"Just who is this girl anyways?" May asked as they watched the final battle of the contest. Solidad was battling a girl whom none of them had ever met, but she had a strange resemblance to the past top coordinator. This was the girl who had beaten Drew in the semifinals.

Drew could see Harley biting his lip. Either he was nervous that his girlfriend wasn't going to win or he knew who this mystery girl was. Or both. He decided to stay silent for now.

Solidad ended up losing. As the two coordinators went in to do their handshake, the girl threw her arms around Solidad, hugging her tightly. Solidad smiled, hugging the girl back. So they had to know each other.

"And that is it! Summer is the winner of this contest. The princess of Kanto, last year's Hoenn top coordinator, has beaten the queen of Kanto. These two siblings still share an intense rivalry after all these years!" the announcer said as Summer came back up to the main stage to get her ribbon.

"Siblings? Why didn't Solidad ever tell us about her sister? And she's a top coordinator too!" May rambled on, mostly to her boyfriend Brendan, as she normally did. Drew couldn't help but wonder how he hadn't heard of her, especially since she had won last year in his region.

The four got up, heading backstage to meet Solidad.

"Hey baby, you did great out there!" Harley said as soon as he saw her, running up to give her a hug.

"It was a good match, but I can't say I'm not a little disappointed," Solidad said, but she was smiling.

"Solidad, why didn't you ever tell us you had a sister?" May asked.

Solidad sighed as she shook her head. "Technically, we're only half-sisters. We didn't really grow up together. I saw her years ago when she was coordinating, but after two years she quit. Last year was her first year back into the contest scene. I actually didn't know she was coming to Johto until this contest."

"Sis!" Summer's voice called as she entered the backstage. She ran up to the group, smiling as she reached them. "That battle was amazing. I'm so glad it was you who I went up against in the finals. It's been so long." She seemed to be on a win high.

Now that Drew though about it more, the two did look a lot more alike than he had first thought. Summer had the same pink hair, but it was a lot shorter and wavier. But, they were also quite different. Summer's eyes were green while Solidad's were blue, and Summer was built skinner but with more muscle.

"Yeah, it has," Solidad said with a smile. "Summer, these are my friends and rivals. You already know Harley, but this is May and Drew."

"It's so nice to finally meet you both," Summer said as she looked at them both, but she looked at Drew a little longer, as if observing him. She looked about their age, if not a little older, so she must be younger than Solidad. If Drew had to guess, she looked about eighteen. Yet, she was a little short, while Solidad was quite tall.

"Shall we all go get dinner before the party tonight?" Harley asked. "I'm so happy, it's like we're all one big family again!"

"That sounds great!" May replied, already excited at the idea of food. Some things never change.

May lead the way, dragging Brendan behind her. Soledad and Harley followed, laughing to themselves. At least Solidad seemed to be in a good mood after her loss.

Drew turned to Summer, holding a rose out to her. He hadn't met any girl who deserved one of his roses in a long time. "You did great today, you and your Pokémon really do deserve that ribbon."

Summer looked confused at first, but then she smiled. "Solidad's told me about you. You won the grand festival two years ago in Hoenn. Thank you," she said. She took the rose from him, closing her eyes for a moment to smell it. "You did great too, your Rosealia is beautiful."

"Thanks," Drew said. "I didn't know you were a top coordinator as well."

"Yeah," she said, blushing slightly. "I was shocked when it happened too, after being out of the coordinating scene for so long. Shows what good intensive training can do."

The two of them walked side by side to the restaurant in a comfortable silence.

"So Summer, what did you do the two years you weren't coordinating?" May asked as they all sat at the restaurant.

"I was a professional dancer," Summer said, laughing. "I did a few music videos, but mostly just performed in shows all around Kanto and Sinnoh." That explained why she was so fit.

"That's so cool!" May said, but she was already digging into her food.

"I haven't had the chance to ask Summer, but why did you get back into coordinating?" Solidad asked.

Summer sighed. "It was turning into a pretty toxic environment for me. Plus, I missed adventuring with my Pokémon. As much as they love dancing, they love contests more."

Solidad gave Summer a concerned look, but decided to end the conversation there. Drew noticed that Solidad was watching Summer. He also noticed that Summer didn't eat that much.

Throughout dinner they all told stories of their adventures. Summer spoke the most, only because everyone wanted to know about her dance adventures.

After dinner, they each went back to their rooms in the Pokémon center to get ready for the party. Even after all these years, Drew hated the parties after every contest. Yet, he knew Solidad would chew him out later if he didn't at least go for a little bit.

Everyone else as there by the time he arrived, which was right on time. He wasn't sure why everyone wanted to be there so early. Except for May, who wanted to be the first to the buffet even though they had just eaten dinner a couple of hours ago.

"There he is!" Solidad said as he walked up to their group. She, Summer, and Harley all already had drinks in their hands. This was going to be a long night. The group continued talking while Summer walked over to Drew.

"Well, you clean up nice," she said with a smile.

"You too," Drew said as he looked at her. Her dress was short and red and looked great on her. It sparkled and the skirt was poofy. It would be great for dances involving spins, which is probably why she wore it.

"Welcome to the Cherrygrove City contest party!" the announcer from before said. Everyone clapped and cheered. "To start off, we'd like to welcome the four semifinalists to grab partners and grace us all with a first dance."

Harley quickly grabbed Solidad and rushed her off to the dance floor, their drinks forgotten on the table beside them. May, looking up from her food, ran over to Brendan.

Drew looked around the room, spotting plenty of fangirls looking for him. He sighed, not believing that after all these years, those girls still followed him. Actually, as he grew and began to look more mature the group only seemed to grow.

"Dance with me?" Summer asked suddenly. Behind her, Drew could see she had her own group of guys who wanted to dance with her.

"Sure," Drew said, holding out his hand. He was glad to have the escape from the fans too. "But you know you can't resist my charms."

Summer sighed in relief as she took it, setting her drink down on the table. He led the two of them onto the dance floor. As they walked up, the music began. "How good of a dancer are you?" she asked.

"Uh, I don't dance much," Drew said, remembering that she was a professional dancer.

"That's fine, I'll lead," she said with a smirk. Normally, he wouldn't have let a girl lead, but he knew he couldn't justify arguing with her. She was clearly more experienced.

They were silent as they began to dance. Drew used this as an opportunity to look at her again. Her hair was tied back like it was earlier, but it had flowers in it. Her face had little makeup on it, but it still seemed to shine. Sure, Solidad was pretty, but he hadn't felt attracted to her like he did now with her half-sister.

"So, no cold air between us even though I beat you today?" Summer asked, the smirk still on her face.

"Na, you deserved it. But, don't think I'll be that easy to beat next time," Drew said, giving her a smirk in return.

"Can't wait," Summer said with a smile. He wondered if she was going to the next contest in Violet City.

After the song ended, Drew was tapped on the shoulder. A guy who had participated in the contest but hadn't made it very far was behind him. "Mind if I step in?"

"Go ahead," Drew said, reluctantly letting go of Summer. He wasn't sure why, but she was calming to him. He normally didn't like dancing or touching people, but she had somehow easily slipped through his walls. Maybe he was lonely after traveling for so many years by himself. He pushed that thought aside; that was ridiculous.

He stood against a wall, watching as the two of them took over the dance floor. This guy knew how to dance, and that's probably why he had asked Summer. The two captured every eye in the room as they danced a lindy hop style that involved a lot of spinning and lifting. She seemed to enjoy it.

After the dance, which many people cheered for, Summer disappeared into the crowd.