Hey Guys. I'm really upset because something happened to my stories and they all got deleted:(...To apologize for the terrible news, I'm making this story that I hope I can finish for once:) I don't know what the heck happened. Maybe a glitch? STU-PID I know. Alright, so here is my Contest, Poke, Ikari, and Oldrival shippy (and others) story called, Parallel. Enjoy! I don't own Pokemon! Cuz If I did, it would have MUCH more romance.

Songs used this chapter:

- We R Who We R - Ke$ha (I don't own this song btw:))

So keep reading. Yeah, i'll stop talking now.

May's POV
Normally, on the first day of school, no one was quiet. People swarmed the halls of Evonleigh Academy like bees. Cliques were determined, schedules were discussed, and couples were making out in the halls. It's kind of disgusting actually, seeing half the school swapping saliva with each other. Okay, maybe not half the school, but a lot of it. Today, there was no sign of anyone in the halls. Not one single person.

"May! Where were you?" Dawn jumped out at me and I flinched.

"Dawn, you gave me a heart attack! Don't do that!" Dawn shrugged and brushed her navy locks off her shoulder. She looked cute, as usual, in a pink lacy blouse and black short-shorts over fishnet tights. Her feet were in very uncomfortable looking black boots with pencil heels that seemed to be thin as needles and at least 5 inches.

"Sorry, darling, but I have news."

"Would this news explain why Mandy Brandon and Laurence Flinsky aren't swabbing each other's throats in the hallway?" I raised an eyebrow at her nodding head.

"Of course! There's a reason for every uncommon thing that occurs at Evonleigh Academy High School." Dawn pronounced the last part in her best English accent, making it sound extra snobby and high class.

"Of course." I replied dryly.

"Oh stop with the 'tude! The reason no one is here is cuz there is a certain famous birthday party going on." My throat went dry. How could I forget? The famous four's extravagant 17th birthday just had to be on the first day of school this year.

"So, where's your dress?" Dawn's cheerful voice snapped me out of my thoughts. Wait, what? Did she actually expect me to go to the party? I had to force myself not to scoff out loud.

"What do you mean? You don't think I'm going do you?" I replied in a tone that made Dawn flinch slightly. Oops. I think I overdid that.

"Ma-ay! It's Junior year! You have to go at least once! It's, like, one of the seven wonders of Evonleigh!" She whined.

"Dawn! We've been here since Kindergarten and we've never gone to their parties. Never! After 11 years, why should that change?" Dawn started to fidget.

"Um, well, Misty and Leaf are, kinda already there." I saw her brace herself for my explosion. Seeing that, I decided it wasn't her fault my idiotic friends did something without telling me. So I took a deep breath and calmed down.

"Alright, so I suppose you want to go too?" I questioned. She didn't answer but I could see the answer in her eyes. I sighed in defeat.

"Whatever, you can go. I won't be mad at you since you at least cared enough to ask me. But pass this on to Leaf and Misty. They're dead once they return to our dorm. And I mean DEAD."

"Nu-uh. I'm not going unless you go May. If we're gonna go, it's going to be all of us or none of us. That's the rule of parties remember? All or none." Of course I remembered our rule. But did Leaf and Misty follow them? Nope, they stepped on it and spit on it and then left it for a stupid party. Just as I was about to voice my thoughts, I looked up and saw Dawn, obviously deciding whether it would be right to go or not. Feeling extra kind, I decided that just once, I would give in.

"Where's my dress?" I replied, tired. Instantly her eyes lit up and I could hear not one, not two, but THREE squeals of delight as my other two friends, Misty and Leaf, jumped out of a classroom and cheered.

"I thought you two were at a party?"

"Um, that was an act to get you to agree, May. We would never break our rules!" Leaf chirped happily, dragging me, Misty, and Dawn with her.. Okay, so she was mostly dragging me cuz I was struggling. I cursed under my breath. How could I be such an idiot?

Dawn's POV

"Misty that dress looks amazing on you!" I exclaimed. Well, it did look good on her. It was a royal blue, spaghetti strap dress adorned with black sequins and black lace at the hem. It covered her entire back, tying at the black choker around her neck, like the spaghetti straps did in the front.

"It's a little short don't you think?" She asked, tugging at it to make it longer. It was a few inches above her knees, so I guess it was pretty short.

"Wear those black and blue lace tights you bought last summer. It should make it less slut and more rock chic." Leaf piped in from behind a clothes rack. Misty smiled at the idea and nodded her head.

"May, I found the perfect dress for you!" Leaf called at May, who was sitting grumpily on a bench a few feet away. She approached us and grumbled.

"I'm not wearing a dress. It's enough that I actually agreed to go to the party in the first place." Leaf pouted but couldn't argue. It was a miracle we were even going. May has had a grudge against the Four for a long time. I think it started in kindergarten when Drew spilled juice on her new hello kitty dress. She cried for days.

"So then what are you wearing?" Misty glanced at May.

"I'll be wearing a t-shirt and sweats. Duh." She deadpanned.

"Of course you will. And then you'll stand out so much they'll notice you. That was your intention all along May. Shame, shame." I teased. I must admit, pretty smart of me, because right after that, she blushed and then grabbed about ten dresses from the rack and slammed into the dressing room. Misty and Leaf snickered, slapping me high fives.

"Damn, that was smart." Leaf admitted, walking into the dressing room with a dress. Naturally, May came out first.

"Eh, not your color." I told her. She was wearing a neon yellow, long-sleeved, dress that reached her ankles in a mermaid style fashion. So maybe the color wasn't the only thing wrong with it.

"Whatever." She rolled her eyes and stomped back into the room. Ouch. I guess she was still mad at me for my earlier comment. I heard Misty squealing. that was abnormal. I turned around and saw leaf in a gorgeous forest green, strapless dress with a sweet heart neckline. The entire back was made with green lace and had 5 little white strings tied into fancy bows down her back. It grazed her knees and got longer at the back where the color also faded out to a lighter green.

"You have to wear that. I mean it." I said sincerely and Misty nodded in agreement. Leaf went to pay for it.

" Alright, this is the last one I'm trying on, cuz I really don't want to show up late at the party and be noticed." May stepped out in a blood red, v-neck that was a little longer than Misty's dress and much tighter. The back swooped down in a similar "v" fashion to her mid back and it had little diamonds on the straps.

"Wow." Was all I could say. May smiled triumphantly and Leaf started to usher us out of the store.

"We gotta go. The saleslady is tired of us squealing and making noise." She whispered as May payed for the dress and we all started to exit.

"Wait! What about my dress?" I whined. Leaf winked at me.

"Don't worry, I got you covered."

Misty's POV

I have to admit, we all looked pretty amazing. Leaf had already bought a dress for Dawn that she thought was "perfect." It was a very short and pink sleeveless dress that was plain but looked pretty good on Dawn. Everything would be fabulous if May wasn't so grumpy. She refused to dance or talk to anyone. She just sat in one of the chairs and stared at random thins around the room. Not once did she even glance at the Four standing in the center posing for pictures.

"Do you think May is okay?" Dawn yelled over the loud music. Leaf snorted.

"No." She replied simply. I gave her a scornful look.

"I'm sure May is fine. She just needs to get used to this." I re-assured Dawn. Who was I kidding? If may continued to glare at us like that, we would be six feet under by the time the cake was brought out. So maybe this is our fault. But can a girl not want to go to the biggest party on campus? I'm pretty sure we were the only ones in the entire school that didn't go to the party. May just needs to stop over-reacting to the whole "Drew spilled juice on me in Kindergarten" thing.

"I can tell you're insulting me silently!" May yelled across the room with a smirk. Crap.

"Now why would little May think that? Why don't you come dance and maybe people won't notice you sulking." I called back.

"I'd rather not." She stated simply. The smirk went off of her face and was replaced by her previous frown. She looked away. I couldn't help my sigh. When will she ever grow up? I mean, I love her and all, but she needs to forgive the Four and have fun.

"Hello." I jumped as someone touched my shoulder. I turned around and gasped at who it was. Raven hair, chocolate eyes. It could only be Ash Ketchum from the Four.

Why is he talking to me? Do I stand out too much? Oh my gosh. He's cute. He's talking to me. He's cute. Stop thinking Misty and say something!

"Hola!" I said and immediately covered my mouth. Really, Mist? Spanish? Shut up I freaked out. ARGH! Stupid conscience.

To my disdain Ash started laughing.

"It's okay, don't cover your mouth. That was funny. Not the normal response I get from girls." Cute and nice. Wow.

"So what is the normal response you get from girls?" I asked, feeling pretty confident after his comment.

"Something along the lines of 'Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh' and then they faint." I started laughing and he followed.

"So, what brings you here?" I ask. He raises an eyebrow at me.

"It is my birthday party."

"No, no that's not what I meant," I feel my face turning red, "I mean, why are you talking to me? I mean, there had to have been at least 300 people between here and the center."

"Oh, well I wanted some punch and I couldn't help but notice how pretty you were and how bored you seemed to be." he smirked and I blushed. He thinks I'm pretty!

"So I wanted to ask you to dance. Do you want to?" He finished. I smiled up at him.

"Of course I want to dance." Grabbing my hand, he lead me to the dance floor.

Leaf's POV

"I told you, I don't want to dance!" I replied for the third time to the boy following me. Yes, he was Gary Oak, the number one playboy at the school. Yet, even though he has broken almost every girl's heart, they still come back to him wanting their hearts to break all over again. I just don;t understand it. All I know is, he is trouble. So natural instincts should be to stay away from him right? Why did he have to be so goddamned cute though? It's so unfair.

"I know you'll cave eventually." He smirked and I could feel my face grow hot. Right at that moment, another boy, one I recognized from last year asked me to dance. I smiled at him.

"Sure!" As I turned, I could feel Gary's glare on my back. The boy who had asked me, saw his glare and withered.

"Um, on second thought, I'm kind of busy. See ya later Leaf." He turned and hurried off. That was the last straw. I turned around, facing Gary, preparing to swear him off. I stopped short when he grabbed my hand and dragged me to the dancefloor. This had to count as some sort of school violation. Harrasment maybe?

"Stop it! I don't want to dance with you!"

"Come on Leaf, one time won't kill you. It is my birthday." He winked. I froze. I didn't want to dance with him, but I'm not cruel enough to ruin someone's birthday. Even if that someone is a major playboy.

"Fine. One dance, and then you don't bother me again." I sigh, giving in. He smirks again.

"Knew you couldn't resist me." I raised an eyebrow at his statement.

"Don't push it boy."

We started dancing to the song "We R Who We R" by Ke$ha. At least the song wasn't bad. I smiled, letting myself sink into the music.

Hot and Dangerous

If you're one of us then roll with us

Cuz we make the hipsters fall in love

When we got our hot pants on and up

I felt his hands slide around my hips and I slapped them away.

"Again, don't push it." I warned. He shrugged and grabbed my hands twirling me around. I couldn't help myself, I giggled. I was actually enjoying myself.

Tonight we're going ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-hard

Just like the world is our-our-ou-ou-ou-ours

We're tearin it apar-ar-ar-ar-ar-art

You know we're superstars we are who we are

"You're not a bad dancer." He tells me. I blush again.

"You're not so bad yourself." I reply casually, moving my hips to the beat.

"I thought you hated me?"

"I don't have to like you to compliment you smart-ass." He raised an eyebrow.

"I'd watch that bad tongue of yours. Teachers don't like it when their students swear their tongues off." I roll my eyes.

"Yeah, I'll keep that in mind."

DJ turn it up

It's about damn time to live it up

I'm so sick of being so serious

it's making my brain delirious

I start to pant a little. I guess I'm more tired than I thought.

"I think we should stop, I'm a little tired." He shakes his head and smirks. Why does he smirk so much?

"Don't worry, I got you." On cue, he lifts me up and twirls me around. Smooth moves, Oak, smooth moves.

"Nice, did you really want to help me or did you just take advantage of the fact I'm letting you do this?"

"A little of both I guess." He shrugged and set me back down. somehow I was more refreshed. Good thing too, the song had just ended.

"So, care to dance again?" He asked. Well, the last dance was fun.

"I guess another song wouldn't hurt." I smiled up at him and prepared myself for the next song.

Alright so that concludes the first chapter of Parallel. Did you like? Review! I don't care if you criticize as long as there's a reason behind your criticism. Anyways, this chapter is much longer than I usually write, so I was surprised. Almost two thousand words. Awesomeness, right? Probs not for a lot of you who write about 5000 words a chapter:) but for me it's a huge accomplishment. Keep looking out for updates. I really hope that this story is finished but that's all up to my teachers and my determination:) Ciao!