Welcome to my brand-new fic, "Without You"!

This is a series of one-shots. Each one shot is separate, but they're all basically going to be shipping/character death one-shots. So basically, I'll pick a ship, and then make one of the characters in the ship die! :D

...XD I know, I know, I'm evil. But hey, drama and grief and romance are some of my favorite things to write... so I thought, "Why not combine all three?" Hope you enjoy!

(ContestShipping is my OTP, so I just HAD to start with it. XD)

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Always and Forever - ContestShipping (May x Drew)

"Wow, the river's sure wild today," May noted. "Must be because it rained so hard earlier this morning."

Drew smirked. "I noticed. But it's pretty nice out now. The sun's coming out, see?" He pointed to where the sun was just barely visible from behind a cloud. As he watched, the small cloud drifted away, revealing the bright light and warming Drew's face.

The two were walking along the banks of a usually calm river near Mauville City. They had shared a room in Mauville's Pokémon Center while preparing for a contest to be held later that day, and both decided to go out for a walk along the river. So far, it had turned out to be quite a refreshing stroll indeed.

"Yeah," May sighed happily in response to his comment about the sun. Drew cast a glance at her face. One thing he loved about May was that she was always so bursting full of real, honest emotion. She never tried to hide her feelings. That was what made her so easy to talk to: you always knew how she was feeling, and she was always completely honest with you.

Now, the sun was in her hair, making it look almost golden. She had taken her bandanna off earlier, so her hair was completely loose, and he liked it that way. When she turned to smile at him, her sapphire blue eyes glistened brightly.

Drew showed her a smile in return - not a smirk this time, but a real, actual, genuine smile. "You've got the beautiful eyes, May, you know that?"

May looked slightly taken aback by the comment. "I-I..." She seemed at a loss for words. "Th... thank you, Drew." She smiled shyly at him.

For a moment, he just stared at her. Then he caught himself and looked back up at the sky before she could notice. Two small Starly were flying overhead, twisting and circling around each other. Little lovebirds, Drew thought with a smirk.

"Oh, look!" May suddenly exclaimed, grabbing Drew's arm with one hand and pointing with the other. He looked up at where she was pointing, and his breath caught. The sky was a dull, cornflower blue, but the bright, clear, and vibrant colors of a gorgeous rainbow was what amazed Drew. Never before had he seen such a beautiful rainbow.

"I think it's a sign," May decided. "And it means we'll do great in today's contest!"

Drew smirked. "One of us will, at least."

May's brow furrowed. "Well... um, that's better than both of us doing terribly..."

Drew laughed. "I'll just messing with you, May."

May brightened. "Oh, I know! But still, even one of us doing great is better than neither of us, right?"

He nodded, still smirking. May was always so cheerful and optimistic. That was another thing he loved about her...

Suddenly, his thoughts were cut off as, with a gasp, May's foot slipped on a patch of slippery mud - the result of the rainstorm less than an hour earlier.

"May!" Drew's eyes widened. Her balance off, she started to topple backwards into the river. He reached out to grasp her hand, but her fingers slipped out of his and she fell in.

"May!" Drew shouted again, his voice revealing his terror. "MAY!"

The raging current had pulled her underwater, and she wasn't coming back up. Finally, knowing there was really nothing else he could do, Drew jumped in after her.

While May wasn't a strong swimmer at all, Drew was. It was still difficult for him to move around at all in the fierce current, though, and he soon began to panic. Where was she? He couldn't find her, and if she didn't make it to the surface to breathe...

No, no, no! Drew's fears grew. No. That couldn't happen. No...

Finally, he saw her. She had been pushed to the bottom of the riverbed by the current, and he quickly reached down to grab her hand. This time, he wouldn't let her out of his grip.

Drew forced himself against the current as he pulled May and himself to the surface. What scared him the most was that she wasn't moving or kicking against the water or holding on to his hand or anything. She was completely limp.

Finally, gasping for air, Drew dragged himself onto the surface with May in tow.

"M-May," he gasped as he gently laid her limp body out on the grassy riverbank. "May!" There were tears falling down his cheeks, dropping onto her face as he leaned over her. "May, please!" His voice cracked.

Suddenly, her eyes fluttered open. She gasped for air. "D... Drew..." Her voice was weak and shaky. "Drew... you... you saved... m-me..." Her breathing was shallow.

"May..." Drew's voice cracked, and he leaned down, pressing his lips to hers. He felt her faint heartbeat under the palm of his right hand, which rested right on her heart.

She reached up and wrapped her arms around him, relaxing into the kiss. Finally, he pulled away, and looked right into her eyes. Those beautiful, sapphire blue eyes.

"I... Drew... I l-love you..." Her breathing was even more shallow than before. No, no, no... Drew was thinking. More tears slid down his face.

"I love you too, May," he whispered. "Always and forever." He leaned down and kissed her again. His hand still rested on her chest and, after a moment, he felt her heart stop. In that instant, Drew felt something inside him crack.

When he pulled away, her gorgeous blue eyes were glassy, focused on something far in the distance. Her breathing had stopped.

There was no holding back the tears now. Drew let them fall as he cried over his fallen rival - his fallen love.

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Drew stared at the headstone.

May Maple

January 5, 1997 - August 19, 2010

Beloved daughter, sister, and friend

What it didn't say was that she had been the one girl Drew had ever loved, and probably would ever love. There was no one else like her. No one else quite so amazing.

He had been fourteen that day, and she had been thirteen. She would have been sixteen now. As he stared at the date engraved in the cold hard, stone, the date that had changed his life three long years ago, he felt as if he was back there, by the river on that day all over again, and all of those emotions came rushing back to him.

Forcing back tears, Drew slowly pulled a small red rose out of his pocket. He stepped forward and set the rose right in front of the headstone. A small note was attached to it.

I love you.

That was what it said.

Because when she died, he never stopped loving her. Not for a moment. He would always love her sweet demeanour, her honest emotions, and her beautiful sapphire blue eyes. He would always love her. Always and forever.

And as Drew slowly turned away, tears glistening in his eyes, he saw a few clouds part to reveal a dazzling rainbow. It looked exactly like the one he and May had seen, three long years ago.

A tear slowly slid down his cheek.

Always and forever, he would love her.

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Well, there you go! A romantic tearjerker! :3 Just letting everyone know, I probably won't be updating any more of my stories until this Friday, at least - maybe not until Saturday, or even Sunday. DX Still, I hope you enjoyed, please review, and check out my other stories, too! I'll try to update as soon as I can!