The chestnut haired girl walked through the forest as she headed for Newbark Town. It took her three years to prepare to go to Johto, and, now 15 years of age, she was finally on her way. She wondered if her green-haired rival would still be there, considering he left far before her, and his old friend too. And there was always that creep with the purple hair who could be mistaken for a girl, or at least a gay guy. Maybe she'd have to meet totally new friends, and new rivals. She knew none could compare to any of her old ones.

As she lingered on her thoughts about old friends, she tripped over a small Spinarak. Thankfully, there was no Aridos to chase her for tripping and hurting the baby. She sighed. Traveling alone had its downfalls, much like anything in life. Like getting here three years late. She looked up and saw a white light. It must be the exit. Much like her former traveling companion, she ran out until she stopped at the sign on the edge of the cliff. A slight breeze blew her hair in front of her sapphire eyes. She took one deep breath. She took in everything around her, and read the sign.

"Newbark Town: Where New Beginnings Blow". Another breeze blew. New beginnings, she thought. I guess that's what it means when you come here too late. Oh well. A new beginning doesn't sound too bad. I will miss everyone, well, except Harley. She laughed to herself. Instead of jumping off the cliff like she wanted to, she ran down the hill, straight into Newbark Town. First stop, the Pokemon Center. She ran hard and fast.

"Nurse Joy, hi. I'm gonna be staying here a bit so if could have a room, that'd be great."

"Of course. Now what was your name?" Nurse Joy asked.

"May," she replied.

"The coordinator? Oh that's awesome. I'm a huge fan of yours," she told May while handing her the key to her room.

"Thank you, I'm honored."

"Well, well, well, if it isn't May," a familiar voice called. May didn't turn, but instead was frozen with shock. So he is here...

"Drew..." she whispered. Finally being able to move, she turned, and once again was stunned into the same position. This couldn't be Drew. He was tall and attractive, not saying he wasn't before. But this Drew had something different about him. He was skinnier than before. "Is it really you, Drew?"

"How many guys do you know that have a Roselia walking beside him?" he said while flipping his hair. Yeah, it was Drew.

"Only you. I see you still have to have your hair out of your eyes," she teased. Those beautiful, emerald eyes...

"It gets annoying."

"Then cut it." Please don't.

"But the chicks dig it," he laughed, flicking his hair again. May was still paralyzed. "Well, it seems that you haven't changed in looks much. Maybe your hair length. You may have gained a little too..."

"Oh shut up Drew!" May screamed in his face.

"Chill out. I'm only joking. I think you lost some. Be happy," he said, handing her a rose. She took it, remembering how he would always carry these.

"See why I called Mr. Rose?"

"You talk too much May," he sighed.

"It's your own fault for carrying them all the time. Where do you even get these?"

"Can't tell. Secret."

"Alright, fine." She walked to the elevator and pressed button for the elevator to go up. It made a ding noise and opened. Carrying her luggage, she walked in and pressed the button for it to go to floor 7. As it was closing, Drew squeezed himself in, flaunting his new skinny self that made May melt.

"Floor 7 I presume?" he said, looking at the lit up button.

"Yes, Drew."

"Great. That's my floor too."

"Great," May said with false sarcasm. But inside, she was overfilled with joy. She really loved this green-haired boy. She always had.

"Copycat," he joked.

Just as she opened her mouth to speak, the elevator made another ding and opened. She hadn't even felt it stop. As soon as the doors opened, she ran out of with bags in her hands. This left Drew dumbstruck, as May often did. He was a little upset, blaming himself for making May somehow uncomfortable, causing her to react like this. He didn't know why he felt this way. He refused to accept the idea of falling for a rival, especially May. So he walked the opposite direction to his room slowly and quietly.

May unlocked her door and plopped herself on the bed and her bags on the ground. She turned to where she was staring at her ivory colored roof. Why did I have to fall in love Drew? Why couldn't I have fallen for someone who could feel the same way? Ugh, love sucks. She still held the rose in her hands. She stared at its red coloring. But inside was a white piece of paper. Very carefully, she slid it out from between the petals, not wanting to damage the flower. Reading it aloud, it said:

Dear May,

I'm glad you made it to the Johto region. At least now I won't have to make another easily-angered rival that I can piss off all the time. Can't wait to see your new style. I would ask to see it now, but what fun would it be to spoil it before the contest? None whatsoever.

Love,

Drew

She wanted to rip the note to shreds. He was only happy that she was here so he didn't have to make a new rival to piss off?! And so what if she was short-tempered?! It was part of her charm! And she was still a 15 year old girl in love.

Tears rose to her eyes. She heard a knock on her door. She knew sooner or later he' just waltz in. So she locked the door. The lock made a loud click, and he stood there, shocked. He just wanted to know if she was okay. Instead, she shut him out. The rose in her hands was set on a shelf with the rest of the roses he'd given her, ever since they first met, that she had just put up before reading the card.

She took the note in her hands and ripped it all up. She only spared one part. "Love, Drew". She held up to her face and started to cry.

"Drew looks at me. I fake a smile so he can't see, that I want, and I need him, everything that we should be. Drew talks to me. I laugh 'cause it's so damn funny," she started to sing in between sobs. She sang softly so that if he was still there, she couldn't be heard. Drew...