The bit Pokemon skipped out

Well this is basically what I think should've happened in Pokemon Advanced Challenge episode 394: Rhapsody in Drew when May and Drew were talking on the beach, I mean, May was blushing…

"Man, I think I ate too much." May said to herself as she approached a nearby bench, slightly distanced away from where all the festivities were. The brunette had once again eaten too much and had a tummy poking out slightly.

She heard noises in the distance behind her. They sounded a lot like fireworks but they were quieter and she was sure that the fireworks display for the closing ceremony of the Grand Festival was over hours ago! She turned her head and saw flashes of green in the air, like mini fireworks. They looked like some form of attack from a Pokemon.

Taking a break from eating, May set off to find out what the sparkles in the sky was caused by.

It didn't take her long to trace the source and she was surprised to see what she saw.

Drew.

Her rival had his masquerain and roselia out of their pokeball and she was surprised to see him training right after the festival instead of kicking back and relaxing like everyone else.

His roselia was using magical leaf on masquerain who dodged all of the leaves until it noticed May. Once Masquerain had noticed May, he lost his concentration and missed avoiding one of the leaves and fluttered to the ground.

"Masquerain, with your speed you should've been able to dodge." He said to his pokemon, who was lying on the soft sand. His roselia, who reached up to his knee, was standing next to him.

May was curious about Drew's practice.

"Drew?" May found herself saying. She was going to watch him a little longer before she approached him but her lips beg to differ. The green haired boy looked at her. "What are you doing out here?" May asked. It was too late to leave so she may as well initiate a conversation with him.

"Training, of course." He replied with a shrug. He was surprised that someone noticed him. He figured if no one found him when he started training earlier then no one would notice him now. Three hours into his training, he found that he was wrong.

"How come you're not at the party?" May asked. The walk to the beach helped her feel less full and thankfully too. She wouldn't want Drew to see her with a tummy sticking out ostentatiously.

"Robert's off training too, that's why he's not at the party either." Drew pointed out. He felt inspired by the coordinator he lost to earlier today and followed in his footsteps to further better himself.

"Why's Robert off practicing?" May asked, sounding more shocked than she had intended to sound. "He just won first place."

"That's right he did." Drew said, he tucked one hand in his pocket and felt for something that he desperately wanted to be in his pocket. "And how did you suppose he got good enough to win. You always have to try and keep getting better or someone will pass you by."

"I guess I never thought of it like that." May commented.

"I'm still determined to become the top coordinator someday. Hey, I'm already thinking about attacks that I might want to use in next year's festival."

"Wow. That's good." May was impressed by Drew's effort and dedication towards pursuing his dream. "But still, you should take the time to relax." May said as she sat down on the sand and laid back, looking up at the starry blue sky.

Drew watched May lie down and did the same next to her. He didn't say anything as they lay down and stared upwards. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see May, who was lying to his right; make a frame out of her two thumbs and index fingers. It was something he'd seen her do before and always thought it was dorky. . . But in a completely adorable way.

"So where are you heading next?" May asked as she rolled slightly so that she could frame Drew's face as he continued to stare straight up at the night sky. The starts were hard to see due to the bright lights from the party nearby.

"Off to the Kanto region to do some contests and enter the grand festival there." Drew said, sounding less sure that what he'd normally sound like. He had folded his arms behind his head and used it as a comfy pillow.

Now that May knew where he was heading, she didn't know whether she should following him to the Kanto region or just remain in Hoenn, where she knew most of the way round and just compete in the competitions in this region again. She remained silent for an amount of time that caused Drew to look at her.

"What about you?" He asked her. Usually he'd expect May to tell him anyway, regardless as to whether he had asked or not.

"Me?" May asked back, slightly hesitant as to how to answer him.

"Yeah, you." Drew confirmed, looking at her.

May looked at him too. She could see Drew's eyes shine in the dark but his usual bright green eyes looked black or blue in the dark. "I don't know." May replied honestly, "But I'd love to see you again at next year's grand festival." May confessed.

And at that moment, their eyes connected, May's shimmering ocean like eyes and Drew's alluring emerald ones. They had positioned their bodies so that they faced each other and not the sky; the gap between the two was gradually declining and their breathing was in perfect synch when. . .

Drew felt a tug at the bottom of his trouser leg. He looked and saw roselia pulling at it. He knew right away what this meant, and rose to his feet.

May followed his action and looked at him as he presented her a rose from his pocket. She was surprised that it wasn't dying or broken in there.

"I'm hoping to see you back here next year too, May. You were good. Take care." Drew said as he started to walk away from his favourite brunette.

May looked at the rose in her hand and watched as Drew retreated further along the beach. She gave the rose in her hand a sniff, taking in the aroma of the flower itself and Drew's cologne. The rose must have been in his pocket for quite a while.

The rose was enough to make her make her mind up.

She snapped out of her thoughts when an ice cream cone popped up centimetres away from her face. Unlike he usual self, the first thing she did was hide the rose in her back pocket to stop wondering minds rather than to snatch that ice cream and start munching away at it.

"Ice cream?" Came an easily recognisable voice when the ice cream popped up.

"Ash, don't sneak up on me like that!" May yelled as he moved the ice cream away from May and back towards himself, or rather, his lips.

"Sorry, I thought you might want some dessert." Ash explained.

May noticed her mother with Ash, Brock and Pikachu. Her decision to hide the rose was definitely a good idea.

"No thanks." May answered rather quietly. She looked away from the group and back to the direction that Drew left in.

Ash, Brock, Pikachu and Caroline looked at where May was looking and saw someone walking away in the distance. Ash and Caroline couldn't make out who it was though.

"Het, isn't that Drew?" Brock asked, even though he was certain he was right. Apparently shutting his eyes made Brick's eyesight better than both Ash and Caroline's.

May gave a timid nod and blushed. "We were just saying goodbye." May said but she knew that that wouldn't be the last time they would cross paths with each other.

"You two out here on the beach; how romantic!" Caroline cooed. She knew her daughter liked Drew even though May never admitted it to anyone or herself even!

May blushed the deepest shade of red she had ever blushed and tried to defend herself. "Please, we're just friends!"

"But he did kinda give me something to think about. Drew made me realise that I could be very good at this if I wanted to keep working hard so I've made a decision to do just that, I won't quit until I become the top coordinator." May said with determination in her eyes. She knew if she wanted to do that, it would mean several more encounters with her arrogant but also really sweet rival and that was something she was without a doubt going to look forward to in the future.

Once Drew had walked far enough away, he looked back.

His roselia called out to him, saying something that no one but him understood.

Drew shook his head. "Maybe if I get to see her alone one day, I'll tell her." He said to his partner before returning it to its pokeball and continuing on his journey.

Haha, almost kissed but didn't! Annoying – like me! Emm, so hope you liked it so drop a review please peeps! Ta :)

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