AN: This is my first pokemon fanfic, and since I haven't watched the series in forever, this story will NOT contain any actual pokemon. The main characters in this are the ones listed in the summary, including my two OC's.

DISCLAIMER - I do now own anything Pokemon, except this plot line, and my two OC's.

It was a cold December evening, and everybody who was relatively close to Ash Ketchem or Misty Waterflower was at the couple's wedding reception, with the party in full swing. Misty, ever the tom-boy had opted for a short, white, cocktail style dress for her reception while her bridesmaids, May Maple, Dawn Boleyn, and Misty's cousin Aqua, were wearing revamped bridesmaid dresses, and in their choice of color. The newly-wed had told each respective bridesmaid to "knock 'em dead, cause I can't as of the minute I say 'I do'" when they were picking out the reception dresses. Aqua had chosen a knee-length, bright green spaghetti strap with an empire waist; Dawn had selected a soft, bubblegum pink halter cocktail with a princess waist; and May had gone with a blood-red, corseted, tulle a-line mini with a sweetheart neckline. So far, however, May wasn't having any fun; yes, she had been honored to be selected as a bridesmaid, and both Dawn and Aqua were becoming close friends, but she just couldn't enjoy herself like they obviously were. Quite frankly, she would rather be sitting in front of her fireplace reading one of her classic novels, than standing by a wall, waiting for someone other than her brother to ask her to dance. What was annoying her, and therefore preventing May from enjoying herself, was that May had seen several of the male guests ogling at her – apparently so had Max, because even while he was enjoying himself with Aqua, none of the guys she had seen eying her, had come up to her! All because of her nineteen year old brother!

Suddenly, the lights dimmed, as it was time for the groom to take off the garter and throw it to the next man getting married. May was so busy ranting to herself about annoying little brothers, however, that she didn't notice her queue to get Ash blindfolded. That is, until Misty yelled, "May Maple, get your skinny ass up here!" With that, May ran to the stage and blindfolded her friend.

"Sorry 'bout that Misty, Ash," May whispered, as she took a microphone from its stand.

Misty chuckled, "It's alright, May. We understand." The newly-wed winked as she sat in her chair as one of her best friends and bridesmaids blindfolded her husband, and instructed him to pull the garter off – with his teeth. Ash did so, and threw the bright blue garter into the mass of single guys. Unfortunately, the person who caught the "clothing" item was the one person May had been avoiding throughout the wedding and following reception. He was also the reason May was dressed as sexily as she was, and why Max was being so protective. Said person was Andrew "Drew" Hayden.

May grimaced; why was fate against her? She saw him smirk as she called him to the stage to congratulate him on his "great catch!"

"So, Drew," May wrapped up. "Do you believe the old wives tale? That you'll be the next of Ash and Misty's guy friends to tie-the-knot?"

"Not really, even though I have a girl in mind," he smirked. Everybody in the crowd 'awed' at this, except Max, Stella, and Brock. Instead, they were glaring at the green-haired man from across the room.

May noticed, and decided that it was time to get Drew, and her, off the stage. "Alright, well, thank you, Drew. Well folks, who wants to see who the next bride-to-be is?" The question was met with loud cheers from every non-taken female in the crowd. "Alright, if I could get my brother Max up here, then we'll see who gets lucky! How 'bout it?" As she passed the mic to Max, she whispered, "Way to be subtle, bro…" May then joined the gaggle of giggling girls, which included Dawn and Aqua.

May sighed; why couldn't she enjoy herself tonight? Was it because Drew had turned down her offer of coming as her date? Even if they came strictly as friends? That was what he wanted, right?* She had no more time to think it over, however, as Misty threw the bouquet. May watched helplessly as the bunch of flowers came spiraling in her direction. Surprisingly enough, especially considering her hand-eye coordination as of late, May caught the eye-popping bundle. May was shocked, as were all her friends and attending family. There was a deafening silence as May walked up to the stage; she could practically feel all eyes on her, but she could especially feel Drew smirking at her. Everybody at the reception knew the implications of Drew and May catching the two symbols of an impending wedding. It was then that May knew fate was messing with her; first there was the 'mistake' as Drew referred to it; then there was the fact that they were both invited to the wedding, and that Drew had turned down her offer to come to the wedding as friends; Drew caught the garter, and now she had caught the bouquet.

"Well," Max began. "That was quite the amazing catch, May. It seemed as if the bouquet was headed straight for you."

"Yeah, it does, doesn't it?" May giggled nervously. "Before you ask, Max, I do not plan on getting married anytime in the near future." She glanced at Drew, his eyes unreadable, before she continued. "That does not mean to say, however, that I do not plan on getting married at all." May's voice suddenly became uncharacteristically hard, "I do have a person in mind, but to them, anything I do is just a mistake." With that closing statement, the twenty-one year old woman sauntered off the stage.

It wasn't until half an hour had passed that May was approached by none other than her best friend and newly-wed, Misty Waterflower. As soon as the brunette saw the flaming redhead, May sighed and put her head down on the table she was currently sitting at. "I know what you're gonna say, Misty. Quite frankly, I'm not in the mood to hear it. I just made a fool of myself, and Drew is never going to speak to me again…" May mumbled.

"Actually, May, I wasn't going to say anything close to that," Misty said, somewhat hurt. "I came over here to tell you that Ash and I are here if you ever need to get away from it all. I know we've talked about this before, but I wanted you to know that if you ever need anything at all, we're here."

May smiled. "Thanks, Misty. I know it's your wedding night, and that you'll be leaving for your honeymoon tomorrow, but right now I think I'll take you up on your offer. If that's okay?" The brunette smiled sheepishly as she looked at the closest thing she had to a sister.

Now it was Misty's turn to smile. "Sure! But may I ask why you've changed your mind?"

May's smile faltered. "I knew this would come up sooner or later," she muttered. "Misty, I have a confession..." May sighed. Misty looked at her friend with a glimmer of worry clouding her aquamarine eyes.

"Misty," May began. "I'm pregnant."

*This refers to another of my stories, which is still in progress and is yet to be named as of this moment.

Yours Truly,

UIL