At this, Drew became happy too. He knew he could help her. At his age, he was a really, really intellegent kid. May went to Nurse Joy and told her that Drew was staying. Joy understood. Every night May went to Nurse Joy to take her medicine before bed. Once it was time to leave, Nurse Joy called a friend to take care of May. Her friend always wanted a child, but was too busy with the daycare business. Nurse Joy told Drew where to go. He took May to the daycare.
"Here we are," Drew said as he opened the door as May followed.
"Ok. Bye Drew," May said. She was almost in tears. She did not want her friend to leave. This was her only real friend that she made. She had no other friends. At this, Drew decided something.
"May, if it makes you feel any better, I'll try to visit you here every week," Drew said trying to comfort May.
"Really? Ok," May said. She watched as Drew left. She had really hoped Drew would come back to visit her. She had no other friends. A few seconds later, Nurse Joy's friend, Shannon, came in. She saw May sitting in a chair looking a little depressed.
"What's wrong? Can I help you?" asked Shannon.
"I'm May. I think Nurse Joy called you earlier about me," May replied glumly.
"Oh! But wait, where is your friend?" Shannon asked.
"He left and said he'd be here every week to visit. He is my only friend, so I was sad to see him leave me," May replied.
"Oh, it's ok. May, don't be sad. He'll come," Shannon said trying to comfort May. "Well, I guess you're adopted now. I'm going to be your mom. Do you like to play with pokémon?" Shannon asked.
"I don't know. I haven't met any pokemon, let alone played with them. The orphanage would not let us outside," May replied.
"Well, here's your chance too. This is a daycare were we take care of other people's pokémon. Come with me," Shannon said. May followed her to the back of the building to a place that seemed like a park. May liked it here and she found out that she loved to play with the pokémon. Shannon was happy that she liked it. But May still wished Drew was here with her. May went to bed and Shannon tucked her in.
The next morning May woke up and went to the kitchen. She saw her 'mom' there. She looked outside and the sun was shining brightly. It was a bit cloudy and cool. After a while, May started to call Shannon, mom. They went shopping that day for new clothes for May. They bought a cute pink top and a white skirt with pink highlights. A few days later there was a knock on the front door. Shannon answered it. Drew said that he was here to visit May. At this, Shannon knew that he was Drew. Every week, Drew came to visit and that made May very happy. But after a few months, Drew didn't come to visit one week. All that was there was a rose with a message attached to it. May came in and found the rose on the front desk. She picked it up and the message read:
May, I know this is very sudden, but I left to go on a journey. I wish that you could have come, but it might put you in danger. I hope to see you again in the future when you set off on your own journey.
Drew
(Shannon taught May how to read) After reading this, May started to cry. She didn't want him to go, but he had gone. She felt heartbroken and alone with no friends. She ran into the park at the back of the building. She was still crying hard. She wept loudly and Shannon came.
"What's wrong sweetie? What happened?" Shannon asked worriedly. May handed her the rose still crying. Shannon read the letter carefully it. After she realized what had happened, she tried to comfort May. She knew that Drew was the only friend that May had. She told May that she would probably see Drew later on. She tried really hard to comfort May. When she went to bed at night all she could hope was that she would see Drew again.