"The first week of summer"

Contains Contestshipping, Ikarishipping, Oldrivalshipping and minor Pokeshipping and Specialshipping.

"Ok, now miss May Maple will make a speech about Pokemon," principal Delia Ketchum announced.

May, nervously, walked up to the podium.

"All of the Pokémon can be strong, she started, if you train them with care. Even a Magikarp can be a tough Pokémon if you train it with care."

"I KNEW IT!" the dude with the six Magikarp in every Pokémon game said.

"Um… can I continue now?"

"Yeah, MAGIKARP ROCK!"

"You don't have to be violent with Pokémon to make them tough, with love and care you can make Pokémon strong in a better way. They will have learned to be good and so they will be good to everybody, unlike badly trained Pokémon who will be violent to people and Pokémon alike," May finished her speech and bowed.

The audience applauded and May went back to her seat.

"Great job!" Dawn, Misty and Leaf said.

"Ok, that was May Maple, now let's welcome Dawn Berlitz," principal Delia said.

Dawn grabbed her Piplup and accepted the microphone from Mrs. Delia.

"Pokemon are wonderful creatures. Pokémon can defend their trainers and save lives. Could any one of you imagine life without your Pokémon? Well, I don't remember what life was like before I got my first Pokémon, right Piplup?"

"Pip, Piplup!"

"Do not believe in people, Dawn continued, who tell you to release your Pokémon because they aren't happy with you, because, if you treat them the right way, your Pokémon will always be happy with you."

When Dawn finished, she bowed her head and walked to her seat. Piplup ran behind her and jumped on her lap.

"That was Dawn Diamond. Let's welcome Leaf Green," Delia said.

Leaf made her speech and so did Misty Waterflower, Drew Hayden, Paul Pearl, Ash Ketchum, Gary Oak and the other students.

When everybody finished their speeches they left. The only ones left in the room were: May, Dawn, Misty, Drew, Ash, Paul and Mrs. Delia.

"Ashy, are you going to come home alone or do you want me to take you?" Delia said.

Ash blushed red from embarrassment, the girls giggled and the boys chuckled.

"Mom, I am old enough to come home alone!"

"Ok, Ashy," Delia said sweetly.

"MOM!"

Delia left and Ash blushed crimson from embarrassment.

"Hey, mama's boy, can you walk home or do you want me to carry you?" Paul said with a smirk.

"C'mon Paul, its not his fault that he has an overprotective mother," Misty said.

"Whatever, let's go home now," Drew said.

Everybody left and went to their own houses.

May's house

"I'm bored. Tomorrow is the first day of summer so no school. I've got an idea! I can do a sleepover with the girls. The boys can come too, it'll be more fun," May muttered to herself.

May ran downstairs to ask her mom if her friends could come over for the night.

"Mom, can my friends come for a sleepover? The boys too?"

"Okay dear, since your father and I are leaving, of course you can bring your friends."

"Where are you going?"

"To Undella town in the Unova region."

"Okay, have fun there, mom!"

"You have fun too with your friends honey."

"Thanks mom!"

May ran to her room, grabbed the phone and dialed Dawn's number.

"Hello, Dawn Berlitz here."

"Hello, Dawn."

"Oh, hi May. Do you need anything?"

"I was wandering if you want to come to my sleepover. The boys will be there as well, I hope."

"Why do you hope?"

"I haven't phoned them yet."

"Oh. I'm going to ask my mom, wait a sec!"

After a while, Dawn came back.

"Hey, May, you still there?"

"Yeah, I'm here. So what did your mom say?"

"She said yes. She's going to Undella town for a week and she was happy you phoned me to come over because I won't have to spend the week alone!"

"I never said anything about you staying a week at my house!"

"I know, so she phoned your mother and told her if I can stay at your place for a week. Your mother said yes and she phoned everybody else to ask them if they can stay a week at your house! Everyone except Drew. She hasn't got his phone number. Oh, and everyone's relatives are going to Undella town! It can't be a coincidence."

"I have it. I can phone him."

"Isn't it great! We are going to spend a whole week at your place alone!"

"Yeah, it is great."

"I'm gonna love this week!"

"Good. Now bye Dawn, I still have to phone Drew!"

"Wow, from all of our conversation the only thing you kept in mind was Drew. You must be totally in love. Bye!"

Before May could tell something to Dawn about the 'Drew' thing Dawn had hung up. Great.

May sighed and grabbed the phone. She inhaled deeply as she tried to dial his number but she couldn't do it. She dropped her phone.

Why is it so difficult for me to phone Drew? He's just a friend.

He is more than a friend.

Who are you?

I am your conscience, your deep thoughts. Call me Sapphire.

What did you mean 'more than a friend'?

You like him.

No!

Yeah, you're right, you love him.

No! Wait a sec. I'm so stupid, I'm battling with my conscience, with myself!

You are not stupid. I am here to guide you, to tell you that you love Drew. So now, phone him!

Okay, okay, I'll phone him, happy now Sapphire?

Yes!

May picked up her phone and dialed Drew's number.

"Hello, Drew Hayden here."

"Hi, Drew."

"Hi May, what did you phone me for?"

"Fo you want to come to my week-long sleepover?"

"I'm so irresistible, you had to invite me."

"Every other boy is coming, grass-head."

"Oh…"

"So, do you want to come?"

"Yeah, I will."

"Good. Bye Andrew!"

"Bye Maybelle!"

May put down the phone and smiled.

Yes! He is coming!

Why so happy May?

Drew is coming!

And now you're happy.

Yes!

See, I told you that you love him!

Yes! Wait, no!

Hah! You admitted you love him!

What if I do?

Then, my theories are right!

What theories?

You know, the ones you love him.

Will you shut up if I tell you I love him?
Yes.

Now, please let me have a bath.

Ok!

May went to the bathroom, locked the door and took off her clothes. She walked up to the bathtub and filled it with hot water. She got in and felt the hot water on her skin.

After an hour, May got out of the bathtub feeling refreshed. She wrapped a towel around her body and went to her room.

She walked up to her closet and opened it. She decided to wear a mix of her original clothes with her new ones.

She wore her red bandanna, her red T-shirt, her black shorts and orange shoes.

"May, dear, we are leaving!" Caroline called.

May ran downstairs to tell them goodbye.

She hugged her mother and her father.

"May, Norman said, you are a big girl and I know you can spend a week with your friends without doing stupid stuff. I know, also, that you and your friends will go to the mall or somewhere outside. But. I want you to take care of the gym in my absence. Can you?"

"Yes, dad, I'll try to do my best at the gym."

"Thank you May."

"It's nothing dad."

May embraced her parents for another time and bade them farewell.

May closed the door and enjoyed the silence in the house. Max, was on his own journey with Ash's little brother, Red, and a young girl they had met in Petalburg forest, Lolly, so May was alone at home… Everything was so serene, so quiet, so peaceful, so tranquil, so-

DING-DONG

May flinched from the doorbell's sound and tripped on the edge of the carpet. Talk about clumsiness…

May got up, opened the door and saw Dawn, Misty and Leaf looking at her and giggling.

"Hey, what's so funny?"

"Don't think we didn't hear you fall!" Leaf said.

At Leaf's comment the girls (except May) burst in a fit of laughter.

"Why are you laughing girls?" a voice asked from behind them.

The girls turned and saw Drew, Gary and Paul smirking at them.

"Oh, it's just that when we rang the doorbell May flinched and tripped on the edge of the carpet," Misty answered.

The boys started laughing as well and you could imagine the scene when Ash arrived.

"Why are you laughing?" Ash asked.

Gary opened his mouth to explain it to Ash but May's voice interrupted them.

"Blaziken, Beautifly, Skitty, Venusaur, Wartortle and Glaceon take the stage!"

"Blaze iken!"

"Beau ti fly!"

"Nyaaa!"

"Venus aur!"

"War tortle!"

"Gla ceon!"

"Now, Blaziken, grab Gary to stop him, Beautifly, tie Misty up with String Shot, Skitty, don't let Dawn talk, Venusaur, grab Drew, Wartortle, shut Paul up and Glaceon, you take care of Leaf."

Blaziken grabbed Gary from his shirt and pinned him at the wall, Beautifly tied Misty up with String Shot, Skitty used Double Slap on Dawn whenever she tried to talk, Venusaur, with its vine, grabbed Drew and threatened to throw him on the pavement if he talked, Wartortle used Water Gun on Paul's face if he attempted to talk and Glaceon would use Ice Beam on Leaf if she talked.

May stepped back to admire her Pokémon's work.

Ash just stared at May's Pokémon.

"What's going on here?" Ash asked.

"I kinda tripped at the edge of the carpet when the girls rang the doorbell and they won't stop laughing!" May said while angrily looking at her friends.

Ash suppressed a chuckle. He didn't want to find himself pinned on the wall, tied up, slapped by a Skitty, threatened to be thrown on the pavement, with a wet face or shot by an Ice Beam.

"Hey, May, why are your Pokémon attacking these poor people?" a voice came from behind them.